The lunch at the roadside stalls cost one dollar per person, which is quite cheap. But just this, many farmers who come to the market can't afford it.
Xiao Jinlang paid the money and planned to take Chen Chu to walk to see the store opened in the county seat of Harmony Supermarket.
The county seat of Andong County is composed of two parallel streets built in the mountains and river valleys. The area is quite small, and you can walk around the city in one hour.
After completing the layout in Tianyang City, the "Harmonious Supermarket" sank step by step according to Zhou Qingfeng's requirements. After all, there are less than one million people in the city, but the total population of Tianyang area is close to ten million.
Unlike the stores in the city, the rent is cheaper in the county. A supermarket has rented four or five stores in a row. Including second-hand home appliances, furniture, clothing, daily necessities, and even a fast food restaurant.
Xiao Jinlang had never seen a fast food restaurant, but there were many people at the door. Chief Chen stood and glanced a few times, and said in surprise: "This is a bit like a McDonald's abroad, I have eaten in the United States."
The store area of more than 20 square meters uses a lot of bright-colored decoration materials. The'Holy Light' logo is very shiny. The ceiling is suspended in the store, the walls are repainted, and professional cooking stoves are placed behind the counter.
But this scene is still different from McDonald's.
The current domestic production of edible oil is insufficient, and fried food cannot be promoted. However, machine-made dumplings are on the market on a large scale, and when they are boiled in a big pot, they float in the boiling hot soup.
The big problem in the current domestic catering industry is that they are not very particular about appearance, and they laugh at themselves as "not clean, they are not sick after eating." The kitchen was filled with black oily smoke, and the stove was covered with dust.
To Zhou Qingfeng's fast food restaurant, all tables, chairs, counters, tableware and kitchenware must be cleaned every day. All waiters and chefs must wear clean clothes, cover their hair and wear hats.
In short, it is to achieve differentiated management, to give customers a sense of freshness and high-end, and they will have appetite when they pass by.
Xiao Jinlang glanced at the menus posted on the wall. They were all easily processed foods such as steamed buns, dumplings and sesame seeds. Any dishes that are too troublesome are invisible.
In addition, there is a freezer in the store, which specializes in selling ready-made fast food, as well as drinks and ice cream. It's only early May, and the weather is not too hot, and many children still come to buy soda.
After standing for a while at the entrance of this shop, Lao Xiao and the two suddenly felt that they shouldn't have lunch at a roadside stall, it should be better to eat here. Chief Chen touched his stomach and sighed, "Buy a bottle of beverage for a drink."
The price of Coca-Cola remains unchanged for a long time, two dollars and five bottles. Jianlibao is not cheap now, and ordinary families can't afford it. But the locals often have their own beverage factories, and the ones sold are much cheaper.
"Harmonious Supermarket" let Tianyang Soda Factory engage in OEM, and the sodas produced are sold everywhere under its own brand. Fifty cents per bottle, you can still find a dime if you recycle the glass bottle.
The beverage industry once achieved huge profits. Chief Chen bought two bottles for one dollar, opened the bottle and took a sip, which came out fiercely.
"What's the matter?" Xiao Jinlang was about to drink while holding the bottle in his hand, frightened. "Too bad?"
It's not bad to drink, but the chief who came to the imperial capital has never seen a bold person like Zhou Qingfeng. He stared at the sticker on the bottle, "How can this be painted like this..."
"Holy Light" brand soda, the trademark is naturally the holy light through the bottom of the girl's skirt.
"This is too bad for children." The director scolded angrily.
"I thought you were going to say what?" Xiao Jinlang expressed his calmness, raising the bottle and taking a sip, "I heard from the people in the company that this trademark was designed by President Zhou himself."
Puff..., Director Chen took another sip, deeply feeling Zhou Qingfeng's evil taste.
The icy soda is delicious, and the caramel sweetness brings satisfaction. The carbon dioxide rushes out of the mouth, which is particularly comfortable. No wonder children love it.
In order to attract the flow of people, the NTU color TV set outside the fast food restaurant to play video. This trick has been used in Nantou Township, and the effect is particularly good. Passersby outside the shop inevitably come to take a look, especially children.
