Chapter 910: Got It, Now You’re Starting to Dislike This Beauty, Right?

In September, after the autumn equinox, with the arrival of White Dew and the migrating geese, a faint coolness had already pervaded the air at some unknowable time.

Su Zelin sat in Yang Fen’s president’s office, sipping Kung Fu tea leisurely with Brother Xiao Yang and Kang Baohong.

The afternoon sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling glass, casting a serene ambiance over them.

Looking at a report on the table, the three giants were in high spirits.

This was a harvest season, and it was no different for New Era.

The number of New Era stores had already surpassed ten thousand!

This was a milestone achievement!

The most significant store count was in developed provinces or directly governed municipalities, such as the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region, Yanjing, Eastern Guangdong, etc., since these areas had strong consumer power.

Places with numerous universities had made significant contributions, considering New Era had initially made its name on campus and gradually expanded its territory to urban areas.

Although now the urban performance has long surpassed the former, the company definitely won’t abandon the university market.

After all, these young people about to enter society will be an extremely important force in future consumption; winning their loyalty through service and reputation during their college years promises a fruitful future.

Therefore, the company not only hasn’t underestimated the decline of the university market but has instead paid even more attention, with campus stores always having the most activities.

The speed at which the stores multiplied truly surprised Su Zelin. It’s worth noting that when they performed at the Spring Festival Gala, New Era only had slightly over two thousand stores, yet in only half a year, that number had quadrupled—it’s somewhat terrifying.

Originally, the mixed estimates suggested they wouldn’t achieve the goal of ten thousand stores until next year.

Though the company was focused on efficiency, with constant openings of direct-operated stores, relying solely on direct-operated stores wouldn’t accomplish the task; franchise stores became the greatest contributors to this milestone.

Su Zelin underestimated the power of the Spring Festival Gala, and the unique sponsorship plan he personally designed, giving out red envelopes, succeeded beyond expectations; it greatly enhanced the enterprise’s reputation far more than any other brand in past years, gaining the favor and trust of many investors, receiving numerous franchise applications daily.

Then the ‘Thousand County Plan’ was executed, giving an added push, and the store count broke through five digits.

The explosive growth in store numbers, compared to last year’s financial report, showed that the enterprise’s performance and profit enhancement were unsurprising.

After all, before last October, New Era’s territory was only the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai area, but now stores were blooming across every province, city, and even town nationwide.

“According to this new store opening speed, if nothing goes wrong, we’ll be able to venture into the town market next year!”

Brother Xiao Yang exclaimed gleefully.

The first year was Lin’an’s university market, the second year Lin’an market, the third year provincial market, the fourth year the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region market, the fifth year national market…

When Brother Xiao Yang first partnered with Su Zelin, he was shocked by Su Zelin’s rapid pace, thinking it was too fast, unstable, and somewhat worried, yet gradually, he got accustomed to this rhythm; if it slowed down, he wouldn’t know how to adapt.

Kang Baohong was also extremely excited.

When he opened the first Finance Academy store, he wouldn’t even dare dream that five years later, New Era would own over ten thousand stores!

This was simply miraculous!

“Currently, our country has 18,765 towns. If each town has a New Era store, surpassing thirty thousand stores shouldn’t be a problem!”

Kang Baohong excitedly envisioned the future.

On this topic, the three casually discussed some preliminary ideas about the township market.

Although it’s still early, it’s always better to prepare in advance.

After discussing business, Kang Baohong said, “President Yang, Zong Su, if you’re free tomorrow night, come over to my place for a meal.”

“Oh, the renovation is done, preparing to move into the new residence?”

Yang Fen asked casually.

The “dormitory” Kang Baohong referred to naturally meant the staff apartment and not the house he bought outside.

The staff apartments had long been delivered, and many employees who got slots and completed loan procedures had already begun renovations. Recently, there were frequent talks about who had moved into their new home.

“Yes, this time no banquets, just having a meal with family and closest friends will suffice.”

This was his second house; Kang Baohong didn’t have the initial excitement of realizing a housing dream during practice. Besides, buying a house wasn’t a difficult task for him now.

“Alright, definitely coming!”

Su Zelin nodded, “Mine will take a bit longer, but probably next month, haha.”

The mixed doesn’t rush to renovate his house. Although he still rents, there are good friends and Xiaoyanzi over there, two pairs of young couples who have known each other since high school and occasionally gather for a meal, which is quite pleasant.

Brother Xiao Yang is even less in a hurry; like Kang Baohong, he has property purchased outside. The staff apartment is mainly for convenience in resting after moving to a new headquarters for lunchtime, but now they are still based at Dingsheng Mansion. It’s a bit far from the new headquarters, so even if it’s decorated, they wouldn’t move in for now; going home is closer.

“Bring your wives along, make it lively!”

Kang Baohong reminded.

Though seemingly unintentional, the words stirred Su Zelin’s heart: “Chu Jie will be coming over then, right? You guys made it?”

“Yes, we made it.”

Kang Baohong grinned shyly, “Just a few days ago, she agreed to be my girlfriend.”

“Oh, congratulations, isn’t it double happiness!”

Brother Xiao Yang patted Kang Baohong’s shoulder, feeling happy for him.