Chapter 51: You Can't Refuse My Help
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Hearing that two business owners were deliberately closing their doors in a short period of time, Yan Wenlong was quite shocked in his heart.
Business is not good, it was just a rumor in the past, but now such a case appeared in front of him, which made him feel a strong impact.
"Well, who wants to. But the operating income continued to decline, and it seemed that it was useless to do anything, and it was losing money every day. I can't hold on anymore, and if I don't close the door, I'm afraid that I will regret it even more in the end. Yang Chengyi shook his head.
"However, there are still more than a dozen employees in this store, and if you close it like this, they will have to look for jobs again." Yan Wenlong said.
"I know, I know. But no matter how good the business is, there is no point in me holding on, that day will come sooner or later. Yang Chengyi responded helplessly.
Yan Wenlong looked puzzled and said, "It shouldn't be like this, I ate it today, and your dishes here are the same as before, the taste is also very stable, and the taste is great." According to the past, everything should be the same as before, how could business suddenly decline so much? ā
"I was also very strange about this, so I made a return visit and asked the old customers who hadn't come recently." Yang Chengyi clenched his fists and banged on the counter angrily.
"Listening to the old customer's statement, it seems that someone is slandered. We say that our restaurant uses gutter oil, recycled chili peppers and spices, and adds a lot of chemical additives to the dishes. They say that we use muddy water when washing vegetables, that our back kitchen is particularly dirty, that the kitchen is infested with rats and cockroaches. ā
"Isn't that a blatant slander? You know, I have a special concern for food safety and kitchen hygiene, and I do everything with my own hands, and I don't make money with my conscience. If the vegetable washers can't wash it, I will let them rewash it, and after cutting the meat, I must ask them to rinse it. My back kitchen, although a bit hectic, is always clean and tidy. ā
Yan Wenlong nodded, he knew that what Lao Yang said was true. He has been to the back kitchen more than once and knows that it is much cleaner than 90% of restaurants. It was precisely because of Lao Yang's seriousness and responsibility that he felt that this restaurant was more at ease, so he made friends with Lao Yang.
"It's okay, this kind of thing, you just have to do a few open kitchen events and invite customers to come and see. Naturally, the rumors will be shattered, and after a while, everyone will naturally come back. Yan Wenlong comforted.
Yang Chengyi smiled bitterly: "This kind of open gun is easy to dodge, but some hidden arrows are difficult to prevent." He took out his mobile phone, opened an APP, pointed to the screen and said: "This is everyone's most commonly used catering review APP, and most of my business is dragged down by it." ā
"Huh? How so? Yan Wenlong took out his mobile phone, opened this review APP, and searched for lotus restaurants.
He found that in this APP, the lotus restaurant was originally ranked very high, with a taste, environment and service of more than 8.5 points, but recently it has gone down a lot, only about 7 points, and the overall star rating has changed from four and a half stars to three and a half stars.
Yang Chengyi said: "You also saw it. Our reputation went down very quickly. There are many people who have commented unfavorably about our restaurant on it, saying that we are slow to serve, small portions, poor environment, and unpalatable food. It's simply blackening in all directions. ā
"I think it's the competitors who are doing it. But I don't know which one, because in this app, the scores and evaluations of the other four restaurants in the neighborhood have gone up, and only our family has come down. ā
Yan Wenlong flipped through the review app and found that the nearby restaurants had indeed received 4 and a half stars or even 5 stars, which was very different from his intuitive understanding.
Yan Wenlong said: "Alas, he must have been hacked. The current evaluation APP is basically the world of the water army, and the truly trustworthy high-quality reviews do not exceed 30%. ā
Yang Chengyi said: "I also inquired, and it is said that some people on the Internet are engaged in professional evaluation. There are professional praise teachers and there are professional bad reviewers. They are all a team, receiving orders from others, and taking care of swiping orders and reviews. Each person can earn an average of 2-4 yuan, and each time it takes more than ten minutes to obtain various pictures and data to complete the review operation. ā
"I've always been an honest person who thinks taste, service and price are the only way to attract customers in the restaurant industry, and I don't care much about the hype. So someone once advised me to spend money on the list, but I didn't agree, I didn't want to spend money in this regard. ā
Yang Chengyi narrowed his eyes and threw his phone on the counter: "I didn't expect that I would encounter such a big crisis now." ā
Yan Wenlong was about to open his mouth to comfort, when he saw the door being pushed open, and Yu Ying, who was sweating profusely, walked in.
Yu Ying's expression was much better than before, his face was a little tired, and he was also a lot darker. When he saw Yan Wenlong, he walked over excitedly: "Brother Yan, are you here?" ā
"Yes, I'm having dinner with friends here, and I'm chatting with Boss Yang by the way. Yu Ying, you just came back from delivering food? Yan Wenlong asked with concern.
"Hmm." Yu Ying said, placing the empty delivery box on an empty table.
