He waited for another hour until noon.
There was a young man outside the door. He stuck his head out for a long time and finally pushed the door open.
A waiter who had been waiting for a long time immediately greeted them.
"Welcome! Would you like to surf the internet or have a cup of coffee? "
It sounded a little silly to ask this question, but Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was indeed a place where one could surf the net and eat at the same time. How else could he ask this question?
The young man had obviously seen the cool computer configuration through the glass and guessed that this was an internet cafe, so he came in.
"How much … an hour?"
The waiter answered honestly, "Ten yuan."
The young man was a little confused. He thought he had heard wrong. "Huh? I'm asking about the general area, not the private room. "
"That's right, sir. The normal area is 10 yuan an hour. We don't have private rooms here."
The young man was obviously speechless. "Is there a discount for applying for a card?"
"Yes, after you get a card, you can get a 10% discount on drinks." The waiter enthusiastically handed over the menu.
The young man's body swayed visibly as he swept his gaze over them.
Damn it!
On the front were all kinds of drinks and cocktails, all of which cost forty to fifty dollars a glass.
On the back were home-cooked dishes such as tomato eggs, yuxiang shredded pork, and so on. They were not cheap either!
This … I can't even afford it with a 10% discount!
What's more, your internet cafe membership card doesn't give you a discount when you go online. Instead, it gives you a discount on drinks. What kind of trick is this?
The young man coughed twice. "Sorry, my family is poor. Goodbye."
He turned around and left.
The waiters looked at each other.
This …
She really wanted to stop him.
However, Boss Pei had instructed that service had to be as natural as the spring breeze!
Just like the feeling of the spring breeze caressing the cheeks, let the customers feel your presence, but not too strong.
Therefore, the waiters could only endure it.
Soon, it was noon, and the flow of people gradually increased.
There were also quite a few people who came over to inquire about the price.
In the end, three or four people came, and all of them, like the young man before, retreated after hearing the price.
Someone even muttered in a low voice, "This is daylight robbery!"
Zhang Yuan had been standing at the bar, preparing to perform his bartending skills.
In the end, not to mention ordering drinks, no one even came in to surf the internet!
"Brother Qian, this won't do!"
When Ma Yang saw this, he grew anxious.
The beginning was already so bad. What was he supposed to do?
At that time, the more deserted it was, the less people would come. Wouldn't that be a vicious cycle?
Pei Qian nodded solemnly as well.
"Yes, that won't do."
"Someone, make a sign and stick the price list on the door!"
"They came in one by one and left after asking the price. Ridiculous."
"Let them know the price at the door, so that they don't have to come in and ask and then leave, wasting their time!"
"If you think it's too expensive, just don't come in. It'll save everyone a lot of trouble. Isn't it great?"
Ma Yangren was dumbfounded.
Is this what you mean by 'really can't do'?
It was fine if you didn't hang a sign, but if someone came in and asked about the price, they might be too embarrassed to leave under the gaze of the waiter. This way, you could keep some thin-skinned customers.
Hang a sign, and people will leave after looking at the sign. They won't even come in!
Weren't they chasing away some thin-skinned potential customers?!
Ma Yang was a little conflicted.
Pei Qian saw his hesitation and urged, "Hurry up and go. What's there to hesitate about? "
Ma Yang stood up rather reluctantly and arranged for someone to make a brand.
Pei Qian continued drinking his coffee.
It was as if ordinary coffee was sweeter!
…
In the afternoon, there was finally a customer who came to visit.
Two guys who looked like second-generation heirs went online together. After looking at the price at the door, they hesitated for a moment. However, after a moment of hesitation, they walked in and sat down in the internet cafe area.
A few people who looked like white-collar workers sat down in the coffee area and ordered a cup of coffee.
This was within Pei Qian's expectations.
Although this place wasn't a proper business district, it was at the edge of one. It was only one street away from a shopping mall.
With so many people coming and going, there was no guarantee that someone would stop by for a cup of coffee or something. This was unavoidable.
Even if the price of an internet cafe was too high, it was unlikely that there wouldn't be any customers. That scene was too perfect and unrealistic.
