Chapter 58: Received the Cold Shoulder Again
In the evening, Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin, like last night, pushed the old tricycle out of the small courtyard and walked along the alley towards the river.
Unlike last night, they both had a little smile on their faces on the way to the cart tonight.
The main reason is that last night's good business gave both of them a lot of confidence.
On top of that, they more than doubled the stuff in their cars today.
Not only have the ingredients more than doubled, but there are also two more folding tables and eight more plastic stools.
Last night they only had three small tables, and their ability to pick up customers was a little worse.
However, Xu Tongdao only added two tables today.
In fact, after the money he earned yesterday bought these things today, there are still dozens of dollars left, and he can buy two more tables.
Xu Tonglin also suggested this, but Xu Tongdao thought about it and decided to add only two.
In the past few years when he was a chef, he noticed a very strange phenomenon, there are many beautifully decorated stores on the street, and diners often do not enter the door, but those with dirty and messy facades have a good business.
And also...... A night snack shop where he used to work, the business was very good, it can be said to be very good, during the peak season, the turnover of one night can be tens of thousands, and that store is very small, it is a very common kind of store on the side of the road.
The boss made a lot of money, so he wanted to make the store bigger, after a few months of searching, the boss rented a large hotel not far away, with a rent of 200,000 yuan a year, four large stores connected together, and a few rooms behind were used as kitchens, washing rooms, warehouses, and cold food rooms.
Xu Tongdao went to the new store as an old employee at that time, and his salary and various benefits were also improved, and his life was better.
But what about the boss?
Within a few months, the boss regretted it.
Because the store has expanded more than four or five times, the increase in customer traffic is not very significant.
After a few months, the boss did not regret it and had begun to lose his hair, because after the first few months of opening, the number of customers became less and less, not only did not increase, but it was still less than when the store was small.
Then, a year later, the boss withdrew in time, no longer renewing the lease of the big store, and found a small store to continue to operate.
But it's still late, after experiencing the dismal popularity of big stores, and then making small stores, diners will never have the same prosperity as before.
Xu Tongdao has analyzed the reasons.
Why did the originally good business become bleak so quickly after a small shop became a big store?
He analyzed a number of reasons, one of which was that he felt that the store had become larger, giving diners a different visual experience.
Originally, it was a small store, and a customer came in, and in the eyes of passers-by outside the door, it was popular in this store.
If there are two tables of customers dining in the store, in the eyes of passers-by outside the door, it may be that the business in this store is okay, if several tables in the store are full, it gives people the feeling that the business of this small shop is very hot!
But after changing to that big storefront, the feeling is completely different.
The store is too big, even if there are seven or eight tables of customers in the store, it still feels like the business in the store, and if you meet a few of the guests who like to sit in the box, the whole hall will seem more and more empty and unpopular.
Once a store gives too many people this impression, can the business in the store still be done?
Xu Tongdao only added two dining tables today, which is out of this consideration.
There are too many tables, which is not conducive to popularity.
After all, this is a new stall that has only been open for one night, and although the business was good last night, what if the business is dismal today?
It's entirely possible!
After all, the number of guests who ate his barbecue last night was not very large, and the word of mouth must not have spread, and his stall has not accumulated enough regular customers.
Under this premise, blindly adding too many tables is likely to shoot yourself in the foot.
......
Not long after, the two pushed the tricycle and came to the area where the stall was set up by the river.
As a result, they saw that the place where they had set up their stall last night was occupied today by the bald stall that arrived first.
The most infuriating thing is that the place where the bald head set up his stall last night is obviously empty at this time.
"Hold the grass, Xiaodao, is this bald head bullying us? Does he think that our business was good last night because the feng shui of that land is good? That's why he occupied our place tonight?"
Xu Tonglin was so angry that his face turned red.
"Do you need to ask?"
The smile on Xu Tongdao's face disappeared, and his face turned cold.
"Then what should we do? Do you want to go over and grab it back?" Xu Tonglin proposed.
Xu Tongdao coldly looked at the smiling bald head for a moment, retracted his gaze, and pushed the tricycle to continue walking.
Since he doesn't want to admit that his business is not good, it's a technical problem, then let's help him prove it tonight!"
Xu Tongdao said lightly, and had already pushed the tricycle to the place where the bald head set up his stall last night, so that their stall was just between the two stalls of the bald head and the fat man.
"Oh, yes!
Xu Tonglin's eyes lit up, and a smile returned to his face.
When the two of them set up a stall together, Xu Tongdao soon discovered another problem - the bricks he had found under the oven last night were all gone tonight.
He subconsciously looked up at the bald head not far away.
It is estimated that eighty percent were deliberately thrown away by the bald head.
This bald head really took every opportunity to bully them!
It's just childish!
Think that with this little means, you can squeeze your competitors?
In this regard, Xu Tongdao smiled and did not go over to question the bald head, firstly, he had no evidence, and secondly, he ...... They come here to set up stalls for money, not for luck.
Moreover, he prepared a lot of ingredients tonight, and if he went over to fight with that bald head now, he would probably waste these ingredients.
By tomorrow, he won't have enough money left to prepare so many ingredients.
The coming day is long, let's see!
Xu Tongdao squinted, said hello to Xu Tonglin, and turned around to go to the river to look for bricks.
"Coward!"
Before leaving, Xu Tongdao heard the fat man in the stall next to him sneer, and spit out these two words disdainfully.
When Xu Tongdao heard this, his footsteps paused slightly, and he turned his head and glanced at the fat man coldly.
The fat man didn't look at him, just a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
......
When Xu Tongdao went to the river to find a dozen bricks and prepared to make a fire for his oven, the three stalls on the left and right began to serve customers.
Just like last night, there were still no diners at his stall.
Xu Tonglin couldn't hold back a little, came to Xu Tongdao's side, and whispered: "Xiaodao, why are we still like this tonight? Otherwise, you better hurry up and roast the eggplant! See if you can attract some guests like last night......