Act 244. Business negotiations
The early morning in the Old Street always comes early.
The first day of the month of Izumo (July) is named Harvest Day, just as the Summer Solstice Festival represents the beginning of summer, and the Harvest Day also represents the end of midsummer.
The days are no longer painful, and the nights are cooler, says Greenwood's owner, Wright. Greenwood got out of bed, opened the window, and took a big breath of the fresh morning air.
Although the Old Street is not as prosperous as the Priest City, or even dilapidated, there is only one good thing, that is, the air quality of the Old Street is quite good.
Greenwood was fifty-seven years old, and the head chef of the restaurant had long since passed from him to his son, and he should have enjoyed his leisure time, but Greenwood, like all other working people, could never be idle, and every day he would make rounds of the restaurant before it opened, and again after the restaurant closed.
Today, he had just finished his rounds of the kitchen and was so satisfied that as soon as he reached the hall, he saw his son talking to a man who was slightly familiar.
“...... Provide appropriate support and assistance......"
The man was talking, and Greenwood's son nodded his head.
"What's wrong?"
Greenwood frowned, stepped forward, and intervened in the conversation between the two.
"Hey, isn't this Antoine, when did you come back?"
He quickly recognized this man as Antoine, who had been missing for a long time, Greenwood's impression of Antoine was still stuck in a few months ago, the slightly depressed middle-aged man, if it weren't for the years of staying in the old street, the neighborhood would have been too familiar to know each other, he was afraid that he would not be able to associate Antoine with the well-dressed and energetic man in front of him.
"Lord Greenwood, I came back to Priest yesterday, and it just so happens that I have a plan here, and I'm explaining it to Philip."
Antoine also had a little more confidence when he spoke, and his whole person's aura was completely new.
Philip, Greenwood's son, is Chinese New Year's Eve and is thirty-three years old, and when he saw his father coming, he took a step back and handed over the leadership of the negotiations to his father.
"What a plan, you explain."
Greenwood didn't know much and didn't read Antoine's plan.
"We are going to buy the shops around Atelier Antoine's Atelier and rebuild a larger Atelier and renovate the entire old street, including this restaurant."
Antoine was halfway through his sentence when Greenwood's eyes widened.
"What? Remodel? We don't need to renovate here, and we don't have the money and time! ”
Greenwood was anxious, you know, in the past, the Piram Alchemy Workshop had said something similar to him, they wanted to buy most of the shops in the Old Street and use it to transform into an alchemy workshop, because the economy here is not very developed, and there is a certain distance from the city of Priest, the land price is not expensive, so many people are thinking about it.
He didn't care what others thought, this restaurant was not just a means of making a living for Greenwood, it was a store inherited from Greenwood's father, and it would be passed on to his son in the future, and it was not something that could be passed away with a few dollars.
"Dad, don't worry......"
Philip pulled his agitated father and soothed.
"Antoine didn't mean that."
Hearing his son's words, Greenwood was even more confused.
"What does that mean, will it still give us free renovation and renovation?"
He asked, how can there be such a good thing in the world, although Antoine seems to have made some money recently, but it is not so generous, right?
However, Philip nodded.
"That's what Mr. Antoine said, the Crescent Academy will pay for the renovation of all the buildings in the plan and adopt a uniform decoration, and we don't have to pay for these."
"Is there really such a good thing?"
Greenwood didn't understand, he himself had been in business for so many years, and he knew on his knees that no one would do it, so what was the situation now?
"Ahem, to be precise, we will invest in this restaurant at the same time as we provide renovation and renovation services, and you will get plenty of money, but at the same time, you will need to make a little change in the operation, such as adding some menus or something."
Antoine explained that this way of investing in shares is more economical than the cost of buying the land outright, and it can also dispel the concerns of these merchants, not to mention that if they do buy these shops, they will have to spend additional money to hire people to run them, and the cost will increase a lot.
The land of the kingdom belonged to the king, and the nobles were the acting administrators, and to be precise, the land of the old street was only used by the shopkeepers, so they simply resorted to cheaper and gentler means.
Antoine explained to the two again, although the elder Greenwood was illiterate, but he finally let Philip read the book, and was able to understand the words on the plan, and with the explanation, he understood the plan.
"If it's built, Old Street will become a new attraction in Place, the shops on this street will be a steady stream of tourists, and your business will be better."
Antoine followed Reiner's tone and drew a pie for the father and son.
"That's good."
Greenwood touched his chin, Crescent Coke has been selling well since it was launched, and its sales in his own restaurant are almost as good as all other drinks combined, even fools can see the sales potential of this new drink, and the project invested by Crescent Academy behind it looks like the future is limitless.
The reason why the old street is declining is also because of the gradual prosperity of the city of Priest, people are rushing to the downtown area, the impact of the flow of people on business is well known, if this crescent alchemy workshop can really bring more tourists, then Greenwood is not a loss at all.
Taking 10,000 steps back, the restaurant is also earned by getting free renovation and decoration.
"If I agree, I will gather all the shop owners on the old street in three days to sign the contract, and as for the renovation work, it will start within a week after the contract is signed, which may bring a period of business losses, which we will also compensate."
Antoine said Greenwood was impressed by his confident attitude, considering that just a few months ago, Antoine was a homeless and decadent-looking guy.
"You've really changed a lot, Antoine, and maybe Elaine will be relieved to know about it."
Greenwood bowed slightly.
"I've been immersed in the memories of the past, but people always have to look forward, don't they?"
With a smile, Antoine replied.