Enjoy the time of reading, watching movies and drinking coffee when you go to the end of the cosmic de in Chongqing.

Wan Qing

"the grass is bearing its seeds, and the wind is shaking its leaves. If we stand and don't talk, it's very beautiful. " This sentence "in front of the door" of Gu Cheng is the "decoration" in the corridor of a coffee shop called "the end of the Universe de" on the campus of the University of Industry and Commerce. There are not only such poems, but also the feelings of the campus era and all kinds of thoughts collide.

This is an independent coffee shop on the third floor of the old residential area of the Industrial and Commercial University. White shelves filled with books, tables covered with brown linen, white chairs with red plaid mats, walls covered with dried flowers and postcards from distant friends, and movie screening rooms covered with classic movie posters from around the world.

The small coffee shop which combines retro and mash-up is owned by Wanqing, a 30-year-old graduate student of Beijing normal University. With neat short hair and black-rimmed glasses, she looks quiet and introverted, and her voice is soft. Her graduate student who majored in computer science chose cognitive neuroscience, and finally opened a campus cafe that had nothing to do with her major. Making such a choice is not in tune with her weak appearance.

Coffee Shop

I attended a reading sharing meeting of my favorite philosopher in a cafe in Beijing and sowed seeds for Wanqing's coffee shop. "because of my health, I didn't have the energy to do scientific research after I was a graduate student, so I wanted to do something I liked. During that time, I often wandered around, shuttling through the streets of Beijing." Wan Qing recalls that by chance, she, who never went to a cafe, met a reading sharing meeting of her favorite philosopher in a cafe and found that the cafe could do other things besides drinking coffee.

Next, she began to wander around Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and other places, slowly planning her own coffee shop. "the current style is independent literature and art. I have debated whether to do commercial or independent style before. later, after a lot of observation and careful consideration, this style is most suitable for me."

Last November, the coffee shop in Wanqing opened. To this end, she quit her regular job, which made her parents complain. It was his persistence that convinced his parents, her husband, sister and brother-in-law were also very supportive, and finally opened their own coffee shop. Since the opening of the business, from the decoration of the whole house to the decoration of a bunch of dried flowers, she has made her own decisions.

After 90s

Wan Qing went to take the postgraduate entrance examination after work and has been renting near the school. Her coffee shop is also naturally located in the school. "at that time, the goal was very clear, must be in the school, one is their own preferences, on the other hand, they are also willing to provide students with a more comfortable and free learning and communication platform." Wan Qing said she still agrees with the post-90s generation.

"they are very thoughtful and dare to do so." She smiled and said that at the age of 30, she did not have a generation gap with them. She could chat with them in many aspects and get along very well. Especially in terms of reading, many post-90s generations had a very wide field of vision and vision. Now they have a lot of feelings and understanding. I didn't have it.

"these are all surprises brought to me by the campus. It's simple and happy here. "

Why does a girl's coffee shop in the Milky way "the end of the de of the universe" have such an abstract name?

"it was a British radio play that I particularly liked, and it was later made into a movie." Wan Qing said that the name comes from the British radio drama "A Guide to the Galaxy". She likes it very much and has watched the novel, film and radio drama many times.

"I like reading books and movies, and it's normal for the name of the store to come from these places." She pointed to the books on the bookshelf at the door and said that some of them were her own, some were from younger brothers and sisters, and some were given by guests.

In addition to books, she, who is fond of movies, has specially prepared an independent film and sound room for guest students, and a regular movie party every Monday, which has become a reason for many students to fall in love with this place.

Book club

The book club every Thursday night is the most important "thought" of Wanqing Cafe. From 06:45 to 09:45 on Thursday evening, she will give advance notice of the books she shares on Wechat, so that interested students can arrange time to attend.

"my reading club is until a book is shared, maybe one night, or several nights, according to the guest's understanding and speed of the book." Wan Qing said that recently they were sharing a book called "the Art of Love," in which more than a dozen guests participated, each reading a paragraph, then talking about their feelings, and then discussing the most impressive parts of the book.

"everyone enjoyed the process very much, and I am very happy that everyone can fit in with the book club." She said that the number of people in each book club varied from 14 to 15 to as few as 6 or 7. Wan Qing frankly said that the pace of modern cities is getting faster and faster, and there is not much time to calm down and read slowly. I hope that through my own book club, one is to recommend all kinds of books to everyone, and the other is to make more people fall in love with reading and reading.

Do not make money

Nowadays, there are many kinds of coffee shops, so many people think that this kind of coffee shop with unique style makes a lot of money. However, Wanqing's answer below may throw cold water on you.

"from 10:00 to 10:00 every night, I almost finish everything in the coffee shop by myself." As for income, Wanqing smiled faintly: more than 2000 yuan a month, anyway, he won't starve to death. "in fact, independent small cafes are very energy-consuming and will not make you a lot of money, because you have to put your thoughts and painstaking efforts into it, and everything depends on your own feelings and management." Over the course of a year, the attitude of the parents who had disagreed with them has now eased a lot.

For more than a year, her coffee shop has also been loved and recognized by many students. Jilly, a senior at the School of Foreign languages at the University of Business and Technology, is one of the fans.

Gilly spends half of the week here because she is preparing to go abroad. She likes the arbitrariness and freedom here. "Sister Wan is very kind, like her big sister."

"this cafe is different from other cafes in the school, because its room is separated, it will not be very noisy and will not affect others, and every time I come to see only Wanjie, unlike other cafes in the school, where students work part-time, our relationship is to buy and sell. Sister Wan and I are like friends. In her spare time, she will teach me how to make coffee. Once I made a cup of coffee for my boyfriend here. Gilly's love for "the end of the de of the universe" is all in the words.

Source: Chongqing Morning Post (Chongqing)