Chapter 14: Demons Create Demons
Wendi and Zhou's hard work paid off, and as a result of their outstanding performance, the company decided to hand over a VIP client to them. The so-called VIP customers are customers with a large contract amount and relatively large income. The client was a large bar on Bar Street in Melbourne's North End, and the owner of the bar was Richard, a British-Australian who had been running a bar for nearly 30 years and was also well-known in the bar industry. When Wendy first saw him, he mistook him for a beggar on the street, dressed in tatters, washing wine glasses in the kitchen, and the only thing that could prove that he was the boss was the Porsche he parked at the door. Richard was quick to talk, insisting that he had paid a huge bill, that he had only been cleaned thoroughly, and that everything else was to be said. Wendi and Zhou Wei were completely attracted by the high number on the cleaning contract at that time, so they immediately signed the contract.
Wendi Zhou Wei, who is full of dreams of getting rich, was completely dumbfounded on the first day of cleaning the bar, and the bar after a night of partying looked like a ruin after the war, and the residues of the snacks that had been eaten, accompanied by glass fragments, were spilled on the ground, and sticky wine stains and drunkards' vomit could be seen everywhere.
"Is this a garbage heap?" Zhou Wei couldn't help but ask when he saw this mess.
"It's okay to say it's a garbage dump, but this place, even the garbage is dirty, it's more like a place where garbage is used to go to the toilet......" Wendy was also completely desperate.
Most of the salesmen in the cleaning company are brainless, only care about their own performance, and sign orders hastily, but they don't know that the actual workload of the cleaners will be much more than they evaluate, and in the end, it is only the cleaning franchisees who suffer. In this way, the original two-hour workload, Wendi and the others did more than three hours to finish. After a week like this, the two still failed the performance evaluation given by the customer, and the comment left by Richard was very sharp:
"I spend so much money on cleaning, it's not that I want to see two extremely unprofessional hairy boys gag in front of me every day, going to the cinema to watch a, pee, and fart comedy will be much cheaper than them, I hope your company doesn't insult the customer's IQ ......"
After receiving such an assessment, Zhou Wei scolded:
"This old fellow is willing to exhaust us to death. I've inquired, this contract is something that no one else can return, it is said that the former cleaner was almost driven crazy by him, I don't want to be driven crazy, it's a big deal that Lao Tzu won't do it! β
"What can you do if you don't do it? We have invested all the money in it, and we have not recovered the cost yet, and not doing it now is equivalent to suicide, do you really hope that our first business will end in failure? Wendy sat across from her and whispered back.
In fact, Wendi is more worried that if this kind of bad review lasts for two weeks, the cleaning company will unconditionally withdraw the contract, and then Wendi and Zhou Wei will be empty. Wendi, who couldn't think of a perfect solution, decided to ask his girlfriend for help, and when Shu Ya understood the ins and outs of the matter, she also gave pertinent advice:
"Wendi, you have to know that this society itself is unfair, otherwise there would be no gap between the rich and the poor. Everyone is holding the wealth in their hands, but they want more. It's the same with the owner of this bar, he does pay you two hours, but he definitely expects more than just two hours of work, and you need to make him feel that he is taking advantage of it so that he will feel that it is worth the money. If you insist on fair trade and what you get based on your work, you will lose, you will lose to society, and you will lose to humanity. β
After listening to Shu Ya's analysis, Wendi decided to respond to the job with a positive attitude, and was meticulous about the cleanliness of the bar, although the working hours once exceeded the contract evaluation time, but Wendi still had no complaints, just did his job well, cleaned every corner of the bar, and his unremitting efforts gradually won the appreciation of the owner Richard.
Richard started working in the bar industry at the age of 25 and has been running a bar for nearly 30 years. Zhang Wendi, a rookie, has learned a lot of valuable social experience from Richard.
One day, it was two o'clock in the morning after Wendi and Zhou Wei finished cleaning the bar, and Wendi asked Zhou Wei to leave first, while he was responsible for cleaning the last few glasses. When Wendy finished wiping and was about to leave, he found that Richard was still washing his wine glass in the kitchen, so he chatted with Richard, Richard was busy, lit a cigar in the open-air smoking area, and brought Wendy a glass of Coke.
"I admit I misjudged you at the beginning, I didn't expect a rookie to last so long, I must admit, you worked hard." Richard spat out a smoke ring and continued:
"You are much better than your partner, I can see that he hates this job very much, he just copes with it every day, and sometimes you have to deal with the aftermath for him, do business, it's better not to be in the company of such people."
