Chapter 875

Song Ziyi could also see Song Zihui's inner resistance; after all, they were siblings, and he understood her very well.

However, he didn't care how resistant Song Zihui felt inside, as long as she honestly did what he told her to do.

"Go see Zhao Hongxing!"

Song Zihui frowned: "That comprador?"

Song Ziyi said: "You need to be polite when you see him. This time, being able to get you into the Art Academy and arranging for you to be in the same dormitory as Zhou Anqin were all resolved by Zhao Hongxing stepping in.

Also, his family has a lot of weight in the mainland and in the capital. In the future, there will be many places where we need his help for our business in the mainland. If you can become friends with him, or even marry him, I wouldn't object."

"Him?" Song Zihui gave a disdainful smile: "A comprador begging for food in the United States, how could I possibly marry him?"

"I'm just saying." In the past, Song Ziyi also looked down on Zhao Hongxing, but now, times have changed.

At this moment, Zhao Hongxing was in his office, leaning back in his boss chair with his feet on the desk, a cigar in his mouth, his brows tightly furrowed, and a look of worry on his face.

He had originally thought that once Coca-Cola lowered its prices and added prize-based sales, it would surely soar into the sky and trample Very and Pepsi under its feet.

But the reality was that Coca-Cola's sales volume had indeed recovered somewhat; after all, it was the big brother of carbonated drinks with a solid brand, and one had to accept that.

However, there was no explosive growth as imagined; it was just barely grabbing back a little market share and standing toe-to-toe with Pepsi.

As for Very, it still made him unable to see its back, which made him very annoyed, yet he couldn't think of any effective way to grab the market from Very.

Unless he lowered Coca-Cola's price to two yuan, there would be hope, but this was impossible; even if he agreed, the headquarters wouldn't.

"Pop, pop, pop..."

The office door was knocked, and Zhao Hongxing snapped out of his gloomy thoughts.

"Come in!"

Song Ziyi and his sister pushed the door open and entered, and Zhao Hongxing smiled.

"Zihui is here, when did you get off the plane?"

After saying this, the guy stood up to pour coffee for the two of them himself.

"Just got off the plane." Song Zihui took the coffee and gave a sweet smile: "Thank you!"

Song Zihui was not old, but she was very calculating; although she looked down on Zhao Hongxing, she didn't show it at all on the surface.

"I inquired about it, Zhou Anqin got in. When school starts, I will arrange for Zihui to be in the same dormitory as her."

Zhao Hongxing sat opposite Song Ziyi and his sister, crossing his legs and taking a puff of his cigar.

"Zihui is so beautiful and cute, she can win over anyone regardless of gender; getting Zhou Anqin's friendship is not difficult at all. Besides, she is just a bumpkin who got lucky and escaped from the countryside.

Never mind her, what about her brother Zhou Andong? A bumpkin is always a bumpkin; even if he wears a suit, he can't cover up the earthy smell on his body, it can never be washed away."

These words hit home for Song Zihui, and her impression of Zhao Hongxing improved a lot all of a sudden.

Song Ziyi checked the time: "Mr. Zhao, let's go out and eat something together."

"Okay!" Zhao Hongxing nodded: "I haven't eaten this morning, I'm just a bit hungry."

………………

Pepsi headquarters, conference room!

Vicky looked at the few people in front of her with a serious face: "A month and a half, Pepsi's sales volume has not reached expectations, and the gap is very large. Does anyone have any countermeasures?"

Actually, it wasn't just Zhao Hongxing; even Vicky was being beaten by Very until she couldn't catch her breath. And no matter how much they invested or how they promoted, they couldn't make a splash.

If they didn't think of a way, once Very stood firm, it would be difficult for Pepsi to grab the market back. An international giant actually being suppressed and beaten by a small local brand in China was a joke if it got out.

No one spoke, and finally, the middle-aged man said: "We can also do 'another bottle', maybe there's still a chance."

"Maybe there's still a chance?" Vicky looked at the middle-aged man in confusion.

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment: "Very already has a certain number of loyal customers, and the prizes for the lucky draw are more attractive than ours, so even if we also do 'another bottle', we can only pull back a portion of Pepsi's original customers.

Wanting to fully surpass Very is temporarily impossible. Very has already seized the initiative and gained momentum; to defeat him, we can only wait until this prize-based sales event ends and then look for opportunities."

Vicky looked at the others: "Do you have anything to say?"

The others shook their heads because they were already at their wits' end; two foreigners were so worried that they were almost pulling their hair out, and their clever intelligence hadn't occupied the high ground.

"Let's disperse." Vicky waved her hand: "Let me be quiet by myself."

Everyone left, and Vicky carried her coffee to the window. Whenever she had a problem she couldn't solve, she liked to stand by the window alone, looking down at the people below like ants.

If Zhou Andong weren't the boss of the Yugong Group, she would really like to ask him out for a chat, have a drink, poach him to Pepsi, or even climb into his bed herself, it wouldn't matter.

………………

After seven o'clock in the evening, Zhou Andong and his group finally arrived in the capital, and then went directly to Qianmen to eat roast duck.

It was almost ten o'clock after eating, and Zhou Andong arranged for Jiang Huijun and the others to stay at the Beijing Hotel.

Then he sent his grandmother and grandfather to the hotel opposite the hospital to rest; they were old, and it was so late, they couldn't handle the tossing and turning.

After settling the old man and the old lady, he sent Comrade Zhou back to the hospital.

When the nurse on duty saw Zhou Andong return, they greeted him enthusiastically one by one and helped carry the luggage.

By the time they were done, it was already past two in the morning when Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu returned to the hotel.

The two washed up and went to sleep because they had to accompany Jiang Huijun and the others to inspect the supermarket tomorrow.

The night passed without incident, and the next morning, Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu went to the hospital for breakfast first.

After eating, Zhou Andong sat on the sofa and picked up the phone, calling the Zhenxing Village Brigade Headquarters; Xiao Chun'er answered.

"Xiao Chun'er, this is Zhou Andong, go home and find my uncle, I'll call back in ten minutes."

"Okay!" Xiao Chun'er agreed and hung up the phone.

Jian Qiu went to the inner room to check on Su Su, who was still fast asleep: "Auntie, she didn't make a fuss last night, did she?"

"No, she was very well-behaved." Yuan Liying said in a low voice: "She woke up after you left, and after drinking milk, she just lay there playing by herself; I don't even know when she fell asleep again."

Jian Qiu lowered her head and kissed Su Su on the face. The little one felt it, raised her little hand and waved it randomly, then smacked her lips, turned over, and continued to sleep.

"Hehe..."

Jian Qiu chuckled softly, the maternal love in her eyes so thick it couldn't be melted.

Yuan Liying also smiled: "She should be waking up soon."

Lao Si came running in from outside, and seeing that Su Su was still sleeping, shook his head and sighed.

"What time is it and she's still sleeping, what to do!"