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All the factory employees had also applied for staff dormitories, which were not only affordable but also gave them a high sense of security. Living here, they experienced an unprecedented peace and comfort.
“Boss Jiang,” the survivors greeted Jiang Ci as they saw her, their joy evident even through their masks.
After exchanging a few words with them, Jiang Ci let them get back to work.
She returned to the front of the store where the barbecue skewer stall was still extremely busy. Survivors usually split up, with one person queuing up for barbecue and beer, and another queuing up at their desired restaurant.
Although the married couple, Du Ke and Fu Wei, hadn’t grilled barbecue in ten years, it was a skill that had been engrained in their bones, so after a little warming up, they were now quite proficient.
At lunch, Aunt Mo Yun mentioned that Mo Sisi had also moved in with her. Though naturally, she hadn’t quit her job at the base and would still go back there from time to time.
When Mo Sisi heard from Aunt Mo Yun that the shop also allocated housing, she thought she must have misheard. But when she came over and saw the unit for herself, she immediately jumped ship, ready to move in at any time.
In recent days, Jiang Ci noticed some survivors with peculiar looks coming to the shop to eat, which made her somewhat wary of the circumstances.
However, it didn’t take long for her to figure out that these were the survivors mentioned in the mission who had come after seeing the advertisement.
Jiang Ci grew increasingly curious about how the system had distributed those advertisements and slogans.
That night, Jiang Ci was stunned after watching the system’s advertisement in 3D. No wonder people were looking at her and the shop so strangely.
With an advertisement like that, it was already a miracle that people didn’t think she was crazy.
The system felt indignant, [I even changed the advertising medium to something everyone is familiar with. I personally think the response has been quite good.]
Jiang Ci: “…” Isn’t it even more terrifying, precisely because it’s something everyone is familiar with? The reason so many people came to the restaurant was probably because they were too curious about what sort of eccentric person was behind this crazy marketing tactic.
But irregardless of all this, the task progress bar was still growing rapidly.
Soon, the first batch of hotpot beef balls was produced, totaling around ten thousand portions. Jiang Ci took advantage of the hype and put them up for sale in the hotpot restaurant.
At first, the survivors were mostly curious, and only a few actually spent crystal cores to buy them.
It wasn’t until after Jiang Ci demonstrated the convenience of these beef balls that the survivors realised that the aroma after heating it was the same as the beef tallow hotpot base in the restaurant.
Thus, the hotpot beef balls sold out at an astonishing speed, with Jiang Ci even having to enforce purchase limits later on.
In the blink of an eye, the task of attracting one hundred survivors to the store through the advertisement was completed.
The system unlocked the employee point card, which could be connected to Jiang Ci’s system. After setting everyone’s salary and pay date, the system could automatically pay the employees on time.
Jiang Ci took the time to set up facial recognition and personal information for each employee in the point card. She also set up a monthly meal subsidy, allowing employees to use the card for meals in the cafeteria and to pay rent.
After the employee point cards were set up, a series of supporting facilities were also unlocked, requiring Jiang Ci to spend points to purchase and install them.
Crystal core exchange points, rent payment, and other multifunctional machines that looked quite similar to the ATMs at banks.
There was also a self-service purchase machine connected to the employee mall, allowing them to buy supplies with their wages without having to go through Jiang Ci or Song Jinchuan as a middleman.
After all the facilities were installed, the employee system gradually became more complete, making it much more convenient for everyone to eat and exchange for supplies.
With two more tasks completed, the store began to upgrade again after closing, and Jiang Ci returned to the courtyard to spin the lottery wheel for this time.
This time, Jiang Ci’s luck exploded once again, landing on an orange item, which happened to be a 24-hour convenience store.
The system said that with this store, a few items from the mall could also be sold here. Moreover, since this store was a reward and exclusively belonged to Jiang Ci, there was also no restrictions on transactions. That meant she could choose her own transaction methods and currency to exchange in.
Hearing this, Jiang Ci’s eyes lit up. She had been thinking about when she could get more items from the mall to exchange for gold.
In her world, gold was a hard currency, and it wouldn’t hurt to stock up on more for herself.
In just one night, the front of the shop underwent significant changes. The original three-story hotpot restaurant was expanded to four stories, with the fourth floor dedicated to a hotpot sushi train setup. In the center, there was a long, enclosed conveyor belt that would slowly rotate when the switch was pressed, transporting the dishes placed on it.
The hotpot sushi train offered a wide variety of dishes and snacks, all of which Jiang Ci had exchanged from the mall. The pricing was based on the color of the plates: white plates cost one first-level crystal core per dish, green plates cost five first-level crystal cores per dish, and blue plates cost one second-level crystal core per dish.
White plates typically contained a few slices of vegetables, green plates included meatballs and snacks, while blue plates were mostly filled with meat.