"Yu Ying, come here, I'll ask you." Yan Wenlong said: "In front of Boss Yang, tell me, how has the customer reaction of the takeaway been recently, and are you still satisfied with the food delivery service?" ā
Yu Ying raised his eyebrows and said, "Fortunately, the guests all said that our dishes taste good, the prices are reasonable, and the delivery is fast." I didn't think anything was out of the ordinary. ā
"Oh, there's a difference." Yu Ying looked melancholy: "It seems that business has not been good recently, the amount of takeaway I deliver has been reduced by half, and my income has decreased a lot." The work is not as full as when I first arrived. ā
He continued: "Boss Yang also said that business has not been good recently, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to improve in the short term. I thought that I could go to a few restaurants next door in addition to this restaurant, and also help them deliver food by the way, so as to make full use of my food delivery ability. ā
Yan Wenlong nodded, said a few words to Yu Ying, and encouraged him to continue to work hard and not forget to make up for the high school curriculum.
He asked about Yu's father's situation again, and after knowing that Yu's father's physical and mental state were good, he arranged for Yu Ying to leave with confidence.
After that, Yan Wenlong exchanged a few words with Yang Chengyi, and told him that he would have an in-depth chat with him later to help him find a way to get through the difficulties.
By the time I got back to the table, it was already ten minutes later. At this time, Sun Xianyu was constantly on the phone, negotiating with the bank for a while, asking customers for money for a while, and pleading with suppliers for a while.
When Sun Xianyu finished a round of phone calls, his expression had become very serious, and the original drunkenness had all dissipated.
Yan Wenlong looked at the brother in front of him and said, "Old Sun, you give me a bank account number." ā
"Account? What are you doing? Sun Xianyu asked suspiciously.
"Don't ask so much first, give it to me quickly." Yan Wenlong urged.
Sun Xianyu seemed to realize something, and hesitated. But he couldn't stand Yan Wenlong's repeated urging, and sent his bank account number to Yan Wenlong by text message.
Yan Wenlong opened the mobile banking app on his mobile phone, kept entering information on it, repeatedly verified Sun Xianyu's account, and then pressed the transfer button.
"I sent you a sum of money, a total of 3.5 million yuan." Yan Wenlong said: "Due to the large amount, the financial clearing system will be reviewed, so it will be received in several times, and the first 500,000 will be credited to the account within a few minutes, you pay attention to checking." The rest is expected to arrive tomorrow. ā
"That's all my deposits. You use it first and see if it can solve your urgent needs and help you get through this month. ā
Sun Xianyu grew his mouth and looked surprised. At this time, he picked up his mobile phone and saw a 500,000 yuan entry message, and his mouth opened even wider.
"Wenlong, did you kid go to drug trafficking? Or a bank robbery? Where did you get so much money, I'm sorry, 3.5 million. With your salary and the rate of savings, it may take another 20 years to save this number, right? ā
"Damn, what the hell are you doing, I can't ask for unexplained money." Sun Xianyu lowered his voice: "Why don't you turn yourself in, the crime is light, I know someone, find a way to help you get innocent." ā
Yan Wenlong smiled, he knew that this number really scared Sun Xianyu, and he hadn't leaked any information before. He looked at his partner's worried look and knew that the other party cared about him, and his heart was moved.
"Don't worry, there is no problem with my money, as for the source of the money, it is inconvenient for me to disclose. In short, you don't have to worry about where the money is coming from, and you don't have to rush to pay it back. ā
"You use this 3.5 million first, and hurry up to replenish liquidity. I don't need your interest and I don't have any strings attached, just leave it with you. When you have the money and no pressure, pay it back to me. Anyway, I haven't had a place to spend money lately. Yan Wenlong said.
Sun Xianyu looked at Yan Wenlong's indifferent expression, although his doubts were not eliminated, the expression on his face had begun to slowly soothe.
"Why don't you use the money, you can use the money to buy a house, the price has been rising recently. The sooner you buy, the more you can buy a house with a larger area in a better location, and if you buy later, you can only buy more and more biased, and the more you buy, the smaller it will be. Sun Xianyu said.
"I can't ask for your money, you better take it back and buy a house quickly. I'll figure it out myself, you don't have to worry. ā
Yan Wenlong waved his hand: "Okay, okay, don't fight." I sent you the money after careful consideration. Don't grind with me, don't be polite with me. We are like brothers, and it is natural for us to help at critical moments. ā
"This money is more valuable to you, and if it can help you continue to live until the customer gets it back, that's the best use for it. As for buying a house or something, you don't have to worry about it, if I can't even afford a suite in my life, it's really in vain. ā
Yan Wenlong said categorically, he knew that Sun Xianyu urgently needed this money, but he had a threshold in his heart that he couldn't pass, for fear of affecting himself. So, he has to be more resolute.
"Brother, you are in danger, you are under great pressure, and your health has been affected. I can't help you appease your employees and suppliers, I can't help you recover the money, I can't help you negotiate with the bank, the only thing I can support you is the 3.5 million. You can't refuse my assistance. ā