Please make money.

But that is a matter for the future. Right now, Alia not only has to deal with the surging flow of visitors, but also has to deal with an out-of-specification group of guests.

"Why are you here, old man? Oh, I don't have time to entertain you!"

"Hey! You girl!" Boss Huo shook his head and told his men to put down the flower basket: "I even brought a lion dance team here!"

"No way, how can we do the lion dance with so many people?"

"Is that the point? How did I know you had so many people here!"

"I am helpless too. They think I have lost too much money and am going to go bankrupt. What can I do?"

Alia advised them to consume rationally, but they said that Alia had better not meddle in their affairs and not stop them from buying things.

My goodness! We opened the store for emergency business at around 10 o'clock, but the shelves were emptied in an hour. We couldn't keep up with the speed of restocking, so we had to close the store.

After finally closing the store to catch his breath, Mr. Huo unexpectedly came with the lion dance team again - who told him this? Don't let me catch him!

"Let's go, pick someone up, be polite, and many friends from the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce are here too."

"No, who invited you?"

"Of course it's me!"

"..."

He was caught, but it was useless. Ailia pressed her temples with both hands and vaguely understood how Prime Minister Lei felt when facing her.

What should you do when faced with a guy who you can't move but who is very arrogant?

Of course I can only forgive him!

Just like An Lele said before, they were not yet born when Boss Huo was escorting supplies to aid his compatriots under artillery fire.

When such a boss behaves a little bit willfully, Alia can only smile and say: "Ah, as long as you are happy...but I am really busy."

"That can only mean that you have a good reputation. You'll be busy in the future. And it's not just me, the officials are here too. Look, over there!"

Ailia never thought about how big a deal this matter would become, and even the invitation letters were only sent to some colleagues, such as the kind-hearted Boss Jiang.

It seems like these guests without invitations are the biggest customers.

……

……

Mr. Sun finally used a loud speaker to persuade a large number of citizens to leave.

It’s not closed down, it’s not closed down. Today is the opening ceremony. Give us some time for some small activities at noon and we will open as usual in the afternoon.

After learning that Aililai had not gone bankrupt, everyone felt relieved. They took the money and repeatedly warned Mr. Sun that he had better be sensible and not let everyone go home disappointed.

If there is not enough goods, even your shelves will be taken away! Do it or not, you are done!

Mr. Sun wiped his sweat, his fat face full of flattery: "Ah, yes, yes, definitely..."

Several colleagues nearby who had received invitations were jealous of his appearance.

"Alright, Old Sun, you're capable."

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at this business, it's so good, I was planning to set up a big supermarket, it looks like I have to stay out of the spotlight for a while."

"People are spending money to hire extras. Mr. Sun is so smart. He just spends money to buy lunch boxes. Wouldn't the extras come?"

To be honest, the colleagues present were not unaware of the tens of millions of IOUs that Aililai had issued, and more than 30 chain stores were involved in disaster relief.

But the problem is that these big guys, who are used to living a luxurious life, have long passed the stage of buying their own vegetables and rice, and even a heavy rain will not get them wet.

Therefore, they really cannot empathize with the enthusiasm of the citizens.

After all, not everyone is Alia. When it rains, she either fishes people out of the water like scooping dumplings, or dives to pry open the subway train doors.

At that time, they were in a warm and bright large room, overlooking Tianhai City turning into a real Tianhai on earth, and then calculating how much the price should increase.

Didn’t you see that Boss Jiang looked down on them and stood aside, beautiful alone?

Mr. Sun was not angry, he just wiped his sweat and said: "Oh, it's all thanks to your kindness. Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth."

"Oh, Mr. Sun, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but some businesses aren't done this way, you know?"

“I understand, I understand everything…” Mr. Sun is very easy to talk to, and he used to be like this.

After all, after Ai Rulong disappeared, the Ai Group's enterprising attitude was suddenly brought down.

