Chapter 51 Model couple?

"I told you that someone would take advantage of you if you were not here, and asked you to go back early, but you didn't want to, saying that your dad wouldn't make hasty decisions. Now, everyone in the first house has followed your dad back to the old house to worship their ancestors!" In the study, Xu Meifeng yelled at her daughter out of control. Wen Jiaxin's

face was not good either. She thought that she would only go back a few months later and the situation would not change.

She knew what kind of person Wen Yue was. She was a very common eldest lady in Hong Kong. Because of her good family background, she was used to looking down on others. She didn't take the people from other houses of the Wen family seriously.

She was addicted to love, not engaged in production, and had no talent for business. She studied Chinese in college and got married after graduation.

Because of the bad relationship, she and her husband lived separately. Because she couldn't get the love she wanted, she lived a life of drunkenness and dreams.

If nothing unexpected happened, her life would be like this, without marriage, love, and career, and she would become a pitiful woman.

But something unexpected happened.

Her personality changed drastically, she stole the limelight, and even competed for the inheritance rights.

Wen Jiaxin thought she was not good enough. She had not studied financial management, let alone worked in a company. What could she do well?

Who knew that she was so lucky that she met Ye Tianhua's comeback and stole the limelight. Wait! When did she learn Wing Chun? Why didn't she know it?

Wen Jiaxin hurriedly contacted Xu Tianyang and asked him if he knew about this matter, but the result he got was also blank.

Then, everything got out of control.

Wen Yue squeezed out Chen Jikang and became the acting president of Lirong Department Store. The "Service Star" plan she promoted was initially effective, and the company's shareholders were very satisfied.

In addition, Wen Rongsheng decided to let her follow him to the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors.

"Jiaxin."

Wen Jiaxin was thinking, and heard her mother's voice. She looked up and saw her put her hands on her shoulders, bent down and looked at her and said, "Or, you can go back early."

"No, I haven't finished my thesis yet."

In fact, it should have been completed long ago, but she was disrupted by the news from Hong Kong during this period, and she had no intention of writing the thesis, so she kept delaying it.

Xu Meifeng was furious: "How long are you going to wait? Is the diploma more important than the inheritance rights?"

"Mommy, I told Daddy before that I would wait until I handed in my thesis before going back. Now that my second sister has just made achievements, I can't sit still and hurried back," Wen Jiaxin pulled Xu Meifeng's hand away, looked at her helplessly and asked, "What do you think Daddy will miss me when he goes back?"

Xu Meifeng was silent, but felt unwilling: "If we delay any longer, there will be no place for us at home?" As she spoke, she remembered something, her eyes lit up and asked, "Or you can find someone to help you finish your thesis, which should not be difficult, right?"

It's not difficult, but she has worked hard to study for so many years, and in the end she has to find someone else to help her complete her thesis... Besides, even if she finds someone to help write the thesis, it is not appropriate for her to go back at this time.

Just saying this, Mommy will definitely not agree easily. They planned for several years, and finally Wen Jiadong lost his inheritance rights, which made Daddy completely disappointed in him. He changed his mind and was willing to let his daughter take over the family business.

Seeing that she was only one step away from success, but Wen Yue was killed. How could Mommy be willing? How could she not be anxious? So it was difficult to convince Mommy with these reasons.

When looking at Xu Meifeng, Wen Jiaxin had been thinking about what reason to use to convince her to be patient for a while. After a long time, her eyes lit up and said: "Mommy, I have a way to deal with my second sister. Can you give me some more time?"

...

After returning from the old house, the training of the service star was basically completed. The remaining work was the work of each store. The mall was only responsible for supervision and selection.

But this does not mean that Wen Yue can sit back and relax.

The end of each year is the peak period for lease renewal and lease termination, and Lirong Department Store is no exception. At the end of the year, they also have a number of merchants whose leases expire.

Although it is only the end of August and there are still three months before the expiration date, with so many merchants, it is definitely not possible to leave it all to the last few days. And if the tenants do not plan to renew the contract, they always have to reserve enough time for themselves to find new merchants, so this matter must be prepared in advance.

