The Era of Hard Work

On the first floor of Qiansheng Commercial Building, not only the decoration has been completed, but also all kinds of electrical appliances are placed in place, ranging from large refrigerators and color TVs to small pagers and MP3 players. They are placed in the store according to their respective brands and types, and are waiting for customers to choose after opening. .

Lu Dong walked among them, chatting with Mr. Fan from time to time.

Recently, Guangmei Electric has advertised almost crazily in the major media in Quannan. Its own strong strength does not seem to be a strong dragon.

It is said that strong dragons do not overwhelm local snakes. As far as consumers are concerned, they are not so repulsive to foreign companies.

Of course, whoever has more favorable prices and better service will choose whoever.

Sanlian Home Appliances has been the dominant player in the Quannan market for many years, and it is a public company. After the dominant company, some situations can be imagined.

Others don't know that Lu Dong knows the people around him. He bought home appliances like refrigerators from Sanlian several times. When Lu Chun and Fang Yan got married, they also bought home appliances from Sanlian.

They complained about Sanlian's prices and services.

The two went up to the second floor, stood in the TV store, and looked at the huge flat-screen color TV. Mr. Fan thought of those people who came yesterday, and knew that Lu Dong could not be regarded as an ordinary person, so he asked, "Lv Dong, just you From a perspective, would you like to see Guangmei Electric open?"

Lu Dong smiled: "Mr. Fan, you are asking someone. I bought home appliances a while ago, and later I bought home appliances with my brother and my sister-in-law. I bought them all from Sanlian. When I bought home appliances from Sanlian, this advertisement Words are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Quannan..."

Mr. Fan frowned slightly. From the earliest acquaintance to all the things he saw yesterday, he could not help but classify Lu Dong as a local snake.

Lu Dong speaks Mandarin as much as possible in his business dealings outside: "No matter how popular the advertisement is, it can't compare to the actual benefits. Sanlian is the only one, and the price and service... My personal experience is hard to describe. Mr. Fan, as far as I know You know, Guangmei Electric's main focus is price and service, as long as the price is low and the service is good, people who buy electrical appliances don't care whether you are a local company or not."

Mr. Fan said with a smile: "My brother sees things very clearly."

It is not the first time for Guangmei to open a store in other places, and it succeeds everywhere. Why?

But having said that, Sanlian Home Appliances is indeed a very strong opponent. As far as the Quannan and Taidong markets are concerned, this will be a tough battle.

Lu Dong came here with his own purpose, and asked at the right time: "Next weekend, Guangmei Electric will open for business. Mr. Fan, are you doing a lot of promotion for the opening?"

This kind of thing is obvious, Mr. Fan looked at Lu Dong and said, "There will be a lot of promotional activities."

Lu Dong thought for a while and said, "Mr. Fan, everyone says that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Our two families are close to each other. Yesterday Mr. Fan came to congratulate the opening in person. The opening of Guangmei is coming soon, and Lu's Catering has to express it."

Hearing these words, Mr. Fan felt that this young man, who was only twenty years old at most, had a worldly experience far beyond his age.

Being connected, capable, and sophisticated is not easy.

Lu Dong smiled and said, "I have a suggestion. Lu's Catering is next to Guangmei Electric, so it's convenient to do a little help. Why don't Lu's Catering provide Guangmei with some promotional items?"

Mr. Fan smiled. Although he had other purposes, the words were pleasant to listen to. He immediately asked, "What do you think, Mr. Lu?"

Lu Dong roughly said: "Many people will not be able to leave after buying electrical appliances, and they may stay here for a meal at noon. Guangmei sells electrical appliances and presents meal coupons for Lu's Catering, which is convenient for customers to have a meal nearby. After eating, go back to buy. If there is a lottery, Lu's Catering can also provide a valuable free consumption card."

Hearing this, Mr. Fan thought about it seriously. Judging from Guangmei's early publicity and investigation, there are indispensable people for the opening. When Guangmei Electric entered several other cities, there were scenes of thousands of people queuing up.

It is not an exaggeration that many people wait until noon to enter the arena.

Lu Dong added: "Mr. Fan, I think this can also reflect Guangmei's more comprehensive and high-quality services. With the appeal of Guangmei Electric, there must be many people queuing up. The three stores of Lu's Catering are on the first floor. We can also provide some services within our ability.”

As the person in charge of Guangmei Electric Appliances in Taidong Province, Mr. Fan has a comprehensive consideration of issues, especially since he attended the opening ceremony of three Lu's restaurants yesterday.

"Yes." Mr. Fan didn't think for too long, and agreed: "Mr. Lu, you can just ask someone to talk to the person in charge of the electrical department store later."

Lu Dong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll send someone over later."

The two chatted for a while, and then Lu Dong left Guangmei Electric.

When taking the escalator down to the second floor, through the glass curtain wall, you can see the Sanlian Commercial Building next to the west, which also plays the banner of promotion.

Having dominated the Quannan market for many years, Sanlian Electric probably felt the pressure of competition.

In the Mala Tang shop, Fu Zhaoxia was wearing overalls with a copper nameplate hanging on her chest. She walked quickly through the aisle and checked the kitchen, counter and changing room one by one to make sure that there were no mistakes in the work.

