Chapter 120 (two chapters combined), two extra chapters added for four monthly votes.
"Ta-da! Come and see, Brother Zhou, our Boss Fu gave the four of us a gift, one for each of us, no one left out." Sun Jian turned to the side with a smug look on his face, made a hand gesture, and pointed to the open black box, like a magician.
All four large boxes were opened, completely filling the empty space in the dormitory.
Zhou Han looked up and saw rows of exquisite and elegant suits, shirts, leather shoes, and woolen overcoats...
"Brother Han, look at this. It's a watch, the super expensive kind. It has small diamonds on it. The shopkeeper said it's genuine. This kind of watch is extremely expensive overseas, and it's not even available in China yet. Try it on." Xu Mu picked up the watch box, took out the watch, and was about to put it on Zhou Han's wrist.
Zhou Han: !! His breathing became disordered for a moment.
Zhou Han stiffly allowed Xu Mu to put the watch on him, making sure he hadn't misheard—it was from President Fu.
"Did President Fu give them all to you?" As soon as he said it, Zhou Han realized that his throat was a little dry, so he cleared his throat.
“Yes, of course, otherwise where would we get the money to buy these? Oh, and cell phones too, yours, it has our numbers and Mr. Fu’s numbers saved in it, so we can contact each other directly in the future. We bought twenty in total, all for the company employees. I also brought back Mr. Lu’s…” Sun Jian rambled on and on, his words flying, while Xu Mu just grinned foolishly.
Half an hour later, Zhou Han finally regained his composure and calmness.
He wouldn't say words of gratitude, but his heart was the same as Xu Mu's; as long as Fu Le didn't mind, he would work for him until the day he retired.
General Manager's Office.
Lu Shi held the ledger the accountant had brought him, then looked at Sun Jian, feeling as if he could hardly breathe.
"Does President Fu think Moon Charm is a money-printing machine? It's only been a short time, and he's already taken away almost a thousand dollars!! And now he's at it again!! Can't we keep some money in the account?!" Clutching his chest, Lu Shi expressed his inability to accept the speed at which Fu Le spent money.
Sun Jian: ...
Don't think I didn't see that ridiculously long string of zeros above. No matter how much President Fu spends, he can't possibly spend it all.
"But considering how generous President Fu is, let's just accept that she spent it. After all, it's all her own..." Lu Shi thought about the gifts she received and glanced at the watch on her wrist, feeling elated.
"Take it away, take it away, what a waste, what a waste..."
Sun Jian took the check for ten million, turned away silently, not wanting to see President Lu praising the 'big man holding his heart' anymore.
Don't be fooled by the large sum of money; once the factory is purchased and the machines are added, there probably won't be much left.
Fu Le's requirements for factory sites are that they must be at least 100 acres in size, have walls, and have all the necessary facilities inside. Therefore, the prices are not low.
The capital city, Xianglan Hotel.
Two silver vans pulled up at the entrance, and more than twenty people jumped out, causing a stir among the people coming and going.
Looking at those flat-headed heads, dark faces, lean figures, and straight backs, you could tell with your fingers that they were all soldiers, not currently serving, but recently retired.
"Brother Yuan, is Brother Sun trying to scam us? What kind of company can hire all of us at once?" The dark-faced young man with phoenix eyes asked the tall, thin man beside him with some concern.
Yuan Lin shook his head. "Sun Jian isn't one to talk big. Let's go in and see for ourselves." He had started contacting people as soon as he received Sun Jian's call three days ago. The unemployed brothers came from all directions, and Sun Jian knew this too. If the matter wasn't true, given Sun Jian's character, he wouldn't have been so certain that he would have asked him to bring people over.
Moreover, these people are all incredibly poor, so even if they wanted to cheat, they wouldn't have anything to cheat on.
"Brother Sun shouldn't go that far. Although we didn't have much contact when we were in the army, his character is impeccable. Besides, there's nothing about us that we can be fooled."
"Yes, I think so too."
"Let's go inside and talk about it; it's time."
Stepping into the lobby, a comfortable coolness washes over you...
"Brother Yuan!! Long time no see!! Hahaha..." A hearty male voice interrupted everyone's guessing.
Sun Jian and Xu Mu, dressed in suits and ties, came downstairs, their faces glowing and full of vigor. It was clear at a glance that they were doing quite well; their spirit and energy didn't lie.
The two men bumped fists at the entrance, and the restaurant manager and waiters came out to greet them.
