After making cakes for three days in a row, Zhou Sui felt sore and tired. Sure enough, it's quite difficult for a person to be diligent again once they have free time.
Moreover, these cakes are very popular with female students and teachers at the school. Some people even order a few cakes and a cup of milk tea at noon to solve their lunch problem.
Some teachers would stop by the store in the afternoon to pick up some cakes to take home for their families.
This resulted in Zhou Sui baking an extra batch of cakes when the morning wasn't enough, so she had to bake another batch while the students were in class at noon.
However, Zhou Sui didn't dare to make too many desserts. Firstly, they were difficult to store, and secondly, the taste would be much worse when sold the next day.
Therefore, Zhou Sui still insists on scarcity marketing when it comes to desserts. If you really want to eat them, you can pay in advance to reserve them, and no matter how late you buy them the next day, you will get one.
In this way, the amount of desserts the shop needs each day can be basically fixed.
Just as her business was booming, the shop that imitated Zhou's Diary opened.
Zhou Sui rarely had a moment of speechlessness. The shop owner's imitation was too perfect. Not only was the shop decoration almost identical, but even the shop name was only one character different.
They changed Zhouji Snack Shop to Wuji Snack Shop, and what's even more outrageous is that they copied the flyers that Zhou Sui used when she opened her shop.
Apart from the changes in the types and prices of the food, everything else remains the same.
When handing out flyers, they even sent one to Zhou Meimei, who was passing by. Zhou Meimei was furious and rushed into the store to argue with the owner.
The proprietress was no pushover either; she stood with her hands on her hips and argued back with Zhou Meimei.
"Who says our shop can't be called Wu's Snack Shop?"
"Do you think you're the only one in the whole world that can call itself a snack shop?"
"I can call you whatever I want, what's it to you?"
"What kind of 'learner' are you? That's exactly how my master decorated my shop. What? Does that mean you're allowed to decorate your shop like that?"
"If you don't want others to end up like you, then just close the shop and don't let anyone see it."
"So you guys want to make money? Who doesn't? Let me tell you, as long as it makes money, what's it to you how I do it!"
Zhou Meimei is usually quite bold and quick-witted, and she manages her middle-aged subordinates well. However, she is somewhat helpless when faced with unreasonable people like this.
The other person had a louder voice and more fallacies than her. Zhou Meimei was like a defeated rooster, ultimately returning empty-handed.
Zhou Sui only found out about this later. The other employees in the store were all indignant and said they wanted to talk to the owner of Wu Ji.
Seeing that everyone was so agitated, Zhou Sui quickly calmed them down.
She wasn't afraid of Wu Ji; the main problem was that the shop really wouldn't last long, and there was absolutely no need to waste time on them. The amount of money Wu Ji wasted on decorations and furnishings alone was enough for them to regret.
After persuading everyone to return to their jobs, Zhou Sui instructed Zhou Meimei, "We just need to do our business well. When customers come to our store, everyone should take good care of them."
"It seems inevitable that similar shops will open one after another, after all, as Wu Ji said, everyone wants to make money."
“There weren’t many businesses in town before, but in the end, most of them were shut down. We must keep a calm mindset. We can’t go looking for trouble, but if something does happen, we’re not afraid.”
"I refuse to believe that Wu's people can come to our store and snatch people away."
This statement proved to be true. At noon, the students began to emerge from the back door, and Wu's people were already waiting at the entrance, approaching each student to speak to them.
"Hey classmate, Wu's Snacks is cheap and affordable, and the taste is just as good as Zhou's."
This is the worst and most common competitive tactic: attracting people with low prices.
Such methods usually produce immediate results because most people think that if there's a bargain to be had, why not take advantage of it?
Because of Wu Ji's actions, many students did indeed go there to eat because of the high prices. Watching the students walking past Zhou Ji's door in twos and threes, Zhou Meimei was clearly gritting her teeth, but she still had to maintain a smile on her face.
There are other customers in the store, and we can't disturb their dining.
I thought Wu Ji's actions were infuriating enough, but what's even more infuriating is that they actually came to Zhou Ji's door to recruit people.
“Our place is spacious, there’s no need to queue, you can go and eat right away. It tastes the same as Zhou’s, but it’s cheaper.”
Those who walked all the way to Zhouji's door naturally wanted to eat there, but they couldn't stop the people from Wuji from buzzing around their ears like flies.
Some timid girls who are not good at saying no hesitate, and Wu's people will just grab them and pull them away, saying, "Go try it, I guarantee you'll save money."
Since Wu's restaurant is located near an intersection, this is the only way they can attract customers.
At first, Zhou Meimei didn't notice because she was busy taking orders from her customers. But she inadvertently saw someone step into Zhou's shop with one foot already in the door. Wu's staff immediately pulled the person away.
"What are you doing? What are you doing!" Zhou Meimei rushed out and blocked Wu Ji's men.
"Is it not enough to just learn from others? You want to take away the people who come into our store?"
"What entered your store?" Wu Ji's employees, like the owner, were all middle-aged women, each with a loud voice and audacity. "They wanted to eat at our store, they were just passing by your store."
"This road in front of your store doesn't belong to your shop, does it?"
This is utter nonsense! This is intolerable!
Knowing her voice wasn't the best option, Zhou Meimei called out, "Bring me a megaphone!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the young waitress rushed out with a megaphone, and everyone in the store, as well as passersby, stopped to watch.
Some onlookers were saying, "They're arguing! These two families are arguing!"
"I think a fight is about to break out. Look how angry Zhou Ji is, his face has turned green."
"Hey, guess which one will win the argument?"
"I don't know, we'll eat at whoever's house wins today."
"Haha, that's a great idea."
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