"Who is the owner of this store?" The horse-faced man leading the charge casually glanced at the five people in the store, drooped his eyelids, and drank.
Xue Chao frowned and took two steps forward: "Excuse me, what can you do with the three of you?"
The horse-faced man looked up at Xue Chao, coughed, spit on the ground, and then said: "I am the deputy manager of the Red Star Security Company. When I saw this store opening, I thought it must require security work, so
Come over and discuss security business."
"What security business?" Xue Chao asked.
"It is to protect your store. With our Red Star Security doing the security work, there will not be any problems with the safety of your store. Our company will send two security personnel to be responsible for the safety of your store. You only need to pay two security guards every month.
The fee for each person is 10,000 yuan, and there is also a monthly service fee of 10,000 yuan paid to our company, totaling 30,000 yuan per month." The horse-faced man crossed his arms, frowned and squinted, and said very tyrannically.
Xue Chao replied: "Sorry, we don't need security work."
The horse-faced man smiled coldly, glanced at the layout of the store, lit a cigarette and held it in his mouth, puffing out smoke and saying: "I think you definitely need security, if nothing else, just in case
If someone breaks the glass in the middle of the night, throws bricks into the store, and breaks the bottles and cans, the loss will be huge. In business, you have to know the trade-offs to be able to keep the business going for a long time, right?"
Huang Pinqing rolled his eyes and quietly took two steps back. How could he not see that these three people were here to collect protection money in disguise? He wanted to see what Xue Chen would do.
Hearing the threat implicit in the other party's words, Xue Chao looked solemn for a while. If someone really smashed the glass and threw bricks into the store, it would indeed be a troublesome matter. He didn't know what to do for a while, because he
I have never encountered anything like this before. Fortunately, Xue Chen came over at this time.
"Are the three of you security guards?" Xue Chen came to Xue Chao's side and asked the three of them with a faint smile on his face.
The horse-faced man turned to Xue Chen: "Not bad."
Xue Chen said in a friendly manner: "Since it is security, we have to see if we can really protect the safety of our store. You three think I am right."
The horse-faced man stared at Xue Chen for a few times: "Don't worry about safety. You can go nearby and ask about the reputation of our Red Star security. If we say we can protect your store, we will definitely be able to do it!"
"Hearing is worse than seeing. After all, 30,000 per month is not a small amount. I think it is worse than this. Our store will open in three days. There will definitely be more customers on that day. Let your company do the security work." , let us take a look at how the security work is going, and if we are satisfied, then we can sign an agreement for 30,000 yuan per month, how about that?" Xue Chen said seriously.
The horse-faced man made eye contact with the two people next to him, and felt a little strange. They used to go door-to-door to sell security services. Some had a tough attitude and wanted to call the police, and some offered cigarettes and tea and said nice things. Without exception, they all
He refused and refused to pay.
And when they wanted to make the shop obediently pay the money, they also resorted to various methods. They smashed the window glass in the middle of the night, dumped construction waste at the door of the store, poured paint and excrement on the rolling shutter door, and used glue to block the lock hole.
The shops can withstand it.
But there has never been a situation like this before, where they were actually regarded as security guards. This was the first time that the eldest girl got on the sedan chair. For a moment, the horse-faced man didn't know how to answer the call.
After thinking about it in his mind, the horse-faced man snorted: "Since you have such a good attitude and are so honest, you won't make it difficult for us brothers. Well, I will let you see our Red Star security methods in three days. But ugly words
Up front, don’t play any tricks or tricks, otherwise you will definitely regret it. Telling you about our background of Red Star Security will scare you to death.”
Xue Chen smiled and said nothing, and simply nodded.
"Let's go." The horse-faced man waved his hand, pushed the door open and left with the tall and short people around him.
"Xiaochen, this matter..." Xue Chao asked hesitantly.
Huang Pinqing looked at Xue Chen and said: "These security companies are like noodle candy. Once they get stained, it's not easy to get rid of them. Even if you delay it for three days, it will be of no use."
Xue Chen waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "No matter how twisted the brown sugar is, there is a shovel that can shovel it out."
Three days later, in the thin mist of the early morning, the Yang'an branch of the Excellent Antique Store officially opened.
The brand new brown solid wood plaque is covered with a layer of red gauze, the sidewalk in front of the store is also covered with a red carpet, and a layer of clean water is sprinkled around to suppress the dust.
Today is the official opening day. The two clerks are also very diligent in preparing tea. Wang Dong and Yang Guang also arrived yesterday and came to the store early in the morning.
Both of them also heard Xue Chao talk about someone claiming to be a security company coming to collect protection money in disguise, and their reactions were different. Wang Dong was careless and didn't take it seriously, while Yang Guang was a little worried.
