TL: Hua
Qin Chaoyan only gave Manager You a quick glance before retracting his gaze. Under the guidance of Lu Yunfeng’s assistant, he walked towards the reception meeting room of Hongsheng.
Manager You was obviously relieved, and then frowned again.
Why did President Lu suddenly welcome them today? The other party shouldn’t even know they were waiting over here.
Things went beyond expectations, causing Manager You to feel uneasy while following Qin Chaoyan and Lou Xinyu.
Arriving at the door of the reception meeting room, the assistant knocked on the door. After hearing the word “enter,” he hurriedly pushed the door open and respectfully invited Qin Chaoyan in.
Originally, among the three people, Lou Xinyu should be the one who was really responsible for negotiating with Hongsheng, and Qin Chaoyan was just following to learn, but now, the assistant obviously regarded Qin Chaoyan as the boss.
Manager You had some speculation in his heart. Could it be that this fake prince went back to ask his father-in-law for help; that’s why President Lu suddenly treated him so politely? But President Lu is not the kind of person who would mix public and private affairs and negotiate cooperation based on personal relationships.
Qin Chaoyan also felt strange in his heart. There must be a reason for Hongsheng’s attitude to change so much before and after, but what was it specifically?
He narrowed his eyes slightly and walked into the meeting room. When he saw the two people sitting at the meeting table, he paused in his tracks, and his eyes flashed with a trace of surprise.
Elder Lu was sitting at the main seat of the meeting table. When he saw him come in, he was still sitting upright.
Lu Yunfeng sat on the right hand side of the old man, and beside them stood a middle-aged man who was slightly bent over, wiping off his sweat in some haste.
Seeing Qin Chaoyan and the other two come in, the middle-aged man’s eyes obviously brightened up, and he hurried forward and said, “Mr. Qin, Manager Lou, Manager You, why didn’t you call me directly when you came? You see, my subordinates were negligent and didn’t notify me…”
Lou Xinyu’s mouth twitched slightly. How could they not call Hongsheng before they came? Even the one who contacted them was the middle-aged man in front of them—Hongsheng’s General Manager Li.
The talk went smoothly on the phone, but after coming, they couldn’t even see his shadow.
However, they came to discuss cooperation, so Lou Xinyu was still being polite on the surface: “No, no, Mr. Li is busy.”
Mr. Li laughed dryly and looked at Qin Chaoyan again.
Qin Chaoyan withdrew his sight before he could look over and even took a slight step back to move Lou Xinyu to the front, as if he were really a trainee.
The smile on Mr. Li’s face froze.
Elder Lu coughed and turned to Lu Yunfeng, saying, “President Lu, do you have a meeting?”
Lu Yunfeng had a headache when he heard his father call him “President Lu.” He quickly signaled Mr. Li to go out first, then stood up and greeted Qin Chaoyan and the other two, “Please sit down.”
After the three sat down, he apologized again, “I had some urgent matters last Friday and left the company temporarily. I didn’t expect that the people below didn’t convey the situation in time. I’m really sorry for making you wait for an afternoon.”
Lu Yunfeng really didn’t want to continue cooperating with Jiazhao. The temporary replacement of the leadership to an inexperienced student was just one of the reasons. The main reason was that Qin’s Group had been going downhill in recent years, with chaotic personnel management and frequent cases of favoritism and shirking work, which also affected Jiazhao’s branch.
This cooperation is difficult to handle, so Lu Yunfeng wanted to gradually cut off the cooperation with Qin.
First he wanted to cut off Jiazhao because the cooperation was about to expire.
He knew that the people from Jiazhao wanted to see him, and he did refuse. But he didn’t think of leaving them alone for an afternoon, and he really didn’t know about this matter.
If it weren’t for Elder Lu coming, they might have been left alone for another morning today.
To make up for it, Lu Yunfeng said: “How about this? You first introduce the latest plan given by Jiazhao, and then we will evaluate it to see if we can continue the cooperation.”
After saying that, he turned to look at Elder Lu.
