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Chapter 359: Huo Group

Chapter 359: Huo Group

At checkout, the boss indeed gave Xiao Feng a 50% discount.

Originally costing seventy-two million, it only cost thirty-six million.

After Xiao Feng left with his purchase.

That Xiao Liuyan’s commission was still calculated as seventy-two thousand.

Moreover, the boss immediately promoted Xiao Liuyan to manager.

The boss was somewhat uncertain in his heart.

The reason he offered such a big discount was because this person looked very much like someone he knew.

Both the voice and the figure were extremely similar.

So he was taking a gamble, even if it meant losing money.

As night fell, the sunset’s afterglow bathed the walls of Steel City in a golden hue.

Turning this impregnable steel fortress into a city of gold.

Huo Yulin was the grandson of the biggest agent in Steel City.

The old master of the Huo Group had built his business alongside the founding pioneer of Steel City, an evolver with steel control abilities.

Over time, they developed into one of Steel City’s biggest agents.

With the development of the enterprise, his family members were placed in various positions.

The Huo Group valued competitive spirit.

Even among family members, the competition was very fierce.

The Huo Group owned over a hundred stores in Steel City.

These stores were managed by family members.

Quarterly results determined which store you would manage next quarter.

Huo Yulin, through his hard work, had just become the manager of a thriving store in Steel City.

His father was a live-in son-in-law, so he took his mother’s surname.

Because of this, he had been ostracized in the Huo family since childhood.

It was in this environment that Huo Yulin developed a very strong will.

Recently, he had just secured the management rights of a prosperous store through his efforts.

This was the time to prove himself.

If this quarter’s results were good, he would no longer have to endure the scorn of other family members.

But what troubled Huo Yulin was that many of the people in charge of the stores were his own relatives.

Many of these relatives didn’t respect the manager at all.

Today, due to a seventy million deal, Huo Yulin directly fired his second aunt.

His second aunt would surely go back and report him maliciously, making a harsh complaint against him.

In a manor on the outskirts of Steel City.

There was a constant stream of people coming and going.

Huo Yulin drove back to this place.

Every day after work, all family managers had to return here to report each store’s situation to the chairman.

This had been a tradition for many years.

Everyone had to attend.

Unless there were special reasons.

At a huge dining table that could seat over a hundred, a white-haired elder sat at the head seat with a stern expression.

He was Huo Tianghuo, the founder of the Huo Group and Huo Yulin’s grandfather.

Huo Tianghuo was an evolver with fire abilities, and his temper was as volatile as his power.

The large dining room was silent.

Huo Tianghuo coughed lightly and began eating.

Only then did the others start eating in an orderly fashion.

"Let’s begin."

Huo Tianghuo said lightly while eating.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman suddenly stood up.

"Second Uncle!"

The middle-aged woman’s voice was aggrieved, with a slight tremor, as if she were about to cry any second.

The middle-aged woman, named Huo Linjiao, was indeed Huo Yulin’s second aunt.

She was the daughter of Huo Tianhuo’s brother.

"Second Uncle, you have to intervene. Huo Yulin, after just taking over the business on Tianhuo Avenue, fired me right away. Can you believe he would do something like that?"

"What? Is there really such a thing?"

"Family members holding positions need the chairman’s consent. Huo Yulin, how dare you!"

"Huo Yulin, you really think highly of yourself! Just took over the prosperous business on Tianhuo Avenue and already fired your second aunt. What’s next, are you going to replace Grandpa?"

...

...

Immediately, a flurry of accusations erupted.

Everyone’s criticism was directed at Huo Yulin.

Many were jealous of Huo Yulin taking over the business on Tianhuo Avenue.

Seeing this incident, they were eager to add fuel to the fire.

Tianhuo Avenue was named after Huo Tianhuo, honoring the pioneer of Steel City.

The business here was naturally significant.

Huo Yulin kept his head down, eating silently.

"You boy, how could you do such a thing? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

His father, the live-in son-in-law, fearing that the chairman might remove Huo Yulin from his position, reprimanded him harshly.

But Huo Yulin’s mother said:

"Yulin must have his reasons for doing this. Why don’t we hear him out?"

Huo Yulin’s mother, a woman in her fifties, was mature, dignified, and elegant.

She was Huo Tianhuo’s youngest daughter.

It was because of her status that this family could stand firm in the Huo family.

"Ahem!"

Huo Tianhuo coughed lightly and put down his chopsticks.

He looked up, his eyes full of authority, seemingly able to pierce through and suppress everything, making no one dare to look directly at him.

