Chapter 473 Galaxy Shopping Plaza
Chapter 473 Galaxy Shopping Plaza
"Honey, you haven't finished your work yet?"
In the chairman's office on the top floor of Galaxy Building, Wang Hao was sitting at his desk, concentrating on signing documents.
The rustling sound of the pen tip scratching across the paper was particularly clear in the quiet office.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the door.
Wang Hao raised his head and saw his fiancée Jing Tian pushing the door open with a bit of naivety and dissatisfaction on her face.
She was wearing a beige long cashmere coat with a pure white dress underneath. She was also holding an exquisite handbag in her hand. She looked luxurious and elegant. As soon as she walked in, the room seemed to become brighter.
The secretary followed behind her, looking somewhat embarrassed and frightened, obviously caught off guard by Jing Tian's sudden visit.
"Mr. Wang, Madam..." The secretary hesitated, wanting to explain why he failed to stop Jing Tian.
Wang Hao waved his hand and interrupted her with a smile: "Okay, close the door."
The secretary nodded and gently closed the door. Only Wang Hao and Jing Tian were left in the office.
"Why are you here?" Wang Hao put down the pen in his hand, leaned back in his chair, and looked at Jing Tian gently.
Jing Tian pouted, and the word "dissatisfaction" was almost written on her face.
She walked to the desk, placed her hands on the table, leaned forward slightly, and spoke with a bit of coquettishness and complaint in her tone:
"Didn't someone promise me that he would go with me to buy New Year's goods?
What happened? I waited until it was dark, but I didn’t see a single person! "
Wang Hao was stunned for a moment, then he slapped his forehead and smiled apologetically:
"Sorry! Sorry! I lost track of time when I was so busy."
He looked at the pile of documents on the table, then looked at Jing Tian's slightly aggrieved expression, and stood up decisively, "Forget it, I'll deal with the rest tomorrow."
As he spoke, he picked up the windbreaker hanging on the back of the chair and put it on quickly.
Seeing this, the dissatisfaction on Jing Tian's face finally dissipated a little, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
After packing up, the two walked out of the office together. Seeing the secretary and several young assistants outside were still busy, Wang Hao said:
"You've worked hard today. Let's go home early."
When the assistants heard the boss's words, they immediately showed joy on their faces and packed up their things to leave. The secretary also smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, we'll leave first."
Wang Hao nodded, turned around, took Jing Tian's hand, and they walked into the elevator together.
The elevator door slowly closed. Jing Tian leaned on Wang Hao's shoulder and couldn't help but complain softly:
"You are always so busy that you even forget what you promised me."
Wang Hao looked down at her, smiled and squeezed her hand:
"Didn't you remind me? You've worked hard during the New Year, and at grandpa and grandma's place, and at home..."
Jing Tian rolled her eyes at him, but her eyes were full of smiles.
"We are all family, so it doesn't matter if it's hard or not. It's all my responsibility as a daughter-in-law."
Wang Hao looked at her with increasingly tender eyes. As he grew older and became busier with his career, he increasingly realized how important a good wife was. Choosing Jing Tian was indeed the best decision he had ever made.
The elevator quickly reached the first floor. The two held hands tightly and walked out of the building side by side. The cold winter wind blew in their faces, and Jing Tian subconsciously shrank his neck.
Seeing this, Wang Hao immediately took off his scarf and carefully tied it around her neck: "Are you cold? I told you to wear more clothes, but you never listened."
"I'm a big star, I have to dress nicely when I go out," Jing Tian stuck out her tongue and took his arm, "and I'm not afraid of the cold when you're with me."
Wang Hao couldn't do anything to her, fortunately the car was not far away.
The two got into the car. It was already dark by then. The neon signs on the street lit up one after another, making the roads around the Galaxy Building as bright as day.
Wang Hao drove the car all the way back to Xinghe Community and parked it in the garage of his own villa.
Jing Tian, who had just gotten off the passenger seat, felt a chill on his face. He raised his hand and touched it, and found a few tiny, crystal clear ice crystals between his fingers.
"Snowing!"
A joyful smile appeared on Jing Tian's face, and she happily stretched out her finger in front of Wang Hao.
"look!"
Wang Hao looked carefully and saw no snowflakes at all. Instead, there was a slender finger as white as jade, with the round fingertips looking particularly cute.
He subconsciously wanted to open his mouth, but Jing Tian reacted faster and pulled back his fingers first, while at the same time letting out a crisp giggle.
The two laughed and joked for a while, then changed into thick down jackets, put on masks, and then walked arm in arm to the "Xinghe Life Plaza" on the corner opposite the community.
This is the lifestyle shopping mall that Galaxy Group opened this year. It is designed to serve the surrounding Galaxy communities as well as the film crew members who are filming at the nearby Oriental Galaxy Cinema.
