Xia Liang originally thought that Ning Mei followed her to the store simply out of boredom or curiosity, but it turned out that she underestimated Ning Mei's determination and drive.
That day, Xia Liang went to pick up her youngest daughter from school as usual, and then took her to pick up her eldest daughter. Right at the middle school gate, she saw Ning Mei waiting eagerly. Ning Mei walked gracefully towards them and asked Xia Liang in a low voice, "Xia Liang, is the shop you own the Yunzhi franchise mentioned in the advertisement?" Xia Liang nodded slightly.
Unexpectedly, upon receiving a positive reply, Ning Mei immediately became extremely excited, tightly grasping Xia Liang's hand and saying, "Then, can I also franchise this store? Ever since I visited the store with you last time, I've longed to be as outstanding as you. And my husband has already expressed his support for my idea; his only request is to hire someone to help look after the store so I don't overwork myself." Looking at Ning Mei's innocent and naive appearance, Xia Liang suddenly realized why her husband was reluctant to let her work outside—such a simple and kind personality would probably make her easily bullied by others.
Without a word, Xia Liang drove straight home. After arriving at her doorstep, she first safely put the child back inside, and then set off again, leading Ning Mei to the office where franchise matters were handled.
Previously, she had placed the telephone at home, but because it was constantly noisy, she worried it would disturb her children's rest, so she found another place to live. This new place is not only used for handling franchise-related matters, but also has positions such as telephone operators, and serves as a central hub for franchise processing and franchisee employee training. This makes it more convenient for franchisees to conduct site visits.
Xia Liang already knew that Ning Mei came from a wealthy family, but she hadn't expected her to be this rich. When she explained the franchise model to Ning Mei, the latter didn't hesitate to say she wanted to franchise five stores directly. Keep in mind, in an era when having ten thousand yuan was considered impressive, franchising five Yunzhi stores required over three hundred thousand yuan.
Since Ning Mei wanted to franchise, Xia Liang naturally wouldn't refuse and immediately had the salesperson sign a contract with her. Xia Liang said, "You'll also need to hire some shop assistants. Once they're in place, we'll provide them with unified training. Once you find a suitable shop, we'll help you with the renovations, and then you can basically open for business." Ning Mei excitedly nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, I'll go back and discuss it with my husband right away." Seeing Ning Mei's eagerness, Xia Liang could only smile helplessly and drive her home. After all, she had to take good care of such a big client; if other relatives wanted to franchise in the future, Xia Liang would have much less to worry about.
Ning Mei's husband was indeed extraordinary; in less than three days, he successfully found five shops, all in prime locations. Xia Liang felt envious. Although she knew it would be feasible to ask the Gu family for help in finding such shops, she didn't want her business dealings to negatively impact her in-laws' or husband's career.
After receiving the money, Xia Liang immediately called the decoration team she had worked with before and asked them to decorate Ning Mei's shop according to her own shop's decoration style.
Xia Liang found it very inconvenient to have to find someone on short notice every time she needed to renovate. So, she came up with a solution: she found a contractor and discussed a partnership with him. Xia Liang proposed that they would have priority in future renovation work and that she would provide the materials. The remaining profits would be split 30/70, with the renovation team keeping 70%. Hearing these terms, the renovation team agreed without hesitation. After all, in this era, people weren't very aware of the importance of home renovation, and they usually only got small-scale construction jobs. Now that they had a long-term, stable partner, they were naturally very happy to accept.
After the renovations on one side were arranged, Ning Mei encountered a new problem on the other side. She found that she couldn't find enough suitable young women. Originally, she felt that it didn't matter if they were a little older, but her husband believed that having young and pretty girls in the store would make customers feel happy and naturally make it easier to sell goods.
Originally, her husband planned to use the company's connections to help Ning Mei recruit staff, but Ning Mei disagreed. She wanted to find suitable candidates through her own efforts, rather than relying on others' arrangements and reaping the benefits. Only in this way could she truly experience the joy and sense of accomplishment that entrepreneurship brings.
Left with no other option, Xia Liang had to personally accompany Ning Mei to the train station. They imitated Xia Liang's previous method of finding employees, paying attention to job seekers from out of town and asking them if they were interested in clothing sales. This method proved very effective. Initially, they were the ones who approached the two job seekers, but gradually, other young women started approaching them, asking if they needed help. This thrilled the two, finding it incredibly convenient.
Xia Liang busied herself helping Ning Mei find employee dormitories and a canteen, attending to every detail with utmost care and dedication. She felt that the money she earned from Ning Mei was well worth it, almost like a bonus. After all, Ning Mei had franchised five stores at once, and Xia Liang felt deeply honored by this trust and support.
After a long and tedious preparation, the day finally arrived for Ning Mei's clothing store to open. However, more than a month had passed since the initial planning began. On opening day, Ning Mei invited many relatives and friends to attend, and Xia Liang was also invited. In the store, she met Ning Mei's husband for the first time, and for some reason, Xia Liang felt that this man looked somewhat familiar. When she heard Ning Mei call out her husband's name, "Lu Zhenting," Xia Liang suddenly realized—he was the future richest man! With that, everything made sense: he had enough funds to invest a huge sum of money at once, and he could easily find such a good store location.
Xia Liang couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate that she hadn't missed the opportunity to collaborate with Ning Mei. She realized that this experience not only brought her material rewards, but more importantly, it allowed her to meet some powerful and influential figures. Perhaps this would be a significant turning point in her life? Thinking of this, Xia Liang felt a surge of anticipation and excitement. She resolved to work even harder, seize every possible opportunity, and relentlessly move towards her goals…
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