Movie: Get Alpha Dog at the start

Chapter 775: Standing on the cusp of the times, even pigs can fly
"Oh my, there are so many people here. Isn't that Ah Hao going to make a fortune this time?"

At this moment, Fangmei's family was also shocked by the huge crowds of people in Vientiane Plaza. Fangmei's mother's first reaction was how much money they could make in a day.

Boss Fang thought a little sourly why his daughter chose Taotao. Even Abao would be better than this son-in-law.

Fangmei was relatively calm, not because she had seen much of the world, but mainly because her attention was basically focused on her son sitting in the stroller.

"Hey, comrade, hello, where did you buy this little car?"

Facing the young woman's question, Fang Mei thought for a moment and said, "This is what my friend brought back from Hong Kong. But I heard that the supermarket on the third floor has everything. You can go there and have a look."

"That's it, thank you."

"You're welcome."

Continuing to push the stroller, we came to a mother and baby products store. This store was also extremely popular. Most of the customers who came here to choose goods were young men and women. Many of the women were pregnant, and there were also newlyweds.

"Look at this little dress, Hongbing. It's so exquisite. Our children will definitely look very beautiful in it in the future."

"Isn't this dress a bit too expensive? It costs 18 yuan for just this little bit of fabric. It's more expensive than adult clothes."

"Huh, are you reluctant to spend money on our child?"

"Okay, buy it, buy it. You are the boss in our family now, and you have the final say."

Fangmei was pushing a stroller to choose clothes for her son when Taotao appeared out of nowhere.

"Sister Fang, how come you disappeared in the blink of an eye? I spent so much time looking for you."

Fang Mei snorted softly: "You are too obsessed with Feng Chengcheng, right?"

Tao Tao was embarrassed: "That's not the first time I saw a big star so close."

Fangmei didn't continue to argue about this issue with Taotao. She had realized that such an ordinary life with a wife, children and a warm bed did not meet her husband's psychological expectations. It was as if this man had a monkey in his heart and could not calm down at all.

But Fangmei didn't care. Since she had a child, she had focused most of her attention on the child. As long as Taotao didn't go too far, she would let him do what he wanted.

"By the way, I just saw Ahao. Let's go up and find him together?" Taotao said as he was about to push his son out.

Fangmei rolled her eyes at him and said, "Brother Hao must be very busy today, so don't make trouble for him. Just stay here quietly."

"Why are you causing trouble? Hao is my good brother."

"Good brothers should think more about him. If you can't help him, at least don't cause trouble."

Fangmei knew very well what her husband was thinking. It was nothing more than that he was itching to be in the spotlight seeing Qin Hao being the center of attention in the crowd. In the past, she would have pointed it out directly, but last time Qin Hao reminded her to save face for her husband in public, so she said it so tactfully.

Taotao had no choice but to push the stroller and follow Fangmei reluctantly, but the little one started crying loudly after a while.

"Did you pee?" Taotao picked up his son, feeling a little helpless.

Fangmei was very calm. She lifted a corner of the diaper and touched it to find that it was not wet. Then she took out the bottle and milk powder from the storage bag of the stroller.

"Make milk powder? There's no hot water in this mall, right?"

"Yes, it's just around the corner. There's a tea room next to the toilet."

"Ah Hao is really thoughtful. The mall has everything."

On the other side, Mr. Xu came to report with a happy face: "Mr. Qin, the sales have exceeded 30 in just one hour of opening."

"What do you think, Mr. Xu? I wasn't bragging when I said I would surpass Hulian Department Store in three months, right?"

Facing Qin Hao's teasing, Mr. Xu smiled knowingly. Before he left Hulian Department Store, people outside said that he was kicked out. Originally, they called him "Mr. Xu" respectfully, but now it became "Little Xu". Although he had seen many cases of people being forgotten in government agencies, he couldn't help feeling bad when it really happened to him.

After he came to MixC, there have been rumors that he couldn't make it in Shanghai United Department Store and was forced to go into business. He never explained it these days, but in fact, he was holding back a lot of grievances.

Today, the grand occasion of Vientiane Plaza is undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face to those who looked down on him.

"In less than three months, at most two months, Hulian Department Store will become a thing of the past. From now on, when people mention Shanghai, the first thing that comes to mind must be MixC!" said Mr. Xu with great pride.

Qin Hao patted his shoulder and said, "As long as you have confidence, just go for it. I fully support you."

While they were talking, Liu Sen had already brought Chow Yun-fat and a group of reporters to the third floor.

