novelslam Chapter 12 Recruiting Employees
Chapter 12 Recruiting Employees
the next day.
Yang Xin arrived at Li Zhi's factory carrying large and small bags.
When he reached the door, he realized something was wrong—he must have lost his mind. The factory might not provide accommodation, so why did he bring all his luggage?
But having already brought it, Yang Xin had no choice but to bite the bullet and carry his luggage into the factory.
Inside the factory, the machines creaked and groaned, and many female workers toiled in silence. Raw fabric was fed into the machines and spun into finished products in the blink of an eye.
"Brother, welcome, welcome!" Li Zhi greeted Yang Xin warmly, extending his arm to hug him and asking with a smile, "Brother, what's your online name?"
Yang Xin quickly gave his online name, then asked somewhat awkwardly, "Boss, do you provide accommodation here? If not, I'll rent a short-term place nearby."
"Hey, don't call me boss, it's too formal!" Li Zhi waved his hand. "I owe everything I am today to everyone's help. Just call me Brother Li."
Looking at the large and small bags in Yang Xin's hands, Li Zhi kept Lin Mu's instructions firmly in mind: treat the netizens with enthusiasm, even if you suffer a loss yourself, it doesn't matter, you must never let there be any bad comments on the Internet.
He thought for a moment and said, "Brother, you've reminded me. There must be quite a few people like you who need accommodation. Here's what we'll do: you help me find a short-term rental nearby, and I'll talk to the landlord directly and rent the whole house for you guys."
"Accommodation fee..." Yang Xin asked tentatively.
"Hey, why are you charging me for accommodation? You're kidding me!" Li Zhi laughed and patted him on the shoulder. "This is what I should provide."
Yang Xin breathed a sigh of relief. Before coming, he had worried that the host might be difficult to get along with—after all, the internet is the internet and reality is reality, and he was afraid that he would be disillusioned after meeting the host in person.
Now it seems like everyone's happy, and the original poster is truly a good person.
Afterwards, Yang Xin found a short-term rental house, and Li Zhi kept his promise and paid for the entire rental house.
After settling his luggage, Yang Xin went to the warehouse and learned how to pack packages from the people who had arrived earlier. This job didn't require much brainpower, and Yang Xin got the hang of it after only a few minutes.
Not only that, but new members of the online forum also joined the packaging team. Yang Xin, having arrived a few hours earlier, became a "veteran employee" and had to teach the newcomers how to operate the system.
They worked from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., and everyone was so tired that their backs ached, their legs cramped.
Yang Xin couldn't help but complain, "This packaging work isn't much easier than the assembly line, except the pay is a bit higher."
Just then, Li Zhi walked into the warehouse, clapped his hands, and said, "Brothers, you've all worked hard today! Stop what you're doing and don't rush. I've booked a private room at the hotel next door; let's all go have some food and drinks and have a good time. After dinner, I'll treat you all to massages to loosen up your muscles!"
Li Zhi was sincerely grateful to Lin Mu, and also genuinely thankful to these online friends he had never met. Treating them to meals and massages wasn't something Lin Mu taught him; it was something he genuinely wanted to do.
The numb expressions on the tired workers' faces gradually faded, replaced by bright smiles.
Inside the hotel's private room, toasts were exchanged at the table, and many workers stood up to offer Li Zhi a drink, which he accepted one by one with trepidation.
Looking at Li Zhi, who had become the center of attention, Yang Xin felt inexplicably uneasy. How to put it? It was like "fearing that my brother is suffering, yet also fearing that he's driving a Land Rover." And now, he was even working for his brother, making the feeling even more awkward.
However, Yang Xin quickly realized that in the old factory, the factory owners didn't even have a special canteen for their employees, let alone treat them to meals. If employees accidentally wandered into the leaders' canteen, they would be kicked out.
"Yang Xin, what's wrong?" Li Zhi walked over with a wine glass in hand and asked with concern, "You look so downcast, are you too tired today?"
Yang Xin's heart softened—Li Zhi had actually remembered his name. Normally, the leaders would either call him "that guy," or even if they knew his name, they'd just casually call him "Little Yang." In the factory, everyone with a higher position seemed to want him to bow his head.
This was the first time he had ever experienced the feeling of being on equal footing with the "boss."
He scratched his head and said in a simple and honest way, "Brother Li, I want to learn from you how to open a Taobao store."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Yang Xin knew he was in trouble—why had he blurted out his true feelings?
He stared nervously at Li Zhi's expression, wondering to himself: Who would teach someone how to make money for free?
Li Zhi's expression remained unchanged as he earnestly said, "Yang Xin, you were the hardest worker today, I saw it all."
"You want to learn how to open a Taobao store? To be honest, I'm completely clueless myself right now. Whether this store can become popular depends entirely on luck."
"But if you really want to learn, then stay here. After this peak order period, the Taobao store will definitely continue to operate. You can help me out and gradually see how the whole process works."
"If we both figure things out by then, and you want to open your own shop, I won't stop you; if I make this Taobao shop stable and big, I can offer you a good salary. If you're willing, you can stay and help me."
Li Zhi's words were impeccable, yet they truly resonated with Yang Xin. He had never been treated with such sincerity, nor had he ever been taken so seriously.
As the saying goes, "If you treat me like a national hero, I will repay you with the same respect."
Yang Xin immediately made up his mind to repay the favor and stay here to work hard.
That night, trending posts appeared one after another on various forums and online communities, including the World of Warcraft forum.
The posts were all from employees who worked for Li Zhi today. The posts shared their personal experiences, and all the comments were unanimously positive about Li Zhi—"The poster is a sincere, approachable, and kind person who doesn't forget his roots!"
Inside a university dormitory.
Zeng Wen's roommate, Xiao An, had been busy all day and had just returned to the dormitory when he collapsed on the bed, half-dead.
Looking at her roommate, who was exhausted and almost out of breath, Zeng Wen asked curiously, "Xiao An, how was work today? Is the landlord easy to get along with?"
Xiao An took a breath and replied, "Brother Li is great in every way, except he's really tiring. But after work, he treated us to a big meal at a hotel. The banquet was really good, with lots of fish and meat, and even lobster! At the dinner table, someone even asked him if he could teach them how to open a Taobao store. I was speechless. How could he just casually teach someone something like that that makes money? But I really didn't expect that Brother Li actually intended to teach them!"
Zeng Wen listened attentively as her roommate recounted her day at work, the funny things that happened at the dinner table, and the little incident that occurred when she went for a massage. Her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally at ease.
Before his roommate went to Li Zhi's place, he was actually a little worried: Could Li Zhi be two-faced? If his roommate was wronged or mistreated there, it would be a small matter if he lost face, but the most painful thing would be that he would be sad and feel deceived.
Thankfully, Li Zhi is true to his word.