Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 196

At 7:30 in the morning, I arrived at the gate of the group. After registration, I walked directly to the office area.I saw a lot of people, like me, wearing a neat suit, waiting anxiously, probably coming for an interview.

When we arrived at the office building, Mr. Dong’s office was on the top floor. When we got out of the elevator, we saw many people queuing up to fill in the forms at the front desk.The front desk lady asked very politely: "Are you here for the interview too? Fill out a form here first, and then I will call you later, and you can go in again."

Holding the form, I was somewhat disappointed. It turned out that I was just one of many applicants. I filled out the form carefully, and when I heard people being called, I went in for an interview.I filled out the form, handed it to the front desk lady, sat and waited.

Hearing their names one by one, they were called in.It's already 8:30. I don't know when I will be here?

The phone rang. It was Xiao Li who called me yesterday. She asked strangely, "Mr. Chen, have you arrived yet?"

I replied, "I'll be there at 7:30, and I'm waiting in line for the interview now."

Xiao Li asked, "What line are you in? Just come in, and I'll talk to the front desk."

The receptionist answered the phone, hung up and said, "Fade Chen, you can go in now."

I just left the inner office area and walked to the end of the corridor, where I saw a capable beauty waiting for me.

I walked over and asked, "Are you Xiao Li? I'm Fade Chen."

Xiao Li nodded and said, "Come with me, Mr. Dong has been waiting for you for half an hour."

I said very apologetically, "It's my fault that I didn't hear clearly."

Xiao Li knocked on the door, and heard the inside say, come in.

Xiao Li pushed the door open and went in. After a while, he came out and said, you can go in.

Mr. Dong was sitting on the executive chair and was reviewing documents. When he saw me coming in, he raised his head and said, "Xiao Chen, sit down for a while, I'll be fine soon."

I nodded and sat there quietly waiting.

10 minutes passed, seeing President Dong still reviewing the documents, I couldn't sit still, but I still didn't dare to move.

At this moment, Mr. Dong raised his head and looked at me and said, "In my impression, you are not a restrained person? Why are you so nervous when you come to me? Unlike you?"

I said happily: "Mr. Dong still has an impression of me? We have met three times. The first time was at the new employee congress, the second time was when the Ministry of Railways came to visit, and the third time was at the dance party." I don’t know which time Mr. Dong’s impression was?”

Mr. Dong smiled and said: "Now I'm being tested? Well, I remember three times. The first time, I talked to you, the second time, I praised you, and the third time, although we didn't talk, But your friend stole the show that day."

I relaxed a lot and said, "Mr. Dong has a really good memory. It was your dancing that amazed the audience that day."

Dong Zong smiled and said: "I will flatter you, let's talk about business. In this way, I have heard about your work in the company below. If you are not happy, it is fine to leave, but it will be a loss to the company if you leave. Our group needs With a talent like you, are you interested in coming here to help me?"

I quickly said: "Of course, I don't know what I can help you with?"

Dong Zong smiled and said: "Quick words, I like it. In this way, Wanzhong Group is going to build a Wanzhong small household appliance company. The land has been approved. I am going to find someone who can coordinate the management and start the company for me. I plan to let you to take charge."

I was surprised and said: "Dong Zong means, from scratch? Building tall buildings from the ground?"

Mr. Dong took out a drawing and handed it to me and said, "Look at it, this is the floor plan of the factory building, covering an area of ​​2000 square meters, with 3 workshops, an office building, and two dormitory buildings."

I spread out the drawings and looked at the floor plan. Although I can draw mechanically and understand basic architectural drawings, there are still many things I don’t understand, so I said, “Mr. Dong, I don’t know anything about infrastructure, either?”

Dong Zong looked at the drawing and asked: "This is the drawing that the design institute just brought over. There are many things I don't understand, so I want to ask you?" After speaking, he pointed to one place and said, "Tell me, what is this? Nothing specific."

I looked at it and said: "This is the guard room." After finishing speaking, I pointed to the mark on the drawing and said: "This is the wall, this is workshop No. 1, workshop No. 2, workshop No. 3, this is the office building, this is Parking lot, this is the dormitory building."

Dong Zong let out an oh, and continued to ask: "What about this?"

I looked at it and said, "This is a warehouse."

Then, Mr. Dong looked at the drawings one by one and asked me to analyze them beside him.I took a general look, and basically I could understand it, so I briefly explained it to Mr. Dong, and also put forward my own opinions on some parts of the drawings.The analysis is clear and logical. In fact, I only know a little bit, mainly because the mechanical drawing I learned in college helped me a lot. In addition, my mother used to be a drawing technician and taught me some.

Mr. Dong probably didn’t expect that I could really understand blueprints, so he asked me curiously: “I’ve read your information, didn’t you major in industrial braking at university? How do you understand architectural blueprints?”

