Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 450: Poaching Talent

"What? You old thing actually want to poach our store’s people, where do you get the face for that?"

Yan Guohua immediately erupted like a firecracker, "Great, if it weren’t for my agreement, could your First Department Store have made it to the newspaper? And now you even dream of poaching my people, you’re out of your mind!"

This traitor, if I knew it was going to be like this, I shouldn’t have cooperated with them for the promotional event.

Chen Guangjian was unconcerned, "Always giving yourself too much credit, this idea was clearly Mr. Xiao Su’s, it was his suggestion to cooperate, nothing to do with you!"

"I’ll beat you, you shameless old thing!"

Yan Guohua was about to rush over, but then the door to the office was knocked.

"General Manager, may I come in?"

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t want to get involved in their quarrel, especially since First and Second Department Store had just been praised in the paper. If there’s news about the two general managers fighting right after, what would the higher-ups think?

Great, I’ve just praised your unity and friendship, and now you’re fighting, where does that leave leadership’s dignity?

Upon hearing her voice, Yan Guohua’s expression softened a bit and he pushed Chen Guangjian aside, "Move out of the way, you’re blocking the door."

Chen Guangjian: "..."

"Come in."

Yan Guohua spoke in a deep tone.

Su Xiaoxiao entered the office and immediately felt the air thick with tension.

If it wasn’t for her presence acting as a barrier, Su Xiaoxiao guessed the two would have already started fighting.

"Xiao Su, come here, keep your distance from that shameless old thing."

Yan Guohua spoke with disdain.

Chen Guangjian ignored him, looking kindly at Su Xiaoxiao, "Xiao Su, I’m here to discuss something with you."

Su Xiaoxiao roughly guessed what he wanted to say but still nodded, "General Manager Chen, please go ahead."

"I want to poach you over to our First Department Store, how about double your current salary?"

Yan Guohua exploded upon hearing it, "You shameless old thing, you dare to poach someone right in front of me? If I don’t beat you today, I’d be letting myself down."

Saying this, he grabbed Chen Guangjian’s collar.

Chen Guangjian wouldn’t take this lying down, he turned to Su Xiaoxiao with a smile, "Xiao Su, why don’t you step aside for a moment while I give this old thing a lesson, it won’t take long."

After that, the two immediately started scuffling.

Su Xiaoxiao was dumbfounded, realizing their fight wasn’t at all what she’d imagined.

"Old thing, I threw scissors just now, I win, hahaha."

"Ugh, you clearly cheated, I saw you threw late!"

"Ugh, are you blind? Where did I cheat?"

The two were arguing fiercely.

Su Xiaoxiao sighed helplessly, "Two general managers, stop fighting for a moment, I thought of a good way to deal with the unsold goods."

Although the year-end promotional event was over and most items were dealt with, there were still quite a few with defects or just unpopular ones left unsold.

On the way here, Su Xiaoxiao had been thinking of mentioning this to the General Manager.

Upon hearing Su Xiaoxiao had a new idea, the two perked up immediately, "Let’s hear it."

"I think we could make ’mystery bags’ from the unsold and leftover stock, throwing in some popular items. Customers can draw from the bags for a discounted price, whatever they get is a surprise. What do you managers think?"

Both of them fell silent for a moment before hurriedly nodding, "Great idea!"

After speaking in unison, they glanced at each other, snorted, and turned their heads away.

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

Who were these two childish adults? Their mutual understanding is somehow amusing.

Ultimately, with Su Xiaoxiao’s persuasion, First and Second Department Store decided to continue their cooperation.

The event started soon after, with each mystery bag priced at ten cents, containing items worth two cents at the cheapest, and even over a hundred at the most expensive.

Even drawing the lowest value item, customers were ready to try for the chance of winning a big prize, right?

Thanks to these ’modern’ ideas, both department stores managed to clear out their unsold goods and ended up making a tidy profit, not much less than they would normally.

Busy times always fly by, and soon it was the day of the year-end gala.

Over twenty department stores city-wide sent representatives.

The gala was divided into two parts: performance programs and recognition of outstanding workers.

Performances needed a lottery draw to determine order, with each team sending a representative to draw.

Binhe Second Department Store unanimously nominated Su Xiaoxiao.

Unable to decline, Su Xiaoxiao stepped forward to draw.

Before leaving, she prepared everyone, "My luck’s not good, if I draw either the first or last, you won’t blame me, will you?"

Normally the first and last spots didn’t have any advantage.

The first lacked a reference point, easily leading judges to be overly critical.

For the last, exhaustions from judges meant they might struggle to be impressed even by an outstanding performance.

"Manager Su, just draw confidently, whatever it is we won’t blame you, right?"

Zhang Guoqing was the first to stand out, patting his chest to make the promise.

Others quickly nodded in agreement, confident in their performance regardless of slot.

"Xiaoxiao, don’t be nervous, whatever you draw is fine."

Qin Shuang also comforted her.

"Yes, yes, it’s all fate, just perform well and our ranking won’t be too bad, go for it!"

Zhang Yulan also cheered her on.

"Alright, here I go."

Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, following a group onto the stage for the draw.

At the center of the stage, a lottery box covered with red paper awaited, with representatives reaching in through its opening to draw.

Watching those before her, some were pleased, others disappointed.

Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, reaching into the box, internally praying she wouldn’t draw first or last.

Full of hope, she opened her slip, seeing the content immediately dumbfounded her.

The good news was it wasn’t the first or last.

The bad news, it was second-to-last, hardly better than the last.

Her cursed luck, when it came to lottery draws, never seemed kind.

Dejectedly descending the stage, planning to return to their spot, Su Xiaoxiao felt a tap on her shoulder.

"Hi, are you Mr. Su from Binhe Second Department Store?"

Turning, Su Xiaoxiao saw a round-faced young girl, dimples showing as she smiled shyly at her.