The promotion of the old street by the program "Fei Chang Zhi Zhi" has really brought a very positive impact, and it has also made the relevant departments responsible for the reconstruction of the old street aware of some of the cultural characteristics of the old street.
So after some discussion, the department responsible for the renovation specifically sent out invitations to the shop owners on the old street.
It was agreed that on Wednesday, a discussion would be held with all the shop owners on the old street to listen to their opinions on the reconstruction of the old street.
And promised to compile and disclose the information later.
This news spread to the old street and naturally aroused active responses from the shop owners on the old street.
During Su Ji’s lunch break, all the bosses on the old street gathered at Su Ji for the first time.
It was also the first time that Feng Yifan met all the shop owners on the old street. He found that there were really many shops on the old street. Some of the owners were even people he had only met once.
When everyone gathered at Su Ji today, it was indeed not easy for so many people to get together.
The reason why everyone gathered at Su Ji to discuss was because they trusted Su Ji.
After all, everyone knows that if it weren’t for Su Ji, the old street might not have received so much attention and would not have attracted so many young people.
So now Su Ji has become the popular pillar of the whole street, and everyone hopes that Su Ji can help them make decisions.
Facing so many people, Su Jinrong naturally couldn't show up. Firstly, he was in poor health, and secondly, the old man didn't want to show up.
In the end, it was Feng Yifan who stepped forward.
"Everyone, everyone, fellow old neighbors, you have been working in the old street for many years. I believe you all have feelings for the old street, so you probably don't want to leave the old street, right?"
After hearing this, the bosses present all expressed their unwillingness to leave.
"Then you definitely don't want to move away."
"Yes, if I move to another place, I don't know if I will be accepted."
"Some of my old customers come here to see me. If I really move away, I'm afraid I'll lose a lot of customers."
"Who said it wasn't? I really have feelings for this place and don't want to leave."
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I heard that most people don’t want to leave Laojie.
Some may want to leave, but they may not say it out loud in an occasion like Su Ji.
Feng Yifan raised his hands and pressed them twice to get everyone to be quiet before continuing.
“I know everyone is worried that the reconstruction plan for the old street has not been put forward, and they are worried that the reconstruction of the old street will take a long time, which will delay everyone’s business. This is really understandable.
So everyone doesn’t want to leave Old Street, but on the other hand, they have to find a way out for themselves because they are worried about their business, right?”
This time Wang Cuifeng spoke first: "Yifan, you are right. Who would want to leave if they could stay here? But the reality is that we still have to do business, and we don't know how long it will take to rebuild the old street."
Wang Cuifeng's words won the support of the majority of people.
Although everyone wants to stay, everyone also needs to do business.
During the reconstruction of the old street, if you stay, your business will definitely be affected. So most of the bosses present may still choose to find a new shop.
And there is another point here, because most of the bosses present are different from Su Ji.
Most people rent shops on the old street, rather than buying the shop like Su Ji did.
So after the renovation, will the shop rent increase
These are also issues that must be considered.
Now it is almost June, and the time to pay the rent for the second half of the year is coming. For most bosses, this is also a good opportunity for them to leave the old street and find a new shop.
Faced with everyone's different opinions, Feng Yifan expressed his understanding very sincerely.
"Sister Wang, I understand everyone's difficulties, so we are all here today. I think everyone hopes that our Su Ji can serve as a representative to help everyone express their ideas."
Yang Zhigang said, "That's right, Yifan, after you came back, everyone has seen the changes you brought to the old street in just half a month, so we hope you can come forward."
"Yes, yes. We all believe in Su Ji, Uncle Rong, and you."
"Yeah, everyone believes in you."
"We just hope that someone can take the lead and we can all get through this together."
"If there is a better way, I really don't want to leave our street."
"Yeah, it would be nice if we didn't have to rebuild it."
"That's definitely not possible. The reconstruction must be pushed forward."
"That's right. Besides, this place is really too old. Many places need to be renovated, especially some wiring and sewer pipes. They all need to be renovated, so reconstruction is a good thing."
"We support the redevelopment, but we hope there will be a way for us to not have to move and continue to operate our business during the redevelopment."
