Chapter 292: Nanhe Coffee Is About to Blow Up

A single store bringing in 10,000 yuan a day—if that keeps up for a month, that’s 300,000 yuan. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

That means the store would finally be turning a profit!

Chen Mo rubbed his temples, a headache setting in.

This kind of growth was definitely abnormal. Something must’ve happened outside of his plans that caused the Coffee Shop’s revenue to spike.

“I’m aware of the situation now. You did well. Next time there’s a major change in revenue like this, make sure to let me know.”

After a moment,

Chen Mo placed the report back on the desk and looked up at Shen Rou.

If Shen Rou hadn’t brought him this revenue report, he probably wouldn’t have found out Nanhe Coffee had turned profitable until much later.

“Got it, President Chen.”

Shen Rou nodded. She was genuinely happy that she could be of help to President Chen.

“You can get back to work. I’m heading out.”

Chen Mo stood up and walked straight out of the office. With something like this happening at Nanhe Coffee, he had to see for himself what was going on.

If possible, he had to find a way to set things right—

Get the business back on track to losing money.

Outside the office building, Yang Dahai was already waiting in the car.

Chen Mo got in and gave him the address of the Coffee Shop.

…

Nanhe Coffee.

Su Dan and Song Xia looked at the customers in the shop, finally allowing themselves a small, relieved smile.

Business had suddenly picked up over the past few days. Among all the branches in Jiangcheng, even the lowest daily revenue had exceeded 4,000 yuan.

It was completely unexpected.

They’d talked to a few customers and finally figured out the reason.

Turns out, President Chen’s good deeds had caught the attention of a livestreamer. That streamer then rallied a few others to promote Nanhe Coffee’s charitable efforts.

As a result, many kind-hearted customers came by to support them with their wallets.

“Teacher Su, maybe we should do some promotion too. This seems to be working really well!”

“If this keeps up, Nanhe Coffee might actually turn a profit!”

Song Xia was visibly excited. Nanhe Coffee had been losing money for so long.

But today—

It finally felt like the clouds were parting and the moon was peeking through.

“Yeah, I’ve been thinking the same. I already got Du Xiaoxiao’s contact info. We can talk to her and see if there’s a way to expand the promotion.”

Su Dan looked around at the customers in the shop and nodded slightly.

She felt this was definitely an opportunity. If they could seize it, Nanhe Coffee could finally get some real visibility.

And once Nanhe Coffee had a name for itself, everything else would become much easier.

“President Chen, hello!”

Just then, a staff member’s voice came from the entrance.

President Chen!

Song Xia immediately turned toward the door—and sure enough, President Chen had walked in.

Looks like he’d seen the performance report they sent to headquarters.

Thinking that, Song Xia smiled slightly and walked over with Su Dan to greet him.

“Hello, President Chen!”

The two of them stepped forward and greeted him respectfully.

“Mm.”

Chen Mo gave a curt nod, his face expressionless as he scanned the shop.

In the past, when he visited, having a few customers was already considered good. But now, the shop was nearly half full. This was worse than he’d expected.

You had to understand—Cat Cafés needed space for things like cat trees and play areas, so with the same square footage, their customer capacity was much lower than a traditional specialty coffee shop.

Plus, people went to Cat Cafés mainly to play with cats. They didn’t just leave after finishing their coffee. Most stayed until their time was up.

Specialty Coffee Shops were a different story. People came for the coffee, or maybe for the ambiance. Some white-collar workers would come to discuss business.

But generally, customers didn’t linger too long.

So, in terms of customer turnover, Nanhe Coffee’s specialty shop could definitely serve far more people than a Cat Café.

Which meant, if Nanhe Coffee really blew up and became popular with customers, its monthly revenue could easily surpass that of the Cat Café.

At full capacity every day, the Cat Café brought in over 400,000 yuan a month.

That Nanhe Coffee Specialty Coffee Shop, even at full capacity, would need at least 600,000 to 1 million.

That’s no small sum—especially considering he now had 18 of those Specialty Coffee Shops!

No way.

There’s absolutely no way he could let Nanhe Coffee go viral.

Just thinking about the kind of income Nanhe Coffee might rake in if it blew up made Chen Mo grit his teeth in frustration.

But on the surface, his expression remained calm. He found a quiet corner with no one around, sat down, and looked up at Song Xia and Su Dan, who had followed him in.

He pointed at the seats across from him.

“Sit. Let’s talk.”

“I’ve noticed Nanhe Coffee’s revenue has gone up these past couple of days. Did you implement some sort of reform?”

Chen Mo tapped the table lightly, asking the question in a casual tone.

The only explanation he could think of for Nanhe Coffee’s sudden uptick was that these two, the shop’s managers, had made some kind of change.

“President Chen, we didn’t do anything special. The way Nanhe Coffee is doing now—it’s all because of you!”

Song Xia paused for a moment, then said this with a serious expression.

“Because of me?”

Chen Mo was dumbfounded. I didn’t do anything—how could this have anything to do with me?

But looking at Song Xia’s earnest face, it didn’t seem like she was joking.

Could it be that he’d accidentally done something that led to an increase in customers at Nanhe Coffee?

No way!

“Explain clearly. What exactly happened?”

“Well, President Chen…”

Su Dan began slowly, explaining everything from start to finish.

“So you see, it really has a lot to do with you, President Chen. If you hadn’t done that public welfare donation, none of this would’ve happened.”

Chen Mo listened to Su Dan’s explanation, feeling utterly speechless.

What were the odds?

He’d just donated a bag of dog food, and somehow a streamer saw it.

Fine, so the streamer saw it—but then they had to go out of their way, all the way from Beijing to Jiangcheng, just to investigate.

And after investigating?

Apparently, promoting it alone wasn’t enough. That streamer even rallied a bunch of others to help spread the word.

This…

He didn’t even know what to say. Still, deep down, he felt a bit relieved.

If that was all there was to it, then he just needed to let the hype die down. The coffee shop’s revenue would probably taper off on its own.

Even if it didn’t return to its original state, it wouldn’t be enough to turn a profit.

Still, he had to make sure this thing cooled off. He couldn’t let it keep spreading.

Su Dan looked at President Chen sitting there in silence, then after a moment of thought, she spoke up slowly.

“President Chen, I’ve been thinking… this might actually be an opportunity. If we handle it right and expand the story, get more people to hear about it, the coffee shop’s foot traffic will definitely keep increasing.”