Chapter 0448 - Half-Year Results (3)
The roadside stalls have a dollar per person for lunch, which is quite cheap. But just like that, many farmers who came to the market couldn't afford to eat.
Xiao Jinlang paid the money and planned to take Chen to walk to see the store opened by the 'Harmony Supermarket' in the county seat.
The county seat of Andong County is two parallel streets built in the valley of mountains and rivers, and the area is quite small, and you can walk around the whole city in an hour.
After the layout of Tianyang City was completed, the 'Harmony Supermarket' sank step by step according to Zhou Qingfeng's requirements. After all, there are less than one million people in the city, but the total population of the Tianyang area is nearly 10 million.
Unlike the stores in the city, the rent in the county is cheaper, and a supermarket rents four or five stores in a row. This includes second-hand appliances, furniture, clothing, daily necessities, and even a fast food restaurant.
The fast food restaurant is something that Xiao Jinlang has never seen, but there are many people at the door. Director Chen stood and glanced at it a few times, and said in surprise: "This is a bit like McDonald's abroad, I have eaten it in the United States." â
More than 20 square meters of storefront, a large number of bright decoration materials. The 'Holy Light' sign is very shining. Ceilings are suspended, walls are freshly painted, and professional cooking stoves are placed behind the counters.
However, this meeting is still different from McDonald's.
At present, the domestic production of edible oil is insufficient, and fried food cannot be promoted. On the contrary, the dumplings wrapped in machines are on the market on a large scale, and when they are boiled in a large pot, they float in the boiling hot soup.
A big problem in the current catering industry in China is that it is not very particular about its appearance, and it is self-deprecating that "it is not clean, and there is no disease after eating". The kitchen was full of black fumes, and the stove was full of dust.
To Zhou Qingfeng's fast food restaurant, all tables, chairs, counters, tableware and kitchenware must be cleaned every day. All waiters and cooks must wear clean clothes, hair covered, and hats.
In short, it is necessary to achieve differentiated management, give customers a sense of freshness, high-end, and have an appetite when they pass by.
Xiao Jinlang glanced at the menu posted on the wall, which was all easy-to-process foods such as steamed buns, dumplings, and baked cakes. Anything that is too cumbersome is not visible.
There is also a freezer in the store, which specializes in ready-to-use food, as well as drinks and ice cream. It's only early May, and the weather is not hot, but there are still many children who come to buy sodas.
After standing in front of this store for a while, Lao Xiao and the two suddenly felt that they shouldn't have lunch at a roadside stall, and it should be better to eat here. Director Chen touched his stomach and sighed, "Buy a bottle of drink and drink." â
The price of Coca-Cola has remained unchanged for a long time, two dollars and five thousand bottles. Jianlibao is not cheap now, and ordinary families can't afford to drink it. But local people often have their own beverage factories, and they sell them much cheaper.
'Harmony Supermarket' asked Tianyang Soda Factory to engage in OEM, and the soda produced was bought everywhere with its own brand. Five cents a bottle, glass bottles can be recycled and you can find a dime.
Once the beverage industry has created a reputation, it is really profitable. Director Chen bought two bottles for a dollar, opened the bottle and took a sip, and squirted it out.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Jinlang was about to drink the bottle in his hand and was frightened. "Too bad?"
It's not hard to drink, but the director of Dì Dū has never seen such a bold person as Zhou Qingfeng. He pointed to the sticker on the bottle in a daze, "How can this be so ......?"
'Holy Light' brand soda, the trademark is naturally through the holy light under the girl's skirt.
"That's too bad for kids." The commissioner was angry and wanted to scold.
"I thought you were going to say something?" Xiao Jinlang said calmly, raised the bottle and took a sip, "I heard from the people in the company that this trademark was designed by President Zhou himself." â
......Poof, Director Chen squirted again, deeply feeling Zhou Qingfeng's bad taste.
The cold soda is delicious, and the caramel sweetness brings a sense of satisfaction. Carbon dioxide rushes out of the mouth, which is particularly comfortable. No wonder the little ones love it.
In order to attract people, a large color TV was set up outside the fast food restaurant to play video. This trick has been used in Nantou Township, and the effect is particularly good. Passers-by outside the store inevitably came to take a look, especially children.
