The bait that gave Fenglin Restaurant a fatal blow was found. Next, it was undoubtedly a way to convince Huang Wanren.

When I asked the friend, I found it and found it was still early and Huang Wanren did not go out.

Lin Dong immediately went upstairs, knocked not long after, the door creaked open, and Huang Wanren was holding a piece of green onion, chewing something in his mouth.

"Shopkeeper Lin, why are you here?" Huang Wanren was quite surprised, his voice a little vague.

"I have something to talk to Mr. Huang." Lin Dong said with a smile.

"Please come in, please come in!" Huang Wanren hurriedly moved away and swallowed the food in his mouth hard, and the sound became much clearer.

The room is spacious and bright. Although there are not many decorations, it is quite refreshing. I sat down at the desk and looked at the porridge steamed buns and green onions on the table. Lin Dong smiled and said, "Mr. Huang, I've disturbed you for breakfast."

"It's okay." Huang Wanren didn't think Lin Dong came to the door in person this time to talk about family matters, so he immediately called the servant from the next door.

When the servant packed the steamed buns and porridge into the tray and exited the room, Huang Wanren sat down opposite Lin Dong and asked, "Shopkeeper Lin, is there anything you need to come to me?"

Lin Dong nodded and said, "Mr. Huang, have you ever thought about buying a restaurant and opening it directly?"

"Buy a restaurant and open it directly?" Huang Wanren frowned slightly, then shook his head and said, "The restaurants in Xilan City, except for Fenglin Restaurant, are not large in scale, which is not conducive to future development."

Lin Dong smiled and said, "Buy a family first, and then find a way to squeeze Fenglin Restaurant down as soon as possible. I think if Fenglin Restaurant is planning to withdraw from the Xilan City, the restaurant will probably not be left here and let mosquito bites, right?"

Huang Wanren nodded: "Of course! No matter how rich Fenglin Restaurant is, it is not the reason why a house is destroyed in vain. If the friend is arranged to stay in the restaurant to take charge of the management, if he does not plan to come back and reopen the restaurant within three to five years, it will be more than worth the loss."

"What does Mr. Huang think of the scale of Fenglin Restaurant?" Lin Dong said meaningfully.

"The location is good, the lobby is spacious, and the decoration is also good..." Huang Wanren's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "What shopkeeper Lin means is to squeeze down Fenglin Restaurant and buy it?"

"Yes, Fenglin Restaurant is the largest restaurant in Xilan City. Mr. Huang wants to build the largest restaurant in Xilan City, so he naturally has to surpass it. But Fenglin Restaurant is almost the limit of the size of the restaurant in Xilan City. No matter how big it is, it is a waste. It is better to buy it directly." Lin Dong nodded.

"It's of course the best way to do this. It's not that easy to squeeze the Fenglin Restaurant." Huang Wanren hesitated: "If you buy a small restaurant first, you will not be as powerful as Fenglin Restaurant in first. Diners are not fools. At the same price, the wider the better. Besides, the diners can be accommodated, and if you really want to seize the business of Fenglin Restaurant, you have to create a poetry, calligraphy and painting card like them, or even bigger than theirs. There is no such big place for small restaurants to spend."

"In addition to the disadvantages in terms of ingredients and financial resources, I'm afraid the one who poured it first must be Changlin Restaurant."

"In terms of decoration and capacity, the small restaurant is indeed not as good as the Fenglin Restaurant, but we can make up for it with other aspects." Lin Dong said confidently: "Although the chef of Fenglin Restaurant is famous all over the world, it is in the city of Xilan. For some reason, the chef of Fenglin Restaurant has not been in charge of the chef in recent months. Mr. Huang probably can't compare to the chef, right?"

"Of course!" Huang Wanren said without hesitation: "The chefs of our long-range restaurants are top even in Lingnan County. When we come to Xilan City, except for the chefs of your Linji Inn, I believe no restaurant can compare to them."

"Also, the food in Fenglin Restaurant is not cheap. Even ordinary home-cooked dishes are three or four times higher than other restaurants." Lin Dong said slowly: "The cooking skills are better than Fenglin Restaurant, and the price is only one-third of theirs. Although the scale is not large and the atmosphere is not as good as that of Fenglin Restaurant, it will definitely attract a large number of literati."

