Chapter 66: Underwear models
Translator: Lionwwang Editor: Lionwwang

Later, I have a simple meeting with the staffs of the Department 2 in the manager’s office, and Penny also presents.

This department I’m taking over has a total of five people, all of whom are female for sure. Two designers, two customer services, and one who is in charge of communication with customers. The two designers and graphic design talents were graduated from famous universities, in their thirties, all married and moderate-looking. They look very well dressed and have steady manners. And two customer services are girls in their early twenties, especially one who has freckles on her cheeks, round face, chattering like a little sparrow. She makes me feel a little like Amy. The other girl is slightly thinner, wearing a yellow sweater, looks quieter.

What surprises me most is that a woman who is in charge of the communication. She’s in her twenties, with a plump figure, ruddy complexion, rich lips, looks quite amorous, wearing a tight-fitting suit that matches her figure well. She has enough elasticity, and draws a perfect curve for a mature woman, just like a ripe peach.

This seemingly open woman has a shrewd look in her eyes, which makes me dare not belittle her. Her job is “communication”, which is very important. Because in our department, designers just concentrate on designing activities, graphic design and so on. Customer service is responsible for contact with customers, dealing with some customers’ requirements. But the communication is the most important position.

Let’s take an example, in the upcoming underwear show in this shopping mall, the designers are responsible for design the stage and advertising pictures, while the two customer service girls are responsible for contacting the underwear manufacturer. They listen to client’s requests and make some adjustments according to the feedbacks.

And the rest things are all about the communication works. The woman names Yanny is responsible for handling the following tasks: commanding the loading and unloading department to set up the stage on the spot, coordinate and confirm the specific list with the model company, print the advertisement posters, and finally coordinating the with the mall about venue, time, rental, etc.

If we compare this underwear show as to take a movie. Then all the others are the actors or playwright and so on. But Yanny is the commander in chief! Equivalent to director’s function!

Obviously, this woman must be very competent.

“Well, I have introduced myself just now. I actually have a good temper.” I look at the women in front of me with a smile, which remind me of the scene when I was in charge of the nightclub and lecturing the girls, “After all, I’m new to this department and I’m not familiar with many things. I hope you can support me. I would like to thank you all first. You can directly tell me what problems and ideas you have on weekdays. Anyway, since I’m in this position, I’ll cover the members in my department as long as they work hard!”

After saying the last sentence, I can’t help laughing suddenly. It’s a little familiar feeling.

The effects look good. Although I am young, but not bigheaded. These women are very friendly to me. Yanny looks very enthusiastic. Also exaggerates: “Surprisingly, there is a handsome man in the company now! Mr. Chen Yang, it’s your first day come here! As a gentleman, you should invite us to have lunch together this noon.”

It seems that the atmosphere in this department is very united and friendly. When the other four girls hear it, they are immediately shouting for support and cheering. Of course, I will not refuse such a good opportunity to get closer to subordinates.

I pay more attention to this Yanny. Obviously, she is helping me to cultivate good relationships with my team members.

Perhaps aware of my eyes to Yanny, Penny is smiling and says: “Chen Yang, if there’s any problem within the works, you can listen more Yanny’s opinions. She has a lot of experiences in business activities.”

Sees we get along quite well, Penny is relieved.

Throughout the whole morning, I earnestly try to familiarize myself with the new environment. I also modestly consult these female colleagues about some of the work in the department. Unfortunately, women’s gossip habits seem to be natural.

The round-faced customer service girl shows me some of the department’s performances and customer information and chatting with me. When she sees that I was very kind and finally starts asking about my personal situation.

Have you married?

Have you a girlfriend?

How much do you weight?

What’s your habit?

What do you like to eat?

As we are talking, Yanny and the other customer service girl come and join in the chat. Only two designers are more stable after all. They stay at their desks and busy themselves with the designs of the advertising stage for the upcoming lingerie show.

The round-faced girl has a cute nickname: ‘Piggy’. Because her first name is Peggy, and her face is slightly baby fat. Her character is very cheerful, lively and bold. Finally, she asked almost all my personal questions, and adds a mysterious question: “Mr. Chen Yang, are you a virgin?”

I’m speechless. Yanny pats her in giggling and changes a topic then.

“That’s what they do. There are all girls in the company. Suddenly there’s a man. These girls are very excited.” When two girls go out, Yanny leaves in my office and says to me, “They are not malicious. It’s just a little naughty.”

I smile bitterly, and use my hand touches my nose: “It doesn’t matter. I don’t mind at all.”

“OK!” Yanny smiles, becomes more serious and says, “We are ready for the underwear show. I will go to the mall in the afternoon to supervise the stage construction, as well as the lighting. The posters will be delivered in the afternoon too. Then, customer wants to invite us to have a meal together after the show is finished tonight. My suggestion is that we had better to entertain. It won’t cost too much, but will give them a good impression. In addition, all expenses about the loading and unloading will be paid after you sign. These guys are working for us by contract. They are pretty tough and slippery. They often quote you the higher price. But this time I have checked first and will give it to you later. When you deal with them later, just be careful. When they know that you are the new manager, they will definitely try to quote more.”

