Chapter 380: The Effect of Punishment

Huang Xiaoli couldn’t help but feel a surge of admiration. Although Ji Xiaohui was a newcomer and, strictly speaking, had only taken on a single client, the total value of that deal already surpassed what most veteran salespeople made in an entire year.

Of course, luck had played a part. It was unlikely she’d land another order like that anytime soon. After all, even a large corporation could only purchase so many vehicles. They weren’t going to come back every other day to buy more.

Still, just those two orders alone were enough to secure Ji Xiaohui’s place at the dealership.

Even if she didn’t make another sale for the next six months, the commission from those two deals would be more than enough to sustain her. And six months was plenty of time for her to grow into a seasoned salesperson.

As Huang Xiaoli mulled over these thoughts, the remaining three contracts were processed and paid in full.

She was just about to leave when the cashier spoke up.

“The total transaction amount is 11.31 million. Please double-check to make sure that’s correct.”

11.31 million?

Huang Xiaoli froze. Wasn’t it supposed to be close to 4 million? How did it end up at 11.31 million?

Had she miscalculated?

Trying to stay composed, she picked up the other three contracts and glanced through them. One of them matched her guess—it was for 760,000. But the other two were entirely different.

Though there were only two contracts, they covered a total of ten vehicles.

Just those two contracts alone amounted to a staggering 9 million.

No wonder the total came out to over 10 million.

Realizing this, Huang Xiaoli couldn’t help but feel a twinge of envy as she looked at Ji Xiaohui.

A newcomer who hadn’t even been on the job for three months had already racked up over 20 million in sales. That was a record-breaker at Yongsheng’s Store No. 4.

And this new record was unlikely to be broken anytime soon.

Then again, with two massive deals under her belt, Ji Xiaohui’s chances for promotion had just skyrocketed.

“Mr. Luo, I’ve already arranged for someone to pick up the vehicles. However, we don’t have enough of the business vans in stock. It’ll take some time to transfer them from other locations,” Ji Xiaohui said calmly once the payment was completed.

This had already been mentioned during the contract signing, but she brought it up again just to be thorough.

“No problem. Just give me a call when the vehicles arrive. I’ll send someone to pick them up,” Luo Xiao replied with a wave of his hand.

The next film shoot wasn’t scheduled yet, so even if the cars were ready now, they wouldn’t be used right away.

He had originally suggested waiting until the script was finalized and the crew was ready to head out before purchasing the vehicles.

But President Chen had flatly rejected that idea.

After handling some insurance matters at the dealership, the group drove off in their new cars.

…

Mingri Group.

CEO’s Office.

Chen Mo glanced at the list of vehicle models Luo Xiao had sent over. Ignoring everything about performance or features, he simply picked the most expensive option from the two and sent his choice back to Luo Xiao.

Then he pulled out a calculator and began tallying up the total cost of the purchase.

His fingers flew over the keys.

After a while, he looked at the final figure and smiled.

Not bad at all.

This round of vehicle purchases had cost over 10 million.

Who would’ve thought that outfitting company staff with cars would be so expensive? Clearly, this was something worth taking advantage of in the future.

As Mingri Group continued to grow, the number of employees would only increase.

Which meant the company fleet would have to grow as well. And if the managers were entitled to company cars, shouldn’t other positions be considered too?

For example: the company’s Supervisors.

Just as this thought occurred to Chen Mo, the system’s voice suddenly rang out.

【Supervisors are mid-level positions within the company and play a crucial role in its operations. Providing them with company vehicles is quite reasonable.】

【However, there are many Supervisors, with varying levels of competence.】

【Therefore, only Supervisors who meet the following criteria are eligible for a company car:】

【1. Those with outstanding contributions or significant impact. 2. Those without notable contributions, but who have worked for at least one year without major mistakes.】

As he listened to the system’s explanation, Chen Mo began scanning through the company rosters. The only person who seemed to meet those criteria was Zhao Bowen from Cangxue Games.

Though he wasn’t technically a Supervisor anymore, his current role as Office Director was actually a level above that, and he had been promoted from a Supervisor position.

He hadn’t qualified for a car during the last round of manager vehicle assignments.

But under this new rule for Supervisors, he was the only one who fit the bill.

After all, he had played a key role in reviving Tianlong, which counted as a significant contribution.

However…

Just thinking about it made Chen Mo’s teeth ache. Tianlong had already failed twice under his management.

And now he was supposed to reward Zhao Bowen with a car because of that?

No way.

There’s no such thing as a free ride.

Chen Mo shook his head in annoyance. He had plenty of other ways to spend money. The idea of giving Zhao Bowen a car could wait.

He jotted it down in his Spending Log and marked it with a big question mark.

Then he closed the logbook and leaned back in his chair.

Suddenly, he remembered that Song Xia and Su Dan had already been on the road for a while. It was time to check in and see how they were doing.

He sent a message first to confirm they were available, then initiated a video call.

Since he wanted to check on their condition, video was naturally the most direct way.

The call had barely gone through when it was answered.

Soon, Song Xia appeared on the screen.

She was wearing a T-shirt with a sun-protective jacket over it. Her hair was a bit messy, there were traces of sweat on her forehead, and a hint of exhaustion lingered on her face.

Seeing her like this, Chen Mo nodded in satisfaction.

Now that’s more like it.

This was exactly the kind of punishment effect he was aiming for!

“President Chen, do you have any instructions?”

Song Xia held the phone, slightly out of breath as she asked.

They were currently heading to a household located at the highest point in the village. Since vehicles couldn’t reach it, they had no choice but to go on foot.

“Nothing in particular. I just wanted to check on your progress over there.”

Listening to her labored breathing, Chen Mo chuckled inwardly.

He had already made up his mind: next time someone stirred up trouble, he’d send them straight to pick up elderly folks from remote areas.

Lately, he’d noticed that Fang Chang and the others had gotten used to running every day. Even if he doubled their running distance, it no longer had any real punitive effect.

At this point, they were basically just getting fit.

“President Chen, one group of elderly people is already on their way back to Jiangcheng. They should arrive in a day or two. After that, we’ll be heading to six more locations, and there will be six more groups of seniors sent to Jiangcheng.”

Song Xia quickly gave a rundown of their current progress.

Before setting out, they had already mapped out the routes and made detailed plans.

Since the elderly were scattered across different areas, they had divided the locations into several zones based on where each person lived.

Once they arrived in a zone, they would gather all the elderly in that area, then assign a few people to escort them safely back to Jiangcheng.

The area they had just reached was the second zone in their plan.

Chen Mo nodded slightly as he listened to her report, then asked another question.

“What about Teacher Su? How is she doing?”

As for the progress report, he couldn’t care less.