Making up for it is only one aspect; the main reason is that his father suddenly admired the young Mr. Qin of Jiazhao for some reason. He had to give his old man some face. Regardless of whether he could continue to cooperate, he should at least give him a chance to introduce himself.
Elder Lu nodded slightly, obviously very satisfied.
But on Jiazhao’s side, Manager You was dumbfounded when he heard the words, and soon a layer of sweat broke out on his forehead due to nervousness.
There were three people in total: he was responsible for explaining, Lou Xinyu was responsible for talking, and Qin Chaoyan was just an intern, coming to learn.
Manager You knew before coming that this meeting would be in vain just like last Friday, so he didn’t bring any plans or materials. He never thought that Lu Yunfeng would really meet with them today and listen to their plans.
The people in the meeting room were all looking at him, and Lou Xinyu even reminded him: “Manager You?”
Manager You trembled slightly. When meeting Qin Chaoyan’s cold eyes, he was stuck for a moment: “I…”
Cold sweat started to break out on his forehead, and after a while, he regained his voice and said, “I’m really sorry…”
He wanted to find an excuse to go out and make a phone call and quickly ask the people at the company to send the information over. But would Hongsheng have the patience to wait for them? Maybe President Lu would leave before the information came.
So before he finished speaking, Qin Chaoyan suddenly turned on the computer, plugged in the USB drive, and projector.
Then he stood up and walked to the screen. His figure in a black suit was slender and tall. He nodded slightly to Elder Lu and Lu Yunfeng and said, “Director Lu, President Lu, let me introduce our latest Jiazhao to you…”
His voice was clear, his sentences were well organized, and the whole person instantly lost his immaturity as a student. He was rational and calm, as if he were really a company executive.
Lou Xinyu was secretly surprised. Qin Chaoyan was only briefly allowed to participate in this plan, but he unexpectedly explained it so thoroughly. Most importantly, he didn’t have stage fright when facing such an occasion for the first time.
Lu Yunfeng originally just wanted to listen casually, but he didn’t expect that the meeting would end at almost one o’clock in the afternoon.
After discussing official business, when Qin Chaoyan and the other two were about to leave, Elder Lu finally spoke again, but he was talking about private matters.
“Xiao Qin, bring Xiao Ye when you have time, and the three of us will go fishing together again.” He said with a smile.
Several people present couldn’t help but look at Qin Chaoyan.
Qin Chaoyan paused slightly, turned around, and bowed to Elder Lu, saying, “Thank you.”
Obviously, it was Elder Lu who was helping him this time.
Elder Lu smiled and waved his hand.
Lu Yunfeng looked between the two.
After the three of them left, Lu Yunfeng sat back in his chair, stretched his back, and said to his father, “Are you satisfied?”
Elder Lu’s smile froze. He turned his head and said, “What do you mean I’m satisfied? Did I force you to cooperate with him? I told you I won’t interfere in the company’s affairs, and I don’t care.”
Lu Yunfeng rolled his eyes helplessly.
Old man Lu said again, “I just came to inspect the work. I saw that you were deceived by the people below, so I gave you a reminder, but I didn’t ask you to cooperate with anyone.”
Lu Yunfeng: “Okay, I want to cooperate with Jiazhao, okay?”
He looked helpless and then asked curiously, “What is the charm of this Jiazhao’s Xiao Qin that makes you, dad, come to help him?”
Although the other party had performed well just now and had great potential, which made his opinion change a lot, it was not necessary to trouble his father to come to the company in person, right?
Since his father retired, he has been so lazy that when he passes by the company, he doesn’t even look at the door for fear that he would be brought in to work.
Upon hearing this, Elder Lu coughed lightly: “That’s because… I owe him a favor.”
Lu Yunfeng: “…” Is our family so poor that you have to rely on other people’s kindness?
Elder Lu: “Besides, I think that boy has good character and has potential. What if he achieves something in the future? In the business world, it’s good to lend a helping hand and accumulate good karma. If we encounter any difficulties in the future, there will be people to help us.”
