The opening of Tianxingdaoguan has cast a heavy stone in the life and entertainment field of Chengdu, creating ripples.
Chengdu's New Trend magazine reported on the event: "The first and only board game cafe in Chengdu has opened! We surprisingly found that the majority of customers at the busy site were not teenagers, but white-collar workers. This is more like a fairy tale for adults. People are immersed in the fantasy plot and share the most authentic joy of playing games with friends, just like when they were children."
A columnist for Life Weekly analyzed this in a vain way, "… How many years have you not played chess or Monopoly with friends under a banyan tree, fanning yourself with a palm-leaf fan, like when you were a kid? The birth of board game cafes is not accidental. We live in an era of rapid change, division and confusion. Perhaps what people need more is to rediscover their passion."
Chengdu Business Daily: "Our reporter visited the cafe and found that even at night, the new board game-themed cafe was crowded. The store manager said that they would guide consumption correctly, play games healthily, and strictly prohibit gambling..."
The opening day was chosen to be Saturday. On that day, all the friends from the old Huatong compound came to help. Wen Lan and Yu Hong played the role of waiters, Li Weilu and Lian Xiaohu helped to maintain order outside. Everyone was given a uniform black T-shirt with the cursive words "Tianxing Daoguan" on the back and the words "Cosmic Tour" on the front.
The customers and onlookers smiled and pointed, occasionally giving a thumbs-up, "Great!"
Jiang Zhou also saw the appearance of Wang Tongguang. He was a little surprised. Wang Tongguang had already come forward, followed by three or five good friends, all of whom were his best friends in his circle. One of them was the son of a deputy prosecutor of the court. His family ran a Chinese medicine company. She was called the "female medicine king" by everyone. In fact, she was petite and had a pretty face. They all looked at Jiang Zhou curiously.
"Erwa, is this Brother Cheng's business?" Wang Tongguang came over and offered a cigarette. "You Fulong has the hand of Mr. Cheng. Brother Cheng is no pushover... I brought my friends here to take care of the business. In fact, we came here yesterday and saw that it was packed with people. Although we wanted to experience it, we still didn't want to trouble you... If I need your help in the future, just let me know."
Jiang Zhou took Wang Tongguang's cigarette and asked, "Why... did you change your personality?"
Wang Tongguang said, "Before, my buddy didn't manage things, so don't mind. Your vision is a little narrow, and your circle is not big, so you don't know that there are people better than you. To be honest, I didn't realize that day that Brother Cheng is the son of your Fulong CEO. His father, Cheng Feiyang, is talked about by everyone in our hardware company, saying that he is going to do big things... No wonder Brother Cheng is not very old, but he is indeed different. When I went back that day, I heard what my father said later, and I broke out in a cold sweat. It was also because I met the righteous Brother Cheng. If others have intentions and unintentional intentions in the future, I might lose everything. The more I think about it, the more this is the truth. I admit defeat, Erwa, our two companies are across the street, and we have watched each other grow up for so many years. Please forgive me for anything I didn't do well in the past."
After saying that, Wang Tongguang didn't say much. Seeing that there was an empty seat, he invited his friend in to take it, and stayed to chat with Jiang Zhou.
In fact, there were some conflicts between the two courtyards in the past, but how big a hatred could there be? In recent years, they were like old neighbors who would not be happy unless they quarreled. Although there were some conflicts, they would see each other every day. Once they talked it out, those little conflicts disappeared.
As a result, Jiang Zhou was busy directing the waiters he trained personally, and solving the incompatibility between the scene and the expected situation. Once there was a sign, he immediately made improvements. Wang Tongguang watched his work carefully and finally said, "Erwa, you are quite capable!"
Jiang Zhou said, "When someone in the family gets sick, they need money. I earn my tuition by myself. I have done a lot of things outside over the years, and I have gradually summed up my experience. If I were to lead people in the future, I would know how to lead people and what problems to pay attention to when running a restaurant. I used to write them down in a notebook... If I said these things in the store before, others might not listen and think you are fake and sophisticated, but now I am running Tianxing Dojo, I have put them all into practice."
Wang Tongguang pondered for a moment and said, "I'm really not as good as you."
Jiang Zhou smiled, and seeing that he was busy, Wang Tongguang didn't bother him.
After entering, everyone ordered drinks and played board games at their friend's table. Not long after, Wang Tongguang suddenly said, "Here he comes! Brother Cheng is here!"
The people at that table suddenly perked up and looked outside.
Cheng Ran was talking to Jiang Zhou, trying to understand the situation. He kept looking at the people in line and the countless people sitting on the stools. When faced with some people who looked like reporters taking pictures, he stepped aside and showed no sense of presence at all.
After greeting Jiang Zhou and the people from the old Huatong compound, Cheng Ran looked into the museum and saw Wang Tongguang and his group. He smiled and nodded at him. Wang Tongguang also waved back, but his face was already flushed. He glanced at the people around him calmly. The men looked at Cheng Ran with curiosity. The two women, who were wearing bright skirts, straightened their backs a lot. Following Wang Tongguang's gaze, they smiled shyly at the boy at the door.
After the greetings, Wang Tongguang's face was still shining, and he looked at his friends with a "what?" expression. A man nodded, "I admire his father very much! He is the president of Fulong Company. It is said that the telecommunications bureau uses their equipment. My father's procuratorate also found a custom-made system from them..."
The two girls didn't comment, but just looked at it curiously, their eyes sparkling, as if they couldn't see enough.
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The operating income was summarized on the opening night, totaling more than 14,000 yuan.
The board game hall on the first floor is over a thousand square meters, with more than thirty square tables and five eight-person long tables. It can accommodate 120 people at full capacity, and drinks are not expensive, generally around ten yuan, which is roughly the average consumption per person. Cheng Ran did not set the price higher, also with the idea that playing board games does not require too much burden. But in fact, in the future it may still be based on the working class with a certain economic strength. This avant-garde game social way is actually very attractive to this group of people in disguise.
In addition, there is income from selling board games on the spot.
When the store closed at 11 o'clock and he learned about the revenue, Jiang Zhou was so excited that he felt like he had found a gold mountain. This was probably the largest amount he had ever seen.
"At this rate, wouldn't that be 300,000 or 400,000 yuan a month? That's a lot of money!"
Cheng Ran was very happy looking at the stack of money. It was the result of planning, preliminary preparations, putting the plan on the agenda step by step, and finally passing the first test.
But in front of Jiang Zhou, of course, he couldn't show too much. Cheng Ran reminded him, "Don't forget that we still have costs. This is also because we are the first to try it, so we can taste the sweetness now. At the same time, this will also have troughs and peaks. I'm not sure if there will be a breakthrough in the sales volume of the first day in the future, but at least this kind of good business will not be like this every day..." Jiang Zhou said confidently, "We will improve little by little. I believe that if the service is improved and the experience is good, the business will not be bad."
Cheng Ran nodded, and he and Jiang Zhou each opened a can of Coke, "Let's take advantage of this great opportunity and make more money!"
“Bang!”
The colas clinked together and the two gulped them down their throats, the cool feeling spreading along their nerves to every part of their bodies.
Jiang Zhou said happily, "Great!"