Chapter 26 Wasteland Bar
The bar is not big and the light is not strong. Except for a waiter behind the small bar, there is no other waiter.
There were not many guests, and Chen Yan was sitting in a small stage area and singing while playing the guitar. He was singing "Once Upon a Time", which was almost over.
The first time I heard Chen Yan sing, I didn’t know he could sing before.
I have to say that this guy sang well, very close to the original singer and played the guitar well, but because there was only one guitar, the accompaniment was not that rich.
The young Huang Lei's half-length hair hung on his face, looking like an art-making person, and also like a resident prodigal son.
At the end of the song, the guy pretended to be deep and said: "Dear friends, good evening, welcome to the wasteland. I am 'Nigati'. I will present another song to you."
A sparse applause stopped for two or three seconds. I also plucked my hands twice. This guy actually gave himself a national name of "Nigati".
Although the waiter repeatedly recommended the cocktails she made, Huawen only had a bottle of small Heineken and I asked for a small bottle of Xinjiang black beer.
I looked at the menu. There were not many kinds of wines in this bar, two or three kinds of beer, and some beer. In addition to the freshly prepared wines recommended by the waiter, there were two or three kinds of white wines, including Jiang Xiaobai, Yilite, Hongxing and Gujinggong. There were no expensive foreign wines. There were a lot of foreign wines, and there were probably more than a dozen foreign wines.
The other ones are melon seeds, peanuts and other snacks. There are not many options, and the ones marked are all dried fruits of Xinjiang.
I really have few bars to go to, and I don’t know what kind of wine should be sold in the bar. Judging from this small bar, I don’t understand the novelty and the foreign wine sold by the glass seems to be more profitable.
The guitar sounded again. This time Chen Yan sang a song I had never heard before, with a hint of sadness. His voice was good and it was still very nice.
There is a line in the lyrics: "We had an early morning without pollution at that time,..."
I asked Hua Wen: "What kind of song is this? I'm not good at pop music."
"Isn't popping effective? Then what kind of music is effective? This seems to be called missing youth, I can't be sure." Hua Wen replied.
I used my mobile phone to check "Missing Youth" and it was really this song. I have to admire Hua Wen for knowing much.
"I am music-blind, or I am not interested, and I don't like listening to music." I said truthfully.
After Chen Yan finished this song, he received a little more applause than before. It is probably related to what he said just now. It is always a good idea to praise the live singing without paying. However, although the bar is small, there is still a live singing atmosphere.
The kid put down his guitar, asked for a beer and sat next to me. He first touched me a glass, and then finished a beer in one breath.
"The bottled beer in Xinjiang is good, but the taste of this beer is not good and too light," said Chen Yan.
"You can't drink slowly. What's the situation? This piercing will be at least one liter! Don't bring such a boring mouthful." I looked at him in confusion.
"Brother, I am happy today. New cities and new friends. All of this is not available in the south. I thank you for attracting me. My own place is so big and cheap. I can live for a long time. It is much better than I thought. It is not closed and is also suitable for life. I have a great feeling when I play and sing today. Do you believe it? I have already found a job before you come, and I am happy!" Chen Yan didn't seem to care that the beer was too light, so he went to fill it up.
"Wait! What job have you found?" I really didn't expect that he came to this strange city last night. He had just been separated and had a job.
"Just the partner of this bar, I then sing for my own bar. I just invested 50,000 yuan in this bar!" He was very excited, but his expression was calm and seemed not excited.
It turned out that after we left today, he was fine, so he ran to the ancient city alone. When he saw this small wasteland bar, he felt that the name was quite unique.
When he came in, he saw that it was a bit petty bourgeoisie. When he came, he had no customers and no background music, so he was very deserted.
He was about to drink and was about to find someone to talk to him when he saw a beautiful lady coming in. He ran up and got in a conversation. After chatting for a few words, he realized that the beautiful lady was the owner of this bar.
He asked the boss's wife that the bar is too quiet and not lively, can you make money? Why don't you change your style?
"There are two types of bars that are not lively. One is unique. Some people like quietness and the bourgeoisie that is not noisy; the other is about to end, because no one comes to be quiet."
The boss's wife was also helpless and said she was traveling to Kashgar. She found that the ancient city was not too commercial yet, so she quit her job and opened a coffee bar. The business was not good, so she changed to a bar.
Chen Yan said that there was a business problem. He volunteered to play and sing a few songs. It’s true that someone came in because he heard the song, and the passenger flow was much better than usual.
