Su Xiaotian hadn't expected Old Qian to have such courage.
Did he know how hard it was to find people who understood architecture nowadays?
This wasn't something you could find just by talking about it.
However, it was good this way. For now, she couldn't find a more suitable construction team. As long as Old Qian could really do it, it wouldn't hurt to give him a try. Su Dan Novel Network
"Are you sure you can find people who truly understand architecture? I'm not talking about those old craftsmen who have renovated houses."
This was a multi-story building, and the construction methods were different from traditional single-story houses. Su Xiaotian didn't want her building to end up looking awkward.
Old Qian clenched and unclenched his fists, repeating the motion several times before finally making up his mind to speak to Su Xiaotian.
"I can try looking in the university. If there are students who want to do holiday work, that would be great. There was an old professor who came to our village years ago, and he taught architecture at the university. I still have some connections with him, so asking him for recommendations should be fine."
Although Old Qian knew that university students were of a certain status, he believed there must be children from rural backgrounds who were short on money.
If someone was willing to come and work as a holiday worker, he would guide them and offer a high salary.
He believed his brothers would also agree, as everyone was here for the money.
They didn't want to go back just yet. There were still several months until the end of the year. If they worked diligently, they could have a good New Year when they returned home.
In reality, what Old Qian didn't say was that the old professor had returned to the capital several years ago, and he wasn't sure if he would still recognize him as an old acquaintance.
Because he was worried the old professor wouldn't recognize them from the countryside, he had spent most of his time working in the capital. No matter how difficult things were, he had never thought of asking the old professor for help with introductions.
But now, it was different. If he didn't ask for help with this matter, he wouldn't be able to handle it himself.
A multi-story building was no small matter.
He wasn't so arrogant as to think that he and his brothers could handle such a large business deal on their own.
Even if he were blindly confident, this young girl in front of him wouldn't be reassured!
He had to find someone who truly understood the trade.
Although he lacked education, it didn't mean he lacked brains.
He knew very well that if this business was done well, all future problems would be solved, and perhaps there would be even better development.
He and his brothers could truly establish themselves in the Beijing circle. Even if they did the most menial work, they would at least have work!
Conversely, if this building was not built well, their reputation would be ruined, and they might even face financial losses.
"In that case, I'll be waiting for Uncle Qian's good news," Su Xiaotian said with a calm smile.
As expected, the people who could pull together a construction team at this time were all capable individuals.
The surprise in front of her might be significant.
"Uncle Qian, for the next few days, first find people, and then have your brothers go to the abandoned factory to dismantle the old houses. What do you think?"
Su Xiaotian was still willing to help those who were willing to work hard within her capabilities.
This unexpected surprise made Old Qian extremely excited.
This young girl was his benefactor!
"Okay, okay, okay, thank you so much, young comrade, you are truly a good person!"
After the two of them finished talking, Li Yuling, who had been busy looking around the hall, finally came over, still with lingering interest.
"Auntie, are you satisfied with how it looks?"
"Satisfied, very satisfied. Xiaotian, this is the first time I've seen a restaurant opened like this."
Su Xiaotian smiled.
Old Qian went back to report the good news to his brothers who were working on renovations.
Su Xiaotian and Li Yuling then began discussing the restaurant's layout and future development.
Li Yuling saw Su Xiaotian take out two pieces of paper from her bag, then apply paste and stick them on the wall outside the main entrance.
"Xiaotian, what are you doing?"
Li Yuling had attended literacy classes and could recognize simple characters. Looking closely, she saw that both pieces of paper had rental advertisements on them.
"Auntie, it's just an advertisement to let people know we have stalls for rent. Look, there are about ten stalls here. We'll use at most two, and the rest we need to rent out."
It was a joke. After spending a large sum of money, she couldn't bear it all by herself. Naturally, she needed to find partners.
Su Xiaotian's rental conditions were simple: people who did snack businesses.
Indeed, many people who did snack businesses had their eyes on the area near the university, but finding suitable shop spaces was a huge problem.
The sudden appearance of this rental counter made it difficult not to attract attention.
However, after some people saw that Su Xiaotian was only renting out stalls, they felt it was unreliable.
Could a group of strangers doing business in the same shop work?
But some people also felt that it might be feasible.
In the nearly two hundred square meter shop, Su Xiaotian had partitioned off five small stalls on each side. The stove areas were already set up. Besides the stoves, there was also a small storage room.
In total, each stall occupied only about four to five square meters.
With ten stalls in total, and the kitchen area taking up over fifty square meters, the remaining hall was still quite spacious.
From the time she started looking for people to renovate, Su Xiaotian had already ordered a batch of tables and chairs from a furniture factory.
According to Su Xiaotian's plan, she was copying the operating model of snack cities from later generations.
Regardless of which stall the food was purchased from, it could be eaten in the central dining area.
This would make it easier for each stall.
However, this also meant that the rent couldn't be too low.
Su Xiaotian had thought it through. Initially, many people would have doubts.
She planned to charge a monthly rent of sixty yuan. In the future, as rents increased, they would be adjusted accordingly.
To attract merchants, the rent for the first month could be discounted by fifty percent.
In other words, for only thirty yuan, one could try operating for a month.
After all, this was a new model. Without some discounts, it might not attract anyone.
If everything stabilized and all the stalls were rented out, the monthly rent would be six hundred yuan.
Besides paying the shop owner, she could gradually recoup the money she had invested in renovations.
At the very least, for now, she was sure she wouldn't lose money on the shop.
"Calculating it this way, with a monthly rent of four hundred yuan, we can not only break even but also have a surplus?"
Li Yuling took a long time to understand this.
How could it be like this?
She had initially thought the rent was very expensive, but how did Xiaotian manage to make it all work out with this arrangement?
This was why people with knowledge were different!
Her brain couldn't come up with these ideas.
"Auntie, the accounts can't be calculated like this. We also spent money on renovations. We can't just lose money ourselves for others to gain popularity, can we?"
"And what if they don't rent? All my money would be wasted without even a ripple. I'm also taking risks, and these haven't been included in the rent."
"Moreover, look at our location, the surrounding foot traffic. Is renting a stall for tens of yuan a month expensive? It's not expensive!"