Gradually, there were more passengers in the car, and Jiang Tao's lower abdomen also swelled, damn, I drank too much beer. He raised his hand and shouted to the flight attendant: "Hey, I'm sorry, please stop for a while, I want to get off the bus conveniently." ”

The flight attendant motioned for the driver to stop, and at the same time urged: "Give you two minutes, hurry up." ”

He hurriedly got out of the car with an umbrella and found a small alley to make it easier. I don't have time to look for a dry toilet.

This soaked urine was like a heavenly river pouring out, and after three minutes of urine, my stomach was much easier. Damn, it's uncomfortable to hold on to something, and it doesn't stop until it's settled.

He held an umbrella and walked back slowly, and the car full of passengers was still waiting for him.

……

Every time he thinks of this, Jiang Tao is full of emotion, thinking about how naïve he was at the beginning, how difficult it was, and how ridiculous he did a lot of ridiculous things.

But fortunately, he survived and made a name for himself. Although it is not a lot of wealth, it is enough for an ordinary person. In today's society, evaluating a person is not just to look at the result, not the process, and to judge the hero by success or failure. In this way, he can be regarded as a successful person.

It wasn't that he was boasting, it was a wave of layoffs, and many people lost their jobs. And it is indeed rare for someone like him to be able to find his own way out and do well.

In fact, Jiang Tao's life at this time is not easy, he has faintly felt that some of the ups and downs have changed, the crisis of the bath has begun to emerge, the business situation is not as good as day by day, the situation is getting worse, and the benefits are falling to the bottom little by little. This phenomenon has been going on since the beginning of summer.

When it's cold, people who come to the bath to take a bath want to be warm, so the business conditions are generally better in winter. But in the summer, it is different, many people have bathroom facilities at home, who still comes to the bathhouse to take a bath?

The cost of the bathroom mainly comes from 6 aspects: rent, water, electricity, gas, labor and accessories. Accessories include towels, combs, shower gel, toothbrushes, hair dryers, and more. These are rigid requirements, and none of them can be missing.

The daily water consumption of the bath is around 25 tons, which is 750 tons on a 30-day basis. If you use all the gas, it will be too late to burn it, and it will be expensive, so you can't afford it. Therefore, Jiang Tao will also buy water from outside. The water you buy is 70 or 80 degrees Celsius, and when you mix it with cold water, you can use it directly, and it also saves gas. Now, he has to buy 5 to 10 tons of hot water every other day, and the price of each ton of hot water is about 40 yuan, and every month, he spends about 5,000 yuan just to buy water. This is also a lot of investment.

Some public baths, in order to maintain their livelihoods, have shortened their business hours, and even do not open until 12 noon. But Jiang Tao has not changed, and he asks for the same business hours. Because regular customers have adapted to this habit, they must not change overnight.

In the face of the predicament, Li Chuang finally couldn't help it and said to him: "Boss, it's really not good, let's raise the price of the bath ticket a little, right?"

Jiang Tao couldn't stop shaking his head, sighed and said, "Director Li, you only know one thing, but you don't know the other." ”

Because the municipal government has set a threshold for the bathing industry: in order to facilitate and benefit the people, all public baths, where the per capita bath cost is less than or equal to 10 yuan, can enjoy a discount slightly higher than the comprehensive water price of residents' water.

However, if the price of bathing increases slightly, this benefit will not be enjoyed. The comprehensive water price will jump to 10 yuan per cubic meter or even higher. In other words, whether from the perspective of convenience and benefit, or considering the operating cost of the bath, the price of the bath cannot be increased.

In addition, as soon as the price increases, there is a risk of a large loss of bathers. In that way, the popularity of the bathroom in Longquan Pavilion that had been gathered with great difficulty was dispersed. At the moment, when they are still on a firm foothold, they must not do this.

Jiang Tao neither wants to raise prices, nor does he want to drive away elderly bathers who waste water, let alone reduce the wages of employees. In such a situation of meager profits, the difficult operation made him under great pressure and anxious.

However, where is the way out? Could it be that the bathroom of Longquan Pavilion, which has only been in full swing for a few months, is about to become a flash in the pan?

Jiang Tao couldn't help but think of the busy and laborious scene at the beginning of his bath. At that time, in addition to going to the health department to apply for a health permit and a health certificate for employees, I also had to go to the fire department to apply for a fire certificate. Besides, decorating the storefront, buying boilers, sofas, chandeliers, etc., no matter how big or small, can break him. In addition, the bath is heavy with moisture, and the ceiling is prone to moisture and water seepage, so it needs to be renovated frequently.

Could it be that all the hard work I have paid will be in vain? Although it is said that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, where is this road?

He nestled in his office, holding his head in his hands, he was anxious, and he couldn't figure out what to do, "Knock knock", a rush of footsteps, like beating a drum. As soon as he looked up, Hu Er had already rushed in, although he was out of breath, he gloated with a look of schadenfreude, "Boss, I opened my eyes today." ”

Jiang Tao glanced at him listlessly, and asked nonchalantly, "What are you opening?"

"Just now, a female bather, bare-chested, ran out of the women's bath. Hahaha, are you saying ridiculous?"

After that, the kid couldn't help laughing, and he laughed wildly, leaning forward and backward with laughter.

Jiang Tao's head buzzed, he was really afraid of something. Because of this kind of thing, if it happened on the street, he might be happy like Hu Er, and he was not afraid of big things when he watched the excitement. But it happened in his own bath, can he get rid of it? Can he laugh heartlessly like Hu Er?

