Chapter 34: Chapter 34: Information from the System’s Reward
It was Monday. Since he didn’t need to take Wenren Du’Er to school, Yang Hui slept in until 8:00 AM.
In the living room, he found a small note on the coffee table.
He picked it up. "Dad, the porridge is being kept warm in the pot. I boiled you an egg for nutrition, so be sure to eat it! Just leave the bowl and chopsticks; I’ll wash them when I get back from school!"
’What’s so nutritious about a hard-boiled egg?’ Though he grumbled internally, he obediently ate the egg. After all, it was a sweet gesture from the little girl.
He arrived at Futong Trading Co., Ltd. at 8:45 AM.
It was his first day, and he needed to get his employee ID badge sorted out, so Wang Xiao had sent him a message asking him to come in a bit early.
"We’ve got a handsome new guy in the office~"
"Wow, he’s so handsome!"
"He has such charming eyes, so alluring. I wonder what department he’s in?"
He attracted quite a bit of attention on his way through the second-floor office area to find Wang Xiao.
Wang Xiao had someone process his ID badge and then personally led him to the office area for the Airex brand.
He then introduced him to the supervisors of the Airex brand’s operations department—his new team at Futong Commerce.
One thing was for sure: Li Yang hadn’t been lying when they had dinner last time. The supervisors at Futong Commerce were indeed a cut above the industry standard when it came to looks.
There were five supervisors in total: two handsome men and three beautiful women. Every single one of them was strikingly good-looking.
It was probably because they all worked for a trendy fashion brand, so the company was particular about this sort of thing when hiring.
However, that was speaking of the group’s overall standard. In terms of individual looks, none of them could compare to Yang Na. The "Zhang Bichen of Ruijing" wasn’t just on par with the actual Zhang Bichen in singing ability; her looks even surpassed the singer’s. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have become the "Flower of Ruijing."
Wang Xiao introduced them one by one, and each person respectfully greeted Yang Hui, "Hello, sir!"
He didn’t catch all their names, but he figured he’d get familiar with them over time. The one who left the strongest impression was a male supervisor named Ji Kun, who seemed very sharp.
There was also a female supervisor named Zhu Jing. She was the prettiest among the women, an 8 out of 10.
Her figure and looks were both on point, and he guessed she was probably quite popular at Futong Commerce. After the introductions were finished, Wang Xiao led Yang Hui to his desk.
’How pitiful. No private office. This is a big step down from my setup at Ruijing Commerce.’
’Oh well, it’s not like I plan on staying here for long anyway. My goals are to max out my unemployment benefits and complete the system’s mission!’
System mission? He suddenly remembered that the system seemed to have sent a notification just now.
Sure enough, there was an unread message. He opened it.
[Job-Seeking Mission: Find a job with a monthly salary of no less than 10,000 yuan within one month!
Status: Completed
Mission Reward: An extremely valuable piece of information!
The international fashion brand, Zen, plans to bolster its market presence in China by opening up regional distributorships. The provincial distributor for Qingjiang Province is currently undecided. The brand’s selection criteria for distributors prioritizes:
1. Financial strength: A minimum first-year purchase order of 20 million based on tag price.
2. Business premises: Before acquiring the distribution rights, a letter of intent must be secured with a prime commercial location in Qingjiang Province (e.g., Xinyue Square, Jiang’an City).
3. Market understanding: Familiarity with local fashion culture and consumer habits, and the ability to formulate a regional marketing strategy.]
’This is what it calls "extremely valuable"? Isn’t this false advertising on the system’s part?’
However, Yang Hui had heard of the Zen brand. He had seen it in some high-end malls in Shanghai, where it was very popular among the young and fashionable crowd. It was positioned as a high-end brand.
’Looking for a distributor in Qingjiang? This might actually be a great opportunity!’
With Brother Chun’s help, he had already secured a deal for the "NLB" brand, but that was just a single-store authorization, not exclusive rights for the entire province.
Zhang Chun probably hadn’t expected him to aim so high. It was already impressive for a 24-year-old to invest in a single trendy clothing store. Who would have thought he had the resources to take on an entire province? And who could have guessed that he would have a continuous stream of funding later on?
Handling Zen wouldn’t conflict with NLB; in fact, they could create synergy. At the same time, management costs could be reduced. Managing two stores in the same mall takes about the same amount of time and effort as managing one. With two stores, management efficiency would be higher!
Based on the system’s information, Zen had likely been operating on a direct-sales-only model before. They probably couldn’t expand their market quickly enough that way, which is why they were now opening up distribution channels.
He completely met Zen’s conditions for distributorship. With this information, he could act early and seize the initiative!
At this point, most people probably didn’t even know that Zen was going to open up distributorships.
And it was a good thing they didn’t. Otherwise, it would never be his turn. Once those with market resources, management teams, and a proven track record got wind of this, the spot would be snatched up in no time.
He, on the other hand, didn’t even know the first thing about the company.
’Looks like I’ll have to ask Brother Chun for help again. He’s probably familiar with all these brand owners!’
He sent Zhang Chun a message on WeChat.
"Brother Chun, I have reliable information that Zen is preparing to open up regional distributorships. I want to secure the rights for Qingjiang. Could you help me with an introduction?"
After sending the message, he waited a while. Seeing no reply from Zhang Chun, he figured he was probably in a meeting.
Since it was his first day, he definitely had to report to President Shan and say hello. President Shan’s office wasn’t far from Yang Hui’s section.
President Shan’s full name was Dan Biao. He had been with Futong Commerce since its inception, making him one of the company’s veterans. Now that the company had grown, he had become one of its biggest beneficiaries, appointed by Li Yang as the head of the operations department.
Seeing Yang Hui, Dan Biao nodded and squeezed out a smile. "The boss still thinks very highly of you. Your base salary is much higher than other managers at your level, so work hard and don’t let him down!"
’Li Yang? Thinks highly of me?’
He had only just learned that his monthly base salary of 15,000 was specially approved by Li Yang. He complained inwardly, ’This guy is pretty cheap. Is that all Brother Chun’s reputation is worth?’
Of course, he was just grumbling. Li Yang’s action was actually quite reasonable. What he regretted was that if Li Yang had offered a bit more, his potential unemployment benefits would have been even higher.
He had even considered a wild idea: offer Li Yang 100,000 for every 10,000 he raised the salary. It would still be a bargain for him!
Unfortunately, the system had already closed that loophole. Such an action would be judged as invalid by the system. Not only would his system-recognized maximum salary not change, but he also wouldn’t even accumulate unemployment value after quitting.
So from now on, job hunting was just job hunting. Everything would depend on his own interview performance.
’If that loophole had worked, I could’ve reached the pinnacle of life in no time!’
’I could have just given Li Yang 3 million to give me a monthly salary of 1 million. Then, after three months, I’d get fired and receive 2 billion in unemployment benefits every month.’
’If that was possible, I could just switch to another company and have them give me a monthly salary of 100 million. Wouldn’t I instantly become as rich as a nation?’
So, he could understand and accept why that loophole was closed.
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