How could someone who's been reborn be optimized?

Chapter 96: Wu Shihao's Predicament

In the sales office of Qinghu Renjia, in Wu Shihao's office, his cousin Wu Yao was sitting opposite him.

"Cousin~" Wu Yao said excitedly, looking at a form, "Since the four trillion yuan stimulus plan was announced yesterday, the number of visitors today has increased significantly!"

"I think we should take back all the discounts? Those extra few percentage points could bring in tens of millions more in profit!"

Wu Shihao looked at his cousin, feeling rather helpless.

Although Wu Jianye had asked Wu Yao to come work at Qinghu Renjia two days ago, Wu Yao did not show up. Instead, he had been drinking heavily for two days and only appeared this afternoon.

Wu Shihao originally thought that his good-for-nothing cousin was just a figurehead at the sales office and wouldn't actually do any work.

However, things did not go as he wished. As soon as he got the data from this morning, Wu Yao started causing trouble.

"The discount can't be canceled just like that." Wu Shihao tried to explain to him: "Our positioning is to improve the quality of life, focusing on the environment. Although it has a certain degree of scarcity, it doesn't have any irreplaceable advantages."

"Abruptly canceling the original discounts could easily give homebuyers the impression that the developer is arrogant, which would be of no benefit whatsoever."

Wu Yao, however, dismissed it, saying, "What's there to be afraid of? I saw it downstairs just now. There will definitely be more customers this afternoon than this morning. This is good news from the government, and everyone knows to buy when prices are rising, not falling."

"Believe it or not, the more we raise prices, the more people will want to buy!"

"And look, didn't a group of speculators buy 200 houses at once yesterday? What a great publicity stunt!"

Hearing his outrageous remarks, Wu Shihao was speechless once again!

"The hype is already underway; it's a strategy that was planned long ago," Wu Shihao said. "But raising prices now is definitely not an option; it doesn't conform to market rules, nor does it align with the psychology of homebuyers."

Seeing that he was hesitant about his suggestion, Wu Yao said angrily, "Cousin, my dad made you this director so that you could make money for the company, not so that you could do theoretical research."

"Stop talking nonsense, I've made the decision, the discount is canceled!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Shihao's temper flared up, and he slammed his fist on the table: "Wu Yao! I'm the director, and I'm in charge of this project. If you can't help, don't hold me back!"

Wu Yao was startled by his sudden aura, his expression shifted, and his eyes turned hostile.

But Wu Shihao was still the nominal head of the household. Wu Yao thought for a moment and didn't continue to argue. Instead, he sneered, "Hmph~ Fine, then keep being stubborn. We'll see how you explain this to my dad later."

After saying that, he patted his behind and left, just as he bumped into Ge Jiaqi who was coming in. He couldn't help but look her up and down and gave her a playful smile.

"Hello, Mr. Yao!" Ge Jiaqi greeted him with a bow, and only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing him go downstairs and leave.

She turned to look at Wu Shihao, whose face was full of anger, and felt a pang of sympathy.

As a subordinate who had always followed Wu Shihao, she was well aware of her boss's awkward situation.

Although he is a very close relative of Chairman Wu Jianye and has contributed a lot to the company, he is not his biological son, so some of their relationships have become delicate.

She thought for a moment and advised, "Mr. Wu, there's no need to argue with him head-on. You can be more gentle and just let it go in one ear and out the other."

"What? You're starting to teach me how to do things now?" Wu Shihao was still angry and blurted out, "Shortsighted!"

Ge Jiaqi felt extremely wronged by his words, but she suppressed her temper and silently endured it.

Wu Shihao then asked, "By the way, have you got the data from the forums upstairs and downstairs? Chen Yuanzhou's post has been pinned, right?"

"Everything is arranged. It was pinned to the top at noon," Ge Jiaqi replied. "I just checked, and Chen Yuanzhou's previous prediction post has already surpassed 3 million views, and it's still increasing."

"The post I made after the pre-sale apartment was sold is almost a million views, it's had a huge impact. Newspapers are also being arranged to publish it, but it won't be in print until tonight. The radio broadcast will start tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shihao became even more displeased: "Why is it a day later than originally planned? Wasn't it supposed to be published in the newspaper last night and broadcast online today? Don't you know how important this round of publicity is?"

"..." Ge Jiaqi was silent for a moment, then said apologetically, "Because the chairman had spoken before, I was worried that if the pre-sale apartments couldn't be sold smoothly, and GG had called out, I was afraid you would be scolded by the chairman, so I held it in for a day and wanted to wait for a clear result."

Seeing Wu Shihao's disappointed expression, Ge Jiaqi quickly explained, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wu, it was my fault for not doing my job properly and taking it upon myself. I accept the punishment!"

Ge Jiaqi was almost crying as she spoke. Just as she said, the reason she did this was because she was afraid that Wu Shihao would be criticized and his situation in the group would become even more difficult.

But my good intentions backfired...

Seeing her like this, Wu Shihao couldn't vent his anger, so he could only shake his head.

He knew, of course, that Ge Jiaqi meant well and that she cared for him, but in a professional context, this extra concern and affection often backfired.

This time, Ge Jiaqi's performance gave Wu Shihao the feeling that he was not afraid of the enemy's brilliant strategies, but of the sudden inspiration of his incompetent teammates!

Ge Jiaqi said bitterly, "It's all Chen Yuanzhou's fault. Since he had already made a judgment on the four trillion yuan plan, why didn't he tell us sooner? He made us worry for nothing, which led to this mistake."

Wu Shihao sighed and said, "You're not doing a very good job these days, but you're a master at shifting blame."

"Ah~ Mr. Wu, I~" Ge Jiaqi was stunned, realizing she had said the wrong thing, and became even more flustered.

Just then, Wu Shihao's phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Chen Yuanzhou calling. He quickly answered the call and waved for Ge Jiaqi to leave.

"Mr. Wu, how are the sales at Qinghu Renjia today?" Chen Yuanzhou asked directly.

Wu Shihao smiled and said, "Very good, there are many more visitors than before, and the number of orders is also good. More than 60 units were sold today."

"Only 60?" Chen Yuanzhou asked, somewhat puzzled.

He has already posted the new post, and the readership is quite good. According to his calculations, with the help of newspapers and radio, he should be able to sell at least 150 sets today.

Wu Shihao sensed his confusion and could only smile wryly as he explained, "We made some mistakes at work; the publicity through other channels hasn't kept up. We'll have to wait until tomorrow."

"Heh~" Although Chen Yuanzhou didn't know the specifics, he had some general guesses.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuanzhou suddenly had an idea: "President Wu, you must be feeling quite uncomfortable at Zhong'an Group, right?"

Have you ever thought about... a change of scenery?

This was a small test he was giving Wu Shihao.

After all, Wu Shihao holds a high position in Zhong'an Group, and even if there are some unpleasant things, he would not easily switch jobs.

Unless he is forced into a corner with no way out!

Chen Yuanzhou remembered very clearly that Wu Shihao was not ostracized so quickly in his previous life. After Qinghu Renjia, he was in charge of another project of Zhong'an Group - Jazz Mansion.

After that, he resigned from Zhong'an Group and disappeared from the real estate industry.

But Chen Yuanzhou felt that since he now had a completely different plan than in his previous life, could he help Wu Shihao see the situation sooner and win him over to his side?