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Two hundred thousand?
Inside the small shop, the elderly man who owned the shop was visibly excited when he heard the price.

Because his son had told him that his family's small shop was rather small, with a space of only about 20 square meters.

Most importantly, the tobacco sales rating is only two stars, meaning they can only sell some regular and best-selling cigarettes.

This is crucial for the sales of a small shop.

The convenience store's daily sales mostly come from cigarettes, alcohol, and beverages, with the remainder being a small amount of snacks.

Small shops that typically sell tobacco products with a two-star rating would only pay tens of thousands of yuan for them.

But this small shop is in a good location.

Firstly, it's located in an older residential area, surrounded by schools and kindergartens, making it a small shop with relatively high customer traffic.

Secondly, the street opposite the convenience store is lined with restaurants.

Once night falls, everyone sets up barbecue and stir-fry stalls outside, creating a rather spectacular night market.

This plays a crucial role in increasing the sales of small shops.

Even though the place is small, it is very valuable.

Therefore, the old man's son suggested that he transfer 100,000 yuan from the shop.

As it turned out, Lin Shen actually offered 200,000!

The price was a bit unexpected for the old man, and he was momentarily stunned.

"you sure?"

"of course."

Lin Shen smiled slightly.

"Why don't you talk to your son about it?"

"Good good."

The old man dared not make such a large decision on his own.

After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch; a free lunch might be the most expensive.

There might be something fishy going on here.

Therefore, fearing that Lin Shen was setting a trap for him, the old man quickly got up and ran to the side to secretly call his son.

"My son."

"Dad? What's wrong?"

"That's right, didn't you say that my little shop would be best sold for 100,000 yuan?"

The old man, holding his phone, glanced at Lin Shen in the shop and asked cautiously.

“Now a young man has come, saying he’s a childhood friend of Xiaoxu, and he wants to buy this shop for 200,000 yuan.”

Two hundred thousand?
Upon hearing the price, the voice on the other end of the phone was clearly taken aback for a moment before asking with some skepticism.

"Dad, are you sure?"

"Yes, he really said he wanted 200,000."

The old man said with great conviction.

"He's in the store right now, why don't you call him?"

"No need, I'm coming right away! I'll be there soon, just wait ten minutes!"

After saying that, the phone call ended.

The old man returned to the shop and smiled kindly at Lin Shen.

"My son will be here soon, why don't you wait a little while?"

"Ok."

Lin Shen and Qin Yuennan sat in the shop and waited for a while, while the old man tried to get close to him and chatted about everyday things.

"Are you planning to come back from Shanghai to work? I remember you have a high level of education. You can find a formal job. There's no need for you to buy a small shop."

"This wasn't bought for me."

Lin Shen chuckled softly.

“I plan to take over a small shop for my mother. She’s retired and has nothing to do. She’s always enjoyed doing small business since she was a child, so I plan to take over one for her.”

"Your mom is really lucky."

The old man said enviously.

"I never imagined I'd have such a filial and capable child like you. What do you do for a living in Shanghai?"

"The pet industry."

"Oh! The pet industry!"

The old man suddenly realized what he meant and then laughed happily.

"I love pets. I have a cat and a dog at home. I'm planning to take them to see my son, but I don't know if my daughter-in-law will be willing... Have you ever heard of Shen Nan?"

Shennan?!
Upon hearing this name, Lin Shen was genuinely surprised.

Most of the marketing activities he arranged took place in Shanghai.

Even with online marketing, the main promotion is only in East China, and there has been almost no promotion to the north.

Because I will definitely come to Beijing to inspect the city in the future and establish a branch company.

We can promote Shennan in the area later.

But Lin Shen never expected that an ordinary old man in his small county town would know about Shen Nan!
When did I start promoting myself so far?
Lin Shen and Qin Yuenan exchanged a glance, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.

Because no one expected the old man to mention this.

So Lin Shen pretended not to understand and asked out of curiosity.

"Grandpa, what is Shennan?"

"It seems to be a pet company that specializes in pet food and toys."

The old man introduced it with a cheerful smile.

“I saw it on Douyin before, and then I went into their live stream and found that their dog food seemed pretty good. It was cheap and of high quality, so I decided to buy some for my dog ​​to try.”

"My dog ​​was hit by a car when he was a puppy, which broke his leg and made it difficult for him to eat certain things. He doesn't like to eat regular dog food at all."

"Turns out, he actually ate the dog food I bought for him from Shennan! And he seems to really like it, and he's even starting to eat other things too! I find it amazing!"

