Who goes to work if they're a decent person?

Chapter 68 Departure from Hangzhou

Contrary to many people's predictions, the popularity of the "Playful Crazy Bar" was not just a flash in the pan.

The buzz continues, and Chen Hao and Su Ming have been communicating unusually frequently these past few days.

He's already completely absorbed in the task; he even quit his glamorous job to focus solely on this.

Moreover, he even managed to persuade classmates he previously thought he could use to join him.

Anyone deemed useful and capable was brought in.

In this way, a core team for brand development was assembled through a series of piecemeal efforts.

Su Ming was very satisfied with this and immediately approved a sum of start-up funds.

They rented a small office near the bar, hung up the sign for Evening Breeze Culture Co., Ltd., and officially began operations.

Chen Hao was appointed general manager, and the others took on their respective duties.

Su Ming himself, on the other hand, was responsible for grasping the overall direction and controlling key nodes in Qiancheng.

The bar's business has remained stable at a good level these past few days, with daily revenue almost exceeding 30 yuan.

This doesn't even include the continuous influx of stored value; if you add the amount of stored value, it would be even higher.

Therefore, the net profit that ended up in Su Ming's pocket was quite considerable.

Su Ming suddenly became wealthy again. With his company commissions and the income from the bar, he now had more than 500 million yuan in his pocket.

Just as his bar business was booming, Su Ming's promised trip to Hangzhou to Uncle Zhang was also put on the agenda.

Su Ming called Uncle Zhang: "Uncle Zhang, I'll have to trouble you to book another plane ticket. A friend of mine is going to visit me."

On the other end of the phone, Uncle Zhang readily agreed: "Sure, it'll be more fun with more people."

For Uncle Zhang, booking a plane ticket wouldn't cost much. Since Su Ming wanted to bring his friend along, then so be it.

A few days later, Su Ming and Gu Yushu met up with Uncle Zhang in the departure hall.

Uncle Zhang looked quite smart today, wearing a maroon polo shirt, casual pants, and his leather shoes were polished to a shine.

He was also carrying a genuine leather handbag, exuding the air of a successful older man.

He spotted Su Ming immediately, smiled, waved, and walked over: "Xiao Ming, over here!"

"Huh?"

As he approached, Uncle Zhang's gaze naturally fell on Gu Yushu, who was standing next to Su Ming. He paused slightly, a strange glint in his eyes.

No wonder Uncle Zhang was surprised; Gu Yushu's outfit today was actually quite simple.

Even with her simple style, Gu Yushu's inherent elegance and composure made Uncle Zhang feel that she wasn't someone an ordinary girl possessed.

He simply stood quietly beside Su Ming, creating a scenic view that attracted the attention of many tourists.

"Strange, wasn't Su Ming's girlfriend Chen Lu? Has he changed again?"

"Uncle Zhang, have you been waiting long?" Su Ming greeted him with a smile, then stepped aside to introduce him.

"This is Gu Yushu, my friend. He also happened to be going to Hangzhou, so I thought we could go together."

Then Su Ming began to introduce Uncle Zhang to Gu Yushu.

"Yushu, this is Uncle Zhang, my father's good friend. This time, we owe it all to Uncle Zhang's help in making the connection."

Gu Yushu took half a step forward, a polite smile on her face, and nodded slightly.

"Uncle Zhang, thank you for your help this time."

Her voice was clear and pleasant, and her tone was polite and considerate, without a single flaw, but it still carried a faint sense of distance.

"Oh, no trouble at all, Xiaoming's friend is my friend too."

Uncle Zhang answered quickly, beaming, and habitually began to try and get closer to him.

"Yu Shu, right? I often hear Xiao Ming mention her; she's really beautiful."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Gu Yushu a few more times, his curiosity barely contained.

He then casually asked, "Yushu, you have such a refined air about you, you're clearly not from an ordinary family. What does your family do? Are you in business too?"

Gu Yushu's expression remained unchanged, and she still wore that smile on her face.

"Uncle Zhang, you flatter me. My family just runs a small business, barely making ends meet."

"Oh? Small business? What industry exactly?" Uncle Zhang pressed, a habit he'd developed over many years.

"Well... it's kind of like an intermediary platform, it's a bit of everything." Gu Yushu answered casually, even with a hint that she didn't think it was anything special to mention.

Su Ming listened from the side, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Although he didn't know what Gu Yushu's family background was, the fact that she could casually produce millions meant that her family was definitely not in a small business.

Uncle Zhang didn't know that much. When he heard it was an intermediary platform, he took into account Gu Yushu's age and temperament.

It's naturally understood that this refers to a headhunting firm or consulting firm.

Although he felt that this girl's demeanor was quite unlike that of an ordinary small business owner's child, he didn't delve into it further and simply smiled in response.

"Intermediary platforms are great; they're asset-light and highly profitable. Many young people love doing this because it's flexible."

Gu Yushu simply smiled and did not respond.

Uncle Zhang exchanged a few more pleasantries and then led the two to complete the registration procedures and go through security.

Along the way, he spoke wittily about the scenery and food of Qiancheng.

Su Ming responded cooperatively, while Gu Yushu mostly listened quietly, occasionally offering a polite smile when Uncle Zhang looked at her.

Soon, the three boarded the plane smoothly and found their seats.

Uncle Zhang tactfully switched seats with Su Ming, letting Su Ming sit with Gu Yushu, while he himself sat on the other side.

Wearing an eye mask, pretending to catch up on sleep, but actually listening intently to hear what gossip the two of them were having.

The plane took off and soared into the sky.

Su Ming looked at the city skyline gradually shrinking outside the window, then glanced at Gu Yushu, who was quietly flipping through an aviation magazine beside him.

The headache-inducing question came back to me: how to make up a story for the sharing session.

Just then, the system voice sounded.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the Evening Breeze Bar mission and receiving the reward: Marketing Card!]

[Marketing Card: After use, you can randomly draw a special effect item card. Each item card can only be used once.]

【Should we use it immediately?】

Su Ming opened the system panel, which displayed "Yes" or "No".

"I didn't expect the mission to be accomplished so quickly!"

Su Ming was overjoyed and then chose to use the marketing card.

Then the marketing card emitted a light effect, and under the cover of the light effect, the original card disappeared.

Then a transparent turntable was formed, displaying various item cards with different effects, such as popularity cards, negative elimination cards, praise cards, conversion cards, etc.

It's obvious that Su Ming is being asked to participate in the lottery.

With a thought, Su Ming started spinning the wheel, and soon the pointer stopped on the praise card.

Congratulations on receiving the Marketing Card - Praise Card!

Praise Cards: These allow your audience to highly endorse and praise your statements or viewpoints.

"Holy crap, awesome! Looks like I can make up any story I want now."