Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 26

“Lin Mengting, how many calls did you make this morning?” As soon as the workday began, Manager Ding walked over to Lin Mengting’s desk and asked in a stern voice.

Having anticipated this, Lin Mengting pretended to ponder for a moment before replying, “About fifty or so.”

“Too few!” Manager Ding, who had been waiting for an opportunity to criticize her, sternly scolded, “You’re a newcomer, and you should show the diligence and effort expected of a newbie. How long does a phone call take? Dial the number, ask about the company’s situation, and if there’s a chance for cooperation, make a note. Hang up and call the next number. The company didn’t hire you to chat with people on the phone. No matter how familiar you get with them, if their company has no goods, what’s the use? It’s just a waste of time! Today, you must make 200 calls! If you don’t complete this, you’ll have to work overtime!”

With that, Manager Ding stormed off, leaving Lin Mengting alone to face the sympathetic and pitying glances from her colleagues.

Despite this, Lin Mengting kept her back straight, her white jade-like face showing no hint of embarrassment or shame, maintaining a composed expression.

For a moment, it made the people around feel an inexplicable sense of reluctance to provoke her.

…

Making 200 calls in a day? Most business managers have similar methods for training newcomers, often using this trick to give new employees a tough introduction. Now, it was her turn, and she wasn’t surprised at all.

The only unexpected aspect was the usual requirement of 100 calls a day being doubled to 200 calls a day.

“Old Ding, really?”

Qian Zhiyuan glanced at Lin Mengting before walking over to Manager Ding, putting his arm around his shoulder, and said, “Newbies all go through this. You have to give Lin Mengting some time to adjust. You can’t treat a delicate girl like one of us workhorses! We all know you’re being strict with Lin Mengting to prevent her from following the path of previous female sales reps. But Lin Mengting doesn’t know that! You’re just making yourself out to be the bad guy without gaining her appreciation!”

…

After talking to Manager Ding, Qian Zhiyuan walked over to Lin Mengting’s desk, just as she hung up from a call. He smiled and comforted her, “Lin Mengting, don’t take it to heart. Old Ding has a bit of a temper and is too straightforward, but he means well. He’s known for being a ‘tough guy with a soft heart.’ He’s just worried you won’t work hard enough. If you don’t achieve results after the probation period, you might get fired. After all, you’re the only one here with just a technical school diploma, and in a field unrelated to logistics.”

【Hehe! Lin Mengting, in the past, you always hid your true qualifications. Today, I’m exposing it. Let’s see who will get close to you now and who will stand up for you when you face trouble!】

“I understand. Thank you.” Lin Mengting lowered her gaze slightly, her long lashes hiding the cold smile in her eyes.

In 2000, university graduates were highly sought after.

Back then, university students had truly excelled, unlike after the expansion when anyone with money could get a degree, causing university graduates to become commonplace, and degrees less valuable.

Indeed, in the entire sales department, she was the only one with a technical school diploma. However, she remembered that other departments still had many technical school graduates.

Before the expansion, technical school graduates were also highly valued.

To get into a technical school, one had to pass both the regular entrance exams and additional specialized tests. Otherwise, how could technical and teacher training school graduates enjoy guaranteed job placements like university graduates?

In essence, the diploma from that era was just as valuable as a university degree.

Qian Zhiyuan, in his haste to undermine her, had revealed this, and she wondered if he would regret it once he realized his mistake.

But that was for the future. For now, Lin Mengting adjusted her work plan.

Originally, she planned to call each company listed in the S City Yellow Pages methodically, ensuring she didn’t miss any, creating the impression of a “diligent newcomer,” before moving on to the next phase…

But now, with Qian Zhiyuan and Manager Ding making things difficult, Lin Mengting felt that if she continued to follow her plan, she might be driven out before she could secure any clients.

This challenge didn’t intimidate Lin Mengting; in fact, it excited her.

After all, in this era, there were few logistics companies. A company like Hongxing, with its advantageous platform, was even rarer.

This was a time when clients sought out logistics companies.

It was far from ten years later, when logistics companies were everywhere, often lowering prices to attract clients.

Recalling her previous life, when she worked at another company and heard a supervisor mention a client who refused delivery because it was one minute late, and later, how she painstakingly convinced the same client to return, Lin Mengting felt incredibly fortunate to have been reborn into this era.

Although she wasn’t favored by fate with endless resources or divine helpers, and despite facing adversaries with inexplicable hostility, she was lucky to be in the right place at the right time.

Otherwise, how could she seize such a golden opportunity to make a significant impact?

Especially, yesterday’s phone calls revealed how easily factory representatives could be persuaded in this era.

—If asked to transfer a call, they would. If asked to find someone, they would. If asked for a mobile number or an email, they would provide it.

Tsk tsk!

In another ten years, no, five years, she would face receptionists rudely hanging up on her.

So, making 200 calls a day was no big deal.

Moreover, now was the perfect time to leverage favorable winds and soar to new heights.