Chen Lishu: "Zhang Xue also got married last month."
Yang Lili: "Really? It seemed that she and Li Zhiwei were getting along well at the time."
Chen Lishu: "Zhang Xue married a soldier. About half a year after you left, Li Zhiwei went abroad. By the way, where do you live now? How are your brother-in-law and Niuniu?"
The smile on Yang Lili's lips faded a bit: "Leave me. He didn't agree with me going abroad, so I divorced before I went abroad."
No one knows how much she has sacrificed to get to where she is today.
But everything is over.
Before they separated, the two left each other's contact information.
When Yang Lili returned to the mall, the staff greeted her very warmly: "Manager Yang."
Yang Lili nodded: "You are busy with your business, I will go upstairs to find Manager Sun."
With that said, the man went up the stairs.
When Chen Lishu returned to the hotel, Nan Haitao and Sun Chang had not returned yet.
It wasn't until after four o'clock in the afternoon that the two of them came back.
"How did things go?"
Nan Haitao picked up the water glass on the table and poured himself a glass of water. After drinking it in one breath, he said: "I neither agreed nor refused. I only said that I would truthfully report the situation to their leaders."
Chen Lishu nodded: "Things didn't happen overnight. I went over there today and said I was waiting for news."
"Tomorrow, Xiao Sun and I will go to other shopping malls to check the situation. Now some shopping malls have begun to implement the contract system. Maybe we can work hard in this aspect."
After all, it is contracted to self-employed individuals, who have strong flexibility and autonomy. As long as they are profitable, it is easier to negotiate cooperation.
The next day, Chen Lishu was not in a hurry to go to the department store to ask for answers. She went to the courtyard first.
In the yard, clothes and quilts were dried on hangers made of bamboo poles. A few half-year-old children were playing a game of police catching thieves with pistols folded up in paper. When they saw Chen Lishu coming in, the children stopped and ran away in a swarm.
Gone.
A little boy wearing crotchless pants followed and tried to catch up.
An old woman sitting on the steps under the eaves of the west side wing saw this and shouted: "Run slower, be careful of falling."
"Aunt Zhao, where are you looking at your grandson?"
When the other party saw it was her, he stood up quickly and said, "Why is the girl here free? Are you here to see the house?"
Chen Lishu nodded: "I received your letter last time saying that two families had moved away, so I wanted to come over and have a look."
"Yes, there is a family that just moved out last week, and I kept an eye on it for you. When they left, almost nothing in the house was moved. I have the key here, so I'll take you over to take a look."
The old lady said as she took off a bunch of keys from her waistband, and then opened the two east wing rooms.
Chen Lishu went in and took a look. The two rooms were very clean.
"I have nothing to do except take care of my grandson all day, so I just help with the cleaning. It would be more convenient if you guys move in."
Chen Lishu was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "I knew it was the safest thing to leave this matter to you, aunt. Thank you for your hard work."
Aunt Zhao waved her hand: "It's okay anyway. My son has been looking for a house recently. There will be news in the next two days. It is estimated that he will move before the end of the month."
Chen Lishu nodded: "Thank you for taking care of me during this time, aunt. Before I leave, I will have someone come over to collect the house. I will also explain clearly the rent for this month, and I will give it to you for free."
The aunt immediately smiled so hard that she couldn't see her eyes: "Hey, thank you so much. There are not many landlords who are as easy to talk to as you these days."
After Chen Lishu changed the locks of the two houses, she said something to Aunt Zhao and left.
"After comprehensive consideration, we will not consider the entry of your brand into the market for the time being. After all, we still have to consider the ideas of other brands. Let me tell you something that you may not like to hear. Cooperating with an unknown brand like yours will not affect the reputation of the mall.
It will all have an impact. If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope we can cooperate again."
Although the other party was more tactful, the meaning of rejection was very obvious.
"I know that the brand may not be well-known now, but in terms of quality and design, we are not inferior to the first-tier brands, and we are also very popular in provincial capitals. As long as you are willing to give us a chance, I promise that you will never be disappointed."
Originally, Chen Lishu was quite confident about this cooperation. After all, everyone in the Magic City had already agreed.
However, no matter how Chen Lishu promoted it, the other party insisted that they would not consider it for the time being.
In the end I could only leave disappointed.
As soon as she reached the door of the shopping mall, Yang Lili came in from the outside and asked, "How is it? Does Manager Sun agree?"
Chen Lishu shook her head: "I said I won't consider it for the time being."
Yang Lili frowned: "How could this be? I went to see him yesterday after we separated. We obviously had a good deal. How about I go there with you again and try to fight for it?"
Chen Lishu pursed her lips: "Forget it, I've already said what I need to say. Since he can't agree with my brand, it's meaningless to say more."
"Then what are you going to do next? I'm going back to the south in two days. If there's anything I can do to help you, just ask."
"We can only try to find other cooperative units. You must tell me before you leave, and I will implement it for you."
Yang Lili nodded, both of them had their own things to be busy with, so they separated.
Progress on the other side of the South China Sea was not smooth, but it was not all-out.
Successfully signed supply contracts with self-employed contractors of two shopping malls.
There are two hundred pieces of clothing in total. He has already called Zhao Xingwang and will contact him for delivery in the afternoon.
Chen Lishu: "The freight between the provincial capital and Kyoto is not cheap. It would not be cost-effective for us to send it by mail every time."
Nan Haitao: "However, there is no good solution for the time being. Both land and labor are relatively cheap in the provincial capital. It would be great if we had a warehouse in Kyoto. It is not far from the Magic City and can be taken care of. It can also be regarded as a transit station.
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"Your proposal is good." Chen Lishu: "This time the department store entry issue has not been settled. On the way back, I thought about it carefully. If it doesn't work, we will open our own store. It just so happens that the transfer station issue you mentioned can also be solved.
, kill two birds with one stone.”
Nan Haitao: "However, choosing a store is different from choosing a warehouse. We don't know much about this place and haven't done any research. If the final location is not chosen well, not only will it not be profitable, but we may also lose money."
Another point is that it doesn’t cost much to rent a warehouse, but the cost of opening a store may be several times higher.
Chen Lishu: "Who said there is no good place, so we opened the store next to a clothing department store. Since they don't like our brand, I will make it bigger and stronger to show them."
Hearing her words, Nan Haitao couldn't laugh or cry: "You can't be angry about this matter."
Chen Lishu said very seriously: "I'm not angry, I made the decision after careful consideration. Firstly, it was only a matter of time to open a store in Kyoto. Secondly, Kyoto is a central city, the media is developed, and we have our own physical store. In the future,