Guo Licheng felt slightly embarrassed.

Generally speaking, fitness trainers weren’t supposed to use the equipment during working hours.

Because in most gyms, the primary job of fitness trainers was to guide members and sell courses, while maintaining their physique was relatively less important.

Guo Licheng had told the trainers to try out the equipment because there were no customers today, and as luck would have it, Mr. Pei had walked in on them.

“Mr. Pei, I was the one who told them to try out the equipment to see if everything worked well. I’ll call them back right away to prepare for work…”

Guo Licheng turned around, intending to summon all the trainers.

Pei Qian hurriedly stopped him: “What are you talking about! Isn’t it perfectly natural for trainers to work out?”

Guo Licheng was stunned: “Huh?”

Pei Qian said seriously, “As fitness trainers, you need to manage your physique first. If you can’t train yourself properly, how can you have the nerve to teach others?”

“Besides, these machines would just be sitting idle anyway, so of course they should be put to use.”

“Let me emphasize this: as long as they complete their primary duties, all trainers can use these machines anytime during working hours.”

“You’re the manager, you should lead by example! Your physique must be the best among all the trainers!”

Guo Licheng couldn’t help but feel warmth in his heart: “Yes, Mr. Pei!”

“Then… can we use these machines outside of working hours?”

Pei Qian glanced at him: “You can use these machines outside of working hours too, but you can’t come to the gym because overtime is strictly prohibited.”

Guo Licheng: “…”

Although this sounded somewhat absurd, Guo Licheng still felt a rush of warmth in his heart.

Previous gyms didn’t treat trainers like human beings. Many internal groups were all about comparing performance metrics—how many memberships you sold today, how many classes he sold tomorrow. Every month, they had to make performance pledges, and those who couldn’t meet their targets might even have to shave their heads.

As for fitness trainers’ physique management, the gyms couldn’t care less.

Most trainers could only train for an hour or two when the gym closed late at night. With such heavy marketing tasks during the day, who had the energy to exercise?

But Mr. Pei was completely different. He didn’t demand any sales performance at all, but instead placed great importance on the trainers’ physique management and physical health!

Having such an enlightened boss was truly fortunate!

Meanwhile, Pei Qian was watching those trainers who were seriously exercising, thinking that making Guo Licheng train his body to be the best among all trainers would definitely consume a lot of his energy, right?

This way, he would have even less time and energy to manage the gym and attract new customers.

All according to plan!

Soon, the trainers gradually came over, greeted Pei Qian, and started eating their meals.

Pei Qian took a look at today’s fitness meal.

The fitness meal was delivered in Slackin’ Delivery’s transparent food containers, which included a small portion of brown rice, two pieces of cooked purple sweet potato, chicken breast, shrimp, salmon, boiled eggs, avocado, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, and more.

Low oil, low salt, large portions, and filling.

In addition, some fruits and cooked corn were provided as snacks.

Fitness meals emphasized eating small portions more frequently. Having some snacks in the morning and afternoon, even if just a glass of milk, an apple, or an ear of corn, could increase satiety, boost basic metabolism, reduce lunch and dinner intake, and help with fat loss.

While eating his fitness meal, Guo Licheng reported his evaluation of the meal to Mr. Pei.

“The ingredients are very fresh, and the portion is good too. It provides sufficient nutrition.”

Pei Qian carefully observed the expressions of Guo Licheng and the other trainers but didn’t notice anything unusual. There was no “eyes lighting up, BGM playing” moment.

This indicated that the fitness meals weren’t tasty!

At least in terms of flavor, they had no advantages compared to other fitness meals.

However, to be safe, Pei Qian still asked one more question: “How’s the taste of the fitness meal?”

Guo Licheng thought for a moment: “About the same as common fitness meals. You know, fitness meals aren’t meant to taste good; as long as there’s enough food, that’s sufficient.”

Pei Qian felt relieved.

As long as the fitness meals had no advantages over other fitness meals in the market except for price and portion size, there was no threat.

Because this version of the fitness meal was prepared by Slackin’ Delivery’s chefs, it only met the requirements of providing necessary nutrition while reducing calorie intake, without making any improvements to the taste.

The trainers had eaten too many similar fitness meals, and the advantage of this meal set was merely that it was “free” and “large and filling.”

If customers were forced to pay for it themselves, most people would be reluctant.

Soon, lunch was over.

The trainers cleaned up the tableware, waiting for the delivery person to come back and collect them, while Guo Licheng took Pei Qian on a tour of the gym.

According to Pei Qian’s requirements, the gym had purchased a batch of wristbands with numbers on them. When members arrived at the gym, they would receive a wristband from the front desk and find the corresponding locker according to the number on the wristband. After scanning the wristband to unlock it, they could use it.

When leaving, the front desk staff would take back the wristband and record the data from it, entering it into the computer.

This way, members’ exercise data could be recorded.

Of course, currently, they could only use the clumsy method of manual input into the system. Guo Licheng was considering developing an app specifically to solve this problem in the future, but since there weren’t any members yet, there didn’t seem to be much need for it.

Pei Qian checked the locker rooms, shower rooms, and other supporting facilities, and was quite satisfied with all of them.

