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[My Bargain Queen]
[Episode 1]
[Ping'an West Road]
An encounter like today, I have imagined it countless times.
The original out-of-reach person, suddenly appearing by your side.
[Evergreen Hotel]
It's him!
Sheng Zhening.
Do we know each other?
Who doesn't know you? I'm just saying hello.
How could someone as arrogant as him recognize me?
It really is that enemies walk on the same narrow road. (TN: idiom meaning "you can't avoid your enemies")
- When will the rain stop? - Hey! Be careful!
No way! He stopped me again!
GM Sheng...
- What are you doing?! - What are you doing?
What am I doing? Why were you holding me? [Evergreen Hotel]
I saw a car passing by just now. I was afraid that the water would splash on you.
Even if the water was going to splash me, you can't...
You can't be like this!
- Crazy. - You are crazy!
GM Sheng, do you know that girl?
I have to meet so many people every day. Do I have to know everyone?
Not exactly.
I just think that girl...
is a little different.
- What happened today... - Got it!
Nobody else needs to know.
GM Sheng,
was that...
your first kiss?
I said the wrong thing.
Sorry. I spoke out of turn.
You don't need to come and get your bonus for this month.
Got it.
GM Sheng, there's a document you need to sign.
[Sheng Zhening]
President Sun will arrive later. They asked for a comprehensive inspection
of the conference venue and the hotel's catering.
This is the first time that Evergreen will hold a hotel culture summit forum.
I want to personally take President Sun to experience Evergreen's service quality. [Sheng Zhening, General Manager]
[Enterprise Journal]
The world is so big. Why did you two run into each other again?
Did he really not remember you?
I don't need him to remember me.
Don't mention him to me.
- It's bad luck. - Right. It's bad luck.
But I think that you should make good use of our bargainer's advantage.
Bargain with him,
and teach him a lesson.
Don't.
I don't want to get involved with Evergreen ever again in my life.
- Sister Qian! - What's up? Be quiet.
There's an important customer.
A person has come?
Hold on!
Let me walk in front.
My name is Ning Meng.
Hello, hello. My name is Xia Qian.
Ms. Ning, I just introduced myself. I'm Xia Qian, the person-in-charge.
This is Mu Xiaoyan. That's Fu Shuangshuang.
The three of us are bargainers of "Worth Or Not."
This is my first time, I have come into contact with bargainers.
Many people say the same thing.
To introduce us in the simplest way,
you can directly think of us, as intermediaries.
We use the most reasonable price, to buy what customers want most.
Then we charge a small service fee. It's a win-win situation.
Well... What can we do for you, Ms. Ning?
I have a marriage in May. I want you to
make the reservation for the hotel banquet hall.
That's absolutely possible.
At the same time, we can promise to get the best price for you.
I don't need a discount. I just need to get it scheduled.
Rich woman.
Then... may I ask which hotel you want to schedule?
Evergreen Hotel.
I can pay the deposit first. Is 50,000 Yuan enough?
If I can have the hotel scheduled, it's fine if I need to pay more.
He Zhijuan! Don't leave!
Stop there!
Let me ask you...
What did you mean by the message you sent me?
What do you mean "you can't marry me"?
Tell me.
Listen carefully
I'm not the type to pester you,
and I won't try to persuade you.
If you dare take one step forward, just one step, I will give you up.
Even if you come back to me begging, I will not take you back.
He Zhijuan!
Ms. Ning, it is now the middle of April.
The time is very tight.
Evergreen Hotel should be all booked up for May by now.
Then, can you consider changing to another hotel?
The Evergreen Hotel holds special meaning to me.
Only the Evergreen can witness my husband and my happiness.
I understand.
But the time is very tight.
So, it will not be easy for us. We need to think it over.
Okay. Thank you.
Seems like being a bargainer is a big business.
You're such a dreamer.
We all need to have a dream.
What if it comes true some day?
Miss Xia, it's time to pay the apartment rent for this month.
[Xia Qian]
Hello?
Ms. Ning Meng, I'd be happy to take on this job.
That's great!
But I have one request from you.
You need to transfer the deposit to me tonight.
[Worth or Not]
Wow! I thought we wouldn't receive our salary this month.
You don't have to do it.
I've thought it through.
