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Chapter 130: Business is All About Tricks
TL: Etude
Jiang Qin was pletely unaware of the events unfolding at the Entrepreneurship ter because he had spent the eernoon at Lin Uy of Sd Teology following an interview at noon.
The business at the Xi Tian branch was doing quite well, already showing signs of long queues. However, the three neighb tea shops were not sitting idly by.
To ter Xi Tian’s domihey had secretly joined forces and been running a price-cutting promotion for the past three days, turning the whole event into a highly petitive affair.
Jiang Qin thought this was quite normal sihere’s no business without petition.
He calmly had the part-time college students in his shop pce a well-prepared signboard at the most spicuous spot uhe girls’ dormitory. Seizing the opportunity, he uhe cept of “The First Cup of Xi Tian of Autumn,” and had four banners hung at the four entrances – north, south, east, a. This strategy effectively left the three peting shops across the street without business for aire afternoon.
“Little Liu, why are you pying with your phone during work hours?”
“Boss, we don’t have any ers; everyone’s goo the other side.”
The owner of the ‘Really Tasty’ Tea Shop gritted his teeth in frustration as he watched the long queue at the opposing store.
At this moment, Jiang Qin was standing oeps of Xi Tian, listening to Wei Lann’s work report while distributing flyers to students passing by.
The name Xi Tian itself was quite iing. In their promotion, they iionally separated the two characters, infusing the meaning of “liking the sweetness of you,” and bined with the “First Cup of Xi Tian of Autumn,” their marketing strategy was exceptionally powerful. (ig, doesn’t make sense in English)
Price promotions are indeed very attractive tur buyers, but if it’s about buying gifts, then promotions lose their significe.
Simply put, this trick is akin to marketing strategies that bind diamonds with love. Ordinary diamonds have little value by themselves, but once associated with love, even if they’re exorbitantly priced, people rush to buy them.
What’s most crucial is not the price, but the atmosphere created by marketing.
“Boss, what’s this trick? How is it so effective?” Wei Lann uzzled seeing the rapid return of ers.
Jiang Qin stood oeps of the tea shop, grinning: “I’m giving the goddess the first cup of Xi Tian of Autumn. She’ll be so happy, she might even give me the ‘good guy’ card!”
“?????”
Wei Lann was baffled, then watched as Jiang Qin walked away gracefully towards the opposite prehensive building.
Lin Uy provided reasonable support for the work-study program. Although there was no substantial financial aid, they at least provided an activity .
Now, this was the new base for the tent and teology teams, who, uhe leadership of Dong Wenhao, were stantly stirring things up on the forum, striving to increase user retention.
Entering room 502, Jiang Qin began cheg the data. He noticed that the forum’s retention rate at the uy was quite good, with daily active users increasing from less thay thousand to forty thousand.
Of course, this was buoyed by the event, and the true retention rate would only be evident after the event’s clusion.
“Our Atiment’s Cui Yan is the real campus beauty, the rest step aside!”
“Are you blind? It’s obviously seniui Taoying who’s the top campus beauty!”
“Just an ordinary Lin passerby here, but from the photos, Mao Dan is the prettiest!”
“Shut up, top! With heavy makeup and professional photoshoots, of course the pictures look good!”
“Excuse me, but once our Chemical Engineeriment’s senior Pang Duo steps in, all the other beauties retreat!”
Jiang Qin browsed through several posts and found they were simir to Lin’s previous campus beauty sele posts. The biggest difference was the involvement of Lin students.
These students were quite pyful, stantly instigating flicts in the uy’s forum se, iently starting an iioweewo schools.
Of course, there were many arguments, but for a forum, disputes often bring ued popurity.
“Boss, should we delete these Lin posts?”
“Leave them, except for those that involve personal attacks. Let them participate. Who doesn’t like to look at beauties? It’s like a talent show. Watg others fervently select their campus beauties, this kind of participation is addictive. We ’t our old users for the sake of new ones.”
After listening to Jiang Qin, Dong Wenhao found it reasohen should I open up a voting el for Lin as well?”
Jiang Qin immediately waved his hand, “No, don’t opeing. The campus beauty of Sd Teology Uy should only be chosen by its own students. What’s the point if Lin Uy gets involved? That would cause rese.”
“Alright.”
“Oh, and Wenhao, I have a friend named Guo Zihang who studies puter sce. Arrange for him to join a some training. He might not pick up much teical stuff, but gaining some experience would be good, especially in improving his unication skills. The guy even struggles to speak with the cafeteria dies.”
“Sure, boss. The tech team is currently led by Yang Shuai. I’ll have him work with Yang Shuai.”
Jiang Qin nodded, sent a message to Guo Zihang to e over, and got a nervous reply from him asking if he was really capable. Jiang Qin scoffed at the s, thinking, how would I know if you do it or not.
However, Guo eventually agreed, knowing his weaknesses and the y to overe them. He realized that one day he would graduate, join society, and have to do things he wasn’t good at.
Rather than being passively crushed by the gears of fate, it’s better to prepare in advao avoid being caught off guard.
Havi with the forum issues, Jiang Qin quickly ate some biscuits and sachima to fill his stomach, then started preparing for the uping interviews for the poverty aid work-study positions.
Work-study wasn’t just about slogans; having dohe interviews and taken advantage of the publicity, it was time to get things done.
