Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 649 - 644 Scenic Spot Booth Fees

Chapter 649: 644 Scenic Spot Booth Fees

Gu Chen was now involved in a multitude of different business ventures.

And suddenly, he took an interest in stall management again.

It made Old Master Wei wonder if Gu Chen could really stick with it.

"Are you sure? Running a stall is hard work, and most people can’t keep it up," he said to Gu Chen.

Clearly, in the old master’s mind, he thought that Gu Chen intended to personally man the stalls.

In reality, Gu Chen just wanted to rent out some stall spaces.

The rental income alone would amount to a substantial sum annually, and as for running the stalls himself, Gu Chen had no such intention.

That was a hardship not everyone could endure.

Of course, if he hired others to sell for him, that wasn’t out of the question either; it was just a bit too troublesome.

As the saying goes, "Don’t bite off more than you can chew." Gu Chen understood this principle.

He didn’t have that big of an appetite and didn’t plan to monopolize everything.

Sharing a little with everyone was the key to sustainable success.

That’s how business should be—everyone working towards a common goal: profit!

Otherwise, business would become difficult to conduct.

"Anyway, if you’re interested, I’ll give it a try later on. If I can get in touch, then you can give it a go. Of course, as long as you don’t mind the hard work," he suggested.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen smiled. This was the so-called benefit of having friends in different places.

The advantages were becoming evident now.

"But if you ask me, isn’t your real estate business doing much better than this?"

He obviously still did not quite understand as he questioned Gu Chen.

In his view, Ping’an Real Estate was capable of creating much more value than running a stall could ever achieve.

Gu Chen did not say much in response, as it was ultimately a matter of perception.

It might indeed seem that way to him.

After all, how much could one earn from a stall?

Yet, Ping’an Real Estate, with all its projects completed, could yield how much profit? Without exaggeration, the income from a stall in a scenic area might not even equate to one percent of it.

However, Gu Chen was actually not just focused on the present.

At the moment, most people didn’t have much money anyhow.

Is fifteen yuan for an apple expensive? Even middle-class families might not consider it.

Only someone like Gu Chen would take it into account.

Ten years from now, would fifteen yuan for an apple be expensive? Still yes.

But by then, there would already be plenty of consumers in the scenic area.

Even college students, younger and more willing to spend, wouldn’t hesitate to pay.

By that time, the true value that the scenic area could generate would be fully realized.

Then, selling thousands of yuan worth of goods in a day at the scenic site would pose no problem—that was just the profit from one stall.

A scenic site could easily accommodate over a hundred such stalls.

Needless to say, for a monthly stall fee of twenty thousand yuan, there would certainly be takers.

That would amount to a whopping two million a month! And twenty-four million a year.

The key point was that this money required doing almost nothing, just one thing: renting out the space and collecting rent.

And the mountains differed from the seaside—it had no off-seasons like the seaside did.

For instance, as the weather cools down, the number of visitors to the seaside drops significantly.

But on the mountain? There’s no such saying—no matter the season, there’s always someone willing to climb it.

And reaching the summit is a very fulfilling achievement for anyone.

So generally, a traveler will climb the mountain anywhere between three to five times.

Gu Chen could see the huge profit margin in this.

Others might not be moved by these things because no one dares to bet on it.

Because they can’t see what the future will hold.

They can’t see, but Gu Chen can.

He knew that, taking the domestic market as an example, the economy would be booming in the next ten years.

After finishing their meal, Old Master Wei was indeed eager to go there right away.

Seeing that the old man was serious about making the long trip, Gu Chen didn’t say anything.

In his eyes, the old master wasn’t that different from a child.

If he really wants to go, then it’s no big deal—just take him there to have a look.

Even though the journey might indeed be a bit long—it’s a twenty-four-hour round trip.

But right now, Gu Chen didn’t really have anything else to do.

In the short term, he still had some free time available.

Having just returned from there, going back again made him feel somewhat weary.

"My body is actually firm enough to climb Dai Mountain," the old master said while packing his things and rambling non-stop to Gu Chen.

Upon hearing this, the corners of Gu Chen’s mouth twitched.

To say nothing of climbing Dai Mountain, he truly believed that it would already be quite impressive if the old master managed to walk to his house without exaggeration.

As for climbing Dai Mountain, the whole path is uphill, especially after a long stretch where one encounters an intensive series of steps. Perhaps other aspects might not seem so lethal or produce a sense of fear.

But it’s those compact steps that are truly suffocating.

Once you start up, there’s simply nowhere to rest.

You can only keep on going with a stiff resolve.

No matter how far ahead, you must endure and keep moving forward.

How many can truly do this!

"Old master, if you want to visit your comrades, I can take you there. But if you’re talking about climbing mountains and such, you should just stay at home. If something were to happen to you, how could I explain it to Tian Fu? Tian Fu has been good to me; I can’t let him down like that."

Gu Chen said this to the old master at that time.

Upon hearing this, the old master’s face turned red, and then he spoke, "I was just saying, I’m not foolish. Do I not know whether my physique is suitable for climbing mountains or not?"

He said this to Gu Chen with a chuckle.

Gu Chen could only sigh helplessly.

Did the old master really know? In Gu Chen’s view, it was only because he had intervened.

If he hadn’t, the old master would definitely have gone up.

Gu Chen smiled and didn’t puncture the old master’s final pretense.

Once the old master had packed all his belongings,

Gu Chen drove him towards their destination.

At this time, the old master, sitting in the passenger seat, was incredibly excited.

It was as if a dream many years in the making was about to come true.

Curious, Gu Chen asked him, "Old master, you’ve wanted to visit your old comrade for a long time, haven’t you?"