Chapter 300 - Soft Opening Day (18)

Upon listening to Jing Jing's report, Sofia was slightly surprised too. Although she already thought that their previous press announcement would surely attract many customers, she did not expect that there were still many who would book table reservation.

"I'm very happy when I saw our schedule for next week was all booked! Ms. Sofia, in fact, my phone is still ringing a while ago. But, I thought, I would first give the data of the entire week reservation list that I made to Derek. Just in case I would accidentally lose or delete it!" Jing Jing continued her chatter.

Sofia smiled at her and could not help but wonder how it happened too? For a while, she made a theory, 'Perhaps, Brent and Grace were secretly helping her to gain more customers? Or it could be their mayor?'

However, her theories seemed to not feel right. Even if her other friends would get involved, it won't be that many as what Jing Jing reported.

After a few more seconds, another idea came to Sofia's mind. If there was one thing that could boost promotion, whether it is business or entertainment issues, only the internet could do it!

"I really wonder what sorcery had managed to attract those customers! But, I don't care at all. As long as it gives us profit, it's fine! Hahaha," Jing Jing clapped her hand. 

"Sister Jing, if the surge of the customer reservation is that overwhelming, it must be from the internet? Let me check, " Sofia mumbled and took out her phone. 

"Ohh... that makes sense. But who is promoting us? We did not pay any ads from them," Jing Jing looked baffled. She also realized that only on the internet could make promotions explode in just a matter of seconds. 

The two of them quickly opened their social media accounts.

On Sofia's side, there was no need for her to check her hundreds of unread notifications. The screen of her phone had already shown her the photo of their establishment.

Since it was her account that also shared the information of their business, it was natural that the netizens had tagged and mentioned her countless times.

Jing Jing also examined the trending topic. At that time, the four hashtags related to their business had finally made their way to the top 10 trending discussions.

After a closer look, all the top 10 topics were actually pointed to the teens!

The only difference was that the top 1, top 3 to top 5 hashtags were about the speculations of the regional tournament with their involvement of the DAO representatives.

Netizens demanded the Chronos squad's official responsible for the issue. The other fans have condemned their bashers. It was like a battle between bashers and fans. 

Then, the top 6 was about the Chronos squad's involvement in press company incidents outside their school gate. Most discussions were fueled by their schoolmates, classmates, against trolls.

Such trolls were actually hired by the press company to stain the image of Sofia and her team.

But, unbeknownst to those people who hired trolls, they were just helping the Chronos squad to maintain them in the trending discussions too!

Lastly, the top 7 to top 10, it was exactly the four hashtags about their business!

Amongst these trending topics, only the top 2 hashtag was slightly different. It was #BestWishes! The discussions were about the speculation and congratulatory posts for the young master of the Lee family's marriage.

But still, the Chronos squad were actually indirectly involved in it too!

"Miss Sofia, you are trending!" Jing Jing could not help but feel astonished.

Because if she would think of the person behind the top 10 trending topics, only one image appeared in her mind.

And this was the first time that the trending topics of the netizens were all centered on one person. Even if the discussion was about the group, Jing Jing still understood that the bottom line of it was Sofia. 'How incredible!'

"Thanks to our customers. They are attracting others to come into our establishment," Sofia simply curled her lips into a smile and continued scrolling several posts for a few more seconds before she put back her phone inside her pocket.

"Ahh--- customers? Hmm... I see!" Jing Jing mumbled. For a minute, she was distracted by the trending topics that she had forgotten why they were checking their social media accounts! Only when Sofia expressed her gratitude towards the posts of their business did she remember the topic of their discussion. They were supposed to verify the reason why she received so many table reservation calls!

"With their posts reaching to people from other places, sister Jing, you'll be tending with many callers today!" Sofia expressed.

"Yes! Hahaha... No wonder, after a few minutes of talking with Mr. Jonathan, there were endless phone calls that started to barge on my phone! I had to make the list of reservations on my notepad app just to make sure that I don't duplicate tables," Jing Jing exhaled and closed her social media app. Then, she switched it to her notepad and moved her hand towards Sofia to show her the list.

"Sister Jing, let's swap our phones for the meantime. Let me handle the next customers for a bit," Sofia offered. She also understood how exhausting it would be to deal with different people simultaneously. And since Jing Jing had been away for more than two hours, she must be tired of answering the phone calls. Two hours and a reservation for the entire next week. Such matter was not a joke!

But before Sofia could give her phone to switch it, Jing Jing already raised her hand. A simple gesture to stop Sofia's movement and she also thoughtfully shook her head simultaneously.

"O-ohh, no, no, no, it's fine. Miss Sofia, I can handle all the calls for reservations today. I'm used to talking for long hours. You don't need to trouble yourself," Jing Jing said which also reminded Sofia that with Jing Jing's previous job at the press business, answering talking was not exhausting work for her.

"Mmn..." Sofia hummed her response and look around to see the situation of her members.

Jing Jing noticed Sofia's line of vision and realized that the young teen was staring towards Clark and Claire in the area of their serving table. 

Jing Jing quickly made a suggestion. "You teenagers should take it easy today since you are not used to this work. It had been more than 2 hours now since you are standing here and those two looked exhausted too. All of you should take a rest. Look at Clark over there, poor boy, he is slouching. He can't slouch later during your endorsement appointment! All of you must maintain a proper posture!"

Sofia brushed the side of her hair and tucked some hair strands at the back of her ear. She also felt the same was as what Jing Jing said. And even she felt her feet and knees getting numb from clearing tables and wandering all over the place.

She took a deep breath and spoke. "Yes. I think we need to head out early for the endorsement."

"Head out early?" Jing Jing asked. "That's also favorable. Just in case there are some delays in the street. Miss Sofia, I will pack you food for your lunch?"

"No need, sister Jing. We can handle it," Sofia chuckled. Jing Jing's willingness to give her the extra mile always made her feel so fortunate. Meeting the lady after her transmigration could be considered as heaven's blessing to her. 

"The van ride would be more comfortable than my car. Earlier, I've spoken with Clark's driver outside and he already knows your route. I will stay here and take over the place while you are still doing your appointment," Jing Jing informed their arrangement.

"Okay. Thank you, sister Jing!"Sofia said and started to walk away. However, after a few steps, she suddenly remembered another important matter that they had been worried about earlier. "Mr. Jonathan... about him... he did not recognize any of our employees, right?"

"Fortunately, he didn't. But, he asked for a reservation. I scheduled him for dinner on Tuesday next week at 7 PM. If it's not convenient for Derek, I can handle the front desk at that time," Jing Jing easily replied.

"Tuesday... mmm," Sofia paused and give Jing Jing a thumbs-up. "Preventing troubles is more advantageous than solving it. If we can prevent him from recognizing the Double Sigma fraternity, then it would be great.  But, sooner or later, he will still know them. So, we must also think of a countermeasure for this matter.

"I don't think he can create big trouble here. After all, he also have his malicious actions in the past," Jing Jing stated.

"Let's not underestimate him too. But, right now, he is the least of our worry. It's better if we just focus on our operation," Sofia sighed and glanced at their entrance area once more. Customers outside their establishment had started to increase.. A good indication that it would be a really long day for their business.