Chapter 38: Longing for the sea and the sky, you have to take a step back
Aimee was escorted back to the lobby of the hotel by a group of young people from the office, and happened to meet Gupta and Lu, who had returned from the headquarters of Youjia. When they saw Aimee pulling the suitcase, they also recognized that these people were from the previous office, and they immediately became vigilant. However, seeing that their expressions were very friendly, and even waved to the two of them very politely, I was relieved.
Aimee limped over after saying goodbye to them. She was talking and laughing with those young people, but when she came to them, she was as cold as ice. She handed over two repayment plans, a check, and a payment receipt to Lu, and reported without any warmth: "I will work hard to complete the monthly target; The new staff in the office will be in place as soon as possible. What other instructions does the boss have? β
Gupta and Lu looked at each other, they really couldn't imagine how she did it, could it be that she had already gone to Hangzhou?
"Have you been to Hangzhou?" Gupta asked.
"Yes, as you told yesterday." Ning Qian, who was expressionless, replied mechanically.
"How did you do that?" Lu was curious. For this matter, how many trips he and the people he arranged, and even the general manager himself, were stubborn and in a dilemma to the point of despair.
Ning Qian didn't answer, and glanced at him with a very indifferent look, which embarrassed Lu more than speaking.
"If the two bosses don't have any new instructions, I'll go back to my room and rest first. I will send the work report to Manager Lu by email every day. Then, she literally walked to the elevator on crutches and dragged her suitcase, leaving the two bosses stunned.
In fact, Aimee wanted to say to Lu: "You think of people so dirty, you can see who are people in your world." Can I, who has a brain, be guilty of using such a bad trick? β
However, she looked down at her Yima Pingchuan, and was embarrassed: "You think too highly of me, even if I want to make such a move, I don't have that strength." For some reason, Luo Xia's appearance suddenly appeared in front of her. She had almost forgotten about this person, and now that she was angry, she was the only real world representative who liked to make this trick the most. When she thought of Luo Xia, she had to think of the day. Alas......
Back in the hotel room, settled down, the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, she turned on the computer, and actually poured all her grievances to Bai Day. This is the first time she has said so many things since she and Bai Tian met, and she has written a long and long article: she was looked down upon by the two bosses, entangled with Marcus, had no capital and never thought about what beauty tricks to make, and even the helplessness of Luo Xia to make beauty tricks back then...... After she finished writing, she didn't have the slightest entanglement and hesitation, just pressed and sent, and then fell asleep.
Are you really tired......
Over the weekend, she arranged intensive interviews. For those who want to change jobs, it is convenient to come out on weekends, and there should be no pressure to interview twenty or thirty people a day.
Early Saturday morning, as soon as she returned to the office, she saw Li Anran wiping the desk. She was surprised. Li Anran said: "I guess you will definitely come to work today, as long as you find a new employee who can help you, I won't come." He also warmly made Ning Qian a glass of Lipton.
When he learned that she had an interview scheduled for two days over the weekend, he immediately responded: "When people come to the interview, you can't be alone, right?" It doesn't look like a boss who has the final say. You are in the office for interviews, and I am in the living room to receive and take care of you. "Look, Li Anran will arrange more, I really can't bear to let him go.
The interview on the first day went very well, and all the people who made the appointment came.
The next day, Sunday, it was Luo Jiecheng, and all his actions and words were the same as Li Anran. Under the care of the two of them, the interviews arranged by Ning Qian were all completed. She has set five salesperson candidates and is going to report to the HR department for review on Monday.
However, the most important thing is that you have to have a leader, and you haven't seen the right one yet.
Early on Monday morning, Aimee received a call from Guo Yusheng: "Ning Qian, can I recommend a dealer to you?" β
"Great! Tell me about it! "Ning Qian is worried about the huge Shanghai, only hanging on the tea dealer. The development of KA in Shanghai has sprung up, and Yecha is often forced to be in a hurry by Ning Qian, and even Mr. Zhong himself is often called powerless.
