It's noon, a few hours after my talk with the shop owner located in front of the drainage. I promise to help him renovate the shop for it to attract customers as currently, no one comes buying there. But, for it to be possible, I need people's help as I can't do it myself. I can help in the form of anything, but other than that, other people need to be involved, too. I going to call some of my contacts to help me.
An hour later, I'm at the cafe to meet my friends, and my old buddies to discuss this matter. They arrive five minutes late, that motherf*cker. "Yo, buddy! how you doin'? Called us all of sudden and asked to meet at this cafe again, you wanna ask us something, am I right, or am I right?" Jake and the others enter the cafe, go to my table, and greet me with bright smiles.
I reply with a hand gesture and tell them to sit. I tell them things about the old shop in my neighborhood and that I want to renovate it to become more like a modern shop to attract more customers and make his business rise. They look confused but decide to ignore it maybe because they won't question my intention. They all agree as they have nothing to do and are currently bored with their everyday lives. So, we make a few plans and divide a role for each person and make sure that they do the job given.
The project going to cost a lot of money and they is only one person here have that kind of amount of money, Jake. Jake is a businessman with an unknown business, luckily, he agrees to invest in this project, so about the money matter, it's done. Now, we need an architect to design the shop to make it more intriguing. Korbachev says that his fiancee can help us as she is the architect that currently has no project. The shop designer, check.
Now an interior designer to design the interior of the shop because currently, the shop is an old design with an antic design. People nowadays like something simple and modern. So, we need to find people that know how to do it, they don't have to be certified interior designers, as long as they know what to do, we can hire them to do the job. Jake raises his hand and suggests one of his girls do the job, apparently, the woman named Isabella is a quite famous interior designer in town and he knew her when she designed his house, slept with her, and make her pregnant with his child. She still sketches the design in the meantime when she is bored, she can back to her favorite job even for a moment. We decide to take her in and of course pay her, too.
Other than that, we need an expert in marketing to attract more customers. If the shop looks modern and pretty but people don't come, it's useless. Thanks to God as Ye Fan can do the job and is quite an expert, too. I won't explain much about him but he is a hacker and has hacked more companies than you think.
Second to last, we need an accountant to calculate all the things we need to make this project possible. It's not like we can't do the math, but we need a person with great knowledge of mathematics and a certified accountant. I don't know who can take this job and everyone else doesn't know too, no name comes to our minds. Because we have come to a dead end, I tweet online about searching for an accountant and anyone who are certified accountant can email me their applications and I'll interview them if they are suitable for the job. Five minutes after I tweet it, hundreds of applications filled my email. I have to review all of this when I'm home because it's going to take a lot of time and I am still at the cafe.
Last but not least, is popularity. I can do this as I am an influencer in the stream field and maybe I can ask my friends too like Rena. This matter is easy and doesn't require too much money and energy. My friends agree with me being the leader of the role.
The discussion ended and we hang out for two hours before going back to our home. I go back home and forgot that I need to cook lunch for Erika, my younger sister. I'm afraid that she will kill me when I'm back but I have to face the consequences of forgetting the most important part of my life. I open the door with my heart beating so fast, walk to the living room, and see her sitting on the couch, watching television. I take a deep breath before entering the tiger cage. I call out her name, go in front of her, prostrate, and apologize. She looks at me with cold eyes and says,
"Where have you been, big bro? I was starving waiting for you to come back but you did not. Lucky for me, you always give me money every weekend, so I use that money to buy lunch on the Internet. Maybe, I should thank you indeed? Nah, you don't deserve that. I won't accept your apology until you explain to me the reason why you are late. I'll consider it if it is reasonable." Did she get possessed by a demon or something? Why is she looks so terrifying? I don't want to drag this matter out more, so I explain everything to her.
After a full explanation, she finally forgives me but with a condition. The condition is she wants to involve in the project too with her interest in fashion to design the workers' clothing. I have nothing against it, so I accept the condition. After that, I go to my room to talk with Rena about the project and to ask her for help to promote the shop when it's done. She instantly agrees without any hesitation and she doesn't even put any conditions. Thank you, Rena. You are an angel beside Ayaka.
It is still not done as I need to review the application people sent about being the accountant, find the workers, install electronic machines inside the store, find an electrician, and more. Maybe it's going to take a month or so to finish the preparation for the project. The project itself gonna take a few months to finish. Sigh, I'm tired. I want to sleep, good night.