Chapter 56: Not for Reading
"Why don't I have any points? Woohoo!"
"Dad, I want points, I want snacks, I want snacks."
"Dad will buy you some snacks later."
"No, I just want that snack."
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There were even two kids who hugged their parents' thighs in the classroom and demanded points cards, which attracted the other kids to try as well, but unfortunately their parents were not around.
After much persuasion, the two parents agreed to their child's request. They would enroll anywhere anyway, and seeing the child's enthusiasm and the environment here, it would be the same to enroll here.
Several parents who were originally just trying it out for two days took out the cash they had prepared and paid directly, allowing Zhou Anan to happily issue receipts one after another.
Of the nine parents who had pre-registered, three paid on the spot, two went to a nearby bank to withdraw money, and the remaining four parents also agreed to bring money to pay when they picked up their children in the evening. All the lower grade primary school students were included.
This wave of operations scored at least 99 points, with 1 point remaining. Zhou Anan was afraid that she would be too proud.
Do you really think he spent so much money to set up a points redemption area just for show?
hehe.
In order to attract children, Zhou Anan set the points exchange ratio at 2 to 1 (just for her own knowledge). One point is worth about 50 cents. After deducting the difference in wholesale purchases, the snacks exchanged can be worth 70 to 80 cents, or even one dollar.
Although the inflation after 2009 was not a big deal, in 2005, it was still a considerable amount of money compared to the pocket money of children.
"Don't go to the wrong classroom."
"Don't push, walk slowly."
"That classmate, we don't sell snacks here."
At 4:20 p.m., the upper grades of primary schools and junior high schools finish school, and Zhuangyuan Education welcomes its second peak.
Similarly, many pupils in the upper grades of primary school came for the first time and their eyes became teary when they saw the points redemption area filled with snacks, drinks and toys of various sizes.
There was a fat fifth-grade boy who hugged his mother and wanted the tallest plane on the shelf, which was worth at least 300 points.
There's no way, the shop in front of the school doesn't sell that kind of plane, it's too beautiful.
"Can I exchange money for 200 points?"
After paying the fee, the fat mother heard that there were only 100 points left. She looked down at her son who was munching on a small cake beside her and his eager eyes, and prepared to buy points directly.
This kind of training class is a scam. After she paid the fees, they told her that she didn't have enough points. But her son liked it, so she had no choice but to spend a little more money.
Money doesn’t matter, as long as her son is happy, her husband will earn it anyway.
"I'm sorry, we can't use money to buy points here. The point system is only to motivate children to study, not just to exchange for things."
After collecting the money and handing the bill to the other party, Zhou Anan explained with a smile.
To run a primary school training department well, you must have high standards, otherwise if parents think it is not good enough, you will lose a lot of money.
Things of principle must never be lost.
"I understand, but my son Fatty really likes that airplane. Can you please be flexible, teacher?"
After listening to the other party's explanation, the fat mother who was originally feeling a little uncomfortable felt much better. Her son did need encouragement, but her son just wanted a plane now.
"I'm sorry, but to get another 200 points, besides Xiaoxiong studying hard, there is another way. Our training department has a reward system. If you introduce another parent to sign up, you will be given 200 points for each introduction."
Faced with this situation, Zhou Anan was familiar with the situation and directly stated the reward measures for introducing students.
Having run training classes before, Zhou Anan has encountered all kinds of parents, so she can definitely handle them with ease.
Parents who introduce other students can get 200 points each, which is really generous.
All in all, the cost is about a hundred yuan.
"Introduce someone for 200 points? Okay, I'll call and ask."
After hearing what the other party said, Xiaoxiong's mother thought about it, took out the flip phone from her bag, and dialed a number directly.
Although her husband earns money, it would be best if she didn't have to spend any money.
"Chengcheng's mom, has your Chengcheng signed up for tutoring? If he has, has he paid the fee? That's good. Let me tell you, there is a very good tutoring class next to Haizhou Middle School. The environment is good, and there are classes for each grade. One teacher only teaches four or five students. You can bring your Chengcheng over today to have a look, and by the way, he can keep our Xiaoxiong company. Yes, yes, it's around the corner. Okay, I'll wait for you here."
After a quick conversation, Xiaoxiong's mother put down her phone and said to the young man in front of her: "A friend of mine is bringing her child here. I'll talk to her later and she will definitely register with you."
