Chapter 147: Chapter 131: Zhou Yuyan's Favorability Increases, What Happened to the Fitness Goddess?_2
The location of this store is very good, which is why many people are interested in it.
Under intense competition, the price was driven to an artificially high level.
At the time, Yang Lixin was blindly optimistic about the prospects and directly offered a high price to secure it, believing that as long as the business was good, the excessive rent would not matter.
However, the business did not meet his expectations by far.
Thus, the high rent became a heavy burden.
As the overall economic environment worsened, rents for stores everywhere were continuously falling.
In this way, there was a difference of about 50,000 in rent before and after!
That's a whole 600,000 a year!
"Indeed."
Wu Wei said to Zhou Yuyan, "But don't worry about that, I'll talk to the landlord later."
Of course, Wu Wei was not going to negotiate the rent but planned to buy the shop outright, to solve the problem once and for all.
"That's good."
Zhou Yuyan continued, "Second, our restaurant's prices are too high, with an average customer spending more than at Haidilao, and now everywhere people are downgrading their consumption, it's hard for business to pick up..."
"Third..."
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"Sixth, the incentive policies for employees are not good enough, deductions are high and rewards are few, so everyone's enthusiasm for work and proactive service is not high..."
Zhou Yuyan listed the issues one by one, clearly and methodically, pointing out all the current problems of the hot pot restaurant.
Not only that, she also provided corresponding solutions:
"Give up the high-end positioning, focus on the mid to low-end market, win by volume..."
"Increase seating, open one more table during peak times to earn more..."
"Increase employee income, rewrite the employee incentive policy, improve service quality..."
"Increase promotion both offline and on major online platforms..."
...
Zhou Yuyan mentioned more than a dozen suggestions in one breath, each one plausible and actionable.
Wu Wei could not help but be impressed by her.
A young woman, just over a year out of college, having such thinking and ideas is indeed rare.
No wonder Zhou Yujie confidently left the hot pot restaurant to her, saying there would be no problems.
Indeed, as a sister, she knew her younger sister very well.
"Okay, that's all for now."
After finishing, Zhou Yuyan took a sip of water and indifferently said to Wu Wei, "What do you think, see anything disagreeable?"
"It's fine, let's do it your way!"
Before she could finish, Wu Wei gestured broadly and said very straightforwardly, "You're the manager, what you say goes!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yuyan was completely surprised.
She had not expected Wu Wei to agree so readily.
He didn't nitpick her suggestions, nor did he speak condescendingly, full of fatherly advice...
This was completely beyond her expectations.
It also made her feel that Wu Wei seemed different from others.
"Just go ahead with your plans, let's see a great surprise for both me and your sister."
Wu Wei smiled at Zhou Yuyan and said, "If you need money, just tell your sister, and I'll transfer it directly to her account."
"Okay."
Zhou Yuyan looked at Wu Wei's face, hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Thank you."
Wu Wei grinned, "No need for thanks, just do well, and I'll raise your salary!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the system popped up a message.
[Zhou Yuyan's favorability +3]
Favorability increased?!
Seeing this message, Wu Wei was very surprised.
Wasn't it said that she wasn't fond of men?
I haven't done much, so why did the favorability increase?
Could it be because I just supported her ideas?
Although he had no plans to pursue her, as Zhou Yujie's sister, more favorability was obviously better.
After chatting for a while longer, Wu Wei got up and left the hot pot restaurant.
Watching Wu Wei's figure, Zhou Yuyan turned to Zhou Yujie and said, "Sister, the man you've chosen this time is much more reliable than the last two."
Hearing this, Zhou Yujie was quite surprised inside.
Her younger sister hadn't shown any good expressions toward her previous two partners.
Their conversations were often not amiable.
So, clashes or even arguments happened frequently.
It put her in a very awkward position.
This was the first time she heard her younger sister willingly acknowledge and compliment her boyfriend.
The sisters rarely agreed on men, but this time they did.
Zhou Yujie was very happy inside, "Right? I think so too!"
Exchanging smiles, the sisters looked at each other.
After leaving Jiyu Hot Pot Restaurant, Wu Wei prepared to officially start his fitness plan.
He searched for nearby gyms on his phone.
There was a free gym in the Intercontinental Hotel, and it was both enormous and luxurious.
However, since he had never worked out before, he thought it would be better to have a professional guide at his side.
Moreover, he wanted to see if he could meet a goddess with a score above 80 in the gym.
Maybe then he could boost his assets to nine figures.
After all, according to those novels, just by hitting the gym, you'd easily encounter fit beauties with perfect figures.
He wanted to give it a try too.
However, whether it was his bad luck or the novels being too fictitious,
after going to several gyms, not to mention finding an 80, he didn't even spot a single beauty above 70.
The prettiest one had a score of only 68, and the place was packed!
Running out of options, Wu Wei gave up on finding a gym goddess and honestly chose a more upscale gym near Foshan Jingyuan.
After purchasing an annual membership, he bought twenty personal training sessions from a muscular trainer who looked reliable.
A single session was 400, plus 3000 for the annual membership, totaling 11,000 yuan.
Then, under the trainer's guidance, he began his first workout session.
Wu Wei's physique was average, barely passing.
But his stamina was quite strong.
After taking the Power Pill, his strength became surprisingly massive.
During the strength training, he left the trainer dumbfounded.
Despite Wu Wei's lack of muscle, his strength was significantly greater than his!
Watching Wu Wei easily lift one heavy barbell after another – weights that even the trainer struggled with – nearly made the trainer question his own abilities on the spot!
The trainer had been instructing for many years, teaching countless students, yet he had never seen anyone with such extraordinary natural talent.
An hour later, the first personal training session ended.
Wu Wei was gasping for breath, soaked in sweat.
Despite his great strength, the increased weights made the training both challenging and painful.
However, he felt refreshingly satisfied after the session.
The trainer also told him that due to his great strength and good stamina, he achieved twice the results with half the effort.
One day of his training could match several days for a typical beginner!
If he kept this up, he estimated he'd see fitness results in half a month.
In one month, clear muscle definition would become visible.
Wu Wei was greatly looking forward to this.
After showering at the gym, Wu Wei went out to eat dinner.
"Three parts training, seven parts diet."
Diet is extremely important during fitness.
The trainer had advised him to eat light, low-fat, high-protein meals and even sent him a daily meal plan.
However, Wu Wei wasn't planning to treat his mouth and stomach so harshly.
If you have money, why not enjoy good food and drink, instead of just eating broccoli, chicken breast, and a bunch of greens every day? What's the point of earning money then?
But he wasn't completely ignoring the advice.
He decided to stay away from overly greasy and high-calorie foods for the time being.
...
In the following period, Wu Wei juggled house renovations with gym sessions.
Over time, his body gradually began to transform.
His body fat decreased, and his muscles started to become defined; his physical stats improved to some extent.
Wu Wei's physical stats were fully updated.
[Host: Wu Wei]
[Age: 27]
[Height: 180 cm]
[Weight: 74 kg]
[Appearance: 64]
[Figure: 58]
[Physique: 65]
[Health: 60]
[Stamina: 73]
...
As his muscles increased and body fat decreased, his weight actually went up by two kilograms.
His face was a bit thinner than before, and his skin had also improved, so his appearance score also increased slightly.
The most substantial change was in his figure, which went from 55 to 58.
Physique, health, and stamina all increased by 1 point each.
Wu Wei was very happy and excited about this — it was like saving several attribute points!