Chapter 452 Career Takes Off
When He Xu came back and heard that Chen Tang was going to open a shopping mall, he asked the old man to deduct tens of thousands of dollars and give it to Chen Tang. Chen Tang happily gave him a sweet kiss.
Chen Tang now had enough money and was waiting for her second uncle to help her find someone to buy the remaining shops.
Not long after, there was news from Shen Yue.
The remaining shops were scattered, most of them were in the hands of ordinary people. Chen Tang spent some money to buy them, but the only one left was in the hands of the Wang family.
Wang Jiujiu didn't know how she got the news that Chen Tang wanted to buy the entire street, so she invited her to a store to talk.
Her shop was in the middle of a street and she had the title deed, so Chen Tang had to go.
Wang Jiujiu was sitting upstairs, overlooking the pedestrians below. She was dressed boldly, instead of her usual long skirt, she wore bell-bottom pants and a small camisole. Perhaps she was afraid that her outfit was a little too different from ordinary people, so she also wore a small shirt as a jacket.
The whole person is extremely bright and charming.
“Sister Shen, I can buy the shop for you at a low price, but after the mall is built, I want the biggest shop with the best location.”
Chen Tang was a little surprised: "You want to settle in my mall too?"
Wang Jiujiu fiddled with her coffee, blinking her made-up eyes as if trying to seduce her: "Sister Shen, I actually really want to keep that shop, but what's the point of keeping only one shop? It's all because Sister Shen acted quickly, otherwise I would have bought the whole street."
She touched her smooth little hands and sighed, "I heard that the commemorative book will be available in your mall."
Zhou Jieshu had a skin care secret recipe in his hand. Chen Tang discussed with her and decided to buy a factory specializing in the production of cosmetics and skin care products. Once her mall was established, she could move in directly.
During the period when the mall was being built, Chen Tang happened to have time to help her promote her skin care products, but she also had to invest in this project, and the proportion could not be smaller than that of the pharmacy.
Chen Tang knew best how profitable cosmetics were, especially after she tried the things in the memorial book, she was truly astounded, and such good results would surely become a luxury item that everyone would pursue in the future.
Shen Tang doesn't want the right to speak as a partner in the medical clinic, but she must own more than 18% of the shares in the cosmetics company.
Wang Jiujiu: "Don't worry, Sister Chen, although fighting with her is my pleasure, I understand one thing, times have changed, and the street that Sister Chen has set her eyes on will become a gold street sooner or later. I can fight with her, but I won't go against money.
Although I don't like her, I have to admit that she has a very good eye. If she wants to enter your mall, I will naturally not miss this good opportunity."
Chen Tang: "Okay, what are you going to do?"
"Clothes." Wang Jiujiu touched the clothes on her body and said with a firm look: "I want to design clothes that belong to my own brand."
Only then did Shen Tang take another look at the clothes on Wang Jiujiu.
This type of clothing is unique in mainland China, but it is very popular in Hong Kong.
I heard that Wang Jiujiu went to Hong Kong for a trip during the summer vacation, and after returning, she began to learn how to design clothes. Chen Tang seemed to understand what she was thinking.
"Okay." Shen Tang agreed.
She wanted to build a high-end luxury goods mall, including clothes.
Seeing that she agreed, Wang Jiujiu smiled instantly: "You know what, the skin care products in the commemorative book are really useful. My skin has become two shades whiter."
Chen Tang raised an eyebrow: "Don't you hate her?"
"But I don't hate her things." Wang Jiujiu said confidently.
Chen Tang was speechless. This girl looked like a vicious female supporting role, and she always went against Jiian Shu. She also used many of Jiian Shu's inventions in private.
"By the way, I have designed a lot of clothes. Please help me try them on. After all, the commemorative booklet asks you to help try out the cosmetics. You can also help promote my brand."
Chen Tang refused: "I have a cooperative relationship with Jiianshu. You are dreaming of asking me to work for you for nothing. You have a good-looking face and nice clothes. Can't you make a name for yourself?"
Wang Jiujiu said helplessly: "I can't do that. I design cheongsams. You know that besides my poor figure, I have a bright and beautiful face, and my personality is as beautiful as a pearl and as charming as a fairy."
Chen Tang: “…Let’s put the bragging aside for next time.”
Wang Jiujiu: "Okay, I have investigated Hong Kong, but their experience is different from ours. The girls there dress too revealingly. Rich women in our country prefer cheongsams. I plan to design cheongsams first, and then design other different styles of clothes after my reputation is established."
