Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Whether it’s good or bad, show it to me…

On the other side, Yu Wan was pulled away by Lai Yanxu and Sun Ning. They were originally going to go to the company cafeteria, but after being reminded by Chen Nianyou, Yu Wan decided to celebrate and treat the two of them to dinner.

Sun Ning was the receptionist in the administrative department. She often helped Yu Wan sign for express documents and the boss's three meals a day. Sun Ning was also lively and cheerful, so the three of them quickly became familiar with each other.

The two friends thoughtfully chose the less expensive Cheesemu Western Restaurant.

Yu Wan knew this store, which was on the B1 floor of the office building next door. Group purchase coupons could be used in the store, and the average consumption per person was about 109 yuan, which was well within Yu Wan's budget.

It was lunchtime, and the restaurant was packed with people, including workers from the nearby CBD. The three of them found a seat by the window and quickly placed their orders. Yu Wan used up her group buy coupon and ordered three extra glasses of low-alcohol white peach cider.

Lai Yanxu fiddled with the ice water the waiter brought him. "Yu Wan, didn't you join our administration department's gossip group?"

"Are you talking about the group we interns formed?"

Sun Ning knew what Lai Yanxu was talking about. "It's another small group. A lot of regular employees are in it, but there are also messages in our intern group. Have you checked it?"

"No."

Under the gaze of two pairs of eyes, Yu Wan opened her phone and saw the unread messages in the group as expected.

She set the group messages to do not disturb and would only check the messages on weekends. After all, she never spoke in the group chat and no one would tag her in the group chat. Later, she joined the president's office and became the boss's secretary, and no one contacted her anymore.

The news Lai Yanxu mentioned dates back to last Saturday.

Initially, Zhao Yushu sent a screenshot of the transfer. The other party of the transfer was her, and the transfer details were dry cleaning fees.

She was probably complaining to her friends and accidentally posted it in the group.

Zhao Yushu: [[Screenshot]]

Zhao Yushu: [I feel like the company is unlucky for me. I'm just like a hapless bear, losing money here and there, and in the end, I still can't say a word. [crying][crying]]

A colleague popped in to eat melon.

[What's going on? Why did you transfer money to Yu Wan? Why are you involved with Yu Wan? ]

[Wow, why are clothes dry-cleaned so expensive? Are you being scammed?]

…

Five minutes later, Zhao Yushu appeared.

Zhao Yushu: [Sorry, I sent this to the wrong group. I accidentally stained Yu Wan's skirt, so I paid for its dry cleaning. I just feel a bit unlucky and feel this way. I'd also like to remind everyone to be careful when walking. If you were like me, the dry cleaning costs would be enough to bankrupt you.]

[@Zhao Yushu, how did you get Yu Wan's skirt dirty? ]

Zhao Yushu: [[crying] Red wine, accidentally spilled on me.]

"Huh? It's red wine! I thought it was some other greasy food. Red wine stains are easy to clean, right? Just use some toothpaste or baking soda."

Zhao Yushu: [I can't help it. Yu Wan was quite angry at the time. Anyway, the skirt has already been sent for dry cleaning. Everyone, just consider this a lesson learned from me. Maybe the skirt Yu Wan was wearing was more expensive, so the dry cleaning cost was high. Everyone, please don't speculate, this is all my fault.]

@Yu Wan, how expensive could that skirt of yours be? More expensive than dry cleaning?

…

Yu Wan stopped reading here.

She finally understood why she always felt like she was being spied on and stared at when she walked through the administration department with documents last week. So this was the reason.

Lai Yanxu paid attention to Yu Wan's expression. When he saw that she had finished reading, he said, "Actually, Sun Ning and I wanted to tell you about this last week, but it was the end of the month and every department was busy. We didn't want to disturb you at work, so we didn't tell you."

Sun Ning: "The news in the gossip group is even more outrageous than this."

Lai Yanxu nodded, quite agreeing: "It's better not to watch it. In short, you know that Zhao Yushu is not a good guy."

"And now she's transferred to the Finance Department. Is her interaction with your President's Office closer than before?" Sun Ning said, "You have to pay attention to this. She has someone behind her."

Although I don't know who it is.

