South City of Qingdu.

Financial Street.

27th floor of Golden Hammer Group, Qingduzhuang Tang Auction Co., Ltd.

9:40 am.

Zhuang Zhou sat on a large chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and the tall buildings outside the window gradually came to life.

The number of vehicles and pedestrians on the street began to increase, and another busy day began.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

There was a knock on the door, and then the office door opened, and Qian Duoduo, dressed in a neat suit, walked in:

"Boss Zhuang, how is it? The office is decorated pretty well, right?"

Zhuang Zhou nodded and asked about the company's recent situation.

Especially when it comes to staffing.

Qian Duoduo, as the company's administrative manager, answered each question one by one.

Zhuang Zhou is very satisfied. Now the company has 56 employees.

It is not a big company, but in the Golden Hammer Group, especially in the Financial Street area, it is already a well-known large company.

"How are the preparations for the spring auction going?"

"Several major mainstream media outlets have already placed advertisements, and the response seems to be very good so far."

Qian Duoduo also talked in detail about the recent promotion of the spring auction.

Not long after, Li Tao also entered the office:

"Boss Zhuang, Mr. Hou has already replied. His flight will arrive in Qingdu tonight."

Zhuang Zhou's eyes lit up:

"Okay! You arrange your itinerary. I'll pick you up at the airport in person tonight."

Li Tao nodded:

"Mr. Hou's arrival is undoubtedly the greatest boost to our spring auction.

He is a leading figure in the auction world, and with him at the helm, I believe this spring auction will be an unprecedented success."

"Yes, Mr. Hou's influence is indeed unmatched. His arrival will definitely attract more collectors and media."

Zhuang Zhou turned to Li Tao again:

"Boss Li, you have to be responsible for Mr. Hou's reception. You must make thorough and detailed arrangements and there must not be any mistakes."

Li Tao nodded and agreed:

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhuang, I have already made all the arrangements."

Zhuang Zhou nodded with satisfaction.

He stayed in the company for half a day and dealt with some things that required his attention.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

There was another knock on the door. Zhuang Zhou looked away and saw his secretary, Zhao Lusi, pushing the door open with a document in her hand.

"Mr. Zhuang, this is the analysis report on recent art market trends you requested."

Zhuang Zhou took the document, opened it carefully and looked at it for a while, then nodded and said:

"Very good. This report is very detailed and will be very helpful for us to formulate our next auction strategy."

Zhao Lusi responded with a smile:

"Mr. Zhuang, if you have any questions or need any revisions, please let me know."

Zhuang Zhou nodded to indicate that he understood.

Zhao Lusi was originally just a salesperson in an antique shop.

Li Tao thought she had a good image and was smart.

She also graduated with a degree in secretarial studies.

So he made this suggestion to Zhuang Zhou, and Zhuang Zhou agreed immediately.

So far, it seems that Zhao Lusi has done a good job.

In the workplace, good looks are a major competitive advantage.

This is a problem that can never be avoided.

After staying in the company for half a day, Zhuang Zhou also met him by chance.

It is a way to let the employees know that he still exists in the company.

2:30 in the afternoon.

Zhuang Zhou asked Li Tao to call the heads of various departments of the company together for a brief meeting.

General Manager Li Tao, CEO Qian Duoduo, Auction Department Director Xu Ming, Development Department Director Deng Yuan, Publicity Department Director Li Zefei, Secretary Department Director Zhao Lusi, and relevant personnel from the Human Resources Department, etc.

A total of seventeen people attended the meeting.

"I called everyone to a meeting to discuss the spring auction in three days."

Zhuang Zhou sat in the center of the conference table, presiding over the meeting:

“We are a new company and our main business is auction items.

There aren’t many people at the moment, but I can tell you.

Our company is absolutely strong, so I hope everyone can pay attention to this spring auction.

It will thoroughly establish our name in the industry and lay a solid foundation for the development of our company."

"Boss Zhuang, we all understand."

Li Tao was the first to express his views:

“We have been preparing for this spring auction for a long time.

The auction items were all personally selected by Mr. Zhuang, and the Qingdu Cultural Relics Bureau helped promote the items. So far, the response and reputation have been very positive.”

"Very good. These are all your efforts. I see them all."

Zhuang Zhou smiled and nodded:

“However, I would also like to say that we must not be satisfied with just this spring auction.

In the future, we aim to be not only the largest auction company in Qingdu, but also an auction organization with influence across the country and even the world.

This requires everyone’s joint efforts and dedication.”

At this time, Xu Ming, director of the auction department, said:

"Boss Zhuang, I have a question!"

"Oh, you say."

Xu Mingdao said, "As we all know, Sotheby's and Christie's are currently the top two auction houses. But as a newly established company, why would we choose this time? This is not good for us!"

Zhuang Zhou glanced at everyone one by one, knowing that they were probably thinking the same thing in their hearts.

Christie's Hong Kong holds a spring auction almost every year.

Therefore, most auction companies will not hold auctions at this time point.

Because we can’t win!

But Zhuang Zhou didn't think so. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to build momentum for the company.

In business competition, there is a term called "碰瓷".

But those have no strength and can only choose to earn a wave of traffic.

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