Chapter 14: Rescue the Urgent but Not the Poor

  From a business perspective, regardless of whether Xiao Bai is Zhu Ye or not, as long as it's profitable, one can ignore the other party's true identity, as long as he doesn't harm her. Since this famous White Young Master started setting up a special counter at Dayang Department Store, even Hong Niangzi Li and others have come to discuss this matter with Qi Xiu, and precisely because of this, the issue of store size has surfaced for the first time.

  Although she has been busy with this shop recently, her name is still the boss of Guangyuan Pawnshop. She is quite diligent in handling things in the shop, although she is often late and leaves early. Lately, the business of Guangyuan Pawnshop seems to have declined a lot, which is partly related to the new pawnshop that opened in Nancheng. With the recent worry about Dayang's affairs, she has been feeling overwhelmed and needs to make a choice between the two. Just as she was thinking of when to invite Gan Jing out for tea to discuss this matter, the big boss came to inspect the shop personally.

  After Gan Jing arrived at Guangyuan Pu, he just casually flipped through the account book and didn't even glance at Gui Shu. These days, Gui Shu was busy studying the "dingzi" accounting method for borrowing and lending. Not to mention that almost all the managers of the Gan family's business were studying this thing, it was really difficult for them to study something from a hundred or even a thousand years ago with an ancient person's thinking. After all, how many people in this world are like Gan Jing and Xiaoshi?

  "Boss Liu, I don't know if you'll give me face or not, but let's have a meal together. Last time, thanks to your care, I made a good profit. Today, consider it a return gift." It was rare for Gan Jing to say something so witty. Every time he invited someone to eat, he would inevitably choose Xin Kaiyuan without hesitation. After all, he would rather die than go to Zhu's restaurant. The boss brought friends and from the apprentices to the cooks, no one dared to slack off. The speed of serving dishes was also surprisingly fast. The style of Xin Kaiyuan's cuisine was similar to Jiangnan's Hangbang cuisine, which was also the reason why Qi Xi could tolerate Gan Jing inviting her to eat at the same place countless times - the light and refreshing taste of Hangbang cuisine that reminded her of home.

  Watching Qi Xian eat so un-ladylike, Gan Jing couldn't help but chuckle: "Qixian, from now on you don't have to run around in two directions anymore. Focus on doing well with your ocean and it's also time for things with Guangyuan to come to an end."

  "Big brother..." This big brother's words came out of his mouth, and Qīng Jìng was also very grateful in her heart. Whether it was their help when they were stranded on the sandy beach, or the meticulous arrangements on the way to Yún Zhōng City, or even the many suggestions he gave at the beginning of the Great Ocean, he had always been the one who understood her best and could empathize with her difficulties. "Uncle Guì has mentioned wanting to retire several times." It wasn't that she wanted to plead for Uncle Guì, but rather Qīng Jìng still had her own little thoughts on this matter.

  "Now that you've spoken up, I know what to do. Ever since the pawnshop in Nancheng opened, Guangyuan's business has really declined."

  "The impression pawnshops give to the common people is that of a high counter, an accountant with a slanted gaze, constantly calculating the poor's money bags. First and foremost, pawnshops need to increase their publicity, establish a good image in the hearts of the common people, pawnshops are the emergency lights for the common people, the gas stations for investors, the safes for the middle class, in short, the principle is 'relieve urgency but not poverty'."

  As soon as the words came out, Qi Xian suddenly realized that terms like emergency lights, gas stations, safes, and middle class were too modern for Gan Jing. Fortunately, he was only thinking about his last sentence to save the situation, so Qi Xian also vaguely passed over the previous conversation and began to explain: "Originally, most of the customers who came to the pawnshop were poor and struggling, some even couldn't maintain their basic living. Now, we need to adjust the positioning of our customers a bit, for example, in order to attract investors, we can offer them lower interest rates than the money house, borrowing from the money house not only requires paying high interest but also has complicated procedures; another example is that we can open some safekeeping businesses, those wealthy families who are not at ease leaving their valuables at home can also set up a safe in the pawnshop, and the pawnshop will collect a certain safekeeping fee."

  Gan Jing looked at Qi Xian with an unbelievable gaze: "Fortunately, you are not one of Zhu Ye's people. Otherwise, where would I, Gan Jing, have a foothold in Shazhou City?" Although it was a joke, this remark gave people a sense of clarity and openness, and he gradually began to understand how the little girl relied on her clever brain to open such a large general store in an unfamiliar city like Shazhou. "You and your uncle are both going to leave Guangyuan Pulu. As for the new shopkeeper, I'm inclined to find someone within the shop. Who do you think is more suitable?"

  "You'd better make your own decision on this matter, but if you encounter any problems in the future, I can come back to help at any time."

  Starting today, I can devote myself to managing the Great Ocean. From Big Brother's tone, it seems that Uncle Gui won't be staying in Guangyuan for long either. Uncle Sima is cautious and has exceptional martial arts skills, but heaven is always fair; he doesn't understand accounting or bookkeeping, and the Great Ocean urgently needs an accountant. This kind of thing is usually done by someone familiar to put one's mind at ease, and Qī Miǎo naturally had someone in mind.

  After dinner, the two of them went their separate ways. Qi Xian wanted to go back to Dayang Department Store, and Gan Jing also said he had other things to do. On the east side of Dayang Department Store was a pharmacy that specialized in selling precious medicinal materials. It was said that it had just opened recently. Poor people couldn't afford these medicines, while rich people only trusted familiar stores. Compared to Dayang Department Store, this pharmacy seemed too deserted. Hmm, I'll make a note and draw a red circle around it - maybe it's possible to persuade them to move out. On the west side of Dayang Department Store was a small wine shop. Although the wine wasn't great, there were still many customers coming in. It would be difficult to mobilize them to move out.

  The clerks in the Pacific store were mostly only familiar with Manager Sima, but at this time, Sima had gone somewhere unknown. The shop assistants immediately came to welcome customers, but those who were directly assigned from Yunzhong City were all men with stiff expressions and cool faces. Although they were still a distance away from Qiuniu's imagination, she didn't expect such clerks to be popular among female customers. However, Qiuniu had made up her mind to find Sima later to study how to find enthusiastic yet not **, beautiful yet not coquettish female sales assistants. Hehe, when the time comes, each person will wear a high-opening cheongsam, which will surely attract the attention of everyone in the city. At that time, not only will lechers and perverts come, but also noble women and little loli girls will flock to us. Then won't my wallet become more and more bulging? Spit, what was I thinking about? Our Pacific store is not a chicken duck chain store after all.