Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 71

“Old Ding, it looks like by the end of this year, our department will have another top sales performer with over a million in revenue!”

Qian Zhiyuan shook his head and sighed, “They say, ‘The waves behind drive on those before, and the waves before die on the beach.’ If we old-timers don’t work harder, we’ll be overtaken by the newcomers in no time!”

Who would have thought that after a one-month business trip, he would return to find that Lin Mengting had brought in another major client?! Along with the previous one, she now had two big clients!

Other salespeople would be content with one major client, enough to relax and enjoy life. Yet, Lin Mengting had secured two major clients in just over four months. Isn’t that an achievement of “eating well and counting money until your hands cramp”?!

This was simply unacceptable!

Qian Zhiyuan was seething with anger. In his memory, these two big companies wouldn’t have cooperated with Lin Mengting until over a year later. If that hadn’t been the case, he would have focused his efforts on these clients right after his rebirth!

He had intended to intercept these major clients before Lin Mengting could get to them!

Despite his immense efforts to capture three major clients that “should have belonged to Lin Mengting,” she managed to find two more!

This was truly frustrating!

And don’t talk to him about “the butterfly effect!”

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Manager Ding took a sip of tea, his expression unclear in the dim light. “This is a good thing!”

“Of course!” Qian Zhiyuan suppressed his resentment and unwillingness, forcing a smile. “I’ve always been annoyed with those slackers. Now, with Lin Mengting running ahead like crazy, at least it will motivate them to get active.”

“But with this, Old Ding, your bonus and profit-sharing this year will be quite substantial! You must treat us all to a big meal!”

“No problem.” Manager Ding readily agreed and casually said, “But, Old Qian, you also need to work hard.”

“You can’t let a new employee outshine you, can you?!”

“Yes!” To Manager Ding’s surprise, Qian Zhiyuan, who looked like he was confiding in a brother, said, “Old Ding, to be honest, ever since Lin Mengting joined the company, I’ve felt a lot of pressure. Think about it, which other salesperson could easily get an order on their first day at work? In just one month, she surpassed veteran salespeople that the company had invested heavily in training? And after two months, she outperformed elite salespeople recruited from other companies?! They say ‘luck is part of strength,’ but Lin Mengting’s luck is just too overwhelming!”

“Lin Mengting is indeed very hardworking.” Manager Ding, as if not hearing the underlying insinuation in Qian Zhiyuan’s words, showed a look of nostalgia and admiration. “When I first started working, I met someone like that. In terms of strategy, people skills, effort, and even sheer luck, Lin Mengting is far inferior to him. Today, he is the CEO of a listed company.”

At this, Manager Ding paused, speaking with a tone that carried an implicit message, “Old Qian, do you know how old he is this year?”

Hearing Manager Ding’s story for the first time, Qian Zhiyuan was stunned and blank-minded, asking instinctively, “How old? Not younger than you, right?”

“Yes, he is younger than me, truly ‘young and promising.’ He is only 25 this year.”

“You mean?!” Qian Zhiyuan’s pupils contracted, and his fingers trembled slightly, “He graduated from university at 22 and, in just three years, became the CEO of a listed company?”

“Exactly.” Manager Ding nodded. This was why he never really paid much attention to Lin Mengting.

Having seen such “remarkable” individuals, how could he develop any unnecessary emotions towards someone like Lin Mengting, apart from a slight admiration due to her gender?

For instance, the envy and resentment faintly emanating from Qian Zhiyuan?

And this was what puzzled Manager Ding.

If it weren’t well known that Qian Zhiyuan had a good relationship with him, and he personally thought Qian Zhiyuan was a promising talent, he wouldn’t have bothered giving him advice.

“Was his family very influential?” Qian Zhiyuan asked, still in shock.

“No.” Manager Ding shook his head, giving Qian Zhiyuan a meaningful look. “His family was well-off, but in S City, a place where the capable rise to the top, unless one has overwhelming power, climbing up the ladder requires not just a bit of inexplicable luck but also one’s own hard work.”

“Incredible!” Qian Zhiyuan exclaimed, amazed. Compared to Lin Mengting, this person truly had an “extraordinary” life!

Could this person, like him, have the “rebirth” advantage? Otherwise, how many people in this world could rise to such heights so quickly through their own efforts?

It wasn’t unreasonable for Qian Zhiyuan to think this way. Before his “rebirth,” he, a staunch atheist, would never have believed in such miraculous events.

Who could say that those who rose from adversity and climbed to the top without much trouble hadn’t gained some “time-traveling” opportunity?

“There are some people in this world destined to stand in places others can only look up to,” Manager Ding said, sighing. These people included those like that CEO, who rose from adversity with unbelievable speed, and those born into wealth and privilege, starting far above the average person.

“Perhaps.” Qian Zhiyuan was noncommittal. In his view, given time and the opportunity of “rebirth,” he could rise higher and farther than these people without needing to admire or look up to them.

“Now, I quite admire Lin Mengting. Maybe someday, Lin Mengting will reach a height we all have to look up to.”

Unfortunately, he had been reborn.

So, in this life, it would be Lin Mengting looking up to him!

Manager Ding smiled but did not continue discussing Lin Mengting with Qian Zhiyuan. After all, he had done what he could. If Qian Zhiyuan still couldn’t see reason and continued to compete with Lin Mengting, it was a situation he was happy to let unfold.

After all, where there are people, there is competition.

And in a place like Hongxing Company, without competition, the entire company would become stagnant, dominated by one force.