Chapter 506: Hot

Chapter 506: Chapter 506: Hot Feng Yiping was still stubbornly brushing up on the data, still not making much progress. Huang Jingping came in with a cup of tea, 'Don't look at it anymore, it's not time yet, have some tea first,'

He leaned over the table and smacked his lips, 'My mouth is already bitter, I want something sweet now,'

'Why don't I go and ask if they have any sugar or something?' Huang Jingping said with a smile.

How could the male boss in his twenties ask his employees for sugar?

'Let's go downstairs and buy some, you like lollipops too,' he teased.

What a tasteless guy!

He bought the lollipops anyway. When he entered the lobby, he deliberately glanced at the receptionist, but there was no movement. When he got into the elevator, he looked at the time, it was almost nine o'clock, why was there still no movement?

'Here, lollipops, one for each,' he said. When they got upstairs, he was about to give each of the few people in the office a lollipop, but when they saw him, they all shouted with joy, "It's started!'

...

Many people were watching the time. The young girl at the checkout had just sent away a man with a briefcase who had come to buy cigarettes, and she looked again at the bottom right corner of the computer screen. "It's almost nine o'clock, why is there still no one here?'

'They're coming,' said Lu Wenqing, who had just turned to look out the door.

In the neighbouring community, five or six elderly people came out, the woman holding a bag and the man carrying a simple shopping cart.

They had indeed come to the store, and as soon as they entered, they took the edible oil stacked at the entrance. One of the women even asked, 'Young lady, is it buy two get one free for this oil?'

'That's right,'

Lu Wenqing walked over and said, 'How many buckets do you want? I'll carry them over for you,'

'Two buckets, two buckets first,'

The other one also said, 'Young man, help me get two as well,'

'And these paper towels, and 20% off the rice, I'll take all of it,' the old lady also told the man standing next to her, 'What are you standing there for, over there are the toys the grandson likes, aren't they also on sale this time? And those little pickled vegetables, they taste good and they won't go bad if you leave them there, get more of each,'

In no time at all, the checkout counter was full of things. The new trainee, who also had a good eye for things, came over to help bag the goods. Before the first wave was finished being settled, a few more people came in, smiling, and it looked like they knew each other. They exchanged smiles and pleasantries, 'You old folks are here so early! I thought we were the earliest ones here!'

It was as if they had all made an appointment, and so they kept coming, one after the other. In no time at all, the queue occupied the entire aisle.

The cashier was busy but not in a rush. She spent a few seconds on each customer, gave them a smile and said, 'Welcome,'

as she had been repeatedly emphasised during training that these greetings must never be lacking, especially when it is busy and the service is being tested.

Lu Wenqing helped them carry the things they wanted to the side and also explained to the customers in line, "There is only one cashier in the store, so please understand,'

'It's fine," said a few regular customers, 'It's usually pretty quick, it's just that we bought a lot today,'

'That's right, if you do this every day, we don't mind waiting a little longer each time,'

After dropping off their children at school and tidying up the house, the housewives came over one after the other with their bags. At half past ten, the pile in front of the door was all gone. Some of the later arrivals became impatient, 'I'll just be a minute, and it's all gone?'

'No, please wait a moment, the delivery truck is on its way,' Lu Wenqing reassured them.

The cashier took a moment to give him a gesture, and he immediately understood, 'It will be here in ten minutes at the most, why don't you go in and pick something else?'

At the seventh minute, the delivery truck arrived. As soon as it stopped, the customers waiting outside gathered around. As soon as the back door opened, two young men inside jumped out and started carrying the goods into the store without saying a word.

The driver seemed to have seen this kind of scene before, and Lu Wenqing, who was helping with the counting, kept the situation under control, 'Everyone, don't push, don't reach out, it will be ready soon,'

Lu Wenqing took out a notebook to keep track of things, 'Don't worry, there's plenty of stock,'

...

Wang Jinju had already visited the fifth store, and she found that she couldn't get in. But she didn't need to, because the customers waiting on both sides of the door were a good indication that things were going well. Smiling, she took out her phone and dialed the warehouse dispatcher, 'Xiao Liu, this is Jinju. I don't care about the other places today, but for the stores on my side, could you please deliver the goods to me as soon as possible?'

She knows that at times like these, not only does she have to race against time, she is also racing against the goods, because the quantities of the best-selling items are limited.

Store manager Yu Lian is not on duty today, but she arrived at her store early in the morning. So the store she is in charge of has sufficient staff, and there are now four of them.

However, it is still not enough. After she has guided the customers, those waiting to check out still occupy the aisle parallel to the checkout counter, and the floor is full of the goods they have picked out, so they can't put their feet in.

A mother came in with her child and wanted the plastic toys on the wall over there, saying that she would take them later when she got to the other side of the queue. The little emperor just wouldn't agree, so Yu Lian stepped in to help him get them. She squeezed her way halfway through the crowd, saying 'Excuse me' all the way, but still couldn't get them. She had to ask the man next to her for help, and that was the only way to calm the crying little guy.

