Cao Yong stared at the financial statement on the screen, his eyes repeatedly reviewed several key data in the form, his face sank.
Although the air conditioner was turned on in the room, Chen Taitong beside him was still wiping his sweat nervously, his heart pounding. He was bent over, his legs didn't dare to stand upright, like a little eunuch serving Lafayette, waiting for Director Cao Yong's questioning at any time. The longer he waited, the more uneasy he became.
Chen Taitong knew that today's hurdle was very sad, and the sales data had dropped too much—it would be fine if it was just like this, but something like this happened again, and the head office repeated repeated orders saying that this year is a critical period for listing preparations, requiring all regions to There must be no damage to the company's image in the branch.
Finally, Cao Yong's eyes stopped on the percentage point of sales drop from the previous month. Chen Taitong's breathing was almost stagnant.
"Master Chen, is there a typo here?" Cao Yong asked politely, pointing to the number.
"Cough! This... this..." Chen Taitong was sweating profusely, and reluctantly said with a smile: "Recently, the sales situation is not very good. After all, school has started, and it is incomparable with the summer vacation..."
Cao Yong is the regional sales director of Fanxing Group. In theory, he is half a level higher than Chen Taitong, who is the store manager. More importantly, Cao Yong is a direct descendant, while Chen Taitong is just the store manager of a franchise store, so you can tell at a glance who speaks more weight.
Cao Yong took a deep look at him, "Mr. Chen, it's normal for sales to drop after school starts. It happens in every store, but no store has seen a 50% drop in sales. Besides, what's going on outside?"
Looking out through the window, on the other side of the road, there were about 20 people holding homemade signs and staring silently at the door of the store. Pedestrians passing by slowed down, curious about the writing on the sign.
"Fanxing hires forum sailors to steal my money!"
"Fanxing sells pets as shoddy goods, and turns his back on it!"
"Starry sales defraud consumers and hide pet health problems!"
These people include old and young, and middle-aged people. They didn't say anything, they just stood there holding a sign and exerted pressure on the Fanxing Binhai Dongcheng Franchise Store across the road, which had a great dissuading effect. . People who originally planned to buy pets, seeing this situation, mostly chose to find another home. Of course, there are also a small number of people who still believe in big companies, ignore the slogans on these brands, and continue to buy pets in stores.
Chen Taitong had nothing to do about it. He was standing across the road, not at the door of the shop. What right did he have to drive him away? Besides, among those people there are old people in their 70s and 80s, who will fall if they touch them, and no one dares to go up and chase them away.
He once tried to call the police, but when the police came and saw the situation, it was also a headache, and they took a peaceful approach. Not only did they not drive him away, but they persuaded him to spend money to eliminate the disaster, lose money and settle the matter, and calm down as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a big trouble. No one is good.
But Chen Taitong can't pay. If he loses one, he will find three, and the amount of money is not enough to fill it. Seeing his attitude, the police went to the other side of the road to persuade those people to go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and 315, and if they couldn't, they would go to the court to sue.
It seems that the opposite side did not reach a consensus and did not adopt the police's suggestion. Seeing that neither side listened to the persuasion, the police went straight home and let go. However, from the second day after calling the police, there will always be a police car parked not far away, constantly monitoring the movements here, and stopping any signs of violent conflict immediately.
Chen Taitong was in a difficult situation. The people opposite him were all idlers. Old men and women sat there with their horses in their hands. At noon, someone delivered food and water. It was clear that it was going to be a protracted war. Maybe in two days, a table would be set up to play mahjong. ... He has a lot of time to spend, is he still doing business here
Up to now, he couldn't hide it anymore, so he had to tell Cao Yong the whole story and asked him to help accommodate him. Because he knows that a company as big as Fanxing must have all hands and eyes, and if he can't handle things, Fanxing may not be unable to handle them.
Cao Yongyue's face became colder when he heard that, and he tapped his fingers on the table irritably, like a time bomb about to explode. Facing the pressure of going public, the head office is now very concerned about the company's image. It is actually quite common to hire sailors. After all, the cost is low and the results are quick. Everyone knows it well, and they all turn a blind eye. , but you can't leave handles and traces, it will be troublesome if someone picks it up.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Master Chen, let me tell you clearly that this matter must be suppressed as soon as possible, and the head office must not be disturbed, and don't expect the head office to wipe your ass, otherwise none of us will be able to please you." , I’m afraid they will be killed by the head office to set an example!”
Chen Taitong really panicked now. The only confidence he had before was that the head office would not do anything to save him, but he forgot that the head office has another option, which is to abandon the car and save the handsome man. It's a car, not even a pawn.
The elimination rate of the pet industry is too high. He chose to become Fanxing's franchise store because he wanted to rely on a big tree to enjoy the shade, and he could enjoy the purchase price advantage and exclusive logistics of Fanxing's unified procurement of pets, and he was not subject to strict management like a direct store. , have fun. However, it would be good if there were no accidents, once an accident happened, don't expect Fanxing to stand out for a mere franchise store.
There has been a big decline in pet sales, but the franchise fee has to be paid back, not a penny less, otherwise the deposit will be deducted and the contract will be terminated according to the contract.
"Director Cao, you have to give me an idea! If this goes on, I'm really doomed! My whole family will have to drink the Northwest Wind, you can't do nothing!" Chen Taitong's legs went limp, almost kneel down.
Cao Yong didn't want to get into this troubled water, but if he didn't do anything about it, the store would really close down, and he, the regional sales director, would have to bear some responsibility, and he would definitely be regarded as incompetent by the head office. It's not been two or three days since he and Qian Fang, the purchasing supervisor, have been fighting openly and secretly. Both of them covet the throne of regional manager. Work in the position of regional manager for three or four years, and if you perform well, you can be transferred back to the head office to take up middle and senior leadership positions. Even if the performance is mediocre, the regional manager still has dry shares, which is even more popular in the context of the company's possible listing.
Thinking of this, Cao Yong said implicitly: "I can't help these people outside. But there is still a way to solve the sales."
Chen Taitong seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and quickly asked for advice: "How to reverse it?"
"It's very simple. Assuming that the total number of people buying pets in Dongcheng District is fixed, if your sales volume drops, some people must increase. Think about it, which store meets this condition?"
"There is a Qiyuan pet shop that seems to be very popular recently." He replied, which was told to him by his employee and sailor.
Cao Yong smiled: "I know this store, it is an old store, but it has been lukewarm before, and there is no threat. You have the advantage of purchase price, are you afraid you can't beat him? There has never been a price war. , if there is a second price war.”