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Chapter 19 Electrical Appliance Store

Qiu Jianshe pretended to hit him and muttered, "How can this kid talk to his elders like that?"

Qiu Huoming took one more step forward, which was equivalent to pushing the father and son out of the house.

Qiu Jianjun staggered, feeling embarrassed with Qiu Sheng, and cursed a few words at the door, then left angrily with his things.

Chen Suniang looked at Qiu Jianshe and said, "Old Qiu, why is your elder brother like this? My Huo Ming has said that he wants to study, why does he keep holding on to our Huo Ming?"

Qiu Jianshe opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"He just thought we were easy to talk to. I saw him give a gift to Director Chen in our school office. He even asked Director Chen to target me. He almost gave me a disciplinary record this morning."

Qiu Huoming was well aware of the trick of adding fuel to the fire, and he said something half true and half false, which instantly broke down his parents' defenses.

Qiu Jianshe, who originally felt somewhat guilty towards Qiu Jianjun, immediately became red-eyed, "This bastard!"

Chen Suniang rolled her eyes at him, wanting to pinch him again, "You are cousins, he is her grandson, you are no better!"

After Qiu Huoming finished his homework, he picked up the book and went back to his room.

The remaining couple Qiu Jianshe and Chen Suniang started a verbal and physical fight in the living room. Although Qiu Jianshe was a male chauvinist, he had one good point: he would not hit women. His waist was swollen from being pinched by Chen Suniang, but he just bared his teeth and glared with anger. His movements were very cowardly, but he kept saying cruel words...

I was originally going to teach my older sister and Ding Yu how to drive on Sunday, but it rained that night. When I woke up in the morning, the rain was still drizzling, so today's outdoor activities were definitely ruined.

The eldest sister sighed with a pair of panda eyes, saying that if she had known this, she wouldn't have to stay up late to do her homework last night.

Qiu Huoming slept until he woke up naturally. After lunch, it was still raining, so he opened an umbrella, made the excuse of going to look for Ding Yu, and left the house.

Beside the moat of East Street, it was misty and rainy, and most of the pedestrians on the road were in a hurry. Qiu Huoming walked on the bluestone road, looking at the scenery while thinking about his meeting with Fang Jun in a while.

Before I knew it, I arrived at South Street. Wucheng County’s bus station is nearby, and this is also the area with the largest flow of people in the county.

Although it was a rainy day, the place was still bustling with traffic.

Before reaching the city gate, Qiu Huoming saw a simple storefront facing the street with a sign hanging on it, which read "South Street Electrical Appliance Store". There were several tricycles parked at the door, and people were carrying electrical appliances out of the store.

Qiu Huoming approached but hadn't opened his mouth to ask when a man came around from behind the tricycle. It was Fang Jun.

The hair that originally hung down beside his eyes was combed back and sprayed with hairspray, making it shiny. His original ruffian look was changed a lot, giving off the illusion of a county elite.

"Qiu Huoming, here, you are quite punctual."

Fang Jun put one hand on his shoulder and led him into the store.

There was another person in the store counting the goods, and he seemed to be his clerk.

There were a lot of goods piled up on both sides of the shop, some of which were displayed outside. There was also a warehouse and bedroom inside. A simple table was squeezed next to a few boxes. He dragged out a stool and handed it to Qiu Huoming.

He bent down, took out a bottle of orange-flavored soda from the box and handed it to Qiu Huoming.

Qiu Huoming waved his hands and said, "Brother Jun, what's the matter with you? If you don't tell me, I'll be a little panicked."

Fang Jun forced the soda into his hand, took out a document from the drawer in the table and handed it to him.

"I only have primary school education. I can understand the words here, but I don't understand what they mean. You are going to take the college entrance examination, so I thought you might understand."

Qiu Huoming looked at the document in his hand.

This is a document from the largest department store in the provincial capital, which is recruiting agents in lower-level cities.

"Brother Jun, do you want to be their agent?"

"Of course I do. Look, one of the qualification requirements here is to write a business plan."

Fang Jun frowned, "What is a business plan? I don't understand. We can just sell goods, why do we need this thing? Can you help me see what this is?"

Qiu Huoming's heart finally settled down. He flipped through the two pages of the document and read them word by word.

Then he looked up and said, "I can write this plan. Next, I will ask you some data in the industry. Please give me some paper and a pen first."

Seeing that he spoke so professionally, Fang Jun felt that there was hope, and a hint of joy appeared on his face. He bent down and took out a dozen sheets of white paper from the cabinet below, then rummaged through the table and found a pen.

Qiu Huoming thought for a moment and asked, "Their company is a brand, and branded electrical appliances have certain sales targets for agents..."

Fang Jun's expression was indifferent at first, but later on he became more and more serious. They asked and answered questions for about half an hour.

After Qiu Huoming categorized the collected data, he put forward his own opinion, "If there are competitors in the same city, you can't write the data like this. At least write 100% more. This is safer. After you become an agent and stand firm, you can improve it..."

Fang Jun nodded, "Just do as you say."

Qiu Huoming then leaned on the table and wrote out a simplified version of the plan. The requirements of this plan were very simple, which was different from the kind of ppts of later generations that often had more than ten or twenty pages.

An hour later, he finished writing.

Fang Jun read it once, then turned to look at Qiu Huoming, "Are you sure you are a student? You are more experienced in business than me, a real businessman."

Qiu Huoming listened to his tongue-twister-like words and said modestly: "Maybe I read a lot of books and am willing to think. I just work on the surface. I am definitely not as good as you in business."

Fang Jun thought for a moment and took out a big unity note from his pocket. "You have helped me a lot today, and I can't let you make a wasted trip. This money is your labor fee."

Qiu Huoming pushed the money away and said seriously: "Didn't you give me a bicycle?"

Fang Jun was unmoved and stuffed the money into his shirt pocket. "Let's put it this way. Keep the money. Otherwise, I won't be able to ask you to write for me next time."

He lowered his head and rummaged through a paper box in the drawer, took out a purchase receipt and handed it to Qiu Huoming.

"Since you said it was a gift, you can also take the receipt for the purchase of this bicycle. I was lazy and didn't go to get a receipt, so it's just a good deal for you. Even if you want to sell it in the future, it will be easy."

This time Qiu Huoming accepted it unceremoniously. This was a special voucher from the supply and marketing cooperative. He wrapped the voucher with a piece of white paper and put it in his pocket.

He glanced at Fang Jun's serious face and suddenly said, "Brother Jun, you are also a person of character. Why did you harass... uh... my sister?"

Fang Jun smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I want to repay the favor."

Qiu Huoming was stunned when he heard this.

Fang Jun cleared his throat and said:

"I only say these things because I treat you as a friend. These things are not glorious, and I haven't told anyone else about them."

He recalled: "Three years ago, I went south with a group of people to learn how to do business. Later, I became bolder and saw how much money they made. I was jealous. Anyway, I was alone and the house left by my parents could be used as a storefront if I cleaned it up."

"The storefront was valuable, so I mortgaged it to a small business owner and bought a batch of electrical appliances. Who would have known that as soon as the appliances arrived, they were reported by a grandson and then confiscated."