nycdaug Chapter 139 The tip of the iceberg
Chapter 139 The tip of the iceberg
Chapter 139 The Tip of the Iceberg
After crying, Shen Jiaojiao found that the bed was really uncomfortable to sleep on, so she had to get up. She didn't know whether there was a small object in the mattress that made her uncomfortable, or because the mattress was not spread out.
She carried the two large pillows to the small sofa and was about to rearrange the mattress when she heard a gentle knock on the door.
"Come in".
The aunt poked her head out and said, "Miss... Your husband called and asked me to check your bed again, worried that you might be too attached to it and not be able to sleep well." Seeing that two big pillows were already on the sofa, the aunt hurried in.
Shen Jiaojiao felt a little embarrassed, and her aunt just said, "It's okay, miss, I'll fix it for you right away, just wait a moment."
"Well, thank you." Shen Jiaojiao sat on the sofa, and a message popped up on WeChat from the man, "If it's not soft enough, ask your aunt to add another mattress."
He spread it layer by layer, but didn't find any extra particles. Maybe it was just that one layer was not spread. This time he rubbed it repeatedly and carefully to make sure every part was spread... Finally he finished, and Shen Jiaojiao came over and lay down again.
"Miss, please turn over and see if you feel uncomfortable anywhere."
Shen Jiaojiao turned it over as she was told, and found that she had added one more layer, which was equivalent to 7 layers of mattresses. It was completely comfortable. "Okay, that's it."
The aunt then smiled and bent down to help put away the cotton slippers that the young lady had just taken off. "Okay, young lady, if you need anything, please call me. I'm going out now."
The aunt checked the curtains again and took a look at the aromatherapy. After making sure there was no problem, she came over, tucked the quilt for Shen Jiaojiao, and then turned off the lights and left.
The door closed gently, and Shen Jiaojiao finally felt a little more comfortable and closed her eyes.
The next day, Shen Jiaojiao went to the photo studio and looked at the recent orders. Not long after, Gu Sheng arrived. They had agreed yesterday that he would come to the studio today to help her take a look.
"Welcome, Mr. Gu"... Gu Sheng came in with two men in suits, and the store manager greeted them.
When Shen Jiaojiao saw him on the second floor, she stood up and waved to him. Gu Sheng looked around and didn't sit down when he got upstairs. He said straight to the point, "Miss Shen, take me for a walk around here."
This is very similar to Lu Shize. When opening a business, the most important thing is the location. Therefore, there is no need to look closely at the interior decoration, but you can take a look around.
Shen Jiaojiao took him out of the door. Gu Sheng looked around and said, "This is a big slope."
“Well, it was because of this disadvantage that the rent was more affordable at the time.”
They walked down and arrived at the shopping mall across the street. There were several promotion booths of Shen Jiaojiao Photo Studio on the first floor. When they entered the mall, what caught their eyes were four giant paintings that were four stories high.
"Are these also your customers?"
The two men and two women are all popular anchors in some live broadcast rooms under Shengxia Media. "We are cooperating. It is not only for publicity of the studio, but also for publicity and display of popular anchors."
"Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"
"Win-win. I remember that a long time ago, my uncle said that in this world, only a win-win situation can lead to repeated success in business."
Although Shen Jiaojiao didn't directly discuss cooperation with Chu Xia last time, she thought about it carefully after that... At the beginning, her uncle just suggested that she find some internet celebrities under Shengxia Media, take some photos, and give her/them more personal style.
It not only helped the photo studio with publicity, but also promoted those internet celebrities, so it was a win-win situation overall... But Shen Jiaojiao herself carefully watched their live broadcast room several times.
There is a so-called daily competition points session every night, and then there is a weekly competition every week. The weekly competition is relatively more expensive, and accordingly, Shengxia Media will give the most popular player some corresponding rewards.
For example, publicity in print media or on the Internet, as well as offline displays like the one you see now... Of course, what Shen Jiaojiao discussed with her subordinates was the monthly competition rewards.
As for the weekly competition rewards, they have their own studios and can handle it themselves. Her studio does not participate. Only larger competitions, such as monthly competitions, require two or three locations in one city to work together.
For this kind of setting and photography, you need a slightly professional photo studio like your own...
"Not only this kind of hanging painting, but also the starry sky screen in the City Star Square will have a 4-hour rotation of these photos. 4 anchors, monthly competition rewards, each will have two sets of makeup."
As he spoke, the store manager stepped forward, flipped over the tablet and handed it to Gu Sheng to see. The scrolling screen at Chengxing Plaza previously corresponded to a bustling street market, so the promotion was more powerful.
"This is a great idea. You can clearly see your studio's logo."
Shen Jiaojiao's photo studio is named "Black Buck", and the Black Buck rose is naturally used as the logo, and the flower language of Black Buck is - gentle, sincere, and unique.
After Gu Sheng finished watching the video on the tablet, the few of them came out and walked around again. He didn't speak for a long time. After returning to the store, the two of them went up to the second floor. Shen Jiaojiao opened the notebook and picked up the pen, "Mr. Gu, you say."
She knew that Gu Sheng had some ideas. The waiter came in and served tea, then left respectfully. Gu Sheng looked at Shen Jiaojiao's serious face before speaking.
“I’m only sharing my thoughts, and I believe your uncle can give you more ideas and support.
When you open a chain, it means you want to grow quickly, whether it's just in one city or spread across the country...which means that it may grow exponentially.
Perhaps the focus is more on how to set up chain or franchise steps and quantify each step...
But I want to say that before you speed up and run, you should check yourself again."
Shen Jiaojiao nodded thoughtfully, and pushed the teacup slightly away.
"First, send out a form and ask every employee of the photo studio to write down the possible hidden dangers in the store at the moment, such as..."
"Like safety risks? Order risks?"
