In Shanghai.
Between heaven and earth, there were countless transparent raindrops. On the streets, colorful umbrellas emerged from the rain like colorful mushrooms and flowed along the streets.
The rainy season in Jiangnan had arrived. The sun had not appeared for a long time, and the continuous rain made the air extremely humid. For businesses that opened their doors to welcome customers, this kind of weather was obviously not welcome.
However, it was always the boss who was worried. For ordinary employees, sales had little to do with them. How much they sold or how little they sold, the money they got was about the same. The fewer customers there were, the more leisure they had, and they could openly be lazy.
There were also many people who liked the rain, such as car owners. Rain was equivalent to a free car wash.
In the rain, a luxury car quietly stopped on the side of the road.
The driver and bodyguard got out of the driver's seat, opened the umbrella, and respectfully opened the back door. Regardless of his back being wet from the rain, he held the umbrella in front of the position where the people in the car were about to come out.
A leather shoe stepped into the thin puddle of water, followed by another.
Li Yuanfei got out of the car, buttoned a button on the front of his suit, and looked up and around.
This was a very ordinary street in Shanghai, located in the transition zone between the commercial center and the residential area. Nearby, there were some fashion brand specialty stores. The brands were not top-notch, but they were a little famous.
In front of him was a pet shop, a direct store of his Stars Pet Chain Supermarket chain. The exquisite decoration style was not inferior to other nearby boutiques, and the brand new sign was washed by the rain until it was shiny.
White-collar beauties and young girls passing by with umbrellas saw this luxurious limousine and the high-spirited Li Yuanfei, and they all cast scorching gazes at him.
"Boss, do you need me to go in with you?" The driver and bodyguard held an umbrella for him, sent him to the door of the store, and asked in a low voice.
"No need." Li Yuanfei was a man of few words.
The automatic sensing door opened to the left and right, and he stepped into the store.
The driver silently retreated to the side of the luxury car, quietly waiting for him to come back.
Compared to the cold wind and rain outside, the temperature and humidity inside were just right, making people feel relieved as soon as they entered the door.
There was a mat at the door, and the floor was very clean, but this also showed that because of the non-stop rain, there were few customers. When he walked past, leaving a string of shallow shoe prints, there was no shop assistant immediately to wipe them off. Perhaps this was indeed too much to ask for.
The layout of the store was simple but not simple. It was mainly pure white, trying its best to cater to the cold Japanese style preferred by fashionable women in the metropolis. The front half was the pet supplies area, the back half was the pet sales area, and there was a children's play area next to the door.
The cashier looked up at him and did not recognize him. He said, "Welcome." Then, he continued to chat in the chain store's QQ group on the computer. After all, the distance between him and the most basic workers was too far.
Currently, there were only two or three customers resting on the sofa. Rather than saying that they were choosing products, it was more like they were taking shelter from the rain and enjoying the air-conditioning.
Li Yuanfei glanced at the goods on the shelves. There was nothing to criticize. Everything that should be there was there. He walked to the most central area of the pet sales area. Although pet supplies accounted for most of the profits, the pets themselves were more important.
The display cabinets in the pet area displayed cats and dogs, as well as some other kinds of small pets. The prices were arranged in descending order, and the most beautiful and valuable pets were placed in the front, so that the customers could see them at first glance.
Li Yuanfei glanced and saw a shop assistant sitting with his legs crossed, concentrating on his phone. He coughed, knocked on the glass of the British Shorthair display cabinet with his knuckles, and asked, "Excuse me, what kind of cat is this?"
Of course, he knew what kind of cat it was. This time, he came on a whim. He wanted to inspect the style of the direct-sale store and the etiquette of the shop assistants, so he didn't inform anyone in advance.
The shop assistant looked up, and then quickly looked down at his phone. He spat out two words, "British Shorthair."
Li Yuanfei frowned imperceptibly and asked, "What's the special feature of this cat? Can you introduce it to me? "
A trace of obvious annoyance flashed across the shop assistant's face, as if he was very unwilling to be disturbed, so Li Yuanfei guessed that he was probably playing a mobile game.
He walked over lazily, stared at the British Shorthair, thought for a moment, and casually answered, "In simple words, the biggest feature of the British Shorthair is' round. 'It has round eyes, round cheeks, round claws, round tail tip, and round torso. It has a gentle temperament, and is suitable for ordinary families to raise."
Li Yuanfei was surprised and happy. He didn't expect that this seemingly lazy shop assistant could summarize the characteristics of the British Shorthair so well, and introduce it to the customer in the simplest and easiest words.
"Young man, you are very professional. Do you usually learn some knowledge about pets?" He tentatively asked, and he had already made a decision in his heart. If the shop assistant gave a positive answer, he would call the store manager of this store and promote him to assistant store manager. After all, it was too rare to see a low-level employee willing to learn these days, and he couldn't be buried like this.
