Tian Mo entered Mr. Pei’s office, awkward and uncomfortable.
Pei Qian pointed to the sofa nearby: “No need to be formal, have a seat.”
“Would you like some tea?”
Tian Mo was a bit flustered: “Thank you, ah, no need…”
Pei Qian smiled, poured two cups of tea, handed one to him, and then sat down in a single-seat sofa nearby.
“Time is precious, so let’s keep it brief and get straight to the point.”
“To be honest, I have a sales position for you.”
Pei Qian glanced at the time. He wanted to leave work before five o’clock, so this conversation needed to be efficient.
Talking in the president’s office of Tenda Group, surely Tian Mo couldn’t be suspicious anymore?
Tian Mo was flattered and surprised: “Ah? Sales?”
“Well… I, I don’t actually have much experience in sales. If I had to say I have any, it would be trying to work as a real estate agent for a month…”
Pei Qian raised an eyebrow: “Oh? And what was the result?”
“The result…” Tian Mo was a bit embarrassed, but he chose to be honest. “The result was that I barely rented out any apartments in a month, and didn’t earn a single yuan in commission…”
Pei Qian’s expression showed slight concern: “Barely rented out any… exactly how many?”
Tian Mo said: “…Two.”
“One was a recent graduate who urgently needed to rent an apartment. The apartment was suitable, so I didn’t say much and he rented it. The other was because a kind-hearted older colleague at the store felt sorry for me, so she let me have a deal…”
Pei Qian nodded with deep respect: “Hmm, not bad.”
Indeed, he hadn’t misjudged this person.
Tian Mo: “Huh? This is not bad?”
Pei Qian smiled slightly: “To be honest, the various departments of Tenda Group are somewhat different from those on the outside. Especially the sales department—I don’t want salespeople who are experienced and smooth-talking. I have a unique set of assessment criteria.”
“I think you’re a perfect fit!”
“So don’t worry too much. I’ve already seen the potential I need in you. As long as you can develop this potential, there won’t be any problems.”
“Really?” Tian Mo’s expression remained skeptical.
Actually, Mr. Pei’s words already sounded quite absurd. If someone else had said this, one could be 100% certain they were a scammer. But since this was in the president’s office of Tenda, even the most outlandish statements seemed to have some degree of credibility.
“Absolutely,” Pei Qian had a very certain expression.
Tian Mo hesitated for a moment, then said: “Mr. Pei, to be honest, I’m really not good at sales. You know my verbal skills—it would be an achievement if I didn’t scare customers away. But since you think so highly of me, I’m willing to give it a try!”
“Um… will someone be guiding me?”
Tian Mo was clearly still not very confident. He thought that if he had a mentor willing to guide him, allowing him to practice gradually, he might improve later.
“Yes,” Pei Qian pointed at himself. “I’ll guide you.”
“What?”
Tian Mo was stunned.
Sales work, with Mr. Pei personally guiding him?
What had he done to deserve this?
“Mr. Pei, this really isn’t necessary. You could have the head of the sales department, or even just a team leader guide me. Your time is valuable; doing this kind of thing seems unnecessary…”
Pei Qian shook his head: “No, it’s very necessary.”
Would this sales department become one that helps Tenda earn more money, or one that helps Tenda earn less?
That wasn’t certain yet.
It depended on how well Tian Mo performed as the department head.
And right now, Tian Mo was like a blank slate. Pei Qian felt it was very necessary to spare some time to properly guide him, to set a good tone for the sales department.
Seeing Mr. Pei’s resolute attitude, Tian Mo didn’t ask further, his expression excited: “Alright, Mr. Pei, rest assured. I’ll definitely study hard and not disappoint your expectations!”
Pei Qian stood up and took a contract from his desk drawer: “If you don’t have any questions, let’s sign the contract.”
“The key part is the salary.”
Tian Mo nodded. The contract had quite a lot of content, and he needed to read it slowly. The salary part would be mentioned later.
However, Tian Mo could basically guess the general salary situation—it would definitely be a low base salary plus high commission model. Although Tian Mo didn’t like this salary structure, knowing that with his abilities he would probably only get the base salary, he also understood that this was unavoidable.
After all, sales is a profession that only looks at results, not the process. The number of deals you close represents your ability. If the bulk of the salary isn’t in commissions, it’s easy to cultivate a group of lazy people and not motivate them.
Although Tian Mo was introverted and not good at speaking, he figured that since Mr. Pei was personally guiding him, as long as he studied diligently for a while, his verbal skills would improve greatly, right? Then he wouldn’t have to worry about not earning commissions.
The first part contained relatively basic content, probably similar to the labor contracts of various departments at Tenda, specifying the basic obligations and benefits of employees.
Especially the benefits section, which made Tian Mo’s mouth water.
But soon, the most surprising part of the contract appeared.
“The position is… head of the sales department?”
“The salary is… 8,000 yuan per month plus various company benefits?”
“Um, no commission?”
Tian Mo was a bit dumbfounded, thinking his eyes were playing tricks on him.
Head of the sales department, which could also be called sales manager, or even Mr. X with no issues—this was definitely a leadership position.
As for the salary, it far exceeded his imagination.
Previously, when handing out flyers on the street, he would work tirelessly for thirty days and earn just over 2,000 yuan. Now, with all statutory holidays off, he would earn 8,000 yuan plus various company benefits—his daily salary had increased at least fivefold.
Pei Qian explained: “If you do well later, your salary will increase further.”
The 8,000 yuan per month was already the highest level currently allowed by the system.
