I didn't directly explain to Chen Yi in the message that I wanted to borrow money, I just asked her if she had time in the evening, and I wanted to invite her to dinner. She replied that there was a show to be recorded tonight, and she would not leave work until about ten o'clock.

I said, I'll wait for her, and we'll meet at the "Wutong Hotel" on Tulip Road.

A few hours before the agreed time, I returned to the coffee shop. Out of trust in me, barista Feng Tang has already taken up a job in the store, although he has not yet received the salary to be paid in advance.

Feng Tang is a well-known barista in the industry, not comparable to my three-legged cat kung fu, on the third day after he came, the popularity of the coffee shop has rebounded significantly, and the old customers who have lost have also come back to consume one after another.

I came to Feng Tang and said apologetically: "Dude, I have to say sorry to you, I haven't prepared your salary for the time being, you give me three more days, it will be fine." ”

Feng Tang didn't pay too much attention to it, he replied with a smile while making coffee: "I am one of the shareholders of this coffee shop, in the most difficult time of the coffee shop, it is no problem to make a little sacrifice......" Speaking of this, his expression became strict, and the movements of his hands stopped, and he said to me: "In fact, the reason why I joined this coffee shop the most is the business idea you proposed, too many people in this world just regard coffee as a tool for vassal elegance, and there are not many people who really love coffee, And the environment here is really good, it is a place where people can calm down and enjoy coffee. ”

I am really touched in my heart, I am glad to meet this person of faith, he gave me the confidence to do the coffee shop, so people must be persistent, if I choose to give up because of his initial refusal, then the hope of the coffee shop to survive will become more and more slim, and I Jiangqiao will also become a half-way person, spurned by myself!

I finally replied: "Brother Feng Tang, don't worry, I will definitely operate this coffee shop according to the original strategy, so that it will become a pure land in the hearts of coffee lovers in Nanjing." ”

"You'll have to promise me."

I stretched out my fist to Feng Tang, and Feng Tang also stretched out his fist and bumped into me, although we just got along, but because of like-mindedness, we already have a tacit understanding that is all in words.

……

I came to the side of Jiang Weiyi, an enthusiastic customer, who has been helping the coffee shop recently, and I brought him the espresso that Feng Tang had just mixed, he took it and tasted it, then closed his eyes and sighed: "This is the taste of coffee!" …… What was that you called before? ”

I laughed at this kind of good-natured run, and Jiang Weiyi said again: "Jiang Qiao, I really didn't expect that you could persuade Feng Tang to join your coffee shop, he is a barista with a very high level in the industry." When he comes, you have the confidence to focus on coffee culture, which is a good start! ”

I nodded very much in agreement, and then said: "Now that the target consumer group has been locked, I am ready to implement the membership management model in the next step, what kind of threshold do you think this member needs to set?" ”

Jiang Weiyi is the director of the marketing department of a company, and he has a lot of experience in doing marketing, he thought for a while and replied: "Your coffee shop has a certain amount of accumulation, and the hardware is still good, so I think the threshold for membership can be set a little higher, and this threshold I mean the amount of recharge." Do you think, most of the people who are interested in coffee culture are the kind of people with outstanding economic income, if they are ordinary salaried people, busy buying cars and houses all day long, how can they have extra energy to study coffee, which is endowed with petty bourgeois sentiment? Therefore, the recharge standard of members, if it is only one or two thousand, it is not interesting, and it does not show the value of coffee culture, and it also gives the target consumer group a feeling that it is not up to grade, right? ”

"Well, we coincide on this point, what level do you think is more reasonable for the amount of recharge?"

"I think it's 6,000 yuan for three reasons. First of all, after focusing on coffee culture, the coffee materials and utensils of this shop pù will be fully upgraded, which is a lot of money, so you need this membership fee; Second, such an amount will make customers take the initiative to generate loyalty, after all, no one's money is stolen, 6,000 yuan is not too much, and it is not too little! Third, this is a step that must be taken to upgrade the store, the minimum recharge standard of 6000 yuan is not available in Nanjing, which itself has a strong topic effect, because everyone will be curious, why this coffee shop has the confidence to do this, but whether you can make good use of this topic effect depends on your ability...... As for what kind of Cheng dù will make the coffee shop qualified to play the slogan of coffee culture, Feng Tang will tell you. ”

I thought about it, then nodded, and replied: "Mr. Jiang, thank you very much for your order, I am lucky to meet you." ”

Jiang Weiyi patted me on the shoulder and said with a smile: "In these years, it is not easy to do something, especially some young entrepreneurs have an impetuous mentality, and they give up if they don't go well." I see in you the character of perseverance, which is something I admire...... Starting a business, as long as you are willing to persevere, you are not stupid like a pig, and you will always wait for one or two like-minded people who are willing to help you, right? ”

I smiled, feeling that my luck was not bad, and I was also glad that my persistence and active contact allowed me to get acquainted with Jiang Weiyi and gain Feng Tang's trust, thus joining the "Mood Coffee Shop".