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Finally someone has put forward the idea that most people have in mind.
In fact, all the bosses on the old street may choose to quit or look for other shops.
In the final analysis, everyone felt that they couldn't do business during the reconstruction of the old street. So everyone hoped that there could be a best of both worlds solution, where the old street could be renovated while everyone could continue to do business.
Feng Yifan listened to everyone's words, thought for a while and asked: "If, I mean if, the reconstruction department provides everyone with a place to operate during the reconstruction period, will everyone continue to stay?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Su Ji fell silent. This issue really needed to be considered seriously by everyone.
If there is a suitable place to do business, most people would still like to stay.
After all, judging from the current situation, everyone would think that once the reconstruction of the old street is completed, as long as Su Ji is there, it will definitely drive the business of all the shops in the old street to get better and better.
Li Jianping said, "Yifan, if you can provide us with a suitable place to continue doing business, and the price of the shop will not increase too much after the renovation, we are naturally willing to stay, even if it is just for one or two months."
After hearing what Li Jianping said, Feng Yifan sighed helplessly and said, "Uncle Li, I'm afraid the renovation won't be completed in one or two months."
At this moment, after hearing what Li Jianping said, he looked at the expressions of most people present.
Feng Yifan already knew in his heart that it would not be easy to get everyone to stay.
And he also felt that neither he nor Su Ji could do it.
Thinking of this, Feng Yifan could only say: "Everyone has their own ideas, so let's do this. When we have the symposium, we will try to express our own ideas, and let the reconstruction department consider the rest."
Everyone present was naturally a little disappointed when they heard Feng Yifan say this.
It is obvious that everyone still has higher expectations for Feng Yifan and Su Ji.
A boss who was not familiar with Su Ji couldn't help but speak directly: "Boss Feng, if you say that, then isn't it meaningless for us to come here together today?"
As soon as these words were spoken, they naturally gained the approval of some bosses on the old street who were not familiar with Su Ji.
"Yes, aren't we here today to discuss an agreed opinion?"
"Yes, I also thought that we needed to discuss and reach a consensus. I'll leave it to you, Boss Feng, and you will help us reflect it to the reconstruction department and try your best to help us gain the greatest benefits."
"That's right. If you were to go and tell it yourself, then what are you doing here today?"
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Seeing that everyone already had some complaints, the three elderly people, Liu Wanhua, Lin Zekang and Tang Zhuochen, who were the initiators of today's event, suddenly felt that they should not bring this trouble to Su's.
However, Feng Yifan didn't mind what everyone said. He still kept smiling and explained after everyone was quiet.
"Everyone, please be patient. First of all, we at Su Ji would like to thank everyone for their trust. However, we at Su Ji do have limited capabilities. We are just a shop here, just like everyone else.
So if we are asked to influence the reconstruction department, there is really no way we can do that.
And everyone has said so much just now, but in fact, each of us has its own problems, and it is difficult to reach a consensus.
I think, instead of forcing everyone to agree, it would be better if everyone could express their own ideas and then tell the person in charge of the renovation department during the symposium. ”
Feng Yifan's words made everyone fall into deep thought again.
Seeing that no one spoke, Feng Yifan said, "We don't need anyone to represent us. We, Su Ji, will not represent everyone. We are all individuals. We are all qualified to put forward our own ideas, right?"
After Feng Yifan said this, everyone was able to accept it and felt that it was indeed the truth.
Instead of letting others represent you, it is better for you to represent yourself and speak at the symposium.
Make your needs known and try to get it from the renovation department.
At this time, someone in the crowd asked, "Will Su Ji leave the old street? Or how will Su Ji stay open during the reconstruction of the old street?"
Feng Yifan answered this question very directly.
"We at Su Ji will not leave here. We will still stay on the old street. After the reconstruction of the old street begins, we may close for a while."
When they heard that Su Ji was going to close down, all the bosses present started talking about it.
"Su Ji is closing down? Doesn't that mean it's going out of business?"
"Then there's no point for us to follow Su Ji?"
"Yes, Su Ji is closed. Who knows what it will be like when it comes back?"
