Chapter 112 Craneview City Cooperative Supermarket
The cooperation with Jinxing Shopping Mall went very smoothly.
Or rather, given the current popularity of Xianshan Farm, Li Chang'an would find it easy to cooperate with any supermarket he wanted.
After all, since the vegetables from Xianshan Farm became popular online, many supermarkets have been envious of Xiaoping'an Supermarket and Qingfengpai, which have cooperated with Xianshan Farm.
They had long been eager to cooperate with Xianshan Farm!
Long ago, supermarket owners had arranged for people to send private messages to Li Chang'an's phone number and WeChat account, wanting to cooperate. However, they could only send one message before Li Chang'an replied. Li Chang'an didn't check his private messages often, and he didn't have any plans to cooperate with more supermarkets before. Therefore, those private messages were like stones sinking into the sea.
After agreeing on the requirements and details of the cooperation, the location for signing the contract was decided at Qingfengpai, at the strong insistence of the owner of Jinxing Shopping Mall.
Early that morning, the owner of Jinxing Shopping Mall rushed over from Qinwang City and waited at Qingfengpai with the contract.
A short while later, Li Chang'an arrived, reviewed the contents of the contract, and signed his name after confirming that everything was correct.
The owner of Jinxing Shopping Mall finally felt relieved.
On the way back, the corners of his mouth never left his lips.
Later, the citizens of Qinwang City discovered that something was under construction in the center of the first floor of Jinxing Shopping Mall.
Curious, someone went over to take a look and found a sign standing nearby with the following words written in bright fluorescent pen:
The Fairy Farm area will be open soon, stay tuned!
The passerby's eyes widened instantly: "Fairy Mountain Farm? Is this the Fairy Mountain Farm I'm thinking of?"
The manager, who was supervising the construction, couldn't stop smiling and replied, "Yes, otherwise, what other fairy mountain farm would our Xia Kingdom have?"
When Li Chang'an first started selling vegetables, he specifically registered trademarks for terms related to Xianshan Farm. As a result, when Xianshan Farm became popular, some people wanted to ride on its coattails, but found that they couldn't.
Later, his cultivation level became the highest in the Cangxuan Realm, and the video of him killing the spider demon was still the most popular on the internet. As a result, no one dared to mess with him or have any wicked thoughts about the Immortal Mountain Farm.
Immortal Mountain Farm is unique in the Xia Kingdom and the entire Cangxuan Realm.
The passerby was stunned, then covered his mouth in surprise: "My God! I never thought that we could buy vegetables from Xianshan Farm every day in our Qinwang City!"
The passerby couldn't control the noise, and other people passing by heard it clearly.
They were taken aback at first, wondering if they had misheard, but then they saw what was written on the sign.
Everyone: !!
That same day, many people started discussing it online, and many others went to Li Chang'an's latest Weibo post to verify it.
Is it true that Jinxing Shopping Mall in Qinwang City is going to cooperate with Xianshan Farm?
[Jinxing Shopping Mall has been around for several years. Could it be that they're just trying to ride the coattails of its current popularity?]
Who would dare to freeload? Never mind, I'll just pray for a real one, please, please!
Li Chang'an quickly noticed these new comments and replied to the first netizen who inquired: "The cooperation is real. We expect to start supplying goods to Jinxing Shopping Mall by the end of the month."
Shortly after his reply, the hashtag for the collaboration between Jinxing Shopping Mall and Xianshan Farm quickly became a trending topic.
The citizens of Qinwang City were as happy as if it were New Year's Day, and they urged Jinxing Shopping Mall to open a branch as soon as possible and increase the amount of goods purchased so that people from all parts of the city could easily go and buy.
People in other regions either appealed to local supermarkets or asked Jinxing Department Store to open branches in other cities.
Jinxing Shopping Mall quickly registered an official account, responding to the expectations of the city's residents: "The opening of a branch is proceeding at full speed!"
