Chapter 169: Congratulations President Chen: Wishing a Prosperous Opening

Saturday morning,

Chen Mo arrived at the Nanhe Coffee Shop with the three new contracts that Shen Rou had prepared yesterday.

Since it was Saturday and the Clothing Factory employees had the day off, he came alone this time.

“Good morning, President Chen!”

As soon as he entered the Coffee Shop, two employees standing near the door greeted him.

Chen Mo smiled and nodded, his gaze sweeping across the Coffee Shop. Song Xia and Su Dan were also inside, and with Ling Zhu and the four other employees, there were a total of seven people.

At the moment, they were gathered around the coffee machine, and it looked like Su Dan was explaining how to use it.

“President Chen!”

Seeing Chen Mo enter, Song Xia quickly walked over to greet him.

“Mm, call Su Dan and Ling Zhu over, and have them sign their contracts again.”

Chen Mo sat down at a table by the window. From here, he could clearly see the pedestrians outside, which allowed him to observe the reactions of passersby to the Coffee Shop.

Soon,

Song Xia brought Su Dan and Ling Zhu over.

Chen Mo took out the prepared contracts and handed one to each of them. With the experience of signing contracts yesterday, the three contracts were quickly signed.

Song Xia held the signed contracts, her mind full of thoughts. She was now the general manager of Nanhe Coffee.

“President Chen, here’s the office I rented yesterday, and the price list for the coffee beans.”

After putting away the contracts, Su Dan handed over the purchase plan she had organized.

Chen Mo took the plan and glanced at it with curiosity. Most of it was in line with his expectations, but Su Dan’s budget for the office and furniture was a bit too low.

“Everything else is fine, but the office and furniture need to be revised.”

“The 180-square-meter office is a bit too small. Considering the Coffee Shop will need to expand, the office should be at least 300 square meters. Also, these desks and chairs are too low in quality. I’ll give you a contact, his name is Wei Yan, ask him for advice.”

“But since it’s the weekend, let’s contact him on Monday.”

“Okay, President Chen.”

Su Dan took the plan back, feeling a bit surprised. She had chosen a 180-square-meter office, worrying it might be too large.

After everything was arranged, Chen Mo quietly observed the pedestrians outside, sipping the coffee Su Dan had made for him.

I have to admit, this coffee tastes much better than the usual ones I drink.

“Teacher Su, it’s been so long, and not a single customer has come in!”

Song Xia sat behind the bar, watching the hurried pedestrians outside, and murmured softly.

“Take it slow.”

Su Dan looked up at the passing pedestrians and sighed.

With no promotional activities or grand opening ceremony, how could we attract customers?

After some time, customers finally began to trickle into the Coffee Shop.

However, after seeing the price list displayed inside, they all silently turned around and left.

Chen Mo watched this scene and secretly smiled. This was exactly the result he wanted.

By now, he had been in the Coffee Shop for about two hours, and the sales were still zero. If this continued, it was inevitable that the Coffee Shop would lose money.

Just then, he suddenly saw several familiar figures walking across the street toward the Coffee Shop.

Each person was carrying various flower baskets and gifts.

They quickly arrived at the Coffee Shop, placed their flower baskets at the door, then entered and walked straight toward him.

“President Chen, congratulations on your grand opening! May your business thrive and your wealth multiply!”

The group spoke in unison to congratulate him.

Chen Mo glanced at the group in front of him, the sales trio, Lao Liu Li Shen, factory director Jiang Cheng, chef Wang Maonian… almost the entire management team of Clothing Factory had arrived.

Even the ever-obedient Shen Rou and the driver Yang Dahai had come.

These people were deliberately trying to irritate him.

His gaze shifted to the flower baskets, the money tree, and the barley. Wasn’t this just a curse for him?

Just as he was about to say something, he saw another group of people walking toward him from across the street.

Wei Yan, Fang Chang, Zhao Bowen… people from Cangxue Games.

These people were also carrying various flower baskets.

“President Chen, congratulations on your grand opening! Wishing you a thriving business!”

Wei Yan and the others from Cangxue Games spoke in unison, and at the same time, Wei Yan placed a huge fortune cat figurine on an empty spot at the front desk.

“Why are you guys here instead of resting on your day off?” Chen Mo looked at them, nearly gritting his teeth.

“We heard that President Chen’s new Coffee Shop is opening, so we came to congratulate you,” Wei Yan said with a smile.

“Yeah, President Chen, now that the Coffee Shop is open, we had to come and try the coffee,” Li Shen chimed in from the side.

At this point, the seats in the Coffee Shop were filled with employees from Clothing Factory and Cangxue Games.

Each person had ordered a cup of coffee.

Chen Mo looked at the scene with a grim expression. There were over 20 people in total, and with one coffee each, that was over a thousand yuan. While it wasn’t a lot, the flower baskets they placed outside had definitely attracted more customers into the store.

Although most of them were scared off by the prices, there were still a few who, whether out of curiosity or because they felt too embarrassed to leave, chose to buy a coffee at 51 yuan a cup.

Not many bought, but this wasn’t a good sign.

After a while,

The employees from Clothing Factory and Cangxue Games finished their coffee and started leaving one by one.

However, the flower baskets they placed outside remained.

Chen Mo had been sitting in the Coffee Shop for an entire day. When there were no flower baskets at first, only a few people came in over the course of two hours, and no one bought any coffee.

However, after the flower baskets were placed outside, the number of customers entering the Coffee Shop visibly increased.

No, these flower baskets must not be left outside.

Chen Mo thought to himself, glancing at the time—it was already 5 p.m.

Looking at the situation of the Coffee Shop today, if it weren’t for the purchases made by the company employees, it would still be operating at a loss.

But without those flower baskets drawing customers in, it would have been an even greater loss.

Indeed, the general direction was still in line with his expectations. Of course, if it weren’t for Wei Yan and the others causing trouble, it would have been a much more pleasant day.

Just as he was about to get up and leave, Song Xia walked over from behind the bar.

“President Chen, wouldn’t it be better to lower the price of the coffee?”

Though many customers had entered the Coffee Shop today, over 90% were scared away by the prices.

If the coffee prices could be lowered, it would definitely help retain more customers.