"It's okay." The shop assistant scratched his head. Maybe it was because he saw that Li Yuanfei was well-dressed, so he didn't dare to be too negligent and answered truthfully, "It's written in the book."
"Oh? In the book? What book? " Li Yuanfei asked with great interest, "Is it a pet magazine or a reference book about pets bought in a bookstore?"
The shop assistant shook his head. "It's written in an online novel."
The unexpected answer made Li Yuanfei stunned. "… In an online novel, the characteristics of the British Shorthair are also introduced?"
"You don't believe me? I was just reading it … Here, it's this paragraph. " The shop assistant took out the phone from his pocket, unlocked it, turned to a specific chapter, and let Li Yuanfei see the words on the screen.
Li Yuanfei was puzzled, took the phone and looked at it a few times.
The phone screen was full of words, and it seemed to be an online novel. One of the paragraphs introduced the characteristics of the British Shorthair, exactly the same as what the shop assistant had just said.
So that was it …
Li Yuanfei was a little disappointed. After all, compared with professional reference books, the quality of online novels was a bit lower. He almost never read online novels. In his impression, online novels were all about fighting and killing in another world, or fighting and picking up girls in the city. The private bookshelf in his office was filled with biographies of domestic and foreign business celebrities and historical celebrities.
He had already dispelled the idea of promoting him to assistant store manager. But as a pet shop assistant, reading online novels about pets was more meaningful than watching pornographic novels, right?
Then, another idea flashed in his mind. It was indeed impossible to expect low-level employees with no ambition to take the initiative to learn, but what if he could improve the quality of low-level employees in a way that included education and entertainment?
For example …
Li Yuanfei glanced at the employee again. No matter where the employee's knowledge came from, it could indeed improve the customer's shopping experience.
"How is this online novel? Is it interesting? "he asked, pretending to be very interested.
He simply flipped through a few pages and found that, regardless of the story, at least the pet knowledge mentioned in the novel was basically correct, which was already very rare for an online novel.
"Haha, I think it's quite interesting. I recommend you to read it!"
The employee was obviously a fan of online novels. He suddenly became spirited and continued to introduce, "I can also be considered an old bookworm. This is the first time I've read an online novel that describes real pets! At first, when the website recommended it to me, I refused. But recently, there has been a shortage of books, and now that I'm working in a pet shop, I thought it would be good to read it and see how the author made it up. It turned out to be quite interesting, so I kept reading it. I even updated every day. The only thing is that the author is quite short and weak … "
Li Yuanfei listened with a smile. He thought to himself, Is it appropriate for a pet shop assistant to recommend online novels to customers?
But he was already disappointed just now. Now, he didn't expect the quality of the low-level employees to be very high, so he went with the flow and asked, "Really? Sounds good. I also quite like pets … What's the content of this book? Can you briefly explain it to me? "
"No problem!" The employee promised. "Roughly, in a place called Binhai City, a man nicknamed 'Chi' accidentally downloaded a mobile game that can capture elves, and then he went around capturing elves. Coincidentally, he opened a pet shop …"
"What did you say? Say it again! "
The employee was caught off guard by Li Yuanfei grabbing his collar. He was completely stunned. The elegant man in front of him seemed to be stimulated by something. In the blink of an eye, his face became ferocious and distorted. He thought to himself, Could this person be an intermittent manic patient who escaped from some mental hospital?
"What are you doing? Let me go! "He didn't want to be outdone and wanted to pull Li Yuanfei's hand away from his collar.
"What's going on? Why are you fighting with a customer? "
At this moment, the store manager walked out from the backstage. At first, he only saw Li Yuanfei's back and thought he was just an ordinary customer. When he walked around and saw Li Yuanfei's face, he was suddenly scared to death.
"Boss … Boss Li, why are you here?" The store manager turned around and pushed the employee aside. He scolded the employee, "Open your dog eyes and look carefully! Who is this? This is the big boss of our company! "
The employee was so scared that he shrank his neck, but he was still unconvinced and whispered, "So what if he's the boss? He started it first … "
"You still dare to say that?" The store manager was so angry that he was about to vomit blood.
"That's right! He took my phone and didn't return it to me! " The employee stiffened his neck. He thought to himself that he could resign and go back to his hometown. At least he could get his phone back. This was the new iPhone that he had bought with several months of savings.
The store manager pointed in the direction of the door and was about to tell the employee that he was fired, but his hand was pressed down by Li Yuanfei.
Li Yuanfei took a deep breath, adjusted his clothes, and shook his head gently at the store manager. He then walked over to return the phone to the employee and apologized, "I'm sorry, I lost control just now. I apologize to you and am willing to compensate for your loss."
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