Chapter 344 (Thanks to "ballking1" for the Silver Alliance!)
On December 31, Shen Qingning once again took sick leave from school on the grounds of illness, and did not return to Xinhang Apartment, leaving Lin Lu alone at home.
For many young men and women, New Year's Eve is destined to be a restless night.
We agreed to go out to celebrate the New Year, but while we were celebrating, we ended up celebrating someone else.
Therefore, a while before New Year's Eve, the sales of the store that "insisted on visiting" suddenly surged!
Cheng Zhu also had no idea how many pieces of QQ underwear produced by his company would be torn tonight all over the country. No, all over the world.
He must have allocated some time today to Lin Lu.
The two of them have just confirmed their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend, so it would be strange if they didn't spend New Year's Eve together.
But before leaving, Cheng Zhu sent a WeChat message to Liu Feng.
"Chuan'er, do you still have the contact information of the B&B that we stayed at on our autumn outing?" he asked.
"Yes, I have my boss's WeChat and I haven't deleted it." Liu Feng replied.
The reason why he didn't delete it was because he wanted to go there occasionally. For him, this homestay was also the place where he and Chen Tingting had sealed their love.
"Then you recommend your friends to me and I will arrange a company team-building event." Cheng Zhu made up an excuse.
After adding the friend, Cheng Zhu didn't say much and started to book the suite with huge floor-to-ceiling windows where he had stayed before.
He didn't book today.
In fact, homestays are almost fully booked today, and all the hotels in Hangzhou are making huge profits.
After doing all this, he put on his coat and went out.
The plan for tonight is to have dinner with Lin Lu first. She had actually booked the restaurant a few days ago. Then we will watch a movie together. Finally, we will go to the entrance of the shopping mall to join in the fun, watch the New Year's countdown on the big LED screen, and welcome the arrival of 2015 together.
That night, in the crowded crowd, Lin Lu threw herself into Cheng Zhu's arms as the countdown resounded through the heavens and earth, then stood on tiptoes and gave him a quick kiss as everyone shouted "Happy New Year".
2015, January 1, New Year’s Day.
Cheng Zhu woke up early on the first day of the new year.
Last night, he received many WeChat messages wishing him a Happy New Year.
There are Jiang Wanzhou's, Shen Minglang's, Wang An's, and the painter Hu Yan who is far away in the Magic City.
Ye Zi was the same as usual, and posted a message on her Moments that was only visible to Cheng Zhu: Boss, Happy New Year.
But he did not receive a WeChat message from Shen Qingning.
Instead, it was the counselor Chen Jieyu who sent a rare blessing.
This afternoon, there was a New Year's Day performance at the kindergarten where Xiaoyouzi attends.
Cheng Zhu will attend as the representative of the Cheng family and bring 30 cups of [Pomelo Tea].
This is the appearance of our milk tea tycoon!
"I'm so looking forward to going to kindergarten and showing off!" Cheng Zhu thought.
The kindergarten teacher in Xiao Youzi's class looks quite ordinary, which Cheng Zhu had noticed a long time ago.
However, he was not sure whether there would be any beautiful young women among the parents and friends who came today.
Of course, Cheng Zhu didn't have any bad intentions, he was just simply curious.
He doesn't have a taste for cuckolding, nor does he find it exciting.
He has already taken up too many resources by himself, and if he tries to get involved in other people's existing resources, he will really be attacked internally.
"Brothers, I still have some male ethics!" - Cheng Zhu.
Originally, he had invited Lin Lu to go to the kindergarten with him to show off today.
But the fawn is going home today and staying home.
According to her, this is the house rule of her family.
But she was not sure why there were such family rules. It seemed that there was a bit of superstition in it, and it must have been ordered by a master.
Unfortunately, Cheng Zhu did not get to enjoy the sight of the beautiful young woman in the kindergarten.
On the contrary, most of them are aunts who have second children.
Nowadays, there are still many people who secretly give birth to a second child.
In fact, after the policy was opened up, those who gave birth to three children in a row were probably still this group of people.
After Xiao Youzi and her friends finished their performance, Cheng Zhu rewarded them with 30 cups of milk tea. He instantly became a god in the eyes of the kindergarten children!
Not to mention the kids, even the kindergarten teachers in the class want to have a cup.
Some parents and friends even want to go to their children to get a sip and try what this extremely famous grapefruit tea in Hangzhou tastes like.
You know, today is New Year's Day. If you go to buy pomelo tea today, you will have to queue for several hours, right?
Thirty cups of milk tea were neatly placed on the table, causing a scramble.
There were actually only about twenty students in this class, and Cheng Zhu brought a few extra cups, so there was still some left after counting the teachers and the headmaster.
He originally wanted to get a drink himself, but the children were crowded together, and it seemed that children from other classes also came to ask for drinks, so he had to give up and let the kindergarten teacher maintain order.
Cheng Zhu muttered, "Forget it, forget it. I can't beat you kids."
But in the end, he still got a cup of milk tea, which was brought to him by Xiaoyouzi.
"Brother, give it to me! How could you forget that you also have a very capable child? I helped you get it!"
Cheng Zhu looked at this chubby little face and thought that his sister was so cute.
But, it seems that after spending so much time with Lin Lu, she has become more and more cocky?
It’s over, my sister is going to be led astray by her and become a bratty kid!
