Duan Ping is the owner of a high-end clothing store. He opened a high-end clothing store here on Zhuque Street, specializing in selling a variety of high-end clothes made of high-end cloth, satin, fur, silk, etc.
As a high-end clothing store, in addition to ensuring the quality of its own goods, service is naturally also very important. When customers buy clothes in the store, they must have a good service experience.
The decoration and decoration of the store itself must also follow the trend of the times. It must be fashionable, trendy, refined, high-end and classy enough, so that it can attract high-end customers and the items sold can command high prices.
If your decoration is mediocre, no matter how good the items inside are, your guests may think that your items are not good enough.
This way of doing business is Duan Ping's experience in business for many years, so the decoration of Duan Ping's clothing store has always followed the trend of the times, which is very fashionable, trendy, high-end and classy.
When glass lamps came out, he immediately installed them in his store. Once the glass lamps were lit with oil lamps, the quality of the entire store immediately improved.
When mirrors appeared, they must be arranged. Even though mirrors were expensive at the time, he gritted his teeth and installed many full-length mirrors in the store, spending a lot of money.
After the appearance of clocks later, he spent a huge amount of money to buy several clocks to hang on the wall for decoration, so that customers could know the time at any time, and also to express the grade and level of his store.
After all, the price of watches was very expensive at that time. Even now, the price of watches is still not cheap. A good high-end watch can cost hundreds to thousands of taels of silver.
Duan Ping relies on his philosophy of following trends and fashions and focusing on quality and service, which has allowed the business of his store to always be very good.
The same piece of clothing may only sell for 5 taels of silver in other stores, but it costs 10 taels of silver in his store. However, customers like to go to Duan Ping's store to buy clothes, and the sales volume is better than other stores. This is
It also makes a lot of things puzzling.
At this moment, Duan Ping brought his banknotes and came to Daming Electrical Trading Company, preparing to install electric lights in his store.
When he saw this new thing, electric light, his eyes immediately lit up and he was deeply attracted by it. The businessman's intuition and instinct told him that this thing would definitely become popular in the future.
At the same time, he also immediately discovered the many advantages of electric lights, such as brightness, convenience, safety and many other advantages.
His store is a clothing store, and the items in the store are all clothing. It is actually very unsafe to use candles, lamp oil, etc. If you are not careful, it is extremely easy to cause a fire and burn the expensive clothing.
But in a clothing store, you must have enough light, because if the light is not good, customers will not be able to see clearly the colors, patterns, etc. of the clothes, and they will also not be able to see clearly when trying them on.
Lamp oil is a must, and the windows must be opened wide enough to provide good light.
This also brought many hidden dangers, so he has always been cautious, fearing that the clothing store he had managed to run would be burned down.
The emergence of electric light gave him hope of solving this problem.
Bright electric lights can provide enough light for shops and are safer, more convenient and more reliable. The only thing I pray for now is that this electric light is not too expensive.
When Duan Ping arrived at the Electrical Appliances Store, he found that the place was already crowded. There were so many people, and everyone was queuing up to wait to handle related business.
At the same time, a staff member from an electrical store nearby saw a new arrival and quickly distributed a brochure to Duan Ping.
"Sir, this is the relevant manual and information sheet for our electrical lighting business to handle. It contains all kinds of information and content you want to know. You can decide whether to handle electric lighting after reading it."
"OK."
Duan Ping took the brochure and began to read it in detail.
This booklet is similar to the instruction manual of later generations, which introduces the details related to electric lights in detail.
Including the conditions required for installing electric lights, which areas in Beijing can currently install electric lights, and those areas where it is temporarily impossible to install them. When will they be installed?
In addition, how much is the installation fee, the price of various light bulbs, the price of additional switches, etc., all costs are clearly written.
At the same time, the brochure also introduces the cost of using electric lights in detail, which is calculated according to the electricity consumption. During installation, you need to install an electric meter box with an electric meter inside. The monthly electricity fee is calculated based on the meter reading.
At the back of the booklet, the relevant precautions for using electric lights are also mentioned in detail, as well as the harm of electricity to the human body, self-rescue methods when related problems occur, etc.
