In the convenience store, Song Feifei jumped for joy when she heard that Mai Xiaoshu had the opportunity to interview An Chengye again. Mai Xiaoshu didn't want to make her worry too much, so he didn't reveal the real reason for the opportunity. Song Feifei was always carefree, and immersed in the joy of getting first-hand information about her idol and being proud of herself in the company, she forgot to ask further questions.
However, when Song Feifei took the milk tea handed over by Mai Xiaoshu, she instantly showed disdain: "The cheap milk tea you mentioned is just milk with some tea leaves? Today is a double happiness day, and I'm the one treating you, so there's no need to be so frugal..."
"You're about to be fired, how can you afford to treat us? Besides, the scholarship is used to cover the tuition for next semester. There won't be much left after deducting the tuition. Besides, this is the Love Brand milk tea I made especially for you." Mai Xiaoshu stood in front of the convenience store window, took the discounted milk and tea he bought, mixed them in a cup and shook it, looking expectant, and automatically ignored Song Feifei's pouting look.
At this moment, the phone on the table rang, and the screen clearly showed "Jian Jun".
It was already five o'clock in the afternoon when Mai Xiaoshu hurried to the office building of Shiku Technology, which was exactly the time to get off work. Men and women dressed in exquisite white-collar clothes kept walking out of the building. Their exquisite makeup was no less impressive than that of the stars on TV.
Luckily, Song Feifei heard that she was going to be interviewed and volunteered to lend her a black business suit. On the way here, she felt more confident because of this new outfit. Because from a distance, she looked no different from these white-collar workers, but when the eyes moved closer, the buttons on her outdated suit were a little loose, there were threads on the hem of her skirt, and the surface of her black leather shoes had obvious signs of wear...
Soon, she stood out among the crowd of white-collar workers in the lobby, because when she walked into the most shining office building in the city center, people looked at her with strange eyes. Mai Xiaoshu couldn't help feeling uneasy, and secretly encouraged herself in her heart: You can do it!
She hurried into the elevator and pressed the number for the top floor.
With a "ding dong" sound, when the elevator door opened on the 33rd floor, a beautiful working woman wearing a fashionable suit and high heels walked past her.
Looking around, the office is very large. Different from the dull working atmosphere of traditional companies, someone is on the phone discussing business at work; someone is typing out code that she can't understand on the computer; someone is drinking coffee in the lounge area; someone is playing darts nearby... There seems to be a lot of freedom here, playing and working, without interfering with each other, it doesn't look like a company at all. Mai Xiaoshu read "Steve Jobs" in the library, and she has longed for the working conditions in Silicon Valley Internet companies, and this seems to be even better than that. It would be great if she could come here to work.
When Mai Xiaoshu was immersed in beautiful fantasies, a quick ring brought her back to reality.
Everyone in the office area, game area, and rest area hurried back to their posts, and everyone looked up in the same direction. Mai Xiaoshu followed their line of sight and saw a handsome young man standing on the second floor. Looking more closely, it was An Chengye!
He stood expressionlessly, his hands lazily resting on the railing on the second floor. He held a document in one hand and looked at the people on the first floor who were looking up at him. He spoke slowly, "Today is the deadline. I need to receive everyone's proposals before five o'clock. The owner of this proposal in my hand... no, this piece of garbage, will leave the company today. Let's all give him a warm farewell."
"Who is it?" Some people started whispering to each other, and their expressions were all nervous and serious.
"Zhao Qi!"
An Chengye said a name calmly, and everyone's attention turned to a middle-aged man with a buzz cut and a round belly. It seemed that he was the unlucky guy.
The man surrounded by the gaze was stunned.
An Chengye raised his head and fixed his gaze on him, suddenly clapping his hands: "Congratulations, Zhao Qi, you can leave the hell on earth. It seems that you are more suitable for a stable job outside."
Mai Xiaoshu, who had been stunned for a long time, still hadn't figured out the situation. Was An Chengye's words just now a compliment or an insult?
At this time, the man named Zhao Qi shed tears in uneasiness. What was even more unexpected was that he suddenly knelt down on the ground in front of everyone: "Boss, please give me another chance! I have a better plan, and I can come up with it tonight! You will definitely be satisfied!"
"A better plan?" An Chengye paused, a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he raised the documents in his hand and threw them down, and a stack of A4 papers flew around like large snowflakes. "Since there is a better plan, why are you still using this kind of thing to get rid of me? Is my time worthless to you?" His angry voice scared everyone so much that they dared not say a word.
In the huge office , hundreds of people held their breath, but the sound of Zhao Qi's sobbing and the sound of papers falling intertwined together, like a lamentation, which stunned Mai Xiaoshu.
Thinking back on what An Chengye had done to her before, it seemed like he had been very kind...
It was unknown how long it took for the crowd to disperse, and Mai Xiaoshu was awakened by a sweet voice: "Is this Miss Mai? I'm Xiaoan from the Administration Department, this way please!"
"Oh, ok...ok."
