After singing for more than an hour, Chen Lei got off the stage to rest.
Ma Yang stopped him right away and gave him a simple explanation of his salary and commission for drinks.
Chen Lei scratched his head and said very simply, "Sure."
This time, Ma Yang was a little embarrassed.
"It's alright. If you think the base salary is too low, we can increase it a little," Ma Yang said.
Chen Lei blinked and said, "Then … increase it a little."
Ma Yang, "…"
Look at how honest this child is!
Ma Yang felt that he had dug a hole for himself. He had thought that Chen Lei would politely say 'no need, no need', and then he could just go along with the flow and say a few pleasantries.
In the end, Chen Lei went along with the flow.
However, since he had already said it, he could not go back on his word.
Ma Yang hesitated for a while and said, "Alright, I'll increase your base salary to 1,800 yuan and commission for drinks. When you go on stage again, make sure to tell everyone to buy more drinks, understand? "
Chen Lei looked troubled as he said shyly, "Brother Ma, I'm sorry. How about I take 1,500 yuan? Don't make me talk to the audience. "
Ma Yang was speechless. This child was so thin-skinned.
"Forget it, you should sing. I'll announce this. The base salary is still 1,800 yuan. You don't have to worry about anything else. "
Chen Lei nodded and got off the stage to drink some water.
Ma Yang gave Zhang Yuan a look, and the latter immediately understood and walked up to the stage.
"Hello, hello."
"Hello, everyone. Let me introduce myself. I am the manager of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. My surname is Zhang."
Someone muttered, "Wasn't he a resident singer last week? How did you get a promotion after being forced out of your position by Chen Lei? "
Zhang Yuan saw that many people were not very interested in him and quickly went straight to the point. "Thank you, everyone, for your continued support. This time, I want to tell everyone that our internet cafe will give our resident singers a special benefit!
"From today onwards, when Chen Lei is singing, that is, during the four hours from 7 PM to 11 PM, a portion of all drinks will be given to Chen Lei.
"The specific method of drawing the commission is …"
"In two days, we will order a new set of menus. The commission for each glass of wine will be clearly written on the menu."
"In short, if everyone likes our singer, you might as well order a few more glasses of wine. This will all become real support. Thank you, everyone!"
After Zhang Yuan finished speaking, he immediately got off the stage and did not say anything else.
This was in line with Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's motto as well. They said less and did more. The service had to be like a gentle breeze; customers could only feel it when they needed it.
The customers below the stage immediately became restless.
"Are they giving the ingredients to the singers?"
"So kind?"
"And it's half of it! Can I go up and sing now? "
"Hehe, it's fine as long as you sing better than Chen Lei."
"That's great! I support you! Please give me another glass of wine! "
"I'll have a glass too."
"This way, this way!"
A few waiters actually started to get busy. This was the first time since Fish-Catching Internet Cafe had opened!
Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan exchanged glances and smiled.
Needless to say, it seemed like there was a chance!
…
Late at night.
Many people were tipsy, but they still did not want to leave.
Before Chen Lei got off the stage, he said 'thank you' to everyone for the first time. Then, he got off the stage with a red face and hid in the internet area.
Ma Yang, Zhang Yuan, and the waiters sent the customers off.
"Thank you for your support!
"Please be careful on your way back.
"We look forward to seeing you again!"
It was not until 10: 30 PM that all the customers left.
"Quick, count how many drinks we sold!" Ma Yang could not wait and ran to the cashier.
A few minutes later, Ma Yang's excited expression disappeared.
"We did sell quite a lot of drinks, but … that's all?"
Ma Yang was very disappointed.
He thought that he would be able to turn his losses into profits immediately. However, when he looked at the sales figures, his heart turned cold.
They had indeed sold a lot of drinks tonight. It was at least eighty percent more than the average from a few days ago!
That meant that most of the customers had ordered a second glass after hearing that they could give Chen Lei a cut of their drinks. What's more, there were some expensive cocktails among them.
However, they were still a long way from making money.
Zhang Yuan was much more rational. "That's normal. Brother Ma, the sales of our drinks have indeed increased, but we have too few customers.
"Think about it, we only have so many seats. Even if all the seats are taken and there are still people standing, we would be able to sell more than a hundred drinks. Isn't that enough? That night, we would only earn a few hundred to a thousand yuan. After deducting Chen Lei's cut, we would only earn twenty to thirty thousand yuan a month. "
"Wait." Ma Yang frowned. "Doesn't that mean that even if we earn twenty to thirty thousand yuan, we have to give Chen Lei twenty to thirty thousand yuan?"
Zhang Yuan was speechless. "Brother Ma, aren't you spouting nonsense? You were the one who decided to give Chen Lei fifty percent …"
Ma Yang's long face fell. "… I'm going back on my word. Why don't we not give Chen Lei half? Give him five percent or even one percent."
Zhang Yuan was so angry that he laughed. "Brother Ma, even if you don't keep your word, you can't go back on your word. Aren't you chasing him away? You were the one who decided to give him half. "
"I was the one who decided it, but I didn't expect it to be so much money …" Ma Yang scratched his head in pain.
Zhang Yuan was speechless.
No wonder Ma Yang was so generous. He didn't even know how much this was!
However, seeing that Ma Yang was really going back on his word, Zhang Yuan hurriedly stopped him.
"Brother Ma, there's really no need. Anyway, we are losing three hundred thousand yuan a month. Even if you take all of Chen Lei's cut, we would only earn twenty to thirty thousand yuan at most. This is not a long-term plan.
"Let's give more to Chen Lei and get more support from the audience. Once our reputation spreads and we have enough customers, things will be easier."
Ma Yang frowned. "What would be considered enough? According to your calculations, we would have to sell a thousand glasses of alcohol a night to recoup our losses. That's impossible. Our place can't even fit two hundred people, much less a thousand. "
Zhang Yuan was speechless. "Er … anyway, now that the alcohol sales have increased, let's observe for a while more. Don't kill us after we've outlived our usefulness."
"I still feel the pinch." Ma Yang rubbed his temples, feeling so pained that he couldn't breathe.
Indignation was written all over his face.
"No, I can't feel the pinch for no reason!
We have to let the customers feel it as well! "
Zhang Yuan was stunned. "How can we let the customers feel it?"
Ma Yang looked around. There was still quite a lot of space on the wall beside the stage. He pointed and said, "Hang a small screen here.
"Every time someone orders a drink, display a line of information on it. The table number, the drink they ordered, and how much Chen Lei took. There can also be a blessing at the end.
"This way, every time someone orders a drink, the audience will be able to see it.
"Add another line at the top. Show the total commission that Chen Lei received tonight."
"I've invested so much; I can't bear it alone. I have to let all the customers know what I've done!"
Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment. "That's fine. It's just a small screen; it won't cost much. Leave this to me. I'll get it done tomorrow. "
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