this man is not calm

Chapter 169 The Beginning of Transformation
When I was sitting in the car, I didn’t feel like I was looking down from a distance, but when I stood on the edge of the Yangtze River, I really felt that the big river running through the middle and west of the country is really not comparable to regional rivers, and it is slightly yellowish. The river flows eastward without any haste.

After superficially looking at several nearby scenic spots worth "checking in", Jin Shang and Li Xuan came to the legendary Yellow Crane Tower.

To be honest, when I saw it, the word disappointment was not enough to describe Jin Shang's mood.

The city under his feet was completely different from what he remembered from his previous life. If it weren't for the fact that the location and shape of the great rivers and lakes had not changed, Jin Shang would have wondered if he came to the wrong place, or the map of the parallel world had changed.

Leaving other things aside, the location of the Yellow Crane Tower is very different from the previous life.

This legendary tourist attraction has been damaged and rebuilt several times in history. Because of military use, it was basically rebuilt in Linjiangkou. More than 600 years ago, the Han River entered the Yangtze River estuary for the last time, changing from the intersection of Zhuankou and other places in the previous life to entering the river from the Dragon King Temple. Most of Hanyang has since changed from the north of the Han River to the south of the Han River. .

The situation in this life is similar. At the confluence of the two rivers, a temple is still built to worship the Dragon King and pray for good weather. Last month, the local people spontaneously held a dragon dance performance, hoping that this year’s flood season will be safe and sound.

Li Xuan, who has been here several times, pointed to the river in the distance and said:
"Look over there, the blue waters of the Han River are rippling, and the river water is turbid and yellow, forming a clear scene there."

It is no wonder that the old man regards the Han River as the main channel of the Yangtze River, and the upper reaches of the Jinsha River as a tributary. The Han River with plenty of water has better channel conditions than the Jinsha River that passes through the Wuxia section with fast currents and dense reefs.

At least the water quality is clear, which is much more pleasing to the eye than the muddy river water.

After scanning the surrounding terrain, Jin Shang asked with some doubts:

"I heard that the Yellow River in the middle of Henan is threatened by the hanging river on the ground. I don't think it will be much better here!"

Li Xuan nodded imperceptibly and said:

"Do you know the average altitude of the city under your feet? 23 meters..."

"Isn't this... lower than many coastal areas?"

This is no longer the altitude that a normal inland city should have. Generally speaking, the area at this altitude is not the location of the Great Lakes, but should also be part of the swamp wetland.

By the way, this is the product of Gu Yunmeng Daze fading.

"Over there... take care of the Yellow River embankment. Several large reservoirs are safe and sound, so it's not a big problem. Here... no matter where there is a heavy rain in the surrounding area, the water will flow here. You probably haven't experienced it. Every year during the flood season, there will be waves one after another. When Bo Hongfeng crossed the border, the whole village, old and young, had money to contribute, and they were able to contribute to the hard work of going up the embankment to prevent floods. I dare not say that it is like this every year, at least in my impression, there are very few people who do not make trouble. The soldiers and civilians work together to defend their homes. It’s really like fighting for life on the battlefield. Of course, in recent years, the construction of water conservancy facilities has gradually played a role, and it has improved a lot. Unlike before, young men are required to carry sandbags and waterproof rain cloths to charge into the battle to block the openings and fill the pipes. Heavy trucks drive past, concrete piers down, more effective than flesh and blood, and less dangerous..."

"Since we choose to build a big city here, some costs are unavoidable. The development of the times and the advancement of technology will improve everything. It will get better in the future!"

"Are you inspecting the location?"

"you caught me?"

Li Xuan showed such an expression as expected.

"No special needs, why care so much about a city thousands of miles away from home? The water and land transportation is convenient, not flooded, the place is large, the land rent is cheap, and the labor cost is not high. Is there any place more suitable for establishing a warehouse in Central China than here? Logistics distribution center?"

The company is so busy, it’s hard to go out for a trip, and there is no special reason to waste time in this kind of place. Jin Shangcai is too lazy to play in this so-called scenic spot with little nutrition, and a big city with average development.

For the same things, the capital city is more upscale than here.

Now that I have this idea, the capital that will be poured here in the future must be lost.If you spend so much money, you must see it on the spot to see if it is worth it.

