Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 731 Lu Yuanwai: Not short of money!Buy buy buy!
Night falls.

Although the Daming Mansion is not as bustling as the Zhouqiao Night Market and Maxing Street Night Market in Bianjing, it is still brightly lit and noisy.

In front of the Eight Immortals Tower, Lu Junyi looked at the familiar No. [-] restaurant in the Daming Mansion, and Lu Junyi was a little bit emotional, more of a kind of scrutiny.

Yan Qing followed beside her, feeling a little strange about this gaze: "Xiao Lang, what are you looking at?"

Lu Junyi said: "We used to be customers here, and what we looked at was the delicious food inside. Now that we are going to open the Fanlou branch, what we look at is the gap between them."

As a native of Beijing, Yan Qing was naturally curious about the world-renowned Fan Tower: "How does the Eight Immortals Tower compare to Fan Tower?"

Lu Junyi smiled and said: "Look at this colorful building with a happy door, which is the characteristic of the main store in Bianjing, and it is very similar to the flower-headed painting pole outside Fanlou, the drunken fairy Jin Yu, but it's just like this, so it feels like a mere imitation! If you haven’t been to Fanlou, you might think it’s grand, but after you’ve been to Fanlou, heh! It’s like a little foot shop!”

These words are somewhat exaggerated. The entrance of the Eight Immortals Building, which is more than two feet high, is surrounded by silk flowers made of silk of various colors. of.

But it was a waste of money to shop around. Lu Junyi had been to Fanlou, and when he looked back at the Eight Immortals Tower in the Daming Mansion, he felt that the difference in grades was clear at a glance.

But he said these words in a subdued voice, and this made Yan Qing feel emotional, Xiao Lang has really changed, and the whole restaurant couldn't hear it before?
After a small episode, Lu Junyi took Yan Qing, together with Suo Chao, Zhang Heng, and Zhang Shun who had come to reunite, and followed Lu Yuanwai into the private room.

They came ahead of schedule. Originally, Lin Yuanjing was preparing a banquet, but Lu Yuanwai, as a local, couldn't help showing his friendship as a landlord, so he arrived early.

Taking advantage of Lu Yuanwai calling the shopkeeper of the restaurant in front of him to order, Lu Junyi began to look at the so-called private room, and shook his head again.

Yan Qing rolled her eyes, and after the shopkeeper left, she asked in a low voice, "Xiao Lang, is this place also bad?"

Lu Junyi said: "The elegant rooms I saw in the middle of the capital are all quiet and secretive. If you look at the Eight Immortals Tower again, there is a lot of noise coming and going outside the door. How can there be any elegance? It is only suitable for merchants. Officials don't want to be disturbed."

He spoke in a low voice, but Lu Yuanwai happened to walk over, and he couldn't help saying: "Father, I'm a merchant, what's the matter, now that I'm promising, don't you look down on me?"

Lu Junyi hurriedly apologized: "Father, what are you talking about? My son is just superficial, superficial!"

Officer Lu glared at him, turned around, and couldn't help stroking his beard again. Obviously, he was in a very good mood. When he learned that Lin Yuanjing and Li Yan had arrived, he walked out quickly, with smiles all over his face. He cupped his hands and said, "Commander Lin!!"

Lin Yuanjing returned the salute: "Mr. Lu!"

Member Lu laughed, and bowed solemnly to Li Yan, then held Lin Yuanjing's arm, and affectionately took the chair with him.

Li Yan led Hua Rong, Shi Qian, Xu Ning, and Ling Zhen into the private room. Everyone took their seats, and the atmosphere quickly became lively.

Anyway, the guest was Lu Junyi's father, so why pretend to be polite and make trouble...

Member Lu saw a group of young people talking and laughing together, and after carefully looking at Li Yan, he said to Lin Yuanjing, "Your son is high-spirited but not fierce, domineering but not intimidating, such a bearing is rare in the world, it is really a tiger like a father without a dog, My son is fortunate to be taught by your son, if there is any success in the future, I will be grateful!"

Lin Yuanjing had always been favored by his son in the capital, so he rarely heard such praise. Hearing this, he said with a smile, "Mr. Lu is too polite. How many unicorns are there in the world like your son? It's all up to him to try his best." !"

Lu Yuanwai was very aware of Lu Junyi's flaws: "There is no better way to know a son than a father. To tell you the truth, Brother Lin, this time when my son comes home, I can hardly recognize him. In just one year, he has been completely reborn!"

Thinking of asking about the situation of his son's academy before, he said eagerly: "I heard that your son intends to open Suian Academy in Daming Mansion? That's really great, I will fully support it!"

Lin Yuanjing was very open-minded: "I really don't know about this, let them decide for themselves!"

At this time, Lu Junyi was really discussing the opening of a branch in Daming Mansion: "Brother, there is a huge gap between the Eight Immortals Building and Jingzhongzheng Store, and it is already the No. Fanlou's reputation as the number one restaurant in the world, wouldn't it easily make it the best restaurant in Daming Mansion?"

Li Yan took a sip of the wine brewed by Baxianlou, stopped drinking, and said with a smile, "You really think so?"

Lu Junyi scratched his head: "Did I not think carefully?"

Yan Qing behind him listened, but guessed the crux of the problem, but kept her mouth shut and did not speak.