The shopping mall covers four floors and is brightly lit at night. Because it is close to the Spring Festival, the red light shines on the white exterior walls, making it look particularly festive. Even though it is a cold and snowy night, it feels warm as spring.
When Wang Hao and Jing Tian arrived, there was already a huge crowd of people in front of the shopping mall entrance. Quite a few people had gathered and were queuing up in an orderly manner to enter.
“Are there so many people today?”
Jing Tian looked at the team in front with some curiosity.
Because she is a celebrity, she seldom goes out shopping on weekdays. If she wants to buy something, she places the order directly on the mobile app and then asks the supermarket staff to deliver the goods to her home.
"It's probably for safety."
Wang Hao also saw this lively scene and explained with a smile:
"I just told their department two days ago that we must pay attention to safety during the Chinese New Year and be careful of stampedes. I guess this is their response to control the flow of customers inside the mall."
Although the shopping mall was controlling the flow of customers, fortunately the venue was large enough. In addition, the day after tomorrow was New Year's Eve, and many residents in the surrounding area had already purchased New Year's goods, so Wang Hao and his friends did not have to wait long. After a while, they followed the flow of people into the Galaxy Shopping Plaza.
"Wow!"
As soon as he entered, Jing Tian couldn't help but raise his head and exclaimed in admiration.
Above the entrance hall of the shopping mall, strings of red lanterns, big firecrackers and Chinese knots are hung from the twelve-meter-high dome. Each lantern, firecracker and Chinese knot is printed with the Galaxy Group's logo.
With the addition of red ribbons, couplets, blessing characters, flowers and other decorations, as well as employees wearing red jackets, the entire shopping mall seems to be full of joy and the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year is everywhere.
"It's so lively, this is what Chinese New Year is all about!"
Jing Tian held Wang Hao's hand and walked along the crowd with great interest. Beside them, an intelligent shopping guide robot wearing a tiger-head hat was moving flexibly among the crowd, with the screen on its chest scrolling promotional information such as "30% off organic vegetables" and "Buy three get one free on freshly squeezed juices".
This is a new product launched by a robotics company that Galaxy Group invested in last year. DJI and OPPO also invested in it, which can be regarded as the group's exploration and attempt in new business. "Hey, do you want to buy some cherries?"
The two arrived at the fresh fruit and vegetable area and happened to see the stocker replenishing the stock. The cherry gift boxes in front of him had piled up into a small mountain.
The tally clerk saw someone stop and didn't recognize that the person was the chairman Wang Hao, but still greeted him enthusiastically:
"The Chilean cherries just arrived. They are big and sweet. There are several sizes."
"Can I try one?" Wang Hao asked.
"Can, can, can!"
The sorter nodded quickly and brought a small basin from the side. In the basin were cherries that had been washed long ago and were ready for the guests to taste. The red fruits were still covered with water droplets, which looked particularly tempting.
Wang Hao picked one up and put it directly into his mouth. He took a bite, and the sweet and sour juice burst out immediately. The unique taste of cherries filled his entire mouth.
"Not bad, quite sweet and tastes good, buy some."
At this time, Jing Tian secretly pulled Wang Hao's sleeve and whispered in his ear.
"I saw online that these cherries shipped from overseas don't rot for a long time, so they must have been sprayed with pesticides. I'd better not buy them."
Wang Hao was quite amused when he heard this, but there were a lot of rumors on the Internet, and it was normal that Jing Tian was simple-minded and could not tell the truth from the false.
So he patiently explained:
"Don't worry, the fruit was shipped here from a long distance because it was packaged with a special process, not because it was sprayed with any pesticides.
Moreover, all fresh food in this supermarket will be sampled before being put on the shelves and sent to a professional food testing agency. If there is even the slightest problem, it will be taken off the shelves, so there will definitely be no problem with drug residues.”
As he spoke, he pointed to a very conspicuous electronic screen in the fruit and fresh produce area, on which were scrolling test reports of various fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood.
At the bottom of the report, there are words like "Welcome to supervise, eat with confidence; if there is any problem, refund one and compensate ten", which gives people a strong sense of security.
At this time, the tally clerk naturally heard what Wang Hao and the others said, but in the face of doubts, he did not get angry, and still said with a smile on his face:
"This gentleman is right. All the food in our Galaxy Life Shopping Plaza is carefully selected from the beginning of procurement. The suppliers have to go through layers of screening, and the food quality is tested regularly. Once a problem is found, it will be removed from the shelves without mercy, so ma'am, you can rest assured."
Jing Tian felt a little embarrassed by what he said, and quickly waved his hand, "That's not what I meant."
"I understand," the tally clerk still had a smile on his face. "Food safety is a big deal. Our President Wang specifically reminded us of this at the beginning. We also welcome all customers to supervise our Galaxy Shopping Plaza, make suggestions, and point out problems."
