Chapter 316: Finally Seeing Some Returns
Li Guihong’s mind spun rapidly. Testing the waters, she asked, “Little Su, I heard you hold quite a few concurrent positions. Do you have any energy left to take on more side jobs?”
Su He pursed her lips and smiled. “Time is like water in a sponge; there’s always some if you squeeze it.”
Li Guihong: Understood.
Li Guihong picked up her soda bottle and downed half of it in a single breath before saying, “Little Su, our factory is exactly at a time when we need personnel. We are desperately short of talent like you!
“If it were anyone else, I could directly grant you the title of a part-time salesperson.
“But I feel that making you a part-time salesperson would be a bit of a waste of your talents.
“How about this—once our factory director arrives, I’ll bring it up with him and then let you know.”
Li Guihong felt that as long as their factory director wasn’t a total blockhead, he would bound to agree!
If nothing else, just paying Su He a wage for the sake of the instant noodle complimentary gifts business would be entirely worth it!
Su He liked Li Guihong’s straightforward, open style; this was precisely why she had selected enamel basins as the complimentary gift. After all, the enamel basins were highly suitable. She could hardly gift David a few steel rebars and iron rods, could she?!
The two chatted for a bit longer before returning to the sleeper carriage, talking and laughing.
A single sleeper compartment contained six berths. Su He and her group had one empty slot, meaning the five of them happened to be clustered together.
This made talking and handling matters vastly more convenient.
This was also a favor Luo Dongchuan had gifted to Su He.
Beholding Su He walk over, Director Tian rolled his eyes and said in a low voice, “Did the enamel factory agree to give us the enamel basins for free?”
He assumed Su He had gone to discuss exactly this matter.
Su He took a glance at him. “Director, you look down on me far too much.
“Are a few enamel basins truly worth me wasting my time?
“The enamel factory has already initially agreed to let us borrow their booth, but a final conclusion will have to wait until their factory director arrives.”
Director Tian: “…”
What on earth?
Didn’t you just gift that foreigner a few enamel basins? The enamel factory agreed to let you borrow their booth just like that?
Is the enamel factory far too easy to talk to, or are you far too good at hoodwinking people?
“Oh right, Director, the enamel factory desperately invited me to do a part-time job for them. The specific position hasn’t been finalized yet.
“In reality, I genuinely lack interest since I’m already quite busy as it is.
“But Sister Li invited me so desperately that I could only reluctantly agree.
“Once it’s settled, I’ll have to note down the payday schedule in my little notebook. Otherwise, I truly won’t remember. After all, there are far too many factories paying me a salary!”
Director Tian: “…”
Although Su He spoke in a very low voice, Director Feng and the others had their ears pricked up, so they all overheard her.
Every single one of them stood dumbfounded.
Principal Chen was a bit better off. After all, having traveled out with Su He twice already, his psychological endurance was somewhat stronger.
Director Hu and Director Feng, however, could be considered to have thoroughly broadened their horizons!
Not only had Little Su secured an order for instant noodles, but she had further “hooked” the enamel factory in passing?
Setting aside borrowing the booth, she had even landed a part-time job?
When ordinary people took a step, they looked two steps ahead, but she looked hundreds of steps ahead!
Ordinary people looked with their bare eyes, but she looked while wearing a telescope!
Director Tian’s psychological adjustment capability was still highly formidable. While Director Hu and Director Feng were still in a state of dazed shock, he asked Su He, “After all that talk, do we have to shell out our own money to buy the complimentary enamel basins?”
Su He: “…”
No wonder your nickname is Tian the Miser!
“I didn’t bring that up, but I believe that as long as the people at the enamel factory aren’t foolish, they will promise to give them to us for free.”
Director Tian let out a sigh of relief. “That’s good then, that’s good. We’ve been gifting this and that lately; we’re finally seeing some returns.”
Su He: “…”
After a short while, Director Tian suddenly recalled something.
“Little Su, when you gifted David that straw hat, what handicrafts factory were you talking about? I’ve never heard of such a factory existing in our An County!”
Su He blinked her large eyes. “The handicrafts factory is currently under preparation, and it already possesses one veteran, senior employee.”
“A veteran, senior employee?”
“En, my grandfather, Comrade Su Daifu.”
Director Tian: “…”
After all that talk, you were still empty-handed, pulling a white wolf out of thin air—you have absolutely nothing!
“What if—I’m just saying what if—someone genuinely wants to buy straw hats, what then?”
Su He was amused. “How is that not simple? Just affiliate it under any random factory; for instance, our An County Textile Factory will do fine.
“If the other party doesn’t accept that, then ask Uncle Luo for help and affiliate it under the provincial foreign trade company. As long as it can be sold, none of this is an issue.”
Director Tian fell silent.
Anything he could think of, Little Su had already thought of eight hundred years ago.
A man had no choice but to admit his age!
If he were twenty years younger, perhaps he could still cross swords with Little Su.
Right now, he would just submissively assist the crown prince!
Su He took a moment to go see the train conductor, Wang Qiang, primarily to discuss the commission business.
If you want someone to handle matters on your behalf, you must let them feel secure in their hearts!
After all, this wasn’t a one-time deal!
“Uncle Wang, although there are personnel staying behind to hold down the fort in the factory, I don’t feel entirely at ease. Once the Canton Fair concludes, I will personally handle this matter, and I’ll call you ahead of time.”
Wang Qiang hadn’t expected that an order could genuinely be clinched, and for thirty thousand US dollars at that.
According to what Su He had said previously, calculating it out meant a commission of one hundred and fifty US dollars. Based on the current exchange rate, that was equivalent to three hundred yuan in Chinese currency.
Even if the train crew had over twenty people, it could still distribute a good amount of items.
Not to mention, the food factory sponsored them with two boxes of instant noodles every single month.
Therefore, Wang Qiang currently looked at Su He exactly as if he were looking at the Grand Goddess of Wealth, acting vastly more affectionate than he would toward his own blood niece.
At this moment, inside the sleeper compartment, Director Tian was chattering away.
The central theme was that the reason Little Su was this outstanding was entirely due to his undeniable credit!
It was he who had given Su He room to grow, and it was he who had given Su He a stage to perform!
Not only did he possess macro vision, but he further possessed the magnanimity to tolerate talent…
Principal Chen genuinely couldn’t listen to it anymore. He happened to want to use the restroom as well, so he headed over.
Consequently, the person inside didn’t emerge for a long while. He had no choice but to head to the adjacent sleeper carriage, intending to use the restroom there.
Before he even reached the spot, he heard people talking in the compartment ahead.
“This year, Beiliao Province has unexpectedly popped out of nowhere, securing an order before the fair even opens. That An County Joint Exhibition Delegation truly possesses a bit of something.”
“Forget it!
“In my view, it’s just a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse!
“That An County Food Factory is merely a small workshop; it shares zero comparability with our Chucheng Food Factory!
“I went over to take a look on purpose just now—that so-called An County Joint Exhibition Delegation can truly be described as wretchedly shabby!
“I didn’t spot the one named Su whatever, only four miserable old men, and one of them was even a bald guy!
“I heard that bald guy is the principal of some night school. Tsk-tsk, he visibly looks like he’s just there to make up the numbers!
“Beholding the four of them made me recall the four masters and disciples from Journey to the West—a single monk leading three old demons, Hahaha!”
