Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan were stepping into society for the first ti, doing sothing big like this for the first ti, and going out on business trips for the first ti...
So, within just one morning, they experienced their first rejection!
The two of them sat in the company lobby for an entire morning. The receptionist brought them coffee twice, and as she was about to bring it a third ti, Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan expressed that they didn’t want any more coffee, so the receptionist started bringing them water instead...
Of course, the receptionist’s enthusiasm didn’t represent the company’s enthusiasm.
Because, while there were many reasons for the receptionist’s friendliness, the primary one was that she was captivated by the good looks of Yan Siyuan and Huo Feng!
Having waited the entire morning, by 11:30 AM, the receptionist also had to leave for lunch.
Before leaving her post, she specifically ca over to remind Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan: "Hello, are you planning to continue waiting here?"
Yan Siyuan and Huo Feng were already numb from waiting. When asked this question, they exchanged glances, as if asking each other what the next step should be.
"Well... gentlen, because I’m getting off work now, if you still plan to wait, the water dispenser is over there, and you can help yourselves," the receptionist said sweetly.
"Excuse ..."
Huo Feng smiled and asked, "Does your company have a lunch break? If we wait here during the lunch break, would it be inappropriate? Or should we co back in the afternoon?"
The receptionist nodded and said, "Of course you can. However, since you don’t have an appointnt, even if you co back in the afternoon, I can’t guarantee you’ll be able to et Director Lin."
"No problem."
Huo Feng nodded and said, "Then we’ll co back in the afternoon. If we still can’t see her, we can make an appointnt in the afternoon, right?"
The receptionist thought for a mont and said, "For appointnts, you’ll have to ask Director Lin’s assistant. It depends on what she says, and I can’t answer you right now."
Huo Feng: "Okay, thank you."
Receptionist: "Well... goodbye then."
Huo Feng: "Goodbye, thank you."
So, Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan watched the receptionist excitedly jog away...
At that mont, after listening to the receptionist’s response, Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan realized how difficult it is to promote a business...
Huo Feng asked Yan Siyuan, "What do you think? Should we eat first?"
At this point, Yan Siyuan didn’t have any better ideas either. "Let’s eat first. After lunch, we’ll see."
Both of them stood up, and Huo Feng patted Yan Siyuan on the shoulder, suddenly blurting out, "Why do I feel like we might wait the whole day and still not see anyone?"
Yan Siyuan imdiately shot him a glance and retorted, "No way, if we can’t, we’ll wait until the end of the day and treat soone to dinner if necessary."
"Wow, treating to dinner! We haven’t even closed a deal, and you’re already pulling this move!"
After saying this, Huo Feng patted Yan Siyuan on the chest, changing his expression and saying, "I think your idea is great, as long as we can catch soone. Today’s target is this company, we won’t go anywhere else! If it doesn’t work today, we’ll go to other companies tomorrow!"
Yan Siyuan nodded in agreent with Huo Feng, "Yes, let’s do that."
After deciding, they walked out of the company, arm in arm, and solved lunch at a small shop nearby.
To pass the ti at noon, they sat in that small shop playing on their phones for two hours.
Until around the afternoon work hours, they returned to Shengtian Company again.
In the afternoon, the receptionist helped them call the director assistant of the Marketing Departnt.
The assistant asked them to wait for a mont...
Then, Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan began a long wait again.
This waiting lasted another hour or more...
As they waited, Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan felt increasingly empty, so they went to ask the receptionist again.
Thus, the receptionist made the third call upstairs...
Finally, on the third call, the receptionist was scolded by the director’s assistant.
However, the director’s assistant also replied, saying: they’ve never heard of Yuanfeng Studio, and they’ve never collaborated with Yuanfeng Studio. Don’t bother the director with every unknown studio! If it’s about business, that’s the job of the Sales Departnt!...
In short, the receptionist was severely admonished over the phone, and she had to apologize repeatedly to the director’s assistant.
