Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1247 Taking Over

Chen Degang said, "Yes, what's the use? It's only worth it if it's a house."

Xiao Wei said, "Why not build one? It shouldn't cost much to take one of the rooms out, right?"

Chen Degang laughed and said, "Of course it is in your eyes, it must be several thousand yuan, but for us it's a huge sum of money."

One sentence silenced Xiao Wei. He came out of the control room, looked around, and asked Chen Degang, "What are you planning to do now?"

Chen Degang said, "I definitely want to get it up and running as soon as possible. There's no other way. Anyway, I'm definitely not willing to let Zheng Xiaoqiu take me; she'll only accept money if she does."

Xiao Wei looked at the samples on the counter and asked, "What's behind this?"

Chen Degang said, "These are houses allocated to teachers at the school, but it seems no one lives there now. They're either rented out or empty. There are three more houses behind them."

Xiao Wei asked Zhang Dawei, "Do you think it's okay? If so, let's redo this. I think this position is alright."

Zhang Dawei looked around and said, "I don't know either. If you say it's okay, then it's okay. How much will it cost next?"

Chen Degang said, "We definitely spent more than 35,000 yuan; there were some small expenses we can't even remember."

Xiaowei said to Zhang Dawei, "He won't lie about the amount of money. But if you take over, it will cost you some money. You'll need to replace all the equipment, and it would be best to build up the backyard first. Then we can see if we can rent it all together and connect it."

Zhang Dawei looked behind him and asked, "How much more money do I need?"

Xiao Wei smoothed his hair and thought for a moment before saying, "The oven costs over four thousand, two egg beaters, the large one costs over two thousand and the small one costs over three thousand, the turntable costs three hundred and fifty, a set of nozzles costs over three hundred, and if you cover the back and open up this side, the whole thing will probably cost another fifteen to seventeen thousand."

Zhang Dawei said, "So, it's fifty-two thousand?"

Xiao Wei said, "It'll cost 60,000 yuan, plus freezers, boxes, additives, and so on. This whole area will be used for display, the backyard will be the workshop, and you can live here. That's all. I'll help you with the signage later."

Zhang Dawei thought for a moment and said, "I got 90,000 from the split over there, so that's enough money. Hehe, I was originally thinking of buying a mobile phone."

Xiao Wei glanced at Zhang Dawei: "Are you out of your mind? You haven't even earned any money yet and you're already thinking about spending it. What's the use of your cell phone? What can't you do with a landline here? Besides, the phone service is going to switch to the internet soon. You want to buy one now? You've got too much money to burn!"

Zhang Dawei said, "It just feels pretty classy. Why change the website?"

Xiao Wei said, "You have to spend money to buy things usefully. What does 'spend money' even mean? If you have a lot of money in your pocket, you'll always have something to spend money on. The telecom company is about to launch mobile phones, and they say they'll be much cheaper than traditional mobile phones. We'll see when the time comes."

Zhang Dawei asked, "So what do we do now?"

Xiao Wei said, "You write a note with them, pay the money, and then find someone to rebuild it. Tear down this wall. After that, find out which teacher owns it and contact them to rent it. It's not expensive anyway."

The rent here is not high. Chen Degang and his family only paid 8,000 yuan a year for this place right on the street.

Zhang Dawei asked, "So how does he set up all these things?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's useless. Chen Degang, can you return these things?"

Chen Degang said, "Damn, who would give a refund after selling these? They'd be ecstatic if they could sell all of these."

Xiao Wei said, "You should ask him. It's a waste to throw away some money; it's better to get a refund than nothing."

Chen Degang looked at the oven and scratched his head: "Can't this even be used? Zheng Xiaoqiu even took us to several places, begging them to buy it for us. We've used it several times, and it's always worked fine."

Xiao Wei said, "If you want to make money, there are some things you can't cut corners on. It's not that you can't use them, it's that you can't make anything decent, understand? If you open a shop, you need people to come and buy from you, right? The food has to taste good, right? If you just mess around and cut corners to save money, then people will just follow suit and buy from you."

Isn't this just fooling yourself? With equipment like this, I bet nobody's coming in after two or three months."

Chen Degang grinned and said, "I don't understand. I just listen to what he says, thinking that I can save some money."

Xiao Wei said, "In a partnership, fairness is paramount. Everyone needs to be completely open and honest, and they need to know each other's backgrounds. That's what a partnership is all about. The way you've handled this is like setting out dishes; you're doing it without knowing anything. I'm speechless."

Zhang Dawei said, "That Zheng guy is really bold. He can't do it himself, but he dares to take charge. He's obsessed with making money. He thinks that as long as he opens the door, people will give him money."

Liu Bin laughed and said, "He doesn't spend a single penny, so losing money has nothing to do with him. He must be very bold."

Xiaowei said, "Then let's settle on that. Do you have pen and paper? You two write it down, Dawei, you give him the money, and then start making arrangements. First, make the changes, tear down the wall and build the yard, repair the back all at once, and then do the rest."

I'll arrange for the city to prepare all the equipment for you. Once you've got everything set up here, you just need to get a truck to tow it over. I'll have the school recommend a driver for you; you can discuss the details yourself. I can't comment on the salary.

However, I suggest you learn from them and do it yourself later. If you have a boyfriend, the two of you can work together. It shouldn't be that busy here. You can always hire a waiter; it's much cheaper than hiring a chef.

Zhang Dawei said, "What kind of master is he? He knew he had to leave after teaching me."

Xiao Wei said, "It's okay, I'll have him come back to my side when it's over, there's plenty of work to be done."

Chen Hui watched Zhang Dawei write a note and asked, "Chen Degang, has the business license been obtained yet?"

Chen Degang said, "It's done." He went to a cardboard box in the back and rummaged through it, finding the business license, tax registration certificate, and health permit.

Chen Hui took it and looked at it: "We still have to go through a round of name changes. Dawei, will you still use this name for the store? Xililai, it sounds alright."

Zhang Dawei wrote the paper down and handed it to Chen Degang, saying, "Okay, just change 'boss' to 'me,' since I'm just a self-employed individual anyway."

Chen Degang glanced at the note, picked up a pen and signed his name. Zhang Dawei also signed his name, and the two went to the bank not far across the street to withdraw money.

Chen Hui said to Xiao Wei, "Do you think this will work? There seem to be too few people here."

Liu Bin said, "Sure, there are over 100,000 people here, divided into several areas. Once this place is developed properly, people from above will come down to buy."

Xiao Wei said, "If he wants to open a shop here, let him. He can definitely earn tens of thousands of yuan a year."

More than half an hour later, Zhang Dawei and Chen Degang returned, along with a short old man, who was about 1.5 meters tall.

Chen Degang took the money and handed over the keys, his ID card, and the rental agreement to Zhang Dawei: "I won't accompany you to change your business registration or anything. I'll leave my ID card with you and come back to get it when I have time."

Zhang Dawei said, "Okay, I'll go run it myself. I won't keep you any longer. Come visit sometime."

After Chen Degang and Liu Bin left, Zhang Dawei said to Xiaowei, "This old man is the owner of the house behind. It's a coincidence that when I asked around at the school gate, he was eating at the snack bar."

The old man, also surnamed Chen, chuckled and said, "This is how it should be. I'm retired and live in the city. I rarely come back here, but I happened to run into you today while I was at the school taking care of some business."

Zhang Dawei said, "The old man said the three rooms in the back all belong to him."

Several people followed them out, went around to the back to take a look, and found a kitchen between two rooms. In the end, they negotiated the price down to 3,500 yuan a year, and Zhang Dawei and Old Chen wrote it down on a piece of paper.

(End of this chapter)