After purchasing the equipment and materials needed to open a store, Zhang Zhonghua returned to his residence without wandering outside.
The next day, Zhang Zhonghua and Lou Zhenhua came to the reception room of Minsheng Plaza. Manager Huo made an appointment with the owner of the store and invited Zhang Zhonghua to discuss purchasing the store. He asked Lou Zhenhua to come with him because he wanted Lou Zhenhua to pressure him.
Anyway, the old man has basically handed over all the company's affairs to Lou Yongjia. He walks around every day and has nothing to do all day long. Even idle time is idle, so he might as well help himself out.
"Liu Sheng, this is Zhang Sheng who wants to buy your store. Zhang Sheng, this is Liu Sheng, the owner of the store. You can discuss the details in detail. I have other things to do, so I won't disturb you two."
Manager Huo introduced the two of them with a smile, and then walked out of the living room to go about his own business.
"Hello Liu Sheng, this is my uncle Lou Zhenhua. He is a little worried about me, so he came to have a look. Are you planning to sell the store? Are you planning to go abroad for development?"
Zhang Zhonghua asked with a smile. Manager Huo told him personally that the owner of the store was going through immigration procedures, but he didn't know exactly which country he was going to.
"Zhang Sheng, Lou Sheng, hello, I won't hide it from you. I plan to go to Chou Country to develop, so I want to sell the store.
You have also visited it. The location of my store is excellent. It has convenient transportation and a large flow of people. It is definitely one of the best locations in Hong Kong Island."
After saying that he was going to develop in Chou Country, the owner, Boss Liu, began to brag to Zhang Zhonghua about how good his store was and that he would make money if he bought it.
"The location of Liu Sheng's shop is indeed good, but Hong Kong Island is not very prosperous in all aspects now, and it is difficult to make money. Will Liu Sheng plan to go to Chou Country? Should he go to New York or Los Angeles?" Zhang Zhonghua asked
road.
"It's neither New York nor Los Angeles, but we plan to go to Jinshan for development. My children are more confident about getting admitted to Stanford University in the U.S., so I plan to go there with them for development."
Boss Liu said to Zhang Zhonghua with some pride.
"Congratulations to Mr. Liu. Stanford University is one of the top universities in the world. There are also many Nobel Prize winners in the school. If you can get into Stanford, you must have a bright future..."
Zhang Zhonghua began to brag about Boss Liu's son, but he did not speak out of conscience. The Chinese who can get into Stanford these days are indeed not ordinary people. Those who can study abroad now are all really capable, even in Hong Kong Island.
And it’s not like later when the term “turtle” almost changed from a positive term to a derogatory term.
"Hahahaha, that boy is more up-to-date. He has been eager to learn since he was a child, and I have never had to worry about him. Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about the store first."
When Boss Liu heard Zhang Zhonghua praise his son, he felt proud, and then the conversation returned to the main topic, completely rejecting Zhang Zhonghua's tactics.
"Liu Sheng, please give me an honest price. 270,000 is not a small number. I definitely can't afford this much money at once. I don't want to go back to Singapore to borrow money."
Zhang Zhonghua said helplessly to Boss Liu.
"This 270,000 yuan is already a very low price. If I hadn't been in a hurry to leave, I wouldn't have changed hands on this store. The most I could get was another 10,000 yuan discount..."
Boss Liu is actually very depressed. He spent 200,000 Hong Kong dollars on the purchase a few years ago. If he didn't want to get the full amount at once and rush to Chou Country, he would have to pay at least 300,000 Hong Kong dollars to sell this store.
A discount of 10,000 yuan? Where can I get it?
"Liu Sheng, we only have 240,000 Hong Kong dollars in hand now. This is already all my savings. I have to borrow the special training and equipment in the shop below from my uncle. You can make it cheaper."
Zhang Zhonghua gave a quotation of 240,000.
"Well, let's pick a middle number, and I'll give you another 10,000 yuan, how about 250,000 Hong Kong dollars? This time it really can't be any lower, and it has to be paid in one lump sum."
After struggling for a while, Boss Liu said to Zhang Zhonghua with some embarrassment. He thought that if it was still too expensive, then the business would really fail and you wouldn't even call me grandpa.
"Okay, I have to borrow some money. Let's sign the contract tomorrow and go through the transfer procedures. What do you think of Liu Sheng?"
Zhang Zhonghua said to him with a very helpless look.
"How much money do you still have on hand?"