Then, in response to netizens from other regions: [Pat pat.jpg Jinxing Shopping Mall only has stores in this city. The owner said he's getting old and just wants to run the store in Qinwang City well; he doesn't have that much ambition anymore~]
Netizen: [I looked it up online, and the owner of Jinxing Shopping Mall is only 55 this year. How can he not be ambitious? 55 is the perfect age to strive!]
However, no matter how much encouragement netizens offered, the owner of Jinxing Shopping Mall remained unchanged in his mind.
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The online discussions were in full swing, and major shopping malls in other cities naturally took notice.
The collaboration between Xianshan Farm and Jinxing Shopping Mall undoubtedly signaled an opportunity for them.
When they discovered that Li Chang'an's third chosen partner was a shopping mall in Qinwang City, the business owners vaguely understood Li Chang'an's idea of starting with nearby businesses and gradually expanding outwards.
As a result, in Hewang City, another urban area adjacent to Ling'an City, several major supermarket owners took the initiative to bring gifts to the outside of Xuanling Immortal Mountain, wanting to visit Li Chang'an and discuss whether cooperation was possible.
Li Chang'an met with them and reviewed the information and plans of those shopping malls.
The business owners all expressed their willingness to set up a special zone for Xianshan Farm, and some even said they would sell the vegetables from Xianshan Farm to them at the original price.
After talking with these bosses and managers, Li Chang'an would take time in the evening to visit Tianxuan and Chajing for further investigation.
To his surprise, among the supermarkets that wanted to cooperate with Xianshan Farm, there was actually the Hewang City branch of Fresh Good Delicious Supermarket.
After reviewing the business plan brought by the general manager, Li Chang'an looked up at him and said, "I have read your business plan. If I decide to cooperate with you, I will contact you."
He said this to every business owner who came to visit him, wanting to make a decision after conducting an on-site investigation.
Unable to discern from his words whether he intended to cooperate, the general manager became somewhat nervous and subconsciously asked, "Mr. Li, if I may be so bold as to ask, will your intention to cooperate with us be affected by the Ling'an City Xianhaowei branch?"
“I know that the staff of Xianhaowei Supermarket in Ling’an City spoke rudely to you before. You said that your vegetables were not worthy of being placed on Xianhaowei’s shelves, but I still want to try to get this opportunity again.”
She was referring to the time a few years ago when the Chinese cabbage from Xianshan Farm had just become popular.
At that time, the purchasing specialist from Ling'an City Fresh Good Taste looked down on the cabbage from Xianshan Farm and even belittled it. Later, the purchasing manager of the branch in this area took the initiative to seek cooperation but was turned away. The general managers of other regions all knew about this.
Li Chang'an was taken aback upon hearing this, then shook his head and said, "What I said was actually only directed at the Xianhaowei Supermarket in Ling'an City, and I wouldn't take it out on other branches."
He paused for a moment and said, "If there is any reason that might affect my intention to cooperate with you, it is probably because Fresh Good Taste Supermarket is a chain supermarket."
When Chinese cabbage first became popular, the purchasing manager of Ling'an Xianhaowei Supermarket came to apologize and wanted to cooperate with Xianhaowei Supermarkets in other areas.
He refused at the time, not only because the quantity of cabbages was limited, but also because he had signed an exclusive regional contract with Xiaoping'an Supermarket. He was worried that Xianhaowei Supermarket would exploit the loopholes and supply the goods to Xianhaowei's branch in Ling'an City after cooperating with him.
Upon hearing Li Chang'an's explanation, the general manager of Xianhaowei Supermarket in Hewang City suddenly understood.
"I understand, thank you Mr. Li. I will consult with my superiors."
Li Chang'an smiled and nodded.
The general manager quickly packed his things and said goodbye.
Two days later, the general manager came again, accompanied by a vice president from the headquarters of Fresh Good Taste.
Li Chang'an met them at the Qingfeng Sect.
The vice president handed over a new business plan, smiling as he said, "Mr. Li, this is our new business plan for Fresh Good Taste in Hewang City. Please take a look."
Li Chang'an took it and examined it carefully.
