nagpurpolice Chapter 22 'Experiences in Worldly Affairs'
Chapter 22 'Experiences in Worldly Affairs'
the next morning.
Hongyunda Company.
Chen Linyu ate a fried dough stick while glancing at the time on his computer.
It was nine o'clock.
He habitually glanced at Jiang Heng's workstation across the way, which remained empty.
Looking again in the direction of the door, Jiang Heng was nowhere to be seen.
"Although Brother Jiang may slack off, he's never been late..."
He shook his head as he ate his fried dough stick.
"What's wrong with us today? We've been at work for half an hour, and our god of slacking off still hasn't arrived?"
Could it be... that they're trying to catch an even bigger fish?
"Huh? What do you mean by slacking off?" The female colleague at the next workstation rolled her eyes when she heard this. "Don't talk nonsense!"
You were out working yesterday, I don't know what happened.
She said, as if showing off her inside information, "But I heard from Sister Zhang yesterday that Brother Jiang is going out to run some business today."
"business?"
Chen Linyu first asked a question in return, and then laughed exaggeratedly, "I think he's just pretending to be doing business!"
The main reason is that he saw I didn't come yesterday, so he deliberately didn't come today, wanting me to experience the heartache of missing out on my 'favorite time for slacking off'...
"What? Jiang Heng went out on sales?"
At that moment, a male colleague who was passing by overheard the female colleague and Chen Linyu chatting and chuckled.
"That guy who leaves on time, if he works even a minute longer, it's like he's some lazy bum who steals rice from his house."
Just him?
He actually tried to do sales?
My male colleague was in his thirties and was wearing a sharp suit.
Chen Linyu glanced at him and knew his name was Qian Yuntao. He was not only a senior salesman in the company, but also the company's "annual performance champion" for three consecutive years.
"Brother Qian," Chen Linyu greeted him.
"Brother Qian..."
Good morning, Brother Qian!
His colleagues nearby greeted him politely when they saw him.
"Good morning."
Upon hearing the greetings from the surroundings, Qian Yuntao's vanity as a "senior veteran" was immediately aroused, and he subconsciously struck a pose as if he were giving orders.
"Hey, it's not really Jiang Heng's fault. I didn't intentionally slander our colleagues."
I'm just saying, young people are easily carried away.
At this point, Qian Yuntao opened his thermos, blew on the goji berries floating on top, and then said earnestly:
"Look at me, I'm only in my early thirties and I've started drinking goji berry tea every day for the sake of the company's business."
This business? It's not that easy to do!
He took a sip of goji berry tea and glanced at Jiang Heng's workstation.
"Selling business? You really think that by taking some of our company's information, reading a few sales books, and learning a few marketing phrases, customers will line up to give you money?"
As a rising star and a senior figure in the company, it's common for Qian Yuntao to lecture his "juniors."
"Brother Qian is right!"
"Yes, that makes sense..."
Several colleagues nearby didn't interrupt, but instead echoed each other, having grown accustomed to this kind of workplace atmosphere.
However, Chen Linyu was not a salesperson, and he had a good relationship with Jiang Heng.
Hearing Qian Yuntao repeatedly refer to him as his "meal buddy," he couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Brother Qian, you can't say that..."
Brother Jiang... Brother Jiang, I landed a deal a couple of days ago, it seems to be with your 'Boss Zhao'.
"And Jiang Ge also took care of Supervisor Zhou from the third phase of the construction site..."
As Chen Linyu finished speaking, the colleagues who were politely flattering Qian Yuntao nearby exchanged glances, remained silent, and stopped flattering Qian Yuntao.
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, and seeing that everyone else remained silent, Qian Yuntao felt embarrassed and lost face.
"He just got lucky!"
Qian Yuntao slammed the lid of the thermos shut with a loud thud, then said decisively:
"What's that saying again?"
This is the newcomer protection period!
Supervisor Zhou and Boss Zhao assumed that Jiang Heng, being a newcomer, would tell the truth, which is why they thought he would be easily dealt with by Jiang Heng!
When it comes to actually starting to build a business, experience is key!
