Chapter 9 Pursuing an Alternative Way of Life
The Xu Group has made good profits this year, and the boss thinks he should reward the employees. He plans to give away a few cars as prizes at the annual meeting, and then buy another fifty cars to reward the general managers and some senior executives of the branch companies.
This kind of thing should normally be handled by the purchasing department.
As a result, when Li Muzi and Gu Sinan inquired about the boss's first love last time, Gu Sinan, that big mouth, blurted it out, and on a rainy day, he was made to come out and choose a suitable car.
Li Muzi wandered around the car market for a long time but still couldn't find a suitable car.
After spending a whole day, we finally arrived at the last car dealership in the city, Xin'ao Auto 4S Store.
Before going in, Li Muzi checked the price of the car on the app. She saw that there were mid-range and high-end options.
This store is the largest in the car market. As soon as you enter, a sales consultant greets you and serves tea and snacks.
Yu Guangzhong caught a glimpse of a swaying figure. He had seen her quite frequently these past few days, once at a bar and once at the entrance of a coffee shop.
The fact that his boss was so angry today and kicked him out made him even more suspicious that this woman was very likely his boss's first love.
The first time I saw her, she was too far away at the coffee shop entrance to see clearly, and the second time at the bar, she was even more blurry. Today, she was wearing a black pencil skirt and a white business shirt, with her hair pulled back, a very capable outfit. But this woman was so recognizable that I could recognize her just from her silhouette. Her figure, her face—if she really was the boss's first love, it's no wonder he fell for her back then. He was captivated just by looking at her.
The sales consultant standing to the side seemed unfazed, waving his hand in front of Li Muzi: "Mr. Li, what kind of car are you looking for?"
Li Muzi snapped out of her daze and gave the sales consultant who had greeted her an awkward smile: "Just browsing. We can talk about the price if you find something suitable."
Sales consultant Li Ke flashed Li Muzi a standard eight-tooth smile: "Mr. Li, we're from the same family, we both have the surname Li."
He pointed to Song Yilin and said, "That's our sales director. She's good-looking and very capable. She'll be our store's general manager soon. But she loves to work overtime, which we really dislike."
That's a perfect match; his boss, Xu Qingmin, also loves working overtime.
Is she married?
This statement was quite ambiguous, but Li Ke was used to such questions. Clients often stared at her boss and pressed her about her marital status, after all, she was a graceful lady.
"Our CEO, Mr. Song, has been married for many years."
Although Li Ke and the others knew that Song Yilin's husband had passed away many years ago, they generally chose not to say anything. Filtering out unwanted romantic advances for their leader was a basic principle for their employees.
Also surnamed Song?
They even got married.
"I'm the company's purchasing agent. We plan to give them as prizes to employees at the annual meeting. We might buy fifty units. You can see the price."
Li Ke's smile widened: "President Li, please wait a moment, let me talk to our director."
Li Ke walked briskly to Song Yilin's office.
"Mr. Song, there's a purchasing company that might buy fifty vehicles. Do you have time to talk to them for me?"
Fifty luxury cars—that's a huge order.
"Let him in."
A moment later, Li Ke brought in a fair-skinned young man who looked like a company secretary. Isn't this kind of large-scale purchase usually handled by the purchasing department?
"Hello, Mr. Li, please have a seat."
Song Yilin poured Li Muzi a cup of tea and handed her a business card. Li Muzi patted her pocket, smiled, and said, "I didn't bring my business card today. Sorry."
When Li Muzi saw the three words 'Song Yilin' on the business card, she unconsciously clenched the card tightly.
"May I ask who your company is?"
Li Muzi put away the business card, drank a cup of tea, and said, "This order is so big, let's take a look at it today, just to make friends with Director Song."
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Song Yilin knew that Li Muzi didn't want to reveal the company name, so she didn't press the matter.
Song Yilin and Li Muzi shook hands and said goodbye.
Li Ke couldn't understand why Song Yilin wasn't interested in such a big order: "President Song, are you just going to let him go like that?"
Song Yilin continued drinking the tea she had just brewed: "This Mr. Li is neither a purchasing agent nor the boss. Judging from his appearance, he should be a boss's assistant or secretary. A company that buys fifty luxury cars as employee benefits at once must be worth over a billion or even tens of billions. In the end, he wouldn't be the one buying the cars, nor would his boss be the one making the purchasing. His boss asked him to come out, probably because he suspects there's something wrong with their purchasing."
Li Ke looked at Song Yilin with admiration: "Wow, that's amazing! When he was on the phone just now, I overheard his conversation. He's the secretary. How did you figure that out at a glance?"
"It's just that we've met a lot of people. We'll have the sales information officer check all the company purchase lists from last year, and have the sales consultants send messages to their clients saying, 'It's the end of the year, so if any companies need to make purchases, please place your orders as soon as possible. Our company's purchase orders have increased recently, and even the boss's special assistant has personally inquired about prices.'"
Li Ke's large eyes were filled with doubt about the treacherous nature of this society: "President Song, are you tipping off a large company's procurement department?"
Li Ke, at such a young age, probably felt that she wasn't very upright.
"Our clients are indeed companies, but the purchasing department is responsible for preparing the three-party quotes. It's up to the purchasing department to decide which of the three companies is being submitted. Today, Secretary Li came to investigate. If this purchasing department is corrupt, they won't be able to escape. Once a large company becomes suspicious, it's not far from confirmation. Even if we help cover it up, it won't help. Sending this message to the client is just to build rapport and let them know that we are trustworthy. It also puts pressure on smaller companies to place orders as soon as possible."
After receiving Li Muzi, Song Yilin went to General Manager Shao Min's office.
The first thing he said when he opened the door was a reprimand to Song Yilin: "You're a bit too impatient today."
"Yes, I'll be more careful next time." She clearly sensed that Shao Min didn't like Wang Xiasheng, so why was she so protective of him?
“You’ve been here for over a month now, and you’ve probably noticed that Wang Xiasheng’s only skill is his mouth.”
Song Yilin nodded.
"Wang Xiasheng's girlfriend is our group's vice president, Ms. Yang. However, Wang Xiasheng's rank is not high enough to make the boss uncomfortable, so he won't be dealt with. He will continue to be arrogant and domineering in the company. The person who actually does the work in the after-sales service of Jianghai store is the workshop manager. So if you become the general manager in the future, you can make good use of the workshop manager. You can keep Wang Xiasheng as an idle person."
The group's vice president, Mr. Yang, is almost fifty years old, but he is well-maintained. Wang Xiasheng and Song Yilin are about the same age, but their tastes are truly unique.
"You prefer me to be the general manager?"
Shao Min raised an eyebrow: "You knew back in Yishi that Wang Xiasheng was no match for you, but you have to be careful. Maybe he can win over President Yang, and that position might not be yours anymore."
Song Yilin disagreed with Shao Min's statement: "If Wang Xiasheng were a sales director, the boss wouldn't care. But if he were a store general manager, the boss wouldn't be so indifferent."
"That's true, but anything can happen. All I can say is good luck."
Song Yilin knew that if Wang Xiasheng really did become the general manager through his own methods and then quickly fired her, then Wang Xiasheng's position would likely be secure. As for performance, that depended on the boss's requirements.
I'm not afraid of fair and square competition, I'm afraid of underhanded tactics.
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