Chapter 294: Web Weaver (Part 1)
Yin Shaoting has been doing business in Beijing for many years and has a keen eye. The people he recommends will naturally not be wrong.
Of the six shopkeepers who came that day, except for two who really went there after reading the notice, the rest were more or less related to Yin Shaoting.
Yin Shaoting waved his hand: "You have one bad point - you are too modest! Those people are good at accounting, but it is extremely difficult for them to run those shabby shops again and turn them from losses to profits in such a short time. If you hadn't given them special advice before, I'm afraid they would be in a mess now!"
He knew that Ye Chutang had previously invited those people into the mansion for a discussion.
At that time, he didn't care much about it. He just thought that Ye Chutang had just taken over those shops and had some matters to explain to them.
However, he later found out that Ye Chutang had actually already made plans for the business of this shop.
Not to mention the tea shop, in addition to Ye Chutang's ability to roast and brew tea, he has his support behind the scenes, and has good channels for purchasing tea. With Tang Zhongli's help, he naturally has no worries about business.
But he was indeed surprised that other shops could be successful so quickly.
He knew that Ye Chutang was by no means an incompetent person. She had been a lady who had stayed at home for the past fourteen years. Later, when she encountered misfortune, she relied on her medical skills to support her three younger siblings and set up her own business.
This is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.
But she is a girl after all, and it is not logical for her to be involved in business matters. Even if she can open a teahouse by cooperating with him, other businesses such as a cloth shop and pawn shop may not be sustainable.
Who would have thought that her ideas would work so well?
"You think too highly of me. The fact that these things went so smoothly was actually a bit of luck." Ye Chutang took a sip of tea. "I don't know how many people in Beijing are waiting to see me make a fool of myself. They are paying close attention to my every word and action. From a certain perspective, this is a good thing. Once my shops reopen, I won't have to worry about people coming."
No matter whether those people want to watch the fun or to cause trouble, it is still fun.
The most frightening thing about opening a store is that it will be silent and without customers, there will be no possibility.
Yin Shaoting suddenly realized: "So that's why you drove those people away with such fanfare and caused a big commotion in the street?"
Ye Chutang blinked and said tactfully: "Not completely."
You can save some compensation and at the same time slap Ye Heng in the face, so why not?
Yin Shaoting clicked his tongue.
He now felt more and more that he knew too little about the woman in front of him.
"Let's not talk about that. It's your Ye family's property. It's good to manage it well. But... you opened the Yunlai Tavern not just to make some money, right?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone around seemed to be quiet.
Ye Chutang raised her eyes, looked at him calmly, and then smiled slightly.
"Haven't you guessed this a long time ago? Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to buy shares, right?"
If you want to open a tavern like this, you can't do it without enough money.
When decorating a shop, every brick and every piece of wood, every cup and every bowl, what doesn’t cost money?
And those unique wine-making recipes she gave would not have been possible without Yin Shaoting's help in preparing the venue and personnel, as well as collecting raw materials from various places.
If Ye Chutang only relied on his own hands, he wouldn't be able to brew a few jars of wine a year, let alone open a wine shop.
Yin Shaoting didn't feel embarrassed when his thoughts were exposed.
He is an old fox in the business world, and profit is what matters most to him. If he had no ulterior motive, he certainly wouldn't have gone to so much trouble.
only--
"Your connections are really impressive. The distinguished guests who came over in the past three days were really hard to invite!"
Princess Qinyang was good friends with Ye Chutang, so her coming to show her support was expected, but Feng Zhang later on was not someone who was easy to talk to.
As for Chen Songshi, the Grand Secretary, there is no need to mention him. Literati have always been noble, so his coming was really a pleasant surprise.
Ye Chutang hesitated for a moment and said frankly: "Actually, I didn't expect that Master Chen would go."
After all, she and Chen Songshi had never met each other.
Yin Shaoting was stunned, half believing and half doubting: "Really? Then he is still willing to help you like this?"
"Of course it's true." She didn't need to lie about this.
Yin Shaoting looked at her expression and finally believed her. He said, "You are so well-informed that it is normal for you to recognize him. It is like you have not been back to Beijing for three years. Isn't it easy for you to come to Feiyun Temple?"
Master Shi Yuan is not willing to give face to everyone.
Ye Chutang laughed: "You think too highly of me."
Yin Shaoting laughed: "If it was someone else, it would be fine, but you - is there anything you want to do that is impossible?"
Ye Chutang remained silent, but she actually had a vague guess in her heart - she had a painting by Chen Songshi in her hand.
It was given to her by Chen Yanchuan when she just returned to the capital.
A Yan respected this person very much, and the calligraphy and painting was carefully kept by him afterwards.
Now he comes here...
Yin Shaoting didn't know the inside story, but seeing that Ye Chutang really didn't know, he stroked his beard and said, "Maybe he heard from someone that your wine is good?"
Ye Chutang was of course very confident in the wine she brewed, but she also knew that this alone was not enough to attract Chen Songshi to visit her.
After this, I probably owed someone a favor again...
She smiled and said, "Maybe."
Yin Shaoting nodded, but didn't continue to dwell on this point.
"In any case, the reputation of this Yunlai Tavern has spread. The private rooms for nearly half a month have been booked out. The supply is simply insufficient to meet the demand. However, we will still follow your original instructions and limit the number of guests we can receive each day. We will not accept more than that."
When Ye Chutang planned to do this at the beginning, Yin Shaoting was quite puzzled. When opening a business, of course the more customers the better. If you only accept so many customers every day, how can you make any profit?
Later, when he saw the pricing, he felt that this business was going to fail.
But after three days of opening, the development of the situation was completely beyond his expectations.
"There is no shortage of restaurants in the capital, and there are countless places to eat, drink, listen to music and have fun, so if you want to win, you have to be different from others."
Ye Chutang's lips curved slightly.
"Since ancient times, it has been easiest to make money from rich people."
As the standards are raised, people will naturally flock to it and customers will come in droves.
Yin Shaoting paused, looked at her carefully, and silently increased his attention to Ye Chutang.
This woman is not very old, but she is very smart and insightful.
Yin Shaoting felt more and more that agreeing to cooperate with her was a wise move.
He pondered for a moment, and finally asked:
"It's fine to make money, but the guests we'll be dealing with in the future will be distinguished guests. Over time..."
These people are intertwined with each other and will eventually form a huge network of relationships.
And Ye Chutang is the one who weaves the web.
(End of this chapter)
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