Quan Liang was quite a legendary figure.
He had only a middle school education, yet he had become the general manager of a subsidiary under a well-known conglomerate in Shanming City.
His life could be divided into four stages.
The first was before he turned eighteen, when his family had been so poor they were nearly reduced to begging, and even making a living had been a problem.
The second was when he worked as a security guard at a startup. He had been a guard for around three years when his opportunity arrived.
One day, the company manager suddenly suffered from hypoglycemia and collapsed while out negotiating a partnership. Quan Liang happened to see it.
Quan Liang had rarely eaten a full meal growing up, so he had long developed his own folk remedies for such things.
In the end, with his help, the manager completed that partnership deal, which had been crucial to the entire company.
Thanks to his quick wits, he became that manager's personal driver from then on.
The third stage was when Quan Liang's greatest strength came into play: he was adept at reading people, and his glib tongue was practically unmatched.
Through flattery and his unique cleverness, he became a favorite in that manager's eyes.
That manager was no ordinary man either. Starting from nothing, he gradually expanded a startup into one of the city's most renowned conglomerates over nearly twenty years.
Naturally, Quan Liang rose with the tide. He received professional training from that "benefactor" and became an executive himself at the age of forty-five.
From any perspective, Quan Liang's life story could have been made into an inspirational television drama, titled: "A Grassroots Climb to General Manager."
As his status rose, Quan Liang became increasingly steady and reserved in every respect, especially