Reborn: Billionaire in College

Chapter 40 The Proud White Swan
Chen Pingjiang looked up and saw Ma Lingli, Zhang Xinyue's classmate, sitting in the corner of the hall. He had met her in the second cafeteria before.

He walked over with a smile and saw Zhang Xinyue wearing a baseball cap and a black T-shirt, making crayfish crazily. When she saw Chen Pingjiang coming over, she subconsciously lowered the brim of her hat.

"Wow, the fighting power is amazing!" The shrimp shells in front of Zhang Xinyue were piled up like a small hill.

Hearing Chen Pingjiang's teasing, Zhang Xinyue's cheeks flushed and she rolled her eyes: "I am a customer now, how can you talk to a customer like that?"

"Is it enough? If not, I'll give you another five pounds!"

There was another round of eye rolling, and Zhang Xinyue was speechless and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Zhang Xinyue was exhausted last night and didn't sleep well. The two villains were fighting, one was called proud and the other was called wanting to eat. But Ma Lingli saw through her disguise at a glance.

Seeing these two men and women bickering as soon as they met, Ma Lingli smiled like an auntie unconsciously. She was obsessed with looks and acted as a flower protector, "Chen Pingjiang, don't bully our Zhang Xinyue as soon as you meet. You didn't invite our Xinyue to such a big event as opening a restaurant. She didn't sleep well last night. She wanted to come to support us but felt that she was coming uninvited. If she didn't come, she would feel that she missed something very important."

"Ah, shut up." Zhang Xinyue felt like she was going to die after having her secrets spoken out in public, especially in front of Chen Pingjiang. She wished she could crawl into the ground and quickly reached out to cover Ma Lingli's mouth.

"Bah, Yue'er, your hands are all greasy!" Ma Lingli smelled the spicy smell of crayfish on Zhang Xinyue's white hands. "What can't you say? This is your fault. You clearly... oh... you won't let me say it."

"If you say that again I'll be angry." Zhang Xinyue's face had turned red as a peach blossom. She was embarrassed and angry, and pretended to threaten.

Ma Lingli then shut up: "Okay, okay, I won't say anything."

Chen Pingjiang watched the two of them playing around. He knew Zhang Xinyue's complicated personality. On the surface, she was extremely proud and wanted to save face, but in her heart, she dared to love and hate. She quietly applied to Dongjiang University of Finance and Economics, which was the best example.

This kind of pride is not a derogatory word, but a characteristic of Zhang Xinyue. Even if she likes Chen Pingjiang, she will not take the initiative to express and pursue him, but wait for Chen Pingjiang to pursue her. Even if she misses the fate, she will not lower her proud head. Although she has done a lot for Chen Pingjiang, she will never admit it, because doing so will appear too proactive and make her feel embarrassed.

Chen Pingjiang laughed and changed the subject, then picked up twenty tons of cement and pasted it on his chest.

However, when Ma Lingli was leaving, she took advantage of Zhang Xinyue going to the bathroom and said to Chen Pingjiang seriously, "Chen Pingjiang, what do you think? I don't believe you can't see that Yue'er likes you very much. I don't know about your past, but she went against her family's wishes and applied for Dongcai for you. Is that enough to explain everything?
She is as proud as a white swan. She likes you but won't admit it. She is afraid that you will know that she likes you, but she is also worried that you don't know that she likes you. She is afraid that you will be in a passive position if you know that she likes you, and she is also afraid that you will leave her if you don't know that she likes you. In short, it is very twisted. It makes me so tangled that I can't help but speak out.

She is the type of person who will hold her head high and say to you: "Why are you so annoying," but secretly hopes that you will get closer to her. She is the kind of person who says one thing and does another.

I advise you not to try to test her with your retreat-to-advance method. If you hurt her feelings, she will leave quietly."

After saying that, Ma Lingli turned around and left, leaving Chen Pingjiang squatting on the ground puffing on his cigarette, with fireworks flickering in the dark night.

At 10:30 pm, "Xiao Chen BBQ" ended its business for the day and closed the stall. Chen Pingjiang counted the revenue for the day and felt very satisfied, the business reached 8,000.

This was in 2006. It was remarkable for a barbecue restaurant of only about square meters to achieve this level of income.

Based on the average consumption of 40-50 yuan per person, the number of diners was nearly .

The cost of a barbecue restaurant includes food cost, labor cost, rent cost, water and electricity cost, taxes and losses.

Chen Pingjiang calculated carefully that of the 35 yuan, food costs accounted for about 10%. Labor costs were OK because we didn't hire many people now, but looking at the situation today, the front hall and the kitchen were already operating at full capacity. It would be very troublesome if someone asked for leave for something. If we hire more people, the cost would increase to 3%. The rent cost was about 2%, the water and electricity cost was 5%, and the kitchen loss added up to about %.

That means the net profit is about 45%.

The tax burden is levied on a fixed basis. Now is the cash age, and most of the people eating are students, not many of them issue invoices, so everyone understands...

According to today's net profit, it would be 100,000 a month. Of course, we may not be able to achieve the same customer flow as the opening day every day, but Chen Pingjiang is confident that through a series of marketing strategies, he can always maintain a high customer flow. If the situation is good, he will even take over the store next door.

At dinner time, everyone, including Zhou Guanghan and Chen Pingjiang, sat together to eat and drink.

After a tiring day, everyone was exhausted but with smiles on their faces. Although tired, they felt a great sense of accomplishment, especially since Chen Pingjiang promised to give a small portion of the net profit as a bonus, which meant that everyone's income would increase.

Ai Zhiwei and Bao Yufang were the most impressed. The lively scene in the store today was completely different from before. They used to be so idle that they were panicking. Today, they were so busy that their fingers were cramped from grilling skewers.

There was no air conditioning in the kitchen, so the three of them had a very hard time.

He raised his glass and respectfully toasted Chen Pingjiang, saying admiringly, "Boss, you college students are really capable. Today, you have more customers than I saw in a week before."

Bao Yufang, the odd job aunt, also said with emotion: "Is that so? It's more exciting to work this way. It's not like before when I was so idle that I thought I would never work again."

Chen Pingjiang smiled but said nothing. Zhou Guanghan, who was standing beside him, was clacking at rice in his bowl. After a while, he finished three bowls of rice. Then he raised his glass and took a sip of beer. "Uncle, when will the promotion for our school start?"

"Don't be in a hurry. It's useless if we can't handle more customers. The store is so small, so we should digest this wave of traffic first." Chen Pingjiang saw Zhou Guang put down his chopsticks, handed him a cigarette at the right time, lit one for himself, and then said.

The first wave of traffic after the opening can last for about half a month, and then other competitors will inevitably follow suit. At that time, you have to start the second wave of traffic. As long as you always keep the customer flow at a high level, your competitors will always have to follow behind and eat dust.

(End of this chapter)