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Chapter 124 Is this how you pursue girls?

The two exchanged a glance and soon burst into nonsensical giggles.

"Ahem~, that's all for now. Just do your best later, and feel free to improvise how you want to do it."

Duan tide suppressed her laughter, quickly brushed the matter aside, and then began to talk to him about the bar's expansion and recruitment issues.

The document Lin Zheng sent her actually outlined the number of people to be recruited.

If a bar doesn't offer private rooms, it's just a simple, quiet bar on the ground floor, which doesn't require many people to operate.

It can even be run by just three people.

One store manager, one bartender, and one waiter.

But once private rooms are offered, the demand will increase significantly.

For example, a waiter who simply serves drinks can serve about 2 to 3 private rooms.

There's another type of waiter, the kind who sells drinks. Those who know, know exactly what they do. One person can basically only serve one private room.

In addition, two security guards need to be hired to prevent disturbances.

As the bar expands, it will also need to hire a cleaning lady to maintain hygiene.

If the store manager wants to have an easier job, they'll need to hire an accountant...

In short, the operation of a regular bar and a quiet bar are very different, and the operation of a regular bar is much more difficult.

Of course, I also made a lot more money.

"I've read your first draft, and it's very good. Even if I were to do it, I could only manage to produce something like this."

So, our first step is to recruit people. I know you have classmates who want to work during the summer vacation, and we can have them come to work. However, the number of people we recruit cannot exceed half of the number of full-time employees, and we also need to recruit experienced employees.

This is a difficult problem. I asked an agency, and they said it's not easy to find this kind of employee in a short time.

After all, they were doing just fine at their job, so why would they quit and come to a newly opened, not-so-stable bar like ours, right?

As Duan tide spoke, she pressed down on her skirt, crossed her right leg over her left, and then picked up the teacup on the table and took a small sip of strong tea.

Lin Zheng had already decided how to recruit this type of talent.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Sister tide, actually, anyone can do sales. The difference is how long it takes to get the hang of it. The difficult thing is being able to let loose."

The "being able to let loose" he mentioned naturally refers to the kind of behavior where guests take advantage of you while you're drinking with them.

Duan tide blinked, not understanding Lin Zheng's specific meaning.

"And then?" she asked.

Lin Zheng crossed his arms, smiled, and slowly uttered four words: "Spirited young lady."

"Huh? A 'young and energetic girl'?"

Duan tide was stunned.

Even ordinary people have deep-seated stereotypes about this group, let alone someone like her who has run a bar for two years.

To put it more nicely, this "spirited young woman" is open-minded, unconventional, and a trendsetter.

To put it bluntly, he has no legitimate source of income, and relies entirely on swindling his buddies out of coins for food, drink, and entertainment. He spends his days idly doing non-mainstream things.

Duan tide's eyes lit up just thinking about the characteristics of the "spirited young lady".

She's so uninhibited! Isn't she a natural-born hostess?

She quickly asked, "You mean, we're hiring hostesses... cough cough, hiring beverage sales staff, can we hire 'energetic girls'?"

"Nice, that's the idea. We can just recruit 'spirit girls,' and we can even pay them a lower starting salary."

Other bars offer escort services... cough cough... oh my god, why are we talking about this so seriously?

"We can pay our female escorts a lower base salary. Other bars offer a starting salary of 10,000, while we offer 6,000. However, we can offer a higher commission on drinks. This will motivate them to work harder and earn more."

Lin Zheng's simple and straightforward words made Duan tide gasp in shock.

So strong!

The problem that I had been unable to solve for some time was unexpectedly solved by Lin Zheng in just one night!

"Indeed, having you, a smart person, help me was an extremely wise decision."

Now you should understand what it means that the world is a makeshift operation, and even any industry is a makeshift operation; as long as you have wisdom, courage, and determination, you can achieve something great, right?

Suppressing her excitement, she spoke to Lin Zheng in a calm and collected manner, as if she were a senior advising a junior.

Lin Zheng took a deep breath, his eyes blazing, and said with deep agreement, "I feel it too. However, it is very difficult to raise the initial capital to start a business, and the margin for error in starting a business is also very low. Therefore, starting a business is not suitable for the vast majority of ordinary people."

After he finished speaking, he quickly added a sentence in his mind.

Most importantly, starting a business is exhausting.

He had thought about starting his own business before, but last night's experience and the many things he has to do next have left him physically and mentally exhausted.

If he wants to make money in the future, he guesses he'll have to work on developing his golden touch.

"Alright, I'll leave the recruitment to you. Try your best to recruit people for me in the next few days."

Seeing Lin Zheng's strong abilities, Duan tide immediately made up her mind to appoint him as the store manager.

After a year of intense work, she really needs a rest, otherwise she'll age prematurely.

"Ahem~, Sister tide, there's something I forgot to tell you. I have to go to Jiangcheng University for a summer camp in a few days..."

Lin Zheng inappropriately revealed what he was going to do next.

"Uh......"

Duan tide was speechless upon hearing this, feeling only disappointment.

