This celebrity is too rich

Chapter 211 Hardware Stores and Supermarkets
"Mom, your factory... I remember it's at the police station, isn't it?"

Li Chuan planned to visit tomorrow, so he asked for the address.

He had been to the luggage factory once before, and it seemed that he was delivering an umbrella or clothes to his mother. It was a long time ago, so he couldn't remember clearly.

"At the intersection west of the police station, go south, 500 meters."

"what is it call?"

"Guanfeng luggage factory."

"Guanfeng? The champion's 'crown'?"

"The 'crown' of a champion, the 'bund' of a good harvest."

After Ma Xiaolian finished speaking, she asked with a puzzled expression, "Why are you asking this?"

"I want to go and have a look."

"What are you looking at? What's so interesting about that?"

"Well... I'm not doing live streaming. Products like suitcases and school bags are very suitable for selling in the live broadcast room. I plan to go around tomorrow and see if we can cooperate."

Li Chuan didn't tell the truth.

He didn't deliberately deceive, the main thing was the "acquisition of the luggage factory", which hadn't been written yet, so it's not very good to say it now.

"Oh?"

Ma Xiaolian believed it was true, and said excitedly: "That's good, our factory has good products, but we can't find a market... Chuan'er, if you can help our factory sell the goods, it will be a great help to our factory That's it... At that time, the boss may not have to sell the factory, and if he is happy, he may be able to transfer me to the office."

"It's not decided yet, I... try my best."

Li Chuan responded with a guilty conscience.

Of course, it is impossible for him to really sell goods for the bag factory. This has nothing to do with the product. No matter how good the product is, he will not sell it, because he wants to buy the other party.

The luggage factory is now in a difficult situation with blocked sales. The boss can’t solve the problem and wants to sell it. For him, this is the best time to make an acquisition... If he helps the other party back to life, the boss sees that the factory’s operating efficiency has improved, but he doesn’t want to buy it. If it is sold, what will he do then?
Even if the acquisition intention can be reached in the end, the cost he needs to pay will be much higher than before.

How could he do such a stupid thing.

"Your factory office, do you make a lot of money?"

Li Guangwu followed Ma Xiaolian's words and asked.

"Not many, about the same as us (ordinary workers), more than 4000 a month, and some are even less than us."

"Then what are you doing in the office?"

"The office is free."

Ma Xiaolian gave Li Guangwu a blank look, and said, "The office doesn't need to work, it just processes documents and manages workers, and the working hours are very regular, from nine to six, so you don't have to stay up late every day..."

"forget it."

Li Guangwu waved his hand and said: "You just listen to your son, quit your job and stay at home, or go out to play... If your son can earn money, you can retire early and enjoy the blessings. You have been busy for most of your life."

"no!"

Ma Xiaolian sternly refused: "I'm not old yet, why should I retire...go out to play, where to play, I don't know the place, and it's tiring...It's boring to be idle at home. Mahjong can’t find anyone, can I still stay at home and watch TV all day?”

"I said...you don't even enjoy the blessings? My son can earn money, so what are you fussing about? Just stay at home honestly... In the future, I will change to a more leisurely job."

"Why don't you stay at home?"

"Me? I sure can't stay at home."

"Why can't you?"

"..."

Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian started arguing as they talked.

Li Chuan sat beside him with a headache.

At this time, he probably understood what his parents were thinking... Now that their son can earn money, they are willing to enjoy more, but they are not old enough to be completely idle and do nothing, and they don't want to.

'What should I do? '

'Find them something to do? '

'They have no hobbies either, what can they do? '

'How about... take some money and start a small business for them? '

'Well... this is fine. '

There is still a big difference between doing business and part-time work... In business, you have the final say, and your time arrangement is relatively free; while part-time work, you have to listen to others, and you have to abide by various rules and regulations. Damn, the pressure is quite high.

Li Chuan thought about it, and felt that it would be a good choice for his parents to break away from the group of migrant workers, start a small business, and be their own boss.

’ But what exactly is the business? '

'How about... wait until I buy the luggage factory and let my parents run it? '

As soon as this idea came to mind, it was rejected by Li Chuan.

For him, the luggage factory is the first step of the "self-built supply chain plan", which is very important. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be serious.My parents have worked part-time all their lives and have never been a leader. I’m afraid they won’t be able to handle it. Even if they are barely competent, the subsequent work pressure will be very heavy. It will definitely not be easier than part-time work, and may even be more tiring... This obviously violates the his original intention.

