Chapter 1 Simple Instructions

Xi Hao just gave a few simple instructions and went to work on his own affairs.

President Qiu didn't say much about this inspection, and didn't even ask them to prepare in advance.

Xi Hao subconsciously wanted to prepare, but after thinking about it carefully, what was there to prepare?

Everyone's working state was good, their attitude was positive, their emotions were full, and the development progress of each project was relatively smooth. Even if the progress of some projects was not smooth, it was because there were better ideas to modify the development plan.

In short, in Xi Hao's view, the working state of this incubation base was perfect, and there was nothing to hide.

The only problem might be that there was no overtime, which seemed a little less hardworking, but President Qiu had never advocated overtime. Since President Qiu didn't advocate it, then the leaders who came to inspect should also not advocate it, right?

So Xi Hao didn't arrange for everyone to prepare in a hurry. He took a look around and found that the independent game developers and the employees of the administrative department were working seriously, so he was relieved.

This inspection was mostly just a formality. The inspecting leaders would come, take a look around, ask a few questions casually, and then offer some innocuous opinions and suggestions, and that would be it.

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At 2:30 in the afternoon, Qiu Hong led Tang Yishu to the "Qiong Tu Project" (Desperate Plan) independent game incubation base.

The two drivers still followed Tang Yishu as cautiously as bodyguards, constantly guarding against any possible dangers.

Wu Zhicheng saw Qiu Hong and Tang Yishu from a distance, but he didn't realize for a moment that this young girl was the "leader" who came to inspect.

Because she was too young, Wu Zhicheng highly suspected that she was even twenty years old.

And looking at her timid and hesitant appearance, she looked more like a schoolgirl who walked with her head down, not like a leader at all.

But judging from Qiu Hong's attitude towards her and the two bodyguards behind her looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, he felt that she was a person of high status.

"Could she be the apple of the eye of the big gold master behind President Qiu?"

Many scenes commonly found in novels instantly appeared in Wu Zhicheng's mind.

Although he was a little surprised, Wu Zhicheng felt a lot more relieved after seeing Tang Yishu's true face.

Originally, he was naturally somewhat resistant to things like "leadership inspections," fearing that he would encounter the kind of inhumane, brain-dead leader who would ask some brain-dead questions and make some brain-dead rectification suggestions in order to show their presence.

But when he saw that it was a timid little girl who seemed easy to talk to, Wu Zhicheng felt much more comfortable. He thought that this "inspection" would mostly just be a formality.

How could such a young girl understand game design? She would definitely just take a cursory look, and President Qiu would just muddle through it with a few words.

Xi Hao also saw Qiu Hong and Tang Yishu, and hurried to greet them: "President Qiu!"

Qiu Hong introduced, "This is Xiao Tang, the representative of the 'Qiong Tu Project' investors. This is Xi Hao, the head of the administrative department responsible for the daily operation and management of the incubation base."

Qiu Hong felt that Tang Yishu could come to inspect the work as a "special envoy," so she must be a person in charge within Tengda. Logically speaking, he should include her position when addressing her.

But he couldn't figure out Tang Yishu's specific position in Tengda, because President Pei hadn't mentioned it.

So, he could only introduce her vaguely like this.

Xi Hao hurriedly extended his hand: "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."

Tang Yishu was afraid that her luck would rub off on others again, but she felt that it would be a little impolite not to shake hands, so she had to reluctantly extend her hand and shake it: "My name is Tang Yishu, just call me Xiao Tang."

Seeing that the "leader" who came to inspect was so unpretentious, Xi Hao was also very happy, and hurriedly said: "Okay, then let me introduce the daily work of the incubation base, please come with me."

Xi Hao led Tang Yishu and Qiu Hong around the incubation base, giving a brief introduction.

"This is our rest area. We have lunch, daily meetings, and receive guests here."

"This is the administrative area. Our administrative department is mainly responsible for planning game development plans and various supporting services. In addition to being responsible for the daily operation of the incubation base, we also have a lot of work to do."

"Our lunch is delivered by Moyu (touching fish) Waimai (takeout) nearby, and coffee and drinks are provided free of charge."

"As for the games, the current development progress is smooth. The fastest game may be officially launched and sold next month, and the slower ones may have to wait another three to five months. The development time will vary depending on the size of the game."

Xi Hao briefly introduced all aspects of the incubation base. During this process, Tang Yishu listened carefully and nodded frequently, but did not ask any questions at all.

