BPLW Chapter Thirty-Five

35. Good Luck(with women) + Affordable Domestic Products

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Shen Ran didn’t expect that he could chat with Hong Chen until so late.

It was already past ten o’clock when he returned to the dormitory, but he still felt that there was something left unsatisfied.

Hong Chen agreed to work part-time for him after getting off work, without asking for a basic salary but only for commission.

When it comes to sales, Hong Chen has a mysterious self-confidence. He firmly believes that there was nothing in the world that cannot be sold, only salesmen who were not good enough.

Seeing Shen Ran in such a good mood, Qi Xiaoyang asked, “Boss, you look very happy today?”

Chi Haoyu, who came to the dormitory to use the microwave for a midnight snack, also asked, “Is the cooperation talk going smoothly?”

Shen Ran said, “That went pretty smoothly. Brother Yu, please hurry up and create your website. I’ll go discuss brand cooperation tomorrow and see if I can find a reliable brand.”

Chi Haoyu ate the snacks Shen Ran brought from the Min family house in the refrigerator and said, “I have already notified several classmates to go for interviews. There are four of them, all from our software club. When they heard about the opportunity to practice, they all said they were willing to give it a try even if they were not paid.”

Shen Ran said: “You still have to pay them a salary, and you can set a performance bonus based on their ability.”

Chi Haoyu had never done this kind of work before and was a little worried that he wouldn’t be able to do it well.

Shen Ran smiled and said, “If you are worried about not being able to do it well, just look at the Su character system. I will give you permission to view everyone’s work status on it.”

This was a powerful feature of the Su character system. You don’t have to go to great lengths to examine every employee, it will give you a standard answer.

According to his observation, Chi Haoyu and Qi Xiaoyang’s workload in the past two days has reached more than 100%.

Even Chi Haoyu reached 120%, which might be due to frequent overtime work.

Qi Xiaoyang had reached 105% while he was pregnant, which was quite difficult.

In addition, Xiao Qi[footnote]Raw 小齐(xiǎo qí); another nickname for QX, , 小 is used before a name as a form of endearing address. And 齐 is QX’s surname.[/footnote] also has to do live broadcasts, and Shen Ran was very worried about his health.

Thinking of this, he suddenly slapped his head, took out a photo album from his schoolbag and handed it to Qi Xiaoyang, saying: “I almost forgot, my brother gave you a specially signed photo album, but I forgot to give it to you because I was busy.”

When Qi Xiaoyang heard this, he immediately took it, opened it and saw Shen Jue’s signature handwritten in a flamboyant style.

To: Dear Yang Yang[footnote]Raw To:可爱的羊羊, google gave me; To: Dear Sheep….. I was speechless, really _(:3」∠)_[/footnote], be happy, be blessed, and be good friends with A’Ran for life.

Shen Ran had also just seen his brother’s signature, it was… so corny.

He shook his shoulders and said, “How did he sign this? My brother is such a cheesy person.”

Qi Xiaoyang was very excited and said, “It’s not cheesy at all. Shen Jue is really nice. He is worthy of being my idol. When I was studying acting, I thought about the opportunity to work with him in the future.”

Shen Ran felt a little guilty, he thought: you did have the opportunity to cooperate with him, but he blocked you, which was really miserable.

Because of the photo album, Qi Xiaoyang was happy the whole night. His heart was full of yearning. He wondered if he would have another chance to enter the entertainment industry and work with his idol.

Shen Ran probably saw what he was thinking, so he said, “When your physical condition allows, you can go for an audition. Our small company may also develop in the film and television industry, but I don’t know how long it will take for me to become successful. When the time comes, you can audition based on your ability. When you become famous, don’t forget us brothers who have shared hardships with you! ”

Qi Xiaoyang was speechless and said, “Young master, what are you talking about?”

He punched Shen Ran on the arm and continued, “I never thought I could be friends with you. I will be your good friend for life, just like your elder brother said.”

