City's Best Divine Doctor-Chapter 1798 - 1758: Have Huo Yingying Come Over

Ye Qiu didn’t ask Luo Yang to introduce him, but he carefully inspected the café upstairs and downstairs. After the renovation, in all aspects, it indeed looked quite nice, appearing both high-end and cozy.

Upon reaching the second floor and entering the office, aside from smelling the lingering scent of the renovation, Ye Qiu noticed nothing else significant.

Previously, they had been ventilating while renovating, which blew away most of the toxic gases, but it’s impossible to remove them completely.

So, this required Ye Qiu to absorb them.

"Luo Yang, go downstairs and bring me two cups of coffee to taste the flavor."

If Ye Qiu himself couldn’t pass this test, claiming that the coffee here tasted good would surely be impossible.

After Luo Yang went downstairs, Ye Qiu sat in the office, absorbing the toxic gases.

When Luo Yang and a waitress brought in two cups of coffee from outside the door, one was a cappuccino, and the other was a latte. They looked decent.

Ye Qiu first picked up the cappuccino; it was very aromatic. Compared to other cafes outside, this Italian-style coffee had a very good flavor.

He then tried the latte, which had a caramel taste.

For the past few days, Luo Yang had been training these waitresses according to Ye Qiu’s instructions on how to roast the coffee, grind it into powder, and prepare it, all following strict secret recipes. The coffee beans themselves were not cheap; at twenty or thirty US Dollars per kilogram, converted into Huaxia Yuan, it’s already considered high-end coffee domestically.

"Brother Qiu, how much do you think these cups of coffee should be priced at?"

"They definitely have to be priced higher than Starbucks; otherwise, how will we make money? Of course, for the first ten days, all coffee will be free." This business model was the same as when they opened the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant.

Of course, as Starbucks prices a cup at a little over ten Huaxia Yuan, it’s quite profitable. Here, it needs to be at least thirty to forty per cup, given the different consumer targets.

After tasting it, Ye Qiu felt the flavor was alright but didn’t meet his standards.

"You need to continue following the formula; these two cups only achieved seventy to eighty percent of the effect."

"Did you hear that? Do as Brother Qiu says," Luo Yang said to the female manager behind him.

Ye Qiu didn’t stay any longer.

After coming out of the café, he got in the car and went to another café.

Once there, the situation was basically the same as here.

Ye Qiu’s main task was to first absorb the toxic gases there. As for tasting the coffee flavor, he found them all similar since they followed his recipes.

"Brother Qiu, aside from this, we also have the snacks and desserts ready."

In fact, Starbucks makes more money from snacks and desserts than coffee, as customers often want something else to eat while having coffee.

"Alright, you guys handle these matters."

With things handled, Ye Qiu didn’t say much more.

After leaving the café, Ye Qiu drove directly back to the Peach Blossom Source Villa Community.

Upon returning to the villa, apart from Xiaomai being home, Ye Weidong and his wife, and Ye Xue were not there. Seeing Ye Qiu return, Xiaomai appeared very happy.

"Ye Qiu, have you just returned from Southern Yunnan?"

"I got back this afternoon. Xiaomai, go prepare dinner for me."

"Okay." While Xiaomai went to prepare dinner for Ye Qiu, he took his backpack upstairs and opened his computer to check the news.

Thinking of the situation of the female celebrity Huo Yingying, Ye Qiu wondered whether she was in the country or back in Hong Kong now?

Back then, Huo Yingying promised to fulfill her part of the deal.

"Miss Huo, where are you?"

"Hey, why are you calling me all of a sudden?"

Recalling how, before returning to Hong Kong, this jerk deliberately made her cry, Huo Yingying felt angry, surprised by his unexpected call.

"What do you mean by ’calling you all of a sudden’? It’s an equal exchange between us. My café is about to open; come over and help set the mood!"

Now Huo Yingying understood.

She thought maybe Ye Qiu missed her or something, but it turned out she was being overly sentimental. It was about the agreement to create buzz during the café opening.

"Okay then," said Huo Yingying as she hung up.

The three songs Ye Qiu wrote for her, as Li Fanghua suggested, she had already chosen one to release for this year’s new album.

Of course, the theme song was one of Ye Qiu’s, and aside from being in Huaxia, it was also released in Cantonese, Thai, and East Ocean languages, simultaneously in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and the East Ocean.

Given Huo Yingying’s current fame, the sales should surpass a million.

Preorders have already exceeded five hundred thousand copies, which is rare in recent years.

However, for her to fly to Jinling again, arrangements with her manager Li Fanghua had to be made.

When Huo Yingying went to find Li Fanghua, she was asked, "Yingying, do you want to go to Jinling again?"

"Aunt Li, we agreed before, so now we have to go over."

"Do you have any feelings for him? You know, being a visible figure in the entertainment industry, romantic rumors are the biggest taboo. It’s best not to have scandals with anyone."

After all, in the entertainment circle, what fans dislike the most is having rumors about their idol being involved with someone else, let alone married.

Because, once married, their fantasies might cease to exist.

Li Fanghua, having managed many male and female celebrities, understood this clearly. Yingying is still young, and building a family in her thirties wouldn’t be late. This age is indeed crucial for a pop star.

Although some male and female celebrities remain popular till old age, most merely rely on their youth. By the thirties, they generally aren’t as sensational as they were in their twenties.

"Aunt Li, what are you thinking? How could I possibly fall for someone like him?"

Thinking of how Ye Qiu treated her like other so-called dirty female celebrities in the industry, Huo Yingying felt very uncomfortable. Although she knew Ye Qiu was talented and skilled in medicine, she never thought of having feelings for him.

"That’s good, then let’s head over tomorrow."

As they prepared to fly to Jinling the next day, Ye Qiu was upstairs on the computer. When Xiaomai finished cooking and came downstairs, Ye Qiu sat across from her, watching her eat. He said, "Knowing this, I should’ve taken you to Southern Yunnan. You must be bored at home alone."

"Really?" Xiaomai asked.

"Next time then."

After dinner, while Xiaomai cleaned up the dishes, Ye Qiu went to the yard and watched the Arowana in the fish pond. As the wind blew beside him, he realized that more and more things needed his attention.