Li Wei and Feng Haoyu were walking towards the mountain gate with wobbly legs while scrolling through their phones. Suddenly, Li Wei's phone rang, and seeing it was a call from Wang Fan, he quickly answered.

"What, what, what? There's such a good thing? Willing, of course, I'm willing! I'd do it even if you didn't pay! Oh, okay, okay, let me ask him."

Feng Haoyu looked at Li Wei curiously, "What's going on? What are you asking me about?"

Li Wei was full of excitement, "Boss Wang just called me, asking if I had left. I said no, and then he said there were lots of meat orders in the chat group that he couldn't handle, so he wanted to know if I had time to help at his shop these days. Meals and lodging provided, 1000 a day, just to help with skewering. He asked if you were available too."

Feng Haoyu was also surprised upon hearing this, "I'm free, there's still a week before I start work. Why not earn some extra cash and have good food? Where else can you find such a good deal?"

Li Wei quickly told Wang Fan over the phone, "I'm free, he's also free. So we'll come over tomorrow morning?"

Wang Fan replied on the phone, "If you're not busy, just come over today. It'll save you the hassle since you don't live nearby. We'll start your pay today, and I can teach you how to skewer in the afternoon."

Wang Fan didn't see himself as an exploitative capitalist. Giving these two young guys 1000 a day during the New Year period seemed more than fair to him.

Li Wei hung up and immediately called his mom, eagerly saying once connected, "Mom, I won't be going to that blind date. Please cancel it for me. I'll be staying at Mount Tai for work the next few days. Why would I lie to you? You might even see me online. Meals and lodging included, 1000 a day. What? A scam? Impossible, this store and this boss are especially famous online. I'll bring back the best barbecue once I'm done."

After he hung up, Feng Haoyu had already managed to get leave as well. The two of them exchanged a glance and sprinted back towards the cable car.

Wang Fan's shop had a small room where they could stay; they just needed to put in a couple of camp beds. He could stay in his trailer himself.

The two young ones learned quickly. Wang Fan only needed to demonstrate twice, and they already had the hang of skewering. Seeing this, Wang Fan felt relieved. Just then, he noticed the noise coming from outside. He went out and saw that the shops that had been closed for the holiday were preparing to open.

Originally, only his and Old Wang's pancake shop was open on Mount Tai. Now, almost all of them were open.

What's going on?

Wang Fan was puzzled.

Did all these people know that the chat group folks were coming tomorrow?

Couldn't be, right?

"Hi, Boss Wang!"

A clear and steady voice came, and Wang Fan knew just by the voice that it was definitely Kong Weide.

Sure enough, when he turned around, he saw Kong Weide walking over with a smile.

"Hello."

Wang Fan greeted, then pointed at the shops opening, asking, "What's going on?"

Kong Weide laughed, "We have you to thank for all this."

"???"

Wang Fan stared at Kong Weide, bewildered. What does this have to do with him? Just because he opened up, everyone else had to?"

"I'm not taking the blame for this; it's not me, I didn't do anything. Don't make things up."

Kong Weide laughed heartily, "How is that nonsense? Just because you opened a shop at Mount Tai, the popularity hasn't dropped. Plus, with our guidance, do you know how many reservations there are for Mount Tai in the past few days?"

"How many? 200 maybe?"

Wang Fan guessed it might just be the people from their chat group, about that many.

"200? Add three zeros, it's 200,000! And the number is still climbing. If this trend continues, I estimate visitor numbers might breach a million before the fifteenth of the lunar new year."

Kong Weide said excitedly.

"How many?!"

Wang Fan thought he misheard.

200,000?

"200,000, probably more. There'll be at least 40,000 tomorrow alone! And that's with us controlling the numbers. I came today to specifically tell you to prepare more meat. You might also need to hire a few more people; otherwise, you won't manage tomorrow."

In Wang Fan's eyes, Kong Weide looked particularly annoying, with a hint of schadenfreude.

"We're also going to update a promotional video today and put your shop on the homepage. Get ready to welcome all the guests, ha ha ha."

Putting Wang Fan's shop on the homepage was a well-considered decision.

Right now, Mount Tai was trending online, and discussions were rampant. The most talked about was the rustic rapping voice-over, the second was the snow scenery, and the third was Wang Fan's barbecue shop.

So putting him on the homepage was justified.

As for whether this is a problem...I have a video of Mount Tai from top to bottom, starting from his shop; what's the issue with that?

Wang Fan looked at Kong Weide, both amused and frustrated. What's going on here?

I want to complete my objective, but just to make a small profit. With you doing this, I'm worried I'll be swamped!

With a somber look, Wang Fan went back into the shop to see Li Wei and Feng Haoyu still with their excited smiles.

The two noticed Wang Fan's expression and were taken aback, then felt nervous.

What's happening? Is our good side gig already gone?"

"Boss, what's going on?"

Wang Fan looked at the two sympathetically, making them shiver.

Shaking his head, Wang Fan said, "It's nothing... Get ready for a tough day tomorrow. If it gets too busy, I'll give you a raise..."

"Huh?"

Li Wei and Feng Haoyu's mouths opened as wide as hippos.

"Already 1000 a day, and you'll raise it? Boss, are you not planning to provide meals anymore? As long as there's food, I'm okay with a bit less pay."

Wang Fan shook his head again, "Meals are covered, it's just I'm afraid there won't even be time to eat tomorrow. Do you know how many people that guy just said are coming tomorrow?"

Li Wei quickly answered, "I've been following online. I guess there'll be several thousand in the next few days. It may be busy, but don't worry, we're quick."

"Several thousand is still manageable."

Wang Fan looked up at the ceiling with a pained expression.

"200,000! At least 40,000 tomorrow. Guys, make sure to rest well tonight..."

Li Wei felt his mouth dry up, "Ha...ha, 200,000 won't all be at our place, right? There are so many shops up there; it shouldn't be too busy..."

Feng Haoyu stayed silent for a moment, "Boss, we didn't sign a contract, did we? If I leave now, it shouldn't be a breach of contract?..."

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