These supermarket chains in the property sector were badly suppressed in the beginning. With the competition among hypermarkets and the scramble for territory among supermarkets, they were the unlucky ones who got beaten to the bottom.

If the customer flow had not been snatched away, how is it possible that more than 30 supermarket chains, with almost 7,000 employees, would only have a profit of over 100 million yuan a year?

Now everyone thinks that Aili is simply shameless, spending money on price wars and even using IOUs to steal word of mouth.

A cheap person, a cheap industry - is that cheap?

What? Boss Jiang is also writing IOUs?

Ahem... Boss Jiang is kindhearted and can't bear to see the citizens go hungry. Big companies have to build a good reputation...

Even though the Ai Group without Ai Rulong can survive to this day relying on its size, it still seems to have the image of a soft persimmon.

Alia? What is that little cutie? I've never seen her before - I don't know her!

Mr. Sun had already written down their names in his little notebook countless times, but he didn't care at all. He just agreed mercilessly with his words, but his mind didn't follow.

He was thinking about opening the store and restocking the stock in the afternoon, and then he saw a convoy driving over.

"...?"

With a question mark in his mind, Mr. Sun looked at the dozen or so cars, feeling a little confused.

It’s not that I don’t recognize them - who doesn’t recognize these cars with the last digits of either 01 or 02 - but what are you doing here?

The official leadership team of Tianhai City came to inspect the commercial street?

Several colleagues who had been speaking in a sarcastic manner to Mr. Sun suddenly bent down in a fawning manner, pushed Mr. Sun aside and hurried to greet him.

"Secretary Hou, we're here."

"Hmm... Is this the first Aililai store? Business is booming!"

"It's more than good. The city bureau said they received a request from Miss Ai. There are too many people and they are worried about the risk of overcrowding, so they have to limit the flow of people on the entire street."

"Hahaha - Miss Ai is very safety-conscious, as she was before. She's prepared for a rainy day. Well, that's good - where is she?"

"Secretary Hou?!"

"Ah you are?"

"I'm Xiao Fu from Jiafu Department Store!"

"Oh, oh, hello, Mr. Fu."

"Secretary Hou, your presence here to provide guidance really makes the entire commercial district feel honored!"

"Secretary Hou, Secretary Hou, I am..."

The combined wealth of these big bosses is probably almost half of Alia's. At this moment, they don't care about Mr. Sun at all. All they have eyes for is the big boss.

Secretary Hou chatted with them for a few words and politely declined their invitation.

"I am here today to cut the ribbon for the Aili supermarket, not to provide guidance. Please don't misunderstand me. I hope it won't affect your normal business."

Several bosses looked at each other, and then looked at the cars behind each other.

Let’s put it this way, the top 20 license plate numbers in Tianhai City are basically here - are you here to cut the ribbon for a small supermarket with an annual profit of more than million?

But this was not the end. Another large group of cars drove in. This time the models and license plates were much more high-profile, with numbers like 6666 and 8888.

"That's the car of the chairman of Longhua International."

"Huh? Why is Fuyao's boss here?"

"The chairman of Tianjiang Group—I invited him to dinner just last month!"

Everyone looked at the scene in a daze, and then looked at the storefront behind them at the same time.

Is this thing definitely a supermarket, and not the opening of some national or world-class enterprise?

Jiang Tianyi came over and greeted Secretary Hou and the others. This time, Secretary Hou was very happy to communicate with Jiang Tianyi for a while.

"Ms. Jiang, I am very grateful to your group's Tianrun Department Store this time. On behalf of the citizens of Tianhai City, I would like to thank you for your timely help."

"This is what we should do. We are all compatriots. I am just learning from Mr. Huo and making a small contribution."

The joint procurement of the entire Aililai and Tianrun Department Store chains, with more than 30 supermarkets of Alia and more than 120 chains of Jiang Tianyi, provided white-slip material assistance to nearly one million people during the isolated period when Tianhai City was without power and Internet.

In addition, it donated nearly 500 million yuan worth of various emergency supplies to help Tianhai City officials allocate emergency aid as soon as possible.

