Chapter 473 Wu Ji's business is not going well
"You know shit."
"What kind of stupid idea are you coming up with?"
Gu Youtian scolded Gu Ruinian and in anger threw a cup at him.
Originally Gu Youtian thought that Wu Ji's popularity could overshadow Jufulai, but after a day's work, Jufulai beat him so badly that he didn't know what to do.
The booming business of Jufulai contrasts with the slow business of Wu Ji.
He felt a little regretful for opening his business on the same day as Jufulai. Now everyone in Pingchuan County knew about Jufulai, and Wu Ji was completely ignored.
I guess most people don’t know that there is also a Wu Ji restaurant opening today.
What made him even more depressed was that Jufulai’s celebration banquet was booked at the same restaurant as his, and was right next to his box.
The laughter and joy coming from the next box only served to highlight Wu Ji's loneliness, and made Gu Youtian even more upset.
Therefore, when Gu Ruinian explained to Wu Ren what a supermarket was and suggested that Wu Ji should also be modeled as a supermarket, Gu Youtian became furious.
You're the only one who can do this, right?
I haven't had time to beat you up these days, and he's started to show off again. Not satisfied with the failure of my initial attempt to persuade him to invest in the escort agency, he's now coming here to give advice to the department store.
Wu Ren was originally dissatisfied with Wu Ji's choice of today to open its doors, but Gu Ruinian used all kinds of business tricks in front of Wu Ren, making his father Gu Youtian seem incompetent.
Gu Youtian became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, and he pointed at Gu Ruinian and got really angry.
"Youtian, don't get angry with your kid. I think what Rui Nian said makes sense." Wu Ren said, "There are still too few products in our shop. We should make it like Jufulai."
Gu Youtian refused to admit his failure and said, "Jufulai won't work. It's easy to have problems with the funds because of so many goods."
Gu Youtian did not approve of Jufulai's business model. He went to Jufulai when there were many people. They had everything from daily necessities to rice, flour, grain and oil. How much money would it take to build such a business and how many product channels would it take?
If the goods cannot be sold, it will be a loss.
There is also the risk that goods cannot be replenished in time.
Wu Ren has never done business so he doesn't understand.
Wu Ren asked, "What about Ju Fu Lai?"
There are so many customers at Jufulai today that Wu Ren is jealous. How much money does Widow Tong earn in a day?
What’s even more infuriating is that he saw his ex-daughter-in-law Tong Pandi busy attracting customers with a happy face.
Gu Youtian said, "It's normal for customers to be attracted at first since they have never seen a supermarket before. And did you notice that Jufulai is offering 20% off on all items today? They rely on low prices to attract customers, but this is not a long-term solution. When prices return to normal, customers will be angry and run away."
Wu Ren heard what Gu Youtian said and it made sense.
Jufulai’s 20% off on all items is something that Wu Ji cannot imitate.
Although Wu Ren didn't understand business, he knew the purchase price of goods. When Gu Youtian said this, he calculated the price of Jufulai in his mind, and found that it was indeed sold at a loss.
Even though Jufulai sold out its shelves today, there was actually not much profit.
Wu Ren felt a little more balanced.
Jufulai is so shameless that they actually use this method to snatch customers from Wu Ji.
Who doesn't do business to make money? On the first day of business, they used this method to attract customers and suppress Wu Ji, and they were not afraid of retribution.
However, Wu Ren calculated Jufulai's costs and profits based on the situation of Wu Ji's shop, not based on Tong Huaqiong's purchase of goods. In his calculations, Jufulai would naturally lose money.
Like Takehito, Mr. Tani and others felt slightly comforted when they heard what Tani Arita said.
It turns out that Jufulai is doing great business today, but it is actually losing money.
Mr. Gu opened the jar of wine he brought and poured it into each one, saying, "Our two shops are now open for business. I believe my son will be able to gain a firm foothold in Pingchuan County if he works steadily and steadily. Doing business is not about the moment, but the long term."