For shopping malls, merchants are generally divided into three categories. The first type is luxury brands. The entry of such merchants is conducive to improving the mall's style, so they are the most valued by the mall, and the terms they offer are usually the best. It is usually the senior management who approach them to negotiate lease renewal matters.

The second type is well-known chain brands, which may have more than one store at a time. Because the brand is famous and the price is relatively affordable, they are the backbone of the mall. The person who negotiates with them for renewal is generally of high rank, depending on the brand's popularity.

The third type is small merchants. Unless their business is particularly good and can bring traffic to the mall, they usually cling to the mall and usually take the initiative to negotiate with the mall for renewal.

As the president, Wen Yue does not need to help most merchants renew their contracts, unless it is really difficult to deal with and the mall can't do without her.

But there are not many brands that can control the mall like this. If it is the first type, it must be luxury at least. Well, Lirong Department Store does not have it. After all, its positioning is mid-range, and it is good to have a few light luxury stores.

If it is the second type, basically only gold brands can have this treatment.

No matter in which era, gold shops are special, because they never lack customers. As long as the price is slightly reduced, it will cause a crazy rush.

Oh, no, the price of gold in this era is not high, there is no need to reduce the price.

Especially in the 1990s, the mainland has become wealthy, and many tourists will form groups to buy gold and luxury goods.

Even the robbers of Ye Tianhua's gang, whether ten years ago or ten years later, only want gold. It is estimated that in their eyes, only banks can compete with gold shops.

Gold shops have no shortage of customers, so it doesn't matter where they open their shops. It's okay for unknown brands, but if the brand is established, basically shopping malls will be eager for them to move in.

Wen Yue came back from the ancestor worship and was told that the brand she needed to negotiate was a brand gold shop called "Zhou Fujin".

Well, I don't know since when, it seems that all brands selling gold have the surname Zhou.

But the boss of Zhou Fujin is indeed surnamed Zhou, and his full name is Zhou Jinlong. His father's family was in the gold business, but the scale was small and the business was neither good nor bad.

After Zhou Jinlong took over the business, he saw that Zhou Dajin, which also sold gold, was booming, so he had a bad idea and wanted to take advantage of the popularity, so he changed the name of his ancestral gold shop to Zhou Fujin.

This move was a bit shameless in the eyes of those who knew the inside story at the time, but today, when all gold sellers have the surname Zhou, his name change is really nothing, and many people even think he is very far-sighted when they mention it.

Because Zhou Fujin's rise started with the name change.

Zhou Da Jin has a good reputation for its genuine materials. Many people who don't know much about gold know that Zhou Da Jin is the right brand!

Because information was not well developed at that time, most ordinary customers thought that Zhou Da Jin was a new brand opened by Zhou Da Jin's boss and bought it without thinking.

Zhou Da Jin has also refuted rumors, but as the saying goes, "It takes only one mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of effort to refute them." No matter how they make statements, they have little effect. When others followed suit and changed their names, Zhou Da Jin's people saw that they couldn't handle it, so they just gave up. Regardless

of his character, Zhou Da Jin is capable of doing business. In recent years, there are at least two-digit gold shops that have changed their names to take advantage of Zhou Da Jin's popularity, but Zhou Da Jin is the only one that can compete with Zhou Da Jin for the first place in market share.

Of course, Zhou Fujin is still the eternal second, and it is not easy to get promoted, but the third place is also far behind.

Zhou Dajin started his business early, and the boss has real estate in his hands, so he rarely opens counters in shopping malls, and usually opens his own store. Therefore, in the field of gold and jewelry, Zhou Fujin has become the best brand for various shopping malls to cooperate.

In the past few years, there are two main reasons why Zhou Fujin entered Lirong Department Store. One is that Lirong offers good conditions, and the other is that the boss Zhou Jinlong has a good relationship with Chen Jikang.

Knowing this, the reason why Zhou Jinlong made trouble during the contract renewal is very clear. First, he wanted to reduce the rent; second, he wanted to use his relationship with Chen Jikang to take advantage of Chen Jikang's resignation to ask for a rent reduction.

