Chapter 45 Men? She got them easily!
The acquaintance introduced by Sister Liu was her childhood neighbor, Liang An.
"Brother Liang, this is Miss Zhou, whom I told you about last time, and that is Young Master Zhao. Make sure you recognize him."
Sister Liu introduced, "You've seen how well our garment shop is doing lately. We can't keep up with demand. If the fabrics you provide are both good and affordable, Miss Zhou will cooperate with your shop for a long time. Brother Liang, you've found such a long-term and large-volume business for the shop. Your manager will definitely give you an important position."
Liang An glanced at Zhou Mujiao, feeling a little uneasy.
Xiao Liu'er did mention Miss Zhou, but she didn't say that Miss Zhou was so young! She looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a very childish face. Could she really get so much fabric from the cloth shop?
Liang An thought for a moment and said, “Cooperating with Miss Zhou is naturally not a problem. However, our fabric shop has a good reputation and our fabrics are known for their quality. Every day, people have to line up to get goods from us. Those who come early can get the best quality fabrics. Those who come late will get fabrics that are not bad, but they are leftovers from others, and the patterns may not be what they want, which is very annoying.”
Sister Liu glanced at him: "So that's why we came to find you, an acquaintance, right? You always reserved some for me before, didn't you? From now on, you should reserve some for Miss Zhou's goods first too."
“Little Liu, you don’t know this, but I’m not really used in our cloth shop. I don’t have much influence. You don’t usually take much, so it’s fine if I keep a few bolts without anyone noticing. But Miss Zhou takes a lot. If I hide them like that, the manager will skin me alive. If the boss finds out, I’ll definitely be fired.” Liang An sighed.
Sister Liu exclaimed anxiously, "Isn't there any other way?!"
"If we could take good care of the manager..." Liang An didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was quite clear.
Zhou Mujiao smiled: "I understand. I need to give you money so you can help me bribe the manager, right?"
Liang An spread his hands: "I am of low status and have no influence. I really can't make any promises to Miss Zhou, including the price. I can't make any decisions about it either. In the past, I could give Xiao Liu that price because the whole cloth shop knew that she was my... sister."
Zhou Mujiao stood up: "In that case, I'll go find someone who can make the decision. I'm sure I can negotiate a price and get priority with the quantity I need. But thank you Mr. Liang for coming out anyway. I'll treat you to tea next time I have time. Sister Liu, let's go to the fabric shop."
Sister Liu was also quite angry: "Brother Liang! If you had said earlier that you couldn't make the decision and had to curry favor with the manager, I would have gone directly to the manager! What a waste of time!"
"Hey, Little Willow, don't be angry. I was just—"
Sister Liu was furious. "Ah Jiao and I came to you with money to buy things. We're not taking your goods for free. If we cooperate, we'll buy things, and you'll sell things and be valued by the shopkeeper. It's beneficial for both of us. Even if you didn't say anything, would we be shortchanged on our benefits?!"
"Hey, Little Willow, that's not what I meant, I just—"
Sister Liu interrupted, "Alright, let's go directly to the cloth shop and find the manager."
"Don't look for the person in charge."
"Not going to the manager?" Sister Liu was surprised. "If not the manager, then who should we go to? The shopkeeper?"
“I won’t go to the manager or the shopkeeper; I’ll talk to their boss directly.” Zhou Mujiao smiled faintly. “If I’m going to offer a bribe, I might as well offer it directly to the person who ultimately makes the decision. This will reduce the risk by more than half, eliminate the middleman’s profit, and save me half the money.”
Liang An was completely dumbfounded: "You, you want to talk to my boss directly?"
"No?" Zhou Mujiao retorted.
Why not? It's just that not many people dared to do it before, and their boss wasn't exactly a pushover. There were others like Zhou Mujiao who went directly to their boss, but some were thrown out before even meeting them, and others were tricked by their boss after meeting them. After a few times like this, no one dared to bother their boss anymore.
Liang An sighed as he explained the reasons to Zhou Mujiao, and said at the end, "If Miss Zhou insists on finding our boss, then be prepared to be ripped off by him. If you find the manager, it will be much easier, but the manager is not a kind person. He will always get something in his hands. If you want him to just watch without getting any profit, he will definitely not be happy."
Little Liu, we grew up together. In your heart, is your brother Liang the kind of person who is greedy and insatiable? My abilities are limited; I can't do more than that. If you want me to move up, I'll definitely have to pave the way with money. Little Liu, I'm very willing to cooperate with you, but my difficulties are also clear.
Sister Liu glanced at Zhou Mujiao instinctively and stammered, "Sister, Brother Liang really isn't the greedy kind of person. How about we have him go to the cloth shop and help us with the arrangements?"
Zhou Mujiao stared at Liang An. Liang An looked worldly and slick, but his eyes were still clear. Moreover, her intuition told her that Liang An was a good candidate.
She sat down again: "Since Brother Liang is willing to cooperate with us, let's talk again."
Liang An quickly looked at Sister Liu, and only when he saw that Sister Liu had also sat down did he breathe a sigh of relief: "Miss Zhou, if you have a better idea, please tell me. To be honest, I have been in the cloth shop for ten years and I have not even been able to become a manager. If I can take advantage of Miss Zhou's opportunity to climb up the ranks and become a manager, I will be extremely grateful."
Just based on Zhou Mujiao's audacity in coming straight to their boss, he felt that this young girl was no ordinary person. He was willing to take a gamble. If he won, he would become the manager of the cloth shop and his wages would double. If he lost, he would at most remain in the same position. Even if he lost this job, with his abilities, he could still make a living elsewhere.
Fortune favors the bold.
Zhou Mujiao saw a hint of ambition in Liang An's eyes, and she smiled.
She's not afraid of her subordinates being ambitious; she's afraid they're unambitious, only thinking about clocking in and leaving on time, without any career or life planning.
Ambitious people are driven and will find ways to move forward even when faced with difficulties. Those who are complacent and drift along will never encounter difficulties because difficulties will never come looking for them.
"I have two plans."
Zhou Mujiao said, "For the first set, following your plan, I'll give you the money, and you'll pave the way up the fabric shops to get me the best fabric at the lowest price. Of course, you'll get your share of the benefits."
The risks are that you will be envied by your coworkers, they will sabotage you, and as the number of transactions increases, the number of people you need to bribe and the amount of money involved will also increase. In fact, you may be fired or even killed by your employer at any time.
Because no boss can tolerate their employees engaging in underhanded tactics behind their backs.
"Fortune favors the bold; as long as there's profit to be made, I'm not afraid!"
Zhou Mujiao smiled slightly: "Don't rush, there's a second option. The second option will bring you more benefits, but it's also riskier. Are you sure you want to hear it?"
"I'm absolutely certain!" Liang An urged, "Miss Zhou, please tell me quickly!"
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