Chapter 638 - 639: Still Yield to Him_1
Chapter 638: Chapter 639: Still Yield to Him_1
“Nan Feng, we’ve been waiting for you for over a month, and now we’ve finally had the chance to meet. Look here, this is a list of the shops we’ve acquired, all from your rouge business,” Chairman Wan Hui smiled, handing a booklet to Nan Feng.
“West City’s Snow Beauty Square, Top Fragrance Square… East City’s Rainbow Square, Anli Square…” Nan Feng read them out one by one, then counted the rest, and couldn’t help but be surprised. “In such a short amount of time, you’ve consolidated so many shops? At least thirty, forty, right?”
“Exactly, they all agreed to join our Business Association, entrusting us with their management rights. They just take a share of the profits. However, I’m not familiar with the rouge business, so how we operate going forward will depend on you,” Chairman Wan Hui said to Nan Feng.
Nan Feng asked, “So, after the shops are consolidated, the former owners become shareholders. What about the profits outside their share?”
Chairman Wan Hui looked slightly reproachful. “Nan Feng, haven’t your classes at the Business Association taught you anything? The remaining profits of course go to the Business Association, and then we donate them to the government. Tax from the people, used for the people. Don’t you understand this principle?”
“I understand,” Nan Feng replied with a small laugh. “I was just keen to understand our model better.”
“Nan Feng, once you get the rouge business to make money, you’ll be a heroine of the state. Should Mr. Qin end up promoting you, you’ll no longer be a low-ranking merchant, but an honorable person. Not only would your life be worry-free, but you will also earn the respect of all. Even the scholars outside might have to curry favor with your mood.”
Nan Feng nodded in response, “Chairman Wan’s words are right, Nan Feng… will certainly try her best.”
Although this statement went slightly against her conscience.
“If you try your best, that’s ideal. Work hard, you’re still young. One day when you experience this kind of life, you’ll understand that this is the kind of life that’s worth living,” Chairman Wan Hui said with a smile.
What did he mean by that? Was her previous life not worth living?
However, Nan Feng acted as if she yearned for that kind of life, “I look forward to such days.”
…
After leaving the Business Association, Nan Feng visited the shops on the list under the pretext of research.
After investigating one shop after another, she found that the shop owners were more than willing to have their shops acquired.
Because Chairman Wan Hui’s promise to them was that after the shops were purchased, they would receive a fixed 50 taels per month. However, the products would be uniformly provided by the Business Association. The shop owners would no longer need to produce or purchase raw materials, they could simply wait for customers to come in and make purchases.
Naturally, to keep the product line consistent, Chairman Wan Hui suggested Nan Feng adjust the products. This would involve consolidating the past skills to make the products richer. It was essentially a large hodgepodge. I sell your products, and you sell mine, and we all share the profits.
This way, the old bosses could relax, and the Business Association would make even more money.
And this money… ended up in Qin Kun’s hands.
To make it easier for Nan Feng to investigate and consolidate resources, Chairman Wan Hui even provided her with a horse carriage, asserting it was a gift from Mr. Qin, and encouraged Nan Feng to work hard.
Nan Feng couldn’t refuse. If she did, it would imply her resistance to the job. Accepting it would make Qin Kun believe she had a hint of greed. Once a person is greedy, they desire more, and work even harder as a result.