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Unlike those people nowadays who care more about interests as they get older, Grandpa Guan values ​​promises, trust and loyalty between friends more. He has a preconceived idea and believes that Zhou Chen would not be perfunctory, so he thinks that if he does not do well, it is the fault of his granddaughter and Li Chengtao themselves.

Zhou Chen understood Grandpa Guan's thoughts. This feeling of being trusted was very good. However, he had lived for so many years, but there were very few friends who could trust him like this.

"Master, you trust me too much. In this case, it seems that I cannot let you down."

After saying this, Zhou Chen's expression became serious.

"The reason why Jin Changsheng was able to have such a booming business for so many consecutive days right after its opening is nothing more than a few reasons. One of them is that they found someone to help them."

Guan Xiaoguan couldn't help but interrupt, "We've thought about this, but now it's been seven or eight days, and their place is still almost full every day. If it's a scam, how much money will they have to pay? Isn't this too much of a loss?"

Li Chengtao was also nodding his head rapidly, he thought the same as Guan Xiaoguan.

Zhou Chen looked at the two of them. It was really not easy for them to run the Chabalou successfully given their level of skills.

"Why not? If it were me, even if I had to hire someone for a month, I would do it without hesitation as long as I could bring down Chabalou."

"Because compared to the little cost of asking for favors, the profits of a monopoly are more crazy, isn't it?"

Guan Xiaoguan and Li Chengtao looked at each other. Neither of them was a shrewd businessman. Although they had Zhou Chen's analysis, they still felt that doing so would not be worth the cost.

Even if Jin Changsheng really defeated their Chabalou, could Jin Changsheng guarantee that their business would be good? Wouldn't they worry that there would be other people competing with them?

"I know what you two are thinking, but for Jin Changsheng, you are their main opponent right now. As long as they can defeat you, they can stand firm. Even if something happens in the future, they will have enough time to deal with it."

Li Chengtao scratched his head and said, "Okay, it seems to make sense."

Guan Xiaoguan also felt the same way. She asked, "What else? Didn't you just say there were several reasons?"

Zhou Chen said: "In fact, the specific reasons are not important. What is important is that a restaurant that has just had problems and reopened, even if its food is really good, still needs time to settle. It is impossible for it to be full for several consecutive days after opening. If such a situation occurs, it can only mean that there is a problem."

"You just need to know this. For you, how to maintain the previous traffic and compete with Jinchangsheng is the most important thing at the moment."

"Yes, yes, for me, the most important thing for us now is to save the relationship, to save the relationship..."

Guan Xiaoguan, who was already anxious, became even more anxious when he heard Li Chengtao talking.

"Recover the lost ground."

"Yes, it is to reverse the decline."

"Okay, Taozi, just stop talking and let Zhou Chen finish."

"Uh, okay."

Zhou Chen ignored the two people's conversation as if no one was around and continued at his own pace.

"There are actually many ways to restore Chabalou's business. The first one is naturally to learn from Jin Changsheng's plan and ask for favors. But to be honest, this method is very mediocre. Unless there is no better choice, it is best not to use it."

"Because Chabalou is different from Jinchangsheng. Jinchangsheng just opened and no one knows about it, but Chabalou has been around for several years. Regular customers basically know what's going on, unless you replace it with a better chef team and conquer customers with better food."

Li Chengtao said: "We just replaced a group of chefs at Chabalou, but they are not much better than the previous group. It is not easy to replace another group of chefs in a short period of time."

"Then you can only think of other ways, such as cooperating with some travel agencies. As the capital, Yanjing attracts countless tourists from other places every year. If you can reach a cooperative relationship with a travel agency, you won't have to worry about customers, especially during the peak tourist season, when there will be more customers."

Guan Xiaoguan and Li Chengtao's eyes lit up when they heard this.

"This is good, this is good." "Yes, this method is good."

Looking at the two people who were inexplicably excited, Zhou Chen didn't stop: "Cooperating with a travel agency is just an example. You can also cooperate with factories, enterprises, and even government agencies. Even if you give up part of the profits, as long as you travel a lot, then It’s definitely profitable.”

"In addition to this, restaurants can also add a service, which is take-out. Take-out is a delivery service. Customers call the restaurant and ask you to cook the food, and then you send someone to deliver it personally. The delivery service can also charge a running fee, which is calculated based on the distance of the journey."

"If the takeaway service is done well, the profit will definitely not be worse than in-store consumption, and based on the takeaway service, you can also expand other services, such as..."

Listening to Zhou Chen come up with one new and interesting idea after another, Li Chengtao and Guan Xiaoguan's mouths widened and their expressions became more and more shocked.

Even Mr. Guan was attracted by the takeaway service Zhou Chen mentioned. If this service really existed, he wouldn't have to cook for himself anymore.

After talking for nearly ten minutes, Zhou Chen's mouth was dry and he drank three glasses of wine in a row. He found that the three people in front of him were staring at him blankly.

