"Let's start business." Qin Yun instructed Zhou Jinlan as he looked at her.

His mind stirred, and the light spots of the second-level Wealth Gathering Array in his mind flew out, quickly enlarged, and then completely enveloped the shop in front of him.

Then, Qin Yun went to the other two places to set up the Wealth Gathering Array.

These two small shops would start business on the morning of the 2nd.

After everything was set up, Qin Yun returned to Jinling City.

"President Qin, what are these?" At this time, Zhao Tianqiang looked at the things before him with surprise.

In front of him were mobile phones, computers, refrigerators, air conditioners, and many other things, all piled up together.

A rough estimate suggested they were worth at least one and a half million!

"These are items prepared for our Celestial Fortune event."

Qin Yun smiled and mentioned that all these were taken from Cold Dew.

"Manager Zhao, how's the preparation for the annual meeting going?"

Hearing this, Zhao Tianqiang replied quickly, "It's in preparation, but the exact date hasn't been set yet."

Qin Yun nodded.

It was already January, and there were about twenty days left until the new year. Celestial Fortune also needed to hold an end-of-year summary and provide necessary rewards.

Not having New Year's bonuses and such wouldn't help with brand cohesion.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Yun said, "Set the annual meeting date for the 5th, and gather people from all fifteen stores for a lively event."

"Also, take out half a million from these items, not counting the new stores. From the twelve old stores, select one outstanding employee from each of the eight small stores and four from each of the four large stores, totaling twenty-four people. Each can choose items worth five thousand yuan from the many prizes, and the rest of the half-million will be used for a lottery event."

It's best to make full use of what's available.

He didn't have the intention of selling all these items for money.

Celestial Fortune was developing steadily and healthily, accumulating more and faster funds.

In the end, it might even bring Qin Yun hundreds of millions in monthly profits.

Of course, that day was probably still far off.

Zhao Tianqiang nodded, after thinking for a moment, he asked, "Does the lottery include those doing part-time work?"

Celestial Fortune had not only full-time employees but also some part-timers, who didn't work for long periods comparatively.

"Yes!"

Qin Yun didn't hesitate and said directly, "Anyone working at Celestial Fortune can participate."

"Okay, I'll arrange it immediately." Zhao Tianqiang noted it down.

At this moment, Zhao Tianqiang was quite happy.

During regular months, he only distributed salaries. Now, at the end of the year, he had to give out year-end bonuses too.

When he was hired, Qin Yun assured him an annual salary of 200,000, with a year-end bonus of 100,000. Of course, the 100,000 was for the full year; he joined in August, having worked for only half a year by now, so the exact amount depended on Qin Yun.

"If the year-end bonus is 50,000, my family could move to a new place."

Zhao Tianqiang secretly hoped.

His family had been living in that seventy square meters small space for ten years, and he always wanted a bigger house for his wife and daughter. Now that he was making much more money at Celestial Fortune than he did at Tian Yidie, his goal might be within reach.

...

While Celestial Fortune was busy planning the annual meeting, Zuo Han was in an extremely bad mood.

Some people were causing trouble in the Cold Dew clothing store, returning their clothes.

Prior to this, the Cold Dew's lottery event was livestreamed, followed by several people bringing in large numbers of winning tickets, which upset many people, and this news spread quickly.

Some videos were even taken, and those young people taking away the items specifically denied, "Don't film us, we're not Cold Dew employees."

Such videos were also uploaded online.

Even though cheating in the lottery process was impossible, the fact stood in front of them, especially for those who bought clothes hoping to win big prizes; they were very angry.

Even if the whole lottery process truly had no chance of cheating, they didn't want to think about it and instead vented their anger on Cold Dew.

In a short time, many people came to return clothes.

"What exactly is going on?" Zuo Han was filled with rage and thought of Qin Yun.

However, the raffle tickets were under his direct responsibility, how could Qin Yun affect them?

This event was supposed to be a perfect success, but the arrival of those young people completely ruined it!

The clothes sold earlier were returned, three million dollars went down the drain, and more importantly, Cold Dew had already been trending for the wrong reasons.

This lottery incident only amplified the negative reputation, and criticism flooded the internet.

As his expression turned grim, suddenly his phone rang.

A few seconds after answering, Zuo Han's face changed drastically.

"Celestial Fortune Clothing has opened three more branches in Rongyang City, right near my Cold Dew stores?"

His expression changed drastically. While he was overwhelmed, Celestial Fortune was still advancing step by step!

He used to not take Celestial Fortune seriously at all, but now Zuo Han only felt like he was being squeezed by this opponent he once considered insignificant, to the point where he felt he couldn't breathe.

"Phew! I mustn't panic. During Cold Dew's rise, countless challenges were faced. The current difficulties are nothing."

Zuo Han forced himself to calm down and quietly contemplated strategies.

As long as it's not a dead end, there's always a way to confront it.

But even before he came up with anything, things took another turn.

...

In front of the Cold Dew store, a car pulled up, and soon after, a woman in her forties got out. Her face was extremely stern, holding some documents, with two assistants trailing behind her.

"Director Sun." Zuo Han approached the newcomer.

This woman was named Sun Qian, she came from Cold Dew's headquarters and was on his elder brother's side...

"Manager Zuo."

Sun Qian looked at Zuo Han, handed over the documents in her hand, and said, "Since the beginning of November, you have been in charge of our Cold Dew's market in Su Province. Now two months have passed. During November and December, our branches in Su Province, especially those here in Jinling, incurred a lot of expenses but made no profit."

"Especially during the Christmas to New Year's period, millions were spent without any effect, in fact exacerbating the negative perception of the Cold Dew clothing stores."

"After a board decision, we are revoking your position as the person in charge of Su Province, and I will temporarily take over Cold Dew's market here."

Sun Qian stated calmly, evidently Cold Dew's headquarters had been very concerned about Zuo Han's event and had given him one last chance.

Competing with Celestial Fortune, the stores' exposure events occurred, and during the Christmas to New Year period, the more money was spent, the greater the negative impact on Cold Dew became.

Finally, the Cold Dew headquarters chose to no longer indulge and decided to abandon Zuo Han, sending Sun Qian over to tidy up the situation.

Hearing Sun Qian's words, Zuo Han's face changed.

He clenched his fists so hard his knuckles turned white, and ultimately nodded, speaking solemnly, "I accept the company's arrangement."

He had resolved to make a last-ditch effort, which obviously failed.

"Lin Hu."

Seeing Zuo Han agree, Sun Qian turned her gaze to the middle-aged man beside him, saying, "I hereby order all eleven Cold Dew stores in Jinling to temporarily close."

Upon hearing Sun Qian's words, Lin Hu hadn't responded yet, but Zuo Han's face changed, and he said, "Director Sun, Celestial Fortune has competed with our Cold Dew for more than two months. If we voluntarily close, wouldn't it look like we're afraid of Celestial Fortune?"

He had thought Sun Qian came to continue the confrontation with Celestial Fortune, but unexpectedly, she came to surrender.

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