As for the location of the new store, Su Nan chose one near the Shanghai Film Studio, which was only across the street from the main entrance and only a few steps away.
The house is a one-story building with four rooms. It was originally a dormitory for film studio employees. Later, when a new dormitory building was built, the employees moved out and the house became idle.
Assistant Huang knew that Su Nan was looking for a suitable new store, so he recommended this place to her.
After visiting the site, Su Nan paid the money to rent the house without much hesitation. The employees in the film studio were all wealthy people who were salaried, and their ability to accept new things was much stronger than that of ordinary people.
Moreover, there is no shortage of customers for clothes and cosmetics here.
At that time, film studios required their employees to dress as fashionably as possible, because they might be short of people during filming and would randomly pick up employees to act as extras.
So girls would wear little skirts, put on some powder and lipstick, and boys would wear Mao suits, suits, and use hairspray.
After working in such an environment for a long time, people will naturally become more concerned about appearance and develop a "comparative mentality", fearing that they will be laughed at if they dress uglier than others today.
The house is a rectangular structure with an east-west orientation and a floor height of about four meters. However, as it was built a long time ago, the walls and roof are a bit dilapidated. When it rains, the room becomes flooded.
But the overall appearance is still relatively intact, just a little repair will be fine.
Su Nan hired workers to connect all the rooms, patch up the holes in the roof and walls, and paint the house a new color. This time she chose white and blue tones to create a Mediterranean style.
Wave and shell elements are added to the interior furniture and decorations, and the clothes hangers are all in natural wood color.
Entering the store from the left door, the first thing that comes into view is the clothing, shoes and hats area, which is clean and tidy. Every piece of clothing is very beautiful and full of design sense, which is really eye-catching.
Going further forward is the cosmetics area, where mirrors and trial bags are installed in front of each product for customers to try on.
Then there's the free makeup area, which has a raised floor and is the highest and most eye-catching spot in the store. Once people take a look at it, they want to try it, which naturally increases the purchase rate.
The side gate is the paid area. Next to the cashier counter is a large round table with dozens of small bags piled up on it, forming a small mountain. These bags contain gifts for customers for the opening of the new store.
Spend and receive a beautiful sample set and a set of shells.
The renovation alone took almost two months, and now the issue of recruiting employees has been put on the agenda again. However, the employees of the first store can be hired from students from a nearby Shanghai university as part-time employees, so what about this store?
Her primary requirement for recruiting employees is that they must be decent-looking and have decent looks. The second requirement is that they must be between 18 and 30 years old, be clean, have a certain understanding of clothing matching, be literate, have a strong learning ability, and be eloquent.
This is a basic requirement in the sales industry in later generations, but it is not necessarily possible to find the right person now.
First of all, people in this age group have either just graduated from high school and are planning to enter the factory or take the civil service exam, or have already been working or moved to the countryside.
Although the private industry is developing in full swing now, a stable job is still the top priority in many people's minds. Most people will not easily give up such an opportunity and run away to work in an unstable store.
Even though Su Nan offered a salary twice as much as theirs, not many people were willing to apply for the job these past two days.
Previously, all the employees we hired were college students, and we worked in shifts, so many people were willing to apply for part-time jobs to earn a living. But now this place is too far away from the previous place, and it is a big problem to transfer employees to help.
Su Nan really didn't expect that she would fail in this, but now everything is ready, just waiting for the employees to arrive. She couldn't give up and let all her efforts of these days go to waste.
Su Nan and Feng Meng sat behind the cashier counter in the new store, their heads propped up by their hands, staring listlessly at the main door nearby, hoping that someone would come for an interview.
The recruitment advertisement had been posted for three days, and the people who came were either middle-aged women in their forties or fifties, or weird socialites who couldn't even speak Mandarin, leaving both of them speechless.
Don’t these people understand the recruitment information?
At this moment, a little head suddenly popped out from the store entrance. When it saw Su Nan, its eyes lit up and it rushed forward, saying happily: "Wow, it's really you, I'm a fan of yours."
Suddenly someone grabbed his hand, and Su Nan subconsciously broke free, saying shamefully, "You, you."
The little girl was fair and clean, with two hemp braids hanging in front of her chest. She was lively and smart, and was indeed a pretty lady, but the look in her eyes when she looked at Su Nan was too passionate.
In the words of later generations, could this person be Su Nan's "crazy fan"?
"Sister Su Nan, I came here because I saw the job advertisement posted at the door. It said you would interview in person. I thought it was fake, but I didn't expect you to be here for real."
The little girl stared at Su Nan without blinking, as if the person in front of her would disappear if she blinked.
Su Nan sat up straight, smiled, and asked tentatively: "Are you here for an interview?"
As soon as the words fell, the girl nodded quickly, coughed lightly, and began to introduce herself: "My name is Tian Xiaonuan, I'm nineteen years old, and I think I meet all the requirements listed in the recruitment advertisement."
"I just graduated from high school last year, but I didn't get into college, so I've been unemployed at home ever since."
Hearing this, Su Nan and Feng Meng looked at each other and nodded at the same time. Indeed, Tian Xiaonuan met all the conditions.
Just as they were about to ask her to bring over the relevant identity information and documents, Tian Xiaonuan suddenly asked, "Sister Su Nan, will you stay here forever?"
There was anticipation in his eyes and tone as he looked at Su Nan eagerly.
"No, Sister Nannan has other work to do, so she can't stay in this store all the time. But if she has time, she will come over to take a look." Feng Meng answered Su Nan's question for her.
"Ah?" Tian Xiaonuan's expression visibly fell. He sighed in despair and muttered softly, "I thought I could see you every day."
"If you are applying for this job just to work with Sister Nan Nan, then I advise you to think it over carefully." Feng Meng reminded her.
"Here's a small gift for you, thank you for liking me." Su Nan stood up, picked up a small bag from the large round table beside him, and handed it to Tian Xiaonuan.
The latter was flattered and took the small bag with both hands. He looked at Su Nan with emotion, then nodded vigorously as if he had made up his mind and said, "I've decided. If you are willing to record my conversation, I will work hard and help Sister Su Nan make as much money as possible."
Su Nan couldn't help but laugh out loud at Tian Xiaonuan's cuteness. He patted her shoulder and said with a smile, "If you work hard, you can not only make money for me, but also make a lot of money for yourself."
"That's right. Not only are the salaries in our store high, but the bonuses are also high." Feng Meng also covered her lips and smiled.
"What is a tip?" Tian Xiaonuan looked at Su Nan and then at Feng Meng in confusion.
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