Chapter 332 You Must Be With Me For the Rest of Your Life
In the restaurant, only Shen Minglang did not notice anything unusual.
He attentively poured water for his sister and said that he had ordered her favorite dishes.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingning nodded slightly, her face as cold as ice.
This made Cheng Zhu feel as if he was back to the scene when they first met.
At that time, he was not familiar with Ningning at all, but he could feel a more obvious aura and a cold feeling from her.
He still remembers that when he first met Shen Qingning in Jiuyin, she attracted many men's attention as soon as she walked in. They all looked at her when she came in, but they couldn't help but look away because of her simple glance.
Keep away from strangers, extremely cold and aloof, full of oppression.
At that time, he thought this cold and aloof girl was quite interesting.
But what about her now?
I told Shen Minglang that I would not come to dinner, but after a few minutes, I couldn't help asking him what he wanted to eat. Finally, I said it was okay if we wanted Chinese food.
When Cheng Zhu heard his cousin say this, he felt a little hurt.
But since she sat down, she didn't say a word to Cheng Zhu.
Shen Minglang and Cheng Zhu ate their food while clinking glasses from time to time.
This fool even glanced at his sister and asked, "Ningning, would you like to drink a little?"
"After drinking this wine, you won't feel uncomfortable the next day," he added.
Shen Qingning looked at the wine bottle, then at the two people's wine glasses, and finally just shook her head.
She is feeling very upset and confused now.
Logically speaking, people would be more willing to drink when they are in this mood.
But being sober and rational, she is now somewhat averse to alcohol.
Because she recalled carefully, her current situation was closely related to her drinking habits in the previous few times.
Alcohol is harmful!
Cheng Zhu turned his head and looked at her. He had his own plans in mind, so he actually thought it would be better if Ningning didn't drink.
After three rounds of drinks, Shen Minglang began to talk about the new project he wanted to undertake after his bar closed down.
"Cousin, what do you think about me opening a high-end coffee shop in Starlight City?" Shen Minglang was full of fighting spirit.
"When the time comes, we two brothers will attack Starbucks together!" he said.
Cheng Zhu: “.”
Boss Shen, you are truly an industry trendsetter.
Coffee is coffee and milk tea is milk tea.
Starbucks and I are currently engaging in a form of fraud, and we are just forcing ourselves to create some hype.
Besides, it is only the end of 2014, and the number of people drinking coffee is not as large as it will be in a few years.
What's more, he always felt that Shen Minglang and he had their eyes on the same location.
"Cousin, where are you going to open it?"
"Xidamen, the lease of that digital store is about to expire, and the owner said he won't renew the lease next year." Shen Minglang went to inquire.
He sighed, "This digital store has actually been open in Starlight City for many years. But hasn't Apple become extremely popular in recent years? Many people would do anything to buy a phone. A girl next to me coughed before. I'm getting off topic."
Shen Qingning was sitting next to him, and he braked immediately.
"And hasn't Xiaomi been gaining momentum in recent years? They are essentially surviving in the cracks. When they renewed their lease this year, they complained that the rent was too expensive, saying they couldn't make back the money."
Cheng Zhu: “.”
Damn, you and I have our eyes on the same location!
Don’t forget, Cheng Zhu also wants to rent this place!
No, I have to persuade him.
Your loss of money is a small matter, but affecting my ability to make money is a big matter!
Because Shen Minglang can't lose much, but I can earn a lot.
"Cousin, the number of people drinking coffee in China is actually not as large as you think." Cheng Zhu said earnestly.
What he said is true.
"You want to open a coffee shop, which is a good idea because the market prospects are indeed good and you are very forward-looking."
"However, being too forward-looking is not necessarily a good thing. If you look too far ahead, the market may not be able to keep up with you."
Just two short sentences made Shen Minglang feel refreshed.
Holy shit, am I so awesome?
In fact, he just saw how successful Cheng Zhu's milk tea shop was, and the idea of opening a coffee shop popped into his mind.
As for other reasons, what other reasons are there?
It turns out that my intuition is in line with the laws of market development!
I am indeed a fucking business genius.
I see, I see, I failed before because I was too advanced!
"Cousin, are you optimistic about the coffee market?" Shen Minglang asked.
"Well, I am optimistic. In the future, the number of people drinking coffee may not catch up with the number of people drinking milk tea, but it will be several times more than now." Cheng Zhu nodded.
But he quickly changed the subject: "But opening up this market and getting more and more people to drink coffee will require a lot of money. It's not worth it to spend our own money, don't you think, cousin?"
"Ah? Whose money are we spending?" Shen Minglang was puzzled.
Shen Qingning was also listening quietly on the side.
"Just spend money on whoever advocates coffee culture!" Cheng Zhu smiled.
"Who?" Shen Minglang still didn't understand.
"Foreigner." Shen Qingning glanced at him, a little bit unable to bear it, and couldn't help but answer.
"Yes, a foreigner." Cheng Zhu looked at her with appreciation.
I, Ningning, am so smart!
