My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

[Chen Xiao: Okay, thank you for your hard work!]

[Gao Yue: Boss, I haven't worked hard in a long time!]

[Chen Xiao: When I get back from Shanghai, come see how hard I've worked!]

[Gao Yue: Should we bring Han Xue along?]

Chen Xiao said somewhat guiltily, "It depends on the needs of the work. You can decide for yourself!"

[Gao Yue: You are too powerful for me to control. I need my special assistant to help me control you!]

Chen Xiao stopped replying; he was completely outmatched by the female hooligan!
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Afternoon 13: 30
A Buick GL8 minivan arrived at the outdoor parking lot of Junxiao Lakeside CBD Center!
The automatic door opened, and Luffy and President Yang got out of the car!
"Junxiao Group really has the strength!"

Looking at this landmark building in Jiangzhou, Luffy exclaimed with emotion!

Retail and trading companies generally wouldn't choose office buildings of this caliber because the rent is too high!
Retail companies have low profit margins and many expenses, so it's essential to control costs in every aspect!
Ma Jian made an appointment for them at 14:00 PM. They arrived early and went to Ma Jian's office first!
After Junxiao Commercial Management started work at 14:00 PM, he went upstairs with Ma Jian!
This is Luffy's second visit to Ma Jian's office; he had just come a few days ago to kneel down and beg for forgiveness!
Today, they're already one of us, because I stood up for President Chen and kicked Wei Ming!
From then on, Ma Jian's attitude towards himself made a complete 180-degree turn!

His kneeling apology only earned him Ma Jian's forgiveness, but when Ma Jian kicked Wei Ming, Luffy could feel that Ma Jian had become noticeably more affectionate towards him!
As he stepped into the elevator, the smooth, reflective paint reflected the scars on his face. He wondered if there was any way to preserve these scars, as they were meaningful keepsakes!

This is a turning point in my life, Luffy!
Sigh, I should have gone easy on Wei Ming that night and let him beat me even worse!

This time, going to the front desk was different from the last time, because Ma Jian had given prior instructions!

"Mr. Lu, Mr. Ma has already given instructions. This way, please!"

Following the receptionist, I easily found my way to Ma Jian's office!
This time, Ma Jian didn't sit there watching him perform with an air of superiority. Instead, he got up from his boss's chair and came out to greet him!
"Mr. Lu, please have a seat!"

He then instructed his assistant to pour Luffy some of his finest tea!

It's like heaven and earth compared to the last time I came, I didn't even get a sip of water!

Luffy brought Ma Jian some gifts, saying, "It's just a small token to express my gratitude to you!"

Ma Jian didn't stand on ceremony with him. It was just a small gift, costing very little money; it was just a matter of courtesy!

Mr. Yang sat to the side, chatting between the two bosses. He could only occasionally chime in with a few forced smiles.

"President Huang had to go back to Tianning to make some arrangements, and then she would be working in Jiangzhou, so she didn't come over. But she will be in Jiangzhou tonight!"

He also explained why Huang Ju didn't come!

Ma Jian laughed and said, "Work is important. I have a meeting with the regional director this afternoon, so it wouldn't be appropriate to bring her along!"

Luffy thought the same thing, but he was afraid Ma Jian would be unhappy!
Now that Ma Jian understands, he feels relieved!
In the afternoon, I met Zhao Hui and Lin Ya, who are vice presidents of Junxiao Commercial Management Group. What kind of person would bring a newly appointed vice president of a branch company with him?
In terms of job level, given Junxiao Business Management's current status, Luffy would hardly have the chance to meet Zhao Hui and Lin Ya!

As Junxiao Commercial Management expands, the distance between the two parties is also growing!

"President Lu, you must be careful when you meet with President Zhao Hui and President Lin Ya this afternoon!"

Luffy said, "Don't worry, my respect for them is no less than my respect for Chairman Xu Jun!"

Although he had never met Xu Jun, it did not diminish his respect for Xu Jun. After all, Xu Jun was the chairman of Junxiao Commercial Management, an absolute big boss!

Ma Jian took a sip of tea and smiled mysteriously!
"Mr. Lu, you're even better than him!"

Luffy jolted awake, and looking at Ma Jian's smile again, he seemed to realize something!
He recalled Zhao Hui's young face, a high-ranking official in his early twenties!

I also remembered how, at Bailu Villa, when President Chen came out of the restroom, he called Zhao Hui "Brother Hui!"