Boss Liu asked Zhang Zhonghua out of curiosity.
"The difference isn't much, just over five thousand yuan."
"Then let's take 244,000 yuan. I'll take some losses."
Boss Liu is also very helpless. There are many people who can spend so much money at one time, but not many are interested in buying. If Zhang Zhonghua goes home and thinks about it and decides not to buy it, then it will be a long time until someone wants to buy it.
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"Thank you so much, Uncle Liu!"
Zhang Zhonghua told Boss Liu very happily that even his title changed from Liu Sheng to Liu Uncle.
Then Zhang Zhonghua went with Boss Liu to go through the transfer procedures.
Looking at the real estate certificate in his hand (I don’t know if it is called a real estate certificate in Hong Kong Island, let’s call it that), Zhang Zhonghua was very excited. This is his first store and the first store of CFC, and it is also his first store.
The starting point of the future business empire is of great commemorative significance.
Manager Huo at the mall also made a lot of money as an intermediary, but this was not what Zhang Zhonghua cared about.
"Ahua, it's not bad. The price you bargained for is quite good."
Lou Zhenhua looked at Zhang Zhonghua and was quite pleased. The price of 270,000 yuan or even higher for this store was very reasonable. He originally estimated that he could not get much off, but he did not expect that Zhang Zhonghua could actually get more than 20,000 yuan off.
If the owner of this store is patient, it is estimated that it can be sold for 290,000 or even 300,000 yuan, which is equivalent to a net profit of 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, which is already the income of an ordinary person in ten years.
"Hehehe, I also learned this when I was in Sijiu City when I went to the black market for free."
Zhang Zhonghua said with some pride in his heart.
"The store you bought is indeed very good. The location is very good and the traffic is large. The more than 240,000 yuan is totally worth the money. You have made a profit."
Lou Zhenhua said with satisfaction.
Zhang Zhonghua understands that he will definitely make money, and he will make a lot of money. If you buy it in this kind of store, you will make money. Although it is more than 240,000 yuan to buy it now, in a few decades, this more than 240,000 yuan will not be enough for a month.
What about the rent?
And after the world's top brands settle here in the future, 240,000 will only cost one or two packages. This is Causeway Bay, a top consumer paradise.
"This is the most suitable location for my first store. It is a high-end shopping mall in Hong Kong with busy traffic and people coming and going. Opening a store here can also increase the visibility of our brand and the overall quality of the brand.
, which laid a good foundation for future business expansion.”
Zhang Zhonghua also said with great satisfaction.
He first opened up the reputation here and directly raised the brand level of CFC. Later, he opened a few branches in Central, and then radiated to other slightly backward areas. Finally, he left Hong Kong Island and rushed out of Asia to the world.
However, it is still early to break out of Asia and go global. After occupying the Aomen Market on Hong Kong Island, we will move to Bangzi, Footbath, Singapore, Malaysia, Monkey Country, Thailand and other East and Southeast Asian regions. It will take several years at least.
Even ten years.
The store has been purchased and the equipment has been purchased. Next, it is necessary to recruit people and start training. As for the clothing of the clerks, it is quite simple. There are many OEMs in Hong Kong. You can directly customize it by finding any OEM.
Returning to his home in Repulse Bay, Zhang Zhonghua began to plan recruitment matters.
As a fast food restaurant, cfc does not require many waiters. Three or four people are enough. The kitchen staff is also quite simple. They are all semi-finished products made in the central kitchen. They can be handled by the restaurant's kitchen with just a little bit of processing. Even if they are a skilled cook,
A novice can take up the job with just a little training.
Although Zhang Zhonghua, the chef who cooks chickens and sells knives, has never been inside, most of the chefs can be vaguely seen at the front desk. Although I have not counted the number of people inside, they are about the same as the number of waiters.
Not many, the store can recruit ten people first, and if not enough, it can continue to recruit.
All front desk staff, regardless of gender, must be good-looking, so that guests will feel happy when they see them.
No, the business hours are from 6 am to 10 pm, so do you need to work shift work?
In that case, two waves of people would have to come in backwards, so the number of people in the restaurant would be twenty.
In the central kitchen that I rent, my own chefs master the core recipes, purchase, make burger patties, make fried chicken, wash vegetables and other tasks. It also requires some people, and ten people are about the same.
But there is no need to pay more attention there. It is enough to have a big chef watching over there.
"Sister Xiao'e, it seems she studied business administration at Hong Kong Island University? You can wait until she graduates to come over and work for you!"