I smile: “Oh? So, what should I do?”

She makes a cut gesture: “It’s simple! No matter any price they quote you, just cut it to half. But when you become familiar with the company’s operating costs and other circumstances, you will naturally make a correct estimate of the cost of these activities. At that time, even they want to deceive you, they will not be able to.”

I sign: “Thank you, Yanny! I can see that you have a very excellent working ability. In fact, I’ve heard so much from you just now that I even think this department doesn’t need the manager like me at all. Having you here, everything is completely settled.” I see her face is a bit embarrassed, I just wave my hand, “Don’t be misunderstanding. These words are from my heart. Actually, I won’t be in this department for too long time. You are really good! Before I go, I will give you a justice comment to the senior management.”

I’m telling the truth.

Seems Yanny knows everything about this department. She is also experienced, capable and popular, and I just saw that the other colleagues are quite convinced of her.

Such a person is undoubtedly the best candidate to be the manager of this department. At least, she’s 100 times better than me, the fresh rookie who doesn’t know anything yet.

At noon, I pay these girls to go out for a meal. When we have lunch, I am full of whimsy. After all, I have spent several years with hundreds of nightclub girls, and easily coax these girls into a group of giggles. When we return to the company in the afternoon, they have almost no estrangement from me.

Company has already spread the news that department 2 comes a new manager who’s young, kind, unostentatious and handsome. Every time I come and out, many girls of other departments are all taking glances at me.

When we are back to office, no sooner, Yanny comes to ask me whether go to the mall with her to supervise the setup. I think a while and decide to go with her.

We go out from company. I was planning to go by taxi, but Yanny takes me to the parking lot and find a ‘HYUNDAI Coupe’. This is a very feminine style car. Its body is a little similar to a sports car. Of course, its performance is not comparable to the real sports cars. But the streamlined body is popular with many women.

I am little surprised that Yanny can own this car. She looks like only less that thirty years old, and can actually afford such a car already? Is her income very high?

“Miss Fang is very good to employees. The salary system is high-paid. Generally speaking, the employee’s salary is more than 20% higher than that of similar companies. As for me, this job I’m doing, honestly, there are many opportunities to connect with the suppliers. Our Deep Blue Entertainment’s business is growing very well now. I am responsible for many things. The printing companies, the model companies and the small advertising companies all want to make business with Deep Blue Entertainment. So, there are pretty some suppliers give me some red packets every year.” She is driving with smile, “Miss Fang knows all these things. But she is very smart. She said that this is our country’s national business triditions. We do business pay attention to human relations and industry resources. Gifts or red packets are unavoidable. As long as you don’t eat company’s kickbacks, she doesn’t care about other little things. Any red packet is sent, we will take the initiative to report to the financial department, and then hand it in, count into the cost. Then when it comes to monthly salary, the company will actually return to us as a bonus. Of course, it won’t be sent back in full, but usually the red packet we hand in will be returned about half to us. That’s fine. It’s fair to take the extra money without any legal risk. The colleagues in the company are already earning a lot of money, and the positions like mine are higher. Many people in the same industry want to come to work for Deep Blue Entertainment. But Miss Fang has never been easy to recruit. Even if there is a recruit, must be a she. You are the first man she is hiring.”

The car drives all the way to the shopping mall in the center of the city. There is a space in the middle of the hall of the first floor. Some men in working clothes are setting up the stage, and the huge posters behind them are erected.

Yanny doesn’t chat with me anymore. Once she arrives at the scene, she is becoming busy immediately. No matter big or small things, everything as if have stored in her mind. She commands those people about the lights, stage displays, angles, advertising pictures posting and locations. She constantly picks out some of the defects that do not meet the requirements and ask those staffs to adjust.

She is a commander-in-chief, a lady who originally looks very steady, but actually has some general momentum on the spot! Even to the haughty stevedores, she simply smoothes up her sleeves and quarrels against them.

I even feel myself like an unnecessary person. I don’t understand the situation at all, just standing aside and watching her busy. When at the beginning, Yanny still tries to find time to introduce some information to me, but later she is getting too busy to talk with me.

I feel a little embarrassed. Watching a woman busy before and after. As a big man, I can only stand aside smoking and drinking water, it is a little shame. I carefully observe all the details of the scene. Originally in the mindset of temporary guards, but now I gradually study the details of these works attentively.

In the evening, as the traffic of people in the shopping mall is gradually increasing, a stage is about to take shape. While Yanny is having a big quarrel with someone on the phone. Her momentum is very fierce. Watching her yelling on the phone, I can’t help feeling that this woman definitely has the potential to become a tough business woman!

“There’s a little trouble… The models will be late for a while.” Yanny frowns, “I told them to arrive two hours in advance. It’s a bit tense now since they are late. Alas. After things here are over, they don’t try to get money so easily!”

Then she sighs and apologizes to me slightly: “Sorry, have you been waiting for a long time? I was too busy just now, I…”

Looking at this woman’s sweating appearance, I can’t help being ashamed. I just say in hurry: “Never mind! I just feel that I can’t help you.”