After hanging up, the young lady, looking upset, sighed and passed on the information from the call to Yan Siyuan and Huo Feng.
Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan were at a loss about this situation...
Having just entered society, they were certainly not very familiar with hierarchical relationships in the workplace.
So, they didn’t anticipate that asking the receptionist multiple tis would lead to her being reprimanded.
Huo Feng repeatedly apologized, and then he and Yan Siyuan quietly retreated to a corner to discuss their next move in private.
"Getting that young girl scolded, what do you think?"
Huo Feng asked Yan Siyuan, adding, "Should we give up on this company for now? We can’t keep asking that young girl to help us find soone from the Sales Departnt, can we?"
"Hmm..."
Yan Siyuan pursed his lips, lost in deep thought.
He didn’t expect such an issue either. It was clearly due to their lack of social experience, and their first setback left them feeling defeated...
"Hey..."
Huo Feng pointed at Yan Siyuan, saying, "Since it’s co to this today, we probably can’t stick around this company today. My suggestion is to buy a small cake and apologize to that receptionist young lady. That way, she won’t see us as a burden next ti. Then we’ll visit another company, and if progress with the other companies isn’t smooth, we’ll co back here in a few days. By then, I believe this young lady won’t hold a grudge."
Yan Siyuan agreed with Huo Feng’s proposal because there didn’t seem to be a better or more appropriate thod at the mont.
So, the two of them left the company, went to a nearby dessert shop, bought a small cake for about 30 yuan, and returned to give it to the receptionist.
The receptionist was stunned!
She never expected them to be so courteous, initially even hesitant to accept the cake...
Eventually, unable to decline, she accepted the cake and, feeling a bit embarrassed, proactively said, "Gentlen, how about I try contacting the Sales Departnt for you? I know soone in the Sales Departnt, though not the director. The director is really hard to book, and if you don’t have much rapport with the director, her assistant will directly turn you down. What do you think?"
The receptionist’s kindness was sothing Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan didn’t anticipate!
They were both surprised, though mostly pleasantly so...
Huo Feng nodded and thanked her, "Thank you, we really appreciate it. We were already feeling guilty for getting you scolded, and we didn’t expect you’d still be willing to help us, you’re so kind."
The receptionist was a bit embarrassed by Huo Feng’s thanks, shyly lowering her head and saying, "Because, I also accepted your treat. I’ll make the call for you now, please wait a mont."
Huo Feng: "Sure."
So, the receptionist made a call to her acquaintance in the Sales Departnt in front of Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan.
The receptionist more or less understood Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan’s intention for coming to their company. So, she explained to her acquaintance in the Sales Departnt, "They are representatives from Yuanfeng Studio, and it seems like they have a ga and want to collaborate with our company. Would you like to et with them? Aren’t you short on business?"
Because she was talking to a friend, her tone was much more natural than when she called the director’s assistant earlier, where she was very cautious.
It’s well known that salespeople usually work to bring in more business to earn bonuses.
So, hearing about a potential new deal, she wasn’t resistant to it.
After wrapping up the call, the receptionist told Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan, "Why don’t you two continue waiting here? She ntioned that she’s currently discussing business at another company and should be back before the end of the day, at which point she can et with you. But, can you still wait?"
"Sure, we can wait."
Huo Feng nodded and smiled, "Thank you. If we close this deal, the two of us will treat you to a al."
"No... no need to go to such lengths..."
The receptionist shyly waved her hand...
Having spent a real whole day in contact, the receptionist cautiously asked them, "Pardon for asking, are you two starting a business right after graduating from university?"
Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan exchanged glances, then Huo Feng replied to her, "Sothing like that."
"Oh..."
The receptionist smiled and nodded.
At this mont, in the receptionist’s eyes, they seed to be promising young n and potential stocks!
She thought: It would be nice if I could add them on WeChat...
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