"I would like to ask you how you managed to get to where you are today?" Wendy knew that there were few opportunities to talk to Richard, so he hurried to learn from his successes.
"Success? Why do you think I'm successful, I'm fifty-five years old, and I have such a bar, many people have hundreds of millions of dollars in their twenties, and I'm still far behind them! With that, Richard took another deep puff on the cigar in his hand and continued:
"Child, if you become a boss or lead a team in the future, I hope you can remember my words today: first, let your team know who is the real boss; Second, let everyone you deal with know that you don't stop until you reach your goal. A lot of people who know me say I'm a demon, so what, I still got what I wanted, isn't the purpose of our struggle to fight for what we want? Do those who usually patronize and be friendly get anything in the end, spiritual comfort? I've tried, and it can't be eaten! β
The two chatted until four o'clock in the morning, and most of the time Wendy listened with wide eyes, listening to the tutor in front of him teach him his first lesson in entering society.
The bar is cleaned seven days a week, even on holidays, and Wendy can meet this evil boss almost every day, learn how he reprimands his staff, how he bargains with suppliers, how he talks to customers, and how to achieve his goals more effectively...... Although Wendy is not by Richard's side every second, he has to make sure that every second he works at the bar absorbs the nourishment of this demon. In addition to taking care of his studies, Wendi also made a big splash and won more than a dozen cleaning customer contracts in one fell swoop, not only hired six cleaning employees independently, but also united other franchisees to form an alliance so that they could take care of each other at special moments. At a time when many cleaning franchisees are still working late at night, Wendy has learned how to keep the money flowing smoothly into her pockets when she is not working.
Wendy's growing influence in the cleaning company inevitably became a thorn in the side of the cleaning supervisor, and Lian En was worried that Wendy would lose control of him by having too many cleaning customers in his hands, so he decided to use some extraordinary means to suppress the rising star who had recently become popular. Once, a major customer made an appointment with Wendy to discuss the details of the renewal of the contract at 4 p.m. on Thursday through the company, and after Lian En found out, he made a hindrance and mistakenly informed Wendy of the meeting at 5 p.m. On that day, the customer waited for an hour and was nowhere to be seen, so he complained to the company in a fit of anger, and then the company unconditionally withdrew the customer. Wendi and Zhou Wei went to the company to confront each other, but the sinister Lian En flatly denied the wrong information he gave. Wendy, who had no substantial evidence, had no way to prove Lien's mistake, so he had to lose his customers and suffer a dumb loss.
Walking out of the company's gate, Zhou Wei, who didn't know it, also began to complain to Wendi:
"How could you be so careless and misremember, we can't afford to mess with such a big customer!"
"You also said that it was such a big customer, how could I make such a low-level mistake, I clearly remember that Lian En called me that day and said that it was a meeting at five o'clock in the afternoon, absolutely yes!"
"You mean, this old bastard scheming us?"
"Don't think about the past, think about the future first." Wendy bit her lip and felt that something was wrong.
Lian En is the director of the company, and his arm can't twist his thigh, so Wendy decides to show favor to Lian En for the time being, and ask the customer back first. So he made an appointment with Zhou Wei, bought expensive gifts, and prepared to talk to Lian En. Lian En was overjoyed to see the generous gifts sent by the two, while praising the two of them as the pillars of the company, while busy putting away the gifts, Wendi saw Lian En's great joy, so he proposed to return the big customer who lost last time:
"Last time that client, it was indeed me who accidentally got the time wrong, can you help us adjust it, anyway, our work there has been very good."
I saw Lian En put the generous gift into his bag and said:
"Mr. Zhang, I really want to help you, but I really can't do anything about it, this customer hates unpunctual personnel, and I have already handed over this job to other franchisees, and I can't replace it, but if I have the opportunity, I will definitely introduce you to better customers......"
Wendy understood the meaning of Lien's words, and usually people say "there is a chance to ......" is undoubtedly equivalent to "there is no hope, don't dream......". Lian accepted his gift, but he didn't want to help him make his dream come true. At this time, Wendy felt that his lungs were about to explode, but he still tried to manage his expression and forcibly did not tear his face with Lian.
"When do you think Lien will give us new customers?" Zhou Wei still had a glimmer of hope for Lian En's words.
