Walking back in flip-flops without heels, the strap on one side was still broken in the run, and the owners of the shops on both sides of the road stared at me and laughed, the one with the thumbs up in the summer, I just sent a circle of friends, you are tired to like it there, my Yu Hang has lived too much in this life, and he actually fantasized that his legs can race through four rounds......

After returning to the hostel to wash up, it was nearly six o'clock, as Li Shi said, it was difficult to take a car at this point, unless the bus was crowded, but the bus was set up around the scenic spots, which meant that I had to spend more than twice as much time.

I didn't have time to pack up, so I found a set of well-fitting casual clothes, put them on, and hurried out the door.

Fortunately, there is a bus transfer station near the hostel, which is the starting train, so I picked a back seat and picked up my mobile phone, intending to criticize Li Shi.

The car staggered and stopped, and there were more and more people, and a strange aunt sat next to her, who came up to eat radishes, and she didn't care at all about the eyes of the people around her. Finally, after eating the radish and eating the chicken feet, this ......

After smashing her mouth for a while, Auntie's chicken feet were finally finished, and she thought she could be empty for a while, but she didn't expect Auntie's mobile phone to ring again, but she didn't answer.

I whispered, "Beauty, if you don't answer the phone or hang up, you can't keep ringing!" ”

My aunt seemed to think that my words were quite pertinent, and finally answered the phone, and said into the phone very heartily: "Ah, I don't have time tonight, the car is broken, I am taking the bus, I found a duck, very handsome, ready to open a house!" ”

The crowded carriage was instantly silent......

I glanced at the aunt next to me, who shook the phone that had been hung up at me, and when I turned my face back, I saw that the whole car was staring at me......

In the middle of everyone's attention, I simply tilted my head to close my eyes, and I heard someone muttering not far away, "Look that person is starting to pretend to be asleep......"

Forget this kind of misunderstanding, the key is that my aunt and I got off the train on the same platform, I don't know if there are any acquaintances in the car, anyway, today's account is counted on Li Shi's head.

……

The night breeze covered the night, and I walked along the side of the road, the neon light reflected everything around me, and in this seemingly good night scene, I lit another cigarette and watched the smoke fill and finally disperse.

It is very common to park a Cadillac in front of me, and the middle-aged man lowers the window but does not get out of the car, this kind of scene is very common, after a tiring day at work, many middle-aged men drive home, turn off the engine, and have to sit in the car for a while before coming out. With the sound of the engine going out, everything became quiet. They light a cigarette, think about nothing, and enjoy the most relaxing five minutes of the day.

On the other side of the car, it is the responsibility of the family; On the other side of the car, it's the pressure to get to work. Only in the car is your own space. I don't have a wife, but I'm a stressed young man, but I never sit in a car – because I don't have one.

……

When I arrived, the performance had already started on the square, the seats reserved by Nian Ge were very good, and the terrace on the second floor could condescendingly watch the performance downstairs.

After seeing me coming, she stared at me for a while before asking, "Yu Hang, why are you here so late, is it difficult to get a car?" ”

"It's hard to take a taxi, but it's easy to hit you."

"You still want to hit me? Do you want me to yell for protection? ”

I looked around at this barbecue restaurant and knew how bad it was for me to "do it" at the moment, but I still wanted to try it, and finally said to her: "Do we dare to have a head-to-head battle?" ”

"What kind of contest?"

"More chicken wings than anyone else."

When I said that I was going to have this kind of competition, Li Shi looked very surprised, and after looking left and right, she said, "Yu Hang, are you crazy, do you want to eat Sister Niange?" There are only two chicken wings in a bunch here, fifteen yuan a bunch, let's compare the two of us, I won't talk about it, you eat thirty or fifty, this meal can't be thousands! ”

I was chatting with Li Shi hotly, and suddenly there was a sound of scramble behind me, Li Shi and I glanced at each other, and found that Yang Xuejun was trying his best to persuade Nian Ge, as if he wanted to invest in the coffee shop.

Li Shi stepped forward and stared at Yang Xuejun with complicated eyes for a while, but she didn't help Nian Ge push away the bank card, she said, "Are you planning to use this opportunity to complete your investment goals?" ”

"You misunderstood, I placed an order in advance for this money, and I will organize the company to travel in the second half of the year, and I will go to the coffee shop to spend at that time, and this money should be advanced in advance."

"Thank you for your kindness, but I really don't want to accept this deposit."

