Hearing what Lu Weiwei said, the owner of the bald shop smiled and said directly: "How big is it? Several people have divided the shares, so I only have 30% of the profit left."
"But aren't you the boss?" Seeing the owner of the bald shop acting like a boss, Lu Weiwei was a little confused.
Gu Chen also asked curiously: "As a boss, you still want to share shares with others?"
"That's for sure." He kicked the pile of information aside with his foot, and the owner of the bald shop said truthfully:
“In today’s society, shouldn’t everything we do have to be coordinated internally and externally, and lead to win-win cooperation?”
"Otherwise there are so many bookstores, why is ours the only one with the goods?"
"But if you say I am the boss, then I am just a puppet boss. The real boss behind the scenes is not me."
After a pause and checking that all the materials around him were neatly arranged, the bald boss then said: "Anyway, it was only when something happened that they regarded me as their boss."
"Put me on the back and take the blame."
Gu Chen casually took out a book of information and found that the price of the information, which was not thick, was ridiculously high. At least it was much higher than the price of ordinary books.
Out of curiosity, Gu Chen held the information book in his hand, raised it, and continued to ask: "But your book is really not cheap. Don't parents question it?"
"What are you questioning?" Seeing Gu Chen ask like this, the bald boss smiled and responded in a preaching tone:
"I will ask Jiang Taigong to fish, and those who wish will take the bait."
"Pfft." After hearing what the boss said, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Are these parents so stupid? Can't you see that the price is a bit ridiculously expensive?"
"Then it depends on how you market." I feel that Lu Weiwei is a novice in business, but the store owner doesn't mind imparting some experience.
He replied directly: "I can tell parents when selling books that these expensive materials have different difficulty levels of questions than cheaper materials."
"If you think about it, they will definitely buy something more expensive and learn more knowledge."
"So when I say this, their parents just believe it. No matter how simple the question is, they can't do it. It's easy to fool them."
"Poof!" Listening to the bald boss's story, Lu Weiwei felt that this guy was quite good at doing business.
After all, parents are indeed willing to pay for their children and to ensure that their children do not lose at the starting line.
They may be reluctant to buy new clothes, but they are never ambiguous when it comes to their children's learning.
But thinking of this, Gu Chen was also curious and asked: "Are these parents just being leeks for nothing? Has no one come forward to question it?"
"Of course, there is everyone in today's society." The boss said.
"Are there any parents that you are more afraid of?" Gu Chen asked again.
"Yes, we are afraid of those parents who love to be serious." The bald boss also nodded silently and said angrily:
"Anyway, that kind of parent is always ready to report, expose, etc. When we encounter such a parent, we usually choose to keep things quiet."
"Anyway, if I should give you one set for free, I'll give you one set."
"After all, in business, there is no way to make profits without losing money, don't you think so?"
"You're quite smart." Lu Weiwei heard that the owner of this shop was a veteran.
After all, to be able to run a bookstore for many years without failing, the store owner must have something special about him.
Especially in the current digital age, many bookstores have closed down.
However, this "Sanwei Bookstore" has been able to open until now. It is probably unreasonable to say that it has no skills.
Seeing that the two of them came here also wanting to buy books, the bald boss asked curiously: "What do you want to buy?"
"You don't have the books I want to buy here." Gu Chen shook his head and said.
The shop owner chuckled: "There is no way, we are all doing student business here, after all, this is the only category where we can make some money."
"Other books are shipped in warehouses, which is not cost-effective, so... I'm sorry."
"It's okay, but I see that you have a lot of books in your store. There aren't many bookstores that can still open now."
Gu Chen found a place to sit down first, and also talked eloquently: "I remember when I was a child, there were many bookstores on Yatang Street."
"Yes, that is already history. Nowadays, everything is about the leftovers. The leftovers can make a living. Everyone else has gone to big business, and they look down on small businesses like opening a bookstore."
While teasing, the bald boss handed out a cigarette.
Gu Chen waved his hand and refused, and the shop owner ordered some for himself, murmuring: "My friend also often teaches me that you must have the spirit of perseverance. Only with perseverance can you gain something."
"Your friend? Isn't he the boss behind the scenes?" Gu Chen could see that there was something in the shop owner's words, so he couldn't help but say teasingly.
