428: Chapter 428 Study Tour! Not as passionate as when I started my own business!

Chapter 428: Inspection and Learning! Not as Passionate as When I First Started My Business!

After more than a year of development, Su Yang's Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant in Rongcheng has already gotten on the right track.

While other people's three-hundred-square-meter hotpot restaurants only have 15 to 20 employees, Su Yang stuffs over 25 employees into his.

Aside from the fact that business is very good and more hands are needed, it's also to make it easier for staff to take leave.

It just highlights having a lot of employees!

Of course, this also means that Jiuxiang Catering isn't as profitable as it looks on the surface!

But he didn't care!

"That's not what I meant!" Xu Tianfu realized his question was ambiguous. "What I meant was, can you make money this way?"

"Of course I can!" Su Yang said as if it were obvious. "My place has quite a few repeat customers. In the entire market, besides Guodilao and a few old hotpot shops, it's hard to find any decent rivals!"

Xu Tianfu took a soft breath, and his expression toward Su Yang became solemn.

He felt that Su Yang was telling the truth!

At least most of his friends in Rongcheng and Shancheng rated Jiuxiang Hotpot higher than Guodilao!

Xu Tianfu asked in a low voice, "But you should be able to earn more, right?"

"I've already earned enough money!" Su Yang waved his hand. "I have other businesses. I have so much money I can't even count it all. Every day when I wake up, the first thing I have to consider is how to spend the money... It feels quite troublesome!"

He really did agonize every day over how to spend the money!

Looking at Su Yang's expression, Xu Tianfu saw that it seemed to come from the heart and didn't look like he was bragging, so he fell somewhat silent.

Xu Tianfu's faction, who were sitting nearby, also fell silent.

Yi Jiangang stared at the ceiling, while Gao Qiang stole a glance at his boss.

Yu Chengjun silently took a gulp of tea, feeling that her boss was a bit of a jerk!

"How should I put it? Having a business that's too good isn't necessarily a good thing!" Su Yang sighed faintly. "I don't encounter any difficulties, the money just keeps rolling in, and development has been so smooth that it feels like there's no challenge. It's not as passionate as when I first started my business!"

He said this absolutely from the heart!

Because of the salary returns, Business Deduction, and various buffs, there was almost no way for him to truly lose money in business... It felt like playing a hack-and-slash game with no challenge at all.

When you can see the profitable end of a business at a glance, it loses a lot of fun and anticipation!

In the tea room, everyone remained silent.

Or rather, they didn't know what to say.

After a long while, Xu Tianfu took a deep breath and said, "I didn't expect President Su's realm to be so high already!"

"It's alright!"

"Could I send some people to Rongcheng's Jiuxiang Catering for an inspection and learning trip?"

"Of course!" Su Yang smiled warmly. "You are most welcome!"

"Then does President Su have any views on the catering industry in Guangzhou?"

"The coming year should be even more difficult!" Su Yang said with a solemn expression. "President Xu, you should be prepared for hard times!"

He still had a relatively good impression of Xu Tianfu; at least this man had a bottom line in business.

He wasn't the type to run off with the money; at least he knew to look for Spark Fitness to take over when he couldn't keep going!

Xu Tianfu asked again, "And after a year?"

"I can't see that far!" Su Yang said helplessly. "My vision isn't that long-term!"

Hearing Su Yang say this, Xu Tianfu instead felt that Su Yang was very candid. "Then what challenges does President Su think the catering industry will face in the future?"

"President Xu's Cantonese restaurants are on the high end, right?"

"Yes!"

"High-end catering will probably be even harder!"

Su Yang had also deduced the future situation; a consumption downgrade in the short term was inevitable.

In any case, high-end catering would definitely get harder and harder to do within the next year!

He didn't mind telling Xu Tianfu that he didn't intend to do high-end catering for the time being.

It was impossible for him to earn all the money in the entire market!

Xu Tianfu said seriously, "How so?"