The atmosphere was a little awkward because of Song Niange's refusal, in order to relieve the embarrassment, I picked up a roasted chili pepper from the table and said: "If you really want to invest, you can come to the hostel to see, what a good project, I am worried that no one will take a share." ”

As soon as he heard me speak, Yang Xuejun looked very tired, took a sip of beer, and said to me with a smile: "You will see stitches." ”

"Do you still invest in men and women?"

Yang Xuejun shrugged his shoulders and said: "This is serious, but the temperament of an operator also represents the temperament of the brand, obviously, you may do worse in this regard, but I sincerely give you a chance today." ”

I took a sip of beer, not competing with him on face, and thinking about how to tell Yang Xuejun that my hostel was unique.

Before I could speak, Yang Xuejun said again: "If my guess is correct, the marketing strategy of your hostel has been made, but it has encountered difficulties in user promotion funds, and what is lacking is only funds." ”

"How so?"

"I believe in Li Shi's wisdom, she will not abandon the hostel, so what is lacking is only advertising channel fees."

"yes...... It's impractical for hostels like ours to spend a lot of money on advertising, but it does need to be advertised. ”

Yang Xuejun nodded: "There are a lot of hard injuries in your hostel, now the Internet tide, the competition between the same level of hostels is fierce, almost every one is very distinctive, there are no excellent channels, it is almost impossible to stand out from it." After a pause, he asked, "Can you tell me a little bit about your marketing strategy?" ”

I told him about my recent plans.

After listening to this, he pondered for a while, and said to Li Shi beside him: "I have also opened a hostel before, do you remember?" ”

Li Shi shook his head and said, "Why don't I remember that you also drove it?" ”

Yang Xuejun was obviously a little dissatisfied with Li Shi's forgetfulness, and sighed and said: "Speaking of opening a youth hostel, it can be regarded as an opportunity." After experiencing the confusion, loss, struggle, and self-doubt of the stagnant business, I embarked on the journey to the Great Northwest, intending to talk for solace during the journey. I only remember the Qinghai Lake in winter, there is no noise and excitement in summer, only the vast, empty and serene, snow-capped mountains, grasslands, deserts, highways, frozen lakes, as far as the eye can see, the cold wind is cold, and the heart is very quiet. I told myself that I liked this place, that a friend had invited me and that I didn't hate it, and that the decision was as simple as that. ”

"Why didn't you open it again?"

This question made Yang Xuejun think about it before he said: "To be honest, before I planned to open a hostel, I had never lived in a hostel at all, let alone any hostel dreams or feelings, it was all." The decision I made at that time, for me, was more likely to be an escape, a way I didn't want to face life, and something strange happened at the right time! ”

I hit the nail on the head and said, "That's because you don't really love it at all!" Many of my friends know that after I opened a hostel, they all say how much they envy me, how much I can live so freely, admire me for having the courage to do what I like, and so on.

I can only laugh, freedom is always relative, do what you like, you also need the courage to bear the cost and consequences of this decision, besides, what you see, is not all my life, what you envy, but the freedom you imagine, on the contrary, I have lost more freedom, I have to be on call 24 hours a day, stay in this relatively closed space, and force myself to become all-powerful, from the porter, stucco, plumber and electrician when decorating, to cleaning, cooking, washing, marketing......

This market is like this, as a hostel manager, you have to know everything, every day is these trivial things, occupy all the time, and occasionally have to chat with guests and brag. Forced, play board games, you must also be a travel expert, to the guests travel advice, you must know astronomy, geography, can be literate, can be funny, see people talk about people, see ghosts talk nonsense, you have to coordinate with the neighbors, as well as the relationship between the property. At two or three o'clock in the morning, it is not uncommon to wait for the guests who are about to arrive at the store, and it is not uncommon to send the guests who are not accustomed to the water and soil to the hospital in the middle of the night......"

Li Shi held her chin and looked at me and said, "Yes, you are so omnipotent, your energy is beyond your imagination, although I may not even know it...... It turns out that you still have such potential, but today I found out that life has forced you to be quite okay. ”

Nian Ge raised his glass and said: "The best time is on the road, no matter what the reason was for choosing this career that is not a career, I believe that everyone will strive to write their own stories and continue their lives." Life is more than just a life, mine, yours, his, our story will continue...... Cheers to us! ”

After clinking glasses, Yang Xuejun was very crisp and drank the wine in one gulp, and he seemed to be still reminiscing about the soft text chicken soup blurted out by Nian Ge......

……

The cool breeze blew through the roof, and the barbecue smoke made the neon sign a little dazed, and while we were chatting, I suddenly noticed a woman about the same age as my mother, carrying a child on her back, walking around us, my first reaction was to think it was a thief or something, so I frantically gave Li Shi and Nian Ge a look, meaning that she was optimistic about her wallet.