In the morning, Xu Rong drove Li Weijie to her hair salon.
Li Weijie's mood in the car was different from last night. Last night, they went out privately, and he felt like he was riding in a girl's car. But now it was different; he was riding in the boss's car.
"After years of hard work, Shijue is now the top hair salon in the city. You can say that we are temporarily in the first place," Xu Rong introduced to Li Weijie as she drove, speaking with caution but also a hint of pride.
Li Weijie smiled faintly, "I didn't expect Sister Rong to be so amazing. Shijue is in first place. I'm starting to feel even more pressure."
Xu Rong nodded, "Feeling pressure is correct. Why did I say we are temporarily in the first place? Because there could be someone surpassing us at any time!
We have to constantly maintain pressure and not become complacent.
Although Sejue is the top salon in city A, we are the only one of its kind. However, there are now many international chain hair salons entering the domestic market, and city A is an important target for them.
If we don't keep improving all the time, we could be surpassed at any moment."
If Li Weijie's mention of pressure earlier was somewhat joking, he was now serious.
"Shijue currently has over a hundred employees, but not many managers. So, I don't have time to personally participate in hairstyling design. I mainly handle management and business work..."
"What?!" Li Weijie was shocked by Xu Rong's casual words. A hair salon with over a hundred employees was surprising to him.
Xu Rong smiled and shook her head, "Of course not. This place used to be Happy Road, a commercial pedestrian street where vehicles are prohibited, and our salon is located in the most prosperous section of Happy Road."
Following Xu Rong into the so-called commercial pedestrian street, Li Weijie was astonished to find that it was at the forefront of fashion and trends!
The shops on both sides of the street were domestic and international brand boutiques and authorized dealers, offering everything from clothing, shoes, and hats to red wine, beverages, perfume, jewelry, mobile phones, and computers.
Whether it was popular brands favored by young people or luxury brands favored by successful individuals, everything was available here!
Although it was still morning and Happy Road had not reached its peak yet, there were already many people on the street, many of whom appeared to be tourists from out of town. Most of the shops on both sides were already open, and some were even holding promotional activities in the center of the street.
After walking for a while, Li Weijie saw a huge "Shijue" sign and approached it, even more surprised. This place was truly valuable and rare, yet Sejue had several large storefront spaces, with a long row of transparent glass that allowed people outside to see the bright and tidy environment inside.
"Let's go in!" Seeing Li Weijie's astonishment, Xu Rong pulled him and led him into Shijue's entrance.
"Good morning! Welcome!" Two tall and handsome guys in uniforms opened the glass doors and greeted them with smiles.
Once they entered, the two-door openers greeted Xu Rong, "Good morning, General Manager Xu."
"Good morning," Xu Rong replied with a smile, then led Li Weijie inside for a tour.
The exterior was already impressive, but as they entered, Li Weijie was even more amazed by the luxurious and beautiful interior.
At regular intervals, there were stations for customers to have their hair done, with two long rows in total. It was easy to tell that there were at least dozens of stations.
On the inner side, there were various equipment for washing, hair steaming, dyeing, and more.
At this moment, more than ten hairstylists wearing white shirts and neckties were already busy serving customers, with only two of them being female hairstylists, while the majority of customers were women.
Behind them, there were more than ten young men and women wearing uniforms similar to the two at the entrance, waiting to provide service.
While Li Weijie was contemplating, Xu Rong whispered beside him, "These hairstylists working on hair are assistant hairstylists. They are responsible for cutting hair and styling for customers. It's not the peak period yet, so not everyone is at work. There are nearly forty of them in total."
Li Weijie was dumbfounded.
These were just the assistant hairstylists who were currently working.
There were forty assistants! No wonder there were over a hundred employees!
"The apprentices behind us haven't arrived yet. There are about thirty of them in total. Their work involves assisting the assistants, washing hair, cleaning the environment, greeting guests, and attending to guests' companions."
Li Weijie secretly muttered to himself, "No wonder they are apprentices. They're doing odd jobs, everything included."
But he didn't mind doing these tasks because, in his shop, he did everything himself.
After a brief look around, they turned to the other end, which was the waiting and resting area for customers.
This area didn't have as much space, but it was still luxuriously furnished.
There were several rows of genuine leather sofas for customers to rest on while waiting, as well as sofas for accompanying guests.
Newspapers and the latest fashion magazines were placed in front. There were also computers with LCD screens for internet access, chatting, and gaming.
Two telephones and various types of mobile phone chargers were available. They provided coffee, milk tea, French wine, and various other beverages to customers.
There was also a jukebox playing modern Argentine tango, classic opera, classical music, light music, and popular songs on CDs...
Li Weijie couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, this level of service is truly top-notch! The storefront, the decoration, the equipment, the staff... How much money must they spend every month? It's so luxurious, can it be profitable?"
But he already knew the answer.
If it wasn't profitable, could Xu Rong afford to live in such an elegant suite?
Could she afford to drive a BMW?
However, the tour wasn't over yet! Xu Rong led him upstairs, and it turned out that the upper floor was also part of their establishment!
On the second floor, Li Weijie saw a similarly large space, but the design and decoration were completely different.
There was a fairly wide corridor in the middle, with glass compartments on both sides.
Despite the spacious area, there were only about a dozen glass compartments in total.
Each compartment was naturally spacious and equipped with various hairdressing tools, as well as computers, printers, fax machines, telephones, and desks—a combination of workspaces and offices.
Li Weijie sighed inwardly.
So, this is where the professional hairstylists work?
It's truly grand! He could understand this very well.
A good hairstylist often needs an independent and undisturbed space to give their best creativity and focus.
Although these are glass compartments, they are already quite good—they provide soundproofing and enable eye contact and gesture communication with colleagues.
Not all of these compartments were occupied; only two or three of them had people inside. When they saw Xu Rong, they came out to greet her.
After a brief tour, Xu Rong explained in a low voice, "These are the Sejue hairstylists' studios. Currently, there are ten hairstylists here. They are the pillars of Sejue, and customers have to make appointments with them."
Li Weijie nodded silently, looking back at these workspaces. He thought to himself that with such an environment and treatment, along with ample freedom and not having to deal with too many customers, it should be possible to reconcile work and interests.
"Let's go, up to the third floor." Xu Rong had already started walking towards the stairs.
There's still a third floor? Li Weijie sighed and wondered, would there be even more surprises on the third floor, or is it just Xu Rong's office?