"I'm feeling very unsettled right now. I understand everything you've said. Give me a few more days, and once I've figured things out, I'll give you a definite answer."
He Ziyu released his hand and said with a smile, "It's alright. I'll give you time to consider, but I hope the outcome will be a good one."
After watching him walk away, Xu Ning turned and left as well.
...
One day, Chen Lishu was sitting at her desk, reviewing the summer new design drafts submitted by the design department. The phone on her desk suddenly rang.
The call was from Zhao Xingwang.
"General Manager Chen, when the first two stores opened, Xin Xin Apparel opened before us. I suspect they deliberately targeted us. Their clothing prices are exactly one yuan lower than ours. The most crucial period for a new store is the first two months. If customers flock to their stores, I'm worried it will be very detrimental to us."
Opening a store is all about attracting customers. If people identify with one brand from the start, it will take considerable effort to win them back later.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Lishu rubbed her temples. She thought to herself that what was coming had finally arrived.
She stood up, walked out of her office, and turned towards the workshop.
"General Manager Chen."
"Good morning, General Manager Chen."
The employees greeted her respectfully when they saw her approach.
Chen Lishu gestured for everyone to continue their work, then called Zhou Haiming aside and asked him a few questions.
After that, she went to the procurement department.
Once she had gathered all the information she needed, she returned to her office and requested a cost accounting sheet from the statistics department.
In the afternoon, she called Zhao Xingwang back.
...
"Manager Yang, you asked me to keep a close eye on Shu Se Apparel. These past few days, they've adjusted their clothing prices, claiming it's to reward new and returning customers. They've dropped their prices to be a full dollar cheaper than ours."
Yang Lili: "If she lowers her prices, we should lower ours too."
Zhou Qing, who had just entered, overheard their conversation and unconsciously frowned.
"Manager Yang, isn't this decision lacking in consideration? Blindly following trends and engaging in price wars is an extremely unwise choice for a company, especially for two newly opened stores."
Seeing him enter, Yang Lili smiled and said, "I know this will reduce the company's profits, but Shu Se Apparel is no ordinary competitor. If we want to seize market share, we must suppress her."
Zhou Qing: "Based on the information I have, there isn't a true competitive relationship yet. The Kyoto market is still a blank slate for us. Shouldn't we focus on establishing a foothold and developing in an orderly manner first?"
Yang Lili smiled faintly: "Manager Zhou has been in the south for a long time, so you might not be familiar with the situation in Kyoto, nor do you know the Shu Se Apparel brand. The general manager of Shu Se Apparel factory is even more ambitious. Otherwise, she wouldn't have snatched the Spring Festival Gala clothing sponsorship from our company. Do you know how much profit we lost due to that sponsorship?"
"If we don't strike first and put her out of business, she will eventually turn around and deal with our Xin Xin Company."
Hearing her words, Zhou Qing found it laughable: "If my understanding is correct, Manager Yang and General Manager Chen of Shu Se Apparel factory were university classmates, weren't they? By all accounts, you shouldn't be trying to annihilate them, especially when it's a situation that harms both sides."
Zhou Qing's words caused the smile to vanish from Yang Lili's face: "I think Manager Zhou shouldn't make assumptions without understanding the situation. Everything I'm doing has nothing to do with personal grudges. I am merely following Director Zhang's instructions."
Zhou Qing clearly didn't believe her: "How could Director Zhang..."
He wanted to say, 'How could he do such a foolish thing?' But regarding Director Zhang, he stopped himself in time.
After leaving her office, he found an opportunity to call Zhang Zhihui.
Then, he casually reported Yang Lili's actions.
"Oh, you're talking about that matter. Let her do as she pleases."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhihui actually agreed. Zhou Qing was taken aback, spoke about a few other things, and then they hung up.
"Is that a call from the company?"
The woman on the sofa in the living room watched him emerge and placed her coffee cup on the coffee table.
Zhang Zhihui sat down opposite her: "It's nothing important."
The woman said guiltily, "Zhihui, you don't have to travel back and forth so often for me. It makes me feel very bad."
Zhang Zhihui leaned forward and took her hand, saying, "Wen Xin, I am willing to do anything for you."
He Wenxin did not withdraw her hand.
"Zhihui, I want to go back to Hong Kong."
Zhang Zhihui was stunned: "Why?"
To cover up something, he quickly added, "I mean, you've always been doing well abroad, why do you suddenly want to go back?"
He Wenxin: "It's nice abroad, but I always feel too selfish. My parents are getting old, and I can't neglect them because I'm always avoiding problems."
As she spoke, He Wenxin held his hand tighter: "I feel this is unfair to you too. I should try to come out of the shadow of that relationship."
Zhang Zhihui excitedly stood up from the sofa: "Wen Xin, is what you're saying true?"
He Wenxin nodded: "You've been by my side for so many years. Thank you, Zhihui."
...
After several days of careful consideration, Xu Ning decided to try dating He Ziyu, with the condition that their parents would not be informed yet. If their personalities were too incompatible, they would break up.
He Ziyu readily accepted.
For someone as cautious as Xu Ning, deciding to try was an act of immense courage, and He Ziyu had no intention of pressuring her.
He then had a serious talk with his parents again. Although the elderly couple was reluctant, their son had always been stubborn, and once he made up his mind, nothing could change it.
So, they could only turn a blind eye and try not to upset themselves too much.
The elderly couple took their grandson to and from school every day. During the day, they casually accompanied Li Xiulan and the other two to the park. Time flew by, and it had already been almost a month since they arrived in the provincial capital.
Despite their reluctance, the elderly couple decided it was time to go back.
Chen Lishu bought train tickets and personally escorted the elderly couple back to Kyoto, as she also had matters to attend to there.
After getting off the train, she safely sent the elderly couple home and then went directly to the branch office.
Zhao Xingwang was also there.
Chen Lishu inquired about the situation of all three stores. That afternoon, she and Zhao Xingwang visited one of the stores together.
The store was designed as a specialty shop, so the rented space was quite large, about eighty to ninety square meters, divided into men's and women's sections and a children's wear section.
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