Well, although Zhou Jinlong said that he would only talk to Chen Jikang when he was trying to make things difficult for Liang Jiaming who went to negotiate the contract extension, Wen Yue did not think that he was really doing this to defend Chen Jikang.

However, several of Zhou Fujin’s stores in Lirong were renovated at the beginning of the year. If Zhou Fujin withdraws now, the loss will definitely be huge.

Moreover, in business, it is better to be familiar with the new. Although Zhou Fujin is a well-known brand, it is inevitable that old customers will be at a loss if they move randomly. It is okay to move one or two stores, but Zhou Fujin has ten stores in Lirong Department Store. If he withdraws all at once, the business will definitely be affected.

Chen Jikang is not Daji's daughter, and it is impossible for her to let a man who has been in the business for many years do this to such an extent for him.

As long as Zhou Jinlong didn't really want to withdraw, this matter could be discussed.

So after Liang Jiaming returned empty-handed, Wen Yue quickly asked her assistant to contact Zhou Jinlong's assistant and asked to find time to meet.

Zhou Jinlong obviously wanted to take advantage of the situation. He felt that Lirong Department Store was begging him to join. If he didn't put on a higher attitude, how could he negotiate the terms later?

So he asked his assistant to say that he was not free in the past few days, and it would take a few days to know when he would be free.

After getting this answer, assistant Vivian was very uneasy and felt that she had not done her job well. Wen Yue was very calm after hearing this. She had thought of it a long time ago, so she directly asked her to arrange someone to check Zhou Jinlong's schedule.

In theory, it would be more convenient to leave this matter to the system, as it can check all the information disclosed in this world.

But what she wanted to check was Zhou Jinlong's private schedule, which was not open to the public. Therefore, before meeting the other party, the system was powerless and could only be handed over to the assistant.

Vivian was transferred from the administrative department to be her assistant after Wen Yue joined the company. After Wen Yue was promoted to acting president, she also rose to prominence.

Because Chen Jikang's private life was very indecent, most of the female employees in the president's office had an affair with him. Some of these people could not resist the temptation after work, and some simply joined the company as Chen Jikang's lover. The

male employees were the same kind of people. Their abilities were not necessarily strong, but they were definitely the first in taking credit and blaming others. Their lifestyle was not good either.

After Wen Yue became the president, she fired all the male employees. Female employees who were capable and willing to change their ways could continue to stay in the president's office, depending on the situation. Those who planned to continue to follow Chen Jikang were all fired.

So Vivian is now the number one person around Wen Yue.

Vivian graduated not long ago and lacks experience, but she is very capable and has a good personality. One of Chen Jikang's former assistants stayed, and she did not look down on him because he had gone astray. She would humbly ask for advice when she encountered something she didn't understand, so she made rapid progress.

Vivian had never checked other people's schedules before, but Nancy, who stayed, knew about it and had connections, so things went smoothly.

Zhou Jinlong loves playing golf and takes time every week to go to the golf course to play a few games.

Vivian stood beside Wen Yue's desk and whispered, "According to the information I found, Zhou Jinlong will go to the golf course in Qingshui Bay to play golf at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning."

Wen Yue asked, "What work do I have tomorrow morning?"

"A furniture brand has made an appointment with you to discuss the store's settlement. The appointment is at 9:30."

"Push it back..." Thinking that Qingshui Bay is a bit far from the company, and it is unknown how long the meeting with Zhou Jinlong will take, Wen Yue said, "About an hour. If his time is not suitable, make another appointment."

"Okay."

...

The golf course in Qingshui Bay is a member course and needs to be accompanied by a member, but this is not a problem for Wen Yue, because Yi Huai has a member.

But he had a very important meeting this morning and could not be absent, so he could not accompany Wen Yue.

So after breakfast the next day, Wen Yue took a car alone to the golf course in Clear Water Bay.

Clear Water Bay is in Shek O, which is a bit far away. Wen Yue left home about 20 minutes earlier than usual, but it was already 8:40 when she arrived.

According to the information she found, Zhou Jinlong would not come until 9 o'clock. Even if she arrived a few minutes earlier, it would take her until after 9 o'clock to change her clothes and go to the golf course.

