Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

After lunch, Lin Ran returned to the company.

Yang Jianlong came to the office and told Lin Ran the information he knew about an electrical appliance store that was being transferred.

He asked curiously: "Godfather, why are you looking for the transferred electrical appliance store?"

"Nothing." Lin Ran did not tell Yang Jianlong about the collapse of Xinghai Electric.

Yang Jianlong knew that Lin Ran always had his own reasons for doing things, so he naturally didn't ask any more questions.

Lin Ran left the shop and came to the old street near Panjiayuan.

The surrounding environment of the old street is complicated. There is a garbage station at the intersection, and a disgusting smell comes from inside.

I really don’t know how to plan.

Lin Ran frowned. These days, the garbage dumps are built on the outermost edges and don't pay attention to their image at all.

It is still spring, and if summer comes, the health situation will be even worse.

The pedestrians around me didn't seem to care, and seemed to be used to this kind of life.

Lin Ran walked along the entrance to the old street. After walking about 100 meters, he saw the signboard of Shengchang Electrical Appliances.

This is a two-story store with a community in front and behind.

There was a transfer sign posted outside the shop, and it was afternoon time. The boss was sitting in the shop bored, listening to the radio.

Seeing Lin Ran walk in, the boss immediately stood up.

"What do you want to buy?"

His tone was extremely calm, as if he was just a worker and the business quality of the store had nothing to do with him.

When Lin Ran passed by the store just now, he discovered that there were all kinds of shops in the old street except clothing stores, and this store faced an old neighborhood.

This community is not simple, it is filled with retired professors.

There is a lot of traffic on the street, but this store seems to have little business.

After walking in the door, I found that it was indeed the case.

After all, the boss has adopted this attitude in doing business, and only if he has customers can he be successful.

The boss's voice was lazy, and Lin Ran found it boring.

Lin Ran asked: "Hello, are you the owner of this store?"

"Yes, otherwise what do you think I do?" the boss said angrily.

The boss probably worked in a supply and marketing cooperative before, and his service attitude was downright terrible.

However, Lin Ran was not here to buy services today.

Then he smiled and said, "I saw you posted a transfer notice outside. I wonder how you plan to change hands of your store?"

The boss looked up at Lin Ran with an incredulous expression and asked, "Do you want to take over this store?"

"Yes." Lin Ran said, "But I don't know the specific requirements yet. Can you talk to me in detail?"

The boss obviously didn't believe that such a young person could accept an electrical appliance store.

Said: "My time is very valuable. If you don't have a certain amount of funds, don't try to set up my shop."

"What does a certain amount of funds mean?"

"At least you have to come up with five figures." The boss said angrily.

"Of course, I came to you to discuss business, so I have already prepared the funds." Although Lin Ran didn't know how much it would cost to take over an electrical appliance store, he could still spend tens of thousands of dollars.

"Really?" Seeing his confident look, the boss also smiled, and his attitude immediately changed.

"Okay, okay, sit down first and I'll get you a glass of water."

Looking at the boss's short and fat body, his walking legs and feet were somewhat awkward, but his attitude was extremely bad, Lin Ran felt that this kind of person was hateful and pathetic.

He doesn't seem to realize that the main reason why this store is not making money is himself.

The boss came over with a glass of boiling water and placed it in front of Lin Ran.

He stretched out his fat hand to shake hands with Lin Ran. While shaking hands, he looked up at Lin Ran: "What do you call the boss? You are so young? When I was your age, I was still studying in school."

Lin Ran took his hand back and said, "It's almost the same. According to the original plan, I should also be studying."

Lin Ran took the opportunity to look at the time and estimated that Manager Zhang should come over.

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Manager Zhang is on the street, watching everywhere.

Lin Ran quickly stood up, waved to him, and greeted him into the store.

Seeing Manager Zhang, the boss felt completely at ease.

Lin Ran introduced him: "This is Manager Zhang. He will help me manage the store later."

"Manager Zhang, hello."

The boss's attitude toward Manager Zhang, who was fashionably dressed and elegant, was obviously much more polite.

"Good day, boss."

The boss stood up and explained the situation in the store to them.

"Our store mainly deals in tape players, radios, telephones and washing machines. These goods will be transferred to you based on the purchase price. Including the store's annual rent, the total is 25000 yuan. What do you think?"

Manager Zhang couldn't make up his mind and looked up at Lin Ran.

Lin Ran nodded, "Go check it out."

Manager Zhang immediately stood up and scanned the entire store.

He picked up the electrical appliances inside to test them, and his attitude towards testing reminded Lin Ran of the time when he was appraising treasures.

Verifying the quality of electrical appliances is actually the same as appraising treasures.

In addition to checking whether the appearance is intact, it is more important to ensure that its functions are intact.

After a period of verification, Manager Zhang returned to Lin Ran.

"A total of three electrical appliances were found to be broken. The others are all working, but..."

Manager Zhang hesitated.

Lin Ran said: "Since we are going to cooperate, it is better to be honest with each other. If you have anything to say, just say it and don't keep it in your heart."

The boss also nodded: "Yes, do you two have any opinions about my store? You can raise them."

"Okay, it's mainly due to two things." Manager Zhang said, "The first is the popularity. We have been in the store for an hour, and during this time, no one has entered the store. The traffic of this store is not good."

"Another thing is that although the electrical appliances in the store can be used, most of them are from unknown brands, not to mention imported goods. There are not even well-known domestic brands. The resale price of [-] is too expensive."

Taking over and transferring a store is nothing more than an examination of human and financial resources.

In other aspects, Lin Ran will make the decision.

He just needs to give opinions based on his own expertise.

Lin Ran nodded: "That's good."

Although they had conflicts before, Lin Ran had some changes in his view of Manager Zhang through today's performance.

After all, he is also the manager of an electrical appliance store. In this era, to be hired as a manager by a big boss, you must have at least some unique skills.

Manager Zhang's words made Lao a little embarrassed.

"Young man, you are right. We do not have any big-name electrical appliances in our store, but you have to consider that the consumer group in the old street is a group of aunts who have to bargain when buying groceries. If you want to get an extra penny from them, It’s simply difficult to reach the sky.”

"As for the passenger flow you mentioned, I believe you can see that there are a lot of people on the whole street. This is just an ordinary working day. There will be even more people on Sunday."