Employees from other departments left, but Xiao Jincheng kept the people from the investment promotion department.

"Regarding the integrated store that Xiao Geng mentioned during the inspection earlier, everyone can speak freely now!"

After a moment of silence in the meeting room, Geng Minglang spoke first, "President Xiao, President Jiang, before proposing this idea, I did some research in this area, and I would like to share my thoughts."

Xiao Jincheng raised his hand. "You speak."

Geng Minglang began, "Sephora has given us a good start; the beauty, skincare, and fragrance lines are a promising direction. Besides that, I think toys, figurines, and women's clothing are two good options."

"Toy figures?" Xiao Jincheng frowned. "These things are way out of our market positioning, aren't they?"

Geng Minglang explained, "Mr. Xiao, you may not know this, but toys and figurines are no longer just for children."

More and more young people enjoy collecting limited-edition figurines, and well-known studios often require pre-orders six months in advance for their new products.

Jiang Xiaoli nodded. "Uncle Xiao, do you remember the set of dolls I asked you to take to Great Britain? Those six Snow White dolls were limited edition toys. I bought them for several times the original price. These kinds of figurines are very popular now."

She continued, "This category does attract many loyal customers, but currently the vast majority of toys and figurines have low unit prices, which does not match the high-end positioning of our 'Jinghua Center'."

"It's difficult for us to reach cooperation agreements with those limited-edition, special-edition products in a short time, so I think niche, designer brand women's wear lines are more suitable."

Xiao Jincheng picked up his cup and took a sip of tea. "Xiao Geng, let's stick with the women's clothing line. You'll be very busy negotiating with so many brands and designers."

Geng Minglang smiled and said, "President Xiao, this is all part of my job. I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

The meeting was over. Jiang Xiaoli looked at her watch and saw that it was already 11:30.

She stood up and said, "Uncle Xiao, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now. I'm going to have dinner with Joseph and Ayu."

Xiao Jincheng waved to her, "Go ahead, go ahead. I didn't have time to go to the property management office this morning, and I don't know which floor A-Yu has her eye on."

"Little Pear, you should hurry up and call your 'Jiang's Entertainment' CEO, Mr. Qiao, over to choose a floor. These three office buildings are probably going to get out of control!"

She smiled slightly, "It's a good thing that we can't cover it up. The occupancy rate of shopping malls and office buildings is high, so we can just collect rent with peace of mind."

Xiao Jincheng chuckled, "That's because no one asked you to pull strings to get a room. In the two or three days since I got back to Kyoto, my phone has been ringing off the hook!"

Jiang Xiaoli stuck out her tongue, then winked at Cao Jie and quickly slipped away. "Hehe, Uncle Xiao, you're the one who's capable, so I'll be going now!"

Seeing her run off faster than a rabbit, Xiao Jincheng couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle, "I know you're busy and don't have time! Why are you running around like that!"

After meeting up with Zong Jia, she patted her chest and panted, saying, "Luckily I slipped away quickly, otherwise Uncle Xiao would have detained me to discuss the office building rental! These people with connections are not easy to deal with!"

Zong Jiayu smiled and handed her a bottle of water. "Have some water. I think you're overthinking it. Uncle Xiao can handle this little thing."

She waved her hand, "It's better to be safe than sorry!"

After they got into the car, she asked, "Hey, where's Yuan-ge? Where did he go?"

Zong Jia explained, "We reserved floors 9 to 13 of a building. Da Yuan went to have lunch with the property management staff. We'll come over this afternoon to sign the contract."

Jiang Xiaoli nodded. "I see. But isn't taking five floors a bit too much? One floor of the 'Jinghua Center' is much larger than the 'Jiang's Building.' Are you planning to move the servers here too?"

“The server won’t be moved,” Zong Jiayu replied. “It will remain at your location for now, since you don’t need it on the second and third basement levels.”

"When 'Yujia Technology' grows and its current servers become insufficient, we'll build our own server base and move them home."

After saying that, he changed the subject, "Tell me, what's the deal with this Joseph?"

"That's Joseph, the one who raced against me in Milan last time, and I luckily beat him!"

Jiang Xiaoli chuckled and reached out to straighten his collar and tie. "Joseph said he's very interested in you."

Zong Jia smiled and held her hand. "I understand."

Upon arriving at "He Yi Ju", Joseph and his assistant were waiting in the lobby.

Jiang Xiaoli stepped forward and apologized, "I'm sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way, so we're late."

Joseph corrected, "To be precise, you are not late. Our agreed time is 12:30, so there are 3 minutes left."

She chuckled softly, "Joseph, you're so meticulous."

She took the arm of the person next to her and introduced, "Joseph, this is my husband, Zong Jiayu."

Joseph shook hands with Zong Jia very politely, "Zong, I'm really curious about how you got Jiang to agree to marry you."

Zong Jia turned to look at Jiang Xiaoli and said, "I think we are mutually devoted to each other; we are each other's only one."

"Oh! That's so cheesy!" Joseph clutched his head, making a pained expression.

He then commented, "However, I believe what you said. You and Jiang are both very confident, which is something I haven't seen in many Chinese people. They are always unnecessarily overly modest."

Jiang Xiaoli ordered the food and handed the menu to the waiter.

She turned around and said with a smile, "Joseph, humility and caution are signs of good manners among Chinese people. Often, they may just be being polite."

Joseph shrugged. "But I just don't like it that way. I prefer you two to be so direct. However, I respect the customs of different countries."

Jiang Xiaoli nodded. "How long do you plan to stay in China?"

“I can’t say for sure,” Joseph explained. “Inspiration is a very rare thing. Coming to China is much better than I expected. I think I should study your traditional culture in more depth.”

She said with a smile, "You will definitely gain a lot."

Joseph brought up the old topic again, "Jiang, if you agree to be my model, I think I can finish the work ahead of schedule."

Zong Jia asked upon hearing this, "To be a model?"

Jiang Xiaoli gave a brief explanation, then rejected him again.

However, she made a suggestion: "Joseph, I have an entertainment company with many beautiful Asian faces."

If you're looking for inspiration from Chinese elements, I can introduce you to some options; you can choose your favorite models to help you complete your design.

Joseph readily agreed, "Jiang, thank you very much!"