To make a good impression on his brothers, Sun Jian ordered a large private room that could seat more than thirty people.
Good cigarettes, good wine, good food...
When everyone went in, the dishes on the two large tables were already served, waiting for them to take their seats. The aroma of the dishes filled the private room.
Yuan Lin and Jiang Fan exchanged a glance, their expressions both somewhat stiff.
Looking at the smiling Sun Jian and Xu Mu, I inexplicably had a feeling of being on a sinking ship. Could this be a trap?!
Not to mention Yuan Lin and Jiang Fan, everyone else was stunned by what they saw. Such a lavish feast was for them?! What did they do to deserve this?!
"What are you standing there for? Sit down and eat!" The shrewd Sun Jian noticed everyone's hesitation at a glance and couldn't help but laugh. "Hurry up and sit down. I'm not going to eat your flesh. What do you all think I am? We all came from the same army. Would I harm you?"
"Sit down, everyone, sit down and let's talk. Don't worry, I won't make you lose your appetite. Let me get to the point first!"
"Alright, then everyone sit down and listen to what our Platoon Leader Sun has to say." Out of trust in Sun Jian, Yuan Lin was willing to give Sun Jian face and invited everyone to sit down. However, he didn't touch his chopsticks. They needed to know what Sun Jian was really up to.
Once everyone was seated, their stiff demeanor, as if they were attending a pre-battle mobilization meeting, amused Sun Jian.
With Sun Jian's signal, Xu Mu began distributing company business cards, one for each of the 28 people.
"Dry transport logistics?" Yuan Lin flipped through the business card in his hand. "So you want us to run transport businesses?"
"Brother Yuan is smart. He's in the transportation business. Our company has only been open for less than a year, but we're already overwhelmed with business and desperately short-staffed. Brother Yuan, you used to handle things related to retired personnel, right? That's why I contacted you. I didn't have any other intentions; it's purely because you know a lot of people. Of course, it's also because you have strong personal connections, hehe..."
Is trunk logistics your current company?
"Yes and no. I'm managing a food factory now. Ganyun is a sister company, and it's owned by the same boss as 'Shiweitian' where I work now."
"What do you mean?" Jiang Fan asked, puzzled.
"Well, here's the thing. Our rich boss started a cosmetics company, and as it grew, he often needed to transport cosmetics over long distances. So, vehicles and personnel became indispensable. On a whim, the boss organized a transportation fleet and also took on logistics transportation outside the company. But the transportation business for Yuemei cosmetics company had to be prioritized. The food processing plant I'm at now will also need transportation in the future, so the transportation team was officially registered as a company. It was registered less than a month ago, so it's now a dry logistics company."
"We do need people, but you're asking for veterans, isn't that a bit..."
"Brother Yuan's brain is top-notch, absolutely brilliant! You've hit the nail on the head. Transport teams often encounter problems on the road. Our boss's point is that troublemakers can die, but the goods must arrive intact. Do you understand what I mean?"
Yuan Lin: ...
We need someone who can fight, got it!!
When everything became clear, everyone relaxed, picked up their chopsticks, and began to eat diligently. By the end of the meal, both host and guests were in high spirits. Except for the driver, everyone was flushed and very happy.
This trip was worthwhile. I found a job, ate well, and most importantly, the salary wasn't bad.
"You must have quite a shortage here, right?" Yuan Lin walked at the back, chatting with Sun Jian as they came out.
“Yes, so, Brother Yuan, we’ll have to trouble you to put in the effort. As long as the person is of good character, it doesn’t have to be a military unit. As long as they can drive and fight, we’ll take them all.” Sun Jian handed over a pack of cigarettes to show his attitude.
"Don't worry, since you are a legitimate logistics company, I'll go back to my old workplace and ask for more people. I'll create so many jobs for them, they won't complain."
"That's good, that's good, haha... Brother Yuan, here, take this phone. From now on, it will be your work phone. My number is already saved in it, so you can contact me anytime if needed."
Looking at the phone Sun Jian handed him, Yuan Lin smacked his lips and looked at Sun Jian with some complicated feelings. "Your management salaries must be pretty high, right?" He's already in a management position, and he's just giving away such an expensive phone like that. If his salary was low, how could he keep working like this?
"Hehe, it's definitely not low, Brother Yuan. As long as you win people over, the boss will definitely come looking for you. She really values talent."
