Chapter 14: The Eight-Faced Merchant (I)

A good shop can not only make money every day, but also maintain and increase its value, so there is a saying of 'one shop for three generations'. At the beginning, Li Jiaming knocked out a brick house from Wang Zhenguo and made up his mind to build it on the street, which was for this reason, and later encouraged the second uncle to build as much as he could, and even thought about building a house with a mortgage, which was also based on this consideration.

Now that more than half a year has passed, Li Jiaming has finally ushered in the harvest season, and his two stores have been rented out at a sky-high price of 5,000 yuan, even if it falls back to the normal rent after three years, the rent of this store alone is enough for their brothers and sisters to play, study, and live happily.

Early in the morning, Li Jiaming, who was a little unaccustomed to reading at the top of his voice, nibbled on the meat buns made by his mother brought by Zhang Shaolong, and took this little attendant downstairs to talk about business.

"Brother Jiaming, do you remember Wang Congju?"

"The one in our class also went to the county with us to participate in the competition, do you think I remember?"

Zhang Shaolong leaned over and whispered, "She was embarrassed to come to you, and told me yesterday that her sister wanted to rent your storefront." ”

is another intercession, Li Jiaming admires Wang Congju's sisterhood, but he doesn't take this most weightless lobbyist in his eyes, but instead teaches the little brother and says: "Long Yan, do you know why I treat you as a brother to them?" ”

"We're angry."

This incident made Zhang Shaolong very proud, Li Jiaming looked at him and Sue Ling, Mao Ling and Mao Tong and the fine dog, scolded when he should scold, and kicked his feet when he couldn't see it, but with delicious and fun, he would definitely not forget the three of them. If it weren't for Liu Shasha's little lady who followed Sister Xinhua with a dead face, he would definitely follow Mao Tong and Sue them to the county seat yesterday.

"Yes, remember the last time you came back from the county? You called me three times to go to the passenger cab to take shelter, did she call once? Long Yan, some people can be brothers, and some people can only be friends, do you know? ”

Is there such a thing?

Zhang Shaolong thought about it, and really remembered what happened at the beginning, no wonder the boss looked down on Wang Congju. Come on, I can't say intercession anymore, the boss's meaning is very clear, there are relatives and estrangements between people, and some favors are not that the relationship will not help. This is also the reason why his father and third uncle encouraged him to mix with the boss, not only can he get tutoring outside the classroom in his studies, but also learn a lot of principles of life.

Both of them are small celebrities on Chongxiang Street, and their futures are optimistic to everyone, and they are both polite and good guys, and the two of them greet their uncles and uncles waiting in front of the store as soon as they get downstairs, but how can these businessmen have the leisure to praise them as usual?

"Jiaming, Uncle Chen rented this store for 400 yuan, what do you think?"

Chen Hesheng, who wears an old Mao suit all the year round, is in the business of raw materials (means of agricultural production), and four hundred yuan may be the limit of what he can bear, Li Jiaming, who knows the profits of this industry, hesitated slightly, but still declined: "Uncle Chen, you and my second aunt are cousins, and I won't hide it from you, in fact, you can't rent this, don't you see what Boss Yu and Boss You are selling?" They rushed to rent my shop, which was to take a fancy to the exchange of materials on the National Day, and you can still sell seeds and fertilizers during the National Day? ”

This guy is sincere, Chen Hesheng, who has been grinding for a few days, sighed, and also whispered: "Jiaming, do you think your uncle doesn't know?" ”

Chen Hesheng regretted what happened a few days ago, if he had known this, he should have agreed to the offer of 400 yuan at that time, and he didn't even pay back the counteroffer. Unexpectedly, Zeng Ningsheng, a foreigner, dared to rent a store for 500 yuan, so that the price of people with shops on the street started from 700 yuan.

Pointing to the supply and marketing cooperatives opposite, as well as the newly capped new house next to the supply and marketing cooperatives, Chen Hesheng sighed and said: "It's different to be in our business, the old watch will compare with the supply and marketing cooperatives when buying seeds and fertilizers, for fear of buying fake seeds and fertilizers." If I am far away from the supply and marketing cooperative, the people who come to buy things will go to Lao Zhang's after arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, and Lao Zhang will rob the business! ”

Li Jiaming looked back at the house next to the supply and marketing cooperative, and then he understood why people kept staring at him. Seeds and chemical fertilizers are no better than others, and rural people are not sure of it, and they would rather go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy expensive ones than buy cheap ones from private production stores. The things of the supply and marketing cooperatives are expensive, but they also have the advantage of being expensive, that is, there are no fakes in the country's stores.

"Jiaming, I really can only give so much, the business is not as good as clothing, and there are regulations on what price to sell!"

The second aunt confessed that Chen Hesheng was a relative of her grandmother's family, and she would take care of it if she could, and Li Jiaming also inquired clearly on the street, and the person who could pick up a knife and cut people ten years ago has long since lost his blood. If this Chen Hesheng still has the bloody nature of the year, can he still make a business, and can he grind himself to reduce the price?

