"You?" Lin Xu looked at his classmate Shen and asked, "Do you have any good suggestions? Let’s hear them..."
Shen Guofu, who was sipping Nori Egg Drop Soup in small mouthfuls, also looked at his daughter with interest, curious to hear what good company name she would propose.
"I think the company should be called ’That’s a Big Household’!"
That’s a Big Household? What kind of ridiculous name is that? The others also had puzzled expressions, not understanding what she meant.
Shen Jiayue said, "Yanjing City’s ’That’s a Big Household’ Catering Company, doesn’t that name sound impressive? Shen Teng’s film and television company has the same name, and it even trended online."
Lin Xu offered a wry smile. Shen Teng is a comedian; the funnier he is, the more attention he gets. But we’re opening a restaurant. A name like that feels a bit too much like we’re just trying to be clever. He looked at Shen Baobao and asked, "Any other suggestions?"
"Yes, ’The Most Delicious’... Yanjing City’s ’The Most Delicious’ Catering Company; ’The Number One Market Value’... Yanjing City’s ’The Number One Market Value’ Catering Company..."
The girl proposed seven or eight company names, all of them in this humorous style.
Dou Wenjing wanted to laugh but dared not. "Yueyue, misleading names like these will be rejected. They can also easily provoke hostility from our peers. Let’s go with a different name."
As for Lin Xu, his only thought was: Your suggestion is good; just don’t bring it up again. He’d thought his classmate Shen would offer some constructive advice, but who knew the girl was just trying to liven things up. Looks like I still have to figure it out myself!
Thinking of how Wu Kexin and Panda’s company was named Xinda Electronic Commerce Company, should I also use both our names? Lin Xu tried to combine them. He found that whether it was called Xuyue Catering Company or Yuexu Catering Company, neither rolled off the tongue easily. They weren’t as catchy as Xinda Company.
Just as he was pondering, Dundun, who was taking a nap on the cashier’s counter at the entrance, sat up. This little fellow first arched his chubby little bottom and stretched lazily, then elongated his body before jumping off the cashier’s counter. Holding a cat teaser in his mouth, he approached Shen Guofu, evidently in the mood to play.
"Oh, you want me to play with you, huh?" Shen Guofu drained the Nori Egg Drop Soup from his bowl, picked up the cat teaser, and went over to an empty area near the cashier’s counter to play with him.
As he played, he said to Lin Xu, "Dundun is so adorable, why not use his name for the company? That would also be easy to remember."
Use Dundun’s name? That’s actually a good suggestion!This little guy is a natural luck-bringer and brings good fortune too. Using his name for the company might just make riches pour in.
With that in mind, he said to Dou Wenjing, "Wenjing, let’s name the company ’Chubby Dundun Catering’." Just ’Dundun’ by itself would sound a bit too plain, but adding ’Chubby’ makes it instantly cute.
Dundun, while playing, glanced at Lin Xu with dissatisfaction, and even flashed the claws hidden in his paw pads. But then he retracted them again. Oh well, I’ll cut the poop-scooper some slack...
Dou Wenjing organized the shop’s paperwork, put it into a file folder, and prepared to leave. Just then, Dundun also stopped playing. Shen Guofu put down the cat teaser. Having eaten and drunk his fill, it was time for him to go back to work.
Once outside, he said to Dou Wenjing, "Wenjing, you don’t need to go to the office for the next few days. After you’ve finished registering the company, help me buy the shops to the left and right of Lin Ji’s Food, as well as those upstairs."
Buy the shops? Dou Wenjing turned to look at the location of Lin Ji’s Food. To the left was a bakery; its roller shutter was still down at this hour, a clear sign it wasn’t doing well. To Lin Ji’s right was a clothing store. It was quite large, about two or three times the size of Lin Ji. There seemed to be customers trying on clothes, but a ’Prime Shop for Transfer’ sign was hanging by the door. As for the tutoring centers on the second and third floors of the shops... Ever since the ’Double Reduction’ policy began, these kinds of tutoring centers had all gone under. The second-floor windows even had cobwebs, looking like they hadn’t been cleaned in at least half a year.
Commercial properties earn money from rent. Shops like these, which clearly couldn’t be rented out, shouldn’t be difficult to purchase. After all, the landlords still have to cover property taxes and management fees. They’d probably rather get a lump sum of cash. But what was Mr. Shen’s purpose in buying these? To surround his son-in-law’s shop and create a siege? No, that’s not like him! He wouldn’t do something so pointless. The most likely thing is... Lin Ji’s store is expanding. If all these shops are bought and connected with Lin Ji’s Food, then the total area, both upstairs and downstairs, would be almost two to three thousand square meters. That’s dozens of times the current size of Lin Ji’s Food. Lin Ji’s Food would transform almost instantly from a small roadside store into a large restaurant. That must be Mr. Shen’s intention, right? As the helmsman of a company worth several billion in market value, Mr. Shen indeed has a far-reaching vision.
As Dou Wenjing was contemplating, Shen Guofu said to her, "Wenjing, take a taxi to the Administrative Services Hall yourself. I have to get back to the company for an online meeting... Oh, by the way, your salary will continue as usual for these days you’re helping out at Lin Ji, and you’ll also get a daily allowance of one thousand yuan."
After saying that, he drove off.
Dou Wenjing adjusted her glasses and then hailed a taxi to the Administrative Services Hall. To her, the small allowance wasn’t a big deal. What mattered was showing Mr. Shen her competence so she could earn further promotion. Besides, this was Mr. Shen’s personal business. If she handled it beautifully, she might even be able to join the company’s inner circle in the future.