Chapter 2214
The Self-Important Gentlemen
"...You mean you had Chunhua and her husband mention to the tourists at noon that there were cheap meals available here?"
Then our business took off. Yan Jiecheng's face was full of disbelief.
"Yes, I didn't tell them to say it; the customers asked them."
Later, they made it a habit to casually mention it to those who came to them for meals. "Orchid was very tired, but she was tired yet excited, with piles of small change in front of her."
That's obviously an exaggeration, but there was still a lot of change involved.
It can only be said that the restaurant's sudden surge in business was truly a stroke of luck for Lan Hua.
It's a very simple reason: people who can get food from Zhang Chunhua and her husband must meet two hard and fast rules.
One reason is that people come to Beijing for business or tourism.
The second reason is that those people are unwilling to spend too much on food.
So when I heard there was such a cheap and affordable restaurant in the inner city, I came here on my own initiative.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Zhang Chunhua and her husband had no selfish motives.
If it were anyone else, no one would recommend her restaurant without any personal bias.
Ever since the first customer came in and asked if she had any cheap meals with just one dish and rice.
Orchids have essentially created a new market segment.
In later marketing studies, this could be considered a precise customer selection process.
"Master Wang said that we should find a stronger and healthier cook."
"He's getting old, after all, and can't handle this kind of high-intensity work anymore." Lan Hua couldn't help but mention it, seeing that Yan Jiecheng was still deep in thought.
Even now, she still considers this restaurant to belong to Yan Jiecheng.
She was even a little worried that Yan Jiecheng might lose face.
"Can you make money selling it at such a low price?" Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but ask again.
"I think so."
At lunchtime, there are only a few customers coming in now.
These past two nights, each table has been flipped two or three times.
If a customer spends three or four cents, we make one cent after deducting all costs.
"It's about seven or eight yuan a day." Lan Hua answered hesitantly; she was still not good at math.
But she felt that if she continued doing this, earning three to five hundred yuan a month should be no problem.
This excludes the income she had Zhang Chunhua and her husband earn from selling fast food.
She also planned to raise Zhao Di's salary and cover the expenses of hiring temporary workers.
She made all these decisions independently without consulting Yan Jiecheng.
She felt there weren't enough people, so she called one or two neighbors over to help.
She felt that Zhao Di was working hard from morning till night, so she told her second brother's wife that she would give her an extra ten yuan at the end of the month...
It's just a natural thing.
She also enjoys being busy like this, doing whatever comes to mind without having to worry about what others think.
"Who does accounting like that?"
"Rent, utilities, and what about Mr. Wang's salary?" Yan Jiecheng suddenly felt a surge of impatience, as if he didn't want to see his wife's success.
He also knew that his thinking was wrong.
If the orchids are beautiful, then this home is beautiful.
But he just couldn't suppress the impatience in his heart.
"Forget it all!"
"Even if we take those things out of the picture, our family can still make seven or eight yuan." Lan Hua answered more cautiously.
But no matter how careful she is, the facts are there.
Not counting her lunch break, she earned nearly fifty today.
The cost of this "one dish, one soup" model is still about 50% profitable.
Based on this calculation, her gross profit is a solid 20%.
After deducting rent, utilities, labor costs, and taxes, she only earns seven or eight yuan, which is an underestimation.
Well, on a side note, Yan Jiecheng's salary is now less than forty.
"Alright, alright, put those small bills away!"
Wash your face and feet and go to sleep. Look at you, you've never seen money before." Yan Jiecheng's tone became increasingly impatient.
When he used to manage the restaurant, he would sometimes have two or three tables a day, and sometimes none at all.
If it can sell for twenty yuan, that would be pretty good.
Unexpectedly, Lan Hua was a woman who couldn't read many characters.
In business management, however, he was far superior to him, a high school student.
He wanted to share the joy of orchids, but he just couldn't feel happy.
Furthermore, he thought about things more deeply.
Just like a few days ago when he didn't go over, Lan Hua didn't mention the change in business model to him.
Including this money box today,
If he hadn't gone there today, it's hard to say whether Lan Hua would have taken the money home to count.
People's minds are often confused by too many thoughts!
That's it.
It was precisely because Yan Jiecheng was always too calculating that Lan Hua dared not appear too outstanding in front of him.
But this kind of thing can't be hidden.
Orchids can't possibly turn down money that's offered to them.
The couple didn't say a word all night.
The orchid was snoring loudly.
Yan Jiecheng, on the other hand, spent a sleepless night.
"Wife, let Jiefang go and help!"
Cooking in a large pot isn't something that requires any special skill.
Let Master Wang direct from the sidelines, and let Jiefang do the work.
Anyway, he's only busy in the morning, and he can come over to help at noon and in the evening! The next morning, Lan Hua got up to make breakfast, but Yan Jiecheng, who was usually fast asleep, sat up and said to her seriously.
"No way!" Lan Hua flatly rejected Yan Jiecheng's suggestion.
Yan Jiecheng was about to ask again when Lan Hua impatiently said, "Oh, whatever it is, I'll tell you when I get back tonight."
If you go too late, you'll miss your chance.
Lan Hua didn't know whether Yan Jiecheng didn't trust her or what, or how he could come up with such a foolish idea.
She could trust Zhang Chunhua and her husband, and she could trust Zhao Di, but she couldn't trust Yan Jiefang.
In her mind, Zhang Chunhua and her ilk wouldn't steal her business.
But if we can teach Yan Jiefang, even if Yan Jiefang isn't interested, it will be worthwhile.
The elderly couple would also encourage their second son to have that kind of idea.
She wasn't guarding against Yan Jiefang, but against the elderly couple.
But her decisive refusal frustrated Yan Jiecheng.
Actually, he didn't really have any disbelief in his mind.
He had a sleepless night last night, which was spent mentally preparing himself.
His thought was that the more money he made from orchids, the better his family's life would be.
As for other thoughts, he tries to clear his mind as much as possible, unwilling to think of things in a negative light.
Unexpectedly, Lan Hua was so autocratic that she wouldn't listen to any of his opinions.
This is what a man with many ideas is like!
This kind of personality is incapable of achieving anything, yet it makes one arrogant and self-important.
Of course, all men have a bit of this personality trait.
Just like at the Beijing Railway Station at this moment, Xiao Lan looked resolute as his wife tidied his clothes.
Then he said to his young wife, "Let's go back!"
Don't worry, this time I'll definitely get back what I've lost. ..."
"Yes, talk to her nicely."
We are not unreasonable people.
If she's willing to let the child acknowledge you, we won't ask for a single penny.
But what does this mean?…" (End of Chapter)