Chapter 505 Identity
Seoul time, 11 p.m.
The entrance of a pub in Jiangnan District.
"I really don’t know what to say today. I was supposed to be the one thanking the three brothers for their help, but in the end it was Shizhen brother who paid. This is really true"
Huang Xu looked at the three people in front of him, Jin Zhongguo, Chi Shizhen, with a bit of embarrassment on his face.
To put it bluntly, the wine party he organized today was to thank Kim Jong Kook, Ha Dong Hoon and Ji Seok Jin.
Some time ago, after he and his uncle noticed something was wrong, they prepared to transfer the company's directly-operated stores.
After Kim Jong Kook and the other three heard about it, they enthusiastically helped promote and promote it within their circles.
This is also the reason why most of the many directly operated stores can be transferred out in such a short period of time.
Seeing the apology on Huang Xu's face, Jin Zhongguo pretended to be angry and patted Huang Xu's shoulder.
"Xiao Xu, what you said is a bit outrageous."
"Let's not talk about our relationship. According to Korean rules, where brothers are around, it's your turn to pay."
"This is the right and obligation of the eldest brother, you can't take it away."
"And it's Brother Shizhen who's paying today. You know his situation. Don't talk about this meal. Even if he has a few more meals, he won't say anything."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Ji Seokjin with half-smiling eyes and asked.
"You are right, Brother Shizhen."
"Yes, yes, where do I need you to pay~!"
Chi Seok-jin gave Kim Jong-guo a roll of his eyes, and then said to Huang Xu with a smile.
"Thanks to Xiaoxu's care, I have made it this far. Forget this meal, I can treat you every day."
"You don't know, since I joined your company, I can finally feel proud."
Speaking of this, Chi Shizhen seemed extremely excited.
As a senior figure in the entertainment industry, he is both remarkable and respected in terms of his professional abilities and the ratings of the programs he hosts.
But he has a fatal flaw, that is, he loves investing very much, and he has no outstanding achievements in investing.
In fact, he loses everything he invests and has a reputation as a bad investor.
Not only outside, but also at home, I can't hold my head high on this matter.
Joining Huang Xu's company's store allowed him to make a comeback. Not only did he regain his face, it also allowed him to stand up in front of his wife.
And a considerable amount of wealth is continuously entering his pocket.
Under such circumstances, why would he care about treating Huang Xu to a meal or two?
After expressing his gratitude to Huang Xu, Ji Suk-jin then started teasing Kim Jong-kook in a sinister tone.
"I'm not like some timid muscle sticks who only know how to exercise their muscles. I had such a good opportunity in front of me, but I didn't seize it."
"Ah Yixi, me."
Listening to Ji Seok-jin's strange annoyance, Kim Jong-kook also felt like crying.
Of course, as a friend for so many years and as an older brother, Kim Jong Kook didn't mean to be angry.
After all, Chi Shizhen's previous investments often failed, and they made fun of him about it.
Compared to his current yin and yang aura, they have gone too far.
For example, in their previous recording of the program, there was a segment designed for him who likes to invest but often fails in investment.
Now he finally has a profitable project. A successful project must be shown off properly.
And to be honest, the projects that Chi Shizhen is joining now are really profitable.
He didn't dare to talk about other stores, but he knew the data of this store in Chishi Town very well.
During the recording of Running Man on Monday, they were in the dressing room and listened to Ji Seok-jin talking about things like what was the sales volume this week and how much money could I make.
According to the data from Ji Seokjin, the store he joined has a net profit of more than 20 million won every month after deducting various miscellaneous expenses.
Yes, more than 20 million won per month is nothing to him now.
He can earn money by recording one or two episodes of the show.
Even if he participates in a business performance or company celebration, he can get almost this much money.
But don't forget that Chi Shizhen's more than 20 million yuan is pure profit, which is money that can be deposited into his bank card after paying taxes.
As for his money, he needs to split the account with the company and pay taxes first, and then pay wages to the agent, makeup artist and stylist, and the rest is his own.
As for the price of Chi Shizhen's commercial performances, there is no way to compare with mine.
For him, this is already a considerable amount of income.
Therefore, Jin Zhongguo only smiled bitterly and said nothing in response to his strange aura.
