In order to live in seclusion, I tricked my roommate into falling in love.

Chapter 638: Only intellectuals can do this
Because the habitual routines that have been used for twenty or thirty years are now completely overturned.

Zi Xiaowei wasn't complacent either. "The European headquarters will be disbanded, not only to reduce costs but also to demonstrate our commitment to the European market. However, the sign and the office will still be there so people can find them. Everyone else, including the North American division, will be streamlined to a mere shell. The staff of both divisions will be merged into other departments to form parallel departments two and three. Then, all directors will be assigned a team of assistant directors transferred from Xia Yanping to assist in the rollout of the new marketing model. If the new marketing model doesn't work well after this winter, it'll be my turn to lead a complete staff change."

What has been said has been made very clear. You don't necessarily need to change yourself to master these kinds of skills. After all, people in their forties or fifties may not be able to learn new things.

But if the new staff cannot cooperate with the operation well, they will definitely be fired.

It is a combination of hardness and softness, giving enough room for maneuver.

Even the disbanded European and American business units can continue to find new living space.

Whether you can survive depends on how hard you work.

A clear probation period was also given.

The directors were so excited that they just wanted to start their new work immediately.

Those who are quick to react have already secretly contacted Xia Yanping, trying to find a better assistant team from him to cooperate with the work.

But the new marketing model still needs to be observed in person.

Not only have hundreds of people arrived in Kazakhstan to assist with the study, but hundreds of marketing personnel have also followed these directors to Mokos.

That depends on the boss lady's skills.

While Zi Xiaowei was visiting the factory, the girls naturally went shopping at Mocos Center accompanied by Alpova.

Chang Yueling has never been here before, and she mainly focuses on European and American styles.

Who would come to such a poor and cold place?

But it’s still good, just like what I said before, it’s a peaceful and prosperous time.

It's the end of November, not far from Christmas, and everywhere has been decorated with lights and is bustling with activity since the afternoon.

Even though the sky was covered with heavy snow, the pedestrian street in the city center was still bustling with people, and there was no sign of war at all.

The famous street is lined with historical buildings like the Bund on both sides. The five girls, surrounded by a group of security guards, were a little amazed.

Although Alpova had been here, she was also a "foreigner" and generally speaking, she spent most of her energy on the training ground for the first twenty years. After getting married at the speed of light, she went to the Middle East thinking that she could become a rich wife.

So the Kazakhs have a natural reverence for this place.

Diane and the others just have a pure tourist mentality.

Maizi still remembers that she and Gao Tingting kept asking people on the street about the internet celebrities they were following.

They are both very experienced and try to find passers-by who look like they can buy their own cars, men and women in their twenties or thirties who are fashionable, often use their mobile phones, and have some financial strength.

Maizi has a better eye in this regard, while Gao Tingting is even cuter and is good at using her smiling face to greet and communicate with others.

Diane complained a little again, thinking that it would be better to let her subordinates do this kind of thing, as it would disturb her interest in sightseeing and shopping.

But he still stood by and waited, and asked the bodyguard to go over and hold an umbrella for his sister to block the snow.

Chang Yueling offered gentle yet firm counsel: "Xiaowei has always emphasized why he lives in seclusion. It's to be an ordinary person and maintain empathy for consumers. The same goes for them. Even if they're internet celebrities, they should always stay connected to the front lines so they don't stray too far from the basics. You only wear underwear from international brands, so how can you know the gaps in your own products? Old Chang taught me from a young age to only drive the company's own cars, and I think that's the same principle."

The fatherless child curled his lips: "Did he tell you?"

They never discussed these things, they were always having sex.

Chang Yueling held her and smiled: "He didn't tell me, probably only told the vixen."

Diane finally whispered, "I suddenly feel like there's something wrong with Xiaomai. You said she's always at our house, so why hasn't her boyfriend ever shown up?"

Chang Yueling was shocked, but she knew not to be the bad guy and ruin Ruth and Marco's relationship. "Hahaha, don't worry about other people's affairs. I'm telling you, I'm planning to have a child too, and I want to discuss it with you..."

This barely diverted Diane's attention.

Alpova was also very perceptive and followed Maizi and Gao Tingting to learn how to strike up a conversation. She had the language advantage and a similar living environment, so she was faster and more direct.

But I kept glancing over here, and gained a deeper understanding of the relationship between the boss's husband and wife.

She married into the Bay Area, where this model is popular.

Finally we went inside the shopping mall. It was so cold outside that walking in the snow felt a bit like eating something bitter.

Ask senior shopping guides when buying things, and consumers in high-end shopping malls are more likely to become potential targets.

Consumers sitting outside mid- to high-end coffee shops communicate more efficiently.

So when we met for dinner, as usual, there were a lot of Elros internet celebrities to collect.

Asking whether to have a party as soon as possible or what?

Zi Xiaowei suggested, "I'm going on a road trip tomorrow. If you want to stay in the city, why don't you go separately and meet up in two or three days?"

Arpova immediately noticed that there wasn't a strict hierarchy as she'd assumed. Gao Tingting, who looked the youngest, immediately raised her hand: "No way, do you want me to go to some tourist attraction with you?"

Maizi also nodded quietly.

