Why is This Troublemaker So Damn Rich?

The best? Dan Biao suddenly got lost in thought. ’If that maverick were willing to come over and take charge of NLB, the pressure of a 400,000 target probably wouldn’t be a big deal. Too bad he won’t do it, and no one can force him.’

Xia Jie snapped out of her own daze, only to notice that President Shan seemed to have drifted off as well. She obviously couldn’t rap on the table and ask him what he was thinking, so she just waited quietly with Zhang Li. Thankfully, Dan Biao soon came back to his senses.

"Xiaoxia, our task is a difficult one. Fortunately, your area only has four stores at the moment, so the workload isn’t too overwhelming. But NLB is too important. We must make every second count. We need to review our progress at every stage and make immediate corrections when we encounter problems.

"At this stage, you need to do a few things. First, by the end of work tomorrow, figure out the employee compensation and benefits over at Yanghe Commerce. If we’re going to poach their people, we need to know our enemy. Second, study Yanghe Commerce’s store management. Compile a summary of their staff’s grooming standards, service details, and sales pitches, then use it to train the staff at our NLB stores. Can you get these two things done within the week? Any problems?"

"No problem." When it came to getting things done, Xia Jie believed she was second to none. Her previous anxiety about coming to NLB stemmed mainly from how Li Yang set goals for the brand with a complete disregard for the actual situation. Some of his assigned tasks were like trying to force a rooster to lay an egg.

"Good. You can get to it. Manager Zhang here will also assist you. He has already added a few Yanghe Commerce employees and will be chatting with them today."

As Xia Jie walked out, Dan Biao noticed Zhang Li looked embarrassed. Just as he was about to continue their previous conversation, he heard Zhang Li say, "When those two employees from Yanghe Commerce found out I was from a rival company trying to poach them, they immediately blocked me."

Dan Biao’s hand, which was lifting his teacup, trembled. "No way."

Two days ago, Zhang Li had added the Yanghe Commerce employees on WeChat right at their store. He told Dan Biao about it when he got back, and Dan Biao praised his efficiency, telling him to push hard over the next couple of days to poach them. That was the whole reason for his earlier words to Xia Jie. He never imagined Zhang Li would get blocked so fast.

Normally, even if you’re not interested when someone tries to headhunt you, you wouldn’t go so far as to block them, right? You should always leave a door open, no need to burn your bridges.

He looked up at Zhang Li, his eyes filled with doubt. ’Did this guy get fresh with them? Did he say something inappropriate? No way. The guy is completely henpecked. I heard he had to kneel on a keyboard for an hour just for talking a little too much with a female colleague. And ever since that day, his wife only gives him 30 yuan a day for food. He has to explain every single time he goes over budget.’

He couldn’t figure it out for the life of him. He’d just have to wait for the results from Xia Jie’s side. A pretty young woman like her trying to poach people was bound to get better results than Zhang Li.

Meanwhile, Han Chao from the Channel Development Department had also been under intense pressure from Li Yang lately. To secure store locations for NLB in other Xinyue Square projects, he had to follow up daily. Now, Li Yang had told him to drop all his other work and focus entirely on cracking this one task.

Just like the demands placed on the operations department, Han Chao was being pushed to his limit. The first thing he had to do every day at work was try to schedule a meeting with the leasing agents at Xinyue Group’s regional headquarters.

"President Han, I’ve just been swamped recently. How about next week? We can have a proper chat then. Or if it’s something urgent, just tell me over the phone. We’re old acquaintances, there’s no need for you to come all the way down here."

Li Yang’s instructions were to meet in person, as a phone call wouldn’t be thorough enough. But the other party kept saying he was busy and putting him off until next week. The problem was, Li Yang asked him for a progress report every single day. If he didn’t have an update this week, he wasn’t sure if he’d even survive to see next week.

"Brother, a while ago, President Li and I talked with President Tian about opening NLB stores. The higher-ups all think it’s a great brand and that we should roll it out to the market quickly. That’s why I wanted to come over and chat about NLB’s placement."

"NLB?"

The person on the other end of the line sounded surprised. He quickly replied, "I know about this. I heard President Tian also mentioned it at the regional meeting. He said this brand is a key collaborative push for the region this year, and it’s supposed to be placed in the core area of every single square. To make sure the individual malls cooperate, he’s had our Vice President handle it directly. He’s not even letting us get involved."

Han Chao’s heart was filled with a mix of shock and joy. He was shocked because he never expected President Tian to place so much importance on the NLB brand. During their dinner last time, President Li had brought it up several times, but President Tian never responded. Han Chao had assumed he wasn’t interested. He couldn’t believe that President Tian had gone back and elevated the introduction of NLB to such a high priority.

Having the VP follow up personally, and not letting the subordinate leasing managers get involved... aside from a few luxury brands, no other brand had ever received such treatment. NLB’s brand power was decent, but it was just a trendy brand. In terms of industry standing, it wasn’t even worthy of carrying a luxury brand’s shoes. To think it would get this kind of treatment... It seems that dinner really worked. President Li really has some clout.

He specifically asked when President Tian had made this arrangement. After getting a reply, he calculated the timing. It was the afternoon of the very day they had dinner together. Everything matched up.

’So President Tian is one of those cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside types. He took care of everything without a word, probably wanting to give President Li a surprise. Having the VP personally responsible for the implementation means it’s a sure thing.’

Because a leasing manager could, at best, coordinate with the vice general managers of business at each project, and sometimes the individual stores would be uncooperative due to their own interests. But the VP was different. When he spoke, with the exception of a few flagship commercial centers in Qingzhou, there wasn’t a single project general manager who dared to disobey. With him on the case, NLB’s rollout to all projects this year was practically guaranteed.

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