It was totally acceptable to have a few customers.
As long as it was controlled to a certain number and the income couldn't cover the cost, it would be fine!
Pei Qian stared into the night.
A few people came to drink. Zhang Yuan also went on stage and sang two songs. The atmosphere was quite good.
It wasn't as quiet as it was in the day. However, there were still very few people in the internet cafe.
Pei Qian made a rough estimate. This amount of income was probably not enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.
Great!
Everything was going according to plan!
Pei Qian stood up and prepared to go back.
Ma Yang, on the other hand, was obviously a little traumatized and dispirited.
They had such good computers and such a great environment. Yet, it was so quiet on the first day of business!
Ma Yang couldn't accept this.
Pei Qian restrained the smile on his face and comforted him. "It's alright. It's just the first day. Old Ma, you have to remember that this is Tengda Corporation's long-term plan!
"Even if we lose money for the first three months or half a year, it's alright! Things will get better slowly, understand? "
Ma Yang nodded, but it was obvious that he wasn't listening.
Pei Qian couldn't say too much either. He patted Ma Yang's shoulder and walked away happily.
…
…
March 14th, Sunday …
At night …
Zhang Yuan and Ma Yang found a table on the second floor near the window and sat down. Their expressions were serious.
Zhang Yuan held a pen and paper and wrote as he calculated.
"315,000 yuan a month for rent.
"We are a commercial water and electricity company. The utility bills, the purchase of various materials, and the wastage would be more than 10,000 yuan a month.
"Wages would be more than 60,000 yuan a month.
"That means that our internet cafe would spend more than 400,000 yuan a month without doing anything!
"What's more, the initial investment for the internet cafe, the computers, equipment, renovations, and the like would be more than two million yuan.
"Based on our turnover for the past three days, we can't even compare to a small coffee shop that's ten square meters. Based on the current situation …
"Don't talk about recouping our capital. We would probably lose more than 300,000 yuan a month …"
Ma Yang's face turned pale as he listened to Zhang Yuan's calculations.
Wasn't this … too much?
However, after thinking about the business for the past few days, this figure was reasonable.
There were simply too few customers!
There were more than a hundred computers in the internet cafe. Most of the time, there was only one person playing in an entire row of computers!
What's more, they didn't play for long.
The situation in the coffee shop was only slightly better. There were more people.
However, many people came and ordered a cup of coffee and sat there for the entire day. It didn't cost much.
The scariest thing was that even so, not even half of the seats in the coffee shop could be filled. It was obvious how bad business was!
At night, not many people came to drink. Even when Zhang Yuan went on stage to sing, there were very few people cheering and applauding.
It was extremely embarrassing!
Thus, Zhang Yuan and Ma Yang had been extremely worried these two days.
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was losing three hundred thousand yuan a month. That meant that if they didn't do anything a day, ten thousand yuan would disappear.
This was a bottomless pit!
How much money could they afford to spend like this?
Zhang Yuan said, "Brother Ma, you're very close to Boss Pei. Do you want to tell him that we can't go on like this? We have to think of something."
Ma Yang's face turned bitter. "Brother Qian told us to stay calm. No matter what, we'll see what happens in a week.
"In a week …"
Zhang Yuan looked at the date. The next Sunday was the 21st.
It felt like … one day was like a year!
"Ai, alright. Since Boss Pei has said so, we'll wait and see.
The key is that Boss Pei doesn't want us to send people to distribute flyers. We can't lower our prices either. This … "Zhang Yuan couldn't understand.
There was still a lot of profit to be made!
They could lower their internet fees, make their drinks cheaper, and start a card top-up event …
This matter wasn't unsolvable!
However, they didn't know what Boss Pei was thinking. He didn't want them to do that.
Thus, Zhang Yuan was at his wit's end.
If there was a problem with the pricing, there was no point in improving the other areas!
"We'll listen to Brother Qian. We'll see what happens in a week."
Ma Yang didn't think too much. He was certain of one thing. Since Boss Qian had specially instructed them, they had to follow his instructions obediently. They would not act on their own.
"That's the only way.
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