Passage

Author: Xiao Liangsheng
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Direct Selling Business Novel: Crossing the Threshold. A business warfare tutorial that portrays the life of direct selling from a literary perspective. In the early 1990s, the female tycoon Wu Xiaoli lost everything in the unpredictable business world. In her despair while going to Guangzhou to collect debts, she was inexplicably drawn into a direct selling company. Full of hope, she tried to rebuild her fortunes through direct selling, only to suffer a devastating blow when she achieved some success: in 1998, the government banned all direct selling and pyramid schemes. Her direct selling company collapsed overnight, and many people gave up in despair. Wu Xiaoli was heartbroken but never gave up. While traveling to Guangzhou to relax, she met her future husband—Wang Zhiguo. After transforming, the direct selling company was finally allowed to resume operations. Wu Xiaoli and Wang Zhiguo reentered the direct selling industry and continuously achieved breakthroughs, with their team growing steadily. The tycoon Zhu Tianqi, the unemployed college student Ma Yuanzheng, and the trash collector Huang Laidi joined Wu Xiaoli's team and achieved remarkable results. Just as her career was soaring, Wu Xiaoli faced both internal and external challenges: her competitors envied her success and constantly undermined her; Zhu Tianqi's wife suspected her of being a mistress and constantly provoked trouble; Zhang Yuncao demanded independence and insisted on splitting the team; Huang Laidi became arrogant and caused resentment within the team; and her marriage to Wang Zhiguo inevitably came to an end. The implementation of the Direct Selling Management Regulations dispelled the clouds over the direct selling industry, presenting Wu Xiaoli with new opportunities. Although her relationship with Wang Zhiguo could not be salvaged, she had to face the pursuit of another man. For her, a brand new life had just begun.
The novel portrays a large number of direct selling personnel, with Wu Xiaoli as its representative. Some are tycoons, some are university professors, some are unemployed college students, some are civil servants, and others are trash collectors. Direct selling changed their life trajectories. Through relentless effort, they finally achieved their own piece of sky. Along the way, they experienced emotional turmoil, family breakdowns, financial hardships, social rejection, psychological struggles, backstabbing from competitors, and the entire industry's crisis. Yet, they also tasted the joys of success, the happiness of love, and the warmth of friendship. The ups and downs of life, the bittersweet experiences—all are vividly depicted in the words. The secrets of success and the hidden truths behind direct selling are revealed in this story.