Wen Yue was not in a hurry and found a place to practice golf by herself.

Of course, she didn't know how to play golf, after all, going to the golf course was not cheap. Before Wen Yue traveled through time, her family was only considered well-off and not short of money, but she didn't have that much money for her to spend lavishly.

Although if she really wanted to learn, she could also buy a golf training device for home use online, but who among ordinary people would spend such a lot of money! There was no place to put it in the school dormitory.

But even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen pigs run. In TV dramas, those rich people run to the golf course when they want to show off, so Wen Yue basically knows the principles and postures. The rest she doesn't understand can be filled in by the system.

Just knowing the principles doesn't mean you can play well. A novice is a novice, and it is difficult to pretend at the technical level.

Wen Yue didn't want to pretend. She didn't believe that Zhou Jinlong would not be able to guess why she came when he saw her here.

Of course Zhou Jinlong could guess it, but he was just playing dumb. After Wen Yue introduced herself, he said in surprise: "It turns out to be Miss Wen, what a coincidence, you are here to play too?"

"I've been sitting in the office for a long time, so I came out to move around." Wen Yue also played dumb.

"Indeed, I don't like sitting in the office all the time." Zhou Jinlong said, "How is your tennis game, Miss Wen? Let's play a game?"

Wen Yue said frankly, "I'm just learning, I don't think I can beat you."

"It doesn't matter, let's be casual, just treat it as fun."

"Okay." Wen Yue nodded, let Zhou Jinlong play first, and watched from the side.

Zhou Jinlong was not much behind, holding the club and standing in front of the golf ball, standing with his feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, adjusting his center of gravity, and relaxing his arms...

While Zhou Jinlong adjusted his posture, Wen Yue stood by and looked at him blatantly.

Zhou Jinlong is 43 years old this year, not too old among the rich, of medium height, with a body that is neither good nor bad, not to the extent of a beer belly, but you can see that he has no muscles. His

facial features are average, and his temperament is not bad, and he doesn't put on a cunning face.

In fact, his reputation is not that bad. Although he was criticized for following the trend in the early years, now there are so many people with the surname Zhou who follow the trend that he is not so conspicuous among them.

At least his real surname is Zhou.

His business methods are also clean, and the gold sold in the store is of full weight. After so many years, his reputation has been built up, otherwise he would not be the second place for a long time.

It is said that his private life is also quite clean. He and his wife seem to be high school classmates, fell in love when they were young, got married, and have been devoted to each other for many years.

Among the many wealthy families in Hong Kong, he and his wife can be said to be a rare model couple.

So Wen Yue was very strange. Why did the system prompt sound as soon as she saw him? What kind of melon is Zhou Jinlong about?

The system suddenly said: [Because it’s all fake.]

[Huh? 】

【Zhou Jinlong and his current wife are childhood sweethearts. They got married after graduation, but he was a playboy when he was young and even cheated on his sister-in-law.】

【Fuck!】 Wen Yue was surprised and glanced at Zhou Jinlong who was concentrating on playing basketball. 【Can his wife tolerate it?】

Although cheating is common in reality, and many women choose to tolerate it after their husbands cheat, cheating on their sister-in-law... most people can't tolerate it.

【When Zhou Jinlong and his wife got married, their family only opened a gold shop. When his wife found out that he cheated on his sister-in-law, the scale of the gold shop had expanded to more than a dozen. At that time, Zhou Fujin's brand also rose. His wife should not be reconciled, right?】 The last sentence was a system guess, so it was not so certain.

Wen Yue was silent.

Indeed, if you take a fancy to a blue chip stock and accompany him from nothing to something, and finally the man becomes unfaithful after he becomes rich, it is hard for anyone with a temper to accept it.

Wasn't the original mother like this?

When Wen Rongsheng first got together with her, he really had nothing. He didn't even have enough capital to open a grocery store. It was she who used her savings to help him start a business. When the company faced financial difficulties, she used the business funds inherited from her parents to help it through and complete the transformation.

As a result, Wen Rongsheng found a mistress just after he became rich. How could Peng Lifen be willing to give up her position?

