Chapter 304 In This World, There Is Nothing that Money Cannot Buy.

As we all know, Apple basically has a store in the largest and most prosperous pedestrian street or shopping mall in each city, and the location is quite good. The area is very large, making the internal space very spacious and looking very simple and elegant.

On the most prosperous Daxing Road Pedestrian Street in Sansha City, there is naturally an Apple store, and it is also a directly-operated store!

It is worth mentioning that there are two types of Apple stores, one is authorized store and the other is directly operated store.

Among them, authorized stores are privately operated. As long as they meet Apple's strict requirements, they can basically get authorization.

Authorized stores are distributed all over the country, and even in third- and fourth-tier cities, there may be several.

The reason why there are so many authorized stores is to provide after-sales service and convenient repairs.

Directly-operated stores are different, they are officially operated by Apple.

There are only more than 50 direct-operated stores in the country, and most of them are concentrated in first-tier coastal cities, and there is one in each provincial capital city.

As the provincial capital city and a strong province in central China, Sansha City naturally has an Apple direct-sale store.

It is located in the middle of Daxing Road Pedestrian Street, occupying a small two-story building with an area of ​​more than 2,000 square meters!

Second only to Shanghai and Beijing, it is the third largest direct-operated store in the country!

"Your joke is not funny at all." Hearing this, Xie Qing rolled her eyes. Obviously, she didn't believe it at all.

After a pause, she continued:

"If this was an authorized store, then I might still believe it."

"But as far as I know, as the provincial capital city, the Apple store on the most prosperous Daxing Road Pedestrian Street in Sansha City should be a directly-operated store, right?"

"And how can directly-operated stores be so easy to acquire?"

"What kind of company is Apple? The world's largest market value! More than 2 trillion US dollars!"

"Are Ari and Penguin big enough? But the two of them combined are not as high as Apple's market value!"

"Such a company is not short of money at all. How can it possibly transfer its directly-operated stores? This is their facade!"

As soon as these words came out, they were deeply recognized by everyone present, and everyone couldn't help but nod their heads.

Yes, this is a directly operated store!

It may be possible to acquire other authorized stores, but for Apple's direct-operated stores, there is no chance at all!

too difficult!

"Haha." Hearing this, Cao Xingyu just smiled lightly and said:

"No matter how short of money a company is, it will waver in the face of absolute interests."

"The only difference between them and ordinary people is that the price they charge is higher."

"There is some truth in what you say." Xie Qing curled his lips and said: "But this statement is full of fallacies. Think about it, how high a price do you have to offer to make Apple tempted?"

"How can I get them to transfer the store to you?"

"It's very difficult!"

"It might even be a sky-high price!"

"To put it another way, if you really have that kind of money, why not rent another one that is better and bigger?"

“It’s easy to see which one is more cost-effective.”

"There's no need to worry about this, Mr. Xie." Cao Xingyu waved his hand, not wanting to dwell on this issue. In other words:

"Since I said acquisition, I must be sure of it."

"Haha, okay, then I'll be the first to say something ugly." Xie Qing smiled nonchalantly:

"Although I am a financial investor and have no power to manage the company, this kind of behavior of paying exorbitant prices to acquire stores is obviously an unreasonable and uneconomical investment, and I am completely unacceptable."

"Don't worry, Mr. Xie, I can understand your thoughts." Cao Xingyu nodded and said:

"It's still the same as before,

This acquisition will be carried out on an individual basis first. After the acquisition is completed, it will be injected into the company at market prices as a new round of capital investment. "

In fact, even if Xie Qing didn't mention this, Cao Xingyu would take the initiative to bring it up.

With the help of the system, he originally purchased a shop in his own name for free.

Even if he injects it back into the company at the market price, he will not lose at all. On the contrary, he will earn the other party's follow-up investment and increase the company's cash flow.

"Do you really want to acquire it?" Hearing this, Xie Qing saw that Cao Xingyu was still insisting and was not joking, and said in a deep voice.

"That's natural." Cao Xingyu responded with an unusually firm attitude.

