Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!
Chapter 603 - 446 Cheng Zhu: I Won’t Go to This Concert_2

Chapter 603: Chapter 446 Cheng Zhu: I Won’t Go to This Concert_2

He guessed that the numbers would continue to fall a bit.

"This year, opening up a thousand stores all at once—that might be a bit of an exaggeration."

"But it feels like reaching over 800 stores wouldn’t be difficult."

That way, just from franchise fees and various other hidden incomes, they could easily rake in tens of millions.

Moreover, the factory would continuously supply these stores with goods, generating a considerable profit from this as well.

Of course, the primary goal was to build up the brand so that more and more people would become familiar with Persistent Visit.

In fact, he was laying the groundwork for the future.

Truth be told, at present, the QQ market in China wasn’t all that big.

After all, it was only 2015.

This had to do with the market environment, consumer spending power, awareness, and other factors.

You have to understand, looking at the data, the number of buyers over 45 was increasing year by year.

This reveals a changing social ethos and shifts in people’s perceptions.

"The current QQ market in China is actually just a market worth a few hundred billion."

"Of course, at such times, competition is also lesser, making it easier to pull off some advanced, bold moves."

"It doesn’t matter if the market isn’t large, as long as I grab the biggest piece of the cake."

Cheng Zhu was very clear that the year 2020 would be known as the inaugural year of China’s QQ industry.

In that year, the QQ market in China can be said to have exploded!

That year, just the e-commerce sector alone reached five times that of 2016!

That was an astonishing figure.

By then, all sorts of capital would flood in, including top ten-ranked venture capital firms and some well-known major corporations.

But Cheng Zhu wasn’t a bit intimidated at the moment.

Because Persistent Visit had already laid a solid foundation during the years 2014 and 2015.

By 2020, they would definitely be a behemoth in the world of QQ!

"By then, it won’t be me who’s scared of them."

"Instead, before they enter the market, they’d have to weigh carefully in their hearts whether or not they can compete with me!" thought the self-proclaimed king with a smirk.

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Time flew by, and just like that, another weekend arrived.

Cheng Zhu’s life these past few days had been simple: work, attend classes, spend time with his girlfriend, and accompany the counselor...

What he found most amusing was that he had given the refurbishment contract for Youu Tea to Lin Lu’s family’s company, and Lin Lu’s mother, Meng Yue, had even sent her daughter a sizeable red envelope the day before as a reward.

After all, it was because of their daughter’s friendship that the company could land such a big deal.

As a result, Lin Lu turned around today and invited Cheng Zhu to dinner and shopping, declaring boldly that she, as a wealthy lady, would splurge on him!

During their dating process, Cheng Zhu indeed noticed that Lin Lu, this little rich lady, loved to buy things for him.

Especially clothing, shoes, and the like.

Many brands carried both men’s and women’s lines, and after Lin Lu finished her own shopping, she couldn’t help but check out the men’s section and would purchase anything she liked for Cheng Zhu.

Today, after dining with Cheng Zhu in the evening, she insisted on dragging him down to the first floor of the mall for a stroll and ended up buying him a new tie.

"Wow, so this is what it feels like to be kept by a rich lady?" Cheng Zhu said with a laugh.

"Psh, I couldn’t afford to keep you and your net worth," Lin Lu retorted.

She looped her arm through Cheng Zhu’s as they walked toward another store, saying, "I see you always wear the tie I gave you for important meetings, so I thought one isn’t enough. You need a change every once in a while, right?"

After saying that, she lifted her head with a self-satisfied look at him, "Am I not thoughtful?"

"Absolutely, you’re very considerate," Cheng Zhu nodded repeatedly, feeling the soft and springy pressure on his arm.

As their relationship lengthened, their physical intimacy also grew more frequent.

At the start of their relationship, Lin Lu wouldn’t cling to Cheng Zhu’s arm, preferring to hold his hand.

When clinging to his arm, occasionally, she would bump into something hard.

After all, her endowments were so... prominent?

But now, after being together for a while, things were different.

After their shopping trip, they headed to the mall’s parking garage together.

Lin Lu had planned to go to the beauty salon with Shen Qingning at eight tonight; she didn’t drive today, so Cheng Zhu was to drop her off.

As soon as she got into the car, she sent a WeChat message to Shen Qingning: "Qingning, I’m on my way!"

"Okay, I’m heading out now," Shen Qingning replied.

Shen Qingning felt a bit uneasy all day today.

The reason was simple: today was Zhou Jielun’s concert at Guangcheng Station.

Interestingly, Guangcheng City, known as Yangcheng, was one of the key strategic locations for Youu Tea, so Cheng Zhu planned to open a store over 300 square meters, just like in Shanghai.

To be precise, this was the plan for every first-tier city.

The big store in Guangcheng was already in preparation, and Cheng Zhu could use it as an excuse if he truly wanted to go.

Honestly, after receiving the third ticket, Shen Qingning had felt tempted to fly to Guangcheng.

Of course, temptation is one thing, action is another.

Shen Qingning couldn’t bring herself to sneak off with her best friend’s boyfriend to a concert out of town.

She couldn’t go.

But that feeling of discomfort lingered in her heart.

This caused the prideful girl to lock herself up at home for the whole day.

What was she doing?

—Reading sad, heart-wrenching stories.

It’s just like when you’re sad, you tend to listen to melancholic, emotional music; when in pain, she actually sought out stories of heartache to read.