Hearing Qin Yun’s words, Sun Jianqiang glanced around and deliberately asked in confusion, "What’s the matter? Qin Yun, do you think the money offered is too little?"
He was mainly targeting Qin Yun. Unexpectedly, after a few words, the part-time job he offered was taken by other classmates, but he himself didn’t accept it.
"Of course, it’s a lot; it’s just that I have my own things to do," Qin Yun replied with a smile.
"I can help solve whatever problem there might be."
Sun Jianqiang glanced over at Xiao Lan, then looked back at Qin Yun, smiling calmly, "We’re all classmates. My family in Qingwu County has a bit of money. Qin Yun, if you ever have any issues, just come to me. If I can help, I certainly will."
"Haha, Sun Jianqiang, Qin Yun’s family opened a clothing store. He’s way too busy with the store to even consider a part-time job!"
Dropping this bombshell, Zhou Yang chuckled.
"His own family opened a clothing store?" Sun Jianqiang was taken aback at these words.
Zhou Yang didn’t stop there and continued, "The business at that clothing store is booming. It’s way more profitable than a part-time job."
He seemed to understand Qin Yun’s previous intention now.
"Qin Yun opened a clothing store himself? Wasn’t his family poor before, doing part-time jobs to earn money?"
"I’m not sure."
"Sun Jianqiang was just trying to show off in front of Xiao Lan, offering such a good part-time opportunity, but now Qin Yun doesn’t even need it."
"Well, whether he needs it or not, we sure do. Seven hundred bucks for distributing leaflets over seven days. We can’t pass that up for nothing."
Upon hearing Zhou Yang’s words, other classmates began whispering quietly.
Even though Sun Jianqiang provided the part-time jobs, they weren’t grateful at all; on the contrary, they had a bit of appreciation for Qin Yun.
Having a part-time job is better than not having one; it’s a chance to gain some experience. If Sun Jianqiang were to back out, they wouldn’t care much; it’s just a few hundred bucks after all.
If Sun Jianqiang knew what they were thinking, he would probably be fuming.
However, at this moment, the smile on Sun Jianqiang’s face was visibly stiff. After all the pretense, it turned out Qin Yun didn’t need his help at all.
"What exactly is going on? How does Qin Yun’s family have money to open a store?"
His family is in the supermarket business, having opened a 200-square-meter supermarket, with a few other shops rented out as well.
He knew a lot about store operations and knew that without a certain amount of capital, such a decision couldn’t be made lightly.
"Sun Jianqiang, it’s just like Zhou Yang said. I appreciate your kindness," Qin Yun smiled and said.
Sun Jianqiang paused for two seconds, then forced a smile, "Since Qin Yun’s family has opened a store, let’s leave the part-time opportunities for other classmates."
He turned around and returned to his seat.
At this moment, Xiao Lan looked curiously at Qin Yun and asked, "Qin Yun, did your family open a store?"
"It’s just a small store, nothing worth mentioning," Qin Yun smiled and replied.
Seeing that Qin Yun didn’t want to say more, Xiao Lan didn’t press further.
...
The day passed quickly.
After school in the evening, Qin Yun went to the clothing store as usual.
"Yun, I went to the wholesale market and picked out some new styles," Qin Xuan was there and hurried up to say when she saw Qin Yun coming.
"Hmm, if you think they’re appropriate for wholesale, that’s fine," Qin Yun nodded.
With the Wealth Gathering Array, as long as the clothes they wholesale aren’t of poor quality, they are sure to sell.
"Besides, the three clothing stores nearby have joined forces for a discount event. Today’s revenue was a bit lower," Qin Xuan said.
"Discount event?" Qin Yun looked over at the two stores across the street and next door.
In this downtown area, there are several clothing stores, and three of them do relatively good business. However, since Celestial Fortune Clothing opened, anyone with the idea of buying clothes would come to Celestial Fortune under the influence of the Wealth Gathering Array.
Because of this, these three stores naturally had declining business.
And with their business getting worse, they would definitely look for measures to deal with it.
"How much less was the revenue?" Qin Yun asked.
Qin Xuan replied, "About one thousand three hundred less than usual."
Nodding, Qin Yun roughly gauged the situation.
In fact, even with a Level 1 Wealth Gathering Array, surrounding clothing stores couldn’t be completely unaffected by competition.
For example, if neighboring clothing stores sold clothes of the same quality for just 30 or 40 yuan, then most buyers would go there.
Financial fortune is one aspect; selling clothes also depends on other factors.
"Sis, don’t worry about those stores; let’s just do business as usual,"
Qin Yun said with a smile, "They won’t affect us too much."
A 100-yuan wholesale cost shirt, even with discounts, can’t be sold for 30 or 40 yuan; doing so would only incur loss.
"Hmm," Qin Xuan nodded, confident in their store, which was beginning to see a loyal customer base forming.
"Yun, I think our store could also hold some events, like a prepaid card system. Add credit and get discounts, to entice more purchasing,"
She suggested, looking at Qin Yun.
Hearing this, Qin Yun was intrigued; some clothing stores indeed retained customers using such methods. With prepaid cards, customers would repeatedly return to a fixed location for clothes.
In his previous jobs, most clothing stores had similar card events.
(Author’s note: Because of the Wealth Gathering Array, there’s indeed a prepaid card system. Later, Qin Yun also realizes this operation was a bit naïve and overly optimistic, given his lack of experience. Remember, Qin Yun is not the author...)
"Sis, draft a plan for me to look over," Qin Yun considered and said.
This was indeed a good idea.
With Qin Yun’s approval, Qin Xuan quickly drafted a plan, completing it in less than an hour, evidently having already considered it.
"Add 2,000 credit at once, receive a 10% discount on purchases,"
"Add 5,000 credit at once, receive a 20% discount on purchases."
The plan mainly revolved around discounts.
Qin Yun looked at it and said, "Sis, add another one. Add 10,000 credit at once, receive a 30% discount on purchases."
Although 10,000 seemed like a lot, Qin Xuan didn’t object and said, "I’ll add it right away."
Once amended, the entire plan was ready for implementation.
...
During dinner, Zhao Mei looked at her son, wanting to say something, but hesitated several times.
"Mom, do you have something to say to me?" Qin Yun asked with a smile.
Zhao Mei nodded, "Today, I chatted with your stepmom for a while; she wants to work at the store."
She was clearly seeking Qin Yun’s approval.
With the store’s booming business, Zhao Mei was busy but always wore a smile, looking younger than ever.
Earning thousands each day was something she had never dared to imagine before.
With several consecutive days of thriving business and the increasing earnings, Qin Yun’s status at home had suddenly risen.
If it were another issue, Zhao Mei would likely make the decision straight away without consulting Qin Yun. But since the clothing store was Qin Yun’s endeavor, she certainly needed her son’s opinion on Feng Lan wanting to work there.
(Thanks to "Half-Life Cold and Cold to Wound" for the 1,700 reward, and to "Tiny Little Bookworm" for the 500 reward, thank you.)