Chapter 632: Finding Talents and Business Opportunities from Word Divination
When I got home, it was already past two o'clock. I called Mr. Kong and asked him to come over around three o'clock in the afternoon if it was not urgent.
I had a good sleep and didn't get up until 3:30 in the afternoon.
Sister Yu called: "Come to my place to fish, forgot?"
I said, “Okay, come over tomorrow.”
Director Chen called and said he wanted to get together with me tomorrow.
I said, "How about this? A friend of mine runs a farm. We can go fishing together. He's a very reliable person. If anything comes up, we can talk while we fish."
He said: "Nothing, I just want to get together with you."
I said, "That's even better. Have a good day off."
He said, "You know how to drive, where are we going to meet?"
"Come to my house first. It's closer from this side."
After receiving these two calls, I called Kong Haoran, and he said, "Okay, I'll be right there."
In less than three minutes, he came over and said as soon as he entered the room, "I'm so sorry to bother you so often."
I smiled lightly and said, "It's not a bother. People don't like to move around anymore these days. For example, I don't even know who my next-door neighbor is.
People often move around, which I like because I come from the countryside. I'm a fake city dweller."
He smiled and said, "It's the same for me. My mother used to be the women's director of the village. She helped others with small things every day, and I was influenced by her."
We sat down, and I made tea while he explained his purpose. He said his relative, Ning Yurou, owned a clothing store, but business wasn't doing well, so he wanted to change his career and come to get his fortune told. He and his wife would be here shortly.
I nodded and asked, "Do you and your husband open a clothing store together, or does the man take on other jobs?"
Kong Haoran said: "Oh, her husband's surname is Lei, we all call him Dr. Lei, he is a software engineer, very good.
My relative Xiaoning is also a strong woman. Her husband has no problem supporting the family, but she just doesn't want to give up and wants to be financially independent on her own.
Her business used to be good, but now, as you know, it’s been taken away by online shopping.”
We drank and talked. After a while, Kong Haoran's phone rang. He went outside to pick someone up.
Two people came in, both around thirty years old. The woman was very beautiful, but the man was not so pretty. He was short and looked like a follower of the woman.
Kong Haoran said: "This is the teacher Wan I often tell you about."
The woman extended her hand confidently: "Hello, Teacher Wan, my name is Ning Yurou."
The man stretched out his hands, shook mine, and said, "Hello, Teacher Wan. My name is Lei Chunsheng."
I said, "Sit, sit."
As I poured them tea, I said, "Boss Ning, the young boss; Dr. Lei, Mr. Kong introduced him, a learned man."
After that, I poured them each a cup of tea.
Ning Yurou said: "Teacher Wan, don't laugh at me. I opened a small shop to make a living. How can I call myself a boss? Selling clothes now is almost like being a beggar.
I've long given up on the clothing business and wanted to open a cafe. Mr. Kong praised your talent, so I came here to have my fortune told."
I nodded and wanted to find paper and pen, but found that there was no paper on the table, so I picked up a piece of red paper from the bookcase and handed it to her.
Ning Yurou leaned over and slowly wrote the word "turn" stroke by stroke.
In her mind, "turn" means changing careers, but in my mind, this word "turn" has another meaning. I didn't immediately do the fortune telling, but asked:
"Why do you think you can make money by opening a cafe?"
She said, "Clothing stores are dead these days; everyone's buying online. Cafes are different; you have to sit down to drink. Plus, cafes are mainly for young people, and there are two universities near me."
Kong Haoran said, "Yes, she sells clothes, mainly targeting college students. Unlike us, this is an upscale community with strong purchasing power."
I said, "Judging from this change, you might lose even more money opening a coffee shop."
"Why?"
I wrote the most primitive word "转" on a piece of paper and said:
"My fortune telling has nothing to do with the fact that you're surrounded by college students and young people. I analyze the word based on its most original writing and meaning.
This character is a pictograph, consisting of a carriage with another car next to it. It represents war.
The original meaning was that every time a soldier fought a battle and achieved military merit, he would be promoted to a higher rank. As the merits accumulated, he would be promoted to a commander.
If you can't get promoted, you will still be a soldier, which means you are just spinning in circles.
So, changing careers is just going in circles. You should think of ways to sell clothes and increase sales to find a way out."
She said, "I've thought of a way. Young people nowadays buy things online."
Speaking of the Internet, I suddenly remembered an online article I read a few days ago, which said:
"You asked me to tell you the fortune, and I can interpret the meaning according to the word. But you are relatives of Mr. Kong, and you are both here for this matter.
I am introducing a new trend to you. I don’t know if it is useful or not, but I am just giving it to you for your reference.”
She nodded.
"It's said online that Russia has invented a fitting mirror that's about the same height as a person. As long as a customer stands in front of the fitting mirror, it can show the 3D effect of various clothes in the store on the customer.
If the customer is not satisfied, they can press a button and put on another piece of clothing. In short, the mirror image is equivalent to the real effect of you wearing it.
Go visit and see if you have this kind of fitting mirror and install two or three in your store, your business will be extremely hot.”
Kong Haoran said, "There's a fitting mirror like this?"
Unexpectedly, Yu Rou said, "Yes, you can try on clothes on Taobao this way. But I don't know if it's possible in real life. Anyway, I haven't seen it."
At this moment, Dr. Lei, who was sitting next to him, made an astonishing move. He stood up, bent over, and stretched out his hands.
It took me a moment to realize that he wanted to shake hands with me.
He held my hands with both and said, "Thank you so much, Teacher Wan. Your words have inspired me."
I said, "Sit down, sit down and talk."
He said: "If I can't buy such a fitting mirror, I can design the software myself."
Mr. Kong, Ning Yurou and I were all outsiders, so we all looked at him.
As soon as Dr. Lei talked about something that interested him, he completely changed into a different person, gesticulating and explaining his ideas to us:
"I installed a scanner, and when customers stand in front of it, they scan it, and the photo appears on the computer. All the clothing styles are stored in the computer.
I just need to create a software that can match clothes to miniature real people. If it doesn't work, try another one; if it doesn't work, try another one; and so on and so forth. College students are tinkering with computers. I guarantee there will be business."
I clapped my hands. "It's so far away, yet so close. Are you driving today?"
Dr. Lei nodded.
I said, "It's a match made in heaven. Look at the word 'zhuan' (transformation). It has three 'chariot' characters on it (this 'chariot' character, which cannot be typed, is the 'chariot' in Chinese chess).
You are the driver, and your wife sits in the two-horse carriage. You have been promoted to commander. This fits the original meaning of the word "car."
Dr. Lei opened his eyes wide and asked, "Can fortune telling be connected in this way?"
I smiled and said, "Chinese characters are profound and extensive."
Dr. Lei and Ning Yurou were both stunned.
Kong Haoran said: "In the future, please come visit Teacher Wan more often. Teacher Wan can't make software, but he has ideas that are ten thousand times more advanced than software.
You should come here more often. Maybe you will invent more useful software."
Dr. Lei nodded repeatedly.
I said, "Please help me write the simplest software. People ask me every day which characters belong to the metal element and which to the water element when choosing a name. Just write out the five elements attributes of each character."
He said, “No problem.”
The couple thanked him and left. Kong Haoran also left.
I stood at the door and thought to myself, I want to "raise" this Dr. Lei. He doesn't look very good, but I can see that he is very intelligent.
Cultural creativity must be combined with technology.
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