The meeting at the digital store ended and on the way back to the dormitory, my cell phone rang.
The caller was a junior high school girl. During the New Year's Day holiday, No. 2 Middle School was naturally closed.
Su Zelin pressed the answer button: "Hello, Panpan."
"Senior, Wei Xian and I are drinking milk tea outside. I won't have extra classes today. My parents said that I've been taking extra classes for so long and they're afraid that I'll be tired. So they won't have extra classes this week so that I can have a good rest."
Huang Panpan came up and first reported his current situation.
"Oh, then take care of your body, exercise more, and combine work and rest."
Even though the gangster just casually expressed his concern, Huang Panpan was extremely happy.
"Senior, I'm in good health and I enjoy everything I eat, so don't worry! By the way, senior, will you go back to Jianglan on New Year's Day?"
The junior school girl asked expectantly.
Su Zelin didn't come back during the National Day holiday, so she thought that maybe she could see Hunzi on New Year's Day.
"No, I have something to do!"
Su Zelin responded without thinking.
"What's going on? Is it important?"
"Well, I found a part-time job at a digital store on the campus of the Finance College, and was appointed by the manager as the store manager. The store will open on New Year's Day, so it should be quite busy if nothing unexpected happens."
Huang Panpan was surprised: "Senior, why do you want to work part-time? Are you short of money? Please give me your bank card number later. I have saved a lot of New Year's money and pocket money over the years. Is 10,000 enough for you?"
Su Zelin: “…”
She is indeed a wealthy woman, she can easily transfer tens of thousands of dollars.
Unfortunately, it is absolutely impossible to support me!
The doctor said my stomach is in good condition and I don’t need to eat soft food.
Su Zelin coughed dryly: "Pan Pan, you misunderstood. I am not short of money. I just want to hone myself by working part-time in the digital store. Just treat it as social practice!"
"Is that so..."
There was an unconcealable disappointment in Huang Panpan's tone.
She actually hoped that if Su Zelin was short of money, the pocket money she had saved could come in handy, but unfortunately things did not go as she wished.
"I understand, but you must be very busy with studying and working part-time, so please don't push yourself too hard."
Huang Panpan reminded: "Anyway, we are not short of money. My parents have nothing but a lot of money!"
What do you mean we don’t lack money? You are you and I am me, okay!
However, although the gangster complained in his heart, he didn't say it out loud.
Otherwise, Huang Panpan would come up with that trick again: "I'm your future daughter-in-law, my parents' money is mine, so it's yours too," and then it would be impossible to talk to her clearly.
Su Zelin has experience. When talking about certain sensitive topics with his junior high school sister, the best way is to remain silent or change the subject. Don't get entangled in right and wrong, otherwise it will become more and more tangled like a thread.
"Since you won't be back on New Year's Day, you'll have to wait until winter break. When you're on break, can you come to No. 2 Middle School to see me?"
Huang Panpan made a request.
Universities usually have earlier summer and winter vacations than high schools, and my junior sister is in her third year of high school with a heavy workload, so she will definitely have to make up for the missed classes during the winter vacation. Before she goes on vacation, Su Zelin should have returned to Jiang Lan.
She was really looking forward to the scene where her senior suddenly appeared in front of her. It would definitely be a surprise.
Su Zelin hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said, "Okay, no problem."
"Very good!"
Huang Panpan was shocked and instantly became happy, and all the disappointment she had just felt was swept away.
"Senior, let's put it this way. I'll wait for you!"
"… "
Jianglan City, an ice drink shop in the commercial city.
Huang Panpan was in a good mood after hanging up the phone, and her smile was bright.
"Wei Xian, the senior has agreed that he will come to see me at No. 2 Middle School when he goes home during the winter vacation. See, this is what they call sincerity can move mountains and break rocks, hehe!"
"Come on, come on, pay attention to your image, your mouth is about to burst from smiling!"
Wei Xian couldn't stand it anymore.
