’Boss, you really think highly of ,’ Yao Yao thought. ’I just wanted to co here to dance and sing, but you’re giving such a difficult job. I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle it.’
She was on the verge of tears, but a glance at Zhao Xueqing’s serious and confident expression sparked a competitive fire within her. ’What an act,’ she thought to herself. ’You’re the one who’s really good at pretending. I don’t believe for a second you’re not feeling the pressure. Hmph. If you can do it, then so can I!’
So she pulled herself together and put on a capable expression!
The tasks Li Xiang had assigned them were indeed difficult, but it wasn’t non-negotiable. If they had refused or shown any hesitation, a reasonable boss like Li Xiang would have certainly lightened their load.
However, both girls had looks on their faces that scread, "I can do it!" and "Li Xiang, I’ll get it done, you can count on !" so Li Xiang continued.
In truth, it was nothing too extre. He just wanted one of them to be in charge of the National Style Tavern, and the other to handle the National Tea House, the Western-style coffee shop, and the milk tea shop. They would need to write proposals and create lists of necessary items, such as what kinds of alcohol and tea to stock, which brands of coffee machines were better, and so on.
After that, they would also have to handle procurent, negotiate prices with suppliers, and even travel to inspect the goods and conduct on-site evaluations.
As for the performances, they needed to plan the program and figure out how to interact with the custors.
Building sothing from scratch was, of course, a tedious process. Since Yao Yao and Zhao Xueqing had relevant work experience, he entrusted it to them.
In reality, Zhao Xueqing was also nervous, but she didn’t let it show. As for Yao Yao, she figured that if Zhao Xueqing could handle three establishnts by herself, what was the big deal with her only being in charge of one tavern?
’Why does she get three and I only get one?’ The thought even crossed Yao Yao’s mind, but thankfully, she bit her tongue and didn’t say it out loud. She truly didn’t dare take on any more work; if she failed, she would disappoint Li Xiang.
’This is all manager-level work.’
’How long had it been since they graduated high school? All their previous training had been focused on their specialized performance skills, so how could they possibly handle this kind of work?’
Fortunately, Li Xiang was generous. He promised a handso bonus for a job well done and even approved a 20,000-yuan budget for each of them for performance outfits. They had complete freedom to decide how to choose them, how many sets to buy, or even if they wanted to design and custom-order them.
The only requirent could be sumd up in one word: "Beauty!" They absolutely had to make themselves look as beautiful as possible.
However, anything with too little fabric or that was too revealing was off-limits. This was the National Style Tavern and the National Tea House, not so shady establishnt.
And Li Xiang was incredibly generous, transferring the funds on the spot. He sent 20,000 yuan to each of them, leaving them both completely stunned.
The mont Yao Yao saw the bank notification for the deposit, her stress instantly vanished. She beca excited, looking like she was raring to go. "Li Xiang, don’t you worry! Yao’Er hereby declares that she will absolutely complete this mission!"
Zhao Xueqing felt goosebumps rise on her skin. She couldn’t help but roll her eyes slightly and said, "I will also do my best."
"Alright, that’s all for today. The buildings aren’t finished yet, and we don’t have a formal office space. For the next few days, everyone can work from ho. Just stay in touch."
’Work from ho? This is great!’
The two girls couldn’t help but smile.
Actually, Li Xiang was also planning to build an employee dormitory so that staff could stay overnight if events ran late.
Although the plan included a resort hotel, and he could set aside a few rooms there for staff, the hotel was part of the project’s second phase and wouldn’t be ready so soon.
Yao Yao and Zhao Xueqing did have so prior experience, after all. One had worked at a bar as part of the "atmosphere team," and the other had demonstrated the art of tea at a teahouse. Although neither had been a manager, they knew a thing or two. After returning ho, they both started trying to write their proposals and draft their lists.
When they were unsure about sothing, they called their forr colleagues to ask for advice.
Since both of them were cute girls, their forr colleagues were more than happy to help. They even sent photos of things like liquor bottle labels and equipnt naplates.
The bottle labels had detailed information about the liquor, and the naplates listed the manufacturer and model number.
So colleagues were particularly helpful, recomnding suppliers they knew and offering a lot of valuable suggestions.
It has to be said that girls, especially pretty ones, have a significant advantage in the workplace.
The two also updated their respective social dia account bios.
Yao Yao’s now read: "Artist signed with Eternal Night dia, Manager of the National Style Tavern, Soul Dancer."
Zhao Xueqing’s read: "Artist under Eternal Night dia, Manager of the National Tea House, Long-beaked Copper Pot Kung Fu Tea Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritor, Senior Tea Artist and Tea Taster."
’I only wrote three titles, and she gets to write four? How is that fair?!’ Unwilling to be outdone, Yao Yao thought for a mont and added the title "Chief Courtesan" to her own bio.
When Zhao Xueqing saw this, she couldn’t help but purse her lips. ’Chief Courtesan? Are you so sure you’re prettier than ? How shaless. Don’t you know "courtesan" isn’t exactly a good word?’
Lei Xiaohui was following both of them. You know, they were all neighbors from the village and had participated in the last Li Family Village gala, so everyone followed each other. Lei Xiaohui was instantly bumd. After asking the two of them, she found out they had both been signed by Li Xiang.
’What the hell? How could she stand for that?’ With her fiery temper, she imdiately called Li Xiang. "Why can they get signed, but I can’t?"
"..." Li Xiang was silent for a mont. "Then give a reason."
Lei Xiaohui said, "I can cosplay as Hua Mulan, the Female General. I can perform Martial Arts at your tourist attraction, and I can also patrol and maintain public order. Is that a good enough reason?"
An image of a tall, valiant female general imdiately appeared in Li Xiang’s mind. ’How could I have forgotten about her?’ he thought. Lei Xiaohui was so tall and had rather delicate features; if she cosplayed as Hua Mulan patrolling the grounds, it would be a huge draw. Plus, her Martial Arts skills were impressive—teaching a few troublemaking punks a lesson would be no problem for her. Who in the entire area would dare ss with the Lei siblings?
So he quickly said, "More than enough, more than enough! Co on over, and we’ll sign the contract right away."
Lei Xiaohui let out an excited whoop, told Lei Jiaming, and then zipped over to Li Xiang’s house on her electric scooter in a great flurry.
Li Xiang gave her 10,000 yuan for costus, telling her to custom-order at least five performance outfits. The salary he offered was 150,000 a year, which was quite high, and Lei Xiaohui was ecstatic.
After a mont’s thought, Li Xiang called Yao Yao and Zhao Xueqing separately and instructed them to keep their salaries confidential and not to tell anyone.
Both girls were sharp as tacks. They knew Li Xiang must have hired soone new for less pay, so they both agreed to keep their lips sealed.
After all, talking about this kind of thing wouldn’t do them any good. Most importantly, it would be bad if Li Xiang got angry.
Next, Li Xiang needed an accountant. While the village committee had one, they were only suitable for handling small accounts. With his investnt of tens of millions, which would only grow, the committee’s accountant wouldn’t suffice. Fortunately, when Zhao Xueqing heard about this, she recomnded her cousin’s wife. The woman worked in the county seat, was a senior accountant with an interdiate professional title, and could work part-ti, coming over one day a week to do the books.
anwhile, the appointnt docunts for the Village Party Secretary and the approvals for the residential land plots also ca through.
The appointnt of a Village Party Secretary usually happens in one of four ways: recomndation and election, public recomndation and direct election, open selection, or direct appointnt. Li Xiang’s path had actually been through public recomndation and direct election.
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