Chapter 775: Standing on the Cusp of the Times, Even Pigs Can Fly

"Oh, there are so many people here. Isn't that Ah Hao going to make a fortune this time?"

Fangmei's family was also shocked by the huge crowds in Vientiane Plaza. Fangmei's mother's first reaction was how much money they had to make that day.

Boss Fang thought a little sourly, why did his daughter fall in love with Taotao? Even Ah Bao would be better than this son-in-law.

Fangmei was relatively calm. It was not because she had seen much of the world, but mainly because her attention was basically focused on her son sitting in the stroller.

"Hey, comrade, hello, where did you buy this stroller?"

Faced with the young woman's inquiry, Fangmei thought for a while: "This is brought back by my friend from Hong Kong, but I heard that the supermarket on the third floor has everything. You can go there to have a look."

"Is that so? Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Continue to push the stroller and come to a maternal and child products store. This store is also extremely popular. Most of the customers who come here to choose products are young men and women. Many women are pregnant, and there are also newlyweds who have just gotten married.

"Hongbing, look at this little dress. It's so exquisite. Our child will look beautiful in it in the future."

"Isn't this dress a bit too expensive? It costs 18 yuan for such a small amount of fabric. It's more expensive than adult clothes."

"Hmph, are you reluctant to spend money on our child?"

"Okay, buy it, buy it. You are the eldest in our family now, and you have the final say."

Fangmei was pushing the stroller to choose clothes for her son, and Taotao appeared out of nowhere.

"Fangmei, how come you disappeared in the blink of an eye? I have been looking for you for a long time."

Fangmei snorted lightly: "You are too fascinated by Feng Chengcheng, right?"

Taotao looked embarrassed: "It's not the first time I have seen a big star so close."

Fangmei didn't continue to argue with Taotao about this issue. She realized that such a plain life with a wife and children on a warm bed did not meet her husband's psychological expectations. This man seemed to have a monkey in his heart and could not calm down at all.

But Fangmei didn't care. Since she had a child, she focused most of her attention on the child. As long as Taotao didn't go too far, she would let him go.

"By the way, I just saw Ahao. Let's go up and find him together?" Taotao said as she was about to push her son out.

Fangmei rolled her eyes at him: "Brother Hao must be very busy today. Don't go and make trouble. Just stay here."

"Why would you make trouble? Ahao is my good brother."

"Good brothers should think about him even more. If you can't help him, forget it, at least don't cause trouble."

Fangmei knew very well what her husband was thinking. He just wanted to show off after seeing Qin Hao, who was the center of attention in the crowd. She would have definitely exposed him directly in the past, but Qin Hao reminded her last time to save face for her husband outside, so she said it so tactfully.

Taotao had no choice but to push the stroller and follow Fangmei's butt, but the little guy started crying after a while.

"Did you pee?" Taotao picked up his son and was a little at a loss.

Fang Mei was very calm. She lifted a corner of the diaper and touched it to find that it was not wet. She took out the bottle and milk powder from the storage bag of the stroller.

"Make milk powder? There is no hot water in this mall, right?"

"Yes, it's at the corner. There is a tea room next to the toilet."

"Ahao is still careful. The mall has everything."

On the other side, General Manager Xu came to report with a happy face: "General Manager Qin, it has only been one hour since the opening, and the sales have exceeded 300,000."

"What do you think, General Manager Xu, I said that I surpassed Hulian Department Store in three months. Wasn't it bragging?"

Facing Qin Hao's ridicule, General Manager Xu smiled knowingly. Before he left Hulian Department Store, the outside world said that he was kicked out. He used to call "General Manager Xu" respectfully, but turned around and became "Xiao Xu". Although he had seen a lot of things in government agencies where people left and the tea was cold, it was hard not to feel bad when it really happened to him.

After he came to Mixc Plaza, there have been rumors that he was forced to go into business because he couldn't make it in Hulian Department Store. He never explained it these days, but he was actually holding back.

Today, the grand occasion of Mixc Plaza is undoubtedly a loud slap in the face to those who looked down on him.

"It won't take three months, at most two months, Hulian Department Store will become a thing of the past. When you mention Shanghai in the future, the first thing you think of is definitely Mixc Plaza!" Mr. Xu said proudly.

Qin Hao patted him on the shoulder: "It's good that you have confidence, just go for it, I fully support you."

While talking, Liu Sen had brought Chow Yun-fat and a group of reporters to the third floor.

