Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 792 Shanghai First Department Store
In June, the weather in Daxing began to become hot and dry, and after completing a large number of production orders for foreign trade, Duan Yun could finally breathe a sigh of relief and prepare for a business trip to the south.

The reason why Duan Yun wants to go to the south is because of some things in the Shanghai office on the one hand, and his plan to set up a factory in Shenzhen has been approved. The location of the factory, the lease of land, the construction of factories and the purchase of equipment We have to wait for Duan Yun to go to Shenzhen to handle it personally.

In the past two months, Duan Yun has received a large amount of cash back, and the current liquidity on hand has exceeded 1200 million. However, the money owed to the bank has not been repaid, because Duan Yun needs to purchase raw materials and build a factory in Shenzhen. A large amount of funds, so the money can not be returned to the bank for the time being.

This trip to the south, Duan Yun also transferred 4 employees from the electronics factory, and planned to arrange them to the Shanghai office to assist Cao Dong in his work.

Before Duan Yun said that he would transfer people to work in the Shanghai office, the people at the electronics factory were fighting over their heads. On the one hand, they were working in Shanghai. Duan Yun promised a monthly salary of 60 yuan plus various subsidies. The high salary is really eye-catching, and on the other hand, Shanghai is a big city. For ordinary workers in electronics factories, many of them have never even been out of Shanxi, so they also want to see the outside world and experience the legendary Shanghai. bustling.

In the end, Duan Yun selected 60 young, strong and flexible candidates from among the more than 4 people who signed up, and followed Duan Yun on the train going south.

After taking the train for two days and three nights, Duan Yun and his party finally came to Shanghai. According to the address Cao Dong gave him, Duan Yun soon came to the Shanghai office of Tianyin Electronics Factory.

This is an old facade house located on Huaihai Road, with a brand new sign hanging in front of the door: "Shanghai Office of Tianyin Electronics Factory, Daxing City, SX Province"

At present, this house has been bought by Duan Yun and Cao Dong. It belongs to Duan Yun's private property. This business makes Duan Yun feel that it is very profitable. If it is put on for 30 years, it will cost tens of millions at least.

"Brother Duan, you're here!" Seeing Duan Yun enter the office, Cao Dong, who was working inside, immediately greeted him in pleasant surprise.

At present, besides Cao Dong and his wife, this office also employs several local people. The interior of the office has obviously been renovated. The walls on all sides are whitewashed. The phone was installed by Cao Dong some time ago.

"Hey, Manager Duan is here. In the morning, Lao Cao told me that you might come to Shanghai today. I thought he was joking, but I didn't expect you to come." At this moment, Cao Dong's wife, Yang Li'e, came in from the backyard. After seeing Duan Yun, he immediately took out a watermelon from the refrigerator next to him, picked up a fruit knife and cut it open, put it on the coffee table, and said to Duan Yun with a smile on his face: "Manager Duan, eat melon, put it in last night It’s in the fridge, it’s so cool!”

"Uh, thank you!" Duan Yun hurriedly expressed his thanks upon seeing this.

"You're too polite. Lao Cao always tells me about you, Brother Duan, when he has nothing to do. He said more than once that if it weren't for you, he would still be begging on the street right now. I'm so lucky to meet such a noble person as you..." Yang Li'e spoke very quickly, and she looked like a very shrewd and capable woman.

"Honey, Manager Duan and the others just got off the train, let's cook a few more good dishes for lunch, and show off your skills." Cao Dong settled down to Yang Li'e.

"Okay, then you can chat with Brother Duan." Hearing this, Yang Li'e turned and left the office.

"How's it going in the past few days?" Duan Yun asked Cao Dong after seeing Yang Li'e leave.

"In addition to the Shanghai No. 400 Department Store, we have already negotiated with other stores in Shanghai that sell electrical appliances. The current shipments are good. The more than 1000 speakers shipped from Guangzhou are now sold out. I have already contacted them yesterday. Guangzhou office, let them send me another [-] speakers.” Cao Dong said.

"Only sold 400 units in a week?" Duan Yun frowned when he heard this.

If this sales figure were placed in Daxing, then Duan Yun would definitely be very satisfied, but if it were in Shanghai, this figure would be far lower than Duan Yun's estimate.

"The main reason is that the competition in the SH market is fierce. There are not only domestic speaker brands, but also many foreign audio brands, mainly from Hong Kong and Japan. I have kept the price very low, and I have also given rebates to those shopping malls. , let them focus on promoting our products, but with little effect.” Cao Dong paused, and then said: “Shanghai locals are more picky about products, and it is difficult for new brands to open the market immediately in Shanghai. Fortunately, we are in CCTV Advertised, otherwise, there may not be such a sales volume.”

"I see." Duan Yun nodded after hearing the words, and then asked: "Then why doesn't Shanghai No. [-] Department Store sell our products?"

"It is the largest department store in Shanghai. It is very difficult for any product to enter their store. Many state-owned manufacturers want to sell products in the first department store, but they need approval from the provincial level. Where are we private companies? With such a network, even if they were given a high kickback, they would not even open their eyes to look at us. I have been there three times before, so to speak, but the manager just disagreed, just saying that there is no place to sell our products in the store. " Cao Dong said with a frown on his face.

"Need a relationship at the provincial level?" Duan Yun asked suspiciously.

"Yes, Shanghai No. [-] Department Store sells a lot of electrical products. Hundreds of TV sets are shipped every day. There are too many people queuing up in front of the counter. It is almost crowded, especially electrical products. Even a brand that is not well-known can sell very well. If the speakers of our factory can be sold there, the sales volume will be several times higher than it is now! So there are too many manufacturers who want to sell products in the first department store. You can't enter this store if you don't have any connections." Cao Dong said.

"So that's how it is..." Duan Yun nodded after hearing the words, and then said: "You don't need to worry about this matter, I will contact the leaders of the provincial department later to see if they can do anything."

"Brother Duan, our electronics factory is a private enterprise, can we report this matter to the leaders of the provincial department?" Cao Dong asked suspiciously after hearing the words.

"It should be. Our Tianyin subwoofer audio is a well-known electrical brand in SX province. I think they should help." Duan Yun said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)