Chapter 351: The People Who Followed (Part II)
On the other side, when the clerk of the game store returned to the game store, there was already a man in front of the store looking at the signboard in a daze.
He walked over with a happy face: "Master, you're back!" β
"Yes." The man glanced back at the clerk, then looked at the signboard proudly, and said: "Lu's Spring and Autumn, what a good name, I didn't expect that I would be able to come up with such a poetic store name after graduating from junior high school, I have to admire myself!" β
He is the manager of this game store, it is the Lu Fei who got rich by selling text adventure games in Ninghai, the successful resale of "clannad" a while ago allowed Lu Fei to accumulate enough net worth, after TongguΓ² acquaintances learned that the Phoenix Company in Suhua City was opening up the wasteland, he didn't think much about it and ran over to start a business.
Although the two apprentices and his wife did not agree with his idea at first, they came to the scene to take a look and agreed that the development prospects of the place were very good. Moreover, these dealers were originally countrymen who went to Ninghai to survive, and their sense of belonging to Ninghai was not particularly strong, and they went everywhere to make a living, but this time they moved to Suhua to settle down.
"Master, how did you discuss with the people of Phoenix Company just now?"
Liu Qiang, the clerk's apprentice, was not interested in Lu Fei's show-off, he wanted to know more about the business problems of the game store.
They were the first entrepreneurs to come to Suhua, and in addition to the preferential rent of the store, Phoenix was willing to provide them with the best products, including various categories of rare goods, collector's editions, and other things. Comic Island will be built into the core area of Phoenix's future comic industry, where there are the rarest and most complete comic peripheral products in China, and entrepreneurs like Lu Fei are the lucky ones who can be authorized first.
Lu Fei and other merchants had been discussing with Phoenix for several days. Now it's basically settled.
"Pretty much fine." He replied to his apprentice's words in a relaxed tone: "However, Phoenix Company is more strict in reviewing product types. We may only have priority for some game products in the future......"
"Games?" Liu Qiang was disappointed: "Master." I said don't open a game store, there aren't many of them! β
Phoenix is a comic company, and it is fortunate that the game can be launched every year, Liu Qiang feels that there is no prospect for game products, and he knows how good it is to open a comic store.
"Games are the only way to make money, and game products are not only games, but also some merchandise and figures, like gunpla or something. In the future, we will be able to get more supply in our store than in other stores. Lu Fei said disapprerovingly: "The competition in comic stores is fierce, and that kind of store has no way to make money." β
He took the lead and walked into the store and said, "You just took the guest to the house of what a pity?" β
"Yes." Liu Qiang nodded and followed behind: "That dessert shop is much more lively than ours here, and the mother and daughter are not afraid to start a business here, it's really amazing, their courage is not smaller than that of us men." β
"They have group support behind them, so it's no wonder they're scared!"
Lu Fei greeted another apprentice in the store, and then said.
Liu Qiang's footsteps stopped, a little stunned: "Group? What group? β
"What a pity for the teacher's fan group...... Many of the shops that have invested here now have group support behind them. The mother and daughter belong to the Big Sisters Alliance, the largest fan group, which now has five or six stores open here. And their boss also works in Phoenix Company, if anyone provokes the mother and daughter, there will be a group of people who will come out to uphold justice. β
Lu Fei found a chair and sat down, and said, "Compared to them, those of us who have no power are the hardest. β
Liu Qiang was dumbfounded: "Why did the fan group open a store, and it still has such great ability?" β
The fan group actually played the economy, which doesn't look like a fan no matter how you look at it!
"I told you, don't speculate on the teacher's affairs according to common sense, some of his fans have already developed into interest groups." Lu Fei replied: "Just like this big sister alliance, this group has a stable management, and most of the core members are white-collar workers and rich girls, so naturally there will be some business exploration." β
"It is said that the opportunity for their development was a few years ago, and it was also the mother and daughter who had financial difficulties in their shop, and then happened to have a meeting place for the Big Sisters Alliance, so some members took out money to support them and changed the name of the store to Ho Chi House...... Unexpectedly, He Xi's house is getting better and better, and it has slowly become a gathering place for He Xi's fans, and even opened branches in several big cities in Yanjing. β
"The core members of the Big Sister Alliance have also found business opportunities, and they have made many attempts in the past few years, and the rich women have formed a small organization called the Big Sister Economic Alliance, which controls all the resources and financial resources of the fan group, and has actually developed into a capital consortium."
