August 3rd.
Pei Qian took Lu Mingliang to Nifeng Inn near Mingyun Villa.
About three weeks have passed since the concept of Headwind Station was proposed last month. So far, many Headwind Stations have been opened.
The early preparations are quite troublesome. All of these 100 headwind stations have to recruit store managers and couriers, purchase shelves and office supplies, and have to contact various express companies to customize goods for delivery. Software stored in the warehouse, etc...
Fortunately, most of the headwind stations can finally officially start operations.
Pei Qian takes this matter very seriously. After all, in his opinion, playing games is risky, and the risks are quite high. You may make money if you are not careful.
If you really want to lose big money, you still have to rely on headwind logistics.
This kind of labor-intensive industry is simply a sunrise industry in Pei Qian's eyes. Moyu Takeaway, which has been losing money since its launch, is a very good success story.
Of course, it is not that no one eats Moyu takeout. The number of people ordering it is gradually increasing, and there are many repeat customers.
However, due to its own labor costs and frequent loss and damage of tableware, only when the number of users is large enough can it be possible to evenly share these costs and achieve profitability.
Although the popularity of Moyu takeout is slowly increasing, more and more people are ordering food in the surrounding areas. To expand to a larger area, the labor costs required will double.
So until now, Moyu Takeaway has continued to lose money, which has been maintained quite well.
With this successful experience, Pei Qian naturally has high hopes for Headwind Logistics.
The purpose of bringing Lu Mingliang here today is to familiarize him with the business and take over the job as soon as possible.
In the initial stage, each of the 100 headwind stations was equipped with at least three employees, and a store manager (responsible for working in the store, receiving express delivery from other companies, warehousing and shipping, and waiting for customers to pick up the goods. Brand promotion and other work) The salary cost of two couriers alone is more than 10,000.
Since you can get a certain commission from other express companies for delivering express delivery, this profit can roughly offset the rent of Headwind Station. Therefore, these 100 Headwind Station can at least make Mr. Pei lose more than one million yuan every month. .
As for the location of these headwind stations...
They are mainly in the populated areas and economically prosperous areas of Jingzhou City.
After all, in Pei Qian's view, this is entirely a public welfare undertaking. In order to serve more people, it is natural to open it in a crowded place.
Of course, Pei Qian himself also has private messages. He has opened headwind stations in the community where his parents live and near Handong University.
This ensures that no matter where Pei Qian is, there will be a courier who can deliver it to his door, so he does not need to run errands to pick it up himself.
As for Shenhua Haojing and Moyu Internet Cafe, express delivery companiesBasically, they will be sent to the front desk, so there is no need to open a headwind station.
When he arrived at the Nifeng Inn at Mingyun Villa, Pei Qian first looked at the door.
This inn is located behind Moyu Internet Cafe and rents an ordinary shop. The location is very good.
Nearby are the bars and chess and card rooms that have just been renovated and are about to open for business. Although this place was originally quite deserted, once these three stores opened, they inexplicably looked like that!
As for why we chose such a location, the main reason is that Nifeng Station is not a shop. Strictly speaking, it is just a warehouse. Therefore, no matter how good the location is, it is impossible to make money. On the contrary, you can spend more rent.
When Lu Mingliang and Pei Qian came outside Nifeng Inn, their first impression was quite shocking.
This place looks quite high-end!
When Lu Mingliang heard that he was asked to be responsible for logistics, he subconsciously thought about express delivery.
He has seen some X Express outlets, which are very unscrupulous in every aspect. Even their signboards are very casual, and some even don’t have signboards at all.
As for the inside of the outlet, to put it bluntly, it is just a warehouse, with things piled up in a mess, no one cleans it, and the floor is covered with dust.
The couriers wore dirty work clothes, throwing and kicking the messy express boxes onto electric tricycles, and then transported them nearby...
But those were all other things. What a courier outlet looks like.
It’s completely different here at Nifeng Station.
The rented shop is quite beautiful, and the signage outside is also customized. It even has an English word: upwindstation. This style even vaguely has a tendency to surpass the bar next to it.
Of course, the decoration of the bar next to it is more gorgeous, or more flashy, while the decoration of Nifeng Station is relatively simple and high-quality, not so eye-catching, but in terms of grade, it is not inferior at all. .
At the door of the inn, two courier guys in uniform and the store manager of the inn were waiting outside to greet them.
Next to them are two electric tricycles used to transport goods. The price is less than 3,000, which can be regarded as the initial investment cost. These tricycles are all customized and have the logo of Headwind Logistics on them.
Through the glass window, you can see the situation inside the Niefeng Inn. When you first enter, there is a large counter with a beautiful all-in-one office computer. The store manager usually works behind the counter.
There are some simple office supplies on the counter, as well as a special code scanner. Just scan the tracking number on the express delivery to quickly complete the warehouse entry and exit operations.
Farther inside are rows of shelves with marked partitions.
Depending on the size of the express delivery, it will be automatically assigned to different partitions for easy search after entering the warehouse. Some special large goods have special storage locations.
After reading it, Lu Mingliang had only one feeling.
High-end, foreigngas!
It is simply different from other express companies.
The store manager briefly reported to Pei Qian and Lu Mingliang on the preliminary preparations and the current operating status of the station.
The station still follows the normal working hours, from 8 am to 5 pm. If there are special circumstances, additional overtime pay will be charged.
At the same time, there will be additional performance pay based on the number of parcels delivered by each courier, word-of-mouth evaluation, etc.
The two couriers' daily job is to deliver the express delivery from the station to the door. When they are free, they can clean up the house.
The store manager’s job is more complicated. In addition to basic tasks such as putting goods in and out of the warehouse, he also has to calculate the number of recent express deliveries at the station and be responsible for dealing with couriers from other express companies. , or even better promote Nifeng Station to surrounding areas, etc.
Of course, Pei Qian does not have any strict requirements for these tasks. Some store managers just want to go around, and Mr. Pei won't care very much.
The store manager and the two couriers looked very energetic.
They all have experience working in other express delivery companies. They came here mainly because the salary level offered by Headwind Logistics is significantly higher than that of other express delivery companies.
Moreover, the working environment here is also a plus for them.
Headwind Logistics does not need to travel throughout the city like other express delivery. It only needs to deliver express delivery to this small area, which is relatively less tiring.
After watching them all, Pei Qian and Lu Mingliang returned to Moyu Internet Cafe and each ordered a cup of coffee to drink.
"From now on, you will be responsible for all matters related to Headwind Logistics. If you have any questions, please come to me directly. You can just decide some small matters by yourself."
"The one million dream fund, I’ll leave it to you. If you feel that the job at Headwind Logistics is not suitable, you can try it in your favorite field.”
“As for subsequent funds, if you think you need it, just say so. Just ask how much you want.”