I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Liang Siyuan looked at the boy behind Zhang Demin and thought to himself, "This must be President Shen." At the same time, he stood up as a courtesy.

Seeing that Director Liang had stood up, Lu Lan also stood up, and the two of them looked towards President Shen.

Gu Jinhua, being the lowest-ranking person present, immediately left her seat and went to greet them.

When Gu Jinhua was at Gu Pengfei's table earlier, she only glanced at him briefly. Although she didn't notice what this President Shen looked like, she still remembered the two books.

He immediately greeted her with a smile, his voice preceding his arrival, and extended his right hand, "President Shen, I've long admired your name."

When Gu Jinhua went to greet him, President Shen paused for a moment.

He seemed caught off guard by the commotion, instinctively reaching out his hand. However, his right hand was still holding a book, and he nearly dropped it when he reached out. He quickly used his left hand to catch it, finally managing to shake hands with Gu Jinhua. He was flustered and somewhat at a loss.

Liang Siyuan saw this and thought to himself, "They're still young after all."

He had originally thought that a college graduate who could run Anjia as the largest in Yangcheng should have some commanding presence. But the Mr. Shen in front of him, from the moment he entered until the handshake, seemed to have been dragged out of a classroom, exuding a restrained air of someone inexperienced in such situations.

Lu Lan also turned her head and lowered her voice to say to Liang Siyuan, "It seems he's not used to this kind of occasion."

Liang Siyuan hummed in response, his face still bearing a polite smile. He didn't say anything more, but he felt more at ease inside.

He deliberately sat there without moving, only letting Gu Jinhua pass by, in order to create a "momentum" so that it would be easier to discuss things later—this is a common tactic in business, setting up a "formation" first.

Now that I see this, it seems I've been fooling myself. Haha…

As Liang Siyuan was thinking this, the smile on his face froze the next moment.

Behind President Shen, another boy entered, also carrying two books under his arm. However, unlike the boy in front, he carried the books under his left arm.

"..."

What's going on?

The Real and Fake Monkey King?

Liang Siyuan was a little stunned.

At the same time, a somewhat awkward voice rang out.

"...Manager Gu, this is the real General Manager Shen Kang."

It was Zhang Demin standing to the side.

He was pointing at the boy who came in behind him, his expression somewhat embarrassed.

Gu Jinhua also looked at the boy behind her, and saw that there were several pretty girls following behind him.

One of the girls couldn't help but burst out laughing, but immediately realized something was wrong and quickly suppressed her laughter.

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The boy who came in after him, who also had two books tucked under his left arm, was Shen Kang.

He cheerfully extended his right hand, "Hello Manager Gu, thank you for paying for our table. We were originally going to split the bill, and I was really worried about my wallet, but thank goodness for you. Thank you so much."

Gu Jinhua quickly reached out to shake his hand and continued the conversation, "President Shen, you're too kind, you're too kind..." At least it wasn't so awkward anymore.

After the two finished speaking, Zhang Demin quickly introduced the "fake General Manager Shen" in front of him: "This is Xiao Wang from our company. Today, we asked him to run errands, pour tea for Supervisor Lu, and take notes. Young man, you should go out and broaden your horizons."

Then he introduced the four girls behind him, "These are Zheng, Li, Lin, and Zhang from our company. They happened to be nearby doing accounting today, so they came over for a meal to get to know the leaders. They're all company employees, not outsiders..."

After Zhang Demin explained, Liang Siyuan and the others understood what was going on with these people who had suddenly appeared—simply put, they were there to serve tea and water and liven up the atmosphere. They probably weren't from Zhang Demin's company, but rather people they had hired at the last minute.

These people are definitely not from Zhang Demin's company.

Zhang Demin had already arranged for several people, but at first he hadn't figured out the temperaments of Director Liang and Supervisor Lu, so he held back and didn't send anyone over.

When Zhang Demin went to the restroom with Gu Jinhua, he learned some information from her. He felt more confident and the advantage of being prepared was evident. He immediately sent someone over.

Just now, when Zhang Demin went to invite Shen Kang over, these people happened to arrive as well, so they came over together.

That Xiao Wang was specially arranged by Zhang Demin to temporarily create a "student-like" atmosphere, which was exactly what Supervisor Lu liked. However, Xiao Wang brought over two books, which did create the student-like atmosphere, but it also led to a blunder.

