The Self-Cultivation of a Reborn Massage Therapist

Chapter 444 Pricing
After the signing ceremony, Zhao Xiaochui walked alone to the elevator, intending to go to Zhou Yaqin's office on the top floor.

As he walked along, he noticed a complete transformation of the entire headquarters building.

The floor where the offices are located is almost full of workstations, with the sounds of telephones ringing, keyboards clattering, and hushed conversations all blending together, creating a bustling scene.

Here you'll find energetic, bright-eyed young people, as well as composed, capable, and experienced middle-aged professionals. Clearly, Zhao Xiaochui adheres to the principle of meritocracy, without the common age-based discrimination.

Along the way, every employee he encountered, regardless of age, would immediately stop, bow slightly, and respectfully greet him with "Hello, boss."

Here, he became the absolute focus, with everyone's eyes on him.

This feeling made Zhao Xiaochui feel a little giddy. He tried to remain calm, nodded slightly in response, but his feet involuntarily quickened their pace, and he almost ran into the private elevator on the top floor.

The elevator doors closed with a "ding," cutting off the view from the outside world. Zhao Xiaochui immediately leaned against the wall of the elevator car, loosened his tie, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"My God..." he muttered under his breath, raising his hand to wipe away non-existent sweat.

This was the first time he had ever experienced being treated like a big shot, and he was so nervous that his back was almost soaked with sweat.

"It wasn't for nothing that we gave them such high treatment... at least they've developed a respectful attitude..."

Zhao Xiaochui patted his chest and muttered to himself.

"Pfft..."

A soft laugh suddenly came from the corner. Zhao Xiaochui turned his head sharply and found that the old lady Zhou Yaqin was standing in the corner of the elevator, looking at him with a smile.

Zhao Xiaochui's eyes widened: "Aunt Zhou? When did you get here?"

Zhou Yaqin couldn't help but laugh: "I've been here the whole time. You were just too nervous and rushed in with your eyes wide open, so you didn't even notice me."

Zhao Xiaochui: "Then why were you hiding in the elevator?"

Zhou Yaqin: "Xiao Kui reported that you finished signing the contract, so I came down to pick you up."

Zhao Xiaochui was both amused and exasperated: "Pick me up? Do I need you to pick me up?"

Zhou Yaqin said in a serious tone: "You are our big boss! With so many new employees joining recently, I have to set an example and show respect for the leader!"

Zhao Xiaochui: "..." He was truly impressed by this old lady.

The elevator arrived at the top floor, and the two entered Zhou Yaqin's spacious and bright CEO office, sitting face to face on the sofa in the reception area.

A young and beautiful assistant immediately brought over an iced Coca-Cola, gently placed it on the coffee table, and then left briskly, quietly closing the door behind her.

Zhao Xiaochui sipped his cola, gazing out the window at the Huaxia Zun and CCTV buildings, finally relaxing for once. Zhou Yaqin didn't disturb him.

It wasn't until it was almost time for Zhao Xiaochui to go to work that Zhou Yaqin spoke up: "We'll be opening in four days."

Zhao Xiaochui nodded: "The standard treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome and the chronic disease prevention plan have been finalized. Our main business can be considered established."

At this point, he asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Now that the veteran employees have all become master technicians, how many senior technicians are there?"

“98,” Zhou Yaqin replied quickly.

"What?!" Zhao Xiaochui almost spat out his cola. "The main store alone has 98 stores?!"

Zhou Yaqin suppressed a laugh and confirmed with the hands-off manager, "Yes, that doesn't even include the 16 that Qiqi and Puff took to Sichuan and Chongqing. Little Hammer, we definitely won't have enough space after we open."

Zhao Xiaochui asked in surprise, "How can there be so many?"

Zhou Yaqin explained:

"The officials and those from Sichuan and Chongqing are practically 'replicating' the candidates one-to-one with the personalities and experiences of our girls and blind technicians. They send one or two every day, and they are all pre-trained and have a foundation." "Each of our top-level technicians can train one or two people every week, and that's how we've accumulated them."

