Chapter 8 Incense Shop Financial Position

Chapter 8 Incense Shop Financial Position

The theme of this episode of "Nothing is Impossible" is business. The filming location is in an ancient town. The theme of this program is to combine local culture to assist the local government tourism bureau in promoting it.

In order to support local tourism, the government turned this quaint town into a one-stop town for film and television and people's livelihood many years ago.

The director first introduced the origin of the name of Huaixi Town, and then started grouping.

Two boxes were placed in front of the resident guest.

"The names of the six guests are written in this red box. The other green box is for choosing your servant or maid today, which is the assistant of each young master."

The permanent guests are Du Jiawei and six other people.

Du Jiawei was a little older. He was an actor by background. He often acted in TV series that could reach the stars. He was well-known among the people. He was the first to go up to select people. He chose a well-known young female singer and took a look at the company to send her.He didn't want to choose any of the two trainees, hoping to draw a girl, but the one he picked was He Jun.

The resident guests came forward one by one to select guests.

All the guests successfully formed a team one by one, and in the end only three people were left, who were automatically put into a team.

These three people are Feng Qi, the most popular male celebrity, Zhou Zongyu, the youngest among the regular guests, and Chu Ruocun.

As a little transparent person, Chu Ruocun unexpectedly became a team with Feng Qi, which made others envious to death.

Everyone in the entertainment industry knows that Feng Qi rarely appears in variety shows. This is his first time on a variety show, but he impressed the director. Feng Qi may have more scenes than regular guests.

Zhou Zongyu was extremely happy: "Hahaha, I'm in a team with my idol!"

Resident guest Yi Zhou ran to recommend himself to Feng Qi: "Brother Feng, Zhou Zongyu is not smart enough. Do you want to change to another teammate?"

The regular guests all have a good relationship. Yi Zhou and Zhou Zongyu are similar in age, but they often hurt each other, which adds to the atmosphere of the show.

Zhou Zongyu pushed him away: "Let's go, don't compete with me! My brother Feng will definitely not dislike me!"

Feng Qi smiled: "Your mind is really not working well, is it?"

Zhou Zongyu bowed to him: "Brother Feng, I will definitely listen to you today. If you point me east, I will never go west. I am willing to work like a dog and a horse! My brain may not be enough, but people choose to be good at what they do!"

Feng Qi: "There is no need to be so humble."

Everyone burst into laughter, which showed that Feng Qi's emotional intelligence was not low.

Next, the director team began the next process.

"Our theme today is to make money by doing business. Businessmen in ancient times were very smart. Later, each group will be asked to choose a team leader to come forward and pick out the shops you will be responsible for today. There are rouge shops, medicine shops,Incense shops and other common shops in ancient times, whichever group makes the most money today will have a chance to win the mysterious grand prize provided by our producer Sister Coco!"

The director threw out bait to mobilize the enthusiasm of the guests.

Chu Ruocun has been standing aside waiting for the process. Zhou Zongyu only has Feng Qi in his eyes. He is only responsible for being the background board and has not said a word to the two main actors.

Feng Qi stepped forward to draw a shop on behalf of their group.

Du Jiawei's group drew the drug store, Yi Zhou's group paired with two beauties drew the Rouge Store, the others drew the responsible store one by one, and Feng Qi's group chose the incense store.

Zhou Zongyu asked the director: "Are we really selling to customers?"

Director: "Yes, there are locals and tourists in the town. It is the peak tourist season, and today is also the weekend. The flow of people is the highest. It depends on how many people you can attract to come to the store to make purchases. But we also have conditions., forced buying and selling are not allowed, and the principle of voluntariness must be adhered to. Next, please go to your store, where our shopkeeper will teach you to identify your own goods, and you will have half an hour of learning time. In addition, if youIf the store’s sales on that day exceed the store’s average daily sales in the previous month, there will be additional rewards.”

"Oh my God, what can I learn in half an hour?"

"If you have a good memory, can you memorize the products and prices?"

"It always feels a bit deceptive."

"It's so difficult."

The Fengqi team also walked to Chen's Incense Shop according to the map given by the program team.

On the way there, Chu Ruocun was finally noticed by the two of them.

Zhou Zongyu and everyone are like brothers: "Ruocun, how old are you this year?"