It's just that a cheating man is like a stock that has already turned green. The more you invest, the more you lose. Peng Lifen failed to win in the end, and her son was kidnapped and killed as a price to wake up, and she took her original self to live in a villa in Repulse Bay.

Wen Yue continued to ask: [What happened next? Is he changed now? Or has he gone underground? ]

The system replied: [Not really changed, right? He has been not very good in recent years. ]

[……]

Don’t say it, she has met a lot of men who are not good after crossing, and asked curiously: [Completely not good? ]

[No, it’s just that the time is relatively short. ]

[How short?

[Within three seconds? ]

[That’s a bit short. ]

But let alone a short time for a man, even if he really becomes a eunuch, he can still play tricks. It’s hard to say whether Zhou Jinlong is really sincere or just pretending.

But this has nothing to do with Wen Yue. Knowing Zhou Jinlong's true face only makes her have an additional layer of cognition about the inconsistency between her appearance and her inner self as a man.

And whether this layer of cognition can play a role in the subsequent negotiations is unknown.

Wen Yue and the system finished their question-and-answer session. Zhou Jinlong finished playing, and Wen Yue took the club to the court.

Well, he lost as expected.

Wen Yue was not surprised. Zhou Jinlong looked very happy. He and Wen Yue soon moved indoors to drink coffee.

Of course, Wen Yue treated her to coffee, because it was Lirong Department Store that was holding Zhou Fujin.

While stirring the coffee, Wen Yue talked directly about the contract renewal, without mentioning Chen Jikang. She knew that this was an excuse, and she would inevitably lose face if she took the initiative to bring it up.

Zhou Jinlong did not mention Chen Jikang. This was enough to fool Liang Jiaming. There was no need to mention it in front of Wen Yue, the president, even though she was just an agent.

But he asked Lirong to reduce the rent by half.

Zhou Jinlong said: "Zhou Fujin is one of the best gold brands in Hong Kong. No matter where it opens, it will never lack customer traffic. It can even give back to the shopping mall. Cutting the rent by half is not too much, right?"

"It's not too much. It's just that the Hong Kong real estate market has been rising in recent years, and the rent of shops has been rising every year. In order to keep Zhou Fujin, the rent price offered by our Li Rong is already very favorable. Besides, even good wine needs a bush. No matter how famous you Zhou Fujin are, if you really choose to open a store in a remote area, your business will inevitably be affected. If you want to open a store in a prosperous area, I believe no one can offer a more favorable rent than Li Rong."

"That's not necessarily true," Zhou Jinlong said, "I won't hide it from you. I've been in contact with quite a few shopping malls recently, and the prices they offer are all more favorable than yours."

The system was fighting in Wen Yue's mind: [Fake, Zhou Jinlong has been in contact with quite a few shopping malls, but only two of them have more favorable prices than Lirong. They are both small shopping malls, not as high-positioned as Lirong, and not in such a good location.]

Just as shopping malls need brands to improve their grade, brands also have requirements for shopping malls. It's okay for a store to be on the street, but if it's in a small shopping mall, it won't look good.

But if it's a store on the street, it's impossible for a general shopping mall to offer a more favorable price than Lirong Department Store.

With the anti-counterfeiting system, Wen Yue had an idea in her mind and said with a smile, "The rent really can't be discounted, and you who run a gold shop should know that no discount is more important than safety. You should know that Ye Tianhua made a comeback last month? Their gang targeted Lirong Department Store. We received the news in advance and chose to cooperate with the police. We successfully arrested all the members of Ye Tianhua's gang."

"I do know about this." Zhou Jinlong remembered something and smiled, "Miss Wen is very brave!"

Wen Yue accepted the compliment with a smile and said, "Everyone has the idea of ​​seeking profit and avoiding harm. If it were you, would you go to the scene knowing there would be danger?"

"No," Zhou Jinlong said honestly.

"But I will." Wen Yue actually had no intention of going, but that did not stop her from bragging. "After I caught Ye Tianhua, I dare not say that Li Rong Department Store is safe forever, nor do I dare say that Li Rong Department Store is absolutely safe, but I believe that, at least in the next few years, the gold shop in Li Rong Department Store will be safer than other gold shops."