"Looked around briefly, what do you think?"

"White jade with slight flaws! Although there are some shortcomings, but the advantages are too prominent, it is really hard to let go, no surprises, this place will become one of the most important parts of the business map."

"As long as you are satisfied! Take a quick look at the flowers, just leave an impression, and take a look at it later."

Li Xuan looked at her watch, it was almost time,

"I see that Xiao Kang has called several times to make an appointment. He probably wants to go out to be cool. Let's find a place to eat, then go to the bookstore and let him go. The little guy is probably getting impatient after being a driver."

"Fine!"

For two or three hours, I can only have a quick glimpse of the city, and there is nothing new to look at.

The three found an air-conditioned street shop and ate some local dishes.

The taste is okay, but a bit salty, otherwise, I am satisfied.

Later, they came to a place called "Huixin Bookstore" and parted ways with Li Kang.

Jin Shang made a phone call, and a 37-20-year-old, medium-built, slightly dark man came forward to greet him with three young men of more than [-] years old.

"President Jin, I've been waiting for a long time, welcome, I'm the local regional manager, Jiang Long..."

"Happy meeting!"

Jin Shang stretched out his hand to shake the other party, and then introduced,
"Li Xuan, director of the offline life service office..."

"Director Li, we have dealt with each other and talked on the phone."

The main business of Huixin Bookstore is book rental and sales, and audio-visual products are also part of the business. In order to cooperate with the promotion of offline life services, stores in various places also need to synchronize information. Li Xuan has communicated with many regional managers.

Offline life and the bookstore have no superior-subordinate relationship. They belong to the brother departments of the same head office. After all, they are a family, and they usually deal with each other fairly harmoniously.

"I've heard that both of them are very young. It's better to be famous than to meet each other. They are talented."

A group of people came to the reception room and asked to put their luggage away temporarily. Jiang Long asked Jin Shang for instructions:
"I don't know whether Mr. Jin's inspection is to check the materials or the accounts first?"

"take it easy!"

Jin Shang waved his hand, interrupting Jiang Long's thoughts,

"I happened to pass by this time, so I stopped by to take a look. It's not to find out any problems, and to scare the monkeys. The parent company bought the bookstore from Meiying Studio for major strategic considerations. It's not for the sake of making money. One point, Manager Jiang can rest assured."

"You are joking."

The boss said very politely and directly. Jiang Long could take it seriously, but he wouldn't believe it all.

"Let's do this! Today is the weekend, and the business should be going on normally. It's fine for the employees to come at their usual pace. Let's go and have a look around..."

"Alright!"

How can the boss, Jin Shang, do it himself for checking accounts, inventorying materials and so on?

Just a phone call, let the headquarters organize an inspection team to systematically go through all the branches, there is no need to waste a lot of time here.

The office area of ​​Huixin Bookstore is not too big, but there is a large storage room and preparation room.

After greeting the clerk on duty, Jiang Long led Jin Shang and Li Xuan through the corridor to the business area.

As the largest flagship store in Central China, it has an open area of ​​more than [-] square meters, and it is a duplex structure. There are several rows of bookshelves on the upper floor, but it is not as dense as the lower floor.

Contrary to Jin Shang's expectations, Huixin Bookstore does not seem to be a pure bookstore, but a comprehensive leisure tea bar that integrates coffee and refreshment, leisure office, reading area, children's books, etc. with the bookstore as the carrier.

"This...is a bookstore?"

Li Xuan whispered beside Jin Shang,

"Is this flagship store special, or is it true of other business styles?"

The girlfriend, who seemed to be taken aback, didn't understand the difference.

Just like ordinary Internet cafes and Internet cafes set up by Jinshang, the main income of the former is to collect Internet access fees. Internet cafes are different, peripheral income, non-staple food sales, booth reservations, etc., may earn more than Internet access fees.

Cafes with Internet features and Internet cafes that provide non-staple food are similar on the surface, but they are fundamentally different.

This one... is indeed no longer a pure bookstore.

In the central hall, there is even a four- to five-meter-high stepped platform. When Jin Shang and others arrived, local cultural activities were being held. The local cultural center, children's palace and university teachers were guest lecturers. Parents told historical stories, local characteristics, historical origins, Chu culture, etc.

