novelraw Chapter 264 : Chen Fan_s Decision
Chapter 264 : Chen Fan_s Decision
Chapter 264: Chen Fan's Decision
In the following few days, almost every day a group of thugs came to the club to make trouble.
They did not enter the club, but just stood at the entrance.
Whenever anyone dared to come to the club to have fun, they immediately went up to threaten and drive them away.
In the end, it led to almost no customers daring to come to the club.
Ding Dian was furious and chose to call the police.
However, when the police came, the group of thugs had already dispersed.
After a few calls to the police, not only were the small-time thugs not caught, but the police criticized them for wasting police resources.
Ding Dian was extremely angry.
Especially at this time, when the club's boss, a certain person, had not shown up at all. Ding Dian was even more angry.
Several times she was about to call Chen Fan and scold him harshly.
But Chen Fan came to the club himself.
"You... you still know to come to the club?"
As soon as she saw him, Ding Dian could not control her emotions.
"Do you know this is your own business?"
"Do you know that for the past few days the club has had almost no business? Not a single customer."
"I was going to sell the club."
"Do you know... huh?"
Ding Dian was complaining when she suddenly froze.
Doubting that she had heard wrong.
"What did you say?"
Chen Fan walked over and sat on the sofa.
"I said, I'm going to sell the club."
Ding Dian stared blankly at Chen Fan.
"You... have you gone crazy?"
Chen Fan shrugged: "You've seen it too, for so many days, the club can't operate normally. If we continue, the losses will only get bigger and bigger."
Ding Dian rushed over and glared at Chen Fan.
"Is it because of that Hai Laosi?"
"A few days ago he negotiated with you, and you were scared by him?"
"You're afraid."
Ding Dian glared at Chen Fan: "How can you compromise with a person like that?"
"We have to resist him to the end."
"If you compromise with him, isn't that just fulfilling his wish?"
Chen Fan looked at Ding Dian and smiled bitterly: "You think I don't want to?"
"You've seen it too, the other side is involved in both legal and illegal activities, I'm just an ordinary college student, no background, no help, and I'm even an outsider. How do you want me to resist them?"
Ding Dian opened her mouth but didn't know how to refute.
Chen Fan continued: "I've checked, this Hai Laosi has a deep relationship with the Zhao family, this time he dared to target us so blatantly, it's because he has the backing of the Zhao family."
"The Zhao family?"
Ding Dian was a little confused, "Which Zhao family?"
"The famous Yunhai Zhao family, that most well-known family clan."
Ding Dian widened her eyes: "The Zhao family is huge, they... they shouldn't be interested in our little club, right?"
"Are you mistaken?"
Chen Fan smiled: "There's something I didn't tell you. I have a grievance with the second young master of the Zhao family. The conflict is not small."
Ding Dian looked at Chen Fan for a while before speaking.
"You... are you telling the truth?"
"Yes."
Chen Fan said indifferently: "They said, if we agree to their conditions now, we can still sell it for a good price. But if we choose to resist, in the end not only will we not get money, they will also destroy the club directly."
Ding Dian walked over and sat on the sofa next to her, her expression gloomy and at a loss.
Chen Fan sighed, "I know, this place was designed by you, and you oversaw its construction bit by bit. You have deeper feelings for it than I do."
"But there's no way, at a time like this, we can only choose to compromise..."
"Don't say any more."
Ding Dian suddenly spoke up, interrupting Chen Fan.
"You're the boss. You decide for yourself."
Seeing Ding Dian's dejected mood, Chen Fan couldn't help but console her: "Don't worry, even if we sell it, you can still ask for a higher price, then we can find a place and start over again."
"Aren't you annoyed with them? When our new club is built, you can personally challenge them, make them kneel and beg for mercy."
Ding Dian's expression showed a slight change, as if she was a little moved.
She turned to look at Chen Fan.
"You... you still want to open another club? How can you be sure they won't go after you again?"
Chen Fan laughed coldly, "If they dare to make a move again, then so be it, let the dead fish break the net. Even clay figurines have a temper."
Seeing that Ding Dian was still a little dejected, Chen Fan thought for a moment and consoled her with a smile.
"Don't worry. When we first planned and built this club, it was all quite rushed."
"When we start building our new club, we can invest more funds and go for a high-end, professional route. The two of us can join forces and make them pick up their teeth from the ground."
Ding Dian glanced at Chen Fan and couldn't help but laugh.
"You don't need to console me, you're the boss, you make the decision yourself."
Chen Fan nodded: "Next, I will negotiate with the other party to get a good price."
"And on your side, you'll be responsible for holding a meeting with all the employees, explaining the current situation to them. Those who are willing to stay can continue working here, and those who want to come with us are welcome."
Ding Dian nodded.
"I'll make the arrangements."
After speaking, Ding Dian was still a little depressed.
"It's only been a year since we opened, and everything had just gotten on track, and now we have to sell. It's like we made a wedding dress for someone else."
Chen Fan stood up and smiled.
"You should think of it this way, at least in this one year your sales revenue allowed us to earn back the money we invested initially. Selling the club, we can earn another sum, which is not bad."
Ding Dian glanced at Chen Fan without enthusiasm.
"You're good at consoling yourself."
Chen Fan smiled bitterly and shrugged: "What else can we do?"
"Alright. I'll leave this side to you now. I'm going first."
Chen Fan bid farewell and walked out of the office, looked up at the club downstairs.
His face was expressionless, neither sad nor happy.
Now it was already March.
In his previous life, the renovation of the West City District began with a document issued last winter.
In this life, that document had been delayed by at least five months.
"Five months, it should be about time..."
Chen Fan muttered to himself, and no one around heard him.
In recent days, the news of Medal Club's sudden suspension of operations had caused quite a stir.
Even Su Ruochu had heard about it.
That day, while eating at the apartment, Su Ruochu couldn't help but ask Chen Fan.
"Did something happen at the club?"
Chen Fan smiled and asked, "What did you hear?"
Su Ruochu shook her head: "Just that my roommate went to the club for yoga a couple days ago, but the club was closed. She also said there were some small-time thugs causing trouble at the entrance..."
Chen Fan smiled: "We did run into a little trouble, but it's not a big problem, I can resolve it."
"Really, there's no problem?"
"No problem."
Chen Fan smiled and ruffled Su Ruochu's hair.
"It's just that I may have to let down your few roommates who I previously promised free gym memberships. Now I might have to break that promise."
Su Ruochu shook her head, "You focus on taking care of your own matters. I'll explain it to them in the dorm. They'll understand."
Chen Fan smiled and pinched Su Ruochu's nose.
"So considerate, my wife is so good."
Su Ruochu turned her head, "You just know how to flatter with your glib tongue."
Chen Fan grinned: "Wife, I'm actually quite good at undressing too. Want me to demonstrate?"
"Ah, no way..."
The two wrestled and rolled together on the sofa.
...
A week later, Chen Fan met Hai Laosi again.
This time they chose to meet at a rather upscale tea house.
As soon as they met, Chen Fan didn't waste any words and got straight to the point.
"A flat price of 35 million."
"As long as you agree, I'll sell the club to you."