297: Chapter 297 My student seems to be flirting with my boss, what should I do?

Chapter 297: My Student Seems to Be Flirting with My Boss, What Should I Do?

Before they even reached the cafeteria, the students of Yanhu Vocational School smelled the enticing aroma of food.

As they passed the main entrance of the cafeteria, they also noticed a roll-up promotional display stand.

However, the vast majority of students only gave it a glance before running into the cafeteria to line up and swipe their cards.

They found that the cafeteria hadn't changed at all; even the cafeteria lady was the same one as before.

But the dishes in the window were clearly different, and there was a sign marking the prices.

The student at the front of the line asked curiously, "It seems cheaper?"

For students who eat at the cafeteria every day, even those least sensitive to prices could notice a change.

"It is indeed a bit cheaper!" the cafeteria lady said with a smile.

With a new boss and a pay raise, yet a reduced workload, the kitchen lady was in a good mood!

"Which one do you want?"

The cafeteria lady picked up a ladle and asked.

"I'll have the twice-cooked pork, shredded potatoes, tomato and egg stir-fry, and winter melon soup..."

"12 yuan!"

"Okay!"

...

"Smells so good!"

"It's delicious!"

"What we used to eat was practically pig slop!"

"This meat is quite good! Before, I couldn't even tell what part of the animal the meat was from!"

"How does this feel even better than takeout?"

"Didn't I say that the dishes made by Weimeijia are all delicious?"

"Right, right, right!"

"But the only problem with them is that every dish tastes the same, as if made by the same cook. However, their menu changes very quickly, with many varieties!"

"Isn't that normal?"

"It's not normal. My dad is quite good at cooking, but even he has occasional slips in performance!"

"Hahaha..."

Su Yang, Weimeijia's Vice President Zhan Yuxiao, and Yanhu Vocational School's Vice Principal Song Xiang sat in a corner of the cafeteria.

In front of them were empty trays, their meals nearly finished.

It turned out they had started eating before the students arrived!

Hearing the students' positive reviews, Su Yang was also quite pleased.

As for the comment that every dish from Weimeijia tasted the same, that was unavoidable.

Dishes produced by a central kitchen follow industrial standards, with many steps being mechanical operations.

Salt, MSG, chicken bouillon, and various seasonings are all measured out in fixed quantities.

How could the flavor not be uniform?

However, there were benefits to this; at the very least, the dishes wouldn't be a disaster!

There wouldn't be fluctuations in quality; it was outrageously stable.

While dishes produced this way might lack 'soul,' ordinary people don't care about soul.

If it's tasty, has generous portions, is low-priced, safe, and hygienic, then it's excellent!

Song Xiang remarked with emotion, "Weimeijia's food is indeed very good!"

It was much better than the cafeteria food his brother used to make; even he felt he could eat it regularly.

Zhan Yuxiao smiled with considerable pride, "The taste of our Weimeijia is absolutely beyond question!"

“But is it profitable this way?” Song Xiang asked in a low voice. “The prices have been lowered, yet the overhead has increased!”

Su Yang smiled and said, "It's still profitable!"

Zhan Yuxiao also said, "For the same ingredients, Weimeijia's purchase prices are generally lower than market prices, and we are also very efficient in labor utilization!"

Relying on the huge consumer base behind it, Jiuxiang Catering has strong bargaining power.

Those companies supplying ingredients are willing to appropriately lower prices, aiming for high volume with low margins!

"That's good then!"

Song Xiang nodded.

Su Yang asked casually, "How have the students in the school been lately?"

"Much more well-behaved than before!" Song Xiang replied with a smile. "It's just that occasionally someone will sneakily play on their phone."

"Mm!"

The issue of playing on phones is truly hard to eliminate.

Even for twelfth graders, aren't there often those who play on their phones in class?

Yanhu Vocational School couldn't very well confiscate the students' phones; at most, they could offer criticism and education.

Once the cafeteria began to fill up with students, Su Yang led Song Xiang and the others out.

Next to the cafeteria, a group of students had already gathered.

They had all arrived late and, knowing there would be a line, weren't in much of a hurry to eat.

They were looking at that roll-up promotional display; Su Yang was all too familiar with these things.

Back when he was in advertising, he used to design these often!

On the promotional display was a half-length portrait of Yu Siying!

She had a smile on her face, wearing a black women's suit with her arms crossed, looking full of confidence.

She exuded an elite aura, which was somewhat different from her last appearance!

Moreover, the photo had definitely been touched up; she looked ten years younger.

Below it was an introduction to Yu Siying: Yu Siying, General Manager of Rongcheng's famous MCN Spark Media, annual salary of one million, Honorary Lecturer at Yanhu Vocational School... (and a series of other honorary titles), over ten years in the industry, having cultivated countless social media influencers and bloggers...

At the very bottom, it marked the title, content, time, and location of Yu Siying's lecture!

"This sister has an annual salary of a million!"

"She seems really impressive!"

"An annual salary of a million, this is a big shot!"

"Are you sure she's not a sugar mommy?"

"..."

If this were a prestigious university, students might think an annual salary of a million is only considered fairly good!

But at Yanhu Vocational School, in the eyes of the students, an annual salary of a million was super impressive.

"I didn't expect our school could invite the general manager of an MCN agency to give a lecture!"

"I thought those school leaders were all old fossils!"

"Are you interested?"

