Meng didn't use any force, and Summer Mu almost used all her strength to push him away.
She stumbled back a few steps, he was still sitting, she was standing. For a moment, neither of them spoke.
"Summer Mu." He only softly called out her name. Summer Mu looked at the ground with a concealed, relaxed smile on her face and said, "Mr. Meng, thank you for considering me. Really, in my current situation, the help you have given me is like a pie falling from the sky. If I don't know how to be grateful, I would be too heartless. But... although I want to go to college, I don't want to give up my job now. I think it's better to wait until I have a chance to take the exam in the future." She paused and looked up at him, "I don't want to give up my life for the time being."
Meng remained silent for a moment. If there was a slight movement in his eyes just now, he has now regained a deep calmness. He took out a cigarette, lit it, took two puffs, and spoke softly, "Just think it over."
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In the next few days, the big promotion would continue. The whole L was still busy in the dark.
Summer Mu was also very busy, but she had never been to the sports field for a run again, and sometimes people were a bit stunned. Once during a meal, Claire asked her, "Have you had something on your mind lately?"
Summer Mu didn't want to lie, but she also didn't want to mention that matter. So the answer was, "It's not a big deal. It's just that a few days ago, there was a big pie that hit me on the head, and I didn't want it."
She spoke vaguely, and Claire blinked and said, "Why not?"
"What if the cost is being trapped in a pie? Just stay there obediently, and when the master wants to bite, he will bow his head and take a bite. "Summer Mu said." I don't want to live like that."
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Unconsciously, Y's opening day was approaching.
The entire staff of L were still in the joy of the brilliant performance brought by this week's promotion. Across the street, Y remained silent and motionless, which made many people feel that they were scared and had no choice but to ignore them.
But when Summer Mu thought of Beck's face, she always felt a little uneasy. That feeling was faintly like the tranquility in front of a storm cloud, and you didn't know what this man was thinking behind that face.
...
No one expected that Y's opening offensive would come so quickly, illogical, and insane.
In the first week, all clothing was discounted by 50%.
When it came to this subject, everyone was probably slightly surprised. Because everyone knew that the clothing in supermarkets had a rather rustic style, and the quality was only barely acceptable. Only the elderly would buy clothes at the supermarket and compare them with clothes sold at the nearby market. So far, we had rarely seen supermarkets that focused on clothing and accessories.
However, Y was just playing against common sense. Even to the point of overturning all previous supermarket practiced regarding clothing.
On the first day of opening, when customers walked into the store, the first thing they saw was a large promotional poster for the clothing, which was extremely eye-catching, accompanied by various extremely gimmicky promotional words, completely occupying people's attention.
And when they walked to the clothing area and saw it, they exclaimed, 'Oh, not bad!'! The display of shelves was different from the practices of other supermarkets and wholesale markets. More like an open fashion store, with soft and bright lighting, comfortable display, simple and beautiful styles, and good texture.
Looking at the price again -50% off! We're almost catching up with lowest prices, and the quality was still visible and tangible.
Not only that, in the center of the clothing area, there were two super large stacks neatly stacked with two basic men's and women's T-shirts. There were five colors available: black, white, blue, gray, and red. The texture felt quite soft, but there was a huge price tag standing next to it that was only 9.9 dollars!
There was also a signboard next to it, which reads: All clothing products this time are on special offer for opening, while stock lasts. Order as soon as possible.
Can those elders and aunties wait if they see it? Immediately dragged the shopping cart over, hurry up! When it came to grabbing, impulsiveness and emotions can easily infect the crowd. Everyone rushed to grab, as long as they looked at the good price and style, and tried their best to stuff them into their shopping cart. For a moment, almost every shopping cart was filled with a few pieces of clothing, some even half of the cart, and the whole family bought them. The two T-shirts, which were the flagship items, were sold out as soon as they were released.
Due to the influence of clothing, it spread from one generation to ten, and from ten to a hundred. The whole Y was quickly filled with guests, and people also noticed that other products here were not more expensive than L's. And the overall shopping environment was too comfortable, clean, tidy, spacious, and fashionable. It felt much taller than the L that had been in use for many years. Walking among them, one's mood also became joyful. And the salespeople were particularly friendly and enthusiastic, meticulous, making people feel particularly good. Not only that, customers also found that some of the products here looked even better in appearance and quality than L's, such as cooked food and river fresh meat.
The sales of all products had increased.
In the first week of opening, Y's daily sales exceeded 2 million, and even reached 3 million on the second and third days, completely equaling L's normal sales. This week, L's sales suffered a significant impact, dropping back to 2 million from the previous peak of 3 million during the big promotion.
This week, almost everyone at L was confused. The atmosphere in the office had changed from relaxed and joyful to serious and quiet.
On that day, Summer Mu went upstairs to deliver documents. As she passed by Meng's office, she heard his stern voice faintly coming from inside: "Why can't you offer a 50% discount? I've been letting you stay safely in the L system for so many years, you must do it."
Summer Mu didn't dare to listen much and hurried downstairs.
Since that morning, she had hardly seen Meng. But it was obvious that Beck's fresh start move had shaken Meng, an old man who had been immersed in the supermarket industry for many years.
After work tonight, Summer Mu and Claire had a barbecue supper together.
The moonlight was clear, and the city was quiet. The two of them sat in front of the stall and ate a total of only 32.5 dollars. Drinking a bottle of Fanta alone, as if it were still a carefree day. But even small shrimps like them can still feel the shock and aftermath brought by the opening of Y.
Claire muttered to herself, "Why are Y's clothes selling so well? Why don't we also like them, make some high-quality and beautiful clothes, and then re-display and package them, and do promotions? Won't we lose so many customers these days?"
Summer Mu had been in the marketing department these days and had also been exposed to many business matters. She lowered her head and took a bite of the chicken wing, answering, "It's not that easy. First of all, Beck... Y and his team are taking a big risk by doing this. Clothing is different from other products, with strong personality and fast seasonal updates, which can easily lead to a backlog. Y is selling well this time, and if it's not selling well, this batch of goods will all go to waste. Therefore, our supermarket usually only imports some ordinary styles of clothing to maintain normal sales. Look at other supermarkets, who dares to take such a risk and launch a large-scale attack on clothing products?" After a pause, she said, "I don't think with Mr. Meng's personality, we would do it."