19: Believe in your talent

Yamazumi Arimatsu picked up the contract with a skeptical expression and saw that the renovation really cost fifty million!

Fifty million!

Fifty million without any discount!

"Qian, you are truly too extravagant!" Yamazumi Arimatsu's expression was very serious.

He genuinely couldn't understand why Qian Ziyong would spend so much money on renovations.

This was completely contrary to the business principles he had learned since elementary school.

Business is about earning the maximum profit with the lowest cost.

But Qian Ziyong seemed to have completely disregarded costs when operating the supermarket!

"Not at all, not at all!" Qian Ziyong humbly shook his head.

Next, Yamazumi Arimatsu asked Qian Ziyong questions, and Qian Ziyong answered without hesitation, always telling the truth, emphasizing his honesty.

After they chatted for a while, Yamazumi Arimatsu had obtained all the information.

Yamazumi Arimatsu then stood up to bid farewell to Qian Ziyong.

Qian Ziyong personally escorted Yamazumi Arimatsu out of the supermarket and into his car.

Only when Yamazumi Arimatsu's car drove away did Qian Ziyong exclaim, "He's truly a good person! I really hope he visits more often!"

He had been worrying about where his food money for the next three months would come from.

Now, Yamazumi Arimatsu had directly delivered it.

Liu Gaoda was currently at his supermarket, so it was impossible for him to go with him to do daily-wage work; without Yamazumi Arimatsu, he might have had to eat instant noodles for three months.

The thought of eating instant noodles for three months made Qian Ziyong shiver!

...

In the car, Yamazumi Arimatsu's face was solemn.

"Manager Sun, what kind of person do you think Qian Ziyong is?" Yamazumi Arimatsu asked.

Manager Sun thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't understand him!"

Yamazumi Arimatsu nodded: "Yes, I don't understand him. I've met countless business elites, but I've never seen a young man like Qian Ziyong."

"That kind of heartfelt enthusiasm is chilling!"

He was well-versed in Chinese history; strategists throughout history were all deeply cunning individuals, capable of concealing their emotions.

Achieving this was not easy.

When he met Qian Ziyong, he couldn't discern what the other person was thinking.

He even failed to comprehend Qian Ziyong's actions.

"Do you think the contract is real?" Yamazumi Arimatsu asked.

Manager Sun thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "It should be real, after all, Qian Ziyong couldn't have known in advance that we were coming to visit."

"However, Qian Ziyong made us wait for twenty minutes. Could it be that he was preparing the contract during those twenty minutes?"

Yamazumi Arimatsu narrowed his eyes: "It must be!"

Originally, his visit was to make Qian Ziyong retreat in the face of difficulty and not open a supermarket there.

But Qian Ziyong directly stated where Yongnian Supermarket was and where Feihuang Supermarket was, so he didn't bring it up again.

Qian Ziyong had already declared war; if he still told Qian Ziyong not to be near Yongnian Supermarket, wouldn't that be inviting humiliation?

Since they were destined to be enemies, Yamazumi Arimatsu took Qian Ziyong very seriously.

Knowing oneself and one's enemy leads to victory in every battle; he collected as much information as possible.

However, even now, he still couldn't figure out Qian Ziyong as a person!

"He's not easy to deal with!" Yamazumi Arimatsu was completely in no mood for karaoke anymore.

...

Inside the supermarket, after seeing Yamazumi Arimatsu off, Qian Ziyong returned to his room to play games.

With three thousand yuan, his food expenses for three months were no longer a concern, and Qian Ziyong was in high spirits, playing games more skillfully.

The supermarket staff were bustling, working tirelessly.

In just one day, they moved everything that could be moved out of the entire supermarket, even wishing they could shovel up the land itself.

After emptying the supermarket, Zhu Daqiang picked up Qian Ziyong to go to the new supermarket.

Although the new supermarket would only begin renovations tomorrow, the landlord had arranged a warehouse of over five hundred square meters for them, with several rooms inside.

He had already had several rooms cleaned up, and Qian Ziyong would stay in the largest one.

...

Directly opposite Yongnian Supermarket, inside the new Feihuang Supermarket, Qian Ziyong and Zhu Daqiang were at the door of a room.

"Boss, the new boss's office is being renovated, so we can only inconvenience you by having you stay here for now!" Zhu Daqiang said.

"It's already very good, a hundred times better than that broken house I used to live in. It even has an independent bathroom and walk-in closet." Qian Ziyong was very happy.

