Chapter 17 Waiting for You to Knock on the Door
President Qi coughed and majestically scanned every employee of the Planning Department present. Then he began his speech in a low voice: "Everyone! 2001 is about to pass, and everyone has worked hard and diligently for another year. But I remind you that it is far from enough for you to work diligently. Because you are the Planning Department, the brain of the company, and the eyes of the company. What the company needs from you is wisdom, creativity, discovery, and guidance. I believe that every employee present knows that this summer and autumn, our Green Lady series of beverage products suffered a disastrous defeat in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces, and the market share did not even reach 1%. However, our competitors, such as Huiquan Fruit Drinks and June Flower Drinks, have established a firm foothold in the Jiangnan area, and their market share is mostly above 7%. What a painful failure, and a profound lesson! After learning from the pain, the board of directors of the group conducted careful research and analysis, summarized the lessons, and summarized three major reasons for the failure. One of the biggest and most critical reasons for the failure is that the Planning Department did not recognize We have really studied the eating habits and customs of Jiangnan people thoroughly, but we have not dug out the essence of Jiangnan food culture. Most of the summer general offensive plan we made is actually the same as the plan we made two years ago to occupy the market in the three northeastern provinces. Isn't this dereliction of duty? In view of this, we can see that the working atmosphere and attitude of the planning department are different from before. In order to change this atmosphere and turn the tide, the company decided to make a major change and reorganization of the planning department. You also saw your manager a few days ago, who has been transferred to the production workshop. In addition, the deputy manager of advertising and marketing for the cooperation plan has also been dismissed on the spot. In order to carry out the work normally, starting from today, all new supervisors have been in place. Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to formally introduce to you, this Miss Hua Jingjing, the new executive vice president of the company and the new supervisor of the planning department. She graduated from the Department of Economics and Management of Harvard University in the United States with a master's degree. Please applaud and welcome her. "
There was a round of warm applause, and I clapped my hands symbolically. Hua Jingjing smiled and nodded to everyone. President Qi pressed his hand, and everyone stopped again. He pointed to the tall girl who came in with him and said, "You may not know the name of this Miss Fan Yunting, but you are all in the industry. You must know the large and beautiful plan that Nutritious Company implemented when its Deep Mountain Spring Water successfully entered the EU market last year? That was the work of Miss Fan."
There were more than a dozen surprised "Oh?" voices in the room. The voices were full of admiration. I had never been involved in planning before, so I didn't understand it, didn't know it, and didn't know greatness of that plan. But everyone else in the room was in awe.
Seeing that he had achieved the desired effect, President Qi continued, "From today on, Miss Fan will be transferred to our company as the deputy manager of the planning department, in charge of the advertising and marketing departments. Everyone welcomes her."
Because Fan Yunting's name was more famous, the applause was even more enthusiastic. Miss Fan bowed slightly and gracefully, with a sincere smile on her face.
On the contrary, I sensed a hint of displeasure and jealousy in Hua Jingjing's smile beside her. I laughed in my heart. Women are always petty and can never stand seeing other women being better than them. Mr. Qi, Mr. Qi, you made a wrong move today.
But General Qi himself didn't notice it at all. He was so excited to have a strong general under his command that his forehead was shining. He waved his hand vigorously and said, "Now we invite two beautiful ladies to speak to us. First, please welcome General Manager Hua, Miss Hua. Everyone, please welcome;"
The applause continued, and Hua Jingjing stood up with a beaming smile and began her long speech...
I never listen to such boring and uninteresting speeches. My mind wanders off, and I start thinking about this and that, letting my mind run wild and I don't know where it's going.
I don't know how much time passed, but I was humming a fast song by Xu Shu in my head when I suddenly felt Cheng Jia secretly pulling at the corner of my clothes. I came back to my senses and asked her, "What are you doing?"
I didn't realize that everyone in the conference room was looking at me, so I asked Cheng Jia a little louder. Cheng Jia felt that everyone was looking at her again, and her snow-white face immediately turned red with shame. She immediately lowered her head and said in a voice as light as a mosquito's buzz: "I'm calling you, why are you in a daze?"
Then I understood and looked back ahead.
Hua Jingjing was looking at me with a mocking expression and said, "Mr. Tang, you are so arrogant that you only responded after I called you twice. Now please stand up and introduce yourself. Let everyone get to know you."
I stood up hurriedly without any preparation, and said, "My name is Tang Qian, and I used to work in the marketing department. I hope you can help me in the future. Thank you!" After that, I sat back down.
Hua Jingjing was stunned for a moment and asked me, "Is it over?"
I nodded in affirmation: "It's over!"
Hua Jingjing wanted to laugh but couldn't. She had to ask Mr. Qi for instructions in a low voice. When Mr. Qi nodded, she said, "It's a great pleasure to meet you all today for the first time. I believe that a good start will lead to a good future. Let's work together. OK, let's adjourn now."
