Chapter 122 Gambling on One's Fortune
I was about to explain to Qian Xiaolei why I wanted to hire her when my cell phone rang. I took it out and saw that it was Fan Yunting calling.
"Hey! Tang Qian! Have you had lunch?"
"I'm eating."
"That's good! I have something else that might delay me for a while, so you go first. It's empty there anyway, so you can just walk in. Wait for me there for a while, I'll be there soon."
"Okay, but you have to tell me the address, otherwise where can I find it?"
"Ah? Haha! Didn't I tell you?"
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"Okay! Maybe I was too excited and forgot. So, the address is on the fourteenth floor of Zhongli Building on Jiefang West Road. All the floors to the right after you exit the elevator are our company's. Remember it?"
"remember!"
"Okay then! See you later!"
"Goodbye!" I put down my phone, looked at Qian Xiaolei who was confused, and said, "Well, recently a boss and I are setting up a beverage company, and we are in great need of manpower. If you don't mind that our company is small, then come and help us take care of the finances!"
Qian Xiaolei said in surprise: "You are going to start a company? I never thought of that!"
I smiled and said, "Actually it's not my business. I work for someone else. It's just that the boss couldn't handle it all by himself, so he asked me to recruit new employees."
Qian Xiaolei was skeptical and asked, "What is the name of your new company? If I come to work here, what will the salary be?"
I said, "Our company hasn't been registered yet, but it's temporarily named Yejianxiang Beverage Co., Ltd. I don't have the final say on salary issues, so it's hard for me to answer you. How about this, if you have nothing to do this afternoon, come with me to the company's office building. Our company's CEO will also be here, I'll introduce you to her, and you can talk to her about the specific issues!"
Qian Xiaolei thought about it carefully and said, "Okay! I'll go with you. It's really hard to find a job nowadays. If it works out, I'll really thank you, my old classmate!"
I smiled and said, "If you really want to thank me, then just promise me one thing!"
"What's up?"
"Don't mention Qiu Jieqin in front of me from now on, okay?"
I took Qian Xiaolei to the Zhongli Building and took the elevator to the 14th floor. Maybe it was because of the unlucky floor number, the entire floor was empty and no one was renting it. There used to be a trading company on the floor to the left of the elevator, but it looked dilapidated and seemed to have moved out a long time ago. To the right of the elevator, the original appearance of the building has been preserved. Qian Xiaolei and I took a quick look and found that there were eight rooms on the right floor. I counted them, one for the general manager, one for the deputy general manager, one for the finance department, one for the planning department, one for the general affairs department, and the remaining three could be used as business offices or for other purposes. The place is not big, but it is enough. After all, we are still a newly opened small company, so there is no need to make it so grand.
I took Qian Xiaolei to look at each room one by one, calculating how much it would cost to decorate each room and what office supplies were necessary for the office. I was shocked when I went in. Even if I was very frugal, it would cost at least hundreds of thousands to build this company from scratch. My God! Hundreds of thousands!
Half an hour later, Fan Yunting hurried over. I first introduced Qian Xiaolei to her. Fan Yunting asked her a few questions and nodded in approval, seeing that she was quite proficient in financial work and was also my classmate.
In this way, Qian Xiaolei became the third official employee of Ye Jianxiang Company. Because Fan Yunting did not sign a formal employment contract with Qian Xiaolei and could not estimate the specific benefits, she verbally promised that the monthly income would not be less than 2,000 yuan, and there would be bonuses depending on the situation. However, Qian Xiaolei was already very happy and kept saying thank you to Fan Yunting and me.
Then Fan Yunting pulled me into the work. The most urgent task at the moment was of course to decorate the company's office floor. Fan Yunting asked me to find a cheap and good quality decoration company to design and decorate immediately. And she explained her requirements for the specific layout room by room in detail. How could I remember so much at once? At this time, Qian Xiaolei's role was reflected. She cleverly took out a small notebook and pen from her bag and quickly wrote down everything Fan Yunting said.
I still have a lot of work to do, such as purchasing office supplies, placing advertisements, or looking for and recruiting talents . To be honest, I would be exhausted if I did it alone. Now that I have Qian Xiaolei as my assistant, it really makes a big difference. Besides, the company has not been officially established yet, and there are no financial issues to deal with. So Qian Xiaolei's current job is to be my assistant and help me build the company.
