Chapter 96 Shiina Shoko? Bai Feng was amused.

Chapter 96 Shiina Shoko? Bai Feng was amused.

The takoyaki boss was making takoyaki while he was sighing.

"Hey, it's a long story!"

"Oh? From your tone, boss, it seems like what happened here?" Jindai Bai Feng asked curiously.

"Yes, although there was not much traffic here before, everyone in the shops in this alley can still make a living." The takoyaki owner pointed to the owner of the cafe opposite and explained, "But one day , The owner of the cafe opposite seems to have provoked some underworld people."

"Then those gangsters would bring a group of people to cause trouble from time to time, but they wouldn't do anything. They would just stand at the door of the coffee shop. They were big and simple. Not long after the police and the management of the shopping street came to drive them away, another group came."

"After all, they didn't do anything. They didn't break things or curse anyone. They just stood there and glared at anyone who came!"

"The police and management had no choice but to let it go."

"Because of this situation, tourists who came here were scared away."

"The traffic in this alley is already small, and those gangsters still block it here occasionally. Naturally, the people in the surrounding shops can't do business."

"So it was natural for it to close down or be transferred."

"People like to get together."

"There are not many stores open here, so there is even less customer traffic."

"If I open a takoyaki shop here, it won't attract many people."

"right?"

"That's it." Jindai Bai Feng thought for a while.

If what this takoyaki boss said is true, then what these gangsters do is indeed disgusting.

Neither smashing nor swearing, just drive away a group and bring in a new group.

More annoying than flies!

This is just plain disgusting!

No wonder even the shopping street and the police can't do anything to them.

After all, they are not breaking the law.

They say they are tourists and just shopping here. What can you do?

Nothing can be done.

"Then why are you still here?" Kamishiro Bai Feng asked.

The takoyaki owner was heartbroken and wailed: "I think so too, someone has to want this store!"

"The rent here is paid annually, with one signing for three years."

"I have to pay 200,000 yen a month, which is more than 2 million yen a year!"

"If no one takes over, I will lose so much in a year."

"Do you think I can stop driving?"

"Oh?" Kamishiro Bai Feng asked curiously, "How long have you been driving here?"

"It's been open for half a year." The owner of Takoyaki felt more and more uncomfortable as he thought about it, and complained, "How can it be repaired? At first, I thought that although the traffic here is not particularly large, the rent here is not very expensive."

"I just want to open a store here to make some money."

"Hey, I didn't expect that something like this would happen here not long after I arrived."

"It's so infuriating!"

“Now I’m not making any money, but my debts are increasing!”

“I’m really losing money even if I open my eyes or close my eyes!”

Jindai Bai Feng looked around and found that there were a total of six stores here.

The four houses were all empty, and they had probably moved out long ago.

Only the cafe and takoyaki shop are still open.

Based on this situation, no one would dare to open a store here.

"Then have you asked the owner of the coffee shop what's going on?" Jindai Bai Feng asked.

"You still have to ask, that guy must be in debt, so he provoked the underworld!" the takoyaki owner said angrily while looking at the cafe opposite.

"I see, I understand." Although Jindai Bai Feng felt that this matter seemed a bit fishy, ​​he didn't say anything more.

Zizzi

The takoyaki boss looked at the takoyaki on the iron plate and suddenly remembered something and quickly started to deal with it.

Then he prepared a portion and handed it to Bai Feng.

He smiled awkwardly and said:

"Hahaha, I'm sorry, brother."

"I've made you listen to my uncle talking for so long."

"It's okay." After taking it, Kamishiro Hakuho handed the 800 yen to the takoyaki boss.

Then he entered the cafe with the takoyaki.

The takoyaki boss was a little stunned and confused after seeing it.

I don’t understand why this guy wants to go in after hearing his story.

at this time.

Entering the coffee shop, Kamishiro Bai Feng looked around.

As soon as I walked in, I smelled the aroma of coffee.

The overall space inside is not large.

It's an open coffee shop.

The decoration is somewhat retro.

There are posters of old stars on the walls.

There are five decks in total.

The remaining seats are next to the open kitchen.

Overall it's pretty clean.

"welcome."

A man's voice sounded slowly.

Kamishiro Bai Feng turned around and looked over, and found that it was a middle-aged uncle who had gone through many vicissitudes of life.

He is probably in his forties.

He is relatively tall, with a slicked back hair and some stubble on his face.

While Shiina Kosuke looked at Bai Feng, he did not stop wiping the cup and asked, "Want something?"

Kamishiro Bai Feng said: "Let's have a cup of our shop's signature coffee."

