Fang Zheng was losing his composure!
Yang Na was mocking him because the "acting" part of his title still hadn't been removed. As for her offer to treat him to a boxed lunch, he suspected she was really telling him to go kick the bucket!
Watching Yang Na turn and leave, he sneered, "We'll see about this. There's plenty of time."
After leaving the sales office, Yang Hui went to the nearest mall, Jiang'an City.
Jiang'an City was one of Qingzhou's most famous commercial complexes. The mall was filled with a comprehensive range of brands, all of them relatively well-known.
He planned to buy a few outfits for the little girl, and he also needed to buy himself a pair of shoes.
He went to FILA and bought two outfits from the kids' section based on the little girl's height. Just as he was about to leave, someone called out, "A Hui."
He turned to see Li Juan, the mall's operations manager.
A camel-colored skirt suit hugged her slim, upright figure. She had the face of a classic beauty, one forged in the professional world, complete with slightly upturned almond eyes. When she smiled, faint lines would appear at the corners of her eyes, like carefully calibrated marks of affability.
"Sister Juan~!"
That was what Li Juan had asked him to call her. Before, they had called each other Manager So-and-so, which she said was too formal!
As Li Juan approached, his 181cm height gave him a bit of a bird's-eye view. Her prominent chest revealed two patches of snowy white skin. The taller you stand, the deeper you see!
"Here to shop?"
She craned her neck for a look and could tell from the packaging that Yang Hui had bought something from the children's department.
"Yeah, buying a few outfits for the little one at home."
Let's go sit at the tea bar over there for a bit!
Ruijing Commerce had a store in Qingzhou's Jiang'an City, so he had dealt with Li Juan quite often in the past.
"I just heard from our leasing manager that your company's Fang Zheng is about to become the regional general manager?"
The two of them sat down, and Li Juan ordered two fruit teas.
'Fang Zheng's appointment email probably only came out this morning. How long has it been? And the mall managers already know. This news is spreading a little too fast!'
"I heard he's been calling all his friends on the client side one by one, telling them he's about to be in charge of the whole province as the regional GM!"
'No wonder,' he thought. 'He's been broadcasting it himself. People in channel sales have wide external networks. After a round of calls like that, at least half of them would know by now!'
"A Hui, I know you two don't get along. He isn't going to make things difficult for you in the future, is he?"
He knew she was just worried about him. In any company, being on bad terms with the general manager was basically a dead end.
He took a sip of the fruit juice. It was ice-cold!
"Sister Juan, I've already resigned. I'm a free agent now!"
"No way!"
Li Juan's almond eyes widened. Just a couple of days ago, the two of them were coordinating on the weekend event proposal.
"Is it because of Fang Zheng's promotion?"
He shook his head. "No, I just wanted a change of scenery!"
"So what are you doing next?"
"Looking for another job, of course. Maybe next time we work together, it'll be in a different capacity!"
Yang Hui smiled. 'The system has already issued a mission. For the sake of that unknown reward, I have to hurry up and find a job.'
'I'm really looking forward to seeing how much my unemployment benefits will grow after I quit the next time. It all depends on the base salary of the job I interview for now.'
"Do you want me to recommend you for a position? I heard Futong Commerce is hiring an operations manager."
'Futong?'
He'd just had dinner with their boss, Li Yang, a few days ago. Li Yang had even joked that he should come work at his company, saying it was full of beautiful women.
"Futong Commerce is one of the biggest retail enterprises in Qingzhou. I think you're more than qualified for the job. It's a great platform, too. Want to give it a shot?"
"Alright, I'll have to trouble you to recommend me then!"
Although he had updated his profile on all the major job-hunting apps, he hadn't actually submitted his resume anywhere yet.
He immediately sent his digital resume to Li Juan, asking her to forward it to Futong Commerce.
He could have actually gone directly to Li Yang. And for Zhang Chun's sake, Li Yang would have definitely hired him.
But he had his pride. He couldn't stand the thought of relying on connections to find a job; it was too humiliating!
His current job targets were either a regional general manager position at a small company or a department manager role at a large one.
One disadvantage he had was that he was coming from an operations manager position at Ruijing Commerce. If he had been a general manager, his starting point would be completely different.
As it was, he had no experience in overall management, so landing a department manager role at a large platform would be pretty good.
Usually, a "paratrooper" hire needs a period of adjustment before being given an official position.
Fortunately, Yang Hui's ambitions lay elsewhere. He only wanted two things: a high enough base salary, and the ability to quit quickly.
After parting with Li Juan, he thought about how she had just invited him to a movie—at a private cinema, no less.
'Needless to say, Sister Juan is after my body too!'
'A handsome 24-year-old guy—a walking hormone!'
He went to a Huawei store and bought a small foldable phone, planning to give it to the little girl.
He had originally planned on buying an X-Geniu-S kids' smartwatch, but then he thought about her 167cm height. 'She's practically a young adult. I might as well just get her a phone. Her self-control seems pretty good; she probably won't use it for things that would affect her studies.'
In just that short amount of time, he received calls from several mall department managers, all of them asking about Fang Zheng's promotion to regional general manager.
However, not a single person at the general manager level had mentioned it to him. It seemed Fang Zheng's previous circle of contacts was limited to the department manager level at the malls; he rarely had access to upper management.
After leaving Coastal City, his phone buzzed~
A message had arrived!
[Liu Shasha: I'm getting off work early today. Are you free this afternoon?]
He rubbed his chin. 'Did I get her all worked up this morning? We haven't seen each other for a bit, and she's already asking me out?'
He had no reason to refuse such a pleasant, unexpected offer. His motto was simple: don't initiate, don't refuse, don't take responsibility!
Of course, "don't take responsibility" mainly applied to situations where no responsibility was needed—like with someone such as Liu Shasha.
[Yang Hui: I can't this afternoon. I have something to do. Let's reschedule!]
'I still turned her down. If I agreed the second she asked, where's the prestige in that?'
Besides, he really did have things to do this afternoon. He had to go pick up the little girl's luggage from her rental apartment, and he also planned to buy a car!
He wasn't short on cash anymore, so there was no reason to short-change himself when it came to quality of life.
[Liu Shasha: disappointed_face.jpg Fine, then! I'll ask you again next time I'm free!]
[Yang Hui: By the way, I forgot to ask today, how do I buy a parking space?]
[Liu Shasha: facepalm.jpg! Did you even read the purchase agreement? Your apartment came with two free parking spaces!]
[Yang Hui: awkward_face.jpg It's just buying an apartment. Who reads the contract that closely?!]
After reading his message, Liu Shasha felt a tickle of excitement at his casual boast. 'Just buying an apartment? *Just*?'
'That was a seven-million-yuan apartment, and you didn't even read the contract carefully? I have to re-evaluate Yang Hui's financial strength!'
[Liu Shasha: You're such a show-off. Now I'm really starting to look forward to our next meeting. Are you?]
[Yang Hui: Why should I look forward to it?]
[Liu Shasha: Aren't you curious to experience what another man's future wife tastes like?]