Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life Chapter 384 - 381: Scouting the Store Location

At Tis Square, Lin Wanwan went straight to the recruitnt departnt on the top floor to find Old Chen.

Having been here several tis, the receptionist recognized Lin Wanwan. Even with a mask on, a beauty leaves a lasting impression.

Entering Old Chen’s office and closing the glass door, Lin Wanwan asked with a smile, "Manager Chen, how’s the situation with my store? Any progress?"

Old Chen smiled, gesturing to the small sofa in front of his desk, "Rest assured, it’s basically settled. Once the legal departnt drafts the contract, I’ll contact you imdiately. I called you here today to let you first see the actual location, to see if you’re satisfied."

"With your help keeping an eye on things, I’m sure I’ll be satisfied. Is it next to Misty Rain Pretty Maiden?"

"It’s not right next door, but there are two stores in between. Though the location is slightly more off than Misty Rain Pretty Maiden, the area is undoubtedly bustling; it’s a great spot. To be honest, we only started renting it out this year; previously, it was our company’s service point."

"Oh, is that so? Thanks for your effort, Manager Chen. Shall we go check it out now?"

"Knock knock!"

Just then, a woman dressed in a business skirt, resembling an assistant, walked in with a tray holding a teapot, "Please enjoy so tea."

Lin Wanwan nodded to her in thanks while Old Chen poured a cup for himself and Lin Wanwan, "Co on, have so tea to soothe your throat, then we’ll head over for a look."

Lin Wanwan took a sip from her teacup and exchanged a few pleasantries with Old Chen.

After finishing her tea, Old Chen called in the woman who had brought the tea earlier, asking her to bring a notebook, and the three headed out to see the store’s actual location.

It was a workday, and there weren’t many shoppers in the square. Once inside the elevator, Old Chen said to Lin Wanwan, "Don’t be fooled by the slow dayti traffic. By evening, even on workdays, people flood in. Our basent level has an international supermarket and snack area, the fifth floor has high-end dining, and the sixth floor hosts Tis Cinema. Opening a store here will guarantee good traffic."

The woman in the business skirt also laughed and chid in, "Our square’s target custors are high-spending groups who rarely shop online. The online stores and special circumstances in the past two years have affected average shopping centers but have little impact on our square’s physical stores."

Lin Wanwan smiled and nodded in agreent.

Throughout history, it’s been "Extravagance within, misery outside," with an unbridgeable gap between the rich and poor.

In Great Tang, ordinary people couldn’t even fill their stomachs; those barely fed were considered wealthy farrs. As for nobles? They enjoyed beautiful scenery in Agarwood Pavilion, eating mutton seasoned with pepper priced like gold. There’s no luxury the wealthy can’t enjoy, only things the poor can’t imagine.

In modern tis, average people in recent years have downgraded their consumption due to various factors, with countless physical stores going bankrupt daily. Yet luxury stores often have huge crowds and queues.

Such stark and cruel contrasts.

Before long, they arrived at the store. At first glance, it seed completely covered by billboards, but upon closer inspection, two hidden doors could be found for entrance.

"Since it hasn’t been rented out yet, it’s kept covered for overall aesthetics. After signing the contract and completing your renovation, you can remove these wooden fras." Old Chen explained casually to Lin Wanwan.

"Yes, I understand that."

While inspecting the site, Lin Wanwan sent a ssage to Su Yanwei, asking him to co up to the third floor when he was free to check the store’s location together.

The inside space was currently empty, offering a total of one hundred square ters with simple white walls and floor tiles and nothing else. Decoration work would naturally be done by the store owner, which perfectly suited Lin Wanwan.

Drawing on a blank canvas is better. If it ca pre-decorated, it would just be more work for her.

"Yes, I see the sun is shining everywhere

Joy is soaring above the city..."

Lin Wanwan’s phone rang at this ti. Seeing the caller ID, it was her cousin Su Yanwei calling, "Excuse , I have to take this call."

"Please go ahead."

"Hey, Xiaowei, where are you now?"

"Wanwan, it’s . I’m at the third floor elevator entrance. Where are you?"

"Wait there, I’ll co to get you."

"Okay."

Ending the call, Lin Wanwan said, "I’m going to fetch soone who will be our store manager, getting him to also look at this environnt."

"Haha, is it Xiao Su? Let’s go together," Old Chen laughed, following Lin Wanwan to et Su Yanwei.

Today, Su Yanwei was wearing a white shirt uniform, looking very neat and tidy. Seeing Lin Wanwan, he greeted her with a bright smile. He had submitted his resignation as store manager a few days ago, completing his handover this week and officially leaving.

His biggest custor was the Platinum VIC Lu Shouyue, whose information, upon his resignation, he’d handed over to the store manager who had always been quite accommodating to him, leaving the latter ecstatic.

Having a custor like Platinum VIC is akin to having a benefactor; the commissions earned solely from this custor ensure a modest living, combined with other clients, resulting in a sure upper-middle-class inco.

About his new endeavor, Su Yanwei hadn’t kept it secret from his forr colleagues.

Among them, many had fallen prey to the illusion of being able to live luxury lifestyles just from working at a luxury store.

It’s what they call "exquisite poverty"—spending a month’s salary on shoes or three months’ salary on a bag was common. Hence, as potential scatter-buyers of luxury goods, Su Yanwei naturally did so promotion.

Of course, he didn’t go into details with his forr colleagues. Truth be told, it’s tough to find genuine friends in the workplace. Colleagues are both co-workers and competitors, where’s the space for true feelings?

Governnt workers and civil servants, due to stable jobs, might stick around for decades and form genuine friendships. However, in high-turnover private companies, there aren’t many personal connections shared among colleagues.

Pure friendships unfold only in school settings, a period when one is most likely to make cross-social-class friends; the better the school, the truer this holds.

In schools, relationships are built on fate rather than class.

Take a certain prince and princess of so nation, didn’t they use school as a springboard leading to romantic pursuits?

Owing to Su Yanwei’s vagueness about the specifics of his new job, his ex-colleagues beca more inclined to believe in his ’rich second-generation’ identity.

See, it seems he was just gaining so experience at grassroots, and now he’s about to beco a manager at another luxury store. Any store located at Tis Square, barring basent snack stalls, boasts formidable prowess.