The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 871 - 840: Confidence, Membership

Chapter 871: Chapter 840: Confidence, Membership

Huo Yingjie was outside playing with the kids, temporarily unaware of this job transfer, but he should approve of her going to work.

Seeing that everyone else was in favor and that there were no inappropriate reactions, He Tiantian thought to herself that the filmmakers from the eighties were still very pure, not like the mixed-up mess of things that would come later.

Besides, she was just a Chinese language teacher, and all she had to do was teach well. Other matters didn’t concern her much.

When they were about to leave, Song Chunli didn’t want to take her grandson back with her.

But in the blink of an eye, Huo Ruixiang sneaked onto the car, sat inside, and wouldn’t come out, insisting on going back with his uncle and auntie.

Luckily, Huo Ruixiang got his wish and went back with them.

Before it was delicious food and storytelling, now swimming was added to the list.

At noon, Huo Ruixiang bragged to his little friends about being able to swim, and they were incredibly envious.

He decided not to return until school started, already so content that he didn’t think of home.

In the evening, He Tiantian placed the brown paper bag on the table.

Curious, Huo Yingjie asked, "What’s this?"

"It’s paperwork for the job transfer." He Tiantian said, turning her back to Huo Yingjie, arranging clothes, and tidying up the domestic chores in her own room.

He Tiantian still preferred to tidy up the bedroom herself, valuing her personal privacy.

"Job transfer? I thought you were going to study?" Huo Yingjie asked, "How come you’ve had your work transferred again?"

He Tiantian chuckled and said, "Grandfather helped me with it. I previously mentioned that my academic qualifications were not enough to teach at a university in Yanjing. Thinking that we had no connections and couldn’t find a suitable one, he pulled some strings for me."

"Oh," Huo Yingjie acknowledged, then opened the paper and his eyes widened, "Huaxia Film Academy?"

"Yes, there are lots of basic Chinese language courses in there," He Tiantian said with a smile. "It corresponds with my specialty. Besides, it’s a kind gesture from grandfather, and I didn’t feel it was right to decline, so I accepted."

Huaxia Film Academy?

All those beauties and handsome guys, what if... what if...

Huo Yingjie’s expression turned sour.

After He Tiantian finished organizing, she noticed Huo Yingjie had gone silent and knew that his petty side was acting up.

Leaning over, He Tiantian sat in Huo Yingjie’s lap, extended her finger, and gently lifted his chin, asking, "Handsome young man, what are you thinking about?"

Huo Yingjie, sullen like a sulking wife, mumbled, "The handsome young man is thinking about his sweet little wife."

"Hehe, then why are you spacing out?" He Tiantian giggled, "I’m missing you..."

Forget everything else; his little wife was missing him.

Time to pamper his little wife!

After that...

There was no after that...

When Huo Yingjie woke up in the morning, he had resigned himself to the situation. Thankfully, the film academy wasn’t chaotic right now, so he might as well let He Tiantian go to work.

Yet the thought of his attractive wife certainly attracting overconfident admirers bothered him.

But Huo Yingjie wasn’t worried; he was very confident.

Nowadays, no man in Country H could match him.

No one was more handsome!

No one was richer!

No one was more talented!

If that’s the case, what’s there to be afraid of!

With that thought, Huo Yingjie happily went to work.

The project he was working on was very tight and also very important, so he had no time for other concerns.

Qi Xiaoyan was shocked to learn that He Tiantian was going to teach at the Huaxia Film Academy.

"Wow, Sister Tiantian is amazing," Qi Xiaoyan said. "I should just obediently be a student and go to university."

"Don’t exaggerate," He Tiantian replied. "It’s just a job."

"Hehe, it’s not just a job, it’s also our business," Qi Xiaoyan said. "The female students at the film academy aren’t fewer than those at our music academy, and they even like to dress up more."

He Tiantian’s eyes lit up, and she nodded affirmatively, "Mhm, that’s right, yes, I should recruit more members for our studio when the time comes."

"Not customers? What are members?" Qi Xiaoyan asked, this term seemed very grand.

Oh dear, how could I forget about such an important thing!

"Members are our shop’s important customers. We make a card, give it to our customers, and then when they come back to buy again, we offer them discounts to make them our long-term customers," He Tiantian explained.

"But offering discounts, doesn’t that mean we earn less?" Qi Xiaoyan inquired. "Doesn’t seem too profitable, does it?"

"Earning a bit less is okay; the important thing is that we can retain these long-term customers. If they buy two pieces of clothing a year, that’s four in two years, six in three years. As we get more customers over time, won’t we earn more?" He Tiantian explained. "This kind of membership system has been around overseas for a long time and it works really well."

Qi Xiaoyan thought it over carefully, then nodded, "Seems to make sense. If Sister Tiantian says it’s doable, then it must be."

"It definitely will be," He Tiantian nodded. "Just wait and see."

However, they couldn’t find an appropriate factory to make the membership cards they wanted.

A few days later, Qi Xiaoyan suggested, "Sister Tiantian, why don’t we find a carpenter to make carved ones and write our studio’s name and membership number on them?"

"That’s the only way, then," He Tiantian agreed, nodding. "Let’s do that."

After discussing it with Jiang Wenwen, Jiang Wenwen designed a pattern, and they found a carpenter to make it.

The brown wooden cards, about five millimeters thick, featured some relief carvings and looked very high-end at a glance.

A wooden membership card cost two yuan to make, and they made a thousand of them, totaling two thousand yuan.

Meanwhile, they also went to see the studio Jiang Wenwen was decorating. It was elegant and luxurious—very impressive.

Next door at Sanfeng Bridge Bakery, the first floor was a countertop selling various pastries; the second floor was a teahouse with coffee and snacks, and so on.

As for the third floor, it was for private rooms, suitable for business discussions and the like.

The decorations were very luxurious.

After that, Sanfeng Bridge Marinated Meat Shop: the upstairs was a restaurant, and the third floor held private rooms.

As for the fourth and fifth floors, they were temporarily designated as employee dormitories.

The remaining shops were directly transformed into an appliance marketplace, filled with washing machines, refrigerators, televisions, and even air conditioners and rice cookers imported from Hong Kong. Surprisingly, business here was the best among all the stores.

The stock inside was already in more demand than supply.

They could only take deposits first and then rush the orders.

Niu Dajia brought his mother over and moved directly into the fourth-story apartment of the appliance supermarket.

Afterwards, he took care of the electronics supermarket.

Sanfeng Bridge Marinated Meat Shop and the pastry shop opened simultaneously in two locations, causing a sensation in the local area.

After half a month of operation, the business had stabilized.

Sun Sihao brought over several well-trained employees to help for a few days, along with some local hires. After simple onboarding, they opened for business.

Master Tang’s top apprentice, Wu Cuicui, brought six employees to Yanjing.