Hearing what the long-faced young man said, the round-faced young man immediately opened his eyes and asked, "Are you telling the truth? I remember that you said two days ago that you couldn't contact your cousin for some reason?"
"Hey what a coincidence! Just this morning, I wanted to try my luck in front of Prince Wuding's Mansion, but who would have thought that not long after I got there, I saw my cousin I followed a few kitchen ladies who were buying groceries out of the palace. As you know, I don¡¯t have any other skills, but I still have a way of stalking people. Finally, I finally grabbed an opportunity and had a few private conversations with my cousin ¡¡±
Speaking of this, the long-faced young man suddenly stopped talking and started to talk.
Seeing this situation, the round-faced young man seemed to be angry with anxiety, but he still had patience and said repeatedly: "Brother Ma, I know I shouldn't have doubted you just now, please don't forget the villain's fault and spare me." This time, right?¡±
"Haha Who among our brothers is following whom? I'm just teasing you!" After patting the round-faced young man on the shoulder with a smile, the long-faced young man said with a mysterious face: "According to my cousin, she and Minyi County The Lord's personal maid is very familiar with her, so once I accidentally heard Princess Minyi's personal maid say that the reason why Mr. Lei has not left the palace during this period is because he is busy preparing for a ready-made clothing store!"
"Whatthat Mr. Lei wants to open a ready-made clothing store? Thisthis is really great! To be honest, I have long wanted to buy a few sets of new men's clothing designed by him!" The round-faced young man's eyes shone. clenched his fist.
"Who says it's not the case! When I first heard the news, I was so excited! So I have decided that even if I don't go to "" for half a year, I will buy more new men's clothing designed by him!" said the long-faced young man. He also nodded vigorously with an excited look on his face.
"Um I paid for the drink! Brother Ma, I have something to do at home, so I'll go ahead!" After the round-faced young man said these words, he dropped a silver ingot and trotted out of the restaurant.
Looking at the hurried back of the round-faced young man, the long-faced young man was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that this guy must be showing off everywhere because he was walking in such a hurry!
"This stingy guy actually wants to use the money of a meal to just throw me away? Huh there is no way!"
After muttering something in a low voice, the long-faced young man quickly walked away and chased after the round-faced young man.
Soon after the long-faced young man left, the news that the great talent Lei Ming was preparing to open a ready-made clothing store spread quickly throughout the capital like snowflakes at an overwhelming and crazy speed.
People have a tendency to show off. After the children of powerful people who attended the banquet returned home, in order to show their superiority to others, they would eloquently recount what they saw and heard at the banquet whenever they met. At first, they may not have exaggerated the facts, but as word of mouth spread, the rumors about Lei Dong quickly became exaggerated.
¡° In this way, the new sets of clothes designed by Lei Dong were naturally praised to the sky.
If there had not been news that Lei Dong was going to open a ready-made clothing store, the ordinary rich children in the capital might not have been excited to tell the news. After all, things designed by a great talent like Lei Dong could take a look. , is enough for them to be happy for half a day, how can they dare to hope that they can personally wear the new clothes designed by Lei Dong?
However, when they heard the news that Lei Dong was going to open a ready-to-wear store, their hopes, which they had not even dared to hope for, were immediately ignited! They all know that since they want to open a ready-made clothing store, the price will definitely not be too high! In this way, as long as you live frugally, you may still be able to buy a new piece of clothing designed by Lei Dong!
Once human desire grows, it can no longer be contained. In excitement, these ordinary rich children count their days on their fingers almost every day.
And just when everyone was expecting it, another piece of new news spread quickly.
According to some well-informed sources, the ready-made clothing store that the great talent Lei Ming will open will not only sell high-end boutique clothing in prosperous areas such as business districts, but also sell relatively low-end clothing in less prosperous areas such as civilian areas. ordinary clothing.
As soon as the news came out, the whole capital was in a sensation.
"Compared to the ordinary children of rich families or the children of powerful families, the most common people in the capital are the daughters of common people.
Everyone has a love for beauty, and these common people¡¯s children naturally want to wear the new clothes designed by Lei Dong to make themselves more beautiful. However, due to family constraints, they can only hope.
However, when I heard that the great talent Lei Ming was going to open a ready-made clothing store,When they sell relatively low-end ordinary clothes in non-busy areas such as civilian areas, these civilian children are pleasantly surprised to find that their extravagant hopes are no longer extravagant hopes, but are likely to become reality!
Nothing makes people feel happier than having their dreams come true. When they think that they can wear beautiful new clothes and attract the attention of the opposite sex like the children of rich families, these common people's daughters in the capital use their own methods and try their best to save money.
And just when the curiosity and expectations of the people in the capital were completely aroused, Lei Dong was in his manager's residence, thinking about his next plan with a tired look on his face.
