Regarding the improvement of urban pricing power
8:04
There was silence in the entire Congress hall. Everyone lowered their heads and looked at the first issue on the light and shadow screen in front of them. It was proposed by the eight major associations. There are problems and loopholes in the current pricing power, and specific improvements in pricing power are needed.
The problem.
In the middle, there is a round table, and the six gods sit on chairs of corresponding colors in 3D human shapes of corresponding colors.
Only one blue chair was empty. Many people didn't quite understand what it meant. Although they had made some guesses, no one cared about such a problem. They just looked at the first motion attentively.
The entire Congress Hall was like a battlefield about to start a war, and there was a heavy sense of oppression in the air.
squeak
The door behind the business department opened, and Ye Chunwang and Hawke walked in. Everyone looked at it for a moment. The two general affairs department staff members who opened the door quickly closed the door again. Hawke, Ye Chunwang and the people from the business department
After nodding, he sat in the last row behind the administrative staff.
The gods have given everyone 20 minutes of reading time and thinking time, and a comprehensive discussion on this topic will officially begin later.
Many people seemed a little nervous because they did not expect that the issue of pricing power would be discussed at the beginning and it would be difficult to reach a consensus until early tomorrow morning.
Discussions of proposals are arranged by the gods, and this is also the issue that businessmen and families are most concerned about.
Because of the issue of pricing power, many people have suffered losses in the past. The pricing power of 9 subjects has made most businessmen timid and missed some opportunities. Many businessmen have already spoken out in protest.
Such a system will hinder the city's economy, and if businessmen cannot let go, the city's economy will even stagnate.
Alpha and the other section chiefs who went out in the morning came back half an hour ago, and Alpha seemed to be fine.
Clark stared at Wu Qun and others opposite. They came over to talk about pricing power at first. It seemed that it was not accidental, but intentional.
It was just 8:11
There are still 9 minutes until the formal discussion begins, but at this time everyone's minds are clear. The section chiefs who came in later also learned from Locke about the pricing power that the congressmen had said before.
Everyone was not stupid, and they knew what Freya and the others meant. Locke sat in the seat closest to the gods, and he was responsible for presiding over the meeting.
However, everyone present was a little confused because they did not see Gene, the section chief of Section 13, and Section 13 abstained from voting on the voting display.
Many people are already waiting for the time to end. Everyone is looking forward to the start of the topic, especially the businessmen. This is an issue related to their wealth and life. Many businessmen have applied for the right to speak and will be in the discussion of the topic.
, let the businessmen speak if necessary.
The atmosphere in the entire hall became heavier and heavier as time passed. The relaxation that had just appeared briefly due to the arrival of Hawke and Ye Chunwang had disappeared.
Hawke and Ye Chunwang have already read the document, but they both feel a little strange, because the pricing power has been written into the law and is supported by the eight major associations. Merchants do not have independent pricing power for goods.
But now that this issue is on the table, it always feels a bit confusing. Just as Ye Chunwang was thinking about it, Hawke laughed and seemed to have understood it.
"It's going to be a big show at the beginning!"
As Hawke said this, Ye Chunwang suddenly came to his senses, nodded and leaned back comfortably.
"It's time to begin!"
As the red god spoke, the purple god next to him pointed towards the parliamentarian faction.
"Wu Qun, it's up to you to explain in detail."
Wu Qun stood up, a smile appeared on his serious expression, and he bowed first.
"First of all, on behalf of all the members, I would like to thank the six gods and your Excellencies in the business department opposite for giving us the opportunity to enter here!"
After Wu Qun bowed, he put away the smile on his face.
"It has been more than 50 years since the city was established! All of you present, as well as those who participated in the important construction of the city in the past, constitute the main body of this city!"
Wu Qun slowly walked out of his seat and stepped onto a platform. As the platform slowly rose, Wu Qun stood on a platform more than 2 meters high, with his hands casually pressed on the table.
"In the past, our urban structure was very simple. Perhaps it could not be called a city, but a community where humans gathered. Chaos and unbearability were the true portrayal of this city in the past few decades. Here I want to raise a question!
"
He raised his right hand, with his index finger extended out from his clenched fist.
"Are we serving the city, or should the city serve us? I hope everyone can consider this issue."
Freya, who was behind Wu Qun, smiled and nodded, and everyone was listening attentively.
"As the core part of the city's main body, the economy determines all incentives, and pricing power directly determines the economic circulation speed and circulation quality!"
Hu Youran in the auditorium looked at Wu Qun in surprise. He did not use complicated examples to explain, but went straight to the core points. As expected, this guy is really amazing.
