Chapter 96: Utopian Chain Shopping Mall

"You have already earned a lot of money; it is time to consider your spiritual needs regarding reputation and social recognition."

"However, I've heard that the charity sector is very deep, and your mother and I probably can't see through it. So, what we can think of is to follow the philosophy of the Pangdonglai shopping mall and open a similar large-scale shopping mall in our hometown to benefit Baohe City."

"We thought, since the original intention is to benefit everyone, we didn't consider the issue of making money. We just plan to manage the mall well; consider it doing charity, and make both employees and customers as satisfied as possible."

"Son, what do you think of our idea?" After finishing, Su Zhengming asked tentatively.

Su Xin looked surprised.

He had originally thought that his parents only saw that a certain shopping mall had high foot traffic and assumed it was very profitable, which was why they wanted to enter this industry.

Of course, regardless of whether his parents were really that reckless, he didn't intend to dissuade them; he would just provide the money to support them. In any case, to him, a few hundred million really wasn't too much.

Being able to make his parents happy and let them experience the life of starting a business was worth it, even if they lost everything.

But he never expected that his parents' plan to open a shopping mall actually included factors of consideration for him.

Just as his parents said, he had indeed earned enough money now, and as for his reputation, it couldn't be called good or bad; at most, it was just that the benefits and treatment for his company's employees were better.

To outsiders, he was just an ordinary private entrepreneur. Aside from being worshipped by many for his overly strong technology and excellent products, in terms of reputation and public praise alone, he was actually quite average.

Whether out of support for his parents or recognition of their good intentions, Su Xin had no reason to refuse.

He nodded decisively and agreed:

"I agree. Since you have this idea, I will definitely support it with all my might. Whether it loses money or not doesn't matter. Just as you said, I don't lack money at all right now, and I really should pursue things other than money."

"I know a little about the philosophy of the Pangdonglai shopping mall. Their boss does not put personal interests first and is willing to concede profits to customers and employees so that everyone can benefit. That is why they have received unanimous recognition from everyone."

"Many netizens have been calling for Pangdonglai to open in other cities as well."

"But I heard they cannot expand easily, precisely because this philosophy of generously conceding profits is met with joint resistance from local merchants."

"If you want to open a similar shopping mall in our hometown, or open more branches in the future, it is very likely that you will also face resistance."

"How about this: in a few days, I will have time to go back, get together with you and Mom, and by the way, talk to the local leaders about the issue of opening a shopping mall."

Su Zhengming smiled with relief.

"Good, if you have time, then come back and stay for a few days. It's just right to clear your head; don't just focus on work all day long."

Zhang Chunhua also leaned toward the camera and said with concern: "That's right! Don't just focus on work; you must also rest appropriately. No matter how much money you earn, you must have a healthy body to enjoy it."

"In addition, don't always stay in the company. Remember to go out more when you have time, communicate more with others, and find a girlfriend as soon as possible."

Su Xin laughed: "Mom, I'm not even nineteen yet. Don't urge me about the girlfriend matter for now; I have my own sense of proportion."

"Alright, alright, then I won't urge you. Just keep it in mind yourself."

The three of them chatted for a while longer and then hung up the video call.

Su Xin sat in his office and began to ponder the matter of the Pangdonglai shopping mall.

Without a doubt, Pangdonglai was an extremely successful large-scale chain shopping mall, especially in terms of customer reputation, employee satisfaction, and social recognition, it could even be called world-class.

But in terms of market value and scale, it could only be considered average nationwide.

In terms of profit, it didn't even rank.

Yet, it was precisely such a utopian chain shopping mall that made its boss, Yu Dongdong, a representative figure with extremely unique personal characteristics in the Long Country business world, highly praised by countless netizens, and even called the conscience of the Long Country business world by many.

At this moment, Su Xin was much wealthier than the other party, but that did not prevent him from respecting the other party's character.

"While continuing to make money, it is indeed time to give back to society," Su Xin thought to himself.

He picked up his phone and called his secretary, Feng Haifeng, and instructed:

"Secretary Feng, help me contact a headhunting company to poach a senior management talent in the field of large-scale comprehensive shopping malls. They need to be able to assist me in starting a large-scale shopping mall from scratch and be responsible for its management. I am preparing to open a shopping mall."

"Understood, Boss."

"In addition, help me buy a high-speed rail ticket back to Baohe City for the earliest possible time."

Nowadays, the various companies under Su Xin's name had basically gotten on the right track.

The production expansion plan for Tianqi Energy was successfully completed.

The Xiaozhi Intelligent Driving System of Tianqi Equipment was undergoing road tests, and the Xiaotian Intelligent Flight System was also quietly conducting initial cooperative tests with several major drone manufacturers.

Needless to say, Tianqi Software had long entered a period of stable development, with membership numbers continuing to rise steadily and revenue flowing in continuously.

Three subsidiaries and four projects, none of which required him to personally intervene anymore.

It is worth mentioning that at the beginning of the founding of Tianqi Equipment Company, he had found a senior management talent named Fu Benjing through a headhunting company to serve as the president of Tianqi Equipment Company.

He was also the fifth senior executive of Tianqi Company.

After giving instructions to several senior executives, Su Xin took the high-speed rail back to Baohe City the next day.

Only two bodyguards accompanied him.

After the three of them left the high-speed rail station, they got into Su Zhengming's car and drove all the way toward home.

Xiang Lianyun was responsible for driving, Wang Zhao sat in the passenger seat, and Su Xin and his father sat in the back seat chatting.

"The house in the city has already been bought for you, and the renovation is almost done. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

"Forget it, it's getting late now, so as not to waste time. I'd rather see the big villa in our hometown," Su Xin said with a smile.

Speaking of this topic, Su Zhengming immediately became energetic and said repeatedly:

"For the big villa at home, we hired a professional design company to design it, and we also hired a specialized construction company. They had all kinds of mechanical equipment, and it was built super fast—much more convenient than us doing construction outside. The house was built in less than a month. We also hired a top-tier renovation company for the interior. Take a look later; it is definitely no worse than those high-end villas in the city."

"However, it cost a lot of money, totaling over one million. If we had built it ourselves, including the renovation, it would have only cost at most three or four hundred thousand."

Su Xin smiled: "In that case, the quality definitely wouldn't be as good as a professional construction company, and it wouldn't be possible to finish it in just a month or two."

Su Zhengming also laughed:

"That's true. Forget it, the money has already been spent, so there's no point in talking about it. I'll take you to have a good look at our new home later."