"What should I do if the price of Fenglin Restaurant is reduced?" Huang Wanren smiled bitterly: "In order to compete with your Linji Inn, Fenglin Restaurant dares to sell spiritual beast meat at a low price. Ordinary ingredients are not enough, so you can fight as much as you want."

Lin Dong gritted his teeth and said, "Then just take a ruthless attack on Fenglin Restaurant and catch it off guard. Within half a month of opening, all the wine and food will be free!"

Huang Wanren was shocked. No wonder Linji Inn could compare Fenglin Restaurant. Manager Lin’s courage was indeed extraordinary.

But the problem is that Changlin Restaurant is free! If Linji Inn is free, Huang Wanren believes that he will have the same courage after ten or eight years of free.

Huang Wanren's expression was as expected by Lin Dong, and he smiled loudly: "I will squeeze the Fenglin Restaurant down and benefit the most is our Linji Inn, so... I am willing to bear all of this money."

"ah?"

Huang Wanren widened his eyes and felt a little unbelievable. That's right. He used his own money to increase his influence on other people's restaurants, and the amount of money he spent was not low. I'm afraid no one would be willing to do this. After all, Fenglin Restaurant is obviously at a disadvantage now and there is no need to be so eager for quick success and instant benefits.

"Master Huang doesn't know my difficulties!" Lin Dong said helplessly: "The shadow of the famous tree, the Fenglin Restaurant is too big. If the Fenglin Restaurant stays in Xilan City for a day, I will have to sleep and eat for a day. Only by knocking it down can I not have to worry about what happens to them."

Huang Wanren suddenly realized, no wonder Manager Lin was so generous. He turned out to be worried that Fenglin Restaurant would attack a Jedi.

Thinking about it, it was true. If I were myself, the name of Fenglin Restaurant would probably have such concerns. Not to mention anything else, the county magistrate suddenly summoned all the wealthy families to Fenglin Restaurant to invite a banquet some time ago. Others couldn't understand the profound meaning, but Huang Wanren understood that it must have been a trick made by Fenglin Restaurant. If Linji Inn hadn't had good luck and had the county magistrate attacked, I would probably have eight or nine of the ten private rooms on the second floor at this time.

Thinking about it, Huang Wanren's heart moved and looked up at Lin Dong, looking embarrassed: "Even if he can seize the business of Fenglin Restaurant, who knows how long it will take for Fenglin Restaurant to close the store? If they delay for a year or two, I will lose more than I will. Again, if I really want to buy Fenglin Restaurant, the small restaurant I bought must be closed and sold unless it is converted to an ordinary diner. The former is just a burden, and the latter will definitely lose a lot of money..."

"Since Mr. Huang doesn't dare to take risks..." Lin Dong secretly cursed about his inability to be greedy, he said helplessly: "It seems that I can only ask around if there is any old shopkeeper who is good at managing and has a good reputation."

Huang Wanren was shocked and said nervously: "What are you doing when you look for the old shopkeeper?"

"Of course I'll do it myself." Lin Dong said with a bitter face: "If I had known, I wouldn't have spent all the money in the account to buy land. If I wanted to squeeze the Fenglin Restaurant, it would probably be one or two months in the evening."

Huang Wanren's body trembled, stood up in a hurry, waved his hands repeatedly, "How can this matter wait for a month or two? Is it urgent or not?"

"I know, but where can I make so much money?" Lin Dong said distressedly.

Huang Wanren was secretly glad that fortunately, the shopkeeper Lin lacked silver, otherwise, he would have to hand over the continuous profits to make small profits.

After several days of investigation, he was able to confirm that the main literati of the restaurant was indeed able to make a fortune. If he bought a small restaurant, squeezed down Fenglin restaurant and then sold it, he would lose 180 taels of silver. He would really lose four or five hundred taels of silver a month for this, and he wouldn't know how to cry.

After gritting his teeth, Huang Wanren did not dare to hesitate: "Shopkeeper Lin, since you can't afford so much money, I'll do it!"

"Really?" Lin Dong looked surprised.

"Yeah! Without further ado, I'll go to find a suitable restaurant now." Huang Wanren emphasized the key point.

"Then it's going to be Mr. Huang."

Lin Dong breathed a sigh of relief. The inn's deposited money was taken to build a new inn, and the remaining money would only be free for half a month. If Huang Wanren had a shortage of courage, this would be really difficult to deal with.

(Thanks to the reward at the foot of Zhongdou Nanshan, o(n_n)o~…)
Chapter completed!