188: Chapter 188 Headquarters Staff Arrival
It was past seven in the evening, the sun had set, and neon lights covered the entire city, making Jiangcheng look vibrant and colorful.
Whether it was the Ferrari leading the way or the bus following behind, they were both immersed in the dazzling city lights.
The commercial street was still bustling even at night.
The Goddess Keepsake Specialty Store had unexpectedly become popular because of a live stream, and all the beauties in Jiangcheng flocked there out of admiration. Especially at night, this shop, which focused on female brands, saw a constant stream of women entering and exiting.
Everyone went in empty-handed and came out loaded, which served as indirect proof of how hot the store was.
The Ferrari stopped at the entrance, and immediately after, a bus pulled up behind it. Over forty women gradually stepped off the bus; at first glance, they looked a bit like a tour group.
The woman in the lead wore sunglasses, a strapless top, denim hot pants, and riding boots. She rushed into the store energetically, while the other women followed like tourists, swarming into the shop.
As the door opened, exclamations of surprise erupted inside, especially the sharp voice of Qian Zhaodi.
"Ah! Menglu, I missed you so much!"
Zhang Menglu and Qian Zhaodi embraced, exchanged greetings, and then welcomed the two female employees to show everyone around.
Chen Hao walked into the store last. Zhang Menglu met him, looking out expectantly.
"I asked you to pick up the vehicles, but you only showed up after a whole day. I thought you got lost."
Chen Hao smiled and tossed the Ferrari keys to her.
"I test-drove it for a day. It feels really good."
Zhang Menglu only relaxed the anxiety she had held all day after seeing the Ferrari parked at the entrance with her own eyes.
Without rushing to see her own beloved car, she first greeted her colleagues from the head office, pouring tea and water, and treating them warmly.
Among the accompanying staff were designers, photographers, post-production specialists, logistics personnel, and members of the publicity department. They all held a special emotional attachment to the brand they had built, seeing the clothes was like seeing their own children.
Chen Hao took a seat in the lounge area, not joining the women's discussions.
Today was the last day of the car show, and the car models were done for the day, meaning they would be free tomorrow.
Now was the right time. He took out his phone and sent the PPT to the group chat.
"@ everyone, listen up. Everyone who signed up for the fashion show, look at the PPT first. After confirming there are no issues, come for the interview tomorrow morning sharp at this address. There will be a dedicated bus to pick you up tomorrow morning. Gather at 8:30 AM, latecomers will not be waited for."
Attached was the location of the Fitness Club.
The group chat immediately exploded, everyone was very excited, chattering away in discussion.
Although Chen Hao had repeatedly told Qi Qi not to tell anyone, how could she, who bore the 'green tea' label in the system evaluation, keep quiet?
Almost everyone had been discussing how grand Young Master Chen's street art show would be all day. When compiling the list, they had subtly probed Qi Qi and guessed most of the details.
However, when they actually saw the PPT, they still couldn't hide their excitement.
They were finally going to shoot a magazine! So excited! So happy! So thrilled!
As Chen Hao peeked at the screen to view everyone's fervent discussions, a woman bumped into him. It was Cai Fenghua, a store employee Chen Hao had recruited.
"Brother Chen, are they all from the head office? Based on their energy, why do they all seem so hyped up?"
"Don't worry about that, go attend to your work."
Cai Fenghua hesitated for a long time, then squatted down beside Chen Hao and whispered.
"Brother Chen, it's the beginning of the month now. I've paid off last month's installment loan. You promised me, if I don't earn 300,000 this month, you have to cover the difference for me, right?"
Chen Hao looked at her and asked.
"How is your private domain learning going?"
"It's okay. I know the methods, but I don't have many fans. At the beginning, there were hardly any people."
Chen Hao leaned close to her ear and said.
"It's fine. During this period, the proprietress is too busy selling second-hand stockings to handle things herself. I'll have her hand over all her orders to you. You can slowly take over her private domain."
"Is that true?!"
Cai Fenghua's eyes were full of little stars. She knew the proprietress's private domain had several thousand people. Every hip-shaking video could drive dozens or hundreds of orders, easily breaking ten thousand in a single internal sale. If she sold like this for a whole month, her income would definitely exceed 300,000.
This was actually part of Chen Hao's plan: find someone to take over Zhang Menglu's private domain and remove Zhang Menglu from that.
After all, making Zhang Menglu earn petty cash by skirting the rules now, Chen Hao couldn't even convince himself.
"Can I lie to you? Go get back to work."
"Okay, I'm going to work now."
Cai Fenghua cheerfully greeted customers. Chen Hao looked back at his phone; good heavens, there were already hundreds of unread messages in this short time. These women really could chat.
He didn't have time to look. With so many visitors, business was severely affected. He called everyone to move to the next location.
"Everyone follow me, let's go see the work area for the next few days."
Under Chen Hao's lead, the large group left the Goddess Keepsake Specialty Store. The other employees consciously boarded the bus, except for Qian Zhaodi and Zhuang Hua, who were vying for the Ferrari's front passenger seat without yielding to each other.
"You two can both take the bus. The front passenger seat is mine."
Chen Hao plopped down into the seat. Only when he saw Zhang Menglu slide into the driver's seat did the two women quiet down, walking toward the bus while 'attacking' each other.
Although Zhang Menglu had a driver's license, she rarely drove. It was her first time driving a Ferrari, and she was indeed a bit clumsy. Finally, under Chen Hao's guidance, she successfully started the engine.
However, she drove extremely cautiously the entire way, managing to give the sports car the feel of an electric scooter.
Chen Hao covered his face in exasperation.
"This is a sports car, step on the gas!"
"I can't bear to! Don't rush me, I'm nervous!"
"Speechless!"
Just like that, following Zhang Menglu's snail-like pace, they finally arrived at the Fitness Club. But when Chen Hao entered, he noticed the work atmosphere among the existing staff was quite low.
"Bang bang."
Chen Hao knocked on the reception desk. The beautiful receptionist finally looked up from her phone.
"Hello, Boss."
"Keep this up and I'll deduct your salary."
"Sorry, Boss."
Just as he finished speaking, over forty people poured in from outside, a huge crowd—and they were all women.
Chen Hao called out.
"You all look around first. The venue is on the third floor. Pick your own office rooms."
They scattered like a flock of birds, rushing upstairs to check things out.
The receptionist was dumbfounded.
"So many clients, what is going on?"
Chen Hao forced a smile.
"This isn't a lot. Tomorrow will be even more."
He asked the receptionist where Liu Jiayin was, and she mumbled in response.
"She went home after work."
Chen Hao didn't press the issue. He took Zhang Menglu, with Zhuang Hua following beside him—one man and two women touring the Fitness Club together.
Zhang Menglu asked curiously.
"Such a large venue, contracting it starting tomorrow, the price can't be cheap, right?"
Chen Hao explained with a wry smile.
"It doesn't cost money. I'm borrowing a friend's venue. She just took it over but is still in the hospital. I'm helping her look after it for a couple of days first."
Zhuang Hua heard this and gave Chen Hao a thumbs-up.
"You really are an iron miser who squeezes every penny out of everyone."