At dinner, Guo Zizhao told his parents what he thought. Dad nodded when he heard this, "Well, I also discussed this issue with your mother." When the time comes, I will go to the sports institute with you, and it is not suitable for your mother to stay in Yunxian alone. Anyway, if you leave your job without pay, it's the same if you simply move to Rongcheng to do business. I just haven't figured out exactly what to do. ”

"Well, we've thought about it for a while," Mom continued, "but we haven't figured out what to do. You are studying for the college entrance examination, and we are afraid of delaying your study, so we have not discussed it with you. Now that the college entrance examination is over, if you have any ideas, let's discuss them together. ”

"I've been thinking about it for two days, and I have an idea to tell you." Guo Zizhao thought for a while, "When I used to go to the competition, I also walked around the vicinity of the sports institute when it was empty, and there are several universities nearby, such as Wuhou Temple, Southwest University for Nationalities and Rongcheng University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a few commercial streets on the side are also good." What I mean by this is to sell or rent out the storefront in the county and rent a storefront near the sports institute. As for what kind of business to do, I thought about it, and I could open a video store. ”

"Video store?"

"yes, I thought about it. Video stores sell tapes. You see, there are a lot of pop music tapes selling on the streets of Yunxian County now. This has been relatively popular in recent years, and pop music from Hong Kong and Taiwan is still very popular. Besides, I'm not afraid to put this product, it's okay during the summer vacation, I plan to go to the sports institute with my dad to rent a store first, and then go to Guangzhou to buy goods, there are a lot of pop music tapes there. Mom, you will take care of the family's business here, and you will be able to come to Rongcheng next month. ”

The reason why he chose to open a video store, Guo Zizhao also has his own considerations. First, the business was on fire for nearly 10 years from the mid-90s to 2005. Guo Zizhao remembers that not long after he started his freshman year, he almost had a walkman in his hand, listening to pop songs was the main function, and of course, he would occasionally listen to English tapes. At the beginning of my junior year, I slowly began to change to a portable CD. And the CD disc is also selling very well, at least Guo Zizhao has bought a lot of songs to listen to at home within two years of working after graduation. In addition, in the past few years, it is the time when VCD is about to start to become popular on the street, and families with slightly better conditions will buy a VCD to watch movies and sing karaoke at home. Not to mention the uncles and aunts who sing karaoke in the park and in the square, the momentum is no smaller than that of square dancing in later generations.

Second, there are many universities, middle schools and residential communities near the HKSI, which are the main force for buying audio and video products. In addition, the nearby Wuhou Temple, Baihua Park and People's Square are all good places for everyone to relax and entertain. The location is also very suitable.

Third, Guo Zizhao can also be regarded as a person from the past, and with the experience of later generations, there are still a few song tapes that can be popular. This ensures that the tape will not go unsold. Besides, this business is still relatively idle, and my mother only needs to look at the store to collect money, so she doesn't have to worry too much. Moreover, this business can also give full play to my mother's musical expertise, and it is estimated that my mother is more acceptable.

In the end, the investment of such a store will not be too high, 20,000 or 30,000 yuan per store is enough, and it is guaranteed that it can return to its original cost in half a year.

In fact, Guo Zizhao remembers that there is another more profitable business in recent years, that is, opening an Internet café. However, Guo Zizhao thinks that the investment in opening an Internet café is too large, and he can't afford to scale it without four or five hundred thousand. Second, the reputation of Internet cafes is not very good. Internet cafes are generally mixed and smoky, and if you become famous in the future, you may not have a good impact on yourself. And for this business, it is estimated that my mother may not be able to accept it. Three, even this industry still needs a certain amount of computer technology, and it is still a bit difficult to find a network manager and maintenance personnel who know more about computers. In the end, the supervision of Internet cafes will become stricter and stricter in the future, and Guo Zizhao is still afraid of getting into trouble, so just forget it.

Guo Zizhao told his parents all the advantages of opening a video store that he thought of, and then said, "You don't have to worry about the money, I can put it on first." In the first half of this year alone, my prize money was almost 10,000 yuan. It's the university holiday, and the business at the HKSI is off-season, so there may be a lot of shops to rent. We can just go and see it, and rent it if it's suitable. After a brief renovation, it will be ready to open in September. ”

Mom thought about it for a long time, and finally believed in Guo Zizhao's vision. After all, Guo Zizhao's analysis is very reasonable, and Guo Zizhao's vision of making money from his previous investments is still very powerful. Therefore, my mother handed over all the preparations to Guo Zizhao and let my father take care of it. He is sitting in Yunxian County, ready to deal with the business here within a month.

In addition, my mother also said one thing, that is, let the two of them go to Rongcheng to see the second child again. When I called a few days ago, I heard the second child say that something seemed to be an accident at home. Guo Zizhao has had more opportunities to go to Rongcheng with his father in the past six months, and he has also been to the second son's house several times. I also had a few meals with my cousin and cousin-in-law. Guo Zizhao suddenly remembered, if he remembered correctly, his cousin and cousin-in-law should have been laid off this year. Later, the two went to set up a stall and started a small business, but although the two were very honest and capable, they had no investment vision, and although they made some money, they were not rich.

After his parents moved to Rongcheng in his previous life, he often walked around with the second child's family, so when Guo Zizhao returned to Rongcheng to visit relatives, he often went to the second child's house to visit the door. Therefore, I am also very familiar with the Erxiao family. If this is the case, then this video store can ask my cousin and cousin-in-law to help me look at the store, my cousin once attended a college correspondence course majoring in accounting, and my cousin-in-law also worked in sales in the factory, so Guo Zizhao is very relieved about the ability of the two. After all, everyone is a relative, and the blood relationship is still quite close, which makes my mother happy.

