The cup of coffee called "black to white" was brought to me by the proprietress of the house, I don't know what technique she used, the liquid of the cup was black and white, I subconsciously wanted to pick up the spoon to stir, but found that there was no spoon in the tray.

The proprietress said to me, "You don't need a spoon, you can drink it with a coffee cup." ”

"Oh?" After a little questioning, I took a sip of the coffee cup, and the sweet, sometimes bitter taste diffused in my mouth, and I didn't swallow it immediately, allowing the two extreme flavors to merge in my mouth, and finally turned into a silky sweetness, and after swallowing, the taste remained for a long time.

Compared with "West of the Old City", this cup of "black to white" also has its own unique taste, but this taste has nothing to do with feelings, it is completely made with techniques, so there may not be a heart-rending story behind this coffee shop, if you are keen enough, when tasting coffee, you can really taste the barista's mood and even his life experience.

I put down my cup and said to the proprietress who was about to leave: "At this time, it should be a good time to sit in the coffee shop and have fun, but the scene outside the window makes my feelings very complicated, why is this, boss?" ”

The proprietress sat down across from me and replied, "This kind of complexity is the mood I want to give to my customers, and it is also the reason why I opened my coffee shop here!" At this point she paused for a moment, then sighed softly and said, "But what I like, but not what the customers like, they can't understand my expression." ”

"Has business been bad?"

The proprietress nodded and replied, "Yes." ”

"Is it mainly because of the location?"

"It's not all, 500 meters behind my coffee shop, there is still a large office building, there are a lot of software development companies stationed in it, I have done market research, there are at least 800 white-collar workers working in this office building, enough to support my coffee shop, I have also placed advertisements in that office building, but I don't know why, they are not interested in my coffee shop."

I smiled and asked, "Did you have any other business experience before opening this coffee shop?" ”

The proprietress shook her head

"With the intensity of your advertising and the distance of 500 meters, 20 out of 800 people can convert into your loyal customers, which is already very good, and you are doing a mistake in the direction of marketing, which this coffee shop should never do"

"So what should I do?"

I thought for a moment and then said to her: "The geographical location here is a hard injury, and this coffee shop is based on the theme of color, but color can only be used as a feature at most, but it cannot become a selling point to support the entire coffee shop, coupled with the poor market environment of Xuzhou, it is difficult for this café to achieve profitability, this is no longer a problem at the marketing level, but a mistake in investment at the beginning." ”

The proprietress looked into the distance through the window, the chimney in the distance had been submerged in the night, as if it had disappeared, the proprietress dazed expression indulged in a mood that only she understood, but she expected that all the customers could have the same mood as her when they sat here

The proprietress finally said to me, "Yes, I can't run anymore, so I'm going to transfer this coffee shop."

"Is anyone interested in this coffee shop?"

The proprietress was very frustrated and replied: "Since I published the transfer information on the same city website, some people have come to see it, but no one wants to take over, and everyone doesn't think they can make money,"

I suddenly became interested in this coffee shop and asked her, "Can you tell me why you chose to open a coffee shop here in the first place?" ”

"I've been to ancient towns like Lijiang and Xitang before, and found that there are a lot of personalized coffee shops, I'm more interested, my husband is doing engineering, and the developer here is short of funds, so he used the shop to offset his project money, I, I don't like to be bound since I was a child, so I opened this coffee shop with my own shop because I majored in art in college, and I was more sensitive to color, so I opened this coffee shop with the theme of black and white. There will be a lot of strange moods!! It's a pity that this is just my impression! ”

I finally realized that the ownership of this shop was her own, so it was no wonder that the coffee shop was opened here, but I was still curious, and asked, "Isn't there anyone who wants to sit here and look quietly out of the city since the beginning of the business?" ”

The proprietress thought for a while and replied: "One day she sat from morning to dusk, and she also taught me to mix this cup of black and white coffee, but I never made the taste she made out, but the appearance was similar."

"Didn't your coffee shop use black and white? Is this also the name of the store that this woman helped you change? ”

"Said to her that my coffee shop will have a soul, a soul about color and distance, she also said, if one day this coffee shop really can't operate, you can find a company called Lu Ku to take over, that company will be interested, but, I don't think it's necessary, anyway, it's my own house, it's best to be transferred, and I can't turn it around, and I don't lose much money, my husband and I are fully capable of bearing these losses, but it's a pity that my dream of opening a coffee shop is over, it turns out that literary and artistic youth are really not so easy to do"

The key words "black as white, soul" suddenly occupied my brain, and I seemed to see the shadow of CC

Sure enough, after such a long time, I finally learned her information, she once came to my city, but this is definitely not a coincidence, it seems to be a kind of inevitability, because we are all sensitive to this type of coffee shop, and it is reasonable for her to come to my city, because I have told her many times that my hometown is worth visiting, although it is an industrial city, there are also delicacies such as pot chicken and bundled fragrant hooves

I couldn't fully confirm that the person the proprietress was talking about was CC, so I asked again with excitement: "Has this woman sued you with her name?" Do you still have a guitar on your back? ”

"Yes, she was carrying a guitar, and I asked her what her name was, and she said that her name was Patient Rose, which of course wasn't her real name!"

"Rose Patient?" I subconsciously read it again, and I was already sure in my heart that this woman was CC, because all the characteristics matched, and the title of Rose Patient expressed her current state of mind!

The proprietress looked at my excited look and asked me, "What, do you know her?" Listening to your accent, it seems that she is a native of Xuzhou, but she is a foreigner! ”

"Yes, we know each other, and we've been friends for years!" After saying this, I asked hopefully: "Boss, has she left contact information with you, if so, please be sure to tell me that I have been looking for her for a long time!" ”

I'm worried that it won't be even more tomorrow.,I've written this chapter again and try to find time to update it tomorrow.,If you really don't have time.,Please understand.。