Chapter 108: A Pleasant Surprise

Chapter 108: Chapter 108: A Pleasant Surprise

"Worth it. Absolutely worth it."

"This promotional event not only solved the company’s crisis, but we even managed to get a wave of advertising out of it."

"If you were to put a price on it in advertising fees, it would probably be in the millions."

"And the results might not have even been half as good as what we achieved."

"That’s why I said you’ve got a sharp mind. You’re definitely cut out for this line of work."

"My initial judgment of you wasn’t wrong."

Li Muwan’s satisfied smile made the words catch in Jiang Fan’s throat.

He’d been all prepared to chew her out if she had said no.

"Then what did you mean by that question?"

Jiang Fan asked in a muffled, grumpy tone.

"I was asking if you used your own bonus money to cover the cost."

"If you did, there was no need for that."

"You could have given them less, and then we could have expensed it through the company."

"Do I even have that big of a bonus?"

Jiang Fan rolled his eyes.

"You don’t?"

"Hmm??"

Jiang Fan whipped his head around to look at her.

"If your bonus this time is calculated based on sales volume, it’s probably over a hundred thousand."

"Holy shit, that much?"

Jiang Fan was genuinely surprised. He knew the sales figures were high, but he hadn’t tallied the exact numbers himself.

He had simply let Qianxue and the other team leaders compile the data and give it to Li Muwan.

Plus, with the incident involving Sun Yanzi at the time, he had been managing things remotely for the most part and wasn’t on-site in person.

So he wasn’t completely clear on the details.

"It seems that wasn’t the case, then."

"Right. Yours needs approval from the Chairperson."

Li Muwan said with a grin.

"Why does mine need to be approved by her?"

Jiang Fan was a bit surprised.

"You can think of yourself as an independent entity cooperating with the company."

"You complete this project, and the company gives you a certain amount in commission and bonuses."

"And for our company, any project expenditure over 500,000 requires a report to the Chairperson."

"Huh? But my bonus isn’t that much."

"That’s what the Chairperson requested. You can go ask her."

As she spoke, Li Muwan pointed to Yin Ruxue, who was sitting in the distance.

"Better not."

Jiang Fan shrank back.

"So, can you tell me where this money came from now?"

"This? Remember what I told you before about the incident with the Southeast branch?"

"Xinyue and Liu Feng?"

Jiang Fan nodded.

"The very same."

Seeing the confused look on her face, Jiang Fan chuckled, took out his phone, and pulled up a video.

"This is..."

"How did you get such crucial evidence?"

Generally, the underhanded business tactics of large corporations are quite dirty, but they are very careful about their public image.

So when they do such things, they do them quietly, trying to avoid any direct links back to their own company.

But these two... It’s one thing to cooperate on these dirty business tactics, but to actually send key figures from their company to do it...

And most importantly, they got recorded.

The sheer drama of it all left even Li Muwan a bit stunned.

"I didn’t expect it to actually be them, either."

Putting his phone away, Jiang Fan stretched.

"Then I showed them the video and, while I was at it, asked for a small contribution to our funds."

"You could say today was sponsored by them."

"PFFT."

"You’re truly devious."

"To think you could come up with a scheme like that."

When Li Muwan smiled, it was like a snow lotus on an icy mountain suddenly blooming.

It left Jiang Fan a little mesmerized.

"What do you mean, devious? They played dirty first."

"This is called giving them a taste of their own medicine."

"How much did you get?"

"Three hundred thousand from each of them. All of it from their own pockets."

Jiang Fan thought back to when he’d found those two managers. Upon seeing the video in his hands, their faces had turned impossibly dark.

If a video like this were to actually get out and find its way to their company’s upper management, both of their careers would be over.

So when Jiang Fan made an outrageous demand, the two of them could only pinch their noses and accept it.

"Six hundred thousand? Not bad, not bad at all."

"About 250,000 of that was spent today."

"Let’s put the rest in the sales department’s fund. We can use it for future events or employee benefits."

Jiang Fan said, fiddling with a bank card between his fingertips.

"You’re trying to make the entire sales department your personal kingdom, aren’t you?"

Li Muwan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

"Huh?"

"It’s over 300,000. If you use it to give them benefits and increase their budget for events, do you know what will happen if word gets out? The entire sales department will see you as their savior."

"After all, who’s going to argue with money?"

"All those young women... I dare not even imagine."

But Jiang Fan just shook his head.

"My conscience is clear, so what’s there to be afraid of?"

"Or are you afraid I’ll usurp your authority?"

Jiang Fan turned his head, looking at her with a smile.

"We’ll see, won’t we?"

Li Muwan just shrugged.

At some point, their conversation had gradually become more relaxed.

In the distance, Yin Ruxue, who had been quietly watching them, had a somewhat dim look in her eyes.

The celebration banquet ended after more than two hours, but not a single person said it was too long.

Everyone looked as if they were still wanting more.

Standing at the entrance, Jiang Fan saw them off one by one.

"You can take a taxi! The fare can be expensed through the company tomorrow."

"It’s dark out, so be careful on your way home. Let everyone know you’ve arrived safely in the group chat."

And the employees from the sales department, one after another, excitedly greeted and waved at Jiang Fan.

Only Yu Xiaoyu snuck up beside Jiang Fan. "Jiang, do you like lace?"

"Huh?"

Her question left Jiang Fan completely stumped.

"Do you like lace? I picked out a lace set today. When you have time, I can wear it for you?"

"COUGH. COUGH. COUGH."

After processing what she said, Jiang Fan nearly choked to death on his own saliva.

"Maybe someday, maybe someday."

"Hurry up and grab a cab. The reimbursement offer will expire soon."

’This girl is so bold,’ Jiang Fan thought. ’Daring to flirt with me in front of so many people.’

"What’s wrong? Jiang, you don’t like lace? Or do you dislike our Xiaoyu’s youthful face and bombshell figure?"

"I like it, I like it! From now on, it’s a new company rule. Everyone has to wear it to work, okay?"

Even someone as thick-skinned as Jiang Fan couldn’t quite handle their teasing, and his retort was tinged with flustered anger.

His response sent the group of women scattering in mock terror.

"Oh, right. Here are your car keys."

Jiang Fan tossed the car keys to Li Muwan as she walked over.