Chapter 401 What a waste, right?

“Are you treating me differently like that?”

Seeing Park Hyomin dial the call in one go, Park Soyeon's eyes flashed with helplessness.

She had just made two phone calls to Huang Xu, but he didn't answer either of the calls, and didn't even reply to any of her messages.

And now, Park Hyomin had just made the call for less than ten seconds when Huang Xu answered the call directly.

This extreme contrast made her feel a little uncomfortable.

However, if Huang Xu knew what she was thinking, he would definitely say that she was really wronged.

He really didn't have time just now and couldn't leave.

When Park So-yeon called, he was having passionate sex with Goo Hara in the bedroom.

Not to mention that his cell phone was in the living room, even if it was in the room, he had neither the time nor the mood to answer the call.

As for why he answered Park Hyomin's call as soon as she dialed.

It can only be called a coincidence.

He had just finished a battle and was coming out to get some water when he happened to hear his cell phone ringing, so he naturally answered it quickly.

Then, facing Park Hyomin's doubts and worries, he had no intention of hiding anything and simply told Park Hyomin the results of the afternoon's discussion.

And after that, he showed even more concern to her.

"You should take a good rest these two days and try to recover as soon as possible."

"Then in a few days, we will prepare to go to China with Girls' Generation to participate in the recording of a variety show."

"This is China's flagship variety show, we must take it seriously!"

"Yes, thank you, Boss Min. We will have a good rest."

"You should also go to bed early and take care of your health."

Listening to Huang Xu's comfort, Park Hyomin was completely relaxed at this time. After hearing Huang Xu's explanation to herself and her teammates, she said a few sweet words into the phone and then hung up.

Although she really wanted to chat with Huang Xu for a few more words, seeing that they had already gathered around her and were even putting their ears close to hers, she simply hung up the phone.

Then he looked at his teammates around him with a smile and slowly recounted what Huang Xu had just said on the phone.

"Huang Xu just said on the phone that we don't have to worry about the production crew. We came back because we are too tired and need to rest."

"And most importantly, we need to adjust our status and participate in the most popular variety show in China in a few days."

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Just as Park Hyomin was in the dormitory, happily sharing the good news brought by Huang Xu with her teammates, on the other side, in Yongshan Apartment.

After Huang Xu hung up the phone with Park Hyomin, he saw the missed call from Park Soyeon on his phone, and then shook his head gently.

"Why can't you sit still, one by one?"

"I clearly explained it to Hyomin last night. It's none of your business. You don't need to worry about the changes in the production team."

"Why are you still so impatient?"

Just as Huang Xu was shaking his head in front of the phone, Goo Hara's voice came from behind him.

"Oppa, why don't you come back?"

"Oh, I'll drink some water, I'm coming now."

Hearing Goo Hara's call, Huang Xu immediately put aside his complaints about Park So Yeon and walked towards the bedroom with a bottle of water.

For him now, Goo Hara is the most important.

. . . . . .

The next morning.

Huang Xu pulled his arm out from under Goo Hara.

He moved around a little, his arms feeling a little numb from being hugged by Goo Hara all night, and then he gave Hara a gentle kiss on the forehead.

Then I got up, washed, made breakfast, and drove to the company.

But when he arrived at the company, he was surprised to find that his uncle Huang Wenfu had not come to the company today.

This made Huang Xu feel quite strange.

You have to know that my uncle has been busy in the company from morning till night for the past six months.

In the past, whenever Huang Xu arrived at the company, he would basically be busy here.

Huang Xu was a little surprised that he hadn't shown up even though he had come here today.

However, he did not call his uncle to urge him. Instead, he returned to his office, made a cup of tea, and then slowly thought about some future development plans.

For example, Goo Hara’s franchise company was established, and there are some subsequent development issues of the company.

And time slowly passed as Huang Xu was lost in thought.

It was a little after ten o'clock in the morning, after Huang Xu had finished two pots of tea, that Huang Wenfu appeared in the company.

"Xiao Xu, why did you suddenly come to the company today?"

"Didn't you say you were going to China to take Goo Hara with you for two days?"

Huang Wenfu was also very surprised when he saw Huang Xu suddenly appearing.

He remembered that Huang Xu had come to him three or four days ago and said that he wanted to go back for a while and take Goo Hara out for a good rest before she returned.

As a result, just a few days later, he suddenly appeared in the company.

