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Caroline froze for a while before realizing what Isabella meant.

"Is that teacher going to recommend you to study in university?"

Isabella nodded, "He is willing to recommend me as an auditor. Although I am not a formal student for the time being and may not be able to obtain a degree, such an opportunity is rare."

In fact, Isabella longed to continue studying art a long time ago. Her father's teacher, Mr. Rizzo, asked her in a letter when she graduated from middle school, whether she had any plans to study in Europe.But even with the teachers and friends she had met her father as a child, going to Europe alone was still a little scary, so she never made up her mind.

Until two months ago, she finally summoned up the courage to mention her wishes in a letter to Mr. Rizzo, hoping that he would recommend a school for her.

Female art students are not uncommon, and there are always ladies in art salons, but it is not easy for Isabella to enter the academy.Mr. Rizzo mentioned in the letter that he hoped that she could send some of her works as a reference. If she could not get a place for the time being, Isabella could also study with herself or her other students for a period of time.

"So, are you leaving Chicago?" After getting along for so long, Caroline was used to having this friend in her life.She was naturally happy for Isabella, but when she thought that she might not be able to see her in the next few years, she also felt a little indescribably disappointed.

"It won't be so soon, it will be the end of the year at the earliest. And even if I'm not in Chicago for the time being, you can continue to live here." Isabella's soft tone also carried some sadness.She understands the reluctance in Caroline's words. She doesn't have many friends. Caroline is not the longest friend among her friends, but she is the most special one to her. If she didn't meet this roommate, she would Nor would I have the courage I have today.

"I'm just a little bit reluctant to part with you. Why do you tell me that I am reluctant to part with your apartment?" With Caroline's current income, she can rent a good apartment by herself. She just joked deliberately and broke the A bit of a sad vibe, and Isabella and I start painting.

Isabella's painting style is not fixed. In her paintings, there are not only a large number of realistic natural landscapes and portraits of people, but also works with more modernism in color and technique.

Although Caroline has studied painting with Isabella intermittently for a year, and has greatly improved in color and composition, but when it comes to art skills, she is still mediocre, so she relies more on her own Like to recommend.

"Why don't you choose this one too?" Caroline pointed to the portrait of the Papillon dog hanging on the wall, and said to Isabella who was struggling with the last painting.

When she first came to this apartment, she was attracted by this painting. The "George I" on it is vivid, and the background of the garden and the small details of the reflection in the eyes are also very interesting.

"Then this one." Isabella also kept a lot of paintings in the former house, and she will go back to choose a few more, so it is better to choose more works with different styles here.

When Caroline returned to her room, she took out the documents and spread them on the desk, without reading a word for several minutes.

She looked at the small alarm clock pointing to twelve o'clock, went to wash up, and lay down on the bed.

When you are alone, it is easier to face your own heart.To be honest, she was a little envious of Isabella.

This kind of envy is different from her occasional envy of those neighbors who have time and money to spend and enjoy, because she knows in her heart that whether she goes to the theater, travels, or goes shopping, these are all due to her work and hard work. Achievable, or in other words, she has gradually realized it.Even in the experience of being in charge of a counter from scratch, she also gained greater satisfaction.

But the university is different. Caroline, who has been in the "ivory tower" from student to work, actually has a little special affection for the school.When she first came here, she had imagined that one day she would be able to enter the current university and experience the campus a hundred years ago like the women who are at the forefront of this era.But not to mention financial problems, the harsh admission requirements alone are enough to dispel her thoughts.

With this little bit of regret, Caroline hugged the pillow and fell into a dream.After all, Meisi's job and the newspaper's draft request were waiting for her the next day.

……

"This kind of roller stamp is very convenient to adjust, try it." After Caroline gave Lily a demonstration, she handed the date roller stamp to Lily, and there was a row of specially customized sequences on the table beside her. number seal.

This Friday is the opening day of the Meisi Premium counter. Caroline plans to enter the trial opening early tomorrow to prepare for the official opening.

In the end, only Lily remained among the trial salesmen, and Caroline was teaching Lily how to charge customers on pre-stored shopping cards.

This kind of shopping card is a two-fold card with a hard surface, about the size of an adult's palm when unfolded, and a record card customized by the optimal counter is sandwiched inside.Each shopping card is printed with a number, which corresponds to the account at the counter.Considering that some customers will care about the appearance of the shopping card, the store also ordered a batch of exquisite card holders as products, which can just fit the hard-faced shopping cards.

After the customer makes a purchase, the salesperson will mark the time of shopping and the serial number of the purchased product category on the customer's record card and the account of the counter, and help the customer write the remaining amount of the shopping card.

"The work here will be similar to when you work in a grocery store. You can practice more on this shopping card. Your arithmetic skills are good. As long as you are careful, there will be no problems," Caroline looked at encouragingly Looking at Lily, she just left the familiar women's clothing counter today, and she is still a little uncomfortable.

