Hu Ruixue acted quickly, immediately sending people to move the lingerie store across the street.
Chen Fei acted quickly, finding a team to renovate across the street. There are some differences between an underwear store and a clothing store, but these are minor issues. After looking at them, Chen Fei said it could be completed in two or three days.
When Zhang Huaxiu came home from get off work that evening, she looked preoccupied. Chen Fei immediately asked, "What happened to your store? Why are you suddenly moving to the other side of the street?"
“Our landlord saw that our store was doing well and wanted to take it back to open his own store. The lingerie store across the street had Shuyan's shares, and the other owner thought the store was too small and was planning to move to Nancheng Shopping Mall, so Shuyan took it over to open a clothing store.”
"That's great. It makes no difference to you. It's like you haven't moved at all." Chen Fei thought that since there were only two shops across the street, business might not have been as stable when they first moved, but he believed it would get better soon.
"No, Shu Yan talked to me about something today, and I'm planning to discuss it with you." Zhang Huaxiu already had an idea in mind, but she wanted confirmation from someone.
"What's wrong?" Chen Fei thought Shu Yan didn't want Zhang Huaxiu anymore. "If you don't like what you're doing, just come home. My salary isn't very high, but it's enough to support you and the two of you. Don't worry, I'll work harder to give you and a better life."
"What are you talking about?" Zhang Huaxiu glanced at him. "Shu Yan said that she has limited energy and too many things to do at the company, so she can't take care of the store. So she came up with two solutions. One is to give me all the goods in the store and transfer the empty store across the street to me, and then I can open it myself. The other is that she will pay for all the renovation costs there, and I won't have to pay a penny for the clothes in the store. From now on, I will not have to worry about the store anymore, and she will not interfere. We will split the profits 50/50."
"What do you mean?" Chen Fei didn't understand for a moment.
"It means she won't be ordering any other goods anymore; I'll be the one doing the ordering. Well, to put it another way, it's like I'll still have the same job as before, just with the added task of ordering goods. But I'll own half the shares of this store, making me the actual owner. Shuyan will just collect her share of the profits. Got it? What do you think?" Zhang Huaxiu stared at Chen Fei.
“In the long run, the first one is better. You’ve been a store manager for so long, you know everything except how to source inventory. You’re fully capable of opening your own store, being your own boss, doing whatever you want, and having more freedom. Whether you earn a lot or a little, it’s all yours. The advantage of the second one is that you don’t have to invest yourself, which is equivalent to getting half the shares for free. At first, you’ll benefit more, but in the long run, it’s definitely not worth it. Think about it, your store can sell about two thousand yuan a day now. Let’s assume half is profit, that’s one thousand, or thirty thousand a month. After deducting rent, utilities, and employee salaries, Shuyan can earn at least twenty thousand. How much did you get for those goods and the transfer fee across the street? Does it add up to one hundred thousand? Even if it’s one hundred thousand, you can earn it back in five months.” Chen Fei analyzed very rationally.
“Our store operates on a membership system, and most of our customers are members. Once we move across the street and hold a big event, our old customers will definitely follow, and business will be great. That landlord is stupid; he sees that other people's businesses are doing well and wants to do it himself. Why doesn't he think about why our business is the best among all the clothing stores on Chengnan West Road? Is he better than all of them?” Zhang Huaxiu shook her head and sighed.
When people become envious to a certain extent, they easily lose their rationality. At this point, they only see the benefits and can't think of anything else.
To put it bluntly, they were blinded by immediate gains.
"Shall we turn around? This is a rare opportunity, but the problem is, you're pregnant, how are you going to get supplies?" Chen Fei touched Zhang Huaxiu's belly, nothing was more important than her health and the baby.
Zhang Huaxiu smiled upon hearing this, "I know, I'm aware of it. But I'd like to choose the second option."
"Why?"
"Do you know how much stock we have in our store? More than 60,000. If you include the sale of the empty store, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, it will definitely cost 80,000. We borrowed a lot of money from your uncle to buy this house, and we haven't paid it back yet. Where are we going to get 80,000?"
"I can borrow some more from my uncle." Chen Feizhen felt this was a rare opportunity.
“Actually, funding is only part of the reason. If we really wanted to take over the shop, given my relationship with Shuyan, we could have agreed to installment payments. The reason we chose the second option was also because we wanted to stay in touch with her more. At first, I was very short-sighted, but after following Shuyan, my horizons broadened considerably. I feel that she really doesn't seem like someone from the countryside. She's really capable. I have a feeling that following her won't be a mistake.” Zhang Huaxiu had a feeling that if she took over the shop directly, she wouldn't have much of a relationship with Shuyan anymore, and they would gradually drift apart. But if they split the business, they could stay in touch often, or ask Shuyan for advice in the future, and the business could grow even bigger. In short, following her wouldn't be a loss.
These words silenced Chen Fei. He had met Shu Yan and she was indeed a woman with a deep and complex personality.
"It's fine once you've thought it through."
"Well, I plan to train Sister Ling after the store moves there. When she's more pregnant, I'll promote her to store manager. Then I'll hire a young girl to take care of the money and keep accounts," Zhang Huaxiu said with a smile.