Chu Ruocun's face looked raw, but his age was actually easy to guess. He never competed with the two for the camera, and Zhou Zongyu himself felt bad about it.

"I just celebrated my nineteenth birthday at the beginning of this year." Chu Ruocun replied.

"You are so young, you have to call me Brother Yu." Zhou Zongyu said boldly.

Chu Ruocun smiled: "..."

His smile seemed more like he was tolerating Zhou Zongyu.

Zhou Zongyu was swayed by his slight smile, which was quite good-looking.

Feng Qi only paid attention to Chu Ruocun at this time. It wasn't that he was disrespectful, but that he didn't talk that much to people he didn't know well, and he wasn't a familiar person like Zhou Zongyu.

"What two words are Ruocun?"

Chu Ruocun was stunned for a moment, then realized that the other person was talking to him: "The best goodness is as good as water, and the existence of a close friend is stored in the sea. It comes from the Tao Te Ching. If it is continuous, it cannot be used diligently."

Zhou Zongyu sighed: "It sounds so cultured."

Feng Qi also nodded in agreement: "Very good."

He himself was actually a bit cold, and someone as lively as Zhou Zongyu didn't liven up the atmosphere between the three of them.

To put it bluntly, Feng Qi’s idol baggage is quite heavy.

After chatting for a few words, the three of them arrived at their destination, Chen's Incense Shop, where the shopkeeper was already waiting for them.

There are pill incense, incense seals, incense sticks, and incense cakes on the shelves. There are soft incense, incense bags, and incense sticks to play with.

In addition to the incense, there are also fine spices, which make it smell delicious.

Next, the three of them began to learn to identify products, which made Zhou Zong feel confused.

Zhou Zongyu rubbed his nose: "Oh my God, there are so many fragrances, I can't remember them at all. I still have to identify their smells. This is agarwood, this is sandalwood, this is dipterocarp, this is woody... My God,I think I can’t smell it anymore. Brother Feng, I know that your line skills are very good, how many can you memorize? I think when guests come, I will definitely be confused if they ask me. "

Feng Qi also had a headache: "I'm average, too." He usually uses perfume and doesn't need fragrance.

The director next to them reminded them: "You must not only remember the products, but also attract customers into the store. This is the most important thing."

It sounds very difficult.

Chu Ruocun had never been on a show before, so he listened carefully to the shopkeeper's introduction, and did not talk nonsense or ask random questions.

He actually liked the benzoin here, it smelled quite good, and he would buy some back after the show was recorded.

The shopkeeper said: "Now I will take the three of you to understand the process of making incense."

The shopkeeper took them to the backyard of the shop, where a master incense maker was already waiting.

"This is the backyard where my ancestors made spices..."

While the shopkeeper was talking, Feng Qi and Zhou Zongyu were both listening carefully. Chu Ruocun, who had always been a little transparent, suddenly gave Feng Qi a hand!

Feng Qi leaned to the side unpreparedly. He jumped a step before he could stand still and almost fell.

Everyone looked at him. Feng Qi looked at Chu Ruocun and pulled him. The latter said softly: "Sorry, my foot slipped."

Zhou Zongyu: "Brother, are you okay?"

Feng Qi made an excuse to smooth things over: "It's okay, Ruocun's feet slipped and he couldn't stand firm."

He knew that Chu Ruocun's feet were not slipping. It seemed that he was another young man who wanted to use him to gain attention and camera. He thought that he would not fight for it, but he ended up waiting for him here. He was really cunning.

Because the road to the backyard was relatively narrow, the cameraman was in front and did not capture this scene.

Just after they all walked through the passage, a piece of rotten wood fell from the ceiling above where Feng Qi had been standing.

The sound did not affect the people in front, but it was faithfully recorded by the fixed camera in the store.

The rest of the filming went on normally, and the three of them watched the incense making demonstration.

The program continues to be recorded.

After watching the incense making process, Feng Qi and Zhou Zongyu returned to the shop and had a headache when they saw the deserted shop with no one coming.

The rouge shop opposite them was full of people, and many female tourists went there, but no one visited their incense shop.

The director reminded them: "Three of you, you have to find a way to attract customers."

Isn't this embarrassing?

Zhou Zongyu looked at Feng Qi: "Brother Feng, I'll hit wherever you point."

Chu Ruocun nodded in agreement, he didn't know much about business either.