This plan is similar to the previous one, but it has an additional clause: after the cooperation is reached with Xianshan Farm under the name of Hewang City Fresh Good Taste Supermarket, the Hewang City branch will not distribute Xianshan Farm's products to branches in other cities. Breach of contract will result in a compensation of an astronomical figure.
"This clause is agreed upon by all senior executives at our headquarters, and it will also apply if you intend to cooperate with our branches in other cities in the future."
All the senior executives at headquarters understood that with the current fame of Xianshan Farm and so many supermarkets eager to cooperate, they couldn't miss this opportunity.
Even if a branch in a city partners with Xianshan Farm, the profits it brings are immeasurable.
Li Chang'an had already read through the proposal once.
He nodded and said, "I understand your company's sincerity, but whether or not we cooperate depends on whether the Hewang City branch can meet our requirements."
Upon hearing this, the vice president breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Of course, then we'll go back and wait for your news."
"Okay." Li Chang'an nodded and stood up to see the two off.
After the two descended the mountain and got into the car, the vice president, unable to contain his excitement, said:
“We have received information that Mr. Li Chang’an’s partner, Xiaoping’an Supermarket and Jinxing Shopping Mall, have a very good overall atmosphere and employee benefits. At the same time, they have very strict requirements for hygiene conditions in the fresh food area. We meet these requirements very well.”
The general manager couldn't help but beam with joy: "President Gu, does that mean we have a very good chance?"
The vice president nodded: "When you get back, remind the employees to provide more benefits. If the benefits are good, their work attitude will be better. I estimate that people from Xianshan Farm will come to inspect the business soon—don't be nervous and stare at every customer. Just be natural and take it easy. Currently, we have the best conditions in Hewang City, so our chances are very high."
"But precisely because our conditions are the best, we must not forget these details that we usually do, and we should continue to maintain them."
The general manager nodded vigorously.
Back in Hewang City, she thought for a moment and simply gave the employees a little extra in their monthly benefits, casually reminding them to work hard next month as well. She didn't inform them in advance that Li Chang'an might come to inspect the city.
Even with advance notice, and no matter how much emphasis is placed on maintaining the usual work attitude, some people will still feel nervous.
It would be better to say nothing at all, so that the employees can feel more at ease.
The employees didn't think much of the extra benefits the general manager suddenly gave out; they simply assumed it was because the month's profits were high and the general manager was very satisfied.
They were completely unaware that the next day, three people lingered in front of the vegetable and meat shelves in the supermarket several times, spending more time observing than usual customers.
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Li Chang'an finally decided on the Xianhaowei branch as the partner supermarket in Hewang City.
He visited all the large supermarkets in Craneville. As the vice president had said that day, this branch had the best conditions in Craneville, and the citizens preferred to buy things at this fresh food supermarket.
Throughout the Xia Kingdom, supermarkets like Xiaoping'an Supermarket and Jinxing Shopping Mall are relatively few. In most areas, chain supermarkets offer better quality and a wider variety of goods, and people prefer to shop at chain supermarkets.
Thanks to Fresh Good Food's advanced fresh food transportation technology, even though Crane City is not located by the sea, Fresh Good Food supermarkets here have a wide variety of seafood, and all of it is very fresh.
The reason that finally convinced Li Chang'an was that the Fresh Good Taste Supermarket had a large area and was fully capable of setting up a special zone for Xianshan Farm.
After making the decision, Li Chang'an dialed the number on the business card the general manager had given him that day.
Like the owner of Jinxing Shopping Mall, the general manager was very happy and prepared the contract overnight. Qingfengpai came again.
With this, the number of supermarkets cooperating with Xianshan Farm has expanded to three regions.
That evening, Li Chang'an posted a message on WeDog, stating that the quantity of vegetables, fruits and meat from Xianshan Farm was limited and that they could only cooperate with these few supermarkets at present. He would issue a separate statement when he intended to cooperate with supermarkets in other regions in the future.
In this way, supermarkets and shopping malls in other cities no longer need to send people to visit.
He has met many people in the past month or so, and has to go to Xuanling Immortal Mountain every day to conduct investigations. He is really tired.
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