MTL - Reborn Capital Empire-Chapter 11 Guo's Community Store

Chapter Eleven Guo's Community Store

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The Lincoln couple, who had long known that their daughter was coming back, had prepared a sumptuous dinner in advance. When Matta Lincoln arrived in the evening, the atmosphere became even hotter.

"If only little Gordon was here!"

Missing her younger son, Mary Lincoln couldn't help but feel a little regretful as she chatted after dinner.

Blair shrugged, he knew his wife would say that.

"Mata, Catherine, Bruce, you are all grown up now. Mary and I never worry about school and career. But when will you bring your other half back? ... Bruce, when Uncle Guo was alive, I hope you can have a baby in the future. A football team!"

"Uncle Blair, I'm only 19 years old, so young!"

Guo Shouyun did not expect that in the so-called free West, he would also encounter such a thing as marriage urging.

"Catherine, Bruce, you two can try to get along...!"

Mary Lincoln, after looking back and forth between her daughter and godson, said abruptly.

"Can't!"

"Absolutely not!"

Catherine and Guo Shouyun interrupted Mary's next words almost indiscriminately.

The two looked at each other and understood each other's thoughts from their eyes.

"Why? You grew up together and got to know each other, isn't it great?"

Mary was puzzled.

"This guy is so handsome, I don't feel safe. ... Besides, I'm too familiar with him, so I can't do it!" After examining Guo Shouyun again, Catherine pouted.

"Me too, Catherine is so familiar to me that I have no interest in exploring it!"

Guo Shouyun also shook his head like a rattle.

"Okay, Mary. Let the children decide for themselves!"

Blair stopped his wife, who was still talking.

"...Bruce, just this time you're back, there's something I want to tell you!"

"What's the matter, Uncle Blair?"

Guo Shouyun replied hurriedly. He was eager to change the subject sooner now.

"Uncle Guo once wanted to buy the York family's farm in the east. But what happened later delayed the deal. Now Old York let me ask you, if you still want to continue this deal, he still Willing to talk to you. If you don't want to continue, then Uncle Guo will not return the $100,000 deposit that he paid before."

Guo Shouyun, who grew up here, has a very good understanding of the situation around Guo's farm. Next to Guo's farm, York Farm, which has 735 acres of land, is no exception.

"Grandpa's will did not mention this matter!" Guo Shouyun frowned slightly.

Because of his age, Guo Jiancheng always asked Guo Shouyun to call him grandpa, not father!

"Wait a minute!"

When the words were over, Blair Lincoln got up and took a document from the drawer next to him and handed it to Guo Shouyun.

"This is the contract that Old York gave me the day before yesterday. It has Uncle Guo's autograph on it. It should be a real document. And I understand that Old York will not lie to us on this matter!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, opened the file and browsed it quickly.

The contract did state the terms of Guo's acquisition of York Farm. The total payment is US$9 million, with an upfront payment of US$5 million in cash, and the remaining US$4 million to be repaid in 10 years, with an interest rate of 4.41%! The final signature was indeed written by Guo Jiancheng, which Guo Shouyun would never admit wrong.

After reading it, Guo Shouyun thought for a while, then nodded.

"Since it's a transaction approved by Grandpa, let's complete it!"

Blair nodded first, and then said with a little worry: "The recent Nasdaq crisis is not as easy to sell as before. Now, buying such a large farm all at once will make us carry a heavy burden of debt. .Bruce, you have to think about it!"

"Uncle Blair, don't worry! I know it!" Guo Shouyun smiled.

"That's good, I'll call Old York later and ask him to come over and talk to you tomorrow!"

Guo Shouyun nodded.

Neither Mata nor Catherine spoke about the farm sale. After all, Guo Shouyun was the real owner of Guo's farm.

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Everyone chatted until after nine o'clock in the evening, and after rejecting the invitation from Mary and Blair to let him stay here for the night, Guo Shouyun returned to his home.

Compared with the liveliness of Lincoln's family, the Guo family with only Guo Shouyun is undoubtedly deserted. However, Guo Shouyun's experience of being alone for more than 30 years in his previous life has long made Guo Shouyun accustomed to loneliness and loneliness. Moreover, in this environment, it is also more convenient for his writing.

At six o'clock the next morning, Guo Shouyun got up early and started running. Having this habit for two lifetimes, letting him run for thirty minutes in the morning has become a daily necessity.

However, while running on the farm, I accidentally ran into Katherine, who was also wearing dark blue sportswear.

"When did you like morning jogging?"

He rolled his eyes, "It's been a habit for a long time, but you just don't know it!"

