Yanzi Valley of Jingcheng

Chapter 207 They all have dreams

"Mr. Xiao..." Xiao Jie nodded as soon as the secretary spoke, and the secretary withdrew immediately.

Shu Qian smiled at Xiao Jie. She held a gift bag in front of her with both hands, and walked in cautiously. Xiao Jie stood up and motioned for him to sit down. At the same time, she said, "Long time no see, Miss Shu, what's up today?"

Xiao Jie didn't ask how Shu Qian knew about Jinquan Building and her office, after all, it would not be difficult for her to know, but Xiao Jie was quite surprised by Shu Qian's sudden visit.

What surprised Xiao Jie even more was that the light yellow dress on Shu Qian happened to be exactly the same as what he had imagined and what Guan Sha was wearing.

This skirt is worn on Shu Qian's body, it is light, elegant and elegant.

"Didn't bother you?" Shu Qian's smile was a little jerky, as if she was not a young woman who was married at this time, but a student who had just graduated.

"No." Xiao Jie said, he did not go forward to shake hands with Shu Qian, but motioned for Shu Qian to sit down again.

Shu Qian put the gift bag on the table, and it was only at this time that Xiao Jie noticed that this gift bag was specially bought when he returned Shu Qian.

Catching Xiao Jie's gaze looking at the gift bag, Shu Qian said with a smile, "It's the one you gave. Such a good gift bag should be used repeatedly, otherwise it will be wasted."

The corners of Xiao Jie's mouth turned up slightly, "I don't accept gifts."

"It's not a gift." Shu Qian immediately explained, "It's just my own."

"Oh..." Xiao Jie was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Seeing that Shu Qian didn't answer right away, he asked by the way, "How is the bookstore?"

"It's not very good, because of the epidemic, you understand." Shu Qian subconsciously brushed her hair behind her ears. At this time, she accidentally saw Xiao Jie's mobile phone on the table. On the screen was a girl who looked like a star. In the middle of the screen is a button to play.

"I didn't expect Mr. Xiao to watch TV dramas too..." Shu Qian asked with a smile.

"No..." Xiao Jie quickly turned off the phone, and asked at the same time, "Why do you want to come to me today?"

Shu Qian lowered her eyebrows when she heard the words, "I don't have your phone number or WeChat, so... I deliberately waited until after get off work, so I didn't bother you, right?"

"Isn't Mr. Hu my phone number?" The Mr. Hu that Xiao Jie said is of course Shu Qian's husband, Hu Yi, the founder of Hu's Technology, and the current time is 6:15 p.m., which is indeed a nominal off-duty time.

Shu Qian lowered her head and said in silence for a long time, "He and I... are no longer together."

Xiao Jie: "..."

"It's divorced." Shu Qian simply raised her head and looked at Xiao Jie.

Xiao Jie was a little uncomfortable being looked at by Shu Qian, because there seemed to be some kind of longing in the eyes of this elegant woman.

"It happened a few months ago." Shu Qian said, "Fortunately... Baihe Bookstore is mine."

"Then... why are you here today..." Xiao Jie brought the topic back to the original point.

"I...actually want to ask Mr. Xiao, is it possible for you Jin Quan to invest in some projects that are not so popular?"

"Like a physical bookstore?" Xiao Jie asked.

Shu Qian was stunned, she was surprised by Xiao Jie's ability to figure out people's hearts.

"Yes..." At this time, she didn't intend to continue to cover up.

Shu Qian naturally got some of Hu Yi's property when she divorced, and Baihe Bookstore is one of them, but most of these properties are equity assets of unlisted companies, which are not easy to realize.

Nowadays, people are afraid to go out for consumption, which makes the business of physical bookstores even more bleak, and the capital chain of Shuqian Bookstore also has problems. This is the reason why she came to Xiao Jie, or the reason one.