In fact, for more than a week, Lei Dong did not leave the gate of Prince Wuding's palace as the people in the capital saw. On the contrary, after using a simple disguise technique to transform himself into a middle-aged guard with a black face and short beard, he left early and returned late almost every day for more than a week, running back and forth between various cities in the capital.
Of course, hard work always pays off. After more than a week of busy running around, basically all the ready-made clothing stores and clothing workshops that were just purchased in various areas of the capital have been visited by Lei Dong. According to Lei Dong's estimation, it may take less than half a month for these new stores to be officially opened.
When he thought of this, Lei Dong's fatigue from the past few days seemed to have temporarily disappeared, and his body was suddenly filled with energy.
By the wayI don¡¯t know how things are going with Princess Minyi? While I have some time now, I have to go over and supervise.
After coming back to his senses from his contemplation, Lei Dong immediately put on his outer robe, raised his feet and walked towards the door.
"Brother Leiwhy are you going out to work again just after you come back?"
As soon as Lei Dong walked out of his steward's residence, he met Tian Rong, the general manager of the internal treasury, who was rushing over at the corner of the corridor.
As for Tian Rong¡¯s purpose, Lei Dong could roughly guess.
Tian Rong immediately changed his attitude towards Lei Dong after Lei Dong made a splash at Princess Minyu's birthday party. If Lei Dong hadn't persisted, I'm afraid Tian Rong would not be called 'Brother Lei' now, but 'Master' .
To be honest, Lei Dong was really shocked when he saw that Tian Rong regarded himself as his eldest disciple and insisted on calling him master. However, after calming down, Lei Dong still declined Tian Rong's request very firmly. He doesn't want to accept a eunuch as his disciple!
After being declined by Lei Dong, Tian Rong was not discouraged. As soon as Lei Dong came back from outside, he immediately put down what he was doing and ran over to ask Lei Dong for advice on calligraphy.
Seeing that there was no way to go on like this, Lei Dong simply wrote a dozen copybooks and threw them to Tian Rong. Of course, Lei Dong's calligraphy stickers were not given in vain. While throwing these copybooks to Tian Rong, he also asked Tian Rong to copy these copybooks a hundred times before coming to him again.
Not everyone can get Lei Dong¡¯s copybook now! Not to mention, I got a dozen pairs at once! To Tian Rong, this is just like a dream! Overjoyed, he held these copybooks in both hands without saying a word, as if he had found a treasure, and couldn't wait to go back and copy them.
??????????????????????????? It¡¯s rare to be clean for a few days, why did this guy come back again?
After sighing depressedly, Lei Dong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't want to be so busy! But the key to the problem is that things are piled together, so I can't do it without being busy!"
"Well I've heard about your plan to open a ready-made clothing store, brother. However, no matter how busy you are, you should pay more attention to your health!" Tian Rong said with a sympathetic look.
"HahaThank you for your kind reminder, brother. If nothing happens, I will go find the princess?"
Seeing what Lei Dong said, Tian Rong quickly reached out, took out an exquisite wooden box from his storage bag, and handed it to Lei Dong.
"Brother Lei, what is in this wooden box is the copybook that I have copied these days. If you have time, please help me take a look"
"Okay there's no problem! When I come back in the evening, I'll take a good look at it for my brother. If there's anything that needs improvement, I'll write it down and have it handed over to you, brother." He smiled. After nodding, Lei Dong put away the exquisite wooden box handed over by Tian Rong.
Seeing this situation, Tian Rong also knew that he might not have the chance to ask Lei Dong for advice today, so he casually found an excuse, turned around and walked back to his manager's residence.
After separating from Tian Rong, Lei Dong took big steps and walked directly to the attic where Princess Minyi was.
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In the attic¡ª¡ª
Princess Minyi was lowering her head and thinking about something when she heardAfter the footsteps, she turned and looked towards the stairs. When she saw Lei Dong walking up, her eyes lit up at first, and then she deliberately frowned and asked: "You are such a busy person, why did you suddenly come over here when you have time today?" Are you looking at me?"
"I can't help it I just miss the princess!" Lei Dong shrugged and said with a playful smile.
"Are you lying? If nothing happens, can you come and find me?" After her pretty face blushed slightly, Princess Minyi gave Lei Dong a big roll of her eyes.
"Oh nothing can be hidden from Princess Minyi's eyes!" After a chuckle, Lei Dong sat directly on the wooden chair next to Princess Minyi.
"Tell mewhat do you want from me?" Princess Minyi turned her head and looked around, her face still showing a trace of tiredness, and asked softly.
"It's not a big deal. I just want to ask, how far are things going on here?"
Seeing Lei Dong ask this question, Princess Minyi's face suddenly burst out with a look of confidence.
"Don't worry, things on our side are going more smoothly than expected!"
"Ohcan you explain it in detail?" Lei Dong interjected and asked.
"Okay there is no problem." After saying this, Princess Minyi introduced it to Lei Dong in detail.
