Li Aifang's shop is about 200 square meters and specializes in selling fruit.
All kinds of fruit are neatly displayed on the shelves.
The shelves are very new, and the fruit in the store is neatly arranged. Many of the high-priced ones are sprayed with water, which makes them look fresh. Just looking at them makes people want to buy some and try them.
And the hygiene is also very clean.
After walking around for a while, I still feel very comfortable.
Gu Chenxiang nodded, 'Your store is really good, but with this location, I'm afraid the rent for a store like this won't be low.'
Li Aifang nodded, 'That's right, the rent is 30,000 yuan a year. A residential square meter is only 1,000 to 2,000 yuan, but this rent is 30,000 yuan, which is really expensive!'
'But there's nothing we can do about it. Who can blame them for their good location? If they didn't live in such a lively place, who would buy their high-end fruit?'
What she said was the truth.
There were only two busy streets in Huang County, one in the business district, which was a commercial street.
The other was this Manhua Street, where the surrounding neighbourhoods were relatively expensive, and there was a middle school and an elementary school nearby.
It was a place with high traffic and relatively good conditions.
Gu Chen looked around and turned to Li Aifang and said, 'Aifang, let's go unload the goods.'
Li Aifang smiled and said, "There's no need for you to unload the goods yourself.'
Afterwards, she turned to look at her three employees and said, "Go help Mr. Gu unload the goods, weigh them all, and move them to the back warehouse!'
She had been waiting for this moment for two whole days!
There weren't many people in the store at the moment, and when they saw their boss give the order, they all walked over to Gu Chen's minivan.
They began unloading the goods.
Li Aifang looked at Gu Chen for a long time before asking, 'Mr. Gu, do you also have the idea of opening a store?'
They were both businessmen, and Li Aifang was not stupid.
Asking these questions seemed to indicate an interest in opening a store.
Gu Chen smiled and said, 'I'm just asking to find out.'
However, if you want to do fruit business, then you can never just buy cherries.
Gu Chen understands the characteristics of the space. Once these fruits are out, the yield will be terrifying.
In that case, the safest thing to do is to open a company and set up a few more stores under its banner for more detailed management.
A few store assistants work quickly, emptying sacks of cherries and weighing them in boxes.
When the last box is finished, one of the store assistants rushes over, 'Boss, that's 1,025 catties in total.'
Li Aifang nodded, 'I see, take all this to the cold storage, and pay attention to the temperature control, this stuff can't be frozen too hard, otherwise the texture and colour will be affected.'
After hearing him finish, Gu Chen couldn't help but glance at Li Aifang.
Feeling that she really thought of the right thing, this fruit business is really not simple, even the temperature needs to be controlled.
Seeing Gu Chen looking at her, Li Aifang hurriedly smiled at her with enthusiasm.
'One thousand and twenty-five catties, as we agreed before, twelve cents per catty, that's a total of 12,320 yuan. Please wait a moment, I'll go get the money for you.'
After saying this, Li Aifang went inside and took out her handbag. It was not true that she was not worried about giving away so much money.
But she thought that her cherries would be officially sold today, and that this batch of imported cherries could be sold in the high-end areas of Haicheng, which might earn her another profit.
She had some vague expectations in her heart.
She handed 12,300 yuan to Gu Chen, bowed to her, and said with a humble smile, 'Thank you, Mr. Gu, for giving our small fruit shop a way to survive.'
To be honest, this time it was thanks to Gu Chen's willingness to sell his goods to her that she was able to survive. Otherwise, she would have really become a competitor, and she would have been dead for sure.
In a way, Gu Chen did let her live.
Gu Chen was a little embarrassed by this bow.
He didn't expect Lin Aifang to thank him so much.
He smiled and said, 'Mr. Li, you're too polite. We'll continue to cooperate in the future if we have the chance.'
Li Aifang nodded, 'That would be a good thing indeed.'
To be honest, she really wanted to cooperate with Gu Chen. This person is smart and assertive. Although young, he really has a talent for business.
The most important thing is that he doesn't take advantage of people in need. He's a good person.
It's really a good thing to be able to work with someone like him!
After getting the money, it was almost midnight. Gu Chen didn't waste any time. He drove to Lao Hu's repair shop first. It had been a while since he last went there. He drove someone else's car and had to pay for it.
But this time, Gu Chen wasn't there to pay the rent. Instead, he planned to buy the car outright.
That way, he would be able to deliver goods himself in the future, which would be much more convenient.
Lao Hu was now crouching under a black Volkswagen looking at the chassis.
He heard the sound of a car approaching, tilted his head and realised it was his minivan.
He immediately climbed out from under the car.
He took off his gloves and waved at the minivan.
Seeing that Lao Hu was still the same as usual, Gu Chen couldn't help but smile.
He stopped the car, turned off the engine, got out, and smiled at Lao Hu, saying, 'Brother Hu, I'm sorry, I've been busy lately and haven't been here for a long time.'
Lao Hu waved his hand, saying, 'Hey, don't mention it. I know you're a busy man, so it's fine if you come when you're free. We brothers don't need to say those formal things.'
Although Gu Chen and he had only known each other for a month, he trusted him completely.
It was like they had been old friends for ten years.
He really doesn't suspect him at all.
'Wait a minute!' Lao Hu said, smiling, and went into his room, where he took out a pack of Little Panda cigarettes from the cupboard.
These were the same cigarettes Lao Zhao had given him last time. They were really good cigarettes, and if it weren't for Gu Chen's visit, he really wouldn't have smoked them.
He came out of the room, smiling, opened the pack of cigarettes, and offered one to Gu Chen.
'Brother, have a smoke. I don't have anything to offer you here,'
Gu Chen put the cigarette in his mouth and looked around the repair shop at will.
'Brother Hu, I came this time to buy this car directly. Please name your price.'
Hearing that Gu Chen wanted to buy the minivan, Lao Hu was full of excitement.
'Looks like you've made some money?'
Gu Chen nodded and smiled, 'Well, I've made a little money.' After that, his gaze fell on a Santana 2000 in the corner.
The car was new, with smooth lines, and it looked beautiful.
Gu Chen couldn't help but look at it twice.
Lao Hu followed his gaze and laughed, 'I only took delivery of that car yesterday. The owner is a construction worker who owed a lot of money for construction projects, so he sold it to me after only four months of ownership, making it a used car.'
You have to understand that the Santana 2000 was also very popular in the year 2000.
Anyone who could drive this car was no ordinary person, and they had to have some money.