Things turned out just as Li Cheng had expected, the Shibaqu Lane Seafood Market was finally about to close.
After hearing the news that it was confirmed to be closed, Li Cheng took Yang Hong and others to go there again.
When we got there, we found that the merchants were rushing to clear out their stocks, and there were obviously more people buying seafood than usual.
Li Cheng looked at those people who were looking for bargains and thought to himself that this is the last time you will buy seafood here.
At this time, people were walking in the sewage and choosing goods in front of the stalls, completely ignoring the dirty and messy environment around them. Li Cheng and others only walked here for a while before they could no longer walk.
The streets were filled with sewage and smelled extremely foul, along with the sounds of people bargaining, making Li Cheng feel as if he was not in the city center.
Looking at the scene before them, Li Cheng and the others all shook their heads and smiled bitterly.
Actually, there was nothing that could be done about it. After Li Cheng had their electricity cut off, these people insisted on waiting until all the seafood in the cold storage was thawed before they started preparing for a clearance sale. Who could be blamed for this?
Yang Hong waved away a few flies that were circling around him, then said, "Seafood itself is very profitable, and these people will more or less use some tricks to cheat customers, so each of them can be considered as someone who got rich first."
Li Cheng knew that merchants here often sold inferior goods as good ones, used thick clinker bags to increase weight, and even switched bags. So, after listening to Yang Hong's words, he said seriously, "They can play those tricks here, but over there, we must not let them cheat customers."
Yang Hong nodded and said, "I will definitely have people strictly manage this. If anyone is found cheating customers, they will be immediately expelled from the market."
Li Cheng said "OK" and was about to say something else, but suddenly he saw someone hanging up a sign.
In fact, almost all the shops here have signs hanging in front of their doors, which simply say something like "clearance sale", usually with black letters on a white background.
But this sign is different. Although it also says "Clearance Sale, Big Sale", the font is red and looks very eye-catching.
Li Cheng took a few steps towards that direction and saw those big red characters written in a vigorous and powerful manner, with strokes as sharp as knives, as if venting some kind of angry emotion.
Li Cheng smiled and thought that the owner of this shop was quite angry!
Ignoring the dirty water under his feet, Li Cheng walked to the front of the store and saw a man directing his men to move things out of the cold storage behind him.
Li Cheng watched for a while and found that the guys were carrying out boxes of shrimp. However, because the cold storage had lost power, the seafood had already thawed and did not look that fresh.
"Boss, how much is a box of prawns?" a woman came over and asked.
"How many boxes do you want?" the boss replied.
The woman picked up a large shrimp and said, "I asked you how much a box cost, why did you come up and ask me how many boxes I wanted?"
Upon hearing this, the boss slapped his forehead and said, "Oh! I'm used to it. I usually buy them in bulk. One hundred yuan a box, and there are five pounds of shrimp in it."
"It's so expensive? Besides, is it five pounds? I think it's only four pounds------"
As the woman spoke, she looked at the prawn with its head drooping in her hand.
"Oh, big sister, this is still expensive? Normally, wholesale price is 150 yuan a box."
"Aren't you guys clearing out your inventory? If you weren't clearing out the inventory, I wouldn't be buying anything!"
The boss shook his head and asked, "How many boxes do you want?"
The woman replied, "Maybe it's cheaper, fifty, and I want two boxes."
The boss shook his head, and the woman said, "Besides, is this box five pounds? How about we weigh it------"
The boss reached out and took the prawns from the woman's hand and said unhappily, "I don't sell them anymore."
The woman stood up, shook her hands and said, "If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. Others have it too."
The woman turned to leave, and the boss yelled, "How about this, two boxes for 160."
The woman turned around and said, "One hundred and thirty."
The boss's eyes were filled with anger, but he finally gritted his teeth and nodded.
The woman smiled triumphantly and began to choose from the stalls------
Seeing this, Li Cheng and Yang Hong also laughed.
After a while, the woman finally made her choice. She asked the boss to add a hairtail with its head missing, and then she left satisfied.
Li Cheng walked to the stall, looked at the fish and shrimp, and said, "Boss, I heard you rented a shop in Shunda Seafood Market. Why didn't you move these things there earlier? Why did you have to wait until now? Look, the food is no longer fresh and can't be sold for money------"
Before Li Cheng could finish, the boss said impatiently, "Are you going to buy it or not? If not, stop asking questions."
Li Cheng was scolded by him and had to look at Yang Hong. The two of them left with a wry smile.
They have clearly rented a new shop, but they are reluctant to move there. They would rather lose money on the seafood than move there. They are really rich and willful!
Of course, this was just a superficial phenomenon. According to what Li Cheng and his companions had learned, it was Boss Hu who prevented them from moving to Shunda Seafood Market.
It seems that the news is true, and it is indeed Boss Hu who is causing trouble.
Li Cheng felt the need to meet with this Boss Hu. Originally, Li Cheng wanted to force Boss Hu to come out on his own, but what he saw in the market today made Li Cheng want to meet with Boss Hu.
Although those merchants were rich, they were selling the seafood at a loss at this time.
Li Cheng didn't want to care about their losses at all. In business, there are gains and losses, which is normal.
Li Cheng was thinking about the merchants themselves. These people have been dealing in seafood for many years and are experienced, and can be said to be experts in this industry.
Many businesses appear simple but are actually quite difficult to run, especially the seafood business, which is full of complexities.
This is not a way to cheat people, but a lesson learned from doing this business.
In order to run a market well, the business operators in the market must be experts and masters.
In this way, the goods sold in this market are the freshest and cheapest.
Good quality and low price, fair treatment to everyone, this is the rule of doing business.
Li Cheng needed these people to run Shunda Seafood Market well. Of course, he was also aware of their shortcomings, and before they established new business principles, Li Cheng was not in a hurry to let them in.
As a result, these people have to continue to clear out their inventory and sell it at a loss.
They need to be disciplined so that they can learn their lesson.
As for Boss Hu, who had only been heard of but never seen, Li Cheng decided to meet him first.
If this guy is used well, he will be a good hand. If he is not used well, he can make the new seafood market look like this one.
"Yang Hong, the shop with the largest storefront belongs to Mr. Hu, right?" Li Cheng said, pointing to a shop.
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