"Physical bookstores are indeed more difficult to manage." Shu Qian said to Xiao Jie, "But from the perspective of investment, now is actually a good time to expand against the trend, because many shops are currently unable to be rented out, so even if our bookstore is taken away Rents are also very low in good locations. Some famous shopping malls even give us free rent. I recently found a channel to recycle second-hand books. The books are very new, but the price is very cheap. I think bookstores can specialize in selling second-hand books in the future. Books, because they are cheap, cost a few yuan a book, so customers often buy them directly when they leave. If it doesn’t work, you can also do book rental business, I..."

Shu Qian spoke in a hurry, she wanted to continue, but when Xiao Jie made a gesture to her, she realized that she had to stop.

"I can understand your desire to build a good bookstore." Xiao Jie said, "I personally like physical bookstores very much. I think bookstores will continue to exist in a diversified form in the future, but they are definitely not suitable for large-scale replication. , Now e-books and audio books have become a trend, and the Internet has already done it for you.”

Shu Qian bit her lips after hearing this, "But that's different..."

"Well, it's really different. A and B are different, and there are people who need them, but B is a trend, and A is no longer. When we invest, we focus on following the trend."

"But there are opportunities against the trend!" Shu Qian argued, a little excited, she is not usually like this, but this topic involves her dream.

Seeing that Xiao Jie didn't answer, Shu Qian lowered her voice, "So you really don't think about it?"

Xiao Jie smiled helplessly, "To tell you the truth, Ms. Shu, although I am in this position, I am not the only one who decides what project Jin Quan will invest in. We have an investment committee, and there are many people in the investment committee, and we There are also some unspoken industry pools.”

"Industry pool?" Shu Qian was a little puzzled.

"Well, it's an industry that can be invested." Xiao Jie's eyes deepened, "The declining industries are not in this pool, such as Internet cafes, KTV, steel... In fact, there have been companies that have done well in these fields, but we have not participated in them so far. , and there is a high probability that they will not participate in the future.”

Shu Qian lowered her head and fell silent after hearing the words.

Xiao Jie actually understands that it is cruel to say such things to Shu Qian, but he can only tell the truth, even if he is the president of Jinquan Qingyang branch, but even if he fights for the investment committee for a project such as a physical bookstore, he will definitely not Approved, for a large investment group like Jinquan, every real money contribution is a corporate action, not an individual decision.

Therefore, instead of speaking softly and making the other party hopeful and then disappointed, Xiao Jie might as well be straightforward.

"So it's like this..." There was a trace of bitterness in Shu Qian's eyes, but she seemed to think of something in an instant, and then asked Xiao Jie, "If it's not Jin Quan, is it you? Didn't you just say that you like physical bookstores?" Is it? You also said that physical bookstores will definitely exist in the future, so will you vote for it?"

Xiao Jie's brows twitched, Shu Qian's obsession with the bookstore was beyond expectations, and this obsession had already lowered the EQ of the woman in front of her.

If Shu Qian only wanted to open one or two more stores, it would not be a problem with Xiao Jie's personal financial strength.

"You said to diversify. We can work together to study how to diversify. The second-hand books I mentioned before, renting books, and combining coffee shops, there must be a way!" Shu Qian looked anxious.

Xiao Jie nodded, "Then do you think it's okay? You first experiment with the various diversifications you have conceived in Baihe Bookstore, and constantly adjust them. When the adjustments are completed and profits are realized, it will not be too late to consider expansion."

Although Xiao Jie's answer did not satisfy Shu Qian's original demands, at least the other party did not say that he would not invest. Shu Qian even felt that as long as the adjustments were successful as Xiao Jie said, it was entirely possible to finally recruit Xiao Jie into the group.

So Shu Qian stood up happily, and pushed the gift bag on the table towards Xiao Jie, "This one is for you."

"I said, no gift, thank you very much." Xiao Jie repeated.

"Look, it's not considered a courtesy." A faint blush appeared on Shu Qian's cheeks.

Xiao Jie stood up, opened the gift bag and looked inside, it turned out to be the pink lunch box at the beginning, the lid of the lunch box was translucent, Xiao Jie could roughly see the food inside, it was exactly what he couldn't help but want to eat at the beginning Braised eggs, pan-fried cod and fried cucumbers.

