Chapter 17 Fengming Tower Fengming Pavilion
"What's the meaning?"
"On gambling?"
Zheng Yueru had never heard of it.
Liu Zheng laughed: "That's right, a bet agreement. Since Miss Zheng feels reluctant to give me the Wanhua Building, how about I pay some money and we each get half of the shares?"
"I understand investing, but what about betting?"
Zheng Yueru asked with interest.
Liu Zheng said, "The so-called bet is that I will temporarily invest half of the shares, but the management rights of Wanhua Tower must be handed over to me. We will temporarily set a deadline of half a year. If Wanhua Tower can turn losses into profits under my management, then Miss Zheng will completely sell Wanhua Tower to me, Liu Zheng. How do you think?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Many people couldn't help laughing.
Turn loss into profit?
Everyone knows that Wanhualou is a place that burns money . How did you, a prodigal son, turn Wanhualou, which even the Zheng family couldn't make money from, into a profitable place?
Zheng Yueru also smiled: "What if Brother Liu loses?"
Liu Zheng said firmly: "If I lose, I won't take any of this half of the shares. All of it will belong to Miss Zheng!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, feeling unbelievable.
You know, for the current Wanhua Tower, if you want half of the shares, according to Miss Zheng's offer, you need at least 5,000 taels! In other words, if Liu Zheng can't turn Wanhua Tower from loss to profit within half a year, these 5,000 taels will be thrown away!
“What a great guy!”
Chen Xiang couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard this, but his eyes were full of mockery .
Isn't this just throwing money into the sea?
The others also laughed.
The number one playboy in Daliangzhou knows how to have fun!
He just threw away five thousand taels without even blinking an eye.
"Miss Zheng, how is it?"
Liu Zheng was too lazy to pay attention to them and just looked at Zheng Yueru with a smile.
Zheng Yueru had a calm smile on her face, but she had already started to think in her heart. Zheng Yueru, the eldest daughter of the Zheng family, did not have a single heir among the young people of this generation. The young masters were all second-generation rich dandies. However, Zheng Yueru was resolute and proficient in business. She stood up early and took up the responsibility of the family.
Therefore, as a girl, she dresses like a man, firstly because it is convenient for her to show up in public, and secondly because she regards herself as a man who stands tall and proud.
Although I had a new respect for this young master of the Liu family just now.
But no matter what Zheng Yueru thought in her mind, she couldn't figure out what benefits Liu Zheng would gain from this bet.
Just because you want to buy Wanhua Tower for fun, are you willing to take such a big risk?
hehe……
Dandy!
Disappointment surged in her heart again, and Zheng Yueru said calmly: "Brother Liu's suggestion is interesting. If I don't accept it, I'm afraid everyone will disagree."
"Okay! Then I'll accept Brother Liu's bet!"
Liu Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this. He had actually thought about investing in opening a restaurant like this again, but after seeing the bill of Wanhualou, he gave up the idea.
The reason is simple. When it comes to doing business, you can never act rashly. This small Wanhua Building involves a lot of things, and the connections that need to be opened up are also very complicated.
In short, the Zheng family was already familiar with the supply of alcoholic beverages, the sale and exchange of prostitutes, the trading of slaves, official documents, and transportation checkpoints. But what about Liu Zheng? He had just arrived in this world and was completely in the dark. He didn't know anyone.
Let him lead the team to run these lines personally?
Come on! He doesn't have the time. If he had the time, he would have to deal with his own territory.
Although the business system of this era has gradually matured, it has not yet developed to the level of perfection in later generations. With the Zheng family controlling Wanhualou, it would be even more impossible for Liu Zheng to recruit relatively skilled talents if he opened another one.
By then, fear will be the real loss!
Therefore, if he wanted to take over Wanhualou, he had to take over this ready-made thing, which had a restaurant, a group of prostitutes, fame, and a management team.
That's completely different.
" Brother Liu , please don't regret it..."
Zheng Yueru asked her servant to bring paper and pen, and the two of them signed the contract immediately.
There were two copies. Liu Zheng happily took one and threw out the five thousand taels of silver.
Zheng Yueru smiled and said, "Congratulations, Brother Liu. The management rights of Wanhua Tower will be temporarily handed over to Brother Liu for the next six months. I just don't know what actions Brother Liu will take next?"
She was indeed curious about it.
Liu Zheng seemed to be full of confidence, so Zheng Yueru was actually a little dissatisfied. She had been running Wanhualou for so many years, but she had never made a profit.
He takes over and wants to make a profit in just half a year?
She thought it was a pipe dream!
Liu Zheng laughed: "The hermit has his own clever plan. Although I manage Wanhua Tower, Miss Zheng, you have to assist from the side!"
Zheng Yueru said calmly: "Of course!"
Liu Zheng's eyes flashed: "Then change the name first!"
"What?"
Zheng Yueru hurriedly said: "Brother Liu, this..."
In this era, the name of a business is a golden signboard. The reason why she has been spending money for the past five years is to build this brand! Wouldn't it hurt her heart to ask Wanhualou to change its name at this time?
Liu Zheng looked around and nodded decisively, saying without questioning, "We must not use 'Wanhualou' anymore. It smells too much of cosmetics."
After hearing this, the fan leaders were not happy and started spitting at him.
