Chapter 32

Under Weng Shao's subtle popularization and promotion, several teachers who shared an office with Teacher Chen, along with teachers and staff from other grades at City No. 1 High School, all expressed interest in viewing properties.

Weng Shao took the opportunity to create a property-viewing group, adding all the teachers and setting a time for the viewing.

Zhang Chang soon found out about it. His family happened to be looking to buy a home as well, so he sought out Weng Shao and joined the group. Since Zhang Chang had joined, Zhou Mingjing and Jiang Rui, who shared a dorm with Weng Shao, naturally could not be left out. Before long, quite a few parents of students at City No. 1 High School had joined the property-viewing group too, filling Weng Shao's two-hundred-member QQ group to capacity.

When the National College Entrance Examination scores were released, Weng Shao received commendations from the Provincial Education Bureau and the City Education Bureau as the top scorer in the provincial exam. His exam results and past experiences were eagerly covered by major news outlets.

Amid the massive exposure, several social media accounts Weng Shao had created went viral overnight. Drawn to his accounts, more and more netizens wanted him to take them property hunting. Weng Shao welcomed everyone and simply created several more property-viewing groups.

Today was the day Weng Shao had organized the City No. 1 High School property-viewing group members to visit properties as part of a group purchase.

To save the teachers and parents time, Weng Shao had specially rented three coaches to pick them up directly from their homes.

To ensure the quality of service at the sales office, Weng Shao had limited the first viewing group to sixty people. However, a small mishap occurred during pickup. When relatives and friends of the teachers in the viewing group learned about Weng Shao's group-buying property tour, they wanted in too.

They did not have Weng Shao's contact information, so they simply showed up uninvited on the day of the viewing. In the end, more than a hundred people took the coaches to the Lakeside Garden Sales Office to view properties.

The real estate consultants, who had been notified in advance, were already waiting in full battle formation at the sales office. The instant they saw the visitors, everyone instinctively plastered smiles on their faces and greeted these major clients with utmost enthusiasm.

The sales office manager even secretly gave Weng Shao a thumbs-up. He had only known that Weng Shao was an excellent student and the province's top National College Entrance Examination scorer. He had never expected him to be so well connected, able to bring in so many teachers to view properties—these were all high-quality client resources!

If even one-third of these people chose to buy homes, their sales performance for the month would at least double. And this was only the first viewing group! Weng Shao had at least ten more groups in hand!

The sales office manager led the energetic, enthusiastic real estate consultants as they "pounced" on the viewing group. The moment they met them, they split up into one-on-one pairs, ensuring every consultant served one or two clients and that no client felt neglected.

Only then did it become clear just how formidable a professionally trained sales team could be. Every consultant's sales pitch and service attitude were so impeccable that no one could find fault with them.

By comparison, Weng Shao, who had brought everyone here, seemed rather idle.

A few hours later, the members of the viewing group—who had originally only been somewhat interested, feeling they could buy or not buy, or perhaps look at other developments first—were all tempted by the consultants' dazzling sales pitches. Almost everyone had picked out a home they liked. Their only concern was probably that the prices were too high.

That was when Weng Shao came in handy.

"If we all sign contracts together, we can negotiate a group-buying price. The more people there are, the lower the price," Weng Shao said.

"A group-buying price?" The crowd looked at one another, somewhat hesitant.

Weng Shao checked the time. It was already past one in the afternoon. "Everyone must be hungry."

Weng Shao had already arranged for the cafeteria to prepare boxed meals with three meat dishes and one vegetable dish, along with a bottle of beverage or mineral water for each person. "Let's eat first. We can talk slowly after we're done."

Weng Shao's original idea had been to precisely devise a group-buying discount plan based on the number of City No. 1 High School teachers who wanted to buy homes, then take that plan to negotiate with the school's union and secure the best possible deal. After all, his original reason for working part-time as a sales consultant at Lakeside Garden had been to help Teacher Chen avoid the unfinished housing development from his previous life. If he could use this opportunity to let every teacher buying a home receive a discount, that would be even better.

Upon hearing Weng Shao's proposal, the parents who wanted to buy homes had not even spoken when the uninvited people who had come to "tag along" with the group-buying tour became anxious first.

"I'm a teacher at No. 2 High School. Can't we get the best group-buying deal too?"

"I'm from No. 3 High School."

"I'm a teacher at Teachers' College Affiliated Primary School..."

"I'm from the Education Bureau..."

"I'm not a teacher, but I work at a state-owned enterprise..."

"I work for a public institution too..."

Weng Shao had already gotten a basic grasp of these people's backgrounds on the coaches. Hearing them introduce themselves now, he immediately took out a notebook and began organizing the information. Then he said, "We'll be arranging several more group-buying property tours. If many people in your workplace want to buy homes, once we've counted the relevant numbers, we can also discuss a group-buying plan with your workplace's union."

Before Weng Shao had even finished speaking, the sales office manager beside him was already so excited that his heart surged with emotion.

