A sophomore in college starts by getting a marriage certificate with a female CEO.

"Old Wang."

Lu Yang spoke.

"Yes, Mr. Lu, please speak."

Wang Jianyuan pricked up his ears, looking like he was all ears.

Lu Yang asked, "How much is the rent for these two shops?"

Wang Jianyuan thought for a moment and said.

"The one on the pedestrian street has a monthly rent of 40,000, while the one at the entrance of the commercial plaza is more expensive, at 50,000."

Lu Yang hummed in agreement and did a rough calculation.

The combined monthly rental cost for both is approximately 100,000 yuan.

He just received 12 million.

No pressure.

"I'll take both of them."

Lu Yang said directly.

Wang Jianyuan was taken aback: "You want them all?"

"right."

Lu Yang said, "Let's sign together."

Wang Jianyuan's lips moved slightly, and then he quickly nodded.

Opening two stores simultaneously, the initial investment, renovation, and equipment were not a problem for Lu Yang at all.

"Okay! Mr. Lu, I'll contact the landlord right away and try to finalize the lease in the next couple of days."

"You can pay the deposit and down payment first, I'll transfer them to you later."

"no problem!"

Wang Jianyuan patted his chest, giving the impression that he could rest assured that he would handle things well.

He now trusts Lu Yang completely.

He felt that following this guy would be much more promising than working alone.

"By the way, about the renovations..."

Wang Jianyuan then suddenly asked, "Do you need me to find a construction team?"

Lu Yang shook his head: "I have someone on my side who can decide on the decoration style. You just need to secure the venue first."

"receive!"

The two then exchanged a few more details.

Wang Jianyuan compiled a list of the shop's address information and sent it to Lu Yang before rushing off to take care of his business.

Lu Yang was the only one left in the private room.

He leaned back in his chair, opened Xia Ning's message window, and sent the girl a message.

Are you busy?

……

the other side.

Xia Ning lay on the bed, wearing a pink pajama top with a rabbit pattern, her legs sticking out behind her, her toes swinging back and forth.

She was holding a tablet and checking the data backend of her own store.

Lately, she's been watching it several times a day.

There's no way around it, the data is increasing too fast, I get itchy if I don't look at it.

The number of followers on Douyin has exceeded one million.

The sweet potatoes are growing even faster.

Moreover, the comments section was filled with questions: Where is the store? When will the new store open? Which city is it located in?

Xia Ning gets so excited every time she sees these comments that she wants to roll around on the floor.

Feeling incredibly accomplished!

Just then.

Her phone lit up.

Xia Ning glanced at it.

Huh?

Source: The boss.

She jumped up.

No, the boss messaged me first?

You know, she's usually the one bombarding the boss's message list, so why did she send a message today on her own initiative?

Xia Ning quickly tossed the tablet aside and opened the chat window.

Are you busy?

The other party sent two words.

【No rush, no rush! What do you need, boss? Just tell me!】

Xia Ning replied very quickly.

Lu Yang typed directly: [The new store location has been found.]

The message was sent in less than three seconds.

Xia Ning's side exploded.

【！！！！！！！！】

[A new store has been found? Boss, are you sure it's true?!]

Followed by a dozen or so emojis, all of them showing the chibi-style rabbit wearing a chef's hat hopping around in place.

Lu Yang replied with a single word: 【True.】

Xia Ning replied instantly: 【Where is it? When does it open? How big is it? Can I go see it now?】

Lu Yang forwarded the two shop information that Wang Jianyuan had sent.

After reading it, Xia Ning replied: 【The pedestrian street and the shopping plaza are both incredibly crowded!】

Lu Yang: [Yeah, so you're going to be busy from now on.]

Xia Ning: [I'm not afraid of being busy! Boss, just tell me what to do!]

Lu Yang thought for a moment and typed: [You decide on the decoration style, just keep it consistent with the old store. Add more elements from the Milk Rabbit IP. Also, organize the visual design from the previous anime convention; we'll use it in the new store.]

Xia Ning: [Received! Boss, I'll start working on the plan right away!]

Lu Yang added another point: "Also, regarding the manpower issue, discuss it with your sister and decide how many to hire."

Xia Ning: [Okay, boss! Oh, right, my sister said some of her classmates in her dorm are looking for jobs, do you want to...?]

Lu Yang: [Let's do an interview first, and then we'll see if it goes well.]

Xia Ning: [Understood!]

Lu Yang hummed in agreement: "Also, there's something else I need to ask you and your sister."

Xia Ning: [What is it? [Rabbit puzzled][Rabbit puzzled][Rabbit puzzled]]

Lu Yang: [Renovation.]

Xia Ning was stunned for a moment.

Lu Yang continued in reply: "The shop space should be signed in the next couple of days. After that, we'll need to renovate. You two can decide on the renovation style. Also, you and your sister will each manage one of the two shops; you'll be the shop managers, and you'll decide on the renovation style yourselves."

Xia Ning remained silent on the other side.

After a moment, Xia Ning replied: 【Boss... are you serious? You're just handing over something this important to me like this?】

Lu Yang: [When have I ever joked?]

Xia Ning's breathing became noticeably heavier.

She certainly knew what that meant.

Store manager.

From a shop assistant to a shop manager.

Xia Ning hesitated for a moment: "But... Boss, my sister and I have never managed so many shops before. What if we mess it up?"

Lu Yang stated directly: "Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up."

As these words fell.

Xia Ning didn't say anything more.

But Lu Yang could hear the sniffling sound coming from the other end.

Xia Ning remained silent for a long time.

Then she sent me a message.

Boss, I promise I won't let you down!

There were no emojis or exclamation marks following.

That's all.

This girl usually talks like a machine gun; it's rare to see her so serious.

Lu Yang replied with a single word: 【Mm.】

Then he added another note: "You can decide on the renovation budget; just send me a list and I'll take a look."

Xia Ning replied instantly: [Received! Boss, I'll go take the measurements right now! Wait, the shop contract hasn't been signed yet... I'll work on the design plan first!]

Lu Yang: [Okay, don't stay up late.]

Xia Ning: [Boss, you too! [Rabbit salutes]]

Lu Yang put down his phone.

There are two new stores, plus the original store, making a total of three.

The old shop was left to Xia Qing to look after, while the two new shops were each managed by Xia Ning and Xia Qing respectively.

Wait, who will take care of that old shop?

Lu Yang frowned.

We don't have enough manpower.

We need to hire people.

But there's no rush. Let Xia Ning and Xia Qing interview the people first, and then they'll make the necessary arrangements.

As for the brand...

Lu Yang opened his phone and looked at the screenshots of backend data that Xia Ning had sent earlier.

He has one million followers on Douyin, over 800,000 on Xiaohongshu, and his videos at comic conventions on Bilibili have garnered over 20 million views.

If we don't capitalize on this wave of popularity, it will cool down in two months.

Therefore, the new store must open quickly.

The renovation period should be kept to within two weeks.

When the store opens, we'll launch another online campaign to drive online traffic directly to the offline store.

Lu Yang went through the process in his mind.

Okay, that's about it.