Looking at the bustling scene in the mall, Chow Yun-fat couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that there are such high-end department stores in the mainland."

This sentence was also keenly captured by the reporter who had been following him, and was quickly written down in a notebook.

"Ahao, Mr. Zhou and Miss Zhao, let's take a photo together?" Liu Sen suggested.

Reporters set up their cameras to capture this scene.

While the reporters were interviewing Chow Yun-fat, Zhao Yazhi and others, Liu Sen walked up to Qin Hao and gave him a bear hug, saying excitedly.

"Ah Hao, today I finally understand why you said that the Hong Kong market is small. Do you know what I saw? Money, a lot of money is going into our pockets!"

Although Liu Sen had been to Shanghai once last time, he only had a cursory visit and had little understanding of the Shanghai market. It was not until this moment that he understood why Qin Hao would spend so much energy developing the mainland market. There was no way to gather so many people in a shopping mall in Hong Kong.

In Liu Sen's eyes at this moment, those bustling people were not people at all, but walking RMB.

Qin Hao smiled and patted Liu Sen's arm: "This answer sheet should be enough for you to convince those old men in the family, right?"

"Haha, this time they're probably laughing so hard that their dentures are about to fall off."

The time soon came to eleven o'clock, and the lottery activity pushed the atmosphere in the mall to its peak.

Especially after the first prize - a 21-inch Sony color TV was won by a middle-aged couple, the lottery line stretched directly from the manufacturer to the street. Although most people won participation prizes such as laundry detergent and rice oil, no one went back empty-handed, and customers were left with a good impression of Vientiane Plaza. As for those who won the grand prize, they naturally became the most loyal supporters of Vientiane Plaza.

This is not the end. Although April 4st is a Saturday, the mainland still adopted the single-day weekend system in 1. The double-day weekend was not implemented until 1989.

Many people have to go to work during the day, and the flow of people in Vientiane Plaza reaches its peak after six o'clock in the afternoon.

Seeing that more and more people were coming into the mall, Qin Hao had to take measures to limit the flow of people. Only the number of people outside could be allowed in according to the number of people leaving.

Even so, there are still many customers who would rather endure mosquito bites outside and go in to see the true appearance of Vientiane Plaza. Psychology calls this the herd effect, just like when eating, people prefer to find a restaurant with many people.

Until 9:10 in the evening, when Vientiane Plaza had already exceeded its business hours and was about to close, there were still many customers who were reluctant to leave. They did not leave until all the doors of Vientiane Plaza were closed.

The customers have gone home, but the lights in Vientiane Plaza are still on. All shops are urgently taking inventory and restocking stocks. The supermarkets are extremely busy, and many hot-selling products have been sold out.

The Finance Department is also working hard to summarize today's sales data.

Qin Hao and Liu Sen worked until one o'clock in the morning and finally got the financial statements.

On the opening day alone, the sales of Vientiane Supermarket alone exceeded 135 million yuan, and the average per capita consumption reached 150 yuan.

The sales of the entire Vientiane Plaza exceeded 486 million, and the per capita consumption reached 540 yuan.

This was in 1989, when the average worker's annual salary was only to yuan. Such terrifying spending power also illustrates a problem: people's pursuit of a better life is increasing day by day, and they are willing to spend money on products as long as they can meet people's needs.

The reason for the success of Vientiane Plaza, in addition to Qin Hao's endless promotional methods, is more because it hits the pain point of the current people regarding the shortage of goods under the market economy.

If you stand on the forefront of the times, even pigs can fly. Only by going with the flow can you become the trendsetters of the times.

When the sales data was announced, the entire Vientiane Plaza was filled with cheers.

Especially the representatives of manufacturers whose products are selling well, they danced and shouted themselves hoarse, because they knew very well that for a long time to come, their products would become household names in Shanghai and even the whole country, and what awaited them would surely be promotions and salary increases, and they would reach the peak of their lives.

The director of the Nanjing Watch Factory rushed forward and gave Qin Hao a bear hug: "Boss Qin, you are really my living Bodhisattva."

"Director Zhong, I remember that you insisted on sending the salesperson yourself." Mr. Xu teased when he saw this.

Director Zhong was so anxious that his face turned red: "Hey, Mr. Xu, how dare you expose someone's past."

"Haha~~~"

Everyone present laughed. In fact, many manufacturers' representatives had wanted to send their own people to serve as sales before. This was understandable. After all, the salaries and bonuses of these salesmen were paid by their manufacturers, but the management rights were in the hands of the shopping mall. In this way, they would inevitably worry that the salesmen would not do their best to help them sell the goods.