But it is most likely a leader in the Human Resources Department or a leader in the Finance Department. Otherwise, it would never be the turn of a small intern like Zhao Yushu to transfer jobs.

Yu Wan pursed her lips.

She was not a fool, and was not stupid enough to think that everything Zhao Yushu did was unintentional.

From the moment she entered the president's office, Zhao Yushu had thrown documents at her that she wanted to print; he had deliberately delayed handing over documents, causing her to almost miss the system shutdown time and be criticized by her boss; and he had poured red wine on her skirt.

And like today, I took the opportunity to deliver documents to her to secretly look through the information she left on the table, and when she came back, I looked innocent and pretended nothing happened.

Yu Wan turned a blind eye to it before because she was just a secretary, and if the matter got out of hand it would have a bad impact on her chance of becoming a regular employee.

But she has been promoted to a full-time employee now. If she continues to remain indifferent in the face of Zhao Yushu's disgusting office bullying, Zhao Yushu will definitely become even more aggressive.

Thinking of this, Yu Wan calmed down.

She slowly exhaled: "Yan Xu, Ning Ning, thank you for telling me. Do you want milk tea after dinner? I just happened to be going to the cafe to order afternoon tea."

The meal has been served, each of the three people has a steak and pasta dish, a glass of cider, and two snacks.

Lai Yanxu waved his hand, "We didn't help much, why thank us? But isn't it Sun Ning's job to order afternoon tea?"

Yu Wan explained seriously, "I've been promoted. Besides treating you to a meal, I also want to express my gratitude to the seniors in the President's Office, as well as our big boss."

Yu Wan had it all figured out: a set of afternoon tea with coffee and dessert would cost no more than a hundred yuan, so it wouldn't seem too flattering and could also replenish the boss's work energy.

As expected of her.

There was a hint of pride in Yu Wan's brows. Lai Yanxu and Sun Ning looked at each other, and everything was said without words.

After lunch, when Yu Wan entered the boss's office to clear the dishes, Miss Yu had already left, and Fu Zhiyao was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window looking into the distance.

Seeing her come in, he put his hands in his pockets and watched Yu Wan collect the garbage leisurely. At the end, Yu Wan poured him a cup of tea. Fu Zhiyao held the tea and looked at the hustle and bustle of traffic under his feet. His mood suddenly became good.

After a short break of forty minutes, Yu Wan packed up his notebook and recorder and prepared to go to the Acquisition Department's meeting room to attend the discussion.

In the conference room, Qian Xicheng, director of the acquisition department, sat down early and looked through the documents in his hand.

The acquisition of Tingcai Short Video was originally the next plan of Yufeng Group.

Yufeng Group seems to be showing signs of joining the entertainment industry to get a share of the pie. It established an entertainment company last year and has produced several fairly famous artists through talent shows. However, compared with the money spent on marketing during the talent shows, these artists obviously still have plenty of room for growth.

Mr. Fu wants to snatch Tingcai Short Video from Yufeng Group. In addition to seeing the development prospects of short videos, another major purpose is naturally to cut off a chess piece in Yufeng's layout in the entertainment industry.

Although Fu Group is not very interested in joining the entertainment industry at present, there are quite a few reading softwares in its technology companies. Some of them are membership-based reading, while others are free reading. They mainly make money through advertising and investment, and occasionally sell copyrights to act as a generous investor.

No one in the acquisition department objected to the decision to acquire Tingcai Short Video. After all, who doesn't want to expand their company's business territory?

Enter the entertainment industry, acquire short video software, and firmly grasp people's fragmented leisure time. If this project is done well, his performance bonus may double at the end of the year.

Therefore, Qian Xicheng was full of enthusiasm for this acquisition. When he received the news from President Fu that Secretary Yu would join the meeting, he thought that Secretary Yu was there to take minutes and act as a supervisor.

Taking this opportunity, Qian Xicheng took a closer look at the young secretary who was publicly announced by the company to be retained in the president's office.

Her thick long hair was tied into a low ponytail, and the loose hair on her temples was neatly tucked behind her ears. There were no decorations on her earlobes, and her eyebrows were simple and clean. Apart from her youth, she seemed to have no special features.

