Chapter 349: Comic Island
After a few hours of travel, Meng Huo and his party finally arrived at Suhua.
If it weren't for the nearly an hour of urban traffic after coming out of the station, Meng Shu would definitely feel that the distance between Suhua's island and Ninghai was very close, and they sat on the bus sent by Jose to meet them, and when the distance from the island was gradually shrinking, an employee suddenly asked curiously: "What is the island called?" β
"You don't know? It's called Manga Island. β
Another employee took the initiative to reply: "It wasn't called this name before, but the Suhua Municipal Government changed its name for convenience during the Chinese New Year this year, and I think the name is great now." β
Meng Huo, who heard the conversation, agreed in his heart, Comic Island, which is quite cheesy on the surface, but there is no name that can be better than it. The name is so concise and clear that people can remember it and even guess what it does, which can make Phoenix a significant reduction in publicity and promotion expenses in the future.
"Alice, what do you do when you get on the island?"
Meng Shu asked curiously.
"Well, let's go to the dormitory to rest first, you have to have a mobilization meeting at four o'clock in the afternoon, and then everyone will have a banquet together in the evening, and that's the arrangement for today." Alice took out the schedule and looked at it, and said, "Tomorrow we will go together to meet several government officials in Suhua City, as well as the executives of the publishing house and several other cooperative companies, and I also want to meet with you, ...... in the next few days."
When they first arrived, Meng and Alice had a lot of troubles waiting in front of them, and their job was not only to arrange for the company's various departments to reopen business, but also to meet with many business representatives. The two principals are arguably the busiest people, but the others are no better. Ordinary employees have to quickly adjust their mentality to face heavy work. Managers in each department are responsible for recruiting staff and replanning the department.
But the first day I came to Suhua City. Everyone needs to rest, so there is no other work except for the evening mobilization meeting. In addition, there is a group party in the evening, which is necessary to greatly reduce the tension of the employees. One of the major challenges that Meng Huo and the others are facing now is the psychological problems of the employees, who suddenly left Ninghai and came to Suhua, and the psychological state of the employees is very unstable.
In fact, as the distance from the manga island gets closer, the chatter inside the bus is much quieter. More and more people began to fall silent, and a sad look appeared on their faces.
Everyone knows that Phoenix's new company in Suhua City is located on a small island, and it has just been developed for a few years, but what kind of place is that island, how remote is it, and can the company really develop that place well? These are all unknowns, and the employees are uneasy about it, and their laughter along the way is more like a sign of hiding this uneasiness.
Many people are nervous and cranky, and they pursue new development opportunities, but few people have the idea of opening up the wasteland. If it's a dilapidated island, it's hard for these people to stay. But luckily. Their uneasiness was quickly alleviated. When the bus passed through the bustling city, led to a brand new bridge, and went down to Manga Island, dropping people off, everyone froze.
"Are my eyes spent? How did I see Tung Wah Department Store!? Isn't this a mall that only appears on the most prosperous commercial streets in coastal cities? β
"Sogo, Raw Guest, True Kung Fu...... , there are so many chain restaurants here......"
"Not only restaurants, but also brand-name clothing stores such as Lining and Kangai...... There are also Lenovo mobile phone experience stores, home improvement cities, cinemas...... What a bunker! β
"Who told me in the car just now that the countryside is simply the center of the city!"
The employees of Phoenix were amazed by the qiΔ of Cartoon Island, and Meng was equally surprised that they got off the bus in a commercial complex full of well-known shops. The environment is beautifully planned, the roads are clean, the sidewalks on both sides are paved with soft stones, sculptures, fountains, and greenery everywhere, it is like a microcosm and essence of the city's commerce, although it is young, but it already has all the functions of a commercial street.
On the street, all kinds of shops, restaurants, and service stores are arranged regularly, and department stores and boutique electronics stores are all complete, and the complete building is more than the street where Phoenix Company is located in Ninghai.
"Don't sue me, these are the customers you brought in." Amid the cheers of the employees, Meng Shu turned his head to Zhou Qian and said.
"How is that possible!"
Zhou Qian hurriedly shook her hand: "I can't pull these brand-name stores, you see, those small businesses are the ...... I pulled."
She casually pointed in a direction, and Meng Shu looked over there, and there were indeed many unknown shops over there, such as "What a pity for the dessert shop"
"Lying in the groove ......" Meng Shu was shocked in his heart, what a pity for the dessert shop at home, isn't this the shop of the mother and daughter? Aren't they in Ninghai? Did they all come here?
