Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Wang Feng followed Lao Liu into the Maple Leaf Group and saw six security personnel in security uniforms holding rubber batons at the entrance.

"Hello, Mr. Wang. Hello, General Manager."

The six security guards, with loud voices, bowed and greeted each other in unison.

Among these six people, one was an old recruit who recognized Wang Feng at a glance.

The security arrangements were all made by the second brother. Whether it was the security at the villa or the company, at least one of them had to be a former employee who knew Wang Feng, the real boss.

Wang Feng nodded to the group and followed Lao Liu inside. He recognized one of the six security guards from earlier. He was quite satisfied with Lao Er's arrangements; there were no arrogant security guards who had blocked him, the real boss, from entering.

Upon arriving at the company's front desk, Wang Feng encountered a middle-aged man who did not recognize him. He greeted Lao Liu, but Wang Feng, not wanting to waste time, stopped Lao Liu from introducing his ideas to the company members and instead had Lao Liu lead him to the company's warehouse.

There were also four security guards at the warehouse, each carrying a rubber baton and a handgun concealed on their waist.

The warehouse door is made of brass and is solid. This door alone must have cost a lot of money. There are also five large padlocks on the brass door, which shows the importance of this warehouse.

"Hello, Mr. Wang. Hello, General Manager."

"Open the warehouse," Lao Liu ordered the security guards.

"Yes."

The four men each took out a key and simultaneously opened the four large locks. The sixth man also took out his key and opened one of the locks. Then, the four of them used all their strength to push open the brass door.

Wang Feng never expected that Lao Liu and his gang would be so reliable. This door alone weighs several tons, and even if the lock is opened, one or two thieves wouldn't be able to move it.

Wang Feng saw that the door was 15 centimeters thick. He estimated that even a mortar would not be able to easily blast it open.

Moreover, these four security guards were all carrying guns, five locks, and five keys, one of which was personally controlled by the general manager, Lao Liu. This greatly reduced the possibility that these people would want to steal from the guards.

When the warehouse gate opened, Wang Feng saw mountains of jadeite inside. The warehouse, which was over a thousand square meters in size, was filled with jadeite in about a third of its space.

"Young Master Wang, let's go in and take a look," said Lao Liu.

Wang Feng nodded and followed Lao Liu into the warehouse.

As soon as he entered the warehouse, he used his spiritual sense to probe the jadeite stones. To be honest, the quality of these jadeite stones was not very good. Most of them were low-quality, with only a small number of high-quality ones. However, Wang Feng was still very satisfied. The sheer quantity was a miracle.

Moreover, high-quality jadeite is much more expensive, so buying low-quality jadeite is much more cost-effective.

"Young Master Wang, over the past few months, we have purchased a large quantity of jadeite in Hong Kong. As you instructed, we have bought all kinds of jadeite, whether high-quality or low-quality, as long as the price is not higher than the market price."

"About two-thirds of the jadeite here was imported from overseas by a foreigner contacted by one of our buyers. These jadeite stones cost us more than three million Hong Kong dollars in total."

"This warehouse is Warehouse A, which is 1,000 square meters. There is also a warehouse B, which is about the same size. Both are currently vacant."

As soon as we entered the warehouse, Lao Liu began his introduction, looking very proud. He was the one who deserved the most credit for acquiring so much jade and gemstones this time. Even the purchasing agent who contacted the foreigners was someone he personally recruited into the company.

Wang Feng nodded in satisfaction, then asked with surprise, "What was that purchasing agent's name? Did you pay the agreed-upon commission and bonus to this purchasing agent?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, the full amount has been paid. This purchasing agent is named Ma Dalong. He smuggled himself to Hong Kong Island a few years ago. His hometown is Shantou, Guangdong Province. Now, this foreign trade route brings in jadeite from overseas every month. Based on the total amount of jadeite that has been brought in so far, Ma Dalong's fixed salary plus commission and bonuses have already reached over ten thousand a month."

"Now that Ma Dalong is the role model for the purchasing department, all the purchasing staff are like they're on steroids. They go out to drum up business with several security guards every day, and the company only comes once every few days."

"We have made reasonable arrangements for this situation. Each purchasing agent must complete a certain task every month. If they fail to complete the task for more than three consecutive months, they will be fired. We will absolutely not allow those who try to cheat to take advantage of the situation."

"We are receiving significantly more jadeite every day than before, Mr. Wang. I guarantee that when you come to Hong Kong Island again, we will receive more than double the amount of jadeite we have now."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng was fairly satisfied with Lao Liu's arrangement. This procurement task plan was similar to that of the steel rolling mill, except that the steel rolling mill did not offer commissions or bonuses.

After wandering around the warehouse, Wang Feng had a better understanding of the situation. With so many jade stones, the Water of Life would definitely be able to be upgraded this time.

He hadn't felt any increase in strength for a long time, and the thought of it made him very excited.

Forcibly suppressing his excitement, he walked out of the warehouse with Lao Liu.

Lao Liu and several security guards locked the warehouse door and then led Wang Feng to the office area on the second floor.

The second floor houses ordinary office staff, including finance and human resources departments, totaling about a dozen people. Currently, most of the company's staff are in the purchasing department, with over forty purchasing agents. The security personnel are the largest, numbering over three hundred.

Wang Feng did not ask Lao Liu to introduce him before going to the training room on the third floor.

Many people on the third floor recognized Wang Feng and greeted their boss.

Wang Feng didn't put on airs and responded to each question with a smile.

Currently, there are about 150 people in the training room who have not yet gone on missions, while more than 100 others have already gone on missions with the purchasing staff.

There's no way around it; things are really chaotic on Hong Kong Island right now. If purchasing staff aren't protected when they're out there, they're very likely to run into trouble.

Currently, the Maple Leaf Group is quite well-known in Hong Kong. When ordinary gangs know that someone is from the Maple Leaf Group, they will think twice before taking action, for fear of encountering some fearless thugs who will rob and run away. Without protection, accidents can easily happen.

Wang Feng surveyed the security training programs, which were quite comprehensive, including weightlifting, horizontal bar and parallel bar exercises, sandbags, dumbbells, sprinting, and many other training programs.

As for the shooting range, it definitely can't be here, and Wang Feng doesn't want to know. He just needs to give the general directions and let Ninth Master and the others make the arrangements.

After chatting with some security guards who knew him on the third floor for a while, Wang Feng left Maple Leaf Group with Lao Liu.