In the following days, everyone at Lightyear Coffee started working at high speed.
The first big event was the launch of Taobao Mall, where rainbow-colored emoji T-shirts went on sale.
The name of Taobao Mall was also discussed extensively.
Jian Yan suggested that the store name include one of the characters from Xue Qiandai and Jian Yan, since they are starting a business together and neither can be omitted. For example, "Daiyan's New Life".
Xue Qiandai flatly denied it. "Look at their 'Never Stop Walking,' their name is both artistic and meaningful. Ours is too straightforward, which is not conducive to the extension of brand culture."
Jian Yan, biting the pen cap, asked obediently, "Then what do you think it should be called?"
Xue Qiandai blurted out, "Life is as beautiful as a summer flower. The 'Yan' in your name. A name should convey an attitude, and I think this is quite good."
Dai Dai said whatever she wanted, but Jian Yan didn't agree, "But your name isn't in there."
Xue Qiandai chuckled. Jian Yan was such an honest girl, even though she wasn't as old as Jian Yan. "Does the absence of my name mean I'm not a partner? Does it mean I don't need to contribute ideas for its development? It's okay."
Xue Qiandai might not care about these empty titles, but Jian Yan did. She cared about every bit of effort Dai Dai put into the shop. She couldn't let Dai Dai feel wronged.
Xue Qiandai laughed heartily, showing no sign of grievance.
In the end, Xue Qiandai's opinion prevailed.
Taobao Mall was launched, and Xue Qiandai sent messages to customers who had made reservations.
The second major task was sending out letters to major clients. They overestimated their energy. Everyone in the store had to do their own job while also looking up lists of these companies and their official contact information, which took a lot of effort.
For three consecutive days, they only sent out 1,500 letters.
On Friday morning, Youduoduo reminded everyone: "Breaking news! Breaking news!"
Several heads huddled together in the shop, except for Blue Mountain, whose eyes were fixed solely on coffee. "What major news has broken this time?"
You Duoduo looked around furtively, covering her mouth with her hand, "Our store's V-VIP customer, Miss Zhao, hasn't ordered coffee for three days in a row. Last week, she was placing a big order every day, and she even specified that Dai Dai would deliver it."
The others all turned to look at Dai Dai. Lan Shan, unusually, raised her eyelids.
Could it be that this ancestor has changed her mind and stopped drinking coffee? Xue Qiandai was very troubled. If she lost a major client because of her, she would be truly to blame.
Fortunately, she wasn't one to be coy, so she dialed Zhao Jiening's number directly, and she answered quickly.
The others surrounded Dai Dai, listening intently.
"Hey, Miss Zhao, are you still busy lately?" Xue Qiandai asked softly. Anyone who didn't know the situation would think she was flirting with her boyfriend.
On the other end of the phone, Zhao Jiening seemed to be munching on potato chips, making a crunching sound, and answered casually, "It's alright, so-so."
Acting like a drama queen, Xue Qiandai touched her chest and said softly, "We have a new summer matcha coffee in our shop, would you like to try it?"
"Not interested."
The refusal was unwavering.
Xue Qiandai and the others looked at each other, completely baffled as to what they had done to offend this young lady.
Xue Qiandai was too lazy to be nice to her this time, and her voice became firm, "Ms. Zhao, we're friends, right? Let's be frank, are you dissatisfied with the taste of our coffee, or with our delivery service? As long as your request is reasonable, we can make changes."
Another potato chip crunched, and Zhao Jiening replied, "Finally, you're talking properly. You've given me goosebumps. I have no problem with you, but I have a problem with your barista. Because of him, you're going to lose me."
"Hmm? Is there something going on?" Xue Qiandai, Jian Yan, and You Duoduo looked at Lan Shan again. Lan Shan was suddenly caught in a "disaster" without any reason.
"Lan Ka, how did you offend Miss Zhao?" Jian Yan recalled that on Monday, Lan Shan suggested charging Miss Zhao more service fees. Could it be that they started their feud back then?
Xue Qiandai handed her phone to Lan Shan and put it on speakerphone. Lan Shan hesitated for a moment before taking it, his voice not very friendly, "This is Lan Shan. If you have any complaints about me, you can file a complaint directly."
Zhao Jiening laughed, "Hey, hey, hey, what kind of attitude is this? The customer is God, but where do I feel the slightest bit of respect as God?"
Lan Shan took a deep breath, her voice softening slightly, "How do you wish to be distinguished?"
"Write down my number and call me from your personal cell phone."
Everyone: "..."
What's going on? Is this a disguised way of asking for my phone number?
Lan Shan held the phone to his mouth, speaking righteously, "This is an unreasonable request, and I can refuse." With that, he actually hung up the phone.
The three of them stood with their arms crossed, watching the show.
"Brother Lan, we're all counting on Miss Zhao's commission. What you're doing is a bit... a bit disregarding the bigger picture!" You Duoduo said, sounding aggrieved, her mouth almost agape, on the verge of tears.
Xue Qiandai flashed a V-sign at You Duoduo. That's some impressive acting! You deserve an Oscar.
"So you're going to sell my personal information?" Lan Shan argued.
"No, Brother Lan, I heard from Dai Dai that Miss Zhao is beautiful and rich. What could you possibly want by making a phone call?" You Duoduo was also wondering. Brother Lan wasn't that handsome, so how did he catch Miss Zhao's eye?
Lan Shan's face turned green, and he looked like he was about to breathe fire, but Xue Qiandai and Jian Yan showed no intention of standing by his side.
“Lanshan, Miss Zhao isn’t a monster. Making a phone call won’t eat you. When Sister Yu comes back later, she’ll agree to let you call back,” Xue Qiandai explained.
After struggling for a while, Lan Shan angrily took out his phone and dialed Xue Qiandai's contact list.
Zhao Jiening answered immediately. "A barista?" Her voice was filled with excitement.
That understanding was spot on.
Lan Shan gave a wooden "hmm." "What do you want?"
The sizzling of potato chips stopped, and Zhao Jiening said briskly, "Answer me a few questions?"
Blue Mountain: "Go ahead."
Zhao Jiening: "Is your real name Lanshan? You knew you wanted to be a barista when you were little? Your goal was so clear!"
Lan Shan really wanted to retort, "Are you a walking encyclopedia of questions?" But he didn't. He held back and patiently answered, "My real name is... Lan Rufeng. I didn't like it, so I changed it to Lan Shan."
Zhao Jiening: "Wow, this name is great! Rufeng, Rufeng, can I call you Rufeng?"
Blue Mountain: "...Whatever you say."
Zhao Jiening: "I've saved your number. You can continue with your deliveries this afternoon as usual. You know my taste, right?"
Lan Shan was inexplicably hung up on. What did he know? He knew nothing.
Then look at the other three; they all look at him with an indescribable gaze.
Wow, that's amazing!
He's been keeping a low profile, yet he's gotten so close to the little princess of a financial family?
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