The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 356 That's a big... travel photography company

After hastily eating a few bites of food, Yang Tao put down her chopsticks and bowl.

"I'm stuffed."

He got up and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute."

Xue Sumei stopped Yang Tao: "You've only eaten a few bites and you're already done? What, you're annoyed by my nagging and can't even eat anymore, huh?"

"Mom, I have something urgent to take care of," Yang Tao explained helplessly.

Xue Sumei persisted: "What could be more important than eating?"

"things related to work."

"Aren't you off today?"

Yang Tao glanced at Su Qing and Duan Xifeng sitting opposite her: "I—resigned!"

what!
Xue Sumei stood up abruptly.

"Why didn't you discuss such a big matter with us beforehand?"

Yang Tao shrugged: "Didn't I already tell you?"

Xue Sumei's blood pressure spiked instantly: "I said discuss it with us beforehand, not that you should come and notify us now!"

Su Qing and Duan Xifeng only came to their senses at this moment.

Su Qing got up and helped Xue Sumei to calm down.

Duan Xifeng frantically winked at Yang Tao, urging her to stop arguing with Xue Sumei and to sit down and talk things out.

After Su Qing persuaded Xue Sumei to stop, she turned to look at her:

"Peach, what exactly happened?"

Duan Xifeng immediately echoed:
"Yes, there has to be a reason for resigning, right? Is it because you encountered some problems at work, or are you dissatisfied with your salary and benefits?"

Yang Tao certainly couldn't reveal the real reason for her resignation.

But if we explain it clearly, we definitely won't get past this hurdle.

Suddenly, she remembered a sentence she had seen online before.

“I feel like I’m a cog in a machine in my current job, doing the same boring and repetitive work every day. Even if I get promoted, it’s just like I’m going from one cog to another. This is not the life I want.”

"The world is so big, I want to go see it!"

Su Qing and Duan Xifeng were both stunned, but Xue Sumei was the first to react.

"With such a small wallet, you can't go anywhere!"

Yang Tao burst out laughing at her mother's words.

"Don't worry, I still have enough money to go on a trip for a few days."

"And then what? Come back and starve?"

Xue Sumei pressed for an answer.

Su Qing, sitting across the table, was in a dilemma.

Yang Tao said she was tired from work and wanted to travel to relax, which Yang Tao supported.

But Xue Sumei's words did make sense.

Just as I was wondering who to support, Duan Xifeng's voice rang out.

"Peach, how about this? Let's not quit our jobs yet, but take a long leave from the hotel, and make a decision after we get back from our trip?"

Yang Tao looked at Duan Xifeng:
"Brother-in-law, if someone in your company suddenly asks for leave, saying they want to go on a trip to relax, would you readily approve the leave, or would you advise them to resign?"

"I--"

Duan Xifeng hesitated for a moment: "It depends on the person and the situation; it can't be generalized."

Yang Tao pressed on: "It's not a key position, the kind of employee who can be replaced at any time, what would you do?"

Duan Xifeng was completely speechless.

When you encounter an employee who has no self-awareness, it's already being polite to advise them to resign.

Take it or leave it!
Seeing that Duan Xifeng couldn't dissuade her, Su Qing had no choice but to take matters into her own hands.

"Peach, now that you've quit your job, where are you planning to travel?"

"I haven't thought about it yet."

"Just yourself?"

"Correct."

As soon as Yang Tao finished speaking, Xue Sumei's voice rang out.

"That won't do. How can I feel at ease letting you go out alone?"

"Mom, I'm not going to some remote mountain forest, it's not as dangerous as you say."

Just as Xue Sumei was about to retort, Yang Tao's voice continued.

"Besides, I'm not just going out for tourism, I'm also going out for research."

What, an inspection?

Not only was Xue Sumei stunned, but even Su Qing and Duan Xifeng were completely dumbfounded.

"Mom, when you called me this morning, Jiao Yang and I were having coffee and talking about job hunting. I happen to have a tour guide license, and Jiao Yang suggested that I try working for a travel agency. I was tempted at the time."

"I just heard my brother-in-law say that their honeymoon photos didn't turn out well. Combined with what I've heard from some of my friends and colleagues about how they complain about the current state of wedding photography studios, I've been thinking about whether it's possible to combine travel with wedding photography... What do you guys think of this idea?"

Xue Sumei and Su Qing had little say in this matter, but Duan Xifeng's eyes lit up after hearing it.

"Peach, do you mean you want to start your own business? To explore the market of combining tourism and wedding photography?"

Yang Tao nodded.

