Chapter 774 Give Customers a Little Shock

"Hey, can you go to Nanjing?"

"What are you doing on Nanjing Road?"

"Oh, my dear, you don't know yet? The newspapers are full of it. Vientiane Plaza will open on time at nine o'clock today, and many Hong Kong stars will be invited to attend. I heard that Xu Wenqiang is also here."

"Xu Wenqiang? Isn't he dead?"

"That's on TV. It's the actor who plays Xu Wenqiang. His name is Chow Yun-fat. He's coming."

"Really? That's okay, I'll go."

"Haha, my uncle, my uncle will be jealous if he sees you like this."

"Hmph, I'm just jealous. He's allowed to wait in front of the TV every day to watch Hu Yuyin, but I'm not allowed to watch Xu Wenqiang?"

"Hey, Sister Li, are you going?"

"I'm not going. I have a lot of things to do at home. Besides, I don't like Xu Wenqiang. Why go?"

"Not only are there celebrities, I heard that there is also a lottery for shopping there. The first prize is a 21-inch Sony color TV. And anyone who buys something over 20 yuan will definitely win the prize, and at least there will be a pot of gas."

"Really? Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and leave. What if you're late and everyone has taken away the prize?"

Like these three women, there are many Shanghai residents rushing to Nanjing Road. As early as half a month ago, Qin Hao spent a lot of effort to promote the warm-up, placing advertisements in major newspapers and TVs in Shanghai, and even online A large number of leaflets were printed and distributed, and leaflets were even posted at the door of public toilets. It can be said that there are no blind spots in all aspects.

Originally, Vientiane Plaza had a high reputation in Shanghai, and the rewards of such overwhelming publicity were obvious.

Since 7:30 in the morning, Nanjing Road has been buzzing with people. At this time, the department stores on Nanjing Road have not yet opened. It is obvious what attracts them to come early.

Mr. Xu stood on the top floor of Vientiane Square and looked out. Even though he had seen a lot of great things in the world, he was very excited at the moment. But when he turned around and looked over, he found that Qin Hao still looked calm and relaxed, and he couldn't help but admire him greatly.

Qin Hao raised his wrist and glanced at the time, then turned around and said, "Mr. Xu, it's almost time to lift the mysterious veil of Vientiane Square."

Mr. Xu looked at the time and saw that it was already eight o'clock sharp, so he picked up the intercom and said: "Peripheral security department, lift the curtain, all back office departments are in place, and make preliminary preparations. The mall will officially open at nine o'clock."

"The security team received it."

"Security Team 2 received it."

"Received from the clothing department on the first floor."

"Received from the electrical department on the second floor."

"Received from the supermarket department on the third floor."

As the outer curtain was pulled back, Vientiane Square showed its complete side to the public for the first time.

The exterior facade of Vientiane Plaza is mainly made of steel structure. At the same time, Qin Hao also boldly replaced the traditional brick walls with glass walls. Pieces of large-sized glass shine against the sunlight. If it were placed 20 years ago, From now on, people will inevitably complain about "light pollution".

But in 1989, the mainland was absolutely unique.

When the curtain was pulled back, the people who had been waiting for a long time immediately became commotion, and bursts of exclamations echoed over the square. Some people raised their cameras and pressed the shutter to freeze the moment forever.

"It's just art."

"This shopping mall looks so fashionable. It's much more fashionable than Hulian Commercial Building."

"I heard that the glass in Vientiane Plaza is shipped from abroad. It is called tempered glass. It is harder than ordinary bricks."

In fact, it is not that there is no technology to make tempered glass in China. At first, Qin Hao planned to buy it directly from the mainland, which would save a lot of shipping costs. However, after asking around, he immediately gave up this idea for a very good reason. Simple, the output is too low, and the factories that can produce tempered glass in the mainland mainly supply military supplies to the army. He can't get the quota at all, and the price is more expensive than imported ones. There is no way, Qin Hao can only buy it from a glass company in Hong Kong. The factory ordered a batch of tempered glass.

Qin Hao and Mr. Xu walked out of the office and prepared to inspect the site again. However, they were blocked by a group of manufacturer representatives as soon as they reached the escalator.

"Mr. Qin, would you like to add some more posters for us? My position is too far back."

"Mr. Qin, can you send me two more salesmen? There are only three salesmen in such a big store. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it."

