Hong Kong Movies: You Hongxingzi, what the hell is the charity king?

Chapter 337 "336" Guan Zu made a shocking statement: Don't come, there are too many people in the supermarket, please shop during off-peak hours!

At this time, in North Point, in a breakfast shop.

A red taxi stopped outside the door. Hao Ge and Mark were having breakfast when they saw the advertisement news of "Five Star Supermarket" on TV.

Mark was surprised: "Wow, such a big deal?"

Song Zihao took a bite of rice noodle rolls and said, "I helped this supermarket. It was really generous and extraordinary."

The citizens who were eating breakfast around them all looked up, watched TV and talked about it.

“This supermarket looks great!”

"Sheung Wan is not too far from here. There are only four or five subway stations. We can take the subway there."

"You are stupid. The subway is so expensive. You must take the bus."

"I'm too tired to take care of my baby every day. Can I send my baby over there and they can take care of it for me while I go shopping?"

"Makes sense!"

"The companies in the Five Star Group are very conscientious and I have supported them in the past."

"This Boss Li is unscrupulous. If Five Star Supermarket is good, I will go there to buy things in the future!"

"It's only 5 kilometers away, not far, just a few minutes' drive."

……

With extensive publicity on television and in newspapers, the Five Star Supermarket quickly became a hot topic among citizens after dinner that morning.

People are talking about it everywhere in Hong Kong.

Words like "epoch-making" and "giant" arouse the curiosity of every citizen.

"It's 6 feet long, isn't that huge?!"

“Wouldn’t that be three times bigger than the 3-storey supermarket in Causeway Bay?”

"The news said there's a children's playground there, so I don't have to worry about taking my kids with me when I go shopping!"

"My TV is broken, and they said they will repair it for free. I can go over and have a look. If they want to replace parts, they will surely be very conscientious. After all, they are a company of the Five Star Group."

"Yes, the Five Star Group has always been very conscientious, much better than Boss Li who only cares about making money."

People were talking about this new supermarket on the streets, their eyes flickering with curiosity, and they couldn't help but plan to go to the Five Star Supermarket to find out what it was like.

Citizens across the entire Hong Kong Island couldn't help but be tempted to go to the Five Star Supermarket to take a look.

Even residents of places like Yau Tsim Mong couldn't resist the urge to experience it.

This range is one or two times larger than the radiation range in the central and western regions predicted by Guan Zu, which was something Guan Zu had not expected.

This may be a reflection of the support rate.

The Five Star Group has such a good reputation that citizens are full of trust and support for the Five Star Group.

……

Watsons Group,
A supermarket manager came to the company after breakfast, looking worried.

He knocked on the door of the vice president's office of the supermarket system.

Then he reported this morning's news and his concerns to the vice president.

Then the vice president simply said, "The higher-ups have already considered this," and "It's nothing to worry about!" and sent the supervisor away.

The supervisor was surprised: Could it be that the higher-ups have a way to deal with this?
“Trust your leader!”

……

October 10th, one day away,
Newspapers and news outlets across Hong Kong received money from Guan Zu and all turned their spotlight to Five Star Supermarket.

Whether it is the front-page headlines of authoritative daily newspapers or the marginal columns of street tabloids, all of them are occupied by the four big words "Five-Star Supermarket".

Asia Television broadcast special reports on Five Star Supermarket and displays of the interior of the supermarket around the clock, as if the entire city was swept up in this publicity storm.

This publicity campaign is not limited to television and newspapers. Outdoor billboards, bus stops, subway stations and even taxi roof lights in Hong Kong Island have been replaced with Five Star Supermarket's promotional posters and slogans.

The entire Hong Kong Island area,
The presence of five-star supermarkets can be felt in almost every corner of the streets and alleys.

This advertising model is simply outrageous!
In just two days, this massive publicity campaign rapidly increased the popularity of Five Star Supermarket.

Do you think this is just to promote the supermarket?

A waste of money?

Do not!
Because with this overwhelming advertising, the stocks of the Changjiang Group and Qu Yinzhi Group began to fall in the stock market.

……

……

At noon, Guan Zu and Ruan Mei had lunch before slowly returning to the Five Star Group.

At this time, all the employees of the Five Star Group were in high spirits.

On their way to work, they kept hearing many neighbors talking about Five Star Supermarket. They all said that Five Star Group was a conscientious enterprise and that the supermarket's "free repairs", "clothing alterations", "children's playgrounds" and other things were also very conscientious.
Every neighbor was shouting: The Five Star Group is so conscientious, we must support it! !
What does this mean?
Five Star Supermarket will definitely be popular!

