Li Zhongnan walked into his County Town store to find, to his surprise, Han Xue was there.
Seeing him arrive, Han Xue opened with an accusation, "How dare you, Li Zhongnan? You've been hiding this from me for so long!"
Li Zhongnan was confused, asking, "What have I hidden from you, Squad Leader Han?"
With a pout and glaring eyes, Han Xue said, "You portray yourself as a rag and bone man, always crying poor around me, but secretly you've managed to scale your business this big. Are you afraid I'll ask you for money or something?"
She was more and more annoyed. Just counting the phones in the shop, they should be worth at least hundreds of thousands. She had been feeling guilty and even incredibly moved for the past few days because she mistakenly thought she had made him lose money due to an issue with her cousin's phone.
With an honest smile, Li Zhongnan said: "Oh, come on! Without you, Han Xue, there'd be no me, Li Zhongnan. There is no need to talk about borrowing. If you need any money, just say the word, I'll give it you straight away."
He was certainly not being overly modest.
A year ago when he decided to return, he was broke. He had spent a dollar on a platform ticket to sneak into the railway station. He spent two days and two nights on the train, not sleeping, not eating, not drinking. When he reached Nangang, he went on to faint straight out of the railway station. That's when Han Xue found him. This young and beautiful squad leader had taken care of him for half a month. Otherwise, he might have actually kicked the bucket then.
Rolling her eyes at him, Han Xue complained in a resentful tone, "Enough! Now that you've become rich, you won't even bother to look my way. You don't answer your WeChat messages or pick up my calls."
"Cough cough, I've just been too busy."
Li Zhongnan scratched his head, embarrassed.
It might just be his imagination, but he always felt that Han Xue had a bit of a thing for him.
Han Xue then asked, "So, are you done being busy?"
At this point, Li Zhongnan had no choice but to grit his teeth and say, "Yes, finished."
Han Xue continued, "Good, then you can accompany me to a movie tonight, and I'll forgive you once."
"Uh..."
"Fine! Look at how scared you are, am I that ugly?"
Rolling her eyes at him again, Han Xue giggled, "You really are gullible to think I'd be serious about that. Have you looked at yourself in the mirror? You're just a black lump of coal."
She changed her tone again, "Anyway, my husband returns today, even if you did ask me out, I'd be too busy!"
Then, she deliberately sashayed her curvaceous body as she walked away.
Well, she most likely did just to continue teasing him, the bachelor.
Even so, why did he feel a little unpleased about it?
Bloody hell!
Watching the whole scene unfold, Chen Xiaoting was shocked, "Boss, you guys~~~ My sister doesn't like you, does she?!"
Li Zhongnan glared at her, retorting, "What nonsense are you talking about? You still haven't grown all your hairs, what do you know about likes and dislikes!"
At his words, Chen Xiaoting blushed. Did he see her that night?
Li Zhongnan didn't pay much attention to her thoughts, instead asking, "Tell me about the store's situation over the past two weeks!"
"Okay!"
Chen Xiaoting picked up a notepad, saying, "Over the past two weeks, we've collected a total of 2,380 used mobile phones and 52 computers, costing a total of three hundred and fifty-eight thousand and sixty. However, the collection volume is gradually decreasing. Yesterday, we only collected a few mobile phones and not even a single computer."
"So soon?"
Li Zhongnan was slightly taken aback. He had foreseen this situation as everyone had only a certain amount of old mobile phones; the more you collect, the less you have left. But he didn't expect it to come so soon.
That being said, it didn't worry him too much. The market in just any large city alone Nationwide was much larger than that in Northrealm.
Chen Xiaoting continued her report, "As for sales, we have sold 18 computers and 520 mobile phones, which brings in a total income of over four hundred and fifty-six thousand. After deducting the cost of recycling, we are left with—a profit of ninety-nine thousand, eight hundred and eight-eight Yuan!"
As she spoke, her eyes were full of longing and her voice was even a little shaky. That was huge money to her!
Huh?
They sold over 500 mobile phones?
So, on average, they sold over thirty phones per day, which is an improvement compared to a while ago! Li Zhongnan was slightly surprised, he asked, "Xiaoting, how did you manage to do this?"
Chen Xiaoting proudly said, "Boss, I opened a free Taobao store, then added many friends on WeChat to promote the store. Our mobile phones are of good quality and reasonably priced. So, we can sell dozens a day…"
"Good job! You did a great job!"
Li Zhongnan complimented her, surprised that the young girl had such a nimble mind.
Selling mobile phones online is not limited by location, and it's indeed a good channel and the trend for future development.
With a smile, Chen Xiaoting asked, "Boss, is there a reward?"
Li Zhongnan generously said, "Sure, I'll give you a two-thousand Yuan bonus this month."
"Thank you, boss!"
Chen Xiaoting called out excitedly. However, she did feel somewhat dissatisfied. The boss was too stingy. Two thousand Yuan was very little compared to the money he earned!
But in the County Town, no better jobs could be found.
If only—
Alas, this cunning boss won't miss a thing, if she tried anything sneaky with the accounts, he'd probably spot it right away.
After some hesitation, Chen Xiaoting asked, "Boss, can I have some promotion fees? The competition on Taobao is too big. Just promoting to WeChat friends won't solve this issue!"
Li Zhongnan had some understanding of Taobao, the sponsored listings on there were all about spending money. He thought for a moment, then asked her, "Are you confident?"
Chen Xiaoting confidently answered, "Yes!"
Li Zhongnan laughed, "That's good to hear! I approve, I will give you ten thousand Yuan as the initial promotion fee. If you can achieve results, I'll give you however much you need!"
Ten thousand Yuan is only the price of a few dozen phones. In order to make a profit, he needs to spend money. As long as she can quickly ramp up sales, he won't care about this sum.
Chen Xiaoting asked again, "Boss, do I get a commission?"
Li Zhongnan laughed heartily, "Of course, you won't lose out!"
When Chen Xiaoting was just about to say something else, Li Zhongnan's phone rang.
Picking it up, he saw it was a call from Zhao Yi. After answering, he asked, "Sister, what's up?"
Zhao Yi said, "Come to Nangang, I'll introduce you to a client."
Over the past two weeks, Li Zhongnan stayed in the Li Family Village, not daring to flirt with Han Xue. But he did chat a lot with Sister Zhao Yi. Of course, due to certain reasons, he was always very careful with his words. Zhao Yi, on the other hand, mainly asked about his situation and talked about things that were neither here nor there.
Li Zhongnan didn't hide much from her, apart from some things he didn't and couldn't tell her, he basically told her all about his situation.
"Okay!"
Li Zhongnan was excited.
The last time Zhao Yi introduced him to a client, the old man bought two hundred phones in one go. This time should not be much different. Now, with over three thousand phones piled up in his hands, he was worried about how to sell them.
He ended the call, immediately went to Han Xue's house to get his car, and drove straight to Nangang City. However, along the way, he received another call—
From Teacher Xiao Yao!
Why was she suddenly contacting him out of nowhere?