Chapter 91: Collaboration Proposal
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was early in the morning at Spirit Curing Pet Clinic.
There was an ergency last night which lasted very late into the night. Sun Xiaong had not returned to the breeding farm, but had slept in the clinic. In the locker room in the clinic, she put up a bunk bed, which was for temporary rests. She slept on the bottom bunk, and she put miscellaneous items on the top bunk to save space. She was the only person in the clinic anyways, so there was no need to pay attention to specific details.
The clinic gradually beca busy from the beginning of opening, and Sun Xiaong was feeling a bit powerless. Perhaps she should request a nurse to help her, but that would be an additional expenditure of salary… She was trying to save money currently, and she has been doing all of the clinic’s cleaning work by herself. Her practice hours were from nine o’clock in the morning to seven o’clock at night. But there usually weren’t any custors in the morning or at night, it often dragged on until nine o’clock before she could end the day. That was because people always only realized that the condition of their pets weren’t right after they got off work, and would rush their pets here to be treated. She couldn’t just shut down the business. She took into account that she would probably sleep in the clinic very often, and intended to use the ti in the morning to go back ho to take so clothes to wash and change into to bring back. The weather was getting cooler; it was about ti for the season to change.
She pulled the rolling shutters of the front door open, and unexpectedly saw Zhang Zian standing outside the clinic while gnawing on a bun. “How co you ca here?” she asked him in surprise.
Zhang Zian shoved the rest of the bun into his mouth two or three tis and replied ambiguously, “Didn’t we make a bet? I lost, so I ca to be your janitor for the day.”
“Isn’t ti not over for the bet yet? You’re admitting defeat this early?” Although it was expected, she still felt a little disappointed and regret.
“Admitting defeat early or later are the sa. Let’s not talk about that first, I have other stuff that I need to discuss with you today.”
“What’s the matter? Save it if you need to borrow money,” she said resolutely.
Zhang Zian almost choked on his bun and said, “Who said I wanted to borrow money…but it does have to do with money indeed.”
“Co in to talk,” she sighed and stepped aside to make way.
It was actually Zhang Zian’s first ti to be co here to be her guest, and he couldn’t help but to look around. The fa?ade of the clinic was very small. A car accessory shop was on the left side, and on the right side was a decorations company—they both hadn’t opened for business yet. There was an eye-catching notice posted on the glass on the shop front that said, “Fixed unit for pet vaccination shots”. The clinic was small, but complete. The interior of the clinic was divided into several areas. The mont you entered the clinic, you saw the waiting area. There were a few armchairs for guests to rest in, and also magazines of the pet world that could be flipped through at will. A conventional price list hung on the left side of the wall, and the wall across from that hung an “Animal Treatnt Permit” and a business license.
Going further in was a treatnt room. At the sa ti, it was also Sun Xiaong’s office. A copy of her veterinary certificate was posted on the wall. Looking into another room from the treatnt room, you could vaguely see a stainless steel operation table and a small shadowless lamp—that should be the operation room. It could be said that although the clinic was small, it was very formal.
“So in the end, what’s the matter?” Sun Xiaong asked.
“It’s like this,” Zhang Zian retracted his eyes, “I intend to open a mbership system, and I want to ask if you have any interests. At the sa ti, there should be a discount if you buy two sets at once.”
“Huh?” She did not understand at the mont.
“I’ve thought about it, and there are benefits of a mbership system. Once custors put money into your business, they will certainly choose to co to you first when their pets are sick, or when their pets need physical checkups. You can also give discounts of five percent or ten percent to mbership cardholders. This should be very attractive,” he explained. She was not used to Zhang Zian’s serious look, and suspected that she had co across a fake Zhang Zian. She only spoke after a pause. “I know the benefits of a mbership system, and big pet hospitals all do that. But is there a need for that for my small clinic? The cost should be pretty high, right? And we would also need manpower to operate this.”
“There will definitely be a cost, and that is my purpose of coming here. We can share the responsibility of the costs and risks together,” Zhang Zian said and continued, “I have a preliminary idea, which is to support the custors with mberships in your clinic to co to my shop. No matter if it is buying things or giving cats baths; they can all enjoy a five percent discount. My shop will also recomnd my custors with mberships to go to your clinic to get vaccinations, do physical exams, or for dical treatnt, and will be able to enjoy a five percent discount as well. Five percent is just an example, the specific number can be discussed again, but I think that we shouldn’t go lower than this number, or else it would have no aning.”
This was a very bold proposal. Once this proposal was accepted, it would be equal to the fact that Amazing Fate Pet Shop and Spirit Curing Pet Clinic have ford alliances and beca partners, and that the two of them would have gone from being just simply friends to business partners. When talking about business, it would have to be considered whether or not the business deal was worthwhile, and whether or not it would bring benefits to your own shop. Thus, Sun Xiaong bowed her head in deep consideration.
Zhang Zian’s proposal’s nature was to combine the flow of custors of each store. Both stores were pet-related, and this was the basis of the collaboration. Their collaboration had a natural advantage, which was that both of their stores were very near each other, and located at the south and north entrance of Zhonghua Road respectively. There was only a distance of a few hundred ters in between, and one could just stroll there. After a bit of analysis, Sun Xiaong felt that the proposal was a disadvantage for her. That was because to talk about the flow of custors, her clinic certainly dominated that. The equity of the strength of both parties should be the premise of collaboration. Only through that way can complentary roles be played. After so thought, she said, “Give so ti to think about it. It’s hard to make a decision in all of a sudden.”
Zhang Zian expressed understanding; this wasn’t as simple as just buying a computer, but there was a need for an additional hire, and it would be the sa as having an additional burden to give out another portion of salary. She would not be able to handle everything by herself. “Tell when you’ve co to a decision. I’ve made appointnts with other people, and I have to go inspect their mbership systems for these two days. If I think that it’s efficient to use, then I might just settle on it, so it’s better to not drag it out for too long,” he replied.
Sun Xiaong stared at him suspiciously. Could just selling pets and giving baths to cats attract custors to make mbership cards? “Nothing else?” She asked.
He shrugged and said, “Another thing is that I am going to be a janitor for you this once. I concede defeat. Where are the uniform, the gloves and the disinfectant?”
She shook her head, “No need. It was just a joke.”
“No. A man sticks to his words,” Zhang Zian insisted.
He had actually wanted to use the opportunity of cleaning to inspect the inside of her clinic. This consideration was made for the collaboration. It was similar to how she had questioned his ability, and he also must check to see if her clinic was up to standard. She saw that he was stubborn about it and could only say, “Then co with .”
He followed her inside past the treatnt room and operation room, and arrived at the locker room in the back. Upon opening the door of the locker room was a pair of sinks. This was for washing hands before an operation. One side of the wall was completely occupied by a row of wardrobes, and across from that was a bunk bed. There were quilts and blankets that still haven’t been folded on the bottom bunk, and there were won coats scattered on the top bunk. Sun Xiaong pulled open the wardrobe at the very edge, and there were a variety of cleaning supplies and disinfectants in it. “Do you really want to do it?” She asked to confirm. He nodded as he put on the gloves and mask at the sa ti.
“Then alright, I will take a trip back ho—I’m warning you, don’t go through my things while I’m gone! I have a monitor here!”
Zhang Zian was speechless. Am I really that untrustworthy?
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