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

Xia Ning pulled a small item out of a cardboard box under the bar.

It was handed to Lu Yang.

It's a fluffy rabbit keychain.

And it's the same baby rabbit from the logo.

It's white, with long ears, and its eyes are stitched together with two black stitches.

Lu Yang looked at the rabbit keychain, then at the rabbit hair clip on Xia Ning's head.

"Is this the surrounding area?"

Lu Yang asked.

Xia Ning nodded repeatedly with an "Mmm".

Lu Yang held it in his hand and squeezed it a couple of times.

To be honest, it feels alright.

Moreover, this girl has a real fondness for rabbits.

Four new employees gathered around to look and started chattering amongst themselves.

Lin Xiaoya pointed to the rabbit's ears.

"Manager, this rabbit is so cute, the customers will definitely love it."

"Yes, yes, I think this merchandise is fantastic, it's sure to be a hit."

Upon hearing this, Xia Ning raised her chin considerably and put her hands on her hips.

"Of course, this is a style personally selected by the store manager."

Lu Yang put the keychain back: "Okay, the event will proceed as you said. The opening date is next Friday, is that alright?"

Xia Ning stood at attention.

"No problem, sir!"

At that moment, the door to the storage room opened.

Xia Qing came out.

She was wearing black work clothes, holding a purchase order in her hand, her brows furrowed.

She walked up to Lu Yang, stopped, and her expression seemed a little off.

"Boss, it seems like there's... a problem on my end."

Xia Qing spoke.

Lu Yang turned to look at her and frowned.

"What's wrong?"

Xia Qing thought for a moment and handed over the purchase order: "The batch of custom-made cups and paper bags we ordered can't be shipped out."

Xia Ning, who was standing nearby, heard this and her eyes widened.

"Why can't it be shipped out? I confirmed with them the day before yesterday, and they said it would be shipped today!"

Xia Qing glanced at her and said to Lu Yang, "The manufacturer said there's an environmental inspection, so the production line has stopped. We only finished half of our batch of goods, and we can't ship them now."

Lu Yang took the form and glanced at it.

For a new store opening, cups and packaging bags are essential items.

Without cups, what are we using to hold the milk tea?

"Can we find another company to do it?" Lu Yang asked.

Xia Qing shook her head: "I've already asked. Even if we find a factory to expedite things, it will take at least five days. If we need to start trial operations the day after tomorrow, there simply won't be enough time."

Xia Ning panicked and slammed the notebook shut.

"What should we do then? We can't just take those ordinary cups from the old shop, slap a label on them, and sell them, can we? Although the old labels can be used to some extent, we are advertising with the new labels."

Lu Yang didn't say anything.

That's how business is; plans can never keep up with changes.

Supply chain problems are common.

"How long can the inventory at the old store last?" Lu Yang asked.

"The old store has just enough for its own needs, and there's no extra to give to the new store," Xia Qing answered readily.

Xia Ning spun around twice in place.

"Should I go and urge him myself? I'll offer him extra money to secretly work at night?"

"Still secretly operating?"

Lu Yang gave a wry smile.

I can't believe this girl came up with that idea.

Xia Ning raised her fist: "If all else fails, I'll do it!"

Xia Qing glanced at her: "They shut down production by turning off the power, unless you generate your own electricity."

The atmosphere in the store became subdued.

The four new employees stood behind the bar, looking at each other, not daring to make a sound.

at this time.

Lu Yang's phone rang.

An unfamiliar caller ID popped up on the screen.

"Hello, is this Mr. Lu?"

A man's voice came from the other end of the phone, his tone familiar, even a little ingratiating.

Lu Yang thought for a moment.

"Who is it?"

"Oh, Mr. Lu, it's me, Xiao Ming!"

Xiaoming?

Lu Yang went through it in his mind.

He couldn't recall knowing anyone named Xiaoming.

"Which Xiaoming?"

"Zhou Qiming! The one who sat next to you at the banquet last night, Zhou Qiming, the one who works in supply chain."

Lu Yang finally remembered.

"Mr. Zhou."

Lu Yang changed his form of address.

"No, no, no, Mr. Lu, you can just call me Xiaoming."

Zhou Qiming quickly corrected him on the other end of the phone, laughing as he said, "Mr. Lu, I hope I didn't disturb your work?"

"No offense, is there something you need?"

"It's nothing serious."

Zhou Qiming chuckled and said, "That's right. After I got back last night, I thought about your beverage shop's business model and I think it has a lot of potential. I happen to have some connections in this industry, so I wanted to ask if there's anything I can help with, like raw materials, packaging, or logistics. Just let me know, and I'll definitely arrange it."

Lu Yang listened to his words.

Packaging materials.

What a coincidence!

Since the other party has come to me, I naturally have no reason to refuse.

Lu Yang glanced at Xia Qing and Xia Ning beside him: "President Zhou, can you make custom cups and paper bags?"

Zhou Qiming on the other end of the phone paused for a second, then immediately said:

"Yes, you can! Absolutely! Mr. Lu, are you asking about packaging materials?"

"right."

Lu Yang said directly, "I need a batch of custom-made cups and packaging bags. The quantity is not large, but I need them urgently."

"Very urgent? How urgent?"

"It must be delivered to the store by tomorrow afternoon."

There was no response from Zhou Qiming's end.

After a moment of silence, he spoke.

"Mr. Lu, please send me the design drawings and specifications. The goods will be delivered to your store on time tomorrow at 2 PM."

Lu Yang confirmed again: "Are you sure?"

"Don't worry," Zhou Qiming patted his chest. "I have three packaging material factories under my control. I'll have them stop what they're doing and prioritize your order. If it's not delivered by 2 PM tomorrow, I'll offer my head to you."

"No need to carry the head, just deliver the goods," Lu Yang said.

"Okay, okay, Mr. Lu, please send the drawings over now."

I hung up the phone.

Lu Yang added Zhou Qiming on WeChat and sent him the packaging design drawings and size requirements that Xia Ning had saved before.

Zhou Qiming replied instantly with an emoji saying "Received, will arrange production immediately".

Lu Yang put his phone away and let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Xia Ning immediately leaned over and blinked twice.

"Boss, how's it going?"

"Resolved."

Lu Yang said, "Deliver the goods at 2 PM tomorrow."

Xia Qing watched him from the side and asked with some curiosity, "Which factory did you find? In such a short time, no local packaging factory would dare to take on this kind of order."

"A friend I just met works in supply chain management."

Lu Yang said it casually.

"A friend?"

Xia Ning was slightly taken aback.

They had been working on this for so long, but Lu Yang resolved the issue with just one phone call.

With so many companies in the supply chain, it must take a lot of money to jump the queue and rush production at this critical juncture.

Or rather, how much face does this require?

Xia Ning looked at Lu Yang, and she always thought that Lu Yang was just a startup boss with some money.

To open a milk tea shop, you need to know a little about recipes.

Now she realizes she had underestimated the situation.

The boss is incredibly capable!