Now is an extraordinary period, and it is necessary to calm things down, but a wave has not settled, and a wave has risen. If it's a man, it's okay to run out without slipping out. And it's a woman, if it's a difficult woman again, and she doesn't let go of the bath, can her business not be affected?

Looking at Hu Er, a short-rooted idiot, Jiang Tao couldn't wait to kick him twice. His face was cold, and he asked dissatisfiedly, "What about Wang Yu, does she know about this?"

Seeing Jiang Tao's cold appearance, Hu Er gradually came back to his senses, suppressed the smile on his face, and quickly replied, "I know, she is dealing with it." ”

"Then you go and tell her that you must take care of this matter. I don't want to leave anything behind. ”

Hu Er agreed and quickly slipped away.

It turned out that in the women's bath, because of a little trivial matter, there was a fight. A beaten-up female bather, panicked, and escaped from the bathroom. Fortunately, this matter is not directly related to the bath. But it should not be taken lightly, because after all, the incident happened in the bath, and there is a responsibility for management. Fortunately, Wang Yuling was sharp and severely criticized both parties, saying that they disturbed public order, and if it was serious, they would be punished by public security.

Wang Yu's righteous words made both sides of the fight speechless. Fortunately, the lady who walked and walked was not a person who was messing around, and after listening to Wang Yu's reprimand, she felt even more unreasonable, and she didn't mention anything she asked, put on her clothes, and planned to slip away quietly.

However, Wang Yu stopped her.

Wang Yu thinks about things comprehensively, and is worried that she will come back to the future and come back to find the account. So, he persuaded the beater and gave her some financial compensation. In this way, not only does she not hold a grudge against the bath, but she also feels grateful.

Through the successful resolution of this matter, Jiang Tao was even more impressed with Wang Yu, thinking that his vision was right and he had chosen the right person.

However, the top priority is how to reduce costs, and if you don't cross this threshold, you will be stuck in the bottle. Only by breaking through the fence, Longquan Pavilion bathroom will have a more long-term development. These days, Jiang Tao has been thinking about this problem, using a lot of brains, and he is so worried that he can't think about it.

Although there are fewer bathers who come to take a bath, there are still bathers. So, Jiang Tao did some research and asked them why they came to take a bath?

The bather said, "Yes, you can wash it at home in the summer." But how much water does it take to wash so comfortably?"

Oh, it turns out that these people come to insist on taking a bath, and the picture is comfortable.

And what other ways can attract customers? Jiang Tao pondered bitterly.

Whenever he feels tired, he likes to take a shower in the bath to get rid of the exhaustion and refresh himself. Standing under the showerhead, feeling the warm flow of water, moisturizing every inch of his skin, he really wanted to keep bathing like this, let the water wash away all his worries.

Staring at the water curtain in front of him, he was dazed and couldn't help but think of something. One resident noticed that his roof was leaking, so he hurried upstairs to look for it. As a result, I was shocked to find that the residents upstairs had a habit of cleanliness and bathed at home every day. It's nothing, but the point is that this resident has vacated an entire room in his home and renovated it into a bathtub. If it weren't for the leakage of the waterproof layer, the downstairs neighbor would have been kept in the dark. On the top of my bedroom, there was a whole room of water!

Jiang Tao also saw in some materials that during World War II, some German Nazi officers were also very obsessed with bathing and were very particular. Every day before bathing, the water temperature should be measured with a thermometer, and the error of the water temperature should not exceed two degrees.

This made Jiang Tao think, whether it is ordinary people or high-ranking officials and nobles, who can leave bathing? This industry should be profitable, and the key is to see how to run it.

Thinking like this, he seemed to see another glimmer of hope.

These days, he runs out all day, and no one knows what he is doing, but no one dares to ask. Because he looked haggard and tired all day, he knew that he was in a bad mood.

Only Jin Dacheng dared to speak, he called Jiang Tao aside, lowered his voice and said: "Xiao Jiang, don't carry it hard, just drop the employee's salary slightly, and I will take the lead in lowering it to ensure that everyone has no opinion." Originally, the wages of our bath employees have always been the highest in the industry, and you have always been good for everyone. Well, in difficult times, a little lower, no one can say anything. ”

Jiang Tao glanced at him gratefully, then looked up at the sky in the distance, and after a long time, he said: "Secretary Jin, I am grateful for your kindness." It's okay, it's not that far, there's no need to involve everyone's interests. If you can go to me, you can afford me, and I will never make everyone feel cold. ”

"What's the cold?"

Jin Dacheng, who had an upright temperament, was a little anxious, "Boss Jiang, now that the general climate is like this, how many laid-off people are there? What's more, we're just cutting salaries. In difficult times, everyone carries something, and we are in the same boat, through thick and thin. I assure you that this will certainly not shake the morale of the military, and you can understand it. ”

Jiang Tao reached out and grabbed Jin Dacheng's arm and shook it vigorously, "Secretary Jin, don't worry, if I really can't hold on, I will definitely ask everyone for help." It's true. ”

Then, he patted Jin Dacheng's arm again, turned around and left, and left a sentence: "Secretary Jin, I understand it." ”

Jin Dacheng stood there in a daze, his eyes were a little moist.

During this time, everyone often saw Jiang Tao bring back a few intellectual-looking people, and went around the bath, inspecting and arguing, and they couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in his gourd.