Duan Xifeng was about to say that this was a good idea, but the words were on the tip of his tongue—

Under the table, Su Qing kicked Duan Xifeng.

"Auntie, don't you think Peach has some good ideas?"

Before Xue Sumei could speak, Yang Tao's voice rang out first.

"Mom, if you don't agree, I'll go work at Weiwei's yoga studio when I get back from my trip. She's already told me several times that she wants me to go and help her. Anyway, it's all the same whether I work for someone else or not, so what difference does it make where I work?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Sumei's expression changed drastically.

How could my daughter, Xue Sumei's daughter, work for Lan Caiping's daughter?
Absolutely not!

“Peach, if you really want to start your own business, Mom won’t stop you. But we have an agreement: if you fail this time, you’d better come back and find a job.”

As she spoke, Xue Sumei got up to leave her seat.

Yang Tao called the person to a stop.

"Mom, why are you going?"

“Here’s the money! Don’t you need money to start your own business? I happen to have 100,000 yuan in my savings account, which I was originally saving as your dowry, but I’m giving it to you in advance.”

Yang Tao got up and pulled Xue Sumei back.

Taking this opportunity, Duan Xifeng secretly gave Su Qing a wink.

It has to be Yang Tao, who knows how to persuade Xue Sumei.

Mention blue water lily, and it's 100% effective!

"Mom, I just have this idea. I'll go out and take a trip first, investigate the market, and then we'll talk about starting a business."

After finally persuading Xue Sumei to stop, Yang Tao returned to her room, turned on her computer, and logged into QQ.

Seeing that Yang Muye's profile picture was grayed out in the friend list, I picked up my phone.

When the call connected, Yang Muye was indeed eating.

Yang Tao explained her idea of ​​a travel photography trip to Yang Muyi, and then cautiously asked, "What do you think of this project?"

"Hmm—how should I put it?"

"You think there's no chance?" Yang Tao immediately deflated.

"No, I meant to say that I invested in this project!"

"Really?" Yang Tao immediately became happy.

"Don't be so happy yet, I haven't said 'but' yet." Yang Muyi changed the subject—

"It's late, but it's here, right?" Yang Tao joked.

"Not bad, they've all learned to answer first."

"You can say 'but' now, I'm all ears," Yang Tao said, her tone returning to seriousness.

"The idea of ​​combining travel with wedding photos is great. Since you asked me about it, let me test you: what industry do you think I'm best at?"

Yang Tao immediately realized what was happening.

"You mean travel + wedding photos + the internet?"

“That’s right. Since we’re going to do it, let’s not do it on a small scale. Let’s go big. We can create an online platform that connects travel agencies, wedding photographers and customers.”

The model is similar to Kangaroo Delivery from the previous generation.

Travel agencies = merchants on the platform.

Photographer = Deliveryman.

Customers select a travel agency to finalize their itinerary, and then the platform assigns a photographer to accompany them. Of course, customers can also choose their own photographer.

The platform takes a cut. Yang Muye even came up with a name for the company: "That's a Big Travel Photography Company."

The app is short for Travel Photography.

Yang Muyi will be the investor in the seed and angel rounds.

To put it simply, it means providing start-up capital and technical support.

The two chatted for about half an hour. Just before hanging up, Yang Muye casually mentioned Wu Shiyi.

"Weren't you going on a trip? I've found you a female bodyguard. She arrives in Yanjing tonight. If you're free, pick her up from the airport... I'll send her information to your email later. You can arrange her food and lodging."

After the call ended, Yang Tao put down her phone.

Just as I was waiting to receive the email from Yang Muyi, suddenly—

"Drip drip!"

In the bottom right corner of the computer screen, an unfamiliar friend's avatar icon is flashing.

Yang Tao tried hard to recall and finally remembered who this person was.

Sun Xin.

When Yang Tao opened the message box and saw the first message from the other party, she was stunned.

"Yang Tao, why did you resign?"

Yang Tao typed quickly on the keyboard:

"How did you know?"

“I just ran into Wang Rui at the entrance of the alley, and he told me this.”

It turned out to be so.

Yang Tao continued typing: "Yes, I just resigned this morning."

"Why? Did you encounter a difficult customer, or are you having some difficulties at work?"

"No, I just don't want to do it anymore."

So you're planning to change jobs?

"No, I'm planning to take a break for a while, travel around, and when I come back I might consider starting my own business."

As soon as the message was sent, Sun Xin immediately replied with a thumbs-up emoji.

"I really envy you, being able to just pack up and go."

Yang Tao replied with a smile:

How have you been lately?