Gu Sheng nodded, "Yes, those who write well will be rewarded, the more the better. Then, if there are any problems, you should solve them first. After the self-inspection is completed, you can start taking big steps.
If you want to chain it, you can first spread it to the same city, or..."
"Or, some third- and fourth-tier cities."
Shen Jiaojiao's answer was somewhat unexpected to Gu Sheng.
Shen Jiaojiao smiled slightly, "The sinking market... and there are some things that cannot be said openly, but I know that you want to suggest this to me."
The two chatted a little more. Gu Sheng wanted to ask Shen Jiaojiao to have dinner, but Shen Jiaojiao just said that she had to go back to have lunch with her grandmother, so he had to give up.
Before leaving, Shen Jiaojiao asked the store manager to bring over a gift bag and handed it to Gu Sheng's follower Li Jin.
The two said goodbye and the sports car drove down the slope. After turning a corner, Gu Sheng opened the bag and took out a wooden box from it.
“It’s quite exquisite”
Li Jin glanced at it and asked, "Luban Box?"
"Hmm"... When Gu Sheng opened it, there was a pair of walnuts inside.
"Ms. Shen is really good at giving gifts," Li Jin sighed.
Gu Sheng touched it and found that the walnut was of good quality and should be of high quality for playing with. Moreover, the box itself was also made with great care.
"Everyone says Lu Shize is great at business... I've only just scratched the surface, but I also think he's amazing. If..."
Gu Sheng thought of his two plans. Perhaps he should ask his father or brother for help before going to find Lu Shize himself.
He must be able to learn a lot from Lu Shize. There is no reason for him to miss the opportunity to cooperate with Lu Shize just by considering this.
He has to cherish the opportunity.
My left hand played with the walnut again and again... After several minutes, a phone call came in.
The impatient person on the other end of the phone was a playboy named Cheng Yu who was usually pretty good at playing.
"Old Gu, guess where I am?"
"Where is it?" Gu Sheng handed the walnut to Li Jin and asked him to help put it away.
"Police station! Damn! Are you free, kid? Come here, I'll treat you to a meal."
Gu Sheng smiled, and the other end said, "That guy is the guy who took the commission at the KTV last time."
Gu Sheng realized as soon as he heard it that he was talking about Chen Bei.
"What happened to him? Did he come to see you?"
The person on the other end of the line made several "Pooh" sounds and said, "I'll ask the driver to send the address to Li Jin. Let's see if you can come over..."
"What happened?"
Gu Sheng listened for a long time, but he didn't hear the man's complete description of what happened. It was mostly emotional venting.
"That one is called..."
"Call Chen Bei, he's looking for you, then what?"
"And then... then he rode a shared bike and started to argue with me! I couldn't help myself and..."
"Just beat him?"
Gu Sheng turned his head slightly to look at Li Jin. Could it be that Chen Bei was still a man of vigor and vitality?
Planning to challenge the second generation rich kid to a duel? To avenge the previous two incidents?
If I find Cheng Yu, will he come to seek revenge on me in the future?
But Cheng Yu continued to say, "Yes, it was terrible. My driver, assistant and bodyguard were all smart people. At that time, they gave him a way out, but... there were so many people around, and he was stubborn and refused to cooperate. I couldn't help it and hit him."
Gu Sheng was shocked. You know, if his friend got injured and it was exposed when he got back, he would definitely be blamed by his parents. If the matter continued to escalate, his parents would know that he was also involved, right?
"No, you hit him! Have you ever thought that he came here alone just to deliberately provoke you to hit him? And then he will..." directly take the opportunity to hit you!
You know, Chen Bei was socially dead on the Internet once, and then he was played twice by me and my people... He must have a lot of resentment in his heart. This is just the right time for him to find trouble and vent his anger...
Although Gu Sheng likes to get involved in all kinds of things, he doesn't want to really get himself into trouble.
Cheng Yu on the opposite side rubbed his nose and said, "Yeah! He likes to blackmail me!!!"
Damn, when we were trying to reconcile, he asked for 5 yuan straight away!"
"Blackmail you?"
Gu Sheng quickly looked at Li Jin...wait, something seemed to be wrong.
"Cheng Yu, he didn't fight back?"
Cheng Yu pursed his lips, "Not only did he not fight back, he didn't even talk back! But he was just stubborn and refused to move. I was so angry..."
"Did you punch him several times?"
Cheng Yu hummed calmly and continued to curse, "And they also said that this number is reasonable. Damn! Losing money is a small matter, but the more I think about it, the more wrong it seems!
My fists are sore from banging my fists. If he hadn't been mad at me and refused to move, I wouldn't have bothered. Why do I feel like he's clearly plotting against me..."
"Then pay the money."
Gu Sheng came to a conclusion.
After listening to it all, the logic made sense... that is, Chen Bei was not here to show off his bravery. At first, he thought that Chen Bei was desperate and wanted to retaliate, and he was also worried that he would be listed as a target by him.
However, he didn't say a word in return and didn't fight back. It was only when the matter reached the other side that he finally started to speak. He asked for 5 yuan. The other side said that this amount was reasonable considering the damage.
They are just looking for a fat sheep to scam people.
Cheng Yu stopped cursing, and Gu Sheng only heard some reluctant humming sounds from the other side.
"I've paid the compensation and am out. Give me a call. I won't be coming over. I'm going back to the old house for dinner today."
Cheng Yu has liked following Gu Sheng since he was a child. Basically, among their circle of people, they will listen to whatever Gu Sheng says.
Cheng Yu lowered his head and said, "Okay, I'll pay the money. At least my parents don't have to know."
Gu Sheng hung up the phone. Li Jin asked what was wrong. He sneered and looked out the window.
"There are people who are so poor that they try every possible way to get 5 yuan."