Chapter 165: Cosplay?

“Only 300,000?”

This amount was nothing compared to the current profits of Tianlong.

Chen Mo thought for a moment and then spoke directly.

“I’ll give you a budget of one million. Whether it’s for new servers or old ones, make sure they are all in good condition.”

“President Chen, we really don’t need such high-end servers. The previous ones were enough to keep the game running without any issues,” Fang Chang quickly responded over the phone.

Listening to Fang Chang’s words, Chen Mo furrowed his brows. This wasn’t like him. Why was he suddenly trying to save money?

Hmm!

It must be because of Wei Yan’s influence—birds of a feather flock together. He must’ve been infected by Wei Yan’s frugality.

Saving money? That’s not going to happen.

Chen Mo thought for a moment and casually came up with a reason.

“Fang Chang, since we’re in the game business, our first priority should always be providing the best gaming experience for players. The current servers may work for now, but what if something changes in the future and they can’t handle it? Are you going to wait until then to replace the servers?”

“So don’t just assume the current servers are enough. You need to plan ahead.”

“I understand, President Chen.”

Fang Chang responded humbly. While he was still thinking about ways to cut costs, President Chen was already considering the future development of the game.

This is vision!

After hanging up the phone, Chen Mo couldn’t help but sigh. It was getting harder to manage this group of employees. Why couldn’t they just listen and do what they were told?

…………

At the Nanha Coffee Shop,

Outside the store,

Song Xia led Teacher Su and a group of graduates from the barista training school to the Coffee Shop.

“This is our Coffee Shop,” Song Xia said, pointing to the sign of Nanha Coffee Shop, then walked up to the door and opened it.

Su Dan looked up at the Coffee Shop sign.

Nanha Coffee?

Who came up with this name? The homophone makes it sound a bit off.

She frowned slightly but didn’t think too much about it. It was probably just a coincidence.

Seeing that Song Xia had already opened the door, she led the group of students inside.

“Wow, the decor is so gorgeous!”

“The atmosphere is amazing! These chandeliers are really beautiful.”

“It’s so spacious! It must be over 200 square meters. It’s rare to see such a big Coffee Shop.”

“………”

The barista trainees were all amazed by the scene inside the Coffee Shop, walking around and looking at everything.

This would be their workplace in the future.

It really looked great.

Su Dan also took a serious look at the Coffee Shop. With her experience, she had seen quite a few large Coffee Shops, some even bigger than this one.

She didn’t act as surprised as the trainees, but the size and the delicate decoration were enough to show that the owner of this Coffee Shop truly wanted to open a specialty coffee shop.

She had clearly come to the right place.

“Teacher Su, the coffee machines you ordered are all here.”

Song Xia stood at the warehouse door and waved.

Su Dan walked over and saw large and small cardboard boxes stacked inside the warehouse. These were clearly the coffee machines and other equipment she had ordered a few days ago.

Seeing the machines, her hands itched to get them out and make a cup of coffee right away.

“We don’t have much to do today. Let’s unpack these machines and set them up.”

Su Dan said excitedly.

“Sure!”

Song Xia nodded. The shop would open soon, so these machines had to be installed sooner or later.

Soon, other trainees who had finished touring the Coffee Shop came over and started helping to move the large and small boxes from the warehouse.

Teacher Su examined the machines and directed them to unpack and place the machines in different areas.

“This is the Hong Pei Machine, just place it in that corner.”

“This is the hand grinder, put it on the back counter.”

“This is the glass jar for storing coffee beans, place it in front on the counter. Customers can choose different beans.”

“………”

After two hours of hard work, the Coffee Shop had completely transformed.

Everyone sat exhausted in chairs, except for Teacher Su, who was still excitedly looking at the well-arranged Coffee Shop. She could hardly wait for the grand opening.

The only flaw now was that the selection of coffee beans was too limited—there were only two varieties.

Looking at the row of empty glass jars, she sighed slightly. It would be perfect if all these jars were filled.

The group rested in the Coffee Shop for a while.

Then Song Xia stood up and said, “Now that everyone has seen the Coffee Shop, let’s head back. Tomorrow, President Chen will come personally to have everyone sign their employment contracts.”

“Okay!”

Su Dan responded, and the others all nodded.

Everyone left the Coffee Shop and headed to a nearby hotel, where they had booked rooms before coming to Jiangcheng.

After arriving in Jiangcheng, they had first sent their luggage to their rooms at the hotel before heading to the Coffee Shop.

Song Xia didn’t return to her place either; she stayed at the hotel as well, making it more convenient to go to the Coffee Shop together tomorrow.

“Teacher Su, I looked at the rental prices near the Coffee Shop. They range from 1,000 to 3,000 yuan, with the more expensive ones offering larger spaces.”

“There’s also a three-bedroom apartment, 120 square meters, with rent at 2,100 per month. The pictures show that the decor is quite nice.”

One of the trainees held up a phone and showed the housing information near the Coffee Shop.

If three people shared the three-bedroom apartment, it would cost about 700 yuan per person. If they saved more by having two people per room, it would only be 350 yuan per person.

“Okay, save all the properties that look good, and then we’ll compare them all later.”

Teacher Su responded.

After returning to the hotel, she asked the trainees to look for rental information nearby. After all, once they started working, they couldn’t keep living in a hotel. They would need to rent a place.

“Okay!”

The trainee obediently began searching for good housing options.

But just then, a few trainees rushed in from outside, shouting loudly.

“Teacher Su, we need to change rooms.”

“What’s going on?”

Su Dan looked at the trainees who had rushed in, feeling confused. Why would they want to change rooms all of a sudden?

Before the trainees could respond, Zhou Mei walked in.

“Why are you running around? I just asked you to try on a couple of outfits.”

Su Dan raised her head to look at Zhou Mei, but when she saw Zhou Mei’s appearance, she froze in place.

Zhou Mei had bright pink-gold hair, with two deer antlers on her head, and her outfit was very unconventional—exaggerated in style, with messy cloth strips hanging from it. Overall, it looked very much like a character from an anime.

Was this cosplay?