"In the past, many people in No. 2 Middle School looked down on my senior, but I knew that he was a dragon among men and would soar to the sky sooner or later. Now, not only is he the class monitor, he also has a part-time job in a digital store and is even the store manager!"
Huang Panpan was very proud of Su Zelin and felt that she had a good vision.
"Being a team leader is fine, but being a store manager is nothing special!"
Wei Xian disagreed: "Pan Pan, let me tell you, these stores on university campuses are usually very small, with only a few employees in total. Some are even both store managers and employees. It's normal for anyone to hold this position!"
"It's different from others. I feel like your store must be quite big, with a lot of employees. It's not easy to become a store manager!"
Huang Panpan retorted.
Wei Xian was too lazy to argue with her. Her love-crazy best friend always lived in her own world.
I don't care what you think, I only care what I think!
Especially when it comes to Su Zelin, she won't tolerate anyone saying bad things about that person. Even if it's her best friend, she will have a big fight with her if she takes it seriously.
So Wei Xian chose to compromise.
"Okay, okay, okay. Your senior Su is the best. He shines wherever he goes, okay?"
At this point, Wei Xian changed her tone and said unhappily, "But, let's get back to the point. Panpan, it's fine that you keep calling me 'senior' at school, but now that we're out for a drink of milk tea, you keep talking about him all the time. My ears are almost getting calluses from hearing him. Can we please stop for a while and talk about something else?"
Huang Panpan found that it was true, she seemed to be a little inconsiderate of her best friend’s feelings.
After all, it’s me who likes the senior, not Wei Xian.
Of course Wei Xian can’t like it either, otherwise I’ll be angry with her and we won’t even be able to be best friends anymore!
She nodded. "Okay, then let's talk about male celebrities, okay? What do you think of the young actor Huang Zongze, who was newly signed by Hong Kong TVB?"
"Mmmmm, super cool, I like it very much!"
"I also think Huang Zongze is handsome and manly. He looks a bit like my senior. Even his name has the word 'Ze' in it. But my senior is still more handsome and manly!"
Wei Xian: “…”
How can this guy get in touch with Senior Su
I lose to you. You really just keep talking about your old ways...
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January 1, 2001.
Fortunately, the weather was nice. The sun came out early in the morning and the temperature rose a bit, becoming much warmer than usual.
The entrance of the digital store was crowded with students from the School of Finance who came to watch the fun.
They found that the store had changed overnight.
The plaque covered with red cloth has been unveiled - New Century Digital Flagship Experience Center.
Many people believe that the 21st century began in 2000, but more people think that 2001 is the beginning of the new century. There are many different opinions on this point, but a consensus has basically been reached in later generations.
The year 2001 was the beginning of the new century.
So the store adopted this name.
Unlike other computer stores or digital stores named "XX Technology" or "XX Computer", the name of this store is very special.
First of all, the word “experience” seems to mean giving someone something for free.
This is actually the routine used by many brand experience stores in later generations.
First, it allows customers to understand the product first.
The second point, and more important one, is to attract customers first.
But in 2000, few businesses would use this tactic, not to mention that the current computer market is extremely hot. Customers can choose to buy or not. If one does not buy, there will naturally be others who will. Who would be willing to give something away for free
Second, there is nothing much to say about “flagship” and “center”. They just sound more professional and prestigious.
In short, this name definitely doesn't give people the impression that it's a small, run-of-the-mill shop with only three or four employees.
Below the huge store name, there is a line of small words - Lin'an Caiyuan Branch.
Does it sound like there are more than one similar store and it’s a big chain store
This is very spiritual.
In fact, there is only one such company at the moment!
But Su Zelin didn't care about that and just hung up a branch of the Finance Institute to create the illusion of a chain store, because consumers would undoubtedly have more trust in chain stores.
After all, being able to open so many stores proves its strong strength.
As for whether it is a real chain store, who would have the time to investigate? Moreover, the information in 2000 was far less developed than that in later generations, so it was difficult to check.
The shop is covered with various banners.
"Yiyang Computer congratulates the New Century Digital Flagship Experience Center Zhejiang University School of Finance branch on its grand opening!"
