In the time-traveler chat group, am I the only one on Earth?

"It's alright, I guess. How would you make money if you didn't even have this much scale? Don't you think so?"

"Right......"

The phone rang suddenly.

He quickly apologized to Lu Yun.

"Brother, I'm really sorry, I need to go out and take this call."

"It's okay, you go about your business, don't worry about me."

After Xu Guangnian left, Lu Yun took another look at the company in front of him.

"This must be the shell company Li Zhou mentioned, right?"

Chapter 49 A Battle of Acting Skills

According to Li Zhou.

This pyramid scheme organization won't take you to their base right away.

Instead, they'll take you to a shell company first to lower your guard.

When they feel it's about time, they'll ask you to pay some more money.

Although this amount of money is not much, probably only a couple hundred yuan, it is the beginning of a person sinking into a quagmire.

Lu Yun didn't know if this shell company was the same one Li Zhou had worked for before.

But he was certain that this company was backed by the same pyramid scheme that had harmed Li Zhou.

"Brother, our company wholesales daily necessities, you should know that, right?"

After finishing his phone call, Xu Guangnian returned and chatted with Lu Yun about the company's situation.

Lu Yun nodded.

"I know, Li Zhou told me on WeChat."

"Shall I show you around the company first?"

"Okay, let's go."

Seeing that Lu Yun agreed, Xu Guangnian was very enthusiastic and gave Lu Yun a tour of the company.

This company is not small; in addition to the lobby, it has several large offices.

However, the company doesn't have many employees, only about twenty or thirty, both men and women.

This familiar process is no different from the normal process of joining a company.

And these employees actually seem to be doing things?

This made Lu Yun admire him.

No wonder these guys haven't been discovered by the police yet; they've been hiding themselves so well on the surface.

After touring the company, the two returned to the previous meeting room, where Xu Guangnian got straight to the point.

"Working at our company requires certain professional skills. Since you haven't done this kind of work before, you'll need to undergo training before you can start. Can you accept that?"

Lu Yun came to his senses.

"of course can."

"That's good. Since you're Manager Li's classmate, I can give you a 50% discount on the training fee, but you'll have to pay the other half yourself."

"Training fee?" Lu Yun feigned a slight surprise: "How much?"

"It's not much money. The training fee was originally 400, but with a 50% discount, it's only 200..."

The amount of money wasn't much, and since it was introduced by a friend, most people wouldn't care about that.

Lu Yun was a fisherman, so of course he wouldn't care.

After sending a message to 'Li Zhou' to confirm, I readily paid the training fee.

Xu Guangnian was very satisfied, confirming that Lu Yun was a clueless young man with no social experience, and began to arrange for someone to explain the company's operating model to Lu Yun.

Two girls with good figures and looks that were around 70 or 80 points came in to refill their water.

Xu Guangnian glanced at the two girls, then gave Lu Yun a meaningful reminder.

"I heard from Manager Li that you're still single, right? There are quite a few pretty girls in our company. Maybe you'll find a partner after you start working here."

"Finding a partner?? Hehe..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yun gave a shy smile.

Xu Guangnian is a cunning old fox, and Lu Yun, after gaining strength and confidence, can also be considered a skilled actor.

The two sat there in the reception room, putting on an act for each other.

........

Multi-level marketing, direct selling, and micro-business are all essentially the same sales and business model.

Joining the company requires paying a membership fee. The company mainly makes money by selling health products and various daily necessities.

Bringing an employee to your company will not only give you a high commission, but that employee will also become your downline.

You'll also get a commission on the products sold by your downline.

The pyramid scheme sales model seems fine on the surface, but it sells things with pitifully low costs and outrageously high prices.

They're not primarily selling to customers, but rather to their own employees and their families.

Yes, many insurance companies use the same approach when recruiting employees.

Lu Yun listened attentively, his face occasionally showing excitement, as if he would soon become a top-level general manager and a multi-millionaire.

It's about six o'clock in the afternoon.

Seeing that he had fooled Lu Yun enough, Xu Guangnian began to ask Lu Yun what he thought and whether he wanted to stay and work there.

Usually at this point, the person who was scammed still has a chance to back out.

If you say, "I don't think I'm suited for this job," they won't dare to force you to stay in broad daylight.

But everyone who comes here is there to make money.

Moreover, they were not only introduced by friends, but also paid several hundred yuan in training fees. With the brainwashing by these professionals, how could an ordinary person leave at this time?

All I could think about was how to get the training as soon as possible and do this job well.

Lu Yun was no exception.

"You can make a lot of money as long as you work hard? Don't worry, Brother Xu, I will definitely work hard..."

"Very good, no wonder you're Manager Li's classmate."

Xu Guangnian nodded in satisfaction, then checked the time: "But it's getting late, I'll take you back to your dorm first, and then I'll take you to the company's training base early tomorrow morning."

"Dormitory? Does your company provide accommodation?"

“The company originally did not provide accommodation, but in order to keep employees enthusiastic about their work, the company arranged employee dormitories. We only need to pay a small portion of the rent and utilities to move in.”

Doesn't that mean the employees have to chip in to pay the rent themselves?

Lu Yun was too lazy to complain.

As arranged by Xu Guangnian, the burly man continued to carry the luggage, while Lu Yun followed Xu Guangnian into the Volkswagen they had driven before.

The three of them arrived at a simple rented room.

It has two bedrooms and a living room, and the interior is like a school dormitory, with bunk beds.

Moreover, people were living in both the living room and the bedrooms.

Each bedroom has two bunk beds, for a total of four beds, as does the living room.

"Brother Xu, with so many people in our company, there probably isn't enough room here, right?"

"There's more than one dormitory; some of them don't live here..."

Xu Guangnian casually made up an excuse, then pointed to one of the beds and said, "Xiao Liu won't be coming over tonight, so you'll have to make do here for the night."

"Row!!"

........

Lu Yun learned this from Li Zhou.

This is actually a transit point for them; the beds inside are all washed and made up.

Ordinary people can't live there.

Only employees who have a 'job intention' will be brought here.

The goal, of course, is to make employees feel at home.

When people are out and about and are being cared for, they tend to let their guard down.

After arriving at the dormitory, Lu Yun threw all his luggage aside and lay down on the bed to play on his phone.

Seeing Lu Yun's casual demeanor, Xu Guangnian breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't completely trust Lu Yun. Instead, he gave the man a wink.

That meant the burly man should keep a close eye on Lu Yun tonight to prevent him from doing anything detrimental to the company.

The burly man nodded, and after Xu Guangnian left, he began to try to get close to Lu Yun.

His name is Hou Jun, and he is a security guard at the company. He happened to be on vacation these past two days, which is why he came with Xu Guangnian to pick up Lu Yun.

Lu Yun feigned politeness with the burly man, and even ordered two takeout meals, offering one to the man.

After the two had finished chatting, Lu Yun took advantage of the other party's inattention and, while playing on his phone, took a video of the dormitory layout and sent it to Li Zhou.

Although these guys are very careful, they have been following a very normal work process so far in taking Lu Yun with them.

Therefore, there were no cameras installed in this dormitory room.

Lu Yun's actions did not seem unusual.

"Brother, have you been to this place before?"

Li Zhou replied quickly: "I've been here, I've been here, damn it, this is the place. I was brought here by those bastards."

"If I'm not mistaken, the girls' dormitory was upstairs from this room, and my girlfriend lived upstairs at the time."