"Nowadays, because of the construction problems of the Angus family, the city's economic problems have become riddled with all kinds of chaos, making the city's management difficult and complicated, but the pricing power
If left to the market, there will definitely be price chaos, speculation, resource monopoly and other problems!"
As soon as Wu Qun finished speaking, everyone in the business gallery and the family gallery looked at Wu Qun. Many people looked at Wu Qun with anger.
"So I think there is no problem if the pricing power is nationalized."
As soon as Wu Qun finished speaking, some businessmen could not sit still. Many people felt threatened. They had obviously contacted Wu Qun many times before and hoped that they could unanimously agree on the issue of pricing power.
At least it can allow the business department to relax control over pricing power, so that everyone can feel more relaxed, but now Wu Qun's speech has angered many people.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Of course! I have raised the issue of economic flow speed and quality before. Now let's take a look at a typical example."
As he spoke, Wu Qun brought up a light and shadow screen and quickly brought out the documents that had been prepared in the motion.
On the light and shadow screen is a chart of the changes in the economic structure of a chain restaurant in the past ten years. The changes in the economic structure three years ago had steady ups and downs, but in the past three years, the turnover of this chain restaurant has dropped a lot, and
Suddenly I hit rock bottom.
"The bottom part is that this restaurant cannot bear its original size. Before the pricing power was returned to Congress, this store had independent pricing power, but after the pricing power was returned to Congress,
, the store’s turnover has begun to decline, and the stable tax revenue that chain stores could provide every year has now shrunk by more than 35% compared to before.”
"What's the reason!"
The green god spoke, a high-pitched and serious female voice sounded, and Wu Qun bowed.
"The reason lies in the service fee. I have said before that the sudden return of state-owned pricing power has disrupted the originally normal flow of the market economy, and some merchants have received lower final prices for items than in the past, resulting in less profit.
It was difficult to support the huge volume in the past, which ultimately led to this restaurant chain being able to sell off some of its restaurants to ensure that the restaurants in the places with the largest traffic can continue to make profits."
Wu Qun's voice became deeper.
"Because profits are low, chain restaurants that used to rely on independent pricing adjustments to support their economic size could only charge guests an additional service fee, but not every guest can understand and accept it. This restaurant chain
My boss is also present, and I think it might be more direct to ask him to speak."
A middle-aged man with half a bald head who was allowed to speak stood up and kept saying some words of thanks.
"Our company has not been having a good time in recent years. In the past, the prices of our chain restaurants were much higher than the prices set by Congress, but then we would charge service fees to make up for the losses, but many customers hated our approach, and many stores
Business has started to slow down. Because the service quality, decoration, freshness of food, etc. of our store are better than those of similar stores in the area, so our food cannot be at the same price as theirs. There is nothing we can do about it.
Maintaining everything in the store will even reduce the salary of employees! In the past few years, our store has had some disputes between employees and customers. Their salary has been reduced by half compared to the past, but they still have to provide the same service as before, so some
The employees are not in a good mood.”
As the middle-aged man spoke, all the problems became clear. At this moment, the businessmen and families heaved a sigh of relief.
"Let me tell you something first."
Brandon, the section chief of the Ninth Business Section, stood up, stared sharply at Wu Qun across from him, jumped out of his seat, and walked to the stage next to Locke.
"I personally understand what happened to this businessman friend just now! But..."
Brandon changed his usual soft style and became tougher in tone.
"Some people make money, and some people lose money. Many people are being patient. This businessman friend is not the only one who has a hard time, but there are also people who have made money under this pricing system. Representative Wu Qun, please don't give examples of failures.
, I also hope you can come up with some successful examples. The implementation of a system is inherently accompanied by the duality of failure and success. If it is only one-sided, I am afraid it will be difficult to explain the two core essential issues you raised!"
Wu Qun smiled and nodded. At this time, the originally happy businessmen looked at Wu Qun eagerly, hoping that Wu Qun could quickly come up with something more powerful to refute the opposite party.
Wu Qun nodded and brought up another case. It was a chain of small food supermarkets. In the past 10 years, before the pricing power was taken back to the state, the turnover did not fluctuate much. However, after the pricing power was taken away by Congress,
After returning home, the turnover of this small supermarket chain began to rise in a straight line.
But the examples Wu Qun gave worried everyone, because indeed, as Brandon said, some people made money because of pricing, and some people lost money because of pricing issues. This is actually different from the past when businessmen set their own prices.
During this period, it has a lot to do with increasing one's own economic volume after making profits. Some people operate very cautiously and always take one step at a time, but some people take bigger steps.
"Member Wu Qun, the examples you gave do not seem to have much to do with the two core issues you raised, the speed and quality of economic flows!"
To be continued...