Chapter XXVI
While the freshmen were still undergoing military training, Xiao Lin stood on the balcony and looked at the Ark Cultural Exchange Square in front of Changsheng Garden. The cars that were usually parked in the square had been moved to other places, leaving it empty.
Today was the first day of the recruitment for the school-level clubs set by the school's association. It was also the day that Xiao Lin had been busy and looking forward to for a long time. The number of new students that could be attracted to sign up during the period from 5pm to 9pm would directly test the effect of the early publicity work, and it would also affect the confidence of the entire team. This largely depended on Xiao Lin's personal performance and leadership ability.
Xiao Lin kept an eye on the square. It wasn't five o'clock yet, and no club had moved their tables over. However, he knew that there were definitely many people like him, waiting for the time to come and immediately rush to the square to occupy a more central position. Because it was too peripheral, it was difficult to attract the attention of the freshmen and arouse their interest.
When it was almost five o'clock, Xiao Lin and Tan Pei carried the table they brought from the college and walked out of the dormitory. They asked Zhou Xiaobo and Yang Yu to help carry the posters, computers, speakers, check-in forms, and other things and followed behind them. He walked to the Ark Square and carried the table to the entrance of the Changsheng Garden cafeteria. He took the posters from Yang Yu's hands. One was hand-drawn, and the other two were printed. They were all designed by the publicity department.
Xiao Lin unfolded them and stuck them in front of the table. He looked at the contents on them. There was a blue background with white words printed on it. The National Zhongcheng University International Business Club was directly led by the school's work guidance group. It was young and full of vitality. It adhered to the club culture of passionate innovation and cooperation in business. It provided a platform for college students to show themselves and realize the value of life. It had eight departments: the office, the publicity department, the planning department, the comprehensive department, the cultural and sports department, the external communication department, and the human resources department. Do you have passion? Are you motivated? Do you want to train yourself? Don'thesitate,joinus.Yes,youcan!”
The other picture was set against the beautiful scenery of the Little Apricot Ridge. It read," When the sky in the future brightens, are you ready to fly? The International Business Club was a place to start a successful career. Here, you could plan a large-scale career coaching activity with like-minded friends, complete the transition from a student to a professional in advance, face many corporate executives, listen to the knowledge and wisdom of the underworld, share your job-seeking experience with many seniors who entered famous enterprises, knock on the door of your ideal job, and realize your long-hidden potential.”
Xiao Lin nodded in satisfaction. The poster cleverly covered the information and advantages of the entrepreneur club, and it didn't feel repetitive.
The surrounding clubs moved tables over and divided the Ark Culture Square into pieces. The originally wide square became narrow and crowded. It was like a market. Different clubs had different styles and characteristics, as if they were trying to attract customers. The members of the Japanese club were dressed in kimonos and had lipstick on their cherry-like lips. They were communicating in fluent Japanese. The COSPLAY club, all of them were pure and cute, attracting the attention of others. The roller skating club was even more of a highlight. Accompanied by dynamic music, the movements were cool, exaggerated, and very rhythmic. The Calligraphy Club was surrounded by the elegant fragrance of ink…In comparison, Xiao Lin's International Business Club seemed to pale in comparison. There was nothing special about it.
Xiao Lin thought to himself, if they were to face the new students like this, how many new students would be willing to sign up at the club? Thinking of this, he quickly called the office director, Quan Xiaoya, who was still in class. He whispered the situation here to her and asked her to send a notice to arrange for a new director to be recruited tonight. The director must wear a white shirt and wear the club's work pass. He could not wear slippers and appear as a professional. Xiao Lin hoped that he could stand out among the other clubs by using this feature, but this was also in line with the main theme of the club.
After all the directors and ministers had signed their names, Xiao Lin gathered them and said,""Here, I would like to thank everyone first. In such hot weather, you all dressed up as required. Thank you for your support and understanding. Just now, I walked around and looked at the other clubs. There are indeed some places that we can learn from. We have to compare. Although our club has an inner temperament, it lacks obvious characteristics on the outside. That's why we need to wear professional attire.”Xiao Lin explained teasingly, making the others feel much more relaxed.
After explaining the reason, Xiao Lin continued,""Now, let me arrange the mission. Tonight, our main purpose is to attract and persuade the new students who have finished the military training to come here to register. Only when the number of people who register reaches a certain number can we better select the new students and ensure the quality of the club members. Today's event will be held from 5 pm to 9 pm. The freshmen's military training will end around 5:30 pm. Our goal tonight is to have at least 150 applicants.”
