He Wen paused after hearing his wife's words, then continued to shake his head:
"Wait a little longer. Let me check if this franchise deal is real. If it is, then we'll go back to our hometown."
Xiao Shi bit her lip; in truth, she longed to go to a big city.
But think about the expenses a young couple has in their lives. If they move to a big city, how much money would they need to earn to support that kind of lifestyle?
She didn't say anything more, but instead wiped her face, flicked the wet towel away as if she had made up her mind, and said:
"Okay, then I'll go with you today and see if this place is a scam."
The savings the couple had were the money they had saved up from their wedding gifts.
There's not much left.
If joining Millennium Convenience Stores is truly free, and there are so many extra subsidies, then they'll definitely go for it!
The two took a bus and then the subway, eventually finding the headquarters address provided by the clerk at the Millennium Convenience Store.
The office building was located near the Fanyue Shopping Plaza in the suburbs of Nanshan City. He Wen searched for the specific address on his phone and soon found it with Xiao Shi.
"This is it, that's right."
As he spoke, his steps faltered slightly.
Xiao Shi gritted his teeth, took two steps forward, and asked the receptionist in the lobby:
"Excuse me, is this the headquarters of Millennium Corporation?"
The receptionist was on the phone and, upon hearing this, quickly said "Please wait a moment" before greeting He Wen and Xiao Shi.
"Hello, this is the headquarters of Millennium Corporation. May I ask what business you two have with us?"
He Wen quickly pulled out the flyers and posters from his pocket and said somewhat haltingly:
"Well, we saw your advertisements, which said that we could join as franchisees, so we came to inquire."
The receptionist wasn't a snob; she smiled upon hearing this and even got up to pour tea for the two of them.
"That is indeed the case. Are you two here to inquire about it?"
As he spoke, he retrieved a few pages of color-printed brochure:
"There are some specific terms and conditions. If you have any questions, you can tell me first."
"If there is any intention to move, the specific details will no longer be handled by me; there will be a designated person in charge."
In short, the front desk staff are responsible for providing guidance and popularizing knowledge.
However, her words, though unsatisfactory, did persuade He Wen and Xiao Shi to relent.
However, after flipping through the colorfully printed brochures, He Wen discovered that Millennium Company's discounts were truly outrageous.
It's practically like they're spending their own money on charity. Can they really make money doing this?
Or are there more scams to come?
The receptionist seemed to sense the suspicion in He Wen and Xiao Shi's hearts, smiled, and remained patient:
"If you two have any questions, feel free to ask me. I will do my best to answer them."
He Wen thought for a moment, realizing he couldn't just come all this way for nothing, so he suppressed his urge to leave and asked a few questions:
There are no franchise fees, and no commissions or deposits.
"Initially, they even offered credit, which was unbelievably good."
He asked a blunt question, but the receptionist was a seasoned veteran; otherwise, she wouldn't have volunteered to explain it to the two of them.
"These fees are indeed not charged. Our Millennium Company and Baiyue Supermarket are subsidiaries of the same group."
"The Millennium project was indirectly launched to support Baiyue Supermarket's expansion into the national market."
"After all, if the logistics chain supporting our Baiyue Supermarket has excess capacity, the losses in this part will be quite high."
After the receptionist's explanation, He Wen and Xiao Shi understood.
It turns out that Millennium Convenience Store is just a side business; their main business is large chain supermarkets like Baiyue.
The logistics company responsible for delivering to Baiyue actually incurred increased costs due to its saturated capacity.
This cost is sufficient to fully cover the investment in Millennium Convenience Stores.
Seeing their expressions of sudden realization, the receptionist knew they understood, so she continued:
"Furthermore, the group has other industrial businesses under its umbrella, and its food factories are also expanding. With the ability to distribute its products across the country on a large scale, there's no reason for the group not to do so!"
In short, Millennium Convenience Store is a transit point, but it does solve the supply and demand relationship between upstream and downstream industries and physical entities of Fanyue Real Estate Group.
The savings and profits generated are what Fanyue Group values more.
Compared to that, franchise fees and renovation costs are just a drop in the ocean.
He Wen was discussing this information with the receptionist, 1.7.
Xiao Shi wasn't idle either; she even went online to search for information about Fanyue Group.
There wasn't much information about the company's president, but Xiao Shi didn't expect that even the shopping center they were in was considered the private property of Fanyue Real Estate.
There are also nearby hotels, office buildings, and all kinds of shops.
This wasn't the most shocking thing for her.
When Xiao Shi saw that their group's CEO, Lu Fan, was also the president of Jinghai City Industrial Jiang's Group, he knew that their joining this time was a sure thing!
She leaned on He Wen's elbow for support:
"Honey, look at this, look!"
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