"If we were in Haicheng, I could find someone to deal with it, but in Yang'an, I don't have any friends who can help." Yang Guang said with a frown.
"Hey, don't worry, with Lao Xue here, a few little shrimps can't make waves." Wang Dong patted Yang Guang on the shoulder.
When Yang Guang heard what Yang Guang said and saw Xue Chen sitting peacefully aside, he felt relieved.
At this moment, a black business car stopped in front of the store, and five men jumped out, all with fierce faces, and the leader was the horse-faced man who had been here three days ago.
Huang Pinqing's eyes shrank and he whispered: "The ones collecting the protection money are here, they are the ones."
Xue Chen was drinking tea and waiting for the guests to come to the door. When he saw that the person collecting the protection fee came first, he stood up and went to greet them, stopping the five people at the door.
"You guys are so dedicated, you came so early." Xue Chen said with a smile.
The horse-faced man looked at Xue Chen and said with a smile, "You should still remember what you said. After today, you will have to pay the monthly security fee, which is 30,000 yuan per month."
"Of course I remember, but you guys have to do a good job in security work today and show some ability." Xue Chen squinted his eyes and said kindly.
"Don't worry about this. With the five of us on guard, there won't even be a thief or pickpocket, let alone making trouble." After the horse-faced man finished speaking to Xue Chen, he turned around and ordered the four people behind him, "You four will just
Stay in the car and watch the door, don't let those unscrupulous people enter the store and disturb the opening. Tonight, I'm going to treat you to the Red Gold Dragon sauna."
After the explanation, the four people responded happily and returned to the car arm in arm, while the horse-faced man followed them into the store.
Wang Dong glanced at him and ignored him, while Yang Guang glanced at him several times but didn't say anything.
Huang Pinqing looked down on Xue Chen more and more in his heart. When he opened a shop secretly and encountered someone who was charging protection fees, he just tried to find a way to solve it. He actually greeted him with a smile. It was so embarrassing and useless!
The horse-faced man carefully glanced at the people present and found that there was no one suspicious. After nodding secretly, he found a chair at the door and sat down calmly.
Xue Chen said to a young man: "Come here, you are a guest. Pour this friend a cup of tea."
The horse-faced man took the tea, nodded with satisfaction, and said very domineeringly: "You are very fond of me, Ma Laoliu. If you have something to do in the Heyuan District in the future, you can mention my name for me."
"Okay." Xue Chen agreed.
At eight o'clock in the morning, a Mercedes-Benz stopped at the door. Shen Wanjun and Shen Zixi got out of the car and took out a half-person-high opening flower basket from the car.
Everyone in the store immediately went out to greet him, while Ma Laoliu glanced outside and continued drinking tea.
"Congratulations on your successful opening." Shen Wanjun clasped his fists, and Shen Zixi also said congratulations with a smile.
"Boss Shen, you are the most generous. You came so early. Please come in quickly." Wang Dong said with a smile.
Shen Wanjun nodded and stepped into the store. The first thing he looked at was Ma Laoliu at the door, but he only glanced at it and didn't care. However, when he saw Huang Pinqing, his expression changed slightly.
When Huang Pinqing saw his former boss Shen Wanjun, his face was extremely uncomfortable and his eyes flickered.
After Xue Chen briefly explained a few words, Shen Wanjun nodded: "What's in the past is in the past." After saying that, he went straight to the second floor.
Soon, close friends such as Qi Hu and Xiao Kun also came with opening flower baskets. Especially Qi Hu, who actually brought six of them and placed them in a row at the door.
When Qi Hu laughed and entered the door, Ma Laoliu, who was sitting at the door, changed his face quietly, because he felt the aura of his peers from Qi Hu's body, but judging from the car and its style, it was obviously more beautiful than It's much better to mix on your own.
Qi Hu also glanced at Ma Laoliu and felt that he was unfamiliar, so he asked: "Xue Chen, have you never seen this friend? Why don't you introduce me to him?"
"This is Mr. Ma, from the security company. He is responsible for today's security work. Come on, let's go upstairs." Xue Chen simply introduced without caring.
"Oh? Security company?" Qi Hu glanced at Ma Laoliu thoughtfully, then at Xue Chen, smiled, and followed him upstairs.
Soon, one car after another stopped in front of the store, and dozens of opening flower baskets were placed. Ma Laoliu at the door could not sit still as he watched Xue Chen greeting guests one after another.
Because he felt that the shop owner who was always smiling seemed a bit extraordinary. Just look at the cars driven by today's guests. What grades were they all in? Luxury cars worth one or two million were running all over the place, and cars worth four or five million were lined up. It's almost like a car show.
Moreover, he also noticed that Xue Chen called many guests, director, boss, general manager, each of them sounded very well-established.
I don’t know why, but I feel a little uneasy in my heart. (To be continued)