"Hey, you just need to understand. There are some things that you know, I know, and I know you know, but it's best for all of us to pretend we don't know anything."
After taking a puff of the cigarette, the shop owner asked again: "Do you know what I mean?"
"I know." Before Gu Chen could speak, Lu Weiwei was the first to reply: "I learned a lot from you today."
"In the past, I only knew that teachers teach and educate people. You can also educate people by selling books. That's great."
"Haha, big sister, there is no need to praise me unreasonably. You can't do it for selling books and educating people."
"Anyway, I want to open a bookstore and hope it will prosper. It is a place of great loyalty. My parents come here often, so I deliberately leaned against the big tree to enjoy the shade."
After a pause, the store owner said again: "Okay, I won't say anything anymore. I have to put in the goods. This pile is not enough to sell. It's really frustrating."
"Okay." Seeing that her boss was busy, Lu Weiwei said nothing.
But the shop owner was murmuring: "Not only do I have to worry about the business of the shop, but my niece also caused trouble for me recently and beat someone up. Now she can't even pay the medical bills, and she has to let me do this."
Uncle will pay."
"Wait a minute." Gu Chen was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly stopped: "You mean Zhou Jingjing?"
"Eh? Do you know her?" Seeing Gu Chen blurting out his niece's name, the store owner was also quite curious.
Gu Chen didn't say much, just smiled lightly: "I know a little bit, after all, many people know about this."
"It's harmful." The store owner shook his head and said helplessly, "This kid spends money randomly every day."
"But now, I can't even afford thousands of dollars, and I'm in debt every month."
"If it weren't for being in Jiangnan City and having me as an old uncle to rely on, she probably wouldn't even be able to pay the rent."
"Rent? Is Zhou Jingjing's family not in Jiangnan City?" Lu Weiwei asked.
"Yes." The store owner grinned and quickly explained: "But in the countryside, her parents died in a car accident a few years ago, and her grandmother has been taking care of her."
"Now that I have grown up and graduated from college, I don't know who I learned it from. I spend money lavishly. I feel like this kid doesn't even know how to save money."
"Anyway, every time the debt repayment date comes, you come to me to borrow some money. I have borrowed tens of thousands, and I don't expect this child to be able to pay back the money."
"But now it's better to beat someone seriously. If her parents knew about this, she would probably be so angry that she would crawl out of the ground."
"It's not as serious as you said." Feeling that the store owner was a little too aggressive, Lu Weiwei quickly comforted her and said:
"Actually, I feel like it's just a matter of different consumption concepts."
"Think about it, Zhou Jingjing practices dance, which is very expensive to practice, and she is surrounded by people who spend a lot of money, so it will be affected to some extent."
"Don't intercede with her." The store owner waved his hand and said involuntarily: "Anyway, I won't help her pay for this medical expense. She should find a way on her own."
"Before, I just overspent on shopping. Now, I've learned how to hit people. Will I be able to pay them back in the future?"
With a faint sigh, the shop owner said helplessly: "I recently heard her say that she wanted to buy herself a mobility scooter. Where did you get so much money? Could it be that she borrowed it again?"
"She didn't say anything. She felt that this wish would not be realized for a while, but the habit of borrowing money would never end once it started."
"Boss, how do you sell this information?"
While the bald boss was talking, a middle-aged female customer who walked to the side of the road asked.
"There's a price tag on it," the bald boss said.
The female customer suddenly frowned: "This is the price, why don't you give me a discount?"
"Old materials are discounted, but new materials are not discounted," the boss said.
The female customer picked up the information, walked directly to the bald boss and said, "But your price is too expensive, isn't it? Like Xinhua Bookstore, you don't bargain?"
"Haha." Looking up at the female customer, the bald boss stood up and said, "Why don't you ask me, when did the new information that came in here get a discount? Maybe I can give you a discount on the old information."
"After all, it's expensive to purchase now, so there's nothing we can do about it. After all, the stuff is good."
"It's too expensive." The female customer hesitated for a moment, put down the information in her hand, and prepared to go out.
The bald boss said proudly: "There is no other store like this in this village. The quantity is limited. This kind of information is only available at my home. You don't have to look for it everywhere. The price is the same for everyone."