"That's fine then." Yuan Lin grabbed his phone, waved contentedly, and left.
Xu Mu escorted Sun Jian to his side and watched Yuan Lin and his group's car leave until it was out of sight.
"Aren't these people enough?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Jian glanced at Xu Mu and said, "That's not enough. Our President Fu probably needs quite a few people. He's just asking us to recruit, but he hasn't given us a number. He'll keep the suitable ones. Just the personnel expenses alone are at least a million a month."
Inside the car.
"Brother Yuan, are we all really going to get into Ganyun? It feels so unreal." Li Kui still felt a little uneasy. The company's situation was like it had fallen from the sky, without a single flaw to criticize.
"Didn't they give us the address? We'll know when we go there tomorrow."
“That’s true.” Li Kui nodded.
"Brother Yuan, the headquarters of Ganyun is in a mountain city, and it's a poor county. So is Yuemei. Yuemei is even advertising on TV. I saw it. But is Ganyun really under Yuemei? Why do I always feel like Ganyun is using their name? They're clearly not in the same industry. One is cosmetics, and the other is logistics."
"I'll ask someone," Yuan Lin said in a deep voice, exhaling a smoke ring.
...
The university's military training has begun and will last for a month. All freshmen have been taken to a training base in the mountains.
"Ugh, so many mosquitoes! I'm just a medical student, why do I have to do military training for so long? My high school classmates only had half a month."
"Our school motto says we should put people first, and we are those people. Health is the foundation of life. Our profession is the most physically demanding. If we don't build a good foundation, how will we survive in the future?"
"It's only been a month, what kind of foundation are you building? It's just a waste of time and energy."
...
Fu Le sat cross-legged on the cement ground to the side, listening to the various complaints from the freshmen.
They took a bus all day to get into the mountains, arriving around 4 p.m. After they arrived, the team leader went back with the bus. Only a few soldiers who came to greet them told them to rest where they were and wait for orders. They left without giving any further instructions.
We stayed there for two hours, and it's already past six o'clock. Although it's not completely dark yet, the mosquitoes have already come out.
"Hey classmate, why aren't there any mosquitoes around you?" A pretty girl with short hair walked over. She had a bump on her right cheek, clearly from a mosquito bite. It was red and swollen, and looked a bit comical.
Fu Le turned his head and saw that the short-haired girl had already sat cross-legged about half a meter away.
“I have a medicine packet.” Fu Le took out a fist-sized medicine packet from his pocket.
"Can I see this? Um, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Yin Feiyue, a combination of Chinese and Western styles. What's your name? What department are you in?"
“Fu Le, majoring in Traditional Chinese Medicine.” Fu Le handed the medicine packet to Yin Feiyue, who took it, smelled it, and said, “I don’t know much about medicine, but it smells nice.”
"Fu Le, do you have any more? Could you sell me a few?"
"Five yuan each." Fu Le took another one out of his coat.
"Thank you." Yin Feiyue happily handed over five yuan, then put the medicine packet in her coat pocket.
"Hey, what are you guys holding? Are they mosquito repellent packets? How much are they?" Some classmates noticed Fu Le and Yin Feiyue's actions and overheard their conversation. They, who were also suffering from mosquito bites, immediately came over.
"Want some mosquito repellent? Five yuan each," Fu Le said to the boy.
"We have ten people, can you give us a discount?" A small medicine packet costs five yuan, which is a bit expensive.
"Ten of them will cost 45."
"Hey classmate, we're all alumni, could you give me a discount? This herb isn't expensive." A fair-skinned and pretty girl walked over.
"I'm not selling goods." After saying that, Fu Le got up to leave, and Yin Feiyue, who was standing next to him, also stood up.
"Hey classmate, this is handmade. The price must have taken the cost into account. Don't be so generous with other people's money." After saying that, Yin Feiyue ignored the girl's ugly expression and followed Fu Le away.
"You..." The girl was so angry that she couldn't speak.
"Hey, hey, classmate, classmate, don't go! We didn't say we didn't want to." The first boy to speak chased after her, and the boys with him glanced at the girl and followed.
They had no way to repel mosquitoes, and they didn't even bring any mosquito repellent. If the medicine packet worked, they didn't want to make themselves suffer.
Girls naturally like to argue, so this has nothing to do with them.
When someone sincerely wanted them, Fu Le didn't refuse. She quickly produced fifteen, and with only twenty in total, she politely declined the other classmates' offers.
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