Originally, Xi Hao planned to give a brief introduction, and Tang Yishu would definitely ask questions, and then he could answer them in detail.

But he didn't expect that after this tour, Tang Yishu just listened carefully and nodded, without any intention of asking questions at all.

This was a little embarrassing, because it only took about ten minutes to walk around the entire incubation base with an introduction. People came all the way from Jingzhou to the imperial capital, so they couldn't just leave after a ten-minute inspection, right?

But the entire incubation base had already been introduced, and Tang Yishu didn't ask any questions, so Xi Hao felt that it would be a little strange to take the initiative to start from the beginning and introduce it in detail again.

Seeing that the scene seemed a little awkward, Xi Hao had a flash of inspiration.

"How about I ask the producers to show you a few demos with a higher degree of completion for you to take a look?"

As soon as he said this, Xi Hao admired himself a little.

The incubation base didn't have anything special in other aspects, but it had so many independent games being made!

Although these independent games had not yet reached the point where they could be officially launched, and only a part of them had been completed, it was still okay to show them as demos.

Showing these demos would also show that the work of the incubation base was effective and fruitful, and President Qiu would also be able to save face.

Tang Yishu said a little uncertainly: "If it's too much trouble, then don't..."

Xi Hao hurriedly said: "No trouble, no trouble! Come, this way please."

"Lao Yu, bring up your game's demo. Yes, the stable trial version demo that you just made some time ago."

An independent game producer with a stubble beard next to him immediately opened the editor and brought up his game's demo.

Xi Hao stepped forward and took a quick look. There was absolutely no problem with the start interface of the game demo, so he looked at Tang Yishu and pointed to the seat: "Please sit down."

This was a stable trial version demo, so there were relatively few bugs.

There would also be different versions during the game development process. In order to prevent some irreversible and serious bugs from appearing in the game, new versions would not immediately overwrite the old versions after being developed or completed. Instead, multiple versions would be saved.

After each version was completed, it would be repeatedly modified to ensure that there were no major and serious bugs before the development of the next version would continue.

This demo was the stable version, and it could basically run smoothly after several bug fixes.

Of course, Xi Hao was also afraid that a bunch of serious bugs would suddenly appear in the middle of the game, leaving a bad impression on the other party, so he first chose a stable version of the game demo.

Tang Yishu sat on the chair and picked up the handle on the table very awkwardly.

She didn't play many games usually, and her reaction was a little slow. She was relatively clumsy, so her posture for holding the handle was a little stiff.

Xi Hao was a little surprised. How could the representative of the "Qiong Tu Project" investors not seem to know how to play games?

But he didn't say anything. He just briefly introduced the operation methods of this game and which skill each button corresponded to.

Tang Yishu gently pushed the joystick, and the little person on the screen took a few steps and jumped in place a few times.

However, before the first monster was even refreshed, he heard a "thump" and a prompt box popped up on the game window.

It crashed!

Xi Hao and Lao Yu both widened their eyes, unable to accept it for a moment.

Wasn't this the stable version demo?

Hadn't it been run dozens of times without any serious bugs?

Xi Hao looked at Lao Yu, the meaning being: What's the situation? Why are you messing me up at a critical moment?

Lao Yu was also very innocent, spreading his hands, the meaning being: How the hell would I know!

This stable demo version had not been modified for a long time, and it had been fine before.

The game crashed and couldn't be played anymore. Xi Hao felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and hurriedly said: "Small bug, small bug, these problems are unavoidable in the game development process."

"Lao Yu, quickly take a screenshot of this bug and record it, and then hurry up and modify it, so as not to affect the official version."

Lao Yu nodded: "Hey! No problem."

Tang Yishu was playing with the handle, and Lao Yu was standing next to him using the keyboard and mouse to take screenshots. He quickly created a new form to record the bugs, waiting for subsequent modification.

Then he closed the error window and restarted the game.

Tang Yishu entered the game again, and this time it ran for a minute without any more bugs.

Xi Hao wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "See, that was just an occasional small bug, it doesn't happen every time. It should be just a coincidence today, no big deal..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the little person on the screen being beaten to death by a group of monsters, but there was no option to restart the game, and the game process was stuck.

Xi Hao: "This..."

This time, he didn't need to say anything. Lao Yu quickly took a screenshot, recorded it, and restarted the game, all in less than a minute.