"I want to go listen; I think this is quite interesting!"

"Xinxin, are you going to the lecture? Aren't you doing live streaming too?"

"..."

Su Yang looked at the girl called Xinxin.

She was probably only about twenty, wearing a long white dress with her hair in braids, fair-skinned and clear-featured.

She was the type of popular campus beauty.

Xinxin nodded, "I should probably go!"

"Is Spark Media very powerful?"

"Very powerful!" Xinxin replied in a low voice. "I heard that as long as an influencer is signed by Spark Media, their value will multiply, and other MCN companies will scramble to poach them with high offers!"

"Is it really that amazing?"

"Mm!"

"Have you tried applying?"

Xinxin said somewhat embarrassedly, "I sent a resume, but they didn't take me!"

"They didn't even want someone as pretty as you?"

"They rarely sign full-time female streamers; their requirements for them are extremely high. They prefer social media bloggers who can output content!"

"..."

Zhan Yuxiao said with a smile, "It looks like President Yu's lecture will be very popular!"

"Sigh!" Song Xiang sighed. "Young people nowadays all like this, it's really... sigh!"

At this moment, he really wanted to grumble: 'Live streaming prospers the nation, and e-commerce sales stabilize the country!'

But with his big boss standing right beside him, he really couldn't bring himself to complain.

Su Yang didn't have that many laments; this society seemingly gives young people many choices.

But once they enter society, they will find that influenced by many factors like family, environment, education, and personality, their choices are actually not many!

Those who truly possess strong willpower, talent, ability, and opportunity are always a minority.

Especially for these students at Yanhu Vocational School, their starting point is already a long way behind many of their peers.

Among them, there will certainly be people who try to do social media or try to be influencer streamers.

Because this industry has high exposure, seemingly no barriers to entry, seemingly huge profits, and it feels like anyone can easily enter the field!

After all, anyone can do short videos and live streaming; all you need is a phone.

A quick search online yields tons of free tutorials!

Yet, the invisible barriers in this industry are very high, and chaos is frequent.

Not only are there black-hearted MCN companies, but also various scammers, various temptations, various high-priced courses, pyramid scheme brainwashing... all kinds of harvesting!

Su Yang just hoped to teach them as much as possible, hoping they could learn some useful knowledge in school.

After leaving school, when they try their hand at this industry, they'll know a bit more about the schemes and won't fall into too many traps!

Seeing more and more students gathering around the promotional display, Su Yang intended to leave.

But just then, he felt someone pull his left sleeve.

"Handsome!"

Turning his head, Su Yang saw a beautiful girl with thick hair and fox-like eyes.

She was not only pretty but also very distinctive!

She gave off a languid and casual yet lively and agile feeling!

She was wearing a light gray hoodie and tight jeans; the lines of her legs were quite beautiful.

She was smiling as she looked up at him, but her hands were hidden inside the long sleeves of her hoodie.

Although she was quite bold, she also seemed a bit shy!

It was November, already autumn.

Su Yang asked in confusion, "Is something the matter?"

The girl stood slightly on her tiptoes and asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Can we exchange wechat?"

"We don't seem to know each other, do we?"

"We can get to know each other!"

Beside them, Zhan Yuxiao lowered his head, pursing his lips and smiling as he looked at Song Xiang.

Song Xiang was hesitating at this moment...

His student seemed to be flirting with his boss; should he stop it now?

Or should he ignore it?

Su Yang asked with a smile, "What year are you in?"

Generally, junior college students are also referred to as freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.

"Freshman!"

"You've just entered school; you should focus on your studies!"

"If I could study well, would I have come to this crappy school?"

Su Yang said with a half-smile, "If you say that, the principal will probably be very sad!"

"He can't hear me anyway!" The girl didn't care at all, but she quickly reacted, "You're not a school teacher, are you?"

She felt that Su Yang's temperament was different from those upperclassmen.

Not only was he handsome, but his aura also seemed very powerful!

"Mm!"

Su Yang nodded.

He was now an Honorary Lecturer of the school.

The girl said with some concern, "Teacher, you won't tattle to the principal, will you?"

"Of course not, I'm not that bored!"

"That's good then..."

The girl was about to ask what Su Yang taught, but then Su Yang added, "However, if your principal hears your words, then you can't blame me."

"How could he hear..."

Right then, Su Yang slowly took a step back.

Song Xiang, who was standing to Su Yang's right, was revealed...

"Ah!"

Upon seeing Song Xiang, the girl immediately let out a scream, her face showing terror. Then, like a startled rabbit, she bolted away on her long legs...

Hearing the scream, other students quickly noticed Song Xiang beside Su Yang.

Those students hurriedly left, like mice seeing a cat.

Watching the girl nimbly jump down the steps, cross the flower bed, and disappear around the corner of the cafeteria, Su Yang couldn't help but remark, "She's really young and full of vitality!"

Song Xiang said awkwardly, "Boss, I've made a fool of myself. These students are young and don't know any better!"

"It's fine!" Su Yang said with a smile. "Don't pursue it further."

"Alright!"

"Let's go!"

By now, the area around the promotional display had been cleared of students.

It seemed that Song Xiang commanded quite a reputation in the school.

"How is the recruitment coming along?"

"Over seven hundred people have already signed up!" Song Xiang replied. "We plan to start interviews next Monday!"

"Notify me when the time comes!"