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Chapter 669 Partnering to open a supermarket, seven years later
On the rest day, Zhou Chen was invited by Mao Tutu to have dinner at the hotel together.

During the dinner, the two talked about some interesting things about themselves recently. After drinking for a while, Mao Tutu revealed his real purpose for inviting Zhou Chen.

"Zhou Chen, you may not know that Yang Huajian has already gone to sea and started his own company."

"Oh, really?"

Zhou Chen was surprised but not surprised.

Surprised because Yang Huajian had already started a company, but he didn't know it yet.

Not surprised because he knew Yang Huajian a long time ago. He is not the kind of person who can always sit in the office and work hard for his career. Yang Huajian is a man with a good face, a good reputation, and a good show off.

The work within the system simply cannot allow him to sway to his heart's content. The higher the position, the more scrupulous he will be and the more he must keep a low profile.

So Yang Huajian's going to sea is almost a certainty, it's just a matter of time.

Mao Tutu was rather surprised: "Looking at you, you don't seem very surprised. You are not curious, what kind of company did Yang Huajian start?"

"What else can it be, import and export trade, he is familiar with this line of business."

Zhou Chen casually said that Yang Huajian had partnered with Han Chunming in several import and export trades before, and opened up a lot of contacts.

When he went to sea to start a company, he definitely wanted to make a hit and make money, so he naturally chose the path he was most familiar with.

Mao Map gave a thumbs up: "As expected of you, you guessed it right, it's a trading company. To tell you the truth, after I found out, I still wanted to cooperate with him, but this guy didn't have that intention at all."

Friends are friends, business partners are business partners.

Yang Huajian himself has figured out the way, is familiar with the process, and he has money in his hands, so how could he be willing to give up the opportunity to make money to others.

Even Han Chunming, who was a partner before, didn't take a share, so how could it be possible for Mao Tutu to take a share.

Zhou Chen said: "Isn't this normal? He has people, connections, and is not short of money for the time being. He can handle it all by himself. Why do he need people to buy shares?"

"You saw Yang Huajian go into the sea, and your heart started to move, didn't you?"

What Mao Tutu thought, he counted in his stomach. Mao Tutu wanted to go to sea before, but he was forced by his family to go to work. After a few years, he was safe.

But now seeing that Zhou Chen's small commodity chain store is getting better and better, and seeing that Yang Huajian has officially entered the sea, he is a little anxious.

"Zhou Chen, the two of us know everything. Back then, you promised me that if I went to sea, I could cooperate with you. Does that count?"

Before graduating from university, Zhou Chen chatted with Mao Tutu and Yang Huajian. At that time, Mao Tutu also said that he wanted to partner with Zhou Chen in business, but later, due to the pressure of his family, there was no further discussion.

At that time, Zhou Chen also thought that he didn't have to bother and work hard to make money, and he could get benefits by investing in Han Chunming, Yang Huajian, Mao Tutu and others.

It's just that after a few years, he didn't implement this approach, even Han Chunming, he never cooperated.

Because he felt that his original idea was too unrealistic. Whether it was Han Chunming or Yang Huajian, they all had their own opinions. Although they were good friends, in the business field, interests were the main thing. It's not something he can control.

He had figured it out a long time ago, instead of investing in them, he might as well invest in his own sister.

At least his own sister is really looking out for him. As Voldemort's Zhou Yi, she will definitely stand by his side no matter what time it is.

That's why in the past few years, he has continuously helped Zhou Yi open several stores, and also gave a small part of the equity.

Although many people think that it is difficult for a family business to grow, they have to admit that in most cases, family members are more trustworthy than outsiders.

"I always keep my word, but are you really going to go to sea? Can you handle it with your old man? I don't want to be approached by your old man just because I cooperated with you."

Mao Tutu rolled his eyes, "Don't leave any pot unopened. I'm married now, and my son is about to be born. The head of the family, the head of the family, do you understand?"

"Okay, just treat yourself as the head of the family."

