Zhang Yuan was most satisfied with the first three shops. He was confident that he could make money from them.
After that, from the fourth to the sixth, these were the ones that followed the rules. Most of them would still have to pay, but it shouldn't be that bad.
However, the last four were in extremely bad locations. They were even worse than Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's flagship store. They were just there to make up the numbers.
After all, Pei Qian had specifically asked for ten alternative locations.
Zhang Yuan struggled for a while and said, "Boss Pei, these four locations are not impossible. It's just that … they might not be as suitable as the first three …"
Zhang Yuan could not directly say that these four locations were not possible.
After all, he and Ma Yang had chosen these locations. If he said that they were not possible, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face?
What if Boss Pei asked if these four places were not good enough? Why did they pick them out?
How could he answer that?
Thus, Zhang Yuan could only use a more subtle method to hint to Boss Pei that the first three locations were better.
Pei Qian stood up and walked towards the projection screen excitedly. Then, he took a closer look at the locations of these few shops.
"I think these four locations are not bad.
"I think that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe has to give people the feeling that it's only in this mountain, and no one knows where it's at. We have to let everyone be able to find this unexpected surprise that they have been searching for!"
"Open in the downtown area?
"No, no, no. It's too noisy. It's not in line with the positioning of our internet cafe.
"The tone of our internet cafe is quiet and relaxed. That's the tone we set from the beginning.
"We only need fifty computers, no smoking, and many books. Even when the singers sing at night, they usually sing folk songs and not rock songs … these are the embodiment of the tone of our internet cafe!
"Open in a crowded area like other internet cafes and make the atmosphere foul. Wouldn't that be like entering a market? That won't do. It would be too unstylish. It would damage Tengda's corporate image. "
Zhang Yuan was confused.
How could he say things like that that would damage Tengda's corporate image?
Boss Pei was putting too much on me. I can't bear it!
Pei Qian pointed at the four locations. "These four locations are very good. They are quiet and relaxed. They are especially suitable for us to empty our minds and let our customers think about life."
Zhang Yuan was even more confused.
What was the point of letting customers think about life?
It should be to let them think about how to spend, right?
Pei Qian continued, "What's more, the most important thing is that these four locations are all very large and spacious. They can give customers more space. This kind of experience is very important.
Zhang Yuan was speechless.
How big are the shops in these four places?
That was for sure. They weren't in the core business district, and the land was cheap. Of course, the place was much more spacious …
Zhang Yuan wanted to explain further, but Pei Qian had already returned to his seat. "You guys did well this time. We'll take these four seats."
Zhang Yuan had no choice but to swallow the words that he was about to say.
"Let's go back and let those store managers choose. They can go to whichever one they like."
"Go and sign the shops that are more troublesome to renovate first. Those that don't need major renovations can be delayed. Look for Assistant Xin when you need money."
The locations of these four stores were even more remote than the first flagship store, so the rent was naturally lower.
However, Pei Qian did not have that much funds on hand now. At most, he would open two first. He would open the other two after the subsequent revenue from the games arrived.
However, there was no need to rush this matter. There were still two months left. As long as they could open a week before settlement, it would be fine.
Zhang Yuan glanced at Ma Yang and gave him a look, which meant: Do you want to persuade Boss Pei?
Ma Yang nodded, looking like he understood. He walked to Pei Qian and said, "Alright, Brother Qian. We'll do it now. There won't be any problems!"
Zhang Yuan, "…"
Was that what I meant when I gave you a look?!
However, Ma Yang had already spoken. Zhang Yuan had no choice but to follow Ma Yang out of the office.
Zhang Yuan hugged his laptop, feeling melancholic.
In order to come up with this proposal, he had been very serious. He had done field research and comprehensive analysis.
It could be said that he had repeatedly verified that the first three locations would definitely be profitable!
The last four were just to make up the numbers. He did not waste much effort.
In the end, Boss Pei did not even look at them and directly decided on the last four locations.
This was really … making one's head go bald.
If another boss had done this, Zhang Yuan might have cursed them for being unreliable.
Of course, he would only curse in his heart. He would not resign. After all, he would not be able to earn such a high salary elsewhere.
However, Zhang Yuan would not complain about Boss Pei's decision. He could only blame himself for not being able to understand Boss Pei's intentions.
Choosing a location was such a simple matter. Would Boss Pei not understand?
Of course he would. The reason why he did not choose this was probably because Boss Pei had other considerations.
Zhang Yuan was a little melancholic for a while, but he quickly adjusted his mentality. He went to discuss the rent with Ma Yang and prepared to open a branch.
…
…
Pei Qian was very satisfied with the location this time.
If he continued to work hard, he would probably incur more losses than the flagship store.
That was very reasonable. The flagship store would definitely have the best business. Otherwise, why would it be called a flagship store?
After leisurely sipping his tea for a while, Assistant Xin knocked on the door and entered.
"Boss Pei, I've gathered some information about Shang Yang Games. Do you want to take a look?"
Pei Qian immediately perked up. "Yes!"
This was what Pei Qian had been most concerned about recently.
As long as he bought Shang Yang Games, he would have a second stable source of losses after Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. This was something that could be done once and for all!
Assistant Xin handed a stack of documents to Pei Qian.
As Pei Qian read, Assistant Xin explained.
"Shang Yang Games is a private company. It has a total of 52 employees.
"At the moment, Shang Yang Games mainly has two games. The first is called Romantic Taoist. It is a management game. The second is called Bloody Battle Song. It is a web-based war game."
When he heard the name of the game, Pei Qian could not help but feel emotional.
As expected, making lousy games still depended on one's talent.
Look at the name of the game. Romantic Taoist!
It sounded very indecent. If this game could become popular and enter the best-seller rankings, that would be the biggest joke in the world!
However, even though he knew that the game had a clickbait title, he still wanted to play it.
"Romantic Taoist is about to cease operations. Its income has been less than fifty thousand yuan for a long time. Bloody Battle Song is Shang Yang Games' main source of income. However, due to an operational incident, its income seems to have plummeted."
Pei Qian knew about this. Ma Yiqun had told him about it before.
Bloody Battle Song was probably the game that Old Liu had sold a saber for 888 yuan. Players had scolded him terribly.
That was pretty good.
These were all good choices to take over.
Assistant Xin continued, "Based on a rough estimate, Shang Yang Games' monthly rent is around 150,000 yuan, and the employees' salaries are around 200,000 yuan. Currently, it's hard to maintain. I heard that they won't even be able to pay their salaries this month."
He had a lot more employees than Tengda, but the workstations there were crowded, and the average salary was lower. Thus, the monthly rent and salary were much lower than Tengda's.
Pei Qian did not mind that. In any case, he could slowly improve it in the future.
As long as it didn't have any potential profits, it was fine!
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