Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Lending a Hand
The photos Jiang Xin probably took, she already saw them when she was in space earlier, and has searched through them countless times.
Even though she took quite a few, in the end, there are actually only about ten that can be used.
So, if ten photos make up one set, considering the count for the entire village, it totals fifty sets.
Calculating this, the total number of photos to be printed is five hundred, which amounts to quite an expense.
It would cost a hundred and twenty-five yuan.
When Jiang Xin calculated this number, indeed she remained silent for a moment, but she thought, professional matters should still be left to professionals.
But in this way, wouldn’t the money she made at her stall today just be spent outright?
Thinking like this, Jiang Xin thought it wouldn’t work, and she told the store clerk the quantity of photos she wanted to print:
"I just did a simple calculation; I probably have to print around five hundred photos. This amount is indeed a bit too much, can you give me a little discount on top of the half price?"
Although she felt a bit embarrassed.
But in order to save her already deflated wallet, Jiang Xin still shamelessly opened her mouth and began haggling on the price.
Anyway, she had to strive for herself a bit.
If she didn’t even try, this money would just be spent, and when she went home late at night, her heart would probably be bleeding.
She wanted Jiang Wan to learn a lesson, that’s true, but thinking about spending so much money made her feel congested.
After she voiced the negotiation, no matter what, she felt slightly more comfortable in her heart. No matter how things went, she considered that she had tried hard.
As for whether she would get the discount, that depended on the shop owner.
After all, in her view, to print five hundred photos at once.
Indeed, she counts as a large customer.
Anyway, the average wage in this town was evident, and her five hundred photos might fulfill the store’s monthly sales.
The store clerk, originally, when hearing that Jiang Xin wanted to print quite a lot of photos, wasn’t too concerned.
Thinking, even if the number printed was a lot, how much could it be? Maybe just a few dozen?
Unexpectedly, Jiang Xin spoke of printing over five hundred photos, which indeed stunned her.
Their store, although open for more than ten years on this town, encountered a customer as large as Jiang Xin for the first time.
How could she not be excited?
Originally she thought Jiang Xin was here for a photoshoot, which would also bring a big business.
But hearing she came for photo printing, the store clerk felt a significant drop in her mood.
Because, even though customers come for photo printing, they generally print only a few, one or two, not a lot.
She thought it was a small business, unexpectedly it turned out to be five hundred photos.
She really wondered why Jiang Xin needed so many photos, but after all, it’s the customer’s privacy, no matter how curious she was, she couldn’t ask.
But ultimately, it was such a large business, so now Jiang Xin, in her eyes, was a major customer.
If she managed to secure this deal, wouldn’t her commission for this month be something she wouldn’t worry about?
However, regarding prices, she’s not the owner, and doesn’t know how much is appropriate to discount, so she can’t make decisions here.
The store clerk thought and said to Jiang Xin:
"Don’t worry about this, I didn’t expect you to need so many photos printed."
"A bit cheaper is definitely possible, but since it’s a big deal, I need to discuss it with my boss."
"I’ll try my best to get my boss to give you more discounts, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xin, of course, nodded. Isn’t hoping for cheaper prices the reason she said so much?
After all, money isn’t easy to earn, every bit saved is valuable.
Seeing Jiang Xin nod, the store clerk instantly felt relieved.
Their boss was currently in the back organizing customer-taken photos, so she had to personally go back to call him.
It might take a few minutes, so she asked Jiang Xin to wait for a bit in the store.
She seated Jiang Xin on the sofa and personally poured her a cup of tea, speaking softly to her:
"Alright, I’ll go to the back and call my boss to come and talk to you."
"Boss is quite busy over there, so it might take a little while; you might need to wait here for a moment, is that okay?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xin naturally couldn’t refuse, so she said:
"No problem, I’m not in a particular rush; feel free to go find your boss."
After hearing this, the store clerk felt assured to leave, not forgetting to remind Jiang Xin to keep an eye on the store.
Though the store wasn’t doing too badly, being the only relatively large photo studio in town.
My boss employed quite a few people due to this.
But when the store got busy, it was extremely hectic, so employees typically worked in shifts.
Today happened to be her turn to work, so she was the only clerk to serve customers at the front.
If she left, and a customer came in and found no staff, wouldn’t that be bad?
But now she had to leave, since Jiang Xin’s order was a huge deal.
Out of options, she resorted to entrusting Jiang Xin to help watch the store for a bit.
If customers came, she’d trouble Jiang Xin to inform them that the clerk went back to find the boss and that they’d return soon, asking them to be patient.
But she thought it wouldn’t take much time, that there probably wouldn’t be many customers during this period, hence she left confidently.
The clerk left for around a few minutes, and Jiang Xin waited aimlessly in the store.
She lowered her head, glanced at the photos on the wall, indeed they were taken with a certain degree of skill.
When the clerk returned, there was only Jiang Xin as the customer inside, and no one else came in.
The store clerk brought the shop owner to Jiang Xin.
The shop owner was a middle-aged man in his fifties.