Chapter 486 - Speedy Success? (2/2)

Pei Qian was just about to open the door when he was stunned again. He noticed a couple walking into the gym after looking around outside!

There were customers!

He turned to Guo Licheng. “Go and greet them. I’ll wait for a little longer.”

This place was a high-end gym near a university. It was not in a very good location, but not in a bad one either. Although the gym’s members had already been transferred away, it was expected that new people would seek to become members.

Pei Qian decided to stay behind to see the couple’s reaction after discovering the gym’s prices. It wouldn’t be too late to leave after that!

Guo Licheng was just about to welcome them, but Yaling beat him to it. She shot Guo Licheng a look as she walked by him.

Guo Licheng immediately understood and backed away.

Obviously, to get through to the couple, they first had to get through to the lady. Of course, the man would not want any male trainer to get close to his girlfriend. Naturally, Yaling would have an advantage as a female trainer.

In addition, she was well-sculpted and beautiful. Males would be attracted to a certain extent. Thus, she had a better shot at making the sale compared to Guo Licheng, who was not good with words.

Pei Qian frowned when he saw this.

“What’s her name?”

Guo Licheng immediately answered, “She’s Li Yaling, and she’s an amazing female trainer. She did not take any initiative to sell training sessions in her previous gym, and yet it was filled with die-hard members. We know each other very well, and so I poached her over. Pei Qian, “?”

She didn’t even have to take initiative to sell training sessions, and yet the gym was filled with die-hard members?

Why did you bring this unstable element over here?!

What’s more, Yaling had gone up to welcome the guests of her own accord. That wouldn’t do!

Everything would be fine if she failed to rope the customers in, but if she did…

Hmph, Pei Qian had to think of a way to ‘promote’ her.

Pei Qian remained silent and casually grabbed a banana. He ate as he observed her closely. Yaling led the couple around the gym and then led them to a seat in the resting area for a chat. It was ten minutes before the couple finally left.

Yaling walked towards Guo Licheng, frustrated.

“It failed?” Guo Licheng asked.

Yaling shook her head. “It failed.”

Pei Qian rejoiced inwardly. However, he maintained his expression as he asked, “What happened?”

Yaling was obviously frustrated. “Boss Pei, it was all going well in the beginning. I showed them our gym’s facilities, the quality of our trainers, and the accompanying services. Both of them were obviously tempted. “Yet, the moment I said the price, the man’s expression changed. Obviously, he had been a member of other gyms before. After doing some brief calculations, he concluded that our gym is way too expensive. “The lady liked the environment and the fact that we only charge by the session. To a newbie like her, that’s a good thing.

“The man was about to give in to the lady, but both of them found it hard to accept the gym’s specific requests, which I started to introduce…

“They already thought that the training sessions were expensive. In addition to the mandatory fitness meals, the package was out of their budget.

“That was why… they decided to leave. I think they went to check out the other gyms nearby.”

Pei Qian heaved a sigh of relief.

What was this? He had escaped unscathed and achieved speedy success.

Indeed, the strategies that he had put in place to turn customers away had proven effective. Even though Coach Yaling stepped up, she failed to rope in customers!

Still, although the beginning was looking good, Pei Qian reminded himself to remain steady.

He cleared his throat and said, “It doesn’t matter. Those were just two customers. Our gym has good potential. A few customers wouldn’t make a difference. “We just have to be patient, and the customers would come!

“That’s right. Coach Guo, remember to order a sign with our gym’s prices and requests on it. Set it up at the entrance, so that people wouldn’t bother coming in and disturbing the trainers to ask questions.

“Those who cannot accept our requests would be turned away by the sign.

“As opposed to answering people’s queries, your time would be much better spent working on your physiques. Your bodies would be walking advertisements for Deposit Fitness!”

Yaling looked confused. “Huh?”

Were they to put their prices and requests on a sign outside the gym? Were they afraid of roping in too many customers?

It was one thing not to be distributing flyers, but it was another to resort to negative advertising. What was Boss Pei thinking?

Pei Qian stood up. “Alright, I’ll make a move first. Get the sign done as soon as possible.” Guo Licheng quickly answered, “Alright, Boss Pei. Don’t worry.”

At the moment, Guo Licheng seemed very obedient. While Li Yaling seemed slightly threatening, Guo Licheng was still the branch manager after all. As long as Guo Licheng stuck strictly to Boss Pei’s requests, everything would be alright.

Pei Qian walked out of the gym in a good mood.

However, he noticed another problem. He was dealing with too many things at the same time.

He had too many businesses at the moment. What’s more, all the people in charge remained silent as they worked on their respective plans. They would only report ‘good news’ to Boss Pei once they achieved a measure of success. That was not a good thing.

The more he thought about it, the more Pei Qian realized that he had to keep all the departments in check. He had to increase the level of control he had in his company.

Otherwise, it would become increasingly difficult for him to incur losses. Even if he dedicated himself to fighting fire full-time, he would eventually burn out.

He had to appoint an imperial guard in Tengda as soon as possible!