I'm such a lovesick person.

Chapter 282 Some of the Difficulties Faced by the Female Boss

She was indeed very familiar with those bosses, but since they were all in similar industries, they were competitors.

Her fitness center, Li Ke Fitness, also offers professional yoga and Pilates classes, competing with other gyms for customers.

When they met, they were all polite to each other on the surface, but in private they were constantly fighting each other.

In the gym industry, the competition is even fiercer because everyone is in the same field.

She approached the business owners and asked them to give Qingque Clothing special treatment. She felt that those people would only agree verbally but would not actually care.

In other words, even if she tried to put in a good word, she might not be able to help Wei Lin and Qing Que.

After a moment's hesitation, Qian Hui decided to tell the truth, saying, "President Wei, it's not that I'm unwilling to help, but I'm afraid it won't make a difference. You're a smart person, you should know that they and I are all in the same industry, and we're all vying for sports-loving clients in Linjiang City. There are some hidden misunderstandings and grudges between us."

"We may be familiar with each other, but because we compete with each other, our relationship is just so-so."

"If you want them to genuinely support Qingque and care about your publicity and promotion, it's probably not very useful for me to say a few words."

Qian Hui spoke frankly and openly.

Wei Lin nodded slightly and smiled, "In that case, Mr. Qian, could you help us arrange for Qingque to invite those bosses to dinner?"

That's just how society is; social interactions and obligations are unavoidable.

When Xinlin was doing OEM business, since foreign orders accounted for a large proportion and foreigners were not enthusiastic about it, he did not need to be busy with various entertainment and social engagements.

When domestic clients come to Linjiang City to discuss orders with Xinlin, An Yuntian is in charge of all the reception and entertainment.

For Qingque, the simplest way to win over the owners of the sports venues and gyms they partner with is to get them to pay more attention to Qingque.

Hua Hongshan is a woman, and she probably can't handle the social engagements, so he has to do it.

“That’s no problem.” Qian Hui smiled slightly and said, “If it’s just inviting them to dinner, I can help you call all the sports and gym owners on your list. Mr. Wei, when do you plan to hold it?”

"Let's do it tomorrow night. Call as many people as you can," Wei Lin said.

It's too late today, and inviting him would be too presumptuous; he's afraid he won't be able to get many people to come. So he can only choose tomorrow night.

Qian Hui nodded: "Okay, then I'll ask someone for you right away!"

She asked Wei Lin to send her the list, and then, in front of Wei Lin, she made phone calls one by one, saying that Qingque's boss wanted to invite everyone to dinner, and that she and Qingque's boss were good friends, so please do her a favor and come along.

Besides Lifek itself, there are fifteen other owners of sports halls and gyms, ten of whom have agreed to attend.

The owners of the other five restaurants frankly stated that they had other dinner plans for the next day and could not come.

"Ten stores are fine too. Please make sure Mr. Qian attends the Pinyuan event tomorrow night."

Wei Lin said.

Qian Hui smiled and said, "Of course."

……

Light Core Fitness.

Hua Hongshan and Jiang Ze went together to talk to their boss, Xu Chuan, about changing the advertising banners and the video ads that would be played.

"You're making a big fuss. How much money did you give us in total? With just that little bit of money, you expect to put your sportswear ads in the most prominent position on our website? You're dreaming!"

Xu Chuan, with a fierce face, is a member of the underworld. He opened the Guanghe Gym because he likes to exercise.

Guanghe Fitness is a long-established gym with three locations in Linjiang City. Although its current business is not doing well, it still has a large number of members, a significant portion of whom are high-quality personal trainers.

He crossed his legs on the table, reclined in his office chair, and looked impatient.

"You want me to arrange for the coaches to aggressively promote your Qingque clothing line? How much extra money are you planning to add?"

Xu Chuan didn't even glance at Jiang Ze while speaking; he just stared at Hua Hongshan.

Jiang Ze was just an employee of Qingque, and he had looked down on him when they talked before.

If it weren't for the fact that the owner of Qingque came in person, he wouldn't have bothered to meet Jiang Ze. After seeing that the owner of Qingque was a beautiful woman, Xu Chuan admired her and also wanted to take the opportunity to earn more advertising fees.

"Mr. Xu, please help me?" Jiang Ze pleaded.

"I'm in business to make money. If I go around helping out everywhere, what am I supposed to do but starve?" Xu Chuan sneered, fixing his somewhat fierce gaze on Hua Hongshan, and said, "President Hua, you're in business yourself. You should know that the amount of advertising you pay determines the amount of promotion you get, right?"

“The advertising space we discussed before had a fixed price, but if we wanted to change to a new space, we would have to pay extra.”

"Let me arrange for the coaches below to vigorously promote your Qingque to our private tutoring members. Our Guanghe private tutoring members might be unhappy about this, which could have a certain impact on us and reduce their enthusiasm for purchasing courses."

"If you're not willing to spend money, this deal can't be discussed!"

Xu Chuan shouted.

Faced with his fierce gaze, Hua Hongshan subconsciously shrank back, feeling a little uncomfortable.

She had never dealt with a ruthless and domineering guy like Xu Chuan before, and she was somewhat afraid of him.

