Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 126 Starting a Career Journey
"First, I have a mental disorder. Please be careful about your words and actions and don't cause any rumors about me."

"Secondly, I have a quirk. Sometimes I need to be alone, so I will cancel the lease of the apartment upstairs and move in." Ma Qing will not give up the opportunity to enjoy modern life in his space.

"Third, are you sure you are innocent? If not, all the conditions I mentioned above will be invalid. I don't like to be a scapegoat. I want to inspect the goods now."

"..."

Ma Qing’s ridiculous request was not approved immediately, but the time was simply changed to the evening.

The next day, when Ma Qing woke up, he looked at the person sleeping beside him and felt that he had a dream, a very absurd dream. The woman he met yesterday was already lying on his bed today. Looking at the red spots on the sheets, Ma Qing went to the window and looked at the crowd downstairs struggling for a living. Ma Qing found that this world was really beautiful. Damn.

In the following days, Ma Qing led a very regular life. During the day, he continued with the expansion work of the real estate company. At the agency, he vaguely heard about some unpleasantness with his peers, but such matters were handled by his own law partner.

On the other hand, Ma Qing performed excellently in the part-time courses of Hong Kong Technical College, and finally attracted the attention of a professor named Wang majoring in electronic mechanics. With the help of the professor, Ma Qing passed the July entrance examination of Hong Kong Technical College and officially became a college student.

One day after school started, after Ma Qing had fought with Yan Luoqing for three hundred rounds, this woman, who was so radiant after being nurtured by Ma Qing, put her arms around Ma Qing's neck and discussed with him about expelling Lao Huang.

"Sir, I plan to fire Mr. Huang. My mother and I can look after the store, and we can hire two female clerks. The salary of two people will be equal to Mr. Huang's salary alone. Do you think it's okay?"

Ma Qing thought, do your relatives also need you to take care of them? "No problem. I told you at the beginning that the store downstairs is completely handed over to you. You just need to say hello to me. Since you have already said hello, what else can I say? Of course I will do as you say."

"Old Huang is your old friend. I'm just worried that you'll have a hard time." Yan Luoqing said coquettishly.

Ma Qing stroked his woman's smooth back and said, "If Lao Huang doesn't want to work here, he can just work somewhere else. Can't I arrange for him to work?"

"Sir, you are really capable." Having said that, he started to move his hands again.

"..."

When Ma Qing came home from school the next day, he saw Huang Hongtu standing pitifully at the door of the supermarket.

Seeing Ma Qing coming back, he quickly stepped forward to tell her about his grievances: "Mr. Ma, my wife fired me, I..."

Ma Qing stepped forward and hugged Huang Hongtu. The two stood side by side. Ma Qing put his arm on Huang Hongtu's shoulder and said to the store, "I'm having dinner outside. Don't wait for me."

Ma Qing took Huang Hongtu to a small restaurant, ordered food and wine, and then Ma Qing talked about his plan. "Old Huang, you know, I promised to give me a woman in this supermarket, so I don't care about it anymore, you..." Ma Qing didn't finish.

"Ah, sir, what should I do then? Should I go back to pull a rickshaw? Sir, you are so capable, please give me a job." Huang Hongtu seemed to care about this matter very much.

"Please listen to me first. Here's what I'm thinking. I'll pay for another supermarket nearby. It'll still have the same name and the same decoration style. I'll copy the style of our current store and start off as a chain store."

Ma Qing continued, "You participated in the establishment of Baixin Supermarket throughout the whole process. I believe you can replicate another Baixin Supermarket. Lao Huang, do you have the confidence?"

Huang Hongtu had never thought that he would be given an important task in the evening after being unemployed in the morning. He was so excited that he simply poured a glass of wine and said, "Boss, since you think so highly of me, I will sell my life to you. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west."

"Old Huang, don't say that. I want talent, not slaves. I have been observing you for the past six months. You, Old Huang, are gold buried in the sand. As long as there is a chance, you will surely soar up to the sky like a roc in the wind."

Ma Qing felt that Lao Huang was truly a talent. When he went out to look for a decoration company, Ma Qing felt that this man just needed an opportunity. A talent from one county could govern a country, not to mention that it was just managing a chain of supermarkets. Under his control, this chain of supermarkets would be a success.

Huang Hongtu may have never been praised like this before. He was filled with Ma Qing's big cake. A feeling of dying for a friend filled his whole body. He drank the wine directly. "No more words, I'll drink it. Boss, you can just wait and see how I perform in the future."

Ma Qing looked at the extremely excited Huang Hongtu in front of him. He was skeptical whether Huang Hongtu would always remember what he said today. However, what happened tonight should motivate this ox to work hard in the past two years. Two years later, there will be a dividend distribution of personal shares, and then another whip. After another 10 years, there will be an equity incentive for listing. Old Huang should work hard until he dies.

Ma Qing is a person who fears trouble. He was not a social elite or a management genius in his previous life. His only advantage is that he has a good grasp of the general trend. After all, he is a person who traveled through time.

In fact, running a supermarket is really not profitable. After deducting various taxes and fees such as rent, utilities, labor, etc., it is good enough to earn back the boss’s salary. However, Ma Qing is well aware of the importance of the final sales channel. Before the e-commerce live broadcast begins, channels are king.

In this time and space, we are still more than 50 years away from becoming the "family" of e-commerce, so there is still a lot to do.

Afterwards, Ma Qing took Huang Hongtu to formally establish the Baixin chain supermarket company in Liang Haowen Law Firm, with an investment of 5000 yuan. Liang Haowen did not even buy a single share, which was beyond Ma Qing's expectations. According to Liang Haowen, this kind of supermarket would not make any money at all, and it would take several years to recover the investment. It would be better to open another agency company with the money.

Ma Qing was speechless. It seemed that what the other person said was not wrong. According to the current momentum of real estate development in Hong Kong, Liang Haowen even wanted to sell his house and speculate in real estate.

Facing his first partner, Ma Qing expressed his plan: "Brother Liang, please help me list the seven apartments I bought last year. I want to sell them."

"What, sell it now, Ma Qing, what are you thinking? The trend is so good, why sell it? It will be difficult to buy it back later." Liang Haowen was shocked and had no idea what Ma Qing's purpose was in doing this.

(End of this chapter)