However, just because he doesn't say it doesn't mean that others don't say it.
Just like his die-hard brother Ha Dongxun.
If he were in a normal state, he would certainly not make such a mistake, but unfortunately, he is not normal now.
Ha Dong-hoon, who was already a little drunk, immediately spoke out to defend Kim Jong-kook after listening to Ji Seok-jin's words.
"Brother Shi Zhen, your little money is not worthy of making Brother Zhong Guo jealous."
"We just talked about the expansion of the music tavern, and you heard it."
"But do you know how much sales our pub had last month?"
"How many can there be?"
Hearing Ha Dongxun's words, Ji Seokjin didn't pay much attention.
As colleagues and friends for several years, Ji Seokjin went to the tavern that Ha Dongxun and the others renovated several times to help support the popularity.
So he is naturally not unfamiliar with taverns.
It wasn't a very big venue to begin with, and a lot of space was taken up by the performance stage.
The remaining booths in the hall and the semi-open private rooms total only twenty tables in total.
And because it is a tavern, the table turnover rate is extremely low.
Even though it's packed every day and you often have to queue, you probably can't make much money.
Ha Dongxun looked at Ji Seokjin's unconcerned look. He was not angry. Instead, he smiled and spit out a number.
"More than a billion."
"What? What did you say?"
"One billion?"
"How is this possible?"
Hearing the numbers Ha Dongxun said, Ji Seokjin showed an expression of shock and disbelief.
Now he is not the novice who knew nothing about the catering industry just a few months ago.
After these few months of practice, although he is still a novice, he has already got in and has a general understanding of the industry.
He really couldn't understand how he could achieve a turnover of more than one billion won with twenty tables.
This is somewhat unreasonable.
Ha Dongxun looked at Chi Shizhen's shocked look, with an expression that was both proud and proud.
There are many artists in the Korean entertainment industry who have side jobs.
But those who can persevere and become prosperous are very rare.
And he, under Huang Xu's guidance and with the help of Kim Jong Kook, has reached this point, which is quite proud of him.
So looking at the puzzled Ji Seokjin, Ha Dongxun didn't mean to hide anything, and directly explained proudly.
"Brother Shi Zhen, what you're probably wondering about is why we can achieve such a high turnover with twenty tables." "Yes, that's what I can't figure out."
Although he was unhappy that his younger brother, He Dongxun, was pretending like this in front of him, in order to understand the truth and why they made so much money, Chi Seokjin still looked at him curiously.
"I know that the unit prices in pubs like yours are relatively high, there's no doubt about that."
"But your table-turning rate is low. How many times can you turn over a table in one night? Is it an average of four times?"
"It can't be there. Most of the time it's only twice or three times, and occasionally it can be four times."
Ha Dongxun had no intention of refuting what Ji Seokjin said.
After all, as long as you know a little bit about this matter, or have been there twice, you will basically know about it.
After seeing Ha Dongxun's admission, Ji Shizhen became even more puzzled and directly settled the score with Ha Dongxun.
"Look, your monthly turnover is more than one billion won. Let's not say too much, just calculate it in terms of one billion won, so on average, it is 33 million won per day."
"Then based on the calculation that each table is turned over three times, the unit price of each table will reach 550,000 won."
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"Tell me, what do you sell in your store? Can you spend more than 500,000 yuan per table?"
"Hey, brother Zhong Guo, it seems that brother Shi Zhen has really realized it this time~!"
Faced with Ji Seokjin's doubts, Ha Dongxun did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at Jin Jongguo and Huang Xu next to him, with a hint of ridicule in his tone.
His reaction almost made Chi Shizhen angry.
Yes, the relationship between them is good, but as the big brother, they still have to respect him.
On the show, it's okay. After all, if you want the show to be effective, you have to be the king of noses and have the weakest body. Being bullied is not a big deal.
But in reality, if you still treat yourself like this, it would be a bit unjustifiable.
The senior-senior system here in Korea, and the inferiority between the old and the young, are not vegetarian.
Just when Chi Shizhen looked at He Dongxun's proud expression and couldn't hold back his anger, Huang Xu saw something was wrong at this time and quickly spoke to calm the atmosphere.