It turns out that in order to quickly occupy the clothing market in Dali Kingdom, Lei Dong also arranged two tasks for Princess Minyi and the others.
The first task is to take advantage of the curiosity of the people in the capital, first release the news bit by bit, and then, when the curiosity and expectation of the people in the capital reach their peak, launch the first batch of new clothes.
To be honest, when she first took over this task, Princess Minyi was a little dissatisfied. She believed that it was not worth spending so much energy to build up the momentum. However, as the plan continued to advance, especially when she saw that the people in the capital were going crazy, asking around for all the news about the new clothing stores, she had to deeply admire Lei Dong's foresight. .
Perhaps it was because Princess Minyi was personally responsible for this first task. When introducing this first task, Princess Minyi gave a very detailed explanation, and even explained even some small details to Lei Dong. out.
Compared with the introduction of the first task, Princess Minyi was too general when introducing the second task.
Seeing this, Lei Dong had no choice but to interrupt and ask.
"Umif I remember correctly, Mr. Fang is responsible for this second task, which is to set up branches in major cities across the country, right?"
Seeing Lei Dong ask this question, Princess Minyi nodded in confusion. She didn't understand why Lei Dong asked this question.
After smiling slightly, Lei Dong promptly solved the doubt in Princess Minyi¡¯s mind.
"Since we have established branches in major cities across the country, why did you only introduce the names of the cities where branches have been established, but not how many branches have been established in those cities?"
"Ahif you hadn't asked, I would have almost forgotten about this!" After patting her forehead awkwardly, Princess Minyi quickly took out a booklet and handed it to Lei Dong. "Grandpa asked me to give this to you. He said that if you want to know the detailed information of each branch, just give you this brochure."
"Haha Mr. Fang is still thoughtful."
After taking the brochure with a smile, Lei Dong did not stay with Princess Minyi for long. After chatting for a few more words, he stood up and left.
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It is obvious that Lei Dong attaches great importance to the booklet that Mr. Fang asked Princess Minyi to hand over to him.
As soon as he returned to his steward's residence in the inner treasury, he immediately opened the booklet and read it attentively.
Time passes slowly
About two quarters of an hour later, Lei Dong took a long breath and slowly closed the booklet in his hand.
At the same time, a smile of relief appeared on his face.
In fact, there are two main reasons why Lei Dong left all the matters of setting up peripheral branches to Mr. Fang.
On the one hand, the reason is that from the current point of view, only Mr. Fang has the strength to accomplish this matter in a short time.
On the other hand, Lei Dong also wanted to use this opportunity to test whether Mr. Fang was worthy of his long-term cooperation.
¡° If Mr. Fang is short-sighted or cares too much in this trial, Lei Dong will definitely not cooperate with him for a long time.
After putting away the pamphlet in his hand, Lei Dong thought that no one would come to him today. Unexpectedly, as soon as he asked Wei Zai a few questions about alchemy, someone else came to him.
This time, in addition to Princess Minyu, those who came to see Lei Dong were also her grandfather, Che Ming, the president of the Tongda Chamber of Commerce.
Considering that the people he met during this period were all high-level figures, under normal circumstances, Lei Dong would wrap his Dantian with purple light when he went out. In this case, he doesn't have to worry about being discovered by those old guys with high cultivation level.
It was the same this time. As soon as he heard that Princess Minyu¡¯s grandfather was also here, Lei Dong immediately used his spiritual thoughts to contact the main soul without even thinking about it.
As Lei Dong¡¯s cultivation level increased, the main soul became more and more proficient in controlling the purple light. As soon as Lei Dong¡¯s spiritual thoughts came over, the main soul immediately emitted a small group of purple light, completely covering the Dantian.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Lei Dong did not delay any more time. He nodded and followed the maid Xiaoqin to the attic of Princess Minyi.
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In the attic where Princess Minyi is located¡ª¡ª
An old man of medium stature, rosy complexion, and somewhat immortal appearance was looking out of the window at the scenery in the palace.
Not far behind the old man, Princess Minyu lowered her head slightly and stood next to Princess Minyi, muttering something unknown.
Suddenly, the old man who was looking out of the window focused his eyes and looked towards the corridor under the attic.
At the corner of the corridor, Lei Dong was chatting wordlessly with the maid Xiaoqin. Suddenly, Lei Dong felt as if he was locked by something.
Lei Dong is very familiar with this feeling. During this period, he has been stared at by this kind of gaze mixed with spiritual thoughts countless times.
Ha ha the old man's temper is quite anxious! Even though he was so far away, he started to "generate electricity" at me!
No need to think, Lei Dong could guess that the owner of this gaze must be Princess Minyu¡¯s grandfather¡ªMr. Che!
Of course, even though he had already guessed who the owner of this gaze was, on the surface, Lei Dong still pretended to be unaware, and he did not even glance towards the direction of the attic out of the corner of his eye