115: Whether our group comes in last depends entirely on you.

The two went to the smoking room. Xu Feng pulled out a cigarette and offered it to Lei Zhen: "From the looks of it, you're really short on money, aren't you?"

"Yeah." Lei Zhen took the cigarette, smiled, then pulled out a lighter, lit it, and took a puff.

"Why are you so short on money?" Xu Feng asked while lighting his own cigarette.

"Last month, my father-in-law was caught by the police during a raid while he was soliciting prostitutes. In a panic, he jumped out of a window to escape, but he forgot he was on the sixth floor. He fell and became brain-damaged. He's now lying in the hospital, waiting for me to pay for his life-saving treatment!"

"Ah?" Xu Feng was shocked: "There's such a thing? You mean Lin Miaozhen's father?"

"That's right, it's her father." Lei Zhen grinned: "But he's not her biological father; he's her stepfather."

"You're not trying to trick me, are you?" Xu Feng was half-convinced, half-skeptical: "No wonder Lin Miaozhen works so hard!"

Lei Zhen burst out laughing: "You actually believed that? I was just kidding, big brother!"

"You rascal!" Xu Feng pouted: "I knew you never tell the truth!"

After speaking, he held the cigarette and took a deep drag: "If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. But making money can't be rushed. With your ability, you'll definitely shine in our industry. I dare say, within half a year, you'll be able to walk sideways across the entire Tianxiang Investment Consulting."

It has to be said, Xu Feng had a very high opinion of him.

"Thank you for the group leader's recognition." Lei Zhen smiled: "Group leader, how long have you been in this line of work?"

"A little over a year." Xu Feng exhaled a smoke ring: "I used to sell health products, but then someone died from eating the health products, the company boss was arrested, and I was also locked up for more than half a year before I got out."

"Ah, you've been to jail?" Lei Zhen was startled.

"What's wrong with being in jail?" Xu Feng glanced at Lei Zhen: "Do I look proud?"

After speaking, the two burst out laughing.

Lei Zhen asked: "Do you think what we do counts as fraud?"

Xu Feng looked at Lei Zhen: "What do you think?"

"I don't know." Lei Zhen shook his head.

"How should I put it?" Xu Feng paused: "If you say it's a scam, we do indeed hide some things from our clients.

But if you say it's not a scam, ninety-nine percent of the clients who pay our company lose money. Ultimately, it's because the analysts we hire are no good. Those old fogeys are even less effective than me drawing lots."

Lei Zhen asked again: "Since it's a scam, aren't you afraid of being caught again?"

"What's the use of being afraid?" Xu Feng said: "Instead of being afraid of being caught, I'm actually more afraid of not having money. Maybe it's bad luck, but our child was born with a heart condition. If I don't earn money through this, who can help me with the seven to eight thousand yuan per month for our child's hospital fees?"

Lei Zhen saw that when Xu Feng said this, his face was also filled with helplessness.

Seeing Lei Zhen didn't speak, Xu Feng suddenly burst out laughing: "You actually believed that? I'm not even married yet, where would I have a son!!"

This time, Lei Zhen couldn't laugh, because he had already heard that Xu Feng had a sick son.

Xu Feng looked out the window and continued: "You don't need to worry, our company is very safe. First, we are a legitimate company with a license, which can be checked on the CSRC official website. Second, we neither stole nor robbed; customers pay voluntarily. Third, do you think companies like ours don't have people above protecting us?

The company receives thousands of complaints every year, who do you think helps us resolve them?"

"So that's how it is!" Lei Zhen nodded: "It seems I was overthinking."

"You rascal, seize this good opportunity and make a lot of money." Xu Feng put an arm around Lei Zhen's shoulder: "Just don't forget me, your group leader, when you move up."

Lei Zhen smiled and said: "Look at you, I do want to move up, but how can it be that easy? Oh, by the way, the teacher said during training that our company has flexible promotion channels. If I want to be a group leader like you, what's the fastest I can achieve it?"

Xu Feng paused, then smiled: "You rascal, you want to be a leader on your first day of work?"

Lei Zhen also chuckled: "As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general isn't a good cook."

Xu Feng also smiled along: "Good idea, but it's really not easy to skip ranks. To get promoted in our company, besides having strong personal ability, you also need suitable opportunities."

"For example?"