After Fan Yunting finished giving instructions for the work, she seemed to be in a hurry to leave because of something else. Before leaving, she handed me a bank card and told me that there was 200,000 RMB in it. She told me where to spend the money and asked me to issue invoices and keep records of expenditures as much as possible. I thought Qian Xiaolei was the best at this, so I agreed and took it.
Fan Yunting glanced at me again as she stepped into the elevator, frowning and saying, "Tang Qian, now that you are the vice president of the company, you have to pay attention to your image. Don't dress like a wage earner. Ask your classmates to help you with some advice tonight and buy you some tasteful clothes. That's it!"
After I finished speaking, the elevator door just closed. I looked at my clothes helplessly, and then looked at Qian Xiaolei. Qian Xiaolei covered her mouth and laughed, then turned her head away...
In the following days, Qian Xiaolei and I were busy. I didn't know what Fan Yunting was busy with. She was nowhere to be seen. She would often call to ask or tell us what to do. Qian Xiaolei and I were the ones who were busy with the actual work.
We visited five or six decoration companies and finally chose a company with a low price and good reputation to cooperate with. The company quickly designed a decoration plan and computer renderings according to Fan Yunting's requirements and handed them to me. I immediately called Fan Yunting, told her about it, and asked her to personally review it and approve it.
Fan Yunting said: "I'm busy now, why don't you bring it to my house."
After asking for her home address, I went directly to her home by myself because Qian Xiaolei had other things to do.
Fan Yunting's home is in a high-end garden building, and the floor is very good, the area is large, it must be very comfortable to live in. But when I walked in, I was shocked. Fan Yunting's high-end residence is now in a mess, as if it has been robbed by robbers, and the house is bare, and there are no big things.
Fan Yunting was standing blankly in front of the French window, staring at the garden outside. I walked behind her and called her softly, "Mr. Fan!"
Fan Yunting turned around, her eyes were complicated, but she pretended to smile faintly and said, "You're here?"
I asked curiously, "Mr. Fan, what's going on in your family?"
Fan Yunting looked at the house from left to right and sighed softly, "From now on, this house no longer belongs to me!"
I was surprised and asked, "What? You mean, you have... sold the house?"
Fan Yunting nodded and said, "Yes! I sold them all. Everything that can be sold in this house has been converted into money!"
I was shocked. It seemed that Fan Yunting had gambled all her assets in order to start a business. If she failed, she would really become penniless. I suddenly felt that the burden on my shoulders was a thousand times heavier, because strictly speaking, Fan Yunting's entire fortune was on Yejianxiang tea beverages, and the responsibility of developing and researching Yejianxiang was on me, so the future of Fan Yunting and Yejianxiang Company was in my hands. Whether my research work could be successful directly determined the future survival of Fan Yunting's company. Thinking of this, how could I not feel extremely heavy?
I was stunned for a long time before I sighed, "Mr. Fan, then... where are you going to live in the future?"
Fan Yunting said, "I rented an apartment near the company and will live there for now. I believe that it won't be long before I can buy a better house than this one. Tang Qian, my fate and future are in your hands, you must not let me down!"
I was silent for a while, and then said, "Mr. Fan, a man is willing to die for his friend! Since you trust me so much and have the guts to bet your entire fortune, I, Tang Qian, will succeed in developing the Yejianxiang tea beverage even if I die of exhaustion. Please rest assured, Mr. Fan!"
Fan Yunting smiled sweetly, and the complexity in her eyes disappeared, becoming clear again. She smiled and stretched out a small white hand, saying to me, "Okay! Then bring me the decoration design and renderings."
Fan Yunting looked through it and was basically satisfied, but she gave some comments on some minor details. I wrote them down one by one and was about to go back to the decoration company for modification. But Fan Yunting said, "Let's go tomorrow. Wait for me for a while. Let's go to dinner together to celebrate my... housewarming!"
Since Qian Xiaolei had to rush back to take care of her daughter, Fan Yunting and I went to a very high-end Western restaurant alone, and Fan Yunting treated us.
I didn't dare to let her spend too much, so I just ordered a steak. Fan Yunting ordered a set meal and a bottle of red wine. The restaurant environment was very elegant, and the waiters were all gentlemanly men in neat uniforms. At one table, a violinist was playing a beautiful violin piece for the audience to enjoy. I glanced at the two people sitting in the seats, and suddenly I was so scared that I almost slipped .
Because I know one of the two people sitting over there, she is Hua Jingjing!
