"Mr. He."
As soon as He Wenlin entered the store, she ran into the store's general manager, Li Xu, and the two shook hands warmly.
In stores with good business, He Wenlin's management team at all levels usually takes great care in maintaining good customer relationships.
So it's not surprising that Li Xu knew her.
Of course, General Manager Li is now very polite to her and doesn't show any disrespect whatsoever.
"What brings Mr. He here?" Li Xu asked with a smile.
"Because the fortune teller said that I would definitely meet a benefactor if I came at this time today, and didn't I really meet a benefactor?"
"Haha, Ms. He really knows how to talk." Li Xu really admired He Wenlin. Listen to what she said at such a young age, she's so eloquent.
He looks like a seasoned office worker in his thirties.
"By the way, you wanted to rent the entrance to our supermarket before, do you still want to?" Li Xu suddenly said, "The owner of this place is closing down at the end of the month."
"Really?" He Wenlin said. "Then I'm actually quite interested. Mr. Li, is it convenient for you? How about we go over and take a look now?"
Li Xu accompanied He Wenlin to the Extraordinary Shoes store at the entrance.
He Wenlin took a look and confirmed that the location was indeed good.
"Mr. Li, how is the rent calculated?"
"The rent is 20,000 yuan a year, payable every six months, so you'll need to pay a deposit of 15,000 yuan upfront. Utilities are already included in the rent," Li Xu said.
This space isn't small, about thirteen or fourteen square meters, so 20,000 yuan isn't too expensive.
The rent has been increasing year by year, and it is indeed more expensive than last year.
"Can you make it cheaper?" He Wenlin asked.
"There's no way to get a discount. We have a lot of customers here, the location is good, and the area is large. It's 20,000 yuan, no less. Besides, I don't have the final say. They just decided to close down at the end of the month. If you come tomorrow, you won't even get a turn."
It's all about luck to be able to rent a place like this; if you hesitate even for a second, someone else will immediately snatch it up.
"Is it convenient to sign the contract now?" He Wenlin didn't haggle anymore. She knew the market price; good locations were always in high demand.
Xia Lijuan, who overheard their conversation, quickly said, "Twenty thousand a year, that's so expensive, Linlin, aren't you going to reconsider?"
Li Xu glanced at Xia Lijuan, and He Wenlin introduced her, saying, "This is my sister-in-law."
He Wenhua immediately pulled Xia Lijuan away, his face very unpleasant. He felt Xia Lijuan was incredibly tactless. His sister was a capable woman who could run a shop and a factory; did she really need him to tell her how to do things?
He Wenhua wanted to say that she was overestimating herself.
"You guys stroll around here, Mr. Li and I are going to take care of some things."
Li Xu and He Wenlin went to the office area together.
As soon as He Wenlin and Li Xu left, He Wenhua said to Xia Lijuan, "Didn't you see Linlin talking about serious business with someone? Can't you be a little more perceptive?"
Xia Lijuan exploded: "Isn't this all well-intentioned? I'm doing this for her own good. Twenty thousand a year, don't you think it's expensive? We used to work in a factory, and after two years of not eating or drinking, we only earned twenty thousand a month. I'm afraid she'll be scammed."
"Linlin won't be fooled!" He Shan firmly supported He Wenlin. "Linlin is so smart, she must know what's going on. She had her eye on this place last year, but just couldn't rent it."
Upon hearing this, Xia Lijuan fell silent.
Xu Haibo looked around and said, "Selling boxed lunches here isn't really appropriate."
Upon hearing this, He Wenhua and Xia Lijuan looked around and said, "Washing vegetables and stuff like that requires connecting water pipes and installing faucets. It's a big project."
He Shan added, "Last year, we planned to rent the place to sell peach shortbread, egg rolls, and raw dumplings."
Xu Haibo nodded, quite agreeing, and said, "That's more like it. There are quite a few people coming and going. Selling peach shortbread and egg rolls should be a good option."
Xia Lijuan started doing the math on her fingers: "Twenty thousand a year, that's 1,667 yuan a month for the next tenant, which is about 56 yuan a day. We also need to hire two people to sell the goods, so the wages will be several tens of yuan a day. How many peach shortbreads do we need to sell to make a profit?"
He Wenhua: "Linlin must have a plan in mind. We'll ask her when she comes out."
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He Wenlin signed a lease agreement with Li Xu, but since it was a last-minute decision, she didn't have enough money on her, so she paid 1,000 yuan first and would make up the difference tomorrow.
"Thanks to Mr. Li for reminding us about today's matter. Would you do me the honor of having dinner together tonight?"
Li Xu quickly waved his hand: "Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. He. We'll have dinner next time. I have something to do today, but I'll treat you next time."
Before Li Xu could finish speaking, his phone rang, and then he said, "Okay, okay, I'll be right there."
He hung up after only a couple of sentences.
He Wenlin tactfully said, "Mr. Li, if you have something to do, please go ahead and we can reschedule for another day."
"Okay, let's meet again next time. I really have something to do and I have to go now."
Today is May Day. Normally, the general manager doesn't have to work on holidays like this, but he happened to have some business to attend to here, so he came to the store for a visit.
After leaving the office area, He Wenlin went to the store to check out the products from her factory. Peach shortbread and egg rolls were displayed in large sizes, and the store was also having a low-price promotion. Peach shortbread was only 3.98 yuan per jin, and egg rolls were 4.88 yuan per jin.
Because her goods fall under the fresh food category (seafood, meat, fruits and vegetables, as well as bread and cooked food, belong to the fresh food category), she is very flexible and operational. Her goods are sold from A to B, and the inspection is not so strict. Generally, no one will check unless the department head offends someone.
However, during the bi-weekly inventory check, each department in the region must submit a normal gross profit margin.
After touring the department, He Wenlin discovered that Xingyuan cakes were selling quite well, and she silently noted it down. Now that the factory has moved, they can also produce these, as Xingyuan cakes are easy to make.
After leaving the supermarket, I went to meet up with He Shan and the others.
Upon seeing He Wenlin, He Shan rushed over: "Is it all done?"
He Wenlin nodded: "Yes, it's signed. We'll move out here and then we can move in. But we can start preparing now."
"Linlin, what are you going to sell?" He Wenhua asked. "Frozen dumplings? Peach shortbread and egg rolls? Or fast food?"
"How can you sell fast food here?" He Wenlin laughed. "Sell some room-temperature cakes or something like that instead."
Xia Lijuan exclaimed in surprise, "You can make cakes?"
The others also stared at He Wenlin in shock.
He Wenlin would certainly do it, but she can't admit to it.
“I don’t know how to do it, but I can hire someone who does,” He Wenlin said. “There are training schools, right? I can go to the school to recruit people.”
"Sis, sis, does that mean I'll have an endless supply of cakes from now on?" The youngest brother, He Wenjun, was the most excited; he loved cakes the most.
He Wenhua frowned slightly: "How much money will that require? Linlin, isn't that too much? Shouldn't you reconsider?"
“Yes, Linlin, I think wolf tooth potatoes and sizzling tofu are also good, we can sell them too,” He Shan said.
"Let's sell cakes!"
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