With Li Jianan's help, the decoration materials that had been giving Liu Meiyu a headache were obtained in just one month.
The two bricklayers that Yao Shunliu found had impeccable craftsmanship and were very careful and serious in their work. They sought Liu Meiyu's opinion on every aspect, for fear of messing up.
Moreover, at that time, the most a store could have was a cement floor. Who would be as wealthy as Michelle Reis to cover the entire floor with patterned tiles? The wall lamps were also very beautiful. There were only two large dressing mirrors in the store, not including the one in the fitting rooms.
When the shop was almost finished renovating, Liu Meiyun went to apply for a self-employed business license.
Of course, the process was not smooth. It took several months just to go through the formalities. Although it took a long time, she still managed to get the license at the end of December.
"With this piece of paper, can we really open a store openly?" Yao Shunliu looked at the business license that Liu Meiyu had just obtained, and was still a little bit unbelievable.
"Of course." Liu Meiyu nodded.
"Then you have to keep it carefully and don't lose it!" Yao Shunliu was very careful.
Liu Meiyun comforted him: "We have already registered it with the Industry and Commerce Bureau. Even if it is lost, we can just apply for a new one."
It's just troublesome. Unlike later times, electronic business licenses are now available, which is quick and convenient.
"By the way, Brother Yao, has anyone come for an interview in the past two days?"
Liu Meiyu will be on holiday after finishing her school exams next week. She will go to Guangzhou during the holiday, and when she comes back it will be time to prepare for the opening of the business, so she wants to recruit salespeople before going to Guangzhou, and after a few days of training when she comes back from Guangzhou, she can officially start work.
"There are quite a few people who came to ask, and I told them it will be tomorrow morning."
Several of them were selected after Yao Shunliu's screening. As soon as the recruitment notice was posted at the store door, people came to the store door to inquire over the past two days. Some of them didn't dare to ask because the store's decoration was too eye-catching, some asked but didn't dare to try, and some asked if they could do this for the rest of their lives, and some didn't want to do this just to fill in for their families. Anyway, they had all kinds of requirements.
It took Yao Shunliu several days to screen about seven or eight people for Liu Meiyu to choose from.
"Has Zhao Hemei been here?"
"She's here." Yao Shunliu nodded. "That girl has come here several times. When the shop wasn't finished being renovated, she would come to help the master, handing him tools and so on. I also told her she'd come back tomorrow morning."
The girl worked very hard to get this job. She comes every now and then to show her presence. She is ambitious, but Liu Meiyun values personal ability more.
Sales seems to have a low threshold, as long as you have a mouth and can talk, but it is not so easy to do well in this industry and satisfy customers. This is Liu Meiyun's first store. She is usually busy and can't keep an eye on it all the time, so she wants to find two smarter ones to save her some worries.
"Then Brother Yao, please take some time to finalize the sales tomorrow. After I finish my exams, we will set off for Guangzhou and try to come back and open the business before the New Year."
The New Year of 1980 was a year of obvious economic recovery. Workers' wages were raised, farmers were able to become "ten thousand yuan households" by raising pigs and were reported in the newspapers. In addition, rural areas gradually began to "contract production to households", and people had more disposable money. There must have been many people who wanted to buy new clothes in every household before the New Year.
After buying the shop and renovating it, Liu Meiyu didn't have much money left. She had to invest all the savings at home to barely get together a few thousand yuan.
According to her estimation, she would have no problem selling the products during the Chinese New Year period even if she spent 30,000 or 50,000 yuan.
But she was content, because money was something that one could never make enough of.
The next day, Liu Meiyu had breakfast at home before riding her bicycle to the store.
When I arrived at the store at nine o'clock, there were already seven or eight girls waiting at the door, all of them young girls.
"Sister Meiyun?" When Zhao Hemei saw Liu Meiyun and Yao Shunliu appear together, he was very surprised, even a little strange. It felt that the temperament of Sister Meiyun was completely different from the one he met at home that day.
Because she had serious work to do today, Liu Meiyu tied her hair up, revealing her smooth and white forehead. She looked more capable and less gentle, not as gentle, delicate and easy to talk to as usual.
"He Mei, you're here." Liu Meiyu greeted with a smile and looked at the other girls who came for the interview.
There were eight people in total, all of them looked at Liu Meiyu curiously with their big watery eyes. Looking at the beautifully decorated shop in front of them, they didn't dare to step carelessly for fear of scratching the floor.
"This is a personal information form, please fill it out first."
Liu Meiyu distributed the "Personal Information Form" that she had prepared at home and asked them to fill it out. On the one hand, she wanted to see if they could really read and write. On the other hand, she also wanted to have a simple understanding of the employees under her. You can't recruit people to run the store without knowing where they live or what they did before. The human brain always forgets sometimes, so keeping a backup archive will be beneficial for the future.
Although this is only a small clothing store, she tried her best to make it perfect from the first step to save trouble in the future.
None of the girls lied. The one with the lowest education level only attended two years of primary school, and two of them, like Zhao Hemei, only had junior high school education.
