Chapter 85
This plan, Shen Wei didn't tell anyone about.
Now Starry Sky Kindergarten was gaining fame, and many people wanted to enroll their kids.
But the old school district was already saturated.
If they recruited more students, it would get a bit cramped.
So Shen Wei had been refusing before.
But there were too many people asking.
It's better to be flexible than to hold back. And since the old team had more or less gotten used to the kindergarten's operations, she could consider opening a branch.
Originally, Shen Wei wanted to open a branch. At least one or two years later.
She didn't expect Starry Sky Kindergarten to develop faster than she imagined.
Now, people were watching every move Starry Sky Kindergarten made.
If they made a big fuss opening a second location, they were afraid competitors would cause trouble.
A pop-up store didn't have that concern. After the pop-up ended, they could smoothly open for business.
They would catch the competitors off guard.
Gu Qingyan was so excited.
Shen Wei took out her entire savings of 50 million yuan: "Take this to use first, and if it's not enough, you can take out a bank loan!"
Normally, opening a kindergarten doesn't require that much money.
But Shen Wei wanted to buy a plot of land plus an entire building in the city center. Buying such a large place in the city center, 50 million would barely be enough, and there was still the cost of renovation.
The renovation costs were also a big expense.
She had simply stumbled upon Starry Sky Kindergarten before.
Such good fortune is hard to come by.
Now, many people were familiar with Shen Wei's face.
If she were to make the arrangements, people would surely take advantage of her.
Gu Qingyan was very touched. He didn't expect Shen Wei to trust him so much.
"Rest assured, I will not fail you."
Although Gu Qingyan had a lively and unrestrained personality, as a child of the Gu family, he had a high sensitivity for business from being immersed in it.
This pop-up store was the first time he was taking charge, and he was determined to give 200% effort.
After leaving the kindergarten, he used the Gu family's connections and quickly selected a location in the city center.
It was originally an unfinished building. Its location was very good, but in the earlier years, the developer had stalled it.
After building the structure, they wanted to hoard it and sell it at a high price.
So it had been left vacant.
Previously, many supermarkets wanted to buy it, but were scared off by the former developer's exorbitant asking price.
This time, Gu Qingyan went to negotiate in person.
The other party relied on the Gu family's strength.
Plus, after so much negotiation during this period, there were few buyers.
They were afraid that if they rejected him, they wouldn't know when the next buyer would come along.
They had originally bought it for 4 million yuan, plus the construction costs, totaling 10 million. Now they were asking for 30 million. Gu Qingyan negotiated it down to 25 million.
After signing, he immediately wired the payment.
Gu Qingyan had already found out in advance and brought in the same company that had renovated Starry Sky Kindergarten.
This renovation company was very ordinary.
But after Starry Sky became famous,
this renovation company also became popular.
Many people followed Starry Sky's style and had them replicate it 1:1.
This time, Gu Qingyan said he wanted the same renovation as Starry Sky. The renovation company thought it was just another copy.
However, they had renovated so many places before. This was the most luxurious one.
Starry Sky's style of renovation had already become like an assembly line for them.
Gu Qingyan's price was high, and his requirements were high too. The paint they used was all eco-friendly, specialized for children's rooms.
Seeing his urgency, the renovation company brought three renovation teams to work simultaneously. For such a large area, it still took them a month to finish!
After it was done, even the boss of the renovation team couldn't help but snap a few photos.
The more he looked, the more satisfied he was.
Shen Wei had found the right person in Gu Qingyan.
Between buying the building, registering it, and the renovation, the 50 million yuan was just enough.
Gu Qingyan's move was quite eye-catching too. Everyone wanted to know what he was up to.
After observing that it was a kindergarten, they lamented that the kindergarten track was really competitive this year.
Ever since the emergence of Starry Sky,
it was like opening the door to a fantasy world.
Many newcomers entered the industry.
But ordinary people gave up during the renovation stage.
The upfront investment for a kindergarten was really high.
Shen Qingqing and Su Zheng told Doctor Lu that they had invested several million yuan and hadn't even gotten the place set up yet.
Seeing this, those wealthy scions who just wanted to make quick money one by one abandoned the idea.
Rather than spending several million yuan to start a kindergarten without knowing when they could recoup their investment,
they might as well open a bar or shopping mall to make money faster.
Kindergartens were a high-end game.
...
After the renovation was complete,
Shen Wei looked at it many times.
It was a 1:1 replica of Starry Sky Kindergarten, and even larger.
The area was almost catching up to Noble Kindergarten.
Noble Kindergarten wasn't that big at first either. It had expanded slowly,
acquiring surrounding properties at great expense later on.
In comparison, although she spent more at the start, she avoided the hassle later on.
...
Starry Sky Kindergarten's short video followers exceeded 800,000.
Doctor Lu excitedly found Shen Wei: "800,000, we should celebrate!"
Previously, when Doctor Lu was working, he didn't have much time to go online.
After coming to Starry Sky Kindergarten, he surfed the web at lightning speed.
He said some big influencers send out gifts when their follower count reaches a certain number.
Doctor Lu said: "Why don't we draw a few people to come to the kindergarten for the buffet?" This was the most popular suggestion.
Shen Wei said: "No need, I already have an idea!"
That evening, after the children were dismissed,
Shen Wei mysteriously called the school bus drivers to take everyone to the Starry Sky Kindergarten in the city center.
It was a complete 1:1 replica, even Liu Chef's little vegetable garden was there.
Everyone had an unbelievable thought in their minds.
Could it be what they were thinking?