This is not something just anyone can do!
As for Lin Ya, although we've never met, I've always heard that she's a famous and beautiful general manager in Jiangzhou's business world. And President Chen is so young, there must be some story between the two of them, right?
Luffy is a seasoned veteran; Ma Jian understands him instantly!
He immediately sat up straight and thanked Ma Jian again, saying, "Thank you so much for your guidance, Mr. Ma. I'm a straightforward person, but from now on you're my boss. I'll do whatever you ask!"

Ma Jian laughed heartily and didn't refuse!

There are plenty of people who want to be his underlings, but Luffy is barely qualified!

At this moment, Nie Yuan came over to report something and found that there were guests inside, so he decided to come over later!
Ma Jian called out to me!
"Come on, Mr. Nie, get to know Mr. Yang too. We can help each other out in the future at Hanjiang!"

Mr. Yang quickly stood up, shook hands with Nie Yuan, and bowed deeply!
He realized that Mr. Ma of Dongjian Trading was a real shrewd businessman!

If your boss recognizes someone as his superior and that person agrees, that's considered giving him face!

Nie Yuan is the general manager under Boss Ma, and he is in charge of the whole country. His future achievements may even surpass Luffy's. What is he, a mere employee?
After inviting Nie Yuan to sit down for a while, Ma Jian said with a smile, "President Nie is quite busy this year, planning to open 70 'Chaoxi Liangpin' stores!"

Because Junxiao Plaza will definitely have 60 projects by the end of the year, not counting Junxiao City, the positioning of this shopping mall "Chaoxi Liangpin" is not suitable!
With projects from other channels, opening 70 "Chaoxi Liangpin" stores is no problem at all!

Luffy knew roughly what Chaoxi Liangpin's sales figures were like in Junxiao Plaza, and when he did a quick calculation, he was shocked!
This means that by the end of the year, the monthly revenue of the brand that Nie Yuan is in charge of may exceed 7000 million!

In just one year, he built his own company, Jiexun Sports, and the key is that "Chaoxi Liangpin" is Mr. Ma's own brand, which has a high gross profit margin!

In terms of profit, we can't even catch up with them!
What if we develop for another year next year?

If it weren't for Wei Ming's matter, I'm afraid that by then, not only would President Ma not look at me, but even someone like Nie Yuan wouldn't give me a second glance!
Thank you, Wei Ming! And thank you again to Wei Ming and his ancestors for eight generations!
"Mr. Lu, I'll take you to meet Mr. Xu first. On the way, I'll introduce you to Junxiao Commercial Management's development plan. You can formulate your own development plan based on your own situation. If you can keep up with the big ship that is Junxiao Commercial Management, then the future is promising!"

Luffy was thrilled; this was something he never dared to even dream of before!

Even if he manages to please President Chen this time, he has no idea how much preferential treatment President Chen will have his subordinates give him!
Judging from what Mr. Ma said, it seems that Junxiao Commercial Management is willing to accept or even consider supporting him. This is simply a windfall!
Wei Ming, oh Wei Ming, I must build a statue of you in the company and bow to you three times a day. You are truly my lucky charm!
Then put up a picture of your own face and write "Wei Ming was here!"
Get this done quickly, Wei Mingwang!

I checked the time, it was 14:00 PM.
Ma Jian stood up!

"President Lu, President Yang, I'll take you upstairs to Junxiao Business Management Headquarters!"

Luffy followed him nervously and excitedly, taking the elevator upstairs!

"Junxiao Commercial Management has two floors. The upper floor is the headquarters office area, and the lower floor is the Hanjiang regional headquarters. I'll take you to see Chairman Xu Jun first, then to General Manager Zhao's office for a chat, and afterwards we'll go downstairs to the regional headquarters to see General Manager Lin!"

"Boss, you can arrange it!"

He's 50 years old, yet he calls a guy in his 20s "boss" with perfect ease!
"Hello, Mr. Ma!"

"Hello, Mr. Ma!"

Almost everyone at Junxiao Commercial Management knew Ma Jian; people greeted him all the way!
Seeing this, Luffy was secretly alarmed. He had threatened him before, saying that he wouldn't last long at Junxiao Commercial Management!

Looking back now, it's so ridiculous. I was just like a fool!
Upon seeing Ma Jian arrive, Xu Jun's assistant quickly stood up and said, "Good morning, Mr. Ma! Mr. Xu is inside and instructed you to go in directly upon arrival!"

He nodded and knocked on the office door.

Then push it away!

"Mr. Ma!"

"Mr. Xu!"

Xu Jun was sitting on the sofa, but he got up when he saw them come in!

