"Xiaofan, stop working so hard and come over and sit down."
Cousin A Bin smiled and waved to Ye Fan, then smiled to Dong Yuejun and said: "Brother and sister, you also come over to have some tea and have a rest."
My cousin is almost forty this year. His full name is Zhang Xuebin. He has a fat head, big ears, and small and slender eyes. He looks cheerful and like a Maitreya Buddha, but he is definitely not as kind as he looks.
He is very similar to his uncle, but he is not as handsome as his uncle when he was young.
More than thirty years ago, my uncle was a well-known playboy in the countryside, and he devoted all his energy to seducing little girls.
I never thought that I would become pregnant before I graduated from high school, and I am now my eldest aunt.
Later, under pressure from both parents, his uncle and aunt got married and started a family, and he became more temperamental.
My eldest cousin has been very smart since he was a child, but he is not a great wisdom, but a little smart.
This is exactly the same as my uncle, except that my uncle uses this intelligence to pick up girls, while my cousin uses it to do business.
My cousin is good at making tea, and every move is very regular.
When he was young, he studied business with a big boss in the south for ten years.
Northerners drink and talk about relationships, while southerners drink tea and do business.
My cousin learned a lot about this.
Ye Fan also knows tea, and he especially likes strong-flavored tea. He usually brews a pack of tea at the Novan main store to refresh himself.
"Cousin, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you are becoming more and more heroic!" The cousin grinned and said: "I have known for a long time that my cousin is not a creature in the pool. The temporary silence is just to explode at this time! Awesome, awesome
!”
Zhang Xuebin did not hesitate to express his kind words and praise.
Ye Fan knew what he was thinking and smiled lightly: "My cousin is also very powerful. He is a young entrepreneur and has a wide reputation!"
"No, no, it's far behind compared to my cousin."
Zhang Xuebin poured tea for Ye Fan and asked with a smile: "Cousin, I have been resting at home for a year and am ready to show off my talents. Cousin, do you have any good projects to recommend?"
"Good project?" Ye Fan tilted his head and thought for a while, "If my cousin wants to go to Binhai, it's nothing more than catering, franchising, etc. It may be difficult at the beginning, but it will be easy as long as you get through it."
"Where's the project?" Zhang Xuebin asked again.
Ye Fan shook his head, "Binhai's cake is just that big, and the project has been planned for a long time. They have strong connections and strong foundations. We can't afford to buy a piece of land and invest billions in it."
Zhang Xuebin was secretly speechless.
But think about it, the housing prices in Binhai are so high that ordinary people can't afford it. Unless you are from a wealthy family, how can you compete with others?
"Cousin, do you have a head start at your dessert shop?" Zhang Xuebin smiled and made some insinuation: "If I learn how to do it in other places, can I do it?"
"Disaster!"
Ye Fan continued to shake his head, "I started Novan Catering with my friends and classmates. The core technology is with my friends and they have applied for a patent. Unless I join, it is difficult to learn.
As for doing it elsewhere, it’s hard to say.
After all, our dessert shop makes high-end specialty pastries and supplies a rather special consumer group. Unless you, cousin, have a large number of regular customers, you won't be able to do it."
"Really?" Zhang Xuebin was stunned, "Cousin, I'm not trying to trick you. We are a family, so don't hide it."
"I really didn't lie to you." Ye Fan smiled.
"Ask my parents about this, they all know how our store gets business.
I have a college classmate who has opened dozens of gyms and Sanda studios in Binhai, with tens of thousands of members.
He brought in the customers, otherwise how would we make money!"
Ye Fan knew that Zhang Xuebin was cheating on him in a roundabout way, so he exaggerated his words.
Anyway, even if Zhang Xuebin knew the operating model, he would not be able to take away the corner of Novan Catering since he had no funds, technology, or customers.
"Tens of thousands of members?" Zhang Xuebin was suddenly shocked, "Oh my God, how much money do you have to earn?"
"I am a small shareholder. Besides me, there are about a dozen people in the store. Most of the money is paid by them. To put it bluntly, I am just a wage earner. I get some salary and dividends every month and barely make ends meet."
Zhang Xuebin didn't believe it, so he enthusiastically held Ye Fan up to the sky.
When it was time for lunch, he began to mobilize his father and mother again, hoping that Ye Fan would bring him in to join the franchise or something.
My mother knew Zhang Xuebin's temperament, but because of her relationship, she shied away from it, saying she didn't know anything, and asked him to discuss it with Ye Fan.
Ye Zhonghua would not interfere with Ye Fan's business matters, but when Zhang Xuebin talked about taking money to join the franchise, he hesitated, so he helped give Ye Fan a message.
Ye Fan didn't care and directly stated the conditions for joining.
“Cousin, it’s not impossible if you want to join, but the store must be in Binhai, and all supplies must be supplied by the head office.
In addition, the franchise fee is two million, and the store will be decorated by itself. The head office will only authorize and supply goods, and will not provide other financial help."