After finishing his sentence, Qian Yuntao turned and left, unwilling to talk to these "juniors" any longer.
"Brother Qian is absolutely right..." The others in the office looked around and then glanced at Jiang Heng's workstation.
After hearing Qian Yuntao's words, they seemed to already see Jiang Heng going out "full of vigor" and finally "returning in defeat" in a sorry state.
……
at the same time.
South Fourth Ring Road, "Hardware and Building Materials Market".
After getting out of the ride-hailing car, Jiang Heng stood at the entrance of the market, where "Dayun Automobile is bustling with activity," with a shoulder bag slung across his shoulder.
[You have arrived at the 'Xuan Tie Nan Li Market'. The Geng metal energy here is mixed and chaotic, and earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magical artifact) treasures are rampant. Various weapon-refining pavilion masters have gathered here, each with their own ulterior motives.]
After reading the prompts on the panel.
Jiang Heng checked his inventory again; the five taels of silver from yesterday had not yet been withdrawn.
"I'll try to close a deal today. If I do, I'll go to the pawnshop I went to a few days ago, pawn the money, and have a nice meal..."
As Jiang Heng pondered this, he entered the market.
Sizzle—
The sounds of metal being cut and goods being moved seemed to never stop.
Jiang Heng saw that there were many shops here, and their shelves were piled with various types of hardware, safety ropes, building materials, tools, angle irons, and so on.
"Will!"
Some shops even have chess stalls set up in front of them.
Two bored shop owners are playing chess.
Several shop owners from nearby shops were also watching the game.
Jiang Heng glanced at the items as he passed by, but didn't rush to find anyone. Instead, he slowly walked around for a bit to see which store had similar building materials on their shelves.
Jiang Heng stopped walking when he came to the entrance of a rather large store.
"Honest Building Materials" is the name of this store.
His three-tiered shelf outside his door was crammed with all sorts of steel pipes.
This shop sells steel pipes...
Jiang Heng looked at the storefront sign and then walked into the shop.
"Boss! What would you like to see?"
The shop owner was a middle-aged man with a round face and a slightly chubby build.
When he saw Jiang Heng approaching, he immediately put on a warm smile.
"Boss, feel free to browse! We have the most complete selection; basically, whatever model you need, we have it here!"
As he spoke, the five young workers sitting on the large sofa in the shop quickly put away their phones, stood up, and put on fake smiles that said, "I'm at your service anytime."
Jiang Heng gave a standard business smile and opened his handbag.
However, under the boss's expectant gaze, Jiang Heng did not take out the "construction site purchase order" he longed for from his bag, but instead took out the company's materials and business cards.
"Hello boss, I'm Jiang Heng from Hongyunda Steel. Our factory mainly produces various welded pipes, galvanized pipes..."
"Hongyunda? Oh, I know, I know."
The boss interrupted Jiang Heng's introduction, but also accepted the business card and materials.
The five young workers next to him actually laughed, knowing they didn't have to work anymore, and then sat back down on the sofa to play on their phones.
"Has the boss learned about our products?" Jiang Heng didn't pay attention and instead looked at the boss.
"Hmm." The boss looked at it very carefully, flipping through the catalog and then looking at the business cards. After finishing, he said seriously, "I don't know much about it."
He pointed to a type of steel pipe above, "For example, what's the price range for your 30mm standard welded pipe? And what's the price range for this 25mm, 1.0mm one...?"
He asked very detailed questions, from prices to thickness tolerances, seemingly indicating that he wanted to purchase the goods.
"30..." Jiang Heng was just about to answer one by one when he saw the panel prompt.
You have entered the "Mysterious Iron South Market - Honest Refining Pavilion"
[This pavilion master may appear to be all smiles, but in reality, he has already forged a deep-rooted "spiritual material contract" with the "Four Seas Refining Hall."]
This fiend has a heart as firm as a rock. Even if you speak eloquently and cite arguments about "advantageous location," "human factors," and "identical materials," you will not be able to sway him in the slightest.
At this moment, the "Master of the Honest Refining Pavilion" is only feigning compliance with you in order to probe the true strength of the "Hongyunda Steel Sect" and provide "enemy intelligence" to the "Four Seas Refining Hall" in order to solidify his position as a "lower-level merchant" within the Four Seas Refining Hall.