Xi Hao was a little speechless: "You continue."

After half an hour, Tang Yishu finally stumbled through this very short demo.

However, looking at Lao Yu's side, the form had at least fifteen entries, and there was a pile of bug screenshots on the table.

Xi Hao was a little ashamed and didn't dare to look directly into Qiu Hong's eyes.

What a mess!

Originally, he wanted to show Xiao Tang, the leader who came to inspect, the games developed at the incubation base, but it turned into showing bugs!

Fifteen bugs directly knocked Lao Yu unconscious. The severity of these bugs varied. Some directly caused errors and quit the game, some were texture errors and affected the visual effects, and some only caused the game to lag but could still be played.

But no matter how serious the bugs were, they had to be fixed.

Lao Yu had been feeling good about himself, thinking that there would be no problem with showing this stable version demo, but today he didn't know why he was so unlucky, and all the hidden occasional bugs were encountered!

Xi Hao said a little awkwardly: "This should be an accident, bad luck. Why don't you take a look at this game, it shouldn't be a big problem."

"Xiao Zhou, open your game."

Xi Hao was eager to get back some face, proving that the games made at the incubation base were not all a pile of rubbish, and there were still playable games.

However, Xiao Zhou scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Brother Hao, I don't know why, but my game won't open..."

Xi Hao was dizzy: "Wasn't it fine this morning? How can it not open?"

Xiao Zhou looked innocent: "I don't know! I didn't change anything!"

Xi Hao was very speechless: "Hurry up and troubleshoot!"

For a moment, the entire independent game incubation base was in chaos.

Independent games have a lot of bugs in the first place.

Because independent games have insufficient manpower, neither testing bugs nor fixing bugs is so timely.

However, these independent game developers have also become accustomed to it. Some experienced independent game developers will choose more mature and complete solutions to reduce the existence of some hidden bugs.

Moreover, after coming to the incubation base, the producers and the employees of the administrative department often play each other's games and find bugs for each other, so compared to before, there are much fewer bugs.

These independent game developers have always been in a state of "peace and quiet," feeling that there were not so many bugs in their games, and there was at least no problem in running them smoothly.

As a result, everyone was slapped in the face today!

All kinds of bizarre bugs emerged one after another. All the game producers had a feeling of misfortune never coming singly, as if all the bad things were concentrated on today!

Wu Zhicheng originally wanted to show this little leader who came to inspect *Ink Cloud*, but he secretly played it himself and found a lot of bugs!

Many of these bugs were bugs that he had never seen before. They seemed to have been lurking since *Ink Cloud* had just started production, lurking for several versions, and only suddenly exposed today.

Wu Zhicheng was poured a basin of cold water on his head and silently stopped talking.

What was there to show? Stop embarrassing yourself and hurry up and fix the bugs!

He didn't dare to take hidden bugs lightly anymore. Fortunately, they were exposed during the development process. If they were hidden until the game was launched and then a serious bug broke out, wouldn't they be scolded to death by the players?

At that time, the game that had been painstakingly made for several months would be destroyed by such a bug, which would be too unfair.

The atmosphere of the incubation base quickly changed from lively to serious, and then from serious to collapse.

Countless bugs ruthlessly pierced the illusions of these producers, making them no longer feel so good about themselves.

Xi Hao was also a little embarrassed. He originally wanted to show the achievements of the incubation base, but it turned out to be a series of failures.

Although this Xiao Tang didn't seem to be angry and still had a kind expression on her face, Xi Hao felt infinite pressure.

It seemed that he had to focus on game testing in the future. The current level was far from being ready for launch and sale!

With no games to play, Xi Hao suggested: "Why don't we go to the rest area and sit for a while and have a cup of coffee?"

Tang Yishu nodded: "Okay."

Everyone came to the rest area and ordered a cup of coffee each.

Xi Hao was a little apologetic: "I'm really very sorry today. I don't know why, but all the bugs were encountered! But don't worry, our attitude towards fixing bugs is definitely not a problem. These bugs will all be fixed soon, and we will be more careful in the future and test them several times to reduce the existence of bugs as much as possible."

"Uh... do you have any other questions? I can answer them all."

Tang Yishu originally wanted to say that there were no other questions, but she suddenly remembered Pei Qian's instructions before leaving, and hurriedly said: "I want to ask, how is the work efficiency here?"

