I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 709 The Best Bootlicker

Chapter 709: Chapter 709 The Best Bootlicker

"Construct a rink for roller skating?!" Jiaojiao gasped.

"Is it possible to skate there without time restriction?" Luoluo widened her eyes.

"Others can’t, but you can."

"Will there be grilled skewers?" Bobo asked.

"Great idea. Wife, take our son’s proposal into consideration," someone said.

Suizi had already started calculating the profits.

"The field can accommodate 1,000 people at once, we can charge 50 cents per person for an access of two hours, thus making an income of 500 dollars at full capacity. If we consider an occupancy of 80%, that is 400 dollars. In eight business hours a day, we can earn up to 3,200 dollars. We can establish some snack and drink stalls on the sideline, profits from which will be separate. We can roughly make up to 100,000 per month in sales."

Suizi was busy with her abacus, calculating the profits as Jiaojiao was stunned.

"We don’t need a lot of people, hiring three or five should be enough. This way, the expenses on the staff will not be high. Jingting will coordinate the roller skate design with the manufacturer in the afternoon. An initial investment of 10,000 should be enough for equipment."

"The factory was in a deficit of 600,000. Even with the roller skating rink, it will take at least six months to break even, which is a bit slow," Suizi said, unsatisfied.

"How about converting it into an open-air ballroom in the evening? We can hire a band to perform live with a pass of 3 dollars for unlimited access," Yu Jingting suggested.

"Will people come? This place is quite remote," Jiaojiao wondered.

"Yes, they will. Entertainment has a clear purpose, unlike the foodservice industry. As long as our concept is novel enough, people will definitely come. However, if we open a ballroom, we would need to increase security," Yu Jingting suggested.

Suizi looked at Yu Jingting, who gestured an OK sign, indicating that he would be in charge of hiring people.

A guy who used to be a street walker wouldn’t worry about finding guards for the place. Everyone knows the Wireless Factory was started by the Fan Family. It is unlikely any local thugs would dare cause trouble here.

The couple resolved the troublesome issues and enjoyed some skewers. In the afternoon, they began to take individual actions.

Suizi went to the Fan Family and tried to mobilize them one by one.

When they saw it was her, they agreed to invest without any hesitation. It was only a few thousand from each family, a small number compared to what they had invested before.

Even if they didn’t believe that Suizi and her husband could make a profit, out of respect for Fan Huang, they dared not refuse. They simply considered it a tribute to Fan Huang.

Suizi drafted the contract, stating each family’s interests. She and Yu Jingting held 40% of the shares, responsible for management and fund-raising. The remaining shares were equally divided among the other families, each of whom could earn about 10% of the net profit.

No one felt that the distribution of shares was inappropriate. Setting aside the tribute, Suizi explained that her family would manage everything and the others would merely wait for their dividends. They could recover at least 10,000 in returns in the first month. Upon hearing the numbers, everyone was satisfied.

Suizi effortlessly won over the Fan Family and obtained the starting capital. Meanwhile, Yu Jingting had also negotiated the staffing and equipment.

He randomly picked two engineering schoolmates and went to the factory to modify the existing radio system. Fortunately, the defunct factory still had a radio system in place. It probably wasn’t dismantled because it was assumed the sound quality would be superior.

Once the sound system was modified, they moved on to modify the lighting.

The two schoolmates grumbled about being used for trivial tasks despite their specialization in machinery at Tsinghua University.

However, Yu Jingting thought that round off, their mechanical engineering knowledge was just what was needed for these tasks.

His schoolmates had no choice but to acquiesce. After all, Yu Jingting had been the student union president and a well-known figure at the university. Over the years, he had built many strong friendships, so people were always willing to help whenever he or Suizi needed something.

Suizi and her husband truly worked hard to attract people’s attention, making them forget about their backgrounds. During her years at the university, only a few classmates with similar backgrounds knew that she was Fan Huang’s daughter. At Suizi’s request, they all kept it a secret.

And thus, Suizi and her husband managed to get their business off the ground.

The young couple showed everyone just how strong their capabilities were.

The day before, they had discussed the plan while enjoying skewers. The next day, Suizi found Chen He and had thousands of flyers printed at the paper mill. They hired people to distribute the flyers all around.

To attract more customers, Suizi and Yu Jingting came up with the idea of a roller-skating competition.

The first prize was a one-year pass for roller skating without time restriction.

Second and third prizes were six months and three months, respectively.

On the opening day, anyone with a flyer could play for free for one hour. Those who wanted to register for the competition only needed to pay a registration fee of three dollars, all the applicants could skate for a week for free, limited to the first 100 people.

It wasn’t until she saw a flyer in someone else’s hand that Chen Lijun realized her daughter had made such a big splash.

When she went to Suizi’s house to find out what was going on, she found the courtyard filled with smoke, and a mixture of various delicious smells filled the air. There were quite a few people gathering.

"What are you guys doing?" Chen Lijun asked.

"I’m interviewing staff. Mom, you’re just in time. Come, have a taste." Suizi invited Chen Lijun to sit down. She had originally planned to invite her parents over anyway.

"Jiaojiao, go ask my dad to come over. Tell him he doesn’t need to prepare dinner."

Suizi was interviewing chefs for the snack stand. Each interviewee was asked to cook on the spot. After that, the members of her household tasted the food and decided whether to hire the cook based on taste and efficiency.

Grilled squid, ice cream, fried skewers....

All these delicious dishes made Chen Lijun hungry, and as she went around tasting each one, some were really good, making her really happy.

When Fan Huang arrived, Chen Lijun was engrossed in eating, a squid in one hand and an ice cream in the other. Although her expression hadn’t changed, Fan Huang’s eyes deepened when he saw her.

Seeing this, Suizi quickly came up to him, linked his arm and whispered,

"I’ve made sure to prepare the food cleanly since it’s for our family."

Fan Huang looked at Suizi with deep meaning, but before he could speak, Suizi added,

"The food we sell to our customers will also be handled with care. We will never practice anything unhygienic."

Fan Huang raised an eyebrow.

"I see you’re quite good at discerning people’s emotions?"

"Not everyone, just... "

"She’s sharp-eyed, and specifically studies significant figures. Dad, she’s flattering you just to get a few more bites of ice cream," Yu Jingting said jokingly.

This was accusing Suizi of kissing up. She stared at him in annoyance. He had learned to tattle and she was being attacked for eating a little extra ice cream. Did he really need to sow discord so shamelessly?

Yu Jingting smirked. She knew her own constitution. Eating too many cold things would lead to a stomachache, and when she felt unwell, she would only whine and play cute. He would have to take care of her then.

Originally, he was planning to complain to his mother-in-law, but ever since she got pregnant, she turned into a foodie too and was part of Suizi’s group. So, he had to turn to his father-in-law.

"Overeating cold food in summer is not good for the body." Using his daughter as an excuse, Fan Huang confiscated Chen Lijun’s half-eaten ice cream.

"Grandpa!" Luoluo ran over and grasped Fan Huang’s leg. Fan Huang then comfortably picked him up.

Suizi and Chen Lijun, deprived of their ice cream, both rolled their eyes. Wasn’t the most skilled flatterer in the family these two little ones?