Reborn in 1990: My Family Store Leads to the Future

Lu Yuan replied, "I run a boutique, selling small commodities and things like that."

"My goodness," the mover said, lighting a cigarette. "These days, boutiques are amazing; they're using glass display cases that you only see in jewelry stores."

After some time, the movers carried all ten glass display cases to the designated location.

Passersby pointed and whispered curiously at the scene.

"Oh, so this store didn't close down, it was just renovated. These new glass display cases look really nice."

"Isn't that just bullshit?"

"How can a shop on Xijing Road go bankrupt?"

"Hey, if you ask me, this shop owner is just wasting their time. They've made the decor look so nice, but what's the point if the merchandise is still the same old stuff?"

Lu Yuan listened quietly, smoking a cigarette in the background.

Great, this has already piqued everyone's curiosity even before spending any money on the game.

Next, I need to spend some money to seriously play GG.

Spend a little more money to buy some fluorescent tubes to properly light up the merchandise in the store.

……

Printing factory.

Lu Yuan was discussing a collaboration with a salesperson from an underground printing factory.

It wasn't that he didn't want to discuss cooperation with the government, but these days, it was very troublesome to find a state-owned printing plant to cooperate with. You needed a printing license approved by the government, and where could you find one if you were far away?

Furthermore, even when cooperating with private printing factories, there are many things to be aware of; otherwise, you could be reported and arrested.

For example, you can't print phone numbers on paper.

In the end, Lu Yuan reached an agreement with the sales team: he would order 10,000 copies of A4 single-page offset color brochures at 15 cents each, totaling 1,500 yuan for 10,000 brochures.

The A8-sized GG paper introduced a total of eight products.

These are: Dove chocolate, Three Squirrels popcorn, Want Want milk candy, Panpan mini bread, ChaCha sunflower seeds, Qingfeng toilet paper, Clear shampoo, and Safeguard soap.

At the bottom of the Google Play page, it says that you can get a 10% discount on the above items by showing this Google Play order.

After finalizing the cooperation agreement with the sales staff, Lu Yuan turned and left.

The salesperson casually glanced at the diagram drawn by Lu Yuan.

In this era, entertainment options are limited, and people don't have much to do, which means that even a simple dating guide can be quite entertaining.

The salesperson looked at the products listed above and wondered if they were really that good.

I'll go and join the fun on the opening day.

……

Three days later.

Ten thousand flyers were printed off the assembly line.

Lu Yuan hired ten people to distribute flyers in the market and began distributing flyers there.

"Hello there."

Don't miss it if you're passing by.

"Take a look at the flyer."

"Lin's Boutique Store is now open! No industrial coupons, no foreign exchange coupons, great quality products at great prices."

In those days, handing out flyers wasn't as disliked as it is in later generations, because people had fewer forms of entertainment, and many would actively ask for flyers and take them home to read repeatedly.

An older woman took the flyer and flipped through the pictures on it.

"Hey, do you even sell foreign currency without it?"

"Wow, you can get a 10% discount with this flyer."

The older woman approached Lu Yuan and asked, "Young man, is it true that you get a 10% discount no matter how many items you buy, as long as you have one flyer?"

Lu Yuan thought for a moment and realized that if one product corresponded to one flyer, the flyers would be snatched up quickly, thus failing to achieve the purpose of publicity and expansion.

He replied, "No matter how much you buy, you get a 10% discount with just one flyer."

Lu Yuan knew that there was actually a dangerous spot here.

That is, if you offer discounts as soon as you open for business, people are likely to develop a habit of not buying anything unless there are discounts.

However, Lu Yuan is not afraid of this situation.

First, his sourcing channels are too special, and the prices are too cheap.

Secondly, his products can outcompete other products of this era, making them extremely sought after. Once his reputation is established, he has no fear of a lack of buyers.

The woman said, "Can I take a few more?"

"I'll take it for my sisters to use, so they won't have to come over."

"Can."

In just two hours, the flyers in Lu Yuan and his team's hands were snapped up like commodities.

……

in the afternoon.

Lu Yuan gathered the people who had handed out flyers that morning and distributed the money to them.

After distributing the money, Lu Yuan said, "Don't rush off, everyone. We still have work to do tomorrow."

"You'll be hired as shills tomorrow, and I'll pay you three yuan a day."

"Boss, what does 'being a tout' mean?"

Lu Yuan explained in detail the meaning of "to entrust one's son".

Someone asked, "Boss, your products are so good, are you worried about not having buyers? I'm tempted to buy some myself."

Lu Yuan explained, "This is just in case. If everyone is waiting and watching, you can come in and rush to buy. As long as there is a buying frenzy and customers get excited, the business will be done."

Someone else asked, "Boss, I don't want money, can you pay me with goods instead?"

"How about this Dove chocolate?"

Lu Yuan did the math: a 10-yuan note from 1990 could be exchanged for 100 yuan in the system, and a Dove chocolate sold for 8 yuan in the system shop.

In other words, one Dove chocolate cost 80 cents in 1990, which was the purchase price.

Lu Yuan's price in the store is five yuan.

It's not that he didn't want to sell it for a higher price, but rather that this price is already two days' wages for people in this era, which is already very expensive.

If calculated based on the purchase price, this commission is definitely worthwhile.

Moreover, considering that many people in this era have never eaten chocolate, this migrant worker may have wanted to try it or take it back for his son and daughter to taste.

Lu Yuan nodded and said, "Okay."

Upon hearing Lu Yuan agree, the others also requested that their wages be deducted from their wages with goods.

For Lu Yuan, this was a worthwhile deal, and he could also use the money to upgrade his store, so he naturally agreed to everything.

Lu Yuan was also very curious about what would be unlocked in the second-level store once the store's sales reached one million.

……

In a large courtyard.

"Xiuying, here's a flyer for you. Let's go shopping together with a few of us girls tomorrow."

A woman took the flyer and was shocked by the prices: "So expensive?"