Du Busi was slightly taken aback and looked deeply at him. "Lin Yuan, this treasure land was discovered because of the Evil God's revelation you received."
"By the rules of the soul master world, all the Heavenly Treasures in this valley should belong to you alone."
"Any Spirit Herb here would be a priceless treasure if taken outside. Are you truly willing to contribute them to the sect?"
Thinking of his warmhearted and straightforward senior brothers and sisters, Ye Linyuan smiled freely. "Since I am the Body Sect's Young Sect Master, then the sect is my home."
"Senior Dragon, Wang Yanfeng, and Chen Lü treat me like family. They helped me build a house and even moved their own furniture over for me."
"They treat me sincerely, so I should repay them with sincerity. Isn't it only right for a family to help one another?"
Looking into Ye Linyuan's clear and earnest eyes, Du Busi fell silent for a long while.
After some time, he heavily patted Ye Linyuan on the shoulder. "Good! Very good! I was right about you, my disciple!"
"Lin Yuan, having you as the Body Sect's Young Sect Master is the fortune of everyone in the sect!"
Du Busi felt increasingly gratified. He felt that the greatest gain from this journey was not the Spirit Herbs filling the valley, but the disciple before him, a peerless prodigy in talent, temperament, and intellect.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "I can help you bring these Spirit Herbs back and distribute them among the sect's disciples, but they cannot be given away freely, much less used carelessly."
"I will make it clear to everyone that these Spirit Herbs are the opportunity you found, and that you voluntarily offered them to help your fellow disciples raise their strength."
"This will also make the entire sect grateful to you, which will greatly benefit you when you inherit the position of sect master and lead the sect in the future."
"As for their distribution, there must be rules," Du Busi said gravely. "I only intend to select a few and bestow them upon a small number of core disciples with exceptional talent and diligent cultivation."
"Or use them as rewards when someone makes an outstanding contribution to the sect."
"If we squander them freely, then no matter how abundant the reserves of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well are, they will eventually be depleted."
Ye Linyuan nodded. "Teacher, you are absolutely right. We will do as you say."
Du Busi acted swiftly. He immediately and carefully picked several Immortal Spirit Herbs from the valley whose medicinal effects were mild and better suited for strengthening one's foundation, then sealed them away with great care.
Just as he was preparing to leave, Ye Linyuan suddenly called out to stop him.
"Teacher, this disciple has one more matter to discuss."
"Oh? What is it?" Du Busi had long become immune to the endless stream of unusual ideas from his precious disciple, and he asked with interest.
Ye Linyuan smiled faintly. "It concerns solving the sect's source of income."
Du Busi paused in surprise. "Source of income? Let's hear it."
"Teacher, what do you think of that food I invented called hotpot?" Rather than answering directly, Ye Linyuan asked with a smile.
Du Busi did not know why he had suddenly brought it up, but he answered truthfully. "It is spicy, flavorful, and delicious, while the way of eating it is novel and convenient."
"It is especially good in winter, driving off the cold and warming the body. It is a fine invention. What about it?"
Ye Linyuan spoke confidently. "Then do you think the residents of Heaven Dou City would like it if we promoted this way of eating hotpot there?"
After giving it some thought, Du Busi said, "Heaven Dou City is a major commercial hub of the continent, with a dense flow of people. It should not be difficult for them to accept such a novel and delicious way of eating."
"Moreover, Heaven Dou City lies rather far north, and its winters are cold. It is a perfect match for hotpot."
Ye Linyuan grinned, his eyes gleaming. "There is an old saying in my hometown: food is the people's heaven."
"Of clothing, food, housing, and travel, food has the highest repeat-purchase rate."
"I can give the sect hotpot's core recipe, along with a unique business model. The sect can cooperate with Princess Weina to open a restaurant specializing in hotpot in Heaven Dou City."
"Princess Weina is a direct member of the Heavenly Soul Royal Family and possesses abundant resources and influence. She can provide manpower, premises, and convenience at the official level."
"Our Body Sect will provide the core recipe and operating strategy. Both sides will get what they need, with our interests bound together."
Du Busi did not know much about business, but the logic in Ye Linyuan's words was clear.
He hesitated somewhat. "Running a restaurant business involves countless complicated affairs. Would it take too much energy and delay the cultivation of the sect's disciples?"
"Teacher need not worry. This disciple has already thought it through."
As Ye Linyuan spoke, he took out a sheet of paper densely covered in writing from his storage Soul Tool and handed it to Du Busi. "This is a business plan for the hotpot industry. We can adopt a Share Distribution System with the Heavenly Soul Royal Family and turn the restaurant into a long-term business."
"The Body Sect will hold fifty-one percent of the shares, while the Heavenly Soul Royal Family will hold forty-nine percent."
"In this way, our interests will be completely tied together. The Heaven Dou Empire will also gain generous profits from it, so they will naturally run it with care."
"As for the specific daily management, we can leave it entirely to royal specialists with greater experience in commerce."
"Our Body Sect need only control the general direction and inspect the accounts regularly."
"As for the operating strategy, we will use the Buffet Model written on this paper."
At this point, Ye Linyuan paused slightly before adding, "Under normal circumstances, both partners should participate in management to prevent the other side from abusing its authority for personal gain."
"But our situation is special. The Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family needs the high-level combat strength of our Body Sect."
"As long as they have brains, they will not harbor crooked thoughts over such petty business matters."
"If they were exposed one day and offended our Body Sect over a little money, the loss would far outweigh the gain."
Du Busi unfolded the paper and read it carefully.
The contents were clearly listed in an orderly manner:
"Soup base varieties: spicy, bone broth, mushroom, tomato, and so on. Customers may choose freely."
"Vegetable section: fresh vegetables, mushrooms, and soy products arranged neatly on plates."
"All kinds of meat and freshwater seafood are prepared in suitable portions and served plate by plate."
"Plates of different colors represent different prices, making them easy to identify at a glance."
"Prearranged hotpot set meals are also available for convenient selection."
"After customers enter, they pay a basic per-person fee for the soup base and dipping sauces. They then take whatever else they want, and settle the bill at the end according to the colors and number of plates."
"This gives customers an extremely high degree of freedom while saving the restaurant considerable labor in taking orders and serving dishes, making the process efficient and convenient..."
Although Du Busi was not in business, he had lived for two hundred years and had seen much of the world.
After only a few glances, he immediately realized how much ingenious thought lay behind this seemingly simple Buffet Model.
In such an extremely simple manner, it had actually solved the restaurant industry's most troublesome problems of matching supply with demand and improving efficiency!
Du Busi could not help raising his head and reassessing his six-year-old disciple, his eyes filled with disbelief. "Did you come up with this yourself?"
Ye Linyuan replied as though it were only natural, "There is no such business model anywhere on the continent. Other than me, who else could have thought of it?"
Hmph, as long as no one knows I'm a transmigrator.
I'm a business tycoon!
Heh heh heh~~~
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