Chapter 121 Business Needs
The food and lodging issues of these orphans have always troubled Ye Lingshuang, so she was overjoyed when she heard this. With a slightly apologetic look on her pretty face, she said, "Brother Jiang, I really didn't think carefully before! I only thought about how to make sure they had enough food and clothes, but I didn't think about making sure they could learn to be independent!"
Jiang Chengfeng touched his nose and thought, wouldn't he be arrested for hiring child labor these days? However, if trained properly, these little guys are likely to become the backbone of Yipinxuan's branches in the future, hehe!
"What about the second thing?" Jiang Chengfeng asked.
Ye Lingshuang smiled embarrassedly, her pretty face slightly red. When Jiang Chengfeng saw her like this, he knew that it must be because of the money again.
"Brother Jiang, Huayang holds a poetry club every year, and this year will be the twelfth session!" After hesitating for a long time, Ye Lingshuang finally told the story.
What the hell is this poetry club? These are all for you talented men and women. Why should a small servant like me get involved?
"Do you need more sponsorship?" Jiang Chengfeng said with a smile. Although it was just a guess, judging from the girl's attitude, it was probably true.
Ye Lingshuang responded in a low voice, lowered her head, her chin almost touching her towering chest, and finally made a mosquito-like buzzing sound, "I'm still short of eight hundred taels!"
Jiang Chengfeng's eyes suddenly widened. What kind of poetry friend would spend money like this? This eight hundred taels of silver was the net profit of Yipinxuan for three days! It hurts!
It is said that rabbits don't eat grass near their nests. Sister Shuang is so shameless that she started directly from Ah Hui. Is this bullying Ah Hui for being honest? But Ah Hui is my wife, and she has to listen to me in everything!
"If there was no other way, I wouldn't want to look for Ah Hui! We have searched almost every wealthy family in Huayang City. They have already sponsored many classes, and it is difficult to raise funds now!"
Jiang Chengfeng smiled bitterly. Eight hundred taels of silver was not a small amount. Even if he was a wealthy man, it was impossible for him to donate so much silver with a wave of his hand. And Sister Shuang did not want to tarnish her father's good name, so she found Ah Hui.
"Since you are organizing the poetry gathering yourselves, why don't you ask your teachers and friends for funding?" Jiang Chengfeng asked in return.
"The purpose of holding a poetry club is to discover and recommend talents through this event! If you accept money, many things will become impure!" Ye Lingshuang said.
Jiang Chengfeng nodded. It was true. Aren't there always some shady manipulations behind the talent shows in the future? It was not easy for this talented woman to think of this.
"By the way, who are the invited participants to the poetry club?" Jiang Chengfeng asked.
"The contestants come from all over Jianghuai Province. The provincial education officials will also be present to select talents. It will be very lively!"
Scholars these days were all keen on the imperial examinations. Now that the provincial education commissioner had arrived, scholars certainly did not want to miss this opportunity.
Jiang Chengfeng thought for a moment and said, "I can provide eight hundred taels of silver! But I have a few requests—"
"Brother Jiang, just say whatever you want to say!" Ye Lingshuang didn't have much hope at first, but after hearing that, her little thoughts immediately became active.
Jiang Chengfeng raised a finger and said with a smile: "The first request is that this poetry club should be named after Yipinxuan, and say that it is the exclusive sponsor of Yipinxuan!"
Ye Lingshuang hesitated a little. This girl was smart and understood the situation immediately. A certain profiteer wanted to expand the popularity of Yipinxuan! No business had ever used the poetry club to promote itself before. It was really difficult to do so!
Seeing that Ye Lingshuang was still hesitating, Jiang Chengfeng moved closer and continued to persuade her: "Miss Ye, actually doing this will benefit both of us! What do you think!"
Ye Lingshuang couldn't resist the temptation, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay! I agree!"
"Hehe——" Jiang Chengfeng grinned, as if to say that he had known you would agree. He raised his second finger and said, "Secondly, I also require that all supplies in your poetry club must be branded with the Yipinxuan trademark, such as pens, inkstones, paper, and even tables, chairs, and benches!"
Since I have paid the money, I must get a corresponding return. Through this poetry club, I want everyone in Jianghuai to know about Yipinxuan, and I want to earn ten times the money back! Haha!
Ye Lingshuang was speechless. He said someone was a dishonest businessman, and someone else was still breathing! Although there were a few dishonest businessmen in the previous poetry clubs, they were nothing compared to this guy!
Most of those scholars are aloof and like to pretend to be cultured. As a result, this poetry gathering will become full of the smell of money. I wonder if those scholars can accept it?
Of course, Jiang Chengfeng doesn't care about the smell of money. He is a businessman, and everything is based on profit. Since he has spent money, he must get a corresponding return. To put it nicely, this is called business needs.
"Ms. Ye, in order to express our Yipinxuan's heartfelt support for this poetry club, Yipinxuan will also provide some gifts for this poetry club!"
Ye Lingshuang looked at Jiang Chengfeng in confusion.
"Hehe! All the talented men and women who participate in this poetry club will receive a fine oil-paper umbrella provided by Yipinxuan!"
Ye Lingshuang smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid this oil-paper umbrella also has the Yipinxuan trademark?"
Jiang Chengfeng laughed, "It's just a business need!"
Jiang Chengfeng could imagine that if it rained heavily in Huayang City one day, and everyone on the street was using Yipinxuan's oil-paper umbrellas, wouldn't Yipinxuan's signboard become more and more famous?
Seeing someone's smug look, Ye Lingshuang's beautiful eyes rolled back. I used to think that someone was quite interesting and talented, but I didn't expect him to be like this -
Oh, never mind. I don’t know how someone came up with these weird ideas. It seems like this poetry gathering was held for Yipinxuan.
Ye Lingshuang was frowning, Jiang Chengfeng's laughter stopped abruptly, he coughed dryly, and asked: "Miss Ye, do you think my request is a bit excessive?"
Ye Lingshuang wrinkled her nose and nodded, "It's really difficult!"
Jiang Chengfeng immediately put on a lecturing look and said sternly: "Ms. Ye, you shouldn't have such thoughts! Have you ever thought that your so-called charity donations are actually nothing in the eyes of others!"
Ye Lingshuang lowered her brows and said nothing.
“Maybe many businessmen have good intentions, but you have to know that it is not easy for them to make money! You only see their glorious side, but you don’t know the efforts they have made for this!”
"In today's society, businessmen are not welcome! But even so, they still have to work hard to make a living! They have to withstand huge pressure and face challenges head-on! I remember a saying that goes, if you want something, you must first give something!"
