153: Whoever is stupid will buy it

Qian Ziyong looked in the direction of the voice; it was Chen Ziqi.

Qian Ziyong was very surprised: “Ziqi, why are you in Shen City?”

Chen Ziqi smiled and ran up: “I’ve always been in Shen City!”

“After graduation, I came to Shen City to work!”

“What about you, what are you doing here?”

“Are you here to buy things?”

Qian Ziyong nodded: “I’m having a gathering with some friends tonight, so I need a few new clothes.”

“Are you also here to shop?”

Chen Ziqi smiled charmingly: “Of course, you know, we girls love to shop the most.”

“Let’s go, I’ll go with you!”

The two bodyguards were already quite far away, but Chen Ziqi still acutely noticed them.

She kept her expression normal, pretending not to see the two bodyguards.

Actually, she wasn’t there to shop, but to interview.

Although she had good academic results and got into a good university, she studied economic management.

The name “management” sounded impressive.

But it meant unemployment upon graduation.

No company would hire a newly graduated college student for a management position!

There were simply no matching jobs in society!

Jobs were hard to find, even in big cities, it was difficult to find one with a monthly salary over ten thousand.

Especially with the current economic downturn, good jobs simply weren’t available to her.

This time, her mall interview ended in failure again; the position was already internally decided, and recruiting was just a formality.

Qian Ziyong did not refuse and took Chen Ziqi to shop with him.

He went to the third floor, where clothes were very expensive, often costing thousands or tens of thousands.

When he was poor, Qian Ziyong was very reluctant to spend money, but now he was rich.

Most importantly, he had bought a house in full and given several million to his family, so he had no financial pressure, and of course, he could spend more freely.

Moreover, Qian Ziyong knew that by the end of this cycle, he should earn close to one hundred million.

As soon as he thought of such a large sum as one hundred million, he became even less afraid to spend money.

Under the enthusiastic reception of the sales assistant, Qian Ziyong chose a few items that looked good.

But after he tried them on, he felt they were quite ordinary.

Especially a suit he chose; wearing it made him look like a top salesperson.

He was a boss, and his clothes made him look like a salesperson; what kind of talk was that?

“Let me choose for you!” Chen Ziqi timely extended a helping hand.

She picked out a few seemingly ordinary pieces for him.

Qian Ziyong looked left and right, finding them very common.

But Chen Ziqi had good intentions, so Qian Ziyong still went to try them on.

The result was unexpectedly good-looking.

The clothes brought out his temperament, giving him the feeling of a dragon among men, clearly a promising young talent.

“Not bad!” Qian Ziyong was very satisfied and was about to pay on the spot.

Goodness, it was one hundred thousand!

How could such ordinary clothes sell for ninety-eight thousand eight hundred for one set?

No wonder no one came to this store; it was normal.

Who would buy such expensive clothes?

Whoever bought them was foolish!

Qian Ziyong paid.

There was no choice; he was meeting with tycoons worth tens of billions, so he had to give them the face of one hundred thousand, right?

Originally, Qian Ziyong wanted to buy several sets, but in the end, he only bought this one and didn't want to buy any more.

In the future, for such gatherings, this one set would suffice.

Oh, and he also had to thank Chen Ziqi.

If it weren't for her, with his taste, it would be difficult to choose such a well-fitting suit that could enhance his temperament.

Qian Ziyong bought Chen Ziqi a very beautiful outfit, spending twenty thousand.

Chen Ziqi didn't want it, but Qian Ziyong insisted on buying it for her.

After all, they were desk-mates in high school, and their relationship was quite good.

He was successful now, and Chen Ziqi seemed to be struggling, so Qian Ziyong wanted to help her.

Chen Ziqi happily accepted, looking at her beautiful reflection in the mirror, a brilliant smile on her face.

In the mirror, she and Qian Ziyong seemed very well-matched, like a pair of celestial beings.

However, she could feel that Qian Ziyong’s thoughts were not on her.

A hint of sadness appeared in Chen Ziqi’s eyes.

The sadness quickly dissipated; when facing Qian Ziyong, her eyes seemed to speak, full of sweetness.

Qian Ziyong was a bit overwhelmed: “Um… the clothes here are too expensive, I think one set is enough!”

“I have something else to do, so I’ll be leaving first!”

With that, Qian Ziyong bid her farewell under Chen Ziqi’s reluctant gaze.

“Ziyong!” Seeing Qian Ziyong about to leave, Chen Ziqi quickly mustered her courage and said, “You’re having a gathering with friends, can you bring me along?”

During the New Year, after Qian Ziyong attended a class reunion, Chen Ziqi thought Qian Ziyong would contact her.

But unexpectedly, Qian Ziyong simply vanished.

Later, she inquired about Qian Ziyong’s phone number from classmates and called him, but couldn’t get through.

He had set it to reject all unknown calls.

She couldn’t get through, which meant he didn't even have her number saved.

She was very disappointed but never expected to run into him in Shen City.

If she let Qian Ziyong leave now, she might never see him again!

“Uh…” Qian Ziyong was a bit surprised, not expecting Chen Ziqi to want to attend the gathering with him.

After thinking for a moment, Qian Ziyong nodded: “Okay!”

“My old brothers, they all like to bring female companions, and I’m all alone, which makes me seem out of place.”

“I just happen to need a female companion, and it’s great that you can accompany me!”

Hearing Qian Ziyong agree, Chen Ziqi’s face was full of smiles.

It was still early, so Qian Ziyong took Chen Ziqi to watch a movie and then to a restaurant for Bingmi Milk Tea.

Feeling that there was still plenty of time, Qian Ziyong simply got down to business and went to look at offices in some office buildings.

“Ziyong, are you going to rent an office for Bingmi Milk Tea?” Chen Ziqi asked curiously.

Qian Ziyong shook his head: “No!”

“The Bingmi Milk Tea office has already been rented. I plan to open a new company, a game company, and I might need to hire a lot of people!”

“I need a very large office!”

“Um… about five thousand square meters.”

Hearing five thousand square meters, Chen Ziqi’s heart pounded.

Office building rental prices in Shen City were very expensive.

The lowest was one hundred per square meter per month.

If it was five thousand square meters, the minimum would be five hundred thousand yuan a month.

This was a very large expense!

This was nothing; game company employee salaries were generally higher.

A five-thousand-square-meter company typically had four to five hundred people.

Even if an employee’s salary was only five thousand, it would still be two million five hundred thousand.

Such a company, even if it did nothing, would cost over three million a month in overhead alone.

Over three million, that was money she might never earn in her lifetime.

When she was young and naive, she thought she was a dragon among men and would definitely earn a lot of money in the future.

Especially what was shown on TV, where a domineering CEO would casually spend tens of millions or hundreds of millions, treating money like paper.

Only after entering society did she realize that even ten thousand yuan was hard to earn.

One had to work hard for a month to possibly earn eight thousand.

One had to be very diligent, and also have certain work ability and experience, to possibly earn ten thousand a month.

And this was in Shen City, where the cost of living was very high.

To earn ten thousand and save five thousand was already impressive.

To save three million, it would take at least fifty years!