One morning, Qin Chuan's phone rang almost every few minutes.
Everyone was calling to congratulate him. Qin Chuan himself was baffled by many of them, as he hadn't told so many people about his advertising, yet it seemed like the whole world knew.
Finally getting some peace, Qin Chuan left his office and went to the franchise department.
As soon as he entered, he saw many people there: Bai Xiaoguang, Yao Dong, Qin Er Ge... They were all gathered around two newly hired girls who were specifically responsible for answering the phones, chatting.
Only this group dared to be so presumptuous; other employees in the electronics factory absolutely would not have such audacity.
The two girls were both pretty and cute, and although their academic qualifications weren't high, their voices were sweet and charming, the type many men liked.
"Boss!"
Seeing Qin Chuan suddenly appear startled everyone, and they quickly stood up straight.
"I'm just popping in to take a look!"
Qin Chuan said, "Have there been any calls inquiring about franchising this morning?"
"Answering the boss, not yet!"
One of the two girls said bravely. Not receiving any franchise calls made them anxious as well, as they had just started working.
What if, if it continued like this, they were fired right after starting their jobs?
The reputation of Xinhua Electronics Factory had already spread throughout the entire county. The new young boss was not only handsome but also treated his employees very well, never owing wages.
Being able to work here was the dream of many.
After the girls' answer, the entire office fell silent. This was not good news.
Having invested so much, if the advertisement did not achieve the desired effect, it would be a huge blow to anyone or any company.
But to everyone's surprise, Qin Chuan showed no sign of being surprised. Instead, his expression was extremely calm, and he comforted them, "It's okay. After all, our advertisement has only been running for half a morning. If calls were flooding in already, what would that make it? A miracle?!"
"Just stick to your posts. During meal breaks or bathroom breaks, take turns. Make sure someone is always here."
"Yes, boss, we understand!"
The two girls bowed in response.
Qin Chuan then turned his gaze back to the group of people, his face darkening. "What are you guys doing? It's almost lunchtime. Are you not even going to eat, and continue bothering them while they're working?"
"Heh heh, we were just afraid the sisters might be bored and wanted to entertain them!"
Bai Xiaoguang said with a fawning smile.
Qin Chuan was speechless and directly walked out of the office. Seeing this, the others quickly followed.
"I'm warning you all. If you guys are just here to play around, there are plenty of places outside where you can pay twenty or thirty yuan for an all-nighter. You can go there and have your fill!"
"But absolutely do not mess with the girls here. They are very innocent, children from ordinary families. They can't handle the destructive passion of you scumbags, understand?"
As they walked out, Qin Chuan lectured them directly.
"Of course, if anyone genuinely falls in love and wants to settle down with a girl, I won't object!"
"Xiao Chuan, we're all serious!"
Qin Er Ge said with a playful, unseemly smile.
"Serious about what!"
Qin Chuan cursed him unceremoniously.
"If you were truly serious, you wouldn't be single until now. Instead, you drive that Audi every day and change girlfriends faster than you change clothes!"
"I gave you money to fix that Audi, so you could get closer to other businessmen and learn how to do business. But you, that Audi has become your plaything for picking up girls!"
"Be careful that you don't cause a huge problem for me one day, and I'll settle the score with you then!"
Qin Chuan finally cursed everyone.
This was the first time the crowd had seen Qin Chuan get angry, and they were so scared they dared not breathe. It seemed that after having some free time recently, they had indeed become a bit too presumptuous.
In the afternoon, the franchise department finally received some exciting and encouraging news: someone had called to inquire about franchising.
This news excited everyone for a long time.
At 8 PM, there was another advertising slot.
Just like in the morning, they were at 8:00 and 8:05 PM.
This meant that the franchise department's closing time was 9 PM.
When Qin Chuan came to work the next day, he learned that two more calls had come in the previous night, inquiring about franchising for the "Shentun Storage Cabinet."
This was the effect of the advertisement on its first day.
Honestly, for this result, everyone except Qin Chuan was quite disappointed. It was far from what they had expected.
After all, for this advertisement, the electronics factory had spent a massive sum of three million yuan. For a small factory in a county town, this was almost half of its entire worth.
Yet, the effect was like this, leading to a huge psychological gap.
On the second day, which was the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the Minor New Year, the number of calls inquiring about franchising increased to eight, slightly better than the previous day.
This result made everyone lose the mood to celebrate the Minor New Year. Seeing this, Qin Chuan had no choice but to hold a meeting early on the third day and give them all some "spiritual massage."
Today is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and Qin Chuan had a very important matter to attend to.
After the meeting, he simply left.
At the Butterfly Apparel Factory, many people noticed that their beautiful factory director's mood seemed a bit off today.
The factory director, usually decisive and proactive, was very negative. She lacked energy in everything she did, and this worsened after lunch.
"Director, are you feeling unwell?"
"Why don't you go to the hospital?"
Her capable assistant pushed open the door and asked Li Ya, who was sitting in her office, with concern.
"I'm fine!"
Li Ya shook her head. In her palm, she tightly held a small, exquisite mobile phone. Accidentally touching a button, the screen lit up, displaying a call interface.
A call that had been made a few minutes ago.
The name displayed on the phone was none other than Qin Chuan!
Qin Chuan, who had left for work that morning, had not called even once, nor had he given any indication. Li Ya couldn't help but call him, and she was told that he was out and very busy.
With the New Year approaching, as a major boss, there were too many things to handle during the holiday season.
If this were any other time, Li Ya wouldn't have minded and would have completely understood.
But today was different. Today was her birthday!
Thinking that Qin Chuan might not be able to return on such an important day, Li Ya felt terrible, filled with sadness and disappointment.
If she had known, she should have reminded that guy earlier. It was her own fault for being too sensitive, always believing that he would definitely remember such an important day.
Now, that man was probably too busy and had forgotten entirely...
"Wuwuwu~~~"
As she thought of this sad part, Li Ya, who was usually strong and brave, couldn't help but bury her head in the desk and cry softly after her assistant left.