After Zhou Yaqin finished her introduction, she took out a stack of personnel documents and placed them on the coffee table.

Zhao Xiaochui looked at the photos of the employees in the documents; almost everyone in them had a peaceful gaze.

"China's human wave tactics are truly formidable."

Zhou Yaqin didn't respond, but instead brought up another headache: "The accounting supervisor and the marketing department have been urging you several times. You need to finalize the opening pricing plan as soon as possible. If you don't make a decision soon, they might take matters into their own hands."

Zhao Xiaochui became anxious upon hearing this.

Let those actuaries and marketing specialists, plus that accounting manager who only looks at financial statements, set the prices?
They've definitely set the price too high! Although Easy Slow is now positioned as a high-end brand, Zhao Xiaochui still feels that the price is outrageous and a bit like they're ripping people off.

Before he could speak, Zhou Yaqin asked first, "By the way, Little Hammer, will there be more top-level technicians in the future?"

Zhao Xiaochui thought about it seriously and shook his head: "Not for now, these are the 26 pillars." (12 blind technicians + Ji Wenfeng + 13 girls)
Zhou Yaqin nodded: "Okay. Then no matter what your final price is, the service fee for a top-level technician cannot be less than 10,000 per session. Otherwise, given the current supply and demand relationship, it would be tantamount to dumping at a low price and lowering your own value."

Zhao Xiaochui nodded speechlessly, then tentatively asked, "Then... how about 888 per session for a senior technician?"

Zhou Yaqin stared at him like he was an alien: "This is the price of an essential oil back massage package at a mid-range roadside club! Can the effect be the same? This isn't setting a price, it's doing charity! If you set it like this, we might as well not open."

Zhao Xiaochui was rendered speechless by the rebuttal.

Zhou Yaqin sighed, her tone softening, and showed him a chart displaying the data:

"Little Hammer, with those people unable to find experts to help, let alone our top-level technicians, even our senior technicians are extremely scarce—no, they're unique."
Moreover, the effects of senior technicians are significantly better than those of physiotherapy departments in top-tier hospitals, and the service experience is also better..."

Zhao Xiaochui suddenly interrupted: "But ordinary people can get reimbursed through medical insurance when they go to a top-tier hospital!"

“Little Hammer…” Zhou Yaqin looked at his stubborn face, sighed, and softened her tone, “You have to understand, the most important thing we should do is to survive, and survive well!”

“Aunt Zhou,” Zhao Xiaochui said, puzzled, “but I only earn…”

“You earn a lot every day,” Zhou Yaqin interrupted him directly, “but do you know how much money we burn every day on industrial upgrading?”

In the industrial park in Jinghai, we also support all the frontline workers in the park, paying their wages, contributing to their maximum social security contributions, and providing them with training..."

She paused, then continued calculating: "And another thing, you launched a reusable rocket today, and you still want to see 'fireworks'? That's another huge expense, isn't it?"

Zhao Xiaochui scratched his head and remained silent.

He wanted to say that he only used one card to watch the "fireworks," and he had ten more similar cards.

Unfortunately, he has many wealthy people, but only a few know exactly how much money he has; this secret cannot be revealed to outsiders.

Zhou Yaqin looked at him and said earnestly:

"I know you're trying to make things affordable for regular customers by setting lower prices. But you're overestimating people!"

Don't even mention 888; when it was 288, did those people ever speak well of you?

Zhao Xiaochui: "..."

"Little Hammer, think about this carefully! Your current industrial upgrading, your investments in real businesses, and your genuine kindness towards your employees—these are the real acts of goodwill that will benefit tens of thousands of ordinary people! Don't put your mind to the wrong things and put the cart before the horse by pursuing superficial 'cheapness'!"

These words silenced Zhao Xiaochui.

Finally, four days before the full opening, the pricing plan for Easy Travel was finalized.

Starting price: 2888.
(End of this chapter)