In the next few days, Fang Ping ran around here and there.
Talk about store leasing and office leasing.
It's a small store of only 30 square meters, and it's not a good commercial location along the street. The landlord's price is 9,000 a month, and the full year's rent is paid in one go. It's cheaper, 100,000 a year.
Fang Ping plans to prepare 5 distribution points, which will cost 500,000 yuan.
Office rent is also expensive, so Fang Ping chose an old commercial building not far from Wuhan University in Shanghai.
The location is also not very good, and Fang Ping doesn't pursue location.
A 200-square-meter office costs 3 yuan/㎡day, and the monthly rent is 18,000 yuan. The annual payment is also cheaper, 200,000 yuan per year.
In terms of rent, after Fang Ping took out the "temporary martial arts certificate", each company offered a slight discount, and the annual payment was changed to half a year, but it still costs 300,000 in half a year.
Several companies have also given a rent-free period for renovations, and will officially charge fees on September 1st.
In terms of decoration, Fang Ping didn't plan to decorate. He just bought some shelves, bought some computers, redid the wiring, and purchased some materials.
Using the excuse of joining, I asked about the situation of several large companies, and the total cost seemed to be 200,000.
After doing it, the store and material costs alone will be upwards of 500,000 yuan.
If you want to open the business as soon as possible, it is not enough to hire people to bring their own vehicles. You have to purchase your own vehicles.
50 cars are cheaper, costing less than 200,000.
Other monthly water and electricity bills, phone bills, fuel bills, and wages add up to more than 300,000 a month.
In addition to registration fees, opening fees, and publicity fees, the expenses will be tens of thousands.
You also need to prepare some working capital.
…
By August 15th, Fang Ping had finished all the preliminary things and set aside some funds as backup. Counting the salary and expenses for the next month, the total cost had reached 1.1 million!
This is the result of his frequent use of his "temporary martial arts certificate".
Likewise, there is no franchise fee.
In his situation, the franchise fee would be at least several hundred thousand a year.
There is no franchise fee, so Fang Ping can save some money.
But if he saves this money, Fang Ping will face a problem.
If he chooses to join, by contracting an area, he can directly take over the existing brand system and pick up and deliver orders.
But he didn’t join the franchise, and although no one bothered him for the time being, he still had to develop the market by himself.
Whether he can receive business and increase his reputation depends entirely on him.
Once Fang Ping fails to break even within two months, the little money he has left will be exhausted and he will enter the bankruptcy stage.
In addition to the spare funds, Fang Ping also left 500,000 yuan, which could cover his expenses for two to three months even if he didn't use it himself.
In fact, it will be less, because he is still preparing to build a website, and maybe by October, he will go bankrupt.
…
On this day, Fang Ping came back tired again.
Li Chengze was talking to someone in the hall. When he saw Fang Ping, he trotted over with a smile on his face and greeted: "Mr. Fang is back."
“Do you need to arrange dinner now?”
Fang Ping stayed in the hotel for half a month, and Li Chengze also flattered him for half a month. His attitude was so enthusiastic from beginning to end.
Even if he didn't make this dime in Fang Ping.
In fact, Mowu Hotel is not mainly about making money, as long as it can support its own expenses.
Fang Ping glanced at him. Li Chengze was the first person he met with some management skills after coming to Shanghai.
Moreover, Li Chengze was very good at everything he did. He was a housekeeping manager and was so successful that even the hotel manager couldn't compare to him, so he still had some abilities.
These days, Fang Ping is having a headache with management issues.
We haven't hired anyone yet, but when we do, just training and joining the company will make him collapse.
Seeing Li Chengze now, Fang Ping's heart moved slightly. He thought for a while and then said, "If Manager Li is not busy, how about we have a meal and chat together later?" When he heard that Fang Ping wanted to have dinner with him, Li Chengze was overjoyed.
I’ve been flattering him for half a month, but unfortunately Fang Ping goes out early and comes back late, so he doesn’t meet him often.
Now Fang Ping invites him to dinner. Obviously, his unremitting efforts have paid off.
…
Half an hour later, the restaurant on the third floor.
Li Chengze arrived early. As soon as Fang Ping arrived, Li Chengze hurriedly helped pull out the chair and said with a smile: "Mr. Fang, please take a seat. I just went to the catering department to check out a new batch of fresh seafood. Mr. Fang will try it later."
