Peninsula Landlord

Chapter 511 How to solve it
"Hola, what did you just say?"

"Hey, Zhenli, can you please look at the road and concentrate on driving?"

Goo Hara, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was startled when she saw Choi Jin-ri, who was driving, suddenly staring at her with disbelief.

You know, she was driving?

And this is Seoul. Although it is past the morning rush hour, there are still quite a few vehicles on the road.

It would be really funny if Choi Jin-ri got into a car accident because she was chatting with herself while driving.

Not to mention that if the two of them got into a car accident because of chatting, then those reporters and paparazzi would definitely not let them go.

Even if they were lucky enough not to be discovered by the reporters, if both of them were injured in the car accident, wouldn't that be a loss?

Fortunately, the current speed of the car was not fast and there were not many cars on the road. In addition, Goo Hara's reminder was timely, so Choi Jin-ri quickly corrected the vehicle that had just deviated.

When the vehicle returned to normal, Goo Hara patted her chest to calm her rapidly beating heart, and then complained to Choi Jin-ri.

"Zhen Li, why didn't you drive properly just now? Why were you looking at me?"

"What do you say?"

"If it weren't for your nonsense, would I be distracted?"

Although she was somewhat in the wrong, Choi Jin-ri did not give in when faced with her friend's complaints, but directly asked her back.

As Goo Hara's best friend and closest confidant, she is completely unconstrained by the Korean culture of seniority and inferiority when facing Goo Hara.

And most importantly, her complaints were heartfelt.

Just now, she was driving and chatting happily, but Goo Hara insisted on saying those nonsense and asked her if she liked Huang Xu.

If she asked this, would it distract me?
Naturally, the danger just now would not have happened.

Goo Hara was a little embarrassed when listening to Choi Jin-ri's complaints. She didn't expect Choi Jin-ri's reaction to be so big.

So she skipped the question of who to blame and repeated her previous question.

"Zhen Li? Do you like Huang Xu Oppa?"

"Hola, you're talking nonsense again."

"Is Huang Xu Oppa your boyfriend?"

"How could I possibly like him?"

"What would you do if I liked him?"

"You know, we are the best of friends, right?"

Choi Jin-ri, who was already prepared, was not so panicked when she heard Goo Hara's question again.

Although I still don't quite understand why Goo Hara asked me this. Was it because I revealed my feelings for Huang Xu and she was already doubting me, or was it for some other reason?

But she believed that her series of questions, no, questions, should be able to dispel some of Goo Hara's doubts.

Goo Hara's reaction was not beyond her expectations.

After hearing what she said, Goo Hara smiled and said something sweet to her.

“I just knew that the truth was best for me.”

"That's right, you are my best friend~!"

"If I fall in love with Huang Xu Oppa, then what kind of person would I be?"

Listening to Gu Ha's words, Choi Jin-ri responded with a smile, and the smile on her face was very bright.

But when she turned around and concentrated on driving, her eyes suddenly dimmed, and she warned herself in her heart.

Huang Xu Oppa is Goo Hara’s boyfriend. I shouldn’t like Huang Xu Oppa, and I can’t like Huang Xu Oppa.

And next, I should keep a certain distance from Huang Xu Oppa.

As she advised herself that she would go to China alone with Huang Xu in a few days, her cheerful mood suddenly turned into a huge cloud.

His originally bright eyes dimmed in an instant.

Although she didn't show this change in mood at all on the surface, she was still smiling and chatting with Goo Hara, as if nothing had happened.

But who could blame her for the fact that the person observing her is her best friend Goo Hara?

After spending several years together, the two have become too familiar with each other.

Even though Choi Jin-ri hid it very well and her acting skills were superb, Goo Hara still saw some clues.

However, she had no intention of exposing the truth. Instead, she continued chatting with Choi Jin-ri with a smile, as if she had not discovered anything.

Until Choi Jin-ri drove to the roadside downstairs of her company.

After Choi Jin-ri parked the car, she first expressed her gratitude to Choi Jin-ri.

