Rebirth 1990: The beginning is sweet and cool Bai Yueguang

Shopping guides in dark green uniforms, holding electronic interpreters, are demonstrating jewelry identification techniques to customers who stop to admire the jadeite sets.

The curved LED screen embedded in the ceiling played the brand's promotional video in a loop. The shot of popular Hong Kong star Zheng Xiuwen wearing an icy jadeite necklace caused several young girls to exclaim in low voices.

This new diva, who became famous on both sides of the Taiwan Strait with the album "Love is Worth It" released by Jianuo Records, is now becoming the key bargaining chip for Lao Fengxiang to expand into the Hong Kong market with the support of Huan Asia Entertainment.

Passing the central landscape fountain, the Inspur Clothing flagship store on the west side strikes the eye with a completely different modern aesthetic.

Three transparent glass windows extend from the pure white exterior wall of the store. Wang Fei, wearing a haute couture collection, turns lightly on the naked-eye 3D screen. The avant-garde visual design attracts half of the entire store's customers to gather here.

Du Qianqian gently stroked the silk shirt on the display stand, turned to Zhou Qi and raised an eyebrow: "Mr. Zhou, do you think this store design is pleasing to the eye?"

"Direct sales model?" Zhou Qi glanced at the ERP system terminal behind the cash register.

"You, the big boss, are very busy right now."

Du Qianqian handed him the quarterly report and said, "I'm afraid you can't even remember the data of the 278 directly-operated stores and 412 franchise stores across the country, right?"

The watch dial reflected the mockery in her eyes, but it softened quietly when she met Zhou Qi's smiling gaze.

Qiao Xuying raised her tablet computer and interrupted, "Hualong Electric's smart experience area is upstairs. Since Mr. Zhou is here at the Huagai Road store, why not inspect all of its businesses?"

The thermal map on the screen clearly shows the brand distribution on the three floors of the store, and the orange logo of Hualong Electric is flashing frequently in the home appliance area.

"It seems like I should send a gilded invitation to the store owner."

Zhou Qi chuckled and avoided the topic, then walked into the VIP fitting area of ​​the Inspur flagship store.

The mirrored stainless steel hangers imported from Italy reflect flowing light and shadows. The suspension system automatically adjusts the display angle according to the customer's movement lines. The RFID chip built into the smart hangers transmits the try-on data back to the headquarters in real time.

Du Qianqian's fingertips slid across the season's main collection of ready-to-wear from the Starry Sky series. The nano-coating on the silk fabric glowed like a galaxy as she touched it:

"The Paris design team we hired restructured the pattern database, and the average customer spending increased by 37% year-on-year. The design plan for the first store in Hong Kong has already been..."

Their conversation gradually faded into the cedar scent emitted by the customized fragrance system, and the smart shopping guide robot flashed blue light towards the new customers entering the store.

Outside the glass curtain wall, the jade advertisement endorsed by Zheng Xiuwen and the fashion blockbuster by Wang Fei formed a wonderful symphony of light and shadow in the circular hall.

When the store guide walked up quickly and asked Zhou Qi enthusiastically if he needed any help, four women with different styles had already walked into the store.

When everyone saw the visitor's face clearly, their eyes moved back and forth between Zhou Qi and the four beauties. The shopping guide's hand holding the clothes hanger hung in the air, obviously shocked by this rare scene.

It is not uncommon for ordinary customers to bring female companions when shopping, but to have four beauties with different temperaments but equally outstanding accompany you is really beyond common perception.

In fact, a chain reaction has been triggered since the five people stepped into the mall.

Whether it's Hong Kong socialite Li Jiaxin, or mainland beauties such as Du Qianqian, the demeanor and appearance of any one of them is enough to attract attention, let alone the scene of four beauties in the same frame at this moment.

More and more passersby stopped outside the glass window, and the customers who were originally concentrating on choosing clothes in the store also stopped. Murmurs were heard one after another amid the sound of the air conditioner: "The waistline of the girl with a bun on the left is amazing."