This scared him, and he then teased Huang Xu.

"Why did you come back so suddenly? Are you here to check my attendance?"

"Uncle, what are you talking about?"

"Why would I come here to check your attendance?"

Hearing his uncle's teasing, Huang Xu just responded with a wry smile and then poured him a cup of tea.

Putting aside the fact that he is his uncle and a shareholder of the company, let's just talk about the position he holds in the company. He is the CEO of the company.

Normally, no matter whether he is there or not, he is basically responsible for all the big and small matters in the company.

Although I wouldn't say that I'm extremely busy, there are still a lot of trivial matters to deal with.

How could he possibly check his attendance?
So Huang Xu went on to explain to his uncle why he came back so soon.

Huang Wenfu couldn't help but frown as he listened to Huang Xu's story, especially when he heard that Huang Xu asked everyone to come back, he looked at Huang Xu with concern.

"Is it so troublesome? Why did you call everyone back?"

"Is it that serious?"

"It's not that troublesome actually. The main purpose of having them all come back this time is to let them have some rest."

"Then we can use this opportunity to make them correct their attitude and stop acting on their own."

"That's good, as long as you have a plan."

"But you've been out for so long, it's time to take a break."

When Huang Wenfu heard that Huang Xu and the others had already made arrangements, he no longer cared about this matter and then asked Huang Xu.

"So what brings you here today?"

"Well, I do have something to ask you."

Huang Xu chuckled and then looked at his uncle and asked.

"Uncle, do you remember the transfer of the direct-operated store we talked about a few days ago?"

"Remember, didn't I agree to this?"

"Yes, you agreed, but didn't you say you wanted to investigate and set a reasonable transfer price?"

"How's the inspection going now?"

"This?"

Hearing Huang Xu's question, Huang Wenfu had no intention of hiding anything and started telling the story directly.

"After you told me about this a few days ago, I went out to visit some franchisees and some friends in the restaurant industry."

"In general, the transfer price of mature stores like ours that have already opened is basically related to the monthly turnover and the payback period."

"Generally speaking, as long as the payback period for these stores does not exceed two years, there will be people willing to take over."

"Two years? It seems that the people here are quite tolerant."

When Huang Xu heard this number, a trace of emotion appeared on his face.

Being able to make a profit within two years is actually not bad at all, and it can even be said to be a good investment business.

As for why he felt so emotional, it was of course because he had seen too many advertisements for investment and franchising in his previous life in China.

Among those advertisements, a payback period of one year is considered slow, let alone two years.

There are also many brands that can pay back in seven or eight months, which is shorter than a year. Huang Xu has even heard of some that can pay back in three or four months, and then it will be a pure money-making project.

It can be said that those advertisements are as exaggerated as possible.

It is also because of this that many people who don’t know much about the catering industry, or even know nothing about it, are deceived after seeing the advertisements.

The final consequence was that the restaurant closure rate rose sharply in those years, even exceeding 50% or more.

It can be said that for every two new stores that open, one store closes down.

This is just average data. Some franchise brands are even more deceptive. It’s not a question of how many go bankrupt, but how many can survive.

It is conceivable how ruthlessly these people reap the profits.

Even if Huang Xu had not had Zhang Rui's help in making adjustments, he might have been one of them and lost all his money.

But these are off-topic. After Huang Xu sighed a little in his heart, he asked his uncle.

"So, uncle, how much should we order?"

"We?"

Huang Wenfu pondered for a moment, then asked Huang Xu tentatively.

"Maybe it will take about a year and a half to get your money back?"

"A year and a half? Isn't that a bit too much?"

Huang Xu couldn't help but think about what his uncle said.

A return on investment in a year and a half is already pretty good in the market, and there should be many people who want to take over.

He was just thinking about the data he had just seen. The average payback period for the company's franchisees is basically about one year.

Some stores with good locations and good business may not even need a year to make back their investment.

So after thinking for a while, he continued to speak to his uncle.

"Why don't we lower the price a bit? If the business is good and the potential is great, we can ask for more."

"For those whose business is mediocre, we will charge a little cheaper."

"This way we can quickly sell those stores and get our money back sooner."

"That's fine. Although I earn a little less, the speed is much faster."

Huang Wenfu thought about it in his heart and agreed with Huang Xu's statement, then asked him.

"Who should we transfer it to?"