Zhou Chen understands who Mao Tutu is. Mao Tutu definitely has the ability, but his character is not as decisive as Han Chunming, and his connections and smoothness are not as good as Yang Huajianguang.

However, Zhou Chen, who has cooperated with Mao Tutu in the supply and marketing cooperative business, knows that Mao Tutu has many advantages. He can listen to other people's words and will not become dictatorial.

In layman's terms, from his point of view, Mao Tu belongs to the type who can share wealth and adversity, and is also a very good executor.

Both Yang Huajian and Han Chunming are too independent. No matter what they do, they want to control it by themselves, so Zhou Chen is not willing to partner with them, because he is also a person with his own ideas. It's hard for him to compromise.

Mao Tutu could listen to him, so Zhou Chen was willing to cooperate with him.

"Since you already want to go to sea, you must have your own ideas. Tell me, which line of work do you want to do?"

Mao Tutu said, "I have a few ideas. What do you think about real estate?"

"Real estate, yes, you have vision."

Zhou Chen was a little surprised. In fact, during this period, the real estate market in China hadn't exploded, and there weren't many real estate companies. Mao Tutu could see that the real estate industry was a leader, which showed that he still had a good eye.

"However, real estate companies are not so easy to deal with, especially in this age, if you want to get the land, you have to have a good relationship."

Mao Tu said, "Then which industry do you think we should be in?"

"supermarket."

"Supermarket? What's that?"

Mao Tutu looked bewildered. At present, in China, food stamps and other tickets have not completely disappeared, and there are very few stores like supermarkets.

Zhou Chen explained: "Supermarkets are supermarkets. In fact, our country already has supermarkets, but they are not called supermarkets now, but self-selected shopping malls."

"Supermarkets generally sell food and daily necessities, and their main characteristics are that small profits are quick to sell, and there are basically no salespersons to deal with middle and low-end commodities; the commodities are in small packages, and the weight, specifications and prices are marked; there are trolleys or baskets, and customers Optional goods; one-time settlement and payment when you go out."

"Isn't this just a shopping mall? I see that there are many such shopping malls now, and the business seems to be like that. Can we make a lot of money doing this?"

Mao Tutu also has small assets and often goes to shopping malls, so he feels that this business has absolutely no future in real estate.

Zhou Chen said: "You are thinking too simply. There is no industry that can guarantee you will make a lot of money, but no matter what industry you are in, as long as you can become bigger and stronger, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money."

Mao Tutu looked contemptuous: "Brother, I'm not a young man just out of society, can you be honest? Just tell me, can the supermarket you're talking about make a lot of money."

"vulgar."

Zhou Chen was very speechless, this kid doesn't play cards according to the routine.

"The reason why I say supermarkets instead of real estate is not to say that real estate is not as good as supermarkets, because I am now a small commodity chain store, and supermarkets still have something in common with my small commodity store, so we can get on the right track faster; and if In real estate, everything has to start from scratch.”

"The most important thing is that the supermarket is a retail enterprise, and there will be no delay in borrowing when customers come to the door, which is conducive to the return of funds, and..."

Ten minutes later, Mao Tutu was moved by what Zhou Chen said.

"Okay, then do as you say, you have experience in this field, I will listen to you."

"Since you have no objection, we will start to act in the near future."

So the next day, the two started to act.

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In a gorgeously decorated villa, a woman was chasing and beating a little boy, and a dirty child was sitting on the ground beside her.

"Stop, Zhou Xuanyu, I tell you to stop, do you hear me?"

"I don't. If I stop, you'll kill me."

"If you don't stop, I will beat you to death."

Hearing this, the little boy ran even more happily. He ran around the hall on the first floor. His nimble steps made it impossible for women to catch up.

At this moment, the door of the villa was suddenly opened.

Zhou Chen walked in the door, and saw the scene of you chasing me, with a confused look on his face.

"What's going on here?"

Han Chunyan stopped, still holding the broom in her hand, panting: "You, you ask your son."

Zhou Chen looked at his son Zhou Xuanyu, his gaze swept over, and Zhou Xuanyu was startled.

