Chapter 359 - 232: System Data Updated

That afternoon, while they were making dumplings, he and Zhu Jing had already been calculating how to spend the money once he got it. Zhu Jing was happy for him, and she knew this was only the beginning. In the future, each of them would be managing more than ten stores, and their income then would be even more staggering.

After dinner, Yang Hui pretended to look around, acting as if he were touring the apartment. Who "tours" a girl’s bedroom, anyway? But Xia Jie was used to it. The two of them were just short of that final step, and with that kind of relationship, many barriers were already down.

With both of them home, it wasn’t convenient for Yang Hui to make a move. Besides, he’d already had a few "practice sessions" with Shen Meng during the day, so he wasn’t feeling that desperate. He sat on the couch, chatted with the two of them about work for a while, and then left.

He checked the system notifications several times that night but didn’t see any prompt to collect his unemployment benefits. He figured it was probably because today was technically still his last day at Futong Commerce. He would just have to check again tomorrow.

The next morning, the first thing he did upon opening his eyes was to check the system. He saw the information panel had indeed been updated and hurriedly opened it:

[Host: Yang Hui (Unemployment Value: 2)]

[Height: 181cm, Weight: 80kg]

Highest Salary: 15,000/month

Unemployment Benefits: 30,000,000/month

Collection Instructions: Unemployment Benefits = Host’s Highest Career Salary x Unemployment Value x 1000 per month

[Asset Status:

Balance: 2,630,000

Real Estate: One house in Wenjing Yunlu

Enterprises: Yanghe Commerce (90%), Mansu (60%)

Vehicle: Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan]

He could see that the Unemployment Value and Highest Salary fields had been updated. His Unemployment Benefits had also changed to 30,000,000 per month. Next to it, a flashing "Collect" icon beckoned. Yang Hui tapped it, and his phone immediately buzzed with a notification.

"Your China Bank Card ending in 9888 received an interbank transfer of 30,000,000 yuan on July 1st..."

Today was a happy day. However, the money didn’t stay in his account for even a minute; he immediately transferred it to Mansu’s corporate account. Hu Mei’s 20 million had arrived a while ago. It was a good thing he got this money in time, or it would have been pretty embarrassing—the majority shareholder hadn’t invested a single cent, and Hu Mei’s money had been covering all the expenses these last few days.

After collecting his unemployment benefits, the next order of business was to confirm his start date with Ruijing Commerce. ’Tomorrow it is,’ he thought. ’If I can solve Ruijing Commerce’s problems within a month, my unemployment benefits will take another massive leap.’

He washed his face and went to get some breakfast. In his great mood, he saw Wenren Meng, whose excellent figure couldn’t be hidden by her simple loungewear, and offered a rare compliment: "You’re looking very pretty today."

This made Wenren Meng so nervous that her hand trembled, spilling the congee she was holding. Yang Hui watched her and shook his head. ’She really can’t take a compliment.’

A moment later, President Zhao replied, asking him to start tomorrow and informing him that the corporation would be sending out the official appointment email today.

At Futong Commerce, the Operations Department’s monthly meeting was underway. Unlike last month, Li Yang wasn’t in attendance; Dan Biao was presiding over the meeting.

His gaze instinctively drifted toward the Airex team. It was missing two of its most eye-pleasing faces, but had gained a timid, cowering figure—Yang Wei.

The meeting began with an analysis of the previous month’s performance data. The most striking numbers from June undoubtedly belonged to Airex. Thanks to a 1.3 million group purchase from Yida Department Store being entered in the final days, combined with a concentrated use of mall subsidy coupons during the last week, their performance had once again surged to a new high.

Total monthly sales of 10.7 million, a year-on-year increase of 42% and a month-on-month increase of 49%. Sales target achievement rate: 160%.

Even though the other teams knew Airex had killed it last month, seeing the actual numbers was still enough to completely shatter their composure. Across all of Futong Commerce, every other brand had seen some level of year-on-year decline. Yet, not only had Airex grown, it had grown significantly. They were a breath of fresh air, single-handedly pulling up the achievement rate for Dan Biao’s entire division by a huge margin.

And that was just their offline sales. Dan Biao also reported a figure that no other team had: the 21 stores in Xinyue Square’s online mall had generated another 3 million in sales. That was nearly half of what the entire Airex team used to make.

Then there was the live-stream e-commerce, which had caused a sensation throughout the entire company last time.

"Every team should be learning from the Airex team. People keep saying the market is bad, but the Airex team managed to overcome all sorts of difficulties and achieve results we couldn’t even manage when the market was booming. This proves that there are always more solutions than problems. The rest of you should consult more with the Airex team."

Dan Biao’s gaze shifted to the area where the Airex team was seated. Yang Wei had already lifted his head high, a proud look on his face as he scanned the room with the air of a newly enthroned king looking down on his subjects.

’Fucking idiot,’ Dan Biao thought. ’I’m praising the Airex *team*, not you. Who the hell do you think you are, putting on that "I’m the king of the world" act?’

When he looked at the data for the other brands, Dan Biao found it difficult to even speak. It was simply too painful to look at. Unsurprisingly, as expected, and to no one’s wonder, NLB had "happily" secured the last-place spot.

"The worst performer last month was the NLB brand. Since it’s a brand we just took over, there’s no year-on-year comparison, but it saw a 25% month-on-month decline, with a performance achievement rate of 68%. Zhang Li, you need to watch out. This kind of performance means the stores won’t get their bonuses, which will lead to mass resignations."

Zhang Li understood the implication. The NLB team’s problem wasn’t just about not getting paid; because of that performance bet, they would also have 1,000 yuan deducted from their pay. When that happened, the store staff would definitely mutiny.

Yang Wei, not knowing the history of these people, craned his neck to look at Zhang Li, as if to see which loser was responsible for such ugly numbers. Just then, Zhang Li’s eyes met his, and he saw clear contempt in Yang Wei’s gaze. A furious rage instantly welled up inside him. ’Fuck you, you idiot! What right do you have to look down on me?’