Chapter 221: Discovering the Cat Cafe

"General Manager Chen, your coffee."

Shen Rou placed the freshly brewed coffee on the desk. Seeing the smile on General Manager Chen's face, she felt a bit curious, wondering what happy thought had crossed his mind.

Chen Mo took the coffee and took a habitual sip.

Oh!

The taste of the coffee has changed this time; it's more fragrant and purer than before.

"Did you change the coffee?" He looked up at Shen Rou.

"Yes, these are coffee beans I got from Song Xia. How is it? Is it to your taste?"

Shen Rou nodded. Last time, after General Manager Chen returned from the coffee shop, she heard him say that the coffee there was much better.

So, during this time, she had used her breaks to learn at the coffee shop.

She had originally worried that without the coffee machines at the coffee shop, she wouldn't be able to replicate their taste.

But after Teacher Su's instruction, she learned that even with a manual grinder, one could make very good coffee.

She had mastered the basic techniques of making coffee during this period, and today was the first cup she had tried making.

"Thank you, I appreciate it. It's very good."

Chen Mo nodded. Hiring this assistant was truly a wise choice.

Of course, it would be even better if she hadn't approved that live streaming matter.

However, there was no helping that. He now owned five companies, and if the foundation was included, that made six.

He couldn't possibly keep everything under his control and had to delegate authority, letting those below him manage things themselves.

He was responsible for the general direction of development, but within that direction, it was inevitable that some sneaky troublemakers would appear and cause deviations.

The typical representatives of these troublemakers were Wei Yan, Li Shen, and Wu Yu.

However, these troublemakers had already been transferred to other positions: Sales went to game design, and procurement went to short-video development—the main point being that their expertise didn't match. Now, what kind of waves could they possibly make?

As for Wei Yan, apart from the Tianlong matter, he hadn't stirred up any more trouble.

However, there were many factors behind the success of Tianlong, so it couldn't be entirely blamed on Wei Yan.

Therefore, all he needed to do now was to promptly correct the direction whenever a deviation occurred.

Hearing General Manager Chen's affirmation, Shen Rou felt slightly relieved, and then she thought of something.

"By the way, General Manager Chen, when I went to the coffee shop, I heard Song Xia and the others discussing that they seem to have set up a Cat Cafe, and I heard the response has been quite good."

Hmm!

Chen Mo's action of drinking coffee suddenly froze, and he looked up at Shen Rou.

"What did you just say?"

"Song Xia and the others set up a Cat Cafe…"

A Cat Cafe?

After hearing these three words, he couldn't hear what Shen Rou said afterwards.

Just from these three words, he already knew the consequences.

In his previous life, after Cat Cafes first appeared, they became extremely popular for a while, and some influencers even used them as check-in spots.

Things were looking a bit ominous!

Chen Mo's heart instantly became vigilant. Ever since he confirmed that the coffee shop was truly losing money, he hadn't paid much attention to it.

How did they suddenly think of the Cat Cafe route?

Chen Mo secretly gritted his teeth. These guys were really stirring up trouble the moment he wasn't paying attention!

Couldn't they just let him have some peace of mind?

"General Manager Chen…"

Seeing General Manager Chen standing there in a daze without reacting for a long time, Shen Rou called out to him with some concern.

Hearing this, Chen Mo came back to his senses, and his originally excited mood dissipated at this moment.

He waved his hand powerlessly.

"Hmm, I know about this. You go back to your work."

"Alright, General Manager Chen."

Shen Rou nodded and turned back to her cubicle, though she felt some confusion in her heart.

He was clearly looking happy just a moment ago; why did he suddenly become unhappy?

…

The next day,

Chen Mo arrived at the company, handed over some tasks that needed processing to Shen Rou, and then had Yang Dahai drive him to the Nanhe Coffee Cat Cafe.

Since the coffee shop was located in the pedestrian street inside, the car couldn't drive in, so he had Yang Dahai find a parking lot to park, while he got out and walked over.

Before coming, he had hoped that while the Cat Cafe's response was good, it would only mean having relatively more customers.

However, upon arriving at the entrance of the coffee shop and seeing the scene inside, he knew his illusions had been shattered.

The Cat Cafe was already packed with people, along with cats.

Seeing this scene, he knew that the Cat Cafe was completely ruined.

What left him even more speechless was that right next to the Cat Cafe was a clothing store, and the clothing brand was clearly Changfeng Clothing.

If it were just this, it would be fine.

The more critical thing was that there was a standee placed at the entrance of the clothing store.

"Purchase more than two pieces of clothing in the store and receive a 50-yuan coffee voucher. (Valid only at Nanhe Coffee)"

They were even running a chain promotion activity for him here.

"I haven't heard of this clothing brand, but the style and quality are really good. Let's just each buy one piece, go drink coffee, and we can save fifty yuan."

The two young ladies said as they walked past Chen Mo.

Then, under Chen Mo's gaze, they walked straight into the Cat Cafe.

This…

Chen Mo took a deep breath, walked to the entrance of the coffee shop, and pushed the door open to enter.

He glanced around and saw Song Xia and Lin Zhu behind the service counter.

He walked straight over.

"General Manager Chen, why did you come here?"

Song Xia looked up at the person who had arrived and, discovering it was actually General Manager Chen, spoke in surprise.

Listening to Song Xia's words, Chen Mo sighed inwardly, "If I didn't come over, who knows what you would have turned this coffee shop into."

Looking at the customers in the coffee shop, he could basically judge that this Cat Cafe was definitely profitable.

He just didn't know what the daily turnover was now.

"It's nothing. I heard you set up a Cat Cafe, so I came to take a look. How is it? How is the coffee shop's revenue now?"

Chen Mo asked nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, a smile instantly bloomed on Song Xia's face.

"General Manager Chen, the situation at the coffee shop is excellent right now. We are currently hosting up to 200 customers a day. The current average revenue of the coffee shop, including cat treats and cat canned food, is around 12,000."

This average revenue did not include the first few days of opening.

Hearing the revenue figures Song Xia provided, Chen Mo was just about to calculate it when he heard Song Xia speak again.

"The more critical thing is that the coffee shop's reputation is still increasing, and the customer flow will definitely continue to grow. I've done a simple calculation; given the size of our coffee shop, hosting 25 to 30 customers at the same time is most reasonable."

"And since the coffee shop's daily operating hours are 12 hours, once the coffee shop's reputation is fully established, the number of customers served per day will be around 300 to 360."

"If we calculate based on the minimum of 300 people, the daily revenue would reach 15,000. And this is just assuming customers only buy a 50-yuan cup of coffee; it doesn't even include the income from snacks like cat treats and cat canned food…"