Taxi at night

Chapter 175, Business Lost

Just when Lu Ren was planning for greater development, something he never expected happened quietly. His old customer Zhao Xiaoxiao accidentally abandoned him, which significantly reduced the number of times he used the car, and suddenly made him lose a stable source of income. A sudden blow, although not fatal, was enough to cause him serious losses, and he sighed inwardly.

After entering the new year, according to the past practice, Zhao Xiaoxiao and others should use the car more frequently, but Lu Ren clearly felt that Zhao Xiaoxiao asked him to pull people surprisingly less often. The girl named Peipei , not even once.

Especially in the last few days, when he passed by the entrance of KTV, he happened to meet Zhao Xiaoxiao and his party in someone else's taxi. This familiar scene made him realize that things had changed and this big car user had disappeared.

Originally, the loss of customers is also a normal phenomenon, which is not surprising.What made Lu Ren feel depressed was that the people who took away the business were those who often waited in front of the KTV. As the saying goes: peers are enemies, and it is true.

The only thing that makes him regret is that the second half of the night is when the business is slack, and it could have been made up for by the business of Zhao Xiaoxiao and others. Such a loss, the second half of the night and other idle time suddenly increased.

Fortunately, during this period of time, the end of the year is gradually approaching, and the number of people taking the train home gradually increases, which can temporarily solve the problem of light business in the second half of the night.However, this is not the best way after all. Once the first month is over, the disadvantages of losing big customers will gradually be exposed, which he must prepare in advance.

The best way to solve the problem, of course, is to find new customers and create new sources of customers, but although the idea is good, it is difficult to handle.

At around ten o'clock that night, Lu Ren picked up three or four passengers at the entrance of a hotel, some men and some women. These people had just finished their meal and were discussing where to spend money in the car.

"Why don't we go to the KTV to sing? It's fun to rent a private room and roar all night." One of the men in his 30s said, he probably likes to sing, and his level is not bad, so he came up with this idea.

"Not good, not good at all." One of the women objected.

"Tell me why it's not good? It's just a matter of singing and eating, and it kills two birds with one stone."

"I just finished eating and my stomach is full. You can sing, but we can't. Besides, singing alone is definitely not fun, and you must drink again. If you do this, you will get drunk again... not good , What do you think?" Hearing what this woman said, others also thought it made sense, but the man was a little unconvinced and asked, "Then tell me, where should I go?"

"What do you want me to say? Why don't you go to the shower center? If you want to take a bath, if you don't want to take a bath, you can soak your feet or have a massage. What do you think?"

"Well, that's a good idea, I agree."

"Okay! It's just that which shower center should we go to? There are several in the city!"

Seeing that everyone else agreed, the man who wanted to sing immediately changed his mind and suggested: "The best bathing center in this city is XXX, which provides one-stop service, but the price is a bit more expensive."

"Hey, can this little money still trouble your Boss Liu? If you don't want to pay, I will pay for the shower tonight." The woman said proudly.

"Sister Cai, you are joking again. There are several of us brothers, and you can still pay for it. Isn't that a slap in the face? Let's go there...Master, do you know the bathing center?"

"Is it the XXX bathing center?" Lu Ren reconfirmed, thinking, isn't this the bathing center opened by Uncle Song that Tan Rui said, how could I not know?
Just half a month ago, I visited Boss Song with Tan Rui. At that time, Boss Song was lying on the hospital bed with a plaster cast on his arm. It is said that it was caused by falling from a horse while exercising, but he was discharged from the hospital now. No?
"Yes, that's the place. It stands to reason that every taxi driver in the city should know about it, right?"

"That's right, everyone, please take your seats, and we'll start driving." Lu Ren secretly smiled inwardly. Not only did he know the place, but he also had a certain relationship with the boss there. I'm afraid the people in the car would never expect it.

It was only a few minutes away, and soon came to the entrance of the bathing center, the security guard in the yard immediately stepped out and blocked the way: "Master, please get off at the entrance, the courtyard is a place for private cars, and no outside cars are allowed to enter. "

"I understand the rules. Bosses, please get out of the car again." Lu Ren turned to the guest and said.

"Why don't you drive in? There's still a long way to go. The owner of this bathing center is awesome. He's not afraid to drive away all the guests?" The middle-aged man said a little critically. In fact, the road inside is not long. The distance is about 30 meters. I guess this person doesn't want to walk this distance.

"Okay, Boss Liu, you can't walk these two steps. I think you can go home and take care of yourself." The woman said with a smile in the car. She opened the door first and walked down. The others followed closely after seeing it. Get out of the car.

"Don't! Wait for me, the fare has not been paid yet!" Boss Liu hurriedly paid the fare, got out of the car and rushed on.

At this time, a black BMW drove out of the courtyard. When it passed by Lu Ren, it stopped suddenly. The black window opened quietly, revealing a man's face. Looking at Lu Ren, he smiled and said, "Xiao Lu , it's so late, are you still driving?"

"Hey, Uncle Song, why is it you? When did you live in the hospital? You can drive now." Lu Ren recognized him at a glance. It was Uncle Song, the owner of the bathing center.

"It's nothing at all, but your aunt is busy and insists on staying in the hospital for two more days, you see..." Uncle Song stretched out his arms, clenched his fists, waved them vigorously in the air a few times, and said, "It's okay. Right? Nothing at all."

"It seems to be all right, Uncle Song, are you going home?"

"Yes! A few friends came here just now, chatted with them for a while, and now I am preparing to go back."

"Just right, I'm also going to wait for work at the train station, Uncle Song, you can go first."

"Is there a lot of work at the train station? Every time I pass by there, I always see hundreds of taxis parked there, all waiting for the train, right?" Uncle Song was about to leave when he thought of something and seemed interested asked.

"Our place, after all, has a limited population. After ten o'clock, the business is not good. There are [-] or [-] trains passing by the train station every night. There is still a little business to do, so most of the taxis gather there. Wait."

"Oh, so that's the case. Then you can also wait for work at the entrance of the bathing center. There are always [-] or [-] taxis waiting in line at the entrance every night. The business is not bad."

"I mainly find it troublesome. Seeing that there are so many cars at the door, it's not bad to walk once an hour. Forget it, it's better for me to wander around. Sometimes business is better."

"You are good at doing this, so you must have your own reasons. However, if you really want to work here, I can have an idea. I will let you go first, and you don't have to go every hour." Uncle Song pondered for a while and smiled. said.

(End of this chapter)