"Haha, then I can only cheer for you silently. I hope you can succeed." Xie Qing replied casually, with little interest.

It was obvious that even though Cao Xingyu was not joking with her, she still regarded it as a joke.

After all, this is very unrealistic.

Xie Qing did not doubt whether the capital behind Cao Xingyu had the strength, but felt that this deal would not be possible for any normal businessman.

The price is too high!

Xie Qing's original worry was that the other party would use the Shiwang Group's property to mess around with her, dragging her down and asking her to bear this unnecessary high expenditure, which she would definitely not be able to accept.

Now that he knew that the other party was pursuing the acquisition in his own name, Xie Qing had the mentality of watching a show.

"We'll know after they actually contact each other." Xie Qing muttered in his heart.

As for the other people present, after listening to the conversation between the two, most of them had similar reactions to Xie Qing.

Everyone thinks this is unlikely. How could Apple transfer the store?

Normal people will have a correct answer in their hearts.

Except Liu Ting and Ye Xiufei.

The two of them were as if they had been injected with blood at this time, and the excitement on their faces was beyond words.

After all, they have been in contact with Cao Xingyu for the longest time and have the most information, and they also know more information.

They didn't doubt Cao Xingyu's words at all!

Since Mr. Cao said this, it must be a sure shot!

Unknowingly, for a moment, everyone was silent, each with their own thoughts.

At this time, Cao Xingyu had already silently used the 'forced store acquisition card' on the Apple store in his mind.

Anyway, it was the system that made the acquisition. Cao Xingyu didn't care at all how much it cost and what connections were used.

As long as the right to use the store finally comes to him, that's fine.

After receiving the system prompt in his mind that 'the acquisition is successful, a dedicated person will deliver the relevant contract tomorrow', Cao Xingyu made up his mind, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

However, from this system prompt, Cao Xingyu also understood that this acquisition was indeed not as easy as before. You must know that in the blink of an eye, the system tool man delivered the contract to his door.

"When the later limited-purchase 'Store Rent Exemption Card' can be purchased, it can be used directly on the shops in Daxing Road Pedestrian Street. The rent here is expensive!" Cao Xingyu silently thought about it in his mind.

The monthly rent for a store like Apple’s is estimated to be in the millions!

Using a million-dollar rent exemption card on this is obviously a good deal.

In this way, the shop is free of charge, the rent can be exempted, and the expenses required for daily operation are quite small!

Simply perfect!

The most direct impact is that with reduced costs, Cao Xingyu can implement his previous low-price strategy in pedestrian streets where land is at a premium!

For this reason alone, there is no reason why these shops should not be popular!

"After the acquisition of Apple's direct-operated store, do you have any ideas? What should we operate better?" Cao Xingyu asked everyone.

After all, Shiwang Group currently does not have any mobile phone business, so the Apple store must undergo a comprehensive renovation.

But what to do specifically, the incident happened suddenly, and Cao Xingyu has not yet thought about it.

"Let's talk about this after you acquire it, otherwise it will just be a waste of everyone's time." Xie Qing made no secret of his attitude.

"Haha." Cao Xingyu smiled noncommittally and did not refute.

He can understand Xie Qing's mentality. It's normal not to believe this kind of thing.

Xie Qing's words were well recognized by everyone. They felt that the acquisition negotiations would take a long time. Whether they could be negotiated or not was a question. It was a bit of a waste of time to think about the specific plans of the store now.

Moreover, there has never been an example of such a large store in the history of the Shiwang brand. For a while, no one had a clue what to do.

In the end, no one answered Cao Xingyu's questions, making the scene suddenly deserted.

"Mr. Cao, I know the location of the Apple store. I accompanied a relative to buy a mobile phone before." At this time, Liu Ting thought about it for a while and said:

"That store is very big, a small independent building with two floors! One to two thousand square meters!"

"The key is that it is located in the core area of ​​the pedestrian street, that is, in the middle of the entire street!"

"Whether you enter from the south main entrance or the north entrance, as long as you walk to the middle, you will definitely be attracted by this store."

