Chapter 74 : Earning Hundred Thousand in One Week
Chapter 74: Earning Hundred Thousand in One Week
The bustling opening of the Starry Sky Internet cafe continued until after 11pm before gradually quieting down.
The next day, Chen Fan got up very early.
He originally thought he was early enough.
But surprisingly, even the guys in the dorm who usually couldn't be woken up were all up.
"Are you all going to surf the internet too?"
After asking each other, they all laughed.
Luo Wenjie smiled slyly: "I heard that the Starry Sky Internet cafe that just opened outside campus is quite unique, so I plan to check it out."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go together."
Ma Xiaoshuai called to Chen Fan, "Let's go together."
Chen Fan inwardly sighed.
"You guys go ahead, I still have something to do."
"Then hurry up, I heard that place was really busy yesterday on its opening day, if you go late you probably can't even queue up."
"Do you need me to grab a computer for you?"
Chen Fan shook his head.
"No need. You guys just go play."
After the guys in the dorm left excitedly, Chen Fan went downstairs to the cafeteria.
After eating breakfast in the cafeteria, he strolled out to the area outside campus.
But as soon as he entered the Starry Sky Internet cafe, Chen Fan was nearly scared to death by the sight before him.
The entire lobby was like a marketplace, packed with people to the point that he couldn't even squeeze in.
There were students everywhere who rushed over to see the novelty.
Chen Fan could barely squeeze out a path through the crowd to go upstairs to the office.
"Boss, we really need to hire more people now."
The network admin advised Chen Fan somewhat excitedly.
"There are just too many customers, I'm worried the three of us won't have enough manpower."
Chen Fan nodded.
"You guys hold on for now, I'll try to hire two more people."
According to Chen Fan's plan, hiring one more service staff for taking orders and one more cashier at the front desk would be sufficient.
After the network admin left, Chen Fan sat at the office desk and opened the computer to enter the backend management system.
The entire internet cafe system was designed by Chen Fan himself.
In addition to the management system, Chen Fan also designed an internal ordering system as well as a top-up and payment system.
Staring at the computer, he took stock of the business situation from last night.
The result was shocking to Chen Fan when he saw it.
For the entire opening day yesterday, after deducting all the electricity, rent, and other expenses, the gross profit was over six thousand yuan.
If you add in the profit from drinks, instant noodles, coffee, and snacks,
The Starry Sky Internet cafe's net profit for the entire day yesterday had exceeded ten thousand yuan.
This was an absolutely terrifying number.
Far surpassing the other internet cafes on this street.
This number also exceeded Chen Fan's expectations.
Although there was the factor of everyone rushing in on the first opening day, Chen Fan estimated that once they secured a stable customer base, the daily net profit would be at least eight thousand yuan.
At this pace, it would take less than two months for him to earn back the transfer fee and renovation costs.
This pace far exceeded Chen Fan's expectations.
Chen Fan excitedly rubbed his hands, it seemed this step was the right move.
However, the facts proved that
Chen Fan was still too conservative.
Because of the beautiful and clean decor style of the Starry Sky Internet cafe as well as the cafe's unique concept, it resulted in the cafe being packed with customers every day.
Even though it had already been open for a week, the cafe was still full to capacity every morning.
Some students from nearby universities even bypassed the internet cafes near their own schools to come experience the comfortable surfing environment here.
After being open for one week,
Chen Fan's net profit was approaching a hundred thousand yuan.
The facts proved that Chen Fan's previous estimation was indeed too conservative.
At this rate, Chen Fan would probably earn back all his investment within a month.
This proved how enormously profitable opening an internet cafe could be in that era.
Chen Fan hired two more employees again, alleviating some of the staff pressure at the internet cafe.
In addition, Chen Fan made a promise to provide staff meals and raise everyone's salary by three hundred yuan.
With this, Starry Sky Internet Cafe became the most profitable and popular one on this street.
Those in the same trade are bound to clash.
With Starry Sky's popularity, the six or seven other internet cafes on this street were bound to be affected.
A few internet cafe owners even personally came to Starry Sky to experience the service.
Some were worried, while others were ambitiously preparing to renovate their own cafes based on Starry Sky's decor style.
Chen Fan didn't want any conflicts with others.
After all, no single place could earn all the money.
Starry Sky alone couldn't accommodate all the customers either.
He was actually quite happy for everyone to upgrade their internet cafes, that way it could help share some of the customer load.
The single guys in the dorm, Luo Wenjie and Han Xu, plus one in a long-distance relationship, Sun Hao, became regulars at Starry Sky, going there almost every day.
Seeing these three spending money like water,
Chen Fan originally planned to reveal the truth and waive their internet fees.
But after thinking it over, he ultimately didn't mention it.
It's better to find an opportunity to slowly explain this later.
On Wednesday morning, Ma Xiaoshuai notified Chen Fan about a group lunch.
Specifying that only those in the dorm with partners would attend.
Chen Fan readily agreed and told Su Ruochu about it.
Su Ruochu didn't refuse, but was a bit nervous.
After all, this was the first time Chen Fan was introducing her to his dormmates.
For this, Su Ruochu specially changed into new clothes and felt nervous on the way to the meetup.
"You should have told me earlier, I didn't even wash my hair."
It was rare to see this girl so anxious and restless.
Chen Fan smiled and held her little hand.
"You don't need to dress up specially."
"Just by going, you're giving them the greatest face. And you already look super pretty right now."
Hearing this, Su Ruochu felt warmth in her heart.
The dining place was a Sichuan restaurant across from the school.
The location was chosen by Ma Xiaoshuai.
When the two arrived, Ma Xiaoshuai and Wu Di were already there.
"We were just waiting for you. Hurry up."
Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and voluntarily extended his hand towards Su Ruochu.
"This must be the third sister-in-law, we finally meet."
Su Ruochu felt a bit shy and lightly shook Ma Xiaoshuai's hand.
Wu Di then bounced up.
"Haha, hello sister-in-law, I'm the dorm leader, let's share a purely platonic hug."
As he said this, he enthusiastically opened his arms wide.
Just as Su Ruochu didn't know what to do, Chen Fan walked over and pushed Wu Di away.
At the same time, he complained to Su Qing beside them.
"Keep your husband in check, he's getting more and more flirtatious."
Su Qing just covered her mouth and giggled.
After everyone was seated, Su Ruochu was the only newcomer present.
Chen Fan introduced each person to her one by one.
Su Ruochu smiled, nodded, and greeted them politely.
As the dishes were served, Wu Di was the first to raise his glass.
"Come on everyone, today is our first group meal with partners."
"This first toast is to wish our three beautiful ladies eternal youth."
Everyone laughed and stood up to toast with their glasses.
The meal was very relaxed.
Originally Chen Fan thought Su Ruochu would feel uncomfortable, but unexpectedly this girl chatted very happily with Su Qing and Song Linlin.
Through this meal, the official partners group of Chen Fan, Wu Di and Ma Xiaoshuai was also formed.
In the future, the three of them would likely gather privately for meals more often than dorm-wide activities.
After eating, since it was still early, Wu Di proposed everyone go play in the city together.
No one objected, so the six of them took a taxi heading straight to the city center area.
The first stop was the Lingyun Temple in the western suburbs of Yunhai City.