Young Again

Chapter 121 The Rotten Cabbage That Doesn’t Love Itself

The reason why Chen Wang can speak so confidently is because he has the confidence.

With the promotion of the official account, more and more attention will be paid.

Moreover, more than 30% of new followers browse previously published articles on the official account.

Especially the gourmet food, which is the only one in Jiangchuan at present, has a very good growth effect.

It’s like an author writes a very popular book, and readers feel that reading it is not enough, so they go to read his previous works (exit the book drop-down and click on the author’s avatar).

After these articles become popular on this public account, more and more traffic will be fed back.

Chen Wang can also pin excellent articles to the top, making them even more prominent.

As long as Chen Wang can make this account popular, the businesses being advertised will continue to be popular.

And even if the popularity is average, the repeat customers brought in by the first time are enough to support the store.

Under the management of this enthusiastic and capable proprietress.

"So, we only accept guests with reservations?" said the proprietress.

"Yes." Chen Wang said directly, "At the beginning, it must be like this. Otherwise, when there are too many people coming to the community, they have to wait, affecting other residents, or causing parking congestion. It will be impossible to turn a blind eye to the fire protection issue."

He was right.

When opening a store in such an old neighborhood, no matter how strong your background is, you must coordinate the interests of all parties and not cause trouble to society.

"When the time comes, all customers will leave their contact information, preferably WeChat, and then with a little coordination, as long as there are a hundred returning customers, the store will always be doing booming business," said Chen Wang.

"Why one hundred? Fifty is enough." The proprietress, who was quite experienced in the catering industry, corrected with a smile.

"So, what do you think, teacher?" Chen Wang asked.

Li Xintong next to her also added: "Because we want to use this as a selling point on the official account, we have to be responsible to the audience, so we have to make it clear here."

This involves a service issue.

If the audience of "Eat in Jiangchuan" makes a reservation in advance, but cancels the original reservation because business is suddenly too good, or someone wants to reserve a table and will spend more money here, then what is damaged is the credibility and image of Chen Wang's official account.

In fact, Chen Wang's ultimate goal is a "business alliance".

Later, he will slightly "integrate" these promoted stores.

The method is to distribute flyers at certain times or holidays, so that customers who shop in these stores can all enjoy discounts, or they can receive coupons for "Eat in Jiangchuan" stores.

Some people may wonder, after combining most of the food shops in Jiangchuan, there will be no new promotional advertisements, and all the money will be eaten up, right?

No.

At that time, we will advertise again, and tell which stores are going to hold promotions that one person can get a free meal if they travel with several people, or that they can get a half-price meal with a teacher's certificate or a veteran's certificate. We will then collect money and advertise again.

It looks a lot like Meituan, right?

This is a more detailed, more targeted and more reputable food tasting guide.

When public accounts, mini programs, and TikTok became popular, there were many such self-media accounts in almost every place across the country.

Those who get started early can all make a profit, especially when there are many people sharing the pie.

If it is a direct monopoly, and it is just one company, then it is equivalent to a centralized "tax" on the catering industry in a certain area.

I didn't ask 'Eat in Jiangchuan' to advertise because everyone else has promoted it, so the customer flow is relatively reduced, so this can also be considered a kind of tax.

Faced with this proposal, the two looked at each other. Finally, the boss lady decided: "Yes, it's okay."

Currently, the business of this restaurant basically comes from acquaintances.

Acquaintances in the community and colleagues at school dinners came to support us.

When colleagues have dinner together, they usually want to change the taste and not eat at the same restaurant all the time.

In addition, the catering business in shopping malls is getting better and better, so it has become increasingly difficult for this Sichuan restaurant to run its business.

Change is a good thing.

"Okay." Chen Wang nodded.

That's how both parties came to the decision.

Then, Li Xintong issued a receipt and the other party paid 3,000 yuan in advertising fees on the spot.

"Spicy chicken, and some signature dishes, make them all." While ordering, Chen Wang suddenly thought of something, "Do you have Houttuynia cordata?"

The two girls next to them were stunned.

"You're eating this?" the proprietress was also surprised.

"I don't want to eat it, but you can order another one. The watercress is free." Chen Wang said.

Fishing for fellow villagers.

People in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Enzhou in this province may feel a sense of familiarity when they see this.

"Okay, then I'll let the chef in the kitchen do it." said the proprietress.

Then, Chen Wang took out his camera and prepared for today's shooting.

Xia Manlu, who was quite interested in this, followed along.

In an environment like this, it is basically impossible to take photos. The kitchen is also a bit unphotogenic, so basically it is enough to just take photos of the food.

Sichuan cuisine, with its bright colors, especially the beautiful dried chilies, makes it very easy to take a delicious photo of a dish.

If you don’t believe it, search the word Sichuan cuisine on Baidu Images.

So for the store, just one photo is enough.

After standing at the door and taking pictures for a while, Chen Wang felt that the photos did not look good after being edited.

Until he changed his angle.

Standing at the side and taking in the picture of the upright sign that could be powered by electricity, he suddenly had an idea.