“Chaoyang Technology wishes the New Century Digital Flagship Experience Center great success and prosperous business!”
"Hongji is founded, Junye is growing day by day, Minghui Digital Accessories congratulates you!"
"… "
Cars kept arriving one after another, and people in suits and ties who looked like bosses got out of the cars and presented flower baskets and blessing banners. In short, the display was so grand that it startled the college students who were watching the fun.
"Wow, this New Century Digital Flagship Experience Center seems to be quite impressive!"
"Didn't you see the words 'Lin'an Caiyuan Branch' on it? It must be a chain store. Anyone who can afford to open a chain store must be a big company!"
"Of course, with so many colleagues coming to congratulate them right after the opening, it must be a legitimate company. Their connections must be extraordinary!"
"I didn't expect there is such a shop in our financial academy. Look at the other shops, they are too petty!"
"… "
The onlookers were talking about it and were quite curious about the boss behind the experience center, but they all believed that he was a wealthy and powerful person.
In fact, those who sent flower baskets and blessings were all agents!
As long as you can afford the money, it is easy to hire actors. Su Zelin has plenty of ways, and his acting skills don't need to be too good. These college students can't tell anyway, and no one will suspect it.
One of the biggest reasons why the old computer store couldn't survive on campus was that it was not formal enough.
It's such a small shop, the only one in the entire Finance Institute. People think the prices will definitely be higher than outside, and it's unprofessional. In addition, the service and after-sales are not guaranteed.
For a big item like a computer, who would go to a small no-name shop to buy one? It’s not that much trouble to go to a computer mall.
Therefore, the first thing Su Zelin had to change was the impression of college students. This store had to be formal and professional enough to win the trust of others.
It is impossible for him to build a large digital city in the Finance Institute as the market size does not allow it, but he can perfect every aspect of this store.
From area to decoration, inventory, number of employees...
People of this era are too naive, and most of those doing business are honest and abide by the rules.
If Su Zelin were put in the business world of later generations, he would be the king of tricks. He could play tricks with just the name of a store, not to mention other tricks.
Before the store opened, he had already created extensive publicity for it, both online and in person.
Another van stopped not far from the entrance of the digital store, and the person who got out of the van was Yang Fen.
Brother Yang gasped when he saw the scene.
He originally thought that this freshman would just open a small shop to do some tinkering, but he didn't expect the other party to make such a big deal.
This digital store has completely outsold my small shop in the computer mall in terms of both scale and decoration level!
“New Century Digital Flagship Experience Center…”
Brother Yang repeated it twice and felt that the name was really grand and nice. He couldn't think of one himself. Of course, he was embarrassed to give his small shop such a high-sounding name.
Of course, a store that has a fancy name doesn’t necessarily mean it will be fancy. Other aspects must also be up to par, otherwise it will be seen as a joke.
Moreover, he had never heard of any of the names of the computer stores and digital stores on the banners.
Having been in this business for so long, Yang Fen has heard of all the shops in Lin'an that are slightly famous.
After a little thought, Brother Yang understood the mystery.
A college student, even if he is a rich second-generation, does not have such a great reputation that he can have dozens or even hundreds of colleagues congratulate him when he opens a business.
Banners and flower baskets were most likely sent on consignment!
This college student really knows how to have fun!
"Hey, Brother Yang, you're here too!"
Among the onlookers, an old customer who had been to Fenfei Technology many times to help his roommate get a computer recognized the owner of the computer mall and took the initiative to come over and say hello.
"Haha, yes, a big boss I know opened a shop, and I was lucky enough to be invited to watch the ceremony!"
Brother Yang has a high emotional intelligence and gave Su Zelin enough face.
Those who heard this became more convinced of the background of this digital store.
When Brother Yang arrived at the store door, he saw Su Zelin, but today the guy was wearing an ordinary employee uniform, except for a store manager's armband on his hand.
Standing in the middle of the store entrance was a young man wearing a suit, shiny leather shoes, and meticulously combed hair.