"The striped shirt and wide-leg pants have such a great leg proportion!"

Facing the focused attention, Li Jiaxin skillfully arranged her brand-name diamond-patterned handbag. Her haute couture suit today formed a subtle contrast with the furnishings in the store.

Du Qianqian bypassed the shopping guide with ease - as the founder of the brand, she has never shown up in the directly-operated stores, so the employees naturally could not recognize the person at the helm behind the scenes.

The four of them shuttled between the hangers as if forming their own barrier, their fingertips brushing over the season's staple Morandi-colored ready-to-wear.

“Do you think these designs are competitive in Hong Kong?”

Zhou Qi stopped at the minimalist display area and looked at Li Jiaxin who was examining the details of the cuffs.

The daughter, whose daily clothes are all from the Paris Haute Couture atelier, hesitated for a moment and picked up a neatly tailored haze blue windbreaker:

"The silhouette design meets the needs of the modern workplace, and the embossed details give it a light luxury feel..."

She turned up the collar to reveal the wavy edge of the lining: "This kind of hidden design language should be very appealing to the middle-class customer base."

Turning the corner of the display, Zhou Qi stopped in his tracks when he saw a pair of distressed flared jeans.

Du Qianqian followed his gaze and chuckled, "Do you remember those unsaleable ripped jeans from Maya Garment Factory?"

My memory flashed back instantly - that sultry afternoon three years ago, the defective products piled up in the warehouse and the "vintage craft jeans" with four-digit price tags in the window today formed a wonderful echo.

The neon lights of the city outside the glass curtain wall are reflected on the metal hangers of the season's new products, reflecting the trajectory of the brand's transformation.

"Hey, it's a long story!"

Zhou Qi touched the back of his neck and chuckled: "I did get a lot of benefits at that time."

Du Qianqian raised her hand and poked his shoulder gently: "Now that I think about it, you were really a tough guy. At that time, I got nervous when I saw the caller ID, and you were always talking nonsense without knowing what you were talking about."

These words instantly ignited Qiao Xuying and Li Jiaxin's passion for gossip.

Even Lin Xindie, who was watching quietly, pricked up her ears.

"Tell me more about it!" Qiao Xuying took out her cell phone and pretended to record.

Du Qianqian shook her long hair: "A certain big liar said that he wanted to expand the street stall market in Africa,"

Huh? Qiao Xueying's eyes widened: "You believe this nonsense?"

"Of course I didn't believe it at first! But he made himself sound like a refugee."

Du Qianqian put her hands on her hips and complained, "Then there was a surprise inspection one day, what the hell! He drove a car worth millions, but he refused to pay even tens of thousands of dollars. He also stole all the equipment and clothing from me! I was so angry that I wanted to roll him into a ball and kick him into the Huangpu River!"

Puff! Qiao Xueying laughed so hard that she slapped her thighs, and Li Jiaxin also covered her lips with her hands and her eyes curved.

"What's next?" Qiao Xuying asked.

Zhou Qi suddenly interrupted: "It's time to go buy ingredients later."

The more he dodged, the more excited the beauties became.

When they walked out of the clothing store, Zhou Qi walked in front with his head down, Qiao Xuying pulled Du Qianqian's sleeve and asked her questions, and Li Jiaxin and Lin Xindie stuck close to her like two curious cats.

Hehe, hahaha... the laughter one after another scared the sparrows on the roadside away.

Zhou Qi shook his head and smiled bitterly. The days when he battled wits and courage with Du Qianqian appeared before his eyes like a kaleidoscope.

They have known each other the longest. When they first met on the green train that year, she put on a pale mask and frightened Jiang Jun.

It seems like just yesterday, the dusk was deepening, and the beauties were walking and chatting in the sunset.

Once the floodgates of the past were opened, the originally restrained atmosphere melted away quietly like spring snow!