Volume 1: The Golden Years Chapter 58 Zhang Anren wants to report
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.
From the entry of the national social security fund, to the implementation of the circuit breaker policy, and then to the complete withdrawal of the circuit breaker policy from the stage of history, the country began to implement a deleveraging policy, and the market index fluctuated accordingly. The overall trend accelerated downward, falling by one-third and closing below 3,500 points. A group of wealthy people went bankrupt.
During this period, some people made a fortune, Yuan Xudong was one of them. Under his insistence, Li Yifan and his company did not buy out all the positions, but only closed some stocks that had fallen too much. His goal was to close all positions below 3,000 points. According to the contract, if the market index fell as he predicted, his net worth would be between 6 billion and 7 billion, making him a billionaire.
Jiang Nansun and Zhang Anren were walking along the forest path of the Magic City Architecture College. Looking at Jiang Nansun, who was becoming more mature than before, Zhang Anren forced a smile and said:
"Nan Sun, congratulations on successfully completing your internship at the Songjiang Boutique Hotel Project. Professor Dong is very satisfied with your performance during the internship. The next step is the most critical written test. Prepare well. I believe you will be able to pass Professor Dong's doctoral program!"
Seeing Zhang Anren's bitter and forced smile, Jiang Nansun frowned and said:
"What's wrong with you? Are you worried?"
After hesitating for a while, Zhang Anren said in a low voice:
"The new department head called me and told me that no matter whether I stayed in school or not, I should finish the school anniversary exhibition and it could be included in my resume in the future."
Hearing Zhang Anren say this, Jiang Nansun looked puzzled and said:
"Is there anything wrong with that?"
"Didn't you hear the hidden meaning?"
Without waiting for Jiang Nansun to respond, Zhang Anren continued:
"I think he is giving me a shot of prevention. The list of people who will stay in school has been announced. In the end, the person who will stay in school is not me, but Wang Yongzheng. I just can't figure out why I am inferior to Wang Yongzheng."
Seeing Zhang Anren in low spirits, Jiang Nansun comforted him softly:
"Of course you are better than Wang Yongzheng. Everyone in the department likes you. The final result has not been announced yet. Everything is possible. You can't give up hope just because of a phone call from the dean. Maybe he just called you for no reason?"
"I haven't given up hope. I won't give up until the last moment!"
Zhang Anren shook his head slightly, then looked at Jiang Nansun and asked:
"Nan Sun, when you and Wang Yongzheng were working on the Songjiang Hotel project, did he do everything perfectly?"
After that, without waiting for Jiang Nansun to answer, he continued to ask:
"Nansun, I remember you said that he once had a conflict with the construction workers on the construction site, right?"
Jiang Nansun nodded slightly, and without waiting for Zhang Anren to ask for further details, she spoke directly:
"That incident was not Wang Yongzheng's fault. He had his reasons. Later, Yuan Xudong resolved the conflict. Big things became small, and small things became nothing. Until the end of the Songjiang Hotel project, there were no more conflicts between the two sides, and they lived in peace with each other."
Hearing Yuan Xudong's name, Zhang Anren frowned slightly. Compared to the annoying Wang Yongzheng, Jiang Nansun mentioned Yuan Xudong's name more and more frequently. Reluctantly suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Zhang Anren continued to ask calmly:
"How has Wang Yongzheng performed in other places? Has he never made any mistakes?"
After waiting for a while, seeing that Jiang Nansun really couldn't think of anything, he reminded her again:
"Like being lazy?"
"No!"
"Withholding?"
"I did not notice!"
"Did he embezzle money?"
"No!"
"Does he get closer to any particular supplier and purchase raw materials, such as paint, from that supplier at a high price?"
Hearing Zhang Anren talking about paint, Jiang Nansun suddenly remembered the incident of Wang Yongzheng secretly changing the paint. She frowned and said:
"I remember only one time when he returned all the paint he had ordered and replaced it with another brand that was not on the purchase list. He later reported it to the hotel. The original paint had a slight deviation under the sunlight, which was particularly obvious when the light was good. He just replaced it with a new brand and it was fixed."
Hearing Jiang Nansun's answer, Zhang Anren was delighted, but criticized calmly on the surface:
"Even if that's the case, according to the department's regulations, he shouldn't have privately changed to a brand that's not on the purchase list. He should have explained the situation to the department's leaders, and after a meeting, the leaders would decide whether to change to another type of paint. Isn't it a slap in the face of the leaders that he privately reported to the hotel?"
