No one was surprised when they entered the supermarket. After all, it was not a strange thing for them. Many of them lived in Hong Kong or went abroad. In a small place like Hong Kong, there were more than 270 supermarkets, including Huikang, Wanning, Huarun, Baijia, and so on. It could be said that supermarkets were everywhere.
As for Pujiang, a city with a population of 12 million, at this time, there were no more than 20 supermarkets, and the only one that could be called a chain supermarket was Lianhua. Although the remaining Hualian was also called a chain, its six stores were independent legal entities, independent accounting, and independent operations. The degree of organization was very low.
Li He walked around Lianhua's supermarket. Although there were many people inside and there were many people lining up at the checkout counter, in terms of proportion, more people were looking at it than buying it.
Lu Bo touched the stubble on his chin and said, "This isn't good. It's not the way it should be played."
Wu Shuping also smiled and nodded. "According to foreign experience, supermarkets with an area of more than 500 square meters like this can produce at least 2000 products and 10000 SKUs. Large supermarkets like Wal-Mart overseas are said to be able to produce 20000 or even 30000 SKUs."
Lu Bo weighed a green ball in his hand and said, "It's good enough that there are 200 products here. At most, there are 3000 SKUs. Seventy to eighty percent of them are food. They don't even have a complete set of daily necessities. Instead, they're selling premium products. Oh my god, this belt is selling for 45? It looks more like a department store owner than me. "
Shen Daoru said, "This is going to be high-end and premium. Ordinary office workers can't bear to spend money, and those who are rich might as well go shopping in department stores and specialty stores."
"There are indeed many problems." Li He compared this supermarket with the ones that came later and subconsciously found many problems. He had to admit that their analysis was on point.
Faced with the security guards standing at the door, they were too embarrassed to go out empty-handed. They randomly took two items and lined up at the checkout counter.
One person took two items, and another person took two items. They put everything in the cart and asked Wu Shuping to pay.
"This way, there are fewer people here." Wu Shuping found a line with fewer people.
Li He grabbed the cart and said, "Go there."
"There are many people over there. It's very slow."
Li He smiled and said, "Listen to me. This way is definitely the fastest way."
Wu Shuping couldn't dissuade Li He, so she could only choose the team with more people. She didn't know where Li He got his confidence from, because the team at the cashier's counter would only have more items than the team she chose, so naturally, it would be slower.
But in the end, she found that she was wrong. Li He was right.
According to Li He's queue, the queue with the longest queue was actually faster than the queue with the shortest one.
She didn't understand. Wasn't it a little funny?
She went out of the supermarket and distributed the things that everyone had bought to the secretaries and security guards behind them.
Then, she asked Li He curiously, "Mr. Li, this is really strange. Why is it like this? The speed of the cashiers at the two counters is about the same. "
Lu Bo said, "What's so strange about that? Didn't you see that the queue you chose is made up of either women or old people? They're all from the main family, so they can calculate for half a day. If it's not right, they'll have to check again. Sometimes, some old people can't even find their wallets, so naturally, it's a waste of time. As for the other team, even though there are more people, they're all young lads. They're straightforward and quick. Even if they're asking for change, they don't really count it. They just put it in their pockets and leave. They basically don't waste time. "
To sum it up, just don't queue behind women and old people.
After chatting for a while, they didn't return to the hotel. Under Li He's suggestion, they went to a small noodle shop. This was because he had been here twice and found that the noodle shop's haggis was delicious.
He rejected Wu Shuping's offer of a tissue to wipe the greasy chair and sat down.
"Boss, add more of the toppings. I'll pay according to the amount."
"No problem."
The boss liked this kind of generous customer the most.
"Brother, what do you think of me opening a supermarket?" Lu Bo finally said his ultimate goal.
"You want me to pay more?" Li He looked at Lu Bo with a smile.
"You know me well." Lu Bo felt uncomfortable under Li He's stare.
"I'll give you two words." Li He silently mouthed.
"What do you mean?" Lu Bo was puzzled.
Li He said, "You didn't read my lips?"
"I didn't notice." Lu Bo looked embarrassed.
Fu Biao patted his shoulder. "Look at me and I'll explain it to you."
Lu Bo said seriously, "Go ahead."
Fu Biao coughed and said, "Brother Li, you mean to paste a couplet on a dog's mouth."
"What and what?" Lu Bo was anxious.
"There's no way," Jiang Wei said as he slurped his noodles.
"Even food can't stop your mouth." Lu Bo looked around and there was no one he could vent his anger on. He could only slap Xiaowei's head in annoyance.
