I open a bookstore in the human world

"Boss Zheng, I have admired your name for a long time." Song Lan stretched out his hand, secretly looking at Zheng Jun.

Zheng Jun was a soldier. Although he has been out of the army for many years, he still retains some of his military habits. For example, his standing posture is different from others, which makes him stand out in the crowd.

Zheng Jun's sharp eyes swept over Song Lan's face, and he slowly reached out his hand, holding Song Lan's hand firmly.

It is a bit inappropriate to say "grip", it is better to say "hoop".Zheng Jun's hands are so strong, it's almost like crushing a person's bones.

A hint of cunning flashed across Ou Meng's smiling eyes: She knew Zheng Jun's hand strength, and this little boss Song was miserable this time.

Although they can't do anything to Song Lan on this occasion, Ou Meng is very happy to see him suffer a small loss.

No, Song Lan didn't even move her brows, as if she didn't feel any pain at all, but Zheng Jun, who was opposite him, frowned slightly.

Two seconds later, the hands of the two separated.

Zheng Jun looked at his reddened palm, and his face was gloomy: just now he was about to exert force, but Song Lan exerted force one step ahead of him.This Song Lan seemed to have no strength to restrain a chicken, but he didn't expect to be so strong, it was a bit beyond his expectation.

Song Lan smiled as if nothing had happened, and greeted Zheng Jun: "Boss Zheng's Baiwen Bookstore was fortunate enough to visit before, and it is indeed very unusual. No wonder it is listed as the first of the 'Four Big Bookstores'."

Zheng Jun smiled and said: "Where, where, the 'Four Big Bookstores' are just folk jokes, and they don't count. If it is special, Boss Song's Shadow Bookstore is amazing. This bookstore has not yet opened, and the entire Shan'an City Got it." This was secretly satirizing the previous haunted rumors.

Song Lan said: "Boss Zheng is making fun of me. There must be some misunderstanding here. Fortunately, the misunderstanding has been resolved now, so let's not mention it?"

Ou Meng was slightly surprised: she thought that Song Lan's promise to come to the tea party this time was to inquire about his teacher's crimes, but he didn't expect that he didn't even mention it. On the contrary, the meaning behind the words seemed to want to write off the past.

What exactly is Boss Song planning?Ou Meng couldn't understand.

Zheng Jun was also stunned for a moment, and quickly covered it up. He slightly raised the corners of his mouth: "By the way, it's the first time for Boss Song to come here. Let's go, I'll show you around."

After Zheng Jun and Song Lan left, Liu Degui and Yuan Xingliang came together.

"What exactly does this Song Lan mean?" Liu Degui shook his head in a daze, "I don't understand, I really don't understand."

"Could it be to show goodwill?" Yuan Xingliang frowned and guessed, "But doesn't he know that we did all those things? Strange, really strange."

Ou Meng stared at the backs of Zheng Jun and Song Lan for a while, then suddenly smiled: "Whatever, Boss Zheng is holding the sky down anyway, so what are we afraid of?"

The three of them looked at each other with mysterious smiles.

"It's true, so what if the other party knows? The whole thing was led by Lao Zheng, and the three of us can only be regarded as accomplices at most. Even if this surname Song wants to take revenge, we are not the first to bear the brunt of it." Yuan Xingliang smiled. Face carefree.

——Although they have temporarily formed an alliance in dealing with the shadow bookstore, they are still competitors.In the past two years, Zheng Jun's Baiwen Bookstore has been faintly expanding, and the delicate balance between the "four major bookstores" is about to be broken. broken.If Baiwen Bookstore and Shadow Bookstore match up, won't they be the ones who will profit by then?

In the face of interests, there has never been an eternal enemy, let alone an eternal friend.

Song Lan followed Zheng Jun to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the clubhouse.

At this moment, it was sunset outside the window, and warm red and soft light slanted into the hall, covering most of the hall with a layer of golden light.Song Lan frowned slightly, intentionally or unintentionally, she walked towards a shadowy place that was not illuminated by light, and sat down on the leather sofa.

Zheng Jun didn't notice his small movements, so he also found a sofa and sat down, not too far or very close to Song Lan, keeping a very polite and safe distance.

Zheng Jun snapped his fingers and called the waiter, ordered a glass of boiled water for himself, and asked Song Lan what he wanted to drink.

Song Lan thought for a while, then said with a smile, "A glass of red wine."

"Has Boss Zheng always been so restrained? As far as I know, all of you who have served in the army are very good drinkers." When the drinks were served, Song Lan glanced at the glass in front of Zheng Jun and smiled.

Zheng Jun said: "When I was in the army, I couldn't drink indiscriminately. After so many years, I got used to it."

"Admiration," it's really hard for ordinary people to maintain their original living habits after leaving the military life, unless they are strong-willed people. "Now I finally understand why Boss Zheng can expand his business."

Zheng Jun also laughed, but the smile dissipated before it reached his eyes: "Boss Song is not bad, how do you say that? Young people are awesome. To be honest, when I saw Boss Song, I suddenly felt that I was old. This world is already the world of young people."

"That's too old-fashioned," Song Lan smiled, and touched Zheng Jun's with her wine glass, "Boss Zheng is only forty at most, right? A man forty is the time to do something big .From his face, Boss Zheng is an ambitious person."

Zheng Jun glanced at Song Lan with a half-smile: "Oh? I don't know Boss Song can still read faces."

Song Lan smiled slightly: "I know a thing or two."

"Then Boss Song can tell what's next for me?" Zheng Jun raised his eyebrows.