In the next few years, Luckin Coffee suddenly appeared, issued various coupons, and sold ridiculously cheap coffee all over the country, sometimes with discounts as high as 15%!
It’s a fucking loss for every cup sold, but it can be said that it has made an invaluable contribution to opening up the domestic coffee market!
So, was Luckin Coffee profiting from domestic companies in the early stages?
Of course not. Chinese people have all grabbed the coupons and received amazing discounts!
It is cutting the leeks of foreigners.
We are having such a great discount on coffee, who’s treating?
The Americans are treating us.
Just like China has its own tea culture, foreigners also have their own coffee culture.
They all drink coffee themselves, so they think that with more than one billion people in China, the future of coffee is definitely bright!
Who doesn’t drink coffee?
Luckin’s goal was very clear from the beginning, which was to go public and reap the benefits of the Americans, and to use their money to expand the market.
It created a miracle.
It is the company in the world that has gone from establishment to IPO the fastest!
It can be seen how hungry the sickle is for cutting leeks.
Once it was listed, the Americans raised 695 million yuan, and burned more than half of it in one year, all of which was used to give discounts to Chinese people! Selling at a loss! It's terrible!
The subsequent outrageous operations came one after another, making the American leeks question their lives.
People in the circle call it - the bloodbath on Wall Street!
It’s cutting like crazy, the sickle is really cutting like crazy!
From his perspective as a reborn person, he believes that Luckin's operations are reasonable, but you have to know that before Luckin came out, no one wanted to cut the leeks of the Americans. This team is awesome.
Therefore, after hearing his few words, Ning Ning thought of "telling stories" to foreigners, which shows that her business acumen is amazing.
You are worthy of being my Ningbao, and you will become a great man in the future!
This also made him more determined in his next plan.
Shen Minglang looked at the two people who were in perfect harmony and was stunned when he heard: "Burning foreigners' money? How do you burn it?"
After Cheng Zhu spoke perfunctorily for a few moments, Master Shen's eyes lit up.
"Is it really possible?"
"Damn, if I could really do this, wouldn't it be awesome?" He was already eager to try it.
Cheng Zhu quickly raised his hand to stop his unrealistic imagination.
"Cousin, don't think about it for now. We don't have the capital or the conditions to set up such a plan now," he said.
Shen Minglang's extremely hot heart felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on it.
Yes, he is a super rich second generation, but the awesome one is his dad.
No matter what project he undertakes, he has to ask his father for money.
For a project of this magnitude, even with the Shen family's financial resources, if they fail accidentally, they will go bankrupt!
There's no way Shen's father would support him!
"No, I was just talking to you about opening a coffee shop, but how did you end up talking about the topic of reaping the benefits of going public?" Shen Minglang gradually realized that Cheng Zhu was talking too deeply.
"Why not?" Cheng Zhu picked up his glass and clinked it with his: "Just because you can't do it now doesn't mean you can't do it in the future."
"Huh?" Shen Minglang was slightly stunned.
The anger in his heart had been provoked by Cheng Zhu.
It would be fine if they just painted such a big pie, but they also escalated it to the level of cutting the leeks of Americans, becoming a domestic coffee pioneer, and seeking welfare for the people.
Damn, which man wouldn’t be confused after hearing this?
Men are creatures who love to talk about politics.
But when I was in school, I wasn’t always able to concentrate in my political classes, and I would complain bitterly during the exams.
Shen Minglang now just feels: My inexplicable patriotism has been aroused by you, which is outrageous!
It’s a pity that Boss Shen has suffered frequent setbacks in his career recently. He has gradually realized that he is not the protagonist of the world. With his own abilities, he can’t even run a store, let alone other things.
But Cheng Zhu thought differently.
Cousin, you are indeed rubbish.
But Ningning is really talented.
And the Shen family is indeed very powerful.
Strictly speaking, Cheng Zhu's several businesses were supported by the Shen family.
In fact, he also tried to ask Jiang Wanzhou indirectly, and after secretly inquiring about it, he realized that he had underestimated the Shen family. They were even stronger than he expected!
His purpose was simple, he intended to tie the entire Shen family to his chariot.
Once this car starts moving, no one will be able to get out.
You can never get off the bus in your life.
This naturally includes——Chen Qingning!
Cheng Zhu came to this meal today not to give Shen Minglang suggestions on his new project, but to make him abandon his unrealistic ideas and follow me with peace of mind.
"Cousin, why do you say we can do it later?" Shen Minglang was still confused.
"Because my current [Pomelo Tea] has a good future, I should first make good milk tea and become the overlord in the milk tea industry, and then get involved in coffee. Don't you think it's better?" Cheng Zhu said.
"But." Shen Minglang hesitated.
He really wanted to say that [Yuzu Tea] had nothing to do with him, it was just rented in the shopping mall in which his family had a stake.
But Cheng Zhu's next words made Shen Qingning, who had been in a low mood all day and had hardly even looked at him, look up at him in shock.
"Cousin, do you want to make [Yuzu Tea] with me?"
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