Although it is already spring, when night falls, the streets are very different from the bustling scene of people coming and going during the day. Except for the train station, there are very few tourists and vehicles in the city center. As soon as 20 o'clock passes, shopping malls and shops close one after another (supermarkets close earlier, some at 19 o'clock, and some at 19:30). There are no entertainment venues such as karaoke halls in the city, and even a limited number of nightclubs close from The decoration outside looked shabby and was far from the colorful nightlife that Dong Qiangqiang thought a big city should have.
The dim yellow street lights could only illuminate a few square meters of nearby pavement, not as bright as the lighting in the shop windows in the nearby commercial street. Although he was very familiar with the road home, Dong Qiangqiang still turned on the low beam headlights and drove carefully to avoid hitting stray animals that occasionally jumped out from the roadside.
The car drove smoothly, after all, he was the one who took the test twice before getting his driver's license.
"Actually, I want to ask you to go with me this time." Lao Bai looked out the car window and sighed quietly, "Germany won the right to host the 2006 World Cup two years ago, so this trip to Japan and South Korea is to train the team and accumulate experience. , to prepare for four years later. You have such a bright mind, it would be a pity not to go."
"Isn't this just in time for (graduation)?" Lao Bai's appreciation made Dong Qiangqiang warm in his heart. He smiled mockingly, "Exams and school selection are indeed very energy-intensive. At first glance, it seems that I have many choices. It seems like that, but in fact, it was others who picked me, and I didn’t just go wherever I wanted. And to be honest, I didn’t want to wait for a few semesters before starting to study. I was afraid that if I didn’t study vigorously, I wouldn’t be able to continue if I was exhausted. ”
"Business on business first, we will have a long time to come." Lao Bai consoled him.
Dong Qiangqiang remembered Lei Lanting's advice, hesitated for two seconds, and finally spoke: "Lei Lanting also wants to go to Japan with you to have a long experience..." In view of Lei Lanting's trouble last time in Italy, and Japan's The prostitution industry was more developed than in Italy, so Dong Qiangqiang didn't help Lei Lanting paint it hard. And although Lao Bai owes him a lot of favors, he has always been very good at doing business and returning favors. If Lei Lanting himself fell into Wenrou Township first when he was bringing guests, then Dong Qiangqiang, the recommender, would definitely not be able to escape his involvement.
"He asked you to come to beg me, right?" Lao Bai snorted from his nose, "I didn't answer his words in the restaurant just now, so I knew he would definitely not give up, but this person has high eyes and low hands, and he can't bear to be bullied. use."
"If you are worried, you can prevent him from running away alone and keep him by your side to keep an eye on him." Dong Qiangqiang was noncommittal about Lao Bai's evaluation. He made up his mind to say a good word for Lei Lanting, "You haven't been promoted yet. A driver's license for a 9-seater car, right? If you need to drive two cars on this trip, you will always need to find another driver. It is not a bad thing to use Lei Lanting. If there is only one car, you can drive it in reverse with the two of you. It's time to take a rest." Having said that, Dong Qiangqiang was not convinced. After all, there are advantages and disadvantages: Lao Bai can rest while driving backwards, but that also means that Lao Bai's income as a driver will be reduced. Half.
Lao Bai pondered for a long time: "You tell him that you can take him to Japan this time, but you have to make a three-part agreement. If he deliberately looks for trouble or can't control his lower body, get out."
Dong Qiangqiang thought that Lao Bai would simply reject him in this matter, but he didn't expect that he would agree so readily. He couldn't help but be happy: "Then I will tell him later that he will work obediently for money, and I scared him badly last time, so I probably won’t touch him again.”
"You are such a bad person." Lao Bai put his arms behind his head and leaned on the back of the chair, as if thinking about something.
"Didn't you always teach me to think more about business?" Dong Qiangqiang asked, "I am also a shareholder of Lebai, and I have to think about the company."
The car passed another intersection, and the place where Dong Qiangqiang and the others lived was close at hand.
"Do you know why I agreed to you so happily? Do you know how I got the group this time?"
Dong Qiangqiang was stunned by Lao Bai's abrupt question: "What?"
Lao Bai said it again, and Dong Qiangqiang shook his head: "Where do you want me to guess? Wasn't it introduced to you by your previous relationship?"
"This time it's actually your relationship." Lao Bai looked mysterious.
"My relationship?" Dong Qiangqiang carefully went through the people he knew in the tourism industry in his mind, but apart from Lao Bai, he didn't actually know anyone in the tourism industry. At this moment, an honest face appeared from his face. A flash of light flashed through his mind, and he suddenly had an epiphany, "You said it was Ding Haifeng who introduced you?"
"It's not Ding Haifeng," Lao Bai corrected, "it's Xu Tongying."
"Xu Tongying?" Dong Qiangqiang had a vague impression of this name, "You are talking about... the girl from the last Oktoberfest? Are you kidding me? She is a tourist?"
"That's her. She is currently working in an Internet OTA company, and her position is not low."
"OTA?" Although Dong Qiangqiang has worked in the Internet industry for a short time, he is very unfamiliar with this term.