"For example, when the company expands its team, that's how I got promoted. Back then, our first battle zone only had 9 teams, and I only got the chance to be promoted because the tenth group was established."

"What else?"

"Another is when a group leader resigns or is fired for various reasons, then the people below have a chance to take his place."

Xu Feng said: "In the workplace, there's a position for every person. It's not as easy to climb up as you imagine."

"Then I don't have any chance of promotion at all?" Lei Zhen feigned a look of great disappointment.

"Of course there is." Xu Feng said: "The company has evaluations for employees, and group leaders also have evaluations. As long as a group leader is at the bottom of performance for three consecutive months, he has to leave. Last month, we were at the bottom of the first battle zone. This month, it seems almost certain too. If we are still at the bottom next month, I'll have to pack my bags and leave. If you're still in our group then, I'll recommend this position to you!"

Lei Zhen thought about it, by next month, it would be too late!

"Even if I want to climb up, I wouldn't snatch your position, Group Leader!" Lei Zhen said with a smile: "Is there no other way besides this?"

Xu Feng said: "There is, and that's if I get promoted to Supervisor. In a company like ours, Supervisors are promoted from the group leaders below. Only when I move up will you have a chance to become the group leader of the Flying Eagle Team."

"Is that so?" Lei Zhen was stunned.

Xu Feng smiled and said: "This is just theoretical, but how is it possible in reality? Supervisor Ma was just promoted, the company won't fire him, and he won't resign voluntarily. Besides, even if he did resign, the Supervisor would be promoted from the group leaders with the best performance. With the current performance of our Flying Eagle Team, it's good enough if I don't get fired."

Xu Feng's words gave Lei Zhen an idea.

To become the leader of the Flying Eagle Team, there's only one way: first, get rid of Supervisor Ma, and then boost the Flying Eagle Team's performance so Xu Feng can become the Supervisor!!

Although it seemed a bit difficult, it wasn't entirely impossible.

Coming out of the smoking room, Lei Zhen already had a plan.

Didn't Xu Feng say that Supervisor Ma was lustful? I'll find an opportunity to take him to solicit prostitutes!

Then I'll find him two more women, for a threesome or something. Then he'll be engaging in group debauchery.

The crime of group debauchery is no small matter; he'd be sentenced for at least half a year. When he can't get out, the Supervisor position can't remain empty, so someone must be promoted from the group leaders. If I then help the Flying Eagle Team become the sales champion group, wouldn't Xu Feng naturally move up?

And I could also become the group leader of the Flying Eagle Group!!!

Yes, that's what I should do!!!

Soon, the afternoon work began.

Shen Ao and Zhu Xiaojun continued to make calls and add WeChat contacts, while Lei Zhen wandered around the hall, doing nothing.

Just then, Ma Zhengzhou announced over the loudspeaker: "Group leaders, please come to me to get media resources."

Upon hearing the news, several group leaders stood up and walked towards Supervisor Ma's office.

"Media resources?" Lei Zhen was startled; he didn't know what this was. Li Mingwei hadn't mentioned it during training either.

Soon, Xu Feng returned.

He pulled Lei Zhen close, and said with a serious expression: "Lei Zhen, I've thought about it and decided to give the media resources to you to call."

"Ah?" Lei Zhen was a little confused: "What do you mean? What are media resources?"

Xu Feng said: "Then listen carefully. Media resources are people who, after watching an analyst's live stock broadcast on an online platform, actively call in to inquire about stocks.

To put it plainly, the purpose of our live broadcasts is to attract them to call in proactively for inquiries, and then develop them into our VIP members.

These clients are very precise, and we have already learned the price and position of the stocks they hold through follow-up calls, and estimated their capital amount based on that."

"Then these all belong to precise clients?" Lei Zhen suddenly realized.

Xu Feng continued: "Of course, they couldn't be more precise. Each of our groups receives about 20 such precise resources every day, and the cost of each resource is over a thousand yuan. So, we usually assign these clients to the strongest team members to call.

Our performance this month isn't good, and the problem lies with our media resources. This month, we had over two hundred media resources, but only generated a little over two hundred thousand in performance. Supervisor Ma almost didn't want to give them to me just now, saying it would be a waste to give them to our group."

Lei Zhen understood: "You want to entrust this important task to me?"

"It has to be you!" Xu Feng patted Lei Zhen's shoulder: "Whether our group ends up at the bottom this month really depends entirely on you!"