Chapter 1819 - 751: Double Agent

Chapter 1819: Chapter 751: Double Agent

Caught between laughter and tears is what you’d call it, but on the surface, Zhou Wang had to act like he was very happy. He first invited everyone to a feast of fresh seafood, then opened a luxury private room at the KTV, inviting all employees to sing.

To drive up costs, Zhou Wang wasn’t stingy with the team-building dinner. Everything was done to high standards.

But after all, most of the salespeople in the store are young girls in their early twenties, in that stage where they can’t eat much and can’t drink either. The combined cost of both halves of the event only amounted to a few thousand, hardly making a real dent in the store’s profits.

Zhou Wang was in dismay, having no choice but to sip the lackluster Xuanni Shi VSOP while pondering his next "loss scheme" in his head.

He never doubted the power of the system’s creations. The "Reversing Balance" must be the key tool for the deciding fourth action round, but the point now was figuring out how to actually lose money.

...Damn it, who would have thought that offering high wages and excellent benefits, the shortest working hours, and a humane clock-in system, employees wouldn’t just slack off but instead felt grateful and worked even harder...

"B-boss... I want to toast you."

A shy, clear voice sounded in his ear. Zhou Wang turned his head to see a female salesperson from the store holding a glass of beer walking over.

Her fresh face, lightly made-up and not particularly pretty, was at the vibrant age just over twenty, naturally possessing a unique charm bonus.

"Your name is Liu Miao, right?"

Zhou Wang searched his memory a bit and quickly matched the face.

Currently, the store had a total of eleven sales-related staff, seven women and four men, more than half of whom were recent graduates. This young woman called Liu Miao was one of them.

Zhou Wang had a deep impression of her mainly because of her shy personality, stumbling even through a self-introduction during the interview.

Back then, Yang Hao shook his head wildly, questioning how someone with such a personality could do sales.

But Zhou Wang insisted on keeping her.

This is exactly the "talent" he was looking for, not good at sales? That’s just right.

In fact, out of these eleven salespeople, except for a few who were indeed articulate and were kept by Yang Hao’s insistence, most others were introverted and honest, hired entirely due to Zhou Wang’s persistence.

"How is it, is the work pressure too much?"

Zhou Wang clinked glasses with the timid girl and casually comforted her, patting her shoulder, "It’s okay, just like I told you during the induction, take it slow, I believe you can do it..."

"Brother Dog, Miaomiao is this week’s sales champion, what are you talking about?"

Yang Hao, who couldn’t stand it anymore, interjected.

"?"

Zhou Wang turned his head in confusion, looking at the bashful girl and then at Yang Hao, who was beaming with pride.

"Actually, I didn’t expect it either, but I analyzed it with Miaomiao. People are now so fed up with all sorts of marketing brainwashing that someone like Miaomiao, who’s not very articulate, easily moves them with sincerity..."

Yang Hao kept talking and gave Zhou Wang a thumbs-up, full of admiration, "So it still has to be you, Brother Dog, everything’s within your calculations!"

"..."

Zhou Wang was numb. It all made sense now why the store’s performance wasn’t declining but rather on the rise.

It seems like there’s no hope of losing money through manpower, it’ll have to be tackled from somewhere else.

While Zhou Wang was pondering, his phone suddenly rang.

Zhou Wang took out his phone for a quick glance, then got up and went to the bathroom. Once the surrounding noise was blocked out, he answered the call.

"Hello."

"Boss, it’s me, hope I’m not disturbing you?"

On the other end, Xu Lingyue’s pleasant voice came through.

"No worries, go ahead."

"Well, you asked me to keep an eye on any odd happenings with Mr. Jiang’s side, remember?"

Xu Lingyue lowered her voice slightly.

"Oh, any developments?"

Zhou Wang’s face immediately tightened with focus.

Zhou Wang was almost about to forget this issue, but something his mom said during the New Year unexpectedly made Zhou Wang feel a little uneasy.

After all, there was no way Jiang Qingkui would just not go home for New Year for no reason.

So later, Zhou Wang sent a message to Xu Lingyue, asking her to keep an eye on the matter. Now hearing Xu Lingyue’s tone, there seemed to be a result.

"Boss, I found out that Sister Qingkui she..."

Hearing Xu Lingyue’s serious tone, Zhou Wang pricked up his ears.

"...She seems to have chronic gastritis."

"Chronic gastritis?"

Zhou Wang was taken aback.

"Yes, probably due to the hard work, irregular eating, and constant late nights. So... during New Year, Sister Qingkui had a flare-up and didn’t want to worry her parents, so that’s why she didn’t go home for New Year."

"I see."

Zhou Wang first breathed a sigh of relief, then furrowed his brow, "How’s she doing now, any better?"

"Lately, Sister Qingkui has been following the doctor’s advice to recuperate and improved her routine, she should be much better now, although she still feels uncomfortable often. She’s decided not to work overtime anymore, and for meetings, to use online ones as much as possible..."

"That’s good."

Zhou Wang nodded and advised, "I still probably won’t have time to return to Magic City soon, so I’m leaving the responsibility of looking after Sister Qingkui to you. Any issues, report to me promptly."

After hanging up the call, Zhou Wang inexplicably felt a lot more relieved.