Refresh man

Chapter 6

         An opportunity arises for Jane in the evening when Emir tells her she has a social gathering at a drinking and eating place. A products manager for a department store is there. Jane promotes the Venus soaps to the products manager of his department store with her childhood story of using the product. The hope is to have the products manager agree to stock it on their shelves. But, he's only looking to have a drink and fun. Jane doesn't give up. Remembering Chen You Rui's example of a good sales method and the products manager agreeing to stock the item on his store's shelves if she could convince him, Jane heads to the bathroom. She unbuttons some buttons on her shirt and reapplies lip gloss. Her method to open up the manager's wallet to buy Venus soap is by attracting him with her sex appeal. The friends accompanying the products manager immediately offer to buy when Jane returns with her more attractive look. The products manager, however, asks for a bit more from Jane: he wants a kiss on the cheek before he agrees to buy.

         Jane  hesitates. She doesn't reach to the point of carrying out the request when Austin—who had been with Lily in another area of the eating and drinking place in a meeting with some businessmen—calls out to Jane and asks her what she was doing. Austin doesn't wait for Jane's answer. He takes her outside and asks what possessed her; was she selling sex or products? She's promoting Venus to the department store products manager who, through her effort, may agree to stock Venus, Jane  says. Austin sees no greatness in her effort. He explains to her that the department store of the products manager she's managed to sell Venus soaps to has only two stores nationwide. has over two thousand. The best that they can do is place it at a kiosk. As long as I can sell the products—it's okay, Jane says then adds that the method she used just then was no higher class than selling on the street.

Austin's words become harsh. He realises he has gone too far with them after he sees Jane's eyes well up with tears: he attacks her with a rhetorical question of whether being flirtatious and allowing perverted men to feel her up was the sort of thing she was interested in and habitually did. He averts his eyes and tries to stand firm as he simply waits for a response from Jane.

"Working so hard, trying my best to come up with a way to meet your unreasonable demands and trying my best to come up with ways to sell Venus better, what exactly did I do that was wrong?" Jane says. Though Austin still can't look at Jane's eyes, Austin is tough enough to again direct harsh words at Jane: "When the method is wrong, it's wrong. All the products you've sold today will not be counted. Tomorrow, you will go back on the street to sell." Why do I have to? Jane asks. "Because you have no choice," Austin says, eyes now able to look directly at Jane. The contract and the million dollar penalty fee seem to go through Jane's mind. With tears streaming, she tells Austin to not use the fact of her selling herself to him as a threat. "It's just a million dollars. There's no need for me to allow you to insult me like this. I'm not playing anymore."

The events that took place in the evening makes Jane realise she is a 'Refresh Man'—but only for a short while. This frame of mind is replaced by determination very quickly. She succeeds in getting Carolina to renew the contract for Venus.

While Austin reflects on what he said to Jane, remember the events of the past couple of days and have Jane's expression full of hurt fill his mind, Jane  seem to think about resigning when we see her look at the amounts on her bank account book after coming home. . Coming into the office a little late, at a time when Ji Wen Kai is present (he's come to the office to look for Jane, concerned she's given up and wanted to remind her she has five days of training with him left), Jane tells Austin she no longer requires his training. She tells him she's got the contract for renewal signed. Austin is surprised and asks Jane how she did it. Jane  only tells him she has her ways. A call with Director Jack, Austin is informed of a buyer having bought a million dollars worth of Venus soap all at once (~ US$31,000).

Author's Note:-

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# Poor Jane has to work a lot for her favourite product Venus.

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                   total_dreamer2002