Zhou Jinlong fell into deep thought.

Wen Yue continued, "Mr. Zhou, you can do the math. Did the gold shop under your name suffer a greater loss when Ye Tianhua's gang succeeded in the robbery last time, or did you lose more if you did not reduce the rent?"

Causeway Bay is one of the most bustling and prosperous areas in Hong Kong. The scale of the gold shop opened by Zhou Fujin here is naturally not small. Among the gold shops that were robbed last time, Zhou Fujin suffered the greatest loss.

If Ye Tianhua had not been arrested, Zhou Jinlong's loss would have been as high as tens of millions just that one time.

But... Zhou Jinlong said, "If I get robbed, the insurance company will compensate me for my losses, but if I pay more rent, the insurance company will not compensate me."

He then preached, "Miss Wen, although you are capable and dare to fight, you are not as courageous as a man. If it was Lao Chen sitting here, he would have promised me."

Wen Yue rolled her eyes in her heart, thinking that a man is willing to reduce the rent, but I have never seen you get a discount from a male boss in a shopping mall of the same level!

Although she was mad at Zhou Jinlong in her heart, Wen Yue still maintained a fake smile on her face: "It's really a pity. President Chen has already resigned, and now I am the one sitting in the position of president because I don't have enough courage. So we really can't reduce the rent."

Zhou Jinlong's face darkened.

Wen Yue seemed not to notice and continued, "Maybe compared with other shopping malls, our Li Rong does not have that much advantage in rent, but I can assure you that in terms of security, Li Rong Department Store will never stand idly by when robbers come."

"In addition, our company has also been working hard to increase customer flow. In July, we launched the 'Service Star' plan. The results are significant so far, and customer flow has greatly increased. I believe this will be of great help to the performance of the stores.

"Finally, if you are willing to renew the contract, I can assure you that in the future, the mall will allocate some resources to Zhou Fujin in the course of its operations to achieve a win-win cooperation. "

Obviously Zhou Jinlong felt that it was not enough, and he sneered very obviously.

Chow Fujin is not the only golden brand. There are more than five golden brands in the Lirong Department Store in Causeway Bay alone. The brand with the third largest market share is also among them, and it has already completed the renewal.

No matter how much the mall clings to Chow Fujin, it is not to the extent that it must have it. Therefore, considering that it is a high-quality customer, the attitude can be polite, but the bottom line cannot be lowered.

Wen Yue believed that her attitude was good and the sincerity she showed was sufficient, but Zhou Jinlong looked down on her because she was a woman. He did not even have basic sincerity. There was no need to continue the negotiation.

"Since Mr. Zhou is not satisfied, forget it. We will have a chance to cooperate again in the future. "After Wen Yue finished speaking, she nodded to Zhou Jinlong, and the negotiation was considered over.

However, just as she was about to leave, she heard Zhou Jinlong say, "It's not that this contract cannot be renewed."

Wen Yue stopped and looked at Zhou Jinlong: "What does Mr. Zhou mean?"

Zhou Jinlong showed a greasy smile, stood up and stretched out his hand to pull Wen Yue and said, "If Miss Wen is willing to lean towards me, it doesn't matter whether the rent is reduced or not."

Damn!

If she had known that a dog will never change its eating habits, she shouldn't have wasted her breath on him.

Wen Yue took a half step back, avoided Zhou Jinlong's hand and said, "Mr. Zhou, I will sing Wing Chun."

Zhou Jinlong's outstretched hand really stopped honestly, and the greasy smile on his face remained: "Miss Wen, it's just for fun, there's no need to do anything."

"But I don't want to play with you. "

Wen Yue raised her hand to brush the hair that fell from her forehead, smiled at him, then lowered her eyes and said with a little contempt: "I'm not interested in second men."

"You——"

Zhou Jinlong raised his hand angrily, as if he was going to hit someone. Wen Yue saw him and posed in Wing Chun. Zhou Jinlong took a step back and pointed at her and said: "Just wait for me."

Wen Yue laughed: "I'm afraid of you!" Sorry!