civilwarnovels Chapter 707 New stimulus for consumption
Chapter 707 New stimulus for consumption
Chapter 707 New stimulus for consumption
"But, we just opened yesterday, so a sudden change in consumption is not a good idea."
Wiz's concerns are not unfounded.
After all, if the price is raised, it will cause dissatisfaction among today's customers; but if the price is lowered, it will cause dissatisfaction among yesterday's customers. In short, you will not please both sides.
"The most important thing is that all those gathered here are novice adventurers."
Youyou said worriedly.
What's going on, Youyou? Now is the time to step up our offensive! It seems that she is not concentrating on raising funds... This is very suspicious. Forget it, I'll just record it as a testimony.
Xiaolin was thinking.
Hui Hui also said: "The people who are willing to spend money on entertainment projects are only a small number. How many idiots are willing to spend money on such things?"
"You are simply insulting men's desires!"
Xiaolin shouted immediately.
You have to know that there are many people in this world who are willing to spend a lot of money on their hobbies. It's okay for a maid cafe like the one opened by Xiaolin and his friends, but some two-dimensional paper figures that are intangible are also bought by people who are willing to spend a lot of money. This is a blue ocean waiting to be developed, a treasure land!
"Insult, insult or something."
Youyou was speechless at Xiaolin's excited emotions.
Aqua grinned and said, "I don't know what's going on, but it sounds very impressive. As long as we do what Xiaolin said, becoming a billionaire is definitely not a dream, right?!"
"Well, that's right. As long as you behave yourself, money won't be a problem!"
Xiao Lin started making big promises as soon as he opened his mouth.
It doesn't cost any money anyway, and it can motivate them, so he doesn't mind saying more of these words.
"That's fine! I have no objection! Just leave it to Xiaolin to handle."
Aqua, who dreams of becoming a billionaire, says that she will leave everything to Kobayashi.
Kobayashi felt uneasy that Aqua agreed so easily, but it would be troublesome if he explained it in too much detail and encountered objections, so he might as well make the decision right away.
"That's how it is, please."
"Yes (I know)!" xN
It seems that I have fooled them.
So the next day.
Maid cafe officially opened.
"Welcome home, Master!"
"Please take a seat here."
Aqua and Darkness were still receiving customers. At the same time, Kobayashi posted a notice about the new consumption mode outside, which would be officially implemented from today...
It seems that everyone's worries are unnecessary.
As soon as the store opened, it was as busy as it was yesterday.
wrong!
Maybe it's even more lively than yesterday.
By the way, if we talk about what new things the store has come up with, it is -
A guest at the table asked curiously after picking up the menu: "Excuse me, what does this instruction mean?"
"Ah, it's a maid who serves the master and can provide special services of the master's choice." Youyou explained with a smile.
This is what Xiaolin observed yesterday.
For example, some customers did not want Huihui to serve them, but since it was their turn, they could not change it. The same was true for Chris. Although he finally got rid of it by saying that it was new service, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among customers in the long run.
Therefore, Kobayashi changed his method first and even promoted consumption.
This guest seemed to be visiting for the first time today, so there was no need to designate a maid. He looked at Youyou and said, "Is that so... Then, please come and serve me."
"Ah... OK, Master, please come this way."
The Crimson Demon girl who was named was a little nervous, but she nodded and led the guests to another table.
Maid nomination system.
On the first day, the customers already have a general understanding of what maid cafe is, and it’s time for them to find a maid of their choice. I hope they can enjoy it.
Also.
There is also a newly launched business.
Xiaolin looked to the other side.
"Can I really ask you for this?"
"Yes, it is."
"Well, then, I want this fufu service."
A table of guests was making a request to Wiz, and after hearing it, Wiz bent down and blew on the steaming coffee that had just been served.
"Fu-fu-ok, please enjoy."
"Thank you!"
The guests tasted the coffee with satisfaction.
the other side.
"I want this spell serviced!"
"That...delicious~cute~Q~!"
Chris once again does something adorable.
"Please, please feed me!"
"It's a punishment anyway, why not increase the intensity..."
"Eh?"
"No, it's nothing, please don't mind it!"
Darkness fed the guests with regret, while the guests being served looked like they were enjoying themselves.
As for the corners...
"Please insult me!"
"Your requests have been so strange since yesterday."
Huihui looked at the customer in front of her with disgust. She had been asked strange requests since yesterday, so she hated it so much.
"You're more excited by being looked down upon. How perverted are you?"
"Ah~ so bold~!"
I didn't expect it to be more popular.
Among these maids, if we were to ask who is the most popular, then the stupid goddess Aqua would undoubtedly be the first.
"Lord Aqua, please grant me your calligraphy!"
“Hmph. Art is something you can only encounter but not seek for, but it feels good to be desired by others. Well then, I will draw a special picture for you today. Haa——”
She waved her pen and ink on the paper.
Aqua is the goddess of parties and is best at this kind of thing, so the things she draws are quite popular, and Kobayashi and the others can get a considerable tip for it.
Well, that is to say, various special services are clearly listed and customers can choose from them.
Of course, this will cost you a fee.
However, the customers did not hesitate at all in order to enjoy the special service.
Rather, it is because you have already paid that you can feel at ease asking for specific services.
This is the essence of a maid cafe.
What Kobayashi and his team sell is not food and beverage, but various services attached to food and beverage. That's right, any product can be sold at a high price as long as it is accompanied by the services of maids. And the guests also enjoy it very much.
Although the prices are high, it's a win-win situation as long as the guests and maids are happy!
This should shorten the time required to reach the target amount, as Kobayashi expected.
However, we should not become complacent because of this achievement.
