Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 564: Minus 80 Degrees Coffee

"Mr. Chen, this is a coffee product we recently launched that’s quite a gimmick, minus 80 degrees coffee."

While speaking, Zhang Dongsen, the head of Yiyang Coffee, placed two cups of coffee on the table.

"Minus 80 degrees coffee?" Chen Yiyang looked at the coffee in front of him with rising white mist and asked in confusion.

"Yes, we use liquid nitrogen to quickly contact the coffee liquid, bringing the temperature down in just three seconds to around minus 80 degrees, making the coffee liquid have a texture similar to a slushie.

The white mist you see on the coffee cup is produced when the liquid nitrogen evaporates."

"With such a low temperature, is it okay to drink?" Chen Yiyang looked at the coffee in front of him, pondering whether he might get frostbite from a sip.

"Don’t worry about that." Zhang Dongsen hurriedly assured, "The liquid nitrogen has completely evaporated in the coffee liquid by now, and the actual temperature of the cup is only about minus five degrees to zero degrees. If you sip slowly, it’s totally fine."

"That’s good." Chen Yiyang safely took a sip of the minus 80 degrees coffee.

Hmm, truly hard to drink.

This gimmicky minus 80 degrees coffee, visually, with mist wafting around, is quite striking.

But taking a sip of this coffee was more like chewing a bunch of small coffee ice cubes than drinking.

"What do you think of the taste?" Zhang Dongsen asked.

"Haven’t you tried it yourself?" Chen Yiyang looked at Zhang Dongsen.

"Uh." Seeing Chen Yiyang wasn’t very fond of the coffee’s taste, Zhang Dongsen reluctantly admitted, "I personally quite like it, but we’ve had many people try it, and everyone has their own opinions."

"What’s the cost of this coffee?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"Liquid nitrogen costs about three yuan per cup, and the coffee beans are small Yunnan coffee beans, with a single cup costing two yuan and fifty cents.

And there’s the packaging cost, custom glass cups plus dry ice insulation bags, costing eight yuan."

In other words, a cup of coffee costs thirteen yuan and fifty cents.

While people from Lin City are willing to spend on food, they’re not foolish.

Coffee should be high-quality, but the premium shouldn’t be too high either.

This coffee costs thirteen yuan and fifty cents per cup, selling at twenty-five yuan in Lin City is already considered expensive.

Yet typical high-quality coffee costs can be kept under ten yuan, so this minus 80 degrees coffee ends up having less profit.

Not to mention, with this taste, aside from trying something new, others wouldn’t drink it regularly either.

At this moment, a young accountant beside him showed Chen Yiyang their phone.

"Look, look, this coffee may not be very tasty, but it looks great in photos."

Indeed, this coffee with rising mist is very photogenic, perfect for sharing on social media.

"Here’s what we’ll do." Chen Yiyang looked at Zhang Dongsen, "This coffee might not fetch a high price in Lin City, but I feel it’ll probably be quite popular in Shanghai.

Our coffee shop in Shanghai needs a gimmick, and this minus 80 degrees coffee is perfect for promotion."

"The cost of operating a store in Shanghai is higher, so wouldn’t the profit for this minus 80 degrees coffee be even lower then?"

"This cup of minus 80 degrees coffee sells for only twenty-five yuan in Lin City, but at least sixty-five yuan in Shanghai. People won’t be happy if you sell it cheaper, so there’s still a profit margin."

After making his decision, Chen Yiyang tasted other coffees in the shop.

They all seemed quite good.

The coffee in this boutique coffee shop was indeed much better than the coffee from chain stores like Kuxing.

Chen Yiyang stayed in the coffee shop for a while, took a lot of promotional photos, and then left.

The specific development of Yiyang Coffee in Lin City required no intervention from Chen Yiyang, nor did he bother himself with it.

He had plenty of businesses under him, and he just needed to set the direction on major matters, leaving the rest to his subordinates to implement.

He’s never been stingy with rewards, so all his businesses under his name have been developing quite well.

Upon returning to the hotel, Chen Yiyang received a call from Schaefer.

"Hey brother." Schaefer said, "I’m currently in North America, want to come here for a trip?"

North America?

The last time Chen Yiyang went to North America, he bought something there deemed a national treasure, so he hadn’t gone back since for fear of trouble.

Thus, he politely declined Schaefer.

But he was still a bit curious, "What are you doing in North America?"

"For the matter with Beifu." Schaefer explained, "Some car manufacturers in North America have ordered Beifu batteries. I need to communicate with the higher-ups here, so they won’t investigate the origins of Beifu batteries too thoroughly."

"I see." Chen Yiyang nodded.

Indeed, if these car manufacturers discovered that the batteries they received were actually Huaxia batteries in disguise, it could cause trouble without proper communication.

"By the way, I found a business opportunity here." Schaefer stated the specific purpose of the call.

"San Francisco’s underground boxing league wants a gimmick, organizing a robot combat tournament. Currently, the best combat robots are the Yushu robots from your business. Can you arrange to ship a few to North America?"

"That’s a small matter." Chen Yiyang nodded and continued, "We’re also organizing robot combat matches on our side. Do they have any novel ideas over there we could learn from?"

In terms of hardware, Huaxia’s technology is flawless.

But in terms of soft power, there’s still a significant gap between Huaxia and North America.

The cultural entertainment over there is genuinely managed by cultured individuals, whereas domestically, cultured individuals working in culture is a rare occurrence.

"I’ll send you footage from the scene when the time comes." Schaefer said, "Oh, I also bought a small gadget that seems like it’s from Huaxia, and I’ll have it sent to you as well."

Back in Lin’an, Chen Yiyang arranged for several Yushu staff members to ship two combat robots to San Francisco.

Soon, Schaefer sent the video of the robot combat match at San Francisco’s underground boxing venue to Chen Yiyang.

After taking a look, though they were using the same Yushu robots, their setup was much better than what was done domestically.

Pictures of San Francisco’s underground boxing match robot combat.

The entire scene of the underground robot combat match had a distinct cyberpunk vibe.

Moreover, the robots were dressed in ragged clothes, making them resemble human underground fighters more.

At the same time, the match commentator explained the competition with such energy and enthusiasm, making the unusual robot match sound intensely exciting.

In comparison to the bland competitions organized domestically, the difference was indeed significant.

Chen Yiyang had no choice but to send the video to the relevant staff, hoping they could learn something.

Besides the video sent by Schaefer, the gift Schaefer mentioned to Chen Yiyang was airlifted from North America.

It was a small box.