"Work efficiency?" Xi Hao immediately replied, "The work efficiency is of course very, very high!"

"Our administrative department has solved the worries of the producers, allowing them to focus on the game's gameplay design. Because it is their interest and the most creative work, the creative enthusiasm of every game producer has been fully stimulated..."

Xi Hao finally found a place suitable for him to display his talents and began to talk eloquently.

Although his words were a bit exaggerated, there was actually nothing wrong with them. The incubation base did provide an environment where independent game producers could create with peace of mind, which greatly improved their work efficiency. This was the consensus of all the game producers.

Xi Hao explained his point of view in detail and used various details to prove that the work efficiency of the incubation base was indeed very high.

He noticed that Tang Yishu listened attentively throughout the entire process and nodded frequently, obviously being moved by his statement.

Xi Hao couldn't help but feel a little proud. After all, it was his credit as the head of the administrative department to improve the work efficiency of the producers.

Should he be praised?

However, after listening to Xi Hao's words, Tang Yishu said: "It sounds like there are very serious problems with your daily work processes."

"In the future, all staff will be required to spend ten hours of work time playing games every week. It must be work time and cannot take up their rest time after work."

Xi Hao: "Huh?"

He almost thought he had misheard.

How could high work efficiency indicate that there were serious problems with daily work processes?

And the solution was to force everyone to play games during work hours? And they had to play for ten hours every week?

Tang Yishu's words were also very lacking in confidence, because she was just repeating what Pei Qian had said before she came.

Pei Qian had said that as long as the work efficiency of the incubation base was very high, everyone should be forced to play games and they must play for ten hours every week.

As for why they had to play games if the work efficiency was high, Pei Qian didn't say, and Tang Yishu naturally didn't know.

Qiu Hong, who had been silent on the side, suddenly raised his head: "Xiao Tang, do you think that the 'high work efficiency' described by Xi Hao is not necessarily a good thing?"

Xi Hao was stunned: "Ah? Why is high work efficiency not necessarily a good thing?"

Qiu Hong explained: "According to conventional thinking, high work efficiency is definitely better than low work efficiency. But in some artistic creation-related jobs, simple high efficiency is not necessarily a good thing."

"Game design is also a kind of artistic creation, and sometimes it is very dependent on inspiration. Many times, people's thinking can get into a dead end. When they get into a dead end, people's spirits will be highly concentrated and their work efficiency will also increase significantly, but the final product may not be good."

"Take these game producers as an example. They are very invested in their work and their efficiency is also very high, but it is precisely because of this that they are likely to fall into a state of stubbornness. They concentrate all their energy on their own games and blindly believe that their current approach is the best, ignoring some better possibilities."

"And forcing everyone to play more games is to hope that everyone can come out of their small circles while maintaining efficiency, take a look at the approaches of other games, learn from each other's strengths, and maybe inspire new inspiration."

"I think that's what Xiao Tang means."

Xi Hao suddenly realized: "I see, I understand! Then I will start preparing to organize everyone to play games together to collect inspiration and materials!"

After listening to Qiu Hong's words, Tang Yishu couldn't help but nod slightly.

So that's what Senior meant!

Senior is so amazing, he anticipated and arranged everything in advance!

The inspection of the incubation base was considered over. Qiu Hong took out his phone and glanced at the time, and said to Tang Yishu: "Then let's stop here for today. Tomorrow at 9:00 a.m., let's go to Leng Mian Gu Niang (Cold Noodles Girl) together to take a look."

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December 9th, Friday, early morning.

In Leng Mian Gu Niang's first store, Meng Chang directed the employees and the cleaning lady to do their jobs, cleaning the entire store, including the kitchen, and arranging the tables and chairs neatly.

Leng Mian Gu Niang's long-term positioning is a Chinese fast food brand, and of course it also operates for breakfast.

It was now 5:00 in the morning. Although a round of cleaning had already been carried out after closing the shop last night, Meng Chang was still not at ease. He arrived early this morning to check it again before opening to ensure that the store was in the best condition.

Meng Chang didn't know that Tang Yishu had come to the imperial capital. Today's cleaning was not for her, but for the several investors who came to inspect.

Tang Yishu and these investors happened to meet together.

This had to start with Meng Chang getting another 6 million investment from Yuanmeng Venture Capital some time ago.

