Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Pei Qian was with Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan, visiting and surveying locations for the new high-end restaurant. In fact, they had already surveyed all the shop spaces in this area once before. They also generally understood the business environment in the area.

All in all, the place was cold and deserted. Boss Pei was very happy with it.

The original plan for Ming Yun Villas was for there to be shops in the vicinity. However, since the place did not become popular and the occupancy rate of the villas was, the traffic in the shops was low as well. No shop could recover their capital. One by one, they closed down.

Now, the rent for many shop spaces was cheap. Basically, one could rent a space for about seventy percent of the average price in the market.

A few days ago, Pei Qian picked two or three spaces which he liked. All of them were located further in from Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.

These shops had several points in common. First, all of them were big, with large areas, this satisfied Boss Pei’s requirements for a large restaurant. Second, they were all in the center of a bunch of closed shops. The surroundings were particularly cold and deserted, and the restaurant wouldn’t draw attention on normal days. Third, it was not exactly convenient to get here.

There was a lot of parking nearby. However, one would have to walk a long distance to the restaurant after parking.

Thus, Pei Qian planned to visit the locations for the last time today. After finalizing the location, he could sign the contract and begin renovations. If all went well, perhaps he would be able to bring his employees here for a good meal next month.

Zhang Yuan continued to follow behind Boss Pei and Ma Yang in silence. He found it sad that it was getting harder and harder to predict what Boss Pei would do next.

The locations he chose for the restaurant were really ridiculous.

When he first heard that Boss Pei would open a high-end restaurant, Zhang Yuan felt quite happy. He thought he had finally managed to predict what Boss Pei would do next.

While Fish-Catching Take-Out covered low-end daily meals, the high-end restaurant would take care of those with more high-class taste. The two would complement each other – it was perfect! Zhang Yuan thought that the high-end restaurant would be opened at the city center. There, it would surely become popular and busy!

However, what Boss Pei did next utterly confused him.

He picked a location close to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s branch at Ming Yun Villas even though that branch was doing the worst of all?

Ming Yun Villas was located in the south-east region of Jingzhou City. It was already a deserted location to begin with.

If Boss Pei had opened the restaurant in the city center, he would be able to cover all of Jingzhou City. Even if one lived in the outskirts, it would only take them about an hour to drive down to the city center.

Of course, this was provided that there was no traffic jam.

Yet, setting up the restaurant in the south-east region of the city would mean that those in the north and west regions would have to drive across the city if they wanted to visit it. That would take them more than an hour… or close to two.

After they finished eating, they would have to drive for another two hours back, in the evening peak-hour traffic.

The thought of that alone would be too suffocating

What’s more, the business environment there was no good. There were no entertainment facilities; why would people travel all that way for a meal?

From any angle, this plan seemed ridiculous.

However, Boss Pei had already explained his reason for selecting this location. He predicted that the Ming Yun Villas area would become Jingzhou City’s next commercial district. That was why he was making these moves in advance.

On this point, Boss Pei was being consistent.

However, no matter how Zhang Yuan studied the area, it did not look like a commercial district. It was too cold and deserted. The three of them walked and scanned the area.

All of a sudden, Zhang Yuan’s eyes lit up.

He saw a shop being set up and renovated! It was a two-story shop, and it looked quite cool. Zhang Yuan remembered that the last time he came here, the shop had been closed. What’s more, it looked abandoned.

Had someone taken over the shop in just a few days?

Zhang Yuan arrived at the front of the shop and approached one of the construction workers to ask some questions. After that, he realized that a coffee shop was being opened here! From the looks of it, the owner of this shop was hoping to attract the high-income residents of Ming Yun Villas!

It was obvious that the coffee shop would steal some of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s customers and affect its sales. After all, it was much closer to Ming Yun Villas. It would only take the residents ten minutes to get there on foot.

However, the place immediately looked less abandoned!

Boss Pei remained expressionless and kept walking. Then, they arrived at the first location which he chose. At first, Pei Qian chose this location because it was in the middle of many closed shops. It was cold and deserted, and the perfect hiding spot for his new high-end restaurant.

However, along the closest road, another big shop space was being renovated!

Zhang Yuan went to chat with the construction workers again and found that someone was opening a bar here. What’s more, from the size of the shop space and the extravagance of the renovations, it looked like this bar was not going to be a small one!

Zhang Yuan could not help but glance at Boss Pei with utmost respect. Boss Pei’s eye for business was indeed amazing!

A few days ago, he had said that the business environment in this place would develop at rapid speed and that it would become Jingzhou City’s next commercial district. Now, someone had indeed invested in this area! Although the place still looked deserted and nobody was walking around here, once the facilities were completed, the place would become livelier for sure!

When the high-end restaurant opened here, customers would have a place to have their meals. They could then head to the nearby bar for a drink or two. This place would immediately look much more attractive!

Boss Pei had a sharp eye indeed. Everything was in the palm of his hand!

At that moment, the corners of Pei Qian’s mouth twitched slightly.

Who is this?!

It took me such a long time to look for a deserted place like that. Why are you creating trouble here?! This place is so abandoned, and you still want to invest in it. You’re even setting up a coffee shop and bar. Aren’t you afraid of losing money?

Even if I lose money, I have the System to make up for the losses. You don’t, do you?

You’re harming others and yourself. You’re crazy!

Pei Qian was speechless. All I wanted was to find a quiet place where I could incur losses. Why is someone joining me?

The most important thing is that the person is setting up a bar and a coffee shop. Once they are completed, people from Ming Yun Villas would really be attracted to this area.

If I open my high-end restaurant here, it would be too exposed! If people came here to drink alcohol, there is a chance that they would stumble upon my restaurant when they walk around.

For no reason, the traffic flow in this area would increase!

Who the hell is so bored as to invest money in a place like that…?

Pei Qian suddenly recalled something. A realization dawned upon him.

Oh, it must be the person who bought information on Fish-Catching Internet Cafe! He really took my false information to be true! He might have thought that the area around Ming Yun Villas would really become popular. That was probably why he chose to invest in the region; he wanted to earn from it in the future.

Pei Qian could not help but feel sorrowful. Guys, you’re reacting so quickly…

I only released this false information a while ago, and you’ve already taken the bait. How much do you trust me…?

Pei Qian’s confused expression turned into a joyful one all of a sudden.

Since that’s the case, I couldn’t ask for more!

You’re burning your money by opening shops here and pulling Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s customers over to your shops. You’re setting yourself alight and spreading the glow to me

Although this would cause a disturbance to my high-end restaurant and increase the chances of it being exposed, it wouldn’t matter. I haven’t decided on a location for my restaurant. I can always choose somewhere else!

Pei Qian decided to give up this location and continue walking.

Ma Yang followed suit, but Zhang Yuan became confused. He studied the bar under renovation and then glanced at Boss Pei, who was now walking away. Suddenly, he did not know where to go.

After a moment, he chased after Boss Pei.

What’s this?

More shops were being opened here. Wouldn’t that be good for our restaurant? Shouldn’t we choose it right away? Why is Boss Pei walking away without turning back?

His mind was full of questions, but he dared not ask a single one. Instead, he silently followed behind Boss Pei.