Chapter 32 - Prepare for Business!

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

At noon.

Jiang Bei and Xu Xiaoqiang arrived at the restaurant they had agreed on with the owner.

The owner was a middle-aged man. When he saw Jiang Bei, he acted like he was in a hurry.

Xu Xiaoqiang knew that he was definitely a big boss. He had just arrived in a black Volkswagen Santana. Moreover, his pocket was bulging. It was obviously a cell phone. This thing cost several thousand yuan.

Xu Xiaoqiang subconsciously lowered his head.

However, Jiang Bei, who was beside him, stood up and stretched out his hand with a smile. “Hello, Mr. Zhang. My name is Jiang Bei. I am the one who called.”

“Hello, Mr. Jiang. You already know about this shop. It costs three thousand yuan a month. The rent is paid every quarter. If you can’t satisfy this, then there’s no negotiation.”

Xu Xiaoqiang’s heart instantly turned cold. They had to pay 9,000 yuan in one go? No, including a month’s deposit, it was a total of 12,000 yuan. He looked at Jiang Bei.

However, Jiang Bei smiled and nodded. “I’m prepared to rent it for half a year first. If it’s possible, when the business is doing well, I’ll consider buying a shop, but I’ll buy a bigger one.”

“Oh? That’s not bad. Coincidentally, I have a shop in the district under my name, but that store is more than 100 square meters.” Zhang Hongtao sized Jiang Bei up.

He didn’t look down on Jiang Bei because of the way he dressed because Jiang Bei’s confidence made him feel that he was a partner that he could work with.

The conversation after that was still as relaxed as before. Zhang Hongtao explained the good and the bad about the place to Jiang Bei. The low price was good but the bad thing was… Jiang Bei was already well aware of it.

Xu Xiaoqiang’s was about to break out in a cold sweat, but the two of them were still chatting and laughing.

When it was time to sign the contract, Xu Xiaoqiang was still dumbfounded.

“Mr. Zhang, how about this? I’ll rent the shop, but cashflow is a little tight, so…” Jiang Bei suddenly said.

“Are you kidding me?” The smile on Zhang Hongtao’s face disappeared.

“Mr. Zhang, let me finish first? I’m in a hurry to rent this shop. I’ll pay you the rent in a week, how about that?”

“What if you can’t?” Zhang Hongtao’s face gradually darkened.

“Then it depends on whether you are willing to gamble. After all… your shop isn’t easy to rent out, right?”

“Of course, you can also come and collect the rent every day. I’ll pay you every day and then the remaining 21,000 at one go.”

Zhang Hongtao stared at Jiang Bei for a long time, but he shook his head. “Not necessary. I’ll trust you for now. I’ll come and collect the money in a week.”

…

Thus, this contract was signed and Zhang Hongtao left the key to the shop to Jiang Bei.

He agreed to this request mainly for two reasons.

First, it was as Jiang Bei said. The shop was not easy to rent out because it was too small to do any profitable business. Even opening a clothing store was difficult, and it had been empty for some time now.

Second, he felt that Jiang Bei was not a person who could not afford 20,000 yuan. After all, the shop would just be left empty if it was not rented. Perhaps he was still waiting for his money?

“Jiang Bei, where would you get the money to pay 20,000 yuan!” After Zhang Hongtao left, Xu Xiaoqiang finally exclaimed, “Weren’t you lying?”

“When the time comes, I will earn the money.” Jiang Bei smiled.

“But…” Xu Xiaoqiang was a little hesitant, but when he saw that Jiang Bei had already stood up and left, he followed him and left the restaurant.

The following afternoon, the two of them were almost overwhelmed with work.

There was a ready-made cabinet and shelves in the store, which saved Jiang Bei a lot of trouble, but there were also a lot of things to buy.

First, they needed a sign that could emit light.

Then, they needed a sign that could be handwritten so that they could write the menu. Furthermore, they needed some decorations, tablecloths, second-hand freezers, sealers, ice buckets, and so on.

Even though they tried to save as much as possible, these things still cost Jiang Bei 400 yuan.

The remaining 600 yuan was spent on milk powder, tea powder, plastic cups, straws, and other things that could be used to make bubble tea.

As for ingredients like pearls, pudding, and coconut jelly, they didn’t have enough to buy them.

However, ordinary bubble tea was enough to make money.

After he had brought all the things back and tidied up the shop, it was already eight o’clock in the evening.

“How do you feel?”

Jiang Bei stretched his body. Although he felt a little weak, the excitement in his heart still offset the exhaustion.

This was his first real business in his new life!

“It’s pretty good… but can we make money from this? How are we going to get 20,000 yuan next week?” Xu Xiaoqiang said worriedly.

“Don’t worry about that. The business will be very good.” Jiang Bei smiled.

Xu Xiaoqiang was stunned for a moment, but he nodded. The truth was, he had confidence in this business, but the profit that he expected was about 200 yuan a day.

200 yuan was equivalent to half a month’s salary. He could still earn 2,000 to 3,000 yuan a month after paying the rent. Xu Xiaoqiang calculated it in his heart.

“Your sister should still be in the hospital. Let’s go and visit. As for this shop, we will open it tomorrow.” Jiang Bei patted Xu Xiaoqiang’s shoulder and said..