Old Zhang did have his own selfish motives. Wen Tang was at the height of her power, and he wanted her to get all the good things in the group.
It really won't be long before he has to resign as team leader.
As for Ni Jingxi, he did have high hopes for her. She was a young woman who had just graduated from school and was full of ambition. Most importantly, with her around, she could compete with Wen Tang.
It won't lead to a single company dominating the market.
The reason Lao Zhang called Ni Jingxi in to say these things was to try and win over the young girl.
He always thought he had a particularly good eye for people, and this girl's gaze was truly extraordinary.
However, when Hua Zheng learned that Ni Jingxi had still accepted the interview, she immediately sighed and couldn't help but whisper to her, "Do you know why they didn't want to do this interview?"
Ni Jingxi has never really interacted with the other people in the group.
The reason she was so familiar with Hua Zheng was entirely because Hua Zheng shamelessly managed to get close to her. After all, who wouldn't like a pretty young lady?
Hua Zheng: "It is said that the interviewee is a lecherous old man who likes to touch people inappropriately. This news came from the advertising department. Last time, when he was paying for a meeting, he kept holding the hand of a girl in the advertising department. The girl really endured the disgust for the sake of her job. Otherwise, everyone said they really wanted to smash a bottle on his head."
Since this news came from the advertising department, it should be true.
So Hua Zheng was particularly anxious. She said that during the meeting, Wu Mengni kept pushing this interview onto them. After all, if you encounter a generous person, the travel expenses for this kind of interview are considerable.
Ni Jingxi sat in the chair and fiddled with the pen in her hand.
Even though everyone is used to using computers now, she still prefers the feeling of writing with a fountain pen, and it's even more convenient to write down any thoughts she has.
Hua Zheng was worried for her because she seemed so calm and didn't seem to care at all.
She said, "Jingxi, you really need to be careful when you're doing interviews, I'm scared..."
To her surprise, Ni Jingxi turned to look at her and said, "Are you afraid I won't be able to resist smashing the vase over his head?"
Hua Zheng opened her mouth. In the past, she might have thought Ni Jingxi was joking, but after seeing how Ni Jingxi confronted Wu Mengni at the meeting today, she realized that Ni Jingxi was more than just a pretty young lady.
She has such a queen-like presence.
Hua Zheng felt that if anyone dared to do anything to her, she should, possibly, really would open their head.
Ni Jingxi thought for a moment and said seriously, "I know what I'm doing."
After saying that, she stood up, picked up her bag, and prepared to leave.
Hua Zheng stared at her straight back, momentarily speechless. Looking at Ni Jingxi's confident stride, she felt as if Ni Jingxi wasn't going for an interview, but rather to start a fight.
*
Ni Jingxi certainly wasn't there to start a fight; she was genuinely serious about the interview. She called the other party's assistant and scheduled a time to visit their company.
Interviewing a person isn't as simple as just conducting a direct interview; prior background work is essential. Since the other party is an advertiser for the newspaper, their purpose is undoubtedly to promote their company, so Ni Jingxi plans to visit their company first.
Fortunately, the assistant was a pretty young woman who was quite polite when she learned that Ni Jingxi was there for an interview.
Ni Jingxi declined the other person's offer to pour her water, and turned to look at her, asking, "Can I look around the company?"
The assistant nodded: "Of course, do you need me to come with you?"
Ni Jingxi: "No need, I'm just looking around."
The assistant was busy, so she was told to go and browse on her own.
Although the company's office building is a bit old, the interior decoration is very luxurious, spacious and bright, and even has a sense of technology.
Next to the company's reception area is an open hall where various health products and massage equipment offered by the company are displayed.
Ni Jingxi carefully looked at each product in the hall. Naturally, the descriptions on each product were all very high-end, and there were also various photos on display, most of which were photos of a slightly overweight middle-aged man with a person wearing a white coat.
This middle-aged man is the person Ni Jingxi interviewed this time.
While Ni Jingxi was visiting the hall, there were always some elderly people coming and going.
The elderly ladies or gentlemen with full heads of white hair would arrive either alone or together. When they arrived, a man in a suit would always come out to greet them.
Ni Jingxi slowly walked over when an elderly woman with white hair appeared.
But even faster than her was a man in a suit and tie. He walked quickly to the old woman's side, a bright smile on his face, and said, "Mom, you've finally arrived. Was everything alright on the way?"
"Xiao Wang, this place is really hard to find," the old lady said with a slight smile.
The young man raised his hand and lightly slapped his own face. "It's all my fault. I didn't pick you up. Don't worry, Mom, call me next time you come, and I'll definitely come to pick you up."
The old lady immediately smiled and waved her hand, saying, "You're busy with work."
Then the man named Xiao Wang led the two elderly people inside, introducing the company's various products to them as they walked.
As for Ni Jingxi, who had been standing by eavesdropping the whole time, she was completely dumbfounded.
She had heard about various phenomena in the health supplement industry before, but even those reported by the media were not as shocking as what she saw with her own eyes.
Seeing is believing.
Then Ni Jingxi slowly walked in another direction, the very place where Xiao Wang had led the old man earlier.
A moment later she saw several tightly closed doors, and it looked like there were people inside.
