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On the other side, Jia Nanshou hurriedly got dressed and cleaned up, then immediately rushed to the company.

He had drunk too late last night, overslept, and almost forgot about an important business meeting at 10 AM.

If he screwed this up, wouldn't the boss literally kill him?

During this time, he called the marketing manager Yu Jifeng, asking him to prepare the materials and wait for him downstairs.

Normally acting like a hands-off boss, he would delegate tasks to others, showing up only to make appearances.

On the other side, Shen Yuan quietly waited in the car until 10:10 AM before driving into the International campus. Discover stories with empire

Arriving at Vice Principal Xu Shoutai's office, he knocked on the door.

"Shen Yuan, what brings you here?"

Xu Shoutai was somewhat surprised, as he hadn't expected Shen Yuan to get involved in these minor details.

Sitting on the sofa, Jia Nanshou was momentarily stunned upon seeing Shen Yuan.

Why was he here?

Today was just a preliminary contact with the International campus, and Shen Yuan hadn't mentioned he would come.

Moreover, Yu Jifeng had prepared the work content being discussed, and Jia hadn't even looked through the project proposal.

Jia Nanshou quickly realized something was amiss, whispered to Yu Jifeng, "I'll lead the talk, just prompt me if there's something I don't know."

"Okay."

Yu Jifeng nodded.

"Mr. Shen."

"Mr. Shen."

Jia Nanshou and Yu Jifeng stood up to greet him.

Shen Yuan waved his hand, "It's alright, you continue your discussion, I just happened to be passing by and came to see Principal Xu."

Jia Nanshou's lips twitched, thinking to himself how good Shen was at playing it cool, calling it a random check but making it sound so pleasant.

Thus, Shen Yuan sat down and silently listened to the three discuss the health check project.

Their health check center had executed campus projects before but only with elementary and junior high schools, never with a university.

The health check project and fees were slightly different.

Moreso, it's a matter of scale. Elementary and junior highs had at most a few thousand students, but the International campus had over 20,000 students, so securing this project would be highly profitable.

Jia Nanshou might not have been fully prepared, but having been a general manager at the health check center for so many years, he introduced the company quite skillfully.

However, he stumbled when it came to specific numbers, like when Xu Shoutai inquired about the differences in project fees and group buying fees.

Finally, with a whisper from Yu Jifeng behind him, Jia managed to respond.

Shen Yuan glanced at Yu Jifeng, who appeared to be in his thirties, dressed neatly, with his hair immaculately combed, clearly well-prepared.

From the report given to him by the HR director Zhong Yu, he recognized this man as the marketing manager of the health check center.

With this, Shen realized that Jia now delegated all his responsibilities to others.

If it hadn't been for today's surprise visit, Old Jia probably wouldn't have spoken at all.

Shen Yuan had come with a purpose; he wanted to assess Old Jia's working status and see if anyone could take over his position.

Having gotten the information he wanted and not listening for too long, he excused himself, saying he had other matters, and bade farewell to Principal Xu.

Upon leaving the International campus, Shen Yuan called Fu Yingzi, "Is it okay to talk?"

A pause followed by rustling footsteps came from the other end before Yingzi responded, "I can talk now."

"Send me a detailed resume of Yu Jifeng from the health check center, and keep this request confidential."

Yingzi, currently an HR officer, could easily access the resumes of all company employees.

"Okay, will do."

"Also, keep an ear out for any rumors about the health check center and let me know if you hear anything."

Shen Yuan added.

"Okay."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

After hanging up the phone, Shen Yuan then drove away from the International campus.

In his view, if Yu Jifeng wasn't one of Jia's people, he was worth considering for use, not speaking to his capabilities yet, but at least as a transitional figure.

Before employing someone, it was essential to clear up his background sources; otherwise, ending up a crony of Jia's would be awkward.

So far, Jingfu's company only faced minor issues; even if there were power struggles among the lower ranks, they weren't solid because he held 100% of the shares, which gave him absolute control.

Initially, he hadn't wanted to move against Old Jia so soon, but with the System pressing for a 5% profit increase and needing to set an example, Old Jia, the fattest chicken, naturally came into his crosshairs.

After returning to Jingfu, Shen Yuan called the network operations manager to ask about the situation.

Not only did Liew Menglu realize that online lead generation was failing, but Shen Yuan had also monitored several of the company's fast music accounts; the videos were really subpar.

How could they attract those LSP to the store without featuring women trainers with large busts and buttocks?

Where were the likes and follows?

Operations manager Cheng Ru, a plain-looking woman in her early thirties, looked troubled after Shen's briefing, "Mr. Shen, because hiring that type of model for shooting videos is too costly, we don't have enough budget."

Shen Yuan frowned, "Why hire models? Can't the female trainers at the fitness center do it?"

Cheng Ru explained, "Some female trainers are reluctant to appear on camera, and some are unwilling to shoot."

Shen Yuan could understand those unwilling to appear on camera; not everyone liked to show their face online.

Shen Yuan asked, "What's the reason for their unwillingness to shoot?"

"Because the customers attracted online are evenly distributed among all trainers, so those who shoot feel it's unfair."

That explained it, Shen Yuan thought; selfishness was a natural instinct, not wanting to share one's labor with others was normal.

"Hasn't the company looked into this issue before?"

Shen Yuan inquired.

"Yes,"

Cheng Ru bluntly said, "We've discussed this issue in meetings with managers from several branches before, but since both the fitness center and yoga room were doing well offline and profits were okay, it was put on hold."

