Chapter 2237 2239【Investing in Tongfu Inn】

  When Lu Xiucai was busy writing novels and Mo Xiaobei was studying painting with Mr. Dou, the Yihong Building opposite Tongfu Inn finally opened for business after nearly three months of renovation.

  On the opening day, the sound of gongs and drums and the sound of firecrackers created a great momentum.

   "Congratulations on the opening of Yihonglou, every distinguished guest will get a pot of Fenjiu, eight taels of creamy crab!" The lobby manager of Yihonglou shouted standing in front of the door.

  The so-called newly opened latrines are fragrant for three days, not to mention that Yihonglou is not a latrine.

   It has been renovated for three months, and the interior decoration is magnificent, carved beams and painted buildings, exquisite furnishings, unique ingenuity, and the grade is much higher than Tongfu Inn.

  Compared with others, Tongfu Inn is like a grass nest.

  In addition to hardware facilities, Yihonglou software is also quite good.

   Not only invited the master chef from Zuixianlou in Yangzhou to hold the spoon, arranged young and beautiful maids to greet the guests, and served the high-quality Fen wine brewed in Xinghua Village, but also invited Nanxi opera artists to sing the whole version of "The Romance of the West Chamber".

  When guests go to Yihonglou for dinner, they have to eat, drink, listen and watch. In addition, in order to attract customers, Yihonglou's sales promotion is astonishing. Not only are Fenjiu and crabs given away for free, but the food is also discounted, almost selling at a loss.

   Therefore, it attracted a large number of guests within two days. Compared with Tongfu Inn, the number of guests dropped sharply by 70% to 80%.

   It used to be that Tongfu Inn was always full, and guests had to wait for a number to be seated, but now it has become empty. I earned fourteen or five taels of silver a day before, but now I can't even earn two taels of silver.

   Therefore, Tong Xiangyu frowned in worry, "A meeting!"

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   "Yihong Restaurant has opened, you all know it?" Tong Xiangyu asked with a cold face, "Our guests are almost robbed by it, what do you think we should do, do you have any ideas?"

  Guo Furong, Bai Zhantang, and Lu Xiucai look at me and I look at you, but they don't have any ideas.

   "Shopkeeper, I have an idea." Seeing this, Xiang Nan said.

   "Okay, talk big." Tong Xiangyu immediately asked for advice when he saw it.

"Shopkeeper, when I was studying art in the Yellow Crane Tower, the restaurant was not only luxuriously decorated, but also served very well." Xiang Nan said, "For example, the dishes are served by beautiful maids. Sorry to only order a bowl of Yangchun noodles;

   There is a small stage in the center of the lobby, where storytelling artists, drum performers, and jugglers are often invited to perform. The guests enjoy the performance while eating, which is pleasing to the eye;

  In addition, it also often holds poetry meetings, inviting celebrities, gentry, talented scholars and poets to come here to recite poems and write lyrics. The spread of these poems and songs has added a lot of fame to the Yellow Crane Tower. Even those of us in Qixia Town have heard of its name.

   What Yihonglou is doing now, in my opinion, is an imitation of Yellow Crane Tower. So you can also think about it, or change it according to the Yellow Crane Tower. "

   Hearing what he said, Lao Bai was the first to support it.

   "That's right, I thought our inn was not upscale. Look at the decoration, the furnishings, and the floor. Oh, it's okay to put it in Qixia Town. It can't be compared with the big hotels in the capital."

"I have said since I came here that our store is too dilapidated and we need to spend a lot of effort to renovate it. You didn't listen to me at the time." Xiao Guo also agreed, "If you listened to my advice that day, why would you have today? Woolen cloth?"

  When she first came, in order to be lazy, she used the banner of [investigation and research], and made a series of suggestions to Tong Xiangyu, including expanding the store, adding manpower, and building the brand.

   As a result, Tong Xiangyu didn't listen because the investment was too large. Yihonglou's current management method is clearly the same as her original suggestion.

   "It's a decoration, a maid, and an artist... How can there be so much money. Besides, it's too late to change it now." Tong Xiangyu said again.

   "It's never too late to make up for it." Lu Xiucai persuaded, "The shopkeeper, let's change it."

"Boss, my wife still has some money." Xiang Nan said, "Well, let me discuss with her, take out the money, and count it as our investment. At that time, the dividend will be distributed proportionally, what do you think? "

   "Xiangyu, I think it will work." Bai Zhantang immediately persuaded him.

   Tong Xiangyu thought for a while, and finally nodded.

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  Xiang Nan then discussed with Yang Huilan about taking a stake in Tongfu Inn.

   "Sir, is it really profitable to invest in an inn?" Yang Huilan asked curiously.

"Of course it is." Xiang Nan nodded, "Before the opening of Yihonglou, the daily profit of Tongfu Inn was 14 to 5 taels of silver. Although the profit has dropped now, after the renovation, the profit will definitely recover. Now If you invest a sum of money, you can pay back in a few months."

   "Okay, then I will listen to you." Yang Huilan nodded.

  The last time they wiped out the Black Wind Village, they made a profit of nearly ten thousand taels of silver. It's really not too difficult to take out a sum of money to invest.

  Xiang Nan then took out 1,000 taels of silver, and Tong Xiangyu took out 500 taels of silver, plus Tongfu Inn (excluding land) as a price of 500 taels.

   In addition, Xiang Nan persuaded the scholar to donate the land deed.

   "Xiu Cai, the title deed is useless, it's just a ballast stone. It's better to get a share. If the price is five hundred taels of silver, you can get 20% of the shares.

   Calculated in terms of profit, earning four or five taels of silver a month is not much better than hiding it without using it. ’ he advised.

   "But what if I lose money?" Xiucai said worriedly, "This land deed is my most valuable thing."

"If you think about it carefully, is it possible to lose money? Now our store still has a profit of two taels of silver every day, and we can earn seven hundred taels a year. Two dividends is one hundred and forty taels." Xiang Nan helped him calculate. Said, "I'm sure after the renovation, the business will be better.

   At that time, the annual profit will be four to five thousand taels, and the taels will be one thousand taels. Do the math yourself, if you invest 500 yuan, your profit will double in the first year. Where can you find such a good job? "

  When Lu Xiucai heard it, he suddenly realized, and finally chose to buy shares with the land deed, at a price of 500 taels.

  As a result, Xiang Nan holds 40% of the shares in Tongfu Inn, Lu Xiucai holds 20% of the shares, and Tong Xiangyu also holds 40% of the shares. With 1,500 taels of silver in Tongfu Inn, it finally has enough money to renovate.

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  Subsequently, Xiang Nan specially designed a decoration plan for Tongfu Inn based on the characteristics of its apartment type, ensuring that it is more beautiful, more luxurious, and more efficient in space utilization than Yihonglou.

"Shopkeeper, this is the decoration plan of our store drawn by Mr. Dou based on my dictation, designed according to the style of the Yellow Crane Tower." Xiang Nan introduced, "If you are satisfied with it, then we will decorate according to it gone."

  Tong Xiangyu, Bai Zhantang, Guo Furong, Lu Xiucai, and Mo Xiaobei heard this, and they all came to watch. After seeing this painting, they couldn't help but burst out in amazement.

   "Wow, it's really beautiful."

   "This is what a big restaurant looks like."

   "The big restaurant in the capital is like this."

   "To decorate according to this painting, our Tongfu Inn must be better than Yihonglou."

  After reading it, everyone was very satisfied.

  (end of this chapter)