It was already evening when they arrived in Beijing. Xia Liang went directly to the factory with Ji Xiao. She called Chen Yanling over and said, "Take a count of the number of people who went this time. I'll have the finance department settle the accounts." Since Ji Xiaodie's clothing store opened, she'd been too busy to manage everything herself, so she recommended another classmate with strong business skills to Xia Liang.
Chen Yanling hesitated without speaking. Xia Liang asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Just say what you want to say. Why are you being so polite?" Chen Yanling seemed encouraged and said, "Sister Xia, could you please help my fellow apprentices find jobs? Many of them are very skilled, but they can't find work and can only farm at home. Some of them used to work in factories, but they offended someone they shouldn't have because of their act of bravery, and they all lost their jobs." Xia Liang sighed, "Please arrange for them to stay in the factory dormitory first, and then have the finance department settle their accounts for the next two days. I'll consider the rest." Chen Yanling, who had been mustering her courage, suddenly seemed to lose her spirit, but she didn't say much and left. She knew that telling Xia Liang this would put her in a difficult position, since the factory positions were fixed. If her fellow apprentices got jobs, what would happen to the others? But she still selfishly asked. She just felt that her fellow apprentices were all capable people, so why couldn't they find work?
Xia Liang was also seriously considering the future of Chen Yanling's fellow apprentices. She had actually had this idea back in Y Province. After all, in this day and age, doing business legally and legitimately is very difficult; without some special means, it's almost impossible to survive. Putting aside their fighting skills, just from that fight that day, it was clear they were all capable people. The only question was what positions she should assign them, given the large number of them.
Just then, Xia Rong and Ji Xiao came in together. Xia Liang asked Ji Xiao, "Is all the goods unloaded?" Ji Xiao nodded, "All unloaded. I've already had the workers work overtime to finish it. I just need to take the finished products to the south. Sister-in-law, where did you find those people? They're incredibly skilled. If it weren't for them, we would have had to suffer this loss in silence. Can I take a few people with me to the south? After all, it's a long journey, and we need to protect this batch of goods." Hearing the word "protect," Xia Liang suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She stood up from her boss's chair, startling Ji Xiao and Xia Rong. Xia Liang didn't care about that and looked at Xia Rong, saying, "Brother, go and call Chen Yanling in for me. I have something to discuss." Although Xia Rong was puzzled, he was used to following his sister's orders, so he didn't ask any further questions and went to call her.
Seeing Xia Liang suddenly beam with joy, Ji Xiao asked curiously, "What great idea did you come up with, sister-in-law?" Xia Liang waved her hand: "I'll tell them all at once when they get back, so I don't have to explain it twice." Seeing her like this, Ji Xiao guessed it was good news and found a seat to wait for Xia Rong to return.
When Xia Rong and Chen Yanling returned, Chen Yanling was still very dejected. Xia Liang couldn't help but quickly tell her the good news: "Yanling, are all your fellow apprentices unemployed?" Hearing Xia Liang suddenly ask about her fellow apprentices, Chen Yanling assumed they had a chance to find work and hurriedly nodded: "Yes, Sister Xia, they are all unemployed." Xia Liang smiled and said, "Then would they like to work at my company as security guards?" After saying that, Xia Liang looked at Chen Yanling and noticed that her eyes were red at some point. She kept bowing to her: "Thank you, Sister Xia, you are such a kind person. I thank you on their behalf." Her fellow apprentices were all pitiful people. If it weren't for their master, they didn't know if they would still exist in this world. Their master raised them to adulthood, but they couldn't let their master enjoy his old age in peace.
Chen Yanling couldn't wait to share the good news with her fellow apprentices. Seeing her rushing out and almost bumping into the door, Xia Liang and the other two couldn't help but laugh.
Xia Rong asked her sister, "But we don't need that many people!" They had already seen Chen Yanling and her fellow apprentices on the way here—a total of thirty or forty people. The factory couldn't accommodate them all! Xia Liang said, "Who said I was going to put them in the factory? I'll set up a separate company specifically for security. That solves their problem, and we can make money too." Ji Xiao slammed his hand on the table, giving a thumbs up, "Great idea, sister-in-law! After this experience, I've realized that you can encounter all sorts of monsters on the road. If it were an ordinary person, they'd only get robbed, but these skilled ones are different! One can take on several. Having them around makes us feel incredibly safe!"
Without further ado, Ji Xiao went to apply for a business license early the next morning, establishing "King Kong" Security Company. The three of them then gathered to discuss the shareholding arrangement. Ji Xiao originally intended to keep it the same as before, taking only one share, but Xia Liang disagreed. In the end, they agreed that Xia Liang would take 40%, while Ji Xiao and Xia Rong would each take 30%.
Xia Liang printed the flyers, and Ji Xiao, with his extensive network, distributed them. As for the venue, Xia Liang bought a dilapidated, abandoned factory in the suburbs, renovated it, and prepared dormitories, a canteen, and a training ground.
Sure enough, not long after the flyers were handed out, business came knocking. The client wanted to escort a shipment of goods to the south and needed three people to help them. Ji Xiao was basically managing the security arrangements. He calculated the time and itinerary, charged six hundred yuan, and the man gritted his teeth and paid. Although the price was a bit high, it wasn't much compared to the value of a truckload of goods.
No one expected that because of Xia Liang's decision, the security company would start up thriving, with business exceeding everyone's expectations.
Xia Liang held a meeting and announced that they should quickly recruit talent and expand the company to avoid wasting business like before, where they had customers but no manpower. Chen Yanling quickly contacted her former colleagues who were not doing well and asked them to come to Jingang Security Company. In a short time, the company's staff increased by more than a dozen people. With the addition of some recruits from outside, the small company, which had not been established for long, now had about sixty people.
The security company was thriving, and Xia Liang had a new idea. She called Ji Xiao and Xia Rong over. Seeing how busy they both were lately, Xia Liang was genuinely happy—busy meant more money. Without wasting time, she said directly, "What do you think about starting another class, specifically teaching martial arts?" She had recruited award-winning instructors; with that kind of appeal, she believed many people would come. Ji Xiao and Xia Rong exchanged a glance—"Sister-in-law, my sister has such a great idea!" But they didn't refuse and did as Xia Liang suggested.
The factory also had a few dilapidated workshops, which Xia Rong was in charge of repairing and using as classrooms in the future. Ji Xiao printed flyers and then spread them within his network of contacts. Surprisingly, there were indeed some people who wanted to learn some martial arts, after all, there is never a shortage of rich people.
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