"That’s good," Lin Chuxia knew what these people were like; they were all fine.
"How are things going with the Department Store and People’s Mall? Our Huamei Mall has been open for over a month now, shouldn’t they have reacted by now?"
Indeed, at the beginning, their mall, whether in terms of clothing styles or service quality, was novel and impressed customers, drawing in a lot of foot traffic. With so much time having passed, the other side should have figured out their countermeasures.
Manager Wang opened the office door and let Lin Chuxia in, pouring her water while snorting.
"People’s Mall is still the same old. They had already shifted their focus to electrical appliance malls since they couldn’t compete with the Department Store. Our mall doesn’t really affect them much. However, the situation at the Department Store, sales haven’t picked up, and I estimate that in some time, they might even encounter some trouble."
"What happened?" Lin Chuxia also became interested.
Manager Wang handed her the water, then began to speak enthusiastically.
"Ever since we went to Rong City, my aunt cut off the supplies to the Department Store. Recently, unable to bear the pressure, they sent Yang Rui to Rong City for stocks..."
Here, Manager Wang sneered. Yang Rui was too self-important and deserved his bad luck.
"Yang Rui had the audacity to approach my aunt thinking he could persuade her with benefits. Little did he expect that my aunt wouldn’t buy any of it and kicked him out right there. At that time, my aunt was at her stall, and she and Yang Rui had a falling out, which was witnessed by many colleagues. My aunt, who already was popular, not only stopped selling to him, but her close business friends also refused to sell to Yang Rui. What’s more shameful is that Yang Rui even brought his mistress along. There was a conflict between my aunt and Yang Rui, and the mistress actually had the nerve to stand up and defend Yang Rui, saying my aunt was being unreasonable..."
Lin Chuxia could already picture the scene.
It has to be said, Tang Lili was really a godsend for them.
"What happened after that?" Lin Chuxia was dying of curiosity.
If it was just my aunt’s refusal to supply the Department Store, with such a huge market, Yang Rui could easily source from other stalls.
After all, the Department Store, with its many years of experience, could recover from a temporary dip in sales, as long as the supply was abundant, and it wouldn’t necessarily lead to chaos.
Manager Wang laughed coldly, her laugh filled with satisfaction.
"What happened after that? I always thought Yang Rui was greedy and self-important but still underestimated him. Without my aunt’s guidance in Rong City, he hired a guide himself to help with purchasing. Just those two days, we also went to Rong City, and we actually ran into him."
"Ran into him?"
This thought promised excitement.
Manager Wang nodded nonchalantly, "Yes, ran into him and even watched a farce unfold."
Turned out, without my aunt’s guidance, Yang Rui caught the attention of some local toughs in the market. The guide he hired was a well-known troublemaker in the market.
The people he targeted, other guides didn’t dare take up jobs from them, and Yang Rui, oblivious, directly approached this hooligan.
This guy had collaborations with several stalls, specializing in duping out-of-town suppliers, selling inferior products as high-quality ones and charging more.
Manager Wang watched as Yang Rui and that woman happily followed the guide, stocking up on flashy but supposedly trendy styles, which actually were not popular mainland products.
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