"Signature coffee, please wait for me." After hearing Bai Feng's words, Shiina Kosuke began to take out tools next to the coffee machine and began to grind coffee beans by hand.

He said casually to Bai Feng without looking back: "There are many empty seats in the store, so just find a seat wherever you want."

Kamidai Bai Feng didn't say anything and sat in the seat next to him, opposite the boss.

Since Bai Feng is very close to the boss, he can also directly see the process of the boss grinding coffee beans by hand.

After Kosuke Shiina grinds the coffee beans, pour the ground coffee powder into the filter cup, gently tap it flat, and make a concave point in the middle as a hot water injection point.

Then start steaming, use a narrow mouth pot to inject an appropriate amount of warm water into the concave point to fully steam the coffee powder.

After the coffee powder is fully steamed, draw a circle back and forth with the concave point as the center until the required amount of coffee is reached, and stop pouring water.

After the coffee is brewed, shake gently to allow the coffee to blend more fully, and pour into a warm coffee cup.

After making a cup of coffee, Okita Kosuke brought the coffee to Kamishiro Shirokaed in front of him and asked boredly:

"Where are the rare guests? Judging from your school uniform, you are a student from the nearby private Xiujin Academy, right?"

When Kamishiro Bai Feng took the coffee, he did not deny it and nodded:

"Yes."

Shiina Kosuke suddenly asked:

"My daughter also studies in that school, but I don't know if you have seen her."

"Her name is Shiina Shoko."

"Shiina Shoko?" Kamishiro Hakuho thought for a while and replied, "I've heard of her but never seen her. I saw her on the report card. She seemed to be ranked third in the first year of high school."

"Hahaha, that girl's grades are indeed pretty good." Shiina Kosuke smiled nostalgically, but he suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "Wait a minute, which class are you from?"

"Class A."

"Class A, my daughter is from Class B, so it's normal if you haven't seen her before."

"Shoko Shiina, I remember that her grades were very good. The student union was planning to hire her to be the freshman representative. Unfortunately, she didn't come to school at that time. Did she take a leave of absence due to illness?"

Shiina Kosuke was stunned for a moment, his brows furrowed, and his vicissitudes of life expression showed a touch of helplessness:

"She's not sick, she just has some social anxiety and doesn't like going to school."

"That's it"

"But thank you, otherwise I wouldn't know that she didn't go to school after entering high school." Shiina Kosuke took a deep breath, his face full of vicissitudes and annoyance.

After Kamishiro Bai Feng heard this, he remained silent for a while. He did not delve into the situation at other people's homes, but simply replied, "It seems that the boss is a person with a lot of stories."

"Hahaha, is there a story?" Shiina Kosuke recalled a lot of the past in an instant, but in the end he just smiled helplessly, "They are all unsightly old events, so don't mention them."

"More than that, I'm more curious, little brother, why did you come to this store?"

"Why do you ask that?" Kamidai Bai Feng did not reply, but asked instead.

"Just now in the store, I saw you chatting with the takoyaki boss in front of you. He must be complaining about me, right?"

"right."

"You must have said something about the reason why there is so little traffic here, right?"

"right."

"Then you're still willing to come in. Isn't that weird in itself?"

"Indeed, I don't deny it."

"So what is the purpose of your coming here?" Shiina Kosuke's eyes suddenly became sharp, not at all as boring and boring as before.

Kamishiro Bai Feng looked into his eyes and asked: "Before I answer your question, I would like to ask you whether it is true that you incurred debts and provoked the underworld?"

Shiina Kosuke smiled with interest: "Oh? Tell me what the takoyaki boss told you."

After Kamishiro Hakuho explained, he asked, "So what the takoyaki boss said is true?"

Shiina Kosuke shook his head and said with a smile: "Of course it's fake. If I owe money to the underworld, then the things in this store will definitely be resold or smashed. Look at this store, has it been smashed? You know the situation, right?”

Kamishiro Shirifeng looked around and found nothing that had been smashed, but he did not completely believe the boss and continued to ask: "So the person who lied is the boss of Takoyaki?"

Shiina Kosuke sneered: "Half and half, after all, some people can't make money. They rarely look for the reasons within themselves. Instead, they blame others for the reasons. As for the underworld's rhetoric, it's just a way for him to comfort himself."

Kamidai Bai Feng thought for a while.

He remembered that the foreman seemed to have said that the simple passenger flow here was not enough.

If there really was a gangster, he felt that with the foreman's gossipy nature, it would be impossible not to complain about it.

Since there is no such thing, it seems that the owner of the coffee shop is more trustworthy at present.

