Border Cook

Chapter 75 Experience
"Joining is a two-way choice. It is an honor for Xia Ji that you chose Xia Ji, but Xia Ji also needs to check your situation and determine the location for opening a food stall before making a final decision." Xia Mingyue said.

In the past few days, many people have come to ask about joining, so naturally we need to select the best ones.

Choosing the right partner is an important thing. If you make a bad choice and encounter a lot of troubles along the way, the little money you earn is not as good as earning it with some hard work, which is not worth it.

Although Xia Mingyue is not well off these days and wants to earn more money as soon as possible, for long-term considerations, she still adheres to the principle of "better to have nothing than to have something less than what is good".

Need to watch again?

It's just a food stall, but you really think it's too big.

Sticking a green onion on a pig's nose, trying to pretend to be an elephant?

The tall and thin man was unhappy in his heart, but he was still quite polite on the surface, "Madam Xia is right, then I will come to see you again in two days, but..."

"There is something I have to remind Madam Xia, otherwise, you will always feel uneasy."

"What?" Xia Mingyue was surprised.

"It's the short fat guy who was waiting there with me." The tall and thin man said, "I know this guy. He lives quite close to my home. He also runs a small braised food business. But this guy is not a good person. He likes to cheat on weights. During the Chinese New Year, the braised pig head meat he made couldn't be sold and was about to go bad, but he still said it was freshly made."

"People who are so sneaky and cunning will continue to behave like this in the future. Even if they can join Xia Ji, they will only damage Xia Ji's reputation. Madam Xia, you have to be careful and don't let such people ruin your hard work."

Xia Mingyue didn't expect there was such a thing. She subconsciously looked at the short and fat man over there and nodded slightly, "I understand."

"Then I won't bother you, Madam Xia." The tall and thin man smiled and bowed, then strode away.

The short and fat man hurried to Xia Mingyue.

Just like the tall and thin man just now, he spoke a lot and then asked about Xia Mingyue's policy on joining.

Xia Mingyue gave a general explanation.

"Then I'll come back in two days." The short and fat man said, "But I want to remind Madam Xia that you'd better not have anything to do with that thin guy again."

"Why is this?" Xia Mingyue raised her eyebrows.

"I know that person. He usually says one thing to one person and another to another person when doing business. He quotes two different prices for the same item. Just because he sees someone wearing nice clothes, he wants to make a little more money from him. This kind of person has no bottom line in doing business. He will only damage Xia Ji's reputation in the future."

"So Madam Xia, please don't let him join Xia Ji, otherwise you will definitely regret it."

Xia Mingyue, "..."

That’s pretty good. I eliminated two of them at once.

"I've got that in mind." Xia Mingyue nodded. "Take care."

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After the short and fat figure disappeared at the gate, Jiang Zhuguo came over to add some tea to Xia Mingyue, "These two people are quite interesting."

"Yeah." Xia Mingyue took a sip of tea.

The two of them sat together after entering the room. They exchanged glances and whispered to each other many times. It was obvious that they knew each other very well. Both of them had the same smell of marinade, which clearly showed that they made marinated food together. Now they were talking about this matter alone, and they were also trying to undermine each other...

About two people originally reached a consensus to join forces to get the franchise, but they each came up with their own ulterior motives to pull the other down and prevent the other from getting the franchise.

It's true that everyone thinks they are very smart, but in the end they are all big fools.

Xia Mingyue held her forehead helplessly.

In the past two days, I have seen many people want to join, but to be honest, the results are not satisfactory.

Some people either have too high expectations of joining Xia Ji and think they can make a lot of money, or they think that this snack stand is very easy to run and all they need to do is greet customers. Some even think that joining means just paying the money and not having to worry about anything else and just waiting to be paid every day.

There are also people like the two today, who have many evil thoughts.

Joining a franchise may seem simple, but it is actually quite troublesome and a headache.

Xia Mingyue suddenly felt sorry for the staff in her previous life's company who were responsible for business investment.

Jiang Zhuguo saw that Xia Mingyue was not interested and knew that she was in a bad mood at the moment, so he said, "Sister Xia, there is another one, maybe it's good."

"I hope so." Xia Mingyue was not in a good mood, but she still tried to keep herself hopeful and asked Ding Quan, who was sitting there, to come over.

"Hello, Madam Xia." Ding Quan bowed politely. "My name is Ding Quan. I live in Luoguxiang in the southern part of the city. I used to be a peddler, specializing in selling small stools, washboards, etc. When I went to Beida Street to browse the alleys, I often ate at Manager Jiang's. I thought the food was delicious, so I asked around and found this place. I want to ask Madam Xia if Xia's Xia Ji is still open to franchisees."

He was respectful and spoke very kindly.

Xia Mingyue showed some interest, "It's Xu's, but I also want to pick one."

"That's what I should do." Ding Quan nodded. "Joining is the same as being a clerk. You need to be happy and satisfied, and you can save yourself a lot of trouble in the future. If you have run a small food business in the past and have good character, you are the most suitable candidate."

"I have never made food before, but I have been a peddler walking around the streets for a long time, so I have some experience in running small businesses. I think I can run this food stall well."

"Then can you tell me what you think?" Xia Mingyue asked with a smile.

"A peddler is a seller. Selling goods is not a one-time deal. What matters is long-term business. First of all, the goods must be of good quality, presentable and usable. Then the price is important. No one's money comes from the wind. When buying something, you will naturally compare prices. If the price is too high, even if the quality of the goods is really too high, it will probably not sell well."

"So the product we sell must be of good quality and at a reasonable price, only then can it sell in large quantities. But quality and price alone are not enough, there must be a third thing."

Ding Quan paused, as if he wanted to keep someone in suspense.

Xia Mingyue then followed up with a sentence, "What is the third thing?"

"It's a bit embarrassing to say this." Ding Quan scratched his ear and smiled shyly, "The third thing is to be sweet-mouthed. You can make a living by saying nice things. If you can make people happy, it will be easy to sell this thing."

"But this is not lying. You can't say anything irrelevant, you can't exaggerate, and you can't make blind promises. Instead, you have to make people feel comfortable and happy."

"Take addressing for example. People who can be called auntie are called auntie, and those who can be called auntie are called sister-in-law. They call people younger, praise their children for their good birth, and praise their diligence when they see a clean yard. In short, they praise people for their happiness."

(End of this chapter)