Transferred from Qingzhao to Quannan, although she was doing the same job, Fu Zhaoxia felt heavy pressure. She was in charge of the daily work of the three stores, which could be said to be a heavy responsibility.

She didn't dare to relax in the slightest, since she wanted to be worthy of the high salary she got, but also wanted to do a good job and continue to rise.

With hard work, luck and ability, Fu Zhaoxia quickly grew from an ordinary waiter to a store manager in less than a year.

There are great differences in abilities and attitudes between people. In this world, there are actually many people who lack a suitable platform to play.

Like Fu Zhaoxia, it is also a kind of luck to join a company at the beginning of its establishment, and to be willing to learn and grow together with the company.

Because of the small scale of the company, the work Fu Zhaoxia does can be seen directly by Lu Dong.

If a company grows in scale and there are many progressive levels, it is difficult for the leaders above to pay attention to the work achievements of the employees below. The achievements of many grassroots employees will eventually fall on the department leaders. It will consume the vigor of many originally capable people.

Moreover, in this society that places more emphasis on human relations, ability is often not even the main factor in determining promotion.

For example, like Qian Feng, he may have completely cut off the promotion channel without toasting the leader.

Nowadays, the personnel relationship of Lu's Catering is relatively simple, and Fu Zhaoxia has seized the opportunity to grow rapidly.

After discovering several deficiencies, Fu Zhaoxia found the relevant personnel, and took advantage of their not busy time to quickly explain a few words.

Then, prepare to go to the Burger King store next door.

As soon as he left the store, he met Lu Dong. Lu Dong called Fu Zhaoxia over and explained in detail about the cooperation with Guangmei Electric. He asked Fu Zhaoxia to talk to the person in charge of Guangmei Electric in Qiansheng Commercial Building tomorrow morning.

After going to work on Monday morning, after the morning meeting, Fu Zhaoxia went to Guangmei Electric, because Lu Dong and Mr. Fan had finalized the cooperation, so it would be much easier to talk about it later.

Lu Dong met Du Xiaobing and went out to look at the house.

"Are you going to learn from my sister?" Du Xiaobing drove north: "Buy a house and hoard it?"

Sitting in the co-pilot, Lu Dong said, "Old Du, we are in business, not speculating in real estate. We bought a house mainly for the convenience of recruiting people and using it as a collective dormitory for employees."

Passing by the main gate of Daming Lake, Du Xiaobing continued to drive north: "Indeed, my dad and my sister are also there. Many young people who come from other places prefer to choose jobs with lower wages because they don't provide accommodation."

Lu Dong said: "This low is only relative. Excluding the cost of renting a house, the money you get may be more."

After another intersection, you come to Jingyi Road, the main road in the north of Quannan. Many roads in Quannan are named after latitude and longitude, such as Jingyi Road to Jingshi Road, and Weiyi Road to Wei12 Road.

In addition, the road at the beginning of the meridian is east-west, and the road at the beginning of the weft is north-south, which is also a major feature.

Facing the North Gate of Daming Lake, there is a newly built Minghu Community. Du Xiaobing drove the car directly to the sales office.

These are all multi-storey residences under construction. When I found the sales and reception staff, Lu Dong didn't talk nonsense. After some bargaining, I asked for four three-bedroom and two-living houses of about 120 square meters on the first and second floors of the same unit.

The traffic in the community is convenient. There are many buses leading to Daming Lake passing by at the door. It is not far from Quannan Road Pedestrian Street. It takes about ten minutes by bicycle to get there.

Along the way to the east for ten minutes, you can reach the business circle near the Provincial University.

There is also Beiyuan Avenue under development and construction in the north, and the railway station is not too far to the west.

These are the places that Lu's Catering is investigating to open new stores. The staff dormitories are placed here, which can effectively cover the northern area.

The company will fully open stores in Quannan in the future, and within a certain period of time, Lu's Catering Company will provide temporary dormitories for employees.

Of course, those who don't want to live in a multi-person dormitory and want to solve the accommodation problem by themselves are also left to choose.

In addition to the north side, after a while, Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing are planning to buy a house in Quannan, which is relatively south.

Nowadays, houses in Sennan City are not expensive, and the real estate market can only be regarded as mediocre. It will be after 2003 that prices and sales will really start to increase.

At this stage, even in a provincial capital like Quannan, there are not many people buying commercial housing.

Because of the one-time purchase of four houses, the unit price is as high as 1,700 per square meter.

In the south, Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing plan to find time to visit Huanshan Road again. The development there has just been developed, and the house is not even 1,500.

After 2003, Huanshan Road became a well-known wealthy area in Quannan.

When the house is bought, it can be used not only as a staff dormitory, but also as a fixed asset investment.

The three stores in University City and the two sites in Qingzhao County have stable daily turnover income. The first batch of three stores in Quannan opened for business. Funding has an impact.

Driving to buy a house, Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing were not so stupid as to wear big slippers and a rag into the sales office, so naturally they would not encounter any trouble.

The three stores in Quannan took advantage of the popularity of Golden Street, and their business gradually stabilized after opening. In the next few days, the three stores together had an average daily turnover of more than 50,000.