“In terms of the flow of people, we have a unique advantage!”

"If we can win that store, I think we can consider building our most distinctive large-scale restaurant and make it our largest flagship store in Sansha City!"

"Or, we can consider taking this as an opportunity to move closer to the higher end and try to open a high-end catering store. Considering the size of this store, it is very maneuverable!"

"Well, Sister Ting is right." Hearing this, Ye Xiufei nodded repeatedly: "I have received a lot of online comments before. Many people think that our Shiwang brand stores are too common, and they beg us to do some High-end dining.”

"Oh? Isn't it bad to be more common people? Are there people begging us to engage in high-end catering? Don't they know that the higher the end, the more expensive it is?" Hearing Ye Xiufei's remarks, Cao Xingyu was slightly surprised and raised his eyebrows.

"I know!" Ye Xiufei smiled and said:

"It's because they know that high-end ones are expensive and they can't usually afford them, so they hope that our Shiwang brand can launch our high-end restaurants as soon as possible!"

"Because in their current minds, if our Shiwang brand launches high-end restaurants, the prices will definitely be much cheaper than high-end restaurants."

"Oh, that's right." Cao Xingyu suddenly realized and couldn't help but smile: "These netizens know our Shiwang brand very well."

"If we really launch high-end catering, the price will definitely be much lower than ordinary ones. This is something that must be implemented."

"But not now, not yet."

"Currently, it is still mainly civilian stores, which have high acceptance and cover a wide range of people. It can greatly and quickly increase the number of our members."

"As for high-end catering, we will consider it later."

Now that this topic was brought up, Cao Xingyu couldn't help but say a few more words:

"In this regard, Xiaoye, you can tell netizens a little bit about the trend and satisfy their curiosity!"

"Manager Liu, you can arrange for someone to learn some experience in high-end restaurants first. In my opinion, the core of high-end restaurants is the expensive raw materials and production techniques. You can focus on the procurement of expensive raw materials. and discovering master chefs.”

"Although we have no such plan for the time being, we can make preparations in advance and prepare for our future."

"Okay." Liu Ting and Ye Xiufei responded in unison.

Are high-end restaurants also part of the company's future? Xie Qing pursed his lips thoughtfully.

"Manager Liu, you just mentioned building a catering flagship store, which is not impossible." Cao Xingyu raised his hand to his mouth, turned it around, and said:

"Wouldn't it be a bit wasteful to just do a single meal?"

"After all, it is a core area and has such a large area."

"If it only targets people in a certain catering field, the number of people it covers will be a bit too small."

“If you want to be a restaurant, there is no need to use this store.”

After a pause, Cao Xingyu said in surprise:

"Just like the Fire Attack Palace in front of me, I think it can be used as a restaurant under our Shiwang brand."

"I have to say, Liu Ting, you picked the place very well."

"When I arrived just now, I walked directly into the pedestrian street and didn't even notice that there was such a big hot pot restaurant here."

"Mr. Cao, what do you mean..." Liu Ting looked stunned and said, "Should we also acquire this Fire Attack Palace?"

"Yes, I think the location of this store is quite good." Cao Xingyu nodded: "Just like the sign at the door, if it is replaced with our Shiwang brand sign, the exposure will definitely be leveraged."

As soon as Cao Xingyu said these words, the entire audience fell into a state of silence again.

"Gulong..."

The sound of swallowing saliva was clearly audible in the audience.

"Mr. Cao, this store is one of the earliest stores in Huogong Palace." After Liu Ting came to her senses, she couldn't help but remind her:

"The reason why Huogongdian has become a well-known brand in Sansha City has a lot to do with the prime location of this store!"

"It is no exaggeration to say that without the existence of this store, Huogongdian would not be where it is today!"

"How could the other party transfer such a store that is related to brand awareness?"

"What's more, such a prime location has countless people staring at it..."

"In this world, there is nothing that money cannot buy." Cao Xingyu smiled and waved his hand, saying:

"If there is, then you didn't give enough money."

"Understand?"

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