14: Closed

At this moment, Qian Ziyong handed the paper in his hand to Zhu Daqiang and said, "Post this on the supermarket door and close the supermarket quickly!"

"Okay!" Zhu Daqiang could only nod helplessly.

Walking out, Mr. Zhao was waiting outside.

"Manager Zhu, what did Boss Qian say?" Mr. Zhao asked.

Just now, when Zhu Daqiang went in, he thought about it carefully and felt that Qian Ziyong was trying to scare him.

After all, with the supermarket making so much money, how could Qian Ziyong possibly give it up?

The so-called closure was just to force him to lower the rent.

It must be like that!

Zhu Daqiang shook his head, "It's no use. The boss said we're closing today."

"What?" Mr. Zhao's face was filled with disbelief.

He felt that Zhu Daqiang was still acting, doing it thoroughly.

"Hmph, you'll definitely come begging me!" Mr. Zhao forcefully cheered himself on and left the supermarket.

Zhu Daqiang no longer paid attention to him, posting the paper Qian Ziyong gave him on the supermarket door.

And he had people close the supermarket's main entrance.

At the same time, he also gathered all the employees for a meeting.

The employees were all surprised upon learning that the supermarket was closing down.

"What's going on? The supermarket was doing so well, how could it close down? Didn't they say it made over forty million?"

"It seems to be because the landlord raised the rent! I just overheard a bit, the landlord wants twenty million a year!"

"What, only five thousand square meters, and they want twenty million a year? Twenty million is enough to buy this place!"

"That's too much, I support the boss. Even if we don't rent it, we absolutely won't let such a disgusting person succeed."

"But without the supermarket, what should we do?"

"…"

The supermarket employees discussed animatedly, all worried about their future.

…

On the other side, customers who came to Feihuang Supermarket were stunned to see its doors closed, only allowing people out, not in.

The supermarket closed down?

Customers looked at the large paper on the supermarket entrance, which had very large characters written on it:

"Due to rent increases, rising operating costs, and inability to afford the high rent.

This supermarket… has closed down! ♪(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♪"

The words on the large paper, why did they feel a hint of happiness?

Was it their illusion!

But… if the supermarket closed down, where would they buy things?

Countless customers stomped their feet in regret.

"I knew it, things sold so cheaply at the supermarket, they must have been selling at a loss. The supermarket didn't make any money at all, and now look, it's directly closed down!"

"I really regret it, if only I had bought more!"

"What should we do? Where else is there a supermarket like Feihuang, with cheap prices and good service?"

"Who said the supermarket earned twenty million a month? How could a supermarket that earns twenty million close down?"

"…"

Countless customers beat their chests and stamped their feet!

They shouted, demanding the supermarket open.

Customers inside the supermarket also heard the shouts from outside and understood that the supermarket had closed down.

If they didn't buy today, they wouldn't be able to buy tomorrow. Suddenly, those who had planned to buy only a little now grabbed as much as they could.

Zhu Daqiang was holding a meeting with the employees; most had arrived, except for a few at the cashier.

Hearing the noisy sounds outside, Zhu Daqiang was a little worried.

Could something have happened!

An employee ran over, "Manager, it's bad, the customers outside are causing trouble, they want to rush in!"

Upon hearing that the customers outside were causing trouble, Zhu Daqiang quickly ran out.

"Manager Zhu!" Seeing Zhu Daqiang approach, the customers stopped pushing inside.

"Manager Zhu, how could the supermarket, which was doing so well, close down?" an elderly woman asked.

Zhu Daqiang shook his head, "There's no other way, Boss Zhao raised the rent to twenty million a year, and we can't afford it."

"What, twenty million a year, why doesn't he just rob us!" everyone discussed animatedly.

A five-thousand-square-meter supermarket with an annual rent of twenty million means an astonishing four thousand per square meter per year.

Currently, property prices in Han City are only five thousand.

The selling price of commercial properties in Han City is only a little over ten thousand.

A rent of four thousand per square meter per year is truly excessive.

"Boss Zhao, is that Mr. Zhao? I know that person, he's insatiably greedy!" an elderly woman said angrily.

Mr. Zhao charging such high rent angered everyone.

Many customers lived nearby and were very familiar with the area.

They all cursed Mr. Zhao.

However, the other party was the landlord, and he decided the rent, so they had no better solution.

"Hmph, I know Mr. Zhao. Many shops around here collect rent from him. From now on, I won't buy anything from those shops!"

"That's disgusting, how can there be such a disgusting person who raises the rent when he sees someone's business doing well?"

"Raising it is one thing, but raising it to twenty million a year at once, why doesn't he just ascend to heaven!"

"That's too much, if it were me, I wouldn't rent either!"

"…"

Everyone boycotted Mr. Zhao.

Hearing the twenty million annual rent, they all sympathized with Feihuang Supermarket.

"Boss Zhu, the supermarket is closing tomorrow, let us in today, since we're already here!" a customer said.

"Yes, I took an hour-long bus ride just to come to Feihuang Supermarket to see…" another person added.

Seeing everyone's strong approval of the supermarket, Zhu Daqiang felt a mix of emotions.

He had been a manager for so many years, and now he felt the most accomplished.

Money was earned, and both employees and customers supported him.

A supermarket achieving this level of success was simply unheard of.

He sincerely bowed to everyone, "It is our Feihuang Supermarket that has let everyone down, we are truly sorry!"

Everyone expressed understanding.

Zhu Daqiang had someone open the entrance.

Everyone swarmed in.

This was the supermarket's last day; they wouldn't be able to buy such cheap things again, so why not quickly buy more?

For a time, the supermarket was bustling with people.

Everyone called their friends and relatives, filling the entire supermarket.

Zhu Daqiang also stopped the employee meeting and had them all restock.

Many customers came here, bought a load, and only left when they couldn't carry any more.

After taking their purchases home, they immediately rushed back to buy until they couldn't carry anything else.

There were simply too many people in the supermarket; customers who came couldn't even move.

Often, employees hadn't even put goods on the shelves before they were snatched away.

The supermarket cashiers were incredibly busy.

Fortunately, there was self-checkout, so customers could scan their own items and pay, otherwise, they really wouldn't have been able to handle it.

The next day, the supermarket did not open.

Inside the boss's office, Qian Ziyong was staring blankly at the ledger.

Zhu Daqiang said they earned two million in one day yesterday.

Qian Ziyong didn't understand, was the supermarket really that profitable?

Zhu Daqiang still wanted to open today to clear out all the inventory.

Qian Ziyong quickly stopped him.

If this continued, wouldn't he earn like a dog?

If he kept the doors open, he definitely wouldn't be able to complete this cycle's task!

Fortunately, he was smart and directly closed the supermarket, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Qian Ziyong praised his own quick thinking.

"I've already chosen, our next supermarket will open here!" Qian Ziyong said excitedly, pointing at the map on the table.

"There's a lot of foot traffic here, it's the center of the entire Han City!"

"Although the land price is a bit expensive, and the surrounding rent isn't cheap, it's very suitable for our Feihuang Supermarket's high quality!"

Hearing that Qian Ziyong had already chosen the location for the new supermarket, Zhu Daqiang widened his eyes and looked at where Qian Ziyong was pointing.

"This… isn't this directly opposite Yongnian Supermarket?"

"This is a death trap!" Zhu Daqiang exclaimed in shock.