If Jiang Tianyi hadn't come over just now, Secretary Hou would have gone over to greet her in person, which shows that Boss Jiang's camp's favorability has also increased.

"Boom boom boom—boom boom boom—"

The drums sounded, and the lion dance team brought by Boss Huo began their performance. Alia also arrived late.

Wearing an Aililai employee vest, she looks not only harmless but also naive.

What students, what interns, what cuties - is this also a business?

"Secretary Hou!" Being dragged by Boss Huo like his granddaughter, Ai Xiaokei shyly came over and greeted everyone.

Secretary Hou felt like patting her head, but in the end he shook her hand: “Miss Ai, we meet again.”

"Why call her Miss Ai? How old is she?" Mr. Huo waved his hand and said, "She is still in school this year. Just call her classmate Xiao Ai."

"Student Xiao Ai! We are here to support you!"

Oops...

After hearing this, several bosses who had been sarcastic before softened their teeth.

No, who is this? What's going on?

Boss Huo patted Alia on the shoulder and said, "Come, let's meet each other. I won't introduce your Secretary Hou, Uncle Hou. This is the one in charge of the executive work of Tianhai City. Her name is Aunt Cui."

"Sister Cui!"

"Haha - Xiao Ai is so sweet, she just calls me sister, which makes her look younger!"

"This is the person in charge of the Municipal Bureau. You said before that there were too many people here and you were worried about problems. He arranged for people to come and maintain order. You have to call Uncle Chen."

"Hello Uncle Chen!"

"No, why can't I be a brother?"

"Hey, you look anxious. When you were in school, the freshmen called you uncle."

A few big guys joked around in a relaxed atmosphere. Of course, Alia couldn't really pull the rope and ask them to cut the ribbon and then send it back, so she had to introduce the supermarket to them.

This arduous task was given to the store manager. The poor manager was so excited that his smile was stiff and his hands holding the flyer were shaking uncontrollably.

It feels a bit like the flag-raising speech on Monday...

Then he introduced his business colleagues in Tianhai City, each of whom was either a big boss or a wealthy one, with a luxurious demeanor.

But no matter how luxurious it is, in front of Boss Huo, everyone has to obediently call him Mr. Huo first, and then wait for him to introduce Alia like he would introduce his own child.

Ailia just kept mumbling, like a parent introducing completely stranger relatives during the Chinese New Year, wondering what to call this one and what to call that one.

After dealing with this period with great difficulty, it was the turn of my colleagues from the supermarket - it was over - Boss Huo didn't recognize them!

"Hello, Mr. Huo!"

"Ah... hello, s-who are you?"

"I'm Xiao Fu from Jiafu Department Store. When you were a guest at the Tianhai Department Store exhibition last year, I gave a speech on "Department Stores and Customer First". You said I spoke well!"

"Oh..." Boss Huo seemed to have remembered it, but probably didn't. He just greeted the other party politely.

But since the topic has come to this point, Mr. Huo was curious: "Did your company make any contribution to the disaster in Tianhai this time?"

"Ah this - haha, of course there are! Of course there are, we have called on employees to actively raise funds, and there are all."

Calling on employees to actively raise funds? As soon as Mr. Huo, one of the oldest foxes in the world's business world, heard this, he knew what was going on.

His smile remained the same, but his attitude had obviously become a little colder, and he just smiled and nodded.

Everything is afraid of comparison. Compared with a good child like Alia who makes people feel sorry for her, this person cannot be said to be a person who deserves death when compared with others, but can only be said to be a person who deserves to be thrown away when compared with others.

Do you really think that Huo Tai's face is so easy to squander and he cares so much about everyone?

As the ceiling of the domestic business community, Mr. Huo has a say even in the decision-making level, and he himself can be considered a member of the decision-making level. However, he does not express his views on other industries, and exists more as a consultant. Therefore, as he gets older and his prestige grows, his activities have gradually become less and less.