"Yulin, I entrusted the business on Tianhuo Avenue to you because of your ability. Explain, what exactly happened?"

Huo Tianhuo knew the characters of both Huo Linjiao and Huo Yulin.

He believed there must be some reason behind this.

"Today, a customer came to the store and was attended by an ordinary clerk."

Huo Yulin glanced at his grandfather and recounted the events of the day.

The reason Huo Linjiao dared to complain so blatantly was because she didn’t see what happened later.

But Huo Linjiao wasn’t foolish; she dared to complain because she had investigated.

She found out that Huo Yulin indeed sold the items at a 50% discount.

Such a loss-making deal would surely cost him his position once discovered.

So, Huo Linjiao was confident.

"At the time, the customer needed Shadow Light Armor. As everyone knows, this armor costs one million each, but the customer needed seventy-two sets!"

"Gasp!"

Everyone gasped.

Seventy-two sets meant seventy-two million.

Huo Yulin had just taken over and already had such a large order.

Then the position of the next quarter’s manager was certainly secure.

"Everyone should also know that all store employees get a 1% commission, meaning if the deal goes through, this ordinary clerk would get a commission of 720,000. But because of this, Second Aunt threatened to fire the clerk and forcibly took her business!"

Upon hearing this, Huo Linjiao couldn’t help but lower her head in shame.

At the same time, she muttered, "720,000 isn’t a small amount. It’s better to keep it within the family rather than giving it to an outsider."

"The reason our family has developed to this point is firstly because of Grandfather’s leadership, and secondly because of family unity and staff unity. Your actions, how many employees’ hearts would you chill with this?"

Huo Yulin stood up, glaring at his second aunt.

"If the other employees knew about this, what would they think? Would they still be motivated to work?"

"Do you know the foundation of the family and the enterprise? It’s the employees at the bottom!"

With this, Huo Yulin looked again at Huo Tianhuo.

"It was precisely because Second Aunt took that young girl’s business that the customer got angry and was about to leave. If I hadn’t arrived in time, this order would have been ruined."

"Everyone, tell me, compared to firing Second Aunt, which is more important: a business worth 72 million or firing her?"

Everyone fell silent.

In this situation, any of them would have done the same.

At this moment, his second aunt raised her chest and sneered, "But to keep this customer, you sold the 72 million deal at a 50% loss. Let’s hear what everyone has to say about your business tactics!"

"What? Fifty percent off?"

"The cost of the Shadow Light Armor is 600,000 each. You lost more than 7 million!"

"You’re a waste! At this rate, you’ll bankrupt the entire group!"

"I suggest immediately revoking Huo Yulin’s responsibility for Tianhuo Avenue!"

"Yeah, revoke it immediately!"

...

Huo Yulin ignored the others and looked at his grandfather.

"Do you really think I lost?"

"Using a 50% discount to gain the favor of a national hero, do you think that’s a loss or a gain?"

Huo Yulin disdainfully glanced at everyone.

"If I’m not mistaken, the person who bought the 72 sets of Shadow Light Armor today is none other than the renowned national hero, Xiao Feng, who single-handedly repelled foreign enemies!"

Huo Yulin declared firmly.

The next moment, the room fell into silence.

But soon after, it was filled with mocking laughter.

"Haha! Xiao Feng? Do you think he’s common like cabbage?"

"Would he even be interested in our products?"

"Exactly, with one word from Xiao Feng, not to mention 72 sets, even 720 sets would be provided by the state. Would he personally come to our store to buy?"

...

No one believed Huo Yulin’s words.

But at this moment, Huo Tianhuo suddenly spoke up:

"Continue."

"After purchasing the Light Armor, I mentioned to the customer our offer of free transportation using transport mechs."

"As soon as he heard about this, he immediately wanted to see the transport mechs and said he would go back to assess how many he needed. Xiao Feng runs a restaurant business, supplying food to various official bases, needing a large number of mechs. If we can secure this deal, the transaction value would be at least 10 billion!"

"Pfft!"

"Ten billion? You must be out of your mind!"

"This is just a lie you made up to cover your mistake!"

"Xiao Feng? Ten billion? Do you think we’re all idiots?"

...

Faced with everyone’s ridicule, Huo Yulin silently sat down.

Because he also saw disappointment in his grandfather’s eyes.

He knew, if his grandfather didn’t believe him, his position as manager was lost.

But at this moment, Huo Yulin’s smartwatch suddenly rang.

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