At noon, Tian Mo and Zhuang Dong, who had changed their appearances, returned to the shop after having lunch in the shopping mall.
In order to celebrate, Tian Mo specially treated Zhuang Dong to a buffet barbecue. The two of them ate until their mouths were full of oil and they were in a good mood.
Zhuang Dong finally looked like a human after the stylist's meticulous makeup.
Of course, it was impossible for there to be too drastic of a change. After all, a person's temperament was innate, and the subtle movements shown in every gesture could not be changed overnight. It was also impossible for a stylist to spend so much time correcting these subtle movements.
But just from the way he dressed, Zhuang Dong was no longer that naive and silly country bumpkin. The overall feeling he gave off had been greatly improved.
The two of them returned to the shop after lunch and officially opened for business.
It was Saturday and there was quite a lot of traffic in the shopping mall. However, the location of this shop was not considered a prime location on this floor. What's more, the signboard at the door was too low-key, so no one came for the time being.
At first, Tian Mo sat upright and looked like he was waiting for battle. However, he soon collapsed.
A few customers passed by the door, but they only took a few glances at the shop before leaving. They did not seem to be interested.
Tian Mo was a little bored.
After some thought, he handed the small notebook with the rules to Zhuang Dong so that he could read and memorize it slowly.
Zhuang Dong held the small notebook very sincerely as if he had obtained a treasure. Then, he found a seat inside and sat down. He read it very seriously.
Tian Mo turned on the television and flipped through the physical game disc. Finally, he chose Struggle and started playing.
What he was considering was that as an interactive movie game, Struggle did not need to be too focused to play. He could stop at any time so that it would be convenient for customers to greet them in time. What's more, the game's graphics were not bad. It could leave a good impression on customers.
After playing for a while, a customer finally came in.
Tian Mo immediately put down the controller and stood up to receive him.
The customer who came to the shop was a man in his thirties. He was wearing a leather jacket and did not look like he was short of money.
He picked up a display machine from the counter and asked, "Are you selling cell phones? What brand? Why haven't I seen your shop before? "
Tian Mo quickly answered, "This is OTTO cell phone, a cell phone developed by Tengda Corporation. This is Tengda's exclusive store. We sell Tengda's products."
The eldest brother was enlightened. "Oh! I was wondering why the logo at the entrance looked so familiar. Tengda had actually opened an exclusive store. Not bad, not bad. How much is this phone? Is this the price on the price tag? Is there a discount? "
Tian Mo could not help but rejoice. I know this question! Boss Pei taught me before!
He immediately answered truthfully, "Sorry, there's no discount. Also, I don't recommend you to buy it now, because this is a model from more than a year ago. The configuration and other aspects are a bit outdated, and the price-performance ratio is not high. Buying it now will be a loss. "
Big Brother looked up at him, almost thinking that he had heard wrong.
"Not recommended? Is it a loss to buy it now? "
"You're really interesting. This is the first time I've seen you do business like this."
Big Brother put down the phone. In fact, he was just asking casually. He didn't really intend to buy it. Moreover, the shop assistant said that this phone was a product from more than a year ago. If he still bought it, wouldn't he be stupid?
Big Brother looked around the shop again and saw the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine.
"What is this?"
Tian Mo immediately introduced. "This is called the 'Fully-Automated Bickering Machine'. Its main function is to bicker, and its secondary function is to be used as an echo wall. Let me demonstrate … "
Fortunately, Tian Mo had roughly understood the usage of these products in the shop in advance. Otherwise, it would be too awkward to check the instructions on the spot.
Obviously, this big brother did not know much about Tengda's products.
That was normal. That was because Tengda's products might be more popular on the internet, but they had a greater impact on young people. People in their thirties and forties or even older like this big brother might have only heard of Tengda Corporation's name. They probably did not know much about cell phones and Fully-Automated Bickering Machines.
Tian Mo did as Boss Pei said and started with the shortcomings of the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine. He said that the gimmick of this thing was greater than the essence. If one were to consider the price-performance ratio, it would be more cost-effective to buy some big-brand echo walls.
