Meanwhile, Lin Yu returned to the guesthouse.
The group of people who had visited the food factory had already returned.
Lin Yu brought five people with her to the provincial capital this time, and Song Meili was there as the head of the publicity department to record the situation.
The remaining four people were divided into two groups and took turns standing guard in the store.
These four people were all young people transferred from the workshop.
Two men and two women.
Women work as sales clerks, while men move and organize goods, and also act as bodyguards.
This is just the initial setup. Lin Yu thought that if the franchise store can successfully open up sales channels, more employees would need to be added later.
"Tomorrow we'll go to the housing management bureau to ask. They've given us two places; let's see which one is more suitable."
Several people agreed.
Under Lin Yu's leadership, they have always liked to speak their minds: "I think we don't need a very big place, so the rent will be lower."
This is from a cost perspective.
"No, we need more space. What if customers think our place is too small and they won't buy anything?"
This is from the sales perspective.
"We'll see which of the two storefronts is more suitable later. For now, let's think about a signboard."
Lin Yu took out paper and pen: "We'll call it 'Qingshan Food Store,' and design some pattern to put on it to make it more eye-catching."
The group had no choice but to pick up their pens and rack their brains.
Song Meili drew a lotus flower: "Because the factory is in the Lotus Brigade."
Some of the others drew a peach, while others drew a small house.
But Lin Yu's favorite is a painting of a red sun peeking out from behind the clouds.
"Tell me your thoughts."
This painting was done by Lin Xiaofang, who is Lin Yu's younger sister and belongs to the same clan.
Xiao Fang blushed and said, "Sister Lin Yu, I just think that 'Rising Sun' is a perfect name for our factory."
Lin Yu nodded in agreement: "Well said, 'The rising sun' means our food factory is like a sun just peeking out of the clouds, and sooner or later the whole country will see it."
Lin Xiaofang was overjoyed to hear her praise.
The people around her also praised her, saying, "Xiao Fang, you're really amazing."
Lin Xiaofang had never received so much praise before, and she felt very happy.
Lin Yu ultimately chose her painting, making her revise it several times before finally settling on it.
Everyone saw that Lin Yu was very demanding and had made Lin Xiaofang revise her work countless times.
I was very glad that I hadn't been selected.
Lin Yu is a very strict person at work and cannot tolerate any flaws. Lin Xiaofang just happened to run into him this time.
The others were relieved, but Xiaofang was very happy.
For the first ten years or so of her life, no one had ever praised her like that.
No one would genuinely appreciate her paintings.
But now, Lin Yu has taken a liking to her and asked her to design the logo for the shop sign.
This meant a lot to her.
Others wouldn't understand.
The group gathered together and decided on the painting to be placed on the signboard.
After going over the opening process one last time, everyone went to rest.
Lin Yu and Song Meili slept in one room, while the other four were divided into two rooms.
The next morning, the group was so excited that they couldn't sleep and got up to discuss their work.
Lin Yu led the group to the Housing Management Bureau.
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Since last month, Hu Xianfeng has led his men to arrest all those who engage in speculation and profiteering.
The leaders at the department store also fell from grace.
The higher authorities took this matter very seriously and quickly uncovered the protectors of those in the free market.
Now that the department store has resumed normal supply, Lin Yu should not need to open a specialty store anymore.
However, she considered that the presence of many counterfeit and substandard products in the department store posed a certain threat to the food factory.
These counterfeit and substandard products were actually made by farmers in the surrounding area who were imitating them.
Since the law does not punish everyone, it is difficult to hold them accountable.
Lin Yu also knew how hard it was for farmers; they finally had a chance to make money this way, and if she canceled it...
If this gets out in the future, people will only think that the food factory is heartless.
This is very detrimental to the reputation of the food factory.
But it's impossible for her to continue to tolerate counterfeit products from their factory.
That's why she was determined to open this specialty store.
Everything you buy at this store is absolutely genuine.
Those counterfeit products were sold at the same price as the real ones, but were of much worse quality.
If they have exclusive stores, they will naturally lower their prices.
At that time, customers will be able to choose whether to buy products from the food factory or products at lower prices.
Of course, Lin Yu didn't tell anyone else about these considerations.
When she applied to her superiors, she hoped to have another channel through which people could learn about their food factory.
The goal is to take the food factory to the next level and be able to accommodate more workers in the future.
The higher authorities encourage brigades that solve problems on their own and also help other brigades.
With Hu Xianfeng mediating between them, and the food factory having previously been featured in the Beicheng Daily, things were looking good.
This is why Lin Yu's application was approved so quickly, and the housing management office even arranged a place for them to open a shop.
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The housing management office takes this matter seriously, so they chose very good locations for them.
One is in the city center, right across from a department store.
One is next to the largest supply and marketing cooperative in the provincial capital.
These two locations were previously shops and can be used without much modification.
Lin Yu's initial intention in opening the specialty store was to target the counterfeit goods sold in the department store, so she chose the shop opposite the department store.
The monthly rent for the shop was five yuan. Lin Yu paid six months' rent upfront and then got the keys.
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