At the command, everyone in the conference room scattered like birds and beasts. Hua Jingjing sneered at me, packed up her notebook and went out with Mr. Qi. I looked at the time, it was 11:30, lunch time.
When I was getting food at the fast food restaurant downstairs , I ran into Cheng Jia again. The girl was back to normal and greeted me with a smile. To show my gratitude for her help, I paid for her when she finished her meal and was counting the money at the checkout counter. Cheng Jia declined for a moment, but when she saw that I had already paid, she stopped talking.
During the meal, we naturally sat face to face at a table, eating and chatting. Cheng Jia asked: "What were you thinking about just now? You couldn't hear your supervisor calling your name? You were distracted when I held a meeting with you?"
I said, "Hey! Actually, I am most afraid of this kind of meeting. I feel sleepy when I hear them giving their inaugural speeches. In order not to fall asleep in public, I have to think about other things."
Cheng Jia chuckled and said, "Is it true? Then what are you imagining?"
I smiled and said, "Keep it a secret!"
"Tsk! You're being mysterious now. Even without you telling me, I can guess that you're thinking about your sister-in-law, right?"
"Sister-in-law? Oh, what? I'm not married yet."
"You're not married? So... you're thinking about a girlfriend?"
"No, look at me, I'm so shabby, which woman would be interested in me?"
"I think you're pretty good. You look gentle and scholarly, and you're not offensive to women. Is it because you have too high standards that most people don't like you?"
"How can it be."
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After a meal, Cheng Jia and I have become very familiar with each other. She is the kind of woman who has no scheming and is innocent. It is very pleasant to make friends with such a woman.
After dinner, Cheng Jia left early because of something. I had nowhere to go, so I went up to the marketing department on the second floor as usual. In the marketing department, I could smoke boldly. I lit a cigarette happily and went to my original seat.
There was no one in the office at this time. They had all gone to eat and hadn't come back yet. I decided to wait for Zhao Yanjin and the others to come back and have a good chat. I had just smoked half of a cigarette when I heard a voice from the mother's office: "It's up to you. If you want to leave, then leave! Anyway, this home doesn't feel like a home anymore. In the past six months, how many times have you been home?"
I listened carefully and it seemed to be Gu Ruoyan who was speaking.
After a while, I heard her shout again: "Here, here, all the property is yours. Use it to feed that little vixen. I'll go to sign tomorrow. Are you relieved?" After she said that, she slammed the receiver back.
I felt it was not a good idea to eavesdrop on other people's privacy here, so I quietly slipped out of the marketing department...
At 1:30 pm, I walked into the 12th floor on time. Although I didn't have any specific work and didn't even have a position, I couldn't be late or leave early, lest Hua Jingjing catch my weakness and use it to punish me. As soon as I walked into the hall, I saw Hua Jingjing leaning against the door of her office, looking at her watch with her hand. Seeing me come in on time, she snorted and turned back to her room.
I was secretly shocked, thinking that this woman was so vicious, it seemed that I had to be on guard all the time and be careful everywhere. But then again, if I had to be nervous every moment at work, it would be worse than death. Thinking of Hua Jingjing's words that she wanted to make me neither live nor die, I was furious.
I gritted my teeth and thought to myself, "If you don't let me live well, I won't let you live well either. Just wait and see!" I remembered how Hua Jingjing lost control and went crazy because of just a few words I said this morning, and the inexplicable pleasure in my heart surged up again, as if I had an addiction. I would feel uncomfortable if I didn't stimulate her.
My mind changed, and I walked into Hua Jingjing's office with a swagger.
When Hua Jingjing saw me come in, she shouted before I could say anything: "Who told you to come in without knocking? Go out and knock again. You can only come in if I allow you to."
I smiled and pointed at the door and said, "Your door is not closed, why are you knocking? Can't you see me?"
Hua Jingjing sneered: "It doesn't matter to others, but it doesn't matter to you. Go out, close the door, and knock again."
I said, "Okay, knock on the door, what's the big deal?" Then I turned around and went out, closing the door behind me. When Hua Jingjing saw that I was speechless after being scolded by her, she immediately became so proud that she clenched her right fist and punched forward with force, saying "YES!" Then she immediately sat in the most arrogant posture, preparing to attack me with more powerful moves after I knocked on the door and came in.
I hesitated outside the door for three seconds, thinking to myself, Hua Jingjing seemed to be prepared just now, wouldn't it be asking for trouble if I went in now? Humph! I just wouldn't let her have her way, I won't look for her anymore.
I turned around and went to find Cheng Jia.
Poor Hua Jingjing was so pretentious in the office, waiting and waiting but she couldn't hear my knock on the door. After several minutes, she became anxious. She had spent the whole afternoon thinking hard and devising several tricks to teach Tang Qian a lesson, and was just waiting for him to come in and enjoy it. But...but...where is he? Why didn't he knock on the door for so long? Where did he go?
Hua Jingjing had a lot of tricks in her mind but couldn't use them. She couldn't help but run to open the office door. There was no one outside the door, so how could there be a shadow of Tang Qian?
