Ye Beiping had calculated the costs involved back then.
Based on a cost of ten yuan per table, the cost is three yuan, resulting in a profit of seven yuan. If the price is eight mao per liter, then if the customers drink nine liters, the restaurant will lose money.
Nine liters sounds like a lot, but it's just 18 bottles of that kind of liquor. Anyone who drinks a little can easily drink 18 bottles.
If the price can be reduced to 40 or 50 cents per liter, then for a meal costing ten dollars, customers would need to drink fifteen to eighteen liters in order to break even.
You'll only lose money if you consume more than 18 liters.
However, 18 liters, at most 10 yuan, is enough for three or four people to eat. Three or four people would have to drink the equivalent of 36 bottles of beer, which is not something everyone can do.
Ye Beiping knew that the small bottles of beer in KTVs in his previous life were only 330 ml. If three or four people went to sing karaoke and ordered a 24-bottle beer set meal without a private room, most people might not be able to finish it.
Due to the limited customer base, this marketing model may seem like it's losing money, but in fact, it could become more profitable as customer traffic increases.
The renovation of the Joyful Hotel was also planned according to the maximum passenger flow; otherwise, it wouldn't have needed to rent such a large space to open a restaurant. In this day and age, few people would have such courage, firstly due to policy issues, and secondly due to cost.
It's not that people didn't have the money in the early 1980s. Based on Hangzhou's housing prices, every household could have earned tens of thousands of yuan by selling their house. It's just that selling a house was difficult. Furthermore, people nowadays think that a house is a home, and if they sell their house, they will have nowhere to live.
Actually, that's not the case. Many bold people have sold their houses, started businesses, and actually succeeded.
In the early 1980s, although the general public didn't have much money, there were still many wealthy people. The children of officials were the most typical example of wealthy families. Due to their backgrounds, they had held power since their grandfathers' generation, and through the efforts of two generations, they had accumulated considerable savings.
Secondly, there are those whose ancestors were landlords or capitalists. Even though there was a decade of turmoil and many of them were exposed, it is normal for a few thousand families to be hiding wealth among hundreds of millions of people.
Finally, there are those hidden big shots who lead their underlings. Don't be fooled by their lack of public presence; the money they amassed behind the scenes is equivalent to tens of thousands of yuan for ordinary people.
Tang Xiaolong led Ye Xiaoxin, Su Xinwan, and Jiang He into the private room and began arranging for the waiter to order food.
After ordering, we waited for Team Leader Xiao and his team to arrive.
During the conversation, Tang Xiaolong jokingly asked Jiang He, "Jiang He, what brings you here today? I've been asking you to drink with me for the past two days, but you haven't come."
Jiang He was found by Ye Xiaoxin after searching many places in the afternoon.
If Ye Xiaoxin hadn't told him some of the things, he really wouldn't have shown up so easily, because he was already overwhelmed with the things Ye Beiping had arranged for him.
I originally thought that Tang Xiaolong had connections, so I could give it a try.
After spending money and drinking for several days in a row without success, Jiang He decided to go find someone himself. He worked long hours, leaving early and returning late, and although he hadn't drunk any alcohol these past few days, he was still exhausted.
While some state-owned factories are not doing well, others are still quite profitable. They receive orders from large companies, so the situation won't affect them much in the short term.
In other words, Jiang He had been shamelessly going to the state-owned factory, only to be kicked out countless times.
He had been upset these past few days and was looking forward to relaxing when Ye Xiaoxin came over, but he didn't expect Tang Xiaolong to tease him.
Jiang He immediately retorted in an annoyed tone.
"Drinking, drinking, drinking! What else can you do besides drinking? I've been running around with you for so many days, spending money, and not getting anything done."
Tang Xiaolong was displeased by these words and glared at them, saying, "What does this have to do with me? I introduced you to the connections, so you can't blame me if things don't work out."
"Besides, I paid for most of the drinks."
"That's because your connections aren't strong enough, and you wasted so much time." Jiang He also had a short temper, and immediately started to criticize.
"you......"
Tang Xiaolong was about to argue when Ye Xiaoxin slammed her hand on the table and shouted, "Quiet!"
The entire private room fell silent.
Su Xinwan, standing nearby, was practically invisible, especially after Ye Xiaoxin called out. She kept her distance from everyone, afraid of harming innocent people.
Tang Xiaolong and Jiang He exchanged a glance, then both snorted and turned their heads away.
Ye Xiaoxin looked the two of them up and down, sighed slightly and shook her head: "Beiping said you are a team, all family, what is there to argue about? Even if Xiaolong couldn't get things done, he still did his best to help, Jianghe, don't complain."
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