After they finished filling out the information, Liu Meiyun carefully read it through. Then, without interviewing each of them individually, she directly said, "Let me make it clear first. Selling clothes here is different from selling clothes in the supply and marketing cooperative department store. It is not a stable job and the salary is not fixed. The probation period is one month. If you do well, you will be promoted to a regular employee. If you don't do well, you will be fired. The basic salary during the probation period is 10 yuan per month, and after being promoted to a regular employee, it will be 15 yuan per month. You must be on time for get off work and leave. If you are late or make jokes, you will be deducted money. If you make mistakes at work, such as damaging clothes or losing money, you will be compensated according to the price."
When the girls heard Liu Meiyu talking, they subconsciously held their breath and became nervous. Even Zhao Hemei, who had greeted Liu Meiyu before, felt her heart beating wildly at this moment and she didn't dare to look Liu Meiyu in the eye.
Obviously, Liu Meiyun's voice is still as beautiful as before, and her eyes are still beautiful and charming, but I don't know why, when I listen to her speak and see the focused and serious look in her eyes, I always feel that there is an indescribable aura lingering around me.
Several girls came here with the mentality of just giving it a try; they all just wanted to work in the state-owned factories, but now each job in the factory was empty and they didn't know when they would get a job. So they thought of staying with Liu Meiyu first, and then leaving when they got a job arranged at home. After all, selling clothes for self-employed people was not a very respectable job, although the shop was decorated magnificently and was more respectable than a department store.
One of them even came home secretly, hoping to earn some money for her dowry. However, when she heard that the salary offered by Liu Meiyu was even lower than that of the temporary workers in the factory, and that there would be deductions in this and that, she immediately backed off.
Not only is the salary not as high as that offered by the supply and marketing cooperative or department store, but the requirements are so strict. If the salary is deducted, she might have to pay for it. What should she do?
After Liu Meiyu said a few words, half of the people were gone.
Yao Shunliu, who was standing nearby, was sweating profusely when he saw this.
To be honest, after working with Liu Meiyu for such a long time, he felt that Liu Meiyu was a little strange today, so strange that he didn't dare to interrupt her. He just listened attentively with his ears erect, waiting for Liu Meiyu's instructions, and he couldn't help but become nervous.
The remaining few people, including Zhao Hemei, all thought it over carefully and felt that 15 yuan a month was about right. It was better than staying at home with no money and having to please others.
Negotiating the rules is a matter of personal ability.
Although sales are not just about talking, it is not enough to be unable to speak. Communication skills are very important. There was a girl who was timid when she spoke and her voice was as soft as a mosquito. Liu Meiyun asked her to go back.
Another thing is that he has a poor ability to withstand stress. When asked a few questions by Liu Meiyu, he became so nervous that he broke out in sweat and spoke haltingly.
After the final round of screening, only Zhao Hemei and two other girls who lived nearby caught Liu Meiyu's eye.
One is called Chen Li, an educated youth who returned to the city after attending junior high school for two years. Her family has simple interpersonal relationships. Her parents are factory workers and her brother also has a formal job. She didn't want to compete with her sister-in-law for her parents' "iron rice bowl", so she went out to make a living on her own. She is generous and independent.
The other one is Yu Cuicui. Her family is relatively poor. She has a sick mother who needs to take medicine for a long time. Her younger brothers and sisters are still in school. The whole family depends on their father's salary to support them, which is just enough to make ends meet. She is a responsible and considerate girl.
She had known Zhao Hemei before. After getting to know her today, apart from a surprised greeting at the beginning, she didn't try to get close to her afterwards. She was cheerful and generous, able to endure hardships. Moreover, this girl was in good spirits. Whenever she looked at her, she looked like she was full of energy, with a pair of bright eyes.
"This is the employment contract. Please take a look at it first. If you don't understand, just ask me. If there is no problem, you will officially enter the probation period after signing it."
Liu Meiyu was very familiar with the hiring process and she drafted the contract in just one month.
In the late 1970s, when individual business owners were recruiting employees, it was estimated that no one could have formalized the entire process as well as Liu Meiyu.
Others were introduced by relatives or acquaintances and had verbal agreements, but she just followed the rules and regulations. A small clothing store might be seen as an exaggeration by others, but Ms. Liu did not regard it as just a small clothing store.
The three girls looked at the contract carefully and nervously, their hearts still pounding.
The three main people had never experienced such a battle. Even when they went to the factory for an interview, they didn't think it was such a big scene. Every clause in the contract was clear and there were two copies, which required signatures and fingerprints.
After reading the contract, the three girls' expressions became more excited and their hands were shaking. They found it hard to believe the salary written in black and white.
They have all prepared for the standard salary of 15 yuan a month, but the contract states that this is only the base salary. They also receive a commission of one point based on their performance every month, and the commission points will increase if their performance exceeds a certain level.
They were prepared to have no rest days for a month, but the contract stated that they could only have four days off a month, which was the same treatment as the factory workers!
There are also year-end benefits and sales champion awards!
Does this treatment really exist?
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