Shen Ran felt complacent in his heart, this must be my personal charm!

After having supper, Chi Haoyu went back to the dormitory and went to sleep. Qi Xiaoyang couldn’t sleep and didn’t want to do a live broadcast, but he didn’t look through his idol’s photo album.

Shen Ran asked: “Yang Yang, do you like my brother?[footnote]Here SR was asking if QX romantically like his brother… Here’s raw for reference; 你喜欢我哥吗？.[/footnote]”

Qi Xiaoyang immediately denied it, “Oh no, really not, don’t get me wrong. I watched a movie of Big Brother called “Tiger Roar” when I was fifteen years old, and I was impressed by his fighting scenes and two completely different ways of acting.”

“Tiger Roar” was an action film in which Shen Jue plays two roles, a gentle and elegant elder brother, and a crazy younger brother.

This movie was also the one that Big Brother invested in and filmed himself, and it won him his first Best Actor award.

Shen Ran understood in his heart that it was just admiration for the strong and had nothing to do with love between men and women.

He had to figure it out first, otherwise it would be awkward for them to meet in the future, after all, his brother already had a boyfriend.

Qi Xiaoyang was silent for a moment, then said, “Actually… I like Qin Ke very much, otherwise I wouldn’t be with him. But… I just like him! We are not suitable for each other.”

Shen Ran didn’t really understand these things about love.

He had worked very hard to make a living in his previous life, so he had no time for romance.

After hearing what Qi Xiaoyang said, Shen Ran said, “Then I think you can work hard to become stronger than Qin Ke, and then you can freely choose whether to be with him or not. At least you won’t be forced to separate from him like you are now.”

Qi Xiaoyang’s pale eyes curved, and his icy beauty temperament suddenly warmed up a lot, and he said: “Yeah.”

Then he added, “Oh, by the way, I’m going to the hospital for a prenatal checkup tomorrow. It’s been more than two months, so I should go for a checkup.”

Shen Ran walked up to him with great interest and said, “Okay!”

Then he stared at his belly and said, “It’s amazing. What does it feel like to be pregnant as a boy? Can I… touch it?”

Qi Xiaoyang stood up and said indifferently: “Sure! But now… we shouldn’t be able to feel anything, right?”

Shen Ran didn’t hesitate to touch him, and after touching him, he said in surprise: “Ah… Yang Yang, your waist is so thin! And quite flexible! Wow, your skin is so smooth!”

Qi Xiaoyang: ……

He slapped Shen Ran’s hand away and said, “Why are you suddenly acting like a hooligan? Don’t learn from Qin Ke.”

Shen Ran laughed so hard that his body shook with laughter, and said, “Qin Ke is so lucky[footnote]Raw 艳福不浅(yànfú bù qiǎn); an idioms refers to a man’s luck in getting a beautiful woman’s heart(hence the title)[/footnote]!”

There were a lot of H scenes about Qin Ke in the original novel. After Qi Xiaoyang died, he found many substitutes who looked like Qi Xiaoyang.

Some even deliberately undergo plastic surgery to look like this white moonlight, just to get benefits from this financial sponsor.

However, Qin Ke changed his male and female partners so quickly that it was unimaginable. Even the one who looked the most like Qi Xiaoyang only lasted three months.

Shen Ran sighed silently in his heart. He knew that as long as Qi Xiaoyang was alive, Qin Ke, who was so affectionate, would always wait for him. He only hoped that the little lamb could become stronger sooner.

Qi Xiaoyang on the side blushed and bit his lower lip, saying, “I think President Min is the one who are really lucky. Although they always say you are arrogant and domineering behind your back, they also praise you for looking like a little prince.”

Shen Ran began to feel elated again. The two of them lay on the bed and chatted until midnight. Finally, they couldn’t hold on any longer and went to sleep.

The next day, Shen Ran took Xiao Xu to inspect brands again. He wanted to find a similar brand for initial cooperation.

