However, for Hao Yunyang, these were merely idle chat topics, because with Nie Meiying’s fall from power, the large stone in his heart had been removed, and he suddenly felt much more spirited.
Things had come to this point and could be considered settled. Hao Yunyang’s comfortable little life seemed to have returned. On July 1st, Zhao Chenxin woke up early in the morning and pushed Hao Yunyang out of bed. Sleepy-eyed and yawning, Hao Yunyang mumbled, “It’s just a repair job, is it really necessary to get up this early?”
“Not early?” Zhao Chenxin, who was combing her hair, was stunned by his words. She turned back and gave Hao Yunyang a flirtatious eye roll, saying, “Look at what time it is already, and you still say it’s early?”
The room’s curtains had been changed to completely block out light a few days ago. If you sat in the room without checking the time, it would indeed be difficult to tell what time it was. After a moment of confusion, Hao Yunyang reached for his phone and looked at it, instantly speechless: “It’s only 7:40.”
“Yes,” Zhao Chenxin nodded. “It’s already 7:40, and you still say it’s early?”
Hao Yunyang’s sense of time seemed to conflict with Zhao Chenxin’s, finding it hard to understand how 7:40 could not be considered early.
Just as he was scratching his head and preparing to go to the bathroom to wash up, his just-put-down phone rang with a clear ringtone, accompanied by vibrations. Hearing a different ringtone than usual, Hao Yunyang was first stunned, then smiled, picking up the phone and pressing the answer button: “Zhen Zhen, why are you calling me?”
“Ge!” Hao Zhenzhen’s sweet voice made Hao Yunyang’s bones go soft. Her tone carried barely contained excitement: “My college entrance exam results are out!”
“Oh?” Hao Yunyang’s heart suddenly raced. Suppressing his urgency, he tried to keep his tone calm: “How many points did you get?”
“Six hundred and seventy-eight points! First in the whole school!” Hao Zhenzhen’s voice was full of pride.
“Six hundred and seventy-eight? That’s enough to get into a key university!” Hao Yunyang, though away from school for many years, still remembered the details. He immediately laughed and praised: “Worthy of being my sister, a science high achiever with six hundred and seventy-eight points!”
“Ge, I’m applying to Zhejiang University’s science program,” Hao Zhenzhen said hesitantly. “But my teacher says Zhejiang University has very few quota spots in our area, I don’t know if I’ll get in.”
“With your six hundred and seventy-eight points, admission should not be a problem,” Hao Yunyang said after a moment of thought. “It’s already July 1st, so the admission notice will probably arrive at our home around July 20th. I’ll arrange some time to come back around July 25th to celebrate with you, how’s that?”
“Of course!” Hao Zhenzhen’s purpose in calling was to have Hao Yunyang fulfill his promise from the beginning of the year. Hearing him voluntarily mention this matter, how could she refuse? She immediately laughed happily: “Then you go busy yourself, I’ll go tell Mom and Dad. But ge, remember this time you can’t come alone, and bring a man with you! Hehe”
With a burst of laughter, Hao Zhenzhen hung up. Hao Yunyang held his phone, touched his nose, carefully thought about what he needed to do in the near future, then breathed a sigh of relief and laughed: “This girl…
“Chenxin, when you come back from Ping’s store later, let’s find the landlord and rent this house.” Walking to the elevator entrance and glancing at the still-empty room, Hao Yunyang thought for a moment and said to Zhao Chenxin: “Ling Qiu is still squeezing in with Liu Ming, which is not right. We’ll move over there, free up the room I’m currently in for Liu Ming or Ling Qiu, and then Junqiang can also move in with Ping.”
Saying this, Hao Yunyang paused for a moment, then turned to Wang Shiyu and said: “As for you two, I’ll check if the room across the hall is occupied when we come back. If it’s empty, we’ll rent it together. If someone is living there, we’ll pay a bit more to have them move out. It’s not that Hao Yunyang likes to show off now that he has money, but if we don’t settle Wan Hongyuan and Wang Shiyu, are they supposed to sleep in the living room every day?
Moreover, although the Chaohui neighborhood is considered a high-end area in Liushi and all houses have been sold, most are still empty or rented out, with the original owners having a low occupancy rate. Paying some compensation to have someone move out politely – that’s not showing off, right?
“I’ll have those people withdraw,” Wang Shiyu suddenly said in the elevator before reaching the underground parking lot. “Should they continue to stay?”
“Uh,” hearing Wang Shiyu’s question, Hao Yunyang was stunned, then realized who he was referring to. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head: “The person hasn’t appeared yet, but the danger still exists. Let’s keep them for now, although I haven’t seen any of those people.”
“Understood,” Wang Shiyu responded. Wan Hongyuan and Zhao Chenxin were puzzled, not knowing what the two were talking about.
Arriving at the basement and getting into the car, Hao Yunyang and Zhao Chenxin naturally sat in the back seat, with Wang Shi driving out of the neighborhood towards Liushi’s Women’s Street.
The store chosen by Chen Jiangping and Zhou Junqiang was located at a corner of an entrance/exit on Liushi’s Women’s Street, precisely the area with the highest foot traffic. With 400 square meters of business area, the annual rent was 3.3 million.
Of this 3.3 million, Chen Jiangping personally contributed 100,000 in savings, and Zhou Junqiang, despite emptying his pockets, only added 12,000. The rest of the money was entirely provided by Hao Yunyang.
This was just the store rental fee. A complete renovation according to Chaobang Company’s flagship store plan would cost between 500,000 to 700,000. Fortunately, Hao Yunyang was involved. Although he handed over the Wenzhou regional agency rights to Zhou Junqiang and Chen Ping, Ye Yunying only symbolically collected 3,000 yuan.
The goods for the first three batches could also be deferred until the end of the year for payment.
In short, with Hao Yunyang’s support, if Chen Ping and Zhou Junqiang still can’t succeed, they can only blame themselves.
Chaobang Company was currently developing steadily, and would likely launch an intense advertising campaign around mid-July, aiming to at least become familiar if not immediately a famous brand.
Xuanmiao Space was Chaobang Company’s future flagship brand. Not to mention agency rights, even a single franchise store’s fee could reach hundreds of thousands or even millions. Especially in later periods, with global inflation, the lowest franchise fees would be calculated in hundreds of thousands or even millions!
So, although Liushi was just a town, the Women’s Street was its most prosperous commercial shopping area, with daily foot traffic of at least 20,000-30,000 people. During holiday peaks, it could exceed 50,000. Moreover, Liushi was not short of wealthy people, and there were plenty of white-collar workers eager for brands like Xuanmiao Space to settle in.
Thinking about Chaobang Company’s future development, the car had unknowingly passed the Liushi station and was approaching the Women’s Street area.
“Now I can just go to Ping’s store to get clothes,” Zhao Chenxin was clearly much more excited than Hao Yunyang. Besides being happy for her best friend’s support, there was also a sense of pride.
The car stopped by the roadside. After getting out, Zhao Chenxin was visibly excited, though trying to maintain her ladylike image. Her demeanor made her current mood evident.