Facing the various requests from everyone, Qin Hao could only raise his hand: "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment."

The manufacturer representatives naturally did not dare to offend Qin Hao, so they stopped one after another and stared at Qin Hao nervously.

Qin Hao cleared his throat: "I know everyone is a little nervous as the opening is approaching. You might as well look outside."

Following the direction of Qin Hao's finger, the manufacturer representatives saw the dense crowd, and the excitement on their faces was beyond words.

"Everyone, the decoration and furnishings of the shops are all customized by Hong Kong designers for your products. I have also set up the stage for you. The customers are outside. How to perform the next play depends on you. ”

After speaking, Qin Hao bowed his hands to everyone and continued to patrol. Seeing Qin Hao's calmness, the manufacturer representatives felt confident. After all, the entire Vientiane Plaza belonged to Qin Hao. If business was not good, he would be the first to suffer losses.

Here, Qin Hao and Mr. Xu walked from the third floor to the first floor and took a look at the time. It was already 8:40.

"Mr. Qin, it will be opened soon. Over there, Mr. Liu."

Qin Hao patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu has never missed a chance. He will definitely arrive on time."

At this moment, Director Zhao from the Investment Promotion Office came panting.

"Mr. Qin, the time is almost here and the leader will be here soon. How are you prepared?"

While he was talking, Qin Hao's eldest brother called loudly: "Hey, Brother Sen, are you here?"

"We have arrived at Nanjing Road, but there are too many people here, and the car can't get through at all." Liu Sen said urgently.

Qin Hao thought for a while and quickly called the security captain over: "Go to the Nanjing Road entrance and pick Mr. Liu up safely."

After the security captain left, Qin Hao shouted to his elder brother again: "Brother Sen, please wait in the car for a moment. The security personnel will be here soon. You, Brother Fa and the others abandon the car and walk in."

"okay, I get it."

After hanging up with Big Brother, Qin Hao said to Chu Zhao: "Chief Zhao, let's go meet the leader first."

"Okay, Mr. Qin will stay calm in times of crisis. With you here, I will have peace of mind."

"You are joking. It should be because you are here, Mr. Xu and I are sure."

"Haha~~~"

The three of them walked from the employee passage to the square outside while chatting and laughing. Not long after, Liu Sen and his party of four were escorted by security guards and squeezed out of the crowd.

"Brother Fa, Miss Zhao, and Ms. Ye, welcome to Shanghai. It's been a hard journey."

Chow Yun-fat and Qin Hao are old acquaintances. He held Qin Hao's hand and said with a smile, "It's an honor for me to be able to attend Mr. Qin's opening ceremony."

Zhao Yazhi looked at the crowd of people in front of her with some shock. From time to time, someone in the crowd shouted "Feng Chengcheng" loudly. She had heard that "Shanghai Beach" was very popular in the mainland before, but she didn't know how popular it was. It was only at this moment that I realized that so many people in the Mainland actually liked me.

Qin Hao exchanged a few words with Liu Sen. At this time, Zhao Chu reminded: "Mr. Qin, the leader will be here soon."

There was a lot of noise this time, and several leaders also took the time to attend the opening ceremony.

Under the anxious eyes of the customers, Qin Hao and his party finally completed the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and immediately, a piece of powerful music sounded.

"The waves are flowing, and the river is never ending."

As Ye Liyi's sonorous voice finished performing the song "Shanghai Beach", the time came to nine o'clock exactly, and Qin Hao said on the intercom: "Happy opening."

The door of Vientiane Plaza is finally open to customers who have been waiting for a long time.

Customers were pouring in. If Qin Hao hadn't blocked the passages on both sides with partition boards in advance, these customers might have squeezed through the mall door.

Of course, there are many customers who are not in a hurry to enter Vientiane Plaza. They shout "Brother Ma", "Xu Wenqiang" and "Feng Chengcheng" in their mouths. They are obviously fans of Chow Yun-fat and others.

Chow Yun-fat and Zhao Yazhi also interacted with the fans enthusiastically. Although they could not even speak Mandarin and the Cantonese they spoke could not be understood by the fans, no one cared. They were satisfied as long as they could communicate with their favorite stars. .