"Don't even think about it, I'm sure this conspiracy was completely planned by him, we were too naΓ―ve, thinking that giving him a little sweetness would solve the problem, but in fact, Lian En himself is the biggest problem, and now he has lost his wife and broken his army. Alas, ginger is still old and spicy. β
"I really can't swallow this breath. Ginger is old and spicy, but we are better than young, why don't we beat him up one night? The impulsive Zhou Wei was thinking about extreme behavior again.
"Don't have such thoughts, we who have left our hometowns must be law-abiding citizens. What's more, the gentleman's revenge, ten years is not too late, let's remember this account first, and then slowly calculate it! β
It may be that Wendy's fawning efforts last time did his job, and Lien didn't continue to attack Wendy's customers. Wendi found that it had been quiet recently, and he was busy with the surprise review of the final exam, so the business matters were temporarily handed over to Zhou Wei.
Although Zhou Wei graduated half a year later than Wendi and was relatively not very busy with his homework, he did not pay attention to the cleaning business, but patronized flirting with the female employees hired by Wendi, and the daily cleaning work was only coping. Within a few days, the company received complaints from customers, and Lian En certainly would not let go of the opportunity to take back Wendi Zhouwei's two customers. At this time, the total income of the partnership between the two has been reduced by a quarter.
When Wendy received the notification letter of the lost client, she was busy preparing for one of the most difficult subjects in the Master of Accountancy - Australian tax law. Wendi, who was already overwhelmed by his homework, had not closed his eyes in the library for two consecutive days, and when he heard such bad news again, he angrily dialed Zhou Wei's phone and scolded at the beginning:
"I've only been letting go for two weeks, and you've lost two customers, how do you do that? You're not a three-year-old child, I have to watch the business by myself every day, don't forget that this business also has half of yours, when can you use dim sum to get down to business, you can die if you don't soak a girl, and your lower body is not controlled by your brain? β
Zhou Wei knew that he had made a big mistake, and he could only listen to Wendi's casual calls and wait for new instructions.
Although Wendy was furious, he knew that the big exam was imminent, and he didn't have time to pay attention to other things, so he tried to calm himself and continued:
"I'm about to take the exam, I don't have time to take care of the business, first maintain the status quo, make sure I don't lose customers again, explain the following employees to work seriously, and discuss everything after I take ......the exam."
Contrary to the weather in China, August in Melbourne is very cold, often accompanied by wet cold winds and strong rainfall. But none of this affected Wendi and Shuya's excitement, and the moment they set foot in this strange land, they dreamed of this day - graduation. Wendi and Shu Ya both successfully completed their master's studies. When Wendy received the notification that she had passed all her subject exams, she breathed a deep sigh of relief. He looked at himself in the mirror, he couldn't see the shadow of his college time at all, he was thin and old in the mirror, with thick eye bags engraved under his eyes, and the stomach pain caused by irregular meal times at that time, as well as insomnia caused by long-term mental stress, the only thing that made him feel relieved was that the girl he loved the most had always been by his side to take care of him and protect him, so as not to let him collapse in the cruel competition for study and work. And Shu Ya, who has always supported him behind him, has also been pondered by real life without edges and corners, and also for a master's degree and making a living, Shu Ya, who loves beauty, has long been accustomed to going out without makeup every day, going out directly without dressing up, and sleeping when she returns home, eating and living together every day, but there are few common topics.
After graduating with a master's degree, Wendi and Shuya had met all the conditions for applying for permanent residency in Australia, so they hurriedly took the graduation letter, found a well-known immigration agent located on Collins Street in the center of the city, and entrusted them to help with the application procedures. The agent decorated in a very luxurious style, and the front desk secretary arranged for two people to sit down in a conference room and bring coffee. An agent named Lily walked in and greeted them:
"Hello, welcome to this migration agency, my name is Lily, I hope I can solve your problem......"
Lily explained in detail to Wendi and Shuya the steps, time and cost of applying for permanent residency, although they charged more expensive, but because of their reputation, Wendi and Shuya trusted the agent very much, so after paying the application fee and materials, they went back to wait for news. Usually it takes about two weeks at most from application to submission, but nearly a month has passed, and there is still no news about the permanent residence visas of the two people. Every time Shu Ya asked, Lily excused herself, seeing that Shu Ya's student visa was about to expire, and if the new visa could not be submitted on time, Shu Ya had to return to China and wait. At the same time, Lily was also impatient with Shu Ya's urging, and finally blocked Shu Ya's call.
