Zhang Zi'an pondered for a while, more than 90% of the profits in his store came from the sale of cats and dogs, and if he couldn't sell cats and dogs, he really had to close his doors.

After all, the national conditions of Germany and China are different, and there is no comparison between policies and laws. Germany is a country that can live a nourishing life even if it eats the subsistence allowance, and China still has at least tens of millions of people eating soil, so it may not be wise for the country to spend the money and energy that should improve the national economy and people's livelihood to protect pets.

However, he became more interested, what did the pet store rely on to develop into such a huge scale without selling cats and dogs?

Reyna replied: "Of course, we sell pet supplies, accessories and feed – we attract customers with novelty pets, but it's these things that customers pay for the most." ”

"You may not know that online shopping in China is super developed, and people mostly buy these things online, and it's easy to shop around and choose the cheapest ...... To tell you the truth, in addition to the imported cat food in my store, the sales of other pet products are mediocre and the profits are also very low. Zhang Zi'an complained.

After the love of cute pets, the sales of common cats and dogs in Binhai City plummeted, and many people who originally planned to buy pets were in a wait-and-see state, trying to buy these pets from other people at a low price.

The situation in Zhang Zi'an's store is not optimistic, except for a few cats such as Abyssinian, Ragdoll and Sisson, other cats and dogs are not interested—the cat is better, at least can dance, but he is not willing to sell at a lower price to compete with the free cats that have escaped from their cute pets.

He didn't know how long it would last, but he was desperate to find a new direction, and it would be nice to get inspiration from Rena.

"Well...... Reyna thought for a moment, "then I suggest starting with two things, one is to sell large pet supplies that are not easy to buy online, such as fish tanks and aquariums, and the other is to introduce more novelty high-priced pets, and run your store as a zoo, and use these novelty pets to attract customers, as long as there are many people, there will always be people who pay for other things." ”

That's her experience, and that's how her shop works.

Zhang Zi'an followed her to the second floor.

He had already seen monkeys on the first floor, and the second floor almost made his jaw drop!

The temperature on the second floor is much higher than that on the first floor, and it is like a subtropical jungle, with all kinds of exotic pets in different categories...... In fact, many of them are no longer considered pets in the conventional sense.

Creepy birdcatchers alternate their furry arthropods, and a dense array of compound eyes stares maliciously at a precious imperial Amazon parrot through its cage.

Ugly wrinkled, the Philippine saillizard lies on its shriveled tree trunk, its emotionless black eyes to look at passing customers.

The thick, long golden python lazily spits letters, discerning the scent molecules in the air, coiling up on the rocks.

A pair of large glazed macaws clinging to a branch and crying to each other in love.

A raccoon with dark eyes holds a walnut in its mouth with its paws and crunches it.

The strange-looking scaly armadillo was large but daring, and as if frightened, it curled up in a ball and protected its soft belly with hard bony scale armor.

The ferret family snuggles together, puts their bodies on each other, and sleeps lovingly with each other.

The sloth, whose claws were as sharp as steel hooks, held the trunk of the tree and peeked through the leaves.

Rena placed the small thumb monkey on her finger, and she held her index finger as if it were holding an elephant's leg, looking around curiously.

……

There is also a zoo in Binhai City, but that zoo is small and broken, with a few listless tigers and monkeys inside, which can't compare with the Capital Zoo or anything, and even less than the animals in this pet store, which is eye-opening.

There are even more customers on the second floor than on the first floor, and there is even a café in the corner, where several customers sit in chairs and order a cup of coffee, a plate of delicate dim sum, or beer with sour and spicy currywurst to enjoy eating and drinking while watching these strange animals.

There seems to be a family outing, a man and a woman with twin sons, as the father talks about the types of animals for the children, which is a kind of science trip close to nature, and does not even have to leave the city of Berlin.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Zi'an understood where the pet's profits came from.

"See, my store doesn't sell cats and dogs, but the profits of other pets are not low at all, plus pet supplies and merchandise sales, it's enough to sustain the business. Rena said proudly.

"It was great indeed. Zhang Zi'an praised sincerely, "I never thought that a pet store could be operated like this, it simply refreshed my cognition." ”

"So, is this helpful to you? Rena was very happy when she heard this.

Zhang Zi'an sighed lightly, "It's a pity, I can't do this like you." ”

"Why?" she asked, puzzled, and reassured, "Is it because of lack of funds? ”

"No, not because of that. Zhang Zi'an shook his head, "Although funds are also an important reason, the key is ...... There are many exotic pets in your store that are not allowed to be sold in China, at least not publicly, such as these colorful parrots and monkeys. ”

That's the problem, China has different policies on pet sales than Germany, and if he dares to sell these wild animals listed in international conventions in China, his shop will be reported the next day and then shut down by the industry and commerce department......

He told Reyna about the difficulties he faced.

"That's right...... It's really hard to do......" It dawned on Reina.

Zhang Zi'an echoed regretfully: "No way, the national conditions are different." ”

Reyna thought for a while, waved her hand, and said, "Jeff, don't rush to conclusions yet. I understand your difficulties, but all roads lead to Rome, and there are no ways to bypass state control. ”

"Oh? Zhang Zixin was skeptical and listened carefully.

Reyna raised her hand and pointed to the aquarium in another area on the second floor.

"Jeff, you must know that most of the animals included in the list of international conventions are terrestrial animals, and thousands of new species of marine life are discovered every year, and these newly discovered marine creatures have not yet had time to be included in various lists, and of course they cannot be considered protected animals...... Do you see what I mean?"