20demayo Chapter 169 Good News
Chapter 169 Good News
Immediately afterwards, Lin Fangfang and Aunt Zhong quickly brought the prepared dishes to the table one by one, and greeted them:
"Come and eat! It's rare to have a quiet moment like this, let's fill our stomachs first."
"Ring ring ring..."
The urgent ringing of the telephone broke the rare tranquility, just as everyone hadn't even had a chance to pick up their chopsticks and enjoy their meal.
"Eat first, eat first! You can take care of those things after you finish eating. Look at you, you haven't even had a moment to drink water since this morning!"
As Aunt Zhong set out the bowls and chopsticks, she kept muttering and urging Zhao Yuan to come over and sit down to eat.
"Okay, godmother, I'm coming to eat now."
Zhao Yuan responded with a broad smile, then quickly walked to the dining table and sat down.
However, the annoying telephone ringing seemed to be challenging them, rising and falling incessantly.
Amidst the cacophony of ringing telephones, Zhao Yuan hurriedly shoveled a few mouthfuls of food into his mouth, chewed them haphazardly, and swallowed them. He then gulped down a large mouthful of water before getting up and walking toward the telephone.
He reached for the receiver, put it to his ear, and heard Zhou Jiefang's excited voice coming from the other end of the line:
"Mr. Zhao, I have some amazing news to report! As soon as our store opened today, all our exquisite gift boxes were sold out instantly! And that's not all, the same thing happened at several other branches in the same stores. We've already restocked several times! All the support staff have been called back to the company to work overtime to restock. The advertising effect this time has been absolutely fantastic!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, and he said softly:
"Yes, well done! Everyone has worked really hard these past few days. Let's give everyone triple overtime pay as a reward."
"Yes, it's already been arranged. Now you should go and take a look around! The scene is spectacular; the whole street is full of people visiting relatives carrying our Zhao's Food products!"
Zhou Jiefang could not hide his excitement and his voice unconsciously rose eight octaves.
Zhao Yuan gave a wry smile and shook his head helplessly, saying:
"How could I possibly have the time to go out? I've been busy since this morning, I haven't even had a moment to catch my breath or drink some water!"
As he spoke, he rubbed his aching and throbbing temples, trying to relieve his fatigue.
Zhou Jiefang seemed to realize that he had been somewhat cold-hearted, and quickly said:
"Alright, alright then. I'm afraid the managers of the other branches are all eagerly waiting to report those exciting good news to you! I won't take up any more of your precious time. I'll be going now, bye-bye!"
After saying that, he hurriedly hung up the phone.
"Okay, bye-bye!"
After responding, Zhao Yuan gently put down the microphone.
As Zhou Jiefang predicted, the phone rang incessantly for some time afterward.
Managers from different branches and factories called one after another, eager to report the good news that the products were sold out.
A flood of good news poured into Zhaoyuan's area, keeping him busy.
Finally, noon arrived, and the morning's reporting work came to a temporary end.
However, before Zhao Yuan could even catch his breath, another round of reporting calls came in one after another into the office that afternoon.
Zhao Yuan had no choice but to pull himself together and continue his busy work.
As night fell, the day's reports finally came to a complete end.
Zhao Yuan slowly put down the already hot telephone receiver and let out a long sigh of relief.
Although he felt physically exhausted at this moment, his heart was filled with a great sense of accomplishment and happiness—this happy exhaustion was perhaps the reward he had been pursuing for many years of unremitting efforts!
The fervor sparked by the Spring Festival Gala swept in like a surging ocean wave, lasting for more than 10 days before it began to subside.
As a result, all kinds of food products that were produced by working overtime before the Lunar New Year have now been completely sold out.
Faced with such a huge market demand, frontline workers have to work day and night in three shifts to devote themselves to the intense and busy production work. But even with such hard work, they can only barely meet the market's urgent demand for products.
Today, the business founded by Zhao Yuan has grown into the renowned Zhao Group.
Zhou Jiefang, on the other hand, successfully rose to the position of vice president of Zhao's Group thanks to his outstanding abilities and talents.
After a long period of working in the countryside, Gong Xianjin was finally able to return to school and engage in education.
However, as time went on, he found himself gradually becoming out of touch with the times in many ways.
Since Zhao Yuan came to Beijing to develop his career, Gong Xianjin began to dabble in the investment field. Initially, he was just trying his luck with Zhao Yuan, but he didn't expect to soon taste the rich returns brought by investment. This sparked his strong interest in the business world.
After careful consideration, Gong Xianjin decided to tell his family that he wanted to give up his stable and respected position as a professor at Beijing University and devote himself entirely to the business world.
Unsurprisingly, his family strongly opposed the idea, deeming it too risky and unstable.
But Gong Xianjin did not give up easily. He kept communicating with his family, explaining his views on business development and future plans, as well as the awkwardness he felt after returning to school and the returns he had made with Zhaoyuan Investment during this period.
Ultimately, after his insistence, his family reluctantly agreed to his choice.
Gong Xianjin has now successfully transitioned into the factory manager of Zhaoshi Food Factory's Beijing branch.
Here, he fully utilized his intelligence and leadership skills, leading the team to make the branch factory a resounding success.
Besides Gong Xianjin, there are two other figures who must be mentioned—Gu Yuan and Bai Lu.
Both of them were native Beijingers, and they had known Zhou Jiefang since childhood and grown up together. The three of them forged a deep friendship.
Gu Yuan and Bai Lu both graduated from the Department of Economics and Management at Beijing University, where they demonstrated extraordinary business talent.
After graduation, through Zhou Jiefang's introduction, the two successfully entered Zhao's Group to work.
As it turned out, they did not disappoint Zhou Jiefang's recommendation. With their keen market insight and accurate analytical judgment, they provided key advice for the site selection of many subsequent "Zhaoshi Kitchen" stores.