"If you are willing to help me, uh... pay me, I can give you 5% of the shares."
Chen Tang calculated in his mind before saying, "Too little."
“Don’t push your luck. I’ve asked someone, and I’m telling you, our friendship ends here. Don’t think I don’t know that you don’t have enough money of your own. The most you can invest in me is 10,000 yuan. 5% of the shares is more than enough.” Wang Jiujiu’s face was filled with anger, as if Chen Tang had taken advantage of her.
Since Chen Tang wanted to build a high-end luxury mall, it was naturally impossible for him to just build a building randomly. For rich people, high-end luxury goods were not as good as those abroad.
In this era, when China's economy is backward, there are too many people who worship foreign things.
Wang Jiujiu felt that the commercial building built by Chen Tang must be of British style, just like the one in Hong Kong City.
She didn’t think Shen Tang had enough money.
Unfortunately, she guessed wrong, Shen Tang did not plan to build an English-style building.
She also borrowed some money from her parents, and with government subsidies, she was able to barely build a building that would have amazed the world in the 1970s and 1980s.
Eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. She plans to build this building in a Chinese style. When she has more money in the future, she will buy a piece of land and build a more high-end shopping mall.
Chen Tang: “Ten percent of the shares.”
"You are too greedy!" Wang Jiujiu's mouth was crooked with anger.
Chen Tang smiled faintly: "But I'm afraid you don't even have ten thousand in your hand."
The Wang family favors boys over girls and their family is newly rich, so how could they afford to spend so much money to give Wang Jiujiu a girl?
Wang Jiujiu's face froze. If she had money, she wouldn't have come to sell the shop.
That was the ancestral property left to her mother by her grandmother.
"Eight percent."
"Ten percent, no negotiation, plus I'll help you with publicity, and I'll give you a lower rent later."
Wang Jiujiu gritted his teeth: "You, you, forget it, ten is ten."
Anyway, her career hasn’t taken off yet, and if it doesn’t, Shen Tang will lose money.
Chen Tang: "Wait a minute, I want to see the cheongsam you designed first."
She realized that Wang Jiujiu was not wearing the cheongsam she designed, maybe because her craftsmanship was not good enough.
Wang Jiujiu: “…”
She only thought of this when the matter was almost settled.
Fortunately, she brought a designed cheongsam for Chen Tang to try on.
Chen Tang touched the fabric of the cheongsam, went to the bathroom to change into it, looked around, and was immediately stunned by the person in the mirror.
The cheongsam designed by Wang Jiujiu is a combination of Chinese and Western styles. It is not the cheongsam from the Republic of China period. The legs are not split too high and the fabric is comfortable. The patterns on it are embroidered one stitch at a time, and it does not look out of place when worn. The craftsmanship is really good.
After Chen Tang came back, he signed a contract with Wang Jiujiu.
Neither of them felt that they had suffered a loss, and they were both very happy when they left.
In the blink of an eye, it was already 1979.
This year, Chen Tang recovered all the land deeds, applied for reconstruction, and then found a designer, contracted workers, contacted shops, helped with the promotion of commemorative books and Wang Jiujiu, and so on.
During this period, I also had to make sure I didn't fall behind in my classes and take classes in screenwriting and directing. I was so tired that sometimes I just fell asleep when I got home, and I lost a lot of weight.
Fortunately, He Xu helped Chen Tang supervise the workers during this period, and her second uncle Shen Yue introduced many dignitaries and some emerging industries to her, which made Chen Tang feel a little relieved.
At that time, the medical clinic in the memorial book had already become famous. Although it is still only a small clinic now, many people in Kyoto know that the medicinal materials in their clinic are genuine and cheap. Many Chinese medicine practitioners who were laid off by the hospital were poached by Mr. Huang.
A year later, the commemorative bookstore bought another shop and opened a branch.
Chentang Mall was finally successfully established in 1979.
Because of its good location and the great viewing value of the entire building, some new businesses wanted to cooperate with Shen Tang, and Shen Tang felt that the weight on his shoulders had finally been relieved.
She is now burdened with a lot of debts, but fortunately, there is still income from Wang Jiujiu and commemorative books, which can barely balance the debt.
Everything was going in the right direction, but after the commemorative book and Wang Jiujiu moved into the store, something big happened.
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