Teacher Chen, the homeroom teacher, suddenly spoke up. "Since so many teachers in our city want to buy homes, have you considered taking your group-buying plan directly to the Education Bureau? If you can gain the bureau's support, they can issue notices directly to every school. Anyone who wants to buy a home will come looking for you on their own."

At Teacher Chen's suggestion, the sales office manager's mind exploded with a buzz. He did not dare imagine how high Lakeside Garden's sales performance—and even its influence within the industry—could rise if they truly pulled this off.

Weng Shao had already considered this, but he still asked with a shy expression, "Can I really do it?"

"This is a good thing that benefits the public. What's stopping you?" Teacher Chen said. "Besides, you're our province's top National College Entrance Examination scorer. Others might not be able to do it, but you definitely can."

Chapter 32

After the property viewing ended that day, Weng Shao and the sales office manager worked through the night to devise a group-buying plan tailored to teachers and staff in the city, based on the actual situation of the viewing group.

The next morning, Weng Shao took the list of teachers from the viewing group that he had compiled, along with the freshly completed group-buying plan, and headed straight for the Provincial Education Bureau.

The chairman of the Education Working Committee still remembered this provincial top scorer from a family with an exceptionally complicated situation. He also knew that Weng Shao had secured numerous brand endorsements and promotions through his fame as the provincial top scorer and his enormous public recognition, and had even been praised by major media outlets as "the finest example of changing one's fate through knowledge." Yet he had never expected their second meeting to be so dramatic.

A student who had just graduated from high school had actually brought home sales to the Provincial Education Bureau! Was he planning to scoop up every teacher and staff member in the entire province?

The union chairman put on his glasses and flipped through the group-buying plan Weng Shao and the sales office manager had written overnight again and again. It had to be said that the group-buying terms offered by Lakeside Garden were indeed very attractive. Even he himself was a little tempted.

"...When your Teacher Chen called me last night, she also mentioned the group property purchase. The preferential terms you've offered are indeed quite good." The union chairman looked curiously at Weng Shao. "But haven't you already received sponsorships and promotions from many brands? You shouldn't be short of money now. Why did you still choose to become a real estate consultant at the Lakeside Garden Sales Office?"

After all, intellectuals in their era were generally rather proud and aloof. Not to mention someone Weng Shao's age—he had just entered a nationally renowned university and was at the age when young people were at their most brilliant and least concerned with money. Yet Weng Shao had actually been willing to cast aside Kong Yiji's long gown and become a sales consultant at a sales office. He had even thought to organize City No. 1 High School teachers to visit the sales office for a group purchase... The union chairman was very curious about what had prompted Weng Shao to make such a choice.

Weng Shao raised his eyes in surprise. He had not expected Teacher Chen to call the union chairman in advance to discuss the group purchase.

"Looks like you didn't know about this." The union chairman raised his brows slightly and said meaningfully, "Your Teacher Chen truly has high hopes for you!"

Weng Shao pressed his lips together, his eyes feeling slightly swollen. "Teacher Chen is very good to me."

"I also believe your Teacher Chen would not have misjudged you." The union chairman tapped the carefully written group-buying plan with his fingers. "When poor, one cultivates oneself; when successful, one helps the world. Whatever your original intention in organizing teachers to view properties may have been, Teacher Chen probably hopes you can become that kind of person."

"I will," Weng Shao replied softly. His gaze followed the union chairman's movement and fell on the group-buying plan. "Since we were young, our teachers have taught us that a person cannot stand without trust. Before the National College Entrance Examination, I asked President Pei, who was sponsoring me at the time, if I could work as a sales consultant at the Lakeside Garden Sales Office. President Pei not only agreed to my request, but also provided employee housing for my mother and me. He even had the sales office manager personally train me..."

Weng Shao spoke candidly. "Later, when the exam scores came out, I unexpectedly achieved very ideal results. That led to many brands favoring me, and I earned a lot of money, but those were all things that happened afterward."

"President Pei did not reject my request just because I lacked work experience. Naturally, I could not refuse to work at Lakeside Garden simply because I was no longer short of money. Since it was something we had agreed upon from the beginning, I could not go back on my word, much less waste President Pei's and our manager's careful guidance. Besides, during my time as a sales consultant at Lakeside Garden, I really did learn a great deal..." Weng Shao spoke at length. His attitude was exceptionally sincere, and every word conveyed his gratitude for Pei Xingze's support.

The union chairman fell silent. He felt that despite Weng Shao's young age, he was still somewhat inexperienced in dealing with people and affairs, and might even be at risk of being used by others. But he also had to admit that Weng Shao was indeed a good child who knew how to repay kindness.

Teacher Chen was right. Such a smart and sensible child truly deserved their help and support. Moreover, the group-buying discount offered by Lakeside Garden was indeed very favorable. Many of the teachers who had gone to view the properties that day had been tempted, which also reflected a portion of public opinion.

The union chairman nodded to himself. Of course he would not reject such an easy good deed.