After shaking hands with Shen Kang, Gu Jinhua led him to Liang Siyuan and Lu Lan and introduced them to them.

"Mr. Shen, this is Director Liang from our Philippe Xia Hai headquarters."

"I've heard so much about you."

"Haha, I've heard so much about you, Mr. Shen. I'd heard from Lao Zhang that you were very accomplished at such a young age, and seeing you today, I realize it's true. You're so young that even our Manager Gu mistook you for someone else, haha..."

Liang Siyuan smiled, but felt a little regretful: a perfectly arranged formation had been ruined by such a blunder.

They were getting to know each other and exchanging pleasantries.

Zhang Demin, on the other hand, was arranging for the people he had called over to sit down.

"Xiao Wang, you'll sit next to Supervisor Lu. Xiao Zheng, you'll sit next to Director Liang. Xiao Lin, you'll sit next to Manager Gu..."

Zhang Demin was also very skilled at this, knowing exactly who would sit next to whom.

As he assigned seats, Zhang Demin muttered to himself: "When he came in, President Shen was clearly following behind me, so how did Xiao Wang end up coming in first? Was it a coincidence, or not?"

Under Zhang Demin's arrangement, the five "colleagues"—four women and one man—also took their seats.

Zhang Demin is quite reliable. The five of them are all handsome men and beautiful women, and each has their own unique characteristics.

Among them, the "Xiao Zhang" who was arranged to sit next to "General Manager Shen" was a pure and innocent beauty, in her early twenties, with long, undyed and unpermed black hair that draped over her shoulders, like the kind of campus goddess or pure college girl who was pursued by many people in school.

Perhaps it's inappropriate to say "similar," since she herself is a college student.

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"Xiao Zhang's" real name is Qiao Na. She is a local of Yangcheng and a genuine undergraduate student. Sometimes she goes out to attend these kinds of dinner parties.

At first, she was a little resistant to doing this, but she got used to it after doing it a lot. After all, she didn't do much; she just accompanied people to meals, served them, talked to them, and cracked jokes, and she could earn a good amount of money. It was easy and quick money. She could get many things she wanted to buy but didn't have the money for in this way, so why not?

At that moment, Qiao Na was staring at Shen Kang, who was exchanging pleasantries with Liang Siyuan, with a strange expression.

Over there, after exchanging pleasantries with Liang Siyuan and Lu Lan, Shen Kang returned to his seat and placed the book he had been carrying on the table.

Jona glanced at it—"Computer Organization and Design: Hardware/Software Interfaces".

Sure enough, it was a book about computers.

Thinking this, Qiao Na picked up a hot towel and handed it to Shen Kang to wipe his hands, but kept her head slightly lowered, as if afraid of being recognized.

"Thanks."

Shen Kang took the towel, wiped his hands, and casually put it aside. He didn't look at "Xiao Zhang" much, but he couldn't help but laugh and cry in his heart: Goodness, he just casually went to a banquet and ran into a "stepmother".

He had already recognized the girl next to him.

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Shen Kang still remembers that when he was planning to open his home during the summer vacation, he specifically asked Xiao Bonian to take him to Yang University to find someone to make a website.

At that time, as soon as I arrived at Yang University and left the parking lot, I encountered a beautiful girl blocking Xiao Bonian's way and delivering breakfast to him.

Just like Han Li, Xiao Bonian immediately shielded himself in front of the girl and told her that he was her son.

Clearly, the girl was pursuing Xiao Bonian, and Xiao Bonian took the opportunity to use this "son" to politely reject the girl.

The girl who almost became his "stepmother" is the "Xiao Zhang" next to him.

What a small world!

As Shen Kang was pondering this, Gu Jinhua, who was standing beside him, chimed in, "Mr. Shen, are you and my Xiaofei classmates?"

Shen Kang also came to his senses, "No, we're more like friends of friends. We just met today."

When we first sat down, we just chatted casually, talking about everything under the sun, politics, geography, and so on, while eating and talking.

The "colleagues" arranged by Zhang Demin also acted as intermediaries, making the atmosphere at the dinner table quite pleasant.

After chatting for quite a while and drinking several rounds of wine, they finally got down to business.

The conversation was started by Gu Jinhua.

