I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 389 One month, 100 million burned! (Seeking monthly votes)

"5678, let's go!"

Qiu Qing stood at the front of the dance studio, keeping time for Ye Xian as he practiced the dance moves.

I've lost count of how many nights I've practiced dancing until 11 or 12 at night.

The viewers watching the live stream felt a little sorry for the late-night snacks.

[The little girl buying cucumbers: Brother Xian is so hardworking! He's so busy during the day, and he still practices dancing until late at night. His success is definitely not something that ordinary people can replicate!]

[Hands-on and less talkative: What I admire most about him is his dance talent. He can basically learn the moves the dance teacher and Qiu Qing explain after one repetition, master them after two, and then dance them with the team after three or four. This actually makes the dance team seem a bit unprofessional, because they're slowing Xian Ge down!]

[Mouse Carrying a Knife Searching for a Cat: Be content! You know, this is a top-tier dance troupe in China. Many big-name singers hire them as backup dancers! I can only say Xian Ge is amazing! I never realized Xian Ge's dancing was so good before. Watching his livestreams recently has left me feeling a bit overwhelmed, making me mistakenly believe that dancing is so simple. In reality, I still fail miserably as soon as I try!]

[The mistress and the dog live happily ever after: Qiu Qing is really amazing! I've seen many dance moves, and she performs them with such power! I really want to see her debut! Unfortunately, she's already announced that she's only willing to be Xian Ge's assistant. Ugh, I've accidentally eaten another mouthful of dog food!]

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Ye Xian couldn't see the praise in the live stream. He had already reached his limit. How many dances had he done? He couldn't remember exactly. Anyway, he just kept practicing.

Qiu Qing looked at Ye Xian, whose face was covered in sweat, and felt sorry for him. She wanted to tell him to take a break, but she knew that was just his personality; he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

After finishing a dance practice, Ye Xian took the towel from Qiu Qing to wipe his sweat, and then looked at the five girls on the other side.

The girls were already exhausted and collapsed on the ground. They didn't have many dances, but they still needed to practice overtime because they had many variety shows to participate in.

"Everyone should go home and get some rest!"

Ye Xian knew he couldn't stay so tense, so he arranged for Wang Feifei to take them back to their dormitories before leaving the dance studio.

As the night breeze blew, Ye Xian felt the sweat on his body evaporating rapidly, but the sweltering weather caused a new layer of sweat to slowly appear on his body.

"Brother Xian, how about we talk about it tomorrow morning?"

Wang Dalong, who had been waiting outside, saw how tired Ye Xian was and felt sorry for him working overtime so late at night.

Ye Xian waved his hand, beckoning them to head towards the office building.

The completion of the live streaming base made it more convenient for Ye Xian to work. His office was on the top floor of the office building, with a lounge and a restroom. He asked Wang Dalong and the others to sit for a while while he went to the restroom to take a shower.

"Boss lady, the boss is working too hard, please tell him to stop!"

Wang Dalong skillfully picked up the tea set and brewed tea for everyone present, speaking as he did so.

Qiu Qing was also exhausted and slumped on the sofa, completely unseeing: "I tried to persuade him, but it was no use, he wouldn't listen! Also, don't call me 'boss lady,' I have a name."

"Okay, boss lady!"

Wang Dalong brewed freshly made Pu'er tea for everyone. It was said to be the boss's favorite Lao Ban Zhang, worth 88,000 yuan. I don't know if that's true or not, but it tasted quite soothing.

Qiu Qing rolled her eyes. "Call me whatever you want."

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"Da Long, is the company out of money right now?"

After taking a shower, Ye Xian felt refreshed. He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and smiled at Wang Dalong.

"Hmm, it's basically all burned! The number and speed at which they're opening stores is too fast, should we slow down?"

Even though Wang Dalong knew that Ye Xian was right to do so, he was still somewhat frightened.

So fierce!

In one month, nearly 100 million yuan was burned.

The stores that have already opened and are about to open have burned through more than 6000 million yuan, and the production line and preliminary preparations have burned through more than 3000 million yuan.

"Or, should we open up franchising?"

Li Dagang hesitated for a moment: "If we open up franchising, our expansion speed will definitely increase tenfold, and that way we can achieve the best results."

"No, we'd rather slow down than open up franchising."

Ye Xian shook his head and said that he had his own ideas.

After adopting a franchise model for various reasons, Ice and Snow in Another World rose rapidly and achieved excellent financial results, but its management flaws were also very obvious.

Leaving aside the chaotic store openings, the regional managers who embezzled funds alone were enough to ruin Bingxue's reputation.

Human nature and the human heart are the most vulnerable to test.

Add to that the exorbitant costs of renovations, materials, and other miscellaneous expenses, and franchisees see Ice & Snow as squandering its brand lifespan.

These are all kinds of problems that will arise after the rapid expansion of franchise routes.

Therefore, in this life, Ye Xian would rather take it slow than immediately embark on the path of franchising.

"We've already opened nearly 200 new stores, achieving economies of scale, so we can slow down a bit, but opening more stores can't stop!"

After considering it for a moment, Ye Xian said, "In principle, we should not open stores in first- and second-tier cities first. After we have occupied most of the third-, fourth-, and fifth-tier cities, we can open stores in first- and second-tier cities."

Wang Dalong nodded and said, "Understood! We're not going for the high-end market, but money..."

Ye Xian chuckled and said, "You still lack money? Go and see how terrifying your daily cash flow is! After all 200 stores are open, each store has a daily turnover of 120, and a 60% profit is 100 million. If you take out 1 million every day to open three stores, it's enough for you to open 1000 new stores a year, not to mention that we keep opening new stores."

"Dalong, go all out! Our goal is to have Ice & Snow Honey City stores in every city in Datang! We must open 800 stores within six months! We must open 3000 stores next year! And 5000 stores within three years!"

"5000 companies in three years?"

Wang Dalong and the others exchanged glances, all seeing the shock in each other's eyes, but also feeling each other's breathing quicken.

With 5000 stores, even if each store doesn't reach 1 yuan in daily revenue, even if it's only 5000 yuan, that's still 2500 million yuan in cash flow!

"There are a few things you need to do right now: first, control the raw materials and quality; second, manage and train your employees; and third, select the location and open the new store. These are the three most important key points."

Especially for personnel, with thousands of store employees, training is a very important matter. If you don't have enough people, you will recruit. All personnel, especially store managers, are required to come to the Haizhou flagship store for a month of training.

From corporate culture to operational standards, from business status to store management, the ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone who works in the store for a full year is qualified to become a benchmark store manager.

A strong talent pool is key; without it, we cannot continue to maintain such a rapid pace of store openings!

Then, when the time is right, we will open up the store manager partnership system, and all new stores will sign contracts with our employees, replacing the franchise system with a partnership system.

While making a good store opening plan, we expanded the original three store opening teams to ten, and went to support wherever a store was opened.

Everything needs to be fast, but even more importantly, everything needs to be stable. Other capital will enter the market quickly, but beating us won't be so easy, because we've already seized the initiative and established a good reputation.

Upon hearing Ye Xian's arrangements, everyone immediately understood that the partnership system was superior to the franchise system, and they also understood what they needed to do next.

Ye Xian wouldn't be constantly monitoring the development of Ice and Snow Honey City, but the rest of them were counting on this offline store to take off, so they all patted their chests and guaranteed to complete the task.

After seeing the others off, Ye Xian finally relaxed completely. After taking Qiu Qing home, Ye Xian returned to his new home to rest.

He's been so tired lately that he doesn't have the energy to think about anything else.

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