Guo Shouyun smiled, and after catching up, he threw out the idea he had thought of last night.

"Catherine, have you ever thought about working for me?"

"What's the meaning?"

"I believe Mata has told you that I have set up an Internet company for professional networking. In the future, most of my energy will be on this company. Therefore, I may not care about the management of farms and fresh food stores. That's too good. So, I'm going to let you manage for me, but I don't know if you, the top student at Harvard Business School, are willing to give in?"

"Are you sure you're not joking?"

Catherine stopped involuntarily and asked.

Guo Shouyun also stopped, then shook his head.

"Of course not. I chose you carefully. First, you grew up on a farm and are familiar with everything here. Second, you are the most professional business management talent produced by Harvard Business School. Finally...!" Guo Shouyun smiled, Looking directly at Catherine, "There are not many people I can trust, and you are one of them."

Looking at Guo Shouyun with clear and firm eyes, Catherine understood from his expression that this childhood playmate was no joke.

"Do you really trust me to manage the nearly ten million dollar Guo's farm and fresh food store?"

"Of course! And, I promise you, I'll give you at least $10 million in development funding this year. Next year it'll be $50 million, and more to come!"

"Please, when you want to convince people, don't brag, okay?"

Catherine pouted, obviously not believing what he said.

In this regard, Guo Shouyun smiled and did not explain much.

Facts speak louder than words, so don't waste your tongue at this time. When his money arrived, Catherine naturally believed it.

"Then you agreed?"

"Of course I did! It's rare that you can trust me to take care of so many assets. There is no such opportunity in those big companies! ... However, although we are friends, I will not be less rewarded!"

Guo Shouyun breathed a sigh of relief, although Catherine said it casually. But he knew in his heart that if it wasn't for the friendship that the two grew up with since childhood. A Harvard Business School MBA like Kathryn would never have landed a job at a small business like his that seemed to have limited prospects.

"The monthly salary is 15,000 US dollars. If you perform well, I will give you 2% of the total profit at the end of the year as a bonus!"

"It's almost there!"

After some thought, Catherine nodded.

"By the way, I have some ideas about the future development of fresh food stores!" Guo Shouyun said.

Catherine stretched out her right hand in a please-speak gesture.

"It's too monotonous for 'Guo's Fresh Store' to only do meat, vegetables and fruits now. I want to add catering and retail in the future!"

"Food and retail? Are you sure?" Catherine frowned.

"Yeah! ... In terms of catering, we only sell simple foods such as hamburgers, chicken rolls, pizza, and sausages. We can set up a centralized food processing plant in the city, and then distribute according to the demand of each store. The sale is split!"

"In terms of retail, we only sell the most in-demand categories in daily life, such as beer, mineral water, snacks, toilet paper, chewing gum, etc., which are equivalent to retail stores in the community. Fruits, vegetables and meat, we also only sell the most in-demand items. type."

"In a word. In the future, the purpose of Guo's Community Store is to solve the most common living needs of the residents within 200 meters. The store area of ​​UUkanshu www.uukanshu.com is controlled between 1500 and 2000 square feet!"

Guo Shouyun's Guo's Community Store is an enlarged version of the later "Tmall Store" and "Jingdong Store". He wants to build a company that can provide himself with stable cash flow under any circumstances. Guo's community store and farm are undoubtedly the most suitable. After all, even in times of economic crisis, people need to eat!

After listening to his words, Catherine thought for a moment, "Do you want Guo's farm to be responsible for production, and Guo's community store to be responsible for terminal sales, opening up the upstream and downstream circulation links?"

"clever!"

After admiring a sentence, "In the future, we will have 3~4 large farms in each state, and the output of the farms will be processed directly by the Guo's Food Processing Plant, Guo's Slaughterhouse, and Guo's Packaging Plant, and then processed by the affiliated logistics fleet. It will be transported to Guo's community store for sales. In this way, we, who have mastered the upstream and downstream production and sales, can reasonably manage the operating costs of the enterprise and win a larger market with relatively low prices."

"This is indeed a good way!" After thinking for a while, Catherine nodded in agreement, "But in this way, Guo's development requires a lot of capital investment."

"I'll find a way to solve the problem of funds. Your task is to do a good job in business management!"

Looking at Guo Shouyun who looked confident, Catherine stared at him for a while and then smiled, "I really hope you're not bragging!"

"You know, I never talk big!"

"Bruce, Catherine, back for breakfast!"

"Come on, we're going to see old York after dinner."

Looking at Mary in the distance, Guo Shouyun beckoned and ran ahead. And behind him, Catherine, who was about to speak, had to swallow the words that came to her lips.