The boss served them a big bowl of lamb giblets. Li He slurped all the noodles, leaving only a little broth. He picked up a lot of lamb giblets and piled the bowl high. He said as he ate, "I haven't seen you pay dividends in years and you're still asking me for money? I saw your report last time. You still have a lot of money in your account. "
He could no longer indulge this group of people anymore. Today, one person would ask him for money, and tomorrow, another person would ask him for money. He was almost like an ATM machine.
He could be a good guy but he could not be a good guy all the time.
Lu Bo felt wronged. "Brother, did you forget that I just signed a cooperation agreement with America's Bear Stearns department store? You were the one who led the deal. Just the cash alone was worth 200 million. I've already emptied it."
"Oh, sorry, I forgot." Li He looked at him apologetically, then pointed to Pan Youlin and said, "I don't have any money now. If you really need money, you can borrow it from Old Pan. You have to follow the rules. If Old Pan is willing to lend it to you, I won't say anything."
Pan Youlin saw Lu Bo looking at him and smiled. "I can borrow money, but you're asking for too much. 300 million? That's against the rules. The Four Seasons department store's property and wholesale market cost more than that. "
"You saw it when I went to the United States last time. A supermarket there is more than 5,000 square meters. If I want to build my own department store, I can't do it without 300 million. And that's just a small amount. I plan to use Brother Pan Song's warehouse and logistics first. Otherwise, I'll need more." Lu Bo continued to say to Pan Youlin, "If it doesn't work out, we can use our shares as collateral. To be honest, the Four Seasons department store is as famous as Wangfujing. You were there when I went to the United States. The Americans wanted 70 million dollars for 60% of my shares, but I didn't agree."
"That's an investment. Our bank is a loan. It's different. We rarely use our shares as collateral, unless the other party is a listed company." Pan Youlin insisted on his own principles.
After Li He finished his bowl of giblets, he took a sip of water and asked, "Are you planning to buy land?"
Lu Bo nodded. "We want to rent land, but there aren't any big houses for us to rent. We can only build it ourselves."
Li He continued to ask, "So you're saying that we have to spend money to buy land?"
Lu Bo said, "About 40 million."
Li He thought for a moment and said, "You and Pinsong can form a joint venture. Let the land produce land, and you can split the profits."
"I didn't ask about that," Pinsong replied bluntly.
"I've decided on the location. I'm going to open it at Jiuxian Bridge. There's a new highway there, so it's convenient for everything." Lu Bo seemed to be in a difficult position. It was impossible for him not to have his own thoughts. Ever since Pan Song and Pinsong left to start their own businesses, the Four Seasons Department Store had been run by him like an iron plate. Although he was on good terms with Pinsong, he still could not accept Pinsong interfering with his business.
This was his territory, and he wanted to make the decisions himself.
"I don't have such a big plot of land at Jiuxian Bridge." Pinsong, of course, knew what Lu Bo was thinking. Since the other party was not willing, he did not want to force it. Moreover, he was a real estate tycoon. Why did he want to go into a shopping mall? Was there something wrong with his brain?
Anyway, he had done enough as Master Dao all those years. How could he compare to the joy of making money now?
Li He shook his head. "Then I can't help you. I've said it a few years ago. If you don't work hard, I'll have no choice but to kill you."
He would not force it. Moreover, although he was optimistic about the development of supermarkets, it did not mean that he was optimistic about Lu Bo. After all, Lu Bo's vision and standards were still there.
As long as one or two supermarkets worked hard and caught up with the opportunities in front of them, it should not be bad. However, running a supermarket chain was a systematic job. If one did not have the ability, he would die in five or six years.
If he did not run a supermarket chain, if he could not develop it to a certain scale, Li He would not be interested in it at all.
His current goal was to fulfill his previous promise. He wanted to be in the top three in every industry. If he could not do it, he would not hesitate to kill him.
Shou Shan, who did not speak much, suddenly said, "Isn't this too arbitrary?"
Shou Shan thought that Li He was just casually talking about it. He did not expect him to bring it up again.
Li Aijun also helped him awkwardly. "Yeah, take the shoe factory for example. Fifty to sixty million might not be much to you, but to us, it's all our assets."
Li He smiled and said, "You've misunderstood me. I don't want to do it, but it doesn't mean that you can't continue to do it. There are no outsiders here, so I'll be honest. Take the shoe factory for example. If it does not meet my expectations, I will not continue to hold the shares. I will completely withdraw from this industry. I can sell my 40% shares in the shoe factory to others. Of course, if you are willing, I will sell it to you first. In the future, you will have the final say. It will not have anything to do with me anymore. "
Then, he turned to the others and said seriously, "This is the same for everyone. Help me convey this message."
Everyone was silent for a moment.
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