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Chapter 141: I, the Star of Learning!
TL: Etude
On a weekend m, as the north wind whistled through the air, Jiang Qin, along with Dong Wenhao and Wei Liann, made a trip to the Wanzhong Mall iy ter.
The owner of Wanzhong Mall was He Yijun, a corpulent, wealthy middle-aged man. He hoped Jiang Qin would colborate with Wanzhong Mall to unch a major seasonal promotion, primarily targeting students.
He Yijun was among those with a keen eye for business. He was also the first mert to seek advertising opportunities during a major teology promotio.
In fact, he was the wealthiest business owhat Zhihu had hosted to date.
“Mr. Jiang, I’ve long heard of your renown. I didn’t expect you to be so young. They say you’re a college student, and I didn’t believe it at first, but it turns out to be true.”
Jiang Qin approached with a radiant smile and shook hands, “You ftter me, Mr. He. pared to you, my forum is just a small venture.”
He Yijun ughed heartily, turning to Dong Wenhao and Wei Liann, “And who are these two?”
“The tent Director, Dong Wenhao, and the Marketing Director, Wei Liann. They are the mainstays of our forum, usually very busy. But for the Wan Zhong promotion project, I specifically asked them to set aside their work and join me here.”
Dong Wenhao and Wei Liann exged ghinking to themselves how their boss could exaggerate. Weren’t they just team leaders in the tent and marketing groups?
Yet, in just a few words, they had been promoted to directors.
But truth be told, the title of ‘Director’ did sound more impressive than ‘Team Leader’.
Jiang Qin saw them puff out their chests and stand tall, and couldn’t help but smile. He knew very well that He Yijun might not believe their titles, as after all, they were college students and their youthful faces were hard to disguise.
But as the saying goes, one doesn’t sp a smiling face.
Moreover, when it es to status, if you don’t elevate yourself, you really expect others to do it for you?
After a while, Wan Zhong’s Marketing Manager, a young woman named Yue Zhu, joihem.
“Mr. Jiang, here’s our pn. During the promotion, we offer a 40% dist in the clothiion, and 20% off in other areas, except for the ema. The event will st a month. We want prehensive promotion on your forum – banner ads, sponsored posts, sedary pages, everything. Please, name your price.”
Jiang Qiended his hand: “One huhousand yuan.”
The room fell silent at his words.
Yue Zhu smiled awkwardly, “Mr. Jiang, you must be joking, right? Our entire event’s profits might not even reach a huhousand.”
“Ms. Yue, this is the most reasonable price we’ve e up with after careful sideration.”
Wei Liann couldn’t help but swallow nervously.
To be ho, they had only learned about the Wanzhong Mall visit half an ho.
All this talk of research urely the boss making things up.
But a huhousand seemed too much. After all, the most expensive ad spa the forum was actually only thirty thousand yuan.
Although Wan Zhong’s requirements were indeed a bit excessive, a huhousand was unjustifiable.
“Mr. Jiang, isn’t your homepage carousel only 29,999? And the other ad spaces don’t seem that valuable, right?”
“What is Wan Zhong’s budget, then?”
Yue Zhu g He Yijun and, upon receiving a nod, replied, “After calg, we believe fifty thousand is the most appropriate.”
Jiang Qin nodded, “Alright, then fifty thousand it is.”
“?”
Yue Zhu was stunned for a moment before realizing, “Mr. Jiang, you really are straightforward. This is the first time I’ve seen such a iation…”
Jiang Qin waved his hand and took out a dot from his bag, “I agree to fifty thousand, but first, I would like you both to take a look at the new service we are about to unch.”
He Yijun uncrossed his legs and leaned in to take a look, “An iioer for joining the group-buyiwork?”
“We’ll officially start the trial operation in December. If Wan Zhong is ied, you give it a try. We’re looking for our first batch of partners.”
“Group buying… to be ho, I’m not very optimistic about it,” He Yijun shook his head.
Jiang Qin pushed the dot forward, “Joining is free. You sell a product, we take a ission. There’s no loss if it doesn’t sell. Moreover, if we reach a cooperation, you’ll save fifty thousand on your promotion fees.”
“That’s true,” Yue Zhu seemed somewhat ied, as they could save half.
He Yijun looked at Jiang Qin with a strange expression, “Mr. Jiang, where did we save fifty thousand?”
Jiang Qin coughed, “The promotion fee of a huhousand, cut in half by signing an iioer – isn’t that saving fifty thousand?”
“But we never agreed to a huhousand, how you say we saved fifty thousand? You’re ging the cept!”
As he spoke, Yue Zhu’s expression froze, realizing she had almost been duped.
The asking price was his, not the final agreed price. Their inal budget was fifty thousand. How could that be sidered savings?
This college student, so young, yet every word is a trap?
After being exposed, Jiang Qin wasn’t embarrassed but instead grinned, “Well, that’s the market price. If we ’t cooperate, I’ll still stick to a huhousand. But joining for free saves fifty thousand, isn’t that appealing?”
