Chapter 267: Wave after wave of routines
For Chen Jianghe, the secretary is like a box of chocolates. It is hard to guess what the next one will taste like, but it always brings him different kinds of joy and surprises.
The lights in the room were on.
Chen Jianghe liked to lie down and watch her biting her thin lips and frowning slightly, look down at her rosy face and spring-water eyes, and stand and feel her graceful posture and her freedom of movement.
Without obstacles, some things will go as smoothly as flowing water.
Life lies in movement.
Life never stops, movement never stops...
After entering December, the weather began to turn cold. In previous years, the temperature in eastern Guangdong was around 27 or 28 degrees at this time of year. However, this year the climate is obviously abnormal. With the passage of cold air, the temperature dropped by more than ten degrees. It was cloudy and rainy for several days in a row, with cold wind and drizzle, and it was so cold that people were caught off guard.
However, such weather still cannot stop the enthusiasm of Guangdong people to buy houses. These days, the sales offices of Anxia Real Estate Group are as busy as Chinese New Year. Long queues form at the door before 7 o'clock every morning. There are even famous house-buying groups who fly from afar to the sales site and book an entire building of a single project in one go.
Compared with the hot sales of various real estate projects of Anxia Real Estate Group, the projects of other developers in the Pearl River Delta region appear to be particularly deserted, with many sales offices deserted and no one interested in buying.
At this time, the industry leaders are very patient and optimistic. They would rather let the project fail than easily reduce prices for promotions.
History always repeats itself surprisingly well.
When the tide of the times hits, those who are foresighted become the trendsetters, while those who are late to the party go with the flow and sink to the bottom of the sea.
On December 5, 2007, a real estate agency company named "Xiangjia" was formally established, and its first directly-operated store "Huijing New City" was successfully opened. Through in-depth cooperation with Anxia Real Estate Group, it obtained internal housing resources and achieved a successful start on the same day.
"Boss, didn't you and dad agree that real estate projects would be cold in the future? Why did you invest in a real estate agency?"
Secretary Lin Siqi was somewhat puzzled by Chen Jianghe's reversal of actions.
"The cold weather is only temporary. As a pillar industry, real estate should continue to soar for some time after the crisis."
Chen Jianghe smiled. Although he knew better than anyone else what the real estate industry would look like in the next decade or so, there was no need to be too confident. "Just like stock trading, only by planning ahead in a bear market can you reap the rewards when the bull market starts. Taking advantage of the cold weather in the real estate industry, we should get in first and take a position. The resistance to future development will be much smaller."
"That makes sense." Lin Siqi nodded, but still a little puzzled: "Since the boss is optimistic about the development prospects , why doesn't he join hands with Dad, but choose to start a real estate agency?"
"Real estate development involves too many things. Once something goes wrong, it's hard to get out of it unscathed. But it's different for brokerage companies. We can make use of the technical advantages we've accumulated in the field of takeout group buying, attract customers online, and sell offline. If things go well, we can quickly expand our stores across the country in just a few years. If things don't go well, at most the stores will go bankrupt and close down, and we won't be surrounded and killed by a group of home buyers," said Chen Jianghe.
"The boss is still thinking long-term. I will talk to my father later and ask him to invest more money." Lin Siqi smiled playfully and immediately grasped the key point of the matter.
"You really get things right away." Chen Jianghe gave the secretary a thumbs up, then asked her with a smile, "You've skipped so many classes with me during this period, are you worried that you'll fail the final exam?"
"Hey~ There are people who skip classes more often than me. If I have red lights all the way in the final exam, I'll let him help me through it." Lin Siqi said with a smile.
"Running a red light is not something a decent person should do." Chen Jianghe raised his eyebrows.
"Boss, I suspect you are driving." Lin Siqi said.
"So is your red light still here tonight?" Chen Jianghe asked.
"There's still a little bit left, it shouldn't be a problem." Lin Siqi smiled, took a few steps forward and whispered to Chen Jianghe, "I bought a set of exotic clothes online. I'll wear them for you tonight and dance for you, okay?"
"Okay." Chen Jianghe nodded subconsciously. The exotic atmosphere was extremely tempting, and coupled with the secretary's profound dance skills, the interest was full. However, after thinking about it, he shook his head: "I decided to endure it so as not to affect your health."