"Okay, Miss Mibo," Lily said while looking at Caroline, her eyes full of seriousness.

"Just call me Caroline from now on," Caroline smiled at her, and urged again, "Although our counters are relatively independent, you must always remember that we are also part of Max's, so Whether it is manners or the tone of communication with customers, you must always pay attention to it.”

The optimal counter where the two are located is about [-] square meters and has a square layout with glass on three sides.The store uses shelves about four and a half feet high, divided into four rows according to the category of goods, and the goods have been hung or put away, just waiting for the trial operation to start.

"Caroline, your counter is about to open."

Ms. Fiona, a frequent customer of Max Department Store, came shopping with two friends today.When passing by the preferred counter, I saw that the entrance blocked by a screen was now open, and Caroline happened to be standing at the door, so I came over to have a look and say hello to Caroline.

"It will officially open this Friday. You might as well come in and take a look. The products at the Meisiyou counter will definitely not disappoint you."

"You are becoming more and more talkative now, but I heard that the products at your counter are all 'cheaps'." Fiona winked at Caroline jokingly, Turning around and smiling at the other two ladies, she closed the fan in her hand with a swipe.

Caroline didn't take Fiona's words as malicious. After working in Meisi Department Store for a long time, she was familiar with this lady. She usually talked to everyone with a sense of humor.

"If you came to see the products at the premium counter, you definitely wouldn't say that." Caroline smiled and invited Fiona and her friends to visit the counter, and then glanced back at Lily, who immediately settled the settlement Accounts on the counter, hands in front of body, standing upright.

The greatest joy in Ms. Fiona's life is shopping and having fun. Since Caroline invited her to visit, she naturally had no reason to refuse.

After entering the store, she first looked at the nearest shelf with daily necessities.

"Huh? The lace styles here are actually different from those sold at the counter on the second floor?" Fiona picked up a small roll of satin lace with interest and looked at it, then walked to another row of shelves.

After looking around, she found that all the products in this premium counter were small things, and they were basically new styles, and there were many eye-catching trinkets among them.In terms of price, if it is cheap, there is indeed no one that is expensive.But it is not right to say that it is cheap. Compared with the outside, the price of one or two yuan of these products is not too low, and most of the products are exquisitely designed and of good quality, without any sense of cheapness.

This is also the desired effect after Caroline and Ms. Green discussed for a long time and finally compromised.In order to attract the attention of these regular customers of Meisi at the same time, they ordered a lot of new products after selecting from different manufacturers.

"Ms. Fiona, you and your friends are the first batch of customers to visit the premium counter. Why don't you be the first customer to make a deal?" Caroline looked at Fiona and Her friend started to look interested after visiting the counter, and spoke enthusiastically.

"You haven't started business yet, are you so anxious to make money from me?" Fiona spread the fan in her hand and chuckled.

"We can try the business in advance for you." Caroline took the leaflets from the counter and sent them to Fiona and her friends respectively, "And now there is a special event for purchasing our pre-stored shopping cards. "

In the end, Caroline successfully sold a ten-yuan and a 20-yuan pre-stored shopping card. In addition to a few small things, she also sold two pairs of leather card holders.

After checking out, she carefully explained to the first batch of customers how to use the shopping card conveniently.

"Then what if I forget to bring my shopping card?" asked another lady who bought a shopping card.

"We also accept cash checkout. And the counter of Max Choice has a complete accounting system. If you forget to bring the shopping card under your name, you can directly spend according to the balance in your pre-stored card, but you need to sign additionally when you spend. Our staff will take notes for you the next time you visit the store."

After seeing off the first batch of customers, Caroline let out a long sigh of relief, looked at Lily who was about to freeze, and tapped the desktop of the settlement counter.

"Come back to your senses. When we meet a lady like this in the future, we can emphasize the high quality and uniqueness of the products at the premium counter like today. When we meet customers with limited money in their pockets, we can emphasize the high quality and low price of the products. I understand." ?"

"But..." Lily hesitated for a moment, "I think the prices of the items at our counter are not low, like the cheapest hair band, which costs 49 cents, so only ladies like that can buy it at will. "

"Then, with your current salary, can you afford the products in our store?"

Lily thought for a while and said, "I can afford it, but I should be reluctant to buy it."

"What if it's time to buy yourself a gift? For example, your birthday?" Caroline added a condition, and then continued to ask, "What if it's Christmas and you want to give your family a gift?"

She looked at Lily who was thinking with her head tilted and said, "For most of the customers of Meisi department store, the first choice counter is for buying several interesting little things that don't bother them; When shopping, the best choice among similar products, because they can only buy the cheapest one or two products in other places, but here, all products can be their choice.”

"For these customers, we don't want them to come to shop frequently, but we hope that when they come to Debone Street, they will end up going to the Max Best counter."