Comprehensive film: the sweet daily life of urban drama

Chapter 441: Knife-Stabbing Prelude

Wang Manni smiled playfully, "It was clearly agreed that I would treat you, but now you brought me a bowl of chicken soup first. But thank you very much anyway. I feel so warm in my heart now."

"Seeing your sincere smile makes people feel very happy." Chen An took the opportunity to compliment him.

Wang Manni touched her face and asked, "Is my smile really sincere?"

"It's true. It's not easy to maintain this enthusiasm and sincerity after working in the service industry for so long. Oftentimes, facing other people's fake smiles is the most awkward feeling."

Wang Manni looked a little depressed. "It's a pity that even a sincere and enthusiastic smile can't change the gloomy environment."

"Oh, from what you said, it seems that your career is not going so well?" Chen An knew that when a woman wanted to talk, it was the best opportunity to get closer to each other, so he asked according to Wang Manni's words.

"The economic situation has been bad in the past two years, and the luxury goods industry has been greatly affected. Many foreign brands have laid off employees and closed stores. The domestic situation has also been greatly affected." Wang Manni's eyes revealed a hint of confusion.

"Let's not talk about the distant past. In our store alone, there are at least four people who have more experience than me, and there are only a few promotion channels. The competition is very intense. If we rank people based on seniority, I won't see any hope at all."

Chen An's heart moved. He had seen all this in the original drama and naturally knew Wang Manni's situation. This was also part of the reason why she resigned later.

However, Wang Manni's character still has some restless elements, and if she wants to change the other person into her own shape, it still takes some effort.

"Although I don't know much about the luxury goods market, judging from the current situation, the future prospects of this industry are still very good, and the downturn is only temporary."

"Oh, Mr. Chen, why don't you tell me in detail." Wang Manni held her chin with one hand, blinked her big eyes, and looked at Chen An.

Chen An pondered for a moment before speaking, "This can be viewed from many aspects."

"First of all, many movies, TV series, social platforms, and entertainment gossip news are conveying a word to the general female public: independent women. This word has many extensions, such as women should live out their true selves and love themselves so that they can be better loved by others. There are many more... "

"All of this is actually driven by capital, with the goal of promoting women's consumption, using luxury clothes, bags, and jewelry to differentiate women's taste and lifestyle."

"Those who carry limited edition bags look down on those who carry ordinary ones, and those who carry ordinary ones look down on light luxury ones, and so on. They take advantage of women's vanity and slowly harvest their wallets, letting women immerse themselves in this kind of spiritual enjoyment." Chen An's tone was full of disdain.

"In the end, the capital makes a lot of money, while the women who are harvested by the capital eventually become older leftover women, wasting their youth in vain, and in return they get nothing more than a closet full of clothes and jewelry."

"The power of this technique of flattery is more than that. It is an extremely clever conspiracy. Many women know that these are actually consumer traps, but under the general environment, people's consumption concepts will gradually change."

"When women's income is not enough to support this kind of comparison mentality, they will pass it on to others, and from then on, love is equated with houses, cars, clothes, bags and jewelry."

"Since you say you love me, how do you prove it?"

"What? You can't even afford a bag worth tens of thousands of dollars, and you still dare to say you love me? There are countless examples like this."

Wang Manni secretly felt lucky that Chen An didn't know about her past. You have to know that the biggest factor in her breaking up with Jiang Chen was that he had no money and couldn't give her what she wanted. She still remembered the time in the mall when Jiang Chen emptied all the bank cards in his wallet and couldn't afford a bag that cost more than 20,000 yuan.

Chen An noticed Wang Manni's expression and smiled secretly in his heart. This was exactly the effect he wanted.

Pretending to sigh, "The main reason why the dating market is so hot across the country right now is that even if you empty the wallets of two or three generations, it is still not enough to support a young couple to form a new family."

"It can be said that the term 'older leftover women' refers to the people who ultimately pay the bill in this capital game."

These words were like a knife stabbing into Wang Manni's chest. In a few months, she would be thirty years old. Even though she kept comforting herself that she was still young and beautiful, only she knew how much she had paid for all these.

You have to exercise tirelessly every day, spend more than two thousand dollars on maintenance every month, and even have to be extremely careful about what you eat.

Thinking back to the past, Jiang Chen was so good to me. If they hadn’t broken up, I might have my own little family now.

As soon as this thought popped up in her mind, she immediately threw it out of her mind.

No, you can't think like that. Wang Manni, you have taste and good looks, you deserve better.

Even if Jiang Chen treats you well, so what? Look at the people around you. The deputy store manager got married earlier than you and earns more than you, but he still lives apart from his husband and children? Isn't it because he can't afford a house in Shanghai? You have worked hard to improve yourself in the past few years, isn't it to change your fate?

Your face will age quickly, and you don’t have time to waste.

Chen An has been observing the changes in Wang Manni's expression. The reason why he said this was, on the one hand, to hit Wang Manni and make her realize her situation, and on the other hand, to pave the way for what will happen later.

Chen An picked up the juice beside him and poured some for Wang Manni, "Drink something."

Wang Manni took a sip of juice to cover up her embarrassment. "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, your words just now touched me a little."

"I can see that you are a woman with a story." Chen An smiled faintly, "My favorite thing is reading."

When Wang Manni heard Chen An's slightly suggestive words, she couldn't help but smile back shyly.