Officialdom: Reborn in the 90s, all I want to do is quit my job and make money.

"They specifically asked to see you by name!"

Nima!

What the hell is this?!

A buzzing sound filled Lin Yu's mind.

It’s over.

This is really, completely, utterly, utterly finished.

He had expected to become popular, but he never imagined he would become this popular.

This was in the 1990s!

Due to limited access to information and inconvenient transportation, people were so simple-minded that they bordered on naive foolishness.

In his eyes, this was backward.

But now...

Those two scoundrels, Li Datou and Wang Jianguo, managed to swindle 1.23 million yesterday, and that's already a given.

Today, they're even offering a buy-two-get-one-free deal! Bring one more person along to kneel down.

He made 2.5 million right off the bat!

250?

Yes, yes, yes, I am the number one idiot in the world!

Lin Yu felt dizzy and thought he was about to have a heart attack and die on the spot.

This is no longer about welding him to the land of Jiangcheng.

This is like packaging him up, turning him into a specimen, and hanging him at the entrance of the city government building, with a label on him that reads: "The Light of Jiangcheng!"

Furthermore, the news spread throughout the surrounding areas and even reached the provincial capital.

The three in front of him were already giving him a splitting headache.

If they come again...

Depend on!

This is fucking amazing!

Lin Yu's PTSD is about to flare up.

He was afraid.

I'm really scared.

The office was as silent as Cambridge was last night.

At the entrance, the heads craning their necks to watch the spectacle looked like ducks with their necks choked, their expressions frozen and their eyes vacant.

What did they hear?

Two and a half million a day?

Factories in the provincial capital are all begging to join their franchise.

They specifically asked if they wanted to see Director Lin?

This world is truly, truly, too damn surreal.

"Director Lin? Are you...are you alright?"

Li Datou looked at Lin Yu's deathly pale face and his voice trembled with fear.

Lin Yu slowly raised his head, his empty eyes sweeping over the three faces in front of him, which were filled with fanaticism and worship.

A deep sense of powerlessness washed over me.

He is tired.

Destroy it.

"stand up."

Lin Yu's voice was ethereal and elusive, as if it came from beyond the heavens.

"All of you, stand up!"

Li Datou and his two companions felt as if they had been granted a pardon. They hurriedly scrambled to their feet and stood ramrod straight, like three soldiers awaiting inspection.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Lin Yu slumped in the chair, giving up the struggle.

He finally understood.

If we don't appease these scoundrels today, they'll come back tomorrow, the day after, and the day after that!

We can bring even more people!

Come and clock him in for work!

"Director Lin! Please give us some advice!" Wang Jianguo said anxiously. "So many people want to join us, should we accept them or not? If we do accept them, how should we manage them?"

Lin Yu closed his eyes, his mind racing.

Method?

The solutions in his mind could stretch from the city government all the way to the city gates.

But he didn't want to say.

I don't want to say a single word!

But he knew that this matter wouldn't be over until he gave a clear explanation today.

"Do it the way it should be done."

Lin Yu's voice carried a sense of utter exhaustion, as if he had lost all will to live.

"You're already doing brand franchising, so get the quality under control!"

"They're selling piles of rags under the 'Flying Kite' brand! They're selling substandard products under the 'Red Star' brand! Whose brand are you smashing? Mine! The city government's brand!"

"Understand?"

Li Datou and Wang Jianguo, along with the factory director of the hardware factory, were all jolted and nodded frantically like chickens pecking at rice.

"I understand! I understand!"

"Make sure you clearly distinguish between franchised and company-operated stores!"

"Our directly operated stores represent our own image; we must use the best materials, the best workers, and the best service!"

"For franchisees, we can provide them with technology and brand authorization, but they must send someone to supervise! If the quality isn't up to standard or the taste isn't right, immediately remove the brand and get out!"

"We could even select a group of reliable, long-term employees from your factory to form an inspection team, specifically to inspect each of the stores and monitor the quality at every location!"

Lin Yu spoke faster and faster, simplifying the mature franchise management model from later generations tenfold and throwing it all out at once.

He just wanted these guys to shut up and stop bothering him.

"If you're still not reassured..."

Lin Yu paused for a moment, then unleashed his final trump card.

"Then your factory will provide the capital and hold more than 60% of the shares in the newly established franchise factory! They will provide the personnel and the venue, while we will provide the technology, the brand, and the management!"

"Let them be minority shareholders, only entitled to dividends! The final decision-making power must remain in your own hands!"

"This way, we can expand our business, let them benefit from the profits, and also ensure our reputation isn't ruined!"

"Did you understand?"

His words struck like thunderbolts.

Li Datou, Wang Jianguo, and that Factory Director Liu were all scorched and left dizzy.

They stood there, mouths agape, their minds blank.

Quality management?

Direct operation or franchise?

Patrol team?

Joint-stock company?

What kind of incredible skills are these!

They used to only know how to focus on production and sell the goods.

Who would have thought there were so many intricacies involved!

Especially that shareholding system!

It was simply unheard of, yet it seemed to have opened a door to a new world for them!

high!

That's brilliant!

Director Lin, you truly live up to your reputation!

This is no longer just strategic planning; this is extraordinary talent!

In the office, the others listened with rapt attention.

The thermos in Director Wang's hand... well, never mind, it would have shattered if it fell on the ground.

Old Liu's face... well, let's not even talk about his face, even his penis was turning purple with envy.

He finally realized that the gap between himself and this young man was no longer just one or two levels.

This is the difference between humans and gods.

"Yes, I understand!"

Li Datou reacted and trembled with excitement. He looked at Lin Yu with a fervent look in his eyes that almost solidified into reality.

"Director Lin! You're like a second parent to us!"

"roll!"

Lin Yu squeezed out a single word through gritted teeth.

"what?"

"I said, take your people and get out of here! Don't bother me again!"

Lin Yu pointed to the doorway, his face full of disgust.

I hate to look at you! Get the hell out of here!

Li Datou and Wang Jianguo were not angry at all. Instead, they nodded heavily with expressions that said, "We understand."

A master!

That's the demeanor of a true master!

He accomplished his task and left without a trace, concealing his merit and fame!

"Director Lin, don't worry! We'll get on it right away! We guarantee we won't embarrass you or the municipal government!"

The three of them bowed deeply to Lin Yu once again.

Then, he turned around, walked away proudly and arrogantly.

It comes quickly and goes quickly.

Not to mention the complicated, almost distorted expressions on the faces of the other people in the office.

Lin Yu slumped in the chair, feeling completely drained.

He became increasingly convinced.

Damn it, these guys are definitely treating themselves like NPCs.

A walking, humanoid bug that can trigger quests and drop equipment infinitely!

No.

Absolutely not!

We can't let them continue like this!

Lin Yu's eyes, which had been empty, slowly began to regain a glimmer of resistance.

Since the soft approach isn't working, let's try the hard approach!

Since lying down will be seen as hiding my true abilities, then I'll show you how rotten I can be!

tomorrow!

He's determined to make drinking tea and catching fish his lucky charm, and carry it out to the very end!

In the morning, I was the last one to arrive at the office!

In the afternoon, he was the first person in the entire unit to leave!

I won't see anyone!

He won't answer anyone's calls!

He's the mayor's favorite kid!

He is the number one playboy in Jiangcheng!

You disagree?

If you're not happy, then ask the mayor to give you special treatment!