Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 137 Poisoning to Redeem Someone (4)
"Hahaha, Xia Lan, I am really looking forward to seeing your fabric sculpture," Feng Xuxu shook her head. If fabric sculpture was truly that easy to learn, then why had the village women and girls toiled through days and nights for so long to finish their embroidery?
Xia Lan frowned behind her. Did this mean she did not believe she could do it? Seeing that Miss had already left the room and walked far away, she stamped her foot and hurriedly chased after her.
After Feng Xuxu returned from the new shop, she started a long list of opening activities and slowly wrote them all down on a piece of paper. She handed it to Shopkeeper Chen, who had just come in.
"Shopkeeper Chen, please look at this. These are the events for the grand opening of the new store. As for the Black Card, Diamond Card, Platinum Card, and Gold Card, collect the silver as I have written here, and make sure to record everything carefully." Feng Xuxu sat at her desk, tapping her fingers on the table, still thinking about what might be missing.
Shopkeeper Chen took the list and read it over, noticing that it was very detailed and comprehensive. He put the list away and said, "Miss, will we also invite lion dancers for the grand opening day?"
"...Good, you handle that," she said, having forgotten that in ancient times there were no firecrackers or fireworks. She had thought that grand openings were supposed to be like that, but had forgotten about the lion dance.
The next day at noon, everyone from the streets and alleys, anyone who was free at home, ran to watch the lion dance. Feng Xuxu stood upstairs watching the lion dancers below, their movements so lifelike and precise, bringing the lions to vivid life.
Shopkeeper Chen spoke loudly at the entrance: "Welcome guests, today our shop is celebrating its grand opening. Following the success of Zuiyun Pavilion, we open yet another location. We hope our new and returning customers will continue to support us. Those who arrive early will receive a fine gift, and those who purchase the Black Card, Diamond Card, Platinum Card, or Gold Card will enjoy various discounts. Anyone interested can come to me to make their purchase."
Shopkeeper Chen stepped aside from the entrance, and everyone began to enter the establishment one after another.
"Hahaha, Shopkeeper Chen, your pavilion is growing bigger and bigger. Congratulations!" Mr. Wang, a notable salt merchant in town, congratulated Shopkeeper Chen.
"Mr. Wang, the pleasure is mutual, please come in," Shopkeeper Chen replied, seeing that a well-known local salt merchant had arrived, he went forward to invite Mr. Wang inside.
"Very well, that Black Card and Diamond Card you mentioned earlier, what are those?" Mr. Wang asked, not quite understanding.
"Oh, it’s like this. Anyone who holds a Black Card and spends money in our store gets a 20% discount and a private room. Diamond Card holders get a 15% discount, Platinum Cards 10% off, and Gold Cards 5% off, but without the private room. And there are only three Black Cards available."
"Oh, give me a Black Card then," Mr. Wang said promptly, intrigued by the prospect of having a private room, which could add significant prestige to his visits, regardless of the discount. The key point was that there were only three in the entire town.
"Give me one too," Mr. Xu, another notable figure, seized the opportunity to buy a Black Card. The pavilion belonged to Miss Feng, with whom he had a business cooperation, and that partnership had made him a considerable amount of silver that winter. Crucially, it meant he would have access to a distinguished establishment for entertaining important visitors from afar, and he would have exclusivity.
The remaining businessmen expressed their interest eagerly, but with only three Black Cards available, they didn’t have enough to go around, so they turned their attention to the other cards. Within an hour, all one hundred cards were sold out, leaving Shopkeeper Chen unable to close his grinning mouth the entire day.
The opening day of Zuiyun Pavilion’s branch was a smashing success, and even aside from the profits from the hundred cards, it earned over ten thousand taels of silver that day alone, with some customers even coming in horse-drawn carriages from other towns.
"Miss, I didn’t expect the restaurant to do so well," Shopkeeper Chen said, coming into the private courtyard, observing that it was arranged very elegantly.
"Mm, starting from tomorrow, we’ll introduce new dishes at our establishment, launching one every two weeks," she said, flipping through the ledger.
"Yes, Miss."