This booklet is very detailed. It organizes and explains clearly all the information related to electric lights. It also clearly explains the service content, charges and charging methods of Daming Electrical Company.
"This charge is really not cheap. A light bulb costs several taels of silver. How expensive is this thing?"
"Isn't it mentioned above that the production of this light bulb is very difficult and the output is very low, so it is expensive."
"But after buying the light, why do I still have to pay the electricity bill every month?"
"After you bought the oil lamp, didn't you have to buy lamp oil every month?"
"That's true. It's just that the electric lamp will be replaced by electric lamp in the future. The essence is the same."
"That's true, but the fee is really not cheap. The installation fee is 10 taels of silver. If the wire is too long or too many switches are added, there will be additional charges."
"The fees are not cheap, but everything has been made clear. If Zhou Yu is willing to take the yellow cover this time, there is nothing to say if one is willing to take the hit and the other is willing to suffer."
"Yes, yes, His Highness's property is very fair. I have informed you in advance. If you are willing, just do it. If you are not willing, forget it."
"It must be done. Have you seen the light show on the Imperial Plaza? It's so beautiful. After using electric lights in this house, the feeling is completely different. It's very bright and convenient."
"Yes, yes, it must be done. This child will also need it for studying and other things."
"Man, why can't Dongcheng District handle it now?"
"Sir, we haven't assumed that the transmission line has passed in Dongcheng District yet, so we can't handle it for the time being. In about a month, we will assume that the transmission line has passed, and then we can handle it."
"How did you do it? I read this brochure. It can be applied for in almost all areas of the new city in the southern district. It can also be applied for in almost all the old areas in the center of the city. Most of the areas in Xicheng District can be applied for. Only
Dongcheng District alone has to wait an extra month."
"Sir, we also need time to set up this line, and many lines need to be buried underground, and some need to be walked on the roof. These all take time to do."
"So I can only wait a little and come back next month to apply."
"Guys, what are your light bulbs made of? How many taels of silver does this light bulb cost? Isn't it too expensive?"
"Sir, the production process of this light bulb is not mature yet, so the output is very limited. Moreover, it uses tungsten filament, which is very expensive and the process is very difficult, so the price is relatively expensive."
"In the future, when the technology matures and output increases, the price will come down."
"That's pretty much it."
Around Duan Ping, many people who came to handle business were also talking about it. After reading this brochure, everyone was already very clear about electrical and related installation matters, and they were all asking some questions.
The speed at the electrical store is very fast, because everyone has read the brochure and is already very clear about the related matters of handling the business, so if you want to handle the installation business, you only need to register at the electrical store and hand in 10 taels.
After paying the installation fee of 10 cents, you can go home and wait for the guy from the electrical store to come and install it.
After the installation is completed, the additional cost will be paid.
Duan Ping registered his information and handed over a banknote of 10 taels. The business was completed and he went home to wait.
In the hall, Duan Ping looked around and carefully looked at the people who came to handle business.
All of them are well-dressed, and you can tell at a glance that they are wealthy people. Some of them are servants of wealthy families or clerks in some firms, factories, and workshops, who come to work for their bosses.
The appearance of electric light illuminated the dark night.
However, at present, the installation fees, usage fees and prices of electric lights are relatively expensive, and ordinary people are really reluctant to deal with it.
The installation fee alone costs 10 taels of silver, which is more than a worker's monthly salary. In addition, you also need to purchase lights, wires, meter boxes, switches, etc. After all, even the lowest cost is expensive.
It costs dozens of taels of silver, which is almost the annual income of an ordinary worker.
Ordinary people are of course reluctant to use this electric light. Only wealthy people, merchants, factories, workshops, firms, etc. who are not short of money will be willing to handle this business and keep up with the trend and development of the times.
But even though the charges are very expensive and not cheap, the business of Daming Electrical Firm is still very popular, and there are many people queuing up to register and handle related business.
The most indispensable thing in the Beijing-Tianjin area is the rich. Cars with a few thousand taels of silver are now beginning to fill the streets, not to mention this small electric light. Even if it costs a few hundred taels of silver or something, for the capital
Even for wealthy people, this is just a drop in the bucket.