How can we refuse all the Evergreen-related business just because I have a problem with Sheng Zhening?
We'll be hindering ourselves!
And our company is still growing.
Every case is an opportunity to grow. We have to grasp it.
- Agree! - Well, if you're okay with it, then I agree.
We'll be mainly talking to the sales department of Evergreen Hotel to book the banquet hall.
We won't have anything to do with Sheng Zhening.
Hello, Miss Xia.
- Hello. - This way, please.
I'm so sorry, but we have to talk to our general manager, GM Sheng, regarding this matter.
This doesn't need to be that complicated, does it?
It's just a reservation.
Sir, I know that most of your banquet halls are fully booked for May.
But I've done some research,
Banquet Hall No.8 has not been reserved for May 15.
We've arranged for re-decoration in Banquet Hall 8 that day.
That's why it's not reserved.
Can we discuss this?
If you postpone the redecoration of Banquet Hall 8 until next month,
I'd be willing to pay double the price to reserve it for May 15.
I'm so sorry.
I can't make that decision.
This requires GM Sheng's approval
Such a big hotel! Where can I find him?
Excuse me. I'm sorry.
Why is it her again?
The blue daze flower can't be kept in the sun.
It's wilted because it's been in the sun all morning.
There's no need to water it!
It's withered because of the sun, not because it's too dry.
Is it? How come I can't tell.
Did you not add any base fertilizers at all?
The base fertilizer is really important to the blue daze.
Didn't expect she would know so much.
Can I ask you something? Do you happen to have any idea where GM Sheng is?
Why is she looking for me?
I'll have to ask Anan to check on her.
How would a gardener have known?
All right, I'll leave you to your work. Don't forget about the blue daze!
At 11:00 a.m., you need to assist GM Sheng along with other department heads and HR
for employee evaluations. And you need to confirm
the new plan for Evergreen.
Got it. Schedule a meeting for me at 2:00 p.m.
I'd like to see the head of the departments to discuss
the hotel's purchasing budget for next season.
Director, you just came back from a business trip. Don't you need to take a rest?
I'm good. Just send the meeting invite.
Brother Hebo!
Zhening.
You must be tired after the business trip.
That's my job.
I've brought a bottle of wine for you. Why don't you come over to my office and have a chat?
Sure. Wait!
That's not the right direction. Your office isn't that way. Come.
Where are we going?
The board of directors decided to have a meeting today
to appoint you as the Vice General Manager of Evergreen.
I wanted to give you a surprise.
So I asked the HR Department not to say anything.
How's this?
Is Vice General Manager Qin happy with his new office?
Thank you so much for doing this.
Hey, Brother Hebo. You should join us
in the next board meeting.
We must fight together
in board meetings.
The board of directors is having a lot of meetings these days. Is something wrong?
There's nothing big.
I'm leaving.
Take some food with you.
- Thank you. - I'll be right back.
Are you really planning on waiting for Sheng Zhening at Evergreen?
What else can I do if I want to negotiate with him?
I thought you would be using your “radar” to search for him.
I didn't expect you would just take the easy approach of waiting for him in the lobby.
The easiest way is the most effective.
Do you understand?
Superb.
She's here again.
Ask the security guards in the lobby to keep an eye on her. Do not let her interfere with other guests.
GM Sheng.
I've asked the front desk. This stalker girl has been asking around about you everywhere.
I think that since the last kiss...
Since what happened last time. this stalker girl has been obsessively in love with you.
Now she's been nosing around in the hotel,
I think she‘s going to be pestering you a lot.
But that's not her fault. You are so attractive.
We'll use the basement tunnel. I don't want to see her again.
Got it.
Hello? Is this Manager Wang in charge of the lobby?
Hi, Young Lady.
Young Lady.
Hello. What's the matter?
Here's the thing. GM Sheng usually stays in the hotel.
It's getting late, and he must have gone to sleep.
He won't be coming down to the lobby.
I think maybe you should stop waiting for him at night.
I've been waiting for such a long time. Why didn't you tell me earlier?
I'm sorry.
I understand. Thank you.
No worries.
Financial news of the day. Finance Giant Lihe Capital is tapping the market of the hotel industry.
It is expected that the hotels in Jinhai City will undergo a financial storm.
Evergreen Hotel, as the biggest high-end hotel brand in Jinhai City, will be at the center of the storm.