"...Mr. Shen, I heard that Anjia Household Services not only provides housekeeping services, but also sells rice cookers?"

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"That's true."

"I heard it sold quite well? I reckon at least ten thousand units were sold?"

Shen Kang put down his chopsticks, glanced at Gu Jinhua, and said, "Manager Gu is quite well-informed; she even knows how many rice cookers we've sold."

The implication is that he admits it.

Gu Jinhua didn't respond to that, but just smiled and praised, "Using housekeeping channels to sell appliances, before you, President Shen, I never thought business could be done this way."

Shen Kang chuckled. "Actually, there's nothing new about it. Housekeeping services come to your home, so you're basically just picking up a few things that you might need."

Gu Jinhua nodded: "That makes sense. I heard that Mr. Shen's batch of rice cookers sold very quickly, with excellent repeat purchases and referrals. This shows that your customers have a high level of trust."

Shen Kang said, "They were all delivered door-to-door by the service staff."

Liang Siyuan was picking at a piece of fish, slowly removing the bones, as if he wasn't listening.

After Gu Jinhua and Shen Kang finished speaking, he slowly began, "President Shen, have you thought about making your business a little easier to conduct?"

Shen Kang also picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks, but didn't reply immediately.

Liang Siyuan glanced at Shen Kang, who was picking up food with his chopsticks, and continued, "Using the same domestic service channel to sell goods, but connecting with an international brand makes all the difference. Take Philips, for example. I'm sure when you were selling that rice cooker before, customers must have had thoughts like, 'Is this brand reliable?' But with Philips, they won't have that concern."

After finishing chewing the food in his mouth, Shen Kang said, "Director Liang wants the An family to help Philip sell his goods?"

Liang Siyuan smiled and said, "You should say that Philip gave the An family a bigger brand. A Royal Helan brand, a Fortune Global 500 company. With Philip's products in hand, the An family can hold their heads high."

Shen Kang also laughed: "Director Liang's words sound to me like I've taken advantage of Philip in some way."

Liang Siyuan waved his hand: "It's not about who takes advantage of whom. It's business; cooperation benefits both sides. You have distribution channels, I have products; you lack a brand, I lack a suitable environment. Isn't that what we're here to talk about?"

Zhang Demin quickly interjected, "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I meant. President Shen, you don't know, Director Liang wasn't even in Yangcheng tonight; he flew in from Xiahai today at the last minute. It's not easy for him to find the time."

Shen Kang nodded and raised his glass to Liang Siyuan: "Then I'm basking in Director Liang's glory. I'll toast you."

The two touched hands in mid-air and each only took a small sip.

As he put down his cup, Shen Kang thought to himself, "As expected, it's about distribution channels."

Anjia Household Services is essentially a sales channel. Shen Kang even took the initiative to reach out to partners at the industry conference. Now that a big brand like Philips is coming to them seeking cooperation... it's really hard to say whether or not to cooperate.

But in any case, you can listen to the other party's conditions first.

"What are your thoughts, Director Liang, on how Anjia and Philips should cooperate?" Shen Kang asked, looking at Liang Siyuan sitting opposite him.

Liang Siyuan didn't speak, but Lu Lan, who was being fed a piece of fish by Xiao Wang, wiped her mouth and spoke.

"Our current idea is this: if we cooperate, Mr. Zhang Demin will remain our general agent for the Qianlin province region. In the future, whether it's personal care, consumer electronics, or home appliances, all of Anjia Household Services' products will be sourced from Mr. Zhang."

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Upon hearing this, Zhang Demin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Of course, the price we offer Anjia Housekeeping will definitely not be higher than other sales channels, and we can guarantee that. As for Anjia Housekeeping, we will ensure that they will only sell Philip's products from now on. As for whether there will be any shortcomings in selling only our products, I believe everyone doesn't need to worry about that. After all, we all know that Philip's product line is very extensive. There will only be products that Anjia can't sell in time, but there will never be a shortage of stock."

After Lu Lan finished speaking, Shen Kang waited for a while, but Lu Lan didn't continue. Instead, she asked Xiao Wang next to her to put a slice of beef on her plate.

...That's it?

Judging from Lu Lan's words, Philip wanted Anjia Housekeeping to sell only Philip's products. In order to achieve this goal, Philip promised that the price he would give to Anjia Housekeeping would not be higher than that of other sales channels.

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