Then, without waiting for Choi Jin-ri to react, he suddenly unbuckled his seat belt, leaned over to Choi Jin-ri's ear, and whispered something.

"Mari, if you like Oppa too, I don't mind~!"

"you"

When Choi Jin-ri heard Goo Hara's whisper, she was stunned.

She didn't expect that Goo Hara would say such words to her.

Fortunately, after what happened just now, she regained her senses in the moment of daze and wanted to say something to Goo Hara.

Unfortunately, Goo Hara did not give her a chance to speak. After whispering in Choi Jin-ri's ear, she took her small bag and got out of the car.

By the time Choi Jin-ri came to her senses from her shock, she was already standing on the side of the road holding the car door and waving goodbye to her.

"Zhen Li, on the way back, please concentrate on driving and be careful~~!"

"Hola, I."

"Then Truth, I'll go up first~!"

Seeing that Choi Jin-ri wanted to say something, Goo Hara closed the car door, turned and walked towards the company building, not giving Choi Jin-ri a chance to speak.

In the end, Choi Jin-ri was the only one left trapped in the car, staring in a daze at her departing back.

"What~~!"

"How could Hal say something like that?"

"Could it be that she found out that I like Huang Xu Oppa?"

"But when was I exposed?"

"Are you going to China with Oppa this time?"

"Also, what on earth did Hal mean by that?"

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After Goo Hara left, Choi Jin-ri sat there for a long time trying to guess Goo Hara's intentions, but still couldn't figure it out.

Finally, he slapped the steering wheel fiercely and howled at the roof of the car.

"What the hell is going on~~!"

. . . . . . .

"What the hell is going on~~!"

"We just wanted to make some money as a side job, but how come it suddenly affected our careers."

After listening to Huang Xu's story, Kim Jong Kook showed a bitter smile on his face. As a former famous singer and former famous group in the Korean entertainment industry, the only two triple crown winners in Korea, plus his current identity as a famous variety show host.

This makes his identity, status and popularity in South Korea quite terrifying.

Even because of the popularity of the Running Man variety show, he has gained quite a lot of popularity in the entire East Asia region.

This also resulted in the fact that although the music pub was now doing well and had considerable profits and dividends every month, for him, it was just icing on the cake.

He didn't want his career to be affected by this little money, so he turned and said to Ha Dongxun.

"Haha, why don't we save up some money and open our own branch."

"Although the development may be slower, it is also safer."

"Anyway, based on the current income from the store, it shouldn't take more than a few months to save enough money."

"This"

After listening to Kim Jong Kook's words, Ha Dongxun's face turned a little ugly.

Don’t underestimate him. Like Kim Jong Kook, he is a regular guest on Running Man and is also a guest or frequent guest on many variety shows.

In Korea, he is also a popular star.

But when it comes to income and net worth, there is a big gap between the two of them.

Although the music bar has only been open for half a year, its turnover has only reached this level in the past two months, and this money has to be distributed as dividends to Kim Jong Kook and Huang Xu.

But even so, this money far exceeds his income as an artist.

And most importantly, as he was listening to Huang Xu's story just now, he had already begun to imagine in his mind the scene where he and others would make a fortune after they opened up for franchising.

Now, Kim Jong Kook's words directly shattered his beautiful fantasy.

However, this was Kim Jong Kook's decision, and the inequality in status made it difficult for him to oppose the decision made by Kim Jong Kook.

"Since Zhong Guo and Xiao Xu have said so, let's be safe and put safety first."

"Even if it develops slowly, it's not a big deal as long as safety is guaranteed."

Although he was not very willing, Ha Dong-hoon immediately expressed his support for Kim Jong-kook's decision.

And after he finished speaking, he even expressed his misery with a smile on his face.

"Besides, our pub is making considerable profits. If we want to open a branch, it won't be that slow."

“It’s just that dividends may have to be suspended in the next few months.”

"There's nothing we can do about it, right?"