Today's film is 'Rodin's Lover', Isabella. Adjani's famous work. Probably because the hormones are too strong, the French movies are always so ...... and ready to move.
In short, Adjani is now beautiful like a fairy.
Zhou Qingfeng wanted to put some domestic movies and TV series, but he couldn't find anything good. You can't put 'Journey to the West' every day.
The large color TV is surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, and there are many people watching the excitement. Many students did not go to class, secretly crowded into the crowd to watch, and inevitably were scolded by adults.
Lao Xiao glanced at it and walked to several other stores. He was keenly aware that the second-hand goods sold in the county were significantly lower-grade, and the price was often less than 500 yuan. There are a lot of daily necessities for a few dollars.
These are nothing, but a sign at the door of the store attracted Lao Xiao's attention. Above is a notice of recruitment, recruitment and training, and there is actually the word "free training package employment".
Director Chen asked puzzledly, "What is Zhou Qingfeng doing?" He doesn't do a good job of smuggling, and he makes a mess. â
"You can't take that guy for a normal person, he might just be idle and bored." Xiao Jinlang didn't have any other explanation. He has investigated for half a month, and he knows too well how many things Uncle Zhou has done.
There were also many people gathered around the recruitment notice, and from time to time people came into the store to ask. Salary, type of work, work location, training content, no matter how big or small, are all to ask.
Xiao Jinlang entered the store and came out with a poorly printed leaflet. Above is a detailed description of the different recruitment positions, most of which are recruited by 'Harmony Commercial Bank'.
Director Chen squeezed his head over, glanced at it a few times, and exclaimed, "Is there a mistake about this, the salary is so high?" â
In fact, it is not high at all, it is nothing more than a monthly salary of 100 brick movers working on the construction site, including food and housing. The requirements are to be diligent and willing to work, work hard, obey orders, and not be greedy or lazy.
There is also the cook who cooks for the construction site, and there is no age limit for men and women, but they are required to do a medical examination.
The strangest thing is that even the most ordinary coolies are trained in the military for three days. It doesn't matter if you're in your forties or fifties or twenty or thirty.
"This is probably not a regulation made by Zhou Qingfeng, but a certain engineer battalion commander of 'harmonious construction' can't stand the freedom of migrant workers." Xiao Jinlang gave an explanation.
"And such a thing?" Director Chen felt that his eyes had been opened. Since hitting Tianyang, what I have seen and heard is a new trick. He personally went into the store and asked, and when he came out, he sighed repeatedly.
"It is said that more than 1,000 people have been employed, and this month's salary will cost at least more than 100,000 yuan. It's really rare for a company to hire so many people now, so it's no wonder that Tianyang is doing his best to protect him. â
Looking at the crowded crowd in front of several shops, Xiao Jinlang sighed in a low voice: "Don't look at Zhou Qingfeng's spending, in fact, he earns more."
I used to investigate only to see the surface. As a liaison director, you can see a lot of internal company reports.
Don't look at the smuggling goods engaged in by 'Holy Light', in fact, the stores that this company has spread out below the city are also making money. â
Director Chen glanced at the pots and pans sold cheaply outside the store, and asked in disbelief: "You said that these things can make money for a few cents?" â
"Yes." Xiao Jinlang nodded, "It's just a small profit and quick turnover." Zhou Qingfeng likes to engage in physical loans, and he goes out hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands a month at every turn.
Watching all this money go down the drain. Who is it that can take his loan? They are all poor people who usually don't have much money, and they buy the cheapest things.
Note that 'Shengguang' engaged in loans in kind, and Zhou Qingfeng collected daily necessities that could not be sold in the city at very low prices and sold them to farmers as loans.
The money and goods lent out circulate around and eventually return to the account of the Holy Light in kind as funds and goods.
The 'Holy Light' allows the borrower to repay the loan with labor and production in kind. This kind of capital flow is very fast, and some towns and villages can turn around in half a month.
Think about Tianyang's millions of people, and the business at the bottom is going to be monopolized by the 'Holy Light'. Do you think Zhou Qingfeng is really losing money? He's very fine. â
According to Zhou Qingfeng, this is called forcibly promoting consumption.