Chapter 119: An Important Reminder from Manager Luo
Seeing Lin Xiaoyue's politeness, what else could the shopkeepers say? We were all outsiders, and we had seen all kinds of scenes. Today's incident was neither big nor small!
The shopkeeper of Kyocera stood up and bowed to Lin Xiaoyue, then introduced himself with a smile, "Miss Lin, you're welcome. I'm Shopkeeper Luo from Kyocera. To be honest, we've been working with Jueweilou for many years and are old friends. We'll never say anything that shouldn't be said, so rest assured!"
Then several other shopkeepers stood up and echoed, "Yes, don't worry, Miss Lin. It's our honor to cooperate with Jueweilou!"
Lin Xiaoyue was happy because Wang Fugui was too busy at Jueweilou in Beijing and couldn't come these days. These shopkeepers were obviously old hands with a lot of experience, so she was worried at first that these old hands would make things difficult for her as a newcomer. It seems that she was overthinking it!
"Thank you, everyone. Please take a seat! Who will come up with the pattern first?"
This time, it was Kyocera's shopkeeper who stood up first. He pulled out a pattern book from his wide sleeves and said, "Miss Lin, here are our best-selling patterns in recent years. Especially the ones at the front are our new models released this year. They are very popular."
Lin Xiaoyue took the pattern book with both hands and carefully flipped through a few pages. There were many patterns on it, and they were all very beautiful. Any one of them would be presentable. "Shopkeeper Luo, I like this carp series of colored porcelain. It has carp playing in the water, carp leaping over the dragon gate, and carp standing up straight. It looks very festive. Let's go for this series!"
Butler Luo took a closer look and saw that this was their newest and most expensive porcelain. No one was willing to order the whole set yet! Because if you ordered a complete set, you could order ten sets of other styles!
"Miss Lin has excellent taste! This set of porcelain is popular with many people, but because it's so expensive, most people only order a few pieces for their own use. Even so, our orders are already booked until the beginning of spring! So, Miss Lin, it's best to order another set as a backup. If this one's slow to ship, it'll be a big disappointment for your business opening."
Although Lin Xiaoyue knew that many antique porcelains were sold at sky-high prices of over 100 million yuan in modern times, she did not expect that they were still so popular in ancient times!
"Shopkeeper Luo, why are the carp series porcelains so slow to ship? Since everyone likes them, you should make more!"
Shopkeeper Luo said helplessly, "Miss Lin, you don't know that this carp series of porcelain has rich colors and many patterns. Even if it is made by a master craftsman, there will be defective products. It is because it is difficult to fire, the defective rate is high, and the shipment is slow, so the price is many times higher!"
Lin Xiaoyue felt a little disappointed, but she was determined to get this series! She would have to choose something else after the store opened.
"Shopkeeper Luo, do you have any good recommendations?"
Shopkeeper Luo naturally came prepared. He let the customers choose first and then made recommendations. His purpose was to get the customers to order more. Sure enough, Lin Xiaoyue's words hit the mark.
He flipped through a few pages and pointed to a blue and white porcelain piece depicting plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum. He said, "Miss Lin, this series is Kyocera's most classic work. We've been making it for decades, and customers buy it every year, so we keep some in stock. If you want it, we can arrange for delivery right away."
Lin Xiaoyue took it in her hand and looked at it. The four gentlemen, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, symbolize the qualities of a gentleman: integrity, purity, steadfastness and integrity. They are suitable to be placed in a restaurant. Moreover, the more classic the work, the fewer mistakes it will make.
She nodded and said, "Very good. I trust Shopkeeper Luo. Let's order this set again! However, since we're ordering so much, shouldn't Shopkeeper Luo give us a discount?"
Shopkeeper Luo couldn't hide his excitement. This set was priced quite high! After all these years, working with Jueweilou was still the most satisfying experience!
"This... Miss Lin, you don't know that we at Kyocera have a fixed price. But if the porcelain you bought is damaged during use, we at Kyocera will restock it. But the restocking quantity cannot exceed three pieces, otherwise we will lose money. I hope Miss Lin can understand!"
Lin Xiaoyue felt that Kyocera was quite good at doing business. To repair three items was not a small amount according to the market price, but if the customer took good care of the products, Kyocera might not need to repair any of them. In this way, Kyocera not only made money but also gained a good reputation, and also made its own brand more solid. It really achieved three goals with one stone!
"So that's how it is. Well, let's do it this way. I'll talk to Shopkeeper Wang about the payment, so you can go straight to him!"
Shopkeeper Luo responded gratefully, "Yes! Thank you, Miss Lin. I'll take my leave now!"
Lin Xiaoyue stood up and walked Shopkeeper Luo to the door. "Shopkeeper Luo, take care. I have a few other shopkeepers here, so I'm sorry I can't see you off!"
Shopkeeper Luo felt very comfortable with Lin Xiaoyue's approachable aura. Before leaving, he whispered a reminder, "Shopkeeper Agarwood isn't here today, and who knows who this person is who of his. He has a very strange temper. Miss Lin, please be patient when she talks to him. If you really can't stand his temper, just send him away and talk to Shopkeeper Agarwood later."
In fact, Lin Xiaoyue observed the expressions of several shopkeepers after entering the door. There was one person who had a stern face from beginning to end and looked difficult to get along with. She thought that this person had been the shopkeeper for a long time and looked down on everyone. She didn't expect that he was not the shopkeeper. That was a problem!
She couldn't help but feel lucky to have given Shopkeeper Luo a ride and received such important news. "Thank you, Shopkeeper Luo. I'll go in first. Come visit us often when you have time!"
Shopkeeper Luo nodded and said, "Okay! See you another day!"
Lin Xiaoyue returned to the main hall. She smiled and said to the other two shopkeepers, "I wonder what you two have prepared?"
The one who stood up this time was the owner of Zunbao Pavilion. Because he was overweight, he used his hands to support himself on the armrest of the chair when he stood up. "Ms. Lin, I am Mr. Qiu from Zunbao Pavilion. Originally, I didn't need to come here. After all, all the ornaments are in my shop, and Miss Lin needs to go there to select them personally. But the brother next to me just took over the Agarwood Shop and is not familiar with the business yet, so I accompanied him here and took the opportunity to get to know Miss Lin."
Lin Xiaoyue looked at the man next to Shopkeeper Qiu, only to see him sitting on the chair with no expression on his face. Moreover, when Shopkeeper Qiu finished beating him, he didn't even turn his head. There was something really wrong with this man!
It can be said that this person doesn't look like a businessman at all, but rather like... a killer?
Lin Xiaoyue unconsciously clenched her fists and frowned as she said, "It seems like this new shopkeeper doesn't like our Juewei Restaurant. Why hasn't he said a word in such a long time? Or is it that the new shopkeeper doesn't want to do business with a woman like me? If that's the case, then I have no choice but to ask our boss to come over. Come on! Go and ask the boss to come over!"
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