Counterflow 92: Ditching the School Flower at the Start and Building a Trillion Empire

In his previous life, Lin Yifeng was tricked by his first love into going abroad, missing the period of rapid development in his homeland.

He finally managed to amass a fortune of hundreds of...

Chapter 203 Supermarket - Pang Donglai

Lin Yifeng and Guo Fengsheng stayed in Weidu for three days.

After leaving the police station, Lin Yifeng did not rush back to Muye City. Instead, he took Lin Yifeng to a place called Yuzhou, which was under the jurisdiction of Weidu City.

Yuzhou is famous for its Jun kiln.

Some say that top-quality Jun porcelain is no less than blue and white porcelain. Whether this statement is true or false is unknown, and Lin Yifeng has no way of confirming it.

Jun porcelain is a type of porcelain, and porcelain is a work of art.

Like novels, this kind of subjective liking and evaluation is difficult to judge as right or wrong, but one point is worth mentioning.

Jun porcelain is not very expensive; at least compared to blue and white porcelain, it is more affordable.

Lin Yifeng plans to open a supermarket, modeled after the later nationwide sensation, Pang Donglai.

1992 was an extremely complex year.

On the one hand, people were very poor in this era, and most workers were forced to lose their jobs. They had to pay a greater price than before just to have something to eat.

On the other hand, with the continuous progress of reform and opening up, people's pockets have gradually become richer. Some things that people couldn't afford or were reluctant to buy before can now be easily purchased with their money.

On one hand, there is poverty.

On the other hand, the economy is booming!

This is contradictory, but in fact, this contradiction is all too common in reality.

People are indeed becoming richer.

Although a wave of layoffs is sweeping the country, people's pockets are gradually becoming richer.

because...

It's been reformed!

This occurred in a context where China had just transitioned from a planned economy to a market economy.

In this day and age, doing business is not guaranteed to be profitable, but it's close to it.

Because this is a seller's market!

As long as you have the goods, you don't need to worry too much about not being able to sell them!

Therefore, the biggest problem in opening a supermarket in this era is not worrying about sales volume, but about the supply of goods.

For middle-aged people in the 1990s starting their first business, it's inevitable to travel to the Guangdong and Guangxi regions.

Because clothing in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions is not only plentiful, but also extremely cheap.

Many people go to the Guangdong and Guangxi regions to buy fashionable clothes when starting a business, and then bring them back to sell.

But Lin Yifeng doesn't need to go to the Guangdong and Guangxi regions to buy fashionable clothes at all.

Because there is a village called Sangpo not far from Makino City.

This place is not only famous for its fur, but is also known as the fur capital of the world.

This place also has all kinds of fashionable clothes.

"Old Guo, the most famous thing in Yuzhou is Jun kiln. I'm going to build a shopping mall next."

"At the moment, it is not suitable for Wallace and Mixue Ice Cream to continue expanding in other cities, but Xu Qingyi is in Shanyang City, so I will temporarily entrust this supermarket to you for management and responsibility."

Supermarkets and Wallace's are essentially the same, but there are fundamental differences.

Lin Yifeng gave Guo Fengsheng some pointers.

"They are essentially the same because we both serve customers."

"The goal is to satisfy customers, make them happy, and encourage them to come back to our store to continue their business."

"The fundamental difference lies in the different types of goods."

"Wallace and Mixue Ice Cream are small shops after all, and with the current customer flow, there is almost nothing left."

"But supermarkets are different. Supermarket items can't be sold in a day, and sometimes they might not sell for a month."

"How to manage and categorize supermarket goods, and how to handle supermarket goods nearing their expiration date."

"This is all knowledge!"

Lin Yifeng patted Guo Fengsheng on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You're the one who needs to learn and figure these things out."

However, it's not without precedent. Once the supermarket's initial preparations are almost complete, I'll send you to the US so you can learn from their management experience!

"Are you going to send me abroad?"

Guo Fengsheng was shocked!

Lin Yifeng actually wants to send him abroad?

this...

This is the dream of so many people, something that so many people would rather abandon their wives and children, and leave behind their elderly parents, in order to achieve.

now...

Lin Yifeng said it so casually.

"It's just going abroad, not flying off the planet."

Lin Yifeng glanced at Guo Fengsheng indifferently, seemingly dissatisfied with Guo Fengsheng's overreaction.

"this..."

Guo Fengsheng said with a hint of bitterness, "After all, this is going abroad, Brother Feng. It's something that so many people dream of, and so many people are willing to give up everything for it."

And...the country you're sending me to is the United States!

"The United States that defeated Su Da Xiong!"

It hasn't been many years since Su Daxiong disbanded, but many people still habitually refer to him as Su Daxiong.

Even though Guo Fengsheng had no intention of going abroad, he still felt a little breathless when he heard Lin Yifeng want him to go to the United States.

In this era.

Due to the subtle influence of a group of people and a group of magazines, too many people have a heavy filter of prejudice against the United States.

"What, do you have special feelings towards the United States?"

Lin Yifeng chuckled: "Old Guo, I don't mind at all if you stay in the US using all sorts of illegal means after you arrive."

"I'm not one to force people into things. If you really want to stay in the US, let me know before you leave so I can arrange your job and position for someone else after you're gone."

"I won't!"

Guo Fengsheng had no intention of joking. He tensed up and quickly declared to Lin Yifeng, "Brother Feng, you are my guide. I will never abandon you, abandon Mixue Ice Cream, abandon Wallace, or stay in the United States."

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