"Don't forget you still need to restock. You're pregnant now, how are you going to restock?" Chen Fei felt that this was the biggest problem. Otherwise, why would Shu Yan sell the store? Was more than 20,000 yuan a month too much to handle?
“I’m not going to steal goods,” Zhang Huaxiu said, her eyes sparkling. “I plan to talk to Shuyan tomorrow and renovate the store across the street to make it even better. Instead of going for the mid-to-high-end market, we’ll go straight for the high-end market and buy the best goods, at three or four times the price.”
Chen Fei gasped. A spring outfit from Shu Yan's family was already around fifty yuan, which wasn't cheap. If the price tripled or quadrupled, it would be one or two hundred yuan or even more, which was almost a month's salary for some people. Would they be able to sell it?
Zhang Huaxiu glanced at him sideways; she had learned this from her sister-in-law.
When she first started working at Shuyan's store, she had similar thoughts to her sister-in-law: what's wrong with haggling? They still make a lot of money, so why not sell to them? She really didn't understand. It took her a while to realize that it wasn't about haggling; it was about showcasing the store's image. Another important aspect was the quality of the clothes. Don't treat customers like fools, especially women; they are far more shrewd than you imagine.
Another point is that her sister-in-law works herself to the bone and only earns seven or eight thousand yuan a month, but if she had followed the previous strategy of selling high-quality items, she could easily earn ten thousand yuan a month by selling seven or eight or ten pieces of clothing a day.
This is what Shuyan has always meant by focusing on quality rather than quantity.
The next morning, Zhang Huaxiu told Shu Yan her thoughts, which surprised Shu Yan.
"It's great that you have this idea. Let's do as you say. From now on, the shop will be yours." It's best that you think this way. It shows that your vision is becoming broader and broader, and you're looking further ahead. The shop will be better left to you as you get older.
"I will work hard." Zhang Huaxiu couldn't hide her excitement. She had thought about opening her own shop and becoming her own boss, but she didn't expect this moment to come so quickly, and without her having to invest anything.
Although they were already quite familiar with each other, Shu Yan still had a lawyer draft an agreement. It was better to be upfront and clear things up now so that the relationship could last. She didn't want things to get ugly over a little money later.
Business continued smoothly until one day, two people in uniforms suddenly came in and asked Shu Yan to show them her business license.
Shu Yan glanced at them. After waiting for so many days, they had finally arrived.
"Xiuxiu, give the business license to the two leaders. Sister Ling, go pour some tea. Excuse me, leaders, I need to make a phone call." Shuyan didn't even get up to greet them, calmly making the call under their gaze.
I had guessed before that the landlord would be unwilling to give up and would cause trouble, after all, she is a local and has some connections. I didn't expect that she would actually be right.
She had already devised a plan. If they dared to target shady characters, she would call the police and then secretly find a group to retaliate. If they targeted government officials, she wouldn't be afraid at all; after all, she was now one of the owners of a company worth hundreds of millions, frequently attended events, and knew quite a few people.
At first, she refused to participate in any activities, but later she felt it was too much trouble for Hu Ruixue and that she needed to make some connections herself, so she started participating. Gradually, she actually got to know quite a few people, and now she's calling the director of the GSJ.
After two rings, the call was answered, "Director Chen, it's me, Shu Yan."
Upon hearing Shu Yan address him as "Director," the two people sitting on the sofa, who were drinking water with their legs crossed, exchanged glances and slowly put their legs down.
To be able to open a shop on Chengnan West Road, one must have some wealth, and it's not hard to understand why someone like that would have connections.
One of the older men was starting to panic. He had come out to help an old friend, who said the shop owner was from the countryside and had no connection to the business. But now it didn't seem like that at all.
“It’s not that it’s okay,” another younger man whispered in his ear.
Today, a colleague asked him to come along on a business trip. The job was to investigate a business license, find some random problem, issue a ticket, and shut the shop down for a few days. Someone was offering to treat him to dinner tonight. They do this all the time, and he agreed without a second thought. But now, seeing that the shop owner doesn't seem afraid of them at all, he's worried they've messed things up. If he gets scolded for this, it'll be a real loss.
"Yes, I'm curious too. All my paperwork was done properly, there's definitely no problem. I just wanted to ask why they're suddenly checking this? A spot check? Is that it? No, no, both of you were very friendly. I was just curious, so I called to ask you. Okay, fine, I'll have him answer the phone." Shu Yan covered the receiver. "Who will answer the phone?"
The older man stood up and said, "I'll do it."
He answered the phone and knew it was their bureau chief as soon as he heard the voice. He slowly bent over, and soon sweat began to bead on his forehead, which he wiped away from time to time. "Okay, okay, we'll be right back."
After hanging up the phone, the man had a particularly obsequious look on his face. "Boss, we're just doing our routine work. We just happened to be doing a spot check on your place. We'll leave once we've checked your business license and there are no problems."
"Okay." Shu Yan raised her chin, gesturing for Zhang Huaxiu to show them the business license.
He glanced at it and said, "No problem, we have something to do at the bureau, we'll head back first."
"Take care, I won't see you off." Shu Yan sat calmly, without moving.
After everyone left, Zhang Huaxiu said angrily, "It must have been the landlord's doing. It's outrageous!"
"What's there to be angry about?" Shu Yan rolled her eyes and called Lao Hu.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
