Every move the Xinfei Merchant Guild made now drew the attention of many people in Bunta City and the surrounding cities. As soon as news spread that Kennard had become its general manager, it caused an immediate sensation.
The first thing people focused on was Kennard's background.
Apparently, Kennard was actually a direct descendant of the Emma Family. By tradition, even if he wanted to go into business, he should have joined the Walmart Merchant Guild. Why had he gone to work for the Xinfei Merchant Guild instead?
The next thing that drew their attention was the meaning of "general manager."
General manager? No merchant guild on the Sains Continent had a position with that title. What exactly did it involve?
"A general manager's work... is actually much like a president's. He is mainly responsible for managing all the practical affairs of our Xinfei Merchant Guild, such as arranging internal work, handling outside negotiations, and so on. Of course, he has no ownership of the guild. To be specific, he simply assists me in managing it."
The Xinfei Merchant Guild even held a press conference specifically to address the matter.
At that press conference, Xu Yi gave the explanation above.
The reporters from the various major newspapers attending the press conference considered it carefully. Although the title of general manager was rather strange, the actual responsibilities were much the same as those of a vice president in most merchant guilds: assisting the president with management. They therefore stopped finding it surprising and turned their attention to another question instead.
Although Kennard Emma came from the Emma Family and was said to have been trained within the Walmart Merchant Guild since childhood, he was only twenty-seven this year. Furthermore, the Xinfei Merchant Guild and the Walmart Merchant Guild worked in entirely