Chapter 53 Double Happiness(1/2)
The supply chain problem of milk tea shops must be solved.
Tea, creamer and other raw materials, as well as plastic cups, can all be helped by Fang Qiwen. He runs a beverage factory and was previously the vice president of Lehaha Group. He has good supplier channels for many years, so you can rest assured.
The most important thing is fruit.
Zhou Buqi called Fang Qiwen and asked, but the reply he got was speechless.
His beverage factory also produces fruity drinks, but he never uses fresh fruits to make drinks. He only purchases highly concentrated fruit pulp and does not have the resources of a fruit supplier.
There was no way, Zhou Buqi had no choice but to develop fruit supply channels himself.
In the afternoon, Zhou Buqi called Meng Houkun and set off together.
He considered why he chose Meng Houkun for a long time.
Meng Houkun is a junior student at the Agricultural University, probably because of the literature department. He is very careful in his work, he is meticulous in his clothes, and he is also very serious in meetings.
This kind of personality is very suitable for supplier management.
After Zhou Buqi is brought out, I might as well hand over this business to him.
The two took a taxi and went to a well-known fruit wholesale market in HD District.
It's a pity that both of them had a black eye.
"How was the investigation?" Zhou Buqi asked him.
Meng Houkun said: "I asked two fruit stores, they are not very big, and the gross profit margin is around 60%. The gross profit margin I am talking about refers to the profit rate after removing rotten, damaged and other fruits."
Zhou Buqi nodded, "A pound of bananas is 2.5 yuan. Calculating this, the price offered by wholesalers to these retail fruit stores will not be higher than 1.5 yuan."
Meng Houkun said: "The prices given by wholesalers to retailers are based on sales volume. Small fruit shops like this have limited sales, so their prices are also very high. Only supermarkets and large fruit merchants with large purchase volumes can get the lowest prices.
Purchase price. Unfortunately, we don’t have the exact data.”
"Yes, it's a measurement."
"Our milk tea shop, how should I say, the off-season is coming soon. Each milk tea shop consumes only one hundred kilograms of fruit per day. This amount is too low."
Zhou Buqi couldn't help but laugh, "Our purchase price can't be higher than that of fruit retailers, right?"
Meng Houkun said: "It's hard to say, we have no resources and no connections."
Zhou Buqi narrowed his eyes and said: "Now we only have three stores, so the purchase volume is not large. However, within a year, Yuanwei Milk Tea Shop can open at least a hundred stores, covering universities all over the capital. If you can't see us clearly
potential, there is no need for such a supplier.”
There were some things he didn't say clearly.
He wanted to solve the problem of the fruit supply chain once and for all so that it would not be disturbed again in the future.
The milk tea shop is just a small beginning of his business map. He will open up a larger market in the future and has no time to go back and forth on fruit supply.
As a result, he was greatly disappointed.
In the fruit wholesale market, the two visited more than a dozen suppliers, and the prices they offered were all ridiculously high, almost the same as the retail price.
This is typical of bullying among college students with no social experience.
After walking for more than three hours, I returned defeated.
"It's okay, the road to success is always full of twists and turns, don't be discouraged. Tomorrow afternoon, we will go to the Changping Shuitun Agricultural and Sideline Products Wholesale Market. There are more wholesalers there and they are more formal."
Zhou Buqi was afraid that he would be discouraged, so he encouraged him.
Meng Houkun smiled and said nothing.
"Why are you laughing?" Zhou Buqi asked curiously.
"I'm happy."
"You've been away all afternoon in vain. I'm so thirsty. Are you still happy?"
Meng Houkun shook his head, "This is different. What I'm happy about is this experience."
Zhou Buqi nodded gently.
Meng Houkun sighed and said softly: "Only by your side can I realize how difficult it is to start a business. I almost couldn't help but walk away from the cold looks and contempt we received this afternoon. But every time you
You can put a smile on your face and hand them cigarettes. To be honest, I admire you."
"So, have you learned?"
"Well, every grandfather starts as a grandson."
"Ha ha!"
Zhou Buqi laughed.
Meng Houkun turned to look at him, "I'll go to Changping tomorrow and I'll take charge of the conversation, right? You can supplement it on the side."
"Can you do it?"
"I'll try."
"good."
…
Back at school, Zhou Buqi called Wu Yu and had dinner together.
This made Wu Yu very happy. She dressed up delicately, with light eye shadow and a layer of sparkling lipstick on her red lips.
"Don't put anything on your mouth from now on."
While eating, Zhou Buqi gave her a stern warning while picking up vegetables.
Wu Yu felt very sweet in her heart.
She finally understood.
Although Zhou Buqi is usually fierce and always loves to scold others, he is still very gentle and considerate at heart.
Just like last night, didn't he take the initiative to take off his coat and put it on himself?
The mouth of the knife is nothing but the heart of tofu.
"What's wrong? Doesn't it look good?"
Wu Yu blinked, very surprised. This lipstick is her favorite.
Zhou Buqi buried his head in his meal, "How can you kiss me when you are applying those messy things?"
Wu Yu's face suddenly turned red, and he lowered his head and said "Hmm". While eating, he suddenly thought of his funny look with lips full of lipstick. He couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing.
Zhou Buqi glared at her angrily, "You're not even honest when you eat!"
"sorry."
Wu Yu suppressed her laughter and whispered back, but she couldn't hide the smile at the corner of her mouth.
Zhou Buqi was convinced, and he didn't know what the girl was being so stupid about, "You really live up to your name, Wu Yu, you are really speechless!"
"You are cruel to me again."
Wu Yu pouted and looked at him coquettishly.
Zhou Buqi was a little crazy about her and was helpless, "Forget it, do you still have the fruit in your dormitory?"
Wu Yu lowered his head and said, "We've run out of food. Our roommates are all eating, so I'm embarrassed to refuse."
"Well, it's okay."
Zhou Buqi didn't care. He took out his cell phone and made a call, "Director of the dormitory, are the fruits gone? Yes, let's buy some more."
After hanging up the phone, Wu Yu was stunned.
Zhou Buqi hummed: "Isn't it weird? When a girl falls in love, her boyfriend has to support her in a dormitory. When a boy falls in love, he has to support her in a dormitory. If I don't ask for help from the dormitory people, can I afford to support you?
"
"How can it be that exaggerated?" Wu Yu couldn't laugh or cry.
Zhou Buqi sighed and said, "It's true. I have no money now. Not only do I have no money, I still owe someone 20,000 yuan."
If the domain name business doesn't start as soon as possible, his capital chain will really be broken.
At this time, he was probably under the most pressure since coming to Beijing.
Fortunately, there is a girl by my side.
She gave him the greatest relaxation with the sweetest kiss.
It just doesn’t feel good to have lips full of lipstick.
…
At the guard's office downstairs, Zhou Buqi received a package.
He thought it was from Xiong Bao's father and it must be something inappropriate for children, so he took it away secretly for fear of being seen.
After going to bed, while waiting for Wang Dalong to come back from buying fruits, he turned on the computer and checked his MSN mailbox.
I hope a miracle can happen.
To be continued...