"I was thinking that since you work in the pet industry, you should know this company, right? So I thought I'd ask you about it."

"We're quite familiar with each other."

Lin Shen exchanged another glance with Qin Yuennan, and after receiving a slight nod of approval from her, he smiled and introduced himself.

"Because I am the founder of Shennan."

"you are?"

The old man was a little stunned. After looking Lin Shen up and down, he felt very incredulous.

It's impossible for fate to be so coincidental, isn't it?
"correct."

Lin Shen didn't intend to produce anything to prove his identity; he just felt that the identity of Chairman Shen Nan wasn't that well-known.

Whether the old man believes it or not is his business, and I don't need to force him.

So Lin Shen only introduced Qin Yuenan briefly.

"This is my girlfriend. Her name is Qin Yuenan. The last character of her name and the last character of my name together form the name Shennan."

"I see!"

The old man suddenly realized what Lin Shen had said and seemed to believe it. He quickly grasped Lin Shen's hand tightly, and his kind smile became even brighter.

"So you're the big boss of Shennan! Thank you! Thank you for producing such excellent dog food! It helped my dog ​​overcome his refusal to eat; I thought he..."

As he spoke, the old man became somewhat teary-eyed and moved, which surprised Lin Shen quite a bit.

Although he works in the pet industry, he knows that some people have a deep bond with their pets, which can even reach the level of kinship.

Although many people don't understand, Lin Shen, as a veteran in the pet industry for so many years, can understand it to some extent.

First of all, you don't need to be so calculating when interacting with pets.

This is a social interaction model that many people can only dream of but never achieve.

Because people are too complicated, even friends of more than ten years may betray you at a crucial moment.

But pets don't.

You can completely trust it that you've raised it from a kitten to adulthood.

This can be verified by observing a range of working dogs, such as guide dogs and drug-sniffing dogs.

In other words, pets are man's best friend.

Of course, there is another reason: your pet's world is most likely just you, and it will only revolve around you.

This is something that many people need.

Therefore, Lin Shen could understand the old man's deep affection for the dog, but he was still slightly puzzled.

"You seem to really like your puppy?"

"Yes!" the old man exclaimed, his voice trembling slightly as he spoke of his family.

"My wife died young, in her fifties, leaving me all alone in this world."

“My son saw that I was lonely, so he bought me an ordinary mongrel from the dog market. It even had various illnesses when it was a puppy.”

“I felt sorry for him, so I treated his illness. After his condition improved, he stayed at home with me for several years.”

"Is that so?"

Lin Shen nodded in agreement, sensing a new business opportunity in the old man's words.

He had been conducting customer profiling research on the middle class because this class was the most likely to spend money on pets, and it was also the blue ocean market where he could make money in the end.

But now, there may be another business opportunity, namely, targeting middle-aged and elderly people.

After retirement, they have plenty of pensions and a lot of free time, which is exactly when they need companionship and are prone to feeling lonely.

Therefore, middle-aged and elderly people are the largest customer group in the pet industry.

But when dealing with this kind of customer, the first thing to do is to have a conscience.

Middle-aged and elderly people are the most vulnerable to being deceived.

They use fancy terms like magnetic therapy and quantum mechanics to lure middle-aged and elderly people into buying so-called "health" products.

Although the pet industry is not that complicated, dog food, medical care, and other related products are categories that require a conscience to operate in.

Moreover, there is another challenge in targeting middle-aged and elderly customers, namely, that they tend to be more frugal.

This can be solved simply by offering pet food at affordable prices.

However, this requires Shen Yun to put more effort into the supply chain and reduce costs.

Lin Shen was silently considering the path Shen Nan should take in the future, while the old man seemed to still be reminiscing about the past.

"As a result, he hasn't been eating much lately. I think it's a lingering effect from when he was a puppy. Plus, he's about ten years old, and dogs get old, but I don't really want him to die."

"Can I see where that dog is?"

At this moment, Qin Yuennan's sudden question startled both the old man and Lin Shen. Then, the old man waved to the two of them.

Although the three of them arrived at the back of the convenience store, which led into the interior of the residential area, it served as a storage room.

The old man's dog lives here, squatting and sunbathing by the open back door, with a small stool next to it.

It is a large yellow dog with a light yellow body. It is a native Chinese dog with a very thick and soft coat. Even though it is old, you can tell that it has been well taken care of.

Upon hearing the noise, it immediately got up.

However, due to her old age and limited mobility, she had to climb twice before she could barely get up. Then, sticking out her tongue and smiling broadly, she came to the old man, seemingly unafraid of people at all, and circled around Qin Yuennan and Lin Shen.

