Time at university always flies by so quickly.
In the blink of an eye, October was just around the corner.
The National Day holiday was imminent, and the school had already submerged in the joy of its first extended break.
Xu Musen also welcomed his company's first end-of-the-month summary meeting.
Although the milk tea shop had gone through some major upheavals, the overall revenue situation was still quite good.
The income was at two hundred and fifty thousand.
For just a single-category small storefront, that was already quite impressive.
Of course, after deducting the cost of setting up the shop, promotional expenses, and utilities, it hadn't even recouped the startup costs yet.
But this was a positive trend; typically, it takes about three to five months for a milk tea shop to break even.
According to the current estimates, profits could begin as early as next month.
The food delivery service was also progressing like gangbusters.
With the university's entrepreneurial fund subsidy as a hedge, it actually started turning a profit in the first month.
And, after all, while you can go without milk tea, eating is a must.
With so many students at a school, daily revenue was substantial.
This month's net income was also over a hundred thousand.
Maintaining a steady student population of over ten thousand year-round at Hu Hai University, a monthly profit of over a hundred thousand essentially equated to each person ordering delivery three or four times a month.
This proportion looked pitifully small.
But Xu Musen was already quite content; after all, the habit of ordering delivery, a method of convenience for the lazy, was slowly becoming contagious.
More and more people would order delivery in the future.
Moreover, the branch at Fudan University was now essentially finished with its renovations.
Xu Musen would frequently hitch a ride in Zhu Yulan's Ferrari to Fudan University's cafeteria to chat with the various owners.
With Hu Hai University's successful example, many cafeteria owners had been inquiring about it early on in their circles.
After all, there were only so many dining spots in the school; delivery could significantly increase sales, and who wouldn't want to earn more money?
So, this time when Xu Musen came to talk business, it was almost always the owners who actively approached him.
They even proactively offered concessions to seek collaboration.
Zhou Hangyu and Li Rundong, who had come along, couldn't help but exclaim.
"Negotiating our first business deal was damn difficult, getting snubbed day in and day out. Now, look at them, practically falling over themselves to make an offer."
"It proves the saying, when you're successful, everyone around you is a friend."
"Hardship followed by sweetness; this is the importance of brand effect, and this is just our first step."
Xu Musen also smiled as his gaze fell upon the milk tea shop at the crossroads of the commercial street.
After half a month's re-renovation, it was almost ready to reopen; the signs were not yet up.
But recruitment of staff and preparations for the opening promotion had already started.
Half a month ago, Xu Musen had already teamed up with several classmates to create the online app for Auntie Shanghai.
One reason was to complement the delivery business, and the other was to spread the risk.
The recent ordeal with the milk tea shop had served as a wake-up call for him.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
In case something happened in the future, it wouldn't lead to a collective crash.
Therefore, Xu Musen launched a "Milk Tea Reservation" event on the forum, where paying one yuan now allowed you to order a cup of milk tea on the opening day.
A bit of a warm-up exercise.
Already, people on the forum had started speculating that it might be a new branch of Auntie Shanghai's.
"If it's really Auntie Shanghai opening a milk tea shop, I swear I'll be the first one to buy them out!"
"Yeah, right! Nowadays milk tea is too unsafe, I only trust this one shop, Auntie Shanghai's!"
"It's just that this milk tea shop has started hiring, but they're keeping the shop front a secret, really keeping us in suspense."
"Well, let's wait and see. It's just one yuan after all; consider it shearing wool."
Many of the posts on the forum were actually just Ma Yaxing spamming under Xu Musen's direction.
Creating a hunger marketing campaign.
Xu Musen had also paid everyone their first month's wages.
The highest earner was Zhao Lianmai, who, between delivering food and helping at the milk tea shop, garnered an income of seven to eight thousand for the month.
With Xu Musen's additional bonus, her take-home pay for the month was nearly ten thousand.
In this era, even in the major city of Hu Hai, the average monthly salary was only around five to six thousand.
The second highest earner was Ma Yaxing; as the behind-the-scenes programmer, this guy spent all day squinting at data.
Zhou Hangyu and the others each made several thousand as well.
This income was quite remarkable.
After all, normal living expenses for a month were only around a thousand; this sum was a small fortune that allowed for a bit of luxury.
"Haha, this National Day holiday, I can take a girl traveling!"
Zhou Hangyu and Li Rundong were still playfully hassling the girls from Fudan.
"Star bro, with so much salary this month and you being single, how are you planning to spend it?" Li Rundong leaned in to ask.
Ma Yaxing scratched his head innocently, "I just want my own computer, and this money is just enough for that."
"You don't need such high specs just to play CF."
"I'm going to use it for writing software."
"Damn! That's hardcore."
Li Rundong was impressed; this guy had the physical prowess of an ox and the horse. After working hard to earn money, he was still thinking about upgrading his equipment to continue working.
"Xiao Mai, what about you? National Day is coming up, do you have plans to travel?"
Xu Musen looked at Zhao Lianmai, who was holding a significant amount of money for the first time, her gaze slightly dazed.
Zhao Lianmai put the money away and shook her head, "No, I'm going back to my hometown for a visit."
"The shift rotation is all good now; feel free to go back and relax."
Xu Musen nodded. After a month of hard work, and with the National Day holiday coming, most students would be going home or traveling.