Chapter 0714 – Opening the Door

“Yang Jian, everyone is very busy today, it’s hard for you guys, you can have a normal transfer tomorrow, and double your bonus this month.”

Before getting on the bus, Zhuang Rui saw Yang Jian with two security personnel, patrolling over from the outer wall of the museum, and hurriedly greeted them.

The security guards are lined up in three shifts, eight hours per shift, but today’s opening, all of them did not rest, busy maintaining order, but also to prevent people from messing up, are tired.

Yang Jian is aware of the value of the objects inside the museum, although there are a variety of alarm equipment, and also connected to the police station, but Yang Jian still dare not be careless, there are any hidden dangers, should be eliminated in the bud.

“Thank you Mr. Zhuang, this is all proper.”

With Yang Jian’s salary, he naturally didn’t care much about this bonus, but the two people behind him showed happy faces.

Zhuang Rui gave the museum staff’s welfare is quite good, not only is the food and accommodation, pay three gold, safety bonus is even higher than the salary, the bonus doubled, that’s several thousand dollars, it is those real estate company’s staff, will look at the eye red.

“Okay, you guys are busy! I’ll ask someone to send a snack over at night, remember, no drinking ah!”

Zhuang Rui heard the sound of high heels coming from the distance and knew that Director Yun had come over, waving his hand and letting Yang Jian lead the people away.

Yun Man is not tall, only about one meter six and a half, but her body is very well proportioned, she wears a frame of eyes on her face, very much a professional woman’s flavor, and she wears a professional outfit every day at work.

“I say brother Huangfu, you are not without a car, why rub my car to sit ah? I don’t want to be a light bulb.”

See Yun Man came over, Huangfu Yun hastily pulled the car door to open, and so Yun Man sat on it, Huangfu Yun also pouting ass drilled into the back row of the car, see Zhuang Rui straight roll eyes, dare to let the boss to you as a driver ah!

Huangfu Yun hemmed and hawed and smiled and said, “This is not to report to the leader, is not it, Ms. Yun?”

“Mr. Zhuang, then I will give you a report on today’s income and expenditure!”

Yun Man was originally Qin Ruilin’s Hong Kong headquarters stationed in Beijing, but after Zhuang Rui took over Qin Ruilin, even if she disassociated herself from the Hong Kong side, her salary was paid by Zhuang Rui’s side, so for Zhuang Rui, the boss, Yun Man didn’t dare to joke around like Huangfu Yun in general.

However, Zhuang Rui did not treat Yun Man, in Qin Ruilin in addition to Manager Wu, only she is a million annual salary, this treatment even in Hong Kong, is not low.

Zhuang Rui waved his hand, started the car, said: “To the hotel to sit down and talk about it! Tired for the day, eat something first.”

The hotel is not far from the museum, Huangfu cloud has long booked a private room, sit down and drink a cup of tea, Zhuang Rui stretched a lazy waist, which feels slightly relaxed a little.

Huangfu cloud this is busy to Yun Man attentive it, and is pouring tea and is the introduction of the table of small points, see Zhuang Rui straight smile, this buddy like to play really ah?

“Brother Huangfu, you still have to send Mr. Yun home, not hurry this moment! Let’s talk about work first.”

Zhuang Rui said Yun Man’s face was red, and hastily pushed away Huangfu Yun who was coming to his side, and opened the folder in his hand.

“Mr. Zhuang, today the museum received a total of five million, one hundred and twenty-three thousand, three hundred and eighty dollars in gifts.”

“How much? More than five million dollars?”

Zhuang Rui interrupted Yun Man’s words, according to his estimation, it would be almost enough to have more than two million dollars, but he didn’t expect it to be far higher than his expectations.

This opening ceremony, counting the cost of bearing those out-of-town guests, although the specific figures are not yet out, but Zhuang Rui knows, probably need to spend about four or five million, did not think that this gift alone, this cost will be reimbursed.

Yun Man nodded affirmatively and said, “Yes, it’s five million one hundred and twenty three thousand eight hundred, this is the list of all the guests’ gifts, I arranged it according to the amount of gifts, Mr. Zhuang, you can take a look.”

Receiving the list handed over by Yun Man, Zhuang Rui looked at it, people like Fatty Jin, General Qian, and others all sealed a gift of one hundred thousand, Qi Zhu from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and some rich kids in Hong Kong that Zhuang Rui knew, all gave two hundred thousand.

Beijing city of white maple and those few capital city famous young, the gift is three hundred thousand, only these people, almost have a small two million.

As for the field to those Zhuang Rui do not recognize the expert collectors, the gift is not very heavy, most of them are three or five hundred, a little higher is just a thousand or two, mainly is a mind.

And the most let Zhuang Rui cried and laughed is, Liu Chuan and Zhou Rui, actually gave a million each, if not for the two sealed gifts, I’m afraid there is not as much as five million.

“This two million.”

Zhuang Rui pointed to Liu Chuan and Zhou Rui’s name, after thinking about it, said, “Forget it, send it and accept it!”

