latelenovela Chapter 384: Stealing Business, Winning 1 Time
Chapter 384: Stealing Business, Winning 1 Time
After a busy night, ***'s shop opened as scheduled the next morning.
The news was already known throughout the city yesterday, so there were more people coming to join in the fun today than yesterday.
In order to deal with the situation where a large number of people rushed into the shop and made a mess, Liao Yunfei learned from Ji Chuhe's lesson and asked someone to watch in front of the shop. Only thirty people could enter at a time, and they were let in in batches.
In this way, it can not only change the chaotic situation, but also allow people who buy things inside to choose slowly without fighting or scrambling.
The people who went in first were so busy looking at the dazzling array of goods that their eyes were almost unable to take it all in. While they were shopping, they could also hear the leaders of the business trips shouting their wares.
Who can bear such an occasion and not buy something to leave?
Jiang Hong looked at the long queue outside and felt anxious, so he came to Liao Yunfei.
“Miss Liao, so many people are queuing, but we are blocking them outside. What if they get tired of queuing and leave in anger? Wouldn’t that be a huge loss for us?”
"Mr. Jiang, I can slowly adjust the number of people going in, from thirty to fifty, but I definitely can't let them in without limit. Just watch, there won't be too many people leaving."
Jiang Hong didn't dare to contradict Liao Yunfei, so he had no choice but to continue selling goods in the shop.
Liao Yunfei looked at the increasingly long line and chuckled in her heart.
Sometimes, people’s psychology is really hard to understand. The longer the queue is, the more reluctant these people are to leave.
……
Ji Chuhe came to the shop early in the morning to see how the goods were arranged.
Her request was to try to organize all the things by category, so that the arrangement of the goods would be clearer and easier to see at a glance than last time.
Looking at the neatly arranged goods, Ji Chuhe nodded with satisfaction.
"Madam." Xiao Yan'an came up behind her, looking a little anxious, "I just came over from home and saw that there was a long queue at ***'s shop!"
"It's normal." Ji Chuhe was very calm.
At this time, Shopkeeper Xue also came over and said, "Madam, we will open the shop tomorrow, but I am afraid that our business will be greatly affected."
"What they did will definitely have some impact, but you don't have to worry too much. Shopkeeper Xue, let me ask you something."
"Excuse me, ma'am."
"You have been doing business for many years, so you are not unfamiliar with those businessmen. You have even become friends with some of the team leaders. What do you think of their goods?" Ji Chuhe asked softly.
"Their goods are good and bad, and the quality varies. Some even deliberately make some low-quality goods to pass off as good ones. For example, there are many tricks to buy tea, and cloth. A piece of cloth looks good on the outside, but once you open it, it's all moldy. Some ironware is even worse. For example, some knives that people often use, good ironware can be used for several years without any problems, but those that are not good can't be used after cutting crops a few times and become a pile of scrap iron."
Shopkeeper Xue has only given a few examples. There are many more. If we sit down and talk about the ins and outs here, I'm afraid we can't finish even in a day.
Wait! He seemed to understand the reason why his wife asked him this question.
Xiao Yan'an also understood, "Madam, you emphasized to Shopkeeper Xue from the beginning that the goods must be of good quality and low price. Those caravans, in order to make money, there is no guarantee what kind of goods they carry!"
"So, we don't need to do anything about this matter. Even if they take away all our business this time, if they don't control the quality of the goods, their business won't last long."
"Madam is right!" Shopkeeper Xue nodded repeatedly.
"Sir, I want to improve the bamboo signs we made last time and make some more to give out to customers who come to our shop to buy things tomorrow."
"Okay, that's easy. We'll make as many as you want." Xiao Yan'an agreed immediately.
"You don't need a lot, just make 500 first. In the future, the person who holds this bamboo raft will not only get discounts every time he buys things, but also will not have to queue up when there are many people, and will have priority to enter."
"Okay, I'll get ready right away."
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On the third day, Ji Chuhe's shop opened.
It was not as crowded as imagined, with only about one or two hundred people. The shop assistants welcomed these customers warmly.
However, unlike last time, these customers did not just buy whatever they saw. This time, they looked carefully and asked about the prices.
After getting the price, a trace of disappointment flashed across his face.
"It's more expensive than over there. Well, my money doesn't come from the wind. I'd better go buy it over there."
"Come on, let's go buy something over there. If you save a little on one item, you can save a lot if you buy more."
More than half of the people who came in to shop left empty-handed.
Some people noticed that the goods in the two shops were different and were still willing to buy from Ji Chuhe.
For three consecutive days, the shop's business became increasingly slow.
And the shop over there is still a queue.
When the accounts for these three days were delivered to ***, *** was so excited!
"Nine thousand six hundred and seventy-two taels! This is the profit after deducting the cost!"
She couldn't imagine that there was such a profitable business!
Ji Chuhe is really resourceful to find such a way to make money!
Fortunately, she intercepted it!
Otherwise, all this money would go into Ji Chuhe’s pocket!
If she keeps making money at this rate, she'll be really rich!
Especially since this money was snatched from Ji Chuhe, it was even more satisfying.
Liao Yunfei's status in front of *** also rose with this incident.
"***, these caravans will be returning soon. Send the second batch of goods as quickly as possible. ***'s money will flow in like a spring."
"Liao Yunfei, you did a great job on this matter. I will give you some rewards. What do you want?"
"I don't want anything. It's my honor to work for you."
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, the position of the Crown Prince's wife will be yours sooner or later." *** responded with a smile.
"Thank you, ***." Liao Yunfei still wants the position of the prince's wife now, not because she loves Xiao Yan'an, but because she wants to take revenge on Xiao Yan'an!
Doesn't he hate her the most? When she becomes his prince's wife, let's see how he can get rid of her!
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On Ji Chuhe's side, Shopkeeper Xue was also preparing to return.
Ji Chuhe handed all the payment for the goods to him.
"Madam, we haven't sold many of the goods in the shop. If the princess knew that I took your money under such circumstances, she would definitely not blame me." Shopkeeper Xue quickly returned the money.
"Manager Xue, just take the money back. Since I can afford it, I must have some money in hand. You don't need to tell my father and mother the truth about the situation in the imperial capital, so as not to worry them." Ji Chuhe's attitude was also very firm.
Shopkeeper Xue looked at Xiao Yan'an, not daring to make a decision on his own.
Xiao Yanan also felt that a family didn't need to be divided so clearly, but since Ji Chuhe had already taken it out, it meant that her attitude was unlikely to change.
"Madam asked you to take it back, so you can take it back, so that Father and Mother won't worry."
"Yes, Prince." Shopkeeper Xue then took the money.