Does it suit your taste..."
"You're welcome."
Fang Ping thanked him, did not refuse Li Chengze's hospitality, and sat down under his service.
"Mr. Li, please sit down too. I've been the one causing you trouble for the past half month."
"No trouble, no trouble, this is what we should do. Mowu Hotel is originally meant to serve people like Mr. Fang..."
Li Chengze quickly indicated that he should, and then sat down carefully.
Fang Ping was not in a hurry to get down to business and allowed Li Chengze to open up the topic and talk about some anecdotes that had nothing to do with current affairs.
"Here in Mowu, the busiest time every year is when the new students enter the school.
You have just arrived in Shanghai, so you may not know much about it.
Those of us have seen it many times. Freshmen entering Wuhan University are different from ordinary universities.
You should also know that students at Wuhan University are admitted regardless of colleges, classes, or instructors..."
Fang Ping nodded and said, "I just found out not long ago that Wuhan University is also divided into colleges."
The Qin Fengqing from before was from the Weaponry Academy, and you knew the meaning just by hearing the name.
"That's the problem." Li Chengze said with a smile: "Why not allocate it in advance?
Because the students at Wuhan University are very young, earth-shaking changes may occur after one summer vacation.
Some students are just barely up to the standard of magic and martial arts. They don't know how to perform exercises or the "Tempering Technique", let alone how to practice tactics.
And some students are already warriors.
Naturally, these students cannot study together and must be taught in accordance with their aptitude. This is Mowu's style.
A few months is enough time for a lot of changes to occur. If you decide in advance, some students who originally only had 130 calories of energy may become warriors in a few months.
Therefore, a collective proficiency test will only be conducted when school starts.
Which college, which class to go to, and which instructor to practice with will all be determined at this time."
Fang Ping understood the meaning and chuckled: "You mean, there will be some differences when distributing?"
"That's for sure. Are warrior students the same as ordinary students?"
Li Chengze smiled again and said: "Of course, a secondary bone-tempering quasi-martial artist like you is more popular than ordinary martial arts students."
"Mr. Fang, you cannot ignore this.
There is a big difference in which college you are assigned to, which class you are assigned to, and which instructor you follow."
Li Chengze said sternly: "There are not many colleges in Wudu University, there are four colleges in total.
Weapons School, Tactical Guidance School, Manufacturing School and Liberal Arts School.”
Fang Ping was slightly surprised and said: "Is it divided like this? I thought..."
He didn't say anything, but Li Chengze said clearly: "You are talking about warriors who do not use weapons, right? Whether a warrior uses weapons or not, there is not much difference, it depends on personal preference.
These students who focus on practical combat will usually choose a weapons academy. It is said to be a weapons academy, but in fact it doesn't matter whether you learn cold weapons or not.
Students at the Ordnance Academy are all focused on practical combat.
Tactical guidance is actually very easy to understand. Some of these students will join the military or politics, and they all need to have certain guidance capabilities.
The Manufacturing Academy refers to the manufacturing field related to warriors. The manufacturing of elixirs, weapons and even the improvement of martial arts are also the main subjects of the Manufacturing Academy.
And the liberal arts college…”
Li Chengze paused and said: "After all, not everyone is suitable for actual combat, and Mowu does not force it. Some students simply hope to improve their level and obtain certain privileges.
These people may choose liberal arts colleges, and in the future most of them will enter companies or politics and become civil servants."
When Li Chengze said this, Fang Ping thought of many people, including people like Jin Keming.
Soon, Li Chengze explained: "The College of Liberal Arts is also the worst college in Mowu, with very few resources allocated and weak instructors.
Moreover, it is not focused on actual combat, but combat skills are a required course, and they are still much better than social warriors.
It's just that compared to the warriors from the Weapons Academy who have actually experienced bloodshed, they are much worse.
The Weapons Academy, in Mowu, is also the academy with the most resources and the strongest instructors.
Even if some people are really afraid of actual combat, they still want to enter the weapons academy...
Therefore, this has resulted in the allocation of college classes becoming a hot topic at the beginning of the semester."
"Distribute according to strength?" Fang Ping asked.
Li Chengze nodded and said: "Yes, it doesn't depend on blood or past results.
When entering Mowu, strength is the main factor.
When school started, there was a building inside the Magic Martial Arts Academy called the training building.
