NFBE Chapter 224: A Strategy is Needed to Open a Shop
Chapter 224: A Strategy is Needed to Open a Shop
Zhao Xiaojing looked up at Ouyang Yidan as if she were looking at a treasure, and wondered in her heart, could this also be a hidden boss? While working as a waiter, he was also silently observing the flow of customers around him and could calculate the results like Xiaozhi?
"Sisters, let me tell you something! At noon today, I brought food to the sister who made noodles. The owner of the dumpling restaurant was standing there chatting, but when he saw me, he just walked away and gave me a fierce look!" Ouyang Yidan slammed her chopsticks on the table and continued.
"I chased after him and asked him what he meant and who he was with. But the noodle-pressing lady stopped me and told me not to be angry, saying that the dumpling restaurant couldn't continue and the boss was in a bad mood. I said that it had nothing to do with me, and the dumpling restaurant owner turned around and told me to stop showing off!"
"Then what?" Zhao Xiaojing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was how she discovered it. She thought Ouyang Yidan was gifted.
"Then I said that he had an unlucky life and he was always showing off to others. I asked him if it was someone else's family having a funeral and I had to carry someone else's coffin to my own house and cry? He was so angry that he couldn't speak and left in shame! It made me laugh to death!" Ouyang Yidan laughed as he spoke, and everyone was amused.
"It seems that we can indeed wait for the dumpling shop to close and then rent their shop. But Sister Jingzi, from what Ouyang said, the dumpling shop owner might have some opinions about us. I wonder if he will raise the price for us if we rent it directly?" Lu Hongwen thought for a while and asked.
"When the time comes, we will first ask the noodle pressing boss indirectly, then we will go to the dumpling restaurant ourselves to ask, and then we will find a stranger who the dumpling restaurant owner doesn't know to ask, and compare them to see how big the price difference can be." Zhao Xiaojing said.
"That's fine. I think that store is pretty good. It's also like ours, with two connected storefronts, and it's also a restaurant. If it's transferred with the equipment, I guess it won't need any renovation, and we don't need to buy tables, chairs, and benches. We can just modify the kitchen when the time comes." Lu Hongwen looked excited.
"Junior sister, why don't you keep the kitchen as well? If there are many customers, can we divide the kitchen according to the dishes? This way the kitchen will be more spacious!" Yun Yongyuan's eyes lit up.
"Pfft!" Su Yuchen laughed. "I'm talking to you guys. They haven't closed yet, and it's still unclear whether they can turn around. But you guys are already planning it, making it seem like you already have the store in your hands!"
The six of them were happy together.
The next morning, the dumpling restaurant lived up to everyone's expectations and put up a sign for the transfer of the store. Zhao Xiaojing saw it first, and when Ouyang Yidan came to work, she directly assigned her a task - to have a paid chat with the noodle pressing boss.
When Ouyang Yidan left, he brought two big oranges with him, and when he came back, he had a lot of gossip in his mind.
"Sister, sister! Let me tell you, the owner of that dumpling restaurant only opened his shop a few days longer than us, and he bought this shop from the previous dumpling restaurant owner. The dumpling restaurant used to serve authentic northern dumplings, but the owner thought the shop was too big and not profitable, so he moved to another location.
The new boss who took over the business is not very skilled. He made ordinary dumplings, but he couldn't even adjust the flavor of the fillings. The stewed dishes he made were tasteless. When he first took over the business, there were still regular customers coming to the dumpling restaurant. But after a while, there were no repeat customers at all!
Although his business was indeed affected by our store, he was only able to make ends meet before. Without us, he would only be able to stay open for a few more months before going bankrupt.
I mean, dumplings are so delicious, my family buys raw dumplings from the dumpling shop and freezes them during festivals. If they are really good, how can they go bankrupt so easily? "
As soon as Ouyang Yidan entered the kitchen, she started to spill the beans, pouring out all the fresh gossip.
"The former dumpling shop owner was also familiar with the noodle pressing owner. After the transfer, I chatted with the noodle pressing owner and he said he received 70,000 yuan as a transfer fee.
Then the current dumpling shop owner came and told the noodle shop owner that he spent 6000 to buy the shop. And they have the same landlord. The noodle shop owner knew that the rent of their shop was 7000, but the dumpling shop owner always told her that the rent was . The key point is that the noodle shop owner didn't ask him, he always said it himself!
Isn't this just a big mouth and a pretentious person? "
Ouyang Yidan's story was so vivid that Zhao Xiaojing was immediately amazed at her talent for gossip, as she was able to find out so much information in such a short time.
"Did the noodle-pressing boss tell him how much he would like to sell it for?" Zhao Xiaojing asked.
"I don't know how much the noodle shop owner made, but the dumpling shop owner boasted to her yesterday that his shop would get at least 120,000 yuan in transfer fees. He also said that he would transfer the technology, the secret recipe, and teach the business skills."
"He is so shameless. He took over the business for 70,000 and sold it out for 120,000 without any depreciation! How can he teach you business skills after the business went bankrupt in his hands?
Mirror, do we need to ask him if he is like this? With this kind of character, we must have deliberately raised the price. "Su Yuchen pouted and complained.
"Leave it alone for two days and see if anyone comes to inquire about this store. In two days, Sister Geng and Sister Hou will be here, so let them help take over the store.
At that time, let them go separately, one goes first and tries to lower the price, and the other goes later and raises the price a little bit. There is no need to look for a bargain, just take it at the normal transfer price. "Zhao Xiaojing thought about it with her chin propped up, and then came up with an idea.
Five days later, Geng Mingyan and Hou Guihua arrived in Jiangcheng as promised.
The two arrived in the afternoon. Zhao Xiaojing picked them up and took them directly to **ping's house. After completing the rental procedures, she took them to buy some household items.
The two wanted to go to work that day, but Zhao Xiaojing stopped them and told them about the dumpling restaurant.
"Wow! Jiangcheng is indeed a big city. Do you need a strategy to open a shop?" Hou Guihua was stunned when she heard this.
"It's like this when opening a store. It's the same in Hecheng. It still depends on who wants to transfer the business. It's not like a construction site, where if you're healthy and have no disabilities, you can come to work tomorrow." Geng Mingyan smiled gently.
"Well, I barely have some experience, so leave the business of managing the store and signing the contract to me. Guihua has never opened a store before, so how about I take the lead?"
"I think it's okay." Zhao Xiaojing nodded.
"It's no problem to take the lead, but what should I do when I get there?" Hou Guihua asked confusedly.
"You don't have to do anything. Just go over and take a look at the shop. Pick out its flaws and talk about them. If you can't find any, just say the shop is small and the decoration is poor. No matter how much he asks for the transfer fee, just say it's 5. If he gets angry, just be angrier than him and say that all the shops in this area are priced like this." Zhao Xiaojing smiled slyly.
"It's to affect his mood and let him know that his store is not worth that much money." Geng Mingyan explained.
"Yes, that's what it means.
Sister Geng, you can go over and negotiate. It will be enough to get it for around 70,000 or 80,000 yuan. Don't expect to get it at a low price. Just don't be taken advantage of." Zhao Xiaojing said.