Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

After chatting and joking around with his childhood friend Li Renfa for a while, Chen Zaixing continued to follow Chief Engineer Liu inside for the inspection. When they arrived at the monitoring room on the third floor, the three of them stopped, opened the door, and went inside.

There were three people inside adjusting the equipment. When they saw Chen Zaixing, Chen Zailong, and Chief Engineer Liu come in, they got up to greet them, but Chen Zailong waved his hand and said, "You guys are busy with your work, don't worry about us. We're just taking a look and then leaving."

Chen Zailong glanced at the several monitors on the long table, all color displays with the screen divided into several small grids, facing the main entrance and the cashier counter. He then asked the three people who were setting up the system, "Is the surveillance system all set up?"

"Everything has been tested and will be fine. When the supermarket staff arrive to take over, we will explain the operating procedures to your staff. If everything is alright, we can go back to the company and report back."

The three people who came to debug the equipment were equipment technicians from a foreign company in Huadu. The surveillance cameras that Chen Dong purchased were all products of this era and were not purchased directly through the WTO system. The main work involved wiring and debugging, which required specific personnel to install.

In addition, the security doors that Chen Dong purchased from the system were also installed and debugged by these three people according to the manual, and Chen Dong paid extra for their services.

Chen Zaixing didn't find surveillance equipment anything special, because he had seen it at Chen Dong's America Manor, where it was clearer, had a larger image, and even included infrared technology.

With surveillance cameras and a security door at the main entrance, the supermarket is now fully equipped. The recruitment of employees had already begun several days ago. This time, the county did not send any more people in. Chen Zailong recruited more than a dozen people from Lianzhai Village, both men and women. After posting recruitment notices at the supermarket entrance, the number of people applying was so large that it was impossible to squeeze in.

The employees' wages and benefits cannot be compared with those of the workshop employees at Guangdong Food Factory. They earn fifty yuan a month, work an eight-hour shift, and receive extra pay for overtime. Accommodation is not provided, but housing expenses are subsidized. The company provides lunch and dinner, which are picked up directly from the Guangdong Company canteen in Lianzhai by truck.

The full attendance bonus is 15 yuan, and the year-end bonus is the same as that of employees at Guangdong Food Factory, which is two months' salary. Such salary conditions are considered excellent working conditions in Nanshan County.

The three of them stood in the monitoring room for a while and then came out. Chen Zaixing suggested that they go to the warehouse to see how the preparations were going. Chief Engineer Liu naturally nodded in agreement and led the two of them downstairs.

The supermarket's warehouse is not located on the main building, but rather on an additional acre of land on the side, where a two-story building has been added. All the windows on the first and second floors have been fitted with security bars, and at this moment, people are cleaning up construction debris inside.

The gate is sliding, allowing vehicles to come and go directly. At that moment, a truck from the sugar factory came to unload goods. Several young men in the warehouse were working hard to unload the goods, completely unaware of the arrival of the two big bosses, Chen Zailong and Chen Zaixing.

This is the supermarket's small warehouse, which is stocked with goods for daily replenishment. The supermarket's real warehouse is located at the entrance to Lianzhai Village. Chen Zailong and Tian Chulian had arranged for the Nanshan County Land and Resources Bureau to acquire land and build it.

When the villagers of Lianzhai Village heard that Chen Zailong was going to build a warehouse at the entrance of the village to store supplies, they didn't have much of an objection. The main reason was that the villagers all had shares in Guangdong Company, so they didn't dare to be too greedy and want to get a share of the supermarket's shares.

Tian Chulian, the village secretary, has risen to a very high status and prestige in the village. The villagers have no choice but to listen to him. In addition, Chen Dong has been investing heavily in construction around Lianzhai Village and is very wealthy. The villagers dare not really offend this big spender.

The supermarket bought two small trucks to travel between the warehouse and the store every day. The drivers they chose were young men from Lianzhai Village. These days, you can trust people from your own village to drive around without worrying about them running off with the truck and the goods.

Chen Zaixing wandered around the warehouse. The goods were neatly arranged, and he couldn't find anything particularly interesting, so he left without saying anything.

After parting ways with Chief Engineer Liu, the two brothers got into the car and drove back to Lianzhai. When they arrived at Guangdong Food Factory, they had barely entered the office building when Dai Lixin pointed to several cardboard boxes at the office door and said, "The promotional leaflets you had printed at the county printing factory have arrived. I signed the receipt, and it's on the coffee table."

"Okay, thanks, Director Dai," Chen Zaixing squatted down and used his car keys to cut open the tape on the cardboard box. The box was full of papers printed with various promotional characters. Chen Zaixing picked up a paper and started reading.

The first page proclaims: Grand Opening Sale! The first fifty customers to make a purchase will receive five eggs as a gift, while supplies last!

Next, there are photos of the completed exterior wall of Huaxingsheng Supermarket, along with a few small photos of the supermarket's internal shelves, all stitched together. On the back are the prices of many products.

Eggs are originally priced at 1 yuan per jin (500g), but are on opening promotion for 0.99 yuan!

Rice is originally priced at 0.18 yuan per jin (500g), but is on sale for 0.17 yuan per jin during the opening promotion!

The original price of high-gluten flour is 0.25 yuan per jin, but it's on opening promotion for 0.24 yuan!

Pork is originally priced at 1 yuan per jin (500g), but is on opening promotion for 0.99 yuan!

Fruit hard candy, originally priced at 0.8 yuan per jin (500g), is on opening promotion for 0.7 yuan!

White Rabbit milk candy is originally priced at 2 yuan per jin, but is on opening promotion for 1.99 yuan per jin!

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The thermos flasks are originally priced at 3.5 yuan each, but are on opening promotion for 3.3 yuan each!

Lighthouse brand soap, originally priced at 0.36 yuan per bar, is on sale for 0.35 yuan during the opening promotion!

The price reductions on these products are mostly around one cent, which is a lot of money these days. And most importantly, the flyer also has a note at the bottom: All of the above products can be purchased without any receipts!

This one sentence alone was enough to ignite the shopping frenzy among the residents of Nanshan County, completely overwhelming the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores at the time. Add to that the opening promotion discount of one cent, and Chen Zaixing really couldn't think of a reason not to go into the store to shop.

Chen Zailong also picked up the flyer and looked at it. He smiled and said to Chen Zaixing, "Fifth brother, now that the flyers have been printed and delivered, we need to hurry up and take them to the supermarket so that Afa can arrange for people to distribute them on the street."

"Got it," Chen Zaixing said, putting his hands on his hips and standing up. He looked at the several large cardboard boxes, reached out to hug them, but couldn't lift them. So the two brothers had to carry them out.

Several factory workers sitting at the supermarket entrance saw Chen Zailong and his brother carrying boxes. Those with sharp eyes and a knack for getting things done immediately ran over and said to the two brothers, "Zailong, Zaixing, let me help you carry them!"

"Yeah, bro, I'll help you move. Is there anything else?"

"There are four more boxes inside," Chen Zaixing said with a smile, standing there with his hands on his hips. Seeing several young men going in and out, he took out a cigarette case from his pocket and handed one cigarette to each of them.

"Thank you, bro!"