Kunming, who will you forget tonight

Chapter 24 Site Selection Together
Standing at the door of the office building, Fatty Sun pulled my arm out of instinct, and muttered, "Brother...brother...this car is more luxurious...let me introduce it."

I don't really want to talk to Fatty Sun, but this kid has a thick skin. When I walked to the side of the road, he followed me in a hurry, and when I walked up to Zhuo Lan, he stretched out his hand before I could speak. Said with a dead skin and face: "Hello, beauty, I am Qiu Han's colleague, Sun Peng."

Zhuo Lan was stunned for a moment, then stretched out her hand and said with a smile, "Hello." Except for these two words, she didn't say anything extra.It can be seen that Zhuo Lan is not the kind of woman who casually makes friends and reveals her identity. After all, we have known each other for a while. I don't know what kind of work Zhuo Lan is engaged in.

I said to Fatty Sun: "Bye bye, fat man, see you tomorrow."

"Oh." Fatty Sun responded with disappointment, and immediately said, "How about having dinner together tonight? I know a hotpot restaurant that is very delicious, so I'll treat you."

I also imitated Fatty Sun's super shameless spirit, and said: "I have something to do today, I will definitely give you this chance another day, let's go first, bye."

Zhuo Lan was driving, and I sat in the co-pilot's seat, and let out a long sigh of relief, "I'm finally out of this trouble, where are you taking me?"

Zhuo Lan pretended to be mysterious, "Temporarily keep it secret, you will know when it arrives."

There was a bit of a traffic jam during rush hours, and I turned a few turns to the Foreigner Street near the old campus of Yunda. There are small stalls on both sides of the street. Some college students spread a piece of cloth on the ground and placed some gadgets, such as desk lamps, charging treasures, and mobile phones. Shell and so on.There are also some small itinerant vendors. Most of these small mobile vendors drive private cars, open the back of the trunk and place the goods and start selling them. There are also some that are placed on the cover of the machine. The money ranges from tens of dollars.

Foreigner's Street is not long, and there are various bars and snack bars on both sides.You can really see a lot of foreign students here.Zhuo Lan parked the car on the side of the road. I reminded her that she might be fined. Zhuo Lan didn't care at all. She took me into Foreigner Street and walked straight into a bar. The boss said listlessly: "It hasn't opened yet."

Zhuo Lan smiled and said, "Aren't you going to sell it? I came to see this store."

"Oh." The boss also agreed, without much enthusiasm, "You can just watch it."

Zhuo Lan was a little excited, and asked, "Qiuhan, what do you think of this place? I want to turn this shop down and renovate it into your retro coffee shop. How does it feel?"

Just as I was about to make a suggestion, Zhuo Lan said again: "Don't be in a hurry to make a conclusion, first look, this bar also has two floors, and the overall layout is similar to the retro coffee shop you designed. I have another option plan."

The first floor of this bar is about [-] square meters, which is not very big. It is probably because the place is too small that the business is not good and the boss can't keep going.

"Alternative plan?" I fixed my eyes on Zhuo Lan and asked, "Are you really going to make my whimsical design a reality?"

"Yes." Zhuo Lan's tone was serious, without any intention of joking, "I'll take you to another place after reading this, and have dinner by the way, and chat while eating."

Leaving the bar on Foreigner Street, the entire Foreigner Street is already "overcrowded". Most of the people walking here are Yunyun college students. Their purchasing power is really limited. A few girls are discussing the sweater chains on the stalls. When I pass by, I see I glanced at the label, 20 yuan!For students, this price is still acceptable. I don’t know how much a cup of coffee costs here is reasonable.At least... I don't have spare money to sit in a coffee shop and drink coffee.

Leaving Foreigner Street, Zhuo Lan drove me to Jinmafang Nanping Street Square, which is the center of Kunming and the center of the city center.After parking the car, Zhuo Lan took me to a luxuriously decorated restaurant and found a seat by the window.Zhuo Lan handed me the menu and said, "I want to eat something."

I opened the menu and glanced at it before giving up. The price of a dish was 68 yuan and 88 yuan, and even a fried vegetarian dish was 28 or 38 yuan. I handed the menu to Zhuo Lan and said: "I'm free to order, you can order." Actually, I was a little scared, I was afraid that after I ordered two or three dishes, Zhuo Lan would order a few more, so let's not think about it Whether I can eat it all, I have to consider whether my wallet can afford it.

Zhuo Lan ordered four dishes and one soup. I calculated that the four dishes and one soup would cost more than 200 yuan, which should not reach [-] yuan.I can still afford it, so Zhuo Lan gave me the menu again, and when I asked me to order some more, I politely refused.Of course, Zhuo Lan won't see my small thoughts.