I've heard some news that
Lihe Capital is planning to acquire Evergreen.
What do you think?
As far as I know, Lihe Capital is quite dominating.
No matter who they acquire, they'll always have two requirements.
For those companies that agree to be acquired, they'll offer a good price.
But for those who believe that they are doing a hostile takeover
and who would fight with their back against the wall, it's a different price.
These two prices are very different.
So I think we should officially meet with them.
Know our enemies and have two sets of plans.
If the day comes that they have to acquire us, then at least
we can fight for a good price for Evergreen.
Shareholders,
there's a document in front of you.
You all have a copy.
It includes Evergreen's quarterly revenue
and pre-IPO assessment report.
In the past few years, Evergreen has always performed well.
GM Sheng has been busy preparing for the IPO.
Honestly, I think Evergreen's got a really good prospect.
- At this point in time, why should we be discussing being acquired? - I agree.
We should look at the long-term goal.
I don't agree either. If new investors come in,
the quality of Evergreen's service cannot be guaranteed.
It will harm Evergreen's good reputation that we've built over the years.
Since everyone is so confident,
there's more reason for me to bring Evergreen to a better future.
Then we'll leave the discussion about being acquired. Meeting adjourned.
- Okay. - We'll leave it there then.
I've mentioned being acquired to the board as you suggested. But that didn't work out well.
That's fine. We were just trying to see how they would react.
I'll follow up with some other arrangements.
I've still got 3% of the shares.
When do you plan to transfer them, Vice GM Qin?
Don't worry about it. I'll entrust someone to hold the shares.
The price will remain the same as we negotiated earlier.
I'll ask them to deal with it as soon as possible.
Okay, Vice GM Qin.
Thanks, Director Yun.
[Qin Hebo, Vice General Manager]
Ms. Xia, I've reported to GM Sheng. It's not that we don't want to accept the reservation,
but because Banquet Hall 8 is indeed not available for now.
We're upgrading the multimedia equipment, but we haven't agreed to a price with the vendors yet.
That's why re-decoration has been delayed so much.
You've been asking about it every day. But there's really nothing I can do about it.
[The Banquet's Concept]
Sister Qin!
You're here so early!
You're here!
Hey, get some coffee for me, please.
You're doing research on Evergreen again?
You've almost become an expert on Evergreen's history just for the sake of the reservation, haven't you?
What else can I do? I'm almost done.
Clean up for me. I'll go upstairs.
Thank you.
- Oh. - Hey.
You're the love-struck stalker girl!
It's you. The footman!
How could you call me a footman?
- Why do you call me a love-struck girl? - You’ve got some suspicious thoughts on GM Sheng.
What else should I call you other than a stalker?
I have suspicious thoughts on GM Sheng? What do you mean?
You were clinging on to him in the bus station that day,
and you've been blocking the front gate of Evergreen,
asking around about GM Sheng.
What do you want? To be honest,
GM Sheng has a lot of admirers.
But there's no one as obsessive as you
and acting like a stalker.
Well, there's no reason for me to be obsessive and stalking GM Sheng.
But it's true that I've been waiting for GM Sheng.
Hello?
Security?
Young Lady, we asked you to leave.
- Why? - Leave right now.
What did I do? Why do I have to leave?
GM Sheng.
It's a misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding
I've invited Miss Xia to come over. She's not a love-struck stalker. It's a misunderstanding.
A misunderstanding?
Do you remember the girl who had a wedding in our hotel two years ago?
Whose fiancé ran away?
And you falsely blamed her for ringing the alarm in our hotel.
GM Sheng,
someone rang the alarm.
He Zhijuan! Stop!
Oops. Sorry! Sorry!
He Zhijuan!
Thank you.
He Zhijuan!
What are you doing?
What are you doing!
You pressed the button for the alarm just now.
All the hotel guests panicked. Please come to the security room with me.
I've got something urgent to deal with!
I saw what happened, the "something urgent."
But who will bear the loss of the hotel?
Who will bear my loss if you stop me right now?
- I'll deal with it when I come back. - Please be cooperative.
Go away!
GM Sheng, the security department got the result.
Nobody pressed the alarm. The alarm rang because of circuit problems.
We blamed the wrong person.
Is she still in the hotel?