I don't understand why Mr. Fu chose Yu Wan as his secretary.

Of course, this is Mr. Fu's decision, and it is not his turn to question it. As long as it does not interfere with his work, it is fine.

When the acquisition discussion began, Qian Xicheng completely forgot about the minor role of Yu Wan and passionately talked about the acquisition plan.

Yu Wan listened very carefully.

Compared with the information she collected, the information from the acquisition department was more comprehensive and detailed.

It contains Tingcai Short Video's financial statements and tax status in recent years. Based on this, a professional asset value assessment is given, which is of great reference significance for the acquisition price. At the same time, it also has a clear methodological orientation for post-acquisition route planning, using digital models to intuitively show how much money needs to be invested in improvements after the acquisition, how long it will take to achieve profitability after the acquisition is completed, and adjustments have been made to the overall structure and job positions of the company after the acquisition.

All I can say is that professionals are professionals. In comparison, Yu Wan’s previous preparations seemed like child’s play.

However, Yu Wan was somewhat confused about the plans after acquiring the Tingcai APP.

She raised her hand and asked, "Director Qian, I understand that besides Tingcai Short Video, there are two other short video apps: Hi-Vision and Yiteng. These two apps consistently occupy the top three spots in short video downloads. If we simply invest in increasing downloads and customer base, we'll likely be at a disadvantage in subsequent competition."

Strictly speaking, Tingcai APP is one of the earliest short video dark horses.

Back then, it attracted a lot of users with its dynamic music and shooting special effects, but in the later stages of its development, its user positioning was inaccurate and the user preference push settings were backward, so it was overtaken by two other short video software. The two major competitors, HiShi and YiTeng, quickly seized the two markets of young people and the middle-aged and elderly groups, and were the first to open up short video sales channels, making a lot of money.

In recent years, the two major short video apps, HiShi and YiTeng, have been competing fiercely. Various customer-attracting methods such as traffic push mechanisms, long video reward plans, and shopping festival discount coupons have emerged one after another. Tingcai Short Video has survived in the battle between the two giants, with its market share declining rapidly. It has failed in two IPO attempts, and its profit margins in the financial reports have become uglier year by year, forcing it to be acquired.

Spending money on marketing can certainly save Tingcai, but how to cultivate the subsequent core competitiveness?

Director Qian was feeling proud of his plan, but when he heard someone questioning it, he subconsciously shot a sharp look at them.

Seeing that it was Yu Wan who spoke, he suppressed his anger and said with a hint of contempt: "Secretary Yu has participated in an acquisition project before?"

Yu Wan shook her head: "No."

Qian Xicheng asked again: "Secretary Yu, do you have any insights into the future development of the short video market? Secretary Yu, why don't you speak up and share your thoughts? I don't mind listening to you."

The other people sitting in the conference room watched from the sidelines, but their eyes looked at Yu Wan with obvious disdain and ridicule.

Yu Wan lowered her eyes and pursed her lips.

These people did not approve of her. Even if she came up with an idea, it might not be adopted, not to mention that she had no idea in her mind. Although she stayed in the president's office, she did not achieve any real results. In terms of position and experience, she was not as good as everyone here, so it was natural for her to be questioned.

Seeing that Yu Wan didn't say anything, Qian Xicheng picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip of water. He said meaningfully, "Secretary Yu, just take good care of the meeting minutes. This is your job. Don't be too greedy. You might end up losing the big picture while picking up sesame seeds."

Yu Wan lowered her eyes and said, "Director Qian, you are right. I will take good notes of the meeting."

In the second half of the meeting, Yu Wan did not express any opinions and focused on taking notes. After the meeting ended, he left with his computer.

Although he was unwilling, Yu Wan still knew his priorities. He turned on his recorder and headphones, and sat at his workstation to carefully organize the meeting minutes.

After finishing the work, he sent it to Director Qian for verification. However, he did not respond for a long time. It was not until before leaving get off work that Yu Wan received a message from Director Qian. The director did not find any fault and only replied with the word "OK".

Yu Wan shrugged. That was right. Even if Director Qian disliked her, he wouldn't be stupid enough to go against the boss.

