Chapter 85
This plan, Shen Wei didn't tell anyone about.
Now Starry Sky Kindergarten was gaining fame, and many people wanted to enroll their kids.
But the old school district was already saturated.
If they recruited more students, it would get a bit cramped.
So Shen Wei had been refusing before.
But there were too many people asking.
It's better to be flexible than to hold back. And since the old team had more or less gotten used to the kindergarten's operations, she could consider opening a branch.
Originally, Shen Wei wanted to open a branch. At least one or two years later.
She didn't expect Starry Sky Kindergarten to develop faster than she imagined.
Now, people were watching every move Starry Sky Kindergarten made.
If they made a big fuss opening a second location, they were afraid competitors would cause trouble.
A pop-up store didn't have that concern. After the pop-up ended, they could smoothly open for business.
They would catch the competitors off guard.
Gu Qingyan was so excited.
Shen Wei took out her entire savings of 50 million yuan: "Take this to use first, and if it's not enough, you can take out a bank loan!"
Normally, opening a kindergarten doesn't require that much money.
But Shen Wei wanted to buy a plot of land plus an entire building in the city center. Buying such a large place in the city center, 50 million would barely be enough, and there was still the cost of renovation.
The renovation costs were also a big expense.
She had simply stumbled upon Starry Sky Kindergarten before.
Such good fortune is hard to come by.
Now, many people were familiar with Shen Wei's face.
If she were to make the arrangements, people would surely take advantage of her.
Gu Qingyan was very touched. He didn't expect Shen Wei to trust him so much.
"Rest assured, I will not fail you."
Although Gu Qingyan had a lively and unrestrained personality, as a child of the Gu family, he had a high sensitivity for business from being immersed in it.
This pop-up store was the first time he was taking charge, and he was determined to give 200% effort.
After leaving the kindergarten, he used the Gu family's connections and quickly selected a location in the city center.
It was originally an unfinished building. Its location was very good, but in the earlier years, the developer had stalled it.
But ordinary people gave up during the renovation stage.
The upfront investment for a kindergarten was really high.
Shen Qingqing and Su Zheng told Doctor Lu that they had invested several million yuan and hadn't even gotten the place set up yet.
Seeing this, those wealthy scions who just wanted to make quick money one by one abandoned the idea.
Rather than spending several million yuan to start a kindergarten without knowing when they could recoup their investment,
they might as well open a bar or shopping mall to make money faster.
Kindergartens were a high-end game.
...
After the renovation was complete,
Shen Wei looked at it many times.
It was a 1:1 replica of Starry Sky Kindergarten, and even larger.
The area was almost catching up to Noble Kindergarten.
Noble Kindergarten wasn't that big at first either. It had expanded slowly,
acquiring surrounding properties at great expense later on.
In comparison, although she spent more at the start, she avoided the hassle later on.
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Starry Sky Kindergarten's short video followers exceeded 800,000.
Doctor Lu excitedly found Shen Wei: "800,000, we should celebrate!"
Previously, when Doctor Lu was working, he didn't have much time to go online.
After coming to Starry Sky Kindergarten, he surfed the web at lightning speed.
He said some big influencers send out gifts when their follower count reaches a certain number.
Doctor Lu said: "Why don't we draw a few people to come to the kindergarten for the buffet?" This was the most popular suggestion.
Shen Wei said: "No need, I already have an idea!"
That evening, after the children were dismissed,
Shen Wei mysteriously called the school bus drivers to take everyone to the Starry Sky Kindergarten in the city center.
It was a complete 1:1 replica, even Liu Chef's little vegetable garden was there.
Everyone had an unbelievable thought in their minds.
Could it be what they were thinking?