Although Tian Mo’s actual abilities might be far from worth 8,000 yuan, with Tenda Group’s rapid development, the system’s restrictions on base salary were becoming increasingly lenient, giving Pei Qian more room to maneuver.
Tian Mo was even more confused, as this was completely beyond his expectations.
He had thought his position would be at the bottom rung of the sales department, but it turned out to be the head of the sales department?
He had thought it would be a base salary plus commission model, with a base salary of perhaps 1,000 yuan being decent, but the base salary was actually as high as 8,000 yuan, with no mention of commission at all?
This left Tian Mo at a loss.
“Any problems? If not, just sign it. It’s getting late.”
Pei Qian looked at the time; it was almost time to get off work.
Tian Mo: “The contract is definitely fine, but I’m worried about my abilities…”
“Your abilities are not a problem. If you’re satisfied with the compensation, just sign. Don’t worry about anything else,” Pei Qian said with a smile.
Tian Mo hesitated for a moment, but Mr. Pei’s trusting gaze put him at ease.
Thinking about it carefully, it was incredibly lucky that such good fortune had fallen into his lap. If he hemmed and hawed until Mr. Pei got angry, this opportunity might slip away.
With that in mind, Tian Mo quickly signed his name on the contract, afraid that Mr. Pei would change his mind.
“Good, I’ll show you the office location, and then you can report to me directly tomorrow. I’ll briefly arrange your work content,” Pei Qian stood up.
Pei Qian led Tian Mo to the Advertising and Marketing Department.
When they had rented space for the Advertising and Marketing Department, they had left plenty of extra room, but the department didn’t need so much space, and many workstations were empty.
It was perfect to place the sales department here, to keep the Advertising and Marketing Department company.
Of course, they couldn’t sit together directly; they needed to be somewhat isolated to prevent some strange chemical reactions from occurring.
Pei Qian casually picked a spot: “Alright, you’ll be here.”
This position was near the window with a nice view, and it was the farthest from the Advertising and Marketing Department. There were at least a dozen empty workstations around it—such a large area would be enough for operations in the short term.
Besides, Pei Qian didn’t plan to bring in new employees for the sales department anytime soon. He needed to train Tian Mo well first and establish the tone for the entire sales department to prevent it from going off track.
Tian Mo was stunned: “Huh? Just here?”
When he first arrived, he had seen so many people in the Advertising and Marketing Department working diligently, creating a harmonious scene. He had been quite happy, fantasizing about integrating with them and becoming one of them.
But now Mr. Pei had led him directly to an “isolated island”?
The view was indeed nice, but this workstation was clearly isolated from everyone else over there. An outsider might think he had some contagious disease!
Pei Qian looked at his watch: “Alright, it’s about time. Familiarize yourself with the environment a bit. Tomorrow at 10 AM, come to my office first. I’ll give you a brief overview of your work arrangements, and then you can come here to officially start work.”
With everything arranged, Pei Qian turned and left.
Tian Mo sat at his workstation, feeling awkward and unsure what to do.
Opening the computer, he saw a screen full of games. There were only a few basic office software programs that came with the computer; any others would need to be downloaded.
Tian Mo scratched his head. He didn’t dare play games, so he opened a new document.
He thought to himself, he had been entrusted with an important task by Mr. Pei, and today was his first day at work. Although Mr. Pei hadn’t assigned him any tasks, he couldn’t just do nothing, right? That would leave Mr. Pei with the impression that he was lazy.
But looking at the blank document, Tian Mo felt clueless.
Suddenly, he remembered the older colleague from his time as a real estate agent who had helped him, so he immediately called her.
A few minutes later, Tian Mo received several files.
These included daily work arrangements, work content, rules, and so on for sales. They weren’t confidential materials, and of course, they weren’t technically sophisticated.
However, for Tian Mo right now, they were very useful.
He planned to create a document to organize these materials, selecting useful content to summarize in a new document. This way, when he met Mr. Pei tomorrow, he wouldn’t be at a loss for words.
But just as he created a new document and hadn’t even typed two words, he felt a tap on his shoulder.
“Hmm?”
Tian Mo turned around in confusion and saw a young man who seemed a few years older than him.
“Hello, new colleague?” the person who tapped his shoulder asked.
Tian Mo nodded: “And you are?”
The person who tapped his shoulder smiled: “Oh, I’m Yu Yao. I work in the Advertising and Marketing Department next door.”
Tian Mo quickly said: “Oh, I’m Tian Mo. Today’s my first day at work. Nice to meet you.”
Yu Yao smiled: “I knew you were new, not familiar with the rules. It’s already quitting time, why are you still here? Do you have overtime hours allocated?”
“Huh? Overtime hours?” Tian Mo felt like he was hearing gibberish. He knew what each of these words meant individually, but together they made no sense to him.
“If you don’t have allocated overtime hours, hurry home. Whatever work you have can wait until you come in tomorrow.”
“Why are you still sitting here? Hurry up, they’re about to lock the doors.”
Tian Mo was at a loss: “But I just… well, alright, I’ll come back tomorrow.”
Even after leaving the Shenhua Luxury View building, Tian Mo still felt a bit dazed.
Today had been truly strange, completely overturning his life experiences of the past decade or more.
Although he had just started the document before being interrupted, Tian Mo thought that since he wouldn’t be meeting Mr. Pei until 10 AM tomorrow, he still had some time to organize this document.
“Alright, I’ll go home and rest well today, and adjust my mindset to work diligently tomorrow!”