At this time, Feng Tang took out a bank card from his wallet and said to me: "I also took some practical action, I booked the first member of the coffee shop." He said and smiled at a few friends he brought: "Brothers, let's all support the mood coffee shop, book a membership in advance, and the reputation of the coffee shop will be played out in the future, and a few of us will be considered veteran members, which is an honor to think about, so it's best not to miss it!" ”

Jiang Weiyi seemed to have a lot of prestige among this group of people, and his mention was immediately responded to by everyone, some people gave cash directly, and some people swiped their cards...... In short, this night I unexpectedly gained the trust of a group of strangers, and received 36,000 yuan to solve my urgent needs, and my confidence became very strong, I felt that I was really lucky, and that almost stubborn persistence was worth it.

The time is gradually approaching the ten o'clock agreed between me and Chen Yi, and my heart is inexplicably a little tight, but fortunately, Xin has been playing a soothing tune on the piano, which keeps me from being too anxious, and until this time, I haven't figured out how to talk to Chen Yi about this, I even suspect that I have made a wrong decision, I shouldn't have moved the idea of borrowing money from her.

Jiang Weiyi has already left with his friends, the coffee shop is basically empty, Yu Xin also finished today's performance, she came to the bar, I brewed her a glass of milk, ready to chat with her for a while.

I don't know why, when chatting with her, I always feel that Xiao Ai has not gone far by her side, although she has been away for a month, and there is no news!

I said to Xin, "Thank you these days, with your performance, the atmosphere in the coffee shop is much better than before!" ”

Yu Xin smiled and replied: "Don't say thank you to me, watching the business of the coffee shop get better day by day, I also have a sense of accomplishment......" She paused and said: "If Xiao Ai knows that the coffee shop has finally waited for the opportunity, she will definitely be happy for you, right?" ”

I looked at Yu Xin, and I always felt that her behavior of mentioning Xiao Ai so thoughtlessly was a bit strange, so I said with doubts: "Yu Xin, are you still in touch with Xiao Ai?" ”

Yu Xin's tone was excited: "Brother Jiangqiao, what do you mean by that?!" Whoever has a connection with Xiao Ai is a puppy...... I suspect it's because you miss her so much that you're so suspicious! ”

"I didn't."

"Then you swear, if you miss her so much, you're a puppy."

"Don't make a fuss, there is no point in swearing like that."

"Cut!"

Yu Xin's sneering appearance made me feel embarrassed, and then changed the topic to her and said, "I made an appointment with a friend to meet, and the time is coming soon, so I'll send you back to where you live first." ”

"No, the weather is so good today, I'll walk back by myself, it's not far anyway."

I walked out of the alley with Yu Xin, the "Wutong Hotel" was on the east side of Tulip Road, I walked with Yu Xin for a while, and then stopped at the door of the hotel, and Chen Yi also drove here on time, she opened the car door, and stood not far away.

Yu Xin asked me, "Is your dating friend Chen Yi?" ”

I nodded, Yu Xin glanced at me, didn't even say a word of goodbye, seemed to be resentful, turned around and left......

I didn't think much of it, because I felt that my nerves had been too tense lately, and I was always over-interpreting other people's behaviors, which was actually not as complicated as I saw.

……

In the small "Wutong Restaurant", Chen Yi and I sat by the window, and each of us asked for a bowl of tofu brain. Chen Yi said while stirring: "After so many years, I didn't expect the Wutong Hotel to still open on this road, do you remember that when we went to school, every time we came back from self-study at night, we would drink a bowl of tofu brain here?" ”

"Of course, especially in the summer, we all like to sit out and eat, and it feels like having the whole summer."

"Hmm."

Chen Yi responded, then covered her neckline with her hand, and then scooped up the tofu brain with a spoon and ate it, her expression was a little nostalgic, because she had been away from Tulip Road for too long, unlike me, when she wanted to eat, she could come to such a bowl at any time.

