My Daily Basic Stipend Is 10 Million

Chapter 204: Chapter 170: Press-ganged

"Chen Xiao!"

Chen Xiao was walking aimlessly and lost in thought when someone suddenly called his name from ahead.

He looked up. "Tao Yong?"

It was his goofball classmate. He never expected to run into him here.

Since their last class reunion, Tao Yong had asked to meet up a few times, but Chen Xiao had always turned him down. Just as Zhao Xiangjun said, hanging out with these people was a complete waste of time. He’d rather take a nap.

"It really is you, Chen Xiao! Let me introduce you. This is my boss, President Wu!"

"President Wu, this is my high school classmate, Chen Xiao. He’s a salesman for a tech company now!"

Chen Xiao looked at the pot-bellied President Wu, dressed sharply in a suit. ’Yep, that’s the standard uniform for an insurance agent,’ he thought.

Chen Xiao smiled and nodded at President Wu, who said arrogantly, "Xiao Chen, ah, sales is good. Sales builds character!"

Then he turned to Tao Yong. "Let’s go, Xiao Tao. We have an appointment with the mall’s management, after all. You can catch up with your classmate later!"

He clearly didn’t want to waste any time on a mere salesman. President Wu turned and walked away as soon as he finished speaking.

Tao Yong patted Chen Xiao’s shoulder. "That’s the head of our sales department. His sales figures are incredible. I’ll introduce you properly when I get the chance. It’ll be good for your future career!"

Chen Xiao replied with a sigh, "That’s not necessary. If you’re busy, you should go ahead. I’m just going to look around."

Tao Yong said, "I know you drive a Mercedes-Benz, so you’re probably making good money. But who would say no to more connections? President Wu is a real heavy hitter. You saw it yourself—he doesn’t bother with just anyone. I only want to introduce you to my network because you’re my classmate."

Chen Xiao shook his head. "You should hurry up and go. President Wu is getting far ahead. You don’t want him to chew you out again."

Sure enough, President Wu wasn’t the type to be considerate. "Xiao Tao, what are you dawdling for?" he shouted back.

Tao Yong said, "I’m off to see the mall’s top brass with President Wu. Talk to you later!"

With that, he quickly jogged to catch up.

Chen Xiao stood there for a moment. In his current state of mind, he could only see this as a minor amusement in his day, not something to take to heart.

’President Who?’ He had already forgotten what the man looked like in the short time that had passed.

He even wondered if he had been infected by Zhao Xiangjun’s habits. That was just like her—if she didn’t care about someone, she couldn’t remember them at all.

Today, Xu Jun and Zhao Hui were originally planning to go to Yunfeng Building to report to President Xu on the progress of their communications regarding the acquisition of Tianlong Square and Wanhong Square.

However, President Xu’s assistant informed them that Mr. Xu Gang from Junxing Auto had booked an appointment in advance and had a lot to report, which took up almost all of President Xu’s schedule.

Fortunately, after the assistant reported this to Xu Wu, she arranged a video conference for them to give their report online to save time.

Now, Xu Jun and Zhao Hui were sitting in the conference room. Currently, only the two of them knew about the acquisition of the two plazas.

This was probably Xu Jun’s most important task at the moment. He only managed the big picture for Junxiao Square’s operations and merchant recruitment; Zhao Hui was in charge of the specifics.

Xu Jun was busy with the newly established Junxiao Business Management Co., Ltd. As the chairman of the new business management company, he was brimming with ambition.

Back when there was only Junxiao Square, he had felt that this was a more promising path than his time at Wansheng Group. Now, they were about to acquire two other commercial plazas in Jiangzhou that were just as renowned as Junxiao Square.

Once the acquisitions were complete, he, Xu Jun, would have truly made his mark. The chairman of Junxiao Business Management, in charge of three plazas with combined annual sales approaching two billion—it would truly be a life well-lived.

He recalled when President Xu had discussed acquiring the two plazas with him and Zhao Hui. She had made it sound as casual as asking him to buy two bottles of wine. Beneath her captivating beauty, what he felt even more strongly was a commercial audacity as vast and powerful as a tiger.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have so effortlessly orchestrated such a grand move. The three landmark commercial properties of Jiangzhou—she was going to take them all in one fell swoop!

As Xu Jun’s mind raced, Zhao Hui’s heart was also surging with emotion.

’My career is moving too fast. How long has it been since I went from a street punk to a professional honing my skills in the workplace?’

He had learned logistics and business development at the retail company, then moved to the business management company to learn merchant recruitment and operations. He hadn’t even been in the Vice President’s chair for that long.

Judging by President Xu’s arrangements, he still had significant room for advancement. Of course, he didn’t expect, nor did he believe, that President Xu would immediately promote him to a very high position.

’Promoting the worthy, even if they’re family, is one thing; sheer nepotism is another!’ From his interactions with President Xu, he knew she would develop and promote him.

But she was definitely not the kind of person who would promote him without limit just for the sake of President Chen and his sister.

Her attitude was clear: with Xu Wu at the helm, the capable would rise and the incompetent would fall.

Zhao Hui’s greatest advantage was that as long as he proved capable, his potential was limitless.

If he lacked ability, he would be given a cushy, unimportant job. She might give him a high salary, but she would never let him shoulder great responsibility.

What man doesn’t have a competitive spirit? He had been given this golden opportunity; if he failed to seize it, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

His fists tightened. Zhao Hui was now forcing himself to work at least twelve hours a day, while also focusing on building his team.

He needed to master the logic of business operations as quickly as possible and, at the same time, build his own core team. He firmly believed that to do any job well, you had to rely on your team.

The video conference call connected. After the IT department came to configure it and confirmed everything was working, Xu Jun and Zhao Hui stared nervously at the screen.

The figure of the beautiful female president had not yet appeared. She must still be finishing up some work.

Xu Jun quietly shared the content of today’s report on the large screen, his eyes fixed on it without blinking. The second hand of the clock on the office wall ticked with a steady rhythm, and Xu Jun’s eyes darted back and forth between the screen and the clock, perfectly in sync with its frequency.

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