The next morning, though Du Chen sat in class, his mind was preoccupied with his own affairs. He wondered if the opening had gone smoothly, or whether the village chief had even shown up. Finally, when school was dismissed at noon, Du Chen stood at the school gate, looking around to see if Xiami had come, so he could get a sense of what had happened that morning.
"Brother Chen! I'm here!"
Du Chen was searching around when he suddenly saw Kiki walking towards him.
"Kiki, you're the only one here?"
Du Chen looked at Kiki in front of him, suppressed his inner urgency and asked Kiki.
"Well, Boss and Xiami are having dinner with the leaders. They were worried that you'd get anxious waiting here, so they asked me to come over and tell you, Brother Chen."
Kiki said to Du Chen with a flushed face, looking a little excited.
"Oh, how was the opening this morning? Tell me about it!"
Du Chen asked Kiki.
"Brother Chen, the opening this morning was incredibly lively. The firecrackers were going off with a clanging bang. Our trial production is going smoothly. We've already produced many barrels of mineral water this morning! Everyone is very happy!"
Kiki excitedly told Du Chen about the excitement of the opening ceremony in the morning.
"Also, the township head brought a bunch of leaders here! There were heads of so many departments, I can't remember who they were, but I remember there were a lot of people. I think there were people from newspapers and TV stations, filming and taking pictures! Brother Chen, do you think we can be on TV too?"
Kiki asked Du Chen with some anticipation.
"Then I don't know. At least you were there. I was just at school all morning and didn't know anything. But since there were cameras, I think it should be on TV, right?"
Du Chen was just speculating that, for example, in order to showcase his achievements, the village chief used his connections to get on a local TV station. By then, he would have both face and money, and they would also be the beneficiaries.
"Haha, it would be great if I could be on TV!"
Kiki said with some longing.
"Brother Ji, what are you talking about on TV?"
Before Du Chen could say anything, he heard Du Bin's voice from behind him.
"Hey, brother, sister Miaomiao, why did you come out so soon today?"
Du Chen asked Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao curiously.
"Du Bin was anxious to know about the opening this morning. He rushed out right after school!"
Ding Miaomiao said to Du Chen with a smile.
"That's perfect! Kiki is talking about the opening this morning. I don't know how it went this morning either, so it's a good time to listen in!"
Du Chen pointed at Kiki and said to Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao.
"Brother Ji, how about the opening this morning?"
Du Bin asked Jiji expectantly. After all, he cared about his brother's career.
"Du Bin, let me tell you, the water plant was incredibly lively this morning. A ton of people showed up, including some friends the boss invited, the Shangqiao Village Committee, the township head, and some of the officials he brought with him. It was incredibly lively!"
Jiji said to Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao excitedly.
"Did you sell the water?"
Du Bin asked the most crucial question: it doesn’t matter whether there are many people or whether it is lively. What matters is whether the water can be sold and whether money can be made!
"I sold some. Besides the ten water dispensers and twenty barrels of mineral water that the boss gave to the township government, many departments have also set water tickets for a quarter! But you'd have to ask the boss and Xiami for the details. I'm just helping out, so I'm not too sure about the rest!"
Kiki told Du Chen and the others truthfully.
"Brother Ji, you don't quite understand either?"
Du Bin asked Kiki with some disappointment.
"Well, I was busy running errands all morning. Xiami asked me to come and inform Brother Chen, saying he was worried that he would be anxious waiting. Xiami said he hadn't figured out the details yet, so he would come and tell Brother Chen in person once the statistics were done."
Jiji also knew that Du Chen took Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao out for dinner last night, and that Du Bin would probably be involved in their affairs in the future, so Jiji was still very polite to Du Bin.
"Brother, you see, the fact that the township head went today is a good thing. It represents the attitude of the township government. This is already a good start. Everything is difficult at the beginning. Now that we have made a good start, it will all be done step by step. So don't worry! Believe in the abilities of Brother Li and Xiami!"
Du Chen explained the ins and outs to Du Bin. Du Chen was very satisfied with the beginning today. With the beginning of the township government, it would be much more convenient for Li Dewen to go out to do business and sales in the future.
"Jiji, we'll go back first. You can go back over there and help too! Tell Brother Li and Xiami that I already know what happened today. They did a great job! Don't worry about the rest, just take your time!"
"Okay, Brother Chen, I'll be leaving first! They're quite busy over there!"
Kiki said to Du Chen.
"Chenchen, what did you guys just say about being on TV?"
On the way back to the glasses store, Ding Miaomiao asked Du Chen curiously.
"Sister Miaomiao, Jiji just told me that there were people filming and taking photos this morning, so we're thinking maybe some reporters are coming to interview us. It would be great if we could get on our local TV station, which would save us a lot of advertising money."
Du Chen also said to Ding Miaomiao with some anticipation that people's main entertainment activity nowadays is watching TV, so he has a deep understanding of the power of TV advertising. If he can be on the local TV station, then he will have the confidence to make the water plant bigger and stronger in Yuncheng!
"Chenchen, what are you going to do next?"
Du Bin asked Du Chen curiously.
"There is no next step. Let's just follow the routine. We have done everything we can. All that's left is to run business, run business, and run more business!"
Du Chen shrugged and said to Du Bin. He also wanted to run an advertisement, but the problem was that he and Li Dewen were both broke. All their money had been invested in the water plant, and they didn't know when it would turn a profit. Advertising could only be done after the plant developed and the funds were recovered.
"By the way, Brother Miaomiao and Sister Miaomiao, how long will your math competition be? Didn't you say it would be soon last time?"
Du Chen suddenly thought of their math competition. He had done countless papers before, and wondered how it turned out.
"Next Saturday morning, the exam will last three hours!"
Ding Miaomiao remembered it very clearly and said it directly to Du Chen.
"Brother, Sister Miaomiao, how are those papers doing? Do you think they are useful?"
"It's pretty good, better than the materials we received at school! There are many question types that we don't have at school, and our tutor, Mr. Sun, also told us not to tell our math teacher about these questions!"
Ding Miaomiao then turned to Du Chen and said, "Teacher Sun was a tutor that Jia Xiaomin had found for Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao through her connections. He's now retired and was once a top-notch teacher."
"Brother, Sister Miaomiao, work hard! Try to get good grades!"
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