"Are they those celebrities you mentioned a few days ago? Or are you looking for interested franchisees?"

"After I finish my work for the next two days, I'll go ask Kim Jong Kook to see how many people he has who want it."

"Then we'll discuss it."

After Huang Xu saw his uncle nodded in agreement, he looked at Huang Wenfu again.

"Uncle, now that we have settled this matter, let's discuss another matter."

"What do you think about the domestic franchise project?"

"what?"

“Domestic projects?”

Huang Wenfu was also shocked when he heard Huang Xu's question.

The two of them just decided a few days ago to reduce their assets in South Korea and invest in the domestic market.

Why are you asking yourself what you think now?

Although he was quite curious, as Huang Xu's uncle, he could still guess it even though Huang Xu had changed a lot compared to before.

"Have you found your target?"

"Well, when I returned to China this time, I happened to see a project that seemed very promising."

"And if it's done well, the company might even have a chance to go public."

After seeing that his uncle had already seen through it, Huang Xu naturally stopped hiding it and directly told his uncle his views and understanding of the milk tea shop.

Of course, while talking about all this, I also told my uncle that he wanted to help Goo Hara open a chain franchise company.

Huang Wenfu, who was listening with great interest, suddenly changed his expression when he heard that Huang Xu was going to help Goo Hara open a franchise company.

Although he didn't know much about the milk tea industry, after listening to Huang Xu's explanation, he felt that it seemed like there was great potential for development.

At least you can give it a try.

He found it a little hard to understand that she was just helping Goo Hara start a company.

After Huang Xu finished speaking, he pondered for a while, and then spoke to Huang Xu with a little hesitation.

"Xiao Xu, I have no objection to you opening a milk tea chain store."

"Although I am not a young person and I don't know much about this industry, when I returned to China some time ago, I also saw the business of those milk tea shops on the commercial street."

"I definitely have no objection to you getting involved in this area."

"Just that you should consider helping Goo Hara to start a company, right?"

"Isn't this a bit too sudden?"

"I know uncle, I have actually been thinking about this for a long time."

Huang Xu was not angry after listening to his uncle's advice. He knew that his uncle was doing this for his own good and was afraid that he would be deceived by Goo Hara and get hurt.

After all, they both had a deep understanding of the huge profits from joining the company in the past six months.

So next he smiled and poured a cup of tea for his uncle, then slowly explained.

"Actually, I was the one who proposed this matter."

"You know, besides Hal, I also have Sunny now."

"They are following me without any name or status now, and I also want to give them some protection."

"That's why I thought of helping her start a company."

"I know what you're thinking. You want to compensate them, but helping her set up a company is a bit too much."

Huang Wenfu nodded to show his understanding, and then wanted to persuade him a little more.

But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Huang Xu.

"What a waste, isn't it?"

Huang Xu looked at his uncle, said directly what he had not yet said, and then continued to explain.

"Actually, to be honest, it's not really a waste."

"The milk tea industry is part of the catering industry, but it is very different from our restaurant industry."

"Helping Hara set up a company in Seoul can be considered as using this place as a testing ground, where we can experiment with many things in advance."

"The market, taste, even the target audience, the market feedback of the product, etc."

"Once we have a clear experiment here, then when we return to China to start business, can we get twice the result with half the effort?"

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Just as Huang Xu was trying earnestly to persuade his uncle, the protagonist of the incident, Goo Hara, had just woken up from a deep sleep.

"Is it past ten already?"

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the sunlight coming through the gap in the curtains, then she picked up her cell phone and checked the time.

But then, she saw the message Huang Xu left for her on her mobile phone.

"I'm going to work. I left some breakfast for you in the kitchen. Remember to eat it."

"Yeah, okay Oppa!"

Looking at Huang Xu's message, Goo Hara's face immediately broke into a bright smile.

It's a great feeling to have someone care about you and remember you.

However, feeling weak and powerless, she patted her head in distress.

"Why can't I beat Oppa?"

"My physical strength has obviously improved a lot."

He patted his head in distress and muttered quietly.

"No, I have to train harder. Sooner or later I'm going to let Oppa know what it feels like to lose!"

Goo Hara reaffirmed her belief. After getting up, she simply washed up and happily enjoyed the breakfast prepared by Huang Xu for her.

Then, as if he remembered something, he dialed a phone number.

"Oppa, do you have time?"

"Let's meet at noon!"

(End of this chapter)