He used to rent a house for five hundred a month, which could only be described as barely habitable.

This was a place fit for a human to live.

It must be at least fifty square meters!

It was truly spacious.

He liked it very much.

Most importantly, living here cost no money!

Free is good!

"I've decided, I'll just live here from now on. There's no need to bother with that boss's office; I'm too lazy to move again!" Qian Ziyong announced.

"Okay!" Zhu Daqiang nodded.

He also knew that Qian Ziyong was a man of great ambitions and wasn't too particular about his living arrangements.

Most people who achieve great things are like Qian Ziyong: unconstrained by trifles and capable of enduring hardships!

"I'm entrusting the supermarket to you!" Qian Ziyong said sincerely to Zhu Daqiang.

Zhu Daqiang patted his chest and guaranteed, "Don't worry, Boss, I've got everything covered!"

"Mm!" Qian Ziyong nodded.

He trusted Zhu Daqiang to handle things; he never acted on his own initiative!

...

At the old site of Feihuang Supermarket, Boss Zhao arrived at the entrance and saw an empty supermarket.

"He's serious!" Boss Zhao was stunned.

He moved out too quickly.

Yesterday he only mentioned raising the rent, and today the supermarket was completely emptied!

A net profit of twenty million a month, and he just gave it up!

Too resolute!

What to do?

Just then, his phone rang.

He picked it up and heard a middle-aged man's voice: "Boss Zhao, I'm canceling the commercial space I reserved!"

Mr. Zhao was anxious: "Boss Li, the commercial space is negotiable, I can lower the rent for you, rent it to you at fifty percent of the original price!"

"No!" The furious voice on the phone roared, "I rented it at a high price because the foot traffic there was good."

"You forced Feihuang Supermarket away, the foot traffic is gone, I wouldn't even take the commercial space if you gave it to me for free, not even a dog would rent it!"

"Boss Zhao, your reputation is ruined now; everyone knows you'll take advantage of the situation and suddenly raise the rent. Who would dare to rent your commercial space?"

"Alright, that's it, I'm hanging up!"

Before Mr. Zhao could say anything else, the phone clicked, indicating it had been hung up.

Before Mr. Zhao could recover, another person called to cancel their lease.

He answered call after call, all of them for lease cancellations, and it was quite a while before no one called again.

Looking at the empty supermarket, Mr. Zhao felt as though he was looking at his own empty heart.

If only he had known this day would come, he would never have raised the rent!

Unfortunately, regret was useless now!

Mr. Zhao shed tears of remorse.

...

Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, a month had passed.

Qian Ziyong, in his room, found that money was being spent faster than he had imagined.

What was originally planned as thirty yuan a day actually approached fifty yuan a day.

Only a month had passed, and half of his money was already gone, leaving him with just over a thousand yuan.

So, Qian Ziyong was constantly frowning with worry.

Several times when Liu Gaoda came to find him, he wished he could just take Liu Gaoda to do daily-wage work.

It's just... he couldn't bring himself to say it.

He also didn't know how to explain it to Liu Gaoda.

Today, Zhu Daqiang and Liu Gaoda excitedly ran to inform him that the supermarket could open!

"It's renovated so quickly?" Qian Ziyong was also very happy.

Liu Gaoda said, "This is all thanks to you, for letting me hire more people. Our supermarket now has a thousand employees!"

"Since the supermarket hadn't opened yet, they didn't have much to do, so they helped with the renovations."

"With their help, we were able to complete the renovation so quickly."

"In addition, we saved a large sum in labor costs, about five million!"

"Of the planned fifty million, we only spent forty-five million!"

Liu Gaoda was ecstatic.

He had saved money for Qian Ziyong!

Upon hearing that five million had been saved, the smile on Qian Ziyong's face instantly vanished. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Liu Gaoda, there's a very important task I need to entrust to you!"

"What is it?" Liu Gaoda's expression became serious.

Qian Ziyong said, "Spend this five million for me, spend it on the supermarket!"

Liu Gaoda saving him five million meant five million less in periodic settlement.

How could that be allowed!

He didn't care; he had already planned how to lose fifty million, and there could be no unexpected changes.

Since this five million was saved by Liu Gaoda, then he should spend it!

"How should I spend it?" Liu Gaoda asked.

Qian Ziyong: "Figure it out yourself, I trust your talent!"