When Luffy saw Xu Jun, he was dumbfounded. He recognized this person! Wasn't he the one who had been on top of him and had sex with Jiao Jiao that day? He had even cursed at him back then!

He suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and it seemed he had finally found the root cause of why he had been blacklisted by Junxiao Business Management some time ago!

I really brought this on myself!

He came to Hanjiang to do business, but offended a powerful figure he couldn't afford to offend!
"Please make yourself at home, Mr. Lu!"

Luffy sat down cautiously, only daring to sit on half of his buttocks!
Xu Jun smiled inwardly at his expression, knowing exactly why!
If he hadn't been lucky and performed well in front of President Chen yesterday, he might never have had the chance to meet Xu Jun!
Luffy understood this principle and was even more grateful for the opportunity Wei Ming had created last night!

Only now do I realize the extent of the danger I faced before—the absolute risk of bankruptcy!
Luffy felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about how terrifying the consequences of being targeted by Junxiao Business Management!
"Mr. Xu, I was a bastard before, please forgive my past mistakes."

She waved her hand, interrupting him.

"Mr. Lu, what's past is past, let's all look forward, okay?"

Luffy thought to himself, "Of course I'm good, I'm just worried you're not!"

He quickly replied, "You're right, you're right!"

"I asked Mr. Ma to bring you here so you can get acquainted. This cooperation negotiation is mainly being handled by Mr. Zhao and Mr. Lin. What I want to say is that Junxiao Commercial Management has seen its number of projects increase exponentially over the past three years. If Mr. Lu is interested, we can work on a long-term plan!"

I'm interested, extremely interested! Who wouldn't want to board Junxiao Business Management's big ship?
He quickly exchanged a few more polite words with Xu Jun, his tone conveying a sense of gratitude.

Xu Jun was very busy. He checked the time and then said to Ma Jian, "Mr. Ma, I have to accompany Mr. Chen to Shanghai later. How about we call it a day? I'd appreciate it if you could take them to find Mr. Zhao!"

Ma Jian nodded, "Okay, you go ahead with your work, I'll take them to find General Manager Zhao!"

Upon hearing that Xu Jun was going to accompany President Chen (whose name was none other than President Chen), Luffy thought to himself, "President Xu is really something! I get to accompany President Chen on business trips!"

He dared not delay Xu Jun's time; if it affected President Chen's schedule, he would be in serious trouble!

That's a bit of self-aggrandizement. What influence could he possibly have on Chen Xiao?
Zhao Hui is not only the regional general manager, but also the group's deputy general manager, so he also has an office at headquarters!
Lin Ya's office is downstairs, so there is no office upstairs. She will move upstairs to work if she is no longer in charge of the Hanjiang area!

Zhao Hui's office is a bit smaller than Xu Jun's, but the overall layout is similar!
Look at Luffy who came in with Ma Jian!

He walked up to him and took the initiative to extend his hand to shake his hand firmly!
"Mr. Lu, please have a seat!"

Luffy could sense that Zhao Hui was much kinder to him today, a change that made him feel flattered!

Little did he know that Zhao Hui was grateful for his actions last night!
The group sat down, and the assistant served them tea.
We chatted for a while, building up our relationship!
The main conversation was between Ma Jian and Zhao Hui, who discussed the cooperation between Dongjian Commerce and Junxiao Commerce in Ningxi, as well as the plans for opening several stores in the future!
Luffy noticed that Ma Jian seemed to value General Manager Zhao more than Chairman Xu Jun!
This further confirmed his suspicion that General Manager Zhao must have a very close relationship with General Manager Chen!
Otherwise, how could someone so young hold such a high position and receive full authorization from Chairman Xu Jun!
You should know that in Ningxi, almost everything is decided by President Zhao's word, which is something you can't even dream of in Wansheng Group!

"Mr. Lu, I apologize for any offense I may have caused you before, and I hope you won't hold it against me!"

Zhao Hui said with a faint smile.

Luffy quickly replied, "Mr. Zhao, you flatter me!"

He knew very well that Zhao Hui was just being polite, and it didn't matter to him whether he took it to heart or not!
Because he had never cared about himself before!
He's probably only being nice to me now because of what happened with Mr. Chen!

Luffy thought to himself with a self-deprecating smile, realizing he probably didn't even have the right to be angry.

Pointing to the tea on the table, Zhao Hui said, "Come on, have some tea. This is this year's new tea!"

Ma Jian laughed and said, "You must have gotten this from General Manager Chen. This Houkui tea costs more than 5 yuan a pound!"

The finest Taiping Houkui tea is something you can't find on the market!