"Hmm?" Lin Siqi blinked in surprise, looked at Chen Jianghe and said, "You are getting better and better to me now."
"It's my duty to treat you well."
Chen Jianghe responded seriously. How could he not be fond of such a treasured little secretary who could dance both traditional Chinese style and exotic styles?
Of course, Teacher Xu and Yishu are also Chen Jianghe’s favorites.
When the weather gets cold, the homemade hot pot made by Xu Zhixi in the dormitory is his favorite, and he feels particularly comfortable holding Yishu's warm and soft hands.
The only thing that made Chen Jianghe depressed was December 6th, Yi Caiwei’s 18th birthday.
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him and he could have just ignored it. However, some time ago, the girl not only mentioned the birthday in the car, but also confessed her love to him before getting off the car.
Chen Jianghe replied to her on QQ, "I have a girlfriend", and she replied: I still hope to see you on my birthday.
"Let's meet, we will have cooperation in the future, we can't just end the relationship."
Chen Jianghe shrugged, picked up a pen and circled three dates on the calendar on the wall of dormitory 414: January 16, March 3 and September 12.
"A riverside villa in eastern Guangdong, a top luxury home in Shanghai, and a courtyard house in the capital."
The outlines of three birthday gifts emerged in Chen Jianghe's mind, one for the secretary, one for Teacher Xu, and one for Jiang Yishu.
"The money I have is still not enough. I need to keep working hard."
Chen Jianghe thought about it. Recently, Light Chaser has been competing fiercely with several peers in the Yangtze River Delta region. Money is being spent like water, burning millions every day.
Fortunately, the money was not wasted. After the reinforcements drawn from the nine cities in the Pearl River Delta arrived in the Yangtze River Delta, the difficult situation in the East China region was quickly alleviated. All the salesmen were like chicken blood, working hard to open up new markets, and the daily data reports showed a thriving growth trend.
"Student Chen Jianghe, come and have dinner."
At six o'clock in the evening, Xu Zhixi called Chen Jianghe on time to invite him to dinner.
"Here I come."
Chen Jianghe readily agreed and trotted towards the staff dormitory building.
"Hey, Teacher Tao is here too?"
As soon as he stepped into the door of dormitory 502, Chen Jianghe was about to give Xu Zhixi a hug, but she quietly dodged him and his eyes caught sight of teacher Tao Xinran sitting on the sofa.
"Long time no see, classmate Chen Jianghe." Tao Xinran greeted Chen Jianghe with a faint smile.
"It's been a long time." Chen Jianghe grinned, strode to the sofa in the living room, sat down next to Tao Xinran, and said in a muffled voice: "I remember Teacher Tao promised me something, but he hasn't fulfilled it yet."
Tao Xinran felt Chen Jianghe's breath hitting the skin beside her ear when he spoke. She bit her lip and moved to the side. She turned her head and asked him with a smile, "You have already developed your business to the Yangtze River Delta city cluster. Do you still need me to help introduce legal professionals?"
"That's a bit too polite." Chen Jianghe deliberately moved closer to Teacher Tao and said with a smile, "Outsiders can't use it as easily as our own people."
"Are you not satisfied with the legal affairs of Penguin Group?"
Tao Xinran pushed her glasses and asked with a smile. Although she had not been in contact with Chen Jianghe for a while, she paid close attention to the development of Light Chaser, especially the establishment of the legal team. Chen Jianghe "borrowed" several big names from Penguin Group to take charge.
Moreover, this guy even specially set up the company's legal department near the university town, making it impossible for Tao Xinran to pretend to be deaf and dumb or turn a blind eye.
In view of this, Tao Xinran gave up the idea of introducing him to colleagues.
"I am very satisfied, but we are short of staff. We are still short of a few people to run errands and do miscellaneous tasks." Chen Jianghe said.
Tao Xinran became alert when she heard this: "Are you targeting my graduate students?"
"Didn't Teacher Tao mention before that he wanted to send them to the Light Chasers for training? I think we should seize this good opportunity properly." Chen Jianghe said.
Tao Xinran raised his hand to support his forehead, thinking to himself, Chen Jianghe, you little capitalist really have a good plan. First, you borrowed a big shot from the legal department of Penguin Group at a high price, then took the opportunity to ask me to be a graduate student to do odd jobs, and finally, you also dragged me into it...