She has left already.
It's her?
Yeah. We should ask the security to let her go.
Thank you. Thank you. Bye.
Brothers, will you kindly let me in, please?
I really do have an appointment with GM Sheng.
I've brought all my materials. It's a very important matter.
- Can you just help? - What are you guys doing?
Show some respect!
Miss Xia, I'm sorry. They should have been more thoughtful.
GM Sheng has invited you to come upstairs for a conversation. Shall we go?
Sure.
What happened to your feet?
Are you okay?
I'm sorry. It was a misunderstanding.
It's okay.
Would you like anything to drink?
No, I'm good. Thank you, GM Sheng.
I heard from Anan that you were asking to see me
because you want to make a wedding reservation in May?
Yes.
This is my business card.
Here's the thing.
One of my clients wants to get married in your hotel in May.
I know that all the banquet halls are fully booked in May.
But I've also found out that Banquet Hall 8 is not reserved for May 15.
But here's the problem.
Banquet Hall 8 actually
needs renovation. That's why it's not open to the public.
The reason why the renovation has not been finished in Banquet Hall 8,
as I understand, is because you haven't reached an agreement on the price of purchasing equipment with the vendor.
I can provide bargaining service for you for free,
so that you can purchase the equipment as soon as possible,
and that the renovation can be finished as soon as possible.
Here.
This is a price comparison report based on what you need.
Okay. I'll take a look at it later on.
I'll let you know in a few days.
Great.
I'll be on my way then.
Are you okay?
I'm fine. I sprained my ankle downstairs.
Just a moment. Anan!
Give her a lift.
Please come with me, Miss Xia.
Thank you, GM Sheng
[Equipment Price Comparison Report for Banquet Hall 8 at Evergreen Hotel]
This is a very interesting report.
It's logical and well-organized.
She compared the hotel's must-haves with
the functions of the products,
picked out some expensive but not useful products.
She is indeed taking a more flexible approach than our Procurement Department.
I think it's pretty good, too.
Maybe we should hire her. We need someone like her in the Procurement Department.
She's got her own business to run.
You didn't show this to me just for me to give some comments, right?
Makes sense.
I'd like her to take on the equipment orders for Banquet Hall 8.
Let's see if the price comparison report is military tactics on paper. (TN: idiom meaning "knowing what to do but not being able to do it well in real life")
Mom, you should go to bed early after you finish.
- I'm leaving. - Sure.
Hey, wait a moment!
Take this.
Take it back. Why do you give it to me? I've got money.
What money?
You think I have no idea how much money you have?
Last month you even sold your car! Tell me.
What are you planning on selling this month?
I sold my car and I can take a walk every day. Isn't that nice?
Exercise keeps me healthy.
Forget about it! Don't pretend to be rich. Just take it.
Right! I don't mean to blame you,
but there's a lot of jobs that a girl can do.
And you chose to open a "bargaining company"
and become a bargainer. Do you know what the relatives and neighbors are saying?
They asked what your job is exactly,
and I fail to explain it every time!
Well, go ahead.
You have to make it clear to me exactly about what you are doing.
Tell me.
I'll explain it to you.
Look at the meat skewer.
You sell it at 5 yuan to everybody else. But if I'm here, you have to sell it to me at 3 yuan.
And you have to give me a potato skewer for free.
Sell it to you for 3 yuan with a free potato skewer?
Why? You're not their relative.
I earn it with my ability.
A bargainer does the most difficult thing with the least amount of money.
It's okay. If I can't survive one day,
I'll take over our family business,
and expand the business of the Liping Barbecue House!
Put down your hand!
When can you start a serious career?
When can you get yourself married?
Qianqian!
Uncle Hu!
This is for you to take home. A late-night snack.
I'm so hungry!
I'll take it home!
I'll be going. Thank you, Uncle Hu!
- Bye. - Bye, Mom!
Oh my god.
You really treat her well.
Let's clean up.
That child...
GM Sheng, Miss Xia is here.
GM Sheng.
I'm here to watch
how you bargain.
I won't hinder your performance, right?
Of course not. GM Sheng, you don't need to worry about it.
Miss Xia, I really can't offer you a price like that.
This multimedia projection equipment has a new Bluetooth function.
It is very convenient.
Please think it over.