Song Lan really pretended to look at Zheng Jun for a long time, pondered for a moment, and said: "When a person reaches middle age, his career will go smoothly."

Zheng Jun stared at Song Lan with sharp eyes for a long time, but Song Lan just smiled and looked fearless.Zheng Jun's expression softened a little, and he said, "Then let Boss Song give me a good word."

"However..." Song Lan suddenly had another turning point, "However, before that, Boss Zheng will encounter some minor troubles."

Zheng Jun suddenly thought of all the troubles he had encountered in his career before, and his face darkened.

"Then how to crack it?" Zheng Jun adjusted his posture, leaned forward, and stared at Song Lan.

"As the old saying goes, peace is the most important thing." Song Lan sat in the shadow of the sun, her smile seemed a little unreal, "It's very simple, let's cooperate and solve the trouble together."

"You mean, the two of us join forces to kill the other three?" Zheng Jun looked at Song Lan aggressively.

Song Lan smiled slightly: "It's better for two families to compete than for four families to go their own way, isn't it?"

"Could it be that Boss Song doesn't mind what happened earlier?" After a long while, Zheng Jun frowned.

What Zheng Jun was referring to, both of them knew very well.Before Zheng Jun made so much trouble for Shadow Bookstore, Song Lan actually offered to cooperate, which surprised Zheng Jun.

"There is no permanent enemy in business." Song Lan raised his glass to Zheng Jun.

"Then why is it our Baiwen Bookstore? You know, I didn't like your Shadow Bookstore before." Zheng Jun raised his eyebrows.He was really curious: Song Lan is an outsider after all, so it's not surprising to find a local partner, but why did he find him?Isn't he afraid of being beaten up?

Song Lan's expression was natural, and the hand toasting was steady: "Because Baiwen is the strongest, and our shadows only cooperate with the strong." There was infinite confidence in the words, and it seemed that he was not worried about what Zheng Jun said. This situation occurs.

"Then what if I refuse?" Zheng Jun asked with great interest.

Song Lan smiled: "Boss Zheng is a smart person, and a smart person will not reject suggestions that are beneficial to him."

"No wonder Boss Song can achieve such an achievement at such a young age." Zheng Jun was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, and also raised his glass of white water, "Then wish us a happy cooperation in advance?"

"Happy cooperation." The two cups collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

***

Recently, Ou Meng's life is not easy. The turnover of her Rainbow Bookstore is much lower than before, and even the traffic during the most popular weekends is far less than before.

Could it be that someone is playing tricks behind the scenes?Facing last month's bills, Ou Meng was puzzled: "It shouldn't be, since Rainbow Bookstore hasn't had any news recently, how could the traffic suddenly decrease?"

Wait, if there is any change, it will be the opening of the Shadow Bookstore.But even if Shadow Bookstore is very popular recently, it is just a newly opened bookstore, so how could it have such an impact?

After thinking about it, Ou Meng called his assistant and asked him to check the latest news of the Shadow Bookstore.

The assistant quickly sorted out a document and handed it to Ou Meng. The document was very clear. It turned out that the Shadow Bookstore was doing a grand opening ceremony. There were many discounts for shopping in the store, and the discounts were even stronger than online shopping.According to the information on the data, the Shadow Bookstore has been very lively recently. People are shopping in the store from morning to night, and those who come out of the store can be said to be full of rewards.

It’s not surprising that this happens. Shadow Bookstore’s cultural and creative products are already well-known, and flower and fruit tea gift bags are also good gifts. These things are not usually discounted, and even if they are discounted, the discount is not too big. It’s rare that there is an event. Many people are naturally willing to come and stock up.

What's more, this time the book activities in the store are very strong, even some people who are not interested in cultural and creative products will choose to come in and buy a few books to go back, even if they don't read them, decorate the bookshelf or give them away It is also good.

The more she flipped through the documents, the haze between Ou Meng's eyebrows became more and more intense. At the end, she was so angry that she left the documents on the ground, but she was still so angry that she stepped on it and said to herself: "Zheng Jun What happened to him? Didn't he come out and take care of something like this? "

As the head of the "Four Big Bookstores" and the leader of the bookstore industry in Shan'an City, Zheng Jun's words are not light.In the past, bookstores used price cuts to attract customers, which affected the business of other stores.When encountering such a situation, it is usually Zheng Jun who comes forward, and I don’t know how he solved it. In short, no bookstore has cut prices on a large scale since then.If other bookstores want to carry out activities, they will also "discuss" with the four major bookstores to find out a more appropriate activity intensity.

Price war has always been an inevitable war in various industries. In order to compete for the market, some people will constantly reduce the price of their own products to attract customers, which will inevitably lead to disorder in the market and form a vicious circle.However, in Shan'an City, there are "Four Big Bookstores", and no bookstore dares to fight a price war for the time being. These four major bookstores monopolize most of the book market in Shan'an City, and the others have to follow them to drink some meat. soup.

It is said that a strong dragon can't beat a local snake, and the Shadow Bookstore has just arrived, and dares to ignore the industry's "rules" in this city and do activities wantonly. Doesn't it take the "Four Bookstores" seriously?But what puzzled Ou Meng was that there was no movement from Zheng Jun's side, as if he didn't know about it.

Ou Meng is a shrewd woman, otherwise she wouldn't be where she is today.Seeing that the situation on Zheng Jun's side was different, she didn't rush to find Zheng Jun. After thinking about it for a while, she decided to call another phone number first.