Rebirth: My college entrance exam score was stolen? I turned the tables and made a billion.

Liu Guangming did not rush to answer.

He walked to the doorway and looked at the bustling crowd at the crossroads.

The sound of bicycle bells filled the air as a long line of people dressed in polyester shirts and blue overalls formed.

1992 was an era of abundant opportunities.

It was also an era in which the vast majority of people did not know what "consumer experience" was.

Liu Guangming turned around and placed his hands on the counter.

"Brother Liang, what do you think about us removing all the glass doors on the counters in this shop?"

Liangzi was stunned.

"Remove the glass from the display cabinet?"

"Yes, we're not going to do that thing where a salesperson hands you things through the glass."

Liu Guangming drew a large circle in the air with his hand.

"Put all the goods on open shelves."

"No matter who comes in, they can take a basket, pick and choose whatever they want, and take whatever they want."

"After you've made your selections, we'll all go to the entrance to pay."

Liangzi's mouth slowly opened wide.

"Will this...will this work? Won't it keep out thieves?"

Liu Guangming smiled.

"Preventing theft is a management responsibility. But do you know what this is called?"

Liu Guangming paused for a moment, then threw out a term that sounds incredibly advanced by today's standards.

"This is called a self-service supermarket."

"Also called a supermarket."

"I want to open the first real supermarket in the entire county, or even the entire province."

Liangzi was stunned.

"Guangming, your method... it sounds novel, but can our area withstand such a trial?"

Liangzi frowned and paced around the hall with a worried expression.

"You have no idea, there are quite a few petty thieves on the street."

"Even with the sales clerks watching from across the counter, some people still dare to stuff salted fish into their clothes."

"Now you're doing something else, just letting them take it themselves. Isn't that like opening the granary and distributing grain?"

Liu Guangming shook his head, his tone resolute.

"There will definitely be some petty theft and losses."

"However, although there is some loss, think about it, if a person has to wait for the salesperson to slowly pick out things for them, weigh them, calculate the bill, and roll their eyes, they will at most buy a pound of salt and leave."

"But if you let him wander around the shelves by himself, looking at the dazzling array of goods, he might only want to buy a bottle of vinegar, but he might grab a bag of sugar instead, and if he sees something new and interesting, he might slip up and grab that too."

"Do we even need to calculate the sales volume from these inflows and outflows?!"

Liu Guangming walked to the door and pointed to the few dim streetlights at the crossroads.

"Furthermore, losses due to theft are a matter for management."

"We need to install mirrors, the shelf height needs to be carefully considered, and the checkout counter should be set up at the main entrance so that people have to pass through it to get out."

"Besides, let's keep those five employees. From now on, we won't call them sales clerks, but sales assistants, stock clerks, and cashiers."

"Anyone who tries to lay a dirty hand on something is being watched by several pairs of eyes."

Liangzi listened and scratched his head.

It seems that's the case.

and......

To put it simply, he and his brothers had done plenty of spies before.

When the time comes, I might as well bring a brother and keep an eye on things at this shop.

For experienced people like them, a furtive glance is impossible to hide!

"Okay, whatever you say."

"But our shelves are empty, what are we going to sell?"

Liu Guangming pulled a small notebook out of his pocket.

He was quite busy during the few days he waited for the Commerce Bureau to complete the procedures.

This little notebook is filled with his notes from the past few days of market visits.

"We can't just sell rice, flour, oil, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea."

"Those things have low profit margins and take up space."

We want to sell 'fast-moving consumer goods'.

"Fast-moving consumer goods?"

Liangzi heard a new word again.

"It's something that gets used up quickly, something everyone uses every day."

"For example, trendy bagged shampoo, instant noodles, sausages, and our previously popular shaved ice and cold drinks."

"These items are not expensive to sell individually, but they are sold in large quantities, so the profit margin is sufficient."

Liu Guangming closed the notebook, his eyes sharpening.

"Most importantly, I want to find rare goods that can't be bought at the supply and marketing cooperatives."

"Brother Liang, I'll have to make a trip to the wholesale market in the city tomorrow."

"When we got to the wholesale market, we specifically looked for those newly arrived goods from the south."

"Plastic basins, nylon socks, and those scented soaps."

"If you feel it's hard to find in our small town, but it's just become popular in the city, we'll bring it back!"

"Let's go to the bank together later, I'll give you five thousand yuan."

When Liangzi heard that something big was going to happen, he perked up.

"Okay! I'll set off first thing tomorrow morning."

"By the way, Guangming, although the shelves are still there and the counter is still sturdy, the walls, the lights... the renovations must have cost a lot of money, right?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangming looked at the dilapidated wall.

However, he had already planned it out in his mind.

"Don't go for expensive renovations, go for bright ones."

"I'll get a carpenter to dismantle the entire counter tomorrow."

"In addition, I asked him to take care of those rows of wooden frames and paint them white."

"That thing is easy to make and not expensive."

"Also, we've replaced all the ceiling lights with the brightest ones."

"Tonight, this shop needs to shine like a piece of gold at this intersection!"