He didn’t want to look for famous brands because the audience of live streaming websites was young people, and their consumption level may be limited.

Affordable and high-quality brands were Shen Ran’s first consideration.

But he walked around Jinchuan Department Store for a long time yet couldn’t find a suitable one.

Shen Ran sighed. The first day was fruitless, which made Shen Ran a little anxious.

However, he also knew that these things cannot be achieved due to impatience[footnote]Raw 一口气吃成个胖子(Yī kǒuqì chī chéng gè pàngzi); lit. eat one bite to become a fat man/ Eat a mouthful of rice and you become fat. This is a  metaphor for having too big an appetite and doing something impossible.[/footnote], and brand cooperation was not that easy.

Thus, he started looking at reviews on the Internet. There was a good website for reviewing domestic skin care products. Shen Ran spent an entire afternoon browsing it and locked on a few brands.

He stretched his body and heard some commotion outside the office. He glanced outside and saw that the students he had notified yesterday had come for the interview.

Usually they have classes in the morning and can only come in the afternoon.

In fact, it was just a formality. With Chi Haoyu in charge, the students recruited will definitely be the top students in the school.

As the head of the Human Resources Department, Qi Xiaoyang simply asked a few questions and then registered them all in the Su character system.

Shen Ran saw that the system gave them preliminary evaluations, all of which were above 70 points.

The top students at H University were of good quality. They were the best among students and their initial evaluation when entering the society will definitely not be bad.

It was noisy outside for a while and then became quiet. Shen Ran took a quick look and found that Chi Haoyu had already led them to work.

The friends all bring their own computers, and students in the computer department basically have one laptop in their lives.

After Qi Xiaoyang finished entering the personnel information, Zou Hui from the Finance Department also printed out their information and asked each of them to fill out a form, copying the salary information from the system and bringing it in for Shen Ran to sign.

Because they were part-time workers, the normal wages ranged from 800 to 1,200 yuan, and Shen Ran paid them 1,500 yuan.

As Shen Ran signed, he looked at Zou Hui’s delicate makeup and asked, “Huh? Senior sister, you are dressed so beautifully today, are you going on a date?”

Zou Hui covered her lips and chuckled, whispering, “No, it’s not that! Aren’t there going to be a lot of handsome guys from the computer department coming today? I have to leave a good impression on them.”

Shen Ran understood that girls seemed to have this kind of mentality.

Even if I don’t like it, I have to look beautiful when I go out to meet people. It shows respect for myself.

If Shen Ran talked about this topic, he couldn’t stop. He asked Zou Hui: “Hey, senior sister, how much money do you girls spend on makeup and dressing up every month?”

Zou Hui thought for a moment and said, “It depends on the situation! For example, in our dormitory, it is one-quarter to one-half of the living expenses, depending on the amount of money.”

Shen Ran gave a thumbs up. Girls were indeed very delicate, so girls’ money was the easiest to earned.

Shen Ran asked, “What brands of skin care products do you usually buy? Do you buy famous brands?”

Zou Hui said, “How is that possible? Our families give us college students 1,500 to 3,000 yuan for living expenses, which can’t even buy a single item, or can only buy a single item. Usually we buy cheap domestic products or discounted brands. But discounted products are usually purchased by agents, and the quality of the products purchased by agents cannot be guaranteed. Inexpensive domestic products are more popular.”

Shen Ran became interested and asked, “Oh? What brands do you usually buy?”

Zou Hui did not hide anything and said, “There is a brand called FenLi. People in our dormitory who have used it say it is pretty good, from skin care products to makeup. It is not discounted all year round, but the prices are within our acceptable range.”

Shen Ran silently memorized the brand. He planned to go to Fenli’s physical store tomorrow to find out more about the situation.

If possible, see if he can negotiate a discount and try live streaming to sell the products.

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SR really has a business mind, just from senior sister’s make up he already had an idea what to do~

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