"Brother Dongxun, please stop teasing Brother Seokjin."
"Brother Shi Zhen can't help but teach you a lesson. Brother Zhong Guo and I can't help you."
"Brother Shizhen, I was wrong."
Hearing Huang Xu's prompt, Ha Dongxun's dizzy brain became clearer, and he admitted his mistake to Ji Seokjin at the speed of light.
Chi Shizhen felt a little helpless when he saw him like this.
Huang Xu is here, and it is still a public place. Although no one comes to watch and take photos, there are not a few people watching here.
He could only wave his hand to indicate that it was okay.
Then he repeated his previous question again.
"Why can your table spend more than 500,000 yuan?"
"It can reach such a high level mainly for two reasons."
After what happened just now, He Dongxun's answer was much more honest this time. He didn't do any fancy things and told the story directly.
"On the one hand, it's because the people who come to our store to consume are not ordinary working-class people, but various senior white-collar workers and young people who are not short of money."
“So the prices in stores are generally on the high side.”
"And we are a music pub, so the proportion of drinks is not comparable to that of ordinary stores, especially since we also have a lot of imported drinks."
"Senior white-collar workers, do you still have imported drinks?"
Hearing this, Chi Shizhen actually understood part of it.
Seoul is the largest city in South Korea and a relatively developed city in the entire Asian region.
Although there are still a large number of Korean people whose income is not too high, it can even be said that they can only take care of their own food and clothing.
But there are many rich people, especially those employees of foreign companies, whose income is quite good.
More than half a million won does not seem to be a big burden to them.
But can this level of consumption really be supported by this alone?
He still had some doubts about it.
But before he could ask questions, Ha Dongxun continued to explain.
"Of course, if we rely on this alone, it will not actually reach the consumption of more than 500,000 yuan."
"The real big deal is actually the amount of money the guests give to the singers."
"Reward?"
When Chi Shizhen heard this, he completely understood why the music tavern had such a high turnover.
Music pubs are different from ordinary restaurants. There are underground singers and artists performing on stage every day.
And if these people perform well, or if the atmosphere is suitable, many people will reward them, crazy rewards.
Chi Shizhen, an old man in the entertainment industry, understands this quite well.
But after solving his inner doubts, Chi Shizhen suddenly became curious about the profits of their tavern.
Expensive food, imported drinks, and tips from entertainers.
Adding these three items together, the profit should be terrifying.
Unfortunately, before he could raise his doubts this time, he was interrupted by Huang Xu's call.
"Yeah, we're done. Just wait for me for a few minutes and I'll be there right away."
After a brief chat on the phone and asking the other party to wait for a while, Huang Xu hung up the phone.
Then with a slightly apologetic tone, he looked at Kim Jong Kook and the other three and said.
"Sorry, Brother Seokjin, Brother Zhongguo, I might have to leave first."
"What, have your siblings come to pick you up?"
"Is she there? Why don't you come over?"
After hearing Huang Xu's words, Jin Zhongguo looked around and was a little curious after not finding the target.
As one of the few people who knew the identity of Huang Xu's girlfriend, he was also quite curious about how Huang Xu and the two got together.
When Huang Xu was with him, he never mentioned this matter, which he always regretted.
Now that he had this opportunity, he naturally wanted to ask him face to face.
Unfortunately, Huang Xu didn't give him this chance, he just waved his hand and said.
"It's not convenient for her to come out now. If she is photographed, it will be troublesome."
"Let's chat together if we have a chance."
After saying that, Huang Xu remembered another thing.
"By the way, brother Zhong Guo and brother Dongxun don't play too late today. We have to go to my company tomorrow to formulate a franchise plan?"
"Yeah, I understand, don't worry."
"Okay, that's it for now. Brother, I won't accompany you. Let's go first."
After Huang Xu finished speaking, he waved directly to several people and walked away.
Ji Seok-jin looked at Huang Xu's back and looked at Kim Jong-kook and Ha Dong-hoon with some curiosity.
"From what you just said, Xiaoxu's girlfriend is an insider in our circle?"
"Who is she?"
"If you are so careful, your identity must be extraordinary!"
(End of chapter)