"It's the abbreviation of online travel agency. It's an online travel company that can help you book air tickets, train tickets, bus tickets, and contact hotels and ground pick-ups. I contacted her after I went back to ask about her recovery, but the conversation came up by accident. Opportunities. She said that the current domestic business development momentum in this area is very strong. Their website has done a survey and found that young people aged around 24-30 years old have more and more diversified needs and desires to go out, but Southeast Asia will definitely not be able to meet them. The desire of Chinese people to open their eyes and see the world. The last time she went to Munich, she inspected the market. She also said a lot later, so I won’t repeat them one by one. I will give her QQ to you later, and you two can have a good chat. It can also create other sparks.”
Dong Qiangqiang was dumbfounded. He never imagined that yesterday's brave act would be linked to today's business. Everything was just like the plot in a TV series. No, the reality was even more bloody and surprising than the TV series.
"I showed her the official website of Lebai, and she praised you for your Internet awareness and made a lot of suggestions for modifications." Laobai's eyes were filled with approval. "She said that travel agencies in China are still engaged in traditional offline businesses. These people generally do not have Internet thinking, and they still mainly rely on print media advertising to attract customers. They have no experience or advantage in attracting the new generation of young people. As long as a small company like ours finds the right positioning, digs deep, and accumulates resources widely, If you don’t have enough food, you can overtake others in a corner and reap the dividends of online travel.”
Although Dong Qiangqiang was very impressed by the praise from a stranger, he regained his composure in a moment: "So we have an Internet advantage if we have a website?"
“It is undeniable that Lebai is still very immature, but compared to its peers, it has clear and standardized products, and the products are introduced with a perfect combination of photos and images. It also has the possibility of developing customized non-standard products according to customer needs. There are experienced tour guides and driver resources. By the way, one thing she particularly appreciates is Lebai's forum. Her original words are, 'The forum strengthens the interaction between the company and customers, increases customer stickiness, and does a great job in increasing customer repurchase rates. "Already prepared" or something like that, no matter how many words there are, I don't quite understand it, but it must be a good word anyway."
Old Bai Balabala said after a while, Dong Qiangqiang suddenly thought about it and blurted out: "She is a little lion?"
"What little lion?" Lao Bai suddenly stopped talking.
"In the past month, there has been a particularly active registered user on the forum. The user's avatar is a little cartoon lion. She left positive comments and commented on almost every route. I didn't expect it to be her." Dong Qiangqiang finished speaking and repeated it. , “I really didn’t expect it.”
"That's what you said," Old Bai smiled, "That little lion is me."
"You?" Dong Qiangqiang asked in surprise.
"Yes, Xu Tongying said that Lebai is good everywhere, but there are too few customers, so I registered an account and posted a message on it. You replied again and again, making it seem lively and popular."
"Hey, I thought (the website) had attracted high-quality customers through search engines." Dong Qiangqiang was disappointed and melancholy when he heard that Lao Bai was the user who left positive messages. "You made me happy for nothing."
"Don't be depressed. Xu Tongying said there are many ways to do business, so I say you hurry up and join her on QQ and study hard. Not only you, Lele also has to learn. From now on, you two will be responsible for this part of the website. I have confidence in you two." After saying that, he criticized himself and said, "I didn't pay attention to the website before, but I will definitely have to use this tool well in the future."
With Lao Bai's heroic words of "The future is bright but the road is tortuous, roll up your sleeves and work hard!", the car stopped steadily in front of their home.
"Come smoke a cigarette with me before you go in." Lao Bai stood by the car door and handed Dong Qiangqiang a cigarette. He explained intentionally or unintentionally, "I don't want to smoke in the house. The smell of cigarettes easily seeps into the wall." , Can’t get out, Lele disliked the strong smell of cigarettes last time she came here.”
Dong Qiangqiang unconsciously thought of Lei Lanting's words at night, but he just opened his mouth, and finally suppressed the gossip.
"In addition to contacting business and seeing a doctor this time, I also went to see her." The look of the conversation in the car had faded from Lao Bai's face, and white smoke rings slowly came out of his mouth, floating in the air. It rises and gradually dissipates in the air.
Dong Qiangqiang knew that "she" was Hualin, but he knew that he didn't need to get to the bottom of it at this time.
People often don't talk much in their best or worst moments.
So he just stood quietly, listening, without comment. His cigarette was held casually between his fingers, burning intermittently without putting it in his mouth.
"Her family said that she didn't stay in the country for a few days and returned to Germany very early." After a long while, Lao Bai continued.
"You still want to talk to her?"
"I thought I signed the divorce agreement, but she still had to call and say a few words when she came back. After all, a husband and wife would never die without contact." Lao Bai's expression was lonely and sad, and the beauty of the past Making his memories become even more cruel, "But I was wrong. Between us... it should be completely over."
Dong Qiangqiang didn't know what to say. He was not good at comforting others, not to mention that the other person was Lao Bai. In the end, he just mechanically suppressed one sentence: "Let the past go. She has moved on, and you have to look forward too."
Lao Bai smoked his cigarette very quickly, reaching the cigarette butt in the blink of an eye. He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it with his foot. Countless small sparks suddenly burst out from the cigarette butt, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
He stared at the ground blankly, and after a long time he raised his head. There was something crystal clear in his eyes that reflected the faint orange light of the street lamp.
"You're right! I should start over."
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