It has to be said that in the hearts of citizens, the appeal of the Five Star Group is incredibly strong!
Whatever he does, becomes popular!

What a win!
Every employee and younger brother is very energetic at work!
When Guan Zu arrived at the company, many employees saluted him on the way.

"Morning boss!"

"Morning, Zuge!"

Worship looked at Guan Zu.

The boss is awesome!
Guan Zu nodded and returned to the office.

Ahua hurried over.

"Brother Zu, are you sure you want to give up door-to-door promotion?"

This door-to-door promotion was a plan that had been planned long ago, with the aim of letting all the neighbors know about the supermarket and increasing the supermarket's customer flow.

The leaflets have been printed.

I have arranged everything.

Then Guan Zu called and said it was terminated?
Ah Hua was extremely confused.

"Look, you are in a hurry..."

Guan Zu slowly drank a sip of the tea that Fang Ting brewed, moistened his throat, and then explained,

"Do you know what the flow rate is for our Five Star Supermarket?"

"There are only 20 traffic a day. If it exceeds 20, it will definitely not be able to squeeze in."

"My original estimate was a bit too cautious. I thought it would be good enough to attract residents from the Central and Western Districts."

"As a result, I took Ah Xing, Xiao Fu and others to North Point and Chai Wan today, and found that the neighbors there all wanted to go shopping..."

Guan Zu had a speechless expression.

He didn't expect the neighbors to be so enthusiastic.

Originally, he was thinking about using his "support rate" to make the opening more prosperous, but looking at the current situation, it is completely unnecessary.

He even doesn’t dare to use door-to-door promotion.

I’m afraid that after using it, there will be too many people in the Five Star Supermarket, causing it to be crowded and people won’t be able to buy anything.

That would make all Hong Kong citizens laugh to death, and I would be the one inheriting the heritage of Hong Kong Island.

“So, don’t do door-to-door promotion!”

Guan Zu said solemnly,
"You have to know that there are 200-300 million citizens in the entire Hong Kong Island area. If even one-tenth of them come, all five-star supermarkets will be packed."

"Don't forget, there may be citizens from Kowloon and the New Territories coming over..."

At first, Ah Hua thought Guan Zu was making a big deal out of nothing, but after thinking about it carefully, it was true!

Wipe your sweat! That's a bit outrageous!
"Okay, then I'll stop door-to-door promotion for now."

"Correct!"

Guan Zu thought for a moment and said, "When we open the store the day after tomorrow, remember to send people to maintain traffic order in the surrounding streets. I'm afraid there will be a traffic jam."

Those who know Hong Kong Island’s roads will know that most of them are dual carriageways.

Fortunately, Shun Tak Plaza is located in Connaught Road Central, with 6 lanes, and there is also a Sheung Wan MTR station, so the traffic is relatively smooth.

Ah Hua nodded: "I have already arranged this. The parking attendant has also transferred more than 300, which should be enough."

Parking boy is a service feature of five-star supermarkets, and its main feature is worry-free parking.

Guan Zu: “Okay.”

After thinking about it, Guan Zu was still afraid that there were too many people, so he called the news director of the TV station.

He gave the following command:
"Please report this to the evening news and nightly news. The Five Star Supermarket may be packed with people in the next few days. I hope the neighbors will avoid shopping during peak hours!"

News Director: “????”

What the hell?
I understand every word, but why can't I understand when they are put together?
What is off-peak shopping?

The news director confirmed again: "Did I hear correctly? Mr. Guan, are you worried that there will be too many people in the supermarket?"

Guan Zu: "That's right. Just report it like this. I'm afraid the citizens will flock there."

The news director was silenced.

At last,
"Okay, since Mr. Guan asked, I will definitely do it!"

……

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the other side

Outside the Cheung Kong Group Building,
A group of reporters were like wolves and tigers, blocking the entrances and exits of the building, which not only affected the normal entry and exit of employees, but also caused traffic congestion in the surrounding areas.

They held microphones and looked expectant, eager to interview Boss Li and ask him to express his attitude towards Five Star Supermarket.

Upstairs, meeting.

A meeting was held within Qu Yinzhi Company, chaired by Boss Li, to discuss whether "Five Star Supermarket can be successful."

Although the issue had been discussed many times, Boss Li was disturbed by the news about Guan Zu's promotion and could not help but hold another seminar.

"Everyone has seen the news in the past two days, right?"