Hearing Zhang Anren's conventional statement, Jiang Nansun frowned slightly and said:
"He said that only the color of the paint has the same brightness as the color in the design. If we wait for the department to hold a meeting to decide, the project will definitely be delayed for a day or two. Anyway, as long as the final result is good, there is no need to trouble the department leaders with such a small matter."
Seeing that Jiang Nansun disagreed with his point of view, Zhang Anren did not refute, but just smiled and said:
"Nansun, I suddenly remembered that I have some things to report to the department head. You go back first. I'll see you in the cafeteria tomorrow at noon. Bye!"
"Bye-Bye!"
Seeing Zhang Anren leaving with a happy look on his face, Jiang Nansun didn't think much about it. She knew that Zhang Anren would stick to the department head whenever he had the chance and try every way to show himself, especially at this most critical moment when the list of students staying in school was about to be announced.
At the same time, in the coffee shop downstairs of Jingyan Group.
Zhu Suosuo, dressed in a business suit, was queuing to buy coffee. Seeing her direct supervisor, Sales Manager Yang Ke, standing at the end of the line, she shouted:
"Manager Yang, what would you like to drink? I'll bring you one."
Hearing Zhu Suosuo's voice, Yang Ke hurried over and said:
"I'll just have an Americano. A big Americano."
Before Zhu Suosuo could respond, a greeting sounded behind her:
"Hello, Mr. Ye!"
"Hello, Mr. Ye!"
…
Zhu Suosuo turned around and saw Ye Jinyan and Yuan Xudong chatting at the end of the line. Seeing her boyfriend in a neat black suit, looking very impressive, and chatting and laughing with a business tycoon like Ye Jinyan, she immediately waved and shouted:
"Mr. Ye, Yuan Xudong, what would you like to drink? I'll bring you two."
Yang Ke on the side couldn't help but whispered:
"Don't talk! Don't talk!"
Hearing Zhu Suosuo's voice, Ye Jinyan and Yuan Xudong looked up and saw Zhu Suosuo standing in front of the counter, jumping and jumping towards the end of the line to attract their attention. Next to her stood Yang Ke with his back to her. Ye Jinyan smiled and refused:
"Thank you, I don't need it."
After that, he looked at Yang Ke's back and reminded him:
"Manager Yang, you need to follow some rules. If everyone behaves like you, how can others drink coffee?"
Hearing Ye Jinyan criticize him in public, Yang Ke no longer tried to cover up his mistake. He quickly walked back to the end of the team, standing behind Ye Jinyan and Yuan Xudong, and said with embarrassment:
"Mr. Ye, I will be more careful next time. I was so busy today that I forgot the rules for a moment."
When Ye Jinyan was criticizing and educating Yang Ke, Yuan Xudong looked at Zhu Suosuo and gestured:
“American.”
Zhu Suosuo stuck out her tongue, turned around quietly and looked at the waiter behind the counter and said:
"Hello, three cups of Americano, big Americano, thank you!"
"Okay, please wait a moment!"
After a while, Zhu Suosuo took the three cups of Americano handed to her by the waiter, walked out of the coffee shop, looked at Yuan Xudong and Yang Ke who were at the end of the line, raised the three cups of Americano in her hand, and said silently:
"I'll wait for you outside."
Yuan Xudong nodded slightly, then looked at Ye Jinyan and stretched out his hand:
"Boss Ye, Manager Yang and I are leaving first. I'll leave that matter to you and Secretary Fan. Have fun working with you!"
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
While shaking hands with Yuan Xudong and saying goodbye, Ye Jinyan looked at Zhu Suosuo outside the door and said with a smile:
"Let Miss Zhu and Manager Yang take you to familiarize yourself with Jingyan Group, especially the sales department. We look forward to your joining us!"
"Thank you, Mr. Ye!"
Seeing Ye Jinyan looking at him and nodding slightly, Yang Ke followed Yuan Xudong out of the coffee shop. While meeting Zhu Suosuo outside the door, he looked at Yuan Xudong curiously and said:
"Mr. Yuan, you and Mr. Ye are going to...?"
Without waiting for Yang Ke to ask, Yuan Xudong responded directly:
"It's a trade secret. You'll know it later. I can't tell you now. I hope Manager Yang doesn't mind!"
Seeing that Yuan Xudong directly refused to answer, Yang Ke smiled nonchalantly:
"It's okay, I understand!"
After that, he took the coffee that Zhu Suosuo handed to him and teased her:
"Zhu Suosuo, your boyfriend is so capable and is going to join Jingyan Group, why are you still working so hard to sell houses?"
Hearing this, Zhu Suosuo handed Yuan Xudong a cup of coffee and said in a boastful voice:
"He makes money to support me, and I make money to support my best friend!"
