Chapter 227 Loss-Making Business

Xia Mi couldn't wait to send Zhao Min away, so she took a boat to Qingcheng on the weekend to see the situation.

Passing by Cheng Quan's shop on the road, business is obviously much better than before, and it is crowded with people.

She stood at the door and watched for a while, but did not see Cheng Quan, so she had to give up and go to Shen Zhihui's shop.

The shops a few steps ahead were packed with people, so Shen Zhihui's shop naturally had a very bad business.

When Xia Mi entered the store, she found the three apprentices sitting in the shop cleaning.

"Sister Xia Mi, long time no see." Xiao Wang was the first to greet Xia Mi. He put down the work at hand and said, "Sit down first. I'll go to the warehouse and call Master over."

"Long time no see. No need. I'll go over."

The store was not a suitable place to discuss things, so Xia Mi chose to go there by herself.

Xiao Wang stopped and turned back to the shop. "Oh, by the way, Sister Xia Mi, there's a shop not far from us that's taken away all our customers. Master has been upset about this for a long time. Can you help him out?"

"I'm not good at counseling people, but I'll try my best." This time she came just to find a solution.

Shen Zhihui's rich experience is almost catching up with hers. This kind of person can withstand the most setbacks, and such a small setback will not defeat him.

As expected, when Chen Zhihui saw Xia Mi, he immediately talked about many ideas for increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.

"Have you ever considered that we just signed the contract with Hongxing before the New Year? If you break the contract now, we will have to pay a huge sum of money."

Shen Zhihui nodded in frustration, “I’ve thought about it, compared to losing 10,000 yuan, the most important thing for us now is to stop the loss.”

"Which market has Cheng Quan monopolized now?"

Shen Zhihui unfolded the map he had used before. There were many small circles drawn on it, in blue, red and black. It seemed that he had come up with many ideas in his daily life.

"The red ones have defected, the black ones are still cooperating with us, and the blue ones are too far away."

The red is densely packed all around, with a few black circles mixed in, which are very few.

The large blue area next to it is undeveloped.

"Why not go to the blue one?"

"I haven't been to other places to investigate, and the transportation cost is high. I have to transport at least 5,000 yuan worth of goods each time to break even, and more than 10,000 yuan to make a profit."

Shen Zhihui has already calculated all of this.

"If we can find big clients, these won't be a problem, but where can we find big clients?"

"Do you remember the dealer I told you about last time?"

Shen Zhihui had some impression. When he said that, his focus was on finding a car and a driver. In addition, he was busy before the New Year, so he forgot about it.

"I have some impression. Are you planning to develop these remote areas as distributors?"

"Cheng Quan's current approach is definitely a loss-making business. We don't know how long he can keep losing money, but we must think about our future now." Xia Mi pointed to the slightly closer blue circle and said, "Next time, ask the truck driver if he's familiar with these routes and if he has any nearby contacts."

Xia Mi chose several points, all of which were relatively far away.

Shen Zhihui asked, "Don't we go one by one?"

"These towns are next to each other, and the spread is much faster than you think. Think about how many people you do business with, can't they do the same?"

Shen Zhihui thought about it and realized that it was indeed their business, not his, to sell it.

"It's best to get this done sooner rather than later. While your shop is quiet, you can take your three apprentices out for some work. This time, you can go by car, and each of you can bring some spare parts. Then, find two apprentices to take photos of the goods in our warehouse and our business license."

Xia Mi thought that this would be more convincing as she could touch the parts and see the store's guarantee.

Shen Zhihui nodded heavily, “Okay, then I’ll take them out tomorrow.”

"I'm pregnant now, so I'll have fewer opportunities to come to Qingcheng. If there's an emergency, you can send a telegram. Normally, we'll just write letters."

Xia Mi thought about it and decided to tell Shen Zhihui the truth.

Shen Zhihui's pupils shrank slightly, and he was very surprised. His eyes fell on Xia Mi's belly and he said in surprise, "I'm so sorry."

"What's there to be embarrassed about? I invested in your business. The more you earn, the more I get. It's related to my income." Xia Mi smiled. She knew that according to later generations, there was no need to invest so much.

But what she and Shen Zhihui did was, on the surface, an investment, but in reality, it was almost like a business partnership.

Next, Xia Mi discussed the dealer's price with Shen Zhihui, as well as door-to-door delivery, which was no less than 20,000 each time, which meant that the dealer had to have regular customers.

At first, Shen Zhihui was worried that he wouldn't be able to find it. After a while, he realized that he was worrying too early.

Not everyone is as lucky as him, to meet Xia Mi and Hongxing TV Factory.

Half a month later, Xia Mi came to Qingcheng to send Zhao Min off the island.

Half a month later, she passed by Cheng Quan's store. There were not as many customers as before, but overall it was still good.

This time, she met Cheng Quan.

Cheng Quan recognized her at a glance, "Aren't you a customer of Shen Zhihui's store? Oh no, it's a distinguished guest."

Xia Mi doesn't have an ordinary face. She has a bright and beautiful face that is easily engraved in people's minds.

After Xia Mi left last time, Cheng Quan asked the guests who came later about Xia Mi, and they all said that they had never heard of her, but they had heard that Shen Zhihui had a benefactor.

After thinking about it, he felt that it was most likely Xia Mi.

"You stopped me, is there something wrong?"

Xia Mi originally wanted to go around, but she still wanted to hear what Cheng Quan had to say. Since he had found out that she was not a guest, he must have found out something else.

“Shen Zhihui’s store is closed, what are you still doing here?”

Xia Mi found it funny, and the smile on her face had a hint of mockery. She asked him sarcastically, "Does this have anything to do with you? And who said that I walked on this road just to find Shen Zhihui?"

"Are you so worried about my whereabouts because you're worried he'll make a comeback and you can't afford the losses anymore?"

These words hit Cheng Quan's heart.

He just couldn't hold on any longer. He had been losing money in business for a month. If he continued like this, he would even lose his father's money.

There is also a lot of pressure from my family.

So when he saw that Shen Zhihui had not opened the store for half a month and the three apprentices in the store were also laid off, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now this woman appeared here, and Cheng Quan didn't know why he was frightened by the appearance of a woman.

"Don't say anything. Looks like I was right?"

Cheng Quan was about to retort when a customer in the store suddenly interrupted the conversation.

"Boss Cheng, how could you suddenly raise the price? It's even 20 cents more expensive than Boss Shen's store before. Isn't this a bit too much?"