The university life always passes by quickly. It felt like just yesterday that they had just started college, but in reality today is the mobilization meeting for Luo Xiao and his classmates’ internship in their senior year.
At the front, Wei Guolin is explaining the requirements for this internship, while below, various small groups are whispering and discussing their own plans.
Over the past four years, the food company that Luo Xiao and Ye Lan established may not have spread nationwide, but it has already successfully entered the developed first-tier cities and is now gradually expanding to the second and third-tier cities. Luo Xiao’s personal assets have also increased significantly in these four short years. After all, such large chain supermarkets are still not common in the domestic market. Even though some people have since established similar large supermarkets, the name of their supermarket has already become deeply rooted in people’s minds.
Of course, it was only after Luo Xiao’s firm refusal that Ye Lan reluctantly gave up the name “Xiao Xiao Supermarket” and changed it to “Jiale Purchase”.
Nowadays, when people talk about going to the supermarket, the common reactions are: “Oh, going to Jiale Purchase? I have a card there, so I can get discounts and points. I’ll lend it to you.” Or “Are the items you’re buying urgent? If not, you can wait a few days until the member’s day, not only will the prices be more favorable, but there will also be many promotional activities!” And so on.
That’s right, with Luo Xiao’s knowledge of modern marketing techniques and Ye Lan’s business acumen, their combined efforts have brought about the rapid rise of the supermarket’s performance. The various promotional methods, such as membership cards, member’s day discounts, member’s birthday exclusive offers, etc. have left other supermarkets far behind. The other majot supermarkets expressed that they get increasingly envious and resentful when they saw the Jiale Purchase!
Therefore, with such big assets, Luo Xiao does not need to work like other classmates to earn money. He can simply focus on filming the movies he wants to make.
But why do I feel a sense of secret satisfaction? Luo Xiao couldn’t help but stroke his chin and sighed to himself: Hmm. It must be my imagination.
“Boss, what are you planning to do?” Yan Liben asked lightly while lying on the table, “Are you going to try filming, or go work as an assistant in someone else’s crew?”
Ke Zheng scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly, “I have a friend who’s working as a stagehand in a production, so I’m planning to go see him and see if I can learn something by joining him.”
“I see. And what about you, old scholar? You’re not going to bury yourself in books again, are you?” Yan Liben felt extremely helpless about the third brother’s nature of burying himself in reading in every possible way. Can’t help it, everyone knew how obsessed Qiu Lu was with reading.
Qiu Lu adjusted his glasses and looked up from his book, “I plan to find some historical costume dramas to watch and learn from, then use my own money to try making a short film. After that, I’ll go on to pursue a master’s or doctoral degree, then aim to become a teacher at this university.”
“Hmm, a good future plan.” Yan Liben nodded, then climbed up and propped his head on the table, looking at Luo Xiao lazily. “And you, fourth brother, what are your plans?”
Luo Xiao shook his head slightly, “I haven’t quite decided yet. But fortunately, I still have plenty of time, as long as I submit the report by next May. I plan to go back and think about it carefully. By the way, second brother, what about you?”
“Me? Alas!” Yan Li let out a deep sigh, his face filled with gloom. “My old man gave me an ultimatum. After graduation, I have to go back and take over the family business. You guys, do you really think this face of mine is suitable for being a police officer?”
“Uh…” Luo Xiao and the others glanced at Yan Li’s face, which had rarely looked calm in the past four years. They couldn’t help but turn away silently. Relying on his good looks to catch thieves? That would be quite a challenge.
After distributing the necessary information and forms, Wei Guolin simply waved his hand and dismissed the students to go back to their homes and find their parents. He believed that this batch of students would generally stay on the right track and become talents in the future, and that some would eventually become the pride of their alma mater.
After the meeting, the whole class left the classroom one by one, returning to pack their bags and prepare to leave for their internships. After saying goodbye to the three, Luo Xiao headed straight to the house he shared with Ye Lan. At this time, Ye Lan was handling business at the company. Ye Lan had actually completed his credits early during his junior year, waiting until senior year to graduate with Luo Xiao. The reason he hadn’t graduated yet despite finishing his credits was that he wanted to graduate on the same day as his beloved Xiao Xiao. The fact that they were studying at different schools had already dissatisfied him, so how could he bear to graduate at a different time as well? Moreover, he had not even told his Xiao Xiao that he had already completed his credits, just so that Xiao Xiao could leisurely enjoy their four years of college life.
So even though he could have graduated already, he was willing to delay it and spent the remaining two years directly working at the company. After all, he now had three companies under his name, and one of them was a joint venture with his Xiao Xiao. Not to mention the other two companies, this Luo Ye Food Co., Ltd. must make money!
“Xiao Xiao, you’re back?” When Ye Lan got home from work, and as soon as he walked through the door, he was greeted by the enticing aroma of a delicious meal. His eyes lit up.