Of course, he wouldn’t duct the interviews alone. Jiang Qin had also involved Director Hu from the Youth League ittee and Zhang Ming’an from the uy office.
This artly to involve them, giving them a sense of participation in this external project, and to foster their affinity for it, smoothing the transition for the uping “group buying” initiative.
Oher hand, being poor doese to being virtuous. By involving these two first, he could avoid bearing the brunt alone if any of the newly recruited caused trouble ter.
“Hello teachers, my name is Ran Fu from the Department of ese Language and Literature. I wish to join the forum’s tent team.”
“Hello everyone, my name is Lai qing from the puter Sce Department. I want to joiech team.”
“I’m didate number 24, Jia Wenting…”
“I’m Liu Mingyu…”
“Gao Mowen…”
The afternoon sun was warm. Jiang Qin sat expressionless in the tral seat of the interview panel, his gaze sweeping over the nervous and na?ve faces. He kept sg oerview sheets and hahem to the scorekeeper.
Sheet after sheet, the faces of the didates and their varying scores told their own stories.
“This Lai qing is not bad, quite articute,” Hu Maolin whispered to Jiang Qin.
Jiang Qin nodded, “He’s det, but cks relevant project experience. I suggest sending him to the marketio start with some fieldwork.”
“Weren’t your team from Lin Uy also inexperie first?”
“That was because we were pressed for time and had to use whoever was avaible. But the dropout rate, whether due to inability or unwillio work, was quite high. Now, these positions are tied to poverty aid. It’s better to be cautious.”
After listening, Hu Maolin agreed, “The marketing team is fine. I’ve heard that the ission there is quite good. Let’s keep him then.”
“Okay, Director.”
Jiang Qin wrote a note oerview sheet: ‘Approved by Director Hu for archival purposes. In case of any issues, Director Hu, you ’t bme me for inadequacy.’ He grinned cheekily.
“You, with all your tricks!” Hu Maolin excimed.
Zhang Ming’an suddenly leaned in, coughing, “Gentlemen, the school office’s photographer is ing. Sit up straight and look lively.”
At this, Jiang Qin and Hu Maolin immediately straighteheir backs, putting on vibrant smiles.
An hour ter, all 26 didates had been interviewed. Director Hu suggested keeping 9, Zhang Ming’an favored 7, and Jiang Qin personally found 3 to be satisfactory.
This oute was influenced by their different perspectives. Director Hu was more ed with fulfilling job quotas, Zhang Ming’an favored didates with a simple and ho appearance, while Jiang Qin focused on practicality – whether the didates were petent and useful.
“Jiang Qin, are you busy this afternoon? Why don’t you e to my office for a chat?”
“I’d better not, Director Hu. I o return to my uy; there’s some work waiting for me there. ime, I’ll treat you to a meal.”
Watg Jiang Qin’s departing figure, Hu Maolin suddenly remembered that this young man was a student from Lin Uy and only colborated with Sd Teology Uy.
Damn, it would have bee if he had filled out his exam answer sheet incorrectly.
After leaving the interview venue, Jiang Qin drove back to Lin Uy. Despite a day of rushing around and feeling physically exhausted, he still had to che the progress of Su Nai’s “group buying” project. Being a boss was indeed not easy.
Jiang Qin parked his car at the entrand walked into the Entrepreneurship ter, only to see Tang Lin and an unfamiliar young man standing at the door of the main office, both looking incredibly upset and the atmosphere quite tense.
Especially when Jiang Qin passed them in the corridor, both of them fixed their gaze on him.
Tang Lin’s eyes were filled with fusion, disbelief, and bewilderment.
The young man looked at him with wariness, envy, and undisguised jealousy.
“?”
Jiang Qin uzzled, feeling something was off.
Was he lookier than usual today? Otherwise, where did that young man’s jealousy e from?
But he didn’t pay too much attention to it. After all, he wasn’t familiar with Tang Lin and didn’t even know the guy o her. So, he walked upstairs to room 208.
It wasn’t until his figure disappeared around the er of the staircase that Xue Gang and Tang Lin withdrew their gaze, still feeling somewhat dazed.
“That person is Jiang Qin?”
“Yes.”
“Didn’t you say his success rate was only forty pert?” Xue Gang’s mouth twitched in disbelief.
Tang Lin bit her pale lips, “Maybe… I missed a zero?”
“You might as well not have invited me to boost my presence. I came all pumped up, didn’t eveo talk to Hong Yan, and got overshadowed by someone who wasn’t even there!”
“I didn’t do it on purpose, it was a mistake!”
“You’re just spreading false information. Missing a zero is no big deal for you, but do you know how much psychological harm that does to me!?”
Feeling utterly frustrated and fuming, Xue Gang turned and stormed off.
Tang Lin wao apologize, but as she looked up, she saw Xue Gang actally bump into the gss door at the entrance, causio shudder.
“Senior, please… take care.”
“Get lost!!!”
Tang Lin nervously smiled for a while and then carefully opehe door, looking at her best friend who was sitting at her desk. After a whole afternoon of cooling off, Hong Yan’s mood had improved signifitly, and her aggression had lessened, making Tang Lin feel somewhat relieved.
“Tang Lin, you help me ahese bound dots into the file bag?”
“Oh, sure.”
Tang Lin hurried over, took out a file bag from the et, and wao ask something but couldn’t bring herself to do it.
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