The gym's business was very good. Jiang Zhou winked at Cheng Ran and turned to go to the office to do today's statistics. Obviously, this kind of basic service work did not require him to intervene. Among the crowd, Lu Sha reacted and pointed at Cheng Ran, "You were texting in the car just now. Did you tell someone to vacate the seat?"
Everyone looked around. On Saturday, all the tables were full and there were people waiting outside. As soon as someone left, the waiter would immediately call the waiting people in. So how could they just happen to have a table? Cheng Ran had someone reserve it.
Deng Wei, who judged people by their appearance at first, was still shocked, embarrassed and annoyed. Hu Rui stared at Cheng Ran in surprise. Ma Hongyu, on the other hand, was straightforward and said, "This building must be worth at least several million..." This was purely a descriptive sentence, without any questioning intent.
"You're not being kind," Lu Sha said after considering her tone, looking at Cheng Ran, "It's your family's business, right? Your dad or your mom? So you're not the real boss?"
She smiled, relieved, and the others also reacted to this.
When they opened a water bar together, they realized how difficult it was. This is not just talk. There are many things involved, including the quality control of raw materials, purchase of equipment, setup, installation, processing of certificates from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, recruitment, and every link. It was tedious and time-consuming. The key point was that they also hired people for help. If they had connections at home, they would entrust someone to handle the matter. But even so, the water bar was already at its limit.
Who would believe that this popular shop in Chengdu was created by Cheng Ran, who is about the same age as them? It is impossible for a student to have such ability alone.
They still remember that during the preparation period for their own water bar, they had to go and keep an eye on it every afternoon after the foreign language school was over. Xie Feibai was definitely the main force who stayed until the end. During the weekends, others might have been lazy, but he was there the whole time.
You can see his obsession in building such a store.
He planned and prepared, put in his greatest effort, spent the most money, and held back an obsession, most likely at this time today, to let Deng Wei pick up that person. And finally everything was paying off and he began to flex his muscles to prove his ability, and then they came to that person's... Tianxing Gym.
If this was a game, then it would be at the expert level. A brave man like Xie Feibai went out of the city fully equipped and was beaten to death by a soldier holding a sledgehammer.
Before Cheng Ran could respond to Lu Sha's words, Xie Feibai had already spoken, "I know him... He is really the boss here."
Several people could hear the slight bitterness and sadness in the tone.
The greatest helplessness is to accept one's fate.
Perhaps it was because of the short-term blow. Although Xie Feibai was in a trance for a while, his strong nerves made him recover quickly. He looked at Cheng Ran and said, "What the hell, I was eager to open a store to make you envious. After all, I can have our secret base in the future. But you are not idle at all. You blew up a Tianxingdao Hall for me. It was reported in major newspapers. You are awesome. No wonder no one knows who the boss is. If you announce yourself, I am afraid it will cause a sensation in the city again!"
Hu Rui smiled and said, "Then we all know about it. Why don't we tell everyone and see how it's reported?!"
Xie Feibai shook his head and pointed at Cheng Ran, "Don't tell anyone, don't give him the chance to show off!"
Everyone laughed, but they all looked at Cheng Ran with mixed emotions.
Cheng Ran said, "Someone helped me. I didn't build this place by myself. It's easier to get things done with more friends." Zhao Qing helped with the formalities of Tianxing Daoguan, searched for this building and negotiated the right to use it. Jiang Zhou was the supervisor and recruited a lot of people. The children of the old Huatong also came to help, and the atmosphere was full of vigor and vitality.
Xie Feibai said, "Forget it, we won't be doing the water bar anymore!"
A group of people were a little stunned, "Why not do it?"
Xie Feibai leaned back in his chair, pointing out that Cheng Ran was the culprit, "I want to do the best I can, but he has already built the Tianxing Dojo, so what else can I do? If it's a secret base, isn't this place ready-made? It's better, right?"
