Chapter 728: Chapter 260: Qin Shiqing’s Guilty Conscience (2)
A store over six hundred square meters, with an investment exceeding a million, at least I’m a small boss now. I can’t be riding a motorcycle all day; it just doesn’t look good.
Having bought a car, Qin Daqing became more knowledgeable about cars and more interested, but his knowledge in this area still wasn’t as deep as Su Jianjun’s.
Dad quickly noticed something strange and asked, "Old Su, what is this 1.8T?"
"Turbocharging, it utilizes the exhaust energy of a reciprocating internal combustion engine to work, enhancing engine power, kicking in at a certain RPM threshold. It’s more powerful than an equivalent naturally aspirated engine, roughly equivalent to a 2.4L naturally aspirated engine, but more fuel-efficient, and it’s generally used in high-end cars."
Su Jianjun casually explained to his old friend.
"That’s a lot better than our Santana, isn’t it? The push-back feeling should be more intense, right?"
Qin Daqing was quite trendy, even using terms like push-back feeling.
"It should be better, but maybe not by much. After all, the Santana 2000 is just over 1.2 tons, and this one is 1.5 tons, heavier by more than three hundred kilos. The biggest advantage of this Passat, a Japanese B-class car, isn’t handling and power, but business comfort."
Su Jianjun analyzed seriously.
"Son, give me the keys; Uncle Qin and I will take it for a spin!"
Old Su was itching to go seeing his son had a new business car.
But before Su Zelin could hand over the Passat keys, Zhao Lixia snatched them.
"What spin, your son just got back, and you want to take off? What kind of dad are you? Do it tomorrow!"
Su Jianjun was upset.
"Your son just got back, and you didn’t even ask if he was tired from the road, just fussing over Qin Shiqing!"
Typical double standards, where officials can set fires, but the commoners can’t light a lamp!
I want to protest!
Old Su protested a few words in his heart, but instead smiled and said, "Alright, let’s wait until tomorrow then."
Qin Shiqing and her parents went home first to put away their luggage and freshen up before coming back for dinner.
Walking in through the door with the two elders, Zhao Lixia asked, "Son, you don’t have to go to Lin’an this winter break, right?"
"Mom, no way. I’ll stay home for at most two nights, and the day after tomorrow I have to head over!"
"The day after tomorrow, so soon?"
Granny Su frowned.
"Can’t be helped. There are company annual meetings and year-end dinners; I have to oversee things!"
The loafer shrugged.
Zhao Lixia thought to herself, it can’t be just about overseeing. I don’t believe there aren’t other girls you know well involved!
But after thinking about it, she decided not to say anything and changed the topic.
"By the way, I heard your company is working with that online shopping company Taoking, and you invested five million for advertising. Is there really that much?"
Her son works at New Era, and their family also owns a chain of this company’s stores, so Granny Su was somewhat concerned about the company matters, hearing this news from who knows where.
"Yes, five million, not a penny less!"
Su Zelin nodded.
"That’s too expensive. Ads on TV aren’t even that expensive!"
Granny Su felt a bit heartbroken, "I haven’t heard of anyone shopping online in Willow Branch Lane, is this Taoking reliable? Is investing so much worth it?"
Su Zelin smiled, "Mom, you can’t only look at now. We’ve signed a ten-year deal with Taoking for this five million. It may not seem worth it now, but in a few years, it will be!"
"I think it’s worth it too!" Su Jianjun chimed in, "Lixia, don’t underestimate the spending power of online users. The QQ I use to chat online, its parent company Tencent came up with a QQ skin customization for beautifying the software, do you know how much they sold it for? Almost thirty million, and remember, it’s just a virtual product!"
Even he couldn’t resist buying a Q-Coin card to customize his QQ skin, so Su Jianjun had a little authority to speak on it.
"A virtual product that you can’t eat or use, these people are just crazy!"
Granny Su was flabbergasted.
If it were her, she would never spend money on such things.
"I have high hopes for Taoking. Times are constantly changing, and Taoking doesn’t need rent, utilities, or other associated costs for online stores, which gives it a higher advantage compared to physical stores. Anyone with a bit of capital can give it a try!"
"It’s a more avant-garde and advanced consumption method; it just takes time for people to accept it!"
"Even if Taoking doesn’t succeed, New Era has shown off its strength by taking this opportunity, flexing a bit and boosting consumer and investor confidence in it. It’s a very good advertisement, and we won’t suffer any loss!"
Su Jianjun talked eloquently, while Su Zelin kept nodding.
His dad really had good foresight.
If he could join New Era to help, father and son together would be unbeatable!
But Su Zelin didn’t plan to do that.
His dad had traveled around, enduring hardships for so many years, and it was time for him to enjoy life and spend more time with mom.
Letting his son handle making money is just fine.
"Hehe, Dad is right. Mom, we’re planning to spend nearly a million on the annual meeting, not just to reward employees but to show off to the media and the public, understand?"
"Why does it feel like your company spends money by the millions, it’s frightening, can you afford it?"
Zhao Lixia somewhat understood and somewhat didn’t.
"Of course we can afford it. The money we spend isn’t wasted; it comes back with returns, alright? Even hosting the annual meeting can be seen as an indirect investment!"