Listening to Ha Dong-hoon's words, Kim Jong-kook expressed his satisfaction.

As a shrewd man, how could he not understand Ha Dongxun's thoughts?
And last night, after Huang Xu left, he pulled me and talked for half the night, imagining how much franchise fee they could get and how much money they could get after the franchise was opened.

In fact, if he didn't pull himself, he might not be able to sleep all night.

After thinking about this, he looked at Ha Dongxun and a hint of satisfaction flashed across his eyes again. Then he followed his words and sighed in the same tone of admiration.

"Who said that the consequences of joining this model are too serious~!"

"You can earn money slowly, but if your main business has problems, that's the most serious thing."

"Who said there is no way to have the best of both worlds?"

"Yeah, it would be nice if there was a way to have the best of both worlds."

Hearing Kim Jong Kook's sigh, Ha Dong-hoon's face was full of regret.

Huang Xu, who was watching the performance of the two throughout, listened to their sighing tone and suddenly said something mysteriously.

"Actually, there is a way to have the best of both worlds~!"

“Ah~~???”

"What did you say????"

"There is a way to have the best of both worlds~~!!!"

As Huang Xu spoke, Kim Jong Kook and Ha Dong Hoon's faces were filled with shock, confusion, resentment and even anger.

In short, the expression is very complicated.

Just now, the two of them struggled for a long time before making a painful choice. As a result, Huang Xu now told them that there is actually a way to have the best of both worlds.

How could the two of them remain calm?
Huang Xu looked at the two people with complicated expressions, especially the anger in their eyes, but still maintained a smile and poured a cup of tea to each of them.

"Brothers, please don't be anxious. Have a cup of tea and calm down first."

"No, Xiaoxu, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us how we can have the best of both worlds."

Seeing Huang Xu's unhurried manner, He Dongxun became a little anxious.

He had agreed just now somewhat reluctantly, and after he said it, his heart was bleeding.

Now that Huang Xu says there is a way to have the best of both worlds, how can he still hold back?
And it was not just him, Kim Jong Kook was also looking at Huang Xu with anticipation, waiting for Huang Xu to answer his questions.

Of course, Huang Xu not only saw anxiety in the eyes of the two men, but also a hint of resentment.

After seeing this, Huang Xu no longer hesitated. After taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, he began to preach to the two of them.

"The best of both worlds method I just mentioned is actually still franchising, but the way of cooperation and the terms and conditions involved need to be changed."

"Is it just a matter of changing it?"

"It's that simple?"

The two of them seemed a little stunned when listening to Huang Xu's words. They obviously didn't expect that Huang Xu would say it so easily.

They just sounded so serious, as if their business would be in great crisis after opening up to franchise.

Now it is said that it can be avoided with a simple adjustment.

This made the two of them confused for a moment, wondering which of Huang Xu's words were credible.

Looking at the two people's puzzled eyes, Huang Xu touched his nose awkwardly.

What he said just now sounded so serious, but it was actually very simple. He just wanted to dampen their overflowing confidence, pour a bucket of cold water on them, and make them sober up.

In fact, Huang Xu discovered that something was wrong with the two of them some time ago.

Maybe as the pub's business was booming, he became more and more arrogant and inflated, seeming a little restless.

And when they met last night, their feeling of expansion became even stronger.

I don’t know if it’s because the success of their franchise business gave them too much confidence that they had an illusion.

That is the thing about franchising. You just need to do it casually and then sit back and collect money.

That's why Huang Xu just thought of pouring cold water on them to calm them down.

Of course, Huang Xu had no way of guaranteeing what specific effects it would have and how much of an impact it would have.

Then, Huang Xu began to explain under the expectant gazes of the two.

"I believe you have already understood the shortcomings of the general franchise model through my explanation just now. It is difficult to manage, the quality standards cannot be unified, and there will be more or less problems with brand consistency."

"So if we just solve these problems, can we ensure efficient expansion while ensuring safety?"

"That's true, but how do we solve this problem?"

(End of this chapter)