When he was running the water bar before, Tianxing Daoguan had actually come out of nowhere. But Xie Feibai was not discouraged. He changed the name of his own store to Feibai Daoguan. It was obvious that he wanted to catch up with this store which was currently the first and also a trend-setter in Chengdu. Maybe he was not convinced in his heart and had the idea of surpassing this place sooner or later.
So when he said "If you're going to do it, do it the best you can", it wasn't because Feibai Dojo couldn't compare to others, but because after he knew that Tianxing Dojo was created by Cheng Ran, he realized that he couldn't catch up, so he decided to quit while he was ahead.
"Why? It's not as good as here, but we built that place together..." Deng Wei was a little anxious.
Hu Rui, Ma Hongyu, and Lu Sha also seemed a little silent. Everyone had put in a lot of effort, but no one could blame Xie Feibai, because in fact, he had put in a greater amount of effort. It was actually more difficult for him to give up than for them.
But they seemed to feel the same way. When facing someone you can't beat, you probably feel that you can't catch up in many aspects, so you want to make up for it in other ways. He thought of the water bar, the popular board games, and the coffee shop that combines computer games. He felt that he was a genius after making them. As the saying goes, play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses. Everyone is good at different things. He should have Xie Houming's genes, so in terms of business, he should be better than Cheng Ran.
In the end, he was still dwarfed by Cheng Ran.
If it were them, they would probably have the same reaction as Xie Feibai. What the hell
Cheng Ran reached out his hand and patted Xie Feibai on the shoulder. "Are you interested? The construction of the second floor of Tianxing Dojo will be left to you. Move your water bar here. I'll give you the land, but the scale can be bigger. You know a computer businessman, right? I plan to make the second floor a computer surfing bar, and also an experience hall for game consoles like PS."
Cheng Ran said, and then turned to Lusa Hu Rui and the others, "You can decorate it according to your ideas. There is more space for graffiti than the water bar. The water bar can survive in another way, which is actually not bad."
Lusa and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, "So you haven't planned the second floor yet..."
Cheng Ran said, "Actually there is a plan, these things are similar to what you did."
Everyone looked at Xie Feibai. Their words did not count, and Xie Feibai would have to make the final decision in the end.
"I won't accept charity," Xie Feibai yelled, "What do you mean? Do you want to bribe me? Do you want my shop to become your wedding dress?"
Cheng Ran said, "I can give you 50,000 shares. You can distribute them yourself. In the future, you can get 10% of the profit from the second floor."
Xie Feibai no longer had the arrogant look on his face. He immediately changed his expression and nodded, "Well, that's fine. When will we sign the contract? We are also shareholders of Tianxing Dojo, right? Not bad, not bad. Will there be a table reserved for us when we come over next time?"
Lu Sha, Hu Rui, Ma Hongyu and Deng Wei looked at him expressionlessly. They just agreed not to accept charity...
Cheng Ransas pounced on the food.
However, as soon as Xie Feibai agreed, their mood became lively and excited.
Tianxing Daoguan... They will also have shares in the future! I opened a water bar with Xie Feibai, but it turned out to be included in the most popular theme cafe in Chengdu. This is a bit unbelievable, but it happened just like that. Several people are still a little confused, but they feel like they are really doing something big.
Ma Hongyu felt at ease, as if he was following Brother Xie and eating meat and drinking soup!
Cheng Ran nodded and said with a smile, "You can use your imagination to your heart's content on the second floor. I won't interfere much, but there are a few major premises that must be followed. I will make a framework for you and you can take a look at it later."
"That's not right." Xie Feibai frowned and waved his hand, "So, in this case, don't we have to call you... something else in the future?"
Before Xie Feibai finished speaking, Lu Sha took the lead and smiled at Cheng Ran, "Boss!"
Ma Hongyu grinned, showing his white teeth, "Boss!"
Hu Rui smiled playfully, "Boss!"
Deng Wei hesitated for a moment, and Frost-beaten Eggplant echoed, "Boss..."
Xie Feibai stared in amazement as his friends around him were "corrupted and betrayed" one by one, and finally said to Cheng Ran word by word.
"I would never... call you that!"