Young Again

Chapter 65 All risks are transferred to merchants

So, is it still the same sentence from this morning?

Because I have nothing to wear, I want to take myself shopping for clothes...

Originally, this should have been a very touching moment.

However, Li Xintong felt more and more embarrassed.

Because of this debt, I am almost unable to pay it back bit by bit.

However, when she saw this scene, she felt that Chen Wang should have more than just sympathy for her.

It shouldn't just be sympathy.

Obviously I am so good.

When the call was about to be connected, Li Xintong pressed the hang-up button.

Because it only beeped a few times and the other end didn't pick up.

Just like that, with a faint smile on her lips, she slowly walked towards Chen Wang.

I want to scare him suddenly.

Oh no, if he gets scared and drops his SLR, then it won’t just the SLR that will need to be repaired.

So, after sneaking past, she slowly stood on tiptoe, raised her hands, and prepared to cover Chen Wang's eyes from behind...

"How old are you? Are you still playing Guess Who I Am?"

Chen Wang turned around and sneered calmly.

"..."

Li Xintong then realized that she was so close that her figure was reflected in the glass, so she turned cold and said, "I'm going to poke my fingers into the corners of your eyes, then turn a corner, and then pull your eyeballs out of your eye sockets and crush them in my hands."

"Stop talking, it hurts."

Chen Wang unconsciously felt a little uncomfortable in his eyes.

You fucking Uchiha Obito, are you here collecting Sharingan?
"How about it? Do I look like a social person?" Li Xintong asked.

After Chen Wang looked him up and down, he said, "Turn around."

Then, Li Xintong turned around.

Mm, nice butt.

Some girls are the type who can show off their figure when wearing jeans, while Li Xintong has a good figure with thin calves, well-proportioned thighs, and a nice butt.

No wonder he is unwilling to run with me, he must have a strong talent.

"Okay, it feels like a part-time college student between the ages of 18 and 22," Chen Wang commented.

Then Li Xintong turned around and smiled.

"Why don't you say 'I'm that old'?"

Chen Wang was puzzled. Don’t all girls dislike being told they are older?

In response, Li Xintong chuckled nonchalantly and said, "I would only get anxious if I was told the truth. If a person is young and pretty, they would just find this ridiculous."

"Teacher Tong, if you were a little less narcissistic, your personal charm could be improved by at least 5%."

Chen Wang made the 'five' gesture and said.

"cut."

Li Xintong snorted with disdain.

Then, the two of them took their cameras and went to the store whose sign was "Chongqing Chicken Pot".

"It's not near a shopping mall, a school, or a supermarket." Chen Wang commented before entering the store, "The location is average, but not bad. There are not many restaurants around here, so if you do well, the business is actually pretty good."

"There is a construction site nearby," said Li Xintong.

"The consumption is a bit high for the migrant workers on the construction site..." Chen Wang stopped here.

No, you can't think like that.

If you have seen the famous scene in the TV series "Migrant Workers", you will know that no market should be underestimated.

The two of them just walked in.

As soon as I opened the door, the boss Cheng Jun came over to greet me very attentively.

"Mr. Chen, you're here." He took out two cigarettes and handed them to Chen Wang.

Chen Wang reached out and took the one pointing inward, then put it on his ear.

At the same time, start observing the store.

It was clearly dinner time, but there were only three tables of guests dining.

This shop has fourteen small long tables.

Because they also serve stir-fried dishes, there is even a private room inside.

No wonder he was anxious.

If this cost is delayed, we will indeed not make any money.

"Let's talk in the private room." Chen Wang said, "I think we can handle the guests outside, right?"

"It's okay, I have three waiters." Cheng Jun said proudly.

Chen Wang: “…”

You can actually laugh at this!
I guess he wanted to open the first Chongqing Chicken Pot restaurant in Jiangchuan, so when he invested, he calculated the daily sales to be at least 4,000.

But it seems that his daily sales are at most two thousand.

And this is definitely on the verge of losing money.

No, it’s a loss.

Although Jiangchuan is a small city, the prices of goods and housing here are very distorted and not low. This store is on the first floor facing the road, and its rent is at least 60,000 to 80,000 yuan a year.

"Boss, how much is the annual rent for this store?" Chen Wang asked.

"More than 40,000." Cheng Jun said without hesitation.

"What about the truth?"

He originally wanted to cry poor a little and ask the other party to reduce the advertising fee, but Chen Wang's words directly exposed him. He had no choice but to tell the truth: "Oh, 65,000."

"I knew it."

What Chen Wang needs to know is this, because he is calculating the boss’s cost.

This helps him formulate strategies.

After a while, an auntie wearing heat-proof gloves came in with a pot of fragrant chicken and placed it in the middle of the table in the private room.

"Please try the authentic Chongqing chicken hotpot." Cheng Jun stretched out his hand.

I’ve said it many times, there is no chicken pot in Chongqing!
After the food was served, Chen Wang picked up the plastic tableware and asked before opening it, "How much is this?"

"Sanmao." The boss said directly.

“I said customers use it.”

"The two."

"For two of us, that's four dollars?" Li Xintong asked, holding her own set.

"Yes, because our chicken pot is cheap, so we have to add some money here." The boss explained. Then Chen Wang looked at the price list.