'The business can't be too big, it should be as small as possible, so that parents will not be under pressure and can handle it at the same time. '

'So, what to do? '

'Open a restaurant? '

'No, it's too tiring to do catering, and I have to be busy for a long time, and I don't have time to rest at all. '

Li Chuan's original intention was to find something for his parents to do, not to make money. A business that is too busy and tiring must not work.

His idea is to find a business that is not very busy and relatively easy to do, and it doesn't matter if it makes money or something.

He thought for a while, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

"How about this."

Li Chuan spoke suddenly, interrupting his parents who were "arguing", and said, "Dad, Mom, I will pay you to open a hardware store for you."

"Hardware store?"

"Correct."

Li Chuan nodded and said: "The hardware store is a very good business. The profit of the goods is relatively large, and there is no shelf life. Don't worry about the backlog or depreciation of the goods. Although the initial investment cost is relatively high, the later operation is very easy. Basically, you wait for customers to come to your door every day, you don’t have to do anything else, it’s okay if you don’t even open the door, you post a phone number at the door of the store, and when customers see it, they will take the initiative to call you... What do you think of this?”

"not so good."

Without even thinking about it, Ma Xiaolian directly refused, "Opening a hardware store is better than opening a supermarket."

"supermarket?"

Li Chuan frowned slightly and said, "Why?"

"The supermarket business is good, and the hardware store is empty."

"That's just an appearance."

Li Chuan waved his hand and explained: "The customers of the hardware store and the customers of the supermarket are fundamentally different... People who have no needs will never enter the hardware store; while those who enter the hardware store are all Customers with clear needs, as long as you have what they want in your store, they will definitely buy it, and they are all of the type of 'buy and go'. This is a unique commercial attribute of a hardware store. It gives people the feeling that It seems that the business is particularly bad, but in fact it is not necessarily true.

Supermarkets are different. You can "go shopping" in supermarkets. There is a saying "go shopping in supermarkets" all over the world... A person can go shopping in the supermarket for a long time, and in the end, he may not buy a single thing. Such a flow of people , it doesn't make much sense, because you won't earn a penny.

In comparison, a hardware store has less traffic but really makes money... I mean, you get the point? "

"I understand, but I still think it's better to open a supermarket."

"You... oh~."

Li Chuan sighed, and patiently persuaded again: "It is too troublesome to open a supermarket. Every day, you have to record and load goods, and you have to organize shelves and tidy up. All kinds of chores and tiring work are not easy at all; All the products have a shelf life, there is a risk of backlog and waste, and the operating pressure is relatively high. If some fruits and vegetables are added, the pressure will be even greater...Think about it, it is really hard to open a supermarket.”

"It's hard work. Your dad and I are not too old to move. What is this hard work? It's far worse than our work."

"..."

Li Chuan persuaded him for a long time, but his mother still couldn't listen. Feeling helpless, she had no choice but to turn her attention to my father for help.

Li Guangwu realized Li Chuan's intentions, pondered for a moment, and said, "Chuan'er, if your mother is willing to open a supermarket, let her open it."

"Ah? This..."

"nothing."

Li Guangwu waved his hand and said: "Your mother has been busy for most of her life, and she can't be free. You let her open some kind of hardware store. She has nothing to do all day, but she will have troubles when she has nothing to do. Open a supermarket for her, and she has a little work every day." , and it’s not too busy, which is good.”

"What do you mean by that?"

When Ma Xiaolian heard Li Guangwu's words, she was instantly unhappy: "I open a supermarket to make money, why is it like giving me a pension? I'm only in my 40s, and I'm not old yet!"

"That... I'll just say it casually."

"What are you talking about casually? I think you did it on purpose! You think I'm too old to do anything, don't you?"

"No."

"..."

In the blink of an eye, Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian quarreled again.

Li Chuan shook his head and ignored it.

He has experienced this scene so many times since he was a child, and he is already used to it.

He lowered his head on his own, thought about what his father said just now, and thought it made sense.

My mother is indeed a restless character, if she is forced to suppress it, it may cause problems instead.

Thinking of this, he dismissed his previous thoughts.

Before, he suggested opening a hardware store purely to make life easier for parents... His idea was correct, it was just wishful thinking.

My mother has her own ideas. She feels that she is not old yet, and she doesn't want to start retirement life in advance. She wants to open a supermarket and struggle again.