The Longshan company introduced by Guo Yusheng is a rookie specializing in supplying supermarket chains and hypermarkets in the past one or two years, and has already taken the distribution rights of two or three international FMCG brands in Shanghai and is expanding new brands. As soon as Ning Qian put down the phone, she made an appointment with Mr. Han from Longshan and immediately went to visit.
When I came to their office in Puqiao, I could see that I might have just moved in recently, and I didn't even have the furniture in place. Mr. Han studied in Japan in his early years, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, soft-spoken, and looking like a standard intellectual. He said very firmly: "We in Longshan are Confucian merchants, and what we operate must be a tasteful brand, so I hope to become a distributor of Lipton." β
Ning Qian and Mr. Han hit it off at first sight and talked about business, and she asked Mr. Han if he had a suitable person in charge of the office to recommend. Mr. Han was immediately overjoyed and said, "There really is!" Another international brand I represented, their former sales manager, who had to quit his job because he was going to the United States for three months, just came back last week and asked me to help him keep an eye on the opportunity. β
Mr. Han is really a good man, and Ning Qian and Wilson met in the lobby of the Guojian Hotel that night. Wilson is 28 years old, a native of Shanghai, with outstanding education, appearance, English, and qualifications, which is very much in line with the talent selection criteria of Lipton and Youjia, and he also agrees with the Lipton brand. Ning Qian suddenly thought that Gupta and Lu would not return to Guangzhou until tomorrow morning, so she quickly called and asked if it was convenient for them to come downstairs and meet Wilson. Soon, they arrived, chatted with Wilson for a while, and both of them felt good. Gupta was a blunt man and asked Wilson what he expected from his salary, and as soon as Wilson said it, Gupta stopped talking and quickly ended the fight and broke up.
The next morning, while having breakfast together, Gupta said that Wilson was fine, but it was too expensive, and Lipton couldn't afford such a high salary. Aimee asked if it was completely impossible, or if it was possible to pay such a salary under certain conditions.
Unless Wilson can be directly designated as a high-potential talent in Youjia, Gupta said. Aimee had vaguely heard of this system, but it was not very clear. Gupta said: "There are only two places in our company's local staff, and I have already thought about it, one for Fang and one for you. Aimee's heart, which has been cold in the past few days, began to feel a trace of warmth. She had made up her mind not to talk to them unless she had to, but now that talent was involved, she had to say it thoroughly.
"Then give the one you gave me to Wilson!" Aimee said.
Now not only Gupta, but also Lu lowered his fork.
"But even if I give it to him, his salary will be three times yours, so why bother? I might as well leave you in Shanghai, you're cheap and easy to use. Aimee suddenly felt that he couldn't blame Gupta too much, he was so blunt that he couldn't hide his thoughts at all.
"Didn't you have to give me the triple pay sooner or later? That's better for Wilson now. gave him, and Lipton had one more right-hand man in the business, in addition to me. We want to develop now, it is to have more powerful people to join, the more capable people, the bigger our business can be, the bigger the company, the bigger our platform can be, and the more choices we can have. Neither Gupta nor Lu could understand why Aimee was willing to give up the high benefits and salary at his fingertips to Wilson. They said that they would return to Guangzhou and discuss with Mr. Lei and Sally.
Aimee remembered that he was going to take Justin to the market today, and called Justin, who had arrived in Shanghai last night, saying that he was now in the office of Youjia headquarters and was waiting for Aimee to pick him up. Aimee took the pre-arranged car and came to the Hongqiao International Trade Building. When Justin met Aimee, she couldn't believe that this girl was the one who left the Guangzhou office more than two months ago: she had lost too much weight!
I used to have a little baby fat face, but it is completely gone, and now it has become a standard melon seed face, and it is not watermelon seeds, but sunflower seeds (this is what he learned when he went out to Pu with a group of people from the sales department after he arrived in Guangzhou, white melon seeds, red melon seeds, watermelon seeds, sunflower seeds...... All kinds of melon seeds were put together, and let him say which one he liked, and which one he picked, and they coaxed and said which beautiful girl corresponded. The professional attire she was wearing, which used to fit perfectly, was now plain and swaying. Also, this body injury is terrible, right? And, this crutch? Is she here to work, or is she here to fight?
