Chapter 43

"Take another look at those properties you showed me before." President Sun waved a broad hand. The last time he came by, although he said he wanted to view properties, he had been too preoccupied with the money trapped in the stock market to pay much attention. Besides, President Sun had previously viewed a three-story villa. Compared with high-rises in new developments, he preferred the spaciousness of a large villa. So he had been wavering between a new development and buying a villa.

Now that his money was back, President Sun was finally in the mood to look at properties—mainly because he felt the feng shui here was good for his wealth.

"I don't really like City A. It's hot as a steamer in summer; how could it compare to Shanxi Province? But there's no helping it. My daughter needs to go to school, and the company needs to grow. Big cities always have more opportunities than our hometown." The major client chattered away as he made small talk with Gu Chen. "Let's look at a few more today. I want to pick one with good feng shui."

With the keys in hand, Gu Chen took President Sun through five or six properties in a row. In the end, President Sun chose two 188-square-meter full-floor apartments, on the eighteenth floor of Building F. The number had to mean prosperity, prosperity, prosperity!

While signing the contract, President Sun eagerly asked Gu Chen, "Do you want to be my stockbroker? My current financial advisor is fucking useless. All he knows is how to make management fees off me. Not one stock he recommended ever made money. If you hadn't advised me to hold on to that stock and it hadn't gone up, I'd fucking want to find someone to cripple him!"

The more President Sun thought about it, the angrier he got. His money had been dug out of the ground one truckload of coal at a time. It hadn't blown in on the wind.

That was a bit too risky! Gu Chen shook his head and quickly refused. "No, I'd better not. I just said it casually, and that stock happened to rise. President Sun is simply blessed by good fortune."

"But I think what you said made a lot of sense." President Sun was very earnest. "I still think we're good for each other's wealth. What's your birth date and time? I'll have a master calculate it. If we're compatible, why not be my financial advisor? You're a top student at A University, and you study this stuff. Isn't this what you'll be doing in the future anyway?"

"I'm still young." Gu Chen calmly declined. "I think I should study for a few more years."

"All right, then!" President Sun was somewhat regretful. Before leaving, he even stuffed Gu Chen a red envelope containing 18,888 yuan in cash, which he had prepared beforehand. It was a thick little stack, quite substantial.

Gu Chen firmly refused it, saying with a smile, "President Sun, I appreciate the thought. Why not introduce me to a few more clients instead? Your friends must be wealthy. Help me close a few more deals, and I can earn a bit more commission too."

"Easy enough!" President Sun patted his chest and promised grandly. "I do have a few friends around me who've been wanting to buy property. I'll introduce them to you later. You're a good young man. I think highly of you."

After finally seeing President Sun off, the coworkers at the sales office gathered around. "President Sun is pretty funny. He's really superstitious. While he was waiting for you here, he spent ages lecturing all of us about feng shui. He insisted you two were good for each other's wealth."

Gu Chen merely smiled without saying anything. He still had to get back for class. After only a few words with his coworkers, he hurried off again.

Watching Gu Chen's retreating figure, the sales office staff shook their heads and sighed. "Top students really are different. Even as a salesperson, he does better than everyone else."

"Otherwise, how could he have scored seven hundred on the college entrance exam?"

Cao Yan happened to overhear and sneered. "That's called being calculating. As I recall, Gu Chen wasn't the one who originally received this client, was he? Who handled him when he first came in?"

The sales office instantly fell silent. After a long moment, the salesperson who had previously received President Sun said awkwardly, "But President Sun insisted on Gu Chen. There was nothing anyone could do."

"That's why I said before not to let Gu Chen get involved in your deals. And now? Your deal got snatched away, and you have nowhere to complain. After all, the client specifically asked for Gu Chen!" Cao Yan sneered repeatedly. "For two 188-square-meter apartments, the down payment alone must be over thirteen million yuan. The commission is nearly forty thousand yuan too. If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for not being good enough."

The salesperson who had previously received President Sun pressed her lips together, looking uncomfortable.

The accountant interjected, "Hey, I have to say something for Gu Chen here. He received President Sun, but he didn't put this deal under his own name. The sales record says Liu Mei."

As she spoke, the accountant turned to Liu Mei. "That college student sure knows how to handle things. He skipped class and took a taxi over here to help you close the deal. When next month's salary comes around, shouldn't you split half the commission with him?"

Liu Mei immediately beamed. "Of course! Gu Chen usually helps us out plenty too. I never intended to keep this commission for myself in the first place."

Whether she truly did not want it, no one commented. Anyone could say pretty words, especially people in sales. But quietly handling things this beautifully was another matter. They had seen all kinds of people over the years, yet even they had to regard him more highly now.

"No wonder Gu Chen is a top student at A University. His outlook really is different."

"Manager Cao, don't take this the wrong way, but Gu Chen is a good kid. Don't always judge a gentleman by the standards of a petty man. We're all just trying to make a living, and nobody has it easy. Especially in our line of work, we really ought to have some team spirit." Liao Chunhua's words were pointed. Cao Yan had just tried to drive a wedge between Sales Team One, and it had made her angry.

Sales Team One's performance had soared over the past half month, and Gu Chen deserved much of the credit. As a direct beneficiary, Liao Chunhua had no intention of letting Cao Yan use the members of Sales Team One as weapons to make trouble for Gu Chen.

After being rebuked by Liao Chunhua, Cao Yan lost interest in saying anything else. He turned and left awkwardly.

Liao Chunhua gave a soft spit, her disdain plain to see. "He just can't stand seeing other people do well. What's wrong with him?"

After leaving the sales office, Gu Chen hailed a taxi by the roadside and headed straight back to school. As soon as he got out, he received a WeChat invitation from President Sun, who pulled him into a four-person group chat.

[I'd like to introduce everyone. This little brother is Gu Chen. My lucky star. Thanks to him, after trading stocks for over half a year, I've finally seen some money come back. This kid brings wealth. If you're buying property, make sure to go to him.]

[Gu Chen, these are a few of my friends. They've all been looking for properties recently. If you have anything good, you can introduce it to them.]

Gu Chen had not expected President Sun to act so quickly, and he felt a little embarrassed—he had only said it casually before. He had not expected President Sun to genuinely introduce clients to him.