Manager Ma, I'll cut to the chase.
The Bluetooth function on your equipment is useless.
What's the point of having Bluetooth?
To make it easy to connect to external speakers.
But the Bluetooth function of your equipment is so unreliable.
It often disconnects automatically. A lot of consumers
have commented on this on your product page.
I don't know if Manager Ma has read that.
As far as I know, in three month's time,
you'll be releasing a new projection product.
The new product has an increased luminous flux of 15,000 lm.
But the price is not going to increase a lot.
Customers would always want to buy newer products instead of older ones.
You will definitely lower the price for this equipment by then.
The price I'm offering right now,
must be higher than what you sell for after the new product is released.
GM Sheng, please don't make it difficult for me.
Evergreen is a big company. There's no need to bargain over such a small amount with me.
Manager Ma,
that's a little out of line now. What do you mean?
Is Evergreen's money not money either? Did it get blown here along with the wind?
Evergreen is your customer.
Customers have the right to buy what they want at a reasonable price.
Isn't that true?
Nevermind.
GM Sheng, since Manager Ma is already in a difficult position,
we'll think it over again.
I think we can wait for three months.
We can buy it then as well.
True. I think we can wait for now.
Okay, okay. I'll just make a deal with Evergreen
at the price that Miss Xia offered.
This is the cheapest price I've ever agreed to.
Please don't tell anyone else.
Rest assured, Manager Ma. We'll keep it confidential.
Then I'll be going, GM Sheng.
GM Sheng.
I closed the deal.
Not bad, Miss Xia.
Our Procurement Department has been trying for months but failed
and you nailed it in half an hour.
Well, it's nothing complicated.
Bargaining is a game of mind and information.
It'll be easy as long as you know all their cards.
GM Sheng, I've noted it all down.
GM Sheng, you still have two orders to make.
If I can get a reasonable price for you,
you'll reserve the banquet hall for me in May?
Yes.
Get the contracts ready and wait for the good news!
It's here.
- What do you think? - I think it's great.
Great. Shall we sign our names?
Check and confirm it.
Done!
Miss Xia has successfully gotten us the contracts
for the telecommunication equipment and fresh air system.
The price is much lower than we expected.
She saved a lot of money for us.
Why doesn't she eat in the cafeteria?
Maybe she wants to save money.
And she has a meeting with the sales agent of Xinyuan Technology
at 2:00 p.m., on behalf of our company.
I think she wants to save time, too.
Make some arrangements.
Miss Xia, this is your employee meal.
Employee mean? What's that?
GM Sheng said that you are now an employee of Evergreen.
So, of course, there's an employee meal for you.
Why don't you have a try?
Sure. Thank you?
Such a fancy meal for Evergreen employees.
Of course not.
GM Sheng asked for it.
Say thank you to GM Sheng for me.
Enjoy your meal.
Yeah, it went well today.
I'll be visiting Xinyuan Technology tomorrow
to meet with their director.
I think we can get the contract signed after that.
If that goes well, I think we can get Ning Meng's contract done the day after tomorrow.
You offered two bargain services to Evergreen for free
just to close this one contract.
Losing two, winning one.
Isn't that too much of a sacrifice?
It's okay.
It would be a nice thing to help Ning Meng get the wedding reservation.
Miss Xia, you're amazing!
Well, it's not just my own effort.
I think it's because I'm lucky.
Evergreen just happened to have a need for bargaining services; otherwise, it wouldn't have gone so well.
But that's also because you're such a great bargainer!
I am really grateful to you, Miss Xia.
In fact, none of my family members support me in getting married.
You're the only one who's always helping me,
and I can feel
that you're not just doing this because it's your job.
You really want to help me achieve my dream wedding in Evergreen.
I'll be honest with you,
you remind me of myself back when I got engaged.
Of course, I'd wish you happy.
Engaged?
You got engaged at Evergreen, too?
Yes.
Then, what happened afterward?
Well,
of course it didn't work out.
That bastard...
just disappeared, and I was never able to find him again.
That's crazy!
- What a bastard! - For sure!
Miss Xia, he's so unfortunate to have lost you.
- Excuse me, I have to answer a call. - Sure.
Hello, darling.
You're here!
I'm upstairs.
Okay. I'll be there right away.
Darling! I'm here!
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