Mom has such an idea, as a son, he should also show respect.

'Okay, let's open a supermarket. '

Li Chuan thought secretly, stretched out his hand to pull his mother's arm, and interrupted: "Okay, Mom, stop talking, we will follow your orders and open a supermarket."

When Ma Xiaolian heard this, she instantly became quiet.

After that, the family of three discussed the details of opening a supermarket, and initially set three main points.

First, try to open supermarkets in towns.

Regarding the choice of the location of the supermarket, they discussed three options, namely the village, the town and the county seat.

There are already two supermarkets in the village, and there are two of them. Opening another one is not impossible, but the market is too small, and the competition among the three supermarkets is too fierce, which is especially likely to cause disharmony among neighbors; the market in the county seat is large, and the quality of customers is also low. High, but the distance is a bit far, more than ten kilometers, it is very inconvenient to go back and forth.

According to the comprehensive judgment, it is still the most suitable place in the town.

Liqiao village is only four to five kilometers away from the town, and it takes 10 minutes to ride an electric car. Moreover, there are not many supermarkets in the town, and the market is relatively large, so there is room for another supermarket.

Second, the size of the supermarket should not be too large, no more than two hundred square meters at most.

This is the unanimous opinion of a family of three.

Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian had never done business before, and it was too big. They were afraid that they would not be able to handle it, and they would lose a lot of money; Li Chuan just wanted to find something for his parents to do. I don't want to make the spread too big.

Third, after the Chinese New Year, start to act immediately.

Now the Chinese New Year is coming, they want to rent a store, contact the source of goods, etc., but they can't find anyone; moreover, they themselves have a lot of things to do, and they don't have time to deal with "opening a supermarket", so they can only wait until the new year. .

However, Sanmu Media will start working on the seventh day of the new year, so Li Chuan needs to rush back to Hangzhou before the sixth day of the new year.

Therefore, their time is relatively tight, and they must rent the shop before the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and at the same time arrange decoration matters, contact the source of goods, etc.

The above is the result of their discussion for more than an hour, and the overall efficiency is still acceptable.

At around 10:[-] pm, everyone disbanded.

Li Chuan went to take a shower, changed into his pajamas, walked into his room, turned off the light, lay on the bed, and played with his mobile phone comfortably.

After playing for more than an hour, he felt a little sleepy, so he dropped his phone and fell asleep.

……

On the first night back in his hometown, Li Chuan slept very deeply.

He had never slept so soundly since he was reborn.

He didn't know what was going on, anyway, when he woke up, he felt refreshed, from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet, as if he was reborn.

At eight in the morning, he gets dressed and gets up.

After that, he had breakfast first, and then washed up briefly. At around [-]:[-] in the morning, he drove a black Alpha, left Liqiao Village, and rushed to the town.

His hometown is called "Meiyang Town", and its full name is "Meiyang Town, Wenyang County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province". The economy is developing well, and it belongs to a relatively developed town in the surrounding area.

[The intersection on the west side of the Meiyang Town Police Station, 500 meters south. 】

Li Chuan successfully found the "Guanfeng Luggage Factory" according to the directions given by his mother.

He parked his car in front of the gate, and before he could get out of the car, an old man in his 60s greeted him with security.

"Uncle, don't you go home on New Year's Eve?"

Li Chuan lowered the car window and said with a smile on his face.

"Go back at night."

The old man's security guard put his hands behind his back, looked at the car, then at Li Chuan, and asked, "What business do you do?"

"Business? Well, a little business."

"What business?"

"This one……"

Li Chuan looked a little embarrassed, and said, "Uncle, let me ask you something first."

"what's up?"

"I heard that this factory...is for sale, right?"

"Who did you hear?"

The old man's expression changed, he took another look at Li Chuan, then turned his head and said, "I don't know."

"Can I go in and have a look?" Li Chuan still had a smile on his face.

"Do you want to buy this factory?" the old man turned around and asked.

"Have the idea."

Li Chuan said truthfully: "However, I haven't decided yet. I want to investigate first."

"You're not kidding?"

"No kidding."

As Li Chuan said, he took out a pack of Huazi from his pocket, handed it over, and said, "You are very accommodating, let me go in and take a look, and I'll come out right away."

The old man glanced at Huazi, then at Li Chuan, silently reached out to take it, and said, "The car cannot go in."

"Okay, thank you."

Li Chuan had a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)