The film shown today is "Rodin's Lover", the famous work of Isabella Adjani. Probably the hormones are too strong. French movies are always so many people..., just about to move.
In short, the current Adjani is beautiful like a fairy.
Zhou Qingfeng wanted to show some domestic movies and TV series, but couldn't find any good ones. You can't play "Journey to the West" every day.
There are three floors inside and three outside of the large color TV, and there are many people watching the excitement. Many students did not attend class, secretly crowded into the crowd to watch, and inevitably were scolded by adults.
Old Xiao glanced, and walked to several other stores. He is keenly aware that the second-hand goods sold in the county are significantly lower-end, and the price is often less than 500 yuan. There are a lot of daily necessities for a few dollars.
These are nothing but a sign at the entrance of the store that attracted Lao Xiao's attention. The above is the notice of recruitment and training, and there is actually a free training package for employment.
Director Chen asked puzzledly: "What the hell is Zhou Qingfeng doing? He doesn't do a good job in smuggling, and he does all the mess."
"You can't treat that guy as a normal person, he may just be idle and bored." Xiao Jinlang didn't have any other explanation. After investigating for half a month, he knew exactly how much Uncle Zhou had done.
There are also many people around the recruitment notice, and people come into the store to ask questions from time to time. Wages, type of work, work location, training content, all matters need to be asked.
Xiao Jinlang entered the store and came out with a poorly printed leaflet. Above is a detailed description of different recruitment positions, most of which are recruited by "Harmonious Firms".
Director Chen squeezed his head over, took a few glances, and exclaimed, "Is there any mistake? The salary is so high?"
In fact, it is not high at all. It is nothing more than a brick-moving coolie who works on the construction site with a monthly salary of 100, including food and housing. The requirements are hard work, hard work, obedience to orders, and not greedy or lazy.
There is also the cook who cooks for the construction site. Both men and women are of all ages, but they are required to undergo a medical examination.
The strangest thing is that even the most ordinary coolies are trained in the military for three days. It doesn't matter if you are 40 or 50 years old or 20 or 30 years old.
"This is probably not a regulation made by Zhou Qingfeng, but a certain engineering battalion commander of the'harmonious construction' can't stand the freedom of migrant workers." Xiao Jinlang explained.
"Is there anything like this?" Director Chen opened his eyes. Since I hit Tianyang, what I have seen and heard has turned out to be new tricks. He went into the store and asked in person, and sighed after coming out.
"It is said that it has hired more than a thousand people, and this month's salary will cost at least more than 100,000. It is really rare that a company can hire so many people now. No wonder Tianyang has spared no effort to protect him."
Looking at the crowds in front of several shops, Xiao Jinlang whispered and sighed: "Don't look at Zhou Qingfeng's spending, in fact, he earns more.
I used to investigate only the appearance. After serving as the liaison director, you can see many internal company reports.
Don't look at the smuggled goods that'Shengguang' engages in. In fact, the company's stores below the city are also making money. "
Chief Chen glanced at the cheap pots and pans outside the shop, and asked in disbelief: "You said these few cents can make money?"
"Yes." Xiao Jinlang nodded, "It's just small profits but quick turnover. Zhou Qingfeng likes to take out loans in kind, and he can go out hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands in a month.
Seeing that the money is all in the water. But who is taking his loan? They are poor people who usually don't have much money, and they buy the cheapest things.
Note that the "Shengguang" loan is in kind. Zhou Qingfeng collects the daily necessities that cannot be sold in the city at a very low price and sells it to farmers as loans.
The loaned money and goods will circulate around the outside world, and eventually they will be turned into funds and physical goods and returned to the account of the "Holy Light".
'Holy Light' allows the borrower to repay the loan with labor and production in kind. This kind of capital flow is very fast, and some towns can make a round in half a month.
Think about the millions of people in Tianyang, the bottom-level business will be monopolized by the'Holy Light'. Do you think Zhou Qingfeng is really losing money? He is very good. "
According to Zhou Qingfeng, this is called forcing consumption.