Return To 1998

The food is delicious and the wine is delicious.

Xi Dongyang and Tang Qing are like two stooges, sitting on the table, hardly speaking, just eating and drinking, Tang Qing is a little better, she consciously takes on the task of serving everyone's wine.

The chat was mainly conducted by Xu Tongdao, Zhang Fafa, and Jiang Meili couple.

After a few glasses of wine, the topic changed from gossip to the topic of today.

Tong Xu said: Brother Sheng, sister-in-law, thank you for your interest in my hot pot. If you want to join, then everything will be easy to say, come! I'll give you another toast!

Saying that, he raised his glass.

Zhang Fafa and Jiang Meili smiled and raised their glasses. After respecting each other from afar, they each took a sip, put down their wine glasses, and picked up the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables. Zhang Fafa smacked his lips and said, Xiao Xu, you shouldn't thank us, really. Yes! After all, your hot pot is really good, and joining your hot pot can give us hope of making money, right? Beautiful?

In the last sentence, he turned to ask his wife Jiang Meimei.

Jiang Meimei echoed: That's right! We are in business, if we don't see the opportunity to make money, our husband and wife are not doing charity, and we will definitely not join your hot pot, but, Xiao Xu! Look... we are all It's an old friendship, this franchise fee? Can you give us a discount? Haha.

This is probably the real intention of the couple to invite Xu Tongdao to eat and drink today.

Otherwise, if you just join Xu Tongdao's hot pot restaurant normally, you can speak on the phone, or directly contact Yang Fengyun, the vice president of Ximen Yipin.

Tongdao Xu put a piece of eel into his mouth, and while chewing, he nodded with a smile, Of course! The relationship between my brother and my sister-in-law...isn't it?

After a pause, he raised his eyes to look at Zhang Hui and Jiang Meili, and asked with a smile: By the way, brother Sheng and sister-in-law, the franchise store of Chen Laosi you mentioned just now... The franchise fee for joining my hot pot brand is How much, since you are his friends, you should have asked clearly?

Zhang Fafa nodded and smiled, Of course! You asked him for 240,000 yuan! He told us, hehe, when this guy told us, he had a painful expression, which impressed us a lot! Haha... …”

Jiang Meili continued: Yes! 240,000 is indeed a lot, Xiao Xu, don't look at your birth brother saying that Chen Laosi hurts, as if he is laughing at Chen Laosi. In fact, such a high franchise fee really makes us pay for it. If we do, we will also be very painful, you see... we are all old friends, can we reduce it a little more?

Saying that, Jiang Meili got up, grabbed the bottle, and smiled and poured wine for Xu Tongdao herself.

Xu Tongdao laughed dumbly.

240,000 will make their husband and wife hurt?

He doesn't believe it.

In the few branches of Zhiweixuan, except for the off-season like winter, business is very good in other seasons. To say that Zhiweixuan does not make money, he definitely does not believe a word of it.

but……

Then again, it is said that the longer the businessman, the more stingy he is.

Because the baht must be more used to it!

Zhang Faxian and Jiang Meimei may not be short of money, but if they are asked to pay the 240,000 franchise fee, they may really feel pain and distress.

It's not because the money is too much for them to bear, it's purely instinctive.

Is Grandet rich?

Anyone who has heard of Grandet knows that the old guy is rich.

But also know that Grandet is very stingy.

This is not contradictory.

After a little pondering, Xu Tongdao decided to take the initiative and could not ask them how much they wanted to reduce.

Of course! Sister-in-law, don't worry! You and Brother Sheng have always treated me badly. If you join my hot pot restaurant, even if you don't tell me, I will reduce the franchise fee for you. This way! I will make an exception for you. 10,000! 230,000! Okay? However, you can't tell others about this when you look back, especially your friend Chen Laosi! Help me keep it secret, right?

He said this in a grand manner, as if he had made a great concession.

However, if you think about it carefully, 10,000 yuan is indeed a lot.

If you save 10,000 yuan this year, you can build two or three bungalows in the countryside.

Zhang had a wry smile.

Jiang Meili rolled her eyes slightly.

The couple looked at each other as if they were saying: This kid is too difficult to deal with.

But it is not easy to say this in front of Xu Tongdao.

Zhang Shengfa smiled wryly, raised his glass, and stood up, Thank you, brother, thank you very much! Really, our husband and wife have felt your sincerity, but, to be honest, brother, our Zhiweixuan business has been really bad recently, and we really don't have money at hand. Affordable! Look... can you reduce it any more?

Zhang Fa's tone was sincere.

It's as if he's saying something out of his heart, which is touching.

It's just... the strength is still too embarrassing to be a little bigger.

But his wife Jiang Meili immediately helped him to make up for the strength, Yeah! Xiao Xu, let's reduce it by 30,000! 200,000! 200,000 is OK? It's just to help me and your brother, you see. Nope?

After playing the emotional card, it doesn't count, and you have to sell badly?

Xu Tongdao complained in his heart.

His expression immediately became bitter, isn't it just a show! He has been human in two lives, and his life time is not shorter than that of their husband and wife, just compare!

With a bitter face and a long sigh, Tongdao Xu's shoulders suddenly collapsed, as if he was physically and mentally exhausted, Sister-in-law, Brother Sheng! Look at what you said, don't I want to give you a little more? We don't know each other for a while. It’s short, right? When I was working under you, you were all so kind to me, but if my life was a little better now, I would definitely give you another 100,000 or 80,000 yuan, really! But I'm not having a good time right now!

You see, Zhiweixuan has been open for so many years, and this year is not easy. How long have I been in business? Will my day be better?

To tell you the truth, my stall this year is really too big. I am opening a hot pot restaurant and taking a stake in a decoration company. The Internet cafes are expanding too fast. By the end of the year, not only do I have to pay wages to so many people. , have to give them a bonus, right?

Speaking of this, Tongdao Xu sighed again, looking at Zhang Fafa and Jiang Meili who had unnatural smiles, and thought to himself: Look at what they mean, if you don't let it go, it will not look good on the face, in case they meet Angry, I gave up the idea of ​​investing in shares, and it was me who suffered the most.

While thinking about it, Tongdao Xu sighed again and changed his words, However! Since you and sister-in-law have just talked about your difficulties, I can't help you at all, right?

so! Uncle, sister-in-law! I'll give you another 10,000 off the joining fee! It can't be any lower, and I'll give you a discount of 10,000 yuan. When you join the hot pot restaurant, you will have to hand it over to my decoration company to do it. It can also be regarded as helping my brother. Do you think... OK?

Zhang happened: ...

Jiang Meili: ...