"Little brother."

"Business isn't that easy."

"Of course I know that." I felt extremely uncomfortable at her calling me "little brother," but I still forced myself to say, "The cooperation model is very simple."

"The main business is coffin shops, with other businesses as supplementary. All business is bundled through coffin shops in a package deal."

"The package includes coffins from our coffin shop, as well as everything sold in all the shops on this street, and Mr. Gu's dance troupe."

"As for profits, it's naturally a shareholding system with dividends."

"I didn't realize you knew so much." Gu Lianyi looked at me in surprise, but she still shook her head and said, "But do you know that this kind of behavior constitutes a monopoly?"

"To put it bluntly, it's a forced sale."

"That's not how you do business."

"Furthermore, if you actually do that, how can you guarantee that the final benefits will outweigh those of independence?"

"If not, then what's the point of cooperation?"

I shook my head and said, "This is neither forced buying nor selling, nor is it a monopoly."

"Because I only run a funeral business, while other shops sell things that can be purchased in other situations as well, such as for special occasions like ancestor worship or Qingming Festival."

"So in this situation, since the bundled business is led by our coffin shop, it does not affect the normal business, and the profits will naturally be higher."

"If that's the case, how can you guarantee your coffin shop's business?" Gu Lianyi continued to ask, "Although quite a few people die in the entire Binhai area every year."

"But you're not the only coffin shop."

"There are so many choices, why should I come here?"

What are your strengths?

I smiled slightly and said, "I naturally have enough advantages. As long as Miss Gu agrees, I can immediately inform Boss Gu."

"But if Mr. Gu doesn't want to get involved, then there's no need for him to know."

Gu Lianyi paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Little brother, are you just making empty promises to me?"

"I have a bad stomach, so I can't eat flatbread."

"Whether it's a pancake or not, Boss Gu, you know the answer in your heart," I said with a shrug.

"If I didn't have enough sincerity, Mr. Gu, why do you think I could convince other businesses?"

...

It was already evening when we left the Gu's Song and Dance Troupe.

Gu Lianyi is more troublesome than I imagined.

She wasn't completely interested; at most, she found it somewhat intriguing. So, her answer to me was that she would only try it with me for a month at most, and if she didn't see results within a month, she would leave.

However, I am not surprised by this.

After all, coming from a wealthy family like the Gu family, their perspectives and ideas are naturally different.

Besides that, I've also confirmed one thing: Gu Lianyi has indeed broken away from the Gu family and wants to start her own business. This is somewhat similar to Gu Nianci's desire to prove herself.

Gu Nianci's method was to rely on the Gu family and then on the Xu family to achieve her goal.

Gu Lianyi, on the other hand, has to rely on herself.

They had the same idea, but did completely different things.

This made me feel a little relieved; at least from this perspective, it doesn't seem to have too much to do with the Gu family.

Standing at the entrance of the dance troupe, I let out a sigh of relief.

This can be considered as taking the first step.

Next, it's time to persuade the other merchants.

The claim that the other merchants had agreed was nonsense, a way to fool Gu Lianyi.

But now, I can say to other businesses that the Gu Family Dance Troupe has agreed!