Song Tan's Notes

Song Tan ruthlessly rejected Lao Xu's promotion.

Even Lu Chuan sincerely thanked him and declined with a smile.

"I don't serve Tan Tan's delicacies here, and there's no guarantee you'll be able to buy anything if you come here, so there's no need to advertise."

Old Xu: “…” No, we go to great lengths to build such an expensive B&B, but it really doesn’t make any money?

Although he didn't say anything, his expression vividly expressed everything. Lu Chuan thought about it and said:

"Then... Master Xu, please take care of it next time."

"And the B&B is ready. If you're not in a hurry, you can stay here for a few days... There will be a film crew coming to the village in April. If they need to build a frame background, I wonder if you have any relevant experience to take it on."

"But, the construction industry is also in a downturn now, so it's good to see other tracks."

This proposal really confused Old Xu.

He was a down-to-earth person who built houses, so the crew and background construction were too far away, right? But Lu Chuan's last words touched his heart -

  Because just like he said, so many construction sites across the country have stopped working. He is lucky that he has always had work in the past two years, but the Song family can't build houses every year, right?

Anyway, after the two B&Bs are completed, there is nothing else to do, so he still has to go to the crew to take a look.

Apart from anything else, what if we want to build a film and television city?

  He can't take on big projects, so can't he be a small package transferor?

Old Xu was shocked, and felt that he had made all the plans for the future. He patted his chest and replied solemnly:

"Don't worry, your B&B will be used by celebrities, right? I will keep a close eye on it for you and make sure every detail is taken care of!"

After coming out of the B&B, Lu Chuan looked at the flower beds reserved on both sides and found that he could arrange planting after the road surface dried, so he showed the plan to Song Tan again.

Zhang Yanping and Xin Jun happened to come over from the old homestay of their seventh cousin. Seeing this, Zhang Yanping actively asked:

"How about it? Do you want me to go in and take a few turns?"

"Let me tell you, Lu Chuan, I have made an indispensable contribution to the rapid and excellent construction of your B&B!"

The gangster boss has fully realized his abilities and is speaking very sincerely at this moment.

And Lu Chuan nodded immediately:

"Thanks for your hard work!"

He was really grateful for Zhang Yanping's trouble. He decided to buy a homestay operation system when he gave the computer to him!

Zhang Yanping felt a little embarrassed when he was so serious. "Well, we are family, so it's only natural... I've been here this morning, and I'll come over again this afternoon to take a look."

Song Tan thought that seeing as Old Xu was now in high spirits, there was probably no need for Zhang Yanping to keep an eye on him anymore.

However, this is the sincere love of his cousin. Song Tan, who is not stingy, is also thinking about what gift to give for the grand opening.

But the most urgent matter is -

"Have you recruited all the cleaning staff for your B&B? Including bed linen cleaning?"

This is a big problem! When the huge crew comes, we will have to change the bedding and towels every day...

Zhang Yanping looked at Lu Chuan: "What about yours? Have you recruited all of them?"

Lu Chuan nodded: "My mother and I can act as customer service for the time being."

"The cleaning job was entrusted to Tian Tian. She knows a lot of people who have worked in hotels and promised to help find two diligent and meticulous people. When the people arrive, they will live in the dormitory on the mountain. They are also happy to do so."

"I outsourced the cleaning of the bedding to an online store. Every day, Fengfeng Express would come to pick it up, clean, disinfect, sort it, pack it and send it back." It's more expensive than the local cleaning shop, but it saves a lot of trouble. And because his homestay is expensive, and the bedding is made of different materials, he is not at ease packing it to a cheap linen company.

Zhang Yanping and Xin Jun sighed.

It’s nothing else, it’s just great to have money!

And they spend money like water.

Even though hiring a customer service representative and two cleaners doesn't seem to pay much per month...

Although the B&B in Luchuan covers a large area, it has few rooms, so two cleaners are enough to do everything, and they can also take turns to take vacations.

What about him?

It is a three-story building with a smallest single room of 15 square meters. During the off-season, there may not be one person, but when a crew comes, there may even be several people in one room (of course, the price will go up a bit)...

This way, the difficulty of cleaning doubles, and it becomes even more difficult to hire people.

Alas, when we decided to open a B&B on a whim, we thought carefully about everything from opening preparations to subsequent developments, but we didn’t expect to encounter so many problems in reality!

The two frowned and said, "Let's first ask if there is a cheap linen cleaning shop - well, the cleaning fee for a room with just bedding is at least 10 yuan a day..."

They asked several companies, and they all said that for long-term and large-scale cooperation, the price of a bed sheet is 1.8 yuan, a pillowcase is 0.5 yuan, a bedspread is 6 yuan, and a quilt cover is 2 yuan...

  Not to mention bath towels, bathrobes and the like, which cost two dollars and fifty cents each!

In fact, because they are a country B&B, they can't even meet the cooperation standards of this size. No one comes to collect the linens, you have to deliver them to the city yourself!

The gangster boss bowed for fifty cents, and he felt very sad at the moment.

But what he said is indeed a practical problem that all entrepreneurs have to face.

Lu Chuan also fell into deep thought - he had been poor in the past, and lived with Lu Jing in a village in the city next to the vegetable market, making every penny count.

At this moment, he suggested: "Due to the filming requirements, the actors will probably be covered in dust and dirt."

"However, in the early stage, the towels and bath towels in the store are only disposable. Although it will be more expensive for long-term use, it is easier to manage in the early stage and easier to clean later."

"Then the bedding cleaning - it would be better to buy a bigger washing machine and hire three cleaners."

"The salary for the cleaners can be higher - or we can just hire four people. In addition to cleaning, they can also scrub, wash, disinfect and air-dry the dirt that can't be washed off by the washing machine..."

To be honest, there is no shortage of places to dry clothes in the countryside.

Otherwise, the dirty sheets and quilt covers will be sent to the city for cleaning every day, and the cost will be far greater than the cost of washing machines and labor.

Song Tan said at the beginning that he could provide them with staff dormitories, with a bed costing 100 yuan per month.

Employee meals are 30 per person per day.

It is more convenient to recruit people when food and accommodation are provided.

His suggestion made sense. Zhang Yanping and Xin Jun thought about it and decided to go back and calculate the cost first.

They run the B&B not because they want to take advantage of the fact that the crew is not picky, and just do it casually and monopolize the money. Instead, they want to take advantage of the early stage when there are many people, so that any problems can be exposed quickly, and then they can work hard to improve.

The two of them continued to search the Internet for ways to use the limited funds they had, but Song Tan's eyes lit up and he had already thought of what gifts to give before the opening.

(End of this chapter)