gourmet food

Chapter 14 Strange Shop
Curious, Chu Yunfeng stepped forward and struck up a conversation with the boss.

"Boss, this is a good time for business, why do you close the business?"

"You are here to eat, no one here cooks, go to other places to eat?"

The man who closed the door looked to be in his forties, tall and thin, with some thinning hair. As he spoke, he closed the door and prepared to lock it.

"Don't do it anymore? Look at how good the business is over there. It doesn't make sense that you can't make money, right?"

Chu Yunfeng had a puzzled look on his face. Although the business in this street was worse as it was further back, it was only compared to the front street, but it wasn't like no one came to eat.

This store looks antique from the outside, with a roof made of tiles, a signboard standing in the middle, and a side roof on each side.

There is also a platform set up outside the store door, and a few small steps lead directly to the door. It is surrounded by wooden fences. Although I haven't seen the layout inside, there are three tables just outside.

The overall appearance looks like a small independent building.

"Hey, you don't know, my shop has been back and forth five times in a year, and it takes less than three months for each one. The tenant would rather pay compensation than complete the lease."

After hearing Chu Yunfeng's question, the middle-aged man seemed to have found someone to talk to, and the conversation started immediately.

"Why, is the business not good?" Chu Yunfeng couldn't think of any other reasons.

"Of course the business is bad. Do you think it's strange that the business on the front street is so good, but the back street is not bad at all. Look, there are a lot of people eating in the shops around here, right?"

The middle-aged man pointed around and said with some annoyance.

Chu Yunfeng looked around and found that there was nothing wrong with it except that there were slightly fewer people than in the front street.

Seeing Chu Yunfeng nod, the middle-aged man seemed to find a point of agreement in his heart.

He shook his head and said helplessly: "Look at the decoration and the environment. It's not better than the surrounding ones. But the business is so bad that people can't believe it."

Opposite this store is a milk tea shop, and on the left and right are a lottery shop and a dessert shop. There are no shops competing for business.

The middle-aged man became more and more depressed, took out a pack of cigarettes, took out one and handed it to Chu Yunfeng, seeing him wave his hand and say no, he lit up himself.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then spit it out for a long time, which seemed to relieve a lot of the suffocation in his heart.

"From the first store that sold cold skewers, to opening Chinese food and noodle restaurants, no one has been able to do a good job. It's really crazy."

The more the middle-aged man smoked, the more unpleasant the taste became. He threw the cigarette on the ground and stepped on it.

"Isn't it haunted?" Chu Yunfeng asked jokingly.

"Haunted, how is it possible? Go in and see where there are ghosts?"

The middle-aged man took off the lock, pushed the door open with both hands, and walked in.

Chu Yunfeng walked in and took a look. There were a few chairs scattered around inside. The kitchen was empty, with oil smoke everywhere. There was a cashier outside the door. He roughly looked at the space area and estimated it would be about 70 square meters. .

"Look, does it look like it's haunted here?"

The middle-aged man put his left hand on his hips and pointed inside with his right hand, looking unconvinced.

"Just kidding, just kidding."

Seeing that the middle-aged man was getting serious, Chu Yunfeng quickly laughed.

"Hey, why am I telling you this? Go eat somewhere else. I'm going to lock the door."

I don't know if he had vented a lot of his depressed mood. When he thought about it, he realized that it was a bit boring to talk to a stranger, so he started to chase them away.

"Wait a minute, what's your name?"

From the very beginning, when Chu Yunfeng heard that there was no one renting here, he was a little moved, but when he heard that all rented businesses were not easy to do, he felt a little uneasy.

But after thinking about it, the reward snack for completing the task shouldn't be bad, and it shouldn't be difficult to do a good job in business.

Besides, if this store is in such a situation, the rent should be much cheaper, so ask first.

"Huh?!" The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment and then said, "Your surname is Tu."

"Boss Tu, that's it. I want to ask you whether this shop can be rented?" After Chu Yunfeng finished speaking, he put his hands into his trouser pockets and felt a little nervous in his heart.

"you……?!"

Boss Tu looked at Chu Yunfeng in disbelief. It was hard to believe that the painting style had changed so quickly.

At first, I thought Chu Yunfeng was here for dinner, but then I started chatting with him for some reason. After chatting, I felt that this guy was okay, and I unknowingly started talking to him.

But I never expected that he would come to rent a shop.

"That, that, rent, of course rent."

Boss Tu recalled that he had been talking to people for a long time, and the whole situation had been known to others, but he still said that he wanted to rent it. This was probably not to cause trouble, but because he really wanted to rent it.

When I think about how much I have spent on this matter this year, I have fought wits and courage with the tenants back and forth, and I have had a lot of quarrels, and the feeling of exhaustion is really uncomfortable.

There are also people who come to see the store. They are very satisfied every time they come to see it, but when it comes time to sign a contract, they start to change their minds.

Either keep the rent very low, or sign the lease for a very short period. Whenever I refute, someone throws a light sentence over: "Don't think we don't know, your business here is not good, this price can It’s good to rent it.”

Damn it, does this shop belong to you or mine? I beg you to rent it.

After quitting this noodle shop, Boss Tu felt that he had lost 10 pounds in two months, and the wind almost blew him away when he walked.

"What are you going to do? Open a Chinese restaurant or a noodle shop?" Boss Tu felt that he needed to find out first.

"I haven't thought about it yet, it should be some kind of snack." Chu Yunfeng said with certainty.

"Snacks? Then the shop you chose is a bit big. Look at the snack bars in front, which are usually about 30 square meters. My shop is 70 square meters."

Boss Tu found it a bit unbelievable. What would you do with such a large area for a snack bar?Open two stores?
After having this idea, Boss Tu quickly said: "Let me explain first, the shop is rented as a whole and cannot be divided into two single rooms to open two stores."

Chu Yunfeng had no such idea at all and said with a smile: "You misunderstood. You only need to open one store and one business license."

That's strange. What kind of snack needs such a big shop? Is he here to tease me?

Seeing Boss Tu's confused eyes, Chu Yunfeng said sincerely: "Don't worry, I'm sincerely asking for rent, I'm not just joking with you."

Seeing that Chu Yunfeng didn't look like he was joking, Boss Tu nodded.

"What is the rent?"

Chu Yunfeng asked seriously. This was related to his own vital interests, and it was also a prerequisite for whether he could rent this place. Although he liked it very much, if the rent was too expensive, it would be in vain.

rent……? !

Boss Tu glanced at Chu Yunfeng, bit his lips, drooped his eyes slightly, frowned slightly, and pondered for a moment, thinking secretly in his heart.

It seems that this young man really wants to rent it. If the rent is too high, it may scare him away, but if the rent is too low, it is not worth it. How should I quote this price.

Boss Tu was very confused.

Chu Yunfeng is actually more entangled than Boss Tu. One is the rent price, and the other is the lease period. If the lease period is short, he will have more liquidity on hand, and there will be a lot of room for decoration or purchasing. .

Now I’m just waiting for Boss Tu’s quotation.

(During the recent special period, everyone should pay attention to protecting themselves and their families)

(End of this chapter)