This big brother listened attentively the entire time. After Tian Mo finished his introduction, he sighed and said, "There's a problem with this and a flaw with that. Why do you say that all of them are not cost-effective?"
"So, you guys don't recommend buying all the things here?"
"Then why did you put these things out?"
Tian Mo was speechless. "Ah, this …"
That's right. According to Boss Pei, he did not recommend buying anything. What was the point of opening this shop?
Tian Mo himself did not know why. How could he explain this to the customers?
Big Brother was amused to see Tian Mo stunned. "Forget it, I'm just joking with you. I feel that you guys are quite conscientious in selling things. Other salespeople try their best to hide their shortcomings, but you guys tell me your shortcomings honestly first. It's a little like 'those who are willing to take the bait'. "
"Alright, thank you. I'll come and take a look when you release new products."
Big Brother strolled away.
Tian Mo scratched his head and continued to play games on the sofa.
…
In the blink of an eye, the entire afternoon passed.
Tian Mo looked at his watch. It was already five in the afternoon. It was the usual time to knock off.
According to Boss Pei, the working hours of the sales department were more flexible. They had two days off a week and eight hours of work. Tian Mo could arrange for shifts when there were more people.
Tian Mo and Zhuang Dong were the only two people in the entire sales department now. Thus, they could not be so particular. Boss Pei would not pursue the matter of being late and leaving early. Naturally, the others would not care either.
Many people came this afternoon. Basically, everyone who came to the digital product shop on this floor would more or less come to take a look.
However, Tian Mo realized something very awkward: if the young people who came knew about Tengda's products like Otto Technologies and the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine, they would have bought them long ago if they wanted to. They would not have waited until now. On the other hand, the older ones might not have heard of these products but they would not have any intention of buying them after Tian Mo's honest introduction.
Thus, the shop's turnover was zero for the entire afternoon.
Not a single item was sold!
Not even a single game disc was sold, let alone large items like cell phones and the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine.
There was even a big sister who was very angry and criticized Tian Mo. That was because she felt that Tian Mo did not introduce the product properly and kept saying that the product was bad. It was disrespectful to her and made Tian Mo unable to defend himself.
The afternoon passed in a muddle-headed manner.
Zhuang Dong did not get involved in these matters. He had been memorizing the guidelines on the sofa in the trial area. As he memorized, he observed and learned how Tian Mo received customers.
Zhuang Dong was obviously puzzled after observing for a period of time.
He might not know much about sales but he had bought many things since he was young.
He had never seen a seller who kept talking about the shortcomings of their products.
However, that was indeed the requirement on the guidelines he was memorizing.
"Brother Gou, I've roughly memorized these guidelines. However, I have a question. Are you sure this is what the boss told you? Why do I feel that it's so unreliable? We haven't sold a single item for the entire afternoon. We're such a failure! Boss won't be angry, right? "
Zhuang Dong was obviously confused.
Tian Mo was also confused, but Boss Pei had indeed said these words personally. He was 100% sure.
"Why don't we call it a day? Let's have dinner and then go home to rest."
"I have to think about what went wrong. Did I not understand Boss Pei's true intentions?"
"I've really been busy this afternoon for nothing. I didn't sell anything. I only received a few praises for our salespeople saying that we have a conscience and know how to consider customers …"
"But what's the use of praising? We want to sell as many things as possible!"
Tian Mo might have expected to encounter such an embarrassing situation, but he did not expect that not a single item would be sold in such a huge shopping mall.
He had expected business to be very bad, but he did not expect it to be this bad!
The key was that Boss Pei had also said that he should practice here. There would be bigger shops waiting for him to take over in the future.
How would he have the face to take over a bigger shop if he had practiced to this extent?
Tian Mo was very frustrated. Now, he only wanted to go back and have a good rest. He wanted to reflect on what went wrong.
Boss Pei was definitely not a problem. He could only blame himself for not being capable enough.
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