Luffy was secretly shocked. Boss Zhao was indeed extraordinary for daring to take things from Boss Chen!
Ma Jianzhen was wrong. Zhao Hui hadn't had a chance to go upstairs to see Chen Xiao since he came back this time. He originally planned to go up in the afternoon, but Chen Xiao had something come up and had to go to Shanghai!
Zhao Xiangjun brought this tea back yesterday!

Zhao Hui naturally didn't explain any of this. He just smiled and then started talking to Luffy about serious matters!

"Mr. Lu, if you're interested in bringing back the signs that were recently removed from Junwu Plaza, you can do so. If you're interested in deepening cooperation, please come up with a proposal!"

"The two Junxiao Plaza locations in Tianning are fine, and there are three more Junxiao Plaza locations that we're about to take over. You should consider whether you want to put a new sign on them!"

His face was flushed with excitement!
Luffy immediately said, "President Zhao, our Jiexun Sports has 10 brands. As long as Junxiao Commercial Management approves of them, I'll use them all, regardless of the venue's quality!"

He's offering his allegiance here; he needs to get his attitude right first!
Zhao Hui nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, I'll arrange for the store to adjust the location. But so far, Junxiao Commercial Management doesn't have any bad locations, and it's unlikely that there will be any in the future, so you can rest assured about that!"

Luffy was overjoyed. Zhao Hui's statement meant that the 35 stores that Ningxi might have had to close were saved, and more than 20 stores could be added!
One positive and one negative result can generate hundreds of millions more in sales throughout the year!

Needless to say, the profits are substantial. As Mr. Zhao said, Junxiao Commercial Management currently has no bad stores; almost everyone who enters is profitable!

"Mr. Zhao, I don't know how to thank you enough. I promise that I will cooperate 100% with any request from Junxiao Commercial Management in the future. Also, if you feel that you cannot cooperate with Wansheng Group, I will start the process of withdrawing from them right now!"

He threw it out himself, the implication of taking sides was too obvious, he was going all in on Junxiao Business Management!

Zhao Hui shook his head!

"I'm not that domineering. You're a businessman. As long as you can make money with Wansheng Group, you can continue. I won't force you to make adjustments; you can decide based on your business situation!"

Zhao Hui did not force him to sever ties with Wansheng Group because he felt that he could defeat Wansheng Group fairly and squarely, so there was no need to resort to such underhanded tactics that would harm his allies.
Luffy is completely convinced; this shows Jun Xiaoren's magnanimity!

Business at Wansheng Group isn't doing well. Every time they offer benefits to merchants, they have to do more to cooperate!
For every good store, you have to provide a few bad ones. Lu Tao and his team are close to me because they want me, a big client, to work closely with them. They also suggested that we try to avoid cooperating with Junxiao Commercial Management!
A comparison of the two companies' approaches clearly shows which is superior!
"President Lu, please arrange for someone to liaise with Wu Fang in Ningxi. I will give him instructions!"

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for giving me this opportunity!"

Knowing that Zhao Hui was about to see the guests off, Ma Jian had already stood up, and Luffy quickly stood up to express his gratitude again!
"Mr. Lu, it's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Zhao Hui saw them to the door, and Luffy turned back again, bowed, and shook hands with Zhao Hui!

"Mr. Zhao, please wait!"

I nodded and watched them leave.

On the way to the regional office, Ma Jian asked, "How was it? General Manager Zhao was quite capable, wasn't he?"

When people are happy, they are in high spirits. Luffy is practically floating today!
"President Zhao is such a magnanimous person; I could never catch up to his vision!"

Ma Jian laughed heartily!
"It's very important to follow the right people!"

This isn't just about Zhao Hui; he's actually talking about himself too!
If Zhao Hui hadn't been Chen Xiao's brother-in-law, he probably would have been a scoundrel for the rest of his life, idle and waiting to die!

If Ma Jian weren't Chen Xiao's classmate, he probably wouldn't be earning 4000 yuan a month now, let alone enjoying his current standard of living!
Huang Ju may not come back to him again!
Liu Bo, Zhang Fei, and the others would never fawn over him like they do now. Back then, they didn't think much of him and often made fun of him!

"Yes, boss, you're right. I'm where I am today because of you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had this opportunity."

I chuckled. That's one way to understand it!
If Ma Jian hadn't given him the opportunity, he would indeed have suffered heavy losses in this round of sanctions from Junxiao Commercial Management, and might even have gone bankrupt!

The previous example, Four Seasons Apparel, is a prime example; I heard that company is now experiencing cash flow problems! (End of Chapter)