Kosuke Shiina said somewhat complicatedly: "But the takoyaki boss was right. I do owe money, but what I owe is the rent of the shopping street."

"Ow a lot?"

"Due to the contract, I signed it every three years. I haven't paid the rent since last year. There is also the rent from this year to December, which totals about 6 million yen."

Kamishiro Bai Feng was silent for a while and then said: "It's a miracle that your store can continue to open until now."

Kosuke Shiina was very open-minded: "Hahaha, that's about right. So you've finished asking your questions? Can you tell me the purpose of coming here?"

"Yes at the beginning, but I learned that the situation here is a bit deep, so I thought about it and let it go." Jindai Bai Feng shook his head.

When Shiina Kosuke heard what Bai Feng said, his appetite was whetted. His eyes indicated: "Tell me, uncle, I have never seen any big storms."

Kamdai Bai Feng didn't hide anything anymore, shrugged and said: "I heard before that you were planning to transfer here, so I came here to find out more."

"Oh?" After Shiina Kosuke heard this, he immediately clapped his hands and laughed, "Hahahaha, Xunsi, I was tricked by you. Hey, that's a pity. If I didn't talk too much, maybe I could fool you. ”

"Then you know the situation here, and are you ready to give up?"

Jindai Bai Feng nodded and said: "Absolutely."

"Indeed, this is how normal people think." After pondering for a while, Shiina Kosuke said with a playful smile, "Then are you still interested in hearing how much the transfer fee is?"

Kamidai Bai Feng said casually: "Just tell me."

"0!"

Jindai Bai Feng frowned and said, "0?"

Seeing Bai Feng's confused look, Shiina Kosuke raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "Yes, 0, there is no transfer fee required."

"Impossible, there must be other additional conditions." Jindai Bai Feng is not a novice. He knows that the more tempting something looks, there must be pitfalls.

Shiina Kosuke nodded and said: "Yes, you are right, there are indeed additional conditions."

"What are the conditions?"

"You don't need to give me the money, you just need to help me pay back all the fees I owe to Millennium Shopping Street."

"Then this is not much different from the transfer fee."

"No, no, no, the decoration and equipment of this store cost almost 20 million yen." Kosuke Shiina explained, "I will give you 6 million yen, I think it is a good deal."

Jindai Bai Feng was amused, "That's not how the price is calculated. Boss, everything has depreciation. Your store here has been open for a long time. After using the equipment for a few years, you can get a 20-30% discount." The recovery rate is already sky-high.”

"As for the 20 million fee you mentioned, I won't reveal how high your quotation is."

"The last and most important thing is that you know the situation in this alley better than anyone else!"

"With the low customer flow and the weird underworld rumors, rather than spending 6 million yen on your store, I might as well add some more money to open a new store elsewhere. The revenue and profit will most likely be higher. It would be better if I took over your store."

Shiina Kosuke was not angry when it was revealed that the 20 million quotation was artificially high. Instead, he said with a joking smile: "Hahaha, interesting and interesting. You don't seem to be an ordinary high school student, but if I say you are 600 You don’t need to make a one-time payment, but you only need to pay the monthly rent of 300,000 yen. You can pay the remaining amount whenever you have money.”

After hearing this, Jindai Bai Feng just shook his head and smiled, "This condition is a bit interesting, but in terms of the conclusion, it is the same. This location is a hot potato after all. It has been shown from the fact that the store next door has never been sublet successfully. situation."

"Based on your current monthly rent of 300,000 yen, even if you do nothing, you will make a profit or loss of at least 3 million a year, not counting other expenses."

"In total, the profit and loss amount in one year will only be higher than this!"

"So it should be the other way around. If no one takes over here, boss, your profit and loss will only be above this!"

Shiina Kosuke looked up at the ceiling and took a deep breath. His eyes became slightly serious. After thinking for a long time, he looked at Bai Feng and said: "Five million yen divided by twenty-four months, it can basically be said that the remaining two years will be You only need to pay about 200,000 yen every month.”

"As for the one million I owe, I will repay it to Millennium Shopping Street. No matter how low it is, I will not agree to it. You know the current situation is equivalent to that you can directly get this store as long as you pay the rent. ”

After Kamishiro Bai Feng calculated the possibility of success in his operation, he did not reply immediately, but smiled and said: "Let me think about it."

After saying that, he drank the coffee in front of him, put the money on the table, and stood up to leave.

Shiina Kosuke was once again the only one left in the huge cafe. He shouted at Bai Feng’s back:

"Hey, when will you reply to me?"

Kamidai Bai Feng said without looking back: "Tomorrow."