"What do you think of the plan I mentioned?"

"what?"

The three of them woke up in shock. Li Chengtao was the first to stand up and shouted at Zhou Chen, "Brother, you are really my brother. No, you are closer than my brother. Oh my God, Zhou Chen, you are really amazing. How did you think of so many things? Even Han Chunming is far inferior to you."

They had consulted Han Chunming, but Han Chunming had been thinking for a long time and had not come up with any good ideas. As a result, Zhou Chen casually came up with several plans, and each one was better than the last.

Simply, simply...

Well, he couldn't think of any good adjectives to describe his shock at the moment.

Guan Xiaoguan also agreed, "That's right, Zhou Chen, you are amazing. My grandfather is right. You are really amazing. Han Chunming can't compare to you."

"Stop bragging. Just tell me, does what I said meet your expectations?" Zhou Chen asked.

"That's for sure. It fits the bill perfectly. It's just perfect."

"That's right, you just said so much, I didn't remember it all, and I didn't quite understand it."

Li Chengtao scratched his head awkwardly. He could understand the first half of what Zhou Chen said, but he was still confused about the takeaway service in the latter part.

Zhou Chen said: "If you don't understand, think about it slowly."

Then he looked at Grandpa Guan and said, "Grandpa, your granddaughter thinks it's worth it. What do you think?"

Old Master Guan glared at him and said, "What else can I do? Come to me in a few days and I'll let you pick one."

"Okay, thank you then."

Zhou Chen's face immediately filled with smiles. With these few words and ideas, he could get a good treasure from Grandpa Guan, and he would definitely not lose out.

A few days later, Zhou Chen came to Grandpa Guan's courtyard again. Grandpa Guan took Zhou Chen to his treasure house, which contained several boxes of treasures, and asked Zhou Chen to pick any one of them.

Zhou Chen has been in this industry for a long time. Relying on his strong learning ability, he has already mastered a lot of knowledge about archaeology and antiques. Although he didn't have the reminder from the old man, he still picked out an object from the Yuan Dynasty.

After he succeeded, the system identified that it met the requirements of the side quest, which meant that he had collected another quest item and was one step closer to completing the quest.

In the blink of an eye, more than a week has passed.

Just when Zhou Chen was at home, admiring the treasure he got from Grandpa Guan, Han Chunming suddenly visited him.

The first words Han Chunming said after seeing Zhou Chen were...

"Zhou Chen, I heard from Taozi that you gave them the method to deal with Jin Changsheng?"

Ever since Zhou Chen told Guan Xiaoguan and the others about the method, he had not paid any attention to the affairs of Chabalou and Jin Changsheng, so he was a little surprised when he heard Han Chunming's words.

"Why, is the business of Chabalou improving?"

Han Chunming said, "It is getting better. You didn't see it. The business of Chabalou has been very good these days. It is packed every day and there are people lining up. It was only after Taozi told me that I realized it was you who gave them the idea to cooperate with travel agencies and government agencies. You are a good person."

"Is this what you came for?"

"Of course, you don't know that since Chabalou's business has been picking up, Jin Changsheng's business has been much worse. Su Meng almost broke up with me because of this matter. She insisted that I was colluding with Taozi and others to squeeze Jin Changsheng. She has ignored me for several days."

Han Chunming complained to Zhou Chen that he had previously thought about helping Chabalou turn its declining fortunes around, but had never thought about competing with Jin Changsheng.

But before he could think of a solution, Li Chengtao and Guan Xiaoguan started to promote the business first, and they quickly recovered their previous business scale, or even exceeded it by a lot.

This made him confused. Li Chengtao had complained to him a few days ago, but how come he had come up with a solution just a few days later?

So he found Li Chengtao and interrogated him with threats and inducements, only to find out that it was Zhou Chen who gave them the idea. Even Mr. Guan knew about this, and he was the only one who was kept in the dark.

He was not angry, but just felt strange as to why Li Chengtao and Guan Xiaoguan thought of asking Zhou Chen for help.

What was even more surprising was that the method Zhou Chen mentioned was so effective that significant changes were seen in just one week.

More importantly, he had been interrogated by Su Meng several times these days and was exhausted, but this was the secret of Chaba Tower, so he naturally couldn't tell Su Meng about it.

He felt that he was taking the blame for Zhou Chen, so he came to Zhou Chen to complain.

Zhou Chen sneered: "What does it have to do with me? You haven't even gotten married yet, and you've been bullied by Su Meng like this. I can't imagine what the scene will be like after you get married."

In the TV series, Han Chunming and Su Meng were entangled for more than 30 years before they got married. It seemed happy, but in Zhou Chen's opinion, it was more like a helpless compromise.

Han Chunming said depressedly: "Zhou Chen, I always feel that you have a lot of opinions about Su Meng. Do you think we are so unpopular?"