Seeing Xu Chuan shouting loudly, Jiang Ze, standing to the side, stammered and sounded even more pathetic than her.

At that moment, she couldn't help but think of Wei Lin.

She felt that if Wei Lin had come with her instead of Jiang Ze, the situation might not be like this now.

She held Xu Chuan in awe, but didn't dislike him. Before meeting Xu Chuan, she met Xiao Xun, the owner of West Fitness. Xiao Xun wasn't roguish, and he never mentioned raising prices. He simply said that they could have dinner alone that evening and talk things over.

Xiao Xun saw the lewd look in her eyes, and as a smart woman, she was perfectly aware of it.

After she politely declined Xiao Xun's invitation to dinner, Xiao Xun ignored her completely. No matter what she said, or even when she offered to raise the price, Xiao Xun insisted that the prominent advertising spots would not be changed.

Compared to Xiao Xun, who clearly had ulterior motives, Xu Chuan was relatively decent, so she prepared to discuss raising the price.

Just then, Xu Chuan's phone rang.

"Hello, Mr. Qian!"

While on the phone, Xu Chuan looked at Hua Hongshan with a strange expression and said, "Tomorrow night, right? Okay, I'm free."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Chuan pulled his slouching leg back and asked curiously, "President Hua, how many bosses does Qingque have?"

"Two. Besides me, there's also Wei Lin," Hua Hongshan said truthfully.

"Your CEO Wei, through CEO Qian of Like Fitness, invited some of the bosses who cooperate with you to dinner tomorrow night." Xu Chuan knew that Qian Hui had a wide circle of friends and was a very important figure in the fitness industry, so he had to give her face.

"You didn't know about this?"

Xu Chuan went to inquire again.

Hua Hongshan was surprised and shook her head, saying, "I really don't know."

"I'll be there tomorrow night, and I'll have a talk with President Wei at the table then," Xu Chuan stated.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Xiao Xun from West has also agreed to attend tomorrow night. However, it seems that Xiao Xun has misunderstood; he thinks that it was you who asked President Qian to invite everyone, and that you organized the gathering for tomorrow night."

Hua Hongshan: "Huh?!"

……

After leaving Guanghe Fitness, Hua Hongshan and Jiang Ze got into her car, and she immediately called Wei Lin.

She soon learned that Wei Lin had invited ten business owners through Qian Hui, making a total of eleven people including Qian Hui, and the dinner was scheduled for the next evening at Pin Yuan.

Wei Lin said he would go over to socialize and personally communicate with those bosses.

“Wei Lin, I’m also the boss of Qingque. I’d like to come along tomorrow night too. The cost of the meal and drinks should come from the company account, not from your personal pocket.”

Hua Hongshan said.

"You're going too? These kinds of dinner parties are so smoky and chaotic, can you handle it?" Wei Lin said with a hint of worry.

"I will eventually have to adapt." Hua Hongshan felt nauseous and uncomfortable just thinking about Xiao Xun's face and the look in his eyes that seemed to want to devour her, but she still said, "We can't let you do everything. I founded Qingque, so I have to do my part."

Wei Lin: "Okay."

“I don’t think it’s necessary at all.” Jiang Ze said immediately after she hung up the phone, “You can’t handle business entertainment, President Hua. Also, I think if you’re willing to raise the price and change the location, just pay the people who promote it to the coaches at their rates.”

"If someone like Xiao Xun refuses to agree, there's no need to keep trying; just ignore them."

"As for food? What's so good about it!"

He was accompanying Hua Hongshan to meet Xiao Xun, and he keenly noticed that the moment Xiao Xun saw Hua Hongshan, he immediately revealed a lecherous look in his eyes.

He also felt disgusted by Xiao Xun. The thought of Hua Hongshan accompanying Wei Lin to meet such a greasy old pervert made him uncomfortable all the time.

“If those people take the money but are unwilling to genuinely help and prevent the coaches from pushing the bikes properly, we have no way to verify their actions.”

"Some social obligations are unavoidable. I know you can't handle them, and I couldn't before either."

"If Wei Lin were here, then we could give it a try."

Hua Hongshan was determined, and no matter how Jiang Ze tried to persuade her, she was prepared to challenge herself.

……

The next day.

Thursday, October 2th.

Affection level: 7524/10000.

Life Energy: 120/1000.

Linjiang City First People's Hospital, noon.

After finishing his meeting, Mu Qingshan had his driver take him to the hospital. As soon as he entered the ward, he saw a long-lost smile on his daughter's face.

"dad!"

Mu Lanyan sat down next to Zhou Shujuan, turned her head and smiled brightly at her, saying, "Mom had a check-up this morning, and many of the bad indicators are getting better! Now Mom can get out of bed and walk around by herself, her stomach hasn't hurt for two days, and she has a good appetite!"

Mu Qingshan took a deep breath, went over and held his wife's hand, and said softly, "I told you that Wei Lin's Chinese medicine was effective, but you still dragged your feet and refused to drink it!"

At that moment, Mayor Mu felt a deep sense of gratitude towards Wei Lin, feeling that he owed him an immense favor.

……

P.S.: The next chapter will be later~
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