"When I made it today, I made a lot of it. I wanted to say that you probably didn't eat at this point, so I brought the extra here by the way. Just don't dislike it."

The gift bag should have been a very touching two-dimensional floor plan, but Xiao Jie couldn't help but shudder. After so long, she can still accurately reproduce the side dishes of that day, and choose this time to give Come for yourself... The woman named Shu Qian in front of me is not simple,
"Thank you, but I have an appointment tonight, so I'm afraid I won't be able to enjoy it." Xiao Jie pushed the gift bag back in front of Shu Qian.

"It's okay!" Shu Qian pushed the gift bag back to Xiao Jie, "You can take it home and put it in the refrigerator, and it will be fine tomorrow."

"But I'm going on a business trip tomorrow, and the road may not be convenient." Xiao Jie said.

"Is that so..." Shu Qian's eyes dimmed.

"Is there anything else?" Xiao Jie asked.

"No... no more."

"Okay, it's almost time for me to make an appointment with someone, shall we go together?" Xiao Jie said and began to pack his things.

Shu Qian didn't speak, just silently took back the gift bag on the table, nodded towards Xiao Jie, her smile was a bit awkward, until Xiao Jie sent her to the parking lot, when the two were about to separate, Shu Qian suddenly asked, " Are you in Qingyang this weekend? If you are, have dinner together? There is a new Shanghai restaurant next to my bookstore, which is pretty good."

"Did it go against the trend?" Xiao Jie said with a smile.

"Yes." Shu Qian also smiled.

Xiao Jie didn't even think about it this time and said, "Unfortunately, the weekend is my girlfriend's birthday. We have already made arrangements, but if we have a chance another day, we can go together and introduce you to her."

Shu Qian's expression froze for a moment when she heard this, but then she smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I just want to make more friends, and you know that managing the bookstore all day is boring, take her with you when you have time." Come and sit in the library."

"Definitely." Xiao Jie said.

On the way home while driving, the light yellow dress flashed back to Xiao Jie's mind, but the person wearing the dress was not Shu Qian, but Guan Sha.

"Our Yanzigu apartment officially opened today! Although we only have three houses, this is a very good start."

Guan Sha who said this smiled innocently like a girl with a lollipop in her mouth.

Guan Sha also has dreams, just like Shu Qian, but Guan Sha's dreams seem to be more independent. From the time she met Guan Sha to the present, Xiao Jie never gave her any financial help, but she still survived.

Can Shu Qian survive?

Not necessarily.

Guan Sha did not try to use emotion to make her dreams attach to any man, including her father Guan Hongwei.

The imaginary picture proved to be illusory after all, only what actually happened, the living person in front of him can tell Xiao Jie who is the really cute one.

When Xiao Jie and Shu Qian separated, he originally wanted to tell Shu Qian: no matter how beautiful a dream is, it needs your own ability to support it. When you don't have this ability, a dream is just a dream after all.

But Xiao Jie didn't say it. After careful consideration, he thought that this sentence should not be told to Shu Qian by anyone. The most important thing for her to understand this truth was her dream itself.

It was only after Xiao Jie came home that he realized that he still hadn't left any contact information with Shu Qian, so that's fine, so be it...

Sitting in front of the spacious and bright floor-to-ceiling windows, with a sweeping view of the bustling Qingyang night scene, Xiao Jie opened the takeaway bag and began to eat. He has no appointment at all tonight, and it can even be said that it is the only night without an appointment since this period of time.

Xiao Jie couldn't help opening Shen Li's official account again, and watched the videos one by one. Suddenly, a mandatory text message popped up, and the content made Xiao Jie stop chewing food instantly.

The Qingyang Meteorological Observatory issued a red typhoon warning. Affected by typhoon "No. 11", within 6 hours, there will be a typhoon of level 17 in our city. The general public is requested to take precautions.

"Red alert...Level 17..." Xiao Jie muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)