I open a bookstore in the human world

Liang Hong turned off the phone screen with an uncertain expression, and sighed softly.

Although she was very reluctant, she had to admit that the opening ceremony held by the Shadow Bookstore was very exciting.From the live broadcast, she also saw a lot of familiar reporters, presumably in the near future, she will be able to see news such as "the grand opening of Shadow Bookstore, the largest bookstore in Shanghai".

This is not what Liang Hong is happy to see.

After the opening of the Shadow Bookstore, at least for a period of time, it is bound to attract the attention of many people in Shanghai, and it will have more or less influence on other bookstores in Shanghai.Moreover, the high-profile opening of the Shadow Bookstore this time will definitely leave a deep impression on the hearts of the people of Modu. In addition, it was born under the name of "the largest bookstore in Modu", just the word "most" , can attract a lot of attention.

If the Shadow Bookstore has a firm foothold in Shanghai, and even becomes a bookstore that can compete with established bookstores such as Qiuzhi Bookstore, then the Great Book Industry Alliance will have to face this competitor.

The current situation is not good for the Great Book Industry Alliance.As the "big brother" of the bookstore industry in Shanghai, the Big Book Industry Alliance has dominated the book industry market in Shanghai for many years. At this time, an opponent suddenly appeared, which is more or less troublesome.

Liang Hong felt a little regretful. If she knew this earlier, she should have suppressed the shadow bookstore, which was not that big at the time, or included it in the alliance at any cost.This is good, this "little brother" came from behind and posed a threat to himself.

What made Liang Hong even more unbearable was that not long ago she received a call from the imperial capital. That annoying Zhou Zheng from the World Publishing Industry Alliance actually made a special phone call to laugh at her, and even hypocritically said that if the Great Book Industry Alliance had difficulties, , their World Documentation Industry Alliance can lend a helping hand and so on.

Damn, who needs his help?Liang Hong thought angrily.

"Knock, knock, knock." There was a knock on the office door.Liang Hong collected herself and said coldly, "Please come in".

It was her secretary Shang Nianxi who came in. The little girl came to inform Liang Hong to attend a meeting within the alliance.

"Understood." Liang Hong said calmly.The meeting was scheduled long ago, and the scale was not small. It is said that all the directors of the Great Book Industry Alliance will attend, even the chairman of the board.

"Big sister..." Shang Nianxi hesitated, as if she still had something to say.

Liang Hong frowned: "Just say what you want to say, don't hesitate."

Shang Nianxi didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly said: "I heard that the board of directors seems to attach great importance to Shadow Bookstore, and this meeting will probably talk about it."

Liang Hong's face became even more gloomy. After a long silence, she nodded and said, "I see, you go down first."

Shang Nianxi glanced at Liang Hong worriedly, and left in silence.

After Shang Nianxi left, Liang Hong's shoulders slumped, her eyes stared at the group photo taken by the members of the Great Book Industry Alliance at the beginning of the establishment of the Great Book Industry Alliance on the wall, and a bitterness appeared on the corner of her mouth.

It has been ten years since she was appointed as the general chairman of the newly established Great Book Industry Alliance ten years ago, Liang Hong has been working hard to make the Great Book Industry Alliance the most powerful bookstore alliance in the southern region.For Liang Hong, this alliance is not only her hard work, but also an affirmation of her strength.

As a woman, if you want to do something, you have to pay much more than the average man.

After looking at the group photo for a long time, Liang Hong showed a resolute look on his face, strode out of the office and walked towards the meeting room.

***

"Is the meeting still going on?" Technician Zhao Wu came out of the tea room with a cup of coffee, passed by the conference room, saw that the door was closed, obviously the people inside hadn't left yet, so he hurriedly grabbed Shang Nianxi's arm and asked quietly.

Shang Nianxi was worried, and sighed softly when he heard the words, but did not speak.

Zhao Wu understood a little bit, stretched out his thumbs up to compare, and lowered his voice: "Are they all there?"