For this reason, Shu Ya was uneasy, and Wendi felt that waiting was not an expedient measure, so he decided to take Shu Ya to the intermediary to discuss the explanation. Although Shu Ya has a hot temper, she knows that Wendi is her "reassurance", and usually stops her at the most appropriate time, so that the conflict deteriorates out of control, so Shu Ya knows that no matter how angry she is, Wendi will protect herself and calm things down, but this time, the result is completely opposite to what Shu Ya expected.
Wendi and Shu Ya came to the door of the intermediary, Shu Ya was just about to knock on the door, only to see Wendi fly up and kick the door open, the people in the room were startled, and looked at Wendi with a brush, Wendi didn't pay attention to it, and shouted when he entered the door:
"Lily, come out and give me an explanation!"
Lily was also shocked by the shouting, and didn't dare to come forward for a while, Wendy led Shuya straight to Lily's office, and roared at Lily:
"The student visa I applied for with me has been approved a long time ago, why has there been no news from both of us? Either you get me the visa today, or get a full refund, or I'll go to the Fair Trade Commission to sue you now, and no one will be happy at that time! β
Wendy's roar was so loud that it shocked the entire migration agency, and the most surprising was Shu Ya who was standing beside him. Knowing Wendi for so many years, Wendi has always valued harmony as a person, advocating calming things down, but she didn't expect that there would be such a big contrast this time, she almost couldn't recognize the man with red eyes and a vicious look around her.
Lily was so frightened by the situation in front of her that she didn't say anything for a long time, and in the end she could only blindly say something that pushed and delayed. But Wendy didn't buy it.
"Don't you understand what I just said? Do you know that talking this nonsense is a waste of my time, and wasting other people's time is very immoral! In order to save your time, I have clearly given you three choices, you can choose one, I really don't know how someone will pay you for your efficiency and understanding......"
Wendy's actions are well understood by Richard's principle: there is no such thing as a free lunch. The fact that I paid you and didn't get anything from you only means that you are insulting my intelligence.
At this time, Lily had been scolded by Wendy and cried, and shouted to the secretary at the front desk at the door:
"Call the security guard, call the security guard!"
"You don't need to call the security guard, I'll call the police, your intermediary is full of liars, when you see it, you lose a lot or I lose a lot!" Wendy said as he took out his phone and prepared to call 000 to call the police.
As soon as Wendi said that he wanted to call the police, the staff of the intermediary quickly dissuaded him and promised to give Wendi and Shuya a full refund. Although the refund was successful, the visa application was still unsettled, and the two sat on a bench on the side of Colin Street, dazed and at a loss. Wendy flipped through the phonebook of her phone, hoping to find some countermeasures, when suddenly, a name appeared on her phone that caught Wendy's attention.
"Guan Huixin? I remember that she seemed to have said that her husband was a migration agent......"
With the idea of giving it a try, Wendy dialed the phone number of the man who had helped him on the plane:
"Hey, Sister Huixin, I'm Zhang Wendi, do you remember me, when you flew to Australia two years ago, you took me out of customs together?"
"Hello, Wendi Zhang, long time no see......"
Then Wendi told Guan Huixin the ins and outs of the matter, and Huixin immediately contacted her husband to take over Wendi's application. As a result, Huixin's husband informed Wendi that their visas had been successfully submitted, and within a few weeks, their permanent residence visas were successfully approved.
The visa matter was successfully resolved, Shu Ya was very happy, but on the contrary, Wendi's heart was still full of sorrow, due to the preparation for the final exam, the cleaning business had not been taken care of for a long time, Zhou Wei was not good at management, and was suppressed by Lian En, the business was getting worse, Wendi was disheartened, and he had made up his mind.
Wendi discussed with Zhou Wei to sell the cleaning business in his hand, Zhou Wei agreed very much, and said that he didn't want to do this drudgery anymore, and because of the busy business, he hadn't returned to China for a long time to see.
"Our brothers have made some money in the past two years, but they have also suffered a lot, especially you, you still have to help me deal with the aftermath of many things." Zhou Wei said and felt a little sorry for Wendi.
"You say we're brothers, why bother to tell the difference so clearly?"
"Hurry up and sell the market, sell it at a good price, and you won't have to be angry in the future."
"If you sell, you must sell, but before leaving, we must find him to settle the account." Wendy bit her lip, as if she had a plan.
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