He suddenly realized what Lei Yue'er said, it seems that during this time, she has indeed been under a lot of pressure and encountered a lot of things. Although he knew that Aimee had always been very different and very capable, he didn't expect that he would have to do it like this, so that he would be so thin and lame...... He suddenly felt that his request to let her take the market with him was too much! He was a little hesitant to get in the car.
"Hi, Justin, it's been a while, so you can't see me so unfamiliar, right?" It's all been ruined like this, and she's still joking with him with the same interest as before.
"Aimee, if I walk down the road, I'm sure I won't recognize you when I see you." Justin is telling the truth.
"I know, I'm disfigured, I don't look good anyway, it doesn't matter." She smiled playfully.
"No, you've always been good-looking, very white." Justin didn't believe that such words were blurted out by himself, and blushed inexplicably after speaking.
"Hey, Justin, you have two choices now: first, we both stand here for a whole day; Second, follow me in the car and see the market as originally planned. Which one to choose? β
Justin obediently got into the car. This is the most relaxing time Aimee has ever taken people to see the market, not so much about work, but with Justin to go out to Shanghai, because his questions are so interesting! When I was professional, it was like a thesis defense; When I was naΓ―ve, I was like a kindergarten child's fairy tales. Although it can be seen that he must not usually take care of people, he has been very deliberately slowing down, when getting on and off the car, he also helps Aimee with crutches and a hand, in short, more personable than Gupta and Lu! He was shocked that Aimee knew how clear the route was, even where there were toilets and parking lots.
Aimee said, "You don't know, I've had a mess too." The first time I took three foreigners to see the market, they indicated that they would go clubbing after 10 p.m. I took them to Taojiang Road and walked through several bars, but they were not satisfied. At first, I knew the way, changed too many homes, and had been working all day, and it was indeed not very good, and the lights were blind outside, and then I was completely lost. Since then, it is mandatory to recognize the way everywhere you go, otherwise, it will give people an unprofessional impression. β
"Through that outing, there is also a deep understanding that it is best to have a basic understanding of the background of the visitor in advance."
"I couldn't help but ask them what kind of bar they were looking for, and they said they were going to play Spice Girls. I said I didn't know about Spice Girls, they laughed at me for a long time, saying I was outdated. I asked them if they knew Na Ying, and they said they didn't. I asked, look, you don't know singers who sing Chinese songs. However, if I had known Spice Girls beforehand, I would have been able to communicate with them more pleasantly and give them a better impression of Shanghai and Lipton China. β
(Author's note: Spice Girls, the hottest idol group in Britain at the time, Beckham's wife is one of the members)
It turns out that looking at the market, there are so many exquisite, when selling, it is really not easy!
"I took up most of your time to accompany me to see the market, and said okay, I will invite you to dinner in the evening as a thank you." Justin is affectionate and trustworthy!
The restaurant is the western restaurant on the top floor of Hongqiao Sherateng where he stays. Once inside, it was palatial and Aimee felt that Justin's wallet had to be deflated by a centimeter.
"Justin, let's just find a place to eat, why are you doing here?" Aimee whispered.
"I've arranged it a long time ago. It's really hard to book here. β
"Is it Mr. Justin and Miss Aimee, please?" The waiter asked enthusiastically. Isn't it usually a reservation that just says one person's name? This high-end restaurant is really different! Aimee thought to herself. How does the restaurant know I'm hiring Aimee? Doubts flashed through Justin's mind.
Aimee realized that the whole restaurant was really full, and obviously, unlike the pretense of reserve of the customers in the Western restaurant in the past, today there is not only Asian faces, but also Western faces have inexplicable excitement, why is this? Does the restaurant pay today?
"Don't you remember what day it is?" Justin asked.
"What day?" Aimee struggled to remember, but her mind was still blank.