At this moment, Cao Xueyi came up to remind him that the time was almost up. Ling Zhenfei checked the time, counted down five numbers with everyone, and then announced the official opening of the restaurant.

Amid the sound of firecrackers, the red cloth on the sign of Xi Shan Restaurant was pulled open, revealing the four powerful characters of Xi Shan Restaurant.

The doors of the restaurant opened, and the people outside began to file in. Ling Zhenfei didn't go in; he let them in first.

Coach Zhang, Lin Xue, and others came up to say goodbye to Ling Zhenfei. They were only there to support Ling Zhenfei, but now that the opening was complete, they needed to leave.

Ling Zhenfei repeatedly expressed his gratitude to them and watched them leave.

Chen Duling walked up to Ling Zhenfei, waved at him, her pretty and smooth face, with big eyes blinking towards him.

Ling Zhenfei waved back at her, and finally got into a car with a group of people, driving away into the distance.

At this time, Xiao Sa got off the live broadcast van and walked over to Ling Zhenfei with a setup on his body that held several phones streaming live on multiple platforms.

"Hello everyone, I caught Ling Zhenfei in person! I thought I'd be late dressed like this, but turns out I caught him just in time."

Ling Zhenfei, of course, knew Xiao Sa and smiled at him. Xiao Sa said, "Mr. Ling, say hello to the online viewers."

Ling Zhenfei knew the reason his Xi Shan Restaurant was spreading so quickly online was related to these internet influencers, especially Xiao Sa, who had supported him since the Binyang Restaurant.

"Hello everyone, I'm Ling Zhenfei."

Xiao Sa said, "Since we've met, give me a few minutes to brag about you. Right now, online viewers are very curious about the details of the Xi Shan Restaurant fan festival."

Ling Zhenfei said, "I haven't really figured out the specifics yet. This is just the initial idea discussed with the Foodie Alliance. The general plan is to host a fan festival at our Xi Shan Resort Villa.

Everything inside will be sold at extremely low prices, even at a loss. It's really not about the money; it's just to prevent people from wasting food if it were free. So we charge a symbolic fee to avoid wastage."

Xiao Sa said, "We understand that, and even so, we believe Xi Shan Restaurant will lose quite a bit of money. Our fans are very grateful to you. But how do you decide who gets to attend?"

Ling Zhenfei said, "The attendees are chosen by lottery from my Weibo, Xi Shan Restaurant's Weibo, the Foodie Alliance, and other sites, with random selection. To avoid drawing blacklisted fans, they must first be verified."

Xiao Sa said, "What kind of verification? I've never heard of that."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Look, my Weibo has 80 million followers, but there are definitely blacklisted fans, inactive fans, and other followers. If we randomly select from those 80 million, very few would end up being my true fans.

That's why verification is needed, like those who have attended fan meet-ups, been to the airport to greet me, or forwarded many of my posts."

Xiao Sa said, "I get it. About how many people can attend this time?"

Ling Zhenfei said, "I'll do my best to accommodate a thousand people, but I can't handle more. It's really at a loss. For example, a fish now costs two thousand, but it might be two hundred at the event.

Selling at one-tenth the price, if a thousand people ordered a fish, I'd be at a huge loss. So a thousand is the maximum."

Xiao Sa said, "A thousand is quite a lot, but Xi Shan Restaurant and you're so popular, it's definitely a tight quota. But Boss, I should be one of your loyal fans, right?"

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

Xiao Sa, smiling, said, "I'm just going to live broadcast the fan festival for you. I promise to only order one fish, just enough to eat."

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "So you're asking for a spot?"

Xiao Sa laughed, "Boss, you're so smart. You saw through my little trick right away."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Sure, no problem. You got a spot. But I have to go now; I have more guests to entertain, make yourself at home."

With that, Ling Zhenfei went inside to entertain the guests.

Outside the restaurant, Xiao Sa was excitedly dancing around, saying to the livestream, "This is great, I finally got a ticket. I guarantee you'll be shocked by the price of this ticket when the time comes."

"What, you say I seemed pathetic begging for a ticket just now? Please, don't mind those details. What matters is the end result, and I got the ticket. Only one-tenth the price, it's really thrilling.

That means if I eat ten thousand yuan worth of food today, the same amount could get me one hundred thousand yuan worth during the event. You know how expensive Xi Shan Restaurant's dishes are, anything with meat costs above a thousand.

So I'll go easy this time, since I have a ticket. By the way, am I the first to get a ticket?"

The comments section went wild, triggering a flood of bullet comments.

"The first was Little Monster from the Foodie Alliance."

"Little Monster posted on Weibo several hours ago."

"What were you thinking, haven't you checked Weibo?"

"Quick, everyone, register at the Foodie Alliance and certify a Xi Shan Restaurant fan account."

"If I got chosen, I'd be thrilled. Even if I don't go, selling it could fetch tens of thousands."

"I'm a fan of Ling Zhenfei, I've been to airport greetings and fan meet-ups many times, and I've certified as a Xi Shan Restaurant fan on the Foodie Alliance, so I have three chances to be picked."

"Bye Xiao Sa, I'm off to register."

What Ling Zhenfei didn't know was that his recent remarks caused a massive rush into the Foodie Alliance, nearly crashing their site.

Within just an hour, they gained millions of new registrations, and there were over a million awaiting certification for the Xi Shan Restaurant.

The site's operation faced great challenges, but the managers were delighted.

Originally, they planned to use this method for promoting the site, but they never expected a single comment from Ling Zhenfei would gain more members than half a year's worth of promotion. They definitely gambled right.

The website leaders naturally had their plans. They calculated that if this event was promoted well, seeing a ten million increase in their registered users would be quite easy.

Ling Zhenfei was unaware of all this, as he was busy entertaining guests. With so many guests in attendance, he had to mingle and socialize.

After a busy round, He stood on the second floor, watching the crowd lining up on the first floor. Fans were lining up to top up their accounts.

The line stretched from inside to outside, rivaling the lines at Modu. It seemed tonight people would be queueing till very late.

This was because they received gifts for topping up today only, and they all counted until midnight.

At this moment, Cao Xueyi came up to Ling Zhenfei and said, "Did you know we just collected over three million in gift money today?"

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback, "How could it be so much? There aren't that many people here."

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