Chapter 152: Thirty Years in the East, Thirty Years in the West
After entering the supermarket, Gu Siqing didn't expect that supermarkets in the 1980s had already reached such a scale, and the management was also similar to that of later generations.
The shelves are arranged in sections, the goods are neatly stacked, and there are labels on them, but these labels are handwritten and there are promotional specials.
At this moment, Gu Erhui felt like she had been opened up to a new world. She had never imagined that things could be sold this way, openly, with customers taking whatever they liked, and prices clearly marked on every item. No salespeople bossing you around, no tickets required.
She wanted to buy a lot of things to take back, and she really did so, putting things one by one into the basket carried by Zhang Zijun, and whispered to Zhang Zijun: "Sanjing likes to eat, buy her more food to take back."
"Why haven't I seen Sanjing?" Zhang Zijun asked.
"He attends a sports school and can't go home normally."
Zhang Zijun nodded, but thought to himself that the four daughters of the Gu family, regardless of age, all had their own characteristics.
Gu Siqing and Gu Yimin also bought a lot of things over there. The four of them spent the whole morning shopping and bought a lot of things to take home. After lunch, they went to the hotel to rest for a while. The three sisters sat together to discuss the supermarket, while Zhang Zijun sat on the sofa, crossed his legs and ate snacks.
Gu Erhui said: "To open a store like this, besides the source of goods, how much goods should be prepared and how to manage the sales staff?"
Gu Erhui expressed her thoughts, and Gu Yimin took notes. After she finished speaking, he said, "I think they also have some skills in displaying the goods."
Gu Siqing waited for the two of them to finish speaking, and then offered her own suggestions.
After she made the suggestion, the basic outline of supermarket management was formed. In her previous life, Gu Siqing didn't run a supermarket, but in the future, which was the era of information explosion, she did know a little about supermarket management. However, in this era, there were still many things to explore.
In fact, there is no ready-made model for you to copy when starting a business. Even if someone tells you a full set of experience, you will still encounter various problems in the process of your own practice. The key lies in the entrepreneur's ability to adapt and control things.
But Gu Siqing believed that as long as one was dedicated and resourceful, there was nothing that could not be accomplished. Of course, there was always luck involved in doing business, and if one was truly unlucky, one could only accept it as bad luck.
Seeing that the three sisters had almost finished their discussion, Zhang Zijun put down the dried fruit in his hand and said, "I'll go back to Kyoto and ask if I can get some supermarket books from abroad."
After hearing what he said, Gu Erhui happily walked up to him and said with a happy smile: "Zhang Zijun, how can you be so nice!"
Zhang Zijun didn't expect Gu Erhui to praise him like this. His cheeky face turned slightly red. He waved his hand and said, "These are all trivial matters."
Gu Siqing and Gu Yimin couldn't help laughing when they saw him like this. Zhang Zijun felt even more embarrassed. He pretended to be very calm and stood up. "I'm going out to smoke a cigarette."
He said and left. When he left the door, Gu Siqing and Gu Yimin both laughed out loud. They didn't expect that a second-generation rich man could be so innocent.
After laughing, Gu Yimin said to Gu Erhui: "This Zhang Zijun is really good."
Gu Erhui sighed after hearing this, "I feel pressure too!"
Regardless of Zhang Zijun's past, he wasn't a true second-generation rich kid now. While he could be a bit naive at times, it was undeniable that he had a good family background, good looks, and a thriving career. Looking at herself, while Gu Erhui was confident, she knew there was still a gap between her and him.
Gu Siqing understood what she meant and said, "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Who knows what our family will be like in a few years? And what will you be like?"
In fact, Gu Siqing was very confident that within ten years, their family would have undergone earth-shaking changes. In the future, the country would be centered around business, and when businesses became large, sometimes the government would have to serve well-known companies.
Besides, entrepreneurs are representatives of many people, so family background is not an issue at all.
Of course, this depends on the efforts of their whole family.
Gu Erhui is not a pessimistic person. She just sighed for a moment. She also believes that their family will get better and better, and she herself will get better and better.
Gu Yimin listened to the conversation between her two sisters and felt that she was a little indecisive.
The three sisters discussed the supermarket for a while, then went out shopping. Arriving on Nanjing Road, they truly felt the commercial bustle. The shops lined up side by side, the stream of people coming and going, all reflected the commercial atmosphere of the area.
Even Zhang Zijun said, "Even the busiest street in Kyoto can't compare to this place."
After hearing this, Gu Siqing said, "Brother Jun, if you sell the imported goods in these stores, you will have a share of the business here."
Zhang Zijun was stunned when he heard this. He had never thought of selling his imported goods to Kyoto, let alone Haishi. But now that he thought about it, it was not impossible.
Like him, his childhood friend used to love playing around and never thought about doing anything serious. Even his foreign trade venture was a whim. Later, with the support of his family and their constant urging to work hard, the two of them finally achieved what they have today.
In fact, it was the family's suggestion that they set up a foreign trade company when they told Gu Erhui that they wanted to do so. The two second-generation descendants had not yet implemented it. But now, seeing Gu Erhui working hard for her career and seeing the Gu family members working so hard, he felt for the first time that he really had to change, otherwise
well!
After strolling along Nanjing Road and buying a lot of things, they returned to their hotel to rest. The next day, the four of them went to the supermarket again, this time with a purpose in mind: to learn about some details about the mall's management.
After staying in Hai City for three days, the four of them returned to Lizhou together. When they got home, Gu Erhui began to write down her ideas. Gu Siqing took a quick look at what she wrote and once again admired her second sister's talent for business. This is a business plan!
Back at the provincial party committee compound, Zhang Zijun went straight into his room and lay down on his bed. He was truly exhausted these past few days. He slept until around six or seven, when his father, Zhang Jingtong, returned. Seeing him seemingly unable to wake up, Zhang Jingtong had gotten used to it.
His wife died young, and he was busy with work, leaving his son unattended. He blamed himself for the situation he ended up in. Fortunately, the child wasn't a bad person, just a bit playful, but he didn't cause any major trouble for the family.
"You came back with Erhui and the others? How was it going to Hai City?" Zhang Jingtong asked. He knew that Zhang Zijun had accompanied the Gu sisters to Hai City, but he didn't know what they were doing there.
He was very happy for his son to date Gu Erhui. It was better to find a daughter-in-law who was smart, hardworking and capable than to find one who was just a playboy like his son. That would not only make their lives miserable, but also affect the next generation.
His son is already like this, and he doesn't want his grandson to be unmotivated.
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