Chapter 344 - 227: New Destination, Part 2

Yang Hui had no reason to refuse these terms. However, as for when the offer would be sent, he told President Zhao to wait for his word. He needed to collect his 30 million in unemployment benefits first; the Mansu brand still needed that money.

Both sides had their own agendas. Ruijing Trading Group Headquarters acknowledged Yang Hui’s competence. After all, he was originally from Ruijing Commerce, and his performance over the past two years was plain to see. Although Yang Hui had promised to resolve the issues of rent hikes and store closures for Xinyue Group in the Qingjiang Region, the group didn’t actually expect him to fix everything. Handling more than half would meet their expectations. However, the CEO had promised Yang Hui he could resign only if he resolved *every single* issue.

The CEO’s thinking was—Yang Hui couldn’t possibly handle everything. That way, they would solve some of their problems while also keeping Yang Hui at the company. They would have plenty of time to wear him down and convince him to stay. Wouldn’t that be killing two birds with one stone?

Yang Hui’s thoughts, however, were simple. He would use his connection with Brother Chun to solve all of Ruijing Commerce’s problems within a month, then resign in the second month. His unemployment benefits would skyrocket from 30 million a month to 120 million a month. The deal was too good to pass up.

「Futong Commerce」

Zhu Jing was out visiting stores and returned a bit early today. On Monday, Yang Hui had tasked her with compiling the monthly sales gaps for each team’s stores in Yida Department Store. She was to distribute the group purchase sales figures that Yang Hui had secured from Yida Department Store Group as needed.

The store staff’s morale was good this month, so natural sales saw a slight month-over-month increase. The overall gap was 600,000, but Yang Hui had provided 1.3 million in group purchase sales. This would not only cover the gap but also leave a surplus to be distributed. Their target completion rate was going to be way ahead of everyone else again.

When Yang Wei’s training ended, he thought back to Ji Kun’s defiant attitude at lunch, which left him extremely annoyed. He felt the man was utterly unappreciative. ’When a new leader arrives and gives you a task, shouldn’t you cooperate fully? Look at how Ji Kun behaved—he explicitly refused to follow a leader’s directive! How am I supposed to make good on the boasts I made to Dan Biao? And how am I going to get Li Yang to recognize my abilities? Isn’t he just blocking my path to a promotion and a raise? Dammit. Absolutely dammit.’

’Hmph. I haven’t officially taken over yet, so there’s nothing I can do to you for now. But once I’m in charge of this department, we’ll see how I make your life difficult.’

’I gave you a chance and you wouldn’t take it, huh? Fine. From now on, those opportunities will go to others. Who, though? Han Ya? Right, she’s a little beauty, and she seems pretty sharp, too.’

He clasped his hands behind his back and walked over to the Airex office area, his head held high with arrogance. He put on the air of a leader inspecting his territory. When he saw Zhu Jing there, he immediately thought of her 18,000/month base salary. Yang Wei’s head lowered slightly; it seemed he couldn’t quite feel proud in front of her.

’Sigh, what a shame for a beauty like her to resign. If she were willing to stay, I’d give her a key position and mentor her.’

When Yang Wei arrived at the office area, Zhu Jing naturally saw him. She glanced up at him for a moment before returning her focus to her work, treating him as if he were thin air. This annoyed him; he didn’t feel he was being given the proper respect. But then he remembered Zhu Jing was about to resign, which made him feel slightly better. If any other team member had treated him like that, his fragile ego certainly wouldn’t have been able to take it.

’Sigh, Zhu Jing is so shortsighted. Sure, she’s leaving my team today, but who’s to say we won’t have to work together again someday? A person should never burn their bridges.’

He deliberately put on a magnanimous air and took the initiative. "Zhu Jing, what are you working on?"

She hadn’t expected him to come over and start a conversation even after she pretended not to see him. Zhu Jing said nonchalantly, "Allocating the group purchase sales."

Group purchase sales? Having worked in retail for so many years, Yang Wei naturally knew what that was. He asked casually, "How many group purchase orders do you guys get in a month? Is it as much as 100,000?"

It was difficult to get these kinds of group purchases every month. Most retail companies focused their energy on offline operations and lacked the time or connections to pursue corporate group purchases. Yida Department Store was an exception because they had a dedicated group purchasing department that had spent nearly twenty years calling on various companies and public institutions, gradually building a base of regular corporate clients.

Besides, when a department store was involved, there was a wider variety of product categories to choose from, unlike a single retail brand where the options were too limited.

As Yang Wei asked his question, he sat down in Han Ya’s seat, looking like he was settling in for a chat. This thoroughly repulsed Zhu Jing. She replied casually, "1.3 million."

The backs of his knees had just touched the chair when the number "1.3 million" suddenly registered in his ears. His pupils constricted into sharp points of light. His spine felt as if it had lost all support, and his whole body slumped like a crumbling clay statue. He landed on his butt on the floor, repeating in disbelief, "How... How... How much?"

For a moment, he forgot to get up, remaining on the floor and repeatedly asking about the amount. A cold, disdainful sneer played on Zhu Jing’s lips. ’This guy acts like he’s never seen a day of real success.’

Yang Wei used the chair to pull himself up and asked again. After confirming the number was indeed 1.3 million, his beady little eyes darted back and forth. ’This is a resource! For a manager to get his subordinates to listen, you need both rewards and punishments. Punishments depend on company policy; as long as they don’t break the rules, you have no reason to punish them. And as for rewards, if they’re based on the company’s official incentive structure, you can’t interfere with how much they get for hitting their targets.’

’Therefore, as a leader, having some flexible resources on hand is a key tool for controlling subordinates. Whoever is obedient gets more of my resources. Whoever is disobedient gets nothing.’