Car-hailing Driver: Rewards from Complaints-Chapter 270 - 166: Junior Delivers Invitation, Gets Framed by Scamming Crew

Chapter 270: Chapter 166: Junior Delivers Invitation, Gets Framed by Scamming Crew

After a night of fermentation, the video of Yang Chen and Chen Tian competing to see who would spend more money to woo the same girl by splurging over a million at Louis Vuitton went viral on Douyin.

While everyone was focusing on the related videos, the Louis Vuitton brand also gained popularity.

Though Louis Vuitton is a luxury brand, it still can’t quite compare to brands like LV or Chanel.

This is why the foot traffic during the opening of the Beizha Nightless Store was lower than expected.

But things are different now. Because of the impact of these videos, many onlookers are eager to come to the store to have a look.

It doesn’t matter if they buy or not; having the place packed is a scene every business owner loves to see.

Many businesses even spend money to hire people to line up and create a false impression.

For example, a recently trendy milk tea shop, "Tea Some Joy Some," had hundreds of people lining up under the moon. The price of a cup of milk tea was hyped to 200 yuan; even a fool can see there is something fishy going on.

But businesses are willing to spend money doing this because it can indeed attract real customers.

Similarly, with the Louis Vuitton store being packed, many people can’t help but come in to join the fun. This makes other customers think the brand is truly good and want to come in as well.

As long as a few real customers can be converted, the store’s sales targets can be met.

Yang Chen had just finished seeing off a guest and was leaning to the side drinking water when Wang Jiayi called him.

Wang Jiayi: "Hehe... Your method yesterday really worked. The store is packed today, and sales have increased significantly. You’re awesome!"

Yang Chen: "It’s got to work. I watch Douyin every day and have seen so many cases; I’ve picked up a few insights, right?"

Wang Jiayi: "You’ve helped me a lot. How do you want me to repay you?"

Yang Chen: "Talk to me after a week. I need some time to cool down during this period."

Wang Jiayi: "Jerk! I’m ignoring you, I have to get busy."

Yang Chen has been quite good to Wang Jiayi, arranging a manager position for her and coming up with ways to get through the tough beginning. Her dream of staying in this dazzling big city of Hai City should be achievable now.

Near noon, Yang Chen went to Lin Yiren’s house.

This was the first official date for the two, and Lin Yiren took it very seriously.

She went to the market early in the morning to buy fresh ingredients and had been busy until now to make lunch.

Eight dishes, a hot and sour soup, a sweet soup, plus a fruit platter for after the meal. The pairing was reasonable, and the meal was nutritionally rich.

Lin Yiren happily said, "You know, I’ve fantasized about this day for a long time. I think cooking for someone you like is a very happy thing."

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "I must say, your cooking skills aren’t bad at all, better than many restaurant chefs. If I married you, I wouldn’t say anything else, but I’d surely get plump from all the eating."

Lin Yiren: "Hehe... That’s for sure, I’ll definitely make you chubby and fair."

Lin Yiren indeed gave Yang Chen a feeling of home. Maybe he could seriously try developing a relationship with her.

After lunch, Yang Chen helped tidy up the kitchen and then took Lin Yiren to Eastern Airlines.

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Hai City Finance University, conference room.

Principal Ge Sulan was holding a meeting with various department leaders. The main purpose of the meeting was to have department leaders widely distribute "hero invitations," contacting students who graduated from Finance University and inviting them to return for the university’s 60th anniversary celebration. They hoped to persuade these returning alumni to donate funds to expand the teaching block during this event.

Currently, the nation’s education budget leans more towards science and technology universities. For humanities-focused institutions like Finance University, the available funding is quite limited.

However, after this year’s enrollment increment, the new campus’s teaching block is obviously insufficient; many important courses have to be scheduled at night to find available classrooms.

To facilitate teaching and learning for faculty and students, the university plans to expand by constructing a new teaching block, with the complete setup estimated to cost about 10 million.

The school currently only has 2 million available, and they need to find ways to gather the remaining 8 million from other sources.

Therefore, Principal Ge Sulan set her sights on the 60th-anniversary celebration, hoping some outstanding alumni returning for the celebration would generously contribute 8 million to expand the teaching block.

Understanding the principal’s intent, each department leader quickly went back to call meetings with their department’s teachers, urging them to promptly send "hero invitations" to their former students.

Yang Chen had just finished dropping off a passenger and was about to find a place to rest when class monitor Xu Xiaowan sent a message in the group chat.

Xu Xiaowan @all members: Teacher Huang just called me, saying the day after tomorrow is the school anniversary celebration. We hope those with time can come back and participate. Additionally, the school needs to expand the teaching block and is short of some money. If convenient, we hope everyone can generously donate on the day of the anniversary to give back to our alma mater.

Hai City Finance University’s request for help from its graduates isn’t excessive. Still, the excessive part is that they openly stated their purpose. Who would dare to attend after hearing that?

If you go, will you donate?

Not donating would look bad, especially since the teacher informed everyone in advance. Some even think this so-called anniversary celebration is just a pretext, with the real goal being to raise money.

If donating, how much should one donate?

Donating a lot would put pressure on everyone’s livelihood.

Donating a little, and you’d feel embarrassed to mention it.

For example, those in Hai City with mortgages, after deducting mortgage payments from their salary each month, it’s already a bit tight to maintain a basic living, let alone donate.

The vast majority of students lose contact with their old school after graduation; there are really few who are willing to donate.