Chapter 510: Stop the loss for Shu Xiaoting in time
After lunch, Shu Xiaoting asked me to be her advisor and go look at a shop.
She said, “Take my car.”
As we walked out of Zhuangyuan Lane and got into the car, I said, "You still have the guts to invest in a shop at this time."
"Look at my eyes first."
Traffic in Upstate can be summed up in one word: congestion. Drivers on major thoroughfares constantly complain about the gridlock, leaving drivers feeling down.
Shu Xiaoting said: "If someone invents Hot Wheels someday, they will definitely win the Nobel Prize. With two Hot Wheels under your feet, you can go wherever you want."
I laughed and said, "That depends on the quality of the Hot Wheels. Everyone is afraid of falling, so if they only fly two meters high, there will still be a traffic jam."
We chatted all the way until we arrived at Shangzhou Hospital, which was located on an old street that was only eight meters wide.
She said, "Look at how good the business is here: small restaurants, flower shops, fruit shops. Anyone who owns a shop here can easily make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year."
I felt strange and said, "How could someone sell their shop to you when their business is so prosperous?"
She said, "No. I'm bringing you here to experience it first. My shop is in the development zone."
I had no idea what she meant. She didn't say anything, but just drove around the street and then turned onto another main road.
Twenty minutes later, we arrived at the Shangzhou Dinghu Development Zone. A cluster of houses had already been built there. She pulled over to a courtyard wall and stopped.
I got out of the car and saw a large courtyard with many buildings of varying heights. Shu Xiaoting said, "This is the new building of Shangzhou Hospital. In a year, the entire old hospital will move here."
"Oh..." I immediately understood her intention. She wanted to visit the old hospital first so that I could feel how prosperous the shops next to the hospital were. This would prove that her choice was correct.
Shu Xiaoting pointed to the distance and asked, "I want to buy a shop and open a hotel right across from the new hospital. Do you think it's okay?"
I didn't answer her right away, but asked, "Can we go take a look inside the new hospital?"
"Okay. The director of the hospital's infrastructure office is now working here, and he and I are acquaintances." After saying that, she made a phone call.
After she finished the call, she said, "Director Zhou is waiting for us in the lobby."
We walked into the compound, and the hospital's exterior decoration was basically complete. Standing at the entrance to the lobby was a middle-aged man.
Shu Xiaoting didn't introduce me in detail, but just said: "A friend of mine wants to see a hospital, can you recommend it to me?"
Director Zhou acted as our guide, introducing the emergency center, outpatient building, administrative building, inpatient department, logistics and physical examination center...
Then he took us to the back and pointed to a building, saying it was the living area, which mainly provided catering and various life services for employees and patients.
After reading it once, I have a better idea of what it means.
Back in the car, Shu Xiaoting asked, "What do you think?"
I shook my head: "You can't make money running a hotel from your shop."
She asked in surprise, "The shop across from the hospital can't make money?"
"I won't talk about feng shui, I'll analyze it from a purely market perspective."
She stared at me intently.
"The shops near the hospital mainly do the following: First, food. This includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Second, flower and fruit shops, which provide condolences to patients. Third, pharmacies and equipment companies...
You showed me the old hospital. Why are the shops there doing so well? I can conclude that the old hospital didn't have a large cafeteria of its own.
When she heard this, she said, "The land there is small and the housing is tight. There is only a small canteen that is shared by staff and patients."
"Right. Because there's no cafeteria, patients, their caregivers, and hospital staff have to eat at shops outside. That's why business is so good."
I just visited the new hospital. They've built a huge cafeteria. Director Zhou also explained that the first floor is for patients and their caregivers to eat, and the second floor is for staff and guests.
One is a small shop outside, and the other is a large cafeteria inside. Patients are more particular about the hygiene of their meals and the diet they need for their illness. The hospital cafeteria is clean, spacious, and provides special nutritional meals for their illness. Do you think they would still go to restaurants outside?
Shu Xiaoting thought my analysis was correct.
I continued, "The old hospital street is a small street, very convenient for dining. It's only about ten meters wide when you cross it."
The new hospital is a main street with eight lanes in both directions and a green belt in the middle. Who would want to cross eight lanes of traffic to eat or buy flowers?
The hospital cafeteria is so convenient, and there's a walkway connecting it. Even on rainy days, you don't need an umbrella. You can walk around the hospital without worrying about the traffic. What do you think?"
When Shu Xiaoting heard this, she was stunned. She stared at me for a long time before saying:
"If you hadn't analyzed it for me, I would have really been fooled. They took me to see the old hospital before showing me the shops across from the new one."
"Because this area is newly developed, besides the hospital, there are government office buildings across the street. The government offices also have cafeterias. But now they are not allowed to receive guests from outside.
If you buy a shop, others will come to rent it, but after a few months, they will not be able to continue their business. My advice is three words: don't buy it."
She got out of the car, went to the trunk and took out two bottles of mineral water, saying, "Here, have a drink. I'm thinking about my husband. He runs a restaurant business, and business there is not good right now."
I want to buy a shop that I can rent out. If he's interested, he can open a restaurant here, which is better than the original location."
I said, "Oh, I have an idea. He could be involved."
"Hurry up and tell me."
"The hospital cafeteria has always been contracted out. If your husband gets the contract, then there will be a lot of things to do with the large cafeteria."
She looked at me eagerly, waiting for what was to come.
I said, "Run the canteen well. It's a special business. The new hospital is so big. The staff and patients won't eat out. We can also set aside an area and decorate it as a fruit and flower shop."
Shu Xiaoting's eyes widened when she heard this.
"Fruit and flower shops—others might not realize this is an extra market. Business might not be good at first. Once people know the hospital cafeteria sells fruit and flower baskets, they won't bring them in from outside."
Shu Xiaoting clapped her hands and said, "Yes, you need to park your car to buy things outside. Here, after parking the car, you can buy things and visit patients at the same time."
"Yes. First, ask Director Zhou privately if you'd be allowed to open a small shop there. If so, have your husband bid for it."
Shu Xiaoting smiled and said, "Even if I didn't get the contract, I still want to thank you. At least I was able to cut my losses in time. If I hadn't run into you today, I would have gone to buy it tomorrow. Ah, good luck will come to those who are lucky."
I said, "Go back. Don't run a restaurant, but opening a pharmacy is still feasible."
Shu Xiaoting started the car and said to me, "My husband is a restless man. He used to work in a public institution under the Environmental Protection Bureau, but he had to leave the government and start his own business. Not everyone is cut out for business. He's been getting worse and worse."
I told him to come to you to have his fortune told, but he said he didn't believe that nonsense. If he really makes money from the contract, I'll tell him that you were the one who told those lies.
I laughed out loud.
She said, “I just recorded your voice.”
I looked at her warily: "You record it."
"Brother Wan, you didn't say anything else. I recorded this just to make him believe that you are a master."
I laughed and said, "I have to be careful when dealing with reporters."
She smiled and said, "Don't worry. If you don't trust me, who can you trust?"
Along the way, I thought, I must find out if there is any anti-recording equipment available for sale. Once someone records it, you will know. If it is not available for sale, which manufacturer developed this equipment? It must be profitable.
"Hey, why are you silent? Are you worried about me?"
"Yeah, I'm very worried. Now we have to be on guard against fire, theft, and reporters."
She rolled her eyes at me and smiled happily, like a flock of geese flying across the sky, making fluttering sounds.
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