Chapter 5: Convincing Others to Brick Lay
Chen Xiao didn’t know her thoughts; otherwise, he would have felt insulted. ‘I’m someone with a monthly minimum living allowance of 240,000 yuan. To have the same work status as someone with 80,000 yuan? Isn’t that saying I’m not working hard enough at brick laying? This is a blatant slander.’
Assistant Bai sneered, “Dr. Feng Robot is quite generous to its employees, isn’t it? Good benefits!”
Chen Xiao said, “Not really, it’s going down by 4,000 next month!”
Assistant Bai had intended to mock him, but unexpectedly, his 8,000 yuan salary was dropping by 4,000 yuan next month, so she asked curiously, “Why? Are you not working hard enough?”
Before Chen Xiao could protest, she continued, “No, that’s not right, you’re someone who loves brick laying so much!”
That’s more like it. This assessment was quite fair, so Chen Xiao didn’t argue with her about the previous sentence.
“So, will you still be working here next month?” Assistant Bai thought to herself, ‘His salary is dropping by 4,000 yuan all at once, he definitely won’t stay, right? If you’re not even staying, what kind of business are you here to discuss?’
Chen Xiao said without hesitation, “Of course I’ll be here! I’ll be brick laying at this company until I’m old!”
Are you kidding? If I leave here, I’ll be banished to the cold palace by the system for a year. I’m not doing anything that foolish!
Assistant Bai looked at him in surprise, then felt a little ashamed. ‘Look at him, even with 4,000 yuan, he’s still so dedicated to his work. And me? 20,000 yuan a month, and I’m complaining all the time!’ The contrast was immediately obvious!
“Mr. Chen, I truly admire you now. Your dedication to your work is something worth learning from! Regarding our procurement business, I won’t hide it from you, we have a 3 million yuan procurement budget this year. The proposals from the few companies we’ve been discussing are all quite similar. If you can go back and provide me with a concrete proposal for using this drone for automated inspection of bridges, tunnels, etc., I’m actually more inclined towards yours. It has some innovation, but it would be even better if there could be some iterative breakthroughs in key technical points later on!”
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao immediately perked up. Assistant Bai’s meaning was clear; she had basically indicated her willingness to cooperate. What had made her change her attitude? He still hadn’t figured it out. He had been mocking her, and then forced her to give up her morning beauty routine. Logically, it would have been good if she hadn’t kicked him out, so why did she suddenly give him the business? Could she be a masochist?
Chen Xiao instantly imagined many scenarios. How could he know that Assistant Bai was moved by his dedication, even with 4,000 yuan? Assistant Bai also didn’t know that this guy’s income was 4,000 yuan *a day*. If she had known, she probably would have vomited three liters of blood and gone on strike on the spot!
“That’s wonderful! Assistant Bai, I’ll go back and immediately draft a detailed quotation proposal and send it to you! Also, regarding the research and development of this drone application technology, we are currently conducting detailed market research to understand the pain points of the client side, and we will make a major technological breakthrough!”
Assistant Bai nodded and said, “For subsequent R&D, if you need to understand end-user demands, I can also arrange for our technical team to communicate with you. If this research direction is valuable, we can provide another 2 million yuan in research funding in the form of a scientific research project, but that will be paid after you achieve results. Additionally, any awards from scientific research applications must be shared with us!”
Holy cow, an unexpected surprise! Does Assistant Bai have that much power? Chen Xiao couldn’t help but look at her with a biased view. A young assistant, beautiful as a flower, and with so much power? Such a person either has a powerful father or a powerful sugar daddy!
Which father was powerful, Chen Xiao didn't delve into. What he could think of now was this 5 million yuan. Just the company's bonus commission alone would be 250,000 yuan, plus the 500,000 yuan dedication award from the system, making it 750,000 yuan all at once—instant riches!
Assistant Bai, do you know? You made me rich overnight! His gaze towards Assistant Bai was filled with desire.
Assistant Bai was simply moved by his dedication and decided to help him within her means. Thinking about his 4,000 yuan income, she considered it a good deed. Now, his bonus commission would probably be substantial, and with 4,000 yuan, he could live quite well!
Little did she know, his daily income was 4,000 yuan, and he was already living much better than her!
After Chen Xiao left, Assistant Bai sat down at her desk and diligently worked. She now felt that if she couldn’t work to the point of forgetting food and sleep, she wouldn’t be worthy of the 20,000 yuan the group paid her. Whenever she thought about slacking off, she would think of 4,000 yuan, and her work enthusiasm would instantly surge.
“Ding~! Brick laying by oneself is enjoyable for a while; convincing others to brick lay is enjoyable forever! It has been detected that the host has spontaneously comprehended ‘convincing others to do good’ on the path of brick laying. One reward will be given, reward amount = monthly salary of the persuaded object X dedication value of the persuaded object!”
“Persuaded object: Assistant Bai, monthly salary: 20,000 yuan, dedication value: 24. Host receives a reward of 480,000 yuan, which has been deposited into the host’s China Bank card account!”
This works too? Chen Xiao was hit by an unexpected surprise. Seeing his bank card balance approaching 500,000 yuan, this Assistant Bai really made him rich overnight! He thanked her at this moment, even felt like thanking her ancestors eight generations back. He even thought that if Assistant Bai made some “improper” requests of him at this moment, he might even agree. After all, Buddha cut off his flesh to feed a hawk; for the sake of convincing others to do good, he could also sacrifice this body!
Assistant Bai sat in the office, not knowing what was going on, feeling a chill down her spine, but her buttocks kept feeling strangely hot!
In the afternoon, Chen Xiao returned to the company. There were only a few people in the company now. The hundreds of square meters of office space felt empty and a bit desolate!
Upon arriving at the company, Chen Xiao went directly to find Feng Feifei!
Feng Feifei was currently overwhelmed, on one hand, reassembling the team, and on the other, trying to secure funds. The small amount of money in the account made her feel very insecure. The company’s current products lacked competitiveness, so the hope of quickly getting orders was not high. She hadn’t put too much pressure on the sales team!
Hearing a knock on the door, she called out, “Come in!”
“Chen Xiao, you’re back! How was your first time out running errands?”
Feng Feifei was very approachable, like a gentle older sister, but Chen Xiao knew she also had a decisive side. Like this company restructuring, she seemed to be making a huge gamble, but it was actually a thunderous move.
Letting some people leave on their own showed that she realized there was a problem with the old team, otherwise, it wouldn’t have gotten to the point where even product definitions were problematic. She had to bear leadership responsibility, but ultimately, the people working below were too careless.
“It was pretty good. I was just about to report on today’s situation and also need some support from the company!”
Oh? Feng Feifei looked at his confident demeanor and was infected, but deep down, she didn’t take it seriously. Many salespeople feel good about themselves after their first time out, unable to distinguish between genuine interest and polite formalities from clients, and then when it comes to implementation, nothing materializes.
How could a B2B deal be finalized on the first meeting?
“What kind of support do you need? Tell me! The company will fully support you!”