He just wanted to ask Zhou Qian, but suddenly, a crisp voice interrupted him.
"What a pity, Alice, welcome to Suhua!"
Jose came running from a distance with a few assistants, and Meng Shu temporarily kept the words in his heart and greeted them with a smile.
"How? Pleasantly surprised, right? Everything you want! β
After the greetings, Jose said happily: "I heard that a big consortium has seen the potential here, and dozens of well-known domestic chain stores have opened branches here. There are also a lot of companies that are sending people to investigate, and while other parts of the island are still being developed, there are already a few big companies interested in moving in, and look over there, there's a playground being built over there......"
JosΓ© pointed to the side, and Meng turned his head to look and found a large round object.
"That's the Ferris wheel? Where are the Ferris wheels being made now? An employee said in surprise.
"Yes, because the Ferris wheel is relatively easy to see, there are already several commercial streets built here, and the merchants are also stationed on the seventh floor." Jose replied: "This side is close to the university town of Suhua, and the transportation is very convenient, so the development is very fast, and I feel that it has changed in less than half a year after I came here." β
Her face looked very happy, but Meng Shu frowned and looked around the commercial street, thinking thoughtfully. The facilities and some of the shops on this street are indeed of a first-class standard, but there are very few people on the street, and the shops are empty, and according to the normal process, this kind of foot traffic is absolutely impossible to attract so many investors.
Especially those brand stores, not to mention dozens, in the case of such a low flow of people, none of those brand stores should normally be willing to enter the comic island, the reason why it is such a strange phenomenon now......
"Big Consortium...... Is it the Meng family......"
Meng Shu understood in his heart, this must be the handiwork of that mysterious grandmother again, he was very surprised, although he knew that the grandmother was very powerful, but he never thought that she was so powerful that she could drive so many well-known companies. The economic strength of any of these companies is no worse than that of Phoenix Company, and the current situation is beyond Meng Shu's imagination.
"Minister He, is the traffic here very convenient?" While Meng was thinking, the other employees recovered from their excitement and asked Jose the question they were most concerned about: "Is it inconvenient for us to return to Ninghai?" β
"Of course it's convenient."
Jose nodded and said, "You can take a car across the bridge in three directions on this island, and you can go out to the city center." There are also two ports, and if you want to go home on vacation, the fastest route is to take a car from the port to the university town, which is a few minutes away. Then get off the boat in the university town and turn around to the subway station, the subway goes straight to the station, and then take the high-speed rail directly back to Ninghai. β
The route she said was so simple that even Meng Shu was surprised.
"Subway direct to the station?"
"It's really not biased here, my family will come to see me in the future, as long as I tell them the route, I won't get lost!"
"yes, and the environment here is amazing, I'm not afraid of getting bored after work!"
The employees were excited again, and Meng Shu was also a lot more relieved, and the simple transportation made it convenient for Li Qin to come over in the future.
"By the way, Jose, are all college students?" Meng Huo's eyes looked at some young people on the street, these young people made up ninety percent of the passers-by in the entire street, and he guessed their identities, Cartoon Island was the closest to Suhua University Town, and there were more than 100,000 college students in Suhua University Town, so these young people were obviously college students.
It's normal for these college students to come and play with curiosity when they notice the dramatic changes taking place on the island next doorβbut Meng Shu feels strange that these young people have a peculiarity, each of them holding a comic magazine. In particular, there is a comic with a red cover that almost everyone has, and that comic is "Burning Eyes Xana" released today, why do college students walk on the street with a comic?
There are all kinds of facilities on this street, but Meng Huo didn't see too strong a comic atmosphere, and college students should first enjoy the joy of shopping, games and food, and should not be so active in buying comics. Besides, Meng Shu didn't believe that his comic fans in Suhua City had taken over the university town.
"They? That's right, they are students in a college town. Jose replied, and she smiled: "But they also have an identity as applicants, we have been holding a job fair for the past two days, and many students have come for interviews." Don't they have comics in their hands? Because there is a lot of comic knowledge in the exam questions, these people are trying to supplement the information. β
The Chinese teaching system is an academic year system, the first semester that begins in the fall, and now it is the beginning of the second semester - for recent graduates of universities, it is a day to look for work. The first advantage that Comic Island has brought to Phoenix is that it has a natural recruitment attraction due to its proximity to the university town, and there will be plenty of students to choose from every year in the future. (To be continued......)