Free Web NovelChapter 604: Chapter 224: The Su and Qin Families to Cooperate on a New Era Franchise Store_2
The second day after returning home, even before reaching the point where merely surviving was acceptable, the Empress Dowager still cared about her son. She casually asked Qin Shiqing to help warm up breakfast, otherwise Su Zelin might take the easy way and eat something frozen, which isn’t good for the stomach.
As soon as he entered the house, Su Zelin grabbed a clean set of clothes and walked into the bathroom for a cold shower. When he came out, Qin Shiqing had already warmed up breakfast.
Today’s main breakfast dishes were mother’s specialties: scallion pancakes and egg cakes, along with millet porridge.
Qin Shiqing had already eaten and casually said while sitting by the dining table, "Xiaolinzi, the day after tomorrow, our high school Class 2 is having a reunion. We’ve scheduled dinner with our teachers. You’ll come, right?"
"Another reunion..."
Su Zelin swallowed a piece of egg cake and wasn’t surprised.
Since college, there’s been a reunion every winter break.
Actually, Su Zelin wasn’t particularly interested in reunions with old classmates from secondary school anymore. Apart from Qin Shiqing, Tang Yan, and Lu Haoran, his relationships with other classmates were just average, including former roommates, who didn’t think much of him back then.
But that was before; now it’s different. Some opportunistic fence-sitters have already started getting close because they know that someone like him might be quite influential after graduation and could help them someday.
For those kinds of people, Su Zelin didn’t bother at all; Zhao Mingxuan was cuter in comparison.
It may be a bit boring, but he would still attend the high school reunion because Lu Haoran and a few other friends would be there, and they invite former teachers every winter break.
He respects teachers, so he wouldn’t miss it, especially for people like Old Guo.
"Alright, I’ll go!"
Su Zelin nodded.
"Okay, then I’ll count you in for an extra spot!"
After breakfast, Qin Shiqing packed things up.
Meanwhile, Su Zelin took the opportunity to run to the courtyard to have a cigarette.
Smoking in front of someone you grew up with definitely wouldn’t do; every time he met her, it would get snatched away.
Su Jianjun was also in the courtyard, smoking with Qin Daqing.
"Son, these Yellow Crane Tower ones are really good, much better than most on the market. No wonder they’re special supply!"
Old Su had been smoking for ages and could tell the quality at a drag.
On the night of the annual meeting, Zhang Yuanhang had given him a few packs, and Su Zelin took them home, giving both his dad and Qin Daqing one pack each.
"Zelin, thanks to you, we too get a taste of the special supply. Usually, such stuff is for the higher-ups; even with money, they’re hard to buy!"
Qin Daqing agreed.
"Haha, Uncle Qin, you’re welcome. They were given to me by someone; I just passed them on."
Su Zelin smiled.
"You rascal, getting special supply cigarettes, you’re doing better than I am!"
Although feeling overshadowed by the younger generation, Su Jianjun was still proud of his son.
Suddenly remembering something, he said, "Zelin, I’ve heard your Operations Director position holds quite a bit of power, handling company development plans and policy implementation. Even franchise approvals are under you; is that right?" freeweɓnovel.cøm
There’s a computer at home hooked up to the internet. Old Su had also learned to search for answers to questions he didn’t know.
"Yes, it’s under me. Dad, what’s up?"
Su Zelin was a bit puzzled.
"It’s like this, I discussed with Uncle Qin, and we want to open a New Era franchise in Jianglan together."
Su Jianjun spoke his mind.
"Open a store?"
Su Zelin was a little surprised.
He really hadn’t expected his dad to plan on opening a New Era store.
"Exactly, the industry Uncle Qin and I are in can still make some money, but competition is getting fiercer. Especially in recent years, we just earn laborious money, so we’ve considered switching careers!"
Su Jianjun paused, then continued, "I think the digital industry is promising. In recent years, internet cafes in Jianglan have been springing up like mushrooms, and more people are getting into computers. Even middle-aged guys like me and Uncle Qin are starting to accept it. Internet costs have also gotten cheaper this year. I think it’ll eventually enter every household, and the same goes for mobile phones. So, this is a big trend; we have to get in early. If we’re late, we’ll miss out even on the scraps! And New Era has opened so many branches in two years, the government values it; I think it has potential, so franchising is a good choice!"
Su Zelin nodded.
His dad indeed had a sharp market instinct.
In fact, ever since he quit his job at the steel mill for business, he had switched fields several times.
The market’s always changing; you can’t stay the same forever.
Some old industries are waning or getting phased out, while some new ones are rising and thriving.
Dad has always switched fields successfully, as he got the big picture right. As a result, he’s almost never lost money in business over the years, always smooth sailing.
The future digital and internet industries will eventually sweep across the world. The new market is currently developing rapidly, far from saturation, and Su Jianjun has once again seen the opportunity.
What puzzled Su Zelin was Qin Daqing.
In his previous life, the Qin family preferred stability, afraid to adapt, always sticking to the same old line of work, which, while somewhat lucrative, was never particularly wealthy.
It seems the Qin family was influenced by me this time.
They made money from stocks, and their investment in premises appreciated. After tasting success, the Qin family became more open-minded.
Qin Daqing even directly handed over a cigarette, "Zelin, you’re an executive at New Century Digital, well acquainted with this field. Opening a franchise should be profitable, right?"