After the whole family discussed, the next day Guo Zizhao and his father took 50,000 yuan on the train to Rongcheng. 50,000 yuan, which is almost half of the family's savings. It is worth mentioning that the train from Yunxian to Rongcheng was finally opened in late June. Although the whole journey is close to 6 hours, it still saves 3 hours compared to taking a long-distance bus, and the activity space is much more comfortable.

When they arrived in Rongcheng, Guo Zizhao and his father went to the guest house of the sports institute to open a room first. Then I went to Uncle Li to inquire about my father's transfer. Uncle Li was a little surprised by Guo Zizhao and his father's sudden arrival, but when he learned that Guo Zizhao was going to rent a store to do business for his mother, he couldn't smile bitterly, "Your baby...... I don't know how you worry so much all day. Don't delay your training? ”

"Don't worry, you can't delay. There are more than two months left in the next competition, isn't it the University Games, and I will continue to bring you two championships back then. Guo Zizhao said with an oath.

"Well," Uncle Li nodded, he still recognized Guo Zizhao's strength, turned to the old man and said, "There is no problem with the transfer, I have said hello." I will notify you in mid-August, and you will have to come back to do the formalities at that time. I can't help much with business matters, if you rent a house and tell me about it, I can find someone to get the business license quickly. ”

"Okay. Thank you, Uncle Lee. Guo Zizhao responded happily. With such a big backer as Uncle Li, what else can't be done in this area, hehe......

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In the next two days, Guo Zizhao and his father turned around several commercial streets near the sports institute. Guo Zizhao is optimistic about a total of three stores to be rented, all of which are stores with two-story small buildings. About 50 square meters on the first floor can be used as a storefront, 30 square meters on the second floor can be used as a warehouse, and there is a small room for people.

One is near the north gate of the sports institute, opposite a large residential community and Shude Middle School is also nearby, even if it opens now, business will be good. After all, there are many residents in this community, and the middle school students are still in the make-up period, so the flow of people is also good. These are the main groups of consumers.

One of the other two stores is near the east gate of the Wuhou Temple East Street, which is a commercial street connecting the Sports Institute, the University for Nationalities, the Wuhou Temple and the TV station. The other store is a little further away, but it's only two stops away. In the vicinity of the back street of the Confucian Temple, there are also Rongcheng University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shimuro Middle School and People's Park, which is also a rare and good place.

In the end, Guo Zizhao gritted his teeth and rented all three places. Anyway, Guo Zizhao is also going to open a few branches, so he will simply do it in one step, so as to occupy the place first, so as not to attract competitors to grab business in the future. The average rent of the three stores is 12,000 yuan per year, which is paid once a year, but Guo Zizhao signed a long-term contract for a total of five years. Five years later, the business is probably starting to decline.

Guo Zizhao's generosity made his father frightened for a while, he didn't do anything, and went out for 36,000 yuan. However, Guo Zizhao patted his chest and said that money is not a problem, and it is not enough for his own private money to pay for it.

After signing the contract and getting the key, Guo Zizhao and his father simply cleaned the storefront on the East Street of Wuhou Temple, and moved their luggage from the guest house. In the past few days, the two of them are going to live here first, anyway, it is convenient in summer, and a mattress can be done.

The next day, Dad and Guo Zizhao found Uncle Li to help and went to apply for a business license. Looking at the contracts of the three stores in his hand, Uncle Li couldn't help but smack his tongue for a while, and then silently gave a thumbs up, "Boy, you are magnificent." Aggressive! ”

The next thing is to go to the second son's house to find out the tone of my cousin and cousin-in-law. Sure enough, the two who were worried because of being laid off suddenly became happy when they heard that Guo Zizhao was going to ask them to help look after the store. Guo Zizhao also said very generously that the salary of the two is 700 yuan per month, and they will give some bonuses at the end of the year. Let the two of them get started now, and prepare to open the store in the north gate in early August, and if the business is good, let them be the store managers. My cousin and cousin-in-law also hurriedly expressed their determination, saying that their own business would definitely be done well.

Guo Zizhao took the two of them to see the three stores first, gave them some careful instructions, and handed over the decoration to the two of them. The decoration of this era is also very simple, paint the walls, get a door, and walk a wire. Purchasing shelves and audio-visual equipment is basically the same. Guo Zizhao drew another sketch, and probably talked about the effect after the decoration. From the outside, it must look trendy and stylish.

Leaving 5,000 yuan for decoration and shelf procurement, Guo Zizhao and his father flew to Guangzhou the next day to buy goods. Originally, my father was afraid that Guo Zizhao would spend too much money, and the money would not be enough. However, after Guo Zizhao threw out his passbook, his father immediately shut up. has such a son who can make money, what do you have to worry about?

The trip to Guangzhou also went well, Guo Zizhao collected a circle in the wholesale market, and swept a lot of classic pop song tapes that he remembered in his previous life. What are the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong, Beyond, Ye Qianwen, Faye Wong, Taiwan's Zhang Xinzhe, Zhou Huajian, Zhang Yusheng, Lin Yilian, the mainland's Guo Feng, Black Panther, Tang Dynasty, Na Ying, Tian Zhen, etc. In the end, I asked for tens of thousands of yuan of goods, and let the merchant consign to Rongcheng. In the end, I also left the phone numbers of several large merchants, so that I could contact them to replenish the goods in the future.