I would under a lot of pressure now. The acquisition of Lanhai Technology was not the result of my own efforts and I just took the credit. I knew my ability, so I was wondering whether I could do a good job or not.
Wenbei Su didn’t want me to say that and used his eyes to indicate me that I should be more confident. Of course, I understood that in front of a boss, a subordinate was supposed to show loyalty and confidence, instead of fear or cowardice.
But I really didn’t believe myself. I had Leon Hua to guide me, but now if I was left alone to take on the responsibility, so I didn’t know if I could make it or not. It’s easy for me to boast about it, but if I messed up then, how would Wenbei explain to Jianye Su?
Therefore, I should keep a lower profile now. Even if it seemed less confident, but if I didn’t do well then, I was kind of self-aware. If I boasted now, but I didn’t make it then, I didn’t know how to face them.
Jianye, however, didn’t mind my attitude. He still smiled kindly and told me not to worry about that. They would all support me, being my strong support no matter what.
That’s a real reassurance for me. Nanhe Group was strong and as long as it was willing to give me good resources, I didn’t believe I couldn’t lead a technology company.
“Thank you, then, president. I’ll try my best.” This was a time when I could manifest my faith.
“Believe yourself. If there is any difficulty, you can just call Wenbei and ask him to help you. If he can’t handle it, he’ll let me know.” Jianye said with a smile.
“Well, then I won’t bother you.” I stood up and said.
Jianye nodded, “OK. Wenbei, make an arrangement, then. Let’s have Nala over for dinner someday. I’ve heard that you and she call see each other as brother and sister, and since it’s such a relationship, you should come to our house for a meal.”
“Okay. I’ll arrange it.” Wenbei said.
Did this mean that I need to go to Su’ s family for dinner? For business?
When I left his office, I took a deep breath. The meeting had gone much better than I thought.
At this time, a petite professional beauty came over, “Miss Yao, I’m your new assistant Lan Wang. Nice to meet you.”
Then she took a bow to greet me, so I nodded as well, “I’m not familiar with the affairs, so I need your support and concern. Nice to meet you, too.”
She smiled, “Miss Yao, you are welcome. You are my boss, so I need you more. Miss Jiang told me to take you to her office and she would explain some details of the tech company to you.”
Lan was a sunny and beautiful girl that I liked her right away. The ‘Miss Jiang’ she was talking about should be Jianye’ s beautiful and tough wife, Ling Jiang.
Ling’s office was not on the same floor as Jianye’ s, which was on the floor below. After knocking on the door, I heard Ling say, “Please come in,” and we pushed our way in. When she looked up to see me, I saw the coldness in her eyes.
The coldness was just a flicker, but I did catch it. It was real.
I was wondering why Ling looked at me so coldly. Was I not likable? I had never met her or offended her, so why didn’t she like me?
Ling told Lan to go out first, for she wanted to talk to me alone.
Lan, my assistant, should have been assigned to me by Ling. Instead of saying she was my assistant, Ling actually wanted her to observe me. It’s very common and it was not me who got too sensitive.
After Lan went out, Ling didn’t let me sit down, so I stood in front of her desk and listened to her.
She was doing this on purpose, with the implied intent of giving me a hard time. But I didn’t mind, I worked for them and it’s normal to make me stand.
“Here’s the information about Tongyu Company. Familiarize yourself with it in a short time. If you have any question, go to ask Lan.” Ling was expressionless, pointing to a large pile of information she had prepared for me.
I said yes.
“Get yourself ready and I’ll have someone send you to Hai City the day after tomorrow. There is a car for you there, so just go there by high-speed train. You can buy a first-class ticket and report the cost to the office. You can also choose to fly.” Ling said, “You have also worked in company, so you understand all this. Remember to take Lan with you.”
I was fine with the rest, but when I heard about going to Hai City, I got nervous. “Why Hai City?”
“Tongyu Technology is registered in Hai City. It isn’t original to us, which came through an acquisition. You’ll see when you get there.” Ling said.
“Mr. Jiang, I have not been told before that this company is in Hai City. I don’t want to work there.” I was a little excited. I managed to escape from Hai City, and now I had to go back. What the hell?
“It’s normal to have companies in Hai City, for Nanhe Group has subsidiaries all over. Don’t you know this? Is that a problem?” Ling said coldly.
I suddenly thought it was a plot. No wonder I could get this job easily. People were unhappy that I was a sales director in a small company, and all of a sudden, now, they let me work directly in a technology company as a CEO, which turned out this company was in Hai City.
I had already promised Jianye to be the CEO of Tongyu and if I regretted now, then I definitely wouldn’t be able to stay in the company. This was a total trap for me. Despite I got a ‘promotion’, I was kicked out of Yang City and went to the last place I wanted to go, Hai City.
“Miss Yao? What are you thinking about? Any question?” Ling asked me.
“No problem, I’ll go.” I made up my mind.
“Well, that’s good. If you have any trouble there, you can call me directly. Here’s my phone number.” Ling pointed to the business card on the table, indicating me to take it myself.
I controlled my frustration and talked with her for a moment.
The things she gave to me were purely about business. The way she spoke was concise and efficient. And her point of view was clear, reflecting the competence unique to a strong woman.
“Are you clear?” After the explanation, she confirmed it to me again.
“Yes.” I should.
She stood up and looked at her watch, “I have a meeting later, so that’s all for now.”
“Okay, then. I won’t bother you no more. Bye.” I picked up the pile of information and walked out of Ling’s office.
Wenbei’ s office, was another layer below Ling’s, making me feel like a setting, representing some sort of ranking in the group.
“How’s everything going? Miss Jiang didn’t give you a hard time, did she?” Wenbei asked me with concern.
I said no. Miss Jiang was very good to me, but there was one question. Why did you send me to Hai City?