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"That……"

"Don't ask, drink well!"

The friend put an arm around Sugihara Aisa's shoulder and asked her to drink together.

But Sugihara Aisa always felt that her friend was just deliberately "numbing herself" so as to force herself to forget about these things.

Looking at the lively scene on the field, she didn't know why, but felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

If I have the ability to help everyone, how great it would be!

But what she doesn't know is that this opportunity will come soon!

[Chapter 306.3 The Right Candidate]

After attending the banquet, Sugihara Aisa bid farewell to the drunken crowd, and returned home by train.

Not long after she got home, she heard the phone ringing.

Who would call so late?

She was a little puzzled, but still answered the phone directly.

As soon as it was picked up, a gentle female voice came from the microphone.

"Excuse me, is this Ms. Sugihara Aisa from Yamazaki Shoten?"

Sugihara Aisa was stunned, but quickly responded: "Yes, who are you?"

"I'm Maki Satake, I've worked with you before."

Hearing this name, Sugihara Aisa recalled subconsciously.

At that time, for Hiroto Akihara's new book signing, she seemed to have cooperated with this Miss Satake.

But it's so late, what is the other party doing calling?

She was a little puzzled, but she was polite, and then asked her own question in a roundabout way.

Satake Maki responded with a smile: "Miss Sugihara, have you considered changing your job? Still working in a bookstore."

Sugihara Aisa didn't expect this intention, but after weighing it up, she decided to refuse.

Now that the bookstore industry is in a recession, it would be nice if I could have a secure job at Yamazaki Bookstore.

After all, I am an old employee about everything about Yamazaki Bookstore, and I know the business of the bookstore well.

In case of jumping to a new company rashly, who knows what the consequences may be.

Some of my "old friends" at the beginning just jumped jobs rashly, and they lost their jobs in a blink of an eye.

But just when she was about to refuse, Satake Maki continued: "Miss Sugihara, the annual salary of this job is 800 million yen, please consider it."

Hearing this number, Aisa Sugihara, who originally planned to refuse, immediately hesitated.

In Tokyo, the average salary of an ordinary bookstore clerk is only 300 million yen a year, and even a regular old clerk like her with many years of work experience earns only 500 million yen.

As for the salary increase that was originally agreed, the store manager has not mentioned it again because of the downturn in the industry.

She weighed the amount and said in a polite tone: "Miss Satake, what kind of work do you need me for?"

Satake Maki said with a smile: "It's still the same as your previous job content, but the work intensity is a little bit more, and the business is a little bit wider."

Sugihara Aisa was a little puzzled, but she still said that she knew.

Then she asked about the time and place of the interview, and hung up the phone.

After putting down the phone, she lightly clenched her fist.

This is an opportunity, you must seize it!

……

Three days later, at 9:[-] am, Sugihara Aisa deliberately asked for leave, changed into a business attire and came to the interview location, which was a small conference room on the third floor of the Tsutaya Bookstore.

But in this meeting room, she met an unexpected person.

Hiroto Akihara, why is he here? !

Although puzzled, Sugihara Aisa quickly remembered her identity, immediately settled down and submitted her resume.

Then she bowed, "Hello, I am Sugihara Aisa who is applying for the job. I have 8 years of work experience in Yamazaki Bookstore."

Hiroto Akihara still had an impression of this "acquaintance", so he nodded with a smile, and then flipped through her resume.

He had seen these things in the mail before, and what he wanted to know most was the other party's judgment on the future development trend of the bookstore.

After all, my plan behind it is to build a bookstore brand that spreads all over the country.

Those who implement this plan must be clear-headed and flexible enough.

"Miss Sugihara, as far as I know, when you were in charge of books in the literature and art section of Yamazaki Bookstore, you increased the sales of literature and art books by 30%. Can you tell me how you did it?"

Sugihara Aisa sorted out her thoughts and started talking.

"What I have done is to save readers' time to the greatest extent. In other words, I just let most readers see the books they most want to buy."

Hiroto Akihara became interested and continued to ask: "Please tell me in detail."

"Generally speaking, the patience of most readers is very limited, and they tend not to spend most of their time in the book area.

So I put the most famous or popular books on the market in the most prominent position, so that they can see them at the first time.

In addition, I also put a weekly book recommendation on the wall to attract readers' interest. "

Hiroto Akihara asked, "Then how do you deal with those unpopular books?"

According to Sugihara Aisa, she will put popular books in a prominent position, but for some readers who are looking for specific books, she is not particularly friendly.

Sugihara Aisa replied: "Generally put one or two books and insert them into the upper or lower positions of the bookshelf, and if no one buys them for a long time, I will ask the dealer to return them later."

After a pause, she added: "I think that since these readers need specific books, they should also be more patient. If they can't find them, they can go to other bookstores to find them."

Hiroto Akihara glanced at her, "I remember the slogans of many bookstore clerks, didn't they claim to treat all readers equally? What do you think about this?"

Sugihara Aisa showed a wry smile, "Mr. Akihara, the bookstore is a business after all, and we must maintain profits. If the bookstore's profit is too low, then it may not continue to operate in the future. Isn't this a loss for all readers? ?”

Hearing these words, Akihara Hiroto showed a satisfied smile.