Novel Full Chapter 68: Wanting to Personally Take Charge
Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Wanting to Personally Take Charge
Just as the HR supervisor finished relaying President Liu’s instructions and was about to return to his desk, he got a call from Liu Haoran.
"Yes, of course, President Liu. Understood!"
After hanging up, the HR supervisor looked at Qin Wei in a daze. "Manager Qin, President Liu said not to assign Zhao Hui any work just yet. He’s on his way over now!"
Zhao Hui’s heart sank, and he grew tense.
A job like this was already far beyond his expectations. With this sudden change, his first thought was that Liu Haoran had regretted his earlier decision.
Like a convict awaiting his sentence, Zhao Hui felt his heart sink lower and lower.
Meanwhile, the HR supervisor and Qin Wei just waited quietly for Liu Haoran to arrive.
Soon, Liu Haoran strode into the logistics department and clapped Zhao Hui warmly on the shoulder. "Xiao Zhao, how’s it going? Have you had a chance to learn about the department yet?"
Qin Wei chimed in, "President Liu, we were just about to assign him his work!"
Liu Haoran said, "Here’s the thing. I’ve given it some thought. Young Zhao Hui is an outstanding fellow, and the logistics department happens to need a deputy supervisor. Let’s have Zhao Hui take the role!"
Deputy supervisor? All of them were stunned.
’This new guy didn’t even have a résumé. They’d just asked him on the way here, and he said he’d never worked in logistics before. And now he’s being made deputy supervisor right off the bat?’
The HR supervisor and Qin Wei didn’t dare object. ’You’re the boss. Whatever you say goes, right?’
As for Zhao Hui, he was dumbfounded. He had never held a leadership position in his entire life, not even as a group leader in a school project!
’Now he was at a major corporation and being made a deputy supervisor right away? Wasn’t this like hitting the jackpot?’
Seeing Zhao Hui too nervous to speak, Liu Haoran worried he might refuse. That would make it hard to answer to the CEO.
He pulled him aside and whispered, "Xiao Zhao, don’t you worry. I’ll have Qin Wei mentor you properly. Being a supervisor is a great way to develop your skills, and the pay is higher!"
"You’ll be the deputy supervisor, but I’ll have HR pay you a full supervisor’s salary. That’s a base of 15,000 yuan a month, plus a phone and transportation allowance!"
"Do a good job, and I plan to have you take on even more important roles in the future!"
Zhao Hui felt dizzy, completely mesmerized. His mind was buzzing. All he could register was the 15,000 yuan monthly salary, plus the phone and transportation allowances.
’How much money was that? His entire family’s monthly income used to be less than 7,000 yuan. That was why Zhao Xiangjun had been giving him 5,000 yuan every month, disguised as an allowance for their parents.’
Now, Liu Haoran was offering him a base salary of 15,000 yuan. With all the allowances, insurance, and housing fund contributions, the company’s total cost for him would be nearly 20,000 yuan!
This was something he never would have dared to dream of, and now the opportunity was right in front of him, well within his grasp.
He secretly pinched himself to make sure he was awake, then said to Liu Haoran with great solemnity, "President Liu, rest assured. From this day forward, my life is yours!"
Liu Haoran didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ’What do you mean, your life is mine? You make it sound like you’re pledging allegiance to a triad boss.’
’Besides, I wouldn’t dare take your life. I’m afraid the CEO would take mine!’
He also wanted to win Zhao Hui over to get closer to the CEO, so he slung an arm around his shoulder. "Xiao Zhao, don’t be a stranger. Just work hard, and come to me if you have any problems at all!"
Zhao Hui nodded emphatically, his heart filled with gratitude. Of course, he understood that his true benefactor was actually Zhao Xiangjun, or rather, his brother-in-law, Chen Xiao. His sister was just a retail associate; she couldn’t possibly have this much influence. It had to be Chen Xiao!
Upon learning of the new arrangement, the HR supervisor and Qin Wei felt like their entire worldview had been turned upside down. At the same time, it made them feel that this Zhao Hui was an unfathomably deep character.
Liu Haoran told Qin Wei to mentor him well, and Zhao Hui declared that he would learn diligently from Qin Wei, saying he wasn’t afraid of hard or tiring work and to feel free to assign him any dirty jobs.
Qin Wei agreed politely, but inwardly he thought, ’President Liu is already looking out for you this much. Do I dare order you around? Great, looks like we’ve hired a new master to serve.’
Zhao Hui officially completed his onboarding. Starting today, he was the Deputy Supervisor of the Logistics Department at the Yinuo Jiangzhou Branch.
Compared to Zhao Hui’s delightful start to his new job, Chen Xiao was having a rather vexing time.
He had finalized the collaboration with the Jiangzhou Design Institute first thing in the morning, and his system reward had been off the charts. It was a huge cause for celebration.
After he shared the good news with Feng Feifei, he was summoned by Hou Fei.
Chen Xiao went to the vice president’s office and sat down.
"Chen Xiao, your OKRs are abysmal. And this daily report you wrote—I can’t even tell what you did all day."
Chen Xiao frowned. ’Does he expect a salesman to spend all day writing a thesis?’
"Tell me, what are your performance targets for the second half of the year? Which key accounts are you planning to engage? How much business are you aiming for with each? What’s your action plan? What are your deadlines?"
"You don’t have a clear plan, so how can you possibly achieve..."
Chen Xiao listened quietly as he went on for twenty minutes.
"With your level of professionalism, how can you possibly close any deals? You represent the company out there. Won’t a performance like this just make people look down on us?"
"Ah? When you communicate with clients, they’ll think you’re a nobody. Just like these plans you’ve written—they’re all bullshit, completely worthless!"
Chen Xiao’s expression instantly turned cold. He stood up and said, "I’ve already closed 31 million in orders this month!"
"So what? You lack professionalism, which means you’re nothing! How long can luck last!"
"I closed 31 million in orders!" Chen Xiao retorted with a cold smile, cursing inwardly: ’Idiot!’
"If you’re going to have this attitude, then you can stop handling the Jiangzhou Design Institute account from now on. Save us the embarrassment!"
Chen Xiao said, "Are you sure?"
Hou Fei said angrily, "Are you threatening me? You really don’t know your place! I’m calling the Jiangzhou Design Institute right now to inform them that you will no longer be handling any of the work on our side!"
Chen Xiao just sneered, crossed his arms, and gestured for him to make the call.
Hou Fei dialed Bai Lu’s number, putting it on speakerphone right away while shooting a defiant look at Chen Xiao.
After a few rings, the call connected. "Hello! Who is this?"
Chen Xiao almost burst out laughing. Bai Lu clearly hadn’t saved his number.
Hou Fei’s expression soured. He spoke into the phone, "Assistant Bai, this is Dr. Hou Fei, the Vice General Manager of Dr. Feng’s Robot!"
’What an introduction. His emotional intelligence was truly pathetic.’
"Oh, President Hou! Hello, hello!" Bai Lu was very polite, and Hou Fei shot another smug sneer at Chen Xiao.
"How can I help you, President Hou?"
Hou Fei finally got to the point. "It’s like this. Our salesman, Chen Xiao, has been responsible for liaising with your company. However, I feel his level of professionalism is lacking. Since our two companies are discussing major projects, we need someone with a certain degree of expertise to follow up to avoid any negative impact on the projects!"
"So, from now on, for anything related to the collaboration between our two sides, please contact me directly, Assistant Bai. I will personally handle the arrangements!"
When he finished, he looked at Chen Xiao with even more arrogance, as if to say, "See that? That’ll teach you for being so cocky!"