The guests also sneered and shook their heads.
Who would come to such a place without all the filth of women? Without all the filth of women, who would give you money?
Zheng Yueru wanted to remind him like this, but when she thought about the fact that Wanhua Tower was already owned by Liu Zheng, he had the final say and it was written in black and white and she couldn't play tricks, so she hesitated and said, "Brother Liu wants to change it to..."
"Fengming Tower!"
Liu Zheng didn't even think about it.
Zheng Yueru was slightly startled.
Fengming Tower?
This name is indeed quite grand. And… Fengming Tower has two meanings. One is that there are groups of beautiful women, chirping like the sound of a phoenix. On the other hand, the phoenix has always represented talent. Doesn’t this mean that Fengming Tower is also a place where those literati and talented people gather?
high!
Zheng Yueru's eyes lit up.
Liu Zheng pointed to a corner of the Wanhua Tower with the best view and laughed, "This place must be renovated to be mainly a kneeling place with an elegant style. This is Fengming Pavilion!"
Miss Zheng's eyes were burning: "Brother Liu, do you mean that Fengming Pavilion is a place for scholars to debate?"
Liu Zheng nodded: "Not only that, in the future, my Fengming Pavilion will have to follow a rule. This Fengming Pavilion will ask a question every day! The winner of the debate will be exempted from the meal that day!"
boom!
As soon as these words were spoken, the scholars present looked at each other with joy.
"good!"
"Master Liu is so generous!"
"That's a great idea!"
The ancients did business in a very orderly manner. Where have you ever seen this? He always gives away the bill. He is indeed the most unruly person in Liangzhou!
Zheng Yueru didn't understand for a moment, but she quickly realized it. Although there is a free meal, it is only for one person. If the one-question-a-day promotion spreads, I'm afraid the number of scholars who come to patronize Fengming Tower will definitely double!
In this way, wouldn't the cost of the free ticket be earned back several times over?
Oh my god!
Zheng Yueru looked at Liu Zheng in disbelief. How did this guy come up with this idea?
In fact, it’s not that Zheng Yueru is stupid. It’s just that these sales routines are all from modern society. Although it is not difficult to bring them out, they have no such awareness at all. Naturally, people of this era would never be able to think of them.
"anything else?"
Suddenly, Zheng Yueru felt a little surprised and thought that this playboy might really be a treasure boy.
Liu Zheng pondered and said, "Of course there are more. Our Fengming Building has a total of four floors, so there must be relative levels and simple settings. The fourth floor will be called the Clouds from now on!"
"In the clouds?"
Zheng Yueru repeated it silently several times and nodded in agreement.
Easy to understand, with great artistic conception.
"The third floor is Wangshu Terrace!"
"good!"
Many writers praised it.
"The second floor, the Ink Pavilion, the first floor, three thousand prosperous!"
Zheng Yueru nodded frequently as she listened: "What about this setting?"
Liu Zheng laughed: "Anyone can spend money on the first floor. But if you want to spend money on the second floor, there are some requirements."
"threshold?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
This young man from Liangzhou has so many tricks?
Liu Zheng once again called the shopkeeper to bring paper and pen, and while grinding ink, he laughed and said, "It's very simple, the consumption depends on personal ability."
"The minimum cost for the second floor is fifty taels of silver!"
"this……"
"madman!"
"Are you crazy because of poverty?"
Those guests refused to give in, especially Chen Xiang, who sneered at Liu Zheng and said, "I thought I had such a brilliant idea, but it turns out that I am just a black-hearted businessman!"
Zheng Yueru also became anxious.
Fifty taels?
Is this a joke? In Yinzhou, how many people can come here and spend fifty taels at a time? Fifty taels, in later generations, is tens of thousands of yuan, which is indeed not something that ordinary people can afford.
Liu Zheng smiled slightly.
These ancient people had never seen this kind of consumption pattern, so it was normal for them to be worried.
In fact, from ancient times to the present, this model of hierarchical consumption has always been sought after by many people, not for anything else, just to show off!
The feeling of being superior!
This is vanity!
Everyone has vanity. As long as you can get what these people feel good about, you won’t have to worry about someone paying for you!
So.
Money alone is naturally not enough.
Liu Zheng smiled and said, "Of course, if you want to enter Shui Mo Xuan, there is another way, that is, to write couplets!"
couplet?
Everyone was stunned.
What is going on here?
Zheng Yueru said excitedly: "Brother Liu is saying..."
Liu Zheng smiled slightly, picked up the brush and started writing.
The literati of this era were not only obsessed with poetry, but also with couplets, which were also a form of literary expression.
Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, there are various temple fairs, etc., which are times for competitions in couplets and poetry, and there are always many talented people emerging.
Zheng Yueru was slightly surprised.
This Liu Zheng is not only good at poetry and songs, but could he also write couplets?
She already understood what Liu Zheng meant. It seemed that those who could match his couplets could consume for free on the second floor. However, in this case, he would need the couplets, and the threshold would have to be very high. Could he do it?
"Couplet?"
Chen Xiang also laughed mockingly beside him: "Master Liu also knows this?"
He absolutely doesn't believe it.
Others also shook their heads.
really.
Liu Zheng wrote the first couplet with great swiftness of pen. When everyone saw it, they burst into laughter.
"The sea is falling day after day after day!"