"I didn't, don't accuse me." Zhou Chen immediately retorted.

But how could Han Chunming possibly believe it? One was his best friend and brother-in-law, and the other was his fiancée. Who could he go against?

So in the end he could only pretend he didn't hear it and didn't care.

"But I am still very grateful to you for helping Taozi and the others solve their problems. I don't want to see them being squeezed out by Jin Changsheng."

"Oh, there's one more thing. My car was confiscated and I haven't gotten it back yet. My new car hasn't arrived yet either. Can you lend me your car tomorrow?"

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to the countryside to pick up someone, Xiao Xing's sister Xiao Zao. The old man is not in good health, and he is not satisfied with the person Guan Xiaoguan found for him, so I want Xiao Zao to come to the city to serve him."

When Zhou Chen heard Han Chunming talking about Meng Xiaozao, he became interested. Meng Xiaozao in the plot was a very good child. Although she was not well educated, she was very kind to Grandpa Guan and listened to Han Chunming the most.

It can be said that among all the relatives of the Han family, Meng Xiaozao is the one who listens to Han Chunming the most and always supports Han Chunming in everything.

"Got it. Then you can drive the car there later. I will ride my bike to work tomorrow."

"Then I won't be polite to you."

"Haha, you sound like you've ever been polite before."

Zhou Chen went into the house and gave the key to Han Chunming. Then Han Chunming shamelessly stayed there, had a free dinner, and then drove away.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 669: Opening a supermarket together, seven years later

On the day off, Zhou Chen accepted Mao Tutu's invitation and had dinner together in the hotel.

During the meal, the two talked about some interesting things that happened to them recently. After drinking for a while, Mao Ditu finally revealed the real purpose of inviting Zhou Chen.

"Zhou Chen, you may not know this yet, but Yang Huajian has already gone into business and opened his own company."

"Oh, is it so?"

Zhou Chen was both surprised and not surprised.

He was surprised because Yang Huajian had already started a company without his knowledge.

He was not surprised because he had known Yang Huajian for a long time. He knew that Yang Huajian was not the kind of person who could sit in the office all the time and work hard for his career. Yang Huajian was a man who loved face, glory, and showing off.

Working within the system does not allow him to sway as he pleases. The higher the position, the more cautious he becomes and the more low-key he has to be.

Therefore, Yang Huajian's entry into the sea business is almost a foregone conclusion, it is just a matter of time.

Mao Ditu was surprised: "From your expression, you don't seem very surprised. Aren't you curious about what kind of company Yang Huajian opened?"

"What else could it be? Import and export trade. He is familiar with this business."

Zhou Chen casually said that Yang Huajian had previously partnered with Han Chunming in import and export trade several times and had established a lot of connections.

He started his own company because he wanted to make a big splash and earn a lot of money, so he naturally chose the path he was most familiar with.

Mao Map gave a thumbs up and said, "As expected of you, you guessed it right, it's a trading company. To be honest, after I found out about it, I wanted to cooperate with him, but this guy didn't have any intention of doing so at all."

Friends are friends, and business partners are business partners.

Yang Huajian has already figured out the way and is familiar with the process. Besides, he has money in his hands, so how could he be willing to give up the opportunity to make money to others?

Even Han Chunming, his former partner, did not invest, so how could Mao Tutu possibly invest?

Zhou Chen said: "Isn't this normal? He has connections, and he has money for the time being. He can handle it by himself, so why does he need others to invest?"

"You saw Yang Huajian go into the adult entertainment industry and you started to get excited, right?"

He knew exactly what Mao Tutu was thinking. Mao Tutu had wanted to start his own business before, but he was forced by his family to go to work. After a few years, he had a stable life.

But now seeing that Zhou Chen's small commodity chain store is getting better and better, and seeing that Yang Huajian has also officially gone into business, he suddenly feels a little anxious.

"Zhou Chen, we know each other very well. You promised me that if I go into the entertainment industry, I can cooperate with you. Does that still count?"

Before graduating from university, Zhou Chen had talked about this with Mao Ditu and Yang Huajian. At that time, Mao Ditu even said that he wanted to do business with Zhou Chen, but later due to pressure from family, nothing happened.

At that time, Zhou Chen also thought that he didn't have to work hard to make money, and could gain profits by investing in Han Chunming, Yang Huajian, Mao Ditu and others.

However, over the past few years, he did not implement this approach, and he did not even cooperate with Han Chunming.

Because he felt that his original idea was too unrealistic. Both Han Chunming and Yang Huajian had their own opinions. Although they were good friends, in the business world, interests were the main thing, and there were many things that he could not control.

He had figured it out long ago that instead of investing in them, it would be better to invest in his own sister.

At least his sister really cares about his own good. As Voldemort's Zhou Yi, she will always stand by his side no matter what.

That's why he helped Zhou Yi open several stores in the past few years and also gave him a small portion of the shares.