"Ah" Jiang Shiyue was very surprised.
Duan Kunze stretched the back of his hand in front of Jiang Shiyue, and bent his wrist inward so that Jiang Shiyue could see his watch clearly. "It's time for lunch now. You care so much about our Dongsheng affairs, it's reasonable for me to treat you to a meal. Besides, you said that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. I haven't been to the department store in Huacheng yet. The relevant data I have is all sent to me by my subordinates, and there may be omissions. You are right, some things still need to be seen in person."
Jiang Shiyue thought that there was no need to say such a long list of things to treat her to a meal, she was easy to invite.
Jiang Shiyue nodded in thanks: "Then thank you first."
"I should be the one saying thank you."
***
The advantage of going out with the boss is that you don’t have to sweat under the scorching sun.
Duan Kunze's car is obviously a luxury car. It is not hot inside and there is a small refrigerator.
During the half day Jiang Shiyue spent with Duan Kunze, she occasionally felt a sense of confusion as if time and space were intertwined.
It was clearly in 1978 that Chen Shanhe's family in his hometown were still earning work points and eating from the same pot, while Guo Qingyuan and his colleagues were still working hard in the garment factory all day just for 30 yuan.
The cheapest car costs about 100,000 yuan, which is equivalent to ten courtyard houses in Beijing today.
Duan Kunze's car should be more expensive, at least the price of fifty courtyard houses.
Some of the equipment in the car may not be out of date in the next 30 years.
Jiang Shiyue sighed secretly: The ancients were right. Comparing goods will lead to throwing them away, and comparing people will lead to death.
Although Duan Kunze always claims that they run an affordable department store.
But this is also relative.
Jiang Shiyue was certain that the affordable prices mentioned by the bigwigs were definitely not the same as the affordable prices mentioned by ordinary people.
Just like in the future, the poverty described by celebrities and the poverty described by office workers are no longer the same thing.
Celebrities complain of being poor and insecure when they have only one or two million left, while ordinary office workers feel like nouveau riche if they save ten thousand.
**
Their first stop was Huacheng Department Store in the city center.
It is said that this is the largest department store in Huacheng so far.
Jiang Shiyue thinks this will probably end at the end of September.
As soon as he entered the department store, Jiang Shiyue once again felt a sense of time and space confusion.
Just now she was sitting in a luxury car with a refrigerator and cool air, but now she was suddenly back to the simple late 1970s.
What caught my eye were the slogans that had a particularly old-fashioned feel and the familiar glass counters, behind each counter stood an arrogant waiter.
Nowadays, women who can work in department stores are as popular as sons-in-law who pass the civil service exam in Shandong.
As long as you are clean and pretty, you can get into the class and make money, and you can also get a bargain from time to time.
For example, when disposing of food that is about to expire, you can often get it at a lower price than the original price without a receipt.
In addition, the department store is also state-owned, and the employees don’t have to worry about whether it is profitable or not. There is basically no such thing as service attitude. Not to mention looking down on people, it’s just like the medical staff in some hospitals. Service is service, and attitude is attitude.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shiyue took out her notebook again, wrote the word "service" and circled it.
Duan Kunze saw Jiang Shiyue's actions and waited quietly. Seeing Jiang Shiyue put the notebook away after writing these two words, he subconsciously opened his mouth to ask, but then closed it again.
I don’t know why, but I suddenly had a complicated feeling like I copied other students’ homework when I was a student.
I want to see other people's answers, but I also want to think independently.
In the end, Duan Kunze chose the latter. He followed Jiang Shiyue silently, wondering what Jiang Shiyue meant by circled out the service.
In Duan Kunze's eyes, the service attitude of mainland airlines is indeed not friendly enough. His shopping guides need to be trained before they can take up their posts. Although they can't compare with airlines, the most basic smile etiquette is still there.
However, Jiang Shiyue is obviously a poor college student who has no means to study abroad, so what does it mean when she circled the word "service"?
Duan Kunze became more and more curious about Jiang Shiyue.
***
Jiang Shiyue didn't know that the two words she casually wrote made Duan Kunze think for a long time. She just subconsciously compared the department store in the late 1970s with the department store in the 1920s of the 21st century.
After such a comparison, there are really many areas that need improvement.
Jiang Shiyue picked out the ones that interested her and thought would attract customers after being modified, and made a few notes.
Her few strokes of the pen became a puzzle that Duan Kunze could not stop pondering.
Jiang Shiyue himself knew nothing about this and was actually shopping while looking for differences.
When you see food you like, buy it!
When you see clothes that suit Yangyang, buy them!
If you see shoes that suit Chen Shanhe, buy them!
…
Jiang Shiyue bought as much as she wanted since she didn’t have to carry anything.
Duan Kunze's subordinates were particularly discerning or gentlemanly. When they saw Jiang Shiyue choose the things, they stepped forward and took them in their hands.
Duan Kunze was immersed in the circles Jiang Shiyue drew and didn't notice her actions.
In Jiang Shiyue's eyes, the biggest difference between the department store at this time and the department store in the future is probably the payment method.
The future will be about shopping freely, choosing what you like, paying when you are satisfied, and self-checkout by scanning the electronic code.
Now, if you want something, you have to ask the waiter behind the counter to bring it to you. If you like something, the waiter will issue a receipt and put the money paid by Jiang Shiyue into a clip, then slide it forward along a thin wire suspended in the air.
The clip holding the bill slides quickly towards the cashier, waits for the cashier to give the change and stamp the bill, and then slides the clip back along the same route.
You can take the receipts, change and merchandise away.
No three guarantees.
Every time Jiang Shiyue went to the department store and saw the clips sliding around like flying in the air, she always felt that the advancement of technology did make life more convenient, but it also made people lazier.
Too lazy to even think.
While Jiang Shiyue waited for the receipt to be returned, he took out a pen and wrote two words on it: "Payment." Then he circled it.
Duan Kunze: ???
Payment?
What can be changed if customers pay?
Suddenly, an idea struck me.
Could it be that Jiang Shiyue asked her to pay her?
He quickly squeezed Jiang Shiyue aside and asked, "How much? I'll do it!"
Jiang Shiyue: “…”
waiter:"……"
Duan Kunze's assistants and followers: "..."
The assistant's mouth twitched, and he stepped forward and quietly reminded Duan Kunze, "Mr. Duan, classmate Jiang has already paid."
At the same time, hook your fingers back.
Duan Kunze looked back following his assistant's finger.
“…”
None of his bodyguards and assistants were spared and became Jiang Shiyue's porters.
Duan Kunze looked at Jiang Shiyue and then at his assistant.
The assistant understood what he meant and whispered in Duan Kunze's ear, "The total cost was two hundred and thirty-seven dollars and forty-six cents."
Duan Kunze frowned slightly.
Why does Jiang Shiyue, a college student, carry so much money with him?
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