Zhang Zhonghua touched his chin and said to himself.
However, he still has to personally take responsibility for recruitment. Zhang Zhonghua decided to print some recruitment advertisements first. After all, writing by hand is too cheap. As for recruiting employees through newspapers, that is not the case now. Now Zhang Zhonghua only has one store and there are relatively few people to recruit.
, it is not worthwhile to advertise in newspapers for recruitment. You can wait until more people are needed in the future to recruit through newspapers.
Today's small-scale recruitment on Hong Kong Island is mostly carried out through special bulletin boards. There are a lot of recruitment information on them, and there are also intermediaries who specialize in recruiting workers.
Recruitment requirements: The man must be handsome and the woman must be fair and beautiful. Of course, this is a joke. With such appearance conditions, why can’t you find a job and work as a waiter in a restaurant?
Appearance requires at least good facial features, and there are many foreigners living and working on Hong Kong Island, especially Causeway Bay, but basically they are all British and American, or people from Commonwealth countries.
This requires that the waiter must be able to speak simple English and at least be able to communicate briefly with foreigners. It is also necessary to be hard-working and uncomplaining.
The work experience does not need to be too rich, it is enough to have three or more years of similar work experience. Zhang Zhonghua wrote a lot of requirements eloquently, and then went to the print shop to print.
Seeing the printer in the print shop, Zhang Zhonghua was a little confused. Isn't this the typewriter in the movie? But how does such a thing type Chinese characters? Wubi was only introduced in 1984. Is it a smart abc???
This is a joke, but Zhang Zhonghua really doesn't understand the principle of this thing.
Zhang Zhonghua took the printed recruitment form and was amazed when he saw it. He thought it would be the type of typesetting and printing, but he didn't expect that it was sent out directly with a typewriter!
Holding the copied recruitment form, Zhang Zhonghua came to the dock again and took a boat from Causeway Bay to Kowloon. When it comes to recruiting employees, he still has to recruit from slightly remote places such as Kowloon.
The people who can live on the island are basically people who are not short of money. The salary in the fast food restaurant is probably barely enough for them to eat, and not many people will take it seriously.
"Young man, come here to find a job. We have a job here that pays 80 yuan a month including lunch. If you want to find a job that makes a lot of money, I can introduce it to you, sister!"
When an agency lady saw Zhang Zhonghua looking around, her eyes immediately lit up, and she immediately came over and spoke to Zhang Zhonghua enthusiastically.
What she was thinking about was that this handsome boy was really handsome! If he introduced him to Mrs. Sun and the others, wouldn’t she make a lot of money?
Make big money???
Zhang Zhonghua looked confused, and then looked at the eldest sister's passionate eyes and immediately shuddered with fright.
Damn it, how can you make a lot of money? I sell my body but not... Bah, I do my art and not sell it... That's not right either, I don't sell anything!
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"Well, that eldest sister, I'm here to recruit people too. I need about thirty people. This is my recruitment list..."
Zhang Zhonghua, who felt a chill in his heart, handed the job recruitment form to the elder sister, and then explained his purpose of coming.
"Are you looking for a waiter with good facial features and simple English...a basic salary of 100 yuan, plus commission, and also taking care of the meals, and a generous salary? Are your requirements quite high, but this salary is not very generous.
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The eldest sister said to Zhang Zhonghua teasingly.
"Sister, this is a new store, and I bought it directly in Causeway Bay. I have some financial difficulties now. It will definitely increase after a while, and there will be commissions, right?"
Zhang Zhonghua said with some embarrassment that the salary of 100 Hong Kong dollars he gave was indeed very low for his requirements, but it was also to leave room for a salary increase, mainly because commission was not easy to say.
When you first start your business, you need to increase your salary to motivate your employees.
"Have you already bought the shop? And it's a shop in Causeway Bay. I can't tell that my little brother has a lot of capital. Are you planning to do something big?"
The eldest sister heard that Zhang Zhonghua bought a store in Causeway Bay specifically to open a store, and her attitude immediately changed.
"My dear, you are recruiting people. Do you need my sister's help? I will recruit people for you. You only need to pay me an agency fee of 9 yuan for each person you hire. This price is the lowest in Hong Kong. Generally speaking,
It’s only ten yuan per person, and the elder sister will give you one yuan cheaper, which is considered as making a friend. You will definitely be a good person, and the quality of the staff will definitely meet all your requirements.”
