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Chapter 53 Beyond Su Ming's Imagination

The company's progress has exceeded Su Ming's expectations.

He hadn't been to the company for just a few days, but when he stepped in today, Su Ming almost thought he had gone to the wrong place.

The office no longer feels like a makeshift operation, but rather a busy and organized space.

The workstations were almost full, and several young people in the operations area were staring at their computer screens, their fingers flying across the keyboards.

Then, on the new media side, you can also hear the sound of keyboard shortcuts being used to edit videos at lightning speed.

Several girls were also negotiating in the business district, and even the receptionist was a pretty young lady.

When he saw Su Ming enter, he immediately stood up, smiled, and asked, "Hello, sir, who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for..." Su Ming paused for a moment, "Su Ming."

"Mr. Su?" The receptionist was taken aback for a moment, then realized what she meant.

"It seems Mr. Su isn't here. Do you have an appointment?"

"It's nothing, I'm just looking around." Su Ming waved his hand and strolled inside.

Passing by the No. 1 live broadcast room, you can see the bright lights inside through the transparent glass.

A young woman, whose face I don't recognize, sat in front of the green screen, introducing a skincare product to the camera. She spoke fluently and her expression was natural.

Gu Yushu sat behind the center console, taking on an operations role.

Gu Yushu is becoming increasingly serious. Ever since she invested, she has inexplicably forgotten her original purpose for coming here.

She was so focused on developing the company that she even used her own resources to connect with others.

Having already accumulated considerable resources, she connected with several top-tier brands and even secured the lowest prices online.

So, she managed to quickly get a number by taking advantage of the lowest price on the entire internet.

They recruited several new live streamers, successfully launched their accounts, and quickly achieved an average sales volume of over 10 per session.

In just three days, these livestreamers' combined sales have exceeded one million yuan.

Unconventional methods, but quick results.

Linna found this trend somewhat unbelievable.

She immediately felt that the company's investment was absolutely worthwhile; at this rate, they were going to make a fortune!

She even regretted not investing in some shares back then, but she didn't know if it was too late to do so now.

Su Ming strolled around again without attracting anyone's attention.

Looking at the well-organized company, he suddenly realized that he had become the least important person.

"Great! This is what a team is all about!"

Being able to be a hands-off boss and then wait to get a share of the profits—isn't that his life's ideal?

Since everything at the company was going smoothly, even more smoothly than he had imagined, he decided to take care of things at the bar first.

Su Ming arrived at Evening Breeze Bar according to the navigation. The bar's location was actually quite good.

Instead of going to the busiest bar street, he turned onto a relatively quiet side street near the river.

A three-story old-fashioned red brick building, with a touch of the style of the Republic of China era, with some vines climbing on the exterior walls.

The storefront wasn't large, with a wooden signboard that read "Evening Breeze" in artistic font. The signboard was a bit old, but it was kept very clean. There were a few potted plants at the entrance, making it look quite refreshing.

Su Ming pushed open the door and went inside. The room was dimly lit, and he could faintly smell the aroma of wine.

It's not open for business yet; there are only a few people inside tidying up.

Su Ming glanced over and saw that it was indeed not very big, with each floor only about one or two hundred square meters.

The ceiling height isn't low, so it doesn't feel too oppressive.

The decor is a retro industrial style, with exposed red brick walls and dark wood tables and chairs.

The bar counter was made of old wood and was very long. Behind it was a whole wall of liquor racks, filled with all kinds of bottles.

Then there was a small stage in the corner, with a guitar, keyboard and a simple drum set on it.

The overall feeling is that of a quiet bar, suitable for chatting and listening to music, rather than a noisy, dancing bar.

At this moment, a young girl wearing a black uniform vest and an apron paused for a moment when she saw Su Ming come in.

She had been wiping the bar, but stopped what she was doing and asked somewhat awkwardly:

"Hello, we only open at 8 PM. Are you...?"

"I'll talk to the store manager or the person in charge," Su Ming said.

"Oh, the store manager is checking the goods in the warehouse upstairs. Please wait a moment, I'll go get him."

The girl put down the rag and ran towards the back kitchen, where there were stairs.

Taking advantage of the moment, Su Ming carefully examined the interior again.

The decor is quite tasteful; it's clear the previous owner put some thought into it.

However, it seems that this style is precisely why the store's business is so dismal.

This location doesn't usually get a lot of foot traffic, so we have to rely on other forms of advertising or attracting customers.

Su Ming felt that these were exactly his strengths, and he could use short videos to promote the bar.

Just as Su Ming was pondering, a middle-aged man around 40 years old, wearing black-rimmed glasses, came out.

He was holding a clipboard with several sheets of paper attached to it. Upon seeing Su Ming, he adjusted his glasses.

"Hello, I'm the store manager here, my surname is Zhou, Zhou Wenbin. May I ask what you need me for?"

Su Ming did not answer immediately, but instead took out his phone to show him the system-generated certificate.

"My surname is Su, Su Ming. This Evening Breeze Bar is now mine. I'm here to hand over the reins and get a feel for its operation."

Zhou Wenbin's smile froze instantly. He took the phone and looked at it in disbelief.

After looking at it carefully, he was clearly stunned.

"Mr. Su... Mr. Su? You're really the new boss?"

Zhou Wenbin said with a hint of surprise, "I always thought..."

"What did you think?" Su Ming asked.

"Um... Previously, a Ms. Qin was my contact person, handling various matters, including salary payments and accounts."

I thought she was the boss, or the boss's representative. I've never heard of you, Mr. Su..."

Zhou Wenbin explained somewhat awkwardly that he hadn't expected the boss to change so quickly.

Su Ming decided to skip this topic, since everything was handled by the system.

"Let's find a place to sit down," Su Ming said, pointing to the booth next to him.

The two sat down at a table by the window, and the waitress from before cleverly brought over two glasses of lemonade.

She quietly stepped aside and then pricked up her ears.

"Manager Zhou, could you briefly tell me about the current situation at the bar? How's business?" Su Ming took a sip of water and got straight to the point.

Zhou Wenbin took a deep breath, his expression somewhat embarrassed.

After a pause, he said, "President Su, the situation... to be honest, is not good."

"Our bar is positioned as a quiet bar, and the environment, decor, and drink quality are actually not bad, but the problem is... too few customers."

He took out a tablet and opened a Word spreadsheet document.

Pointing to the data in the document, he said, "Look, this is the transaction history for the last three months."

The average monthly turnover hovers around 150,000, sometimes reaching 180,000 to 190,000, and sometimes 120,000 to 130,000.

"Our wine has a high gross profit margin, averaging 65% to 70%, but the fixed expenses are too high."

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