Episode 43. Rural Cafe (4)
The process of decorating the cafe into an Amare store was also planned to be filmed, edited, and made into a separate video.
To secure video sources, the film crew, who always moved with Kang Yeyoung, visited the rural cafe, which would be the filming location.
“Hello, CEO.”
“Director! It’s been a while.”
“Indeed. It’s been almost two years since I saw you after Yeyoung’s vlog shoot.”
“Has it been that long? Time flies so fast.”
As there was so much work these days, time was flying by frantically.
It was the same for other people too.
“How’s the new agency? Are you adapting well?”
“Yes. Maybe because it’s the agency where Yeyoung’s unnies are, everyone treats me well. Especially the CEO, he takes care of us so much that it’s almost overwhelming.”
Kang Yeyoung, who had been with the MCN company Greenrose for a long time, recently moved to Iroul Entertainment, the agency of Kang Yera and Kang Yebin.
Kang Yeyoung’s goal of eventually joining the same agency as her unnies had finally come true.
“They promised to support our filming a lot this time, so I can’t tell you how reassuring that is. Oh, come to think of it, the place that’s sponsoring the production costs for this series is…”
“Yes, it’s Amare.”
The camera director seemed to have remembered the forgotten fact belatedly, showing a slightly flustered expression.
“I guess I should try to impress CEO Kang more than my agency’s CEO.”
“You don’t have to. It’s content featuring my daughters. Would I support it carelessly?”
Kang Dae-oh could not allow that himself.
Kang Dae-oh had already asked the workers for their understanding so that the film crew could shoot smoothly.
“If you need anything while filming, please tell us anytime.”
“Yes, understood. Thank you, CEO.”
“We look forward to working with you, Director.”
Kang Dae-oh, worried that talking to the film crew while they worked might disrupt them, deliberately began to look around the cafe’s exterior from a distance.
‘It looks really good every time I see it.’
Kang Dae-oh unconsciously formed a rectangle with his index fingers and thumbs.
‘The picture is already forming.’
Now, all that’s left is for customers to flock here.
Then, this place would soar to become a representative landmark of the new Amare.
Kang Dae-oh believed that.
All preparations were complete.
The first Amare store in the Uijeongbu area, which would officially start welcoming customers today, had just finished its grand makeover.
However, no one was seen visiting the cafe throughout the morning.
The real estate agent who came to congratulate the opening clicked his tongue inwardly and shook his head as if he had expected it.
“I expected it, but it seems it’s not going well after all.”
Nevertheless, Kang Dae-oh’s expression remained bright.
As if.
It was as if he was saying, “This is just the beginning.”
“You’ve come at a good time, Mr. Realtor. This was the perfect timing.”
“Huh? Why?”
The real estate agent was so embarrassed to have come at a time when only flies were buzzing around the store.
But Kang Dae-oh spoke as if he was glad the realtor had come now, which the realtor couldn’t understand.
There was a reason Kang Dae-oh said this to the realtor.
“Because customers will be flocking in soon. If you had come then, you wouldn’t even have time to talk like this with me.”
“Oh, come on… CEO, you saw it yourself. This place has a bad lot, so business doesn’t do well. Didn’t I tell you when you came to see the property?”
“What I’ve learned from opening stores here and there is that whether a lot is good or bad isn’t determined solely by its location.”
“……?”
No sooner had he finished speaking.
Cars began to pull into the parking lot, which had been created by leveling the empty lot next to the store, one or two at a time.
They looked at the newly decorated rural cafe with excited expressions and said:
“Honey! Is this it?”
“Yeah. I saw it in the channel announcement earlier, and this is the place.”
“Let’s go quickly! Before people flock in.”
“Wow! Kang Yera, Kang Yebin, and Kang Yeyoung are all really here!”
“I think CEO Kang Dae-oh is over there too?”
In the blink of an eye, the surroundings began to bustle with people.
The real estate agent watched this scene with an incredulous expression.
“How on earth…”
Kang Dae-oh showed the main screen of his smartphone, where Kang Yeyoung’s Nertube channel was displayed, and said:
“Because it’s the internet era these days.”
It seemed entirely appropriate to call it the Great Nertube Era.
Ever since a post appeared on Kang Yeyoung’s channel stating that the three sisters would be working as part-timers at Amare’s new store for a day, this place truly became a new tourist attraction.
With so many people flocking to a place that was usually rarely visited, even government offices began to show interest.
Officials from the city hall quietly watched the three sisters working as part-timers inside the store with Kang Dae-oh.
“Customer number 213! Your drink is ready!”
“Unnie. I’ll go up to the second floor and tidy up the tables.”
“Wait! Take water with you when you go up. I saw there was no water when I came down earlier.”
“Okay.”
Broadcasting is important, but.
Before that, increasing sales can also be considered important.
This is because promoting Amare’s new store is the main objective.
“Dad!”
Kang Yera rushed out of the store and looked for Kang Dae-oh.
“Can we increase the number of outdoor tables? If we add more seats, I think we can accommodate more customers.”