Chicken pot (small, medium, large): 26, 36, 46.

Pork ribs pot (small, medium, large): 28, 38, 48.

Seafood pot (small, medium and large): 28, 38, 48.

The price is indeed not expensive.

Because it is not the small clay bowl portion of braised chicken and rice, it is all made in a casserole, the only difference is the quantity.

"Would you like another piece of rice?" Chen Wang asked.

"Yes, one piece." said the boss.

"Where's the tissue?"

"piece."

"Then excluding the paper towels, the theoretical minimum consumption for one person is 29 yuan..." Li Xintong said after calculating the bill, "But if we add side dishes, the price will be at least yuan, right?"

"Originally there were two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish. Of course, the meat dish is a starch sausage, and if you add more, you will have to pay for it," explained the boss.

"Add one meat dish and one vegetable dish, that's two and four pieces, thirty-five..."

After analysis, Chen Wang had a general understanding of the price situation.

By adding a public account, the preferential price can be set at around 3 yuan.

The boss will pay for this.

That’s 32.

"Please try it, you two. It won't taste good if it's cold." Cheng Jun said enthusiastically.

Then, the two of them picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks and put it into their mouths.

After entering, the two behaved quite calmly.

Chen Wang nodded and said, "It's okay."

"Really?" Cheng Jun still smiled.

"Boss, I also want to try the pork ribs pot." Chen Wang asked.

"Okay, I'll go talk to you now."

"By the way, make less. We're just trying it."

"understandable."

Then the boss got up, left the room, closed the door, and went to the kitchen to give instructions.

And the moment he closed the door, Li Xintong shook her head with an expression of some resistance.

If you push this kind of thing, you'll be destroying Chen Wang and her reputation.

She didn't want the reputation of the public account, which she had worked so hard to build up, to be ruined.

At this time, Chen Wang pointed to the door.

Li Xintong understood it all at once.

"The taste is really bad. If I insist on praising it as delicious, I will definitely get scolded." Li Xintong said.

"Indeed, the taste is just okay, but if you spend 35 to eat it once, it's not cost-effective," said Chen Wang.

"How about, let's just forget it?" Li Xintong asked.

"Although the main feature may be a little forced, I think we can promote it in the way of affordability," Chen Wang said after analysis. "For example, the advertisement says that tableware, rice, paper towels, and side dishes are free of charge, and chicken pot, spare rib pot, and seafood pot are all you can eat for 29 yuan."

"But if you add up the rice and tableware, the small pot for one person is only 29 yuan, which is the same." After Li Xintong finished speaking, she added, "But hearing you say that, it does feel a little less."

"Right? Because these little bits and pieces are so disgusting now, and some places even charge for seats."

"Yes, but I don't think this discount is good enough to be called a bargain."

"Don't worry, I haven't finished yet. When you arrive at the store and scan the QR code, you can get an instant discount of three yuan, and you can have unlimited refills on the side dishes." Chen Wang said.

"If the side dishes are refilled unlimitedly, won't that be a loss?" Li Xintong asked.

"How dare you keep ordering more chicken pot for 26 yuan after the discount?"

“…I’ll add it once at most.”

"Besides, the side dishes don't include meat. Things like meatballs and starch sausages can be refilled, and they don't cost too much."

“It really feels like a good deal.”

Excluding acting skills, Li Xintong sincerely thinks that those miscellaneous things are free and 26 yuan is completely fine for one person.

Compared with 35, the difference is 9 yuan.

Also, the amount of side dishes could be a little more, which is definitely a good deal for people with big appetites.

"One more thing." Chen Wang raised a finger and said, "After seven o'clock, beer is free."

"Isn't this a good deal?" Li Xintong asked.

It’s not that it’s not cost-effective, but the wave after seven o’clock will definitely result in a loss.

The waves during the day are basically profitable because the prices have not changed essentially and the vegetarian side dishes don’t cost much at all.

But doing so can only offset the profits during the day with the losses at night.

The final result was that it was all in vain.

The purpose is to ensure that the reputation of Chen Wang’s official account is not affected in any way.

Because its main focus is affordability, not deliciousness.

You can eat roast chicken, spare ribs and seafood for just a few dozen dollars, especially in a big store. This directly hits the pain points of the proletariat.

In this way, the problem of taste is reduced.

No!

Isn't this all in vain?

Cheng Jun, who was standing outside the door and eavesdropping, felt something was wrong.

But he didn't leave.

"But it can't be like this forever. We have to set a time for the event. The reason is to change the signboard and have a seven-day opening celebration."

At this time, Chen Wang in the private room spoke again.

When the boss heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

According to what he said, holding an opening ceremony to thank customers would basically result in no profit at all in these seven days.

However, the flow of people will definitely be very large.

As long as there are more people, even if only one-tenth of them are repeat customers, the business in the future will be much better than it is now.

After that, the three-yuan discount for scanning the code and the free beer were cancelled, but the price and free side dishes remained unchanged, and it was still quite "affordable."

There is still competitiveness.

More importantly, if I don't do this, he will definitely not be willing to advertise for me...

He closed his eyes, frowned, and thought for a while before making a decision.

Do it!
(End of this chapter)