Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Too Much Money, Spend It Fast
Chen Xiao understood her good intentions. He stood up and said, "I’ve always admired tech gurus. High-level talents like President Hou are the people I respect the most!"
"’Converse with the learned, and associate with none but the worthy!’"
He exchanged a few pleasantries, and Hou Fei also stood up, smiling. "You’re too kind. You marketing folks are incredible too. Without orders, there’s nothing!"
Chen Xiao exchanged a few more polite words and left. From behind him, Feng Feifei said, "Chen Xiao, you still haven’t collected your sales bonuses. You can bring the forms to me for a signature anytime!"
Chen Xiao was taken aback and asked, "Don’t we always collect our bonuses the following month?"
Feng Feifei chuckled. "Who told you that? You have so many orders. If you cash them all out at once, you’ll get slammed with personal income tax!"
Chen Xiao scratched his head. ’Is this a blessing in disguise? I’ll pay more in taxes, but my Diligence Points are at 20 now, which means a bigger Diligence Reward. I get to contribute to the country’s tax revenue and earn a bigger reward bonus.’
’Wait, since I don’t need the money anyway, couldn’t I just never withdraw the bonus? As my Diligence Points get higher and higher, won’t the Diligence Reward become even more generous!’
"DING! The Host must withdraw bonuses according to the company’s standard procedures. Otherwise, no Diligence Reward will be granted. The previous loophole has now been fixed!"
’Well, so much for that! I was just thinking it was a blessing in disguise, and now it’s turned into a disaster!’
He had accumulated uncollected bonuses from 31 million in orders. When he asked Ma Jing to help him fill out the bonus application forms, the little assistant was so envious she nearly drooled.
"Brother Chen Xiao, this is insane! You’ve earned 1.65 million in bonuses in less than a month!"
Chen Xiao was playing a game. He looked up and said, "It’s nothing, not even worth mentioning."
’You win. You’re the king of the humblebrag, a true Versailles master!’ Ma Jing fell silent.
She didn’t know that Chen Xiao genuinely didn’t think it was a big deal. He had already started looking down on the base-level bonuses!
The approval process for Chen Xiao’s bonus application went quickly. Every department head signed off on it directly. But inevitably, when they saw the long string of zeros on the form, their eyes glowed with green light.
In the afternoon, as the finance department transferred the money, the system promptly issued the Diligence Reward.
"DING! Detected that the Host has received a sales bonus of 1.65 million. Awarding a Diligence Reward of 33 million!"
Chen Xiao was completely unfazed. ’What’s this little bit of money? My Xiangjun is a better earner. She casually made 800 million in two transactions. I still need to work harder!’
While he was envying Zhao Xiangjun’s earning speed, Zhang Shijie, the CEO of Yino Group, was currently worrying—also because Chairman Zhao had invested those 2 billion!
Yino Group had developed rapidly in recent years, with nearly 2,000 directly-operated stores nationwide and an annual revenue of almost 5 billion. With Zhao Xiangjun’s 2-billion-yuan infusion, the board of directors unanimously demanded that Zhang Shijie accelerate the pace of development. They even revised this year’s KPIs, requiring him to open another 300 stores in the last three months of the year.
This was the pace required to achieve a 20% increase in revenue for the following year!
He held a video conference with all the national district presidents first thing in the morning, issuing a directive that was both high-spirited and wildly arrogant.
"Everyone, the company has too much cash on hand—2.3 billion. I need you all to push your teams to open new stores and spend this money as quickly as possible!"
Hearing these words, the district presidents felt the immense pressure of the task, but at the same time, they were infected by his enthusiasm, their hearts surging with excitement!
This was no joke. What other retail company had 2.3 billion in cash just sitting on their books? Coupled with Yino Group’s steadily climbing performance and profit margins over the past two years, they were confident they could elevate the company to a whole new level within a few years.
