socalfunplaces Chapter 281 Even Yanyunjiang's Cat Cafe Needs to Boost Sales
Chapter 281 Even Yanyunjiang's Cat Cafe Needs to Boost Sales
"Kazuno-senpai... Oh, I remember you, the leader of the second-year students at the last sports festival."
Kazunari scratched his head. "Haha, but I still got beaten by you first-years, didn't I?" He said, hurriedly putting the notebook in his hand into his bag.
"Well then, President Shirogane, and this junior, we'll meet again sometime!"
Kazunori turned and left, leaving the two of them standing there, both feeling a little awkward.
Yu Ishigami watched Kazano's retreating figure, "People really do have two sides..."
Shirogane Miyuki looked over. "Why did you suddenly bring this up?"
"President, although I'm not good at socializing, I consider myself quite good at observing people. This Kazunori-senpai must be the kind of popular guy with lots of friends, right?"
Miyuki Shirogane thought for a moment, "That's true. Kazano-senpai is the captain of the rugby club, and I heard his hobby is working out..."
Ishigami nodded, "I can see that interest, so it must be very popular... But even people who are popular occasionally read things to boost their spirits."
"Oh no, I forgot to ask him." Shirogane Miyuki sighed.
"What's wrong, President? What question do you want to ask? Where did you buy that book? That's definitely something to ask."
Shirogane Miyuki waved his hand. "I wouldn't ask such a question. I should have asked him if he knew anything about the author of 'The Legend of Honourable Hearts.' Kazunori-senpai is a celebrity among second-year students. If the author is also a second-year student, what if he knows something?"
Yu Ishigami chuckled. "Shirogane-senpai, you're really grasping at straws. You just said Kazuno-senpai is the captain of the rugby club, but you asked him about literature."
"As far as I know, those guys in the sports club asked them if they liked light novels, but they probably wouldn't be interested in short stories that appeal to their literary interests."
Shirogane Miyuki chuckled as well. "That's true. Let's head back now. See you tomorrow."
.........
Inside the coffee shop, Uchiha Ryo was sitting in the staff lounge, with the imposing Kujira standing beside him.
"I heard you've been busy pestering Jingming all day. What about the guests?"
"Customers come here to have fun, so you need to provide excellent service! Be more cooperative, and even let them touch you; only then will they open their wallets. Who pays to come here and put up with your attitude?"
"Did you all hear that! Since the customer came in, they're definitely here for you. Who comes here just to drink coffee, right? Next time a customer comes in, you should go up and rub against them, then lead them to the snack area. Don't pretend to be some chaste, fierce cat! If you can get them to open a can of food, don't buy the cheap cat treats."
In front of them, a large group of stray cats and wild cats gathered by Yanyunjiang sat obediently.
After months of nurturing with spiritual energy, while they wouldn't immediately transform into demons, their intelligence was indeed significantly higher than that of ordinary cats. Previously, Uchiha Ryo had simply allowed Yanyun-chan to manage the cat café as she pleased, but today...
These guys won't let us pet them? What's with the high and mighty act! Every customer comes here because they don't have a cat at home, or their cat won't let them pet them. If you don't take the initiative, how can our sales figures go up?!
"Yanyun-chan, did you understand? Opening a cat cafe isn't about you raising cats, it's about them making money for you. But look at their work attitude! It's really..."
Uchiha Ryo stood up and walked out of the staff lounge, with Yanyun-chan silently following behind.
"Yanyun, your canned goods are pretty cheap."
Yanyunjiang raised her head. "Of course, lots of people buy it."
Uchiha Ryo frowned. "It's cheap, but the profit margin isn't high. However, it's not good to suddenly raise prices after you've been open for several months. How about this? You import a few more high-end cat food cans, and then raise the price on top of the purchase price."
"Uh...no one will buy it, right?"
Uchiha Ryo smiled slightly.
"Customers buy cat food not to eat themselves. You can see that the trainers are dismissive of regular canned food, but they will be happy when they buy premium canned food. That's how customers feel satisfied."
"But... won't such a high price cause resentment?"
Uchiha Ryo rubbed the cat's head.
"Listen up, Yanyun-chan! Bottled Coke is cheap at convenience stores, but if you order it with ice at a bar, the same amount in a different package can cost several times more. And you can even put a discount sticker on it!"
If the purchase price is 600, selling it for 1000 will certainly be considered expensive by some. But if you price it at 1100 and then offer a 10% discount, making it 990, some people will definitely feel like they've made a profit. Because they don't know the purchase price!
Yanyunjiang seemed to be deep in thought.
"But what if they go to the convenience stores downtown and find the prices are cheaper than here?"
Uchiha Ryo chuckled, "Go put up a notice: No outside food for the cats! Add a clause below it: (Because someone brought their own food to feed the cats, causing problems for the cats, xx yuan has been compensated.) Go to the pet store and find the most expensive cat to see how much compensation has been paid."
If you feed your cat food from the store, the store is naturally responsible for any problems with the cat. But what if the food you bring is poisonous? So for the safety of the cats (and the sales of cat food), this notice must be posted.
Yanyunjiang's eyes widened, and then she suddenly realized!
How much money must he have lost during this time? After hearing your words today, I finally understand why someone would end up hanging from a street lamp!
Uchiha Ryo continued, "And your place has a natural advantage over other cat cafes, which is that the cats are very obedient. It shouldn't be difficult to get them to act cute and get some cat food."
Of course, after all, they were all slowly trained by Yanyun-chan [using virtue to subdue the cat]...
"Whoever gets the most premium cat food will get a reward, since we need to make sure the employees are motivated. The reward will be a high-end fish dish; we'll ask the Shinomiya family for it."
"Got it? Now focus on developing the business properly. Once you've made some money, hurry up and finish the interior decoration and create a great atmosphere. I'm planning to surprise Yukino with this later."
Yanyunjiang: "........"
Well, in the end, she realized that Uchiha Ryo didn't care about making money here at all; he just wanted to give Yukino a surprise.
After all, Yukinoshita still doesn't know that the cat cafe here was opened by Yanyun-chan, or rather, by Uchiha Ryo.
"These flower beds are nice. You did them. What kind of flowers are these?" Uchiha Ryo asked, looking at a flower bed near the window.
Yanyunjiang raised her head. "Hehe, it was Zhenshu Liuhu's idea. This flower is called a hyacinth. I heard it can eliminate indoor odors, and it also has a good ability to absorb and filter dust. The fragrance can also stabilize emotions and relieve fatigue."
"Hyacinth? Flower..."