What Lin Yifeng needs to do now is simply to bring these things forward as early as possible, seize the opportunity, and establish a firm foothold in the hearts of the people.
So that in the future, when people mention "going to the supermarket," their subconscious will think of "Pang Donglai."
This is one of the reasons why Lam Yat-fung opened Pang Dong Lai so early.
If Lin Yifeng waits another two years until the "supermarket" business model becomes widespread in Makino City, it will be too late for him to enter the market.
"By the way, how's the contact with the stone processing place going?"
Upon hearing Lin Yifeng's question, Xu Qingyi stopped pondering what a supermarket was.
He patted his chest with great enthusiasm.
"It's all taken care of."
“I went to this place yesterday, and the price I negotiated was pretty good.”
“Our purchase volume is relatively large, so it’s much cheaper than decorating in Shanyang City.”
"Brother Feng, I'll bring the person over for you. You can just ask them directly."
As she spoke, Xu Qingyi put on her safety helmet and went into the factory.
A short while later, he led out a lean, dark-skinned middle-aged man.
The man exchanged pleasantries with Xu Qingyi as they walked.
"Young boss, this factory was set up by our village. We've been helping them process stone all along."
"That price is already the lowest."
The man's eyes darted around, and he looked flustered.
However, unlike those cunning and shrewd people, the man was more wary of the difference in status between himself and Xu Qingyi.
After all, one was an employee and the other was his boss, so he dared not get too close to Xu Qingyi casually.
When they arrived in front of Lin Yifeng, Xu Qingyi introduced him to him.
"Brother Feng, this is the leader of this group, Lao Yu."
"They run a stone quarry in their village."
"Have him tell you the price in detail."
The middle-aged man looked shocked and stared at Lin Yifeng for a long time.
It wasn't until Lin Yifeng offered him a cigarette and plopped down on a makeshift stool made of bricks that the middle-aged man came to his senses.
"Big...big boss?"
Lin Yifeng smiled when he saw the other person's address, and jokingly reassured him.
"What big boss or not, we're all just trying to make a living. Old Yu, you name the price, I'd like to hear it."
Old Yu nodded and took the cigarette from Lin Yifeng.
Upon seeing that it was a Zhonghua cigarette, Lao Yu hesitated for a moment, then put the cigarette behind his ear, took out a crumpled pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit it, and began to quote Lin Yifeng the price for their processing.
Originally, the cost for them to process stone was five yuan per meter.
However, business has been sluggish in the last two years, and prices have started to drop, falling to 4.5 yuan per meter.
In addition, Lin Yifeng and his team provided their own raw materials and were mainly responsible for pricing. They ultimately set the price at three yuan per meter, earning only three yuan in processing fees.
Xu Qingyi also whispered a reminder in Lin Yifeng's ear.
When they were renovating in Shanyang City, the lowest price they could get was around 2.5 yuan, and that was because the cost of living in Shanyang City was lower than in Muye City.
If it were processed in Shanyang City and then transported here, the transportation costs alone would probably exceed this price.
This was the best price Xu Qingyi could get after contacting people in Shanyang City in advance.
Most importantly, Lao Yu's family knows Gangzi, so the quality is definitely guaranteed.
Lin Yifeng nodded in satisfaction after hearing this.
"Old Yu, you should have them make preparations over there this month."
"I'll arrange a truck to transport the stones directly to your place."
"By the way, do you know anyone who works with bricks?"
Old Yu's face contorted with laughter as he hurriedly stood up and nodded.
"We also make bricks over there, and we use high-quality sand, so the quality is definitely not a problem."
"That's fine then."
Holding stones and bricks in one hand brought a smile to Lin Yifeng's face.
With the basic renovations done, the next step is to focus on the soft furnishings.
Soft furnishings are much easier to handle than hard furnishings; Xu Qingyi can take charge of that aspect.
The most important issue is still the stone material.
The stones can be transported from Stone Village, saving a significant amount of cost at the source.
Purchasing on a supermarket scale, the amount of stone needed for the basic infrastructure alone would certainly be a considerable sum.
With Gangzi's connection, Pang Donglai can save at least 100,000 yuan in costs just by buying processed stone from Lao Yu for the first step of renovation.
After dealing with the stone matter, Lin Yifeng and Xu Qingyi were busy for the next few days.
They traveled to various places to contact potential merchants who would be moving into Pang Donglai in the future.
Finally, he went directly to meet with the leaders of the meat processing plant.
When the other party learned that Lin Yifeng was planning to purchase a large quantity of meat from them, they welcomed it with open arms.
The two sides already had a cooperative relationship with Wallace, and now that the cooperation can be taken to a new level, the other side warmly welcomes it.
That evening, both sides went to Makino City for a good meal and a chat.
On the way back to the car, Lin Yifeng, sitting in the passenger seat, was still assigning Xu Qingyi tasks for tomorrow.
"Regarding vegetables, take two more barrels of oil and two boxes of milk with you tomorrow and go ask about them again."
"As for other aspects, we can import goods from outside the province, but there is one thing you must remember."
"Quality must be guaranteed. Price doesn't matter; quality is what matters."
Xu Qingyi nodded.
After running around for the past few days, he has come to understand Lin Yifeng's ambitions at Pang Donglai to some extent.
From the most basic necessities like firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, to everyday items like pots and pans, Lin Yifeng found the highest quality manufacturers for everything, making it clear that he wanted Pang Donglai to sell products without any defects.
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