When Zhai Xin received Yuan Zhuan's call, he was enjoying drinks with his friends.
The success of Yuan's Security's recruitment fair can be seen as a perfect conclusion to his first attempt to gain favor. The company's feedback was very positive, which naturally made him happy.
However, he still needed to continue his work and encountered significant difficulties.
For other positions, the work location is a problem. Many talented people are interested in the company, but they hesitate when they hear that the position is located in a certain city. In their words, they went to school to climb the ladder of success, not to return to a city or county.
He could certainly understand their thoughts; after all, not everyone is like him, choosing their career path based on their mentor.
Of course, joining Yuan's Security provided him with everything he needed to be satisfied with, from the freedom of his work and the recognition and trust from his superiors to the benefits. In other words, he had struck gold.
Meeting the right person at the right time is important, and the same applies to work.
He found the right leader, that's all.
Under the lamplight, the young man looked at his confident friend across from him, a fleeting bitterness in his eyes. What his friend had achieved at work was something he desired but could not obtain. Although he was happy for his friend, he was also filled with disappointment.
"So, Zhou, why would you like to come to our company? We urgently need talent right now, and with your abilities, you'll definitely be promoted to a leadership position within a year." (Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was a ruse, his true intention was Liu Bang.)
Knowing that Zhou Ran was troubled by work-related grievances, he still invited him over to boast about his own work success. His only purpose was to poach Zhou Ran.
"Huh?" Zhou Ran looked at his friend in surprise, not quite understanding how the conversation had turned to him changing jobs.
"I know you're currently in the management reserve at Rongcheng Supermarket, but a management position without a confirmed one isn't real. Don't you think the promises your boss makes are like a carrot dangling in front of a donkey—you can work yourself to death but never get it? Think about it carefully. How many times has that fat pig used your solutions to salvage losses? Every time, he just talks about promoting you, but what's the result? He does keep getting promotions and raises, but that person isn't you, it's himself. And you, after three years, are still just a team leader, with deputy director a distant dream. What are you doing staying in a company like this? Retiring? Do you think men don't have youth? Our youth ends at forty, and you, like me, only have twelve years left until forty."
Zhou Ran's face grew darker and darker with each increasingly realistic remark.
"Don't look so sullen. Think about whether what I said is true or not. If we hadn't gone to high school and graduate school together, and hadn't been destined to be in the same dorm, given our personalities, we definitely wouldn't get along. You'd be as resentful as a daughter-in-law in an ancient rural village being tormented by her mother-in-law, hesitant and indecisive in everything you do."
Zhou Ran looked at Zhai Xin with a wry smile, "You certainly know how to comfort people. But your ability to stab someone in the back is no less than Professor Guo's." Professor Guo, the mentor of the two brothers in misfortune, was the legendary sharp-tongued professor, and it was because of this that the two of them forged a bridge of friendship.
Zhou Ran, who was prepared to go down a dark path, was unexpectedly moved by what she heard today.
Soon after, a phone call Zhai Xin received made him determined to make a change.
Zhai Xin saw the vibrating blue-and-white screen phone on the table. The number on it startled him. It was an unfamiliar number, yet also familiar; he hadn't had many opportunities to contact it.
"Zhai Xin." The voice from the depths of memory came through the microphone, sounding somewhat distorted.
"President Yuan?" Zhai Xin asked tentatively.
"Yes. I'm at the hotel. Come find me. I'll send you the address to your phone later."
"Yes!" Suddenly summoned by the company's top leader, Zhai Xin was so excited that his mind went blank. Only after he hung up the phone did he realize that he was in Guangzhou, while President Yuan was in Beiyu.
Huh?! It would take several hours to get back to Beiyu City now, he won't make it in time!
He grabbed his phone, ready to call back and apologize, but the text message had already arrived.
When Zhai Xin saw the location on his phone, he was stunned. It was in Guangzhou, and it wasn't far from him, less than 15 kilometers away.
"Dude, I'm going to see our CEO right now. This is an opportunity, do you want to come with me and offer your services? Let me tell you, the regional manager position is currently vacant, you..."
"Holy crap!" He didn't get a chance to say the rest.
Zhai Xin was taken aback, then laughed, and Zhou Ran laughed too.
Let's go!
In this era, ability needs to go hand in hand with opportunity; otherwise, even with a wealth of knowledge and strong abilities, there is a high chance of fading into obscurity.
In less than forty minutes, Zhai Xin and Zhou Ran appeared at the hotel entrance and dialed Yuan Zhuan's number.
"You arrived quite quickly. Who is this?" Due to the hotel's special rules, Yuan Zhuan personally came downstairs to greet the person.
"Boss, this is my friend Zhou Ran. He graduated from the same school as me, but he's a better student. He has the same dual degrees as me: Marketing Management and Law. We were having dinner together just now when he got a call, and he insisted on coming with me..." The unfinished sentence contained a hidden meaning, which everyone understood.
"Hello, Mr. Yuan, my name is Zhou Ran." Zhou Ran greeted him calmly, displaying a very good demeanor.
Yuan Zhuan smiled and nodded, "Let's go, have a cup of coffee."
The moment he turned around, Yuan Zhuan heard Zhou Ran exhale a long breath, and the smile lines on his lips deepened.
This kid is not bad. Although he looks shrewd, he is pure at heart.
She would take him as long as he volunteered.
It took Zhou Ran almost two hours to finish that cup of coffee, and even after he followed Zhai Xin out of the hotel, his heels were still not touching the ground.
"Old Zhai, why does this feel a bit unreal? Is it really true that General Manager Yuan said I'm interested in joining the company, and if I do my job properly, I'll become the regional manager for supermarkets in Guangzhou?"
Zhai Xin pinched his friend's penis on the back of his hand for the third time. "How about it? Is it real now?"
"It's true, hehe. I'll hand in my resignation tomorrow."
Zhai Xin rolled his eyes. "What a character."
"I didn't expect the company to open a branch so soon, and we even built it ourselves! Their financial resources are truly impressive, considering it's been less than a year since they were established. Amazing!" Following a well-funded and steadily rising big boss to build an empire gives you a strong sense of accomplishment. In a word, it's awesome! In two words, it's truly awesome!!
"The benefits are really good. Management positions are making 4,000 a month, plus year-end bonuses. Compared to my current 2,000, it's more than double. Hehe... Lao Zhai, let's go have another round. This meal is on me."
"Walk!"
The two claimed they were drinking, but their conversation revolved entirely around the company's future development trends, as well as topics such as recruitment and onboarding.
"You're quick to get into character, aren't you still in Cao Cao's camp?"
"Don't worry, that fatso will definitely get the paperwork done by tomorrow." Thinking back to that pig in the company, Zhou Ran felt like giving him a good beating to vent his anger. He was utterly incompetent!
If they knew he was leaving, they'd probably grin from ear to ear.
Of course, he wasn't going to be stupid enough to just quit without doing anything. He had to teach that fatso the most unforgettable lesson of his life! And get his revenge!
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