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  Chapter 193: Marrying There Will End in Tears

  TL: Etude

  Jiang Qin inally po leave early in the m, but He Yijun made a special call, expining that their reform pn had entered numerous problems and sought to sult with him in person.

  Of course, being helpful wasn’t in Jiang Qin’s nature.

  Apart from Jiang Zhihua, no one had ever taken advantage of him.

  However, there was no choice this time. He Yijun offered so much that it was like directly throwing moo hire him as a sultant for the mall’s reform. After some thought, Jiang Qin cluded that not making money when the opportunity preseself was not his style.

  “Old Guo, wait for me at the school gate. I’ll e to pick you up, and we’ll go take care of some business at noon before heading back to Jizhou iernoon.”

  While driving, Jiang Qin called Guo Zihang.

  Old Guo shouted his thanks to his godfather and then hurried dowairs, dragging his suitcase.

  Five mier, a bck Audi arrived at the entrance of the Sd Teology Uy. Guo Zihang boarded the car, calling Jiang Qin his godfather, and dispying utmost politeness before settling into the back seat, rubbing his hands together to warm up.

  “Why is there a trophy here?”

  “It’s the ‘Star of Learning’. I took it to make my mom happy.”

  Guo Zihahe trophy in his hands, examining it before looking at the passenger seat. “Eh? Isn’t Feng going back?”

  “Her personal driver rented a p the opposite neighborhood. He’s avaible on call and took the little rich dy home this m.”

  Guo Zihang’s scalp tingled as he sat in the back seat. “Brother Jiang, the Feng family’s power is too great. It’s scary just to hear about it. If you marry into their family, you’ll be bullied to tears!”

  “?!”

  “Really, let me tell you about my cousin who married into a woman’s family.”

  Jiang Qiionally rolled down the rear window, chilling him like a silly dog. “You seem a bit out of it. Let me cool you down a bit. Blow some seo y brain.”

  Guo Zihang shivered instantly. “Damn, it’s too cold. I was wrong, godfather.”

  “Where did you g?”

  Guo Zihang tightened his down jacket. “Even if you marry into their family, you’ll be strong and definitely won’t cry.”

  Jiang Qin was left speechless by his logid finally spoke after a long pause. “Old Guo, I’ve realized you’re truly incredible.”

  “Close it, please. I’m freezing to death.”

  Jiang Qin closed the rear window. “I heard you’re doing well in the group buying. All the dormitory au the Sd Teology Uy are dizzy with admiration for you. You even got a niame ‘Treasure of the Aunties’, outdoing my ‘Star of Learning’?”

  “They have some misuandings about me. I prefer the more mature kind, not dormitory aunties.”

  Guo Zihang defended his innoce.

  “Then why did I hear from Qiaona that you often have a good time chatting with the aunties in the dormitory, at least an hour each time?”

  “That’s all for your business. Otherwise, I wouldn’t go there even if I died.”

  “Damn, what a level. You even talk bae with the same hardness.”

  Jiang Qin spat at him, showing disdain as he stepped on the gas pedal and drove out of the Sd Teology Uy, heading towards Wanzhong.

  Upon reag the parking lot, Jiang Qin called He Yijun, who didn’t answer initially and called back a mier.

  Wanzhong Mall was rge in scale, with a wide range of influences and a deep impact.

  Ohe decision to transform was made, it would affect everything ected to it. It wasn’t just about the mall itself; suppliers and partners also needed an expnation. So He Yijun was busy meeting with several important partners and couldn’t get away.

  “Mr. Jiang, please go directly to the feren on the fifth floor. Several managers of the mall are there. You preside over the meeting.”

  “I’m getting paid as a sultant, not to ruings.”

  “Damn, Jiang, you’re really pushing it, aren’t you?!”

  “No, no, just kidding. Leave the meeting to me.”

  Jiang Qin hung up, took Guo Zihang to the fifth floor, and arrived at the feren at the end of the hallway.

  This was where Zhihu and Wanzhong first discussed cooperation, so he was quite familiar with the pce.

  Upoering, the first thing that caught Jiang Qin’s eye was the round fereable, surrounded by five managers, including Yue Zhu, two men and three women in total.

  Some were smoking, others were lounging with their legs crossed, and a few were engrossed in their smartphones. It seemed they were waiting for He Yijun, and judging by their bored expressions, they had been waiting for quite a while.

  As Jiang Qin walked in, about to assertively annouhe start of the meeting, he was uedly interrupted by Zhao Zug, who was smoking.

  “Go get me a gss of water, make sure it’s cold.”

  “?”

  Jiang Qin took the gss with a moment of surprise and then headed towards the water cooler in the er to fill it up.

  “I want ooo, warm water, not too hot or too cold.”

  Following that, Bao Wenping, the manager of the administrative department, handed over her gss, her request even more specific than Zhao Zug’s.

  Jiang Qin had no choice but to fill her gss as well.

  Before he even finished p the water, someone else called him to go downstairs and buy two cups of coffee.

  It was only at this moment that Yue Zhu noticed Jiang Qin’s arrival and that he was being treated like a waiter. She was about to speak up when Jiang Qin stopped her with a look and a shake of his head.

  Jiang Qin delivered the water to Bao Wenping, then walked over to the chair at the head of the table, the one usually occupied by He Yijun.

  “Everyone is here, right?”

  “He Yijun is meeting with suppliers and ’t get away. Have some water and listen to me briefly.”

  Sitting down, Jiang Qin slowly started speaking as his gaze swept over everyone.