Lu Yunfeng was lost in thoughts.
Elder Lu: “Of course, the main thing is that the boy has good fishing skills, but I heard that you rejected their cooperation proposal. If that’s the case, I can’t ask for advice from him, right? So I came to the company to see if it’s really impossible to cooperate, or if we can give it another chance… Alright… I won’t say much. I have to go fishing. You can continue to be busy.”
After the old man finished speaking, he stood up and patted his waist, and left with the help of his assistant, Xiao Liu.
Lu Yunfeng sat in his seat, completely speechless.
After a while, he received a message from Director Ye: I heard that Hongsheng has shrunk, and your dad told everyone that you are unfilial?
Lu Yunfeng: “…”
*
When Qin Chaoyan walked out of the Hongsheng building, he received a message from Ye Rongxu.
The world’s most kind-hearted Xuxu Changsheng1Changsheng means longevity. I decided to keep the pinyin as it fits the sentence better.: How is work? Did something good happen today? Cat shaking ears.jpg
Qin Chaoyan subconsciously smiled and replied: Yes, thanks to the little koi for helping.
Then his fingertips paused slightly, hesitated, and changed Ye Rongxu’s nickname to “The world’s most adorable Xuxu.”
Ye Rongxu received the message and was stunned for a moment before he realized what the other party meant by “little koi.” His face turned red, and he poked the phone screen with his white fingers and replied, corny.
After replying, he was stunned again and felt that his reply was corny. He quickly withdrew it, hesitated, and sent a [soybean rolling eyes] emoticon.
Qin Chaoyan smiled after seeing it, and just as he was about to reply again, Lou Xinyu’s voice came: “Mr. Qin, get in the car.”
Qin Chaoyan instantly stopped smiling, put away his phone, and walked over.
On the way back to the office, the car was quiet, and none of the three spoke.
Manager You was a little restless. As soon as he arrived at the company, he got out of the car and said he had something to do.
Lou Xinyu looked at his hurriedly leaving figure, shook his head secretly, and then looked at Qin Chaoyan, with a smile on his face: “Thanks for the rescue today. I didn’t expect that Manager You would forget to bring something as important as the plan information. It’s really…”
Qin Chaoyan said in a neutral tone, “Didn’t you know about it a long time ago, Manager Lou?”
Lou Xinyu was stunned, and his smile froze slightly.
Qin Chaoyan turned to look at him: “Including Manager You’s tip-off, and Hongsheng General Manager Li purposely making things difficult, didn’t you know all of this already?”
Lou Xinyu’s smile completely disappeared, but after a while, his eyes showed appreciation again, and he nodded and said, “Indeed.”
Then he stared at Qin Chaoyan and said, “Aren’t you curious about the purpose of me not saying a word when I know it clearly?”
Qin Chaoyan said in a low voice, “Not interested; I have to leave work early today.”
After that, he turned and walked towards the subway entrance, intending to go to the mall to buy a gift for Ye Rongxu.
But what to buy? He frowned slightly.
Lou Xinyu was stunned for a moment, then he quickly caught up to him and said, “Boss Qin, since you know everything, I am not afraid to tell you the truth. I used to work at the Qin headquarters, and my position was not low. It seemed glorious, but in fact, the general managers and the directors above me were all relatives of the Qin family. I couldn’t afford to offend them or get rid of them. Often, when a project was proposed, this one opposed it, and that one had opinions on it, and in the end, it was changed beyond recognition. There were also some that could be implemented normally, but it was difficult and tiring, and there were always people who wanted to profit from it.
“To be honest, when Old Madam transferred me to the branch, I had wanted to resign. But I heard that you will own a portion of Qin’s equity after your marriage with the Ye family and that you will also have the Ye family’s support?”
Qin Chaoyan paused and turned to look at him.
Lou Xinyu approached him and lowered his voice. “Little Boss Qin, do you want to… take over the entire Qin Group in the future?”
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