For this reason, many manufacturers' representatives have been deadlocked for a long time and have not signed the contract. However, Qin Hao's attitude is very firm. All staff in the mall must be trained and managed uniformly, because if any problems arise, customers will only go to Vientiane Plaza instead of directly to the manufacturers. He is responsible for the customers first, and then for the manufacturers.

Of course, there were some shops whose sales data did not meet expectations. Qin Hao did not just sit there and do nothing. He helped them analyze the reasons overnight and developed improvement plans for them.

I was busy until about six in the morning when I took a quick nap in the office.

Last night, Shanghai TV was also broadcasting news about the grand opening of MixC Plaza. An interview with Chow Yun-fat made many viewers who did not go to the scene today regret it.

In the camera, Chow Yun-fat answered reporters' questions gracefully.

Reporter: Mr. Zhou, I heard that this is your first time in Shanghai?

Chow Yun-fat: Yes.

Reporter: But you have previously starred in a well-known TV series called The Bund.

Chow Yun-fat: Yes, I played Xu Wenqiang in the drama, but the drama was filmed in Hong Kong.

Reporter: I see. So what do you think of your first visit to Shanghai?

Chow Yun-fat: Well, Shanghai people are very welcoming, and it is more prosperous than I imagined, especially the MixC which just opened today. Before coming here, it was hard for me to imagine that there would be such a high-end department store in the mainland.

The last sentence is obviously flattering. After all, he was hired by Qin Hao. As an artist, he gets paid to do things.

"It turns out Xu Wenqiang has never been to Shanghai before."

“The Bund wasn’t filmed in Shanghai?”

"Is the MixC really that good? Even Hong Kong stars like Chow Yun-fat are full of praise for it?"

These are the three most memorable points that this interview brought to the audience in front of the TV, and they soon became the topic of conversation among the audience.

This is not the end. Early in the morning, major newspapers also reported that Chow Yun-fat appeared on the beach.

"Aunt Wu, shall we go to Nanjing Road?"

“What are you going to do on Nanjing Road?”

"There's a new department store opening over there, and even Xu Wenqiang said it's good."

"Really? Then we have to go and see it."

It has to be said that Chow Yun-fat during this period was absolutely a figure that charmed thousands of housewives, and his influence could only be described as terrifying.

In addition, it happened to be Sunday, and Nanjing Road had been blocked since 7:30 in the morning. This time, many smart merchants opened their doors early to do business, and some customers who were tired and thirsty from waiting were willing to spend a little money to take a break.

Of course, a store like Hu Lian Department Store would certainly not bother to "ride on the popularity" and will still open at 9 o'clock as usual. Even though the opening of MixC Plaza yesterday attracted nearly half of Hu Lian Department Store's customers, the newly appointed general manager of Hu Lian Department Store still did not adjust its strategy. In his opinion, which new shopping mall wouldn't have better business in the first few days after its opening?

In the end, when the novelty wears off, customers will still return to Hulian Department Store.

However, what he didn't know was that for customers who had experienced the free shopping model of Vientiane Plaza, it would undoubtedly be a painful ordeal for them to choose goods from the teller across the counter.

It also opened at 9 o'clock. The moment the doors of Vientiane Plaza opened, customers swarmed in as if the things inside were free. However, after the opening of Hulian Department Store, only a few customers walked in, and they all left empty-handed soon after.

The reason is very simple. In terms of the richness of merchandise, MixC is far ahead of Hulian Department Store. One has 20,000 items, while the other has only 2,000. Customers will naturally vote with their feet.

Even though MixC had to limit the number of customers due to the influx of too many customers, most customers would rather queue than go to Hulian Department Store to buy things.

"Oh, it's all your fault for coming late! There's such a long line, how long will it take to get in?"

"Why don't we go to Hulian Department Store? There's no need to queue at Hulian Department Store."

"I'm not going. I heard from them that Vientiane Plaza is so big and luxurious, with twelve escalators alone. Hulian Commercial Building? It's outdated."

The newly appointed general manager of Shanghai Lian Department Store was shocked when he heard the conversation of the young couple when he passed by. At this moment, he realized that what he had picked up was not a piece of fat meat, but a hot potato. His predecessor, Mr. Xu, was not kicked out at all, but took the initiative to go into the sea to seek gold.

(End of this chapter)