dognovel Chapter 2078: No cooperation unless necessary!
Chapter 2078: No cooperation unless necessary!
Without waiting for anyone to raise any questions, Lu Fan circled a few more landmarks:
"The places you see now, next to our Baiyue Supermarket, are the locations of the Guangyuan branch under the leadership of Zheng Hongshan!"
With such an intuitive comparison, not to mention Li Fang, even Jiang Manyue and Chang Fei, who knew little about the branch and Guangyuan, discovered the problem.
Li Fang said in surprise:
"Hey, why is Guangyuan opening a store next to our Baiyue?" "Does it have a grudge against us? Why is it targeting us like this?"
Jiang Manyue shook her head and reminded:
"Second sister, Guangyuan has been in Nanshan City for a long time, but our Baiyue has just opened for business."
Therefore, the only possibility is that several branches of Baiyue were opened next to Guangyuan’s store!
Even if it is targeted, Baiyue is targeting Guangyuan more.
Lu Fan smiled bitterly and said, "When I first acquired it, I just wanted to be close to a residential area or community so that it would be more convenient with more people."
“I didn’t expect Guangyuan’s location selection to be the same. If I say it’s not a deliberate targeting, I’m afraid no one will believe me.
Chang Fei also saw something: "But in this way...
He looked at his wife Li Fang, and then at Lu Fan.
Lu Fan motioned to his second brother-in-law to continue, and Chang Fei smiled innocently:
“I think that Baiyue is having an opening promotion recently. The two stores are so close to each other, so it makes no sense that they would not be affected.
Jiang Manyue pondered and asked, "You mean to say that the opening of our Baiyue new store has greatly affected Guangyuan's sales performance?"
"But this is not right. Baiyue is Baiyue, and Guangyuan also has its own old customers.
"It doesn't make sense that Mr. Zheng from Guangyuan would suddenly come and ask to continue cooperating with Lu's Food Factory just because of Baiyue's appearance?
Li Fang also had her own thoughts. She asked hesitantly, "Could it be that he knew that the owner of Lu's company is from the same family as Baiyue's?"
That makes sense.
But Zheng Hongshan, an outsider who was transferred from another place to work in Nanshan City, could have the connections to know that the owner behind Baiyue and Lu’s Food Factory is the same, and both are brands under Fanyue Real Estate Company?
Lu Fan felt it was quite terrible.
Chang Fei added on behalf of his wife: "According to the turnover of the food factory in the past two months, the specific sales volume all appeared in Baiyue Supermarket."
"Can it be said that it was Baiyue's promotion that caused Guangyuan's seasoning food sales to drop sharply?"
Jiang Manyue frowned, looked at Chang Fei and then at Lu Fan:
"No way, it's just one or two months of performance, or is it because we are just opening a new store? Can't Mr. Zheng afford to wait even for such a short time?"
Although Lu Fan didn't know what kind of person this General Manager Zheng Hongshan was, Chang Fei and Li Fang's analysis was sufficient:
"It's not impossible. Zheng Hongshan came to Nanshan City suddenly." "Zhou Huan asked for his resignation, and Guangyuan's headquarters did not choose the manager of the local branch to succeed him."
"First, it could be that the store managers of several branches are not up to the task. Of course, this possibility is very small. After all, they are all workers. If they can become branch store managers, it is not a problem of ability for them to succeed a head store manager."
"Either Zheng Hongshan has some outstanding qualities, but that seems unlikely now."
After eliminating all the impossibilities, there is only one last option left.
Lu Fan smiled and said, "I'm afraid the store managers of these branches are also familiar with Zhou Huan, and it's even possible that they were promoted by Zhou Huan himself."
"I'm afraid Guangyuan headquarters is planning to lay mines for the supermarket after Zhou Huan leaves, or the store managers of several branches are also planning to leave, so they urgently transferred a general store manager from the next city."
This explanation is reasonable, but it is not the focus of their conversation.
Li Fang confirmed with Lu Fan again whether to continue cooperating with Guangyuan or Zheng Hongshan:
". At least there will be some sales volume, which will bring Baiyue and Guangyuan to the same level.
Li Fang was thinking about the present, while Lu Fan was thinking about the long term:
"We can't cooperate. It was Guangyuan's rejection that led to the establishment of Baiyue today.
Isn’t this clear enough?
Previously, Guangyuan was the backstabber of Lu Fan or Lu’s Food Factory, but now, Guangyuan has become their Baiyue’s rival.
A competitor!
Lu Fan would naturally hesitate when his competitor proposed cooperation.
But this hesitation did not last long, and soon there was a definite answer:
“No, we absolutely cannot cooperate.
Li Fang was a little surprised, but the company's business was Lu Fan's own. She always just followed orders and rarely had her own opinions.
Although he was somewhat puzzled at this time, he did not ask Lu Fan anything. It was Chang Fei, an outsider, who asked first:
"That's why, with Guangyuan's help to the soy sauce factory, sales are at least guaranteed."
Lu Fan shook his head and analyzed it carefully for him:
"We can't look at things too one-sidedly. In the short term, cooperating with Guangyuan again is indeed beneficial to our food factory."
"But now we not only have a food factory, but also Baiyue, as well as other businesses and operating areas."