"The franchise fee alone is two million?" Zhang Xuebin's eyes widened, and then he grinned: "Cousin, even if you join KFC, MDL will only cost this amount. Aren't you too shady?"
Ye Fan laughed, "Cousin, you really don't believe it. Two million is the relative price, and we all agree on five million to the outside world!"
Zhang Xuebin took a breath of air, "Why?"
"Because this can make money!" Ye Fan smiled, "Besides, those major shareholders plan to expand to Binhai with fifty branches in six months, of which at least thirty will be included in the shareholders' meeting.
In other words, those major shareholders will have to spend more money to build branches.
As for the rest, they are all in slightly remote areas with relatively low passenger flow. The prime locations have almost been selected."
Zhang Xuebin smiled and said, "How much investment do you have to make?"
“The average cost of a store is about three million.
Two of my classmates are very rich. One's family owns dozens of hospitals, and the other is a board member of a large listed group. Both are worth hundreds of millions.
And the classmate who runs the gym should have hundreds of millions. Each of them can afford tens of millions, so it’s not a problem!”
Zhang Xuebin's palms were sweating.
"Are you doing business with these people?"
"Yes, they also gave me a hand for the sake of their classmates." Ye Fan smiled.
Zhang Xuebin hesitated.
If he was asked to embezzle the money of ordinary bosses, he would just play tricks and take advantage of loopholes. He is a local snake in Dayun Township, and there is nothing they can do to him.
But when I arrived in Binhai, I was unfamiliar with the place. Ye Fan's classmates were already worth hundreds of millions, and their families must have better backgrounds.
If you want to touch their money, I'm afraid you don't have the appetite, and you might have to push yourself to death.
"Cousin, if you have the funds, you can give it a try. You don't have to worry about the source of customers, I can still help with this."
Ye Fan smiled.
Zhang Xuebin calmed down his thoughts a little, and said with a careful smile: "Cousin, please tell me how much it will cost to get it all."
Ye Fan thought for a while and told the truth: "A slightly better place, including rent and decoration, would cost about two to three million. Plus the franchise fee, it should be no problem within five million!"
If you want to do it, I can arrange for a few more shop assistants to help, and when they bring out a group of apprentices, you will have your own team."
"Five million?" Zhang Xuebin rubbed his hands, very confused.
It's not like he doesn't have five million, but once he takes it out, his basic wealth will be empty.
It's not his style to gamble so much money.
"Cousin, I'll think about it." Zhang Xuebin smiled bitterly and kept picking up food for Ye Fan: "No more, no more, let's eat first, have a good rest in the afternoon, and let's have a few drinks in the evening."
Ye Fan felt a little regretful when he saw Zhang Xuebin retreating.
Except for the franchise fee, everything else is true.
If Zhang Xuebin is willing to work down-to-earth in Binhai, he can guarantee that Zhang Xuebin can make back all the costs in less than three years.
Looking at my cousin now, he seems to have given up on this plan. He didn't even ask about the store's estimated revenue.
It can be seen that Zhang Xuebin is not a stable person. He prefers businesses that make huge profits with minimal investment!
To put it nicely, this is called prudence; to put it worst, he is just a speculator!
It is true that speculation can make a lot of money, and you can be successful for a while, but the proportion of luck is too high, and sooner or later you will lose both your money and your life, and the gains outweigh the losses.
There were many people in the family, so my uncle arranged five tables of meals. After eating for more than an hour, Ye Fan and Dong Yuejun took their children to take a nap in the room on the second floor of their uncle's house.
Mom and Dad didn't know what they said downstairs, and a group of people left the house and went shopping on the street.
Ye Fan slept until mid-afternoon, but when he woke up, there was no sign of Dong Yuejun and his two children.
I went downstairs and asked my aunt who was doing housework. It turned out that Dong Yuejun took his cousin out to play.
Ye Fan had nothing to do and planned to go for a drive in the annex. Unexpectedly, the two cars at the door were gone.
My eldest aunt smiled apologetically, "Your cousin thought your car was good, so he borrowed the key from Xiaojun and drove it out to buy things. He also stopped by his friend's place to help you maintain it."
"My cousin is so attentive. He is worthy of being a big business person."
Ye Fan still had something to say, so he called Dong Yuejun and went to find her.
The two met in the commotion outside. Four cousins followed Dong Yuejun, with six little dolls hanging from their tails.
Dayun Township is relatively prosperous, and there are many cars in the town. Ye Fan was worried that Yiyi and the others had gone too far and rushed to the road, so he gave some instructions.
Dong Yuejun came here well prepared today. In order to please her elders and earn face for her mother, she bought a lot of clothes and toys for her cousins and their children.
She spent thousands of dollars in one afternoon, and she didn't feel bad at all.
When everyone was tired from walking, they rested in a unique milk tea shop.
"Cousin, cousin, is the university in Binhai good?" The youngest cousin approached Ye Fan with a smile.
She is the youngest daughter of her aunt's family. She is only seventeen years old. She has just finished high school and failed to get into a key university. She is unwilling to prepare to repeat her studies for another year.