Initially, the financial team at the Moore Group rmended that Jasmine terminate her association with Ji Qingtang and its rted antique businesses. After all, Aurous Hill isn’t a major center for national antique exchanges, nor is it a hub for such activities. Ji Qingtang operates within this context, making growth inherently challenging.
Furthermore, the ie situation for Ji Qingtang is quite bleak.
Since Manager Chen took the reins, despite Ji Qingtang being a sizeable operation, theck of experience among the management team has left the business struggling to maintain its financial stability.
ording to the Moore Group’s financial department, retaining Ji Qingtang’s business line is not only unlikely to yield profits, but it’s also probable that losses will begin to umte in the near future. If they decide to cease operations now, Ji Qingtang could still be packaged and sold, with its fixed assets and brand value potentially generating a decent profit. However, if it starts incurring losses, its value will diminish further, possibly leading to aplete loss of worth.
Thus, Ji Qingtang resembles a property in a declining real estate market; selling it now would maximize its value, while holding onto it would only reduce its worth over time.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">
Despite this, Jasmine has her own perspective on the business.
To her, it doesn’t matter if Ji Qingtang is unprofitable or even incurs some losses. She simply wishes to keep the business alive, as it holds sentimental value—this is where she first met Charlie.
Moreover, any financial losses incurred by Ji Qingtang are trivial in Jasmine’s view. Maintaining the business will not be a significant drain on her resources.
Manager Chen, whose performance in the initial months after taking over was subpar, grew increasingly anxious, fearing that Jasmine might dismiss him. However, as time passed, he noticed that she seemed unconcerned about Ji Qingtang’s performance. Even as profits dwindled, everything remained unchanged, and no one held him ountable or interfered.
Eventually, Manager Chen realized an important fact: Jasmine Song appeared indifferent to whether Ji Qingtang was profitable or not. What seemed to matter most to her was preserving the brand name of Ji Qingtang. Profitability or losses seemed secondary to her.
Unbeknownst to him, Jasmine’s attachment to Ji Qingtang stemmed from her feelings for Charlie.
He merely spected that Jasmine viewed Ji Qingtang as a significant part of her career journey, perhaps even a lucky charm.
Business people, particrly those engaged inrge-scale enterprises, often hold certain superstitions and beliefs about the ces where they find sess, fostering emotional connections to those locations.
Recognizing this, Manager Chen began to feel more at ease in his role at Ji Qingtang.
Despite the business’s decline, his personal life was quitefortable. Within Ji Qingtang, he felt like a local ruler, enjoying a degree of autonomy, even if the financial rewards were modest.<fn0b1f> Th? link to the orig?n of this information r?sts ?n f?ndnovel</fn0b1f>
However, upon hearing that Zhou Liangyun was returning, a strong sense of urgency washed over him.
Having previously worked under Zhou Liangyun, Manager Chen knew that he possessed significant expertise in the antiques field. Zhou had a keen eye for spotting true value, making him a formidable figure in the industry.
If it weren’t for the incident involving the bottle that had offended Jasmine, Zhou Liangyun would undoubtedly still be with Ji Qingtang.
In fact, had Zhou disyed a more favorable attitude during that incident, Jasmine likely would have kept him on, appreciating his talents.
However, Zhou hadpleted the tasks assigned by Bruce at the time and showed no interest in remaining in Aurous Hill. He exhibited no remorse in his interactions with Jasmine, even going so far as to threaten resignation, which ultimately led Jasmine to the painful decision to let him go.