I didn't know how to answer, so I replied in a daze: "I just understand a little bit, and I like to study and ponder everything."

Unknowingly, Dong Zong and I studied it for a whole morning. If her phone hadn't rang, I don't know when I will get it.

After Dong Zong answered the phone, he asked me: "I'm fine, do you have any requirements for the company? Do you have any requirements for me?"

I was stunned for a moment, I didn't expect Mr. Dong to be so direct, I asked: "Have I passed this? You don't want to ask me any more personal information?"

Dong Zong said with a smile: "Then I will give you a paper? Arrange another senior personnel recruitment meeting for you?"

I hurriedly said, "No, no, I'm just asking casually."

Dong Zong asked me again: "What do you ask of the company? What do you ask of me?"

I thought for a while and said, "The company doesn't have any requirements, but I have a small request for you personally."

Dong Zong asked curiously: "What request?"

I smiled and said, "You have time to teach me how to dance."

Dong Zong pointed at me and said, "You! I will give you two days off. After the 5.2th day, I will come to report. Level [-]. When you come to report, I will talk to you about your work in detail."

I nodded and said yes, you know, when I was in Wanzhong, I was the vice president, and my level was only 6.7. Dong Zong looked at his watch and said, "I wanted to have lunch with you, but I have something to do, wait You came here, and I'll treat you to dinner again."

I smiled and said, "Okay, I didn't expect Mr. Dong to be so amiable and approachable."

When we left, the secretary Xiao Li greeted me: "May I call you Mr. Chen?"

I originally planned to say hello and leave, but when I heard this, I turned around and asked, "Why do you have so much confidence in me? Surely you can make Dong Zong look up to you?"

Xiao Li had two small dimples on his cheeks, and he had a pretty smile. He said triumphantly, "Your name makes my ears callous. I collected all the information about you on President Dong's desk."

I smiled and said, "Little girl, why don't you blame me? But, thank you, there will be more troubles for you in the future."

Xiao Li quickly replied: "No problem, Mr. Chen, please try your best to order!"

When I got home, I told Katsuo and my parents the news that I was admitted. They were not as happy as I imagined, and they behaved very plainly.

I barked my teeth and said, "I was spotted by President Dong of the Wanzhong Group, aren't you proud of me?"

My mother said flatly: "So what? You were a director before?"

Katsuo also said: "It's all work, it's the same everywhere, as long as you don't travel frequently."

My elated heart was severely hit by them, and I said angrily: "I don't want to talk to you who have long hair and short knowledge."

My dad said from the side: "It's all work, as long as you like it."

Two days later, I officially reported to Dong Zong's office. Xiao Li completed the entry procedures for me, and then led me to an office next to Dong Zong and said, "Dong Zong told me to let you work here, and the secretariat will give me a job." You have sent a secretary, who can be your assistant if it is suitable. Or, if you have a suitable candidate, you can apply to the secretariat and use it."

I listened carefully, and then looked at the office. This office was much larger and more luxurious than the one I used to have in the sales department. There were a bunch of documents and drawings on the table. Seeing where Xiao Li was still standing, I said: "Go and do your work if you have something to do!"

Xiao Li nodded and said, "Okay, then call me if you have anything to do. On the phone on the table, press the red button for an internal line. Press 1 to connect to me."

I gratefully said: "Thank you, sorry for the trouble."

Then, I checked the information on the table, found a small notebook, and wrote down the things I didn't understand, and asked someone to ask for clarification.

When it was almost noon, the phone rang, and Xiao Li's voice came over and said, "Mr. Dong is back, and I told you to come over."

Entering Dong Zong's office, Dong Zong looked up at me and said, "How is it? Is the office environment satisfactory?"

I nodded and said, "Satisfied, very satisfied."

Mr. Dong hummed and said: "It's good if you are satisfied. Let me tell you about your recent work arrangement. This is what I think. Wanzhong small appliances must be put into production by the end of this day. Your time is very tight and the task is heavy. You First set up a preparatory team, for professional things, find professional people to do it, and you choose the people yourself."

I replied: "Should I choose from within the group, or can I recruit people myself? I have a few candidates, who followed me before, and I think it's good."

Mr. Dong said: "You decide on your own. I have a principle. The quality of the project must be guaranteed, the progress of the project must be fast, and at the same time, it must help me save money. The initial capital of the first phase is 4000 million, and the second phase is 4000 million. Don't give me more than Budget, over budget you have to figure out your own way.”

I have no idea how much this project will cost, so I can't promise her anything, so I can only say: "I can't guarantee the funds, but the quality of the project can be guaranteed. I will try my best to move forward with the progress of the project. Now and You can't guarantee anything else."

(End of this chapter)