Xi Dongyang and Tang Qing were like two extras. They sat at the table and hardly spoke, only focusing on eating and drinking. Tang Qing was a little better, and she consciously took on the task of pouring wine for everyone.
Chatting and talking were mainly conducted by Comrade Xu, Zhang Fang, Jiang Meili and his wife.
After a few glasses of wine, the conversation finally turned from gossip to the main topic of the day.
Xu Tongdao: "Brother Sheng, sister-in-law, thank you for taking a fancy to my hot pot. If you want to join, then everything will be easy. Come! Let me toast you again!"
As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass.
Zhang Fafa and Jiang Meili smiled and raised their glasses. After a long-distance mutual respect, they each took a sip, put down their glasses, and picked up their chopsticks to pick up the food. Zhang Fafa smacked his lips and said, "Xiao Xu, actually you shouldn't thank us. You really shouldn't thank us."
Yes! After all, your hotpot is really good. Joining your hotpot can give us hope of making money, right? Beautiful?"
With the last sentence, he turned to his wife Jiang Meili.
Jiang Meili echoed: "That's right! We are in business. If we don't see the opportunity to make money, and we are not philanthropic, we will definitely not join your hot pot. But, Xiao Xu! You see... we all
We are old friends, can you give us a discount on this franchise fee? Haha."
This was probably the real intention of the couple to invite Tongdao Xu to dinner and drinks today.
Otherwise, if you just join Xu Tongdao's hot pot restaurant normally, you can just say it on the phone, or directly contact Yang Fengyun, the vice president of Ximen Yipin.
Tongdao Xu took a piece of eel and put it into his mouth. While chewing, he nodded with a smile, "Of course! Brother Sheng and sister-in-law are related to me...right?"
After a pause, he looked up at the picture and Jiang Meili, and asked with a smile: "By the way, brother Sheng, sister-in-law, that Chen Laosi franchise store you just mentioned... his franchise fee for joining my hot pot brand is
How much? Since you are his friends, you should have asked clearly, right?"
Zhang Shang nodded and smiled, "Of course! You asked him for 240,000 yuan! He told us, haha, when this guy told us, he had a painful expression on his face, which impressed us deeply! Haha...
…”
Jiang Meili answered: "Yes! 240,000 is indeed a lot. Xiao Xu, don't look at your biological brother saying that Chen Laosi's flesh hurts, as if he is laughing at Chen Laosi. In fact, such a high franchise fee really costs us money."
If it does, we will also feel a lot of pain. You see...we are old friends, can we reduce it a little more?"
With that said, Jiang Meili stood up, grabbed the wine bottle, and poured the wine for Comrade Xu himself with a smile.
Comrade Xu laughed dumbly.
240,000 will make the couple feel pain?
He didn't believe it.
The several branches of Zhiweixuan are very good at business in other seasons except for the off-season like winter. To say that Zhiweixuan is not profitable, Tongdao Xu would not believe a word of it.
but……
Then again, it is said that the longer a person has been in business, the stingier he becomes.
Because you have to get used to spending money!
Zhang Fangfa and Jiang Meili may not be short of money, but if they are asked to pay a franchise fee of 240,000 yuan, they may really feel pain and heartache.
This is not because the money is too much for them to bear, it is purely an instinctive reaction.
Is Grandet rich?
Anyone who has heard of Grandet knows that the old guy is rich.
But at the same time, everyone knows that Grandet is very stingy.
This is not a contradiction.
After thinking for a while, Comrade Xu decided to take the initiative and not ask them how much they wanted to reduce.
"Of course! Sister-in-law, don't worry! You and Brother Sheng have always been nice to me. If you join my hot pot restaurant, even if you don't tell me, I will give you more discount on the franchise fee. This way! I will make an exception and give you a discount.
10,000! 230,000! Okay? However, you can’t tell anyone about this later, especially your friend Chen Laosi! Keep it secret for me, okay?”
He said this very grandly, as if he had made a huge concession.
But, if you think about it carefully, ten thousand yuan is indeed a lot.
If you save 10,000 yuan these days, you can build two or three bungalows in the countryside.
Zhang Sheng smiled bitterly.
Jiang Meili rolled her eyes slightly.
The couple looked at each other, as if they were saying: This kid is too difficult to deal with.
But it was hard to say this in front of Comrade Xu.
Zhang Fangfa smiled wryly, picked up the wine glass, and stood up, "Thank you, brother, thank you very much! Really, we as husband and wife have felt your sincerity, but to be honest, brother, we Zhiweixuan's business has been really sluggish recently, and we are really short of money.
So generous! Look...can it be reduced a little more?"
Zhang Fang's tone was sincere.
It's as if he's speaking from the bottom of his heart, which is touching.
It's just that... I still don't have the nerve to be a little stronger.
But his wife Jiang Meili immediately helped him make up for it, "Yes! Xiao Xu, let's reduce it by another 30,000! 200,000! 200,000 okay? Just think of it as helping me and you have a brother. You think it's okay?"
No?"
After playing the emotional card, it doesn’t count, and you still have to suffer miserably?
Xu Tongdao complained in his heart.
His expression immediately turned bitter, isn't it just a show! He has lived two lives, and his life span is not shorter than that of his wife, so let's compare!
With a grimace and a long sigh, Xu Tongdao's shoulders suddenly slumped down, as if he was physically and mentally exhausted, "Sister-in-law, brother-in-law! Look at what you said, don't I want to give you a little more? We don't know the time.
Short, right? When I worked for you before, you were so kind to me. If my life is a little better now, I will definitely give you another 100,000 or 80,000 yuan, really!
But my life is not easy now!
You see, your Zhiweixuan has been open for so many years, and life is not easy this year. How long have I been in business? Will my life be easy?
To tell you the truth, I have really expanded my stall this year. I have opened a hotpot restaurant, invested in a decoration company, and the Internet cafe has expanded too fast. By the end of the year, I will not only have to pay wages to so many people under my command.
, you have to give them bonuses, right?”
At this point, Comrade Xu sighed again. Looking at Zhang Fafa and Jiang Meili who were smiling unnaturally, he thought to himself: See what they mean, if they don't give in a little more, the situation will not look good.
I got angry and gave up the idea of investing in shares. I was the one who suffered the biggest loss.
While his mind was spinning, Comrade Xu sighed again and changed the subject, "But what! Since you and your sister-in-law just mentioned your difficulties, brother Sheng, I can't help you at all, right?"
Like this! Brother, sister-in-law! I will reduce the franchise fee by another 10,000 yuan for you! It really can’t be lower. Moreover, I will give you a 10,000 yuan discount here. When you join the hot pot restaurant, you will have to leave it to my decoration company.
Doing it can be regarded as helping me, brother, do you think...?"