Why is This Troublemaker So Damn Rich?

After returning to his desk and organizing his recent work, he went to find Dan Biao.

When he heard Yang Hui’s proposal to have Shen Meng do a live stream from the store, a strange look appeared in Dan Biao’s eyes. After a slight hesitation, he asked tentatively, "Would it be okay to send a different streamer?"

"No!"

His tone was decisive. ’If someone else goes, what’s the point of all my effort?’

Dan Biao looked at the troublemaker before him, feeling helpless. ’Can’t you just do your job properly? Why do you love pushing the boss’s buttons so much?’

The guy had only been here a few days, but he’d already offended everyone he shouldn’t have. And now, he was constantly testing Li Yang’s boundaries.

It was obvious his request to send Shen Meng to the store wasn’t purely for work. He was using his position for personal reasons.

’But don’t you know the company forbids office romances?’

’Most importantly, Shen Meng is the one President Li has his eye on! He’s been waiting for a chance to make a move, and now you show up and dare to steal her from right under his nose?’

In an effort to protect Yang Hui, Dan Biao shook his head. "No, she’s part of the live streaming team. They don’t fall under the Operations Department’s jurisdiction, so I don’t have the authority to transfer her."

"That’s not the right way to think about it. The main goal here is performance, and every department should be working together. I’ve already gotten Shen Meng’s consent. What I need now is for the company to credit her with the sales from the store live stream. It has to count toward her personal sales figures; she gets paid on commission, so she can’t work for nothing."

Dan Biao scratched his head. ’Still so insistent. Will you only be happy once you’ve pissed off the boss?’

He sighed. "President Li will never agree. You should just give up on the idea."

Yang Hui gave a calm smile. "Is President Li going to argue with money? If Shen Meng does the live stream, it’ll be through the mall’s online platform. The Xinyue Group’s regional online platform has over five million members. They can send out targeted promotions and online invitations."

Dan Biao’s eyebrows shot up, nearly disappearing into his hairline. His pupils dilated slightly, as if he’d been struck by a sudden flash of bright light.

"Xinyue Group’s regional division agreed?"

"They agreed!"

"Are there any strings attached?"

"Oh, they’ll provide a 10% consumer subsidy. No matter the product, it’s an additional 10% off. The mall will cover the cost of the discount."

The rhythmic tapping of his fingers on the desk abruptly ceased, his hand hovering in mid-air as if frozen by a pause button. His Adam’s apple bobbed, a subtle swallow that betrayed his momentary loss of composure.

He had asked if there were strings attached because he thought Xinyue Group must have some special demands for Futong Commerce in exchange for providing such a great platform.

But as it turned out... "These terms..." His voice was a pitch lower than usual, the end of the phrase lilting upwards in a tone that was part disbelief, part suppressed excitement.

Perhaps it wasn’t excitement, but shock.

’This thorn in my side really knows how to stir up trouble, but damn, he also knows how to get things done!’

"President Shan, do you think President Li will agree?"

’Damn, was that even a question? For a businessman like Li Yang, money is more important than his own father, to say nothing of a profit this massive.’

"Are you sure it has to be Shen Meng and no one else?"

"100% certain. You guys can think it over, but I’ll only wait half a day. It’s not like Xinyue Group has all the time in the world to wait for us, right?"

As he spoke, Yang Hui stood up.

Dan Biao was speechless. ’You’re really putting me on the spot, you bastard. If I go to President Li, he’ll definitely agree to the deal, but Shen Meng? Li Yang will agree through gritted teeth, and what good will that do me? I’ll be the one catching hell.’

「In Li Yang’s Office」

Li Yang seemed to be in a bad mood, but Dan Biao didn’t think much of it. Bosses were always temperamental, after all. ’Maybe it’s his male menopause,’ he mused.

"FUCK! A great brand... I just got the news, and someone already beat me to it."

Dan Biao didn’t know what he meant and wasn’t sure how to respond. It was only after Li Yang briefly explained that he understood.

A trendy brand called "Zen" had announced it was opening up its distributorship market nationwide. Li Yang thought that with his business operations and market share, securing the brand would be a piece of cake.

Moreover, he was among the first to get the news and had contacted them without a moment’s delay. Yet he was told that they already had a partner in Qingjiang Province—an exclusive one, at that.

When he asked which company it was, he was told it was a place called "Yanghe Commerce." What the hell was that? He’d never even heard of it.

He knew every company with even a shred of reputation in Qingjiang Province. A company he’d never heard of had to be some third-rate operation. And to think he had lost out to a third-rate company... it was utterly humiliating.

"After the ’Zen’ brand opens in Qingjiang, I want you to keep a close eye on its performance. Then we can figure out our next move against them."

Dan Biao acknowledged the order, though he knew perfectly well what Li Yang’s so-called "next move" meant. It was nothing more than a plan to cause trouble for them, to make it impossible for Yanghe Commerce to operate until they were forced to pull out of the market. Then Li Yang could swoop in and acquire the brand’s Qingjiang Province rights for a low price.

"So, what did you want to see me for?"

Having failed to secure the distributorship for Zen, Li Yang’s tone was extremely foul.

Dan Biao hesitated, even considering backing out. ’Yang Hui, oh, Brother Yang, you’re really screwing me over, aren’t you?’

If he brought it up now, he was afraid of getting chewed out by Li Yang. But if he didn’t, and they lost the massive opportunity Yang Hui had secured with the mall, Li Yang would probably chew him out later anyway.

’Damned if I do, damned if I don’t. What kind of Operations Director am I? More like the Director of Getting Screwed.’

"Boss, Yang Hui is requesting to have Shen Meng do a live stream from the store."

"No!"

He hadn’t even finished his sentence before Li Yang cut him off.

He looked up at him and saw Li Yang’s dark face flush red. He thought of Yang Hui’s young, handsome face, an asset he himself could never possess.

"You warn Yang Hui not to get cocky just because he’s had a little success. The live streaming team is a company asset, a department independent of Operations. Tell him to focus more on his actual job and stop thinking about these crooked schemes."

Dan Biao was just about to explain when Li Yang roared again, "When he joined the company, did you guys train him? Did you assign him a mentor? Does he know that office romances are forbidden? Anyone involved gets fired, no exceptions!"

’Yang Hui, oh, Yang Hui, you’re going to be the death of me. All you do is cause trouble for me,’ Dan Biao thought as Li Yang sprayed him with spittle.

Li Yang leaned on the desk with one hand and jabbed a finger at Dan Biao with the other, pointing at him repeatedly. "If the people under you have no discipline, that’s your problem! If you can’t get them in line, I’ll punish you severely!"

Dan Biao’s head hung low, not daring to even wipe the spittle from his face with his sleeve. ’And Yang Hui... why did he have to go after Shen Meng of all people? Everyone in the company knows President Li has his eye on her. That guy has some serious balls.’

"Did you hear what I said?"

"Boss, I heard everything."

"Then get the hell out and back to work!"

Dan Biao hesitated, but he knew he had to finish what he came to say.

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