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Chapter 231: Chapter 197: ’Rebellious’ Tang Qing (Subscribe!)_1
Before long, Tang Qing and his party walked into the mall where the Sheng Tang store was located.
The mall was not tall, being only six stories high, but it covered a large area, and was oval in shape from above. It was empty in the middle, with a tempered glass roof extending from the ground to the top floor. Inside, there were some relatively tall trees and flowers, as well as some chairs for people to rest. Although the whole layout seemed a bit low-grade in Tang Qing’s view, it was extremely trendy and avant-garde for its time.
As soon as they entered the revolving door of the mall, they saw Sheng Tang’s advertising banners again, which had the same content as the larger ones outside, but much smaller. If the mall hadn’t set management rules, Tang Qing guessed that their company would have handed out flyers directly at the entrance. This wasn’t a joke, as it was an essential part of the company’s plan. But because the mall was strictly managed, with property security inside and urban management outside, Sheng Tang’s flyer distribution had been moved further away.
"Little boss, look, Sheng Tang’s store is over there." Dou Jiao, with her sharp eyes, promptly pointed out the location on the second floor as soon as they walked in.
Tang Qing saw that the location was indeed very conspicuous. It was directly opposite the mall’s entrance and visible upon entry. He couldn’t help but wonder how much favor Liu Qian must have pulled to secure this place, being not too high or low on the second floor.
What Tang Qing did not know was that Liu Qian had gone to great lengths to secure this storefront to please him. Even some dubious methods were used. After all, this was the first store owned by Tang Qing’s company and held significant meaning. When Sheng Tang becomes larger and stronger, Tang Qing would remember this favor from Liu Qian, which was not a small one.
"Let’s go up and take a look." Seeing his own store, Tang Qing was thrilled; after all, this was the first store owned by his company. The one he collaborated with Li Jianguo didn’t count, as he only had a small share of stocks and was just a minor shareholder. But in Sheng Tang, he held 95% of the stocks. Although Sheng Tang is not the core business like Sky Eye, it’s part of the main line.
They didn’t take the elevator, but went up directly on the spiral staircase—after all, the second floor was just a few steps away, and they weren’t that lazy.
In fact, both Tang Qing and Sun Chao dislike elevators. As practitioners, the sensation of weightlessness can be quite uncomfortable. This uncontrollable feeling of life, especially in the elevators of buildings with dozens of floors, is disturbing. Even Tang Qing, as a Level 2, could not avoid it.
Standing at the store entrance, Tang Qing nodded in satisfaction. The whole store was over two hundred square meters, which could already be considered massive in the mall. The decoration was also close to the standard, as there wasn’t much time and a lot of well-known brands in the mall with elaborate designs; it would be quite a challenge to outdo these. However, Tang Qing thought that it was unnecessary, as their brand was somewhat affordable, making it too luxurious might deter buyers.
Although there were pictures of this place in the weekly report, it wasn’t as clear as seeing it in person.
At this time, many customers were selecting clothes in the store, and the salespeople in uniform were bustling around. Since it was the store’s opening celebration and also a weekend, there was a conspicuous banner at the door announcing various promotions like reduction of fifty yuan for purchases over two hundred yen, eighty off three hundred, discounts on membership card top-ups, discount cards, and other activities. Many people had found their way here using the flyers and, thus, it was not surprising to see good business. As for how long this would last, it would depend on the subsequent promotional results.
In any case, Tang Qing was prepared to use money to build his own place in the market—he wasn’t afraid. If he couldn’t beat them, he’d buy them. Although currently short of funds, it was unable to stop his willfulness.
"Little Tang, it looks good. Let’s go in." Dou Jiao also instinctively assessed the situation of the entire store and nodded.
"Okay." Tang Qing responded.
Although Sky Eye and Sheng Tang are not affiliated, Dou Jiao felt that Sheng Tang was like her adopted child. She was happy to see Sheng Tang developing well. Judging by now, Sheng Tang’s products were very good and their style was very novel. As for quality, she was completely confident because she knew Sheng Tang’s quality standard, which combines many international big clothing brand quality standards. If there were anything below standard, it must be very rare.
After speaking, they entered the store. In the regular clothing section, it was like a supermarket. They could try on whatever they liked and ask a salesperson if they had any questions. So, nobody approached them to offer service.
Tang Qing felt quite good about this. If someone really did come up to offer assistance, it would feel awkward. He liked to try whatever he fancied and judge for himself whether it looked good or not. Whatever was fashionable could be set aside; what he liked was fashionable.
Dou Jiao didn’t go to the general clothing section but headed straight for the high-end clothing section. At present, Sheng Tang’s brand classification had not been completed, so they used only one brand name, Sheng Tang. The high-end clothing section was planned to be separated in the future. These items were the limited works of the designers. Each piece, based on a certain standard, would only be produced five to twenty pieces. Considering the craftsmanship and material, the prices were relatively high, with the cheapest being eight or nine hundred, and some even several thousand yuan.