  Zhao Zug was startled, his cigarette dropping from his fiips and burning a small hole in his pants, prompting him to stand up hurriedly to pat it out.

  Bao Wenping’s rea was even more iing. She had just taken a sip of water and managed not to spit it out, but still, a small stream squirted from her mouth.

  The entire meeting room fell into an awkward silence, with everyone looking at Jiang Qin in fusion and doubt.

  “Let me introduce him to everyohis is Jiang Qin, the reform sultant hired by Mr. He. The project proposal you saritten by him.”

  Yue Zhu quickly crified Jiang Qin’s identity to prevent further embarrassment.

  The room was filled with astonishment.

  Zhao Zug and Bao Wenping were especially taken aback, thinking how young the sultant looked, barely in his twenties, almost like an intern.

  “sultant Jiang, I’m really sorry. You’re so young, I thought you were a new intern.”

  Jiang Qin waved his hand, indig it was no big deal, then cleared his throat and spoke: “Where was I?”

  Yue Zhu replied, “You were about to briefly say something.”

  “ht. Briefly, I reviewed your pnning cases st night. They’re well-written but difficult to implement. One reason is that everyone’s ideas are too costly, like foot massage parlors and emas. It seems as if anything impressive must be done, but these projeot only require signifit iment but also take a long time. There’s a risk that we might run out of resources before the reform is even halfway done.”

  “Another point is that we o ensure a baween ine and expenses during the reform process and make sure we don’t run out of funds.”

  “My suggestion is to proceed gradually, making ges bit by bit. First, sider cutting off the cumbersome and low-profit ses and introdug projects that attract more ers but cost less. What are your thoughts?”

  As Jiang Qin finished speaking, the managers began whispering among themselves, discussing his points.

  This was the advantage of having someoo guide their thinking. When a problem is presented, you only o think of the solution.

  “sultant Jiang, I think the apparel se isn’t very profitable, but it occupies a rge area and requires a lot of staff. The ste and logistics costs are also high. Maybe we should cut this se first?”

  “Let’s cut the furniture se. That’s where the ste and logistics costs are highest.”

  “I think the etid jewelry se should be cut first. If online shopping really takes off, this se will definitely bee awkward.”

  Listening to the discussion, Jiang Qin finally cpped his hands. “I’ll give you five mio summarize your thoughts, and then we’ll go somewhere.”

  “?”

  Ten mier, three cars left the underground parking garage of Wanzhong Mall and headed to the busiest ercial street iy ter.

  Oreet, there were KTVs, bars, pool halls, milk tea shops, clothing stores, a small odities market, a food alley, nail salons, beauty shops, and various restaurants, with a ema and a foot massage parlor at the very end. It ce where you could find almost anything.

  The five managers got out of the car and stood at the entrance of the street, looking puzzled at Jiang Qin.

  “Mr. Jiang, what are we doing here?”

  “Imagining in a vacuum is difficult. So, your task today is to stroll around. Take note of any business projects you find suitable, inquire about costs, observe er traffid think whether these could be ied into the mall. A street like this and a mall are not so different.”

  The managers suddenly uood and began expl the street.

  Meanwhile, Jiang Qin squatted on the curb, pying Snake on his phone.

  The business model, projects, and yout of this street had many simirities to the prehensive malls of the future. Letting these managers wander around was bound to yield insights.

  If He Yijun had enough financial muscle, he could simply e the ereet’s business projects into the mall, which would effectively plete the reform.

  But he likely cked both the boldness and the financial resources. After all, ing the whole setup would mean Wanzhong Mall couldn’t operate for at least a year.

  Therefore, the safest approach was to start by moving in the lowest-cost, highest-traffic projects.

  Jiang Qin had many tricks up his sleeve. He khe final answer but chose not to reveal it ht.

  On one hand, this approach made him appear enigmatic.

  Oher hand, he wouldn’t be able to earn his sultant fees if he gave away the araight away.

  “The apparel se shouldn’t be cut. If I’m shopping and try on a fit, I might just wear it out. But the se for middle-aged and elderly clothing be cut and merged with the etid jewelry area!”

  “Let’s cut both the eleid furniture ses. I definitely wouldn’t impulsively buy a fridge or sofa while shopping!”

  “The traffic at the hotpot restaurant is damn impressive. We must have o’s too attractive.”

  “If we think out of the box, we could evee a food alley in the mall. It would be veo eat right there after shopping.”

  “A ema is a must for attrag crowds, but as Mr. Jiang said, the initial costs are high. We could save it for the st phase.”

  The five managers, after their enthusiastic exploration, found their creativity sparked, feeling their previously fanciful ideas starting to take shape.

  Before, they felt lost brainst in the feren, but walking around this bustling ercial street, ideas naturally emerged.

  “Brother Jiang, you’re a sultant. Why did you go fetch water for them? Isn’t that demeaning?”

  Guo Zihang bought two grilled sausages from a street vendor and handed oo Jiang Qin.

  “True, I’m a sultant, but I’m too young to and respect. L my stao serve them makes them feel ied to me, which makes them more receptive to what I say ter. After all, I’m taking their money, so I should get some real work done.”

  Jiang Qin bit into the sausage. “If you ’t find a job after graduation, you could sell these. Call them ‘Golden Crispy Sausages’ and make a fortune.”

  Guo Zihaed with a grin, “With a godfather like you, would I ever o drift through life?”

  “?”

  At the same time, Yue Zhu had already returned from her exploration, standing behind and listening to their versation with a plex expression.

  She had been in the workforce for five years, but what Jiang Qin had just done and said were things she could her do nor even think of.

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