After a pause, seeing that the female customer wanted to turn around, the bald boss said again: "Anyway, other parents coming to buy books are almost crowding out my glass door."
"This batch is newly arrived, and parents will form a group to buy it soon."
Putting the information into the hands of the female customer, the bald boss also smiled lightly: "Don't worry, they are all the best information. Many parents have said that I am the only one who sells them. What I sell are all high-quality products."
"Then please erase this 80 cents change." said the female customer.
"Okay, okay." The shop owner waved his hand and didn't care.
After transferring the payment, the female customer left as if she had found a treasure.
"See? This is the benefit of being an exclusive agent." The store owner smiled at Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei.
Lu Weiwei frowned slightly, feeling that the family had suffered a huge loss, but thinking of her childhood, she couldn't help but sigh:
"Anyway, in all the years I have been in school, I have never bought books that the teacher asked for at Xinhua Bookstore."
"Because you can't buy it," the store owner said.
Lu Weiwei frowned: "So the boss behind the scenes is either the principal or the director?"
"Ahem." The store owner coughed twice and did not reply directly, but explained:
"Anyway, these students often receive the notice in the afternoon of the first day and need to use it the next day."
"It's too late for them to want to buy it online. Anyway, it only costs a few yuan online and about 40 in a bookstore. The key point is that you can't buy it elsewhere. It's only available in my bookstore. Don't you think it's annoying?"
Throwing away the cigarette, the shop owner added: "Anyway, I'm not the only one doing this. Let's take my other nephew as an example. When they started school, the teacher said they wanted to buy composition paper from a designated stationery store in front of a certain middle school.
"
"He went to ask about the price. A piece of paper costs one yuan, and it has the same grid as ordinary letter paper. Ordinary letter paper costs two yuan a piece, and it has about 20 sheets. I also want to ask those teachers, can ordinary letter paper not be used for writing?
?"
"So, it's not a big deal if I do this business. Those who are leaders make a lot of money. We can just drink some leftover porridge and barely maintain the business. We don't expect to make big money."
Touching his bald head, the shop owner couldn't help but said jokingly: "Look at me, I have no hair. Some of my hair is white, but my beard is black."
"It's normal." After hearing what the bald boss said, Gu Chen also smiled lightly and said:
"Hair was born with us, but beards don't appear until twenty years or so, so it's normal for hair to turn gray first."
"Well, what you said makes sense." The bald boss nodded silently.
Soon, other business came to the store, and parents came one after another to buy materials.
It can be heard from the tone of voice that many parents are still responsible for purchasing in the parent group.
As soon as business came to the door, the crowds grew larger and larger.
The new book that the bald boss had just prepared was sold out in an instant.
It seemed like I was fine just staying in the store, and was hindering other people's business.
Gu Chen turned to look at Lu Weiwei and asked, "Senior Sister Lu, shall we go?"
"Yes." Lu Weiwei nodded silently and responded with a faint smile: "Then go back."
The two of them walked out of the bookstore without saying hello to the store owner and drove back to the Furong branch.
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The next morning, the sun shone brightly.
Since there was a light rain last night, the weather in Jiangnan City is particularly refreshing.
The whole city seemed to have been baptized.
Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei came to the office early and found a Chinese textbook for primary school students on Officer Wang's desk.
"Senior Brother Wang, what are you doing?" Gu Chen casually took it in his hand and looked through it twice.
Lu Weiwei smiled lightly and said, "I guess I bought it for Xiao Bei, right?"
Seeing Officer Wang just come in, Lu Weiwei asked him directly: "Old Wang, did you buy this information for Xiaobei?"
"Yes, have you bought it?" Officer Wang picked up the information on the table and briefly browsed it twice.
Then he took out his phone and opened the photo album to compare.
After a brief pause for a few seconds, he grinned: "Yes, this is it. I asked Xiao Zhao from the team to help me buy it from the bookstore."
"The teacher in the class asked me to buy it, right?" Since he passed by the Yatang Street Bookstore last night, Gu Chen had also seen the craziness of parents buying materials.
Officer Wang nodded silently and couldn't help complaining: "This was not announced just yesterday afternoon. I need to use it early this morning. I didn't even have time to buy the materials. Why are teachers like this now?"
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