Pei Qian took Lu Mingliang to Nifeng Inn near Mingyun Villa.
It has been about three weeks since the concept of headwind stations was proposed last month. So far, many headwind stations have been opened.
The preliminary preparation work is quite troublesome. All of these 100 headwind stations need to recruit store managers and couriers, purchase shelves and office supplies, communicate with various express delivery companies, and customize software for the delivery and storage of goods, etc.
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Fortunately, after so much work, most of the headwind stations can finally officially start operations.
Pei Qian takes this matter very seriously. After all, in his opinion, playing games is risky, and the risks are quite high. You may make money if you are not careful.
If you really want to lose big money, you still have to rely on headwind logistics.
This kind of labor-intensive industry is simply a sunrise industry in Pei Qian's eyes. Moyu Takeaway, which has been losing money since its launch, is a very good success story.
Of course, it’s not that no one eats Moyu takeout. The number of people ordering it is gradually increasing, and there are many repeat customers.
However, due to its own labor costs and loss of tableware, there are many cases of damage. Only when the number of users is large enough can it be possible to evenly share these costs and achieve profitability.
Moreover, although the popularity of Moyu takeout is slowly increasing, more and more people are ordering food in the surrounding areas. To expand to a larger area, the labor costs required will double.
So until now, Moyu Takeaway has continued to lose money, which has been maintained quite well.
With this successful experience, Pei Qian naturally has high hopes for Headwind Logistics.
I brought Lu Mingliang here today to let him get familiar with the business and take over the job as soon as possible.
Each of the 100 headwind stations in the initial stage is equipped with at least three employees, one store manager (responsible for working in the store, receiving express delivery from other companies, warehousing and shipping, waiting for customers to pick up, brand promotion, etc.) and two
For couriers, the salary cost alone is more than 10,000 yuan.
Since you can get a certain commission from other express delivery companies when delivering express delivery, this profit can roughly offset the rent of headwind stations. Therefore, these 100 headwind stations can at least make Mr. Pei lose more than one million yuan every month.
As for the location of these headwind stations...
Mainly in the populated areas and economically prosperous areas of Jingzhou City.
After all, in Pei Qian's view, this is entirely a public welfare undertaking. In order to serve more people, it naturally needs to be opened in a crowded place.
Of course, Pei Qian himself also has private messages, and there are headwind stations in the community where his parents live, near Handong University.
This ensures that no matter where Pei Qian is, a courier can deliver the goods to his door, and he does not need to run errands to pick it up himself.
As for Shenhua Haojing and Moyu Internet Cafe, the courier company will basically deliver them to the front desk, so there is no need to open a headwind station.
When he arrived at Nifeng Inn at Mingyun Villa, Pei Qian first looked at the door.
This inn is located behind the Moyu Internet Cafe and rents an ordinary shop. The location is very good.
Nearby are bars and chess and card rooms that have just been renovated and are about to open for business. Although this place was originally quite deserted, once these three shops opened, it seemed like that inexplicably!
As for why we chose such a location, the main reason is because Nifeng Inn is not a shop. Strictly speaking, it is just a warehouse. Therefore, no matter how good the location is, it is impossible to make money. On the contrary, you can spend more on rent.
When Lu Mingliang and Pei Qian came outside Nifeng Inn, their first impression was quite shocking.
This place looks quite classy!
When Lu Mingliang heard that he was asked to be responsible for logistics, he subconsciously thought about express delivery.
He has seen some X-Tong Express outlets, which are very unscrupulous in every aspect. Even their signboards are very casual, and some even don't have signboards at all.
As for the inside of the outlet, to put it bluntly, it is just a warehouse, with things piled up in a mess, no one cleans it, and the floor is full of dust.
The couriers wore dirty work clothes, throwing and kicking the messy express boxes onto electric tricycles, and then transported them nearby...
But that’s what other express delivery outlets look like.
It's completely different here at Nifeng Station.
The rented shop is quite beautiful, and the signage outside is also customized. It even has an English word: upwindstation. This style even vaguely surpasses the trend of the bar next to it.
Of course, the decoration of the bar next to it is more gorgeous, or more flashy, while the decoration of Nifeng Inn is relatively simple, high-quality, and not so eye-catching, but in terms of quality, it is not inferior at all.
At the door of the inn, two courier boys in uniform and the store manager of the inn were waiting outside to greet them.
Next to them are two electric tricycles used to transport goods. The price is less than 3,000, which is considered the initial investment cost. These tricycles are customized and have the logo of Headwind Logistics on them.
Through the glass window, you can see the situation inside Niefeng Inn. When you first enter, there is a large counter with a beautiful all-in-one office computer. The store manager usually works behind the counter.
There are some simple office supplies on the counter, as well as a special code scanner. Just scan the order number on the express delivery to quickly complete the warehouse entry and exit operations.
Further inside, there are rows of shelves with marked partitions.
Depending on the size of the express delivery, it will be automatically assigned to different partitions for easy search after storage. Some special large goods have special storage locations.
After reading it, Lu Mingliang had only one feeling.
High-end, stylish!
It is completely different from other express delivery companies.
The store manager briefly reported to Pei Qian and Lu Mingliang on the preliminary preparations and the current operating status of the station.
The station still follows the normal 8-hour work system, from 8 am to 5 pm. If there are special circumstances, additional overtime pay will be charged.
At the same time, there will be additional performance pay based on the number of parcels delivered by each courier, word-of-mouth evaluation, etc.
The two couriers' daily job is to continuously deliver the express delivery from the station to the door. When they are free, they can clean the house.
The store manager's job is more cumbersome. In addition to basic tasks such as putting goods in and out of the warehouse, he also has to calculate the number of express packages in the post station recently, and is responsible for dealing with couriers from other express companies, and even to better customers in the surrounding areas.
Locally promote Headwind Station and so on.
Of course, Pei Qian doesn't have any specific requirements for these tasks. Some store managers just want to go around, and Mr. Pei doesn't care much.
The store manager and the two couriers looked very energetic.
They all have experience working in other express delivery companies. They came here mainly because the salary level offered by Headwind Logistics is significantly higher than that of other express delivery companies.
Moreover, the working environment here is also a plus for them.
Headwind Logistics does not need to travel throughout the city like other express delivery services. It only needs to deliver express delivery to this small area, which is relatively less tiring.
After watching them all, Pei Qian and Lu Mingliang returned to Moyu Internet Cafe and each ordered a cup of coffee to drink.
"From now on, you will be responsible for all headwind logistics matters. If you have any questions, please come to me directly. You can just decide some small matters by yourself."
"The one million dream fund is still reserved for you. If you feel that the headwind logistics job is not suitable, you can still try in the field you like."
"As for follow-up funds, if you think you need it, just tell us how much you want."