Therefore, strictly speaking, Wang Sheng is an employee who handles both domestic and international business. This is a special case for the marketing department, because he is so capable.
Even before Yu Wang was promoted to his current position as marketing manager, there were rumors in the company that the position was originally intended for Wang Sheng. However, because Wang Sheng was focused on personal income, it was discovered through precise calculations that the income in the position directly responsible for business was higher. Therefore, Yu Wang was given the opportunity to be promoted. This is also why Yu Wang took good care of Wang Sheng. After all, the better Wang Sheng performed, the higher the indirect performance bonus Yu Wang would receive.
Therefore, Wang Sheng could call upon and assign work to both domestic and international office staff.
Lin Yao rushed in and saw Xiang Honglian sitting in a chair with her head down, being scolded. She looked pitiful.
"Manager Wang, I asked Xiang Honglian to accompany a client at noon, but now she has another client to accompany, so please don't assign Xiang Honglian any work. She wants to go out with me."
After saying this, Lin Yao walked to his seat, turned his head and beckoned Xiang Honglian to pack her things and leave with him. He then shut down his computer and prepared to leave.
"Talk to clients? What are you, an office worker, talking to clients about?" Wang Sheng raised his voice, his face full of contempt.
"Go ask General Manager Yang, he's in his office right now." Lin Yao didn't even turn his head, tidied up the things on his desk a little, and said in a very impatient tone.
Wang Sheng obviously couldn't question his boss, Yang Lihong. He looked at the stack of documents in his hand, glanced at the other office staff, and wondered who would be best to assign to help him with his work.
Performance is paramount. He couldn't be bothered to argue with a lazy bum like Lin Yao. Although he didn't like him, Wang Sheng wouldn't engage in a bitter fight with Lin Yao; that would be too low-class, especially since the other party was just an office worker.
The international department's administrative staff weren't very familiar with processing the documents in their hands, and Gu Panpan from the domestic department had just shown Wang Sheng a large stack of documents, so they couldn't be assigned any tasks. Chen Zhili was almost the busiest among the administrative staff; Wang Sheng had assigned him work the day before, but it wasn't finished yet, so he was also ruled out.
Then... Wang Sheng suddenly noticed two young men sitting upright in the office. At first, he thought they were the boyfriends of two office staff members and wondered why the company was so lax in its management. Now, seeing that they hadn't made a move and didn't seem like family members, he wondered if they were the clients Lin Yao had mentioned.
"Are these two your clients?" Wang Sheng instantly changed his tone. He was always mindful of his attitude when dealing with clients, even if they were other people's clients. Even if he didn't steal his colleagues' clients, he could still attract their friends by showcasing his personal abilities and charm, thus expanding his client base.
"Them? They're not clients, they're new colleagues. They're also office staff, you can ask them for help." Lin Yao glanced at Pei Yuan and Sun Miao, who were sitting like wooden statues, and replied to Wang Sheng casually, thinking to himself, "Perfect, let you suffer another setback."
"What are your names? You happen to be free now, so help me organize some documents." Wang Sheng's tone changed instantly. He wouldn't be polite to those who would be under his command in the future.
There was no movement, no reaction. Pei Yuan and Sun Miao didn't even lift their eyelids, completely ignoring Wang Sheng's words.
Are you kidding me! Just getting the chance to work for this tiny company is already a huge sacrifice for them, let alone having to take orders from a mere supervisor. Wouldn't that make those privileged kids laugh themselves to death? Even their own brothers would laugh their heads off if they heard about it.
Pei Yuan and Sun Miao's decision to work at Hongyuan Company was their own, not an arrangement by their families.
Pei Tianzong, the eldest elder of the Pei family, and Sun Woxing, the eldest elder of the Sun family, rushed off to Yanji. They only gave a few simple instructions to the two family successors who remained in Beijing, mainly that they must not provoke Lin Yao and should try their best to maintain a good relationship with him. They didn't say anything else.
Through the direct confrontation between Lin Yao and Pei Tianzong, the two Heavenly-level experts have completely put aside their underestimation of Lin Yao's personal strength and regard him as an equal to themselves. In other words, Lin Yao is now considered a Heavenly-level expert in the eyes of Pei Tianzong and Sun Woxing.
Therefore, the Pei and Sun families immediately decided to win over and befriend this young man who possessed miraculous medical and poison skills.
The Yi family in Yanji left first. At this moment, Lin Yao had already taken on the role of a guest elder of the Yi family. Of course, they couldn't poach him, as that would be against the rules of the martial arts world. Unless the Yi family wronged Lin Yao and their relationship broke down, they would not make a move to recruit him, but such a thing was almost impossible.
The rise of the Yi family is unstoppable. Since that's the case, we can only try our best to secure benefits for our own family. Starting with the Yi family, we can also get Lin Yao to help the Pei and Sun families. Regardless of how high the Yi family can rise in the future, at least we can ensure that the interests of the Pei and Sun families are not infringed.
They did not object to the rise of the Yi family. For many years, the Yi family had been ranked first among the four great families. Their resurgence did not provoke opposition from the Pei and Sun families. Rather than letting the Jiang family, with its ruthless ways, cause trouble, it would be better to let the upright Yi family replace the Jiang family and restore the strength of ancient Chinese martial arts.
Therefore, Pei Yuan and Sun Miao, who had offended Lin Yao, received orders from their respective family elders not to provoke him. They had the opportunity to become friends with Lin Yao, but the details weren't specified.
