in2ebook Chapter 318 Heading to the Office Base
Chapter 318 Heading to the Office Base
"Brother Ye, you've finally arrived. You've grown even more handsome in the few days I haven't seen you."
"Really? I also think I'm getting more handsome every day. In a few more days, I'm afraid my looks will surpass Daniel Wu's."
The two didn't have much of an emotional foundation, so their small talk was just that—small talk.
After exchanging pleasantries, Li Changqing took Ye Lan to an advertising photography company in a commercial building in Shanghai. He had made prior arrangements and booked a time, so the company gave him priority.
Ye Lan followed the photographer to a white-background photography studio.
There's not much to say about shooting endorsement photos; just hold up a milk tea and strike a pose.
In addition, Ye Lan is handsome and very photogenic, so the final photos taken of him are all very good-looking.
Even photographers exclaimed that it could be used commercially directly without post-production.
This shows how good the final product is.
"Choosing you as our brand ambassador was absolutely the right decision. Your looks are on par with top male celebrities, and your price is less than a tenth of theirs. I've really hit the jackpot."
Li Changqing opened his arms and gave her a loving hug.
Ye Lan's lips twitched, and she thought to herself: Is this guy out of his mind? If he can't speak properly, he should just shut up. He's acting like he's cheap.
Actually, if you just reverse the order of this sentence and change it to "Although the price is less than one-tenth of theirs, they are several streets more handsome," it will give people a completely different feeling.
Because the human language system tends to focus more on what follows, if the first sentence is praise followed by criticism, it will naturally sound like criticism to others. However, if the sentence is revised, it will be criticism followed by praise, and the emphasis will be on the praise that follows.
The same sentence, the same meaning, can evoke completely different emotions in people.
This is the art of language.
However, just from their conversations, it's clear that there's an insurmountable gap between Li Changqing and experienced businessmen.
In business, details often determine success or failure.
Every word and action of an individual is a reflection of details.
Ye Lan, always easygoing, didn't take it to heart. She quickly took off the clothes she wore for the photoshoot, changed into her own, and then said:
"Alright, the promotional photos are all taken. Now, take me to see your company team."
Upon hearing this, Li Changqing immediately showed an embarrassed expression. "Brother Ye, I have some unpleasant things to say upfront. I only invited you to be a brand ambassador, and I don't want you to get involved in the operation and promotion work."
"These things aren't top secret, and you don't have to be afraid to hear about them, it's just..."
"It's just that others have some complaints about me, right?" Ye Lan snorted coldly, a shrewd glint in her eyes.
"That's right. After all, they are all top students who graduated from Double First-Class universities. It's normal for them to have high standards. So maybe we should just forget about it and not make a fool of ourselves."
Li Changqing was also in a very difficult position at this moment. He was caught in the middle, and it was not good to say anything or not to say anything.
"It's alright, it's a good opportunity to listen to a lecture by a top student and broaden my horizons." Ye Lan gently patted Li Changqing's shoulder, indicating that he didn't need to feel embarrassed.
Upon hearing this, Li Changqing could not say anything more and could only take Ye Lan to their office base.
The group of four arrived at a CBD building with more than 20 floors.
CBD buildings of this caliber are typically packed with countless companies; a single floor, or even a single room, could be the prototype of a company.
This shows that Li Changqing's family is quite powerful.
How could an ordinary entrepreneur possibly choose a CBD building as their office space?
Simply put a few chairs and a few tables in your rented room, and that's it.
While riding the elevator, Li Changqing explained why he wanted to start his own business.
He was born into a wealthy family and spent his days eating, drinking, and having fun before he had any entrepreneurial ideas. Because he had some talent for gaming and his family was rich, he had previously run his own professional esports team.
However, his talent is not as high as imagined, and there is still a considerable gap compared to real professional players.
They can't even beat the second-tier professional teams.
As the owner himself, he certainly wouldn't give up his starting position to someone else.
This led to their team's increasingly poor performance, eventually forcing them to disband.
After the team disbanded, he lost his initial enthusiasm for games and decided to start a business using his family's traditional Chinese medicine formula.
Later, we recruited many talented people and found some like-minded friends, who are now the company team.
"Don't underestimate our team of only ten people. Though small, it is fully equipped with departments such as R&D, market research and marketing, procurement and inventory management, front desk cashier, and cleaning and sanitation."
Seeing Li Changqing's beaming face, Ye Lan didn't say anything to shatter his beautiful fantasy.
He felt that if this group of people completely broke away from their elders and tried to promote and operate the business on their own, they would go bankrupt within six months, or at most three months.
Ten people and so many departments, how can they manage?
He felt that three departments would be enough: one for R&D and procurement, one for the operation of offline stores, and one for market research and promotion.
The departments are divided into too many details, which looks very professional, but in reality, they will shirk responsibility when problems arise.
If you feel that this issue is not under their jurisdiction, what should you do then?
Aside from being overwhelmed with work, I couldn't solve any problems.
Ye Lan sighed after hearing this. These rich but brainless second-generation rich kids were still thinking too simply about starting a business.
The elevator quickly stopped on the 12th floor. The four of them walked across the corridor bridge and turned a corner, where they saw the "Xueyao" sign written in blue letters on a white background.
The font uses a cute, cartoonish style, giving it a playful and adorable look.
Lin Xueyao was captivated at first glance, unable to look away.
She remembered that Ye Lan had told her during the Chinese New Year that he would give her a very meaningful gift, and now it seemed that this must be it.
However, it is currently too insignificant, so insignificant that anyone can ignore it.
But Lin Xueyao believed that it would definitely flourish under Ye Lan's leadership.
"Ye Lan, can we get it listed on the stock market?"
"Definitely." Ye Lan's tone was full of confidence.
Li Changqing, standing to the side, looked utterly astonished, his expression a rich tapestry of emotions.
The original idea of my own operations team was simply to make a slight profit while covering costs; breaking even would be considered a win.
But Ye Lan's idea of going public is just too far-fetched.
He's just a young man who only knows how to play video games; he's oversimplified the idea of starting a business.
If going public were that easy, so many entrepreneurs wouldn't see it as their ultimate goal.
Li Changqing felt that Ye Lan was a bit like himself in the past, thinking that the professional arena was too simple, and the result of this mentality was that he was treated like a bot by the opponent.
Thinking of those unbearable past events, Li Changqing sighed, took the key hanging from his waist, and opened the door to the office.