Chow Yun-fat looked at the bustling scene in the mall and couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that there would be such a high-end department store in the mainland."

And this sentence was also keenly captured by the reporter who had been following him, and quickly recorded in a notebook.

"Ah Hao, Mr. Zhou and Miss Zhao, let's take a photo together?" Liu Sen suggested.

The reporters set up their cameras and captured this scene.

While the reporter was interviewing Chow Yun-fat and Zhao Yazhi, Liu Sen walked up to Qin Hao and gave him a bear hug, saying excitedly.

"Ah Hao, today I finally understand why you said the Hong Kong market is small. Do you know what I saw? Money, a lot of money is going into our pockets!"

Although Liu Sen had been to Shanghai once before, he had only visited it briefly and did not have much knowledge of the Shanghai market. It was not until this moment that he understood why Qin Hao would spend so much energy to develop the mainland market. In Hong Kong, it was impossible to gather so many people in a shopping mall.

At this moment, in Liu Sen's eyes, those bustling people were not people at all, but walking RMB.

Qin Hao smiled and patted Liu Sen's arm: "This answer sheet should be enough for you to convince the old men in your family, right?"

"Haha, this time I guess they will laugh so hard that their dentures will fall off."

The time soon came to eleven o'clock, and the lottery activity pushed the atmosphere in the mall to its peak.

Especially after the first first prize - a 21-inch Sony color TV was drawn by a middle-aged couple, the lottery team lined up directly from the manufacturer to the street. Although most people won participation prizes such as washing powder and rice oil, no one went back empty-handed, which still left a good impression on customers about Vientiane Plaza. As for those who won the grand prize, they naturally became the most loyal supporters of Vientiane Plaza.

This is not the end. Although April 1 is Saturday, the mainland still adopted a one-day-off system in 1989, and the two-day-off system was not implemented until 1995.

Many people have to go to work during the day, and the flow of people in Vientiane Plaza reaches its peak after 6 pm.

Qin Hao saw that there were more and more people in the mall, so he had to take flow control measures. Only the number of people who went out could be allowed in.

Even so, there were still many customers who would rather endure mosquito bites outside and go in to see the true appearance of Vientiane Plaza. Psychology calls it the herd effect, just like when eating, people are willing to find a restaurant with many people.

Until 9:10 pm, Vientiane Plaza had exceeded its business hours and was about to close, but there were still many customers who were reluctant to leave. They left in disappointment until the doors of Vientiane Plaza were all closed.

The customers went home, but the lights were still on in Vientiane Plaza. All shops were urgently counting their inventory and replenishing their stocks. The supermarkets were even more busy, and many hot-selling products were snapped up.

The Finance Department was also rushing to summarize today's sales data.

Qin Hao and Liu Sen worked until 1 a.m., and finally got the financial statements.

On the opening day alone, the sales of Vientiane Supermarket alone exceeded 1.35 million yuan, and the per capita consumption reached 150 yuan.

The sales of the entire Vientiane Plaza exceeded 4.86 million, and the per capita consumption reached 540 yuan.

This was in 1989, when the annual salary of ordinary workers was only 500 to 600 yuan. Such a terrifying consumption power also shows a problem. The people's pursuit of a better life is increasing day by day. As long as the products can meet the needs of the people, they are willing to spend money.

The reason why Vientiane Plaza is successful, in addition to Qin Hao's endless propaganda methods, is more about hitting the pain point of the current people's lack of goods under the market economy.

Stepping on the vent of the times, pigs can fly, and only by following the trend can you become the trend of the times.

When the sales data was announced, the whole Vientiane Plaza cheered loudly.

Especially the representatives of manufacturers whose products are selling well, they danced and shouted until their voices were hoarse, because they knew very well that in the long term, their products would become household names in Shanghai and even the whole country, and they would be promoted and get a raise, and reach the peak of their lives.

The director of Nanjing Watch Factory rushed forward and gave Qin Hao a bear hug: "Boss Qin, you are really my living Bodhisattva."

"Boss Zhong, I remember that you insisted on sending salesmen by yourself before." Boss Xu teased.

Boss Zhong was so anxious that his face turned red: "Oh, Boss Xu, how can you expose other people's past."