"Dad, I didn't mean to."

Zhou Chen saw white powder on Zhou Xuanyu's head, face and clothes, and the floor of the house was also covered in white powder.

"You spilled your brother's milk powder?"

Zhou Xuanyu replied cautiously: "I didn't do it on purpose. I originally wanted to mix milk for my brother, but I accidentally overturned it. Then my brother made trouble, sprinkled it everywhere, and even made him fall."

Han Chunyan said angrily: "This brat spilled a whole can of milk powder, scattered it all over the house, and even broke my brother's head. I said a few words to him, but he still didn't admit his mistake. Today he insists Teach him a good lesson, or he will go to heaven."

When Zhou Xuanyu faced his mother just now, he dared to run away and play, but now facing his father, he stood where he was, not daring to run at all. When he heard his mother complaining, his face showed even more fear.

Zhou Chen's face darkened, he walked to the sofa and sat down, beckoning to Zhou Xuanyu: "Come here."

Zhou Xuanyu didn't dare not listen, and walked up to Zhou Chen nervously: "Dad."

Zhou Chen said: "It's okay to make mistakes, but you can correct your mistakes if you know your mistakes, but why do you talk back to your mother?"

"I'm afraid of being beaten by my mother."

"This is not an excuse. A man should admit what he has done, and admit that he has made a mistake, but it is wrong to talk back to mother."

"I see, I'm sorry, Dad."

Zhou Xuanyu bowed his head and apologized. In this family, he was most afraid of his father. Although his father basically didn't beat him, he was afraid. He dared to talk back to his mother, but as long as his father's eyes changed, he would be scared.

"Apologize not to me, but to mother."

After hearing this, Zhou Xuanyu walked towards Han Chunyan aggrieved and began to apologize.

Although Han Chunyan was very angry, it had already subsided a lot at this time. After hearing her son's apology, she was no longer angry, and then took the nanny to clean up together.

Zhou Xuanyu is already eight years old this year and has started elementary school. However, he has been spoiled by many people since he was a child, so his personality is a bit arrogant, but fortunately it is not serious, and Zhou Chen can easily handle it.

It's just that Han Chunyan couldn't control Zhou Xuanyu a little bit, mainly because of doting, she was reluctant to beat and scold her since she was a child, so Zhou Xuanyu was not afraid of her.

In the evening, Han Chunyan coaxed the two children, and leaned against the bedside to talk with Zhou Chen.

"Chunyan, Xiao Yu, don't spoil him anymore, you have to train him when it's time to train."

Although Han Chunyan was very aggressive today, Zhou Chen knew that she hadn't thought about fighting at all. Otherwise, as an adult, how could Han Chunyan not be able to catch up with an eight-year-old child.

"He used to be young, so he could be used to it a little bit, but now that he has gone to school and is sensible, he can no longer be used to it like before, otherwise he will develop a habit, and it will not be so easy to control him in the future .”

Zhou Chen has no objection to family members pampering their children, but even if it is pampering, it depends on the situation. If you are pampering in the right way, you can't spoil your child.

Han Chunyan said: "Xiaoyu is not bad, you see that kid from my elder sister's family dared to fight his father."

Zhou Chen covered his forehead: "Can you compare with good people? Why do you have to compare with such bastards?"

"No, I'm just making an analogy. You are a university professor and you know more than me. I will listen to you."

In fact, Han Chunyan is quite satisfied with her son. Although he is a bit naughty, he is really smart, and he is better than his three brothers and sisters.

"I saved 100 million yuan on your card. Didn't you say last time that you want to add some new furniture to your mother's place? Just use the money."

When Han Chunyan heard it, she was shocked: "Why did you save so much money for me? Don't you need to keep your money? Last time I heard that you are going to open a branch in Shanghai?"

"It's the company's account. The money I gave you is my personal money, not a concept. As for going to Shanghai, I'll just stay for a while, and the main thing is to open up the market with Mao Map."