Li Yan glanced at this clever and loyal servant, and said to Lu Junyi: "You have gone to Bianjing once, and after you come back, you can see the gap between this place and Fanlou. A lot, don't they know?"

Lu Junyi immediately came to his senses: "Yes, they should have compared each other a long time ago. According to this... the Eight Immortals Building can maintain the No. [-] position in the Daming Mansion all year round. Is there nothing to fear? Who is behind it?"

"It's nothing more than those few forces!"

Li Yan said leisurely: "Although the prosperity of Daming Mansion is not as good as that of Bianjing, it is also a companion capital. I just stood in front of the restaurant and looked at the seemingly grand but perfunctory Cailou Huanmen, so I knew that this restaurant was not in a formal competition. stand out."

"Next, you can find out how other restaurants failed. When our Fanlou wants to open, it will encounter similar troubles."

Lu Junyi snorted coldly: "Eight Immortal Tower wants to make trouble, we will not let it go!"

Li Yandao: "It's not only the Eight Immortals Tower that is in the way, considering the restrictions imposed on restaurants by the Yamen of the Daming Mansion, the government wants to block the necks of the folks, it couldn't be easier, why can the seventy-two main stores become the main stores, and the right to brew wine that the government promised is What is irreplaceable is that no matter how big the store is and how luxurious the decoration is, if you don’t have the right to make wine, you’ll have to go to the store forever to buy goods, and you won’t be able to support yourself.”

"Similarly, when it comes to localities, the government can also impose such restrictions. In fact, think about it carefully, Fanlou is such a resounding signboard, but they didn't open branches in various places before. Could it be that they have money and don't make money?"

"Of course not. I'm afraid it's a poor prefecture and county. Fanlou doesn't make much profit after opening, but the local forces in the three capitals of Xijing, Beijing, and Nanjing are deeply intertwined..."

"The most brilliant business war has never been about price, brand, or countermeasures. It is about defeating others without fighting. If you can't open it directly, won't it be settled once and for all?"

Everyone listened and nodded, but there was no sign of despair.

They have also gone through a lot of troubles, and this small difficulty is nothing. Lu Junyi even said: "Businessmen value peace and don't want to fight against each other, but we are not afraid of such things!"

Hua Rong said, "It's just that if the government really wants to restrict us from opening a store, restricting us at various levels and delaying the time, how long will it take from selecting a site to build a building to opening?"

Others also frowned. The slow work efficiency of the Song court is obvious to all. This is the case in the capital, not to mention the localities. If there is no way, it is normal to delay for three to five years. It's cold.

Li Yan knew that, in fact, this period was fine, and it was only later that he exaggerated.

In the Song Dynasty, corruption became more and more serious. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was already a place of debauchery and drunkenness. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was even more extravagant. It also created four divisions and six bureaus for catering services. The government specially arranged restaurants for public funds to eat and drink. many.

Fortunately, he had already prepared: "Opening a Fanlou branch can't start from scratch, you have to learn to OEM."

Everyone was amazed: "OEM?"

Li Yandao: "Fanlou is most famous for its brand effect. Everyone knows the first floor in the world. But this time we have brought in professional cooks, who have authentic food and wine. So we only need to renovate the original restaurant. Isn’t it Fan Lou? Why build it from scratch?”

He looked at Lu Junyi: "Is there any suitable shop in the east of the city that is willing to transfer?"

Lu Junyi shook his head blankly: "I don't know about it. I used to eat at the Eight Immortals Building when I came out."

Li Yan looked at Suo Chao.

Suo Chao thought for a while and said: "Changqing Restaurant is not far from here and has a good reputation, but in recent years it has also been crowded out by the Eight Immortals Restaurant and has no customers. If we can transfer this restaurant to us, it will be suitable for my brother! "

Li Yan stroked his palms: "It's good luck, God help us!"

Lu Junyi smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, I will take care of this matter, and I will definitely sell the Changqing real estate as soon as possible as Fanlou's...well, OEM!"

Li Yan warned: "We opened the Fanlou branch to explore the situation in Daming Mansion in an open and aboveboard way, and it is also for business."

"Fair competition, gaining wealth, there is nothing to hide, not to mention Gao Tiju's share in Fan Lou's shares. He trusts us, so we can't let him lose money."

Everyone laughed: "Extremely extremly!"

Li Yan raised his glass: "For Gao Qingtian's shares—"

Everyone raised their glasses together: "For Gao Qingtian's shares——"

"Dry!!"

Yan Qing looked at this group of people with envy, and Lu Yuanwai and Lin Yuanjing, who were enjoying the drinks beside them, also smiled, and the atmosphere in the hall was happy.

After the dust-cleaning feast was over, Lu Junyi helped the drunk Lu Yuanwai to walk towards the carriage, and saw the father who had been frowning and laughed repeatedly: "Son...you said that you are as close as brothers...as a father, I still don't believe it...today You only know what you see... only then do you know it's true! You went out this time... really promising! I'm so happy for my father!"

Lu Junyi smiled and said, "Father, I'm going to take down Changqinglou and use it to open a branch in Fanlou. Changqinglou is also a time-honored brand. I'm afraid it will cost more..."

Member Lu hiccupped and waved his hand: "Don't say that what you did is not a waste of money... Even if it is, that's okay! You are the future of my Lu family, and learning a lesson is much more important than a little money! I will fully support you as a father...buy buy buy!"

(End of this chapter)