Xiao Lin's expression was serious as he glanced at the others." Only two people can stand at the table. The rest of you, go and introduce our International Business Club to the new students and guide the new students who are interested in it. The members at the table are responsible for registering the new students 'personal information to ensure that there are no mistakes. And when introducing the club members, you must emphasize our five advantages. First, the location of our club. We are a school-level club for the freshmen of the entire National Zhongcheng University. It is a very large communication platform. Secondly, the nature of our club is an entrepreneur club that is related to the workplace. "Third, our club's resources provide employment guidance and training, and we can get information about employment related to the school at the first moment. Fourthly, our club's membership fee is more focused on service than other clubs, so we only charge 10 yuan. Fifth, let me briefly introduce the achievements of our club, such as the Wahaha marketing competition.”
After saying that, Xiao Lin demonstrated it to everyone." You must smile, speak politely, and be sincere. Most freshmen won't easily reject the enthusiasm of their seniors.”
"It's best to communicate with the opposite sex and introduce our club. That way, the success rate of signing up will be higher.”Tan Pei suggested thoughtfully. It was worth considering.
"That's right. As long as Tan Pei stops here, there will definitely be countless junior sisters fighting to come and register.”Murong Yan joked.
Xiao Lin and Zhao Ruixu went to the supermarket together to get a dozen bottles of mineral water. They asked Tian Peng to go to the photocopying shop to print out the flyer and registration form, as well as the photos of the Wahaha Snow Pear Competition. Murong Yan was adjusting the sound system. Everything was ready, waiting for the arrival of the Grade 12 freshmen.
As night fell, the real recruitment began. Most of the freshmen gathered at the Ark Cultural Square after dinner. Some girls even took a shower and dressed up. The square was bustling with noise, filled with all kinds of shouts and music. The new students walked around with curious expressions. Everyone was holding a flyer in their hands.
At first, Xiao Lin was a little reserved. After all, he had never personally come into contact with such a recruitment before. It was a little like handing out flyers to passersby on the street, and he had to arouse their interest in order to get the new students to voluntarily come to your club to register and register their personal information.
However, Xiao Lin understood that he had to set an example. Dozens of eyes were on him. Xiao Lin could only accept the challenge, put down his scruples, and resolutely rushed into the crowd of new students. Xiao Lin handed over the flyer to the new students. When they browsed through the flyer, he was full of confidence and fluently introduced the International Business Club to them.
Every time he brought the new students to the club to set up a table to register and fill in the information, Xiao Lin would feel a sense of joy and pride from success. However, he was not satisfied. He would then turn around and join the new students. Now, this was no longer a task or a burden. It had turned into promoting himself. It was a pleasure of the club. Xiao Lin was quite happy.
The other members also followed suit and squeezed into the recruitment team. Only Zhang Qingwei kept standing in front of the table. Xiao Lin went over a few times and saw him. He was a little unhappy, but Xiao Lin also knew that it was because of his introverted personality.
He walked over and called Zhang Qingwei to the side. He said to him,"Qingwei, look at the girls walking around, pulling people to register. Shouldn't we guys be more responsible? If you keep standing there without moving, it won't be good. Moreover, this is also a good opportunity to train. Training your courage will be very helpful for you to manage the Planning Department and the new students in the future.”Zhang Qingwei nodded in embarrassment, picked up some flyers, and followed behind Xiao Lin.
Standing in the noisy environment, Xiao Lin seemed to vaguely hear his phone ringing. Although he was a little uncertain, he reached out to his pocket and felt the vibration of his phone.
"Yingying, I'm at the Ark Culture Plaza right now. Our club is recruiting new members. What is it?" Xiao Lin couldn't hear Bai Bingying's voice clearly due to the noise around him." It's so noisy here. I'll call you when I'm done."”Xiao Lin guessed that Bai Bingying wouldn't have anything urgent to do, so he hung up.
Xiao Lin and all the other members worked until 9 pm, and the freshmen in the square slowly dispersed. Under the urging of the school's social association, the clubs that had set up their spots began to pack their things and leave. Xiao Lin went back to the recruitment area of the International Business Club and picked up the registration forms on the table. Out of the three registration forms, only one was filled up. The other two were only half filled. Xiao Lin estimated that it should be around 130. Although he did not reach the expected goal, compared to the club next door that only recruited dozens of people, Xiao Lin was quite satisfied.
Xiao Lin called everyone to the table and said,""Boss Pei, bring them up to the third floor first. I'll treat everyone to supper. You guys order first. Ruixu and I will carry the table back to the dormitory.”
Xiao Lin said as he handed the registration form to Quan Xiaoya." Xiaoya, this is the result of a night of hard work. Take it well and don't leave it behind."”
Quan Xiaoya took it, weighed it, and said,""Brother Lin, it's so heavy."
The girls helped to tidy up the things on the table. Xiao Lin asked them to follow Tan Pei upstairs while he and Zhao Ruixu carried the table and walked to the dormitory.
