Chapter 290: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 290: Company Situation Improves, But Is That Truly Correct?

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

In the end, Shanhai Real Estate still took Xu Mingmei on, and gave her a base salary of five thousand, though three thousand of that was subsidized by Xu Mingxin.

After Xu Mingmei joined Shanhai Real Estate, Wang Dashan and Wang Erhai didn't have her do any real work; they just had her make calls to solicit clients.

As for showing properties, the two brothers went and did it themselves.

Because Xu Mingmei came to work every day in heavy makeup, never changing out of her "spiritual young girl" getup.

That kind of look gives clients a first impression of being unreliable, so naturally they wouldn't trust her.

The brothers had opinions about this in their hearts, but it wasn't easy to say anything.

After all, this was a transaction.

They brought Xu Mingmei in just to have her sit there as an ornament.

Even if she didn't do any work, it didn't matter.

As long as Xu Mingxin fulfilled his promise and referred clients over here, that was fine.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

That day Xu Mingxin called ahead, saying an important client would be coming to Shanhai Real Estate today, telling Wang Dashan and Wang Erhai to prepare the reception in advance; if this deal closed, they'd absolutely make a huge sum.

Sure enough, around ten in the morning, a client really showed up at the door.

It was a young man, looked about twenty-five or twenty-six, handsome and dashing in appearance, with a very good bearing.

He came in and got straight to the point:

"Hello, I was referred by Manager Xu. He said you handle property transaction paperwork here, and the fees are lower. Is that true?"

Wang Dashan hurriedly said:

"Of course it's true. Anjia Real Estate charges two points; our Shanhai Real Estate only charges one point."

The man nodded, then said:

"Alright then. I'm selling a property. The price and everything were already negotiated with the buyer back when I was with Anjia Real Estate. You just help me handle the transfer paperwork."

The property this man wanted to sell was located in a fairly central area of Tianhe District, priced at over four million.

At two points commission, that would be over eighty thousand in fees; at one point, only a little over forty thousand.

The commission was cut in half!

No wonder he was willing to actively jump ship and come operate here.

After all, the sale price the buyer pays doesn't change; the commission is borne by the seller. A lower commission means the seller pockets more.

"Deal, no problem!"

Wang Dashan agreed readily.

Because earlier at Anjia Real Estate, the price and everything had already been settled.

Now Shanhai Real Estate just needed to help them handle the transfer paperwork; basically that was it.

So closing this deal could be described as easy and relaxed.

Wang Dashan and Wang Erhai were both delighted.

They honored their promise, taking half the commission as a bonus and giving it to Xu Mingxin's younger sister, Xu Mingmei.

Xu Mingmei was overjoyed to get the money.

But compared to this bonus, what left a deeper impression on her was that client who came to sell the house.

That client was very young, very handsome, and word was his family owned more than one property; the one just sold was merely one of them.

Wang Erhai knew what Xu Mingmei was thinking, so he joked to her:

"You'll run into plenty of local tycoon clients like that in the future, but don't even think about it. With your spiritual young girl getup, how could someone like that possibly look at you?"

Xu Mingmei asked:

"Then what kind of girl can they look at?"

Wang Erhai thought for a moment, then said:

"Never mind how beautiful; at the very least she has to be clean and pure."

"Are you saying I'm dirty?" Xu Mingmei was immediately unhappy.

"Don't misunderstand. I didn't mean that. The 'clean' I'm talking about is image-wise clean — can't wear such heavy makeup; you have to give people a pure, innocent feeling."

The speaker meant nothing by it, but the listener took it to heart.

The next morning, when Xu Mingmei came to work, she had actually completely changed her usual makeup.

She not only removed her smoky eye makeup, but also took out her lip ring and earrings.

Her yellow hair hadn't been dyed back to black, but she pulled it up into a neat, clean bun, and paired it with a fresh, sweet little dress, which made her look considerably better.

Seeing her at first glance, Wang Erhai's heart stirred involuntarily; he almost didn't recognize her.

He couldn't help but praise:

"Wow, who's this? I thought some big star had walked in. This isn't Xu Mingmei; this is Zhou Haimei!"

Xu Mingmei giggled at the praise, then said:

"With this image of mine, I can go show properties to clients now, right?"

Wang Erhai said:

"Sure, absolutely no problem!"

Wang Dashan had no objection to it either.

Recently Xu Mingxin introduced two more clients over.

The two brothers showed them properties, and were already a bit too busy to keep up, just short a pair of hands.

Since Xu Mingmei's awareness is this high, then let her help out.

Of course, the two brothers both know perfectly well in their hearts that this woman Xu Mingmei fundamentally does not love work, but is aiming to meet rich people.

If one day some rich man truly takes a fancy to her, she'll probably turn around and run off with him.

But it doesn't matter, if she runs let her run — she runs of her own accord, not driven away — then the two brothers bear no responsibility, Xu Mingxin can't blame it on them, cooperation should still continue.

Besides, if Xu Mingmei really finds a rich boyfriend, then as her older brother Xu Mingxin will probably be delighted beyond measure, so how could he possibly blame them?

With Xu Mingxin's business referrals, Shanhai Real Estate gradually gained a foothold and produced some results.

This made Wang Dashan feel that choosing to cooperate with Xu Mingxin was such a correct decision!

He now believes more firmly than ever that even without Du Xiaojuan's help, without Cheng Cheng's support, he can still achieve success!

Even Wang Erhai is amid joy and relief.

Xu Mingxin indeed helped them earn quite a lot of money!

Let them taste the sweetness!

This makes them involuntarily sigh: doing things honestly and straightforwardly truly isn't as good as taking this kind of crooked path.

Although it doesn't conform to industry regulations, as long as it's not discovered, this money can just keep being earned, right?

They seem to have already forgotten that they were once simple and kind teenagers.

Can only say, life is like this — sometimes you do things honestly and earn little money, while taking a slightly crooked path quickly brings a measure of success.

But is this really correct?

Our lives are composed of countless choices; in growing we face choices at every moment, and each choice decides the direction of our fate.

Among these countless choices, the most fatal is not that you made a wrong choice, but that you made a wrong choice yet received positive feedback.

Because that will destroy all your values, letting you walk farther and farther down the wrong road, never to return.

By the time a huge mistake finally brews and you suddenly awaken, it is already too late.

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