In the somewhat chaotic cloth hall, Tang Ji looked a little tired and sat quietly on the chair in front of the counter.
The difficulty of this mission was originally difficult, but now the good materials have been removed and it has become a hell level!
Suddenly, his eyelashes swung twice, he slammed the table, and shouted: "No, I have to get the cloth back. Is the shopkeeper here?"
Hearing his words, the man who was sorting out the messed up cloths on the side shelf fell down from the step stool, walked over quickly, cupped his hands and said, "Yao Jin, the shopkeeper of Xicheng Cloth Store, has met Mr. Tang."
Tang Ji glanced at the honest-looking middle-aged man in front of him and ordered: "Send someone to bring back the cloth that was moved away just now!"
"Mr. Tang, since this is the order of Deacon Qi, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get this cloth back. Even if they are really willing to give it, they will probably pass it off as good quality and send us some inferior goods." Yao Jin reminded.
Tang Ji waved his hand and insisted: "That's better than nothing, send someone!"
"Yes!" Yao Jin received the order from Yue Shuhua yesterday. From now on, Xicheng Clothing Store will be fully managed by Tang Ji. Naturally, he could not go against the other party's wishes, so he whispered a few words to the waiter next to him.
Tang Ji did not continue to worry about the cloth, and ordered the waiter to clean the store. He asked Yao Jin for the account book, sat back and started to read through it.
Soon after, Tang Ji rubbed his frown.
In half a year, there were six account books, and the final summary of each account was a loss, and the amount was increasing month by month.
He couldn't figure out what the purpose of keeping such a money-losing shop until now if it hadn't been closed down earlier!
After calming down, Tang Ji put the account book back on the counter. Although Xicheng Cloth Shop was like a pool of stagnant water, it was not completely hopeless. Judging from the purchase records in the account book just now, the cloth inventory in the cloth shop should be very large!
Thinking of this, he raised his eyes and looked at the busy figure at the counter: "Shopkeeper Yao!"
Yao Jin quickly turned around and said, "What are your orders, Mr. Tang?"
"We should have a lot of cloth here!" Tang Ji asked.
Hearing this, Yao Jin sighed, nodded and said: "In one year, a lot of inventory has been accumulated. Mr. Tang, let me take you to see it."
Immediately, the two of them walked towards the backyard.
The space in the backyard is not small. There are several small bungalows of the same size on the left with the same exterior decoration. There is a poplar tree planted on the right, and various green plants are planted in the flower bed under the tree. Tang Ji's nerves are tense.
Relax slightly.
Directly behind the yard was a two-story wooden building. As Yao Jin opened the door, he was shocked by the scene inside the building.
The interior of the small building has obviously been remodeled. There are no tables, chairs, benches, or gorgeous decorations. Instead, it is divided into compartments. Each compartment is about five feet long and wide. There are piles of cloth of various colors in it, and there are wooden railings on the side.
There is a wooden sign hanging on it, with the names of various pieces of cloth carved on it.
Tang Ji came back to his senses, checked a few compartments at random, touched his chin and thought for a while, then asked curiously: "Shopkeeper Yao, since there is so much inventory in the cloth shop, why don't you consider selling it at a reduced price?"
"Alas, Mr. Tang doesn't know. The price reduction of these cloths is too small to attract customers. But if the price is reduced too much... you also know that there are two cloth shops under the Jianghai Chamber of Commerce. If we reduce the price, Dongcheng Cloth Shop will definitely be affected.
If your reputation is damaged, money cannot make up for it!" Yao Jin explained.
Only then did Tang Ji realize this. It's like you open two stores and sell the same thing for ten cents in one store and only one cent in the other. Those bastards who spend ten cents to buy it will definitely not be happy. Who can
Will visit again.
Over time, the reputation will naturally collapse!
He put his hands on several pieces of cloth and found that although they were covered with dust, the touch and style were not bad. After thinking carefully, he raised the corner of his mouth, patted Yao Jin's shoulder, and said, "Shopkeeper Yao
, do you dare to play something big with me!"
Yao Jin has been taking over this cloth shop for nine months. He feels very uncomfortable with the losses every month. He does not regard this young master as a hope, but out of courtesy, he still asks: "Mr. Tang
What do you want to do?”
"Since the competition in cloth is so great, let's find another way to turn cloth into clothes!" After saying this, Tang Ji had already made a plan in his mind.
Yao Jin didn't understand what he meant, but before he could ask, the latter spoke again: "Shopkeeper Yao, what is the price of these pieces of cloth now? How many clothes can one piece of cloth make? And...
...By the way, if we lay off one person now, how much does it cost per day?”
In this way, the two of them stopped in the small building, and Yao Jin answered Tang Ji's questions one by one.
After estimating the approximate cost of a piece of clothing in his mind, Tang Ji showed a relaxed smile and told the other party his plan to transform the cloth shop into a ready-made clothing store.
Yao Jin didn't take him seriously at first, but after listening to it and thinking about it for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up!
yes!
The cloth industry in Xicheng is fiercely competitive, but no one has thought about selling ready-made clothes. If they can do it well, they will be the ones who eat the meat first, and the Lin family's main store can only follow behind and drink the soup!
However, although the idea was there, other problems also followed.
If you decide to transform cloth into ready-made clothes, the cost will increase. So how should the clothes be priced? If no one likes the clothes or the price is too expensive, who will make up for the losses caused... A series of
Questions were swirling in his mind.
Just when Yao Jin was confused, Tang Ji pulled him back to reality: "Shopkeeper Yao, the idea came from me. You don't need to worry too much. If it fails, Tang Ji will bear all the responsibilities alone. I only have one thing to do."
Please."
Yao Jin raised his eyes and looked at him, curious about why the other party was so confident. Until his eyes met those deep but shining eyes, he sighed softly and replied: "Okay, sir, please tell me."
"Help me find layoffs, the more the better!" Tang Ji simply replied.
There were no sewing machines at the moment, so the clothes had to be cut manually. He only had one month, so he urgently needed a large number of tailors.
Yao Jin has been in this industry for many years and has a wide network of contacts. Looking for some layoffs is a trivial matter to him, so he agreed without hesitation.
After a while, the two continued to discuss matters related to the clothing store and agreed not to announce it to the public for the time being!
In the afternoon, Tang Ji sat in the study on the second floor and looked at the newly completed plan on the table. Now he was looking for a tailor to make clothes, but there was still a crucial step missing, which was how to design clothes that people like.
He put away the plan, took out a new piece of rice paper, and eagerly started sketching.
Unfortunately, after spending an entire afternoon and scraping dozens of rice paper drawings, there was still no work that satisfied him.
Tang Ji crumpled the scrap manuscript in hand and threw it aside, scratched his head, and after thinking hard to no avail, he poured a cup of tea and walked to the window, looking at the endless flow of pedestrians on the street. Suddenly, he had an idea and said excitedly: "
I see!"
Immediately, he drank all the tea in one gulp, quickly went downstairs, and ran towards the outside of the cloth shop.