Ye Beiping smiled and explained to the two of them.
"There's no contradiction here. Our chain stores are chain stores; we're just agents for Jiangnan Leather Factory and the First Leather Shoe Factory. Is there a problem with selling their products in our chain stores?"
"This..." Jiang Hai thought for a moment, and it seemed that there was no conflict.
State-run restaurants also serve food very quickly.
Ye Beiping had originally planned to get a bottle of wine from Hou Baolin, but he refused.
Drinking at this time means there's almost no point in doing anything else, even if Hou Baolin has a high alcohol tolerance, Ye Beiping and Jiang Hai can't.
In the afternoon, at Ye Beiping's request, Jiang Hai got busy.
We found Zhou Xiaomei immediately and got first-hand information about the shop space.
After visiting Hou Baolin's place, Ye Beiping gave some instructions, telling him to be patient and avoid any major conflicts with Hou Baolin in the coming days.
I also took the opportunity to visit Wu Di, and told him to be patient in everything, even if I didn't make money, it was only temporary.
Then, when I got back, my family had just finished preparing dinner.
At this moment, Jiang Hai also hurried over, carrying some shop information he had obtained from Zhou Xiaomei.
It's a simplified version, of course, just with different locations.
"Beiping, we got it." Jiang Hai wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, still panting.
This is the hottest time of the year in Hangzhou, but in another month, the city will enter autumn.
Upon seeing this, Ye Beiping immediately put down his chopsticks and poured Jiang Hai a glass of water: "Brother Jiang Hai, let's have dinner first, and then we can talk."
"Okay." Jiang Hai took the water glass and drank it all in one gulp. He even felt it wasn't enough, so he poured himself two more glasses.
It took three glasses of water to feel better.
Seeing Jiang Hai like this, Ye Xiaoxin asked curiously, "What did you guys do all day? You look so tired."
Indeed, even after visiting two districts, Ye Beiping was quite tired.
Unlike the previous life, this era is different; you can't go anywhere with a private car. You almost always have to squeeze onto a bus or a bicycle.
But if he were to ride a bicycle, Ye Beiping might not even make it to dinner.
"It's nothing, I just asked Brother Jiang Hai to find some information about shops," Ye Beiping replied casually.
Ye Xiaoxin became curious.
"Shop, are you getting ready to open a shop?"
Not only did she think Ye Beiping was preparing to start a new business, everyone thought so.
Unexpectedly, Ye Beiping both nodded and shook his head, leaving everyone puzzled.
Is this a sign that they're preparing to open a store, or what?
After taking a bite of rice, seeing that everyone was looking at him, Ye Beiping decided not to hide anything and simply told them the truth: "Our current stall business is unstable, and we have competitors, so I plan to switch from a stall business to a chain store model."
"A chain store?" This time, it was Su Xinyi who was surprised.
The new terminology left everyone puzzled.
Ye Beiping nodded slightly, picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth: "Yes, you can think of it as a supply and marketing cooperative. There are countless supply and marketing cooperatives of all sizes across the country, and we are the same. It's just that we are not called a supply and marketing cooperative, but a store that specializes in selling leather shoes and clothing."
After listening, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
I never expected it to be like this.
However, Su Xinyi's first reaction was the cost issue. It was true that there were many supply and marketing cooperatives, but they were state-owned, so they had the ability and financial resources to open so many.
If Ye Beiping opened as many stores as the supply and marketing cooperatives, how much would that cost?
Ye Beiping naturally knew what everyone was thinking. After finishing the last bite of his meal, he explained, "Of course, we won't be like the ubiquitous supply and marketing cooperatives. For now, we'll select ten shops in five districts of Hangzhou and open two flagship stores in each district. If the results are good, we'll expand slowly."
Hearing that only ten stores would be opened, everyone felt relieved.
But then I realized that ten stores wouldn't be a small number, since opening a store requires costs.
Tao Qiuyan and Ye Xiaoxin were filled with unspeakable worry and could only silently lower their heads to eat. This was Ye Beiping's business, and they didn't understand it, so they could only refrain from asking too many questions, but they couldn't hide their worry.
After finishing his meal, Ye Beiping wiped his mouth, washed his hands, and then picked up the documents Jiang Hai had brought from the coffee table.
In addition, I found the latest version of the map of Hangzhou.
Find the corresponding area based on the street names provided by Zhou Xiaomei.
If you choose two stores in a district, you definitely can't open them too close to each other. There's a quota for these chain stores in each district, and opening too many would be a waste of resources.
Ye Beiping had prepared the map long ago; it was covered with countless notes, indicating that opening chain stores and even building large shopping malls were inevitable trends.
With the memories of a reborn person, he couldn't say he knew everything about the development of every corner of Hangzhou, but he still vividly remembered the major development areas.
I still have some memories of roughly when and which areas were developed.
The locations of dozens of shops were quickly marked.
At this moment, Jiang Hai also came over after finishing his dinner. When he saw the map of Hangzhou, he was surprised: "Beiping, where did you get this map?"
Maps of Hangzhou are not something that ordinary people can get their hands on. Unlike tourist maps from my previous life, maps from this era, while not as detailed, are still very difficult to obtain.
Ye Beiping looked up at Jiang Hai sitting next to him and smiled.
"I asked Sister Zhou to get it for me last time, it cost five yuan."
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