Because President Pei had requirements, Meng Chang didn't dare to disclose that this 6 million investment was obtained from Tengda, but Meng Chang was so shrewd that he naturally had other ways to convey this information to the investors.

Before Pei Qian decided to make a follow-up investment of 6 million, many investors had already extended olive branches to Meng Chang.

However, Meng Chang rejected them all, because these investment terms were too harsh in his opinion, either having gambling agreements or locking up the founder's shares, which was very unfriendly to him.

After Meng Chang rejected them, these investors neither insisted nor gave up immediately, but maintained a lukewarm attitude and continued to observe.

They were waiting, waiting for Leng Mian Gu Niang to encounter funding problems.

Now all investors could see that Meng Chang was a founder who was keen on burning money for marketing. Even if Leng Mian Gu Niang's store could turn a profit, it would definitely not be able to support Meng Chang's speed of burning money.

Of course, this was not a bad thing, because Meng Chang was good at marketing and did force the "Leng Mian Gu Niang" brand into the minds of users by burning money. This money was not only not a loss, but a profit.

In the eyes of many investors, these were very in line with Internet marketing behaviors, and Meng Chang did a beautiful job.

Meng Chang and capital needed each other.

To maintain Leng Mian Gu Niang's cash flow and popularity, Meng Chang would inevitably continue to find ways to raise funds. And once Leng Mian Gu Niang's brand was successful and its valuation skyrocketed, these capitals could also obtain rich returns.

Therefore, these investors believed that Meng Chang's temporary rejection was just a bargaining tactic.

As long as they waited for Leng Mian Gu Niang to encounter funding problems, Meng Chang would naturally put down his arrogance and accept investment agreements that included a series of terms such as gambling and stock lock-up in order to continue financing.

Their plan was fine. In fact, if Yuanmeng Venture Capital no longer continued to invest money, Meng Chang would really fall into this dilemma of being in a difficult situation.

But Meng Chang, who had a gambler's character, gambled right again.

After receiving the bullets from Yuanmeng Venture Capital, although he couldn't publicize it, Meng Chang still had a perfect opportunity to fight back.

He began to burn money at a faster speed, even spending hundreds of thousands to rent venues and hold personal speeches, using his excellent eloquence and business acumen to endorse the "Leng Mian Gu Niang" brand.

This was to continue to expand the influence of Leng Mian Gu Niang on the one hand, and to convey a very clear message to the investors on the other hand.

Aren't you not investing money? Don't you think I can't get investment from other places?

Sorry, I not only got it, but I also got a lot!

Are you still stubbornly sticking to that agreement and not giving in? If you don't invest, if you don't invest now, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to invest in the future.

These investors saw that Leng Mian Gu Niang was burning money so much and there were no problems with its cash flow. Meng Chang was still looking like he was completely in control, and they couldn't help but panic a little.

Because the company's valuation is something that is blown higher and higher, and the more capital pours in, the faster it grows.

Investing a month earlier and investing a month later, because of the difference in the company's valuation, the shares that can actually be bought are also worlds apart.

Therefore, it was now these investors' turn to lose their composure and want to inspect again to decide how much concessions they should make on the investment agreement.

Meng Chang planned to make a final effort today to trick these investors and continue to push up Leng Mian Gu Niang's valuation to prepare for finding a successor in the next step.

Even Meng Chang, a person with a big heart, couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Because if he messed up today and the investors continued to wait and see, the money he had on hand wouldn't last too long and there would be a risk of a cash flow break at any time.

Of course, even if there was a small problem with the cash flow, the Leng Mian Gu Niang brand wouldn't die on the spot. Meng Chang had many ways to find money.

But the money found under such circumstances would be hotter and not so easy to get.

Therefore, Meng Chang's current behavior was actually to continue to show his muscles to the investors, showing them the bright prospects through good eloquence and business models on the one hand, and proving to the investors that he had the ability to turn the bright prospects into reality through clean, tidy and popular stores on the other hand.

After confirming all the details of the store were correct like a paranoid, Meng Chang began to review his words to the investors today to ensure that the demonstration in the morning would be foolproof.

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10:00 a.m.

Qiu Hong and Tang Yishu came to Leng Mian Gu Niang's store and casually found an inconspicuous corner to sit down.

Although it was not yet lunchtime, there were still many people in Leng Mian Gu Niang's store. About 60% of the seats in the store were occupied, and it looked like there would definitely be a queue during the peak lunch period.