"See, these tables came later, and there are two tables that have been listening to music until now. It is a good thing to be able to come, keep, and order orders continuously! Without me singing, there may be only one or two people at this moment. It is not appropriate to play background music simply with this bourgeoisie." Chen Yan said.
The owner of the Wasteland Bar is a little girl from Chengdu. She used to be an English teacher at a training institution and she already wants to leave.
As soon as she and Chen Yan concluded, she said that if the bar was popular, they would need to be changed, and if they wanted to be transformed, they would need money. So Chen Yan generously used 50,000 yuan to join forces.
"Don't you check anymore, think about it? Is it too fast to make a decision to invest in a small bar in just one day?" I said.
"Old Li, why don't you say you are a person who has no experience? I opened a bar with my friend in Nanning. The location is average, of course it is much larger than this wasteland. I invested more than one million yuan in the past. Now the average daily turnover is 10,000 yuan. The turnover in one night is 50,000 to 60,000 yuan. The turnover in a month is 200,000 to 300,000 yuan. You may not have any idea about the profits of the bar. It is much lower than the cost of catering, so the profit is large. Although consumption is concentrated in the evening, the profit is not less than that of catering, and it is not as tiring as catering." Chen Yan did not reveal how much money he could make after saying that.
"Later, did your book come back?"
"You can't ask this. I'm actually constantly increasing my investment. If I take the bar, I can even get back with capital and profit. Now that the bar is continuing to operate, I will share some of the money every year. If I don't withdraw my investment, I won't be able to eat the hen house that is laying eggs." Chen Yan said.
"Then what reason do you think about this place?" Hua Wen seemed a little interested in Chen Yan's investment in bars.
"When I was sitting here just now, I roughly calculated it. I mainly upgrade it briefly. I am confident that I can achieve a turnover of more than 2,000 yuan per night, and all costs, including rent, do not exceed 600 yuan per day on average. That is to say, in the peak season, it will cost about 200,000 yuan per peak season. The off-season cost has been added to the peak season. I have inquired that the off-season here is basically closed because no one comes." Chen Yan said.
What he meant was that the bar was actually open for more than half a year and earned about 200,000 yuan.
"So your investment will actually be back in more than a month?" I asked.
"It's not that simple. If it's so easy, it won't be my turn to invest. The boss has some plots about this bar. She is not very good at operating it, so I will use the money as my sincerity. The boss and I count for half a year. At the end of the year, I will consider whether to make a profit. Before the end of the year, I will only pay dividends by month." Chen Yan seemed to say it clearly, but I felt a little confused.
Chen Yan saw that I didn't understand: "I can't withdraw this 50,000 yuan. The boss learned the business model. If I withdraw it, it would be equivalent to giving up the best profit. It will take half a year to start the off-season to decide whether to withdraw 50,000 yuan. Within half a year, I will be divided into 2,000 yuan a month. If I sing on the sing, I will be 200 yuan each time. In this way, I can earn 4,000 or 5,000 yuan in almost a month from this bar. I just gave some ideas and don't have to come to sing at night."
Now I understand. According to Chen Yan's algorithm, he invested 50,000 yuan, and in half a year he could get about 70,000 yuan in total. If he did not withdraw the investment, at least he could earn back the rent in Sunshine Community.
"Are you going to do something else? During the day?"
"Of course, I like to play, not to restrain myself. Now I have finally had a good time and I must do something I like. I plan to see if I can set up a coffee shop or bar. Then my ideal is to buy an SUV car and go to the tourist destination to pick up the Fliggy. Leave a message on the individual tourists who travel. I don't want to make money. I want to travel all over the southern Xinjiang. This is so different from my hometown." Chen Yan said, as if he had planned it thoroughly.
"It's not bad, better than me. I don't know what I'm going to do!" I said.
Because I am really waiting, waiting for myself to figure out what I want to do, waiting for the compensation that has not yet reached my pocket to be credited, and waiting for the so-called investigation and thinking of the Kashgar market.
"Or, you drive Tong Huawen's Prado first and attract tourists with me. Don't be idle, people can't be idle." Chen Yan said tentatively.
"No! I can't lend my car to any of you for a trip!" Hua Wen said immediately.
"What are you thinking about this? One is more stupid than the other." Hua Wen added.
"I am young, willful, and unconventional!" Chen Yan said.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little nervous.
Chapter completed!