Who goes to work if they're a decent person?

Chapter 58 Wasteful Playthings

Having left the professional tasks to the professionals, Su Ming simply started playing games himself, losing a few rounds beforehand to build up his luck.

As the game went on, he got carried away and decided he had to win at least one game before leaving the house.

When he checked the time again, it was already lunchtime.

"Damn it! Let's stop fighting and get out of here."

Su Ming hailed a taxi and headed straight for the Evening Breeze Bar.

By the time he arrived at Evening Breeze Bar, it was almost 1 p.m.

Pushing open the door, the shop was still quiet and still, with Zhou Wenbin calculating something behind the counter.

Hearing the noise, he looked up and saw Su Ming, and immediately put on a professional smile.

"President Su, you're here!" Zhou Wenbin put down the documents in his hand and came out to greet him.

"Well, time is short, let's get straight to the point." Su Ming pulled up a chair and sat down, getting straight to the point.

"The renovation needs to start immediately, and we also need to hire people. We need to hire five more waiters within three days, at least two bartenders, and experienced assistants are also welcome."

"Otherwise, we'll be overwhelmed with work here in a couple of days!"

Zhou Wenbin's smile froze for a moment, and he adjusted his glasses.

He was seething with anger; he felt that Su Ming was just there to cause trouble. Instead of thinking about reducing costs and expenses, he was recruiting people.

Although he cursed Su Ming a thousand times in his heart, he still appeared calm on the surface.

"Mr. Su, the renovation... Our store was renovated less than a year ago. The style was customized by a designer, and it cost a lot of money."

Business isn't great right now, but our facilities are all brand new, there's really no need to renovate..."

"Besides, even if we were to renovate, the business would have to be shut down for at least ten days to two weeks, wouldn't that result in even greater losses?"

"It can't wait ten days or half a month, it has to be finished in three days at most, and it can't be closed. It has to be open as usual at night." Su Ming interrupted him directly, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

"The poor business is also related to the decorating style. It's too formal, like a place for 40-year-old business people to conduct business."

We're targeting young people in their twenties and thirties who love to have fun, take photos, and post on social media.

Zhou Wenbin opened his mouth, wanting to refute, saying that our positioning is originally a quiet, stylish, and tasteful place.

But seeing Su Ming's unwavering expression, she swallowed her words.

He tentatively asked, "So... what does President Su think should be done to change it?"

Su Ming did not answer immediately. He stood up and slowly paced around the store.

Zhou Wenbin followed behind him, pondering whether he should look for a new job.

Suddenly, Su Ming turned around, his eyes shining, as if he had thought of a brilliant idea.

He slammed his hand on the bar: "Tear it down!"

"Demolish?" Zhou Wenbin didn't react.

"right!"

Su Ming's tone became excited, and he began to gesture.

"Look at these dark wooden tables, they're too heavy and take up too much space, move them. And these chairs too, they're just uncomfortable to look at."

He walked and talked, then pointed to the decorations on the wall.

"The decorative paintings and wall lamps on the walls are too exquisite, so we'll remove them. As for the floor... the floor is alright, but some parts are too new, so we'll have to age it a bit."

Zhou Wenbin was stunned, and even thought he had misheard.

"President Su, you mean... tear all of this down? And move all the tables away? Are you trying to quit your job???"

"Hey! Out with the old, in with the new." Su Ming waved his hand, fully in the zone.

"Old Zhou, think about it, what are young people coming to bars for these days?"

"Is it really just about quietly enjoying a glass of wine? Discussing life and philosophy? Those are things you only see in movies."

"Most people come here to relax, to vent the frustration of working during the day, or to find some excitement."

Or maybe they just want to look at pretty girls and handsome guys for fun. You've made it so elegant, like a fancy tea room. How are they supposed to relax? How are they supposed to take pictures? The background looks like their study at home.

He walked up to a well-preserved red brick wall, patted it with his hand, and said, "This wall is too neat and lacks a sense of layering. We can break it up and create that weathered, time-worn feel."

Yeah... it's that ruins/war-damaged style, ever heard of it? It's the most popular style right now.

Zhou Wenbin was somewhat bewildered; he had never heard of this style before.

Who would be so kind as to tear down their own house and then claim it's a decorating style?

"Hey, it's a style, rough and primitive, with a touch of destructive beauty, perfect for taking photos, and it tells a story."

Su Ming got more and more excited as he talked, and took out his phone to start scrolling through his contacts.

He remembered that he had saved some bosses' phone numbers, so he called them directly and asked to order a batch of bar stools and movable small tables.

Moreover, the materials used are the roughest metals and old wooden boards, without any polishing, just to give that industrial ruin feel. It will be delivered tomorrow.

Watching Su Ming's series of actions, Zhou Wenbin felt his head buzzing.

Tear down the nice, valuable things from the renovation, make them look old and worn, and then replace them with a bunch of junk. This isn't renovation; it's just wasteful spending!

"Could this guy be here to wash mare's milk?" This was the only possibility that came to Zhou Wenbin's mind; otherwise, he felt that it was impossible to explain.

But as the store manager, even if the boss goes crazy, he still has to try to persuade him.

"President Su, please don't! These tables, chairs, and decorations cost several hundred thousand yuan back then."

If you tear all this down and replace it with those ridiculous-sounding things, how much will that cost? And will our customers even accept this style? We're a bar, not an abandoned factory.

"Cost? Don't worry, this new renovation doesn't cost much, the cost is controllable!" Su Ming waved his hand, completely disregarding Zhou Wenbin's words.

"You don't need to worry about the bar renovation. Just go and recruit people for me. We need to add at least five servers and two bartenders within three days."

After saying that, Su Ming ignored Zhou Wenbin's darkening expression and walked to the side to make one phone call after another.

He had to quickly rearrange the bar, changing its previous elegant style.

What he wanted was to be different and create a buzz, that exquisite sense of fragmentation.

Just like when he reads novels, he doesn't like reading serious and formal ones, but if you're talking about something very abstract, then he'll at least have a taste of it.

Moreover, this kind of distressed style modification can be done very quickly, and based on the current bar decoration, it can be completed in just one or two days.

In addition, there are some diverse elements from the anime and manga world, combined with some beautiful cosplay girls.

That's what makes a fun and interesting bar! He plans to make sure the girls have a different experience every day.

Later on, some social activities could even be added, and then this place would become a complete success.

Seeing that Su Ming was busy with his own things, Zhou Wenbin ignored him.

He could only sigh and then go to recruit people, since time was so tight and it wasn't easy to find suitable people.

Once he's recruited someone, he'll see how much money Su Ming has squandered.