Chapter 112: Love returns home
The winter of 2002 arrived in Shanghai without warning. At Nanjing University, Su Can not only had to prepare for his coursework that academic year, but also had to advance his business and studies in tandem. Dunhuang Group planned to open a new store in Beijing, Tianjin, or Shanghai that year. Which city it would be still required further research, along with countless senior management meetings in conference rooms at dawn and cafés at night before a final decision could be made.
This left Su Can with a mountain of documents to handle, but for this month of final exams, he put them aside for the time being.
The fashion magazine was enjoying smooth sailing. Launched around the same time Su Can entered university, the new magazine had already gained considerable influence. Every day, investors and people interested in cooperation contacted Lin Guangdong through various channels.
Many people wanted to put money in and get a piece of it, thanks in part to the recent auction for dinner with Zhan Hua that had caused such a stir in Shanghai circles. Whatever commentary that dinner might provoke, overall, it had indeed given Su Can's business tremendous room to grow.
Previously, established consumer magazines in the Yangtze River Delta and the gateway cities of Beijing and Tianjin had maintained a tight blockade, leaving no room for newcomers to gain a foothold. Now, the forceful arrival of Pineapple Media Magazine had torn an opening. Its circulation, sales, and reader acceptance alone left all the other magazines launched during this period far behind, unable to do anything but envy it.
Su Can had also heard from Lin Guangdong that some consumer magazines had actually tossed copies of their magazine in front of department heads during internal meetings, ordering every