KC | Chapter 101

Chapter 112 Crazy DDL

Liu Xueying could not drive, and Lin Yiran could not drive either. After one phone call helping Wang Dan “collect a debt,” the enthusiastic colleague Zhang Yuanji took the initiative to volunteer to drive the leader.

The Audi A6 looked imposing and sharp. After the three of them reached their destination, Lin Yi unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt collar and pushed open the door of the marketing center.

The domineering aura of the “top donor brother” made the marketing general manager of Zhongdao Real Estate’s jowls shake violently. The client’s momentum was instantly cut by three parts. The marketing manager tried again and again to shift the topic, but the “collection brother” acted as if he did not understand business at all, and only talked to him about money.

The debt-collection brother bit a cigarette into his mouth, and the little brother Zhang Yuanji immediately handed him a light. Lin Yiran exhaled a smoke ring and slowly said, “I have people in both the government and finance circles in Yucheng. If there is anything you need from this brother in the future, just call for help anytime, little brother.”

Seeing that this guy’s connections reached the sky, the marketing manager was sweating buckets and did not dare to act up any further.

Before even one live stream ended, Zhongdao Real Estate had recovered 100,000 yuan.

After respectfully sending the big brother off to the A6, Zhang Yuanji slammed hard on the gas for the sake of the plot. Lin Yiran rolled down the car window and waved, and amid the rumbling sound, the Audi sped away.

After Liu Xueying recovered the payment, the stone pressing down on her chest finally fell away, and she was delighted beyond words. “Leader, awesome!”

Zhang Yuanji shouted all over the place, “Brother Lin is fucking hard-core. He totally blasted that fat guy until he was dumbfounded! You are my big brother, my male god, my idol, my admiration for you is like the endless Yangtze River, rolling on and on…”

Lin Yiran pressed a hand to his forehead: …What was I being hard-core for, to blast that fat guy?

KA talks about deals with such desperate focus that by now it was already past lunch. The three of them did not feel hungry at all.

The A6 flew along the elevated road. Zhang Yuanji did not even know where to drive, he just drove like a maniac. Liu Xueying had been listless for a whole month, but at this moment she was all smiles, happily scrolling on her phone, and just happened to see a message in the group.

“Leader, Wang Dan just recovered payment.”

Lin Yiran: “Private messaged you?”

Liu Xueying was so excited she blurted it out without thinking. “She just posted in the group…”

Zhang Yuanji coughed hard in the front seat, and only then did Liu Xueying realize she had let it slip.

Sure enough, Lin Yiran asked, “Which group? Add me in.”

KA benefits group

“Crystal Snow” invited “Yi Ran Yi Bao”, “Morning Dawn”, “Miss Wang” to join the group chat.

「Yi Ran Yi Bao: Liu Xueying, Zhongdao Real Estate collected 40,000 yuan in gross profit, KA’s remaining target for today: 460,000 yuan in gross profit」

The gossip experts were stunned when they saw the leader enter the group, but when they saw it was work content, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

「Yi Ran Yi Bao: If anyone has recovered payment, please post it in the group according to the format above.」

「Wang Dan: Wang Dan, Feima Education collected 120,000 yuan in gross profit, KA’s remaining target for today: 340,000 yuan in gross profit, thanks to His Majesty Zhenji’s great assistance!」

The colleagues who had gone out this morning to collect money were very cooperative.

「LYR and CX are real: Zuo Xiaoshou, collected 100,000 yuan in gross profit, KA’s remaining target for today: 240,000 yuan in gross profit」

「I bet 20,000 that Brother Lin is on top: Mei Youqian, collected 100,000 yuan in gross profit, KA’s remaining target for today: 140,000 yuan in gross profit」

Lin Yiran, Chen Xi: …

Wang Shuang: So this group was originally posting this kind of “benefits” (￣△￣；)

「Please change your nicknames: Ma Longfei has already shaved the wool off the key clients, there is no wool left to shear today. I am stationed at the company and can help everyone with the procedures. If needed, ping me.」

All the KA staff quickly changed their nicknames, and admiration for the old KA big brother rose naturally in their hearts.

Seeing that the leader’s expression was not good, Liu Xueying was afraid of being made things difficult for later, so she quickly changed the topic. “Leader, should we go back to the company, or…”

Lin Yiran said lightly, “Let’s find a place to eat first.”

At the end of the month, salespeople all ate noodles. Noodles were smooth and meant that everything would go “smoothly”.