At the same time, the Vientiane Plaza is also a lively and peaceful scene. Customers who enter suddenly find that compared to the glass exterior wall, the interior of Vientiane Plaza is more shocking.

The first impression that Vientiane Plaza gives customers is that it is big. How big is it? There is a floor plan on each floor of the square to prevent customers from getting lost.

Of course, customers at this time are not in a hurry to shop. They are full of curiosity about every store. They look around here and there, and everything they see is novel.

In addition, there are twelve escalators on the three floors of the square for customers to go up and down, eliminating the need for walking. There is also a sightseeing elevator around the square, allowing customers to have a clear view of the entire square. Many of them bring their children. Customers even took the escalator six or seven times at the request of their children, but they were still unsatisfied.

What surprised them even more was that all the shops no longer had counters between them and the products, and all the products inside were displayed in front of them in various postures.

However, the first reaction of most customers who are not wealthy enough is: The things here must be expensive, right?

Many customers didn't even dare to touch the products they liked when they saw them. It wasn't until the salesperson came forward to introduce them kindly that they discovered that everything here was labeled and the prices of the products were clearly written.

"This is good. If you can't afford it, put it back immediately and no one will find out."

In 1989, most ordinary people's wages did not exceed fifty yuan, and many products were indeed beyond their consumption levels. However, compared with the previous counter sales model in department stores, the random selection sales model of Vientiane Plaza was obviously more popular with customers. favor.

There will be no scornful counter salespeople who talk coldly to you. Only salespeople who always smile will provide you with services. Even if they know you don't want to buy, they will show their patience.

"It's okay to try."

There were so many customers that many shops were overcrowded and there was not enough sales, so the manufacturer representatives went to entertain the customers themselves.

“Dear friends, our Zhongshan brand watch was founded in 1955, which has a history of more than 30 years. It was established in the same year as the Shanghai Watch Factory. Our watches are unparalleled in terms of style and quality. Come on, look at this strap, is it shiny?”

In 1989, there were still only a few people who could afford "big items" such as watches and electrical appliances. Although there were many people looking at it, there were still relatively few people buying it. The sales volume in the clothing area on the first floor can be described as amazing.

Watches and electronic appliances worth hundreds of yuan are unaffordable, but clothes worth ten or twenty yuan can be bought with a bit of grit, especially for some women, who can hardly walk when they see those bright and trendy clothes on the shelves.

The most amazing thing is that a foreign brand called "Montagut" launched a silk polo shirt. The price of just one T-shirt is as high as 900 yuan, but when the foreigner used a lighter to stick to the surface of the T-shirt, the T-shirt did not burn or deform at all, which immediately caused a lot of amazement at the scene.

Such expensive T-shirts actually sold 200 pieces in just one hour. Even the foreigners sent by Montagut were amazed at the purchasing power of Shanghai people.

Of course, the best business is the Vientiane Supermarket, which has everything from food, drink and entertainment. The general department store has only one or two thousand items at most, but the Vientiane Supermarket has 20,000 different items.

For any customer who has never seen a supermarket, looking at the rows of shelves full of various goods, there is only one word to describe it in his mind: shocking.

Yes, it was shocking.

Many customers even walked carefully, fearing that they would not be able to afford the compensation for the damage to the goods on the shelves. Some customers did not dare to reach out to take the goods on the shelves. They only dared to take the goods down to look at them after standing on tiptoe to see the price tags of the goods and confirming that they could afford them.

In addition, what surprised customers the most was that Vientiane Supermarket not only sold daily necessities, but also vegetables, fruits, and even seafood.

And they could not even name many vegetables and fruits.

"Dear customers, here are imported fruits from abroad, welcome to try them."

You can also try them? Customers have never thought that they can try before buying things.

"Well, this fruit is good, how much is it?"

"Three yuan a pound."

"Isn't this too expensive?"

"Not expensive, the fruits here are all imported from abroad, you can't buy them anywhere else."

"Then give me a pound."

"Okay, I'll weigh a pound for you, take care."

At the same time, Vientiane Supermarket has also become a paradise for children. There is a children's playground right at the entrance of the supermarket, which not only has amusement facilities such as swings and slides, but also free toys.

"Dad, Mom, can we come here to play next Sunday?"

"Come again? I've spent a lot of money today."

"At worst, I won't buy toys, I'll just play in this children's playground."