The rest of the matter went smoothly. Song Guofu contacted the district in accordance with Hong Yanwu's request and quickly received feedback.
First, there is the issue of market maturity.
Although the district cannot make any specific guarantees, the Industry and Commerce Bureau can only issue temporary business licenses according to temporary plans.
But the district government at least made it clear that their original intention was to run it for three years and see if it goes well. Of course, if the situation is good, it is possible to extend it for five years or more.
Second, there is the issue of business hours.
It turned out that the district's preliminary opinion was to set the night market hours to open at 7 p.m. and close at 10 p.m. in order to facilitate the closing of "Xidan Shopping Mall".
Later, due to Song Guofu's strong application, after discussion, the district government believed that it could be appropriately relaxed to open the market at 6:30 pm and close at 10:30 pm. However, this time must be strictly implemented and cannot be advanced or delayed.
As for the purchase discount rate, considering the production cost and economic policy restrictions, the clothing company was unwilling to lower it any further. However, after the district's work, the clothing company finally added new preferential conditions appropriately.
That is the decision to completely eliminate the need to collect cloth stamps. Moreover, you can pay 50 yuan to purchase goods, take away 100 yuan of goods, and the difference will be made up for the second purchase. This can be regarded as an unexpected gain.
The third is the type of business projects in the market.
The district agrees in principle that individual businesses can sell other products, but the premise is that the night market must maintain its function of helping clothing companies to digest inventory backlogs.
In addition, in order to maintain the exclusivity of the clothing night market, the categories of products sold can only be limited to clothing, accessories, clothing, hats, shoes and socks.
Finally, the district leaders were very happy with Song Guofu's suggestion that he wanted to sell other factories' overstocked goods on behalf of the district, and felt that he was really thinking about it for the district.
It's just that this issue still needs to be studied, and the effect of the market operation must be seen first. We can only make a decision in the future.
It should be said that the news was far better than Hong Yanwu expected. He felt extremely happy and excited for this. At this point, the focus of his discussion with Song Guofu should be on how to implement it.
The first thing to find a solution to is the problem of market facilities.
Because the night market certainly cannot have fixed stalls and counters like ordinary long-term markets.
During the day, there is a huge flow of people here, and people all come to the "Xidan Shopping Mall". If you want to put a row of dead things here, not to mention blocking the windows of Xidan Shopping Mall, it will also block traffic and affect the viewing experience.
But if there are no facilities and the self-employed are just allowed to park their tricycles here and there and do whatever they want, then the order will definitely be extremely chaotic and difficult to manage.
In addition, because it is a night market, lighting is an essential prerequisite for setting up stalls. If there are no fixed facilities, this problem is not easy to solve. Simply relying on sparse street lights is not enough. How can you sell goods if the lights are dark?
Faced with this problem, Song Guofu was at a loss what to do. For him, the contradiction between reality and needs was too great.
Fortunately, Hong Yanwu had enough tools in his mind. He came up with a very clever idea and was able to solve all the problems at once.
That is to build a greenhouse.
Hong Yanwu's idea was to extend a metal shed at the entrance of Xidan Shopping Mall, along with the eaves of the first floor. It was like a verandah in a courtyard, covering the entire front of the shopping mall.
In this way, except for the support pillars, everything below is empty. During the shopping mall's business period, the windows cannot be blocked, and people can enter and exit normally, so there will naturally be no impact.
When waiting for the night market to open, not only can the location of each tricycle be determined by the stall numbers marked on the beams between the support pillars, but lights can also be installed on the beams.
At the same time, there is a roof to protect against wind and rain, and the safety of electricity is guaranteed. Even in summer, the roof can create a shade for pedestrians, why not?
As for the funding issue, Hong Yanwu meant that the management fees could be paid to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau first, and then the money could be used for construction. This would be done in one step, and there would be no need to spend any more money later.
The only flaw with this plan is that the Xidan shopping mall may be worried that the signboard will be blocked, which makes it unhappy. In addition, there are more than a dozen locust trees on the curb which are too obstructive.
To solve these two problems, one is to erect a separate set of three-dimensional characters "Xidan Shopping Mall" on the iron shed. The other is to simply remove or saw off the trees.
Anyway, in the final analysis, whether this plan can be implemented ultimately depends on the attitude of the district government.
After the market facilities, it’s the market management’s turn.
In order to make it easier for Song Guofu to deal with his superiors and save face, Hong Yanwu was not stingy about management fees and facility fees. He said he would pay one hundred yuan per month for each stall.
This shocked Song Guofu. Because this was not something that happened overnight, he was afraid that Hong Yanwu would not be able to afford it in the long run and would give up.
In the end, the two of them argued for a long time. Hong Yanwu then thought about it and decided to increase it later if it didn't work.
Also, if the starting point is too high at the beginning, it will be difficult to raise the appetite of the boss. So I listened to Song Guofu and only set the management fee plus facility fee to fifty yuan.
But just like that, Song Guofu was quite embarrassed because he really felt that Hong Yanwu was too "out of control". Not only did he take care of everything for him, but he also thought about him wholeheartedly. He was actually willing to spend so much money for him!
Such a good friend who values righteousness above wealth can only be found in stories! How could he not be moved?
As the saying goes, reciprocating a favor. Next, he asked Hong Yanwu to ask his own people to serve as co-managers for inspecting the market. He hoped that people from the Industrial and Commercial Office would not cause trouble. He said it without even thinking about it.
Agree.
He even gave Hong Yanwu a surprise.
Song Guofu claimed that if Hong Yanwu had innocent people under his command and graduated from high school, he could definitely recruit such people. Then after training, they would be assigned to work in the industrial and commercial office to be established, and let them serve as regular managers.
Staff. Wouldn’t it be more convenient then?
This is a great thing that Hong Yanwu can only hope for. Because if this is the case, it will completely mean that the market is his territory and is completely "autonomous".
Sure enough, "collusion between officials and businessmen" is the best way to create wealth. The "money scene" of "a nest of snakes and rats" and "collusion" is really not too beautiful.
Of course, having said that, this is just an exaggerated joke.
Hong Yanwu understood the risks Song Guofu had taken. He had seen the world and could predict the future. Of course, he would not be eager for quick success and rashly do stupid things like betraying this trust and friendship by exchanging money.
On the contrary, no matter what, he must ensure that his people abide by relevant business regulations and conduct business reasonably and legally.
Because only by really saving Song Guofu's worries and not causing him any trouble can he be worthy of his friends and be the real long-term plan to make money.
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