It will count, just leave it there and you will be a step ahead lol
And as you proceed through the event, don’t upgrade the table until the next day so you can keep collecting from event resources to build up for later in the game… some things need 200+ by the end, so make your game time worth it … reminder: if you upgrade the table, it will close the book for the day, as well as halt resource drops until the next day is activated. That’s why i wait to upgrade until the beginning of my next day.