Gu Jinhuai didn't say anything the whole time, just silently watched Chu Yu finish her porridge.
Only after Chu Yu finished the last sip did Gu Jinhuai look away and give his assistant a wink.
The assistant hesitated for half a second, then smoothly replied, "Then, Miss Chu, we'll be leaving now. You may continue."
Chu Yu nodded and responded.
A few minutes later, Gu Jinhuai and his assistant turned and walked out of the shop.
After the two figures gradually disappeared, Chu Yu put down his bowl inside the shop and slowly looked up until the figures at the door gradually disappeared.
At this moment, Chu Chen joined in the fun, moving closer to Chu Yu with a teasing expression, "So? Any ideas?"
Chu Yu glanced back at him strangely, "What are you thinking?"
Chu Chen immediately winked, "About President Gu? He said those things in front of the camera before, didn't you have any thoughts about it?"
Chu Yu paused for a moment, probably seriously considering what Chu Chen had said.
But Chu Yu became more and more confused the more she thought about it, until finally she reluctantly muttered, "But he was the one who wanted to break up with me before."
It's impossible for Chu Yu Chu Yu to be without resentment, which is why she can remain calm in the face of Gu Jinhuai's various attempts to befriend her.
Chu Chen didn't react at first, but two seconds later, he looked up in shock, " Gu Jinhuai broke up with you?"
As he asked this question, Chu Chen looked around and, after seeing that the staff responsible for filming had all left the store to eat, he looked back at Chu Yu.
Chu Yu didn't expect Chu Chen to be so surprised, but she still nodded.
The next second, Chu Chen stood up angrily.
Gu Jinhuai actually lied to him!
He had claimed in the car that Chu Yu had dumped him first, but luckily he had asked Chu Yu about it.
While Chu Yu was still looking puzzled, she saw Chu Chen suddenly rush out of the store with a furious expression.
Chu Yu didn't think much of it, assuming that Chu Chen's teenage rebellious streak had returned.
She leaned back on the sofa and began planning how the bookstore should operate from now on.
Since today is the first day of business, the production team will not control fan purchases. However, from now on, relying solely on fans to manage the store will not be enough.
The ultimate goal of the program's collaboration with Nanluoguxiang Commercial Street is to develop the local economy. Ideally, after the program is completed, these three shops can remain as a unique feature and continue to be operated by others.
If the business relies solely on the fan base of the three guests, the sales of these three shops will plummet as soon as the show ends and they leave, thus defeating the purpose of the filming.
At this moment, Chu Chen, who had angrily chased after him, had already stopped Gu Jinhuai.
But when he saw that the surrounding area was full of program crew members queuing up in front of the food trucks, he could only forcibly suppress the urge to question them.
Gu Jinhuai noticed Chu Chen suddenly rushing out, glanced at him, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chu Chen took a deep breath. "It's okay. Don't rush off tonight. I have something to talk to you about."
Gu Jinhuai's expression also showed some confusion.
Because he didn't know what Chu Chen had to talk to him about.
After thinking it over, Gu Jinhuai agreed.
The lunch break passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the sun gradually rose high in the sky, releasing its scorching light.
The director brought the three groups of guests back together and announced the new rules for the afternoon.
"Please remember, starting this afternoon, all guests are no longer allowed to use methods such as taking photos or signing autographs to attract customers to the shops. The production team will be monitoring the three shops throughout the entire process."
In the morning, many fans and tourists entered the store because they thought the show's celebrities would be there.
As a result, all three stores had decent sales, making it difficult to determine a winner for the time being.
Chu Yu and Chu Chen returned to the shop and began to discuss the business arrangements for the afternoon.
In fact, this rule from the program team dealt the most severe blow to Chu Yu's group's bookstore.
The customer base willing to buy books is already small, and now they have to abandon Chu Yu's fame and limit customer traffic, which has directly led to a significant drop in the bookstore's visibility.
As Chu Chen tidied up, he worried about how to run the shop that afternoon, muttering to himself, "What are we going to do this afternoon...?"
Chu Yu wasn't as agitated as Chu Chen, but she didn't give up on herself. Instead, she took her phone back from the staff and started calling other friends.
At this point, the live stream was already running normally.
[Who is Chu Yu calling? Is he giving up on running the shop?]
[Maybe they're asking for help? Didn't the show's producers previously stipulate that guests can ask for help off-set?]
[However, since we've already restricted attracting attention through photos and autographs, inviting guest performers doesn't seem to offer much value.]
While Chu Sister Yu's business was stagnating, the situation next door, that of An Ya and her brother, was also not good.
After all, high-quality clothing targets only a segment of the population and cannot achieve the sales speed of fast-moving consumer goods like the milk tea shop next door.
The advantages of milk tea shops become apparent during the afternoon peak hours.
Even though the show's producers prohibited using photos and autographs to attract customers, the milk tea shop's business didn't suffer at all in the afternoon; on the contrary, a steady stream of tourists were queuing up outside the shop.
Meng Fuyu sat inside the sunshade with a dark face, probably still upset by Chu Chen's anger that morning.
Gu Jinhuai had gone back to his van to attend a video conference a few minutes earlier, so he was left alone in the shed, watching Wen Zhixin standing at the shop entrance, cheerfully greeting customers.
Although Wen Zhixin's cold attitude towards him earlier that morning had annoyed him a bit.
But as soon as he saw Wen Zhixin's warm smile, the resentment in his heart immediately dissipated.