Pei Tianzong and Sun Woxing believed that Lin Yao, as a master comparable to the Heavenly level, would not hold grudges against his juniors. In this way, it would be easier for Pei Yuan and Sun Miao to approach and befriend Lin Yao as peers without any psychological pressure.
In Pei Tianzong and Sun Woxing's eyes, Pei Yuan and Sun Miao were the most outstanding among the younger generation—humble, polite, steady, and ambitious. All these qualities were exactly what Lin Yao needed to win over. However, they hadn't expected that young people all have their own pride and impulsiveness, and that the humility and politeness shown in front of the family's most senior members might not be present in others.
Therefore, the two top-level experts, who were planning to re-arrange a meeting between the three young people after returning to Beijing from Yanji, misjudged the young people's impulsiveness. Before they even returned, Pei Yuan and Sun Miao met with Lin Yao again in their own way, and in such a strange way at that.
Wang Sheng, who was expecting the new employees to politely accept their duties, was clearly disappointed. A dozen seconds later, he finally realized that there were two more people in the office who ignored him.
Ignore it, blatantly ignore it!
Everyone stopped what they were doing, pretending to look at the documents in their hands or to be deep in thought, but they all noticed Wang Sheng and the two new colleagues out of the corner of their eyes. They were watching the show, and at the same time, a thought arose in their minds: these two new office staff were obviously comparable to Lin Yao, and were destined to be the same people as Lin Yao in the future, just loafing around in the company.
The stylishly dressed Cai Na had more ideas. She believed that these two were definitely rich and powerful people who came to the company to play it low-key. Their demeanor made it clear that they were not the kind of people who could do internal affairs. They probably wouldn't even care about the position of the company's president. Their arrogance would be obvious as soon as you saw them.
Cai Na had a good impression of the tall and imposing Pei Yuan. She thought that maybe she didn't need to find a foreigner. Finding a young man like him from China would be quite nice. Not only would she live a life of luxury, but taking such a man out would definitely be something to be proud of.
"What's wrong with you guys? You've only just started working and you're already not doing your job? If you don't understand something, you need to learn. I can teach you." Wang Sheng was clearly a bit embarrassed. He'd had enough of Lin Yao's temper these past two months, and now two more had come. Even he, who usually disdained to argue with office staff, felt the tension. "I'm the head of the International Trade Department. From now on, you'll be reporting to me!"
Despite his intensified tone, Wang Sheng still didn't receive the expected flattery or fawning. Pei Yuan's expression grew even more displeased, and even Sun Miao stopped smiling; his signature smile wasn't meant for smug little people.
"Manager Wang, please arrange for someone else. These two new colleagues will be in the back office from now on, not under your direct supervision. I will arrange their work from now on." Lin Yao sighed inwardly and took over this matter that he originally did not want to get involved in.
Not everyone needs to engage in worldly cultivation like I do. Even if Pei Yuan and Sun Miao are mentally prepared, their status as experts will not allow them to belittle me. If I don't speak up, something like Wang Sheng's bloodshed might happen, which would ruin my cultivation plan.
Lin Yao glanced indifferently at Pei Yuan and Sun Miao, who remained motionless, and thought to himself, "Big brother, what are you doing getting involved? My original witch power is being eroded and eliminated step by step. If you interfere, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Neither of them heard Lin Yao's thoughts. Only Sun Miao suddenly raised his eyebrows and widened his already small eyes, as if he had sensed something.
Ignoring these matters, Lin Yao led Xiang Honglian, who was as delicate as a fawn, out of the office.
"Oh dear, thanks to you, Xiao Linzi, today. Otherwise, I would not only have been scolded by Wang Shengxun, but I would also have had to do his work. The work he does is simply inhuman. He is stingy with bonuses, but he is more ruthless than anyone else when assigning tasks. He is a real skinflint!"
Inside the elevator, Xiang Honglian instantly came to life, displaying a strong fighting spirit that Lin Yao found amusing.
As May approached, the temperature in Beijing remained low. The two men, who had just left the Longchang Building, wandered aimlessly. They weren't meeting clients; they were simply skipping work for a stroll.
Xiang Honglian, who rarely had the chance to skip work, was in a great mood. She didn't stick to her usual Lin Daiyu style when outdoors, and instead stretched out her arms in a flamboyant manner, as if she wanted to embrace the whole world.
A little Uyghur girl, dressed in tattered clothes, was sticking to Lin Yao, holding several bouquets of flowers and begging him to buy them. She was like a piece of chewing gum, impossible to shake off.
Seeing the fleeting eagerness in Xiang Honglian's eyes, Lin Yao took out his money and bought a somewhat withered rose, handing it to Xiang Honglian, which made the girl smile like a graceful lily.
"They have it tough. Although the money from selling flowers has to be given to someone who controls them, whether it's their parents or outsiders, if you buy their flowers, they can live a little better. You can see how happy they are by the smile on their faces."
Xiang Honglian's voice was gentle and serene, like that of an orphanage teacher, who smiled kindly at the children's smiles. This was an expression Lin Yao had never seen on Xiang Honglian's face before—so kind and so content.
Is this Xiang Honglian's understanding of happiness?
As the sound began, Xiang Honglian started singing, gradually increasing the volume. She wanted to vent the pent-up emotions she had been suppressing at home for so long; the drinking at noon wasn't enough to fully release them.