Chapter 159 Shao Shufen
Jiang Jianni explained earnestly, "It's about opening a bathhouse."
"However, in the bathhouse, you can not only take a bath, get a massage, cupping, and get a haircut, but also stay overnight, watch movies, sing karaoke, play cards, and play mahjong. If you are hungry, you can also order food."
"To put it simply, we provide everything people want."
"Once people arrive, make them want to stay here even if it costs them money, rather than leave."
Shao Shufen hesitated: "This, this, it's just a bathhouse..."
Jiang Jianni smiled and said, "That's why I said we can't call it a bathhouse, we should call it a bath center."
"But if we really do it my way, it will require too much money. It's not something that can be done in tens or hundreds of thousands. It will have to be over a million."
"Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about watching movies and singing."
"Even if we don't make it as big as a movie theater, since we're getting people to pay for it, we can't just keep using stools, can we?"
"You need a sofa, right? And a coffee table with drinks, right?"
"People want to watch it as a family, a group of brothers and friends, or a young couple. You'll have to design booths of all sizes, right?"
"And singing, you need a karaoke machine, right? I've heard of these things, they're very expensive, and you can't buy them in China, you have to go abroad to buy them."
"With so many people eating, drinking, and having fun, you have to provide drinks, snacks, and food, right?"
"How much does this cost?"
"This is still the most basic level."
Shao Shufen gasped in shock: "This...this is only the beginner level?"
Jiang Jianni thought to herself, "This is nothing."
You haven't seen that huge public bathhouse in Northeast China. It even has indoor hot springs, indoor swimming pools, and various indoor sports facilities.
She smiled and said, "Of course it's beginner level."
"Think about it, there are so many movies out there. What if some people want to watch this one and others want to watch that one?"
"Of course we should build more screening rooms, five or six in a row, one for foreign films, one for martial arts films, one for romance films, one for police and gangster films, and one for ghost films. Do you think anyone would want to watch those?"
"And for singing, we can set up several small rooms, one room for each group, and charge a few dollars per room per hour. They can sing as much as they want and choose whatever they like. Do you think anyone would be willing to pay that money?"
This isn't twenty years after the internet explosion.
Even televisions aren't common yet, let alone the vast amount of film and television resources available on computers.
In this era where people's spiritual needs are extremely scarce and entertainment and leisure are too monotonous, if there really were such a place that had everything, Jiang Jianni felt that even if she were poor and penniless, she would be willing to save up a month's salary just to enjoy it.
Jiang Jianni's ideas were all incredibly groundbreaking and unexpected.
Shao Shufen had long ago misheard it as "mosquito coil eyes".
All she knew was that if she really built such a place as Jiang Jiani suggested, she would definitely have no shortage of people.
Just hearing Jiang Jianni say that made her really want to go to that place to see if it really had everything she said it did.
There are so many rich people, and rich people know how to enjoy life.
She thought Jiang Jiani was right.
If she wants to make money, she should target wealthy people, not poor people with little money.
Shao Shufen is a very decisive woman.
She started her business by buying and selling goods from south to north all by herself; she was the legendary "street vendor".
In the first half of the year, while my older brother's house was in a mess, I went there four or five times and made a fortune.
However, reselling is both too exciting and too dangerous.
On her fifth trip to her older brother's house with several other traders to cause trouble, she encountered a strike and demonstration. If she hadn't run away quickly, she would have been arrested by the police there.
Even so, some of the people who went with them were still arrested and extorted for a large sum of money, meaning that some of them had made a wasted trip.
Those who ran away for nothing were much luckier than those who were tricked and lost their lives.
Even someone as bold as Shao Shufen was so frightened that she lost half of her courage.
When I got back, I decided to find a stable job.
She also opened two clothing stores and shoe stores.
But she was used to doing reselling, and even though those two shops actually made a lot of money every day, she still didn't think it was much.
Restless, she used her savings to open a large public bathhouse, only to be humiliated.
If it weren't for her solid foundation and the good business of her clothing and shoe stores, she might not have been able to keep her large bathhouse afloat by the end of the year.
However, she now has a new way out.
She lay on her back in the bathtub, closed her eyes and thought for a while, then sat up and said, "Little sister, how about I treat you to a massage?"
"A proper massage therapist with excellent technique."
"I had to ask them for a long time before they finally agreed to come and do work for me."
“In the past, I would always ask him to give me a massage to relax after I came back from doing business. I felt so comfortable after the massage.”
Jiang Jianni was tempted, but also hesitant: "This...isn't it a bit inappropriate?"
Shao Shufen said cheerfully, "Oh, what's wrong with that?"
"We're just feeling unwell and we're looking for someone to treat us."
"Young lady, you just finished your postpartum confinement period, right?"
Jiang Jianni was taken aback: "You could tell that too?"
Shao Shufen laughed heartily: "What's wrong with that? It's not like I've never had a child before."
"I had two children."
"I can tell what's wrong with you just by looking at you."
"Is postpartum confinement difficult? You can't do this or that, are you itching to get back to work?"
"Let me tell you, you should have someone give you a good massage. You'll feel much better after that."
Now that things have gone this far, it wouldn't be right for Jiang Jiani to refuse again.
The two of them went outside and got a massage.
It has to be said that when it comes to massages, the more miserable you are while you're getting one, the more comfortable you feel afterward.
Jiang Jianni felt as if she had been reborn, and the world seemed more lovely now.
Then Shao Shufen warmly invited her to dinner.
It's not far, just on the main street in front of the bathhouse.
Shao Shufen was clearly not a first-timer at this restaurant. She went into the private room with practiced ease and ordered four dishes: "Their chef's skills are authentic. I've been eating here often since I came back."
She spoke eloquently as she introduced herself.
She not only exposed the restaurant owner and chef's secrets, but also revealed most of her own stories, showcasing the image of a forthright woman to the fullest.
Jiang Jiani was still a little overwhelmed by what she heard.
Especially Shao Shufen's thrilling experiences, which seem completely at odds with her seemingly virtuous and gentle image.
That's what she thought, and that's what she said.
Shao Shufen laughed heartily: "Right? Many people say I have a face that looks like a virtuous wife and loving mother, but it's all for nothing."
She sneered, "Nobody wants to be a virtuous wife and loving mother."
"What's the use of being a virtuous wife and loving mother? No matter how virtuous you are, people will still bully you. You might as well be more assertive like me."
"Women need to have some temper so they won't be bullied."
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