Tongdao Xu stayed at the Ximen Road Internet Cafe No. 2 every day and watched with his own eyes as the business in the store went from being full occasionally to being full every day.
Even the number of people who book overnight stays is far more than he expected. This may be because the cost of using the Internet at his place during the day is too expensive, and of course because before he opened the business, he issued 33 overnight cards to the students in Tan Jian's class.
In short, in the past half month, more than 20 people came to stay with him every night.
There are thirty-five computers in the store, so only those who stay overnight can only have two or three hours of rest every morning.
Some computers don't even have two or three hours of rest every day.
For half a month, Comrade Xu stayed in the store every day, and Wang Yi, who was in charge of the cashier, also ate and slept in the store every day, and had no time to go out.
Occasionally I go out and have to come back quickly.
As for why Tongdao Xu stayed here for less than half a month?
There are two reasons.
When the new store opened, he was a little worried. He was afraid that someone would cause trouble or other problems. Wang Yi was just a young man with little experience, and the salary he received here was not high. He was afraid that if he was not there,
, if there is any problem, Wang Yi, who is in charge of the cashier, cannot solve it.
Technical consultant Tan Jian, technically, Tongdao Xu can trust him, but if someone really makes trouble in the Internet cafe, Tongdao Xu doesn't believe that Tan Jian will come forward. Moreover, Tan Jian himself is just a teacher majoring in computer science at Shuiniao University. If someone really makes trouble, Tan Jian will
Jian's status as a teacher may not be effective.
Secondly...
Neither Wang Yi, nor Tan Jian, nor Comrade Xu can fully trust them.
Unlike Zheng Qing who guards the No. 1 Internet Cafe on Ximen Road at the Naval University.
Comrade Xu trusts Zheng Qing because he has a friendship with Zheng Qing and he saved Zheng Qing's life. Moreover, Zheng Qing's previous identity... made Comrade Xu believe that even if someone makes trouble in the Internet cafe, Zheng Qing can solve it.
Therefore, in the past half month, Xu Tongdao would often think about whether to replace Wang Yi.
Replace someone you trust and can hold the place in charge of the cashier at the second store.
Rooster Ge Lianghua is a good candidate, but Ge Lianghua is in charge of barbecue in his barbecue restaurant. At present, no one can replace Ge Lianghua except Comrade Xu himself.
So Ge Lianghua can't.
Slender Tiger Plays in Dongyang... can also be qualified for this position.
Although Xi Dongyang doesn't know how to use a computer, if he just uses the computer's cash register system to collect money, he can do it with a simple lesson.
If someone makes trouble in the Internet cafe, Xi Dongyang should be able to control it.
Moreover, Xi Dongyang currently works at the barbecue restaurant, mainly making cold dishes, and if he still has some spare time, he just helps cut and prepare a few dishes. These tasks can be easily replaced by hiring a chef who can make cold dishes.
but……
Xi Dongyang has a grandpa and grandma who need to be taken care of at home. Grandpa gets sick from time to time and needs to be sent to the hospital for treatment.
Therefore, it is not easy to arrange to come to Dongyang.
Ge Liangcai...should also be suitable.
Although Ge Liangcai has never hung out outside before, and may not be able to compete with Ge Lianghua, Xi Dongyang and others in terms of personal fighting ability, Comrade Xu believes that with Ge Liangcai's shrewd mind, even if someone makes trouble in the Internet cafe, Ge Liangcai can think of a way to solve it.
Besides, Ge Liangcai is not a weakling with no strength. In one-on-one, ordinary people may not be Ge Liangcai's opponent.
Moreover, Ge Liangcai also invested 20,000 yuan in the No. 2 Ximen Road Internet Cafe. As a shareholder, if he is asked to manage this Internet cafe, Xu Tongdao believes that he will do his best.
but……
There is a problem too!
The problem is that Ge Liangcai has not completely given up on the Liangcai Dog Meat Restaurant he opened, and he thinks he can still save it.
Tongdao Xu had heard him say before that he wanted to wait until winter, when the dog meat season is in full swing, to see if the business of his dog meat restaurant could pick up.
Ge Liangcai still hopes that his dog meat restaurant can make a fortune in winter!
Under such circumstances, Xu Tongdao felt that he had little chance of closing the dog meat restaurant and guarding the Internet cafe.
After all, it is already November, and it will soon be mid-November. The weather is already getting colder. Winter, which Ge Liangcai has been waiting for for more than half a year, is about to come.
Moreover, Ge Liangcai only invested 20,000 yuan in the 2nd Ximen Road Internet Cafe, which is not a large share. Why would Ge Liangcai close his dog meat restaurant in advance just for this small amount of shares?
…
One, two, or three suitable candidates cannot be transferred.
Comrade Xu was a little upset, and it was also the main reason why he had not made up his mind even after staying here for half a month.
That morning, while Comrade Xu was squatting outside the Internet cafe and smoking, he suddenly received a paging message from Zheng Qing on his BB machine.
——"Let's settle the money for this month."
Tongdao Xu was stunned for a moment, not fully understanding the meaning of Zheng Qing's words.
Only 8 days have passed this month, how much money will be settled?
After being stunned for a few seconds, he suddenly remembered that Ximen Road Internet Cafe 1 had been open for more than a month, and he hadn't settled the first month's income with Zheng Qing yet!
This should be what Zheng Qing was talking about, right?
With this thought in mind, Comrade Xu threw the cigarette butt on the ground, crushed it with his foot, turned around and strode into the Internet cafe, explained a few words to Wang Yi, and then drove an old van to the Naval University.
Arriving at the Ximen Road Internet Cafe No. 1, the occupancy rate in the Internet cafe was about 90%, which made the smile on Xu's face thicker.
He strode to the cashier. Zheng Qing, who was inside the cashier, looked up and saw him coming. The two looked at each other and smiled.
Xu Tongdao: "How much money do you have?"
Zheng Qing waved to him and called Xu Tongdao to the cashier. Zheng Qing opened the computer's cashier system and pointed at Xu Tongdao the total amount of the last month while saying: "It has been open for more than thirty days.
The money of the last few days will not be counted for now. Let’s calculate it as the whole month, okay? Look! This is the general ledger for the 30 days of the first month. See if there are any problems.”
While talking, Comrade Xu had already seen the total amount for one month - 36,698.
Nearly thirty-seven thousand dollars.
This is less than half the profit of his barbecue restaurant in one month during the peak season.
99 years!
In 1999, a small Internet cafe like his had this much revenue in a month.
Although this money does not exclude rent, water, electricity, network signal fees, etc., even if all expenses are excluded, the profit of his Internet cafe for one month's operation is at least more than 30,000 yuan.
Moreover, it is foreseeable that such monthly income will be very stable.
At most, during the winter and summer vacations for students every year, the income will be a little less. In other months, it is estimated that the monthly income will be only a little more.
You must know that when his first Internet cafe just opened, the business was not very good at first due to lack of publicity.
Moreover, universities are different from junior high schools and high schools. Even during the winter and summer vacations, there are still some students who do not go home and stay in school to work and study, or even just fall in love.
Not only that, as an urban area, even during winter and summer vacations, there are still many young people who come here to surf the Internet.
In this way, even if it is winter and summer vacation, his Internet cafe business should still be profitable.