The landlord was very happy to see someone coming to inquire about the store.

Seeing that they were two young girls, he made an embarrassed expression and said, "Since you are young girls, I won't lie to you. The rent is 400,000 yuan a year. If you are willing, I will rent it to you. This is a bargain price. If I rent it to others, it will cost at least 450,000 yuan."

"Boss, can you make it cheaper?"

Zou Pan asked.

She had inquired and found that most similar stores nearby were priced around 400,000.

The landlord didn't ask for an exorbitant price at this price, but she still hoped it could be a little cheaper.

The landlord said awkwardly: "It's not that I don't want to give you a discount, it's just that the price can't be lowered any lower. This is a popular shop, so close to the school, you can make money doing anything, if you miss this opportunity, you will never have this shop again."

Gu Mingyue burst out laughing.

She was wearing a mask and her face couldn't be seen clearly.

But she has a good figure and her exposed eyes are also beautiful.

The landlord heard her laughing and asked awkwardly, "What are you laughing at?"

"Boss, we have already done some research before we decided to find you. Your store has been rented out eight times in total, five of which were for restaurants. If it was a popular store, would it be necessary to rent it out so frequently? There are already other entertainment facilities around you, so the only way to rent your store is to open a restaurant. But obviously, the previous five experiences show that your store is not suitable. You lied to us that it was a popular store. Isn't that a bit unfair?"

The landlord blushed and said angrily, "Since you have already investigated, why did you come to me? If you think other stores are better, you can rent other stores."

Gu Mingyue smiled and said, "We came to you because we like your store. But boss, you have to have a clear understanding of yourself. If you don't rent it to us this time and rent it to someone else, it will go bankrupt soon and your store will become a scam. It will be difficult to rent it out at a good price in the future."

"You talk as if you can just open a shop and it will be successful," the landlord said disdainfully.

Gu Mingyue said, "I can't guarantee anything else, but I can guarantee that it will be profitable. Let's make a bet. If we can run this store into a popular one in a year, we will rent it to you for 400,000 yuan next year. But you rent it to us for 300,000 yuan this year. If we can still run the business in the third year, we will rent it to you for 450,000 yuan a year. Do you think this is okay?"

"Little girl, you really are... a natural at doing business. You're so good at talking. Okay, let's do as you say. I also hope you can continue to do this, so I don't have to post rental ads all the time. So, in this way, the first year's fee is 300,000, and everything in this store will be given to you. I wish you a prosperous business."

The landlord was also a generous man and agreed after being persuaded.

Zou Pan was extremely happy. He thought the price could be reduced by 20,000 or 30,000 yuan at most, but he didn't expect it to be reduced directly from 400,000 yuan to 300,000 yuan?

"Yueyue, you are so amazing."

After signing the contract and returning home, Zou Pan said to Gu Mingyue excitedly.

Gu Mingyue smiled and said, "I've inquired about it. He owns three shops around here, but this one is the worst performing and is always being vacated. I guess he's not short of money, so he probably doesn't want to come here all the time, so he must be bargaining."

"The previous business was also a restaurant, and everything left behind is still usable, so we replaced the soft furnishings, which can also save some money."

"Sure, you don't have to replace all the soft furnishings. I'll draw a plan when I get back, and then have someone come over to fix it up, and we'll be open for business soon." said Gu Mingyue.

Zou Pan nodded.

Gu Mingyue added, "But sister, you have to listen to me on how to run the business. We can't run it the same way as the previous restaurant. Otherwise, it will go bankrupt in no time."

"You run it the way you say. I'll listen to you."

Zou Pan only knows how to cook well using good ingredients, but he actually knows nothing about business.

The reason why her shop was doing well in Jiangcheng was initially due to the Gu family’s efforts, and later it was maintained by the reputation of her delicious cooking.

"I'll write a plan, post a job ad, and try to start business as soon as possible."

Gu Mingyue was very happy that Zou Pan was willing to listen to her in everything.

So, I wrote the plan and the recruitment advertisement overnight.

In addition to being posted on the door, it is also hung online.

However, Zou Pan was responsible for all the supervision and job interviews himself.

Gu Mingyue was just planning behind the scenes, and she didn't let Zou Pan tell her that he knew her.

"Why? Yes, I run a restaurant and you are a student. It's not a good influence on you."

At first, Zou Pan thought that she didn't want people to know that they knew each other because she was afraid that her sister who ran a restaurant would be laughed at by her classmates.

She could understand and didn't take it to heart at all.

I also don't want to cause her trouble or embarrassment because of my identity.

"Sister, you think too much." Gu Mingyue said, "I don't want people to know that you and I know each other for the sake of future business. When the time comes, I will bring my classmates over for dinner. If they know that we know each other, it will be difficult to bring them over, and they will definitely ask for a discount, which is not good for business."

And she had planned everything. Not only would she bring one person, she would also bring more people.

It's not easy to do this with the identity of an acquaintance.

