Chapter 363 - 223: If Your Sister Won’t Beat You, I’ll Beat Her

Chapter 363: Chapter 223: If Your Sister Won’t Beat You, I’ll Beat Her

’The startup phase? You’ve already spent tens of billions just buying property. What kind of company has a startup phase like that?’

’So what will you look like when you’re fully developed? Will Blue Star even be big enough to hold you?’

’As for enduring hardship, I haven’t seen Gao Yue suffer at all. What I have seen is her being flanked by an entourage, the center of attention, looking all high and mighty!’

"I’m not afraid of hardship. Besides, working with you on your ventures is such a rare opportunity!"

She then added, "If Ah Yue can do it, I definitely can!"

Xu Wu didn’t want to crush her spirits, but ’the truth was, just because Gao Yue could do it, that didn’t mean Li Xiao could.’

’Li Xiao’s personality... she was competitive, a bit vain, but not a bad person at heart.’

’But her personality type tended to focus on other people’s flaws, not their strengths.’

’She would compare her strengths to others’ weaknesses, making herself feel superior in every way, yet she was blind to the advantages others had that she lacked.’

Xu Wu was finding it difficult to place Li Xiao. She had only ever been a secretary and had no operational experience. Clearly, no matter where she went, she’d have to start with training; she couldn’t just be put in charge of everything.

"Junxiao Group currently has several major divisions: Junxing Auto, Junxiao Business Management, Junxiao Hotel Management, Junxiao Capital, and the Junxing Intelligent Research and Development Center, which is led by the Doctor Feng Robot Technology Group."

"Which one are you interested in?"

Li Xiao pursed her lips. ’I’m interested in the hotels!’ she wanted to say.

But she held her tongue. ’It would be pointless to say it,’ she thought. ’Gao Yue has already taken that spot, and I’m not willing to work under her. It would be too humiliating!’

As for Junxing Auto, public opinion was generally pessimistic, and Li Xiao also felt it was Junxiao Group’s most challenging division.

Junxiao Capital? She didn’t understand financial investment. That required technical expertise, and she would have no idea what to do there.

That only left Junxiao Business Management. ’Managing a shopping mall seems pretty good,’ she thought. ’With enough people under me, I could really find a sense of professional accomplishment!’

But the commercial real estate sector wasn’t simple either. It required an understanding of tenant recruitment and operations, as well as a certain network of contacts and resources. Otherwise, it would be difficult to get anything done.

For a moment, she had no idea what she should do. She had come here expecting Xu Wu to have a position already arranged for her.

After their conversation, she realized this wasn’t something Xu Wu had even considered. She felt a pang of disappointment, feeling that Xu Wu still treated Gao Yue better than her.

After a moment of thought, she decided she had to fight for herself and asked, "Well, is there a suitable position for me at the group headquarters?"

Xu Wu raised an eyebrow. She didn’t approve of Li Xiao’s attitude. ’Back when Gao Yue started,’ she recalled, ’she would do whatever you asked, without even bringing up her salary!’

"Xiao Xiao, I’m afraid the only openings at headquarters right now are for secretaries and assistants. Would you be willing to do that? The pay isn’t great."

Compensation is tied to rank and responsibility. You can’t expect a high salary for an easy job.

’Wanting a high-ranking position without any of the pressure—that kind of thinking won’t get you far anywhere.’

In Xu Wu’s opinion, the most important thing for Li Xiao was to fix her attitude. Once she did that, her future would naturally be bright.

Otherwise, even at Junxiao Group, she wouldn’t be able to accomplish anything significant.

She just couldn’t figure out her friend. ’Even Zhao Hui, Chen Xiao’s own brother-in-law, was willing to start in the logistics department. What gives you the right to be so picky?’

’It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal.’

’A few months ago, as an unremarkable secretary, if someone like Li Xiao had gotten an offer from a company like Junxiao Group, forget being picky—she would have been thrilled to start at the bottom!’

’Now that she felt close to Xu Wu, she considered it a grievance to even be a mid-level manager at a subsidiary. Didn’t she stop to think that no matter how high Xu Wu’s position was, it had absolutely nothing to do with her?’

’In this respect, she was far less perceptive than Gao Yue. No wonder everyone likes Gao Yue!’

Looking at the silent Li Xiao, Xu Wu gave a faint smile. ’We’re all adults now. She has to learn to make her own choices.’

After leaving Yunfeng Building, Chen Xiao drove to Junxiao Square Second Store.

President Chen felt that if he could pay a secret visit to Junxiao Square Store, he couldn’t just never go to the Second Store. Showing such blatant favoritism wouldn’t do.

He silently swore to himself that he wasn’t going because of the message Lin Ya had sent him that morning.

He didn’t notify Lin Ya in advance; the whole point was to be spontaneous.

’It’s a secret visit, after all. If I gave them a heads-up, there’d be nothing to see!’

After Tianlong International was renamed Junxiao Square Second Store, the entire business management team was brimming with energy. The group had given them more support and had also fully empowered the store, allowing them to be more flexible and adaptable with their strategic adjustments.

It was currently a promotional period, and customer traffic was up by more than 40%. It was projected that even after the promotion ended, consumer inertia would cause some shoppers to permanently shift their habits to this location.

The current Junxiao Square Second Store was more popular with consumers than the old Tianlong International had been. More consumers meant better business for the retail brands.

The merchants were all beaming. As Chen Xiao strolled through the first floor, he noticed that even the store clerks’ faces were lit up with genuine smiles.

Because when sales were good, their income was higher. For most retail clerks, a large portion of their earnings came from sales commissions.

As he reached the second floor, a conversation suddenly drifted to his ears.

"President Li, I see your business has been doing well recently!"

"President Zhang, same to you, right? I heard from one of the store employees yesterday that your sales have doubled!"

"Haha, that’s right! And wouldn’t you know it, the store-opening bonus just came through again!"

Chen Xiao stopped and pretended to look at his phone, listening in. It turned out these two weren’t store owners, but rather expansion staff from two different companies.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t be talking about a "store-opening bonus." He knew that for many companies, including Yino, the bonuses for expansion staff were calculated based on new store openings. Profitability determined one level of bonus, a loss might mean no bonus at all, and exceeding profit targets would increase it even further.