But if you agree to him, it will be difficult to talk to others next. The people do not suffer from widowhood but unevenness, and they can't be too important in business, Li Jiaming scratched his scalp in distress, gave the smart Zhang Shaolong a look, and still refused: "Uncle Chen, it's really not good, my aunt confessed 600 yuan." Why don't you talk to her when she comes back from the county? You and she are cousins, and they will always sell you some face. ”

It's easy for relatives to help each other, but it's hard to talk about money, not to mention this kind of thing where you suffer and I get cheap. Chen Hesheng, who was indeed no longer arrogant back then, sighed and left disappointed, if it was a 600 store rent, he might as well go to the tail of the supply and marketing cooperative.

Although Wang Congshu offered a price of 700, he would definitely be able to cut three or four hundred yuan, and the business was almost almost bad, so he could save two or three hundred yuan in store rent a month, and if he couldn't, he would go to a secluded house more remote than Chongxiang to open a store. At present, the production industry is strictly supervised by the government, and the costs and profits are fixed, and even the sales volume is basically fixed.

"Jiaming, come and see here."

"Hey", Li Jiaming, who was talking to Boss Yu, responded, and hurriedly said, "Uncle Yu, I'll go to Uncle Zeng's to have a look, and you will think about it again?" ”

"Hey", Boss Yu, who sells shoes, sighed, and looked left and right in the store with several other bosses, discussing a few words from time to time, but he couldn't make up his mind. The rent of the store is 600 yuan, I don't know what this aunt thinks, the stores in the county town are only 1,000 yuan, and she dares to ask for 600 and still don't bargain. If it weren't for the saturation of shoes in the county, and the fact that he was not familiar with the place, Boss Yu really wanted to open a store in the county.

Li Jiaming, who was happy, ran to the store next to him, and when he looked at Boss Zeng, who was making a gesture on the wall, he hurriedly said: "Uncle Zeng, it's okay, our pillars and beams are all steel-concrete structures, you can dismantle them as much as you want." ”

"Are you alright? Jiaming, this is no joke. ”

The worker next to him also chimed in: "Boss Zeng, I think it's better to be cautious, not afraid of 10,000, just in case." Behold, there is a load-bearing wall of fifty centimeters beside each of the pillars, so that it is safe. ”

Also, Li Jiaming, who only knows a little about architecture and is not proficient, thought about it, walked back and forth in front of the line drawn by the workers on the wall, and suggested: "Uncle Zeng, why don't you do a few fitting rooms here?" You see, a large mirror on the fitting room door is convenient for customers to try on, and it can also make the store look more upscale. ”

Fitting room? Boss Zeng remembered the clothing stores in his hometown and big cities, but this is Chongxiang, is it necessary?

Chongxiang people buy clothes, they all put them on their bodies and buy them. Businessmen not only think about customers, but more often than not, they have to calculate their own costs and profits. Although the fitting room will cover the reserved load-bearing walls and make the store look much taller, the decoration cost will increase significantly.

"Hehe, the fitting room can be convenient for female guests to try on clothes, and it can also force others to do the fitting room. You have to think of it this way, you're a two-storefront clothing store,"

Li Jiaming, who was laughing at the thief, didn't say anything, and the shrewd boss Zeng patted his head and was overjoyed. Everyone rents a storefront, if you do a fitting room like yourself, how much area will be wasted, and how narrow and unclassy the store will be?

"Jiaming, how do you have such a brain?"

"Hehe, the Bodhisattva blesses", Li Jiaming joked, and went to greet Boss Yu and them. Selling shoes is not selling living capital, this line of work is profiteering, who will make money if you don't make his money?

"Uncle Yu, how did you think about it?"

To say that this store is really good, you can do business downstairs, you can live downstairs, use it as a warehouse, and even the kitchen and bathroom are ready-made. They are all shrewd businessmen, and although the rent of the shops on the street has been raised to 700, the price here is only 600, and it is estimated that all the prices will be reduced in the afternoon, according to the rent of these six ready-made shops. Why don't you wait until the afternoon to see the market?

Li Jiaming, who is more shrewd and experienced in business than them, said with a smile: "Uncle Yu, Uncle You, you uncles have to think about it carefully, Uncle Chen regretted it just now and wanted to hit the wall." ”

Yes, a few people are up and down again, and now there are not many completed houses on the street, and people with shops are only willing to negotiate the price, and they are afraid of losing money and want to see the market before pricing. Two days ago, Li Chuanmin's wife only offered a price of 400, but it only rose to 600 in two or three days, what if she came back and then raised it? That's right, no matter how much she rises, she will definitely not be able to rent out, but if she rises, others will follow suit!

It can't be delayed any longer, next month is the National Day, and the store decoration will always take two weeks, right?

When he was hesitating, Zhang Shaolong, who followed Boss Chen, ran in and said excitedly: "Brother Jiaming, Uncle Lin, who sells motorcycles, is here." ”

Li Jiaming was also overjoyed, but he waited for a big fish, so he hurriedly sued Boss Yu and went out to greet this wronged man. No, it should be called a big financier!

Hey, no, didn't Zhang Jianjun have a holiday with Lin Quanbao, and didn't everyone rent a storefront to him? Why is this guy so happy? Oh, this half-sensible and ignorant guy calls Zhang Jianjun the third uncle, so he won't be afraid of Director Zhang.

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