Example of Beijing Restaurant (Guildford)
Beijing Restaurant – Guildford
After the financial crisis in the second half of 2008, there have been a good number of businesses that closed. This could be due to poor business, unable to re-finance their bank loans or just a suitable moment to wind down the business.
With the coming upturn in the economy, business owners are now seeking new properties to expand their business. Especially with the increased availability of properties coupled with the marked downward drop in the asking rent.
Of the properties available on the market, there would be a number of properties that have come from weaker businesses that have closed. It is a fair chance that, a good proportion of the buildings have poor feng shui i.e. – insufficient energy getting into the property or retaining the energy.
The business owner taking over the property has two alternatives. One, accept the building as it is and start trading. If there is bad feng shui, there is a high probability that this owner would have the same fate as the previous. Or two, make suitable alterations to improve the weakness with the previous owner.
Beijing Restaurant in Worplesdon Road, Guildford
This is an example of the business, not only upgrading the property but correcting a weakness. This will ensure that the business will thrive over the coming years.
Beijing Restaurant in Guildford – Map
The red arrow shows the direction of energy flow down the hill. They have built a porch in front of the old main door. This changes the location and direction of the main entrance to the Restaurant. The door is now positioned to capture the energy coming down the hill. The image of the new door position is shown in the image at the top of the post.
What was the previous building like?
Beijing Restaurant Guildford – Before
Beijing Restaurant – After
The building looks down the hill. The door also faced down the hill. The energy leaked out of the building every time the door opened. Previously, it was “The Royal” and had a reputation for being an Army pub. It was there for serious drinking and I do not think it made much money as the building was in serious need of repair for many years. It closed at the end of 2008/9 like many other pubs in the area.
With the refurbished building, an extension is built to cover the old entrance and the door is tilted to face up the hill. The door is like a mouth capturing the energy flowing down the hill. This is an example of using a feng shui technique to improve the business in the refurbished building.
Note: This post is about using feng shui techniques and how it is used. It does not imply that a feng shui consultant or consultation was used.
In the past month, I have visited 2 other establishments which have just opened.
In the first case, a Wine Bar, the previous tenant (a hairdresser) traded for 2 months and closed for the lack of business. Before that, the landlord had a series of businesses that opened and closed in that location. I do not foresee this present Wine Bar being in business for long as they have not corrected the weakness of the building.
In the second case, the Japanese Restaurant, the building has a similar history. Again, they have not corrected the weakness and I do not foresee the business lasting. They spent considerable sums on upgrading the interiors of the building.
The point I am making. New businesses are taking over properties where businesses have failed repeated. What makes them think that they will succeed when other have failed repeatedly especially when they have not corrected the weaknesses in the building. I see this as an exercise in futility, the waste in time, the waste of money, the shattering of confidence and other resources.
I commend the owners of Beijing Restaurant in Guildford for their approach and they will succeed for the many years to come.
Dr Michael Oon