Faced with such a service staff, how could Jing Tian have the nerve to say that she didn't want to buy cherries? In the end, a 5kg box of cherries appeared in the cart in front of them.
The two continued to walk forward, looking around at the same time. After what happened just now, Jing Tian looked more carefully this time and naturally discovered that this Galaxy Shopping Plaza had many features that were different from other supermarkets.
The first is enthusiasm. The number of employees in this shopping mall is far greater than that of other supermarkets Jingtian has been to. They can take care of every aspect, and their attitude is very warm and polite, always greeting with a smile.
She even saw a waiter helping a young mother to coax her child, who was crying all the time. So the salesperson casually took a lollipop from the shelf next to her, unwrapped it, and stuffed it into the child's hand, while not forgetting to say to the mother, "This is a gift, no charge."
The mother felt a little embarrassed, but was also surprised by the generosity of the shopping guide. After all, although a lollipop is small, it also shows that the shopping guide has certain decision-making power in the supermarket.
There are also a lot of tasting samples in this shopping mall. Wang Hao and his friends walked along the fresh food area, and along the way they could see all kinds of food placed on plates for customers to taste at will.
Still hot zodiac cookies, zero-calorie osmanthus latte, sweet and spicy salted duck, salty and fragrant squid strips, big and plump paper-shell walnuts...
Jing Tian even saw someone trying Moutai in the wine area. Yes, that's right. He had only seen people trying yogurt and drinks in supermarkets, but this was the first time he saw someone trying wine in a supermarket.
The key point is that the person who was trying the drink not only had Moutai in front of him, but the shopping guide next to him even brought peanuts to the 40-year-old man as a snack.
"This service is too... too..."
"That's very thoughtful, isn't it?" Wang Hao added with a smile.
Jing Tian nodded repeatedly, and Wang Hao gave an explanation.
“This lifestyle shopping mall is designed to serve our own group employees living in Xinghe Community. Naturally, the service needs to be more enthusiastic and friendly, giving those employees a sense of home and enhancing their centripetal force towards the company.
Of course, to achieve this, strict management alone cannot do it. In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the service staff in the shopping mall, 80% of the mall's operating income during the Spring Festival will be distributed to them as bonuses.
So you see those employees at the plaza are particularly happy when they smile, right?"
Upon hearing this, Jingtian looked around and found that just as Wang Hao said, every supermarket waiter he could see had a genuine smile on his face.
The more customers come to shop and the busier the place is, the happier they are.
At this time, Wang Hao and Jing Tian had already purchased a cart full of goods. Although the family had already prepared a lot of New Year's goods, under the influence of this atmosphere, they still unconsciously took a lot of new things.
Tired from walking, the two of them found a rest area near the window to sit down and ordered two cups of red date and walnut juice. The steaming drinks were not too sweet and tasted warm to the stomach and heart.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling glass windows of the leisure area, trailers for the Spring Festival movies are being played on a huge LED screen.
When Wang Baoqiang and Bai Jingting were running wildly on the streets of New York's Chinatown in a funny manner, the glass curtain wall just happened to reflect the bustling crowd in the supermarket.
Children wearing tiger-head hats were waving candied haws in shopping carts, young couples were meeting in front of the imported chocolate shelf to calculate discounts, and several "Xinggou" employees in supermarket uniforms were moving a sign that read "Freshly made dumplings on sale" to the dining area.
Everything looks so beautiful and warm. Even though snowflakes are falling from the sky outside, the inside of the shopping mall is still as warm as spring, keeping the cold air out.
"so good."
Jing Tian couldn't help but sigh. There were white marks on her lips from drinking red dates and walnut juice, which looked extremely cute.
Wang Hao took out a tissue to wipe her face, and then subconsciously touched her smooth, round face.
There were also people resting around at this time. When they saw Jing Tian taking off her mask, they looked at her uncertainly for a few more times, and she was so scared that she quickly put the mask back on.
If someone recognized her celebrity status in a crowded place like this, who knows how much trouble it would cause.
"Have you bought everything? Let's go!"
The two pushed the cart to check out, and the cashier helped them sort and bag all the items and gave them good New Year wishes.
When he walked out of the glass door and felt the cold wind blowing in his face, Jing Tian finally came out of the special atmosphere and his mind became clearer.
At this time, several children were cheering and running past them, the fine snow was falling from the sky, and there were laughter and joyful chatter in their ears, as well as employees from the same group who had also completed their purchases and were preparing to return to the Xinghe Community.
In this strong festive atmosphere, Jing Tian suddenly remembered the slogan he had just seen in the dry goods area.
"Take the stars and the sea into daily necessities."
Perhaps, this is the reason why Wang Hao is still so busy today.
(End of this chapter)