Yesterday, when Xiao Yang was talking to Su Zelin on the phone, he learned that the store manager was someone else, named Kang Baohong, and he was just the store manager.
It is obvious that the small boss behind the scenes has appointed a manager and he himself is only involved in the business of the store in name only.
So Brother Yang first walked up to Kang Baohong and said, "Hello, Manager Kang. I'm Yang Fen from Fenfei Technology. I heard that New Century opened today, so I came to wish your store a prosperous business!"
Kang Baohong shook hands with him immediately and said, "Thank you, Boss Yang, for visiting us. Please give us some pointers!"
Kang Baohong jumped directly from an employee to the manager of a large digital store. He adapted to his new identity quite quickly and he also spoke in a very professional manner as a manager.
"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it!"
Brother Xiao Yang presented a flower basket and a banner, and Kang Baohong asked an employee to hang them up.
The two of them exchanged casual pleasantries for a while, and Brother Yang did not bother them for long. After all, as Kang Baohong was a manager, he would be very busy today, so just recognizing his face would be enough. Besides, Yang Fen came mainly for Su Zelin.
Having saved his face, he made an excuse to leave and came to Su Zelin.
There was no one else around, so Brother Yang lowered his voice and said, "Little brother, you're really good at this. You scared me!"
"Haha, it's just so-so. This is just our first store, so the scale is limited. If we open a second one in the future, it should be different!"
In front of Yang Fen, Su Zelin spoke frankly. Brother Yang must know that his store is not a chain, at least not yet.
"Are you planning to open a second one?"
Brother Yang was slightly stunned.
"why not?"
Su Zelin asked in return: "If this store can be successful and prove its model is feasible, there will naturally be a second store, a third store... or even more!"
Brother Yang finally understood why Su Zelin said there was a chance to work together.
He had long planned to open a chain of stores.
This college student's ambition is bigger than I thought!
However, he is really decisive in doing things.
In just a few months, while studying, I also built this digital store on a fairly large scale.
As far as Yang Fen knew, the old computer store originally only had one storefront and there were several warehouses nearby. It was unknown what means this college student had used to convince the hospital to clear out the warehouses and rent them out.
It seems that he has connections in the School of Finance, at least at the vice-president level!
Brother Yang is very smart and guessed a lot of things in an instant.
"How about it, Brother Yang? Come to our store for tea when you have time. If you are interested, we can talk about cooperation."
Su Zelin extended an olive branch.
He knew that Brother Yang's opinion of him was completely different from before.
"Haha, brother, don't worry. Your store has just opened, so you must be very busy during this period. It won't be too late for me to visit you again when you are free!"
Brother Yang said this and he had another purpose.
He is watching.
Although this digital store looks promising and attracted the attention of many college students from the School of Finance before it opened, it still needs to actually sell computers and maintain its popularity and stable profits over the long term, rather than just opening a new toilet that smells good for three days. Only then can it be considered a success, which shows that this model has great potential for making money.
However, Brother Yang is very artistic in his speech. Even if he is just watching, he has to express himself nicely so as not to cause others displeasure. This is the way of communication.
"Okay, that's okay, let's talk about this later!"
Su Zelin also understood what he meant.
Brother Yang is quite cautious in doing things. Besides, opening a store like this with himself would require a huge investment. It is impossible for Yang Fen to come and take a quick look at the store when it opens and then make a decision.
But he was sure.
Brother Xiao Yang will definitely be willing to join and become his partner soon.
Su Zelin also needs such a powerful partner because he cannot take care of so many things and does not intend to take care of too many things.
The main thing in life is to enjoy life, so it doesn’t matter if you earn less money.
Of course, even if you manage less, you will not necessarily earn less than in your previous life. As a reborn person, the advantages are really too great.
"Excuse me for a moment!"
Brother Yang walked to the side and called the store to tell the waiter that he might be back late.
Originally he planned to take a look around, say congratulations and leave, but he changed his mind at the last minute. Brother Yang wanted to see in person how the actual sales performance of this digital store was after its opening today.
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