She printed out the meeting minutes, knocked on the door of her boss's office, and gave them to Fu Zhiyao for review.

Yu Wan: "Boss, these are the minutes from the discussion meeting regarding the acquisition of Tingcai Short Video. Director Qian has verified that there are no issues. I've already submitted them to the company system. This is a copy that will be kept in the archives. Please review it."

Fu Zhiyao took the document, flipped through it casually and read a few key points. As usual, there were key points sorted out by Yu Wan at the end of the document.

This was probably the main reason why he made Yu Wan a permanent employee. Compared to writing meeting minutes that were verbose and full of nonsense, Yu Wan knew better how to save his boss's time.

After reading it, Fu Zhiyao closed the file and noticed that Yu Wan looked a little unhappy.

He was clearly full of ambition before the meeting, but after the meeting, he was like an eggplant hit by frost, with no light in his eyes.

Fu Zhiyao crossed his long legs and glanced at the afternoon tea on the table that Yu Wan had treated him to celebrate his promotion. It consisted of a matcha iced cheese cookie and a cup of black tea latte. He had already eaten the cookie, leaving only half a cup of black tea latte.

Fu Zhiyao took a sip and asked slowly, "Why, are you dissatisfied with this discussion?"

Fu Zhiyao's tone was much gentler than before, almost making Yu Wan think that her boss was comforting her.

But if she really thought so, she was totally wrong. She was just a secretary who had just been hired as a regular employee. She was not important enough for the boss to go out of his way to comfort her.

Yu Wan shook her head. "No. Boss, I just feel that compared to the information collected by my colleagues in the Acquisition Department, the information I prepared is too one-sided and simplistic, and many aspects have not been fully considered."

Fu Zhiyao remained silent. He read the meeting minutes written by Yu Wan and immediately grasped the problem. Looking at Yu Wan's dejected expression, he put down the empty coffee cup in his hand.

He leaned back in his chair, his demeanor relaxed. "Yu Wan, your strength is a bit of cleverness, but your weakness is that you're so inexperienced. You should listen to more financing roadshows and see how those investors package a shell company as if it's the best in the world, as if you'll immediately lose 100 million if you don't invest. But as a businessman, I don't care about the beauty of the packaging. If there's nothing in the box, why would I pay such a high price?"

Yu Wan didn't react at first, her mind subconsciously grasping the key words, and looked at Fu Zhiyao expectantly: "Boss, is there a financing roadshow soon? Can I go with you?"

Fu Zhiyao: “…”

Realizing that the atmosphere was not right, Yu Wan tactfully brought the topic back to the topic, "Boss, please continue."

Fu Zhiyao glanced at her and finished his latte. He nodded his chin and motioned Yu Wan to pour him a cup of tea.

Yu Wan quickly poured hot tea.

Fu Zhiyao took a sip, still at the perfect temperature, and put down his teacup. "Secretary Yu, this is an acquisition, not an investment. The focus is on acquiring the company. Your thoughts are not useless, but they don't align with the key issues we need to address right now. Qian Xicheng will take care of the acquisition, so feel free to write whatever you want. I can't just give you a permanent position and have you be so cautious every day. Once you've written your plan for Tingcai's competitiveness, submit it to me, whether it's good or bad. Can you do that?"

Yu Wan looked at Fu Zhiyao and widened her eyes slightly.

She was truly shocked.

How does the boss know what she is thinking?

At the meeting, Yu Wan felt that what Director Qian said was not right because Director Qian's words were too vague. Although there was data conversion and enumeration, couldn't Hishi and Yiteng think of these things?

After the acquisition, Tingcai can certainly attract users to download by spending money, but whether it can retain customers still depends mainly on the software itself, whether the software is easy to use, and whether customers like the short videos pushed to it. This involves the issue of user portrait.

How to retain users is the core competitiveness that Yu Wan wants to emphasize.

But she clearly hasn't said anything since she entered the office, so how did the boss figure that out?

Fu Zhiyao raised his sharp eyebrows and uttered a questioning "hmm" in his throat.

Yu Wan quickly bowed, her voice clear and bright as it had been when she was a little excited: "I can do it. Thank you for your guidance, boss!"