My Daily Basic Stipend Is 10 Million

Chapter 173: Chapter 159: Call Me Daddy

He could hardly imagine the city-wide sensation this marketing budget would create once it was invested in the mall, or the heights to which it would push the mall’s performance.

Xu Jun looked at the approval requests Wu Fang brought him and began signing off on them, one by one.

As he signed, he asked casually, "Has there been any word on President Zhao’s discussion with corporate about the marketing budget?"

Wu Fang said, "Corporate approved it!"

Xu Jun’s grip on the pen faltered, and its tip tore through the paper he was signing.

He stopped, looked at Wu Fang, and asked again to confirm, "Corporate approved it? Exactly according to President Zhao’s proposal?"

Wu Fang replied, "Yes, President Xu! And President Zhao said that corporate also promised an additional 10 million in SP funds!"

Xu Jun grunted in acknowledgment and continued signing, but Wu Fang noticed his expression had become terrifyingly grim.

Xu Jun had seen Zhao Hui’s proposal before. He had deliberately let Zhao Hui be the one to communicate with corporate precisely because he wanted to test his connections.

And this test proved it: corporate was flush with cash, and President Zhao’s influence was unfathomably deep!

After Wu Fang left, Sun Wei also came to see Xu Jun, bringing a stack of organized documents that required the general manager’s signature.

After signing, Xu Jun said, "Xiao Sun, regarding the Four Seasons Clothing brand placement and the renewal terms for the first floor, just go with President Zhao’s decision."

"Understood!" Sun Wei replied, though he wondered why President Xu was delegating so much authority this time.

’Back when President Xiao was here, President Xu personally decided on all the tenant placements for key locations. President Zhao just got here. Why does President Xu trust him so much, letting his opinion be the final word on such an important matter?’

But this was the kind of thing he would never dare ask about. He just left the office after getting the signature.

Inwardly, he thought, ’Four Seasons Clothing is probably screwed.’

Because of this, he made a special trip to Zhao Hui’s office.

"President Hui, Xia Bin from Four Seasons Clothing came to see President Xu yesterday to discuss bringing in the ’Sa Mo’ brand and renewing the contracts for their several brands on the first floor."

Zhao Hui didn’t even look up. He just murmured, "Oh," and continued flipping through the reports on his desk.

Sun Wei continued, "He’s hoping ’Sa Mo’ can still be placed where ’Yino’ is now."

Zhao Hui put down the documents, looked at Sun Wei, and said sternly, "I’ve already made my position clear. We are not partnering with Four Seasons Clothing on the ’Sa Mo’ brand. Furthermore, their five brands on the first floor must go. Hurry up and find replacement brands."

’Now Sun Wei understood. President Zhao hadn’t just been posturing to gain leverage in negotiations. He was intentionally going after Four Seasons Clothing. How could he be so bold? He was so young—did he really plan to stay at Junxiao Square forever?’

’What happens if he gets transferred somewhere else one day?’

’And how could President Xu possibly allow this to happen? After all, Four Seasons Clothing wouldn’t just hold a grudge against Zhao Hui. As the mall’s general manager, he’d be on their list, too.’

Thoughts were just thoughts; the job still had to be done.

He called the expansion director at Four Seasons Clothing and relayed the company’s official response, formulated after careful consideration following Xia Bin’s visit.

First, the "Sa Mo" partnership was off the table for now.

Second, all five of their first-floor brands would have to renew on a fixed-rent basis, at a rate of 650 yuan per square meter per month.

Why did Sun Wei still quote a fixed rent when Zhao Hui had said to clear out the Four Seasons Clothing brands?

It was a tactful way of forcing them out. He couldn’t just tell them to get lost, after all. The previous contract clearly stated they had the right of first refusal for renewal upon expiration.

When the expansion director at Four Seasons Clothing heard the news, he nearly cried.

He felt like he couldn’t do this job anymore. Every day he had to report this kind of news, and Xia Bin would either smash a cup or throw his pen.

Hearing this news, he wondered if Xia Bin might throw his fruit knife this time.

He was thankful Xia Bin wasn’t in the office right now. It gave him some time to think about how to report this in a way that wouldn’t make Xia Bin explode on the spot.

Xia Bin was at Ganglong International at that moment. Ganglong International was now planning to "adjust" his "Ledi" brand, and he had to get it sorted out before people from the brand’s parent company arrived, or "Ledi" would definitely be coming after him for it.

The disaster with "Sa Mo" was a lesson he couldn’t ignore. Having one brand in trouble had already left him with a complete mess to deal with. If "Ledi" had problems too, he didn’t know if his old man would force him to step down and come out of retirement himself.

Xia Bin waited outside the office for a full hour, thoroughly pissed off.

In the entire Jiangzhou business world, no one besides Huang Guangyuan had ever treated him with such disrespect.

Of course, his relationships with others were mutually beneficial, but with Huang Guangyuan, he was just shamelessly sucking up.

If Ganglong International didn’t carry his brands, they had other alternatives.

But if he couldn’t get into Ganglong International, there wasn’t another mall in Jiangzhou, or even the entire Han River region, that could replace Ganglong International’s prestigious standing.

If he couldn’t get into Ganglong International, the parent companies of the brands he managed would be on his case every day, demanding a timeline for when he could get them into Ganglong.

Finally, Huang Guangyuan’s assistant called out to Xia Bin, "President Xia, Mr. Huang is free now. Please go in."

Xia Bin followed the assistant to Huang Guangyuan’s office and went inside.

Huang Guangyuan didn’t even get up. He kept looking at a report in his hands and said, "President Xia, my apologies. I have some urgent matters to attend to."

"What brings you here today? Let’s keep it brief."

’Fuck! When have I ever been treated so coldly?’ He stood awkwardly on the other side of Huang Guangyuan’s executive desk, not even offered a seat.

’Fine. I’ll swallow my pride. You have to bow to the inevitable.’ After giving himself a strong mental pep talk, he took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Huang, I’m here today about the planned ’adjustment’ for ’Ledi.’"

"We’ve already complied with the adjustment for ’Sa Mo.’ Isn’t adjusting ’Ledi’ now going too far?!"

Huang Guangyuan glanced at him and thought, ’President Chen has made it clear he’s coming after you. As his pawn, shouldn’t I be doing my utmost to help?’

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