Halfway through eating, she finally asked me, "Say, what are you asking me out for?" ”

I looked at her, and there was some tofu brain on the corner of her mouth, and I motioned for her to wipe it off, but she tried twice but couldn't find the exact location. So I made a subconscious gesture, and I reached out to wipe her off, but the moment I made contact with her skin, I felt like I was electrocuted, because we had been so far apart.

Chen Yi looked at me......

I looked over her shoulder, at the plane trees that had begun to sprout outside the door, but I couldn't say anything about borrowing money from her. I blamed myself for being a little impulsive, I shouldn't have relied on her so much after the breakup, I promised myself that I would no longer have any form of association with her, at most I would only be friends who met and said hello.

I finally said to her, "It's nothing, it's just that the plane tree on Tulip Road has sprouted again, and I call you to come back and see." ”

Chen Yi turned his head and looked at the plane tree behind him, and I lit a cigarette, judging whether I had found a good enough reason and whether it was justified.

"Really? Then you really have a heart...... Or I would have thought I had been living in winter! ”

I was a little speechless, so I took a deep puff of my cigarette to hide the embarrassment of having nothing to say.

Chen Yi turned around, she looked at me again, and asked, "Jiangqiao, is the coffee shop still running smoothly?" ”

My heart was suddenly relieved, and then I replied: "It's good, the coffee shop is very good, and soon you will see a coffee shop with a different mood, because I have found a business direction!" ”

"Aren't you tired of holding on like this? Is this coffee shop really worth giving up the invitation to cooperate with you in the autumn and getting back to the wedding business you are good at? ”

My tone was a little displeased: "I've explained it to you many times, why don't you understand?" ”

"It's not that I don't understand, but I understand it too much...... You've been a rebellious person since you were a kid, and you want to prove you right in front of people who doubt you! ”

"I didn't ......," I said, took out the membership fee paid in advance by Jiang Weiyi and his friends from my bag, and then put it heavily in front of Chen Yi and said, "Did you see it?" In addition to your opposition, many people hope that I can open this coffee shop, not everyone in this world looks at interests, and sometimes it really needs a little feelings and faith! ”

Chen Yi was a little surprised, she asked, "What's the matter?" ”

I tried to calm my feelings, and then told her what Jiang Weiyi had strongly supported......

After listening to this, Chen Yi did not change her feelings, and she asked me in a low voice: "Jiang Qiao, do you really know enough about this society?" …… If Jiang Weiyi sincerely wants to help you and is optimistic about the prospects of the coffee shop, why doesn't he inject capital into the coffee shop, he is a master of the market, and it is a project that he likes so much, why not inject capital? ”

I didn't say anything, I just felt that Chen Yi's words were subverting something......

Chen Yi said again: "Jiang Weiyi, I have heard of it, he is a person who is a person who does the market and makes a good job, he supports you so much, he is just waiting and seeing...... Believe it or not, when your coffee shop really makes a difference, he will ask you to buy shares, and with your character, he will definitely agree generously, and this is his purpose, not to take any risks, to realize his business ideas...... And you don't have any experience in dealing with capital at all, at that time, once other capital comes in, you will soon be overshadowed by these shopping mall masters! ”

"Chen Yi, don't you make me feel strange? …… Human nature is not as sinister as you think. ”

"Really?"

Looking at Chen Yi's complicated expression, I remembered the incident when Qiu Zi'an cleverly seized Chen Wen Media Company, and profit-seeking is the nature of businessmen, but I still can't accept Chen Yi's words, she just doesn't want me to run this coffee shop anymore, so she will say so many things that are not possible.

Chen Yi said again: "Jiang Qiao, you have been in this society for so many years, and it stands to reason that you should understand the world, but you are still so idealistic, you can't tell who is really good for you......"

"Why can't I understand the world?"

Chen Yi's face showed the pain of choice, and after a long silence, she finally said to me: "I shouldn't have told you about this matter, but ...... But I'm really afraid that you're going wrong! …… Do you know? The manager of the mood coffee shop was poached by the brand coffee shop before, not how good she was...... It's because Qin Miao and that coffee shop are friends in Jiangsu, without Qin Miao, it would be impossible for that brand to open a coffee shop in such a good location in the city center......"

It was as if I had been struck by five thunderbolts...... Qin Miao is one of my best friends!

"Ehashi, do you understand why I have to persuade you to give up the coffee shop? …… Because it is a thorn in Qin Miao's heart, if you don't pull her out, you won't be able to sleep and eat...... And what can your persistence be in front of the rules of society? ”

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