"Xiao Lin, tonight, how many new students have registered?”Zhao Ruixu asked as he carried the table and walked side by side.
"Not many, only about a hundred. I didn't reach my goal, maybe because we don't have enough experience.”Xiao Lin said.
"Brother Lin, I think we can consider recruiting new students from the freshmen dormitory.”Murong Yan suggested.
"I want to put the plan of moving out of the dormitory at the end because I feel that most of the freshmen will mistakenly think that we are salespeople and have a kind of resistance. Just like how we freshmen will think the same way when we first enter, it will instead have a negative impact. In addition, if they consider themselves as the host, then their attitude towards us members may not be good, so we should try our best to recruit new people. Everyone will work hard for two more days.”Xiao Lin explained.
After returning to the dormitory and putting down their things, Xiao Lin, Zhao Ruixu, and Murong Yan returned to the Changsheng Garden Cultural Plaza. They walked into the Changsheng Garden cafeteria and took the elevator to the third floor.
"Chairman, we're here." The head of the Department of Culture and Sports, Li Chuqin, was sitting opposite the door. When she saw Xiao Lin and the others, she stood up and waved at them with a smile as if she had been waiting for a long time. Xiao Lin nodded and walked over with Zhao Ruixu and Murong Yan.
"Brother Lin, sit here." Tan Pei got up and pushed Xiao Lin to sit in his seat. Xiao Lin refused, but Tan Pei still pushed him down." Boss had it the hardest today, so he should be treated as a VIP."”
"We've worked hard too, right, Brother Lin?”Quan Xiaoya expressed her dissatisfaction.
"Yes, everyone has worked hard. Eat more later. But why isn't the barbecue you ordered ready yet? I'm starving.”Xiao Lin hadn't eaten dinner and had been busy for a long time. He was indeed very hungry.
"It should be done soon. I'll go and rush him. Brother Lin, do you want to drink some beer?”Tan Pei said as he called Zhang Qingwei to go with him.
"Xiao Ya, you girls can get some drinks. What do you want to drink? Let's calculate it." Xiao Lin walked to the convenience store and bought some drinks. He brought them over and distributed them to the girls.
Tan Pei carried a box of beer and placed it on the table. Behind him, Zhang Qingwei was carrying two large plates of barbecue. Murong Yan quickly stood up and helped him take them. The opened bottles of beer were passed to the boys one by one. When the last two plates of barbecue were brought over, Tan Pei sat on the chair and let Xiao Lin say a few words before everyone ate.
Xiao Lin didn't decline. He picked up the beer bottle and stood up. He looked at everyone and said,""Today's recruitment lasted for three to four hours. Everyone has indeed worked hard. But at the same time, our efforts have paid off. On the first day, we received 130 applications, even though we are still a little off from our target. But I believe that we will perform better tomorrow. Here, I propose a toast to everyone, for our international business club and for our friendship.”
After taking a sip, Xiao Lin sat down. Tan Pei said solemnly,""Considering that our club has just been established, our competitiveness is not strong compared to some other school-level clubs. Moreover, most of the freshmen can't just sign up for our club. The reason why they are willing to sign up for our club is that our publicity is not bad, and secondly, we are more enthusiastic when recruiting new students. The most important thing is that they don't know our club well enough. This is both a good and a bad thing. Once they know that we are a new club or hear some negative news from others, it is very likely that they will withdraw from our club. So I think that after we finish recruiting tomorrow, we should immediately prepare for the written test and interview. We should stabilize the members before the other clubs. This way, the new students won't leave easily.”
Xiao Lin thought for a moment and felt that Tan Pei's words were indeed very reasonable. Once a new student became a member of the International Business Club and paid the membership fee, he would not be able to return it so easily. "I agree with what Tan Pei said. What do you think? Flamy, what do you think?"
Murong Yan put down the squid skewer in his hand and wiped his mouth with a tissue.""Isn't it a little too rushed? Can you rush out the questions for the written test and interview?”
"Zheng Ning, how are the preparations on your side?”Xiao Lin asked. The technical department head, Zheng Ning, stuttered and said that he had only prepared the questions for the written test." How about this? You don't have to come to the recruitment office tomorrow. You can have a small meeting with the two deputy departments of your department to discuss and come up with the interview questions. However, you don't have to be too stressed. The interview questions provided only need a template and a reference. Because the interviewer's questions are mostly random, there's no need to be too rigid.”
"Brother Lin, you guys are really annoying. When you drink, you like to talk more than girls. Sisters, let's eat more and ignore them.”Quan Xiaoya said casually.
After supper, it was almost eleven o'clock when they returned to the dormitory. Xiao Lin was worried that he would catch a cold after drinking and taking a cold shower, so he hurriedly ran to the bathroom to get two buckets of hot water. After taking a shower, she relaxed and fell asleep in bed. She even forgot to call Bai Bingying back.