Lu Fei continued: "And the success of the Big Sister Alliance will of course make other groups compete to imitate, the last celebration of He Xi, Teacher He Xi demonstrated the possibility of making a fortune for his readers, and at that celebration, almost every group that participated in the sale made money...... Now that Manga Island is open, it naturally attracts some people to come over. β
However, the manga island attracts not many people, after all, this is a real on-the-spot business, and at least 100,000 yuan of capital is required in the early stage, and there are not many groups that can provide these capitals. What's more important is that this kind of thing tests the cohesion of the fan group and the leadership of the leader, even if there are local tyrants, most groups will not be able to do it because of the distribution of interests and other reasons.
There are only a handful of groups that can do this kind of Cheng dΓΉ in the Big Sister Alliance.
Of course, Liu Qiang didn't know these things, and he was already frightened by the word group: "Then master, if this continues, won't this island have to be divided into many economic alliances in the future?" β
Lu Fei nodded: "Of course." β
This is an obvious thing, fans have seized the opportunity ~ this time, if the manga island can develop, then these groups will make a lot of money. At that time, several fan alliances that will rival each other will definitely be born, and even the fan groups in the future will not be called fan groups, but real business unions.
"Aren't we very passive?" Liu Qiang was taken aback: "Master, let's find a group to join!" β
"There's no need." Lu Fei shook his head and smiled: "It's too late, they are not so easy to accept newcomers, and now there are some businesses like us, everyone is like Spiegel in their hearts, if there is a risk, sooner or later we will join forces...... But there is no contradiction now, with such a small number of guests, it is the key for us to find a way to support the development of Manga Island. β
"You just said that there are so many guests in the house?"
He asked.
"yes, it's almost full." Liu Qiang nodded.
"Well, we've pulled a lot of guests for it, and it's almost time to give us kickbacks." Lu Fei nodded, then took out his mobile phone and dialed the phone.
What a pity, the female shopkeeper who was resting received this call.
"Huh? Rebates, I know, it's better to be a little later. She replied a little unhappily: "Two yuan of folding, and I have to give you a rebate of one dollar, and we are under great pressure to operate here." β
"Come on, your daughter is smart and capable, and no matter how much pressure she has, she is better than us." Lu Fei said: "We can only rent comics here now, and we can only get some water and electricity bills every day, and your rebate is equivalent to one-fifth of our income, so you can be considerate!" β
"Okay, okay, then you come over tomorrow to settle the bill......"
The female shopkeeper frowned and hung up the phone.
"Mom, you're here to urge money again?" Ling Shuang walked up to her and asked.
"Well...... Or there are too few guests here. The female shopkeeper smiled slightly: "But it's a pity that the teacher has arrived today, it is estimated that it will not be long before people will gradually hide." β
"I think there's a lot of people right now." Ling Shuang pouted and said, "If those chain stores don't open their doors and give us all the people, we can be full all day long." β
The number of college students attracted by Manga Island is quite large, with thousands of people coming every day, but when it is diluted by a few streets and many chain stores, it looks empty.
"But have you ever thought that if those chain stores don't open, then no one will come?" The female shopkeeper stretched out her hand and pinched her daughter's face and said with a smile, the current flow of people on Manga Island is attracted by well-known merchants and shops, and if these merchants are gone, few people are willing to come and play.
"But I don't like them." Ling Shuang escaped from her mother's clutches, rubbed her face and said, "I feel that those shops look down on us, and they also look down on Brother He. The owner of the shoe store next door didn't even allow anyone to read comics inside, saying that it was an obstacle to the business, but there were not many customers at all, so how could it hinder the business! β
The female shopkeeper's smile was frugal, Ling Shuang was right, this was also something strange to her, although there were many well-known merchants on the comic island, but these merchants clearly showed their dissatisfaction with this place. Comic Island is a pilot area for comic industrialization designated by the Suhua government, and the core of this place is the Phoenix Company, but merchants don't seem to be very happy to live under it.
Why do these merchants come here to set up branches, and why are they still dissatisfied when they set them up?
"It's a pity that the teacher will be quite tricky......"
The female shopkeeper couldn't help but think, she felt that Phoenix Company would definitely have conflicts with these merchants, and she really didn't know what kind of problems would arise. But it wasn't her turn to worry about these things, and if those businesses were to leave, it might reduce the flow of people in the short term, but in the long run, it would also reduce their competitors.
With these well-known and well-funded businesses, it is difficult for the Big Sister Alliance and other fans to have a chance to become bigger. (To be continued......)