That’s a good idea.
Kang Dae-oh picked up his smartphone and replied that he understood.
Before that, he didn’t forget to ask for the officials’ understanding first.
A short while later.
Amare staff who had bought tables and chairs nearby immediately began setting up the outdoor seating.
The biggest advantage and characteristic of the Amare store opened here was the ability to fully enjoy the surrounding scenery along with coffee.
Kang Dae-oh decided to make the most of this advantage.
After all, the decision to open the first store in the Uijeongbu area here was entirely due to these factors.
Even though more seats had been secured, the line of continuously flocking customers showed no sign of ending.
“I apologize. I was just doing some work…”
Kang Dae-oh finished installing the outdoor tables with the staff and returned to where the city hall officials were.
“Not at all. More importantly, business is truly booming. I had already heard about it, but seeing it with my own eyes makes it feel even more remarkable than what I heard.”
“Is it because the store is well-decorated?”
“No. The subject of the remarkableness I spoke of isn’t the store, but you, CEO.”
“Me?”
“Yes. Actually, we’ve had a lot of concerns recently. There are many problems these days, like regional extinction and so on, aren’t there?”
“That’s right.”
Kang Dae-oh was also keenly realizing this problem recently.
So, he was collaborating with Jeollabuk-do to create a coffee street and also coordinating a lot in related events.
There were quite a few achievements.
Thanks to this, Kang Dae-oh had recently been invited to a dinner at the provincial office, which also served as an expression of gratitude.
Uijeongbu City Hall also knew well that Kang Dae-oh and Amare had recently begun to expand their influence from the metropolitan area to the provinces.
Perhaps that’s why.
“We also want to get on the ‘CEO Kang Dae-oh’ bus.”
“What do you mean by that…”
“The mayor said to use this as an opportunity. We will provide generous support, so could you please open additional Amare stores in our region?”
Kang Dae-oh already knew from experience that it was more effective to open stores with regional support rather than Amare conducting regional surveys and opening stores one by one from scratch.
There was no reason to refuse.
Instead, it was difficult to decide right away.
“Understood. I will contact you separately after we have an internal meeting.”
“We earnestly hope for a positive response.”
From their perspective, they would want to board the ‘Kang Dae-oh bus’ by any means necessary.
Kang Dae-oh also viewed accepting them as passengers not unfavorably.
Because helpful passengers were always being recruited.
Lost in thought, Kang Dae-oh quietly looked at his daughters.
His proud daughters, helping their dad’s work frantically and busily.
Starting with Kang Yeyoung, then Kang Yera, Kang Yebin. The three daughters once again rolled up their sleeves for Kang Dae-oh.
Just as Kang Dae-oh would go to any lengths to help his daughters’ work.
The daughters also showed efforts to be of at least some help with their dad’s work, no matter how busy they were.
Every single action of his daughters brought Kang Dae-oh immeasurable happiness.
‘At this point, it’s true. Maybe I really did save the country in a past life.’
Kang Dae-oh was certain again today.
The filming for the content “Helping Dad’s Work as a One-Day Part-Timer” at the newly opened store concluded today.
For his three daughters who worked hard.
Kang Dae-oh had secretly prepared a surprise party with the staff.
Kang Dae-oh appeared holding a custom-made cake he had prepared in advance, smiling brightly at his daughters and said:
“You’ve worked hard, my princesses.”
“It wasn’t really hard work. It was actually fun and good to do it after a long time. Unnies, right?”
Kang Yera and Kang Yebin also nodded, following their youngest sister.
Among them, Kang Yebin especially received the most help.
“Actually, I have a drama currently in casting discussions, and the character is a cafe part-timer. I was going to ask if I could work at Dad’s store for a bit because of that. So, this opportunity was good for me.”
“That’s good. Honestly, I felt a little uncomfortable inside, thinking I might have forced you to work.”
“No, not at all.”
The daughters once again showed their willingness to go anywhere if Kang Dae-oh called them.
Executive Director Yoo In-seok, who attended the party, quietly asked Kang Dae-oh.
“CEO. So, are you going home with your daughters just like this?”
“The kids said they each have schedules. They’ll probably split up separately. I also have a separate schedule.”
“You had a schedule?”
“Yes. Kim, the manager, told me today that the city hall suddenly contacted him.”
“What kind of contact…”
“The mayor said he wants to give me a plaque of appreciation.”
There was a contact saying they wanted to present a plaque of appreciation to Amare and CEO Kang Dae-oh for their contribution to local community development.
At first, he thought, ‘Is it really necessary?’ but.
Thinking that such things would help Amare’s regional expansion promotion, he decided to accept the offer.
This time, his daughters offered words of congratulations to Kang Dae-oh.
“Shouldn’t Dad be congratulated more than us?”
Kang Dae-oh shook his head.
“It’s not because I did well. It’s because of my daughters that I’m receiving it.”
He had already decided in his mind the content of the interview to be conducted when receiving the plaque of appreciation.
That miracles like today were not created by Kang Dae-oh, but by his daughters.
