The milk tea shop up for transfer was called Meet Milk Tea Shop.
The shop wasn't large, only about ten square meters or so.
During the half-hour that Gao Yan observed, the shop sold only four cups of milk tea.
Bear in mind, this University Town had six universities.
With faculty and students combined, there were at least six to seven hundred thousand people.
And as the only snack street in the University Town, the foot traffic was considerable.
So why was the business at this milk tea shop so poor?
According to Gao Yan's observations and analysis, he identified three reasons.
First, the location. Meet Milk Tea was situated at the beginning of the snack street. Students generally came to the snack street with the mindset of exploring, and there were five or six other milk tea shops on the street.
Students with a comparative mindset typically wouldn't choose the first shop.
Second, the decor. Meet Milk Tea's decor was very ordinary, even quite basic, which didn't appeal to the picky tastes of university students.
Lastly, the product. Meet Milk Tea used the most basic brewed milk tea. Although it was cheap, it overlooked the fact that the main consumers of milk tea were girls, who tended to be more competitive in their choices.
Given the option, they naturally wouldn't choose Meet Milk Tea.
Of the four cups of milk tea sold in that half-hour, three were bought by guys.
"Hey handsome, want some milk tea?"
Seeing Gao Yan approach, the shop assistant, who was playing on her phone, stood up lazily and asked.
"I'll have a watermelon-flavored one," Gao Yan said with a smile. "By the way, what's your favorite flavor?"
The slightly chubby shop assistant was taken aback, then shyly said, "I like mango flavor."
"Then I'll have a mango one too."
Soon, the two cups of milk tea were ready. Gao Yan picked up the watermelon-flavored one and started drinking, then pushed the mango-flavored one towards the shop assistant. "This one's for you."
"Are you trying to hit on me?" the shop assistant boldly asked.
"Don't get me wrong, beautiful. I just want to ask you for some information!"
Hearing this, the shop assistant looked a bit disappointed. "Alright, what do you want to know?"
With the bribe of a cup of milk tea, the shop assistant was quite forthcoming.
The owner of the milk tea shop was a senior student about to graduate. He wanted to transfer the shop because he was going to work in Modu, and also because the business was getting worse.
It was already running at a loss, so he even had to let go of an employee.
Additionally, the shop had a five-year lease, with three years remaining.
The rent was paid annually.
In three months, the next year's rent was due.
And in just a month, summer vacation would start.
Since the shop's main customers were students, business would become even worse during the vacation.
Therefore, the owner was eager to transfer the shop.
Several people had inquired about the transfer in recent days.
However, the owner felt the transfer fee offered was too low.
When Gao Yan asked about the owner's asking price, the shop assistant hesitated.
Seeing this, Gao Yan smiled slightly, added her on WeChat, and sent her a 200 yuan red envelope.
Then the shop assistant told him the owner's asking price was 30,000 yuan.
After thanking the shop assistant, Gao Yan called the number on the transfer ad.
About twenty minutes later.
A tall young man in a white T-shirt and jeans arrived.
He was the owner of the milk tea shop, named Hu Bo.
A senior at Nandu Business College.
Nandu Business College was just a private second-tier university.
The subsequent negotiation went smoothly.
One was eager to transfer, the other eager to take over.
Plus, Gao Yan offered 1,000 yuan more than Hu Bo's asking price.
So, they quickly reached an agreement and signed the transfer contract.
"Pleasure doing business, Brother Gao!"
Having resolved a concern, Hu Bo felt much better.
"Pleasure doing business!"
Hu Bo continued, "By the way, if I may ask, Brother Gao, what do you plan to do with the shop after taking it over?"
"I'm planning to open a snack shop!"
Gao Yan didn't reveal his intention to continue running a milk tea shop.
Hearing this, Hu Bo looked a bit disappointed and awkwardly said, "Brother Gao, you see, I'm about to work out of town soon, and I have no use for these equipment and chairs. How about I transfer them to you as well?"
"This?"
Gao Yan feigned hesitation. "The chairs are fine, but I have no use for the equipment!"
"True, how about this, I'll transfer everything in the shop to you for just 1,000 yuan!"
Gao Yan showed a look of reluctance. "But I really don't need these things!"
"Brother, just help a fellow out!"
Pretending to ponder, Gao Yan finally said, "Alright, I'll take them for 500 yuan, just to help Brother Hu out!"
"Deal, 500 it is!"
Hu Bo pretended to be pained, but was secretly pleased. The equipment was bought two years ago, and no one wanted to take it. It would have been sold for scrap metal. Gao Yan taking it for 500 was already a win for him.
Of course, he didn't know that Gao Yan intended to use it for a milk tea shop, and the machines would do just fine.
Next, Gao Yan paid Hu Bo part of the transfer fee.
As for the remaining amount, it would be paid after signing a formal lease contract with the school, accompanied by Hu Bo.
Before three in the afternoon.
Gao Yan arrived at the classroom.
But strangely, Cheng Hao was nowhere to be seen.
So, Gao Yan sent a message to inquire.
Cheng Hao replied that he had taken leave to go home.
He would return to school in a couple of days.
Gao Yan didn't think much of it, as he knew Cheng Hao was a local of Nandu.
Suddenly.
An unexpected guest sat down next to Gao Yan. It was Zhou Yuchao.
He looked at Gao Yan with amusement and said, "Gao Yan, Bai Wei is my girlfriend now. I hope you won't bother her anymore, or don't blame me for being rude!"
Facing Zhou Yuchao's provocation, Gao Yan calmly said, "Don't worry, we're not friends, but we've lived in the same dorm for over a year. I wouldn't stoop so low as to bother a dorm mate's girlfriend!"
Zhou Yuchao caught the implication in Gao Yan's words, calling him low, and the smile on his face vanished, replaced by a flash of anger. He lowered his voice and said, "After Bai Wei and I got together, I took her to a hotel."
"Is that so?"
Gao Yan remained unmoved and calmly said, "If she went to a hotel with you so easily, she probably hasn't been to a hotel with others any less before!"
"Fuck!" Hearing this, Zhou Yuchao almost lost it.
He had come with the intention of provoking Gao Yan.
Unexpectedly, he was the one provoked by Gao Yan.
If they weren't in a classroom, he would have punched this guy.
After a while, Zhou Yuchao left with a harsh word.
But Gao Yan merely sneered. Although he had only had the system for a little over a day, his mindset had already undergone a significant change.
Especially just now, facing Zhou Yuchao's provocation, he remained very calm.
If it were before, he might have already resorted to fists.