Becoming A Tech Tycoon Begins With Regression novel Chapter 212

Chapter 212: A Good Kind Of Chaos

Audrey stood in front of the restaurant’s entrance with looks of disbelief on her face.

It had only been a week since Ethan offered to help...well, more like offered to buy thirty percent of their profits in exchange for getting them back on their feet.

And he wasn’t kidding.

In just a week, the restaurant looked a lot better than it previously was, the sign was now fixed the interior looked as if it was completely rebuilt.

Everything looked different, but at the same time, the same.

The only problem was, getting customers to come back, which she expected to take at least a month, but the scene before her told her otherwise.

Slowly, she pushes the door open and as the bell above it rang, she was introduced to the chaos ongoing within.

"Please take a seat, we’ll be with you in a second," her daughter’s voice came from the kitchen as she heard the bell.

The scene was completely different from the past month, Ethan had somehow gotten the customers to come back overnight and the rehired waiters and waitress were running around taking orders from table to table.

One approached her, about to lead her to a table, only to realize who she was and he immediately greeted.

"Good afternoon, Mrs Harper," the waiter said. "We’re having a bit of a busy reopening, so there’s nowhere to sit right now, but Miss Julia is in the kitchen."

"It’s fine," she waved her hand, "I’ll go help the old man and Julia in the kitchen."

With that, the waiter moved to other tables to take their orders while Audrey moved to the kitchen.

The scene in the kitchen was no different from outside, the old man and Julia were running up and down with other newly hired chefs, waiters were constantly being summoned to take the orders back to the customer’s tables.

It was a sight she hadn’t seen in months.

The moment she properly stepped into the kitchen, an apron was suddenly in her hand thanks to Julia who just winked at her before going back to helping her grandpa.

With a smile on her face, Audrey put the apron on and went to helping with only one thought in her head,

"She liked this chaos."

***

Meanwhile, back in his apartment, Ethan listened to Athena’s report of how well everything was going at the blue lantern restaurant.

In just the first day of reopening, they had seen an influx of customers like never before.

How had he achieved this?

Well it was quiet simple, humans always tend to always follow the majority so all Ethan had to do was get that majority to visit the restaurant and the crowd would follow.

Getting the majority was nothing a few hundred dollars couldn’t handle, after all, all they had to do was go eat for free and talk about how good the food was.

It was basically like being paid for doing nothing, they didn’t even have to exaggerate about the food, it was genuinely good.

And this, the sheep started flocking one at a time and before they knew it, they had started questioning why they left in the first place.

Ethan leaned back on the couch, phone resting loosely in his hand as Athena’s report wrapped up.

{Current projections indicate sustained traffic for the next two weeks,} she said. {If the momentum holds, Blue Lantern’s monthly revenue will exceed its previous peak by forty two percent.}

"That fast?" Ethan chuckled softly. "People really don’t like thinking for themselves."

{They prefer reassurance,} Athena replied. {If many people approve of something, it feels safer to approve of it as well.}

"Mm," Ethan hummed, eyes drifting to the ceiling. "And the reviews?"

{Ninety three percent positive across all platforms. Keywords include ’hidden gem,’ ’finally reopened,’ and ’why did we ever stop coming here.’}

Ethan smiled faintly. That was exactly what he wanted.

The restaurant was only the first step.

Once a place regained its reputation, everything else followed naturally, suppliers became friendlier, local businesses started proposing collaborations, and even city inspectors tended to overlook minor issues when a place was buzzing with life.

{Should we propose phase two of blue lantern’s revival?} Athena asked.

"Not yet," Ethan shook his head, "let’s let the customers get used to it for now, the expansion will come later."

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