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He was worried that the other party was the kind of pure idealist who kept advocating that all readers should be treated equally.

The second-hand chain bookstore that he plans to develop in the future, one of the most important points is the arrangement of books and the purchase of books.

If a dead-headed person is found and insists on entering unpopular books and giving up important display positions, it will undoubtedly destroy the overall profit of the bookstore.

Someone like Sugihara Aisa who knows how to benefit the most is his best choice.

"Miss Sugihara, let me ask you a question. If you were to run a bookstore chain, how would you increase its profits?"

Sugihara Aisa thought for a while, and then said: "Mr. Akihara, my suggestion may not be very suitable for the current market, but I adopt a diversified form."

"Diversification?"

“Well, along with selling books, you’re bringing in coffee, groceries, even CDs, and leaving an extra space to run those businesses.

In this way, we can further obtain more profits outside the book business. "

Akihara Hiroto didn't expect the other party to give such an opinion, and was a little surprised for a while.

In the previous life, domestic chain bookstores such as Fangsuo, Yan Youji, and Sisyphus all took this path.

But now it is Neon in 93, and bookstores on the market are still chasing Pingxiao (the smallest space holds the most books), and the other party's vision is undoubtedly beyond the times.

It seems that Miss Sugihara recommended by Maki Satake is indeed different.

Akihara Yuto smiled, and then continued: "Miss Sugihara, I have a plan for a chain of second-hand bookstores..."

[Chapter 307.3 Zero Six Guess Each Other]

Regarding the management of the bookstore, although Hiroto Akihara has a lot of experience from later generations in his mind, from a practical point of view, he still has a bit of high-sightedness and low-handedness.

For example, he is not very familiar with the entrusted collection system implemented in all bookstores, and the fact that book prices cannot be changed at will.

But after talking with Sugihara Aisa, he further learned a lot about the inside story of the bookstore industry.

At the same time, Sugihara Aisa also showed a thoughtful expression after hearing Akihara Yuto's second-hand bookstore plan.

As a veteran bookstore employee, she is very aware of the difficult situation in which new book prices and sales are facing due to the economic recession.

She just didn't expect that Hiroto Akihara thought that while the new book market was sluggish, the second-hand book market would rise further.

The other party even claimed that in the next decade or so, there will be thousands of second-hand bookstores across the country.

For this judgment, Sugihara Aisa does not know whether it is credible.

But intuition and experience tell her that if the economy continues to slump, it is likely to come to this point.

"Miss Sugihara, do you have any suggestions regarding manpower?" Akihara Yuto asked.

According to the previous second-hand bookstore plan, there must be at least 43 second-hand bookstores across the country.

According to the configuration of at least 3 employees in each bookstore, he needs at least 130 people.

Hearing this question, Sugihara Aisa subconsciously thought of the peer party she attended a few days ago, and subconsciously thought of a solution.

"Mr. Qiuyuan, according to your request, there must be many franchised bookstores, right?"

Hiroto Akihara replied: "That's right, but if we do franchise stores now, there might not be anyone involved."

If you want others to spend real money to participate in the second-hand bookstore business, you must first set a few benchmarks.

However, TSUTAYA BOOKS now only has one display bookstore, and all of them are first-hand books.

So in the early stage, he planned to invest all his personal funds in the direct sales of second-hand bookstores.

Sugihara Aisa bit her lip lightly, and hesitated to make an opinion.

"If there is no problem with funds, I suggest that you can do a loan business."

"Loan?" Hiroto Akihara felt a little puzzled, but still said, "Let's talk about it."

"Mr. Qiuyuan, your plan is to attract others to join us by operating successful direct-sale stores. But if we start at the beginning, how many successful franchise stores can we build?"

Sugihara Aisa paused for a moment, and then continued: "If some people with relevant needs can be given, and then set a good standard, and let them open a bookstore, it is undoubtedly the most time-saving and labor-saving way.

And after the business is formalized, their profit can repay your loan amount. "

After hearing this proposal, Akihara Hiroto asked again: "Personnel with relevant needs? For example?"

Sugihara Aisa explained: "The bookstore industry has been in recession for the past two years, so many of my friends were forced to leave this industry to work as convenience store clerks or other industries. But in fact, many people still hope to continue dealing with books.

I think if you give them a chance, they will put more effort into book sales than ordinary employees. "

Hiroto Akihara burst into laughter, he had already heard the meaning of Aisa Sugihara.

That is to lend the money for opening the directly-operated store to some friends or colleagues of Sugihara Aisa, and let them open their own bookstores.

Then, when the bookstore business becomes normal, they will pay back to themselves.

However, although Sugihara Aisa may have her own "selfishness", this method does have certain feasibility.

First of all, the cost of direct-sale stores is too high, such as rent and labor costs.

But if it is in the form of lending to others to join, the labor cost can save a lot of money.

In addition, these bookstore managers will be more motivated to work for themselves.

Hiroshi Akihara was tempted, but after thinking about it, he decided to ask people in the banking industry to see if there were any loopholes.

"Miss Sugihara, I still need to think about your proposal."

Seeing her disappointed expression, he said again: "Miss Sugihara, please come back to sign the agreement in two days. I'm fine now, and you are welcome to join the Tsutaya Bookstore."

Although he didn't directly agree to the other party's proposal, he still understood the reason for slapping a sweet date.

Sure enough, after hearing the official appointment, Sugihara Aisa's face immediately recovered.

With this proposal, she just wanted to help her friends.

But being hired and getting a high salary is closely related to herself.

After the interview, Hiroto Akihara left the publishing house in a special car. Looking at the scenes receding on both sides, he began to think subconsciously.

Although they are not interested in Tokyo Sales and Neon Sales now, because of the previous cooperation, the two parties still have a seemingly close relationship.

Therefore, the sales of the booklets were inferred before, and the road is still stable at present.

However, what new tricks will Jing Fanshe come up with?

……