Chapter 329: "Time Reveals a Person's True Heart

Chapter 329: Chapter 222: “Time Reveals a Person’s True Heart

They still didn’t know that the person they were maintaining ties with had already been terminated by Xinyue Group, had all his office equipment confiscated, and was now an unemployed man who couldn’t even get into the company building.

Of course, Zhao Rui himself was also in the dark. For the past two days, every day had felt like a year. He inwardly cursed the group’s headquarters for not issuing the personnel appointment yet. ‘Once my aunt’s appointment is announced, I’ll be able to swagger all over the Qingzhou region.’ Thinking of this, he felt as if he could look down upon all the current business figures.

As he got into Han Chao’s car, he said, “I’ll have a good chat with Old Li this afternoon and see what your needs are. Once my aunt gets here, I’ll push it forward for you at the first opportunity.”

‘Fuck, calling him Old Li this and Old Li that, you’ve really gotten used to it. You have no idea what you’re worth. If it weren’t for your badass aunt, who the hell do you think you are? Just some worthless manager. I wouldn’t even give you the time of day.’

Inside the general manager’s office at Futong Commerce, Li Yang was chewing out Dan Biao again.

“You bunch of useless trash! You still haven’t done any in-store live streams. Look at the sales report from Yanghe Commerce! Yesterday, in a single online live stream, they did 6.3 million in sales. In one day, they sold what some of your team’s small brands do in an entire month! Others have already shown you where the future of retail is. I’ve demanded it, so why the hell aren’t you doing it?”

Dan Biao hung his head. They had just talked about this yesterday, and here he was again. He knew Li Yang must have seen the sales report Yanghe Commerce had released today. In his mind, all of that should have been his. If Yang Hui hadn’t snatched his brands, if Yang Hui had helped him negotiate for mall resources, if his own operations team weren’t so useless—all of it should have been his.

From that perspective, Li Yang felt he’d lost 6.3 million in a single day. Who the hell could take that? He completely blew his top.

“President Li, starting next week, our Operations Department will gradually begin rolling out online live streams for the stores. I’ll closely monitor their stream duration and sales performance, just as you required.”

Li Yang leaned back in his executive chair, crossed his legs, and lit a cigarette. After calming down slightly, he said, “The stores required to do live streams must stream for no less than four hours a day, and their daily sales must be no less than 5,000 yuan.”

‘You can mandate stream duration, but can you really mandate a sales figure? If they could make that much, would there even be a point in keeping the brick-and-mortar stores? Why not just do everything through live streams?’ But he understood this was just Li Yang’s habit—setting lofty goals without ever considering if they were actually achievable.

“President Li, Yanghe Commerce’s live stream was so effective for three main reasons: First, the mall’s advance promotions brought in a large customer base. Second, the mall offered unlimited spending subsidy vouchers. And third, they had ample stock prepared.

Our Operations Department also approached the mall hoping for that level of support for a live stream, but they refused. For this, could you, sir, maybe find a way to help us secure it?”

Li Yang raised an eyebrow and shot Dan Biao a long look. He knew that while the guy seemed to be making a request, he was actually just finding another way to explain that Futong Commerce’s lackluster live stream performance was due to insufficient resources. That was why he was getting chewed out all the time, and he wasn’t taking it anymore. Now, he was throwing the ball back.

“Xiaodan, I’m already working on it. Now that Old Tian has been dismissed, there’s no point in me going to him. Once the new regional general manager arrives, those resources will be tilted in our favor. Yanghe Commerce won’t get so much as a scrap.”

His tone had softened considerably. Dan Biao’s gambit of passing the buck had worked. It let Li Yang know that he wasn’t some idiot who could be used as a daily punching bag. Li Yang came after him for everything, whether it was his fault or not. ‘On what grounds?’

Dan Biao himself hadn’t even realized that ever since he learned about Xia Jie’s salary and discovered that Yang Hui was the owner of Yanghe Commerce, his entire mentality when facing Li Yang had begun to shift.

Yang Hui left the company at noon with Zhu Jing, a near miss with Zhao Rui, you could say.

“What’s wrong? You in a bad mood?”

Zhu Jing was lounging in the passenger seat. The hem of her floral dress had ridden up slightly from the way she was sitting, revealing a sliver of porcelain-white thigh next to the indentation from the seatbelt.

“No, not at all,” Zhu Jing quickly denied, shaking her head.

Yang Hui placed his hand on her smooth, white thigh, rubbing it back and forth. “I can see your heart.”

Far from being nervous about his touch now, Zhu Jing felt a sense of anticipation. Enjoying the bone-deep tingle his large hand sent through her, she replied casually, “How could you possibly see my heart?”

“Haha, because you know the saying, ‘True hearts are revealed after long nights together.’ Let’s go to your apartment, and we can take a closer look at yours.”

The moment he mentioned her apartment, Zhu Jing instantly understood his hidden meaning. Blushing, she chided, “Boss, you’re terrible.”

‘Terrible? You’ll be the one screaming in a bit. I’ll have her screaming “Boss” until her throat is raw, just like last time.’

「Inside the general manager’s office at Futong Commerce」

Han Chao accompanied Zhao Rui into Li Yang’s office. This was Zhao Rui’s first time meeting this famous figure from Qingzhou’s contractor circles. He knew that a man like Li Yang would never have given him the time of day if his aunt wasn’t about to take up her new post.

But none of that mattered anymore. Life wasn’t full of ‘what ifs.’ Right now, the momentum was on his side. At that thought, Zhao Rui’s entire aura seemed to shift.

Cup in hand, Li Yang walked over to an armchair and sat down. “Xiaozhao, I’ve often heard Xiaohan mention you. He says you’ve been a great supporter of Futong Commerce. So, I specifically invited you to come by for a chat today.”