As the company grew and strengthened, their own clout within their regional business circles would also rise. It was a case of personal advancement alongside the platform’s growth!
Similarly, on the supply chain side, the company no longer needed to delay payments to suppliers. This gave them more bargaining power on quality and price, and everything was moving in a positive direction.
After arranging all this, Zhang Shijie called for Wu Ting. "Make another trip to Jiangzhou soon. Only inform Liu Haoran. Don’t alert anyone else."
Wu Ting asked in surprise, "To Jiangzhou?" ’We just got back a few days ago. You’re a CEO who normally wouldn’t even visit a branch office for years. Why are you going to Jiangzhou again and again?’
Zhang Shijie nodded. "Yes. The main purpose of this trip is to meet Chairman Zhao."
Wu Ting finally understood. At the same time, she thought to herself that this was another chance to get closer to Chairman Zhao, which would be hugely beneficial for her own career development in the company.
"Boss, should I schedule a meeting with Chairman Zhao?"
Zhang Shijie waved his hand. "I’ll contact her personally."
On Zhao Hui’s second day of work, he was still unfamiliar with many of the logistics department’s operations. However, because Liu Haoran had given special instructions, his supervisor, Qin Wei, took particularly good care of him.
Besides teaching him all the basics, Qin Wei allowed him to manage his own schedule.
Vice Manager Zhao was inspecting the main warehouse when he happened to see a delivery truck. He greeted the driver and asked where it was headed.
Upon learning it was going to Wansheng Square, Zhao Hui immediately asked if he could go along to familiarize himself with the delivery process.
The delivery driver was completely baffled. ’Why does a vice manager need to get familiar with the delivery process?’ But he was a manager, after all. If he wanted to tag along, the driver didn’t dare refuse.
So, he took Zhao Hui along to make the delivery to Wansheng Square.
While chatting on the road, he learned that the Yirui Business Men’s Clothing store in Wansheng Square was the top-performing store in the entire province. He also learned about the sales champion there, Zhao Xiangjun, who was practically a household name throughout the company.
She was said to be as beautiful as a goddess, with an extraordinary aura. And most importantly, she was the sales champion by a huge margin!
All these glowing attributes combined made her a frequent topic of conversation among employees at all levels of the company.
Hearing this, Zhao Hui felt a sense of shared honor. His little sister had always been well-liked, from childhood to now. He, on the other hand...
Thinking about his own past misdeeds and then about the meticulous arrangements his sister had made for him, he felt even more ashamed. He secretly swore that for the rest of his life, he would do everything he could to repay her.
Zhao Xiangjun was having an unlucky day. The customer she was currently serving was the regional general manager of Wansheng Square for Hanjiang Province. Wansheng Square had a total of 15 commercial plazas in Hanjiang Province, with Jiangzhou Wansheng Square being the most successful one.
Therefore, the Wansheng Hanjiang District office was located in Jiangzhou Wansheng Square. This President Qu was named Peng Yu. He was in his fifties, stood less than 5’7" tall, and had a face that looked like it had been run over by a cart wheel.
Ever since he came to inspect the Yi Rui Men’s Clothing store a few weeks ago and saw Zhao Xiangjun, this man, who normally wouldn’t even inspect the premises once in several months, now came down several times a week.
Of course, every time he came, he would ask Zhao Xiangjun to help him pick out clothes. But what irritated Zhao Xiangjun was that he would always pester her to add him on WhatsApp and try to ask her out to dinner.
Her attitude had always been consistent: recommendations were recommendations, but whether he bought anything or not was his business. She would absolutely not add him on WhatsApp, and there was no way she would give him a chance to ask her to dinner. She never went out to eat with men!
Having been rejected multiple times, Peng Yu was starting to lose face. He saw Zhao Xiangjun hand the clothes she had picked for him to the cashier for payment and then turn to walk away.
He reached out to grab her, and a startled Zhao Xiangjun quickly dodged back. The color instantly drained from her beautiful face!
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