She didn't push open the door to disturb others, but kept walking inside until she saw a huge open-plan office hall. Rows of offices were neatly arranged, and the atmosphere inside seemed busy and tense.
Many people sat in their seats, wearing headphones and talking incessantly.
Because the noise was so loud, Ni Jingxi couldn't hear what they were saying at all.
Until her eyes swept across the wall, she noticed that there were slogans posted in several places.
"If you don't want to be treated like a dog, you have to fight to the death."
"There are no losers in the industry, only give-upers."
"Look towards money, aim for big profits."
Such slogans, combined with the scene before them, made it seem as if the place had been injected with 100,000 tons of chicken blood, with everyone's face beaming with excitement, as if countless amounts of money were really floating past their eyes.
Ni Jingxi turned back, but after only a few steps, she ran into the same salesman, Xiao Wang, and the old lady again.
She listened as Xiao Wang said in an extremely affectionate tone, "Mom, I know you like this massager, so I specially asked my boss to give you a discount. It was originally 22,000 yuan, but now it's 18,000 yuan."
The old lady's voice was rather soft, and Ni Jingxi couldn't hear it clearly, but she seemed to be hesitating.
Xiao Wang immediately raised his voice: "Don't worry, this massager really works. After you have this, your back, knees, and feet won't hurt anymore. Just think about it, you're so healthy, you'll definitely live another twenty years. The massager will cost less than a thousand yuan a year over those twenty years, right? Is that expensive?"
The young man was eloquent, trying to make this so-called massager sound like the best thing in the world.
However, Ni Jingxi felt nauseous upon hearing this.
Because she didn't see any so-called consideration for consumers; all she saw was a greedy face.
*
Ni Jingxi ordered a hot cocoa and sat in the coffee shop for quite a while. The documents on her computer were already open, but she hadn't typed a single word into them.
I can't bring myself to do it.
There was still half a cup of hot cocoa left on the small round table, but it had long since lost its heat.
When Ni Jingxi's mind is in a mess, she always likes to drink something sweet.
She turned to look out the window. The café had a great location; from here, she could see the towering buildings. Every building was covered in glass, which gleamed in the rare sunshine of the day.
The sunshine swept away the city's continuous rain of the past few days. Half a month of rain had been depressing for everyone.
After glancing at the computer, Ni Jingxi got up and walked out of the store.
Half an hour later, she looked up at the skyscraper in front of her. The bright and clean lobby was full of modern sophistication.
She took out her phone, and after a few beeps, asked, "What are you doing?"
"I just finished a meeting," Huo Shenyan said softly.
He was about to ask her what was wrong when Ni Jingxi said, "Want to have a cup of coffee with me?"
The man who had been sitting in the leather chair suddenly stood up. "You're downstairs?"
His voice sounded somewhat uncertain, because this was the first time Ni Jingxi had called him like this since they got married.
As he got up to leave, he bumped into Tang Mian outside instructing the secretariat staff. Upon seeing him, Tang Mian immediately came up to him and asked, "President Huo, is there something you need?"
Since his next appointment hadn't arrived yet, Huo Shenyan should have been in his office processing documents.
Huo Shenyan stopped in his tracks, glanced at him, and suddenly said, "Go and pick up Xingxing."
Tang Mian was taken aback. The madam had arrived? He understood now; no wonder his boss had such a delighted expression.
Ni Jingxi waited downstairs, but then felt something was amiss. After all, Huo Shenyan's company was in this building, and it wouldn't be good if he came down and was seen by someone.
As she was thinking this, she saw Tang Mian.
Ni Jingxi breathed a slight sigh of relief and greeted him with a smile, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Assistant Tang."
Tang Mian certainly didn't dare to say it was troublesome and led Ni Jingxi into the building.
Ni Jingxi: "Is he busy? Maybe we should skip it today." She was afraid of going to his office and getting seen by someone.
Fortunately, Tang Mian said, "We're going to the underground parking garage, don't worry."
Ni Jingxi then followed him into the building, which was indeed leading to the underground parking garage. The button was on the third basement level.
It was rush hour, so there weren't many cars coming and going. The garage was quiet; even the sound of footsteps echoed clearly.
After walking for two or three minutes, she looked up and saw Huo Shenyan standing next to a car.
He was dressed exceptionally formally today, in a three-piece suit. The buttons on the suit jacket were undone, revealing the matching vest underneath. He had his hands in his pockets, looking down at his phone. The hem of his suit jacket was hidden behind his elbows, and the vest clung tightly to his waist, emphasizing his broad shoulders and narrow waist.
Ni Jingxi glanced at him, especially at his long legs.
I really want to whistle.
Huo Shenyan looked up when he heard footsteps, only to see Ni Jingxi's meaningful eyes.
Before Ni Jingxi could even speak as she approached him, Huo Shenyan turned slightly and glanced at the car beside them. Her gaze followed his, and to be honest, she was completely stunned by his beauty.
The massive white car was parked there peacefully.
If her attention hadn't been drawn to him, she wouldn't have only noticed the car now. Honestly, this car is so cool; its boxy shape doesn't make it look bulky at all, but rather exudes a powerful aura.
The letter B on the front of the car exudes a sharp and aggressive feel.
After Ni Jingxi finished admiring the car, she turned her head and heard Huo Shenyan ask her, "What do you think of this car?"
"Very handsome." And cool.