The kindergarten’s New Year’s Day performance ended at 3:30 in the afternoon.
Cheng Zhu first drove his sister to the fresh food supermarket owned by his family to see his mother, and then he went to Xingguang City.
Today, the new product [Succulent Grapes] was officially launched, and he still wanted to go and take a look.
However, on New Year's Day, the area around Starlight City is particularly congested.
At times like this, his sexy pink electric scooter would come in handy.
Although it is quite cold to ride an electric scooter in the winter, time is definitely more precious.
On the way, he also passed by a [Movable Tea].
Cheng Zhu stopped to take a look and saw that the screen of [Mocha] was showing the new product launched today: Brown Sugar Pearl Milk.
He looked at the price and it was only 13 yuan.
This price is in line with the brand positioning of [Mocha] and is less than half of [Yuzucha].
In a few years, the fried brown sugar pearl milk from Gu Ming will cost 17 yuan for takeout, and that’s just for a medium cup.
Cheng Zhu took a look and found that [Mocha] was doing good business on New Year's Day, with many people queuing up to buy milk tea.
Before customers place their orders, the store clerks will also say a few official words, strongly recommending the new brown sugar pearl milk.
"Just copy it, take your time."
"Your efficiency in plagiarism may not be as fast as my efficiency in launching new products."
There is no way. These big brands are huge, with dozens or even hundreds of stores.
It is not something that can be quickly implemented by simply patting your thigh to launch new products in all stores nationwide.
"It's so hard to copy homework."
Cheng Zhu stood directly at the end of the line and started queuing up to buy milk tea.
When it was his turn, he didn't even wait for the waiter to introduce it to him. He just said, "Just give me a cup of brown sugar milk."
Cheng Zhu was quite curious about the taste of the substitute version of his own roasted brown sugar bobo.
What’s interesting is that at this moment, the CEO of [Mocha] is also outside the [Yuzucha] store, holding a cup of the authentic product he copied - [Yuzucha]’s roasted brown sugar bubble milk tea.
【Mocha】, a Taiwanese milk tea brand.
In the era of milk tea 2.0, Taiwan’s brand dominance is extremely strong. It can be said that it occupies half of the milk tea industry, or maybe even more!
The owner of [Mocha] is named Zhou Jianxiong.
At first, [Movable Tea] was just a husband-and-wife shop in Taiwan, run by Zhou Jianxiong and his wife. Now, there are more than 100 franchise stores across the country, and he can be said to be a big shot in the milk tea industry.
He was in Shanghai a few days ago, holding meetings with several company executives from the mainland every day.
I came to Hangzhou today specifically to see this legendary [Yuzu Tea] in person.
In an era when major brands were engaged in price wars, a milk tea shop daring to sell for more than 30 yuan was a bit beyond the understanding of people in the milk tea industry.
But through a meeting some time ago, everyone in the company unanimously agreed that the boss behind [Yuzu Tea] is very capable and resourceful.
Just opening a store opposite Starbucks was a brilliant move!
The popularity of this store is due to its product innovation on one hand, its understanding of human nature on the other hand, and of course, the owner’s marketing methods are also very important.
Zhou Jianxiong knew very well that if he just set the price very high, it would not make everyone feel that his milk tea was of a higher grade than ours.
However, after messing around with Starbucks, things seemed to be different immediately.
Now, this brand has also been covered with the coat of "Internet celebrity", so it has become a little different.
Just a few days ago, this milk tea shop was on the hot search list on Weibo, and it was really popular.
In his heart, Cheng Zhu is a very capable young man.
Of course, the more capable he is, the greater threat Zhou Jianxiong feels he poses to himself!
Zhou Jianxiong came to Hangzhou today and was received by Zhou Guodong, the super franchisee known as "General Guo".
There are a total of 5 [Mocha] restaurants in Hangzhou, all owned by Zhou Guodong.
In the afternoon, Zhou Jianxiong asked his assistant to come to [Yuzu Tea] early to queue up.
He and Zhou Guodong set off after a long time.
On the way here, the two sat in a business car and kept talking about [Pomelo Tea].
Mr. Guo felt somewhat uncomfortable with Cheng Zhu.
After he asked Wang Zhenggang to hand over his business card, the other party never contacted him at all.
He was a little confused about what this young man was trying to do. After chatting with Zhou Jianxiong for a few sentences, he felt that Zhou Jianxiong was also unsure.
They are unwilling to open up for franchising and are slow to open branches. What are they trying to do?
"I told you not to listen to me and not to contact me. Now, Mocha has copied your product and is selling it at such a low price. Let's see how you will sell it in the future!" Zhou Guodong felt relieved.
Along the way, he said to Zhou Jianxiong: "Brother Xiong, once our brown sugar milk is on the market, I think the number of people buying brown sugar bobo will definitely decrease today."
Zhou Jianxiong was the kind of boss who would humble himself to deal with his subordinates. Plus, both of them had the surname Zhou, so it was he who insisted that Zhou Guodong call him Brother Xiong.
"It definitely won't be that fast." Zhou Jianxiong waved his hand.
In his heart, he certainly agreed with what Zhou Guodong said, but he was also very clear that it would not have such a big impact on [Yuzu Tea] on New Year's Day.
But when they arrived in Starlight City, they found that not many people were drinking Brown Sugar Bobo.
Because many people are holding the newly launched succulent grapes of [Yuzucha]!
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