Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 1040 - 1026: Society Is Hard to Navigate! (Part 1)

Chapter 1040: Chapter 1026: Society Is Hard to Navigate! (Part 1)

Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan were stepping into society for the first time, doing something big like this for the first time, and going out on business trips for the first time...

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 time, 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 came 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... gentlemen, 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 me..."

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 come back in the afternoon?"

The receptionist nodded and said, "Of course you can. However, since you don’t have an appointment, even if you come back in the afternoon, I can’t guarantee you’ll be able to meet Director Lin."

"No problem."

Huo Feng nodded and said, "Then we’ll come back in the afternoon. If we still can’t see her, we can make an appointment in the afternoon, right?"

The receptionist thought for a moment and said, "For appointments, 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 moment, 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 immediately shot him a glance and retorted, "No way, if we can’t, we’ll wait until the end of the day and treat someone 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 someone. 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 agreement 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 time 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 Department.

The assistant asked them to wait for a moment...

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 Department!...

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 times 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 someone from the Sales Department, 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 come 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 time. Then we’ll visit another company, and if progress with the other companies isn’t smooth, we’ll come 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 method at the moment.

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, "Gentlemen, how about I try contacting the Sales Department for you? I know someone in the Sales Department, 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 something 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 moment."

Huo Feng: "Sure."

So, the receptionist made a call to her acquaintance in the Sales Department 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 Department, "They are representatives from Yuanfeng Studio, and it seems like they have a game and want to collaborate with our company. Would you like to meet 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 mentioned that she’s currently discussing business at another company and should be back before the end of the day, at which point she can meet 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 meal."

"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 me for asking, are you two starting a business right after graduating from university?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan exchanged glances, then Huo Feng replied to her, "Something like that."

"Oh..."

The receptionist smiled and nodded.

At this moment, in the receptionist’s eyes, they seemed to be promising young men and potential stocks!

She thought: It would be nice if I could add them on WeChat...