He couldn't be blamed for this, because at this stage, Xiao Lin's mind was completely focused on the recruitment work of the International Enterprise Club, and he couldn't take care of too many things. In addition, he was really too tired and just wanted to rest.
The following day was another busy day, but it was much easier than yesterday. The accumulated experience allowed the recruitment work to proceed in an orderly manner the next day. The department heads who came to recruit new members were not too shy. Instead, they were more experienced. The final result clearly exceeded the expected number of people, reaching more than 180 applications.
Seeing the dense and thick registration form filled with names, professions, and contact numbers, Xiao Lin was extremely happy. What could be more happy than to get a return for his efforts? However, Xiao Lin didn't dare to relax at all because this was just the beginning. The written test, interview, and evening party were still waiting to be completed. He didn't show joy on his face, but instead, he was more solemn as he had a long way to go.
After packing up his things, Xiao Lin wanted to tell Bai Bingying about the results of the night and share his happiness with her. However, before Xiao Lin could say anything, Bai Bingying's tone made him lose interest.
"Didn't you ignore me? Why did you call me? Since you don't care about me at all, don't bother with me anymore.”
Xiao Lin was confused. It was just that he did not call her back last night. It was not a big deal. Did it have to make her so angry? "Yingying, calm down first, okay? Tell me, what happened? When did I tell you that I don't care about you, I don't care about you, and I don't care about you?”
"You didn't say, but you did.”Bai Bingying said angrily.
"Just because I didn't call you back last night? Didn't I tell you that our club is recruiting new members? Where are you? I came to find you."
Xiao Lin was eager to see her. He knew that some misunderstandings could only be cleared up in person. Otherwise, it would only deepen the estrangement between the two of them.
"I don't want to see you now." After saying that, she hung up the phone. Xiao Lin was very dejected and wished he could smash the phone in his hand. Why was their relationship so fragile? A few days ago, everything was fine, but now she was angry over a small matter. Xiao Lin couldn't understand why Bai Bingying was so willful like a child. He blamed himself for letting her do whatever she wanted.
Xiao Lin sulked and ran a few laps in C field. He panted as he reflected on himself. It was indeed his fault. He promised to call her back but did not call her. Now, he was angry with her.
After hesitating for a while, Xiao Lin decided to call Bai Bingying again to apologize. He didn't expect her phone to be turned off. Xiao Lin could only call her best friend Yuan Yuan to ask about the reason.
"Hello, Yuanyuan, it's me. I have something I need your help with.”Xiao Lin was thinking about how to talk to her.
"Is it because of Bingying?" Yuan Yuan was a typical northerner. She asked directly. Xiao Lin couldn't understand why Bai Bingying, who was also a northerner, had the personality of a southern girl. She was meticulous and sentimental.
"I'll be frank with you. I had a fight with Bingying. Although I don't know why, I'm sure I was wrong.”
"It's your fault. Don't feel wronged. Last night, Bingying and I went to the Olympic Sports Center to swim. After playing for a few hours, Bingying accidentally had a cramp in her leg. I called you to ask you to carry her back, but you hung up before Bingying could tell you what happened. After that, we waited for you for nearly an hour. You don't know how sad Bingying was. In the end, I helped her limp back to school. Fortunately, the guard uncle was kind enough to send us off on a motorcycle. It wasn't easy for us to return to the dormitory. Tell me, are you wrong?”
Xiao Lin finally understood why Bai Bingying was angry at him over a phone call. However, he was still a little puzzled." Why didn't you call me again?”
"Bingying said that you were busy recruiting and that you would call back when you were done. Bingying trusted you so much, but you disappointed both of us.”
"It's my fault. I'm sorry." Xiao Lin also realized how serious the matter was.
"It's good that you admit your mistake. Actually, it's not that Bingying doesn't forgive you. As long as you behave well in the future, I think you two will reconcile in a few days.”Yuan Yuan consoled Xiao Lin.
However, things didn't go as Yuan Yuan had said. Xiao Lin and Bai Bingying didn't reconcile very quickly. In the first two days, Xiao Lin was very eager to get Bai Bingying's forgiveness. He either sent a text to apologize or called her. He even went to her classroom to look for her. However, Bai Bingying seemed to have been avoiding Xiao Lin. She didn't say that she wouldn't forgive him. She just wanted the two of them to be separated for a while so that they could both calmly reflect on themselves.
In the next few days, Xiao Lin was always busy with the meeting of the International Business Club. He had just finished the written test, and then he was busy looking for a classroom and setting a time for the interview. He didn't have much time to worry about his relationship. He only insisted on calling Bai Bingying every day and chatting with her like before. He did not ask her out for a meal or a walk because he was afraid that it would deepen his dislike for him.
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