During the city-wide lockdown, Liu Jing worried every day about her restaurant being unable to operate. As soon as the lockdown finally ended, she eagerly rushed back to reopen her establishment. For reasons unknown this time, however, business at her restaurant plummeted. Not only did the anticipated surge in revenge spending fail to materialize, but revenue could not even reach one-third of what it had been before the lockdown. Watching the stagnant turnover night after night, Liu Jing complained to He Wenjie, "What should we do? If this goes on, my profits for a month won't even cover the costs."
"Don't worry. People have just been unsealed, so you need to give everyone a little time. My wine bar isn't doing much business either; it'll probably get better after a while."
"Your wine sells to regular customers, is that the same? Do you think I should run another promotion or do some discount campaign?"
Chapter 1122