"Haha~~~"

Everyone present laughed. In fact, many representatives of manufacturers wanted to send their own people to serve as salesmen before, which was understandable. After all, the wages and bonuses of these salesmen were paid by their manufacturers, but the management rights were in the hands of the mall. In this way, they would inevitably worry that the salesmen would not do their best to help them sell goods.

For this reason, many representatives of manufacturers have been deadlocked for a long time and have not signed the contract. However, Qin Hao's attitude is very firm. All the staff of the mall must be trained and managed uniformly, because if there is any problem, customers will only go to Mixc instead of directly to the manufacturers. He is responsible for customers first, and then for manufacturers.

Of course, there are some shops whose sales data did not meet expectations. Qin Hao did not leave them alone. He helped them analyze the reasons overnight and helped them develop improvement plans.

He was busy until more than six o'clock in the morning before he took a nap in the office.

Last night, Shanghai TV was also broadcasting the news of the grand opening of Mixc, and an interview with Chow Yun-fat made many viewers who did not go to the scene today regret it.

In the camera, Chow Yun-fat gracefully accepted the reporter's questions.

Reporter: Mr. Zhou, I heard that this is your first time in Shanghai?

Chow Yun-fat: Yes.

Reporter: But you have played a well-known TV series before, which seems to be called Shanghai Beach.

Chow Yun-fat: Yes, I played Xu Wenqiang in the play, but that play was filmed in Hong Kong.

Reporter: I see. So what do you think of your first visit to Shanghai?

Chow Yun-fat: Well, Shanghai people are very enthusiastic, and it is more prosperous than I imagined, especially the Mixc Plaza which just opened today. Before I came here, I could hardly imagine that there would be such a high-end department store in the mainland.

The last sentence is obviously flattering. Who made him invited by Qin Hao? Artists, they get paid to do things.

"It turns out that Xu Wenqiang has never been to Shanghai before."

"The Bund was not filmed in Shanghai?"

"Is the Mixc Plaza really that good? Even Hong Kong stars like Chow Yun-fat praise it?"

These are the three most memorable points brought to the audience in front of the TV by this interview, and they soon became the topic of conversation after dinner.

This is not over yet. Early in the morning, major newspapers also reported that Chow Yun-fat was in the Bund.

"Auntie Wu, let's go to Nanjing Road?"

"What are you going to Nanjing Road for?"

"There is a new department store over there, and even Xu Wenqiang said it's good."

"Really? Then you have to go and see it."

It must be said that Chow Yun-fat at this time was absolutely a person who fascinated thousands of housewives, and his influence can only be described as terrifying.

In addition, it was Sunday, and Nanjing Road was already jammed from 7:30 in the morning. This time, many smart merchants opened their doors early to do business, and some customers who were tired of waiting were willing to spend a little money to take a break.

Of course, Hulian Department Store certainly disdains to "take advantage of the popularity" and still opens at 9 o'clock. Even though the opening of Mixc Plaza yesterday attracted nearly half of Hulian Department Store's customers, the newly appointed general manager of Hulian Department Store still did not adjust the strategy. In his opinion, which new shopping mall would not have better business in the first few days after opening?

In the end, when the novelty wears off, customers will still return to Hulian Department Store.

However, what he doesn't know is that for customers who have experienced the free shopping model of Mixc Plaza, it is undoubtedly a painful torture for them to choose goods from the teller across the counter.

The same is open at 9 o'clock. When the doors of Vientiane Plaza opened, customers swarmed in as if the things inside were free. However, after the opening of Hulian Department Store, only a few customers walked in, and they left empty-handed soon.

The reason is also very simple. In terms of the richness of goods, Vientiane Plaza is several blocks ahead of Hulian Department Store. One has 20,000 items, and the other has only 2,000. Customers will naturally vote with their feet.

Even if Vientiane Plaza has to limit the flow of customers due to the influx of too many customers, most customers would rather queue up than go to Hulian Department Store to buy things.

"Oh, it's all your fault for coming late! With such a long line, how long will it take to get in?"

"Why don't we go to Hulian Department Store? There's no need to queue at Hulian Department Store."

"I'm not going there. I heard from them that Vientiane Plaza is so big and luxurious, with twelve escalators alone. Hulian Department Store? It's outdated."

The newly appointed general manager of Hulian Department Store heard the conversation of the young couple when he passed by and shuddered all over. At this moment, he realized that what he picked up was not a piece of fat meat, but a hot potato. His predecessor, General Manager Xu, was not kicked out at all, but took the initiative to go into the sea to seek gold.