Boss Li got straight to the point: "Everyone please share your ideas and speak freely."

Soon, many supervisors of the supermarket system spoke up:

"The promotion of this five-star supermarket is indeed quite aggressive."

"I still stick to my original point of view. It is impossible for them to make a profit by doing this. The cost is too high."

"That's what I think..."

"This kind of propaganda only continues their audacity and arrogance. In fact, their fate is already determined."

"That kind of extreme service will cost a lot of manpower. Think about our Baijia and Wellcome. We try our best to reduce manpower costs and control various costs to the bottom line to make the profit and loss statement look better. How can his five-star supermarket do so well?"

Everyone was talking about it,

The consensus is that this five-star supermarket is a disaster!
After hearing many supervisors say this, Boss Li felt more at ease and became more convinced that his point of view was correct.

However, Boss Li did not realize that these supervisors were all wealthy people who usually lived in high-end residential areas and had long been "out of touch with the masses". They could not see or feel the thoughts of ordinary citizens.

Although the employees below are a little worried, they believe that "the leader is right" because the Cheung Kong Group has always been a winner in the business world! You can doubt Boss Li's character, but no one will doubt his business ability!
quickly,

The meeting is over.

Boss Li strengthened his confidence and once again felt that the five-star supermarket was nothing but a piece of shit!
evening,

After get off work, Boss Li drove out of the garage of the Changjiang Group in a Rolls-Royce.

At the garage exit,
Surrounded by a group of reporters.

Some of these reporters waited for three hours, while others waited for five or six hours.

When the black car that Boss Li was riding in slowly drove out, the reporters were instantly excited.

"coming!"

"Brothers, block the car!"

"Don't let him get away!"

The reporters swarmed over like happy grasshoppers, surrounding the car and pointing their microphones directly at Boss Li.

He asked questions frantically through the car window.

"Boss Li! Does the opening of Five Star Supermarket make you feel stressed?"

"What's your comment on the unprecedented service model of Five Star Supermarket?"

"What measures will supermarkets under the Yangtze River Group take to respond to the challenge of Five Star Supermarket?"

"Boss Li, are you worried that Five Star Supermarket will take away the market share of Wellcome and ParknShop?"

The windows are down.

Boss Li showed his extremely confident and calm expression
"Everyone, be quiet!"

"First of all, I want to say that commercial competition is the norm, and only with competition can there be progress. The opening of the Five Star Supermarket has undoubtedly brought new vitality to the market, which is worthy of recognition."

"As for their service model, my comment is: innovation does not mean success. The essence of business is profit and sustainable operation, not just a short-term gimmick."

"Quyin Paper Retail Group has decades of operating experience, and we are fully aware of the importance of stability. We will not blindly follow the trend, nor will we lose ourselves because of temporary competition."

"As for the cost issue of Five Star Supermarket, I don't think it can be profitable. I believe the market will soon teach Guan Zu a lesson: sometimes taking a step too big can lead to a fall."

"We at the Cheung Kong Group always insist on keeping our feet on the ground and moving forward step by step."

Boss Li's confidence and composure surprised many reporters.

A reporter: "Boss Li, you mean that Five Star Supermarket will eventually go bankrupt due to losses?"

Boss Li smiled and said, "Yes, that's what I think."

Many reporters cheered immediately.

very good!

What we want is a fight between these two!
They're already thinking of headlines:
Is it "Boss Li said Guanzu Supermarket was "extremely stupid" and predicted that it would "dig its own grave"?

Or is "Guan Zu Supermarket debuts in a high-profile manner, Boss Li mocks: Be careful not to play with fire or you will get burned!" better?
……

quickly,

ATV evening news is on air.

It made the reporters excited again.

"Good evening, dear audience..."

The host of Asia Television sat upright with a serious face:
"Now we have a special news report about the upcoming grand opening of the Five Star Supermarket in Shun Tak Plaza on Hong Kong Island."

"Five Star Supermarket, as a new type of retail giant that has attracted much attention recently, has attracted widespread attention on the eve of its opening. However, unexpectedly, the supermarket owner, Mr. Guan, issued a special appeal through our station today - the supermarket may face overcrowding in the early stage of opening, affecting customers' shopping experience, so citizens are kindly requested to avoid shopping during peak hours, especially during the first three days of opening."

Citizens of Hong Kong were watching TV and saw this news.

then……

All were bewildered and confused.

They have heard ParknShop's slogan "Warmly welcome to shop", but have never heard of the term "off-peak shopping".

What an abstract and unfamiliar word!
(End of this chapter)