"It's a great idea to bring together the most famous and luxurious shops in the country, build the most extravagant storefronts, and offer various door-to-door services, after-sales services, and a premium experience. I've never seen such a detailed plan before."
Song Yi pressed the documents under his palm. Jiang Shuwan's plan was actually an ancient version of Chengdu Taikoo Li and Beijing SKP.
Sometimes, in business, you don't actually need to be outstanding; being able to copy others' methods is already half the battle won.
Song Yi stared intently at Jiang Shuwan.
"Young mistress's ideas are truly ingenious; I, Song, am ashamed to admit my inferiority."
"However, you are still too young..."
Song Yi sighed as he spoke.
"I wonder if the young mistress has ever wondered why most of the latest jewelry, headwear, clothing, and silk fabrics come from Jiangnan, and why the Shanxi merchants are a well-known top-tier merchant guild. The Shanxi and Zhejiang merchants are so powerful, so why is it that the Beijing merchants still have the loudest voice in the entire capital?"
Before Jiang Shuwan could speak, Song Yi answered his own question.
"Because the capital is our territory, Shanxi merchants and Zhejiang merchants can do business with us, but if they want to buy shops and establish businesses here, they will be suppressed by us."
"It's the same when we do business on their territory. The market is only so big. Even our own people can't compete for it, so why would we let outsiders join?"
“The young mistress’s open invitation to merchants from other places to open shops will offend many Beijing merchants.”
Song Yi stopped there, confident that Jiang Shuwan understood what he meant.
Brother Nai and Qingxing became anxious when they heard him say that.
“Miss, what he said seems to make sense. If we offend the Beijing merchants, who would still want you to be the chairman?”
They started discussing the possibility of only allowing Beijing merchants to move into the Donglin Shopping Center, but in that case, the Song family would become a pawn.
After all, Jiangnan doesn't supply him with goods, so he has nothing to sell and his move there would be useless.
Song Yi thought so too.
At this moment, he was feeling somewhat down.
The Song family has a long-standing and very good relationship with Jiangnan. The reason why the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce is not supplying them with goods this time is because the Chen family promised to give them a piece of land so that they can have a place in the capital.
Jiang Shuwan's shopping mall is more than just a place to stand; it's practically a place where you can just take it if you dare. If people in Jiangnan find out about this, they will definitely abandon the Chen family and move into the shopping mall.
Jiang Shuwan is in charge of the shopping center, and these Jiangnan merchants will naturally continue to supply him with goods.
In this way, the Song family was revitalized.
Jiang Shuwan offended a large number of Beijing merchants, and her dream of becoming the president was shattered instantly.
Jiang Shuwan didn't know this, so if he pretended to be stupid, it would be best for the Song family.
But he simply couldn't do it.
"There are principles to business. Thank you, young mistress, for not taking advantage of the Song family's misfortune when they were in trouble..."
He was about to see the guest off, after all, given how things had gone, Jiang Shuwan had no reason not to abandon him.
moment.
The room was silent, and the air seemed heavy.
Qingxing and Naige felt sorry for Song Yi. No wonder the Song family had such a good reputation. They were indeed Confucian merchants. Even when they were down on their luck, they still helped them. Most businessmen couldn't do that.
It was because he misjudged people that he ended up like this.
It's truly heartbreaking.
Qingxing and Naige both sighed.
The Song family servants standing nearby were even more dejected.
They knew that the Song family was truly finished this time.
"Brother Song, you don't mind if I call you Brother Song too, do you?"
Jiang Shuwan, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up. She stared at Song Yi with clear, bright eyes.
Song Yi nodded subconsciously.
"Brother Song, may I ask you a question?"
"If I don't offend the Beijing businessmen, will they let me become the chairman?"
The girl's voice was soft and gentle, yet it was like a thunderclap, making Song Yi's ears tremble and his mind shake.
"..."
There was still a hint of confusion on his face.
"this……"
"Of course not."
"The position of president is not only a symbol of social status and wealth, but also has many hidden benefits. Every Beijing businessman with a name does not want to be the president."
The position of president of the chamber of commerce is by no means an empty title.
For example, Jiang Shuwan previously engaged in bulk purchasing of sugar and tea in the West Market, which benefited only the merchants of the West Market.
There are now more and more group buying deals in the West Market, such as rice, flour, cooking oil, etc. As the president of the West Market, Jiang Shuwan has a lot of power in this regard.
The West Market's bulk procurement uses modern bidding methods.
Anyone who has worked in the workforce knows that there are too many things that can be manipulated in bidding processes.
If she were even slightly greedy, or if she were to reveal even the slightest hint of it, countless businessmen would be scrambling to give her gifts.
There are also various rebates to be received.
Moreover, since everyone elected you as the president, they will all help you if you encounter any difficulties.
After all, the president is the face of the chamber of commerce. They can fight among themselves, but if an outsider tries to undermine the president, they will unite. This doesn't mean they are benevolent.
If they remain indifferent, the entire Beijing merchant community will be looked down upon, and everyone will think they are weak and easily bullied, and then they will all come up and kick them while they're down.
One merchant's power is small, but the power of a group of merchants is great.
Especially in the capital, you could casually drop a brick and hit a duke or a high-ranking official. Even an inconspicuous shop on a street corner might be the property of a duke or a prince's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
There's a lot more to this than meets the eye.
This is why Jiang Shuwan not only wants to make money by opening shops, but also wants to become the president of the association.
Where the emperor resides, nobles and officials are everywhere.
She wouldn't want to offend these Beijing merchants unless absolutely necessary.
It's better to offend everyone than to make her the president.
The Chen family wants to retain its position as president for the next term. The Chen family is deeply rooted and has assets worth tens of millions. How can she compete with the Chen family with her meager assets?
It would be better to win over the Song family, as well as merchants from Shanxi, Zhejiang, and Anhui provinces.
These days, you have to be questioned by the city gate guards just to enter a city. She doesn't believe that these Shanxi, Zhejiang, and Anhui merchants who travel all over the country don't have shady official fathers behind them.
Even if they didn't have connections, in order to get into Shangjing, they would still have to ask their father to pull strings so that her Dajing Chao Taikoo Li could open as soon as possible.
With their support, she was qualified to contend with the Chen family.
Of course, she also reserved places for other Beijing merchants at Jingchao Taikoo Li.
"One stick, one sweet date, Brother Song, do you think the merchants of Beijing still hate me?"
Song Yi had no time to answer her; his mind was filled with Jiang Shuwan's scheme.
They used the influence of Shanxi, Zhejiang, and Anhui merchants to suppress Beijing merchants, and then gave them incentives.
Is this how you use someone else's force against them?
Song Yi was astonished.
He also knows how to use someone else's strength against them, but the strength that Jiang Shuwan used was just too much!
She only had a little over twenty shops, and at most two or three hundred thousand taels of silver.
This tiny sum of money actually managed to swindle merchants from Shanxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Beijing...
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