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Chapter 9 009 [He Liansheng]

Zhang Yan's efficiency was neither high nor low. It was not until the third day that he found a shop with decent decoration. It happened to be on the site of He Liansheng in Tsim Sha Tsui. After a little tidying up, he could officially open the shop and attract customers.

However, the opening of the clothing store needs to be postponed because the clothing factory has not yet prepared the clothes, and Li Wendi also needs to make preparations in advance.

Central Sky Win Co., Ltd.
Li Wendi and Zhang Yan are visiting the boss of this company to discuss some business issues.

This is a modeling company that is small and charges affordable fees. It is Li Wendi's first choice for cooperation.

"Hello, Mr. Li and Mr. Zhang!" The company boss Qi Tiansheng shook hands with the two men in a friendly manner.

The two of them also greeted and responded.

Li Wendi took a sip of coffee and smiled at her boss Qi Tiansheng, "Mr. Qi, I need 7 or 8 female models, the kind for fashion catwalks, for about 2 hours of work. What's the price?"

Qi Tiansheng smiled and said, "There are several levels of female models. The appearance fee for a first-class model is 8 yuan."

Zhang Yan's eyes widened when he heard this. This price must be for a prostitute. The appearance fee is more than what a white-collar worker in Central earns in a year.

Naturally, Li Wendi could not accept this price. Qi Tiansheng treated the two of them as "sucker" and he immediately became a little disgusted. However, the business had to be negotiated after all. What if they could come to an agreement?

"Qi Sheng, we are here to discuss business. We have learned about the prices beforehand. If it's this price, I might as well go find a big modeling agency. There's no need to cooperate with you." Li Wendi said with a somewhat 'smiling tiger'.

Qi Tiansheng thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Li, your kind of work is retail splitting, so it's naturally more expensive. If you go to a big company, it'll probably be even more expensive. But considering that Mr. Li is in the clothing business, there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future, so I can give you a 20% discount. This is the last price I can offer."

If he really hired these models, Li Wendi would not have enough capital to buy and sell the inventory of clothing. He would most likely need to borrow money from a financial company, and the clothing store might not make any money.

Therefore, Li Wendi did not dare to put all his eggs in one basket. The debt there had not been paid off, and there were new loans here, which was really not a good way to do business.

Coming out of Tiansheng Co., Ltd., Zhang Yan couldn't help but complain, "What kind of company is this? A newly opened company dares to ask for this price. It will go bankrupt sooner or later."

Li Wendi smiled. He had seen such an old-fashioned man when he was a senior executive in his previous life. He looked as if he had the upper hand over you.

“It won’t go bankrupt. If it can’t sustain itself, it can be sold.” Li Wendi also joked.

With the development of the economy, Hong Kong's position as the Far East Financial Center has become more and more stable. Rich people from Southeast Asia have come to Hong Kong to invest. Rich people don't like cheap nightclubs, so they naturally want models who have good looks and good figures.

Therefore, Qi Tiansheng was not afraid of not making money, and he also felt that what Li Wendi brought was just a small business.

"Then what should we do? Should we go to other companies to have a look?" Zhang Yan asked.

Li Wendi nodded and decided to try his luck.

As a result, I visited three companies in one morning, but all of them offered unacceptable prices.

The two stood on the beach in Central, eating a burger and enjoying the sea breeze. Their handsome hairstyles were no longer visible.

"Why don't we find someone else to replace the model? Those models are too expensive." Zhang Yan sighed.

Li Wendi chewed and swallowed the food, and said expressionlessly, "This is the only way. Who do you think would be a good person to find?"

"From the women in the nightclub, just pick the ones with good figures and good looks." Zhang Yan said seriously, "Just give them some money, and our expenses will be reduced immediately."

The women in the nightclub have such a strong smell of worldly people that it is very likely that the onlookers will think that he runs a "butcher shop".

Li Wendi curled his lips and said speechlessly, "It would be better to just open the store normally, why create such a gimmick." Zhang Yan glanced at Li Wendi, said nothing, and continued to eat his burger.

"Let's go to the movies on Sunday."

"Okay, let's watch that new movie. I heard it's pretty good."

Two middle school girls walked by arm in arm, with youthful smiles on their faces.

Li Wendi looked back, as if thinking about something.

Aren't schoolgirls better? They are cheap and pretty, and the youthful atmosphere is more suitable for those clothes.

"Can we ask these middle school students to be models?" Zhang Yan suggested excitedly.

"That's exactly what I meant. Xiaonan should be able to help." Li Wendi said with a smile. The problem was solved.

So, that night Li Wendi talked to Li Xiaonan about it, and Li Xiaonan readily agreed. It was an exciting thing for middle school students to be able to make money, after all, they sometimes had part-time jobs.

However, Li Wendi did not agree to let Li Xiaonan walk the runway. The apparent reason was that Li Wendi needed face, and if her sister went out to walk the runway, others would think that Li Wendi was useless.

In fact, Li Wendi was afraid that some gangsters would harass Li Xiaonan and that Li Xiaonan would be hurt.

After spending some time together, Li Wendi has already regarded Li Xiaonan as a real relative, so naturally he has to consider her.

As for those middle school students, Li Wendi will try her best to help them, but she cannot guarantee that their lives will not be affected.

A villa in Deep Water Bay

This is a single-family villa. There is a fountain not far from the gate, covering an area of ​​100 square feet. The exterior of the villa is luxuriously decorated, and there are many people responsible for security. However, those security guards are wearing patterned shirts and look like gangsters.

The gate was suddenly opened, and a car drove in and stopped next to the fountain. The person who opened the door and walked out was actually Li Wendi.

A middle-aged man with a slicked-back hair came up to Li Wendi with a smile and said, "Wendi, come with me. The master is waiting for you in the back garden."

Li Wendi nodded and said, "Okay, thank you Uncle Lin."

This middle-aged man is the housekeeper Lin Chaoyuan, but he has a very high status. He has followed Deng Songlian, the founder of He Liansheng, for many years. He also has great power in He Liansheng, but he is a very low-key person.

Li Wendi has been here many times and has always respected the housekeeper and dared not be rude to him, because Lin Chaoyuan was a super ruthless man when he was young. No less than 30 people died at his hands, and he had absolute say in front of Deng Songlian.

Lin Chaoyuan nodded slightly, stopped talking, and took Li Wendi through the living room on the first floor to the back garden.

At this time, there were two men and one woman sitting under the parasol, and there were fruits on the table.

The older man was naturally Deng Songlian, the leader of Liansheng. He also had a slicked-back hair, wore casual clothes, and had a rosy face, and was obviously in good health.

Li Wendi searched in her mind for a while and finally remembered that the younger man was Deng Songlian’s eldest son Deng Jiaren. He was of ordinary appearance, with a pair of glasses on his nose. He seemed to be a gentleman and had a certain level of knowledge.

The woman was very young and looked like a beauty, but her face was full of coldness, as if she didn't like Li Wendi very much.

(End of this chapter)