Shen Yuan nodded; it was understandable, as the fitness and yoga studios primarily relied on offline traffic, neglecting online wasn't unusual.

He needed to increase profits and employee efficiency, so he could not allow this situation to continue.

This issue was actually easy to resolve, the female coach who made the video could follow up with the customers she attracted.

If she couldn't manage the follow-up, it could be assigned to other coaches; then part of those coaches' commissions would go to the coach who made the video.

There were many solutions, it just depended on whether the management wanted to solve the problem or not.

After pondering for a long while, Shen Yuan asked Cheng Ru to leave before calling Sun Zhen.

Sun Zhen was the general manager of one of the fitness centers, and it was the first one Shen Yuan had sent Liew Menglu to research.

"Hello, this is Shen Yuan."

"Mr. Shen, hello. What instructions do you have?"

Ever since Sun Zhen had been briefed by Old Jia, he no longer dared to underestimate the situation.

This new boss had a mysterious way of doing things. Although he hadn't taken any major actions yet, a new official often takes drastic measures when first arriving, and it was only a matter of time before something happened.

Shen Yuan calmly said, "The fitness center's recent operation has been mediocre. What do you, as the general manager, think about this?"

Sun Zhen was startled on the other end of the phone, wondering what "mediocre" meant?

His fitness center, whether in terms of scale or profit levels, was the best among the company's four locations. Why would the boss say this?

Sun Zhen didn't dare to speculate about the boss's thoughts and cautiously said, "Mr. Shen, which aspect are you referring to?"

"Online traffic is too low, the service level after customers enter the store isn't enough, employee discipline is lacking, and the follow-up is a complete mess."

Shen Yuan did not beat around the bush and directly pointed out the issues, letting him catch his breath before continuing, "I've pointed out several issues. Come up with an improvement plan and report to my office tomorrow morning."

"Uh... okay, Mr. Shen."

"When exactly are you...."

At that moment, at Jingfu Fitness Center.

Sun Zhen wanted to ask when exactly the boss had visited the store, but the line was already disconnected.

Sun Zhen frowned slightly and immediately walked to the front desk to ask, "Has the new boss been here recently?"

The receptionist was momentarily stunned, then shook her head, "I haven't seen him."

Ever since Jingfu changed owners, Sun Zhen had been worried about the boss making surprise inspections, so he had given a photo to the receptionist to keep an eye out and ensure a warm welcome.

If the receptionist hadn't mistaken, it meant the boss must have visited before the acquisition, or sent someone else to visit.

Sun Zhen hadn't expected that the first big issue wouldn't affect Old Jia's medical center but was instead directed at him.

This was a major oversight!

However, since the boss had asked for improvement measures, there was still an opportunity to rectify his impression.

Thinking of this, he immediately called the sales department manager and fitness supervisor among others to his office.

Meanwhile, receptionist Shanshan recalled again, she really hadn't seen the new boss.

The new boss was very handsome, with distinctive features. She wouldn't have forgotten him.

Just then, two female coaches came over to gossip: "Shanshan, what did Mr. Sun just talk to you about?"

Shanshan replied, "He asked if I had seen the new boss."

"Did you see him then?"

Shanshan shook her head, "Definitely not. If I had, I would have definitely reported it to Mr. Sun."

One of the female fitness coaches named Xiaoqing said longingly, "I wonder if the new boss has a partner. Young, handsome, and wealthy, that kind of man is irresistible."

Shanshan replied, "I think he probably does. With that much money, he surely wouldn't lack women around him."

The other female coach brutally shot down, "Xiaoqing, you might as well stop dreaming. Although you have a good figure, your looks are slightly lacking; the boss definitely wouldn't be interested in you."

Xiaoqing rolled her eyes, "As if you are very beautiful."

Shanshan then said, "The other day, a woman came by, both beautiful and with a great figure, at least someone like her would match the boss."

Xiaoqing immediately remembered, "That Miss Liew from the other day?"

"Yes."

"Don't mention Miss Liew, I was the one who attended to her that day."

Xiaoqing sighed, "She was so beautiful and had such a great figure, I felt inferior seeing her."

"Was she really that beautiful?"

The other female coach was off that day and did not see her.

"Why would I lie to you?"

Xiaoqing said resentfully, "Very curvy and extremely beautiful."

"Does that kind of woman even need to work out?"

"You need to work out to maintain a figure like that."

"...."

Meanwhile, Shen Yuan finished his work and then left to eat lunch at Songhu Tiandi.

In his opinion, the problem at Sun Zhen's location was minor; as long as he could address the points he had raised, both customer flow and conversion rates would improve, and naturally, profit would follow.

Employees' workloads would certainly increase, but both salespeople and coaches were commission-based, and no one would complain about earning more money.

Thinking this, he reached his front door before he knew it. Upon opening the door, a whiff of delicious food greeted him.

"Brother-in-law, you're back."

Chen Xinyu came over to help Shen Yuan take slippers out of the shoe cabinet.

"Where's your sister?"

Shen Yuan asked, as this was usually something Chen Na would do.

"The driver took her to her prenatal appointment and she hasn't returned yet; she asked me to make sure the meal was ready for you."

Chen Xinyu replied shyly.

"Did she say when she would be back?"

Shen Yuan asked further.

"I just asked her, and she said it's not over yet. That private hospital is also quite far, so it might not be very quick."