So, I stood diagonally to the side, squatted down, and took a picture from a slightly upward angle to capture the simple upright sign. The background was blurred, but the entrance was visible. Finally, I pressed the shutter.

“This is good.”

Xia Manlu, who was squatting next to Chen Wang, saw it and said with approval, "There is a kind of time-honored brand that is very unique, like a store that would appear on a food show."

"Right?" Chen Wang also laughed.

“Okay, okay. I think this one is great.”

“Then the materials for the store are OK.”

"Eh? Then you won't shoot anymore?"

"Yes, it's enough. I just need to wait a while to take pictures of the dishes."

Seeing that Chen Wang had finished his work, Xia Manlu said with great interest: "Chen Wang, can you teach me how to use the camera?" "Sure, take it and I'll teach you."

"Uh-huh!"

Xia Manlu held a SLR camera in her hand, and Chen Wang, who was standing next to her, lowered his head and pointed at the shutter and some buttons on the screen. Xia Manlu's arm was almost touching him.

Li Xintong just stood there, with her hands folded across her chest, looking at the two of them calmly.

"Xintong, come here for a moment."

At this time, the proprietress walked out of the store and shouted to Li Xintong.

Then, I saw this scene.

"Coming." Li Xintong didn't look at the two of them again and walked straight over.

Following the proprietress, I went into a private room.

"Are these dishes okay?" The proprietress showed her the book.

"Yeah, okay."

"Then we can go to Xiaobao. The environment there is better. The only tree in the altar is there, so it can be considered a bonsai."

"no problem."

After the two people finished their discussion, the proprietress looked at Li Xintong and asked in a low voice, "Who is that girl?"

Li Xintong pursed her lips and said indifferently, "Junior high school classmate."

"His junior high school classmate?" the proprietress asked curiously.

"Yes."

"Oh, you are from the same high school, and he brought a female classmate from junior high school to do this part-time job together, right?" the boss's wife asked curiously.

"Yeah." Li Xintong replied without much enthusiasm.

"That's nothing. You're much prettier than her." The proprietress gently nudged her waist with her elbow and said with a smile.

After a pause, Li Xintong looked at the proprietress and said frankly without hesitation, "The problem is that he doesn't love himself."

"You don't love yourself?" The lady boss was shocked. "How can you be unfaithful even though you have such a beautiful girlfriend?"

"He's not a playboy, maybe he doesn't think that way. But he's always like that. He's also very nice to other girls and he doesn't understand the sense of distance at all." And this is what annoys Li Xintong the most.

"Have you talked to him about this?"

"No." Li Xintong said with some embarrassment, "Because he did nothing wrong, it's just... there's nothing wrong with him."

"You're already feeling uncomfortable, so why are you enduring that?"

"Looking for a fight with him?" This was Li Xintong's first reaction.

"Who told you to quarrel with him?"

The lady boss was speechless and said directly: "You are jealous. You are so beautiful and you should take advantage of your advantages. You are jealous."

"..."

Seeing such a bold and enthusiastic lady boss making such a suggestion, Li Xintong visibly showed hesitation...

"I know. I'll take a picture for you."

"Why are you filming me?"

Chen Wang was reluctant.

"Okay, just take a picture." Xia Manlu smiled and raised the camera towards Chen Wang. While taking the picture, she suddenly praised him unexpectedly, "You didn't seem that handsome before, but now you look much better. Hey, you've lost weight."

"I've lost a little weight."

Although he said that he didn't want to be photographed, Chen Wang still took the initiative to turn his left cheek towards her.

Click, a photo is taken.

"show me."

"You're quite obsessed with being an idol, haha." Xia Manlu handed the camera to the other person and joked, "Speaking of handsome, isn't there the most handsome boy in our junior high school class?"

"Oh, it's Lu Shun."

"Yes, that's him. Do you know what he is doing now?"

"What's going on?"

"Come here." Xia Manlu covered her hands and whispered softly in Chen Wang's ear.

"Fuck!" Chen Wang was surprised, "Really?"

"How can this be fake? I saw it with my own eyes."

"That's awesome."

"Hahaha……"

The two of them chatted naturally and familiarly about their former classmates, and were quite happy.

At this time, Chen Wang saw Li Xintong standing at the door, holding a paper cup in her hand, sipping slowly, looking at them calmly without saying a word.

"You use it."

"Okay, I'll take another picture. I just saw a mimi."

Having said that, Xia Manlu took the camera and left.

In line with the principle that good friends should treat each other equally, Chen Wang walked up to Li Xintong and prepared to chat with her.

"What are you drinking?" Chen Wang asked curiously.

Li Xintong did not answer. She continued to sip the food in the paper cup and looked at Chen Wang with a strange look in her eyes.

There's something wrong with this Tongzi.

"What are you drinking? Do you want to eat alone?" Chen Wang said.

"Here."

Li Xintong chuckled and handed him the paper cup.

Chen Wang held the paper cup and saw only a thin layer of black liquid inside.

"Sour plum soup?"