Huihuang Supermarket Store No. 5, General Agent Office.

Wang Cheng handed Zhao Laixi a cup of coffee and asked with a smile, "Uncle Zhao, are you close to Old Zhang from KFC?"

"A life-or-death friendship!" Zhao Laixi said. "I fought alongside him in the south, and I saved his life."

"Oh, I'm relieved." Wang Cheng immediately felt at ease.

"Don't worry, even if Wang Peng pays him, he won't go to Wang Peng's place," Zhao Laixi sneered.

Wang Cheng suddenly frowned: "Uncle Zhao, I'm worried that Wang Peng might start his own business. For example, he might apply for another KFC."

“It’s basically impossible.” Zhao Laixi waved his hand. “KFC’s policy in China is one store per district.”

Wang Cheng nodded, then looked at the CCTV footage and saw Wang Peng staring at the camera.

The two looked at each other across the cable. Wang Peng suddenly smiled and gave the camera the middle finger.

Wang Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at the door.

"Hehe." Zhao Laixi patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid of him, I'll back you up, don't be afraid."

"Are you kidding me? Why would I be afraid of him?" Wang Cheng snorted and crossed his legs.

Hu Mingyue was still queuing at the KFC downstairs.

Wang Peng stood up and walked to her side: "Stop queuing, let's go upstairs and take a look."

"You and Lei go first, I'm definitely eating KFC today." Hu Mingyue vented her anger while waiting in line.

“Okay, I’ll just have a hamburger.” Wang Peng patted her shoulder and turned to walk towards the staircase.

The indoor staircase has wide steps covered with advertisements and friendly reminders.

Wang Peng walked from the first floor to the second floor, looked back at the stairs below, and thought of the elevators in English supermarkets.

It's the kind of indoor automatic walkway that's not available in China right now.

"Brother Peng, what's wrong?" Du Lei asked in a low voice.

"Brother Lei, if we install an elevator at our store number five, will it bring in more business?" Wang Peng asked.

"Huh? What elevator?" Du Lei scratched his head, somewhat confused.

“I’ve seen it at Mengjiao’s place…” Wang Peng pulled Du Lei aside and described the elevator to him.

At first, Du Lei frowned. After two minutes, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

“Brother Peng, if we can really install the elevator in Store No. 5, it will definitely attract a lot of customers.”

Du Lei said confidently, "Going up and down stairs is very tiring, especially for elderly people."

Wang Peng immediately took out his phone and called Li Mengjiao directly.

The call was quickly connected, and the two chatted for a few minutes, exchanging greetings.

"Mengjiao, I want to install elevators on all five floors of the No. 5 store. Do you have a way to do that?"

After a two-second silence on the phone, Li Mengjiao said eagerly, "Great idea! How come I didn't think of that?"

"Hehe." Wang Peng smiled slightly, "I just thought of it by chance. Elevators are so common where you are, we hardly pay attention to them."

Li Mengjiao said, "You first confirm the size, then send it to me, and I'll prepare the goods for you. Then you contact customs and import the elevators directly from our James Bond factory."

Wang Peng thought about it carefully, then smiled and said, "There are no installation technicians in China. Could you help me find two? We can do the installation across borders."

“No problem,” Li Mengjiao said. “Honey, you just need to give me the room height, and you don’t need to worry about the rest.”

"Okay, I'll get it to you as soon as possible," Wang Peng said. "Now that we've finished the business, let's chat for a bit."

Wang Peng chatted with Li Mengjiao while shopping at the supermarket. They only had to end the call when her phone was disconnected due to unpaid bills.

He and Du Lei went to the liquor section on the fourth floor. The shelves were filled with all kinds of liquor, a dazzling sight.

The two brothers returned to their old profession, carefully examining the liquor on the shelf. Wang Peng looked at more than twenty bottles and found that they were all genuine.

Du Lei whispered, "Store No. 5 is the headquarters of our success. Wang Cheng copied our business philosophy: 'Genuine products for genuine customers.'"

Wang Peng was skeptical and continued wandering around the liquor section. He circled around again but still couldn't find any counterfeit liquor.

"Okay, I underestimated Wang Cheng." Wang Peng turned to leave the drinks area, and suddenly noticed a waiter staring at him.

He walked over, about to greet her, when the waitress spoke first: "Are you Mr. Wang Peng?"

"Oh?" Wang Peng pointed to the mask over his mouth. "I'm wearing a mask, how can you recognize me?"

The sales clerk smiled and pointed to Wang Peng's tie.

Wang Peng looked down and couldn't help but laugh. The tie was an ordinary tie, but the tie clip was a James Bond diamond-encrusted commemorative edition.

The design is based on the James Bond condom logo: a rubber figure wearing sunglasses with diamonds embedded in the sunglasses.

In the entire provincial capital, he was the only one who used this kind of tie clip related to condoms; it had almost become his standard accessory.

Wang Peng took off his tie clip and put it in his pocket: "Thanks for reminding me, I almost gave myself away."

"Hehe." The saleswoman chuckled and whispered, "There are CCTV cameras everywhere here. Wang Cheng watches the surveillance every day. You may have already been exposed."

Wang Peng nodded and casually asked, "Why does he keep an eye on the surveillance cameras every day?"

“They’re monitoring us,” the sales clerk said. “If anyone slacks off and he catches them, they’ll have their wages docked. I had thirty deducted from my pay last month.”

At this point, she frowned, feeling a pang of regret.

"Heh, he usually puts all his energy into internal strife, I really look down on him," Wang Peng sneered.

The saleswoman didn't dare to take the subject, smiled, and turned to walk into the women's restroom.

"Brother Peng, Wang Cheng is doomed to fail," Du Lei whispered. "How can a brilliant employee not fail when he's reminding his own boss?"

"Goodness, you're trying to be all literary with me now?" Wang Peng laughed and put his arm around his shoulder as they went downstairs.

The two brothers went downstairs, and Hu Mingyue finally managed to get her KFC after queuing. She gave Du Lei a hamburger and Wang Peng a fried chicken leg.

"Brother, you and Brother Lei looked around, did you get any impressions?" Hu Mingyue asked.

Wang Peng thought about it carefully and said, "He is a formidable opponent, and I really don't have a sure chance of winning."

Hu Mingyue nodded: "Yes, that's in line with what Lei Ge and I assessed. Taking over Brilliant Store No. 5 is no easy task."

“If it’s too easy, it won’t be interesting,” Wang Peng said. “I already have a preliminary plan.”

As he spoke, he looked at the crowded KFC.

Hu Mingyue understood what he meant and whispered, "Tomorrow I will lead a team to Beijing to negotiate with KFC headquarters."

Du Lei interjected, "Mingyue, we might need to meet with foreigners. You should bring two people who are fluent in English."

"Oh?" Hu Mingyue looked at Du Lei with a smile. "Is your English talent your little darling Wang Meijing?"

Du Lei blushed and said urgently, "Meijing is a top student majoring in English, she..."

"Don't worry, Lei-ge." Wang Peng patted his shoulder. "We should recommend talented people regardless of personal relationships. Let your little darling join our public relations department."