Feng Qi pointed to the opposite side: "How about we go there to learn the scriptures?"

Zhou Zongyu immediately agreed: "Okay, if you stay to visit the store, we can go out to get the scriptures first."

Chu Ruocun nodded, he liked to look at the store.

Feng Qi was dressed in white today and looked very dignified. He looked like a noble prince standing there.

Zhou Zongyu looks like a playboy who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.

However, he himself is also a rich second generation, and he came to the entertainment industry to play, who would have thought that he would become famous just by having fun.

As the two big names left, Hulala took away a group of staff, and the store returned to its deserted appearance.

Chu Ruocun stood in the store and looked left and right. He was very interested in the incense sticks.

The shopkeeper just came over and said, "Do you like incense?"

Chu Ruocun picked it up: "This benzoin smells very good, it should be added with agarwood powder and sandalwood powder."

Shopkeeper Chen was a little surprised, nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't expect you also know about fragrance."

Chu Ruocun said: "I make some incense in my free time, but I don't know much about it." But the purpose is not for sleeping.

Shopkeeper Chen lamented: "Few young people nowadays like to make incense. It should be said that there are not many young people who like incense now. They prefer perfume." Perhaps when he touched on the sore point, the shopkeeper couldn't help but say a few more words, "If the store doesn’t improve, I would like to close it within this year.”

Chu Ruocun sat down opposite him and looked up at the century-old store: "Your store has been blessed by the ancestors and will not reach this point."

The old shopkeeper sighed: "Hey, business is hard to do."

Chu Ruocun knew that the shopkeeper was not being polite to him. There was indeed a faint worry about the store between his eyebrows. Although the program would promote the store, tourists nowadays have also accepted the concept of rational consumption, and they will naturally not buy things they don't like.Buy indiscriminately.

He said: "Your ancestors were virtuous and would protect their descendants."

Shopkeeper Chen smiled with relief: "I am old, my children are working in the city, and I have already started a family and have a fixed career. I don't want to come back to inherit this old store. Moreover, the incense in our store uses old recipes. Please rememberThe family motto of our ancestors is that we don’t dare to pass off inferior products as good ones. The operating costs are too high and now we are selling them at a loss.”

Chu Ruocun liked their fragrances very much and said, "Shopkeeper, the layout of your store underwent a major change three years ago?"

Shopkeeper Chen was a little surprised. He didn't mention this when he introduced his shop today: "That's what happened. We want to develop the tourism industry here, and I also want to attract more young people. We carried out a renovation three years ago..”

Chu Ruocun said: "If you believe me, I will adjust the layout of the store for you. Are you willing?"

Shopkeeper Chen laughed. He had lived for most of his life and had seen everyone. The young man in front of him felt a little unusual.

"That's okay. Anyway, my store is the worst it is now."

"There is no need to belittle yourself, shopkeeper. Your ancestor must have had such an experience back then, and later built up the family business."

"You are right. Our ancestors also moved their families because of the war."

Chu Ruocun looked at the incense stick on the shopkeeper's wrist: "War and Incense Shop, your incense stick is a little old, isn't it?"

"It was passed down from my grandfather. He said it represents his merit, but I still don't understand where the merit is?"

Chu Ruocun smiled softly: "There is something in this incense string. Please keep it well. It is a secret related to war."

The shopkeeper took off the incense stick and looked left and right: "Really?"

Chu Ruocun nodded affirmatively: "Really."

The shopkeeper looked at Chu Ruocun and felt a little hot in his eyes: "Then little master, help me see where my store needs to be modified?"

Chu Ruocun stood up and walked around the store, looking at the cashier where Alipay and WeChat QR codes were posted.

“Your checkout counter can be moved to the northeast, diagonal from your door.”

The checkout counter of Chen's Fragrance Shop is a movable table that can be lifted by shopkeeper Chen and Chu Ruocun.

The newly cleared area is in the aisle, with a wall blocking the front to separate the cashier from the flow of people, creating the appearance of a corner gathering wealth.

Just finished moving the cashier.

Two girls wearing Hanfu walked in with curious expressions.

The girl in light green clothes said: "Yiyi, come and take a look, here is the high-quality chicken tongue you want."

The girl in pink clothes followed her friend and walked to the counter: "It's really a top-quality fragrance!"