As he spoke, he was about to pay tribute to Wu Ren.
Wu Ren felt quite uncomfortable when he saw that Mr. Gu acted like his master.
This table full of food and wine must cost a lot of money.
It would be fine if the business had been profitable today, but Gu Youtian ordered such expensive food and wine to celebrate even though the business was so bad. He didn't feel bad about spending the public treasury's money.
Once Wu Ren thought about it this way, he felt more and more that the Gu family members were there to eat and drink for free, so his expression turned cold and he clinked glasses with Old Man Gu in an extremely cold manner.
"Come, eat some food, eat some food."
Mr. Gu still behaves like a master.
Due to the slow business, the atmosphere at the dinner table was very depressing.
Everyone was in a bad mood, especially Gu Youtian who was angry at Gu Ruinian. The others were in no mood to eat.
The only exception is Gu Honglian.
Gu Honglian doesn't care about how the business is, as long as she can enjoy the good life.
Gu Honglian first aimed at the roast chicken and tore off a leg and put it in the bowl in front of her. She then stretched out her chopsticks to pick up a large piece of pork elbow. Before she swallowed the pork elbow, she quickly and accurately picked up the tenderest meat from the fish belly.
Wu Ren's wife, Qiao, frowned. Her daughter, Wu Na, was usually arrogant. Seeing Gu Honglian take away all the good food, she couldn't swallow her anger and said, "Aunt Honglian, didn't you eat?"
Gu Honglian bit the chicken leg and said, "No, I starved to death after standing for a whole day."
"Why, why don't you eat?"
Gu Honglian was a little puzzled as to why everyone didn't move their chopsticks. If business was bad, then it was bad. If they didn't eat, then business would be good.
What a short-sighted person! Wu Na wanted to curse him in her heart.
"Is Honglian engaged?"
Qiao couldn't help but asked.
What she meant was that Gu Honglian was old enough to get engaged, but why didn't she have any etiquette when eating?
But Old Lady Gu didn't hear it and thought that Qiao wanted to arrange a marriage for Gu Honglian, otherwise who would bring up this for the right reasons.
She glanced at Tong Pandi's ex-husband Wu Musheng, and wondered if Qiao wanted to marry Gu Honglian to her son.
No, Wu Musheng is a second-hand guy and is not worthy of her virgin daughter. Her daughter cannot want a man that Tong Pandi doesn't want.
"No engagement. Do you want to find a husband for Honglian? I only have this one daughter and I have requirements for her marriage. The family must have fields and shops, and it would be best if the husband is a scholar. Most importantly, she cannot be someone else's stepmother, even if she has been married."
Old Madam Gu always spoke directly. In order to discourage Mrs. Qiao from telling Wu Musheng about Gu Honglian, she was even more direct and almost slapped Wu Musheng in the face.
Qiao was so choked that he wanted to throw his chopsticks.
What does that mean? The old woman thought she was going to tell Gu Honglian to her own son.
The old woman didn't even look in the mirror. Her daughter was so lazy and greedy, so ugly that she was not even as good as Tong Pandi. How could she be worthy of the Wu family? Wu Musheng would not want her even for the third marriage.
Mrs. Qiao said in a gloomy tone, "My Mu Sheng likes to eat elegantly."
This time it was Old Lady Gu's turn to be choked.
Old Mrs. Gu thought that this was because she was dissatisfied with Honglian for having all the food to herself.
Mrs. Qiao was being too nosy. The dishes on the table were prepared by her son Gu Youtian, and Honglian did not eat any of the Wu family's food.
Gu Ruinian realized that Old Lady Gu and Mrs. Qiao were about to have a fight, so he quickly stood up to pour water for Mrs. Qiao and took the opportunity to pick up a chicken leg and put it in front of Wu Na.
Qiao's expression eased slightly.
Gu Ruinian breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want the cooperation between the Gu and Wu families to be ruined because of the stupidity of Old Lady Gu and Gu Honglian. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to find a way to make money in a short while.