When Serene was introduced, the camera cut to her.
The moment the screen lit up, Li Yang’s gaze was drawn to it as if by a magnet. His fingertips hovered over the keyboard, and even his breathing grew fainter.
It wasn’t just him; Dan Biao and Zhang Li were also staring intently at the large screen.
The camera only framed her from the waist up, but it was enough to notice the healthy blush on her porcelain-white skin. Her dark, voluminous hair was tucked behind her ears, the strands shimmering like satin under the light.
"To the leaders of Futong Commerce, hello everyone. I’m Serene, and my Chinese name is Hu Mei. I’m the client manager for ’NLB,’ and I’m responsible for the Qingjiang region. I look forward to your support in the future!"
As she spoke, the corners of her eyes tilted up slightly. The shadows cast by her eyelashes were like tiny fans, making her pupils seem even clearer—like two black grapes soaked in ice water. One might suspect they could get drunk just by looking at her for too long.
Cai Miao couldn’t stand beauties like her. Seeing Li Yang’s lecherous expression, she cursed inwardly, ’Hu Mei? More like a fox spirit, right?’
Li Yang was usually a fluent speaker, but now he stammered a bit. "That’s wonderful! Serene, you must come to Qingzhou more often. On one hand, you can guide our work, and on the other, it will give us a chance to play the part of a good host!"
None of them noticed that when he mentioned "play the part of a good host," Serene gave a faint smile.
Next up was Futong Commerce’s presentation on their sales target plan and procurement goals for NLB in the second half of the year.
The two were closely related. The brand’s focus was on the procurement goals, as this constituted their performance metrics.
For a distributor, only good performance would lead to increased procurement.
Dan Biao was originally supposed to give this report, but today Li Yang was presenting it himself. Who knew if that had anything to do with the beautiful woman on the other side of the video call.
She was clearly just listening to the report with a smile, yet everyone who spoke couldn’t help but enunciate more clearly, as if she could see through every data loophole in the PowerPoint from behind the screen.
Occasionally, she would also offer some opinions. When she interrupted Li Yang’s presentation, covering her mouth with a light laugh, the conference room fell silent for two seconds—so it was true, some people’s laughter really did sound like wind chimes against a crystal glass.
"Pardon me. I was looking at your company’s data and couldn’t help myself. I have two questions, and I hope President Li and the other leaders can clarify them for me."
"Serene, please, ask away. I’ll explain."
"Alright! Thank you, President Li. First, your company’s planned sales target is to achieve 60 million for the entire year. You’ve also broken down this target, and I see you plan to open 20 NLB stores by the end of the year."
"My question is, NLB is a high-end, trendy brand. Does Qingjiang Province really have that many high-end malls to choose from?"
Li Yang laughed heartily. "Serene, you can rest assured about that. Every prefecture-level city in Qingjiang Province has a Xinyue Square. You should be familiar with the quality of Xinyue Square. As long as we open stores in all of them, we can hit this target."
"Besides, Qingjiang Province also has Yida Department Store, which has several good locations. Twenty stores won’t be a problem."
Serene listened to Li Yang’s explanation, occasionally nodding or sinking into thought. The bookshelf and green plants behind her blurred into a soft focus, leaving only her as clear as a 4K close-up. Even the sunlight outside the window behind her seemed to knowingly outline her with a golden fringe.
After Li Yang finished speaking, she turned her head and seemed to discuss something briefly with the person next to her before sitting up straight again.
"President Li, we certainly approve of the Xinyue Square locations. However, I must remind you that we have another distributor in Qingjiang."
"Although they are a newly established company, how can you be sure that these prime commercial locations will ultimately choose to partner with Futong Commerce?"
’Another distributor?’
Dan Biao and Zhang Li both looked at Li Yang at the same time and realized their boss seemed to already know about this.
It made sense. He must have already discussed this with the brand company beforehand.
Li Yang didn’t even have to think. "The answer is in your question. They’re a new company. How can their operational and channel development capabilities possibly compare to ours? We’re a company with annual sales exceeding one billion, and we maintain excellent relationships with all the major commercial players in Qingjiang."
"I’m confident these locations know who the better choice is. I can state with certainty that within half a year, that distributor will be begging me to acquire them. Haha!"
Serene smiled calmly. "President Li, I believe in your company’s strength, but there is one thing I must remind you of. The Qingzhou Xinyue Plaza First Store location is a key project for the brand. It has already been confirmed with the other distributor. They’ve already taken measurements, and we’re currently drawing up the blueprints."
Li Yang’s expression changed. "That’s impossible. Not long ago, I had dinner with the regional head and the district head of Xinyue Group, and I didn’t hear a single word about this. It’s only been a few days. Impossible!"
His words were, on one hand, a way to show off his connections and networking abilities—he was, after all, someone who could share drinks and pleasantries with the district and regional heads of Xinyue Group.
Furthermore, that night, while toasting President Tian, he had seemingly casually asked if there were any plans to bring the "NLB" brand into Xinyue Plaza First Store.
At the time, President Tian had said, "It depends on the specific store. For a good brand, there’s naturally demand."
This meant that as of that day, this hadn’t been in the works. Not much time had passed since then.
Song Wen chimed in from the side. "President Li, this is absolutely true. And they were given the best location on the first floor. I should also remind you that the other party’s relationship with Xinyue Group is anything but ordinary."
Song Wen didn’t elaborate further. She knew that Zhang Chun had put in a word with the big boss to give the NLB distribution rights to Yanghe Commerce.
For Li Yang to be here boasting about how great his relationship with Xinyue Group was, about knowing their district and regional heads, was truly laughable.
But all she could do was give a hint; she couldn’t spell it out. After all, someone at Zhang Chun’s level had a close personal relationship with her own big boss. She wasn’t in a position to say much, and some things were simply beyond her understanding.
Hearing Song Wen’s words, Li Yang’s face darkened, and a sense of unease suddenly crept into his heart.
’To get Xinyue Square to offer up such a prime location in such a short time... I have to admit I couldn’t have pulled that off. It seems I’ll need to deepen my personal connections soon.’
He turned his head and asked Dan Biao, "I asked you to schedule a meeting with President Tian. Did you do it?"
Dan Biao had indeed tried to schedule it, but he didn’t have President Tian’s contact information, so he went through Cheng Jun.
He had been in the meeting and hadn’t checked his phone. He picked it up now, glanced at it, and replied awkwardly, "Boss, President Tian said it’s fine for just Yang Hui to go. There’s no need for so many people."
Li Yang didn’t seem surprised. "In that case, give Yang Hui the ideas you wanted to propose to Xinyue Square. We’ll finish the meeting first and talk about this later!"
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