In the past few years, the development of Chenxing Supermarket has been very good. There are three stores in Yanjing, each of which is a large supermarket with an area of ​​more than [-] square meters. There are even two stores in Shanghai that are being renovated.

The 1-square-meter supermarket is much smaller than the later large supermarkets with an area of ​​more than [-] square meters, but in this era, it is already considered huge.

In Chenxing Supermarket, Zhou Chen holds 60.00% of the shares, and the remaining 40.00% is owned by Mao Map. Zhou Chen is the chairman of the board. He only cares about the general direction and does not usually participate in management. Mao Map is the general manager and manages all affairs of the supermarket. , are under his control.

The two have been in partnership for seven years, and they can be regarded as close friends. There are only occasional disagreements, but basically they still develop in the direction designated by Zhou Chen.

At the beginning, Mao Tutu might have felt that he was not much worse than Zhou Chen, but as Chenxing Supermarket became more and more prosperous, he admired Zhou Chen more and more.

This is what Mao Tutu is good at, being able to recognize his own shortcomings and not being jealous or dissatisfied.

He is very clear-headed and knows that he can have his current assets and status entirely because of Zhou Chen. For the success of Chenxing Group, Zhou Chen should take more than [-]% of the credit.

Maybe he is confident that he can succeed on his own, but he will definitely not be as successful as he is now. In only 92 years, he is already worth over ten million. He is a well-established successful person and business elite.

"Zhou Chen, I also want to give my mother a mobile phone. My fifth son is not at home all day long. My mother is old and alone at home. I am really worried. I can buy her a mobile phone. If something happens, I can still give it to her." Call up."

This year, small and exquisite mobile phones have been launched, and gradually began to replace brick-like mobile phones.

But even in a capital like Yanjing, there are very few people who can use mobile phones now, because mobile phones are really expensive now, and communication fees are also very scary. Ordinary people would rather use public phones than mobile phones .

"Of course there is no problem, but after buying a mobile phone, you may have to teach for a long time, so don't regret it at that time."

At this time, Han Mu was almost 70 years old. She was uneducated, and it was definitely not an easy task to learn how to use a mobile phone.

In the eyes of young people, there are only a few buttons, but for the old people with more stubborn thinking, even if there are only a few buttons, many people cannot learn it.

Han Chunyan gave Zhou Chen a blank look: "Don't underestimate me, I don't mind taking care of two children, isn't it just teaching my mother to call, absolutely no problem."

"Didn't you agree to what Xiao Wu told you when he came over last time? He called me several times and asked me to persuade you."

Han Chunyan changed the subject and talked about Han Chunming.

Zhou Chen sighed, and said: "It's not that I don't want to agree to him, but I can't. If you transport things from the north, you must at least double the profit, but the risk is also very high. Your brother's business scale is already very large. The hotel is also owned by a real estate company, so it’s actually the most appropriate to maintain it and develop slowly.”

"But he is good. He is used to buying and selling. Now he wants to use the train to transport things. I can only say that Taijian has taken a slant. If nothing happens, everyone will be happy. If something happens, it will be really troublesome. I promised two Uncle, I don’t do this kind of business, so I really can’t promise Chunming.”

This period happened to be a time of turmoil in the north, where supplies were extremely scarce, and a little bit of buying and selling was really several times the profit.

Although a profit of more than [-]% is enough to make people take risks, but that is when there is no choice.

But now, Zhou Chen owns several large supermarket stores, as well as countless Zhou's Small Commodity Market chain stores, with assets exceeding [-] million yuan.

There are still countless business opportunities to make money in his mind, so there is really no need to take risks.

If it was Han Chunming, it would be fine if the transportation scale was smaller, but the problem is that if Han Chunming wants to borrow his hand to make a large sum of money, the risk will be great.

He didn't want to do it himself, and he also didn't want Han Chunming to take risks, but Han Chunming kept bragging in front of Han Chunyan how much he could earn, which made Han Chunyan tempted and wanted to persuade Zhou Chen.

But on such a big event, Zhou Chen will definitely not be disturbed by the wind from the pillow.

(End of this chapter)