The Rebirth of 88s Begins with a Carpenter

  New Year's Day, 1992, the first day of the Gregorian year.

　　It was not yet three o'clock in the morning when Wu Yuan went out wearing the stars and the moon.

 Today is the opening day of Tengda Commercial Shopping Center, and it is destined to be a sleepless night.

 The night before, Hua Niang didn’t even go back to the courtyard, but stayed at the Asian Games Village dormitory on the North Fourth Ring Road.

As a boss, Wu Yuan naturally cannot sleep alone until he wakes up naturally and then rush over in a grand manner.

 At any rate, we still have to show the attitude of sharing weal and woe.

 Fortunately, I can still squint for a while in this car.

 When we arrived at the North Fourth Ring Road smoothly, it was only 3:20.

The entire Asian Games Village was shrouded in a dark night, with only sporadic lights on the logistics channels and vehicles shuttled back and forth.

Wu Yuan walked over and saw Hua Niang cooperating with the supermarket's fresh food truck to unload the goods.

 Look at that person, he is still wearing the work uniform of the Supply and Marketing Corporation.

In addition, there are several chefs from franchised restaurants ordering and unloading goods.

Wu Yuan walked around in a circle, said hello to Hua Niang, and then entered the shopping mall through the logistics channel.

 In the shopping mall, the lights are brightly lit.

 The staff of the technical department are still conducting final debugging and inspection to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

 The supermarket on the first floor below is also busy.

 The fresh ingredients delivered by the General Supply and Marketing Cooperative need to be partially processed in advance.

 After walking around for a while, it was already past four o'clock when Wu Yuan returned to the Tengda branch.

 Through the window, looking at the distant sky, there was just a hint of hazy light.

By the time Wu Yuan raised his head again, the light had expanded a lot.

 The movement outside gradually became noisy.

There are more and more vehicles of all kinds coming, as if the Asian Games Village suddenly woke up.

　　It was already past six o'clock when the sky became bright.

Wu Yuan went out to get a breakfast delivered by Wuzhou International Hotel, and listened to the preparation reports of various departments.

It seems that it is only a few hours away from the opening.

 The heads of each department only have the opportunity to exchange a few words while eating and drinking.

 After breakfast, it’s still early to go to work.

 The number of people in the company has reached 7788.

Wu Yuan looked through the window at the entrance of the shopping mall.

The podium for the opening ceremony has been set up over there, with red flags and colorful flags fluttering around it.

 At eight o'clock, the first wave of free shopping shuttle buses arrived.

 The bus is not full yet, half of the seats are empty.

 At nine o'clock, the second wave of free shopping shuttles arrived.

 The car is already full.

 Zhang Baifa's motorcade entered the venue after the free shopping shuttle bus.

 Because the auspicious time for the opening ceremony is set at nine o'clock.

Zhang Baifa pushed the door open and got out of the car, swept away the red formation, and said cheerfully: "Boss Wu, the shopping mall opened today, even God followed suit, it was a bright sunny day."

Wu Yuan heard the sound and took a look, and it turned out to be true.

The sun actually showed its face, shining brightly.

This is rare good weather in the capital.

 Shortly afterwards, the opening ceremony was held as scheduled.

 For a time, gongs and drums were noisy and firecrackers were blasting.

Some of the first owners to move into the Asian Games Village apartments also came here after hearing the news. Together with the two groups of customers who came by car earlier, the scene suddenly became lively.

 After the brief opening ceremony.

These people flocked in. As soon as they entered the shopping mall, they were attracted by the grand layout and the dazzling array of stores.

  Not only does it have the brands of conventional shopping malls, but it also adds catering stores, cinema facilities, and children's entertainment centers and other facilities. It can be called a real one-stop shop for eating, drinking and playing.

The children seemed to have entered a children's paradise, running around happily.

 The adults were also dazzled and didn’t know where to start.

At the same time, the Asia Mall on the North Third Ring Road.

Facing the scattered flow of passengers who opened the door, Wang Suizhou remained silent.

 It wasn’t until I returned to the office that I suddenly mentioned: “Today is the opening day of Tenda Commercial Shopping Center, right?”

 The subordinate responded quickly: "Yes, Mr. Wang."

“Sending a flower basket to congratulate someone is considered a courtesy.”

Wang Suizhou paused after saying this.

 The subordinates wisely did not respond.

Sure enough, Wang Suizhou continued after a moment: "By the way, let's check and see how their opening passenger flow is. Is it also affected by the off-season?"

"Okay, Mr. Wang." The subordinate agreed: "But it's not very wise for Boss Wu to open on Wednesday, a working day. At least there are many potential customers who can't get away and can't go."

Wang Suizhou hummed without saying anything more: "Go."

 An hour later, the subordinate left and came back with agitated expressions on his face.

 This is already the result of his efforts to suppress it.

Wang Suizhou glanced at it and felt unhappy, but he didn't show it. He just pretended to be calm and asked: "How is the situation?"

The subordinate was considering his words and said: "Mr. Wang, the opening popularity of Tenda Commercial Shopping Center is almost the same as when our Asia Mall opened."

Wang Suizhou felt a little relieved, and the unhappiness in his heart also dissipated.

"However, there is a little difference." The subordinate hesitated.

Wang Suizhou thought he had discovered a secret, and asked with great interest: "What's the difference?"

"I watched at the door for more than half an hour. There were many people going in and few coming out."

“And their shopping shuttles have been adjusted to run every half hour, with two buses per trip, and they are still packed with people.”

Wang Suizhou suddenly couldn't figure it out. "Hundreds of people come here every time. They enter the shopping mall but don't come out? What are they doing in there? Are they all shopping and spending money?"

The subordinate’s voice gradually became lower: “I went in and took a look. Some of them were shopping, some were eating and drinking, some were having fun, and some were watching movies…”

Before he finished speaking, Wang Suizhou slapped the table and interrupted: "Why don't you leave me here to practice rehearsal?"

The subordinate still struggled and said: "They do have a lot of projects, not just selling goods. Many parents bring their children here and they are reluctant to leave after staying for a whole day."

“And this is still during the day on a working day. Wait until night or weekend, I’m afraid there will be even more people...”

Wang Suizhou waved his hand and said: "I understand."

 When his subordinates left in a sensible manner, Wang Suizhou suddenly fell down on the executive chair.

 Even if I knew the secret to the popularity of Tenda shopping mall, I wouldn’t be able to copy it even if I wanted to.

 When Yan Ruqing arrived at the shopping mall, it was almost noon.

She specially put two piles of old people's heads in her bag, ready to cheer Wu Yuan on and spend money.

For this reason, she came in secretly without saying hello to Wu Yuan.

 As a result, it suddenly got out of control.

 Spending money is like running water.

By the time Wu Yuan found her, two wads of money had been completely spent.

Seeing Wu Yuan appear, Yan Ruqing stretched out her hand and said, "Are you here? Just bring me some money."

Without saying a word, Wu Yuan took out a bunch of old man's head from his handbag and handed it over and said: "Sister Yan, our flowers are flowers, so don't spend them indiscriminately just to support me."