The A6 stopped in front of Siji Noodle House. The three of them ordered three bowls of noodles, and Zhang Yuanji, worried it might not be enough, added three chicken racks and a side dish.

While eating noodles, Zhang Yuanji wanted to ask about the situation on Chen Xi’s side, but seeing that “Chen Xi’s boyfriend” had still not made a move, he did not dare to cross the line. After rolling his eyes a few times, he thought of an indirect way to say it, “Right now we still just need Brother Yang’s 100,000 and Brother Li’s 40,000, and KA will have completed the task.”

Since this concerned Yucheng KA’s honor, Liu Xueying was also a little anxious. “Leader, I know Brother Yang’s account. If it can be accepted today after the case is closed, then it should be pretty much fine. Brother Li Hua’s account is a bit uncertain. Do you think I should ask?”

Lin Yiran ate his noodles unhurriedly, chewing and swallowing before saying, “No need.”

“Uh, is Brother Lin worried that Brother Li is talking to a client, and it would be bad to call directly and ask?” Zhang Yuanji said considerately, “How about sending Xiao Chen a message to ask?”

At the end of the month, they were rushing for single orders, yet the emperor was not anxious and the eunuchs were.

Lin Yiran shook his head. His volume was not high, but his tone was very firm. “Chen Xi can sign.”

After lunch, the group chat sounded again.

「Morning Dawn: Li Hua, Anmei Travel Agency collected 40,000 yuan in gross profit, KA’s remaining target for today: 100,000 yuan in gross profit」

Zhang Yuanji slapped his thigh. “Xiao Chen is awesome. This month he’s been like he has a cheat on, signing deals nonstop!”

Liu Xueying nodded. “Yeah, Xiao Chen’s gross profit is almost over one million by now, right? This quarter he has a chance to win the KA Expert Award.”

The KA Expert Award was an award set up by Zhang Guangming to motivate front-line sales. All salespeople in the three provinces who had quarterly gross profit over one million were ranked according to gross profit amount, and the top three were rewarded with 30,000, 20,000, and 10,000 yuan in cash.

Quarterly gross profit over one million meant a commission of over 200,000 yuan, so for a KA expert, the bonus was just icing on the cake. What could really stimulate KA’s fight for the Expert Award was honor. The work photo of the KA expert would be uploaded to the office system. All sales staff in Lanhai would see it every day when they turned on their computers, and it would also be announced across all systems of the group.

For sales, performance was dignity. The KA Expert Award was the honor dreamed of by 700 salespeople in Lanhai.

Lin Yiran said, “Chen Xi currently has 860,000 yuan in gross profit, still 140,000 short. Just now the second-place North City KA recovered 200,000 yuan in gross profit, and its total gross profit is now 1.02 million. If Chen Xi wants to beat him, he needs 160,000 yuan in gross profit.”

Zhang Yuanji found it hard enough to fish up 86,000 yuan in gross profit in a quarter, and he felt deeply amazed at his good brother’s speed of progress. “86,000 yuan in gross profit is already super awesome. Back then Brother Hai only had around 1 million in a quarter.”

Liu Xueying echoed, “Yeah, Meng Hai has worked for more than 10 years, and only hit one million a quarter. Speaking of which, I’m ashamed to say my highest was only 470,000 yuan in gross profit. Xiao Chen is really amazing, it’s just that the incentive line is too high…”

The two of them were sighing over the incentive rules and sighing that the opponents were not human, when Lin Yiran dialed Chen Xi’s number. “Where are you?”

“I’ll send you my location, come find me.”

“Didn’t Li Hua drive? Let him bring you here.”

KA big shots were gathered at the entrance of Siji Noodle House, and Lin Yiran gave the order. “Yuanji, lend me the car.”

Zhang Yuanji obediently took out the car key. Lin Yiran took the key and handed it to Chen Xi, saying, “Li Hua will send you all back to the company. After a while Brother Yang recovers the payment, then we can call it a day.”

Li Hua looked at his own Volkswagen Passat. It really did not have the status of an Audi A6, no wonder Brother Lin wanted to ride in Zhang Yuanji’s car.

Yang Bin called. Lin Yiran answered, and everyone held their breath and pricked up their ears to listen.

When KA negotiated with clients, they rarely called the leader. If they did, it meant the client was dissatisfied with the current policy and wanted the leader to approve a higher policy. At this time, KA’s usual wording was, “Give me a policy ceiling. Since we know each other, I’ll definitely do my best to fight for it for you. Our leader is very busy every day. If I open my mouth to him once, what if the leader agrees and then you turn around and change your mind?”

