Working together, men and women make the task less strenuous; how my handsome business partner and I kept the company afloat during the pandemic
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I was born in the 1990s, am 166 cm tall, have good skin, and am quite attractive. I really love sports, which is why my body has developed rather rapidly. My performance in elementary school was good; my family also places a lot of importance on education. I hope to become a teacher or pass the civil service exam in the future. Yet I chose the electrical engineering major that I prefer. Unlike others, I was involved in various small businesses during my university years. After graduating, I didn’t pursue a master’s degree nor seek any formal government job; instead, I chose to start a business with my college friend Q. I actually met Q at the university gym. He was tall and handsome, with a muscular build that made many female students at the university very attracted to him. I had a lot in common with Q; we could talk about anything. But we never became lovers during our college years, and I don’t know why.
In fact, many of my classmates have gone on to work at ** or been hired by well-known companies, but it ultimately means earning a fixed salary – and for me, I don’t want to lead such a life with nothing but a predictable future ahead. As for Q, they share my views and have similar interests to mine; it is against this background that the idea of starting a business together with Q came about. Everything is easy to say but difficult to do. Q is majoring in history, and her way of thinking is very different from mine, coming from a science and engineering background – although this doesn’t affect our understanding of each other, we need to have many discussions on certain technical aspects, and it’s not possible for us to reach an agreement right away. Starting a business is like going to war; speed is of the essence. We have discussed this topic repeatedly for a long time and conducted thorough research together: Q plans to start with the small businesses he has handled in the past, gradually accumulating funds before pursuing further expansion.
And I hope to focus on the online sector, such as small and micro online businesses. In other words, Q focuses on the offline world; it can be described as traditional and rather conservative ； I focus on the online world, keeping up with the trends of the times. Our main marketing goal is to target those who are fans of Korean culture. There are many such people in universities, as well as some female white-collar workers who have graduated just a few years ago; they really like to buy the clothes worn by Korean celebrities, the accessories they use, and the cosmetics they apply. And our core products are exactly the things that these fans of Korean culture prefer to purchase. There is always a gap between ideals and reality. When Q and I went to look at some shops in a commercial street that we liked, just the rent alone could consume around 45 percent of our startup funds! So, Q and I discussed it, and decided to settle for an alternative option: we found a regular office in the urban-rural fringe area to use as our physical business location as well as the registered address.
After all this is done, new problems arise: namely, how to actually get my company and Q’s company to function together – for example, by hiring staff. Where to recruit, how to recruit, what kind of people to recruit… Q and I quickly worked together—Q doesn’t rely much on the internet—I promptly sought help from some seniors online, while Q looked for good solutions through his acquaintances, that is, his own \"circle of friends\". In the world, one can only achieve success by acting in line with the trends; as expected, I soon came across a really great website: Xiaomibee Remote Work. One could look for jobs on it, post job openings there, and even manage employees through this platform… At that time, it was truly an amazing tool – it met all my needs perfectly.
After I communicated with the customer service team at Xiao Mifeng via remote work, Q still hadn’t found the appropriate staff for the traditional approach. Actions speak louder than words; on the front of awareness, Q has become less stubborn and has started to pay attention to the Internet as well. With the right talents in place and the necessary resources available, borrowing arrows with straw boats became possible. After some haste and effort, by the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival, everything was ready. “\"Science and technology are the primary driving force for progress.\" Our sales approach is not ordinary marketing; it is the currently popular method of \"live streaming for sales.\" Most of our employees work from home via remote work. Just the fact of being able to work remotely allows Q and me to save a significant amount of money – on recruitment costs, rent, hardware costs, and so on. Sometimes, small savings add up over time.
Especially since we are just starting out as a startup and already have limited funds, Xiaomeibee is truly a \"godsend\" at this moment. All of our employees, including the streamers, were recruited through Xiaomeibee, and that experience made us fall completely in love with this yet-uncommon remote work model. After more than three months of effort, we have managed to process one or two hundred orders per day on average. After deducting the employees’ salaries and the commissions for the streamers, our income is roughly ten times that of ordinary office workers. As we all know later on, unforeseen events can happen; this year’s special circumstances, with the pandemic occurring during the Spring Festival, caught everyone off guard. At that time, seeing most of our customers posting messages about their difficulties on social media, I had an indescribable feeling in my heart; if we had paid large amounts in rent to operate in a purely offline manner, it is likely that Qiang and I would have struggled to get back on our feet for many years.
As we were among the first to adopt this approach, all employees continued to receive their salaries throughout the time they stayed at home, and in fact, they received more money than before. Due to the impact of the pandemic, our business volume increased significantly; we can now handle four to five hundred orders per day on average. Everything is operating safely and stably, and everyone feels very at peace. As the pandemic situation improved and things gradually returned to normal, when Q and I went to the office to handle tasks, we worked remotely from home for everything except for those tasks that required us to be in the office. After several months of working remotely, by looking at the reports available, it became clear that remote work not only reduced various costs but also helped to protect the safety of employees to the greatest extent possible. After going through this experience, everyone understands that people’s safety and health are of utmost importance.
Watching their colleagues who, thanks to the suspension of school classes, can take care of their children while working remotely using Little Bee, they have come to appreciate this approach even more, feeling a sense of happiness and security. Face the difficulties together; tomorrow will be better. I discussed with Q the possibility of further reducing expenses related to offline activities. The money saved can be used to enhance the company’s soft strengths, improve benefits for employees, and increase social security benefits. After going through this challenging period, our team’s cohesion has become even stronger. It’s true that working together, men and women, makes the task less strenuous; the same is true when it comes to starting a business. There are often disagreements regarding company management and development, but the principle that like attracts like and opposite sexes attract each other remains true at all times.
These ad copy texts these days are really.....
Another ad copy – how about you do something practical instead, like sending a red envelope?