She quickly said, "That thing is no fun. It's just to let you experience university life in advance. It's very boring. Don't go. Stay and make money with me. I won't treat you badly."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zheng was tempted, but if Yang Wan's companion mission wasn't completed, his golden finger wouldn't be able to move forward.

Therefore, the trip to Jiangcheng is a must.

"I'm sorry, Sister tide, I have a reason why I have to go, but I probably won't participate in the whole process. I'll come back after I finish what I need to do," Lin Zheng said, shaking his head in refusal.

Duan tide was speechless. She thought to herself, "Why don't you make money and instead go to a useless summer camp?"

Is this thing useful to you?

Obviously it's useless; for you, it's only good for broadening your horizons.

"When will you be back?" She decided to compromise.

Lin Zheng fell silent; who knew how long this companion star mission would take to complete?

However, judging from the timeline of the companion missions of He Jiang Luoyu and Wei Yang.

And Yang Wan was so proactive...

"Seven to ten days, at most ten days, I'll be back," he said, giving an approximate timeframe.

It's only a week, not much, and Duan tide readily agreed.

During their conversation, a man in a suit quietly entered the restaurant and quickly spotted Duan tide's table.

He was slightly surprised to see Duan Xi chatting and laughing with a man.

Upon closer inspection, Lin Zheng appeared quite young, suggesting he was a recent high school graduate and likely Duan tide's younger brother.

After finishing his analysis, he breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile returned to his face.

The man's name is Liu Jie, and he is Duan tide's current blind date.

With a certain status, he became the director of a certain government agency at the age of 30, with a bright future ahead of him.

Therefore, when speaking to others, their tone is unconsciously arrogant, filled with the superiority complex of someone in a position of power.

He gave Duan Xi a bad feeling, but she didn't want to reject him directly.

This only indirectly indicates that we are not suitable for each other, but Liu Jie said that feelings can be gradually adjusted and we can become more compatible.

It's as if they've set their sights on you and you can't escape them.

By now, everyone has probably figured it out.

Liu Jie has a certain degree of affection for Duan tide, and may even like her.

After all, who wouldn't like a woman who is younger, richer, and more beautiful than themselves?

Duan tide was not impressed by his age and tone of voice, but she dared not refuse him directly because of his status.

"They're here! Lin Zheng, you'd better think of something to do quickly."

When Duan tide saw Liu Jie walking over, she immediately reminded Lin Zheng, who was standing next to her.

"OK OK."

Lin Zheng was slightly flustered, as if the person in question was about to catch his mistress.

What?

What to do?

"Xiaoxi, is this your younger brother?"

Liu Jie walked over, and like an old leader inspecting his subordinates, he sat down with a smile, crossed his legs, and his sharp eyes swept over Lin Zheng, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

Good heavens! This guy has an even stronger aura of authority than Sister tide!

Is it some kind of public official?

However, it's also possible that he's just an ordinary recruit. In any case, these kinds of people like to show off their superiority in front of people outside the system.

"Hello, Uncle, I am indeed Sister Xi's younger brother now."

Regardless of who he was, Lin Zheng immediately retorted with "Uncle."

Eighteen-year-old Lin Zheng calls thirty-year-old Liu Jie "uncle"... uh...

Not only was Liu Jie stunned, but Duan tide was also stunned.

Soon, the girl couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle, while Liu Jie suffered in silence with a dark face.

He said irritably, "This unlucky kid, why are you calling me 'uncle'? Call me 'brother,' I'm not that much older than you."

"Ahem, so you're Sister Xi's blind date?"

Lin Zheng ignored him and instead launched another attack.

Liu Jie nodded, then changed the subject, asking, "You just finished the college entrance exam, right? How did it go? Your sister said your grades were pretty good. Do you think you can get into a 211 university?"

"It's so-so, but the fact that Sister tide would tell you about my grades is unbelievable!"

Lin Zheng exclaimed in surprise, and then, with lightning speed, like a little puppy, he wrapped his arms around Duan tide's left arm.

He deliberately acted sweetly and said in a coquettish tone, "Sister tide, you actually told outsiders about my grades. Are you deliberately showing off?"

The puppy's deliberately coquettish tone gave Liu Jie, who was on the other side, goosebumps.

Actually, Lin Zheng himself felt that talking like that was... like a gay man, it was really disgusting.

On the contrary, it was Duan tide.

When Lin Zheng suddenly grabbed her arm, she was startled at first. After she came to her senses, she saw a handsome little puppy being affectionate and sweet to her, which almost melted her heart.

She thought to herself, "Is this what it's like to have a little puppy brother?!"

This feels so comfortable!

For a moment, she felt a mix of emotions.

It turns out that I wasn't uninterested in men, but rather uninterested in men my own age and men older than me.

Turns out she's a... brother-obsessed person!

The moment the words "brother complex" came out, Duan Peng's fat and silly appearance instantly flashed into my mind, making me feel disgusted.

No, no, she should be someone who... likes handsome young men like Lin Zheng who have just come of age! And she has to be outstanding in a certain aspect!

No wonder men like 18-year-old girls.

Wow, even 18-year-old boys can be so cute! This 26-year-old woman really likes them!

Lost in thought, Liu Jie noticed that Duan tide was being held by Lin Zheng's arm.