Jian Hang said, “Then let the facts speak for themselves.” She took out her cell phone and made a voice call.

Zheng Yanshu answered, “Ms. Jian.”

Jian Hang turned on the speaker and said, “I’m in the conference room, and I’ve turned on the speaker.”

Zheng Yanshu originally wanted to say something to Jian Hang, but in front of outsiders, he still saved her face.

Jian Hang asked, “Have all the accounts with Mr. Zhao in Suzhou been settled?”

“All accounts have been settled.”

Zhong Yanyue and the general managers of the other two divisions were stunned when they heard it was Mr. Zhao from Suzhou. Mr. Zhao was the most powerful general distributor in the East China region.

Mr. Zhao was the leader of the distributors’ group, and he was the one who took the lead in putting pressure on Lemeng to force the Fourth Division to let them continue as its distributors.

Zhong Yanyue never expected that Jian Hang would first target Mr. Zhao.

Jian Hang instructed Zheng Yanshu, “Close their account in the system now, and the contractual relationship will be terminated.” This game with more than 400 dealers was a psychological warfare.

Whoever has a crueler heart will win.

Half a minute later, Zheng Yanshu said, “I have submitted my application.”

“I’ll approve it right away.” Jian Hang opened her laptop and turned to look at Secretary Gao.

Secretary Gao understood and helped turn on the projector.

Jian Hang projected her computer screen and logged into the system.

Everyone in the conference room was nervous.

Vice President Wu has never seen such a crazy yet calm person before, so calm that it was frightening. She actually closed the account on the spot. He looked at Qin Moling. 

“Qin Moling.” He called him by name, wanting him to stop Jian Hang.

Qin Moling didn’t respond but stared at Jian Hang without blinking.

Jian Hang sensed that Qin Moling was looking at her, but she didn’t look at him.

“Ms. Jian,” Zhong Yanyue finally couldn’t help but speak, warning, “Think about the consequences of closing your accounts.”

“Thank you for your kindness, Ms. Zhong. For caring so much about the Fourth Division, I’ll treat you to a meal some other day.”

“…”

With a ‘click’, Jian Hang tapped the touch pad and approved Zheng Yanshu’s application.

Mr. Zhao’s account in Suzhou has been closed.

That blow was like a knock on the heartstrings of several division general managers. They felt breathless, like being slapped in the face.

Jian Hang logged out of the system and said to her phone, “Have you notified Mr. Zhao?”

Zheng Yanshu replied, “The email has been sent and he has received it.”

Jian Hang said, “Arrange for the City Sales Manager to handle the subsequent matters related to account closure.”

She ended the call and gently put the phone down.

“Mr. Wu, you can call Mr. Zhao in Suzhou now. Didn’t he say that if I close his account, he would give up his Lemeng agency rights and become the agent of other products? Now that I have closed his account, can you ask him if his accounts in the First, Second, and Third Divisions should also be closed? If so, let’s close all of them at the same time.”

Vice President Wu: “…”

Zhong Yanyue was furious. “Ms. Jian, what are you doing? Mr. Zhao is still a distributor for the Second Division, and he generates 200 million in sales every year. There’s no need for you to be so aggressive!”

Jian Hang smiled and said, “I’m just giving him a taste of his own medicine. He was the one who took the lead in forcing the Fourth Division.”

Zhong Yanyue pursed her lips and suppressed her anger.

The meeting was temporarily suspended.

No one had any desire to continue.

They were all waiting, waiting for the consequences of closing this major account, waiting for Mr. Zhao’s reaction from Suzhou.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

The City Sales Manager of Lemeng’s Fourth Division had actually received a call from Zheng Yanshu early in the morning and arrived at Mr. Zhao’s company early to deal with matters that would arise with the account closure.

When Mr. Zhao heard that Jian Hang would close his account first as a warning to others, he was caught off guard and couldn’t believe it.

After making sure she was not joking, he was so angry that his blood pressure almost flared up.

“She’s really capable!” Mr. Zhao gave a thumbs-up, pressing hard on his chest, his heart aching with anger. “She’s targeting me as the group leader.”

City Sales Manager: “…”

Mr. Zhao waved his hand and said, “It’s hot, you can go back.”

The City Sales Manager thought he was going to be scolded, but Mr. Zhao didn’t lose his temper. He finally felt relieved. “Mr. Zhao, please take care of yourself.”

“Jian Hang is capable and interesting.” Mr. Zhao stopped the City Sales Manager and said, “Give me her WeChat. I look forward to meeting her at Lemeng’s annual meeting at the end of the year.”

… …

The City Sales Manager reported the situation in Suzhou to Zheng Yanshu in detail.

Zheng Yanshu wrote a message to Jian Hang, adding a special sentence: [From now on, no matter whether I like it or not, I will absolutely execute your decisions.]

He was willing to accept defeat.

… …

At this time, the conference room on the 22nd floor was silent.

Vice President Wu didn’t wait for the call from Mr. Zhao from Suzhou to question him. Mr. Zhao has been a distributor of Lemeng for nearly twenty years; when he was still the general manager of one of the divisions, he had a good relationship with Mr. Zhao.

After reading Zheng Yanshu’s message, Jian Hang replied with only a short phrase: [Thank you for your hard work.]

She looked up at Vice President Wu and said, “Don’t worry, Mr. Zhao won’t stop being an agent for Lemeng. He also plans to attend Lemeng’s annual meeting at the end of the year.”

Then she said, “Mr. Wu, do you have any other instructions for the Fourth Division?”

Vice President Wu: “…”

The word ‘instruction’ was a mockery of him.

Today he fully witnessed Jian Hang’s methods and courage and was glad that she was Lemeng’s person, not a competitor.

“This is a matter for your Fourth Division. You decide. There are still 420 companies left. It’s a big undertaking. Take care of the follow-up matters and don’t cause any trouble for the company.”

Jian Hang nodded, “Don’t worry, Mr. Wu, I will take care of it.”

She turned off her laptop. “Lemeng and its distributors should have a win-win relationship, not one where one is manipulated by the other. Lemeng is the water, and the distributors are the boat. Only when the water rises can the boat rise. The Fourth Division will only ever carry the boat, never capsize it. Therefore, I will never allow anyone to stir up trouble with the Fourth Division.”

Zhong Yanyue stared at the screen of her laptop. Jian Hang’s last sentence was not only about the distributors, but also implied that the other three divisions had intervened in the matters of the Fourth Division.

Qin Moling said, “Take a break for twenty minutes and continue the meeting at eleven.”

“Ms. Jian, come with me to the office.” He stood up and walked straight out of the meeting room.

Jian Hang didn’t know what Qin Moling wanted to talk to her about. Maybe he had some dissatisfaction that he wanted to vent to her, but he couldn’t bear to do it in front of so many people, so he could only ask her to go to his office.

In the elevator, Qin Moling remained silent.

Jian Hang fell silent. Having just closed Mr. Zhao’s account in Suzhou, she was under unprecedented psychological pressure. If it succeeded, the Fourth Division would have hope. If it failed, the Fourth Division would struggle.

Fortunately, all the suffering was worth it.

When they arrived at the office door, Qin Moling pushed it open and motioned for her to go in first.

Jian Hang stepped in and turned around, “What’s the matter…” She didn’t finish what she was saying.

He swallowed the rest of his words halfway through.

Qin Moling picked her up and kissed her deeply.

Marriage First, Love Later translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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