He will continue to work hard and come up with other ways to make money. He must seize the market in the shortest time possible and create a large gap between himself and other maid cafes.
Rely on high-quality maids and high-quality services to gain recognition from customers and make a lot of money!
So, a few more days passed.
“Thanks to everyone’s hard work, the target amount that originally took half a year to reach should now be shortened to about three months.”
“The results are very encouraging, but the reviews of the cafe are also amazing.” Darkness sighed slightly and said, “Although there are many customers who praise it, I heard that there are also many dissatisfied people.”
"Well, with the current limited staff, it's inevitable that there will be some shortcomings in running a store."
“And the guests themselves had a lot of problems.”
Everyone started to say this.
Xiaolin raised his eyebrows.
"what happened?"
“I heard that some people even borrowed money to pay for the optional services.”
Hey, what on earth are those idiots thinking?
Kobayashi admitted that he was stunned when he heard this.
but--
“This is not something we can control, right?”
"Well, borrowing money is a personal act after all, so I don't think it's necessary to care about it."
“Meihui is so cold-blooded!”
Youyou seemed dissatisfied with her good friend's cold-bloodedness.
Huihui pouted and said, “So what do you think we should do? Should we teach them not to spend money on such things? Even if we do that, they will just treat it as some kind of enjoyment.”
She has been harassed by that abusive customer. Even if she tells him not to come, he will still treat it as a treat and come again without a care in the world to be scolded.
"Well, that seems to be the case."
"Damn, what a headache."
Xiaolin was also troubled.
But a maid cafe is not a casino, and it does not induce customers to spend money here. Besides, its prices are a bit high, but not as high as you might think. Why would they borrow money? Even at the cost of borrowing money, they want to spend money here?
Kobayashi never expected that the impact of maid culture would be so huge.
Huihui waved her hand and said, “The more important issue is the increasing hostility around us.”
"Recently, the older sisters in the guild are looking at us more and more..."
Youyou also looked uneasy.
This is also something that can't be helped.
Because the maid cafe took away their business, the guild's turnover seemed to have dropped a lot. After all, alcohol was the guild's main source of income, so this was natural.
Moreover, Luna, the guild counter lady, and her colleagues would also work as waitresses in their spare time. If Kobayashi and the others continued to be so popular, they might lose their source of income and be fired.
No, it won't come to that.
Maybe in the near future, you will be asked to collect rent. The worst result is that you will be kicked out of the guild, so you must be mentally prepared.
Take this into account.
Aqua suddenly said, "Hey, hey, how about we just move out of here?"
"Has Aqua found a place to go?" Huihui asked curiously.
"No."
"You..."
Hearing her say this as a matter of course, Xiaolin clenched his fists subconsciously.
Aqua disagreed and said, "But, with so many guests here who are so happy that they don't want to leave, they will follow us if we move to another place, right?"
"The problem is that there is no place to open up!"
Xiao Lin couldn't help but curse.
And the key to the problem is not just the store, but also the problem of traffic.
Adventurers need work, so they come to the Adventurer's Guild. Kobayashi and his friends' store is located in the guild, which naturally attracts this traffic.
If the meeting was held somewhere else, even if customers would come along, the flow of people would not be as great as it is now. Many adventurers would probably choose to stay in the guild because they were too lazy to leave.
“No, we can’t move.”
"If relocation is not possible, I think we should talk things over with the guild and find a way to coexist here."
Darkness said seriously.
Xiao Lin also nodded and comforted them, "Don't worry, I have a rough idea of what you are worried about, but I plan to let the maid cafe continue to operate in this situation. Next, I want to introduce more exciting self-service."
"What else do you want us to do?"
Huihui took a step back in fear.
Aqua also stared at Xiaolin with unfriendly eyes and said, "You don't want me to do something that would be humiliating to my status as a goddess, do you?"
"Well, physical contact and all that, I feel a little bit..."
"That's right, that's it! No erotic stuff like that!"
Wiz and Yoyo were also resistant.
They all seemed unwilling to do this and protested loudly to Xiaolin, as if they would give up if he didn't agree.
Xiaolin waved his hand.
"Oh, who do you take me for?"
He said he wouldn't do that.
Darkness blushed as she yelled, “Are you going to do something to our outfits?! Make them less clothy, emphasize our cleavage, expose our thighs, etc… Do you think I don’t understand this?”
Wait, what do you know?
"Ah, how obscene is your plan? Are you asking us to flirt with men for money?!"
"Hey, could you please stop saying things that will shake the morale of the troops?!"
She is slandering!
She is slandering me!
Kobayashi could clearly feel that the eyes that Aqua and the others looked at him with became even colder, even though he clearly had no such intentions.
"Um, sorry."
The perverted female knight who was scolded lowered her head in embarrassment.
Xiao Lin knew that they were also worried and thought that he would force them to do something excessive. In order to dispel their wild thoughts, he assured them: "What I ask you to do will not change at all, so please rest assured."
"Really?"
"Ah, the exciting self-selected service actually means exchanging gifts through the points system."
"Points system?"
Hearing what Kobayashi said, Aqua and the others were slightly stunned.
"Yes."
Xiao Lin raised his lips and said, "Letting customers accumulate points through shopping and then exchange them for gifts... This is a common thing, right? Well, according to the situation in our store, it is to apply for self-selected services to accumulate points, and then exchange them for gifts."
This kind of thing was very common in my previous life.
However, some maid cafes do not accumulate revenue through consumption, but rather through collecting badges based on the number of times you visit the store, and in the end you will receive gifts or services from the maids.
Although the form is different, the result is not different.
In short.
All of this is to stimulate consumption and increase store sales.
That's what Kobayashi planned.
(End of this chapter)