So this call had another layer of meaning as well, that this deal was about to be done.

Ring ring ring. Lin Yiran’s other phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and handed the phone to Chen Xi.

Everyone: (⊙o⊙)… You two really had zero sense of distance!

Salespeople usually prepared two phones, one for work and one for life. Lin Yiran’s work phone mostly handled dirty jobs, and when Chen Xi saw that the caller was Shen Yuesheng, he stiffened and answered.

“Hello, Mr. Shen, I’m Chen Xi. Brother Lin is a bit busy right now, so maybe you…”

While talking on the phone, Lin Yiran gestured at Chen Xi. Chen Xi instantly understood and said, “We’re rushing performance at the end of the month today, so we’re pretty busy. Eleven? Eleven also won’t work, he’s going on a trip, he really doesn’t have time…”

“How would I know? Uh, because he’s going on a trip with me.”

Everyone: Caoshenmi!!!!

Lin Yiran was multitasking, silently cursing “little brat” in his heart while saying, “This policy has never been approved by Lanhai before. If I approve it today, can the client recover the payment?”

“Yes, okay. When will the money be transferred?”

“You just stay with the client and watch him transfer the payment. After confirming there is no problem with the receiving account, you can get off work directly.”

After Lin Yiran hung up, he grabbed Chen Xi and got on the Audi.

The onlookers in the Passat looked at each other, seeming to have things to say but none of them dared to say it. The leader had a very strong desire for revenge, and they were all afraid that one day they might suddenly lose their jobs, so they all tacitly swallowed the matter and their stomachs took a brutal hit.

“Once Brother Yang’s client recovers the payment, Yucheng will have completed the planning!” Chen Xi was very excited as this was the first time he had touched a luxury car.

Lin Yiran said, “Yang Bin’s client was not dissatisfied because of the case closure, it was because of the policy. I just lowered 10,000 yuan in gross profit, so even if the payment comes back, Yucheng KA still won’t be able to complete the planning.”

“Huh? Just short of that 10,000?” Chen Xi frowned.

Lin Yiran spoke concisely, “There are now two ways to get Yucheng KA to complete the planning: one, I divert 10,000 yuan in gross profit from old clients and split it out; two, sign a new deal.”

Moving a deal around was just a routine process, something that could be done in minutes. Since the planning could already be completed, why did Brother Lin still want me to drive the A6?

Because completing the planning was not his goal.

Chen Xi only paused for two seconds, fastened his seat belt, started the car, and drove the A6 onto the elevated road. At the other end of the loop was Oulei.

Lin Yiran laughed softly. “You understand me that well?”

Chen Xi also laughed. “Completing the planning was never your goal. Brother Lin wants first place.”

The clear light of the afternoon fell on his fair face, and Chen Xi looked straight ahead without blinking once. A brave and fearless soldier did not fear hardship or obstacles, and with a firm goal, he would not feel lost with Lin Yiran there.

“Chen Xi.”

“Hm?”

Lin Yiran said, “Ten years ago, when Zhang Guangming created the KA Expert Award, I was the first person to get it.”

Chen Xi held the steering wheel with one hand, and with the other he held Lin Yiran’s hand, then smiled lightly. “Why keep showing off? What you can do, of course I can do too. I not only want to become a KA expert, I also want first place.”

Lin Yiran tightened his grip on his hand and said, “If we want Oulei to recover payment today, we will definitely have to use an unconventional way of asking for money. There’s a very high chance we’ll tear our face with the client, and in the future Oulei probably won’t have any chance to cooperate with Lanhai again.”

“The KA Expert Award is just an award. Losing a key client is something that is hard to recover from once it happens. Chen Xi, I hope you think clearly about the consequences of doing this.”

Chen Xi lifted his hand and pressed it to his lips, kissing it lightly, still smiling. “Yucheng KA is ours, it was not built by you alone. These past three years I’ve always been taken care of by the brothers and sisters. Today, contributing performance to the team is my duty. Besides, this deal was originally negotiated by Brother Lin for me, so it will definitely be recovered when you need it.”

“You’re right, from the bones up I crave signing deals, and I won’t miss opportunities and let someone else take away the honor.”

Chen Xi placed his hand over his heart, and beneath his palm was a fierce heartbeat.

“I want Oulei to recover payment today because I want to become KA expert. As for saying I wanted to pursue you before, that was not just talk.”