"Yes, Hanhan wants to be a scientist, and my younger sister wants to be a musician. I feel that my little Jiajia in my belly isn't cut out for business either; that requires talent. If one day you can become a truly capable person, why not let you take over the family business?"

"Auntie! I know! I'm going to do my homework!" Lisheng pushed open the door and ran out, bumping right into A Lei.

"What's wrong with this child?" Are asked, puzzled.

"It's nothing, I just gave him a shot of adrenaline." Qin Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief, and with that, Zhou Yue felt a little more at ease.

Xu Jingye's "Unseen" series was a huge success in Hong Kong, proving Qin Xiaoyu's 500,000 yuan advertising fee worthwhile. With a strong reputation established, Lin Yaofangfei made a fortune.

Most of the trends come back from Hong Kong and Taiwan, so before this, Qin Xiaoyu had the factory speed up production. Soon, those who brought goods from Hong Kong discovered that there was also a "Weijian" brand store in Guangzhou, which sparked another buying frenzy.

Master Liang stayed in Hong Kong until just before the Spring Festival before returning to Northeast China. Qin Xiaoyu noticed that his designs had made significant breakthroughs. Hong Kong's local designers excel at combining Chinese and Western styles, and Master Liang was just missing that bridge.

Qin Xiaoyu made Tang Hu Xu Jingye's apprentice for two reasons. First, Tang Hu's style was somewhat similar to his own. Second, having a family member as a backup was always safer.

Tang Hu was very promising and studied very hard under Xu Jingye.

Qi Si's hotel has been cleaned up and is just waiting for the auspicious time. The auspicious time was calculated by Aunt Wang, who refused to come to Guangzhou for the New Year, and Qin Xiaoyu even cried about it.

On the opening day, Qi Si invited Master K to cut the ribbon. Now they were like brothers, their relationship was far beyond ordinary. With this ribbon-cutting, it was likely that none of the underlings would dare to cause trouble.

Qin Xiaoyu has already made arrangements; there will be a fashion show on the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Unlike the previous two times, this time there's no entrance fee. However, the ticket is special; it's not a cash purchase, but a membership card.

She suggested that Qi Si get a few cash registers, and once they were placed in the store, it would immediately look high-end and classy. Sister-in-law Xiao Si thought it was fun, and managing these machines herself was much more reassuring than using outsiders.

All attendees of the fashion show can purchase a hotel prepaid card, with a minimum top-up of only 20 yuan. With this card, subsequent purchases will receive a discount, calculated based on the prepaid amount.

What seemed like a bad deal turned out to be much cheaper than advertising when the final accounts were settled.

"No one is as shrewd as the seller, and no one can outsmart my sister!" Qi Si started counting his money right away.

When naming the hotel, everyone suggested many good names, but Qi Si rejected them all and simply called it Xin Xin Grand Hotel. This was for his precious daughter; Qin Xiaoyu, looking at Xiao Zhengxin, always felt that this kid was a free gift with a phone plan.

The fashion show was held in the hotel's sixth-floor conference hall. This hall was originally intended for large conferences or ceremonies such as weddings, and it can accommodate about two thousand people at the same time. It also has a spacious temporary runway.

Qi Si originally suggested adding some more spots, but Qin Xiaoyu stopped him.

"Brother, remember this: scarcity marketing."

"What do you mean? We run a hotel, are we going to let our customers go hungry?"

"You can also understand it this way: we only have the desire to consume when we don't have enough. Only by making our products a scarce resource can we make more money."

Sun Moon Fashion is already a household name; it's a legend. Besides, it's already had fashion shows in Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong, so it's only Guangzhou's turn. If you don't come, you'll miss out.

The more than one thousand available membership slots were filled in the blink of an eye. On the day of the performance, Qin Xiaoyu arrived early, as Man Aihong had already made all the arrangements, so she didn't need to say a word.

Qin Xiaoyu looked around and saw that nothing was wrong. She originally wanted to go to the back to get something to eat, but suddenly she saw Man Aihong run down from upstairs, find Qi Si, and the two of them whispered to each other, looking very nervous.

She knew something was wrong, and it wasn't a small matter; they wanted to keep it from her.

"Little Fish, is A Lei looking for you?" Man Ai Hong, with her sharp eyes, saw her coming over and quickly changed the subject.

"Sister Man, don't hide it from me anymore, what's wrong?" Qin Xiaoyu stared straight at her. Man Aihong sighed, there was no use in lying now.

Gao Daxiong was standing on the rooftop platform, waiting for the auspicious time to arrive so he could leap into the air.

"Damn! He even tried to take someone down with him when he died!" Qin Xiaoyu was truly impressed; someone could be this despicable.

Gao Daxiong is now isolated and abandoned by everyone.

A while ago, Gao Daxiong's wife appeared on the fashion street; she was there to inspect his shop. The house was returned, and all his belongings were taken away.

Someone came to collect an old debt from Gao Daxiong, and Gao Daxiong's wife took out a court judgment and handed it over.

"We're divorced, and he still owes me money. You should ask him for it."

They were each doing their own thing anyway, they just had business to keep them from getting a divorce. His wife had been having an affair for a long time, and of course, he wasn't idle either.

His wife had originally arranged a new identity for him, allowing him to invest as a Taiwanese businessman, hoping to make a fortune. However, he recklessly continued his counterfeiting and plagiarism activities. He not only offended both the legitimate and criminal underworld, but even the Taiwanese authorities were against him, and the manufacturers of the counterfeit goods issued arrest warrants against him.

To protect himself, Gao Daxiong's wife, holding evidence of his infidelity, filed for divorce. The assets had already been divided, leaving Gao Daxiong with nothing and a mountain of debt; he was truly beyond saving.

"Gao Daxiong has always been teaching me how to be a decent person, to leave a way out for others. But with his reckless attitude, even if I leave a way out, others won't. It's really not my fault," Qin Xiaoyu sighed.

“He was too greedy. In business, it’s either you or me. He never thought about leaving others a way out, so it’s normal that he got played to death.” Man Aihong was optimistic.

"Let's go up and take a look. It's almost a year until the auspicious time. If he really jumps, it'll be troublesome. It's bad luck for us to cause bloodshed." Qin Xiaoyu sighed, and the group headed towards the rooftop. Qi Si, ignoring his claustrophobia, took the elevator with them.

The wind was strong on the rooftop, and Qin Xiaoyu took a step forward but almost had to back down.

"Girl, you can go now, we don't need you." Qi Si's eyes were strange.

"Brother, what kind of weird idea are you thinking about?" Qin Xiaoyu knew him too well.

"I wasn't thinking about anything. I was just figuring out that if we push him down now, there aren't many people around yet, and we can clean up the scene by the time the auspicious time arrives..."

"No! We can't let your hands get blood on them!" Qin Xiaoyu shouted.

"Then I'll do it. I'll get my hands dirty with blood, okay?" K-Master also brought his men up.

"No, try not to. We can't let him ruin our plans. Let's go up and talk." Qin Xiaoyu said this to Man Aihong.

Man Aihong's persuasiveness is unparalleled; if she were second, no one would dare claim to be first.

Gao Daxiong stood on the edge of the rooftop with his legs dangling out, showing no fear of heights.