The girl in front of her who looks very kind should want to take her to interview An Chengye.
When Mai Xiaoshu followed her up to the second floor, he glanced downstairs. Everyone returned to their original state. Those who were working continued to work, those who were drinking coffee continued to drink coffee, and those who were playing games continued to play games. Only the man named Zhao Qi was tidying up his desk in frustration. It seemed that he was fired.
Xiao An politely escorted Mai Xiaoshu to the door of An Chengye's office and left. She said An Chengye was waiting for her inside. After what happened just now, Mai Xiaoshu became uneasy and her heart was pounding. She was worried that the interview outline would make An Chengye dissatisfied again...
She stood at the door and made the sign of the cross on her chest, praying that he would not kick her out, then she knocked on the door, and soon she heard a voice from inside inviting her in.
Mai Xiaoshu pushed open the door nervously. When he saw An Chengye last weekend, he was still lying in the hospital. Now he seemed to have recovered, but there was still a slight scar on his forehead.
"Sit anywhere." Although he knew she came in, An Chengye didn't raise his head. He just pointed at the sofa casually, and his eyes still didn't leave the computer.
He had been rescued from a plane crash before, and afterwards he asked Jian Jun about it. Jian Jun also made a detailed report, including the incident of the old man on Garden Street being arrested.
The more An Chengye thought about it, the more he felt that the scene he saw before he fell into a coma was not an illusion, but real...
He guessed a possibility and immediately instructed Jian Jun to investigate and compile a detailed information about Mai Xiaoshu.
He has read a lot of information in the past few days. It turns out that there are "people" in the world who can communicate with animals. However, those "people" are vaguely defined in the eyes of many researchers. They are distinguished from ordinary people and given adjectives, such as "wolf children". Most of them live with animal groups for special reasons, and some are even raised by animals. The famous wolf boy Godot was rescued by wolves when he was an infant and grew up drinking wolf milk. His living habits and thinking patterns were influenced by the mother wolf. When he was found in the forest by humans as an adult, even he himself did not realize that he did not belong to the wolf pack, but to humans.
The collected data was originally prepared for a new project - Reiki ZOO, a new software that can be worn on animals and allows owners to track the animals' physical condition and location 24 hours a day. It can also help novice owners identify the defecation patterns of small animals and quickly cultivate a tacit understanding between pets and owners.
But the appearance of Mai Xiaoshu suddenly gave him new inspiration. In the past few days, he repeatedly thought about what Mai Xiaoshu said and the strange interactions between her and the animals, and wanted to make a bold attempt.
Maybe she is the language genius he is looking for!
The computer displayed Mai Xiaoshu's ID photo and all her information, which Jian Jun had just collected. In the ten minutes that Mai Xiaoshu sat on the sofa, An Chengye quickly analyzed her resume and thought of a way to realize his plan.
An Chengye finally took his eyes off the computer. He cleared his throat, looked at Mai Xiaoshu and couldn't help but smile: "You're here." His cheerful smile made Mai Xiaoshu shudder. This man seemed to have two faces, one was eccentric and scary, and the other was calm and gentle.
After a few seconds of silence, Mai Xiaoshu came over and handed over the interview outline: "I have prepared it for a long time, please take a look!" My heart beat wildly, fearing that he would refuse.
However, An Chengye did not take it, and glanced at her calmly: "Just ask anything today."
what's the situation?
She gave him a strange look. It was really strange, no, it should be said that it was quite strange. But since the interviewee said so, there was no need for her to ask more questions.
Mai Xiaoshu sat down opposite him and the interview officially began: "Can you tell us how it feels to win the entrepreneurship competition ?"
"The result was no surprise; the judges had good taste." That was a rather narcissistic answer.
Mai Xiaoshu cleared his throat and continued to ask: "What kind of company do you want to build Shiku Technology into in the end?"
"I don't know." The answer was brief and to the point.
“Does Shiku Technology carry all your dreams? If not, what other dreams do you have that have not been realized?”
"Of course there are other things I want to achieve..." An Chengye stopped and glanced at Mai Xiaoshu, answering hesitantly. He has never regarded Shiku Technology as the whole of his life. He was fanatical about designing this software because he hoped that there would be a platform in the world that could connect all of humanity, making it easier for him to find that person.
It was just that he never thought of telling anyone.
"I'll tell you all when I realize it." An Chengye imagined the scene and a smile appeared on his lips.
"It seems that Mr. An has even greater ambitions. We are all looking forward to it." Mai Xiaoshu looked at the boy in front of her steadily. When he talked about his unfulfilled dream, his face lit up. Although they were of similar age, his achievements were destined to be beyond her reach. They would eventually be people from two different worlds. After today, they might never have the chance to sit together as equals again.
The interview ended smoothly. What was surprising was that An Chengye actually took the initiative to invite her to dinner. The reason he gave was: it was dinner time anyway, and if people knew that Shiku Technology was not considerate enough to the media, it would become a laughing stock in the industry.
She was also feeling hungry, so she didn't refuse.