Chapter 358 Punishment Plan

At Tomorrow Group, Song Xia and Su Dan arrived on the top floor and knocked on the CEO's office door with anticipation.

Upon entering the office, they saw CEO Chen sitting in his chair, looking at them indifferently.

Hmm!

He seemed very cold.

And there wasn't a trace of a smile.

Song Xia felt a bit puzzled. Usually, when CEO Chen visited the coffee shop for inspections, he wasn't like this.

Even when the coffee shop had no customers and was consistently losing money, CEO Chen always wore a kind smile. Why had his attitude changed now that Nanhe Coffee's situation had improved?

"You're here, have a seat."

Chen Mo looked at the two who had entered and casually pointed to the chairs in front of the desk.

As for the sofas in the reception area, or tea and such, they shouldn't even think about it.

Those were reserved for friends.

Song Xia and Su Dan inadvertently exchanged glances, both discerning the confusion in each other's hearts.

CEO Chen didn't seem very happy today!

The two sat down in their chairs, a bit reservedly.

"CEO Chen, is there something you need to instruct us on?"

After taking their seats,

Song Xia asked.

"Yes, there are indeed some things to arrange, but before I say anything, you two tell me: after launching the pastry combo, do you have any other preparations?"

Chen Mo looked up at Song Xia.

The pastry combo had already significantly increased Nanhe Coffee's customer traffic, and he didn't know if these two had any other tricks up their sleeves.

Calling them here was precisely for this purpose.

Now that the pastry combo had been launched, it couldn't be revoked under the system's restrictions.

But any unexecuted plans, he could completely nip in the bud.

Therefore,

if Song Xia and Su Dan really had any other plans, he could completely prohibit them in advance.

This would reduce the probability of Nanhe Coffee turning a profit.

"We do have some preparations!"

Song Xia nodded slightly.

"Mm, tell me about them."

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at Song Xia with deep meaning.

He hadn't expected them to actually have another plan!

"It's like this, CEO Chen, after our observations these past few days, combos are indeed a very good promotional tool. In reality, they don't offer much of a discount, but they give people the feeling of getting a great deal."

"So, regarding combos, we've decided to add more varieties, not just pastry combos."

"These past few days, many couples have come into the coffee shop, and we were thinking, perhaps we could introduce a couple's combo."

"This couple's combo could be set as two coffees, plus some pastries, with the pastries shaped romantically, for example, a heart-shaped pastry… and paired with a bouquet of roses."

"Of course, many friends also come together, so we could introduce a bestie combo. The model is similar to the couple's combo, but the details can be changed to enhance the meaning of friendship, for example, by engraving some words on the pastries."

"…"

Song Xia spoke volubly, these were all things she and Teacher Su had thought of in the past few days.

Since they were going to do combos, they might as well make them comprehensive.

And halfway through Song Xia's explanation, Chen Mo couldn't help but frown.

A couple's combo,

that might actually work.

If you were to ask what money was easiest to earn in the market,

couples were one of them.

A pair of young lovers in the throes of passion wouldn't hesitate to spend money for romance and atmosphere.

This couple's combo, as long as it was made romantic enough,

would definitely attract many couples to the coffee shop to spend.

Of course,

besides the couple's combo, the other combos Song Xia mentioned also carried the risk of attracting more customer traffic.

Prohibit,

it must be prohibited.

After a while,

Song Xia finally finished explaining Nanhe Coffee's future development.

Her gaze fell on CEO Chen with anticipation.

She had some confidence in these combos; they would definitely increase customer traffic.

But by how much, she didn't know.

Just when she thought CEO Chen would approve of her combo ideas, CEO Chen shook his head slightly.

"No!"

CEO Chen rejected her proposal.

"CEO Chen, if this proposal is implemented, it will definitely increase customer traffic. And even if it doesn't, there's no loss."

Song Xia spoke with some confusion; she couldn't understand why CEO Chen would prohibit this plan.

Chen Mo looked at Song Xia, who was trying hard to argue, his fingers lightly tapping the desk, watching Song Xia's expression turn to disappointment.

"Do you know what's most important for a good, high-end coffee shop?"

"The taste of the coffee?"

Song Xia thought for a moment and cautiously replied.

Chen Mo heard Song Xia's answer, shook his head indifferently, and was about to casually find a reason to refute Song Xia's answer.

But Su Dan, who was beside Song Xia, spoke up.

"It's the environment and the atmosphere!"

Hmm!

Environment, atmosphere!

Listening to Su Dan's answer,

Chen Mo paused, and then the words that were on the tip of his tongue were directly withdrawn.

He looked at Su Dan with appreciation.

"Exactly, it's the environment and the atmosphere."

"What kind of place is a coffee shop? It's a quiet, comfortable place where a tired person can relax. It's also a place where two business partners can communicate. It's also a place where students can study quietly…"

Chen Mo said this, sweeping his gaze over Song Xia and Su Dan, and seeing both of them show thoughtful expressions, he continued.

"But if you add couple's combos, bestie combos, birthday combos… to a coffee shop,"

"what will the coffee shop eventually become? Here, a person who is tired wants to drink a cup of coffee and quietly relax. But right in front, there's a couple who ordered a couple's combo, and even stuck a rose in it to show off their affection. Do you think he can still relax quietly? Even worse, what if this person just broke up? Wouldn't that be adding salt to the wound?"

"Also, here are two business elites at one table, discussing a partnership. But at the table next to them, someone ordered a birthday combo and started singing a birthday song. Do you think they can focus on discussing their business partnership?"

"…"

Chen Mo continuously gave negative examples, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The point Su Dan brought up was really good, much more reasonable than the counter-arguments he had thought of before.

Listening to CEO Chen's words, Song Xia and Su Dan both silently lowered their heads.

Song Xia didn't have too many thoughts, only feeling that what CEO Chen said made some sense, but she was a bit regretful. If the plan to prohibit adding combos was implemented, then Nanhe Coffee would probably need to find other ways to turn a profit.

Su Dan, on the other hand, fell into self-reflection. In her efforts to make the coffee shop profitable during this period, she had completely forgotten the fundamental essence of a coffee shop.

The best thing about a coffee shop was its environment.

Many people liked to drink coffee at coffee shops precisely because they enjoyed the quiet environment there.

If those combo plans were truly implemented, it would probably be very difficult for the coffee shop to remain quiet.

After a while,

both of them came back to their senses.

"CEO Chen, we understand."

"Good that you understand."

Chen Mo looked at their humble expressions, knowing that his brainwashing had been successful.

Now that the coffee shop matters were arranged, it was time for punishment.

How could he easily let go of these two newly-minted troublemakers?

However, since Nanhe Coffee's headquarters was not in this building, and Su Dan and Song Xia rarely stayed at headquarters, mostly going to various stores for inspections,

morning runs were difficult to implement.

So, he would have to switch to other punishment plans.