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Chapter 82: Job Titles

As Chen Ketong listened to Guo Pinyan's introduction, he also looked at the laundry room with great interest.

If what Guo Pinyan said is true, then that's a significant advantage, especially since they're opening a campus store in the Beilu University Town. However, they still need to visit other universities to see if they have any advantages in other areas.

Just then, Guo Pinyan stopped her introduction and waved towards the other end of the street: "Old Shen, Old Shen!"

Normally, seeing Lao Shen's nuclear-weapon-level girlfriend around, he wouldn't bother to provoke Shen Kang, fearing that the dog might bite again.

But today is different.

Today, I was discussing business with the expansion manager of "Starbucks China"!

No matter how awesome Lao Shen is, he can only show off within Yangko University of Science and Technology; they're not on the same level.

Guo Pinyan felt her back straighten up again, and her chest puffed out high, even bigger than Liu Jing's.

Shen Kang walked up to the two of them and greeted them, "Old Guo, you're here pretty early today." Then he glanced at Chen Ketong.

Guo Pinyan didn't wait for Shen Kang to ask any questions, and quickly puffed out her chest to introduce the person next to her: "This is Manager Chen Ketong, the expansion manager of Sculpting Time chain coffee."

Then he introduced Shen Kang: "This is my junior, Shen Kang. He owns that laundromat. And the one next to him—"

Shen Kang sensed that Lao Guo might misunderstand something, so he interrupted him and introduced himself: "She is He Qiuzhu, a photographer from our company."

"Hello, hello." ————

Chen Ketong shook hands with Shen Kang, his eyes lingering on the "photographer" beside him, inwardly marveling at how beautiful the girl was.

Guo Pinyan then casually remarked, "I was just talking about business with Manager Chen, and we happened to be talking about your laundry room. By the way, Lao Shen, do you know about Sculpting Time?"

He was just waiting for Shen Kang to say "I don't know" so he could then give Chen Ketong a good shout-out for how amazing the Sculpting Time chain coffee shop was.

Shen Kang replied, "I've heard of it."

Guo Pinyan clicked her tongue, feeling somewhat disheartened. But then she thought, this is a good thing. It's good that Lao Shen knows about this Starbucks in China. He might not believe her if she bragged about it.

Then, Guo Pinyan looked at Shen Kang with anticipation.

Shen Kang now understood him quite well, and gave him face by exclaiming, "Awesome, Lao Guo! You've even started negotiating a partnership with Sculpting Time!"

Guo Pinyan puffed out her chest even more, but still humbly said, "It's still far from over, so let's keep a low profile."

After joking around with Guo Pinyan for a while, Shen Kang left, saying, "You two can continue chatting, I'll head over now."

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After saying that, he took He Qiuzhu to his home and looked around. Then they went to the shop next door, took out his key, pulled up the roller shutter door, and went inside.

The shop was simply decorated. After pulling back the roller shutter door, the overall feeling was clean and bright. There were seven or eight tables scattered around inside, with some chairs next to the tables. You couldn't tell what kind of shop it was at all.

Shen Kang told He Qiuzhu to find a table to sit at, while he himself plopped down next to her and started texting.

He Qiuzhu looked around curiously and asked, "Shen Kang, what is this shop used for?"

Shen Kang was texting with his head down, not looking up: "Restroom. In a few days, when there are too many guests at home and over there, blocking the entrance and slowing down the business process, this place will be open. Let them come here and sit and wait."

He Qiuzhu thought for a moment and said, "When you're working next door, can I wait for you here?"

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Shen Kang hadn't finished sending the text message yet, still looking down: "That won't do, you're too beautiful. You'll make this place crowded and affect the flow of people next door."

He Qiuzhu pursed her lips, her face aloof. "If you can talk, then talk more. I love listening."

Shen Kang finally finished sending the text message and looked up. "What do you want to hear?" He had just said it offhand and didn't even remember what he had said.

"It's nothing."

He Qiuzhu held the soy milk in her hands, took a sip through the straw, and then handed the soy milk to Shen Kang.

"It's so slow, it's been ages and we still haven't finished drinking it."

Shen Kang complained, but still bit the straw and took a big gulp for them.

Just then, Guo Pinyan brought Chen Ketong in. "Old Shen, my shop is under renovation, and the entrance isn't very nice. Come sit here for a bit."

Shen Kang glanced at the text message on his phone and said, "Okay. But I have something to do here later and I have to close up, so you'll only be able to sit for a short while. Sorry."

Before Guo Pinyan could speak, Chen Ketong said with a smile, "We won't need much time; we'll be done talking soon."

So the two found another table and sat down to continue discussing the franchise.

In the corner of the shop were several cases of drinks that Shen Kang had bought. Shen Kang went over, opened a case of orange juice, took four bottles, put two bottles on He Qiuzhu's table first, and then put two bottles on Guo Pinyan's table.

