A sophomore in college starts by getting a marriage certificate with a female CEO.

"I only have one question!"

Wang Hao raised his hand and began to speak.

"explain."

"Hey Lao Yang, can I come to your shop for milk tea every day? For free?"

Lu Yang said coldly, "You can come, but it won't be free."

"Godfather!"

"Discount."

"What discount?"

"fracture!"

Wang Hao immediately shut up.

Li Yunbin also raised his hand: "Godfather, if you need more manpower, I can help with odd jobs."

"you?"

Lu Yang looked Li Yunbin up and down.

He's 1.75 meters tall and weighs 160 kilograms, with a round face and thick waist. If he wore a maid outfit...

"No, if you stand at the store entrance, customers will think it's a sumo-themed shop."

"I don't wear maid outfits! I'm talking about kitchen help! Money doesn't matter!"

"We'll see."

Lu Yang rolled his eyes at him.

Money doesn't matter?

This guy must have his eye on his maid.

Playing around and having fun are one thing, but the direction has been set.

Moreover, from a business perspective, these kinds of stores naturally have the potential to generate buzz. On the first day of opening, as long as someone shoots a short video and posts it online, the traffic will come on its own. Just imagine, a girl dressed as a maid holding a milk tea in a store with a Japanese-style decor in the background, how could that not generate traffic?

This is also why he valued this model.

Traditional milk tea shops attract customers with discounts, while maid milk tea shops attract customers with their content.

The former burns money, the latter saves money.

The next problem is finding a shop.

After making his plans, Lu Yang went straight out the door.

In the university town area, the surrounding commercial streets are mainly concentrated in two directions.

One is Youth Road outside the main gate, and the other is Cultural and Creative Alley outside the east gate.

Youth Road is a main thoroughfare with high pedestrian traffic, but shop rents are also high.

The cultural and creative alley is slightly cheaper, but its location is remote, requiring a 15-minute walk from the school's main gate, which is practically a death sentence in the milk tea industry.

Drinking milk tea is an impulse purchase; if you walk for fifteen minutes, the impulse will be gone.

Lu Yang first took a stroll around Qingnian Road. Both sides of the road were lined with various restaurants, including barbecue, spicy hot pot, and fried chicken, with a few milk tea shops in between.

This indicates that the consumer base on this street is densely packed.

But the problem is that the market is already quite saturated, and forcing your way in by simply competing on product quality is a dead end.

Differentiation is essential.

The maid theme is about differentiation.

At this time.

Lu Yang suddenly noticed a storefront next to him.

The location isn't the best, but it's not bad either.

There was a handwritten note posted on the door.

"Prime location for sale, price negotiable."

Lu Yang took out his phone and dialed the number on the note.

It rang three times, then I answered.

"Which one should I feed?"

It was the voice of a middle-aged woman.

"Hello, I saw your shop's listing for sale. Are you still renting it out?"

"Rent it, rent it! Do you need to watch the shop?"

"Yes, I'm right at the door."

"Hey, wait a minute, I'll be there in ten minutes!"

The other party hung up the phone.

Soon, a middle-aged woman in her forties rode over on an electric scooter, carrying a bunch of keys in her hand.

"Young man, you're looking to rent a shop, right?"

"Let's take a look first."

The woman's name is Sister Liu. She used to sell fried rice here for more than a year. She said that the commission rates of the food delivery platforms are too high now, and the profit margins are getting thinner and thinner, so she doesn't want to do it anymore.

She opened the roller shutter and led Lu Yang inside.

Lu Yang glanced around and estimated that the actual usable area was about 45 square meters, which was acceptable.

Moreover, there is a small compartment at the back that is used as a warehouse, which can be easily converted into an operating room.

It has complete water and electricity supply, and the exhaust pipes are also readily available.

The shop itself is fine; it's just a matter of price.

"Sister Liu, how much is the monthly rent for this shop?"

"Eight thousand."

Lu Yang remained silent.

Eight thousand is already considered high for this position.

Lu Yang tried to bargain: "Can you make it cheaper?"

Sister Liu waved her hand: "Young man, you can see this location. It faces the street on two sides. This price is really not expensive. A guy who runs a mala tang restaurant came to look at it before and asked for nine thousand, but I didn't rent it to him."

Why?

"Because the hot pot produces a lot of oil fumes, it stained the walls black, and I have to repaint them. It's such a waste."

Lu Yang smiled and said, "I make milk tea, so there's no oily smoke."

Sister Liu's eyes lit up: "Milk tea? That's great, it's clean."

"So... could you make it cheaper?"

After thinking for a moment, Sister Liu finally said, "The lowest is seven thousand five, that's the lowest I can go. If you're sincere, I can reduce it by five hundred for the first month, so it'll be seven thousand."

Seven thousand.

Lu Yang did the math.

If you pay one month's deposit and three months' rent in advance, the initial payment is 28,000.

For renovations, it's possible to keep the total cost, including both hard and soft furnishings, under 20,000 yuan.

Let's not count manual labor for now; he can handle it himself in the early stages.

"Sister Liu, seven thousand is fine, but I have one condition."

"you say."

"The deposit of one month's rent and three months' rent in advance, plus a 500 yuan discount for the first month's payment, are still valid. Also, can we discuss the transfer fee further?"

The transfer fee that Sister Liu quoted was 10,000 yuan, which included some infrastructure and previous renovations that she left behind.

To put it bluntly, a few shelves on the wall plus a stainless steel sink are worth at most two thousand yuan.

"The minimum transfer fee is eight thousand."

"Five thousand."

Lu Yang held out a hand.

Sister Liu frowned.

"Sister Liu, your shop has been empty for quite a while, hasn't it?"

Lu Yang pointed to the yellowed note by the door: "You need to know that every extra month the space is empty, you'll lose an extra month's rent. I'll read it today, and we can sign the contract and pay tomorrow."

Sister Liu's expression finally relaxed.

"Six thousand, that's the lowest I can go."

"make a deal."

Lu Yang smiled and extended his hand.

Sister Liu paused for a moment, then reached out and shook hands: "Great!"

After settling things at the store, Lu Yang checked the time and realized it was already afternoon.

Li Xixue had told him to come to the company this afternoon to complete his onboarding process, so he was just in time.

After all, business is business, but you still have to go to work; making money from both is the best solution.

And so, Lu Yang took the subway for twenty minutes and soon arrived at the fifty-story office building.

He was a little nervous during his last interview, but he's much more relaxed now.

After all, the boss is his wife in name only, what else can he do?

Human Resources Department, 32nd Floor, Financial Center.

Lu Yang felt something was wrong as soon as he stepped out of the elevator.

I couldn't quite put my finger on what was wrong, but it was that feeling of being constantly stared at.

The two girls at the front desk recognized him.

One of them quickly bent down and pulled out the onboarding materials he had prepared beforehand, his movements were very efficient.

"Mr. Lu, President Li has instructed that this is your onboarding procedure. Please sign here to confirm."

Lu Yang glanced down.

The words "Intern" were written on it.

Since Li Xixue has already given the instructions, he can just follow the procedure.

He went through all the procedures very smoothly.

Sure enough, having someone backing you makes all the difference.

Followed by.

The receptionist handed me another document:

"This is your workstation information. Please take a look."

"OK, thanks."

Lu Yang was carrying his things and was about to walk towards his office.

Behind.

Suddenly, a series of whispers broke out...