A young couple walked over nearby. Looking at the crowd in front of the store, the man was having second thoughts. 'There are so many people, let's wait until tonight,'

His wife tugged at his arm, 'Maybe there will be even more people tonight. Besides, they said in the ad that some promotional items are limited in quantity and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Can you guarantee that there will still be some left tonight?'

'But,' the man looked at the crowd and was at a loss. Suddenly, a light bulb went off, 'Daughter-in-law, I think the shops in the commercial district will be less crowded at this time. Wait here, I'll go get the car.'

'You're so clever, honey,'

However, as it turned out, her husband was not the only clever one in the family. Many people had the same idea, and they rushed to the Yujia store in the business district with the joy of about to find a bargain. They found that there was also a queue here, so they had to wait patiently!

After Yu Lian finished her busy work, she also came out to call the manager. 'Manager, we still need to coordinate with the warehouse. Those with goods can wait until checkout, and their attitude is quite good. Those who come here with no goods are more impatient,'

The manager laughed on the phone, 'Don't worry, I'll leave the stores below to you. I'm on my way to the logistics centre now.'

In contrast to the bustling crowds at Youjia, the stores of Jiamei could be described as deserted.

The worst thing was that the stores close to the Youjia branches were the worst hit. The queues at Youjia were so long that they almost reached the doorsteps of the stores.

What's most annoying is that quite a few regular customers who were clearly walking this way also walked that way when they saw the excitement over there.

'It's just that they can't help but join the crowds. How much cheaper can it be? Besides, is it really necessary to buy so much to keep at home?' A bored-looking shop assistant near the checkout counter muttered to the cashier.

'Don't say no one in your family queued today,' the cashier shot him a look.

'Hey, you know my mother's temper, she has to compare prices before buying groceries,' he felt a little disappointed, 'when will our company be able to hold such a big sale?'

At that moment, a person in the store who was picking things up in a shopping basket received a phone call, presumably from his wife, 'You got a bargain and there's a free gift? Okay, I'll be right over,'

hung up the phone and directly threw the shopping basket, which already contained several items, on the ground, and without saying a word, he walked over there, infuriating the clerk in charge of the inventory, 'What kind of quality is this!'

He Zhitao, of course, answered the phone. The good mood he had felt when he first arrived at work had long since vanished. The bright sun outside the window seemed to be shining directly on his heart, making him anxious.

The secretary knocked on the door and came in. She saw her boss staring out the window with a scowl on his face and sighed. This time, it was destined to be no easy task. No, tonight, the purchasing department must treat.

He carefully placed a stack of invoices on the table and said, 'Mr He, these are the expenses the purchasing department wants to be reimbursed. Please have a look.'

'Oh,' said He Zhitao listlessly, taking them up and looking at the last page. When he saw the numbers on the bottom sheet, he immediately lost his temper and threw the stack of invoices all over the table and the floor. 'What a mess! We can't even negotiate the terms, and the spending is so high? No approval,'

The secretary knew that the boss was angry, but she didn't expect him to be so angry. 'Then shall I ask them to wait a few days?'

He Zhitao sighed, "Forget it, just give it to me," he picked up the ones that were scattered on the table, and the secretary picked up the ones on the floor. He signed without even looking at them.

He could complain about the purchasing department's lack of efficiency, but it would be useless.

The purchasing department would definitely complain about the finance department's lack of timely payment, and the sales department's lack of sales. Then the finance department would say that sales were not effective, that inventory was not reasonable, that there was too much capital in the pipeline, and that the return of capital was too slow, while sales would blame purchasing. For the same product, the price was higher than Yijia's, and the supply of popular goods was always untimely, while those that were not selling well were delivered in large quantities.

...

The data in the system is refreshing rapidly, and Feng Yiping is dazzled by the sight of it. By 11 o'clock in the morning, 37 stores have already sold over 10,000 units! The highest record is nearly 14,000.

The previous record was bested by a store in the capital, with an average daily sales of 7,000.

Jin Ling came in with a business phone – the earliest kind of PAD. 'The data just came out: as of 11 o'clock, the average sales per store was 5,056, less than 5,100. It seems that today, there is no problem with the average sales of over 10,000,'

'What's so special about an average of over 10,000? My goal is for the total sales of these 600-plus stores to exceed 10 million today!' Feng Yiping waved his hand and chewed on a lollipop with a crunch.

Jin Ling did some calculations and said, 'It's not impossible, but right now, we have to go with the car to deliver the food,'

with the situation today, the people who are busy in the store won't have time to go out to eat, so the food can only be delivered to the store.

'Okay, we'll each take half. Jingping, you go home first,'

'No, I'll call my auntie and I'll go with you at lunchtime,'

...

It was almost 1 a.m. Feng Yiping, who had finished his night shift at the convenience store and rushed to the company, got the latest figures: the total sales for the day had exceeded 11 million!

So, on the way home, he hummed like a tape recorder, 'We ordinary people, we're really happy today,'

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