Zhuang Rui some time ago heard Liu Chuan said, New Year’s Eve when holding the nest of Tibetan mastiff cubs, a total of more than 30 million in cash sold, the two brothers are now not bad money, back instead of fading the brotherhood of love.

Those two people Zhuang Rui did not have time to greet, but Liu Chuan to Zhuang Rui’s courtyard, and to the home almost, Zhou Rui and Zhuang mother is also very familiar with the natural treatment of the two brothers.

After hearing Zhuang Rui’s words, Yun Man handed over another piece of paper and said, “Mr. Zhuang, in addition to receiving a batch of antiques, I’m not familiar with this, there is no way to estimate the price, this is the list.”

“Well, this one will wait for me to have time to inventory it.”

Zhuang Rui took a rough look, people like the Park siblings and Zheng Shao from Hong Kong, in addition to the gift money, they also sent a few calligraphy, painting and antiques, if they were genuine, then instead, the gift they sent was the heaviest.

People like Fatty Jin, General Qian, etc., have sent some small things that represent the symbol of wealth, that is, Pangcheng came to the Lv shopkeeper, also took out a few miscellaneous collectibles, which makes Zhuang Rui heart quite sweaty, after leaving from Pangcheng, in addition to the Song Jun, and at that time a few other old friends of the antique house, are rarely contacted.

Although the past two years, the money is more and more, but Zhuang Rui feel and family and friends together time is less and less, and some friends have become a little estranged.

In addition to and Liu Chuan this grew up bare ass together with the hair of small, like in Beijing city of the oldest two Yue Jing, to and fro instead of the previous time when he was not in Beijing more, some time ago is to participate in Wei’s wedding, but and the oldest three old four also have a long time no phone call.

“Mr. Zhuang, today a total of nine thousand six hundred and eighty-seven visitors were received, and the ticket revenue was 484,350 yuan, if we can maintain this momentum, I believe that the ticket revenue alone will be able to maintain the operation of the museum, and even have quite a surplus.”

Yun Man continued to give Zhuang Rui a report on the business situation of the museum, in her opinion, the museum’s business situation was very good, just half a day’s time, there were more than 400,000 dollars of income.

Even if a part of this has to be distributed to those travel agencies as a commission, the museum side will still be able to get around 400,000, if calculated according to one day, I’m afraid the museum’s daily intake can reach 700,000 dollars.

“Mr. Yun, that’s not how the account is calculated, some of the ticket income, is from friends who support the museum, more than 9,000 tickets, you have to subtract 5,000, and the rest is the income of the tourists who come to visit normally.”

Zhuang Rui waved his hand, Yun Man is not clear about this matter, but he understands in his heart, there are 5000 tickets, it is that kid Yang Bo who pays money to buy them, purely for him to support the door.

“But after removing those 5000 tickets, there are still more than 4,000 visitors, this is all due to Brother Huangfu. By the way, Brother Huangfu, contact those travel agencies a little more closely, and strive to receive the number of tourists every day in the future can be stabilized at about six thousand people.”

Zhuang Rui calculated in his heart, the actual tourists who came to the museum today should be 4,687 people, if there are so many people every day, then it would be more than one million seven hundred thousand times a year, and the income would be able to reach more than 85 million dollars.

Although it couldn’t be compared to the Palace Museum, which received around 100,000 visitors every day on average, it was a very scary figure for a private museum.

Remove the commission to the travel agency and the museum’s own expenses, Zhuang Rui can be left more than 30 million, the money can not only increase investment, continue to buy the collection, but also enough to cope with the museum’s maintenance and repair.

This has far exceeded Zhuang Rui’s expectations before opening the museum, according to his conception, in the beginning months, it would be good not to stick money into it by himself.

“Mr. Zhuang, I know, today is only a half day of business, if it’s a day, I believe it should be able to reach 6,000 visits.”

Talking about work, Huangfu Yun became serious and his address to Zhuang Rui changed.

According to Beijing’s daily visitor throughput, 6,000 people is not a very high target, Huangfu Yun’s goal for the museum is to receive 10,000 visitors a day in the future.

“Well, in addition to develop some souvenirs, like our most characteristic stereoscopic swords, Shangzhou and Zhou tripods and other objects, are very attractive, can be this as a prototype, according to the proportion of shrinking, made into some artifacts for sale, I think, this can also lead to a profit growth point!”

Zhuang Rui in Paris and London, have gone to visit the local museum, he found that those museums, there are imitation museum collections of artwork for sale.

But in China, mostly state-owned museums, there are many are free and open to the public, relying on state funding to maintain survival, on this side of the development of less.

In fact, don’t look at these small things, after doing a good job, not only can make a profit, but also can give the museum to do some intangible advertising, improve the museum’s brand image.

“Mr. Zhuang, I’ve made a note of it, on top of these things, we can also play out the name of our museum, tomorrow I’ll go and contact the crafts manufacturer, and try to get it on the counter as soon as possible.”

Huangfu Yun’s eyes lit up when he heard this, he quickly took a pen and paper and wrote down Zhuang Rui’s words.