At that time, the training building will open four floors, each floor can accommodate 400 people. One floor represents a college. Which college you want to go to, just go to that floor.
After the students enter, the building is closed and opens an hour later. Whoever stays on which floor is a student from that college."
"So rough?"
Fang Ping was a little stunned and couldn't help but ask: "So, in order to grab the floor, you might take action?"
Li Chengze smiled dryly and said: "Yes, of course, you can also burst out your energy and blood to scare others.
However, many people are low in vitality and blood, so they end up running to the Weaponry Academy. Every year when the building opens, many students suffer from bruises and swollen faces..."
"Isn't this a little unfair?"
Fang Ping asked again. Once the door was closed, more than 1,000 people were inside. Even a student with practical combat ability like Fang Ping might be besieged.
Li Chengze did not agree, and explained with a smile: "In fact, it is relatively fair, and those who can enter the magic martial arts are smart people.
If you really have the ability, no one will deliberately provoke you. There is no need to fight to the death for 400 places.
Moreover, everyone comes from all over the world. It really takes someone to organize a team when they first enter school. This is also a reflection of strength.
Schools will also favor such students.
They are more likely to enter the Tactical Guidance Academy, and the Tactical Guidance Academy is no worse than the Weapons Academy."
As a subsidiary company of Wuhan University in Shanghai, Li Chengze often receives parents of some students. It is close to the school and is allowed to enter and leave the school.
So I know a lot about Wuhan University in the magical city, at least more than Fang Ping.
Originally, Fang Ping was just planning to chat with him and open up the topic.
Now Fang Ping became interested and was not in a hurry to talk about poaching people. Instead, he asked about the internal affairs of the school.
Branching out into colleges is the biggest event at the beginning of the school year.
After that comes the assignment of classes and instructors.
Martial arts is different from liberal arts. A liberal arts teacher can teach hundreds of people, while a martial arts instructor can teach more than ten or twenty people.
If there are fewer, one instructor can only lead five or six people.
Moreover, the instructors at Wuhan University have different strengths. They start at the fourth level, but there are also sixth-level instructors.
For basic teaching, whether the instructor is strong or not does not have a big impact, but a strong instructor has a lot of resources.
They may be running a business outside the home and may have some extraordinary connections.
It can give you an additional, safe way to make money, and it is even possible to give you some gift investments if you like it.
The mentors of the sixth grade, the friends he made, may be governors and officials in various places, or they may be the presidents of multinational groups...
As for fourth-grade instructors, it is difficult to access that level.
Everyone may start the same way regarding what kind of mentor they follow, and the school rations may also be the same, but privately they will never be the same.
All of these will be selected at the beginning of school.
Tutors choose the students they want to tutor, and students also choose the tutors they want to follow. This is somewhat similar to graduate students and doctoral students in liberal arts universities applying for admission.
Your tutor is a world-renowned professor and doctoral supervisor, and the difference between you and an ordinary professor is not that big.
In the former case, the school government is rushing to give you money to do projects, while in the latter case, applying for some R&D funds will make you worry a lot.
The same goes for Wuhan University, or the whole society.
Tutors reflect their value, and students must also reflect their own abilities and values.
…
After talking with Li Chengze for a long time, Fang Ping concluded: "In other words, you want to enter the weapons academy, choose the best class, and choose the strongest instructor. Is this what you mean?"
Li Chengze quickly smiled and said: "Mr. Fang's summary is correct, but if Mr. Fang is interested in commanding the team, the Tactics Academy is also an option.
Manufacturing colleges sound great, but they involve monopolized industries, which cannot be broken by individual students.
Under normal circumstances, they will work in these enterprises and are regarded as reserve personnel of state-owned enterprises."
Fang Ping was originally somewhat interested in the Manufacturing College, and he had long felt the huge profits from the pills.
But he also knew that nothing was that cheap, and indeed, Li Chengze's words confirmed this.
Industries involving warrior manufacturing are almost all monopoly industries. After graduating from the manufacturing college, students can enter the workforce, which can be regarded as a guarantee of income despite droughts and floods.
But Fang Ping wasn't very interested in just working for others.
Not to mention the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Tactical Guidance. Fang Ping thought about it and found that it was more suitable for government agencies. He was not too interested in it.
After some calculation, the weapons academy became the only option.
With a clear direction in mind, Fang Ping no longer asked these questions, but thought about it for a while and prepared to talk about poaching.