"Okay, let the child go to the classroom to do homework first, and you can take a rest in the rest area."
After enthusiastically pouring a cup of hot water for the mother, Zhou Anan asked her senior to arrange for the child to go to the classroom.
"No, let's just wait together for a while. It's easier for the children to communicate together."
Feeling the strength of her son's embrace, Xiaoxiong's mother smiled and took the child to the rest area. She also grabbed a handful of candy from the sugar bowl on the table for her son and comforted him in a soft voice.
With a knowing smile on her lips, Zhou Anan continued chatting with another parent next to her.
There were several parents waiting nearby for consultation and payment. It was too busy and tiring.
Ten minutes later, Zhou Anan accepted the tuition fee paid by Chengcheng's mother and personally took down the big plane and handed it to Xiaoxiong.
However, I have to do my homework, so I naturally cannot bring the plane into the classroom.
Zhou Anan communicated with Xiaoxiong, and with the other party's reluctant look, she put the plane in the storage room aside, and planned to bring it back to him when she returned home.
On the first day of the training class, a total of 17 students registered on the spot, including the 25 students who had pre-registered and the 11 students who came temporarily. Most of the others also confirmed their intention to pay, because there were only a few parents who were waiting to see the price.
In the primary school department, on the first day of school, the number of students reached 49, 29 of whom had registered and paid, and the number of students might reach more than 40 when they were picked up in the evening.
There are 25 students in the junior high school department. Three of them had previously been confirmed to have paid the tuition, and four more were added today. When we pick them up in the evening, the number may reach more than ten.
Now, part-time teachers don’t have to worry about their salaries anymore, and the initial investment can basically be recovered.
There are seven teachers in four elementary school classrooms and eight teachers in three junior high school classrooms. Thinking of the comparison between the number of elementary school students and the number of junior high school students, Zhou Anan and Tian Tiantian asked her roommate who she had mentioned before to come over, so that the elementary school department would have eight people in total.
There are 74 students in the after-school class. If all of them sign up, based on the average tuition fee of 2,410 yuan per person, the total tuition fee would be 177,600 yuan.
After deducting the fixed salary of 9,000 yuan a month and the food expenses of 5,000 yuan a month, the expenses for the second half of the 2005 semester were roughly between 65,000 and 70,000 yuan. Adding the cost of the point reward system, the profit could reach about 90,000 to 95,000 yuan.
No wonder all the bosses who opened training departments have become rich in the past two years. The market is indeed so big, the competition is not too fierce, and it doesn’t seem to be very difficult to recruit students.
As Zhou Anan looked through the billing records, the smile on her face never stopped.
Soon, it was time for dinner, and Zhou Anan and a dozen beautiful girls took turns delivering insulated lunch boxes to each student.
Originally, Zhou Anan was planning to eat in the cafeteria area on the fourth floor, but now with so many people, it wasn't appropriate.
Anyway, there are many part-time teachers, so it will be quick if each of them takes a few copies.
The lunch box is a customized five-compartment lunch box, which comes with three dishes, one soup and rice. The food standard is absolutely commendable.
After deducting Sister Sun’s salary as the chef, the cost of food per person per meal is at least one dollar and fifty cents.
At the fast food restaurant at the entrance of the old campus of Haizhou University, three yuan is enough to buy a dinner with one meat and two vegetables, which also comes with free soup.
If we calculate the actual cost of the food, the three-dollar fast food meal would only cost around one dollar and fifty cents at most.
More than ten years later, such vegetable prices would be unimaginable.
As for the taste, you can imagine it when you see the almost empty lunch boxes and more than half of the children asking for extra food.
The students collected their lunch boxes and quietly did their homework.
After walking around for a few times, Zhou Anan watched the senior students checking their homework in an orderly manner, and walked back to the first floor with peace of mind.
“Sizzle.”
Sitting in the reception room, Zhou Anan looked at the registration form and three receipts recording payment in front of her while drinking boiled water. She felt extremely happy.
Well, you can go buy some tea when you have time.
“Sizzle.”
Zhou Anan picked up the phone when it vibrated: "Xiao Ke, you're here. Have you had dinner? I'll drive... Wait a minute. Take a taxi to the gate of Haizhou Middle School and I'll pick you up."
(End of this chapter)
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