Chapter 37: The Next Target

There was another line in Ye Feng’s notes —— recruit workers for the new factory.

Meanwhile, the renovation of the Maple Forest Company was coming to an end. Ye Feng had taken the time to take a look, and it was basically ready to accommodate work.

Thus, it was time to put the employee recruitment plan on the agenda.

The recruitment of ordinary employees could be handed over to Zhao Zhen, but he still had to personally manage the recruitment of positions such as the secretary and the department managers. Ye Feng knew this very well.

However, this was not the recruitment season. When Ye Feng considered that the chances of capturing elites were too low, he thought for a while and made a call.

He made a call to Zhang Nan, Ye Feng’s private financial secretary.

The call was quickly picked up, and Zhang Nan’s soft voice came through.

“Hello, is this Manager Ye?”

Ye Feng went straight to the point. “Help me recommend a headhunting company and give me their contact details. It should be a more reliable company.”

“Ah, alright.”

He had quickly made a private call. Then, Zhang Nan looked at the “call ended” page and sighed.

This Ye Feng had looked for her quite a few times, but he was always swift and decisive, not giving her a chance to say anything else.

It seemed like there was no hope of him getting any results.

As a private finance secretary, besides serving her customers, Zhang Nan also had a certain degree of performance standards that she had to meet.

It was not easy for Ye Feng to find the contact details of a headhunting company. Thus, he could only ask the bank for help.

Furthermore, such contact details were semi-public. Thus, there was no need for the bank to keep these details secret.

After hanging up, Ye Feng knew exactly what Zhang Nan wanted to say.

“Investment… I’m so poor that I have to haggle over 100,000 yuan. How would I have the money to invest?”

“However, after some time, I can give her a surprise.”

Although the amount of money in his account seemed to be quite a lot, the subsequent expansion and advertising would result in a continuous cash outflow.

Therefore, he had to spend this bit of money sparingly.

…

At the headhunter company, Ye Feng briefly explained his request. After confirming his contact details and commission, he then called Zhao Zhen.

“Brother Zhao, transfer the profits from the company’s account to my card. My card number is…”

Recruitment was the result of two-way selection. As the boss, he could not lower the candidates’ impression of his company, at least in terms of his clothing.

It didn’t matter how the leaders of big companies dressed. Even if they wore clothes that only cost several dozen yuan, others would think of them as expensive custom-made clothes.

However, Ye Feng could not do so. After all, the Maple Forest Company had just been established. Thus, impression points were very important now.

Meanwhile, Zhao Zhen was very efficient. Within half an hour, Ye Feng received a message.

“Message from China Merchants Bank.”

“An amount of 820,000 yuan was transferred to your Account xxx…”

Over 800,000 yuan had been transferred?

Even though he had expected this, Ye Feng’s heart still skipped a beat when the money was transferred into his bank card.

Unlike the 50 million he had used to start a business, this 800,000 yuan was something he could really control.

“F*ck… Buy, buy, buy!”

At this moment, a heroic feeling instantly arose in Ye Feng’s heart.

Then, he realized something very awkward.

It was that he had been abandoned at the highway intersection…

“I, he…”

Ye Feng was speechless. How could there be a taxi in this lousy place?

“If only I had a ride-hailing application…”

Suddenly, he had this thought.

A ride-hailing application.

As soon as this word that had been sealed in his mind appeared, Ye Feng felt that his mouth was dry.

The name of an extremely ancient software appeared in his mind.

Didi Dache[1]…

Although he could not remember when Didi Dache was founded, it was definitely not founded in 2010.

In other words, Maple Forest Company seemed to have found its next business!

No one would doubt the potential of Didi Dache. If he managed it well, this would be the next giant with a market value of a hundred billion yuan.

Ye Feng patted his chest, trying to calm himself down.

He had to take things step by step.

…

Not only was finding a taxi at a highway intersection very difficult, it was also very expensive.

After waiting for more than an hour, he finally saw a taxi heading back to Quan City.

Then, the driver brought him… halfway around Quan City.

At a Versace franchise store…

This was Ye Feng’s first destination. Meanwhile, his second destination was Armani.

Both of them were top luxury brands in the world. Typically, he could only read about them in magazines.

But now that he had money, Ye Feng planned to buy three sets at each place.

He would wear Armani on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Meanwhile, he would wear Versace on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. He would wear a mix of the brands on Sundays.

With money and a strong will, he could simply play around.

Ye Feng’s plan was to get his clothes settled first. As for the watches, belts, and leather shoes that followed…

He would only consider those in the future when he had the qualifications to do so.

There was a saying that the poor played with cars, while the rich played with prostitutes— no, watches[2]. Right now, he hadn’t even reached the level where he could play with cars. Thus, it would be slightly extravagant if he dabbled in watches.

He walked and stopped throughout his trip. When the sky began to dim, Ye Feng had six or seven more bags in his hands.

It was said that clothes make a man. After changing into a set of luxurious clothes, Ye Feng felt that his looks had been enhanced.

The evidence was that the girls on the road turned their heads to look at him much more frequently.

Of course, the price was that the amount in his bank card had been reduced by more than half.

When Ye Feng considered that his remaining money couldn’t buy him an actual high-end watch, he temporarily gave up on today’s shopping plan and took a taxi back to his dorm.

…

At the same time, a special customer arrived at Prosperous Flavor.

Manager Wu followed behind a middle-aged man in a suit. He didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.

As Li Xin walked around the shop, his face turned darker and darker as he looked at the dismal seat occupancy rate.

He did not say anything and simply glared at Manager Wu, causing Manager Wu to break out in cold sweat.

Li Xin’s mood was indescribable.

When Hedilao had just opened for business, he had confidently said that everything was under control. But now, he had been slapped in the face.

Logically speaking, he should be furious. However, since Prosperous Flavor had been developing well in the Ji City market recently, he could not get angry.

To describe Li Xin’s current state in a phrase, he was attacking others while being attacked by others at the same time.

At this moment, a young man holding a cell phone walked in.

That young man was recording a video as he walked.

Li Xin had some impression of this. This seemed to be called self-media or the like. In any case, this was a new noun that had recently surfaced.

This piqued his interest. It might be useful if he could use this self-media to promote Prosperous Flavor.

Thus, Li Xin intentionally walked over and eavesdropped on the young man.

“In the second episode of the Prosperous Flavor Challenge…”

The young man faced his cell phone and said, “I didn’t believe what happened yesterday and ordered the discount package that Prosperous Flavor had recently launched. In the end, I was defeated at 4am.”

“Indeed, every person who challenges Prosperous Flavor will end up sitting on the toilet bowl and doubting their life.”

“However, today! I suddenly realized that I might have used it incorrectly!”

“Prosperous Flavor is simply the best tool to treat constipation and clear the intestines!”

“Laxatives are used to ease your bowels, and Prosperous Flavor does the same… Since laxatives are so bitter, why don’t we eat at Prosperous Flavor?”

“Now, I’m going to carry out the second challenge!”

“I’ll eat Prosperous Flavor for half a month and challenge myself to lose five kilograms…”

“Hmph!”

There was a grunt. Then, the young man scratched his head and saw a middle-aged man in a suit walk out angrily.

“President Li, I…”

Li Xin’s face was so gloomy that it looked like water was about to drip out of it. He was breathing heavily and his eyes were red like a bull. “Manager Wu, Ji City’s new store is about to open for business. We’re still lacking a manager. Go over there and be the manager!”

[1] a Chinese vehicle for hire company

[2] “prostitute” and “watch” have the same pronunciation in Chinese