Tang Yishu looked at the environment in the store with some curiosity, and her eyes showed a trace of confusion.

Everything was fine, and she couldn't see any problems.

Before coming, Pei Qian had specially instructed her to pay attention to the situation at Leng Mian Gu Niang and report it truthfully after returning. Don't worry about not understanding, don't need to deliberately research, just observe with your first impression.

But Tang Yishu really came to the store and found that her first impression really didn't observe anything.

The store was clean and tidy, and the business seemed to be good. The waiters were not as formulaicly enthusiastic as other fast food restaurants, but they all had faint smiles and treated customers cordially, even better than the service attitude of some traditional fast food brands.

In Tang Yishu's eyes, this was just a normal restaurant that would make a lot of money.

The two casually ordered some signature dishes, and the food was served quickly.

Tang Yishu was eating while worrying, because she really couldn't feel any major shortcomings or problems with this store.

Of course, it wasn't perfect. After all, it was a fast food brand, so you couldn't expect too much in terms of taste, but it was definitely above the passing score.

At the same time, Meng Chang was waiting for the investors to arrive in another inconspicuous corner of the store.

Meng Chang looked calm on the surface, but he was still a little anxious, because they had agreed to meet at 10:00, and these investors were already a few minutes late.

Suddenly, Meng Chang's eyes lit up, and he immediately got up and walked towards the door.

Before long, Meng Chang and several investors walked into the store with smiles on their faces.

"President Meng, I'm really sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way, so we were a few minutes late and kept you waiting."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. It's an honor for you to come to my small shop, please don't be polite."

Meng Chang behaved calmly and like he was in control of everything. After a simple greeting, he began to explain the situation of Leng Mian Gu Niang to everyone.

Including the results of Leng Mian Gu Niang's recent marketing plan, the preparation of new stores, the feedback of new dishes, and the various service details of the store.

The Leng Mian Gu Niang brand was also constantly developing, and the management model and the taste of the dishes were also constantly optimized. Even if some individual investors had come before, they could see obvious progress now.

After all, Meng Chang had increased the intensity of burning money, so it would make no sense if the store didn't change at all.

Tang Yishu, who was sitting in the corner, ate fried cold noodles in small bites while perking up her ears to listen to what these people were discussing.

However, Meng Chang didn't speak very loudly, and Tang Yishu could only hear bits and pieces even when she concentrated, so she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

If she couldn't see anything at Leng Mian Gu Niang's store this time, how would she explain to Senior after returning?

Meng Chang began to enthusiastically introduce the situation of the store to the investors.

"Recently, the decoration style of our store has been slightly adjusted, adding some new embellishments, mainly to strive to create an atmosphere that combines tradition and modernity. Everyone, look, here is a traditional Huaxia (China) style element, and there are posters with a bit of literary atmosphere. This is all part of Leng Mian Gu Niang's brand culture."

"Mixing multiple styles together makes the dining environment of our customers unique. These design styles have become the materials that customers are happy to share on Weibo or social circles, which makes customers our free promoters."

"These details are also reflected in all aspects, such as our tables and chairs, which are specially customized from the factory. They are also between trendy and nostalgic, and take into account both aesthetics and practicality. In theory, they will not have problems for ten years..."

Meng Chang played with the swivel chair while introducing it, but suddenly heard a slight "creak", and the swivel chair was stuck.

Meng Chang: "?"

He thought he was just not turning it correctly and tried to turn it forward and then backward, only to find that it was indeed stuck and didn't move at all!

The scene was a bit awkward.

Meng Chang was very puzzled, what was going on?

He didn't say a word of falsehood. These tables and chairs were indeed specially customized and there was no skimping on materials at all. The materials were very solid, and in theory, they shouldn't have any problems for a few years.

But something went wrong!

Although it wasn't a big problem, just that the swivel chair's shaft was stuck for some unknown reason and couldn't continue to rotate, the feeling of being slapped in the face on the spot still made Meng Chang very embarrassed.

Although the investors were very polite and didn't say anything, Meng Chang knew that these investors would definitely have some thoughts in their minds. These small flaws would accumulate and affect the investors' evaluation of Leng Mian Gu Niang, and the investment agreement he could get would be even harsher.

However, Meng Chang's psychological quality was after all excellent, and this small episode was not enough to make him lose his composure. He smiled and said: "It seems that the quality control of this furniture factory still has some small problems. Fortunately, the problem is exposed early so it can be corrected early, which may not be a bad thing."