Especially since each shower cubicle was equipped with high-end shampoo and shower gel, just like in a luxury hotel, stored in soap dispensers that completely concealed their price.

Pei Qian thought it was quite good to increase costs in places where outsiders couldn’t see.

After a full tour, Pei Qian was very satisfied.

“Very good, keep it up. I’ll be leaving now.”

Just as Pei Qian was about to leave, he stopped again.

Because he noticed a couple peering in from outside before pushing the door open and coming in!

Customers had arrived!

Pei Qian looked at Guo Licheng: “You go and receive them. I’ll stay a bit longer.”

This place was originally a high-end gym near a school. The location wasn’t the best, but it wasn’t bad either. Although the previous gym members had all transferred away, it was perfectly normal for new people to want to join.

Pei Qian decided to stay and see how these two people responded to the gym’s pricing before leaving!

Just as Guo Licheng was about to go greet them, he saw Yaling step forward first, giving him a meaningful look.

Guo Licheng understood immediately and stepped back.

To win over a couple, one must first win over the girl.

A male trainer teaching his girlfriend would make a male customer uncomfortable, so Yaling, as a female trainer, had a natural advantage in this respect.

Plus, despite her developed muscles, she had a sweet face, which could be somewhat enchanting to men, more suitable than the less articulate Guo Licheng.

Pei Qian frowned slightly when he saw this scene.

“What’s her name?”

Guo Licheng immediately answered: “Her name is Li Yaling, a very impressive female trainer. In her previous gym, she didn’t even need to actively sell courses; her loyal members would fill up her appointment schedule. Since we’re quite familiar with each other privately, I recruited her as well.”

Pei Qian: “?”

Didn’t need to actively sell courses, and loyal members would fill up her schedule?

Who told you to bring in such a destabilizing factor?

And this Yaling even took the initiative to greet new customers—this absolutely wouldn’t do!

If she couldn’t attract customers, that would be fine, but if she did…

Hmph, then he would have to find a way to arrange for her promotion.

Pei Qian remained silent, casually picked up a banana from nearby, and quietly observed while eating.

Yaling took the couple on a tour around the gym, then found a place to sit in the rest area and chat.

After about ten minutes, the couple left.

Yaling came to find Guo Licheng with a somewhat helpless expression.

“Didn’t work?” Guo Licheng asked.

Yaling shook her head: “No, it didn’t.”

Pei Qian secretly rejoiced but kept a straight face and asked: “What happened?”

Yaling was somewhat frustrated: “Mr. Pei, everything was going well at first. I introduced our gym’s equipment, the trainers’ qualifications, and the supporting facilities to them, and they were both visibly interested.”

“But once I mentioned the price, the man’s expression immediately changed. He had purchased memberships at other gyms before and calculated that ours was too expensive.”

“However, the woman thought our environment was nice, and our pay-per-use system was friendly to beginners like her.”

“The man was considering accommodating the woman, but then I told them about our gym’s special requirements, and they both couldn’t accept it…”

“Because the cost of working out itself already seemed expensive to them, plus the mandatory purchase of fitness meals completely exceeded their budget.”

“So… they left. They probably went to check out other gyms nearby.”

Pei Qian let out a long breath.

What was this called?

A close call, or a resounding victory from the start?

Indeed, the strategy he had previously set to discourage customers had taken effect. Even with trainer Yaling personally taking charge, she couldn’t retain these two customers!

However, although the start was good, Pei Qian still kept in mind the need to be steady.

He coughed lightly twice: “It’s okay, they’re just two customers. Our gym has a bright future. Whether we have a few more customers or a few fewer doesn’t matter.”

“If we wait patiently, customers will come!”

“By the way, Trainer Guo, remember to customize a sign that lists our gym’s prices and requirements, and place it at the entrance. This will save people from coming in to ask questions and disturbing your workouts.”

“For those who can’t accept these conditions, just use the sign to discourage them.”

“Rather than answering these people’s questions, it would be better to improve your physique a bit more. Your bodies are the best brand advertisement for Managed Fitness!”

Yaling looked confused: “Huh?”

Putting the prices and conditions right outside—was he afraid they might get too many customers?

Not handing out flyers for promotion was one thing, but engaging in this kind of negative publicity? What exactly was Mr. Pei thinking?

Pei Qian stood up: “Alright, I’ll be leaving now. Get that sign done quickly.”

Guo Licheng hurriedly said: “Yes, Mr. Pei, don’t worry.”

From what he had seen so far, Guo Licheng was still very obedient. Although Li Yaling seemed somewhat threatening, as long as Guo Licheng remained the manager and strictly implemented Mr. Pei’s requirements, there wouldn’t be any problems.

Pei Qian left the gym in a good mood.

However, he also discovered a problem: he was starting to be spread too thin.

Now there were too many businesses, and many department heads didn’t make a sound during the planning phase—they only came to report good news to Mr. Pei after achieving success, which was truly overwhelming.

Pei Qian increasingly felt that he must begin to plant his own eyes in various departments and strengthen his control over the entire company.

Otherwise, making losses would become increasingly difficult in the future, and even if he transformed into a fire-fighting captain running his legs off, it would be useless.

Tenda’s Embroidered Uniform Guard needed to be arranged as soon as possible!