Su Yang thought about the industrial structure of Guangzhou and Shenzhen, organized his thoughts, and spoke. "This has to start from the trade war..."

The group chatted until ten o'clock, and Xu Tianfu felt he had benefited greatly.

In fact, he could already see some signs of the catering industry's development over the next year, but he just didn't dare to make a rash judgment!

But Su Yang had helped him clear up many thoughts tonight and confirmed his suspicions. It made his feelings about the future much clearer!

After Su Yang and the others left, Xu Tianfu asked the general manager of his catering chain, Sun Yuanjin, "Do you think President Su's words make sense?"

Sun Yuanjin looked at the pedestrians on the road and said, "I quite agree with President Su's judgment!"

He didn't dare to underestimate Su Yang at all!

After all, Su Yang's Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant could compete head-on with the industry leader, Guodilao. He admitted he couldn't do that himself.

People with strength will be respected wherever they go!

Xu Tianfu nodded, his mood somewhat heavy.

Wanting to transform within a year?

That was a pipe dream; he could only make preparations early!

"Boss, you were so cool today!"

Inside the hotel's private luxury car, Yu Chengjun, sitting next to Su Yang, looked at him with glowing eyes.

Thinking of Su Yang talking eloquently in front of the older generation of businessmen just now, she felt a sense of shared pride!

Su Yang said with a smile, "This is just my personal analysis!"

He was just working backward from the conclusion, so of course he could speak logically.

If you asked him to analyze two years from now, he would be stumped too.

Yu Chengjun felt Su Yang was being too modest. "But President Xu seemed to approve very much, he kept nodding!"

"It's just that he approves of me!"

"Boss, do you really wake up every day worrying about how to spend money?"

"More or less!"

Su Yang generally didn't like having too much cash on hand; if he accumulated too much and couldn't spend it, he would get anxious!

"Really?"

She found it hard to imagine what kind of trouble it was to have more money than one could spend!

"Of course it's true!" Su Yang turned to look at his little secretary and smiled. "What, do you want to help me share these troubles?"

"Ah~"

Yu Chengjun was flustered by Su Yang's words.

Is he testing my thoughts?

Does he want to express his feelings to me?

Could it be that something is wrong with his relationship with his girlfriend?

Isn't this a bit too direct?

Just as she was letting her imagination run wild, Su Yang looked out the window again and laughed. "That's definitely impossible. This is money I earned. You should focus on working hard. Only money you earn yourself feels solid when you spend it, just like me!"

Ugh... Yu Chengjun's heart instantly went cold.

She clenched her fists and suddenly felt that her boss was a bit hateful!

The next morning, Spark Fitness transferred thirty million in funds to the Weimingda Group's account.

Xu Tianfu was very satisfied with the speed of Spark Fitness's payment.

Unlike some corporate acquisitions where the money has to be paid in installments!

Thus, the nearly four hundred employees of the Weimingda Fitness Chain became Su Yang's subordinates!

The number of employees at Spark Fitness doubled instantly.

And the number of paying members didn't just double; it increased by nearly threefold!

Wages were higher in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and there were more wealthy people.

The quality of members was definitely higher than in Rongcheng, Shancheng, and Gui Province.

Of course, for now, these paying members were entirely a negative asset for Spark Fitness.

But if they could last for a year, fully convert these paying members into their own members, and then absorb a batch of new members, Spark Fitness's strength would directly rise by several levels!

Su Yang was still very confident in Spark Fitness's member conversion rate.

After chatting with Xu Tianfu on the phone, Su Yang brought Yi Jiangang, Gao Qiang, Yu Chengjun, and nearly thirty other Spark Fitness employees to the headquarters of the Weimingda Fitness Club in Guangzhou.

As soon as they arrived at the headquarters entrance, Dong Ziwei personally led all the high-level executives of the Weimingda Fitness Chain and the managers of the fifteen gyms out to welcome them.