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Jiang Heng's smile remained unchanged after seeing the notification, but he secretly gave the panel a thumbs up.
"I didn't expect... this guy seemed so honest and simple, but he actually wanted to find out information about my company?"
Jiang Heng paused, not mentioning the price, after thinking for a moment.
"What's wrong?" the boss asked, still holding the documents. "If it's a large order, like these commonly used 20 and 25mm tubes in various thicknesses, what's the lowest price you can offer?"
"Boss, that's a really professional question."
Jiang Heng's tone remained polite, but he seemed about to leave. "However, I see that you have plenty of goods here, and your distribution channels seem to be mature, so you probably don't need to purchase any more goods for the time being."
I won't bother you any longer. Call me again if you need anything!
He finished speaking without waiting for the boss to come to his senses.
Jiang Heng turned and left, too lazy to say anything more to him.
"You..." The boss, holding the business card and documents, watched Jiang Heng's figure disappear as he left, somewhat bewildered.
"This...you're leaving already?"
This salesperson is completely unpredictable... I... I haven't even gotten the bottom price yet...
……
We walked forward for about 100 meters.
Jiang Heng looked at the second store, "Yonggu Steel".
His storefront was a bit small, but the steel piled up at the entrance looked relatively clean.
Jiang Heng had only glanced at the steel a few times when the boss, carrying a feather duster, walked out from behind it.
The boss was a middle-aged man of short stature.
As he brushed the dust off the steel pipes, he said with a smile, "Hello, what would you like to order?"
"Hello, I'm Hongyunda..." Jiang Heng introduced himself directly and handed over his business card and materials.
"Jiang Heng?" The boss casually tossed the feather duster onto the steel pipe, took the business card and materials, and gestured for Jiang Heng to come inside and talk.
When you arrive at the shop's "reception room," it's actually just a few chairs, a sofa, and a coffee table and desk.
"Manager Jiang, you're young and promising!"
The owner immediately poured tea, "Come on, here's some freshly warmed tea, want to try some?"
He politely pushed the teacup towards Jiang Heng.
Jiang Heng was looking around the store and saw that there were only two workers inside, who were huddled under the back shelf playing on their phones.
"Hongyunda..." The boss was looking at Jiang Heng's information, even more carefully than the previous person.
And he kept nodding as he looked at it.
"I've been in this industry for over twenty years, and I've heard about Hongyunda in recent years. You're a well-established brand, right?"
"The company has been established for five years," Jiang Heng said, mentioning things that are common knowledge in the steel industry. "But our boss has been a 'steel man' for decades."
"Hmm..." The boss put down the documents. "Well, since we're all seasoned businessmen, I'll be frank."
As you know, business is tough these days; prices are too transparent, and profit margins are thin.
"That's why we need to operate on a low-profit, high-volume model." Jiang Heng replied with a smile, "Since the boss has heard of our factory, he knows that our quality is excellent and that we follow the 'low-profit, high-volume, quality-assured' approach."
"That's right, that's correct." The boss didn't deny it, but after looking at Jiang Heng's youthful face, he lowered his voice and appeared to be speaking frankly.
"Manager Jiang, I have something to ask you."
He first flattered Jiang Heng, then offered Jiang Heng a cigarette.
"Like this batch of small-diameter galvanized pipes, I heard... the 'Jinfeng Steel Factory' next door quoted a much lower price than you? Is that true?"
His smile was genuine, as if he were comparing prices from different vendors.
Although Jiang Heng's eyes were also looking at him in front of him, his focus was on the control panel.
You have entered the "Mysterious Iron South Market - Eternal Refining Pavilion"
The Pavilion Master of the Eternal Solid Refining Pavilion had a glint in his eye, concealing a sharp edge. His third maternal uncle was an inner elder of the Golden Edge Steel Sect.
At this moment, the Pavilion Master of the Yonggu Refining Pavilion, under the guise of "inquiring about prices," is actually "gathering information" to use you as a pretext to devise a plan for his uncle to "annihilate the sect."