"Yes, no matter how good Feng Yifan's craftsmanship is, if he closes the business for a while, people will probably forget about him."
"That's right. People's eating habits change too quickly nowadays. Once Su Ji closes, it may be quickly replaced by someone else. So we can't follow Su Ji."
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The closure of Su Ji was indeed a bombshell, which caused a huge uproar and everyone began to be pessimistic about the future of the old street.
Feng Yifan waited until everyone's discussion quieted down before he spoke: "I had prepared for Su Ji's closure a long time ago, because I was abroad for a long time, and during this time since I came back, I was busy with the restaurant business and was not able to spend much time with my daughter and family.
So after the old street is renovated, Su Ji will be closed for a while. I want to take my wife, daughter, and my father-in-law out to have some fun.
But I still say that Su Ji will not leave Laojie, we will definitely come back."
At this point, Feng Yifan paused for a moment and then said very seriously: "I will not force you to make any choice. As I said before, the problems faced by each of us are different, so everyone must make decisions based on their own circumstances.
Regardless of whether we are neighbors in the future or not, we at Su Ji wish you all good business.”
Liu Wanhua, Lin Zekang and Tang Zhuochen, the three initiators of the meeting, who were present, looked at each other, smiled bitterly at first, and then breathed a sigh of relief after listening to Feng Yifan's final speech.
In fact, this result is quite satisfactory to the three elderly people.
Originally, the three old men contacted everyone and asked everyone to come to Su Ji to discuss the matter. They hoped that Su Ji could coordinate and represent everyone to discuss the main issues with the reconstruction department.
But judging from today's meeting of bosses, everyone has different ideas.
Many bosses are indeed saying that they are willing to stay in the old street and continue to run their own shops on the old street.
But in fact, maybe they just want to maintain the status quo of the old street so that they can rent shops at a low price.
Some people are attracted by the flow of people brought by Su Ji, so they just want to take advantage of Su Ji's popularity.
There are also families like Wang Cuifeng, Yang Zhigang, and Li Jianping, who had actually already agreed to move to one place together and start over.
So with so many companies and so many people, it is impossible to reach a consensus.
The three old men really felt that they almost brought a big trouble to Su Ji. Fortunately, Feng Yifan was clear-headed and finally pushed the matter away and did not represent everyone.
The meeting of bosses on the old street ended like this.
The boss, who didn't have a good relationship with Su Ji, left without even saying goodbye.
The bosses who have a good relationship with Su Ji will say goodbye, but in fact they don’t express much.
The ones left at the end were a few bosses who had a good relationship with Su Ji, including the three elderly people, as well as Fan Chaodong and Wang Cuifeng who owned the rice shop, Yang Zhigang who owned the barbecue restaurant, Li Jianping who owned the sauce and stew shop, and Lin Ruifeng's family.
Feng Yifan first apologized to everyone: "I'm sorry, everyone. I may have failed to live up to your expectations. I really don't have the ability to unify and coordinate everyone's ideas on the old street."
After hearing Feng Yifan's apology, Liu Wanhua immediately said, "Yifan, you don't have to apologize. It's us three old guys who should apologize."
Lin Zekang also sighed and said, "Yes, it's us three old guys who thought this matter was too simple."
Tang Zhuochen shook his head and said, "We shouldn't have caused this trouble for Su Ji. Fortunately, Yifan, you pushed the matter off. Otherwise, if Su Ji really stood up for everyone, he might really get into a lot of trouble."
Wang Cuifeng said at this time: "Yifan, it's not that we don't want to stay and help you, it's just that we really need to do business."
Yang Zhigang and Li Jianping also said that there was indeed financial pressure at home, so they had to find a new place.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "It's okay. I understand you, Sister Wang. So you don't have to feel sorry for Su Ji. In fact, no one is sorry for anyone. Didn't I just say that Su Ji will not represent anyone? We are all individuals.
So everyone doesn’t need to be tied together, just choose the method that suits you best.”
After what happened just now, everyone agreed with what was said and could only prepare to go their separate ways.
Similarly, in preparation for the symposium on Wednesday, the bosses on the old street have also begun to make their own preparations, to make their requests to the reconstruction department and try their best to safeguard their own interests.