I Have a Wealth Gathering Array-Chapter 279: Celestial Fortune Hot Pot Base

Qin Yun had no choice but to step onto the podium amid everyone’s cheers.

"Honestly, I don’t really know what to say," Qin Yun said, looking at the crowd below.

"Qin Yun, can you talk a bit about why you opened the Celestial Fortune Clothing store?" someone from the crowd asked.

Immediately, many others echoed the request.

Now, many people were really interested in Qin Yun’s entrepreneurial journey.

"A clothing store, huh?"

Qin Yun chuckled and said, "I could say opening a clothing store is my pursuit, my dream, but I don’t want to lie. In fact, my main goal in opening the store was to make money."

As soon as he finished speaking, the class burst into laughter.

In reality, who doesn’t open a business to make money?

"The threshold for a clothing store is lower and easier to start, so I opened the Celestial Fortune Clothing store. Considering how it’s developed to its current state, it’s somewhat successful..."

Qin Yun started to chat idly with them, as he couldn’t reveal the matter of the Wealth Gathering Array, so he briefly described the development of Celestial Fortune Clothing.

Of course, those who were interested could look it up.

Although he didn’t say much, the people below listened intently.

Now, who doesn’t regard Qin Yun as their most admired person, aspiring to become another Qin Yun?

So young, and already earning tens of millions a month, something they might not achieve in a lifetime.

At this moment, however, Cheng Daxiong among the crowd wasn’t feeling very good, to put it mildly.

His milk tea shop opened at the end of April, and with the support of classmates and the May Day holiday, business was good, and he made some money.

After learning about Qin Yun’s story, he felt regretful but also a bit unconvinced.

His milk tea shop’s business was good. Even though his current earnings were not much, with continuous development, he hoped to open a second and third milk tea shop when funds allowed...

In the future, he might not necessarily lose to Qin Yun.

After all, Celestial Fortune Clothing also took a year to grow to its current size.

With great expectations, he continued to work hard running his milk tea shop. But after May Day, business gradually declined.

Moreover, another person opened a milk tea shop a few doors down the street, which further affected his business.

Previously supportive classmates started to come less frequently.

Initially, they came to support because of the classmate connection, but over time, the likelihood decreased. After all, Cheng Daxiong’s milk tea didn’t have an advantage in taste.

Feeling anxious, Cheng Daxiong suffered from insomnia at night, trying but failing to improve his milk tea shop’s business.

By the twentieth, the milk tea shop began operating at a loss.

At this rate, it was estimated that the shop would have to close before mid-June.

It was then that Cheng Daxiong recalled Qin Yun’s words about the necessity of thorough planning before starting a business, something he realized too late.

These past days, he contemplated whether to close the store.

However, seeing Qin Yun’s success made him unwilling to give up.

Because Qin Yun didn’t immediately agree to invest in the milk tea shop, they made sarcastic comments in class, but once Qin Yun’s story came to light, he became the most popular person in class, while Cheng Daxiong felt like a clown.

If the milk tea shop were to close now, wouldn’t it prove that Qin Yun’s decision not to invest was entirely correct?

So he still wanted to persist, proving that opening the milk tea shop was the right choice.

And while he persisted, a store employee mentioned during a break that they had made a thousand bucks, eyes filled with joy.

Curious, Cheng Daxiong asked, discovering that the employee had invested in stocks.

Stocks—a field Zhou Pang knew a bit about, with many experiencing losses.

However, after taking a closer look at the stocks his employee had bought, and observing them for a few days, it seemed like those stocks only dropped one day and went up on others.

He watched helplessly as his employee made more and more money.

According to the employee’s analysis, the stock had previously plummeted and reached a low point, and now was on an upward trend with more rises than falls. It was bold but manageable to buy, selling at a high point.

After careful study, Cheng Daxiong found it reasonable, noting the stock’s upward and downward trends.

Nevertheless, he was still too wary to buy.

After observing for a few more days, Cheng Daxiong saw the stock continue to rise and felt anxious, as if watching money fly away.

"Fortune favors the bold; the timid starve. Buying just a little wouldn’t hurt."

Looking at the spirited Qin Yun on the podium, Cheng Daxiong finally made up his mind to try buying some stocks.

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"Qin Yun, how does it feel to be famous?" Yu Leyao asked with a smile in a restaurant.

This was a restaurant opened by Yu Leyao’s aunt, and there were no patrons inside.

With Qin Yun’s fame, his visits to school had significantly decreased.

"Sigh, it’s better to keep a low profile." Qin Yun shook his head.

Yu Leyao chuckled, "With your Celestial Fortune being so successful, your identity will be revealed someday."

Many already knew of Qin Yun’s identity. Even if he wanted to hide it, he would eventually appear before the public eye.

Gazing at Yu Leyao, Qin Yun suddenly asked, "Class President, are you interested in starting a hotpot base brand?"

Surprisingly, Yu Leyao nodded and said, "I had thought about it before."

Seeing her genuine interest, Qin Yun curiously inquired, "Then why haven’t you pursued it?"

Previously, Yu Leyao opened a hotpot restaurant, with Qin Yun investing for a while before both withdrew. He had mentioned promoting her homemade base, realizing that creating and selling hotpot bases was a promising path.

Endlessly opening hotpot restaurants would consume too much money and would develop slowly.

"Qin Yun, it’s really difficult to start a hotpot base brand, you know?" Yu Leyao said helplessly.

Currently, the market already has many established hotpot base brands, such as Dahongpao, Qiaotou, Little Sheep, Dezhuang, and others, circulating for many years. It’s tough to seize part of the market now.

An unknown brand trying to find a niche faces unimaginable difficulties.

Even if people do buy, they generally go for the brands they’re used to, as the market’s customers are already divided.

"No worries, I’ve got your back," Qin Yun smiled.

"Currently, Celestial Fortune has around a thousand employees, and during festivals, we often struggle to find suitable gifts. Hotpot bases could make a perfect choice."

As Celestial Fortune continues to grow, supporting Yu Leyao in running a hotpot base brand could gradually open up the market.

Even without operational expertise, with Qin Yun’s fortune, successfully establishing a hotpot base brand is highly possible.

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