After the waiter left, Zhuo Lan pointed to the Starbucks across the square and said, "Qiu Han, look at the Starbucks opposite. It has been open here for many years, and the business has always been so good. My second plan is to open it opposite the Starbucks." A retro coffee shop, and a bakery below it is also to be transferred. It is about 200 square meters, and the area is much larger than that on the Foreigner Street. If you want to open a retro coffee shop, which of these two places is more suitable? "

I pondered for a while and said: "I think there are many factors to consider when opening a coffee shop. Let's analyze from the first step. How much profit do you expect this coffee shop to bring you in a year?"

"Ah?" Zhuo Lan was a little silly, shook her head and said, "I never thought about that."

I was a little dizzy, took a sip of water and asked, "Isn't opening a store just to make money? Since you want to invest, you have to think about it."

"I don't want to make money." Zhuo Lan's voice was very soft, "I just saw that the creative plan of your retro coffee shop is so perfect, I can't help but want to try it, I can feel it, this must be a place that can make people happy A small shop with a quiet mind, I really need such a place, do you know why I like to go to Amy's bar? Because there is a soul different from other bars, where people can be quiet and the impetuous heart can be calmed, I I believe that such a retro coffee shop will definitely give me the feeling I want. I am a businessman, but regarding such a small shop, I have no intention of making a profit in the past.”

"It's very contradictory." Listening to Zhuo Lan's words, I even felt a little false, "Since you don't consider gains and losses, why do you care about choosing a location? Just find a place to open such a small shop, anyway. It’s also about finding a sense of belonging for my soul.”

"A sense of identity." Zhuo Lan said very seriously: "What I need is a sense of identity. I hope more people like this store, and I hope they can find the same feeling as me... eh..." Zhuo Lan paused for a moment, looked at me with a bit of confusion and asked: "What I said may be a bit messy, and the expression is not very clear, but this feeling... Can you understand my inner thoughts?" He changed his words suddenly, and said with a slightly lonely expression: "Forget it, I didn't express myself clearly, so how can I ask you to understand me?"

"I understand." I looked at Zhuo Lan and said, "You regard such a small shop as a harbor for your soul, you expect others' understanding and approval, you hope that more people will understand this place, come here, in the dead of night Listen to the soothing piano music every now and then, and feel the story of this small shop. The reason why you are struggling with location selection is not where you will make more money, but where you will make more money. It’s more recognizable to the audience.”

Zhuo Lan looked at me with bright eyes and said excitedly: "Yes, that's the idea, Qiu Han, you are so amazing, I expressed it so vaguely, but you can still understand me so well, at this moment I have a feeling, as if We are like old friends for many years, I don’t need to explain too much in my heart, you understand.”

I smiled and said: "Because I am as confused as you are, I hope that the works I publish on the Internet will also be recognized by others, and I hope that they can understand the emotions expressed under my superficial words. This is a sense of identity, and we all long for this." Society recognizes us."

"That's right, that's it." Zhuo Lan asked: "I know Qiuhan, you can completely understand my inner thoughts, so now you can help me analyze it, where is it better to hang?"

I took a sip of lemonade and analyzed it for Zhuo Lan: "The Nanping Street Plaza is located in a commercial center with a lot of traffic. The consumption power of the crowd is stronger than that of Foreigner Street. There is a Starbucks opposite. Here, What I feel is a strong commercial atmosphere. Let’s look outside now. Who is not walking in a hurry in the square? What kind of people are spending money in the Starbucks opposite? Buying a cup of Starbucks without taking a photo and posting it on Moments seems to be a waste It’s the same as spending more than 30 yuan. Here, I can’t feel the cultural heritage, and I can’t find the so-called sense of identity. The large flow of people and strong spending power do not mean that it is suitable for “light engraving of tree rings”. "

"'Easy engraving of annual rings'?" Zhuo Lan looked at me and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Sorry, I forgot to tell you, I named this retro coffee shop 'Lightly Engraved Growth Rings', which means to gently engrave the years on the growth rings of memory, no matter how far the future goes It's been a long time, here, you can always find the memories engraved in those years, and here, there are always everyone's exclusive memories."

"Very good." Zhuo Lan said approvingly, "I like this name."

At this time, the waiter came to serve the food, and after a short pause, I continued to say to Zhuo Lan: "Where is such a coffee shop more suitable? It is undoubtedly Lijiang. Lijiang is a place with a story, but it is a bit far away from Kunming. More than 400 kilometers, I know another place in KM city, perhaps more suitable than Foreigner's Street."

"Where is it?" Zhuo Lan said impatiently, "Will you take me there after dinner?"

I stared at Zhuo Lan and asked, "Are you sure you want to open such a coffee shop, not just on a whim?"

"Definitely, take me to the place you think is suitable after dinner. You are the shaper of 'Easy Ring Engraving', and you must know the most suitable place for it."

"Eat first, and I'll take you there after dinner."

To be honest, I am worried that Zhuo Lan will hit me when I get to that place...

(End of this chapter)