"Its name is rhubarb."

The old man cheerfully introduced his little dog to Qin Yuennan and Lin Shen, and Qin Yuennan then half-squatted down, interacted with the dog for a while, touched its stomach and said calmly.

"It has an intestinal obstruction and needs to be taken to the vet as soon as possible."

"Oh? Is that so?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then asked anxiously.

"Are you a veterinarian? Which pet hospital are you going to?"

"Just find the nearest one."

Qin Yuennan stood up and clapped her hands.

"I'm not a veterinarian, but after working in this field for so long, I naturally know how to treat pets."

"Okay, thank you!"

The old man thanked Qin Yuennan. Just then, a bespectacled man, about the same age as Lin Shen, walked into the shop. He looked quite refined.

"Dad! Where are you?"

"Son, I'm here."

Upon seeing his son arrive, the old man quickly introduced him to Lin Shen and Qin Yuennan.

"This is Lin Shen, your friend's friend, and this is his girlfriend, Qin Yuennan."

“He is my son, Li Hao.”

Hello.

Upon seeing Lin Shen, Li Hao's first reaction was astonishment.

Because Lin Shen and Qin Yuennan are both exceptionally good-looking, they are top-tier models, one in a hundred.

Most importantly, although their clothing was simple, the various small accessories such as jewelry and watches revealed that they were definitely not ordinary people.

Therefore, Li Hao did not dare to be negligent and took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Lin Shen.

"Hello, I heard you and Chen Xu are childhood friends?"

"Yes, I've heard Xuxu talk about you."

Lin Shen said with a smile.

Although he had never heard Xuxu mention having such a high school classmate, he still had to be polite.

Li Hao was quick to respond; upon hearing Lin Shen's words, he immediately smiled politely.

"I've also heard Chen Xu talk about you. He said you're the only one among his group of childhood friends who's working in Shanghai. That's impressive."

"Don't dare."

After exchanging a few polite words and compliments, Li Hao couldn't wait to get straight to the point.

After all, when he heard his father say on the phone that Lin Shen planned to buy his family's small shop for 200,000 yuan, his first reaction was to be stunned.

Because the price exceeded his expectations, by tens of thousands.

This puzzled Li Hao, so he quickly asked for clarification.

"Hey Shen, are you planning to buy my dad's little shop for 200,000 yuan?"

"correct."

Lin Shen smiled slightly.

“I heard that you are also the landlord of this small shop. In that case, I can just take over the property as well. What do you think?”

"Um……"

After hearing Lin Shen's words, Li Hao fell into deep thought.

Although he would have made money selling all the shops to Lin Shen for 200,000, he still felt it would be better to transfer them out.

That way, if I can't make it in Beijing, I can go back to my hometown and start a small business.

But the price Lin Shen offered was indeed tempting—a full two hundred thousand!

On average, it costs 10,000 yuan per square meter, and even with the goods included, it's still a very profitable price.

This made Li Hao hesitate, and after a moment he asked Lin Shen curiously.

"Aren't you working in Shanghai? Are you going to come back?"

No, that's not true.

Lin Shen smiled slightly.

“I plan to take over a small shop for my mom so that her retirement life can be more fulfilling, since my family lives right across the street.”

"Yeah."

Upon hearing this, Li Hao suddenly made up his mind.

"Are you sure you want to buy my little shop for 200,000?"

"Ah."

"Then let's sign the contract."

Li Hao took out a stack of documents from the folder tucked under his arm.

Some of them were prepared in advance, while others were printed out on the way here.

Upon hearing that Lin Shen planned to buy his small shop for 200,000 yuan, Li Hao had already prepared to sell it.

After all, this kind of opportunity is hard to come by!
Upon meeting Lin Shen, Li Hao became even more certain that his choice was correct.

Because this guy doesn't look like someone who's short of money.

He was dressed in an extremely luxurious LV casual outfit, and on his left wrist was a watch that looked very expensive.

Although I don't recognize it, that doesn't stop it from being expensive.

This surprised Li Hao quite a bit.

Chen Xu's childhood friend is doing so well in Shanghai?
Why don't you take a look first?

Li Hao laid all the documents in front of Lin Shen, and he quickly flipped through them.

After all, he had already acquired more than a dozen offline stores in Shanghai, and he was very familiar with the procedures for transferring the entire property along with the store.

Therefore, after only a cursory glance at the contract for about ten minutes, Lin Shen pushed it back to Li Hao with a smile.

"Then let's sign the contract." (End of Chapter)