"We are all your classmates, so you deserve a discount," said Zou Pan.

"That shouldn't be the case. These people don't need money, so why should we give them discounts? Anyway, listen to me. Don't be too nice. You must stick to your position. Only in this way can you continue to operate for a long time."

Gu Mingyue reminded seriously.

Zou Pan nodded blankly. He didn't quite understand, but he supported and obeyed unconditionally.

It took a month to set up the hotel and recruit employees, and it reopened a month later.

Gu Mingyue named it "Zou Ji."

Originally, Zou Pan wanted to name it "Ming Yue Tower", but he felt that this name sounded better.

However, Gu Mingyue was afraid that people would associate it with her, so it was better to call it "Zou Ji".

This restaurant is not an ordinary restaurant. From the beginning, it was positioned as a high-end private restaurant.

There is also a rule that you cannot order dishes when eating here.

What you eat is what the chef cooks, and the menu is different every day. It is entirely up to the restaurant to decide what you can eat today.

"Will this scare away customers?"

Zou Pan felt that it was a bit too much not to be able to order food by themselves in a restaurant. She was afraid that the guests would not be able to eat what they wanted and would refuse to come.

"Other restaurants may have that, but not here," Gu Mingyue said affirmatively.

"why?"

"Because they are all second-generation rich people," Gu Mingyue shrugged. "Others will not come next time if they can't eat what they want. But these wealthy second-generation rich people don't care about money at all. The dishes they eat today will be different from tomorrow. Even if there are dishes they don't like today, they will still be attracted to come tomorrow to watch the fun. And for them, the unknown is more attractive."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Zou Pan took a deep breath, even though he felt it was ridiculous to open a restaurant like this.

But she felt that Yueyue was smarter than her and must have her own reasons.

On the opening day, Zou Pan wanted to set off firecrackers and place flower baskets, but Gu Mingyue rejected it.

She asked it to open in a low-key manner, just announcing it at the door.

Don’t offer any discounts for new store openings.

Except for a few signature waiters, all the others are good-looking young people.

Today we also invited several male and female models with good figures, wearing the same uniform and standing at the door.

Just standing there for an hour can attract a lot of people.

Sure enough, Gu Mingyue heard gossip about her classmates at school.

Heard that a new private restaurant opened nearby and the waiters are very pretty, so let's go and try it together.

She hooked her lips.

I didn't go over to join in the fun today.

After a week, when the fever had subsided a little, she called Jiang Li to go and try it together.

"Thank you for taking care of me. I'll treat you to dinner today."

"Oh, it's such an honor to be treated to a meal by a beautiful lady. But the restaurant next door has good food, but the rules are not very good. You can't order your own food. What you eat depends on what the boss lady cooks today."

"Isn't this great? People like us, who has the time to order food ourselves?" said Gu Mingyue.

Jiang Li nodded and said, "That makes sense. Now that you mention it, I want to try it too."

After class, Jiang Li excitedly followed her.

Today, Gu Mingyue wore a black tight long skirt, which perfectly showed off her curvy figure.

She also put on light makeup, which made her look even more radiant and charming than without makeup.

She attracted a lot of people's attention when she was in school, and these eyes still followed her after class.

Seeing her enter the newly opened restaurant, many people couldn't help but follow her.

"Zou Ji", which had originally lost its popularity, became lively again because of Gu Mingyue.

Gu Mingyue told Zou Pan to pretend not to know her.

However, Zou Pan has been busy in the kitchen. Although she has hired two chefs, she was not confident in handing the job over to them at first.

So, I had to do everything myself and didn't have time to talk to her.

For three consecutive days, Gu Mingyue came over to eat every day.

This restaurant is frequented by beautiful ladies, so other people also want to try it and see what it’s like. Unexpectedly, it tastes so good.

As a result, the restaurant is always packed every day, and there will be no seats if you come late.

After Yu Yanyang finished his work and returned to school, he saw Gu Mingyue taking her classmates to "Zou Ji" for dinner again.

His eyes darkened and fell on her fair, tight and slender waist.

Today, Gu Mingyue wore a pair of jeans on the lower body and a navel-baring short top on the upper body.

That waist is so thin and white that one really wants to grab it.

However, Yu Yanyang soon became unhappy again.

Because he was not the only one who noticed Gu Mingyue's slender waist, many people also noticed it.

If gazes were knives, I'm afraid Gu Mingyue's waist would have been cut into pieces.

"Last time I saw her she was dressed very conservatively and her face was clean. It's only been a short while, why is she dressed like this?"

Yu Yanyang asked in a bad tone.

Peng Dong also saw it, and said with shining eyes: "Isn't this good? Beautiful women should dress in a variety of ways to benefit the eyes of the general public. Besides, what era is this? People are free to wear whatever they want. Why do you care what others wear?"

Yu Yanyang frowned and said nothing.

Of course he wouldn't care about others, but not Gu Mingyue.

"Come on, let's go eat too."