Chapter 215 Fast Food Brand

This is also the origin of the English name "Causeway Bay" in Causeway Bay. In the 1950s, Causeway Bay carried out large-scale reclamation projects to fill up the bay. Part of the land obtained was used to build traffic arteries, and part of it became a

Today's Victoria Park, Kili Island has also been connected to the mainland.

Causeway Bay was already the largest shopping mall in Asia in the 1980s, attracting a large number of people every day. The average rent in Causeway Bay is about 194,000 yuan per square meter, which is two times higher than the rent in the largest commercial street in Japan.

More than twice as much.

Yang Xue found a parking place and walked the two of them towards Times Square. The shops along the street were either clothing stores or jewelry stores, which were very prosperous. Mitsukoshi Department Store covers an area of ​​more than 20 acres, is six floors high, and has luxurious interior decoration.

Not inferior to domestic shopping malls in a few decades, it is the largest shopping mall in Causeway Bay and the transportation center with the densest passenger flow.

The three of them walked into the mall and asked the mall staff before arriving at the mall's leasing manager's office.

The leasing manager asked: "Hello, sir! You two want to rent a stall, and what kind of business are you running?"

Bai Zirui said in unskilled Cantonese: "Manager, we plan to rent a shop at the bottom of the shopping mall to engage in the catering industry. Is there any suitable or expired store?"

Listening to Bai Zirui's unskilled Cantonese, the manager asked doubtfully: "Are you two just coming from the northern mainland?"

Yang Xue knew that people in Xiangjiang looked down on people from the mainland, so she lied and said: "Manager, the two of us just came from Wanwan. We will settle in Xiangjiang in the future. We can speak English more fluently than Cantonese. If it's convenient,

You can also communicate in English.”

The manager said politely: "It turns out they are compatriots who came from Wanwan. Sorry... sorry, let's just communicate in Mandarin."

Bai Zirui glanced at Yang Xue gratefully, then asked with a smile: "Manager, do we have a floor space of about 1,500 square feet in our mall?"

The manager pondered for a moment and replied: "Our shopping mall currently has three ground floor businesses suitable for the catering industry. One is 400 square feet, one is 1,000 square feet, and one is 2,000 square feet. The 1,000 square feet is about to expire and the lease will not be renewed.

It is planned that the 2,000-square-foot floor space belongs to the customer personally, and it will be sold or sublet, and it will be due in about half a month."

After hearing what the manager said, Bai Zirui felt a little depressed. The one with 100 square meters was a bit small, and the one with 200 square meters was a bit big. He asked in a deep voice: "Manager, what are the prices of the two larger shops?"

The manager patiently introduced: "Sir, the monthly rent for a 1,000-square-foot shop is about HKD 600, and for a 2,000-square-foot shop, it is about HKD 1,000. The minimum rent is three years and half a year is payable, and half a year's rent is deposited."

The rent for 100 square meters is HKD 7,200, and for 200 square meters is HKD 12,000. This is several years of salary for ordinary people. It seems that opening a store is not something that just anyone can open.

Bai Zirui asked again: "Manager, what is the selling price of a 2,000-square-foot shop?"

The manager replied: "Sir, the price is listed for sale here at 400,000 Hong Kong dollars. If you need it, we can help contact the owner."

Bai Zirui said: "Let's take a look at the situation of the two underlying merchants before making a decision. Is it convenient now?"

The manager nodded hurriedly and said: "Convenient... convenient, sir, please come with me."

The manager then led the three of them downstairs of the mall. Bai Zirui introduced himself during this period. After Bai Zirui carefully looked at the two shops, he was not satisfied with the 100-square-meter shop and the kitchen area was too large.

It's not suitable. I'm quite satisfied with the 200-square-meter shop. It's much more convenient to renovate a tea restaurant.

The four of them returned to the manager's office again, and the manager asked: "Bai Sheng, are you satisfied with the 2,000-square-foot shop?"

Bai Zirui replied: "I'm quite satisfied, but the price is still a bit high. How about I leave my phone number and we can discuss it in detail when we make an appointment with the owner?"

The manager felt happy after hearing what Bai Zirui said. If the deal is completed, they can also collect a lot of commission. He said with a smile on his face: "Okay, then I will make an appointment with the owner, and I will call Bai Sheng.

Let’s discuss it in detail.”

Bai Zirui nodded and said, "Okay, let's see you later, manager." The manager sent them out of the mall respectfully.

The three of them left the mall, and He Yuzhu said with a shocked look on his face: "Zirui, this shop is too expensive! A place of only 200 square meters costs 400,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the houses you bought in the capital didn't cost much.

ah!"

Yang Xue replied: "Brother, housing prices in Xiangjiang are so expensive. One shop has been prosperous for three generations. If an ordinary person's annual salary is less than one thousand, that shop will be their salary for 400 years."

Bai Zirui knew in later generations that housing prices in Xiangjiang have always been sky-high. Of course, a prosperous area like Causeway Bay cannot compare. Now that he has traveled back to the 1980s to experience it for himself, he is still frightened.

Yang Xue asked: "Zirui, do we want to go to other places to see it?"

Bai Zirui replied: "This shopping mall in Causeway Bay is the most prosperous transportation center with the largest passenger flow. It is not bad to open the first Western-style fast food restaurant here. And the first McDonald's restaurant is not far away in Patek.

Xinjie Hang Lung Center, we can be neighbors with him."

The three of them walked around the mall and bought some daily necessities. Yang Xue drove them back to where they lived. Lou Xiaoe and Xu Jingli both came back. Lou Xiaoe asked: "Zirui, why are you going to see the shops with Miss Yang today?"

How about that? I have already told my decoration company that I can decorate your and Shazhu’s fast food restaurant at any time.”

After hearing what she said, Bai Zirui was filled with sadness. It would make him cry if he said too much about how difficult it is to open a restaurant. The recipes must be optimized and improved, the equipment and tableware must be customized, and personnel must be trained after recruitment. There are a lot of troubles.

Bai Zirui replied: "Sister-in-law, my eldest brother and I went to a shopping mall in Times Square in Causeway Bay with Miss Yang to look at the store. I am very satisfied. The next step is to contact the owner to purchase the store, and then prepare to register the company."

Lou Xiao'e said: "If you need funds and don't have enough money, just tell me what the name of the fast food restaurant is. Have you thought about it?"

Bai Zirui pondered, what would be a good name for a fast food restaurant? The logo must be conspicuous, and it must have an old man's avatar. It is a direct copycat of Kaifeng cuisine, which seems to be infringement.

After thinking for a while, he said: "The name of the fast food restaurant is Feste. Feste is the sister of the ancient Greek goddess, which symbolizes nobility, elegance, holiness and kindness. She will save all sentient beings throughout her life and bring hope to everyone.

She is the embodiment of a good woman, who loves food all her life.

It is also transliterated from the English word "Feast". The original meaning of the English word is a feast, a banquet, and also refers to something that makes people happy. It is used as a verb to express enjoying food. The name "Feast" for a Western-style fast food restaurant is not only western and nice-sounding, but also embodies

It reflects the Western-style characteristics of fast food restaurants and also reflects the exquisiteness and deliciousness of the food."

When Xu Jingli heard Bai Zirui's words, she nodded and praised, "This is a nice name." Lou Xiao'e and He Yuzhu also nodded in praise.

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