The uncle obviously knew that now was not the right time, and since Chen Luo said it in front of so many relatives, he couldn't possibly be teasing them.
When I thought of such a large order, my uncle was extremely excited.
"Xiao Luo, thank you so much!"
The second uncle also looked at Chen Luo excitedly at this time.
Chen Luo shook his head, "We are all our own people, you don't have to be so polite."
Chen Luo looked at his second aunt again, "Second aunt, have you bought Bitcoin?"
Seeing Chen Luo suddenly asking this question, everyone present was stunned, because some people had never heard of Bitcoin at all.
The second aunt was stunned for a moment, and then said excitedly, "You told me to buy this thing that day, so I gritted my teeth and bought a hundred. Now just a month later, the number has doubled.
Your aunt and uncle don't believe it, and now it's more than five hundred dollars to buy one.
Xiao Luo, do you think this Bitcoin can still rise?”
"Of course, according to my estimation, it will at least increase several times this year.
Even if you buy one for more than 500 yuan now, you will still make money.
Second Aunt, if you have some spare money, it would be safe to buy another hundred.
Remember one thing, it is suitable for long-term holding. Don’t sell it immediately when you see a profit.”
"good!"
The second aunt didn't hesitate at all now and agreed immediately.
She came here with the intention of asking Chen Luo this question. Now that she heard Chen Luo say that she could continue buying, her last worries were gone.
"Xiao Luo, are there any risks with this kind of virtual currency?"
The uncle asked again at this time.
“There is naturally a risk of falling when things go up, but at least I don’t see any downward trend right now.
Uncle, uncle, you can buy some and keep them on hand."
"Okay, I'll go back and find out more."
Chen Luo nodded and looked at his aunt again, "Auntie, how is the discussion about your convenience store chain going?"
"We went to check out the current chain brands and found that we couldn't get them."
The aunt had a wry smile on her face.
Chen Luo was not surprised when he heard this. Among the five children of his grandmother, his uncle had the highest academic level, and he only attended one high school.
Others graduated from junior high school and then returned to their families to farm.
After Pengcheng developed, we came to Pengcheng to work together.
My aunt's business is just an ordinary convenience store. It is really difficult for them to start a chain brand.
"What's the main problem?"
Li Lanyue said at this time, "Xiao Luo, convenience stores now are either directly operated or franchised like 7-11.
If it's a direct operation, a mom-and-pop shop like your aunt's is fine. She has nothing else to do and just stays in the shop every day.
However, to build a chain store, you need to recruit people for each branch, arrange ordering, adjust categories, staff scheduling and product display, etc. These all require experienced store managers to make decisions, and these things determine the profitability of the convenience store.
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Simply put, a qualified store manager has always been considered the core asset of convenience store chains."
Chen Luo couldn't help but be a little surprised after hearing what his mother said.
Li Lanyue has obviously really understood this aspect during this period, otherwise he would not have said such substantive content.
"Can't we poach people?"
Li Lanyue shook her head, "You can dig with high salary, but the cost will increase.
I have learned about the situation of 7-11. Even for a store like theirs that specializes in franchising, it usually takes three years to train a qualified store manager.
Over such a long period of time, their salary levels have reached the forefront of the industry, and they have become emotionally attached to this place.
Unless the salary is several times higher, they are unlikely to change jobs easily.
But once the wages are high, the profitability of a single store will also drop."
Chen Luo understood the reason as soon as he heard it, and he asked again, "What if we join?"
"It's even more difficult to join. They usually prefer well-known big brands like 7-11 because they have a complete supply chain system and can deliver goods to stores every day without the pressure of inventory.
Moreover, big brands like 7-11 have the power to negotiate prices with upstream suppliers, and the products they can get are much lower than ours, and their profit margins are also large.
7-11 also provides business experience training, as well as cashier systems, inventory systems, data systems, etc.
We have nothing and have no advantage at all compared with those big brands.
Even if we lower the franchise fee, the other party will still choose those big brands."
Chen Luo understood it as soon as he heard it. Not to mention 7-11, a big brand with decades of history and mature brands, even Meiyijia, which has a large share in Pengcheng, also has its own supply.
Chain and cashier system.
A start-up brand has to start from scratch and rebuild these things. Not only is it time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it is also difficult to see benefits in the short term.
The most important thing is that Li Lanyue and the others are not very educated and cannot play this thing at all.
Chen Luo thought for a while and then quickly said, "Mom, I'll give you two ideas.
First, you need to find some development personnel to find areas with high traffic for you.
Ask the landlord first if he wants to sell it. The price can be 20 to 30% higher than the market price.
Give priority to buying. If you really can’t afford it, then consider renting, but the lease period should be longer.
Once confirmed, a contract of at least five years must be signed.”
Li Lanyue and others were stunned for a moment. The more people flow in a place like this, the more expensive it will be.
"Xiao Luo, we don't even have a brand or supply chain. We will lose money by then..."
"If you lose money, treat it as real estate. Now the house prices in Pengcheng are increasing every day. In the future, house prices will only get higher and higher."
Chen Luo said without even thinking, "A shop like this in a downtown area, even if it does nothing and waits for house prices to rise, is a business that will make a profit without losing money.
Once you encounter demolition, you will make more money."
Everyone present looked at each other in shock. They didn't know why Chen Luo was so sure that housing prices in Pengcheng would continue to rise.
"If we buy them all, it will cost a lot of money."
Chen Luo smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry about money, as long as they are willing to sell, money is not a problem.
After the Chinese New Year, you don’t have to do anything else, just go shopping first.”
If it were before, these relatives must have thought that Chen Luo was bragging.
Now it sounds like it's natural to them.
"You don't have to worry about the supply chain, cashier system, etc. This can be solved by spending money. I will find someone to help you solve this problem after the year.
As for the problem of convenience store managers, there are ways to solve it."
Li Lanyue and others immediately became interested. Even the eldest uncle and the second uncle focused their attention and wanted to know Chen Luo's answer.