Luo Xiao poked his head out from the kitchen and looked at him, “You’re back? Put down your bag and wash your hands, I’ll bring the dish out and we can eat.”
“Mm, okay.” Ye Lan stepped forward and quickly embraced Luo Xiao’s waist, giving him a light peck like dragonfly touching the water. Then before Luo Xiao could react, he had already walked into the bathroom. The sound of water running could be heard from inside.
Luo Xiao touched his lips, then glanced at the bathroom, before turning and going back into the kitchen. As for Ye Lan’s occasional sneak kisses and the now routine morning and night kisses, Luo Xiao just smiles and says he’s already used to it.
Nonsense, used to it? When no one’s around it’s fine, but the problem is, this guy Ye Lan has basically made it known to everyone! Now aside from his mom and godmother, even his own master, Grandpa Ouyang and the others all know about it. And the most unbelievable thing is, he even received a call from Ye Lan’s grandpa. When he first got the call, he had braced himself to be scolded, but the end result left him doubting if he had heard correctly.
Because Grandpa Ye actually, actually dared to use an extremely warm and friendly tone to thank him for becoming his grandson’s partner. He even said that if Ye Lan ever did anything wrong in the future, just call him and he’ll discipline his grandson.
Is this really something a big family grandfather would say? Normally the script should be “How much money do you want to leave my grandson, just name your price” right?
Anyway, since Grandpa Ye supports their relationship, it undoubtedly gives Luo Xiao a huge sense of relief. And the people around them who know about their situation have also expressed their goodwill, allowing their relationship to progress quite smoothly. The only thing that worries Luo Xiao now is that his own mother and godmother still don’t know about this. And he really doesn’t have the heart to bring it up himself, so he just keeps procrastinating like an ostrich.
“Oh right, Xiao Xiao, you all have started your internships right?” After warming his stomach with a sip of soup, Ye Lan asked, “Are there any requirements?”
Luo Xiao used his chopsticks to put a piece of the sweet and sour pork that Ye Lan liked into his bowl. “Mm, Old Wei said that as long as we submit the filled out forms before the deadline, that’s fine.”
“The social practice form?” Ye Lan ate the pork Luo Xiao had put in his bowl and squinted his eyes in satisfaction. “Mm, just perfect!”
“Yes.” Luo Xiao nodded, “He gave us two choices, one is to find our own internship places, and just get a stamp from the company. The other is to make something ourselves during this almost one year period and then submit that when the time comes.”
“I see, so do you have any plans?” Ye Lan asked curiously.
Luo Xiao shook his head slightly, “I haven’t really thought about the specifics yet, but I’ve considered it. I think I’ll choose to make something.”
“In that case, Xiao Xiao, let’s make a movie together!” Ye Lan seemed to have thought of something and seriously suggested to him.
“Eh?” Luo Xiao was a little puzzled, “Yezi, is there something wrong?”
“Well, you know. I now have three companies under me. The food company is continuously increasing in value every year, and for the network company, I’ve had people recommended to recruit a lot of talents in this field. Although it’s not yet profitable, the potential for future growth is not to be underestimated. As for the real estate company, you know, with the continuous development of the national economy, the population flowing into the big cities is increasing. Building new houses to ease the housing pressure is a good business.”
Ye Lan paused and continued, “However, in the current market, although there are many real estate companies, both good and bad, there are also many industry giants whose strength exceeds ours. Their houses sell extremely well, while we, although we have accumulated a lot of land, this is the first time we are building houses. I’m not worried about the quality of the houses, the design, and other things. With Hei Ban is watching over it, there won’t be any problems. But after they are completed, how to sell them all off is a problem. So how to make our first shot count is crucial.”
“So, you want me to shoot something to help you make this first shot?” Luo Xiao raised his eyebrows and replied.
“Yes, that’s right.” Ye Lan nodded.
Luo Xiao thought for a while, then looked at him and said, “That’s no problem. I just want to ask, which group of customers is the target group for this batch of houses?”
“The group of people who are drifting to Beijing. ”
“Drifiting to Beijing…” Luo Xiao sighed. This was a group of people who bravely chased their dreams. Although the pressure of life was huge, they still maintained a positive and optimistic attitude. Since that’s the case, it means their economy is rather tight, and they must be hoping to spend less on accommodation. And the best choice for spending less is to rent in groups.
Speaking of group rental, Luo Xiao suddenly remembered the name of a TV drama, which was precisely about such a group of people. And because the investor of that drama was a real estate company, their houses which were the rental houses in the drama, were sold very well because of that.
Well, although stealing someone else’s achievements is truly shameful. But first, that TV drama wasn’t filmed until more than 10 years later, and second, for the sake of his family’s Yezi’s company, he decided to be a villain for once.
Lucien On ABRWF Chapter 34.1