Shang Nianxi nodded, and replied in a lower voice: "I went in just now, and the atmosphere was very serious. I'm afraid the pressure on the elder sister is not small this time."

"I can imagine it." Zhao Wu shrank his neck.

Just as the two were whispering, the door of the conference room was opened from the inside with a "snap".

Zhao Wu and Shang Nianxi immediately pretended that nothing had happened, Zhao Wu walked away nonchalantly with his coffee, and Shang Nianxi respectfully greeted the directors who came out one after another.

The last one to come out was Liang Hong with a slightly pale face.

"Eldest sister..." Shang Nianxi walked forward worriedly.

"It's okay." Liang Hong forced a smile and asked her, "Are you busy tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow?" Shang Nianxi was startled for a moment, then realized that Liang Hong had something to tell her, so she quickly shook her head, "It's nothing important."

"Alright then, you can accompany me to the Shadow Bookstore tomorrow."

"Okay - eh? Shadow Bookstore?" Shang Nianxi was dumbfounded, wondering if she heard it wrong.

Liang Hong's expression didn't seem to be joking: "Go and see for yourself, only then can you know yourself and your enemy."

Shang Nianxi thought that this eldest sister might have been pissed at the board of directors, so she suddenly wanted to conduct a "private visit on a micro-service" and go deep into the enemy's rear to do intelligence work.After all, no matter how detailed the information on paper is, it can’t compare to going to the scene to have a look and experience it for yourself.

At ten o'clock the next morning, the Shadow Bookstore opened for business on time.

The first and second basement floors of the entire shopping mall are the site of the Shadow Bookstore. As soon as you enter the mall, you can see a long escalator. Go down from here and you can directly lead to the Shadow Bookstore.

The walls on both sides of the escalator are covered with photo frames. Most people who take the escalator look up at the photos with great interest. Shang Nianxi is no exception. After seeing a few photos, she tastes them and listens to them. Said to Liang Hong: "Sister, those seem to be photos of other branches of Shadow Bookstore."

Liang Hong nodded and remained silent.These days, she has been studying the information of the Shadow Bookstore, and she has a certain understanding of the chain branches of the bookstore in various places.The more she learned, the more she could understand the reason for the success of Shadow Bookstore in just a few years, and she was full of admiration for that young man named Song Lan.

Liang Hong was even thinking that if the Great Book Industry Alliance could absorb the shadow bookstore, it would have a lot more chance of winning for the World Document Industry Alliance in the capital of God.Pity……

As the escalator goes down, the shadow bookstore is already in front of you.

Since the shadow bookstore has been in the stage of opening for big bargains these days, with discounts on the products in the store, and the hype in various media before and after the opening, even though today is still a working day, the shadow bookstore opened less than half an hour ago, and there are already many people in the bookstore. The figure shakes.

Since the bookstore occupies the entire underground shopping mall, more than a dozen escalators can lead to the bookstore, but their destinations are different.The escalator that Liang Hong and the others were sitting on happened to lead to the food area. Before getting off the elevator, Shang Nianxi smelled a strong aroma of coffee, couldn't help but took a deep breath, and sighed: "It smells so good."

As if cooperating with the master's words, Shang Nianxi's stomach grumbled at the right time.

Shang Nianxi's expression froze, and he carefully glanced at Liang Hong, his ears turned red: "..." It's so embarrassing!

Liang Hong looked normal, and asked her, "Didn't you eat breakfast?"

Shang Nianxi nodded in embarrassment, and said embarrassingly: "I got up too late in the morning..." It's all my fault, I was fascinated by watching TV dramas last night, and I almost couldn't get up this morning.

"Forget it, let's eat something first." Liang Hong looked at her helplessly, and walked straight to the restaurant not far away.

"Ah?" Shang Nianxi was stunned for a second before realizing what Liang Hong was doing.

"No, no big sister, I drank a cup of yogurt in the morning and I can withstand it." Shang Nianxi hurriedly caught up with Liang Hong and explained.

"It's not all for you," Liang Hong kept walking. "It is said that the food in this shadow bookstore is provided by the shadow food company. The taste is very good. I also want to taste whether it is worthy of the name."

