Chapter 176: Falling in Status
The next day, Zhang Yunfeng got busy with the opening of a branch store according to Zhang Yunqi's advice.

There are quite a lot of shops for sublease on the street in front of the gate of No. 2 Middle School, but very few are interested in selling. Zhang Yunfeng and Niu Fen ran around for three days and finally set their sights on a shop that used to be a restaurant. In fact, this shop used to do quite good business, but the owner apparently quit because of something happening at home. Zhang Yunfeng was not sure about the details. When he found the landlord to talk, the shop had been closed for more than a month. He informed his younger brother Zhang Yunqi of the talks with the landlord. There was no problem with everything else, but the landlord only wanted to rent it out and did not plan to sell the shop.

Zhang Yunqi said: "Once the money is in place, everything can be negotiated. Tell the boss that it's 600 yuan per square meter and see if he will sell it."

Zhang Yunfeng didn't know what his brother was thinking. The house was in the city center, and it was in a prime location near the Education Bureau of No. 450 Middle School, which was quiet in the middle of the city and had good environment and convenient transportation. When he bought it, it was only 500 yuan per square meter. Although the price of shops was generally higher than the house price, in that era, this situation only occurred in the area of ​​Ximen Street. There was a lot of traffic in front of No. 100 Middle School, but the price of the nearby area he inquired about was less than 600 per square meter. This was yuan higher per square meter, which was really not cheap. However, if you have money, everything can be negotiated. Zhang Yunfeng and Niu Fen ran to No. Middle School to find the owner of the store to talk. The two sides argued for a while, and when he offered yuan per square meter, the owner did not hesitate and sold it.

The shop is 600 square meters and costs yuan per square meter, which is yuan. In the first half of the year, the monthly profit of the Qifengdu Fish Powder Shop in No. Middle School of the city remained above yuan, with a revenue of more than yuan, which allowed it to have sufficient funds to operate the second branch. Zhang Yunqi did not participate in the subsequent procedures for obtaining a business license and decoration.

Chu Jian was participating in some kind of social practice at the Municipal Public Security Bureau. This was Ji Ling's idea. Her daily work was to sort out documents. Zhang Yunqi hadn't seen Chu Jian for a long time and didn't know much about him, but he knew that only fresh graduates from the police academy could have such an opportunity.

As for Ji Ling, she had a very comfortable summer vacation. She got up at 11 or 12 o'clock every day. Her parents were too busy to come home, so she ate instant noodles every day. When she got tired of eating instant noodles, she called Zhang Yunqi to come and feed her. Once, Zhang Yunqi made a meal of spicy crayfish. Although this thing is the most famous specialty food in southern Hunan in later generations, it was not popular in those days. Ji Ling had never eaten it before, and she was so greedy that she didn't know which way was which.

I don't know if it's just nonsense, but recently Ji Ling has become interested in music and is learning guitar.

Her mother found a senior female music teacher for her at the Xiangnan Conservatory of Music. She went to study twice a week. Ji Ling always asked Zhang Yunqi to go with her. At first, Zhang Yunqi refused in his heart, but after going there, he became interested and took classes with her. After a few days, he learned how to read the simplified musical notation, the five-line musical notation and the music score. Half a month later, he sang "Confession Balloon" to Ji Ling with a guitar.

It was at home in Shuixie Yundu. It was afternoon. The sky was blue and the sun was bright. The leaves of the sycamore tree outside the window shone onto the sofa, creating mottled spots of light. Ji Ling sat on the sofa with her long, white legs crossed. She was smiling so much that her face was blossoming. But she suddenly stopped smiling and asked, "What song is this?"

Zhang Yunqi thought about it, then smiled and said, "I just hummed it randomly, it has no name."

Wang Xiaokai, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Yang Wei are all from Jiangchuan. During the summer vacation, they often went to Zhangji Qifengdu Fish Powder Shop to play with Zhang Yunqi. The only place where students of that era could play was the game hall. Zhang Yunqi went there with them several times. Originally, he wanted to rekindle the youthful enthusiasm, but he really couldn't find the feeling at all. He was exhausted after playing two or three games each time. So he called them all to Lianzhong Trade and arranged a number of part-time jobs for them, such as receiving customers and introducing Subor computer learning machines. If they made a deal, he would give them commissions.

Zhang Yunqi had never told anyone about his company outside, nor had he concealed it from anyone. Wang Xiaokai, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Yang Wei had all known about it for a long time. To be honest, although they had seen with their own eyes how Zhang Yunqi had become rich by selling Tetris handheld consoles, Tian Zhuangzhuang was not used to having such a rich and capable buddy around him, Yang Wei was a little uncomfortable, but Wang Xiaokai was quite used to it.

Wang Xiaokai never considered himself an outsider. Zhang Yunqi asked him to work in Lianzhong during the summer vacation. This kid was very good at using his reputation to pull the flag. He bought a cheap suit from a stall on Ximen Street, smeared half a pound of hair oil on his head, and flaunted his identity as the best friend of the Lianzhong boss to cheat people. He cheated the front desk girl, the distributors, and the terminal salesmen. He boasted about his achievements. Now that the Xiaobawang computer learning machine is in its explosive period, this business is indeed easy to do. Lianzhong Trade has already made a profit of one million yuan a month. In less than half a month, Wang Xiaokai's commission has exceeded more than a thousand yuan. Wang Xiaokai has never touched so much money since he was a child. On the day of salary payment, he was so happy that he became an idiot.

One morning in mid-August, Zhang Yunqi had just finished talking about work with General Manager Yu Lin when Wang Xiaokai ran in with a grin. He glanced at Zhang Yunqi's teacup and saw that it was empty, so he immediately filled it up and offered it to him with both hands. Then he stood diagonally opposite Zhang Yunqi with a shy smile on his face. However, just as he was about to open his mouth to speak, Zhang Yunqi, who had been staring at him, waved his hand and said, "I don't know what you want to do, and you'd better not tell me."

Wang Xiaokai asked: "Why?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "Because I definitely won't agree."

Wang Xiaokai was choked to death: "There's no need to do this, this is a good thing, maybe you'll be happy with it."

Zhang Yunqi nodded: "Okay, go ahead."

Wang Xiaokai came up to him and said, "To be honest, I have been at Lianzhong for a while, and I must admit that I do make money, but it's all because the Subor computer learning machine is easy to sell. Distributors actively come to us to ask for market share. There are only two or three really awesome sales managers, and the other sales are too weak. I really don't like them. Boss, Mr. Zhang, don't you think I am very suitable for this position? It's tailor-made for me. I'm working as a summer intern for half a month, and I can get a commission of more than 1,000 yuan with such a low salary. If I become a regular employee, it would be easy to make 800,000 or 900,000 yuan a month."

Zhang Yunqi laughed: "So, you don't plan to go to school anymore, and want to get a full-time job at Lianzhong Trading?"

Wang Xiaokai's face smiled as brightly as a chrysanthemum: "Mr. Zhang still understands me."

Zhang Yunqi said, "First, stop flattering me. Second, you don't want to go to school. I think you should ask your parents. Third, you want to be transferred to a regular employee. I won't reject someone who can make a profit for the company, but I don't want to recruit you and then have your parents come to the company, twist your ears, and beat you. That would be so embarrassing. You are the best friend of the big boss of Lianzhong."

(End of this chapter)