Jin Shang watched quietly for a while, and from the reactions of the people around him, he could tell that this was not a temporary event, or even the first time, but that the bookstore really cooperated with local cultural celebrities to engage in A characteristic salon with a bit of influence.

"This...how long have you held it?"

"It's been more than a year!"

Jiang Long replied cautiously,
"In recent years, the prosperity of the book market has stagnated, and the children's book market has great prospects. In addition, the urban area is also promoting cultural characteristic service activities. As an important carrier, Huixin Bookstore is more or less beneficial to participate in it. At present, the sales of children's books and picture albums have shown a significant increase, and the public's evaluation of us as the organizer of the event is also very good."

"How often?"

"Basically every month, ranging from once to three times, depending on the situation, it is summer vacation, and the frequency should be higher."

Jiang Long, who didn't know Jin Shang's attitude towards this matter, didn't dare to exaggerate or belittle too much, and explained it realistically.

After listening for a while, Jin Shang, who was very interested, clapped his hands along with the applause of the audience.

Jin Shang didn't understand the crappy Chinese-flavored Mandarin of the old professor standing on the rostrum, but he still understood the general meaning.

Later, Jin Shang said to Jiang Long:

"You did a good job in this matter. The book market is a sea of ​​red, and bookstores have very limited room for imagination. It is a good breakthrough to improve service quality while maintaining product quality."

Most importantly, Jin Shang confirmed that everything he saw today, including this children's parent-child cultural salon, was not specially held to deal with Jin Shang.

This store... has something.

Bookstores that only know how to sell books will be swept into the dustbin of history in the future Internet tide.

Even physical books are a sunset industry, so it's no wonder that book sellers have a good life.

However, the cultural attribute of the book itself is real. Based on it, it is different to develop peripheral services and connect it with the daily life of local people.

"Mr. Jin, thank you for your compliment. It's great that you can understand! Bookstore operations are full of difficulties, especially now, with all kinds of shocks, there is always a feeling of storms coming. The operating costs of such a large bookstore are too high. I really can’t hold on if I don’t think of a way.”

"Thank you for your hard work. Later, I have something to talk to you in detail..."

While talking, Jin Shang turned to Li Xuan and said,
"See? This is a living example of local life services. The existence of the Internet should provide assistance for such services so that they can be fully integrated into the daily lives of ordinary people. First of all, we must have a clear understanding of our thinking. As for Whether it can be realized is a technical problem, and it is left to the programmer to solve it. Even if it cannot be achieved now, it will definitely be possible in the near future. Dare to think, and then work hard to realize it..."

Isn't technology a miracle that turns fantasy into reality?
"I understand, go back and sort out the promotion ideas in the capital!"

"That's right! We don't want to hold all the resources in our hands, but how to solve problems for others is the key. Serving individuals, not all, for the sake of the interests of merchants, they make money, we have Have a good time..."

To use a very old-fashioned word, the word empowerment is the most appropriate.

The three of them chatted intermittently for a while, and then went to various service areas to experience it, especially the music album trial area. Jin Shang put on his earphones and ordered Mei Fengchun's "First Day" released some time ago.

Generally speaking, it is similar to Jin Shang's idea, and the singing is a little bit vain, but it's not a big problem, but it has a different style.

The sales should not be bad. In just a short while, Jin Shang saw several young men and women putting singles into the shopping cart.

As for mothers with children, they prefer to buy "Farewell".

The cool boys have a special liking for "Duplicity". Rock and roll full of skills and emotions is their favorite.

Next, I went to the gourmet area to taste the high-quality and cheap instant coffee and pastries, chatted with the literary and artistic teenagers and girls, and observed the work intensity of the employees.

Back in the reception room, Jin Shangcai had a showdown with Jiang Long.

"Manager Jiang, I wonder if you are willing to work in the capital?"

"Eh?"

Is this a promotion?
Jin Shang's words obviously caught Jiang Long by surprise.

"Please don't get me wrong, I didn't decide to promote you after seeing your performance today, but your immediate superior, Wei Shuangping... Director Wei recommended you after inspecting the merits and abilities of a group of young and vigorous cadres... "

Otherwise, Jin Shang would not waste too much time on a regional manager.

(End of this chapter)