Zi Xiaowei scribbled something down. "No, I'm just looking around. Kazakhstan is just grasslands anyway, with vast expanses of land and few people, not much to see. There's also heavy snow and wind. Here, I want to explore various towns and villages, mainly to understand the real life scenes during the war. Boss Li has a lot of car dealers he wants to meet with, so I'm going to go on my own and see how ordinary people live."

Dai Anni quickly exchanged glances with Chang Yueling: "Then let's go together... Didn't we just say that some internet celebrities are concentrated in St. Petersburg? It's a few hundred kilometers away. Let's drive there ourselves."

In a sense, Elros is called a Tale of Two Cities.

Moscow and St. Petersburg alternate as the capital. As the second largest city, it's close to the northern European seaport and is also very prosperous. Compared to the political and cultural center of the capital, St. Petersburg is more literary and romantic, and has a stronger commercial atmosphere.

It's definitely worth a visit.

Zi Xiaowei had no objection.

But Maizi and Gao Tingting had a hard time.

The baby and the nannies were, of course, left at the Capital Hotel.

The directors were asked to stay and make preparations before the launch of the internet celebrity tactics, so that people from all walks of life could observe better.

So there were only four cars accompanying the "light-packed" trip.

The original plan was to deploy several brand new 500 luxury SUVs to form a fleet.

But Zi Xiaowei asked for a low profile, so two M6s and 300s of different colors accompanied the large black 500 new energy model on the road.

It can be said that the self-driving tour that Zi Xiaowei and Maizi had been talking about for a year finally came true.

But this journey will take five or six days!
Everyone really enjoyed the snow scene to their heart's content.

Because they don't want to alarm various government relations, even the directors and factory managers can't say for sure whether foreigners are allowed to wander around the countryside freely.

So in addition to equipping several strong and sturdy local bodyguards, Alpova also volunteered to be the guide on the bus.

She sat in the passenger seat, while Maizi and Gao Tingting squeezed into the back row.

But they were all less than 1.8 meters tall, so it wasn't crowded, just a little bumpy.

Because Zi Xiaowei did not completely pass along the highway between the two cities.

Now even Diane felt that a large six-seater car was more comfortable. If she had known earlier, it would have been much more comfortable to get a Totoro.

But just as we left the capital area and the highway, the repetitive scene of snow on both sides of the fully closed highway suddenly turned into a pure white world of ice and snow.

The girls were still so surprised that they held their breath and kept their mouths shut.

The guide also surprised me by introducing that generally everyone believes that summer and autumn are the best seasons to visit these two cities, as they are very beautiful.

I didn't expect the winter to be like this. It is completely different from Kazakhstan, which is mainly grassland and mountainous.

Of course, she hadn't seen much of the outside world. She stayed in Japan to play basketball because she wanted to see a different world.

The communication was mainly with the driver, and Chang Yueling acted as a translator for the other three poor students.

Here is a vast plain with tributaries crisscrossing the terrain, filled with exotic towns and villages and endless forests.

The snow covers most of the colorful shapes, but when you get closer you will find either very fine historical buildings, exquisite towns or abandoned villages.

Few outsiders visit, let alone foreigners, and national resources are rarely invested in these places.

It is obvious that towns closer to the main roads will be beautiful, but towns a little further away will immediately become desolate and quiet like another country.

Zi Xiaowei focused more on observing how people in those villages, where almost only the elderly were left, lived in a precarious situation.

Even stop to communicate, walk around and take a look.

He felt that for these people, the changes in the world over the past one or two hundred years made no difference.

Regardless of technology or current situation, they still live in the old wooden structures described in old Su Lian's literary works and oil paintings, with faded portraits of a long list of heads of state from the Tsar to the present hanging on the walls.

This is what he prefers to experience in the world rather than making money.

Just like the last time I spent a few days wandering around Shanghai.

The girls just play around and take pictures of each other!
Alpova is a natural photography stand. Her tall figure and long hands make her a perfect selfie stick.

In many places, the thick snow made it impossible to pass through, and it was common to see sections of road more than one person high cleared on the roadside.

Gao Tingting and Maizi climbed onto the roof of the car many times and fell into the thick snow.

It was only after Arpova pointed out that there might be a roadside fence below, the kind with iron railings with spikes, that the two of them became more restrained.

The accompanying vehicles also understood the boss's hobby. A strong man in a Volkswagen 300 tried to rush to the front to explore the way. They were familiar with driving in the snow and had gotten their cars stuck several times.

If they can't get through, then turn around and take another route.

Then try to stay overnight in a quiet, peaceful and beautiful town.

Even though there are few tourists, these places still maintain the style of serving the aristocracy for hundreds of years. It is often said that Tchaikovsky lived here and that Repin sat on the chair there.

Although the food and accommodation are not luxurious, they are authentic and full of traditional flavor.

Various monasteries, castles and palaces are even more beautiful and magnificent.

One night when they stayed at the Palace Country Hotel, Maizi quietly pulled Zi Xiaowei to roll over and took a photo together on the spot.

It was not until arriving in St. Petersburg, the famous romantic city, that Zi Xiaowei's tour came to a perfect end.

He also found gimmick themes for the Elros internet celebrities.

Let Changjiang Automobile take internet celebrities to explore the humanistic beauty beneath the glitz.

(End of this chapter)