Mother Gu knew that the winery was about to open and the farm was about to start spring plowing. Her daughter had been busy like a top all day long. Now that she could help with something, she was very happy.
Without saying anything, she replied, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to Mom, you go and do your thing."
"My mother is the best mother in the world!"
After saying that, Gu Xinran happily returned to her room. She sat at the desk and began to recall the service model of luxury stores before the end of the world, and then recorded it one by one.
Dress code, appearance, basic etiquette, polite language, emergency response methods... By the time I finished writing all this, it was almost dark and time for dinner.
The next day, after preparing everything, Grandpa Gu and Accountant Wang went to the farm, and Grandma Gu went with them. On the one hand, she was worried about Grandpa Gu being alone outside, and on the other hand, she wanted to chat with the old sisters.
Gu Xinran brought Man Niang with her and trained the four little friends from Qingshan Village for a whole day.
On the fifteenth day, Duan Yunchi sent people to transport wine early, and the four of them also went to the winery. Under the leadership of Manager Wang, they helped to fill the wine, put the goods on the shelves, and familiarize themselves with the environment.
From today on, Xiaokang and Qiu will move to the backyard of the winery to live, which will make it convenient for them to go to and from work, and they can also help look after the winery. With the addition of the "looking after" part, their monthly salary will increase by another fifty cents.
Everything went smoothly, and in a blink of an eye it was the 16th day of the first lunar month, the big day for the winery's opening.
Early in the morning, bathed in the morning light, Xiaomei and Xiaolan took Gu Xinran and her mother Tingting to the winery.
Two hundred meters away from the winery, I could see a crowd of people surrounding the winery from afar, and many guards and patrol officers were maintaining order.
Everyone was very surprised. The store opened at 9:00 AM, so why were there so many people there so early? This must be a grand opening!
Xiaomei couldn't help but ask: "Master, you invited a lot of people?"
Gu Xinran was also puzzled. There were too many people. Duan Yunchi did invite some important figures from Jinzhou Prefecture, but they couldn't arrive early.
After careful observation, she found that most of these people were dressed as scholars. She suddenly realized that they probably came for the plaque inscribed by Dou Taifu.
The celebrity effect works everywhere! She smiled and replied, "We didn't invite many people. They were just scholars who came to join in the fun. Don't worry about them."
As the carriage got closer, she discovered that they were all students. Mother Gu was even more puzzled. Could it be that scholars loved drinking? This was impossible.
He looked at his daughter eagerly, "Why are they here? Is this wine so attractive?"
Thinking of Xuanxuan who had just been sent to the provincial school, I wonder if he would become an alcoholic while studying?
Gu Xinran smiled brightly, "It's not the wine's allure; they came for the red-covered plaque. It's the calligraphy of Grand Tutor Dou. It seems Brother Yun Chi has been promoting it quite a bit; it's a great advertisement!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and Gu's mother praised him, "What a smart child! The business will be very popular as soon as it opens."
A moment later, Xiaomei arrived at the winery in a horse-drawn carriage. Although it had not officially opened yet, the tasting area outside the shop was already crowded with people.
Everyone lined up to taste the fine wine, and many students lined up in the queue, seizing the opportunity to taste the fine wine recommended by their idol, Master Dou.
Everyone who tried it praised it highly, and those who had money in hand couldn't wait to go into the shop to buy it, but unfortunately the auspicious time had not come yet.
Such customers are arranged by the newly dressed Brother Xiaokang to drink tea on the chairs on the other side of the shop door with a smile, and are told how to become members and the purchase limit rules.
Everything is in good order, busy but not chaotic, complicated but not messy.
Shopkeeper Wang warmly welcomed Gu Xinran and his group in.
Duan Yunchi arrived earlier than her. He was doing the final check. This winery was a business he had been looking forward to for a long time, and everything had to be done to perfection.
He wants to witness a miracle here today and see whether the new marketing method taught by Ranran works.
Gu Xinran looked around the winery and saw that the wall cabinets and display shelves were filled with wine jars and bottles of all sizes, one jin, two jin, five jin... of different weights.
They are all labeled with novel styles, with the name of the wine, its efficacy, and instructions for use clearly written.
The tables in the lounge on the second floor are filled with various cakes, snacks, fruit plates, and of course the winery's wine. The layout is grand yet warm.
Everything is ready, just waiting for the auspicious time!
Duan Yunchi handed Gu Xinran a notice with red background and gold characters. It contained some rules, which roughly read as follows:
If you spend 5,000 taels or deposit 5,000 taels in total, you can become a super VIP and purchase two jars of premium spirit wine every month, and enjoy a 12% discount on all goods in the shop.
If you spend 2,000 taels or deposit 2,000 taels in total, you can become a VIP and purchase a jar of premium spirit wine every month, and enjoy a 5% discount on all goods in the shop.
The winery's production of spirit wine is limited, and ordinary customers are limited to purchasing one jar per person per day;
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Gu Xinran thought it was a good idea, and Duan Yunchi asked Manager Wang to post it in the most conspicuous place at the entrance of the store.
It was almost nine o'clock when guests arrived one after another.
The first to arrive were the shopkeepers from all walks of life;
Then Magistrate Zhao and many of Duan Yunchi's colleagues arrived one after another;
The finale was Master Dou, who came together with Doctor Zhang.
As soon as he appeared, the students who had been waiting eagerly became excited. Fortunately, the inspection officers and guards maintained order, and the two were able to reach the door of the winery smoothly.
At this point, all the important people in Jinzhou Prefecture gathered here. Gu Xinran really didn't expect that Duan Yunchi would hold such a grand ceremony for the opening of a winery.
At the beginning of the morning, amidst the blast of gongs and drums, Duan Yunchi, Gu Xinran, Dou Taifu and Zhao Zhifu together took off the red silk of "Ruyuanling Jiufang", announcing the official opening of "Ruyuanling Jiufang".
Shopkeeper Wang and his staff warmly entertained the customers who bought wine and were very busy.
Occasionally, some customers are dissatisfied with the purchase restrictions, but with the supervision of literary masters and the most powerful officials in Jinzhou Prefecture, they all follow the rules obediently.
The students who were admiring the plaque outside the gate also lined up in a civilized and orderly manner.
Distinguished guests including Grand Tutor Dou and Magistrate Zhao went up to the lounge on the second floor, where Duan Yunchi invited them to enjoy delicious food and drink fine wine.
The delicious cakes and fine wines made all the distinguished guests very satisfied. They said that their trip was worthwhile, asked about the origin of the cakes, and rushed to the winery to buy wine.
"Ruyuan Cake Shop" became popular here before it even opened.
The fact that Grand Tutor Dou could take the time to come and participate in such an opening ceremony was entirely due to the wine. Otherwise, who could have invited such a great Buddha? He and Doctor Zhang indulged their cravings for wine.
The distinguished guests upstairs had a drink, chose their favorite wine, and then prepared to leave.
Gu Xinran gave each person an exquisite cake gift box and a small jar of longevity wine as a gift.
Just as she and Duan Yunchi sent everyone out the door, they saw three tall and mighty horses galloping to the door of the winery at lightning speed.
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