"Director Zhou, have you paid attention to our shelves?"

"I just passed by the mall, and I took a casual look and felt very depressed."

"Now that the inventory is getting smaller and smaller, can there be more items on the shelves?" Lao Tian Road.

"Manager Tian, there is a question I really don't understand, you do retail, sometimes you still press the manufacturer's payment, and you are a cash transaction, never on credit, goods are sold at a higher price, how can you do more and more?" Zhou Jianping wanted to lead to the topic he wanted to pay attention to step by step.

Lao Tian picked up the cup in front of him, took a sip and put it on the table, "In the final analysis, there are still too many idlers in the shopping mall, as you said, the efficiency is too low." The monthly sales profit is not enough for the expenses of the whole shopping mall, and the hole will become bigger and bigger. This situation exists not only in us, but also in all state-run shopping malls, but some units are a little better, and some are more serious. ”

"Manager Tian, I think things are man-made, although state-run shopping malls have people floating and inefficient, but among the dozens of state-owned shopping malls in and outside the province that I have contacted, your situation is the worst. For example, it is said that some companies have been working hard to increase the variety of products they operate and expand the scale of sales. ”

"Director Zhou, I admit that you said that these methods are good for improving the operation of the shopping mall, but you can also see that I am at this age, and my energy is limited, whether it is to increase the variety of business or expand the scale of operation, as long as I don't make up my mind, these tasks are difficult to carry out, to be honest with you, I really don't want to that heart now."

"Do you just want to sit back and wait for the business to close down? Manager Tian, you must know that the shopping mall has closed down, not only the jobs of the employees of the 200 shopping mall, including you, have disappeared, but also the arrears of your payment are not as simple as people dying and rotting. ”

"We chatted for a long time, I know that the purpose of your coming here is not to talk to me about the operation of the mall, but to collect the payment, but you know our situation, although the court ruled that we lost the lawsuit, the payment still cannot be returned." Lao Tian obviously wanted to play tricks.

For Lao Tian's attitude, Zhou Jianping is mentally prepared, if the other party is so easy to cooperate, things will not get to this point today, Zhou Jianping knows, before figuring out the actual situation of Dongfeng Shopping Mall, no matter what you say, Lao Tian will also use the shopping mall is about to close down as an excuse to refuse to return the payment.

Because Zhou Jianping came to Dongfeng Shopping Mall for more than a month, the shelves in the mall were full of dazzling goods at that time, and I only heard Lao Tian verbally say that the mall was ready to close down, but there was no sign of going bankrupt from the appearance.

Seeing a depressed scene in the shopping mall this time, Zhou Jianping didn't believe Lao Tian's explanation, thinking that it was just Lao Tian acting in front of him, in order to repay the debt. What disappointed Zhou Jianping was that he spent a long time talking, and he didn't hear a word of truth here in Lao Tian, Jiang was still old and spicy, Lao Tian was very tight, and under Zhou Jianping's repeated inducement, he refused to confide in half the truth, but Zhou Jianping had already made up his mind, no matter what, he wanted to figure out the true situation of Dongfeng Shopping Mall.

Coming out of Lao Tian's office, Zhou Jianping found a small restaurant for lunch, went back to the hotel to take a nap, and lay on the bed He totaled, if you want to find out the real situation of Dongfeng Shopping Mall, where to start?

Lao Tian didn't even think about it, he tried his best to talk in the morning, and finally found nothing; Shopping mall salesman, Zhou Jianping didn't know any of them, in fact, even if they knew, it didn't play much role, as soon as Lao Tian's office was in the mall, Zhou Jianping couldn't get close to the employees, in addition, the general staff didn't know the whole situation of the mall, and they couldn't provide much valuable information; The financial staff of the shopping mall should have some understanding of the overall situation, but Lao Tian, an old fox, may have greeted the financial staff a long time ago, and in addition, the financial department is next door to Lao Tian's office, even if Zhou Jianping wants to get close to the financial staff, it is difficult for him to find an opportunity.

Zhou Jianping tossed and turned, just when he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly thought of a place---- the warehouse of Dongfeng Shopping Mall, yes, that place, Zhou Jianping still roughly remembered the geographical location of the warehouse, because of the first two deliveries, Zhou Jianping escorted the car to go there.

Zhou Jianping decided to try his luck at the warehouse in Dongfeng Mall.

After making up his mind, Zhou Jianping sat up from the bed, put on his clothes, bought two boxes of "Sanwu" cigarettes at the small shop next to the hotel, went to the side of the road to stop a three-wheeled electric taxi, and drove to the warehouse of Dongfeng Shopping Mall located at the junction of the suburbs. About a hundred meters away from the warehouse gate, Zhou Jianping got out of the car, paid the fare and let the driver leave, and he slowly approached the warehouse gate as if nothing had happened.

The warehouse guards of Dongfeng shopping mall are on duty in two shifts, two people on the day shift and three people on the night shift, Zhou Jianping went to the warehouse to see the mall keeper, he thinks that if he can contact the keeper of Dongfeng shopping mall, he can learn the most accurate situation of the mall from the other party.

When he arrived at the warehouse guard's room, Zhou Jianping first took out a box of cigarettes, tore them apart and saluted one to each of the two doormen, and then threw the cigarette on the table. "This cigarette is good, we sell it in the mall." A doorman took out a lighter and lit it.

Another doorman asked Zhou Jianping: "Comrade, this is a warehouse land, who are you looking for?" What's the matter? ”

"Oh, let me introduce myself, I'm from Jiansheng Food Factory, and I'm looking for the custodian Lao Sun." Zhou Jianping said.

"Lao Sun is not here, he is usually in the mall, and he only comes to the warehouse to pick up the goods." The doorman said.

