I asked her how the conversation went, and she said to me with a depressed face: "They said I have no experience and they don't want me. They also said they don't want a vase here and they actually said I am a vase. It's so abominable."
I chuckled and said, "People are complimenting you, shouldn't you be happy?"
"I'm so happy. I feel useless. I can't even find a job as a salesperson."
Seeing Huang Li looking so depressed, and then looking at the photography studio opposite, I suddenly had an idea.
Then, I said to Huang Li: "Why don't you try the one across the street?"
Huang Li followed my gaze towards the photography studio across the street, and suddenly said helplessly: "Can you please stop joking with me? Is this comparable?"
"Why is there no comparison? If we are both doing photography, don't we all prioritize technology?"
Huang Li snorted coldly: "Do you think he has business?"
"Wait for me here, I'll go over and have a chat with him."
"Are you serious?"
"Anyway, idle time is idle. Don't you want to go to the company opposite to become a sales master and make the person who just rejected you regret it?"
Huang Li smiled bitterly and said: "I think so, but the problem is not that I can do whatever I want!"
"Just wait for me here."
With that said, I walked towards the photography studio across the street.
Seeing a guest coming, the man sitting at the door hurriedly threw away his cigarette butt, stood up, and asked me enthusiastically: "Would you like to take pictures?"
I smiled and asked him: "Brother, it seems that your business is not as good as the one across from you!"
Hearing what I said, he couldn't be happy for a moment and replied coldly: "Then go to the other side by yourself."
After saying that, he sat back on the bench by the door.
I saw that his eyes were bloodshot and his expression was a little decadent. I must have encountered this kind of thing not once or twice.
I didn't give up. I walked up to him again and said to him: "Brother, I have no hostility. I'm just passing by. Can you lend me a hand?"
As I said that, I took out my cigarette and handed him one as well.
He took out his lighter and handed it to me. I lit the cigarette and took a puff before saying: "There is no bad business in the world. If you think of a way, you can still come back to life. I think your store has been around for a long time."
Well, if you were not technically good, you definitely wouldn’t be able to drive for so long.”
He took a puff of cigarette and said to me with a wry smile: "Look at how good the business of the photography studio opposite is, how can it come back to life? Mine has already gone bankrupt and is ready to close."
I continued to comfort myself: "When doing business, you must have competitors. It is the same in all walks of life."
He sneered again, shook his head and said, "No, their service is better than mine, and the decoration is better than mine, what else can I do?"
"What about technology? If you really feel that nothing is as good as the one across the street, then I would also advise you to close the store."
When it came to technology, he was not happy and immediately replied: "Technically speaking, I am not talking about it. Let me tell you, the owner of the store opposite is my apprentice."
"What?" I looked at him in surprise.
He nodded seriously and said: "You don't believe it! Let me tell you, he came to me to learn photography a few years ago. There were two people who came with him at that time. Technically he was the worst, but
He is very ambitious and knows how to please people, so over time, he deceived the customers who were here before."
"Isn't it? Is he that bad? And he also opened a shop opposite you. Is there anyone who can be such an apprentice?"
The shop owner was very discouraged and said: "I don't want to recognize him as my apprentice. This is really a typical example of teaching an apprentice to starve to death. This kid has never been grateful. He always felt that I was strict when I taught him. Later when he went out to open a shop
Said it made me regret"
As he spoke, he smiled bitterly, picked up the cigarette, took a deep puff, and continued: "Yes, I do regret it. I regret taking him on the road."
After listening to what he said, I felt sympathy in my heart.
In any case, once I am a teacher, I am always a father. I have great respect for the teacher who taught me. This is also the most basic morality for a person.
But this is my first time seeing someone like his apprentice.
Based on this, I decided to help him, not for anything else but to fight for his injustice.
I waved Huang Li over and introduced him: "Brother, this is my friend. I just applied for a sales job at the photography studio opposite and was rejected."
As soon as I finished speaking, Huang Li pulled me and gave me a fierce look.
The buddy sneered and said, "Normally, as long as they have experience, their salary is quite high, right?"
"It's quite high. The basic salary alone is four thousand yuan."
"Let me tell you this, the photographer assistants in their store can get a salary of five to six thousand yuan, which is impossible in our entire industry."
"I think their service is not very good!" Huang Li said. I just walked in and didn't even get a glass of water.
"That's because you're applying for a job, so there's no need for them to be so nice to you." I agreed.
Huang Li then rolled her eyes at me again. It is undeniable that the service opposite is really good. I just saw that there are fruit plates, melon seeds and peanut drinks prepared, and even massage chairs for guests to rest.
Service is indeed very important in doing business, and this is probably one of the reasons why our business is so good.
Of course, if you want to imitate, you will definitely take the back road. Even if the business can be better, it is impossible to surpass it.
But if you want to change the status quo, your service and decoration must naturally be improved and you must have your own style.
After a brief thought, I said to him: "Brother, let me give you a trick? Do you want to try it?"
He raised his head and looked at me in surprise, and after a while he said: "Stop joking, is it possible for my current situation to change?"
"Of course. Let me ask you first, how long have you opened a shop here?"
"I came here to open a shop when I was 23 years old, and now I am thirty."
"It's been seven years. I believe this street must have a lot of traffic. Your business must have been very good before, right?"
"It's not bad. At that time, I could earn at least thirty or forty thousand a month, sometimes sixty or seventy thousand."
"Then you must have made a lot of money over the years, right?"
He laughed miserably again and said: "Don't mention it. If I had money, I would have changed places long ago."
"Can't you? It's been seven years, you can't have no savings at all, right?"
"You don't know something about my family. My father is a gambler and lost all the family's money. I compensated him for almost all of it. My mother was also sent to the hospital because of his anger."
I sighed in my heart and said, "Then are you married?"
"No, I used to be so busy with work that I didn't have time to fall in love. Now that I'm older, it's no longer easy to fall in love. Everyone wants a house and a car, but now I only have a Changan."
I took a look at a white Changan car parked on the side of the road. It was indeed very old.
In any case, he was a filial son. When his father lost a bet, he did not ignore it, but used all his savings to repay it.
This alone is worthy of my admiration.
I reached out and patted his shoulder and said: "Brother, don't be discouraged. There are still many possibilities in life. You don't need to invest any more money in the store. You just need to renovate it a little. The most important thing is to change the model. Now