With the setting of the sun, peak hours for the restaurants all over the vicinity began, the same could be said for Pine Cone.
Typically, The Pine Cone which was situated inside a low traffic alleyway would garner little to no customers.
However, that was not the case today. Starting from 4pm, the place had already been overcrowded with customers from nearby neighborhoods.
"Three mushroom soups, two aglio olio, and one carbonara for table three!"
"Two ramen soups and two mushroom risotto for table seven!"
"Right, table three food is ready, order coming right up!"
The Pine Cone's business carried on throughout the night, the chemistry between the staff kept the flow of food uninterrupted which resulted in a satisfactory service to the customers.
With Lucio handling the kitchen whilst Daphne and her college friends took care of the customers, the place was getting raved reviews from the customers, praising their staff and delicious food, not to mention all of it were being served at such a cheap rate.
Due to the overwhelming turnout, Keith even ordered additional tables and chairs to be set up along the isolated alleyway, there was no reason for them not to use it.
At the end of the day, with all the staff exhausted from the overwhelming work, Lucio and Keith sat together at a table to tally the earnings for the day.
"The total earnings for the day has been tallied. We've earned $1,650. We had some customers tipping the restaurant as they felt sort of uneasy for paying one dollar when they had a good time in our establishment." Lucio explained.
After receiving the 70% share of the income into his bank account, Keith immediately checked his phone, hoping the Business God System would carry out its miracle and that the first time wasn't a fluke.
Until—
Ti-tiring.
[Incoming Transfer> $1,155]
[Account Balance> $1,155.989]
Ti-tiring.
[Innate Skill activated> Income Multiplier by x30]
[Multiplier applied. You have received $34,650]
[Account Balance> $34,650.989]
And just like before, the corresponding increment reflected in his bank account.
"Yes!" Keith's heart trembled when he saw his account increase in value again. The feeling was extremely addictive to him.
"Now, with word out on the streets, we need to promote our restaurant further by cooperating with local influencers, food critics and many more. Internet reviews are important as well, so we have to make sure a satisfactory customer experience is guaranteed!" Keith exclaimed.
It was at this moment Lucio began to really buy into Keith's investment idea. Being moved by his dedication and resilience, there was no way he couldn't believe.
Keith was aware of this fact as Lucio's business partner loyalty percentage rose significantly to a decent 65%.
***
Days went by fast with how busy Keith was.
On day two of the promotion event, The Pine Cone managed to pull in an extra $2,300 which landed Keith with $48,300. Every increase in income boosted Keith's confidence in his plan.
On day three, the queue of customers was so massive that it reached the main street and even alerted the local new station to cover a special piece in the local news, further giving the establishment more exposure.
And by day seven, the entire Internet was filled with news of The Pine Cone where customers can eat a scrumptious two course meal with just a dollar.
For Keith, in seven days he had already earned himself over four hundred thousand in total. Nonetheless, due to the expensive operating cost, he would reinvest every dollar he earned so he had not achieved the goal of earning $200,000 in net profit.
Finally.
On the eighth day, the day after the promotion event had ended—
This was the day when the prices of food on the menu returned back to normal prices. It was also the moment of truth.
Whether Keith could forge a new life as the wealthiest business man in this new world and whether he could topple those that had wronged him in his past life would all depend on this first step that he took.
Clenching his fist, he waited nervously with Lucio, Daphne and the rest of the staff working in the Pine Cone. Before long, a silent atmosphere filed the restaurant as the anticipation of everyone grew.
A significant time had passed since opening hours began, but the entrance of the restaurant remained motionless.
"Did I fail?" Keith mumbled as there was no sight of customers arriving.
However, he was proved to be wrong very soon.
RING!
"Is the restaurant open?" right before Keith had given up, the doorbell above the Pine Cone's door rang and a family of four entered.
With the arrival of the family, may more customers started to stream into the restaurant. Customers were being served, and a variety of food were pushed out at a high speed.
Soon, even Keith was forced to act as a temporary waiter due to the massive influx of customers.
At the end of the day, and with the sending off of the last customer, Keith, Lucio, and Daphne sat down together to discuss the future of the establishment.
"So, what's the result of today's earnings?" Keith asked Lucio nervously.
The turnout of customers was impressive but Keith was still unsure if he had completed the mission given by the system.
"Well… I guess we are rich!" Lucio started with an exaggerated reaction. "We made a total of $59,445 in profit for the first day!" he declared.
"What? That is a lot of money for just a single day" Keith replied abruptly.
"That's because there were a couple of people that tipped heavily, there was this lady that tipped over $1000 dollars just because I looked pretty in my waitress attire…" Daphne interjected.
Whatever the case was, Keith let out a huge sigh of relief. However, the more he thinks about the mission, the more he feels that he was simply lucky.
After a couple more deliberation, Keith received his 70% share of the income into his bank account.
Tti-ring.
[Incoming Transfer> $41,611.5]
[Account Balance> $43,611.5]
Ti-tiring.
[Innate Skill activated> Income Multiplier by x30]
[Multiplier applied. You have received $1,248,345]
[Account Balance> $1,250,345.00]
Ding!
The corresponding bank details flashed on the screen of his phone.
He had become a millionaire!
More importantly, he had achieved the net profit set by the system for the month, that meant he would be able to keep the system!.
Tti-ring.
The systems interface jumbled into a frenzy of bright golden colours in celebration of Keith's achievement.
[Congratulations! You have unlocked an achievement!]
[First Time Millionaire!]
Icons shifted. Golden colours configured in delightful hues.
[Reward> 50 BGS Credits]
Ti-tiring.
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[Level 3]
Keith was smiling like a proud bear as he watched the systems interface, he wasn't feeling pessimistic about his future in this new world. If he could just make money and use his innate skill, he's sure to rise to the very top of the business world.
He took a glance at his phone to check the time. Right at that vey second—
{11:59 P.M}
{12:00 A.M}
Ding!
{DATE: JUNE 1ST}
The month was over! It was time for reckoning.
He took in a deep breath an waited a couple seconds, staring intensively at the systems interface.
"..."
"..."
"Huh!"
Ti-tiring!