Chapter 280 - 206: Picking Up a Girl This Fast?

Dan Biao knew why Li Yang was afraid of this matter getting out.

For one, he was afraid that with no replacement lined up, Yang Hui would slack off in the meantime, which would have a very negative impact on the Airex brand. He was also worried that if the Airex team learned Yang Hui was leaving, their morale would crumble before a new leader arrived.

Of course, he didn’t dare publicly reveal that Yang Hui was the boss of Yanghe Commerce. Another one of his concerns was that people would want to follow Yang Hui.

It was inevitable that some people would follow him, but the level of negative impact was completely different between the news being kept secret and being publicly announced.

Leaving Li Yang’s office, Dan Biao suddenly felt that Yang Hui’s departure might be a disaster for his own work at Futong Commerce. But then he thought about Xia Jie’s salary. ’I have this connection with him... maybe there’s a chance for me in the future?’

’Xia Jie is already making that much. If I went over, wouldn’t I earn even more?’

This was just Dan Biao’s wishful thinking. At Yanghe Commerce, he might not be as valuable as Xia Jie. The so-called "management experience" he’d picked up at Futong Commerce was inapplicable at Yanghe Commerce. Moreover, at his age, his mindset was already rigid, making it hard to learn new things. He wouldn’t necessarily have an advantage over a young woman like Xia Jie if he went to Yanghe Commerce.

He then recalled how, a while ago, Li Yang had told him to speak with Zhu Jing about a promotion. Thinking back, he finally understood why she had refused. She was the closest to Yang Hui; if Yang Hui left Futong Commerce, she would certainly leave too. That was why she had turned down the promotion and raise from Futong Commerce.

At the time, he had found it incredible, but since learning from Xia Jie about the employee compensation at Yanghe Commerce, he understood. Going to Yanghe Commerce was undoubtedly the best choice for Zhu Jing. Over there, she could follow Yang Hui, and the pay was much higher than even an operations manager’s here. Why would she be attached to her position here? To use Xia Jie’s words, no matter how high your rank at Futong Commerce, you were nothing more than Li Yang’s slave.

This was all his own speculation. He didn’t know that when Zhu Jing had refused the promotion, she hadn’t known about the employee salaries at Yanghe Commerce. To this day, she still hadn’t looked into it. She simply wanted to follow Yang Hui. Of course, she also subconsciously understood that Yang Hui would not treat her unfairly.

Dan Biao now also understood why Li Yang had looked so grim when he’d reported that Zhu Jing had turned down the promotion. Li Yang had probably known even then that they wouldn’t be able to keep her. ’No wonder he’s been having HR recruit nonstop for the operations team lately.’

Li Yang placed a gag order on Dan Biao. First, he was under no circumstances to talk about the employee benefits at Yanghe Commerce. If anyone had heard rumors, Dan Biao was to tell them, unequivocally, that they were lies. Second, until Yang Hui officially left the company, the fact that he was the boss of Yanghe Commerce must be kept strictly confidential.

When he got back to the office, he deliberately glanced in Yang Hui’s direction, only to find he had already left for the day. ’I have to use this remaining time to strengthen my relationship with him,’ he thought.

If Yang Hui knew what Dan Biao was thinking, he would surely tell him to get lost. He didn’t even have enough time to "cultivate relationships" with all the beautiful girls around; what time would he have to cultivate one with him?

Inside the dealership, Huang Lingyu explained the car’s various features to a customer—the smart cockpit, intelligent driving, and many other new technologies—while constantly glancing toward the showroom entrance, trying to guess when Yang Hui would arrive.

"Miss, this is a nice car. A subsidiary of our group has a purchasing need coming up—they’ll probably need twenty vehicles."

Huang Lingyu was thrilled at first. Twenty cars! The entire dealership rarely sold that many in a single month. But as she looked at the expression in the middle-aged man’s eyes, she grew wary.

"Sir, for a corporate fleet purchase, you’ll need to work with our corporate accounts department. I can refer you to them."

"NO, NO, NO," he said, wagging his finger, a cryptic smile playing on his lips. "When I buy cars, I get to choose my salesperson. I want to give this big order to you. And let me tell you, this purchase is just for one of our group’s minor subsidiaries. Our future needs will be even greater."

Huang Lingyu took a step back, a professional smile fixed on her face, but she was already on guard. Having worked a few shifts at a KTV, she was all too familiar with that kind of smile.

"Sir, if you insist, I can negotiate with you on behalf of the corporate accounts department and help you secure the lowest possible fleet price."

"NO, NO!" The middle-aged man pulled out his phone. "I want to add your personal WeChat. Let’s become friends. We can take our time discussing the cars."

Huang Lingyu took another step back. "I’m sorry, sir, I only have a work WeChat."

’Who is she trying to fool? How can you have a work WeChat without a personal one? Who the fuck doesn’t use WeChat these days?’

"Miss, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Song Shixin, the Administrative Director of the Hu Group. You’ve heard of the Hu Group, surely? It’s the star enterprise of our Qingjiang Province, owned by President Hu, the richest man in Qingjiang."

"Sorry, I haven’t," she said. And she was telling the truth. The only "Hu" related thing she knew of was the Hu Clan’s Rustic Cuisine restaurant across the street. She figured that couldn’t possibly be related to what he was talking about; after all, the owner of a rustic eatery was hardly likely to be the richest man in Qingjiang Province.

But whether she’d heard of the Hu Group or not, she now certainly understood that Song Shixin was a big shot. Anyone who was an administrative director at the richest man’s company was a major figure. Many companies’ procurement affairs would have to pass through him, which was probably the point he was trying to get across.