Wasteland Development Diary

Chapter 153 Willing to Work Like a Horse or Dog_2


Zhou Yi was shocked.

This demand was indeed high.

He carefully recalled the previous overcast day at the Weather Club; indeed, it was not like her casual way of talking, appearing somewhat clumsy and dumb, only relying on her figure to attract others and straightforwardly using flower spikes.

It seems the internal competition among the flower girls is fierce.

Zhou Yi smiled and asked, "Xiao Tao, what is your special skill?"

"Hehe, my special skill is making clothes."

The young girl magically pointed at herself, "This clothing I am wearing, I made it myself. Although it is a replica of the attire from the era of gods, the details are all my own creation."

"Most of my clothes, I make them myself. Be it underwear or outerwear, skirts or socks, I can make them all."

"Many customers buy my clothes as souvenirs."

"..."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but ask, "Are the clothes bought by customers new?"

The girl shook her head, "No, many of them prefer the ones I've worn, kept as a memory, because it's possible that in their lifetime they might not meet me again."

"A visit to Flower Town is expensive; many people save their entire lives just to visit once. Others are too busy, and by the time they are less busy, my flowering period might be over, and I might be dead."

"So I must give my all every time, show them my best side, hoping they can happily remember me at my most beautiful."

Originally, Zhou Yi wanted to tease a bit about how most customers of beauty consumption indeed prefer 'the original flavor'.

But the latter half of Xiao Tao's words made him retract that mindset.

"Xiao Tao, I will also buy one of your clothes."

"Okay."

"Do you want this one I'm wearing?"

Zhou Yi casually said, "Then just this one."

"Okay."

Saying so, the girl began to take off her clothes.

"Hold on... let's talk about it when I'm leaving."

"Ah, okay! But this one is 100 Light Seeds."

"Well... I'll think about it."

The price immediately revived Zhou Yi's rationality.

The annual income of the Cow and Horse brothers summed up to only 24 Light Seeds; spending like this was somewhat too extravagant.

...

The climate in Flower Town is warm, and the soil is fertile; apart from cultivating flowers, it also produces a variety of fruits and food.

Fruit is very cheap.

Especially there are many fruits from Sand Port which can't be eaten, including mangoes, apricots, dragon fruits, cherries, pears, etc., along with some unnameable fruits with a sour-sweet taste, having their own unique flavors.

Zhou Yi happily filled his stomach.

Yuan Xiao, who was accompanying him, did not eat these, while the Witch Hunter preferred drinking motor oil and eating bullets, showing no interest in these.

While eating, they walked.

Zhou Yi had Xiao Tao take him to the April Club.

This Ye's Club founded by Tabo was not large, just a very small shop, with under its name 7 flower girls and 3 flower boys.

Tabo was instructing something to the group of young men and women.

Seeing Zhou Yi come over, it immediately told everyone to go busy themselves, then trotted over smiling and said, "Mr. Zhou, how do you feel about Flower Town? Our place here is just one of the districts; Flower Town has a total of five districts."

Zhou Yi was straightforward, "I heard from Xiao Tao that April Club's profit mainly comes from selecting undeveloped Floral Faces from the flower beds and taking them back for cultivation. Then finding out the excellent ones and selling them to other large Clubs."

"That's right."

Tabo nodded and bowed, "Would you like something to drink? I'll pour it for you."

"No need. Let's talk business."

"Alright, alright."

Tabo solemnly said, "We are a small club, with limited resources. We can't afford many Floral Faces, so we can only maintain our current size."

"Although we also have our regular customers, the number is still too small, so we can't rely solely on this part to support the club's revenue."

"The main source of our revenue comes from developing Flower Girls and Flower Boys. Once trained, I go around promoting them. Of course, they are talented as well. Top performers like Xiao Tao always attract the interest of larger clubs for recruitment."

"This transfer fee is a major part of our income."

Zhou Yi realized.

Tabo's business was akin to scouting inexperienced individuals in the entertainment industry and packaging them as idols.

"Children like Xiao Tao will always have opportunities in their future."

His smile faded, "But most, after all, do not have such outstanding talents. This business heavily relies on talents. A good first impression accounts for half of it, and having special memory points and charm is even better."

"But these are a few."

"With our club, I always maintain ten spots, and only one or two get transferred out, the rest I have to support. This industry is harsh, some children can't even get a single customer in a year because most clients seek the most popular Floral Faces."

"We are part of the Ye's Club, which is slightly better. The Floral system suffers more losses, they have a very short blooming period because the extensive loss of Flower Liquid continually consumes their prime, causing them to fade earlier than Leaf system, usually within 1-3 years."

Zhou Yi frowned, "What about those who don't get clients, how do you handle them?"

"They do miscellaneous jobs around the club, or do some manual work related to flower utensils."

"There's no other way... They are the children I've nurtured with my own hands, I can't just abandon them, can I? Doing so would be a loss for me, and it would ruin my reputation. My biggest trait is that no matter what, I'll support them, which is why they are willing to stay with me."

Tabo twirled his whiskers with a claw, a trace of worry shining through his narrowed eyes, "In the past, I could still support them, but these years the outside world has been tumultuous, and clients spend less in Flower Town. Last year I even borrowed money from Big Brother, fortunately, Sand Port has money now, otherwise we would really struggle to survive."

"Ah, I've strayed a bit... Actually, many clubs are interested in Xiao Tao, but I need to find her a good place, since their blooming period is just those few years."

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment.

"How much does your club spend annually?"

"Ah? This... Approximately 1000 Light Seeds are necessary."

Zhou Yi calculated.

That equates to 100 Light Seeds on each Floral Face.

Indeed, it's a high-cost group.

"Here's an idea."

Zhou Yi said, "Those you train in April Club, be it Flower Girls or Flower Boys, if they're in this idle state unable to start working, they can transfer to our company for work."

"This could also help reduce some of your expenses, and there would be no loss to your reputation."

He had this intention when he was chatting with Xiao Tao before.

Although April Club is small, it still has all the necessary processes, especially focusing on the high-demand training of the Ye's Club.

These young boys and girls are naturally charming and attractive, possess language skills, can write, and have no barriers in communication, also receiving professional social training.

Wasteland Development Company is in dire need of such employees.

Most of the company's employees are past scavengers, town civilians with limited education suitable for simple tasks, but struggle with anything more complicated.

Yuan Tong had complained several times, his previous subordinates, pirates who had traveled across different regions with some insights, still struggled with coordination, numerical calculations, and records management.

Although Mushroom Forest Primary School is fostering children who grasp knowledge.

Distance water cannot help nearby fire.

Since the entertainment industry's youths are idle anyway, rather than staying idle, it's better to work at the company. Every department is shortage of such staff, they handle upward coordination with division heads, and downward communications with ordinary employees, assisting departments to accomplish both internal and external coordination tasks.

"Brilliant, brilliant!"

Tabo's eyes brightened upon hearing this, "Mr. Zhou, with your intervention, our club just got revitalized!"

Zhou Yi added, "Regarding salary, it'll be in accordance with our company's standards."

"That's definitely not an issue."

Tabo tentatively said, "Could we perhaps take a step further?"

"What kind of step further?"

"I've always heard from Big Brother about the numerous achievements under your leadership at the company, Mr. Zhou. I aspire to be part of that. April Club would like to join your company and serve you!"

Zhou Yi: "..."

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