“…”
Jiang Qin had calcuted before ing that Wanzhong Mall’s promotion would cost at most seventy thousand. Thus, he wasn’t really here for the promotion fee. His primary goal was to find a partner for the group-buying initiative.
If he were to iate formally, he would be at a disadvantage in terms of status and could easily be maniputed by the other party.
But if he made Wan Zhong feel like they were getting a good deal, the ces of cooperation would be much higher.
It’s all about tactics. The same thing, when phrased differently, yield vastly differes.
“Fifty thousand,” Jiang Qiended his hand and waved it in front of them, “Saving fifty thousand in one go, why hesitate? Holy, your fifty thousand is already the lowest price, there’s room fotiation, but I won’t haggle anymore. Fifty thousand it is.”
He Yijun, seldom seeing su iing young man, couldn’t help but smile, “Alright, we have nothing to lose. I’ll see what Mr. Jiang do.”
“Thank you for your support, Mr. He!”
“But we won’t sigentioer just yet. I need my team to study it.”
Jiang Qin clicked his tongue, “Is that necessary?”
He Yijun looked at Yue Zhu, “Our Manager Yue has been doing mall marketing for five years, and you nearly duped her in just a few words. I really dare not sign this iioer without a thh study.”
“Mr. He, I’m an ho person.”
“Ho people dig the deepest pits!”
Jiang Qin ughed, “Alright, then Mr. He, take your time to study it. Just don’t be te for roup-buying unch.”
He Yijun nodded and turo his secretary, “Little Fang, book a table at Ju Xian Ju. I’ll invite Mr. Jiang to lunch.”
“No need, Mr. He. I have to receive an award this afternoon.”
“An award?”
“Not to hide from Mr. He, but I retly won the first p the first uy-wide academipetition at Lin Uy, being the first ‘Star of Learning’ in the uy’s history. I o receive the award this afternoon, so I really don’t have time.”
Upon hearing this, He Yijun and Yue Zhu simultaneously lifted their heads, their eyes fshing with infinite surprise.
Lin Uy was the best 985 institution in Lin. The first edition, uy-wide, academipetition, first pce, Star of Learning – what immense prestige must these titles hold?
Just a sed ago, He Yijun had indeed lost fifty pert of his trust in Jiang Qin.
A person who speaks in traps, how mutegrity could he have?
However, learning that Jiang Qin was the first-ever Star of Learning in Lin Uy history, some of his trust in the uy transferred to Jiang Qin.
Older businesspeople, generally not highly educated, often hold a mysterious reverence for academistitutions, especially prestigious ones.
He Yijuhat if Jiang Qin’s academic performance ranked him at the top in Lin Uy, then he probably wasn’t a deceitful trickster.
“That’s indeed more important than lunch. Anytime is good for a meal; I won’t insist on keeping you.”
“Thank you for uanding, Mr. He. After all, I am the first, and it’s the inaugural event. My absence would disappoint many.”
“Yes, uy awards are very important. I uand that.”
After a while, the trio left Wanzhong Mall and had pig’s trotter noodles at a nearby food street.
Wei Liann and Dong Wenhao finally firmed that the promotion was not their boss’s real objective; his goal from the start was the group-buying cooperation.
Additionally, the whole first-ever Star of Learning at the uy was rather awkward. They were almost ughing their heads off – how could their boss say it so nontly and without blushing?
“Boss, didn’t you feel guilty when you talked about being the Star of Learning?”
Jiang Qin raised an eyebrow, “Guilty for what? First edition, first pce, uy-wide – did I lie about any of it?”
Wei Liann was taken aback, “Well, no.”
“See? And Mr. He isn’t from Lin Uy. How would he know that the Star of Learning is just a nominal award? I mentio to gain a bit more trust for the group-buying, to have Lin Uy ily back us.”
“I thought duping Jiang Zhihua was the st step of the whole scheme. I didn’t expect that this tactic could be reused…”
Jiang Qin peeled a clove of garlic, “Tactics are about quality, not quantity. Who cares if it’s awkward? As long as it works.”
Dong Wenhao reached out, “Boss, I want a clove of garlic.”
“You’re pretty bold, aren’t you? Not only do you not peel garlic for the boss, but you also expect me to do it for you?”
Jiang Qin grumbled as he spped the peeled garlito Dong Wenhao’s hand, then started p the group-buying unch.
Tan Qing had already secured the merts of the pedestrian street to join the food se, and Wan Zhong would join the mall se. Now, what they cked most were retail merts for the lifestyle se.
Holy, college students don’t have much money. Buying clothes is already a stretch, so their daily expenses are mostly on food, snacks, and drinks.
Especially sihe group-buying service was just ung, it would be hard to gain enough trust.
In pin terms, students might dare to buy a the ptform, but few would dare to buy a phone.
So, in the early stages of moization, food aail were actually the maiors froup-buying.
“Boss, I want another clove of garlic.”
“?????”
“I don’t know why, but the garlic you peel has the aroma of a capitalist.”
“Get lost.”
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