Chapter Thirty-Nine: Commencement of Work

  Zhong'an Province First Textile Mill is located in Baishan District, Anping City, Hepping Road Middle Section.

  As a veteran state-owned enterprise, Yizhan once had a brilliant past. However, with the intensification of market competition and the impact of private enterprises, Yizhan has gradually declined in recent years, from initial product backlog to now on the verge of bankruptcy.

  The factory, although declining, still had thousands of employees to support. In desperation, the factory could only rent out or lease a large area of its premises and retain less than one-third of the workshops for continued production in a precarious state.

  Nowadays, the most valuable thing for Yifang can be said to be this piece of land under their feet. When Yifang built its factory here, it was still a barren land, but with the expansion of the city, today's Heping Road has become the core area of Baishan District!

  In Mo Shaokun's memory, the final relocation of Yī Fǎng was in '98, which caused quite a stir. It is said that a certain real estate developer had taken a liking to this golden piece of land and wanted to develop it into a commercial center, but the leader of Yī Fǎng refused to sell no matter what.

  Finally, a leader from the province ordered the demolition of the factory on the grounds of urban planning and forced it to move out of the city, giving up this piece of land. As for whether the leader was purely thinking about urban construction or had some secret dealings with developers, Mo Shao Kun didn't know, he only knew that more than a decade later, this area became one of the most prosperous commercial districts in Anping City!

  "Sister, what do you think of this warehouse? The location is on the street, and if we can rent it, we only need to tear down the wall in the direction of the street and open a big door. Moreover, the warehouse has an advantage that it's relatively empty inside, with not many obstacles, so the plasticity is strong and the space utilization rate is also very high."

  He paused, and Mo Shaokun turned around and pointed to the surroundings: "You see, the surrounding residential areas are densely populated, and Heping Road is also a main road in Nanxing District. The bus station is only tens of meters away from here, with a large flow of people, making it very suitable for opening a supermarket."

  Qin Xuan nodded and said, "The location is indeed good. Although the surrounding residential areas are basically old factory dormitories, we are taking a budget route with low consumer demand. I think this place will do!"

  The two reached an agreement and it was easy to talk about what happened next. After entering the factory area, they found the office of the factory director and directly expressed their idea of renting out that warehouse.

  But who would have known that the factory director would flatly refuse, and that warehouse on the street was one of the factory's own warehouses, and they had never thought of renting it out.

  Mo Shao Kun was stunned, after finally finding a suitable place, could he just stand by and watch?

  He originally wanted to linger with the factory director, but Qin Xuan pulled him away from the office.

  "What's wrong with you, we were just discussing and the other party might have agreed to rent it out. If not, where else can we find such a suitable place?" Mo Shaokun said somewhat discontentedly.

  Qin Xuan rolled her eyes and said, "Come on, it's clear that the warehouse is for storing raw materials, no matter how much you argue with him, it won't work!"

  "What's to be done? We've run around quite a few places these past two days." Mo Shaokun said somewhat dejectedly.

  "Alright, you go back first, I'll take care of this. I guarantee that we can get the warehouse within three days, is that okay?"

  "You... you wouldn't be trying to use a fox's might to intimidate a tiger, would you?" Mo Shaokun gazed at Qin Xuan with suspicion.

  Qin Xuan rolled her eyes and couldn't help but knock on his head, saying: "What's with the 'fox exploiting the tiger's might'? That sounds so unpleasant! If it's just this small matter that I need to bring out my dad, then you're underestimating your sister too much!"

  Mo Shaokun thought for a moment and agreed that Qin Xiang was not one of those brainless people who only knew how to rely on their fathers.

  Two days later, Qin Xun successfully obtained the rental contract. Mo Shaokun was very curious about this and asked repeatedly. Under his repeated questioning, Qin Xun finally revealed the truth.

  She didn't use any connections for this matter, but that afternoon she went to the factory director's home and happened to leave a pack of cigarettes with 5,000 yuan in cash and her phone number. As a result, the factory director contacted her voluntarily the next afternoon.

  Mo Shaokun was speechless about this, but he didn't say anything. This society is just so realistic, although he doesn't like this way very much, he isn't very resistant to it either.

  Of course, not being exclusive does not mean that he has no bottom line. Those things that harm others and society for the sake of making money are things that Mo Shao Kun will never do, and anyone with a conscience should not do such things either.

  One thread quickly vacated the warehouse and handed it over to the two of them. Qin Xuan and One Thread signed a three-year contract, with an annual rent of 1.5 million. This price was already considered not low at that time, but in Mo Shao Kun's opinion, it was really not high.

  In the following days, Qin Xuan found a construction team to renovate the warehouse according to Mo Shaokun's idea. The mottled red brick exterior wall was painted with deep blue paint and yellow lines were drawn on it, making the originally ordinary warehouse instantly become the most eye-catching building in the surrounding area.

  Apart from this, he also found some students from the art academy to hand-paint a large advertisement painting on a 10-meter-wide and 3-meter-high red cloth according to his idea. No choice, who let it be so hard to find an advertising spray painter in these times? At least in Anping, he still hasn't found one.

  The first one-stop shopping supermarket in the country has settled in Anping, please look forward to it!

  "Our varieties are complete, with over 10,000 kinds of goods on sale, as long as you think of it, you can buy it here!"

  "Our quality is superior, direct supply from the manufacturer ensures genuine products, if you buy any counterfeit goods here, we will compensate ten times!"

  "Our prices are the lowest, reducing layers of channel markup, ensuring all goods are sold at a price lower than market retail price! Giving you the greatest value!"

  Within three days before opening, all customers can enjoy a 10% discount and receive a gift!

  "A brand new shopping mode is going to be created by us, are you ready?"

  "Also: We are recruiting suppliers, if you miss this opportunity, you may miss a new sales channel! Contact phone number: 88886666"

  These slogans alone instantly sparked great curiosity among countless people about this so-called one-stop shopping supermarket, and that awesome contact phone number made people's glasses fall off.

  Not to mention them, even Mo Shaokun was shocked when he first saw this number, it's too NB. But for Qin big sister to get such a NB number with her energy is not that difficult.

  It's already the end of the month, and tomorrow I'll have to go to school for registration. I heard that after registration, there will be military training. Mo Shaokun knew that he would probably be too busy to take care of things here for a while, but with Qin Xuan around, what was there to worry about?

  According to Mo Shaokun's requirements, the interior decoration of the warehouse is simple and stylish, but it may take at least another month to complete. Qin Xuan has also been busy these days, first using her connections to import a batch of professional equipment for supermarkets from abroad, and then busy recruiting, training, contacting suppliers, and ordering shelves.

  "Sister, I'm starting school tomorrow, so it's all up to you from now on." Mo Shaokun said, sitting on the sofa.

  Qin Xuan rolled her eyes and said in a bad mood: "You rascal, I've been so busy these past few days that I'm about to die! Humph! I've really boarded your pirate ship!"

  "Pirate ship? Ha ha, even if it is a pirate ship, it's a pirate ship loaded with gold!"

  "Cut, I hope so." Qin Xuan's voice was a little softer, and she too looked forward to the opening day.

  "Right, newspaper ads can start being placed now and will continue to be placed until the opening. We want every Anping citizen to know about our Sunday shopping supermarket. It would also be good to ask some people to distribute flyers on the street. If we can get some building ads in the most crowded areas of the city center, that would be even better. In short, we need to create momentum first!"

  "I know, my young master! I will carry out your orders one by one." Qin Xuan said with a bad tone.

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