"I know this, Lao Sun asked me to wait for him in the warehouse." made up such a reason, Zhou Jianping opened his mouth to come.

"Then sit down and wait for him. In the past, I only picked up the goods once a day, and during this time I picked up the goods very diligently, and I had to come to the warehouse two or three times a day, and I have come twice this morning, and I don't know if I will come in the afternoon. The doorman said.

"Do you know why you pick up the goods so often during this time?" Zhou Jianping asked.

"Who knows why. It's strange that you say it, now there are many pick-ups, but the number of pick-ups is not much, and Lao Sun is not too troublesome. ”

"He's in trouble? You don't want to think about how much work you've added to the two of us? Another doorman apparently had a problem with that.

waited until four o'clock in the afternoon, the custodian Lao Sun did not appear, and the doormen on night duty came to take over, so Zhou Jianping had to return to the hotel in a gloomy manner.

After breakfast the next day, Zhou Jianping bought some cooked bread and drinks and other foods for lunch, and he seemed to be ready for a protracted battle. When he arrived at the warehouse guard's room, the doorman told him that he was a step late, and Lao Sun had just left with the goods.

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry, you see I brought lunch." Zhou Jianping put the plastic bag he was carrying on the table.

"Ho! You have a lot of food, why do you bring so much food for lunch? ”

"How can I eat so much! I brought lunch for all three of us. Zhou Jianping said.

"Hey, we're bringing food for lunch." The doorman said.

"It doesn't matter, you can save it for tomorrow."

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, a minivan stopped at the door of the warehouse, and the driver got out of the car and knocked on the window of the guard's room, "Pick up!" ”

"Okay!" The doorman replied and told Zhou Jianping: "This is the pick-up truck in the shopping mall, and Lao Sun is on the co-pilot." ”

"Okay, you accompany him to the warehouse to pick up the goods first, and I'll look for him later."

About half an hour, the pick-up truck came out of the warehouse and stopped at the gate, and the driver and Lao Sun got off the car and went to the doorman to register and sign.

"Sun keeping!" Zhou Jianping stepped forward and took the initiative to greet Lao Sun.

"You are ----?" Lao Sun's impression of Zhou Jianping was a little vague.

"Jiansheng Food Factory, Zhou Jianping, do you have any impression?"

"Director Zhou? Come to think of it, you personally delivered the goods two years ago, and we have been in contact. Hello hello hello! What are you----? ”

"I was passing by City F, I haven't seen each other for more than two years, and I came to see my old friends." Zhou Jianping said.

"Oops! You, the director of the big factory, remember me as a little person, thank you so much! Lao Sun was a little excited.

After some pleasantries, Lao Sun sent the driver to deliver the goods to the mall, and he and Zhou Jianping left the guard room and came to the side of the road to look for a taxi. "Did you come this time and see Lao Tian?"

"See, I spent most of the day in his office yesterday morning." Zhou Jianping said.

"Director Zhou, why did you think of waiting for me here, why didn't you go to the office to find me?" Lao Tian also has a simple office.

"Go to your office, do you think it's okay for Lao Tian to see it?" Zhou Jianping had long heard that Lao Tian was covering the sky in the shopping mall, and he handled all the big and small affairs by himself, and he didn't let others contact the outside world at all.

"Yes, it's still Director Zhou's thoughtfulness, it seems that you know Lao Tian very well." Lao Sun said.

"I don't know him very well, I've been in contact with him a few times, and I feel that it's difficult for others to get involved in your mall."

"It's true at all, except for Lao Tian himself, we can't come to the front at all, we only have to work, and we are still a state-run shopping mall." Lao Sun complained.

With the sudden sound of the motor, a three-wheeled motorcycle taxi came to him, and Zhou Jianping asked Lao Sun to go back to work in the mall first, and he asked Lao Sun to meet him at a hotel near his hotel in the evening.

After getting off work, Lao Sun went directly to the hotel where Zhou Jianping lived, obviously came a little early, and the two happened to go to the hotel together after meeting.

Lao Sun rarely attends this kind of occasion, especially Zhou Jianping's invitation from such a big factory director, which makes Lao Sun a little flattered.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhou Jianping said: "Sun Kestodian, I don't see that there are many goods on the shelves of your shopping mall." ”

"Hey, who knows what Lao Tian thinks, since some time ago, he didn't let the shelves be full of anything."

"What is his purpose in doing this?"

"To create an impression to the outside world that Dongfeng shopping malls are about to close down, to put it bluntly, it is to pretend to be poor. In the past, I only had to go to the warehouse once a day to pick up the goods, but this time I have to go to the warehouse two or three times a day. Lao Sun said.

Zhou Jianping immediately understood Lao Tian's purpose of pretending to be poor, he acted so painstakingly, just to tell Zhou Jianping that Dongfeng Shopping Mall was about to close down, and there was no money to repay the debt, even if you let the court enforcement division enforce it, Dongfeng Shopping Mall just had such a thing, and if you wanted to take it away.

"Lao Tian is not afraid of leaving a bad impression on customers when he does this?"

"Don't hide it from Director Zhou, we don't understand Lao Tian's approach, it is said that the mall lost a lawsuit some time ago, I guess his purpose in doing this is to play tricks with the plaintiff. Lao Tian asked us to go to the warehouse to pick up the goods at any time according to the sales situation, so that the counter of the mall did not delay the sale at all. ”

"Sun Custody, so in this way, your warehouse is full of goods, and it is not a depressed scene like the shelves in the mall?" Zhou Jianping said tentatively.

"Except for the products of your unit, the inventory of other goods has been very good!" Lao Sun replied without thinking.

"Oh, I see!"