"We will definitely ask them to strengthen the quality control issue in the future."

"In addition to the dining environment, our waiters' recruitment and cultural construction are also different from other catering brands..."

Meng Chang quickly changed the subject, not wanting to continue to dwell on this matter and leave an impression on the investors.

However, while he was talking eloquently, he saw a customer stand up a little impatiently and come to the front desk to say: "Why hasn't my fried cold noodles been served yet? Didn't you promise to serve the food within fifteen minutes? It's been twenty minutes!"

The girl at the front desk said very apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'll urge the kitchen."

The customer returned to his seat speechlessly.

The investors obviously noticed it too, and their expressions changed subtly.

Meng Chang's heart skipped a beat, and he silently scolded the people in the kitchen a hundred times.

Wasn't everything fine usually? And he had just reiterated this morning that he had to ensure the speed of serving the food, so why was he making trouble for me at this time!

It was a damn坑爹 (pit father) thing!

However, he also knew that he couldn't dwell on this now. The more he dwelt on it, the bigger the flaw would be. So he pretended that nothing had happened and continued to explain to the investors with full of spirit.

But less than half a minute later, another situation occurred.

A big and burly man seemed to be impatient and said from his seat: "Why hasn't the side dish I ordered been served yet? The noodles are almost finished! Aren't your side dishes cold dishes? What's the matter, are you just starting to plant them now?"

A waiter hurried over and whispered to comfort him.

Meng Chang's mouth twitched slightly. This time, he couldn't ignore it anymore. One time could be said to be an accident, but what about two times?

You must know that Leng Mian Gu Niang's self-positioning is a fast food brand, and the requirement is to serve the food within 15 minutes and the faster the better. Now that there was a problem with the serving time, the impression left on the investors was that the kitchen management was chaotic, which might directly affect Leng Mian Gu Niang's brand building and reputation.

What's more, it was not yet the peak lunch period, so the situation of slow serving should not have occurred.

This was definitely impossible to gloss over.

Meng Chang adjusted his mentality and still maintained his demeanor: "I'm sorry, there seems to be a small problem in the kitchen. Everyone, please wait a moment, I'll go and take care of it."

Meng Chang quickly came to the kitchen and said in a low voice with some anger: "What's going on! Why is the food being served so slowly today!"

The waiters were busy in a flurry. Seeing Meng Chang coming, they hurriedly explained: "President Meng! I don't know what's going on today, we're a bit unlucky. We accidentally scorched a pot of fried noodles just now, and then accidentally fell while serving the food, and the side dishes were missed..."

Meng Chang was so angry that his teeth itched. When was it not good to cause trouble, but he had to do it at this critical moment!

But that was how it was already, and Meng Chang didn't have any good way. He could only scold them a few times and tell them to hurry up and serve the food.

After Meng Chang left the kitchen, he regained his calm expression.

He came to the center of the store and clapped his hands gently: "Dear customers, I'm very sorry. There was a little problem in the kitchen today. But don't worry, I hereby guarantee to everyone that for all orders that are not served within 15 minutes today, we will give everyone a full refund!"

At this time, he could only sprinkle money crazily to extinguish the customers' anger.

If there was a problem, he had to actively solve it quickly. These investors were still watching, and if he didn't solve it in time, the score would be deducted even more.

Hearing that they were going to get a refund, the customers who were waiting anxiously finally calmed down.

Qiu Hong was a little puzzled and whispered: "Huh, the food was served pretty fast when we came. What's wrong with their kitchen?"

Tang Yishu continued to eat fried cold noodles in small bites, pretending not to hear.

She still remembered the first time she went to Mingfu Family Banquet, even President Li's high-end restaurant was caught in the trap, and there were a lot of problems in the kitchen.

Leng Mian Gu Niang was just an ordinary fast food restaurant, and the kitchen was definitely not as good as Mingfu Family Banquet, so how could it withstand it?

Tang Yishu was a little guilty. She was here for an undercover visit today, and now that she saw this situation, she was a little worried that she might have ruined Senior's plan unintentionally, right?

Tang Yishu took out a tissue and wiped her mouth: "President Qiu, let's go."

Qiu Hong was stunned: "Ah? Aren't we going to look more?"

Tang Yishu shook her head: "I