"I... just resigned today too?"

what?
Yang Tao's eyes widened in surprise.

"You resigned too?"

"Yes, I resigned. I encountered some problems at work, so I quit."

Upon seeing the message from Sun Xin, Yang Tao's first reaction was that there was more to the story.

As expected, Sun Xin then sent another message to explain.

“I had a male boss who did some disgusting things to me. I had already prepared evidence and submitted it to the company, but the boss and that person were business partners who wanted to downplay the issue. I couldn’t stand it, so I resigned.”

Sun Xin didn't say what disgusting thing had happened, but Yang Tao could easily guess the truth.

No wonder Sun Xin took the initiative to chat with me today; it turns out we were in the same boat.

"Then what are your plans next?"

"I'll find a new job; I can't just sit around and do nothing."

As Yang Tao was thinking about how to comfort Sun Xin, she suddenly remembered something.

Sun Xin took the tour guide exam with me back in college, so now I can totally convince her to start a business with me.

Yang Tao immediately told Sun Xin about this idea.

At the same time, I was careful not to mention the specifics of my business venture, only that it was related to tourism.

"So this trip wasn't just a simple getaway to clear your head after quitting your job?"

"That's right, we'll travel and also do some market research... Want to come along?"

Sun Xin took a long time to consider this.

Three or four minutes later, another message came.

"When do you plan to leave?"

"In the last couple of days."

"where to?"

Yunnan Province.

Seeing that Sun Xin hadn't replied to the message yet, Yang Tao added another sentence.

"I'm picking up a friend from the airport tonight. How about we grab some dinner together and talk more when we meet?"

Sun Xin replied instantly:

"Okay, should I or you choose where we'll eat?"

"I'll make the arrangements. I'll drive over to pick you up then."

"Row."

Sun readily agreed.

-

It's about six o'clock in the evening.

Sun Xin, dressed neatly, stood at the entrance of the alley.

I had just raised my hand to check my watch when I heard the roar of a motorcycle behind me.

Without turning around, Sun Xin could guess who it was.

Chu Xiaoyu rode his sidecar motorcycle and came to a steady stop in front of Sun Xin.

"Where are you going? I'll take you."

"No need, someone will pick me up."

Although the refusal was clear, Chu Xiaoyu still turned off the motorcycle and planned to wait with Sun Xin.

"You can go ahead if you have something to do. My friend is on his way and will be here soon."

"What kind of friend?" Chu Xiaoyu asked Sun Xin as he sat on the motorcycle.

"My college classmate, the one you met last time."

"Is that the lobby manager of Wang Niulang's hotel, the girl who drives the Mercedes-Benz G-Class?"

"Correct."

"That car looks like Mr. Yang's. I forgot to ask you last time, what's the relationship between your classmate and Mr. Yang?"

Sun Xin glared at Chu Xiaoyu with annoyance.

"You ask me, who should I ask?"

Chu Xiaoyu didn't expect to run into a snag here.

"Okay, I won't ask anymore... There's something else. We only get one day off for New Year's Day. Can you take leave on the 31st? I don't mean anything by it, I'm just worried that something might happen, since we need to book plane tickets and hotels in advance."

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Xin's voice rang out.

"There won't be any surprises, I'm sure I can go."

"That's good."

Chu Xiaoyu nodded, then realized what he meant.

Sun Xin's tone was a bit too certain, wasn't it?
When did her company become so easy to talk to?
Just as I was about to ask, I saw Sun Xin raise her hand and wave towards the road.

Speak of the G-Wagon, and the G-Wagon arrives.

As Sun Xin strode towards the roadside, Chu Xiaoyu's gaze followed her to the G-Class.

To everyone's surprise, the driver wasn't Yang Tao, but a dashing short-haired beauty.

Although her appearance is not as good as Yang Tao's, it is only slightly inferior to Sun Xin's.

Who is this?
The question had barely crossed Chu Xiaoyu's mind when Sun Xin had already walked to the car.

Yang Tao, sitting in the passenger seat, rolled down the window and introduced Sun Xin: "This is my friend Wu Shiyi."

Wu Shiyi, with his hands on the steering wheel, smiled and nodded at Sun Xin.

His facial expressions and movements were meticulous.

Sun Xin's eyes showed even greater curiosity.

She had previously suspected that Yang Tao and Yang Muye's relationship was "unusual," and the appearance of Wu Shiyi now made her even more certain of this.

Yang Tao can drive that car worth over three million yuan as she pleases.

They now also have a driver who appears to be a female bodyguard.

Who would believe we're just ordinary friends?

(End of this chapter)