CHAPTER 295: CHAPTER 294 MEMBERSHIP MODEL

Zhen Yu decided to give a name to this most primitive form of takeout, calling it Sincere Takeout! And getting a Prepaid Card is tantamount to becoming a member of Sincere Takeout directly! Even if others mimic this marketing model later, customers will already be familiar with the Sincere Takeout sign!

She also plans to immediately promote this membership card model in the game arcade!

It’s also intended to operate on a prepaid basis, with members getting a 5% discount when using computers! At the same time, if there is a queue, membership priority for computer access will be arranged!

The most important point is that members of the game arcade can be interchangeable with members of Sincere Takeout, one Prepaid Card can be used in both places! This way, as soon as they sign up for one, they become customers of both, which is convenient and can also promote mutual growth!

Since it’s still the summer vacation, everything is still in time to prepare. Zhen Yu spoke to her mother that very night about her plan to implement the membership card system in the game arcade!

Although there wasn’t membership software available yet and it wasn’t convenient to create bank card-style membership cards, paper membership cards could still be used. They just needed to be covered with plastic to last a long time! Zhen Yu ultimately decided to make it a stamp card system, where for each hour of consumption in the internet cafe, a stamp would be applied to the card, and any extra time would be handwritten along with the consumption amount. After all, a hundred-yuan card would only result in 35 hours and a bit, and there would be plenty of room to cover the front! If takeout was ordered, it’s like updating a passbook, whatever time the person comes to the game arcade, it could be filled in then!

In this way, members could keep clear track of their consumption.

Accounting might be more complex, but this membership card system is the future trend of society! So she must pioneer it in her own game arcade ahead of time.

There are many advantages to doing so, but Zhen Yu’s primary goal is to monopolize customers! In the not-so-distant future when internet cafes sprout up everywhere like bamboo shoots after a rain, to secure a foothold in this competition early on could mean scooping up the biggest gold nugget!

After being ’brainwashed’ by Zhen Yu, Mrs. Zhen reluctantly accepted her daughter’s assertive ’membership system proposal,’ and agreed to learn accounting and bookkeeping with her daughter.

The next morning, Zhen Yu took her brother on a trip to the electronics city. They got a second-hand computer at a low price from Brother Zhang, only fit for office software, no unnecessary parts like a sound card—Zhen Yu didn’t want any of them!

So, while learning about accounting, Mrs. Zhen also had to learn how to use a computer and make spreadsheets with her daughter...

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While teaching her mother, Zhen Yu didn’t idle either! She planned to apply for a trademark!

Because her goal was big, not limited to just running this one internet café. If she wanted to franchise in the future, trademark registration was essential!

While Zhen Yu and her brother were busy preparing all the materials, Gu’s father and Wang Lin also began to visit frequently.

Initially, Gu’s father just wanted to inquire about printed materials, and Wang Lin wanted to find out what kind of boxes would be suitable for takeout. But as the conversations went on, both Gu’s father and Wang Lin found that they were learning more and more from Zhen Yu.

First was Wang Lin, who surprisingly self-taught a business opportunity from Zhen Yu’s explanation about takeout and delivery—local purchasing service! He planned to earn from each person’s bus fare to and from the city center, plus a markup for their time. If he could do bulk purchasing or deliver multiple items at once, he could make a decent profit.

Zhen Yu highly approved of his idea and even suggested that when the time was ripe, he could try long-distance or even international purchasing!

Then there was Gu’s father, who was inspired by a single phrase from Zhen Yu and seemed to have developed grand ambitions, deciding to apply for the trademark of Gu’s Dumplings!

"Takeout is going to become widespread, and it can completely make your shop’s sign well-known! Have you never considered opening a branch?"

"I have! A friend of mine runs a restaurant, and he’s been doing well, opening branches in several districts over the past few years! How could I not envy him? But originally, I always felt dumplings weren’t prestigious enough, just something that roadside vendors would sell in ancient times! I bought a two-story building earlier and felt quite accomplished! But now, comparing myself to you... Uncle has realized that one must have ambitions, a direction to strive towards..."

Zhen Yu laughed freely, "Uncle Gu, one shouldn’t set their own bar too low, otherwise, without anyone else belittling you, you would feel that you’ve fallen short by your own measure."

"Haha... Well said! Well said!! Uncle will remember this!"

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"Uncle has some things to consult with you about! Xiao Yu, you must share all that you know with your uncle!"

"We are partners now, so just ask away! I promise I’ll share everything I know."

"This dumpling, I can prepare and freeze it beforehand, but it takes time to cook it! Uncle is thinking,"

Before Gu’s father could continue, Zhen Yu understood his concern, "That’s not difficult. I suggest you renovate your kitchen a bit and set up an assembly line following my method."

"Assembly line?"

Zhen Yu explained the one-stop noodle cooking method she had seen in her previous life at a Lanzhou noodle shop in detail to Gu’s father, whose eyes lit up more and more as he listened, nodding repeatedly.

"That’s good! Saves on fuel and labor!"

"Most importantly, it saves time!"

"Once this issue is resolved, Uncle’s mind will be greatly at ease." Gu’s father seized the opportunity to continue asking, "There’s another problem!"

"Go ahead and ask."

"Look, now it’s summer, and autumn is easy to deal with too, but how should my dumplings be delivered in winter? With soup and liquid, it’s not easy to handle!"

"In winter, you can make dumplings! With your skills at making fillings, why must you persist with only dumplings? If you can make dough, baozi wouldn’t be bad either!"

"Right! How did I not think of that!"

"Uncle Gu! You shouldn’t limit your thinking to just solving problems; you should also strive to find business opportunities! You can start by trying to add these items to your menu now! If your noodle-based offerings are too singular, adding some rice dishes like rice covered with gravy or fried rice would also be pretty good!"

"Rice covered with gravy?"

"It’s a fixed portion of rice served with various types of dishes with some sauce on top! Like rice covered with tomato and eggs..."

Gu’s father seemed enlightened, "Ah... in that case, a single dish can be paired with several portions of rice to be sold separately, no need to worry about the prices of small stir-fries deterring people from ordering!"

So, you had the idea of selling stir-fries before! Didn’t consider that your customers are mostly poor students, can they afford it?!

Zhen Yu’s forehead was covered in metaphorical black lines. It seemed she still needed to continue educating... her mouth was practically running dry...

"You should try to keep the costs down while ensuring generous portions—combination is the key here! For example, with boxed lunches, you can combine meat and vegetables, more meat, less vegetables..."