Chapter 41 Opening
This made Su Luo really anxious. The decoration was now coming to an end, and things like signs and custom-made work clothes had been delivered one after another. Although the shopkeeper had not been found yet, there was no need to rush. If it really didn't work out, Zhou Si could take over. But what about the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening?
Su Luo was worried so much that her hair turned white, and she was so worried that the spring water in the river flowed eastward... She was so anxious that she finally asked Li Qing'er directly if she could find any connection. Li Qing'er shrugged, shook her head innocently, and handed Su Luo a bag of copper coins, saying that they were earned in the past few days.
Su Luo was surprised. The store hasn't even opened yet, and you can still make money by promoting it? Li Qing'er said that every day after reading the advertising slogan, Manager Feng would show off his singing voice. These days, he simply stopped reading the advertising slogan and just sang. After he finished singing, some people threw money at him and shouted "One more".
Su Luo was speechless. Was this a consolation to the dark clouds over her head?
Li Qing'er also said that in view of the outstanding performance of the Public Relations Department, she requested a reward from the company. It would be best if the reward was paid in the form of a bonus. Ten taels is not too much, and one tael is not too little.
Su Luo remained speechless. She was afraid that there was not even twenty cents in the purse in her hand.
After rejecting the request from the Public Relations Department, Su Luo was still troubled by the issue of guests. She thought that if it really didn't work out, she would just shamelessly invite them in person, regardless of whether there was a middleman or not. However, it turned out that all the larger businesses required appointments, and the owners of the smaller businesses could not handle their own business, so they had no time to pay attention to her. As for Magistrate Qi, Su Luo thought about it and didn't dare to go. If Magistrate Qi knew that they had broken up with Master Zhong, he might take the opportunity to retaliate. It was better not to go up and try to get close to him.
In the end... there was really no time, so Su Luo reluctantly found a few new business people to fill in the gaps, including Bao Zixing's neighbor, the one who bought the fruit, and the owner of the fruit shop she often visited . They all said they would definitely make time to come.
Of course, there were some good things in this process. There was one person who gave Su Luo a surprise. He was Fatty Xue who accompanied Su Luo to Shandong. He heard from somewhere that Su Luo had opened a store, so he made a special trip and carefully observed the design of the money box. Of course, he was still scared when he saw Zhi Lang. It was not until Su Luo repeatedly assured Yun Lang that Yun Lang would not do anything, and Yun Lang used his actions to tell Fatty Xue the consequences of leaking the news, that Fatty Xue agreed to forget about Yiluanfeng and said that he would bring his friends to support the opening day.
Su Luo was so moved that she burst into tears and began to reflect on herself for not sharing the money with Fatty Xue. Of course, she had no intention of giving him more money, she was just thinking about it.
In this way, Su Luo, with the indomitable spirit of a cockroach, finally made it to the day when Qiangui opened. The plaque was covered with red silk, a ribbon was hung in front of the door, two strings of 800-shot firecrackers were bought, two "8s" were placed at the door, and a ready-made band played only lively songs. In addition to the publicity offensive during this period, a lot of people gathered to watch the fun. Su Luo felt relieved. If there were no business and political officials, there would be no business, so it was not bad to take the popular route.
Half an hour before the official opening, Fatty Xue arrived with two friends. One was an old friend he had known for many years, whose surname was He and who was in the printing business in Kaifeng, and the other was a civil servant in Kaifeng Prefecture. Su Luo felt that these two people were just casually brought by Fatty Xue to eat for free, because they were not dressed up and had no preparations, and they only heard that someone was going to open a business after they arrived. Su Luo didn't mind these, but the only thing he cared about was the identity of the civil servant, which was a prison judicial officer in a broad sense, and a prison boss in popular terms. In the end, Su Luo decided to conceal the identity of the prison boss to avoid discouraging the employees' enthusiasm for work or arousing Yun Lang's anti-government sentiment.
"The auspicious time has arrived - arrived - arrived -" This is the sound roared out from the thin and dry bodies of the masses, and it is full of confidence.
The auspicious time arrived, firecrackers went off, crackling and lively, which made Su Luo feel unhappy. She took Fatty Xue to introduce him to the onlookers, and led the applause regardless of whether they knew about it or not. In Zhou Chongwen's opinion, this was a complete act of covering one's ears and stealing the bell, but Su Luo didn't mind. She was in high spirits and was ready to cut the ribbon after clapping.
He held the scissors in his hand and opened them. Before he could start cutting, a fleet of famous brands shouted that someone was coming to congratulate the store on its opening. Su Luo looked up and saw a two-passenger carriage stopped near the cash box. The curtain opened, revealing a wealthy middle-aged face. Fatty Xue beside Su Luo shuddered and was about to speak when another carriage came from the opposite street. This time it was a four-passenger carriage. The driver stopped the carriage and put a bench on the ground. A thin old man got out of the carriage. When he saw the person opposite him, he smiled and bowed, "President Huang, you are here too?"
The middle-aged man who got off the double carriage laughed, "Mr. Ma, nice to meet you."
Su Luo was still confused, and Fatty Xue tugged at him fiercely, "Auntie, didn't you say you couldn't invite anyone?"
Su Luo nodded confusedly, "Yes."
Fatty Xue thought Su Luo was playing a trick on him, and he glared at the two people who were still chatting not far away, and said in a low voice: "Then Lord Ma and President Huang..."
"Your Highness?" Su Luo was really shocked.
When she said that, Fatty Xue was stunned for a long time, "You, you really don't know him?"
Su Luo answered him with pure eyes.
"It's not the prince, it's the horse prince, the horse prince !" Fatty Xue stood on tiptoe and looked to both sides, "If you didn't invite them, then which restaurant is so proud to invite these two people?"
"What does Lord Ma do? "
"A horse dealer!" Fatty Xue looked around like a thief. "The horse markets in Henan and Hebei are all controlled by him. He has a horse farm in Liaodong. He is a big shot who has business with the imperial court and lives here."
Su Luo was also a little confused when she heard this. She looked at the fruit shop owner and the miscellaneous fruit shop owner beside her , then at Fatty Xue, the general manager of the small chain store, and sighed deeply.
"The one next to him is President Huang of the Henan Huishang Chamber of Commerce. Oh, these two... I have to go get to know them." Fatty Xue moved over there as he spoke, but was grabbed by Su Luo. What a joke, she already had the scissors in her hand, she had to finish cutting the ribbon before letting them go.
Fatty Xue was a little anxious, and he handed the scissors in his hand to the director of the printing factory next to him, "Go left and right, and cut it for me."
The director of the printing factory also wanted to go over and get close to them. Just as he was about to turn around and pass the scissors to the next person, he saw Lord Ma and Chairman Huang walking hand in hand, heading towards them.
