By mid-May, the two imported machines purchased by Tomei Gaofei were finally shipped back.
This machine looks ordinary, but it cost tens of thousands of dollars. Even Jiang Wanyue felt heartbroken.
The instant noodle factory is still under construction, so the machines are temporarily placed in the county.
At the same time, the processing plant's store in the provincial capital was also renovated.
Because the bamboo weaving factory is still processing orders from the Canton Fair, it will take at least until the end of the year to complete this batch of goods, so the store in the provincial capital will not be open for the time being.
The processing plant's store has been completely renovated. The door is very modern and made of glass. Above the door is a sign with four big characters written on it: Xiaojing Non-staple Food.
Standing at the front door, you can see the store's furnishings. All categories of products from the processing plant are already on the shelves. The shelves are filled with the same format as supermarkets in later generations. Customers can freely choose goods, put them in the shopping cart, and then go to the counter to check out.
The first floor is a store with three bays, which can be said to be quite spacious. The second floor is the office area, the third floor is the employee dormitory, and the warehouse is behind the store. The reason why this land is expensive is because it is very large. There is enough space in the front to build a store, and a row of houses can be built in the back to serve as warehouses and garages.
The opening date is set for June 1st.
Today is International Children's Day, and it happens to be a weekend, so there will be more people on the streets.
The provincial capital initially recruited eight salesmen, four men and four women. Half of them belonged to the processing plant and the other half to the bamboo weaving factory. However, many employees of the two factories were shared and the salaries were paid half by each side, so sometimes there was no need to make such a clear distinction. Before the bamboo weaving factory opened, several salesmen temporarily helped here, with Lin Jin as the store manager. As for the Friendship Store, Ying Xiaoling would take care of it when she was not on a business trip. She was accompanied by a female saleswoman who spoke English very well, and the female saleswoman would be able to take on tasks on her own gradually.
During the opening period, Jiang Wanyue will also be here to help.
That is to say, there were a total of ten people in the store during these days.
Jiang Wanyue arranged two male comrades to be responsible for maintaining order. This was mainly because of the new shopping model, which would lead to some petty thefts, and since there were no surveillance cameras, the only option was for the employees to work harder and keep a close eye on the situation.
Three female comrades were assigned to be in charge of the cashier, and one female comrade was responsible for introducing various products to the guests.
The other two men were responsible for replenishing the stock.
Lin Jin is responsible for handling various emergencies.
Jiang Wanyue is mainly responsible for marketing.
She drew a poster highlighting several of the special offers.
First, there will be 20% off on all items during the first three days of opening.
Second, if you spend over 18 yuan, you will get a towel; if you spend over 28 yuan, you will get an enamel basin; if you spend over 38 yuan, you will get 100 eggs.
"We will lose money this way..." said a saleswoman after doing some calculations. "If a customer buys for 38 yuan, with a 20% discount, that's 34 yuan, plus he can get eggs. Eggs are expensive in the provincial capital, 7 cents each, so 100 eggs is 7 yuan. In total, the customer only needs to spend 23 yuan. We are losing money."
Jiang Wanyue smiled and said, "Think about it from another angle. One hundred eggs may sound like a lot, but in fact our cost is only five cents per egg, which is five dollars. We spend five dollars and let the customer pay more than twenty dollars. This deal is a great deal."
City people have to pay for everything, and eggs are hard to buy. The temptation of a hundred eggs is really too great.
She believed that many people would go to great lengths to get their relatives and friends to buy the eggs together, and that the total would have to be at least thirty-eight.
She learned this mentality from some shopping websites in later generations. Various discounts, group purchases, gifts... they can perfectly grasp the psychology of consumers.
Lin Jin was taught another lesson. She said, "The more gifts we give away, the more we sell. The more customers we get, the more repeat customers we get. I think we've already seen our store filled with people."
Jiang Wanyue smiled and said, "Everyone, have a good rest tonight, and we will officially open tomorrow!"
The group slept on the third floor.
The third floor is also very spacious, with separate dormitories for men and women. There are four beds in a room, similar to a university dormitory, and it is equipped with a bathroom, which is very convenient.
Jiang Wanyue's office area is on the second floor, and her rest area is also on the second floor, with a large room to herself.
At night, standing by the window, it was pitch black outside, with only sporadic lights dotting the city.
Forty or fifty years later, this place has become the most central area of the provincial capital, with neon lights flashing and bright lights at night. It can be said to be a city that never sleeps.
It’s hard to believe that a city can undergo such tremendous changes in just a few decades.
Jiang Wanyue slept well with a heart full of emotion.
The next day, before dawn, she was awakened by the sound of footsteps upstairs.
It was estimated that these salesmen did not sleep well, so they got up so early to start preparing. She also washed her face and started to pack up.
When I went downstairs, the male salesperson had already bought breakfast, a big bag of steamed buns, and soy milk.
After everyone had eaten, the store opened for business.
First, hang up the promotional posters and arrange four salesmen to greet customers at the store entrance.
It was the weekend and the factory and school were closed. There were not many people around early in the morning, only old men and women went out to buy groceries or take a walk.
The construction and renovation of the house here took nearly half a year. The residents living nearby have long been curious about what is going on here. When passing by, they would come in to take a look.
"Welcome." The salesmen said the welcome words in unison, and one of them led the customer in. "Our store is Xiaojing Food Store, and we only sell products from our factory. This one is our earliest product, crispy fish fillet, which is popular among the masses. This is fish tofu and meat tofu, with a delicate taste, and many children like to eat it. We also have braised tofu here, with various flavors to choose from. There are all kinds of duck products on the counter here, such as duck wings, duck feet, and duck necks... Each product has several flavors, and the price is also marked. You can choose by yourself. There is a 20% discount on all items, and there are gifts for purchases over 18..."
"This bag of duck feet costs fifty cents? That's too expensive?"
"This small bag of tofu costs 20 cents. How much tofu can you buy with 20 cents?"
"Which food factory produced this? I've never heard of it."
"You don't know this, right? This Xiaojing processing factory is very famous. I ate it once when I went to Shi City before. I couldn't buy it when I went back to the provincial capital. Now they have opened a specialty store. I can come and buy it whenever I want. It's great."
"Hey, explain clearly, why is this factory famous?"
"Did you see in the newspaper a few days ago that this factory invested money to provide electricity to all the villages under their commune... A little earlier, at the Canton Fair last year, this factory attracted several million in foreign exchange, which was really amazing... And also, when hybrid rice was being tested, it was the director of this factory who mediated. Otherwise, how could we get more grain?"
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