238: Chapter 234: Lu Xiaoman to Be Appointed General Manager 238: Chapter 234: Lu Xiaoman to Be Appointed General Manager Hu Jing returned to her desk with a spring in her step, and Ye Fan also sat down at his own desk.
He turned on the computer and took a look at the Emali Group’s stock, which had fallen more than ten percent since yesterday.
“Hmm, the drop isn’t too big, Li Zhaojun should still be able to hold on,” Ye Fan thought to himself.
After putting aside the matters of the Emali Group, Ye Fan began to ponder over the management issues of the martial arts gym.
Clearly, he needed to find someone to assist Shi Sheng in managing the gym properly.
“Who could it be?” Ye Fan wondered, “Should I recruit from the talent market, or look for someone I know?
The problem is that I hardly have any acquaintances in Hua Hai city.”
Acquaintances?” Ye Fan looked up at Hu Jing; sensing his gaze, she raised her head and flashed him a coquettish smile, startling him into quickly averting his eyes.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck him: “Ah, how could I forget?
Why not ask Sister Xiaoman?
Sister Xiaoman is responsible, diligent, and meticulous; she’d definitely be up to manage the gym.”
At this thought, he couldn’t help but feel happy.
He had always wanted to help Lu Xiaoman, but was also mindful of her slightly oversensitive pride.
Ye Fan pondered over what to say, then left the office with a smile to find Lu Xiaoman.
However, he had barely stepped out of the office when a call came through.
He pulled out his phone and saw that it was from Prince Ihasan Wadud of the Middle East.
Heading to the safe staircase at the end of the hallway to answer the call, Prince Ihasan Wadud told him that the fifteen billion US Dollars he requested had been transferred into his Swiss International Bank account.
After ending the call with Prince Ihasan Wadud, Ye Fan did not rush back to his office to transfer the fifteen billion US Dollars into his NASDAQ securities account but instead continued on to find Lu Xiaoman.
In Lu Xiaoman’s office, upon seeing Lu Xiaoman again, Ye Fan noticed that she had lost a bit of weight and couldn’t help feeling a surge of pity.
“Sister Xiaoman, I have some good news, do you want to hear it?” Ye Fan said with a smile.
With a somewhat forced smile on her pretty face, Lu Xiaoman asked, “What good news?”
Ye Fan said with a smile, “A friend of mine opened a martial arts gym, but he’s not good at management.
He needs someone to fully assist him in managing the gym, that is, to find a general manager for the gym.
However, he doesn’t quite trust people recruited from the market, so the general manager has to be someone recommended by an acquaintance.
I think you’re quite suitable, and you could give it a try.”
Lu Xiaoman shook her head with a rueful smile, “Ye Fan, you think too highly of me.
I’m even afraid I’m not competent enough to be a low-level staff member, how would I dare to become a general manager?”
I think you have the potential,” Ye Fan said, “Moreover, the gym isn’t some fancy establishment; it’s just starting up and is still being decorated.
There’s only one bald-headed commander there right now.
You can totally give it a shot and give yourself a chance, right?”
“This…” Lu Xiaoman hesitated.
She really was not satisfied with being a white-collar worker anymore, feeling her qualifications were too poor, worried that she was not worthy of Ye Fan.
Although Ye Fan had never told her about his family, after having been in contact for so long, she had sensed that Ye Fan was not as simple as just a veteran on the surface.
Seeing that Lu Xiaoman was somewhat tempted, Ye Fan pressed on with persuasion.
Finally, Lu Xiaoman nodded and said, “Alright.
I’ll go for the interview.”
“Haha, that’s right!” Ye Fan laughed, “The interview won’t take much time, just an hour or so in the morning at most.
Alright, I’ll call him right away and tell him.”
“Ye Fan, thank you,” said Lu Xiaoman, sounding slightly more spirited.
Ye Fan extended his hand and gently held Lu Xiaoman’s small hand, smiling warmly, “Do we still need to thank each other?”
Lu Xiaoman’s face flushed with shyness, she bowed her head slightly, allowing Ye Fan to hold her hand.
Watching Lu Xiaoman’s shy and joyful expression, Ye Fan really wanted to give her a kiss, but he held back.
After leaving Lu Xiaoman’s office, Ye Fan went to the end of the corridor and used the safe staircase to call Shi Sheng.
“Shi Tou, I’ve found the manager assistant you wanted.
I wonder if you’ll approve,” Ye Fan said.
Shi Sheng replied excitedly, “Brother Ye, if it’s someone you’ve found, of course I’ll approve.”
Ye Fan considered for a moment, then said, “This person is a very good friend of mine, a woman…”
“Is it Sister-in-law?” Shi Sheng couldn’t help but interject.
“Heh, pretty much,” Ye Fan replied, “But, she doesn’t know about my situation, and for certain reasons, she can’t know that I have shares in the gym for now.
Tomorrow I’ll bring her over for an interview.
You just go through the motions, and then let her be the gym’s general manager, with an annual salary of one hundred and fifty thousand plus an end-of-year bonus.”
An annual salary of one hundred and fifty thousand wasn’t high – just twenty or thirty thousand more than what Lu Xiaoman was currently earning.
She wouldn’t be suspicious.
Of course, the hidden income would be in the year-end bonus.
“Okay, no problem,” Shi Sheng replied, “Where shall we ‘interview’?”
“At the nearby Suo Yu Cafe then.
Tomorrow at ten o’clock, book a private room first, and I’ll come over with her,” Ye Fan said.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Fan immediately returned to Lu Xiaoman’s office and said with a beaming smile, “Sister Xiaoman, I’ve talked to my friend about your conditions, and he agreed to meet with you.
Let’s have an interview at Suo Yu Cafe on Xing Xian Road in Liu Jia Hui tomorrow morning at ten.”
Thank you, Ye Fan,” Lu Xiaoman replied with a smile.
Ye Fan noticed that Lu Xiaoman didn’t seem very cheerful and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“I’m worried that it might just be getting my hopes up,” Lu Xiaoman said, “I have such bad luck.”
Ye Fan sighed inwardly, feeling that Lu Xiaoman had become too pessimistic.
Although he knew that Lu Xiaoman was certain to become the general manager of the gym, all he could do for now was to encourage her, “Success lies in human effort, and the outcome is in the hands of fate.
As long as you’ve tried and worked hard, I believe there will definitely be rewards.”
“I hope so,” Lu Xiaoman replied.
After leaving Lu Xiaoman’s office and returning to his own, Ye Fan took out his personal laptop, turned it on, skillfully entered a series of commands to bypass the firewall, and checked his Swiss International Bank account, which indeed had an additional 15 billion US Dollars.
Ye Fan transferred twelve billion US Dollars into his NASDAQ securities account, then left the office to call Robert Laurenson, informing him that the requested fifteen billion US Dollars had been fully transferred.
Robert Laurenson sounded a bit excited upon hearing the news, “All the preparations are complete; we’re ready to launch the attack on Thursday.”
“Good,” Ye Fan replied.
As it was nearing the end of the workday, Ye Fan unexpectedly received a call from Zhao Tianya.
“Giggle, you unreliable little rascal, call me ‘auntie’ and let me hear it,” Zhao Tianya teased with a playful laugh on the phone.
A number of black lines appeared on the back of Ye Fan’s head, as he retorted, “Auntie Zhao, what brings you to call at this time?”