"Have some water."

"Thank you," Chen Ketong said, taking the orange juice.

Guo Pinyan, meanwhile, was loudly discussing business, practically shouting through a megaphone: "Manager Chen, to be honest, I really agree with the brand positioning of Sculpting Time. After all, it's the Starbucks of China," she said, "it's classy! And it's very similar to the style and positioning of my store—"

Shen Kang sat next to He Qiuzhu without saying a word, knowing that Lao Guo had another episode, so he let him be.

After chatting for quite a while, Guo Pinyan and Chen Ketong finally finished their conversation.

Chen Ketong gave his reply: "So far, we are quite satisfied with your store, but I need to discuss it with headquarters again and will get back to you as soon as possible."

Guo Pinyan clicked her tongue. Although she was a little disappointed not to get a reply on the spot, she felt that she still had a good chance, judging from the tone of the words. Besides, she had already put on a good show in front of Lao Shen, so even if the matter didn't work out in the end, she wouldn't have lost anything.

So he got up and prepared to see the guests off.

Three people walked into the shop: two men and one woman, all in their early twenties, but all wearing suits.

The three people greeted each other as soon as they came in.

"President Shen." "President Shen." ————

Shen Kang finally stood up, looking at the youngest man with some puzzlement, "Li Su, why are you wearing a suit too?"

Li Su loosened his tie, looking helpless: "I have to meet with people from the Construction Bank every day, right? Old Kang told me to pay attention to my image, since I represent our company."

Shen Kang looked at the woman again, "Sister Jun, why are you calling me President Shen too?"

Wearing a women's suit, Li Xiangjun said in a serious tone: "When we're working, we use our job titles. Mr. Shen, please call me Supervisor Li."

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Shen Kang sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

The three people who came were Kang Zhengyang, Li Xiangjun, and Li Su. They were there to hold a meeting to confirm the specific sales plan for the smart rice cooker.

Kang Zhengyang, as the manager, oversees everything and is naturally indispensable. Li Xiangjun, now the training supervisor, is primarily responsible for training employees in sales techniques. Li Su, as the technical leader, is also essential.

Guo Pinyan stood to the side, not saying a word—wait, who are these three people? And who is President Shen?

They also have a partnership with China Construction Bank?

Chen Ketong, on the other hand, was somewhat curious.

Seeing that they hadn't left yet, Shen Kang introduced them to each other, and that's how everyone learned who they were.

Chen Ketong also became interested: "I was in the High-tech Zone a while ago and I kept seeing your Anjia employees walking around on the streets. So Anjia was also founded by Shen? I really didn't expect that."

Guo Pinyan's eyes showed pain, as if she had been bitten by a dog.

No, Lao Shen, how come you have such a business outside of the school's laundry room?

What kind of college student are you?! ————

Because Shen Kang and the others needed to hurry up with their meeting, they didn't exchange many pleasantries. After exchanging business cards, Guo Pinyan quickly and sheepishly pulled Chen Ketong away.

Shen Kang also pulled the roller shutter closed inside, preparing for the meeting.

However, before the meeting, he still had a few people sit in a circle. He struck a thoughtful pose and had He Qiuzhu take a corporate promotional photo of "President Shen in a meeting" to prove that bringing his personal photographer was indeed useful, as it was recording the company's history and shaping its culture, which was very important.

Then a meeting was held.

"I've spoken with Ruifeng Electric Appliances, and they'll send a manager from their supply chain department over this afternoon to coordinate sample testing and subsequent delivery details. Also, I've agreed with them that these Ruifeng rice cookers will be labeled 'Anjia Technology,' and they'll handle that."

"I've also made contact with the third-party testing agency. I'll take you all to meet them later. Now, let's talk about how to start the sales process."

The meeting lasted for more than two hours and ultimately confirmed the approach of running two sales routes in parallel:

The first sales route is to add an Anjia Mall on the Anjia website and list this smart rice cooker online. Since Shen Kang had already expanded the scope of Anjia Household Services to include electronics sales when he founded the company, there's no need to go through any new procedures.

The second sales route is offline. Li Xiangjun will organize and conduct simple sales training for employees, who will then promote the product during door-to-door service visits. They can consider using methods such as "cooking a meal for the customer for free with the Anjia smart rice cooker" to promote the product, and also establish sales commissions, etc.

The online banking payment function will be launched in just a few days. After Li Suqian finishes things there, he will focus on the initial construction of Anjia Mall.

Kang Zhengyang's side is responsible for market research, comparing similar products, and then, based on the purchase price of their batch of rice cookers, determining a reasonable selling price. They are also responsible for sourcing and inventory management.

The four of them were having a meeting, and the photographer wasn't idle either. He would take out his camera every now and then to take a couple of pictures. He wasn't very well-behaved, though. Once, he tried to take a close-up picture of President Shen's ear, but President Shen stopped him.