Liang Hong has said so, if Shang Nianxi refuses again, she will be a little clueless.To be honest, she is very happy that the eldest sister cares about her so much.She knew that although Liang Hong looked quite cold-faced at ordinary times, she took good care of these employees in private. The employees of the alliance respected and feared her, but none of them hated her.

It is also because of this that the staff of the alliance were quite indignant about Liang Hong being criticized by the board of directors this time. They scolded several times in private: Liang Hong's work attitude is obvious to all. Is it her fault for the publicity?The old men on the board of directors really don't feel pain in their backs when they stand and talk, so they will point fingers.

Probably because it was not time for dinner, there were not many customers dining in the restaurant, and the seats were still spacious, so the two found a relatively remote corner and sat down to eat.

Like most restaurants today, this place adopts an automatic ordering mode, as long as you use your mobile phone to scan the QR code pasted on the corner of the table to place an order.Looking at the pictures of delicious food displayed on the phone, Shang Nianxi's mouth is watering.

To be honest, at first she thought about being more reserved in front of the leader, so as not to make people laugh.But after seeing those photos, she felt that she might not be able to pretend.

"Just order whatever you want. Why are you being polite with me?" Liang Hong saw Shang Nianxi's expression, and suddenly understood everything in her heart, and said with a smile. "Eat well, and you will have the strength to work when you are full."

Shang Nianxi swallowed her saliva, and said with a sneer, "Then I won't be polite to you, eldest sister." As she spoke, she clicked on her mobile phone several times in a row, and put all the food she wanted into the shopping cart.

"I've ordered, elder sister, what do you want to eat?" Shang Nianxi handed the phone to Liang Hong.

Liang Hong only ordered a cup of black tea and a piece of lemon mousse cake.

Shang Nianxi, you are really a pig.It didn't take long for the waiter to serve the dishes one after another. Seeing the table full of dishes, Shang Nianxi blushed: she ordered all these by herself.

Liang Hong didn't think there was anything wrong, and was quite envious of her: "You should eat more when you are young and have a good appetite. Don't learn from me. If you didn't eat well when you were young, at this age, even if you want to eat, you can't do it. "

"Sister, what are you talking about, you are not old." Shang Nianxi was not flattering, she really thought so.In her opinion, Liang Hong, who worked overtime from morning to night, was like a working machine, and she had hardly ever complained of being tired. Her physical fitness was much better than that of a young man in her twenties. Not bad.

Liang Hong just smiled wryly and didn't speak.

Fortunately, Shang Nianxi's attention was quickly attracted by the delicacies on the table. For a while, he dug the chocolate lava cake with a spoon, and for a while, he took a sip of milk salt cherry blossom season spring. The food was so enjoyable that he almost forgot What are you doing here.

Seeing her eating, Liang Hong was thoughtful.

After eating and drinking enough, Shang Nianxi burped happily in satisfaction, wiped her mouth, smiled embarrassedly at Liang Hong, and said, "Sister, I'm done eating."

Liang Hong nodded, and stretched out her hand to call the waiter to pay the bill.

"Let me do it," Shang Nianxi hurriedly took out her wallet, and added embarrassingly, "After all, I almost ordered it."

"This is considered a business trip at public expense, and the money goes out of the account." Liang Hong raised her eyebrows, "Or do you want to save money for our alliance?"

Shang Nianxi stuck out her tongue and said with a sneer: "Then you should come."

"How do you feel after this meal?" Liang Hong asked Shang Nianxi casually as she walked out of the restaurant.

Shang Nianxi knew what Liang Hong was asking this question for, after thinking about it, she answered honestly: "To be honest, even if it's for the delicious food here, I would like to come to this bookstore often."

Liang Hong nodded, took out a small notebook and recorded something.

"The front seems to be a place selling cultural and creative products," Shang Nianxi reminded.

Liang Hong nodded: The cultural and creative products of the Shadow Bookstore can be regarded as the most famous products in the bookstore. Since it is here, she will definitely not miss it.