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I was thinking about opening a specialty store for my parents, and now that I had money in my pocket and felt confident, it was time to put the plan into action.

Zhou Hao went out and went straight to the busiest commercial street in Yao'an. He planned to look at the shops first, find out the rent and then see if there were any suitable shops.

In my impression, Yao'an Commercial Street only became popular in 2002. It has not yet become a real retail and commercial center. At present, everyone's shopping choices are still very single. For low-end products, go to various small markets and urban-rural fringe areas, which are slightly better. Go to the department store at one o'clock, where there are various stalls selling everything.

This commercial street currently only has a few scattered specialty stores and some slightly high-end restaurants. The style of the entire street is not good, it is monotonous and old, without any prosperity at all.

Not far away, Zhou Hao saw a family selling off-season woolen sweaters with tears in their eyes. The big red paper at the door read "Last Three Days!" It was very eye-catching. There were only a few people at the door, which looked very depressed.

This shop looks very big, covering an area of ​​1,560 square meters. In Zhou Hao's memory, this kind of business would not rent such a large shop. Now that he has rented such a large shop that is close to the city center, there is only one possibility. , the rent is very cheap!

Zhou Hao smiled and strode over.

This is not surprising. In 2001, Yao'an's economic development was lagging behind, and the society had not yet formed a consumption concept. Even many businessmen in the city did not understand the direction of development.

Nowadays, Li Ning stores are very crowded. Their shoes are too expensive, costing two to three hundred a pair, and their clothes are not cheap either. Most people can't afford them.

Unlike Baleno, his business is good, partly because of Andy Lau's advertising effect, and partly because of the affordable prices.

A pair of jeans can be bought for 99 or 119, short-sleeves can be bought for more than 20, and in winter, a cotton jacket can be bought for more than 100 or 200.

However, no matter Li Ning, Baleno, Double Star or Jeanswest, they all have one thing in common: the stores are too small.

Among these specialty stores, the Double Star store is the smallest, five to six meters wide and less than ten meters long, and the largest is just over fifty square meters;

Baleno, Li-Ning, and Jeanswest are slightly larger. Most of their stores have a double-door layout, nearly ten meters long, but short in depth, less than ten meters, and less than ninety square meters in total.

Zhou Hao looked around and saw the tall, muscular man who was selling woolen sweaters with tears in his eyes. He was holding a cigarette and looking at the people shopping on the street with a sullen face. So he went to the nearby store and bought a pack of Zhonghua and opened it. , strode over.

"Brother, are you from Meng Province?" Zhou Hao smiled and stepped forward to get close.

"Yes." The tall and muscular man saw that Zhou Hao was a young man and knew that he would definitely not buy these old-style woolen sweaters of his, so he responded casually.

Zhou Hao immediately took it out. The eye-catching red color made Boss Gao Zhuang stunned, and he couldn't help but marvel: It's really luxurious to smoke Chinese at such a young age!

While he was envious, Zhou Hao took out two sticks, handed one to the other party, and said with a smile: "I have longed for Meng Province since I was a child, riding horses on the grassland!"

The middle-aged man took the Chinese cigarette from Zhou Hao with both hands. He immediately looked at Zhou Hao with admiration. He had nothing to do anyway. He took out his lighter and lit it for Zhou Hao first.

Zhou Hao was also very polite. When he saw the other party lighting a cigarette for him, he protected the flame of the lighter with both hands to show respect.

Boss Gao Zhuang's impression of Zhou Hao suddenly improved a lot.

It's really rare for this local guy who smokes Chinese to be so polite to a vendor who is homeless all over the country all year round.

So, he lit his cigarette and took a nice puff, "Our province is picturesque and vast. I must go and see it if I have the chance."

Zhou Hao nodded and asked curiously: "Brother, are you a Mongolian?"

The man laughed and said, "Yes, my name is Battle."

Zhou Hao nodded: "Your business is very hard, right? You often change places."

Battle sighed: "No! I have been working for five years and have almost traveled all over the country."

Zhou Hao smiled: "How long will you stay in Yao'an? How is the business?"

"Not so good!" Battelle shook his head with some dissatisfaction: "You people are too stingy and love to bargain. Those big brothers, eldest sisters, uncles and aunts, holding woolen sweaters that cost fifty yuan a piece, offered me ten yuan. money…"

Faced with Battelle's complaints, Zhou Hao smiled. Yao An's consumption power was already low, not to mention that such winter clothes could not be sold at a high price.

Immediately, Zhou Hao asked a question he was concerned about: "This is our city center. Isn't it expensive to rent such a big store?"

"It's not bad." Battelle dusted off his cigarette and said, "It's eighty a day. I originally wanted to sell it here for a few days, but who knew I couldn't sell it..."

Now it was Zhou Hao's turn to be surprised. Eighty yuan a day for such a big store is indeed not expensive.

These are three connected shops, at least 1,560 square meters, but the inside is very messy, as if the previous decoration has just been demolished, except for a pile of hanging woolen sweaters, and the floor next to it, which should be The boss slept by himself.

"The rent here is so cheap! Eighty yuan a day seems like nothing!"

Battle shook his head: "I thought I was getting a bargain at first. The owner of the sublet used to make cloth here. This year the landlord is going to raise the rent, so he won't rent anymore. There's still more than a week left until the expiration date, so it's only 80 yuan a day." Rent it to me.”

As he spoke, Battelle suddenly said mysteriously: "I heard that the rent here used to be 5,000 yuan a month, but the landlord will increase it to 7,000 yuan this year!"

Zhou Hao wanted to know this news.

Seven thousand a month? Although I still don’t know whether it is true or false? It would be great if it were true!

But think about it, Yao'an is still in the initial stage of business, with unclear prospects and lack of investor confidence, so the rent is not high. However, once the retail industry, especially the clothing industry, breaks out, the rent here will definitely skyrocket, doubling or even tripling. possible.

In another two years, it will be like picking up this shop worth 7,000 per month for nothing. It seems that I caught it today.

Battelle felt that Zhou Hao seemed to be interested in this shop, so he took the initiative to hand over the cigarette case and asked, "Brother, do you want to rent this shop?"

"Yeah." Zhou Hao nodded without concealing it.

Battelle smiled, reached into his pocket and took out a piece of folded A4 paper, which read: Shop for rent, 137*****

Zhou Hao's eyes lit up, he quickly took out his mobile phone and wrote down the number, then threw the cigarette in his hand to Battelle, "Brother Battelle, thank you."

When Battle didn't want to accept it and wanted to retreat, Zhou Hao was already out the door.

After going out, Zhou Hao found a quiet place and immediately dialed the number. The person who answered the phone was a woman.

"Hello. Who is this?"

"Hello, has your store in Ximen been rented out?"

"Not yet." The other party suddenly became enthusiastic, "Why do you want to rent it? That store is due to expire in a week, and there are many people who want to rent it!"

Zhou Hao smiled slightly: "How much is the rent?"

"It depends on how you rent it?" the other party said with a smile: "The market is good now. Look at the Baleno store next to it. I heard it earns tens of thousands a month. My store is bigger than his, and the location is better than his." It is wide and suitable for a large door, which is both elegant and conspicuous.”

Zhou Hao paused before saying, "Let's get straight to the point, how much does it cost to rent?"

The other party hesitated for a moment and then said: "If you pay annually, it will be 88,000 a year. Originally, I wanted 90,000. For good luck, it will be almost 7,300 a month."

"How long will the contract last?"

"I think it's best to sign the contract once a year, or once every two years. You also know that the market changes every year, so you can't sign for too long at one time."