I suddenly feel that in the business environment, it is really not easy for a woman to fight.

We have no time for dinner. I just buy some fried chicken hamburgers when she is busy. Then we eat them as the dinner together quickly.

“By the way, do you have any friend who want to see this underwear show? Although this brand is not a world-famous brand, but their goods are actually very good! If your friends are interested, they can come.” Yanny careful suggest to me.

I nod, then call Jojo and Azle.

Jojo, the female bandit, can be seen from all kind of the underwear shows. She is interested as soon as she hears about the underwear show. At the same time, as a qualified lesbian, she can see so many underwear models. Of course, it’s also a pleasant thing. As soon as she hangs up the phone, she’s rushing to the mall.

As for Azle, I think of plotting him once this morning. I invite him to see the beauty lingerie show in the evening is also the compensation to him as a brother. Azle is so excited when he hears. He even omits the thought of denouncing me and rushing directly from home.

After twenty minutes, I see Jojo rushing in a tight, windy leather suit, dresses as voluptuous beauty as ever. And Azle comes too, casually wearing a large T-shirt and staring around at the beauties.

“Where are the underwear models? Where? Where?” When we just see each other, Jojo is seeking around.

I grin bitterly: “They should be in the dressing room. I’ve been waiting for you here for a long time. The models have come and changing clothes in the dressing room.”

Hearing this, the two hooligans’ eyes are suddenly lighting up.

“Go! Go to the dressing room!” Jojo is waving in very vigorous.

The stage is well constructed, and the backstage directly leads to a side door of the shopping mall. A storeroom in the rear is temporarily transformed into a dressing room. Yanny is making the last scheduling. Watching me come with two friends, she just says hello to us in a hurry, holding the phone and getting angry with someone on the other end of the phone.

I glance at the room with the “dress room” sign not far away, and the door is closed.

Jojo looks eagerly and takes a look at Azle.

Azle helplessly spreads out the hands: “I do not have your unique conditions. You’ve taken advantage this time.”

Jojo giggles. She is a woman so that she can go into the dressing room.

If Azle goes in, I’m afraid he’ll be scratched out in less than two seconds.

“Here I go!” Jojo looks at us proudly with an obscene smile. She’s walking wolf-footed to the dressing room door and pushes it in.

At that moment, suddenly Yanny is running from behind and calling me: “Chen Yang. Something happened! We have trouble now!”

“What?”

“The female models are out of order. They all went to another city to do another show today and told me that they would definitely come back on time in the evening. But now they are stuck on the highway due to the traffic jam. So they can’t come here on time now!”

“Ah?” I’m stunned, “Female models can’t come back? So, who is in the dress room?”

Yanny blinks her eyes and says in strange: “Of course the male models! They are changing clothes…”

I am startled. I look at Azle subconsciously, and his face is changing too.

The two of us look at the dress room at the same time. Sure enough, we hear Jojo is suddenly screaming in the dressing room.

The voice has been out of a high eight degrees! Then we see Jojo is smashing the door and rushing out unsteadily, screaming, “My eyes… My eyes…”

Eh…

When a lesbian who hates to see men’s bodies… All of a sudden, there are dozens of naked men in the room. It is estimated that such a trauma is enough to keep Jojo falls into a trance all tonight.

Yanny is startled too! She stares at despondent Jojo and says: “She… How did she get in the room?”

I hurry her aside, embarrassed and explain: “Eh… She thought there are all female models inside the dress room, and wanted to take a look the styles of the underwears first.”

Yanny shakes her head: “Underwears haven’t been sent here yet. And, the female models can not come now! How do we deal with tonight’s show? Where can I find out dozens of female models?”

She stares at Jojo with eyes shinning!

“Chen Yang, do you have any other girls you know like your friend? Just need ten!”

She thinks and murmurs: “It’s too late! Let me call company right away. Let them ask some colleagues to help. Luckily, this underwear show is not too formal. It’s all right to fool around. Alas, it’s just those girls who deliberately don’t want to wear underwear to show in public.”

Yanny is speaking with more and more nervous, and finally she is wet with cold sweats.

A mind is flashing across my head.

Find a dozen of the beauties?

Easy! It’s really fucking so easy!

I immediately grab Yanny, who is almost at a loss, say with smile: “OK! Take it easy. Leave the model issues to me!”

“Do you have a way?” She’s staring at me with hope immediately.

I smile and say confidently: “I am your manager, just let me see what I can do.”

Then I leave her, walk to the corner, and dial a familiar number.

“Hello,” A charming voice on the phone, with a few surprises, “Ouch, Brother little 5! It’s you! So long! I thought you have forgotten me already!”

I quickly stop her: “Mary! I need your help!”

At the other end of the phone, Mary is asking with laugh: “You’re asking for my help? What’s it?”

I laugh and say: “Yes! Mary, do you have the ability to collect twenty beauties with good figures for me in half an hour? Be sure they need to have very good figures!”

“Damn!” Mary is shouting, “Despise me? Beauties, you may get as many as you want!”