Due to the unique nature of the hotpot sushi train, there was a separate small kitchen connected to the kitchen on the first floor. The most remarkable feature was that it had the ability to transport food directly from the first floor to the fourth floor. The staff would then place the dishes on the conveyor belt, ensuring that the rotating dishes were always fully stocked.
Next door, the barbecue restaurant expanded from one floor to two, with eight tables and chairs on the second floor.
The employees were already quite busy, and with the expansion of both restaurants as well as the additional convenience store, Jiang Ci calculated the number of staff needed and decided to hire more people.
However, before another recruitment fair could happen, it was time for the much-anticipated payday. Wages and meal subsidies were deposited into the survivors’ point cards, and Jiang Ci also gave them a day off to rest and consider what supplies they needed to exchange for.
Taking advantage of the holiday, Jiang Ci and Song Jinchuan wrote a job advertisement together and then visited the newly built convenience store.
Jiang Ci noticed that since her last departure, Song Jinchuan seemed to enjoy spending more and more time with her. Even on a day off that was rare for them to have, he refused to stay in his room and insisted on following her around, even seeming quite happy about it.
In all her years of living, Jiang Ci had only met one man with such patience—her father. She glanced at Song Jinchuan again and couldn’t help but nod in approval. He truly was dedicated to his work.
The convenience store still bore the familiar large sign that read “A Convenience Store.” Initially, Jiang Ci had chosen this sort of name for the hotpot restaurant simply because she couldn’t think of anything better, but now it had gradually become her brand. Whenever people heard “A Convenience Store,” they would automatically think of this chain of shops.
The store wasn’t very large, similar to convenience stores in her own world. The floor was covered with bright tiles, and the ceiling was black, giving it a simple yet elegant decor.
Several shelves were neatly arranged inside, though they were still empty for now. Jiang Ci decided not to stock too many items in the initial period. She placed some toilet paper, sanitary pads for women, and daily necessities like soap, toothpaste, and towels on the first counter.
Another shelf was hung with clothes, pants, and shoes.
For now, these were the items she planned to sell, and Jiang Ci was confident that the sales would be high.
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Meanwhile, the employees, after receiving their wages, went to the exchange machine downstairs in the staff dormitory to see what supplies they could purchase with their points.
When they swiped their point cards on the machine, they could start using their points to select items.
When the mall page opened, Mao Qianqian, who was standing at the front, was immediately stunned. The page was rich in content, with a complete range of daily necessities that had essentially disappeared after the apocalypse now clearly displayed on the interface.
She looked at the required points, which didn’t seem to be much. By saving her meal subsidies, she could buy quite a lot.
She still remembered that toilet paper was not only in high demand in the base but also extremely scarce, requiring a significant number of crystal cores to exchange for a few rolls. Additionally, with the subsidies for ability users, she normally could buy a few more at the base.
But here, a pack of toilet paper cost thirty points, with ten rolls per pack. A large pack of sanitary pads cost fifty points, and three towels cost ten points.
Although Mao Qianqian had discussed with her sister at home about what they needed to buy before coming here, she still felt her eyes were almost overwhelmed by the choices in front of her now.
It wasn’t until the employees behind her urged her on that she snapped out of it and selected the items she needed.
That day, the employees were unusually excited, purchasing a lot of supplies with their points. After taking them home, they couldn’t stop talking about the wages and benefits from the hotpot restaurant. At this moment, Jiang Ci’s status in their hearts reached its peak.
Jiang Ci also received her next task: the food processing factory was to develop three new products, which would then unlock a breakfast shop.
Finally, a new shop was coming. Thinking about breakfast, Jiang Ci thought of crispy fried dough sticks, sweet soy milk, and big buns filled with meat and vegetables.
No, she couldn’t think about it anymore, or she would start drooling.
The next day, it was obvious just looking at their work ethic that the employees’ spirits were still high.
Jiang Ci’s job posting was once again put up at the door. When the survivors saw the notice, they knew the shop was hiring again.
They also noticed a new small shop next door. Although they couldn’t see what was being sold inside, they were sure it was something good.
Moreover, they had heard from the shop employees that the benefits were excellent, and even included allocated housing!
This time, even more people came to apply, with fewer people eating in the shop. The courtyard was packed with a sea of people.
Both Jiang Ci and Song Jinchuan were struggling and had to call in two more employees to help with screening survivors.
In the end, ten people were selected: one was assigned to the convenience store, five to the hotpot restaurant, and four to the barbecue restaurant.
After being hired, the survivors proactively raised their hands, expressing their willingness to move into the employee dormitory before Jiang Ci could say even say anything else.
Jiang Ci was about to bring up this issue herself and was momentarily taken aback by their initiative. She nodded, discussed the salary, and finally signed contracts with them.
i crave chinese breakfast everyday = A =
