Chapter 24 I hope you get better

Tan Ming jumped up from the sofa, "Hundreds of thousands of service fees, just give up like that? He has already pushed it to the client, and he has met the boss, how can he withdraw it? He was praised as a treasure before, and now he is said to be no good. How can he survive in the headhunting circle in the future? Where is his professionalism? Sister Wei, you will damage your own brand like this, and you will never get any orders in the future!" "He is the head of the hospital. There is a high chance that his scandals of male and female relationships will be exposed. Once exposed, it will be a devastating blow to the hospital. The clients will suffer losses and will hate us for pushing such a person. If I continue to push it, it will be like planting a mine for Zhuo Rui. People like Yan Bin will do whatever they want once they break through the moral shackles. With his lies, I don't believe that this person will not explode. He will explode sooner or later. By then, the loss will not be today's money." Long Weihe's emotions fluctuated greatly after the struggle, and the pain of giving up and unwillingness were intertwined. Tan Ming grew even more agitated. "I'm certainly not as sophisticated as you, Sister Wei. I do like money. Money is important these days, right? Everyone needs to eat, right? Is the company going to die? Don't you want money to keep it going? What kind of reward do I want for this deal? Putting aside the question of whether or not I should get a reward for it, you've been following this deal for over two months, right? You've also gone out of town. You negotiated with this person, so you know how much you've put in. And..." He paused, glanced at Lin Yao, his Adam's apple quivering slightly, and lowered his voice. "It's not just the money I've lost, it's also the connection with Song Yuqing." To expand Song Yuqing's connection, he'd witnessed Lin Yao nearly drinking herself to death, and Song Yihui had told the person he'd been fighting to go home. He knew Lin Yao well: a confident and professional headhunter, fully capable of maintaining a strong presence in the market. If she weren't forced into this difficult market situation, why would she be so desperately seeking connections? The person who had been silent checked the time on his phone. It was past eleven o'clock. Continuing the argument would only lead to internal friction. She faced Long Weihe calmly, "I disagree, but I respect your feelings. You did recruit him, so it's up to you to decide how to handle the situation. But you have to think it through and handle it with caution. If you choose to communicate with the client, disclosing privacy is illegal. We can only vaguely hint at it, and the client will make their own assessment and decide whether to hire. But such a hint will make the client think we're unprofessional, and they might ignore it and hire the employee anyway. If you choose to communicate with Yan Bin, I'm afraid you'll have to be careful with your wording, contain your personal emotions, and avoid crossing the line. Don't let him use it as a handle for defamation or invasion of privacy." Long Weihe was silent for a moment, then spoke, "I'm sorry, I chose to talk to Yan Bin. I made a mistake in my judgment, and I bear all responsibility and consequences." The three of them dispersed, but some were still lingering...

Tan Ming jumped up from the sofa. "Hundreds of thousands of service fees, and you just throw them away? You've already given it to the client and met with their boss, so how can you withdraw it? You treated him like a treasure before, and now you say he's no good. How is he going to survive in the headhunting industry in the future? Where's his professionalism? Sister Wei, you're destroying your own reputation like this, and you won't be able to get any orders in the future!"

"He's the head of the hospital, and there's a high chance his sexual scandals will be exposed. Once exposed, it would be a devastating blow to the hospital, and our clients would suffer losses, and they would hate us for promoting such a person. If I continue to promote him, it would be like planting a landmine for Zhuo Rui. People like Yan Bin will do whatever they want once they break free from their moral shackles. With his lies, I don't believe he won't be exposed. He will be exposed sooner or later. And the money lost then won't be what we lose today."

After the struggle, Long Weihe's emotions fluctuated greatly, with the pain of giving up and unwillingness intertwined.

Tan Ming was even more excited. "I'm not as advanced as you, Sister Wei. I like money. Money is important today, right? Everyone needs to eat, right? The company doesn't want to survive? Don't you want money to keep it alive? I don't know what reward I want for this order. You've been following this order for more than two months, right? You also ran away from other places. You negotiated with this person, and you know how much you paid. And..."

He paused, glanced at Lin Yao, his Adam's apple trembling slightly, and lowered his voice, "It's not just the money that was lost, but also the connection with Song Yuqing."

To expand Song Yuqing's network, he witnessed Lin Yao nearly drinking herself to death, and Song Yihui told him to go home with the person who had gone to fight her. He knew Lin Yao well: a confident and professional headhunter, her abilities fully capable of maintaining a strong presence in the market. If it weren't for the market's difficulties, how could she have ended up in such a desperate situation seeking connections?

The person who had been silent checked the time on his phone. It was past eleven o'clock.

If the dispute continues, it will lead to internal friction.

She faced Long Weihe calmly, "I don't agree, but I respect your feelings. You did recruit this person, so it's up to you to decide how to handle the situation. But you have to think it through and be cautious. If you choose to communicate with the client, leaking privacy is illegal, so we can only give a vague reminder, and the client will make their own assessment and decide whether to hire them. But if we give such a reminder, the client will think we are unprofessional, and they may ignore it and hire the person anyway. If you choose to communicate with Yan Bin, I'm afraid you have to be careful with your wording, put aside your personal emotions, avoid crossing the line, and don't let him use it as a handle for defamation or invasion of privacy."

Long Weihe was silent for a while, then spoke after a long while, "I'm sorry, I chose to talk to Yan Bin. I made a mistake in judging people, and I will bear all the consequences."

The three of them left, but some of them were still emotional. On the way home, Tan Ming called Lin Yao.

"First of all, let me make it clear that whether I get those tens of thousands of dollars or not is irrelevant to you partners, and you won't lose even more. But I think Sister Wei's style of behavior is unprofessional for a professional headhunter."

This was the first time he spoke about Long Weihe behind her back.

“There is no right or wrong, just more understanding.”

She was actually trying to convince herself to understand.

"Other people are working hard to complete orders, but she is breaking her own orders. It's not normal!"

She didn't want to discuss the right and wrong of this matter any further. She couldn't say she wanted to divide the team. She slowed down and said, "I respect her opinion. We're not considering the order itself. We can have arguments. If we lose the order and the channel, we can find a way out. But if there is a rift between us, the loss will be even greater. We should keep going together, right?"

"Lin He's current situation, in this market environment, it's too difficult to expand customer base. Sister Wei handled this matter this way. If he continues like this, I don't think... I don't think Lin He can go very far."

He was telling the truth. Even if he didn't leave, how long could Lin He last?

After hanging up the phone, she fell onto the bed, lying flat on her back with a severe headache.

Reason told her that she couldn't abandon this deal at this point. But it also told her that Longweihe was right to consider the risk of Yan Bin's bankruptcy; their mistake lay in their current business predicament. If she didn't compromise, they would split. A split would be devastating to her.

Tan Ming said he didn't think Lin He could go far. These words kept circling in her mind. She turned over and buried her head in the pillow.

The next morning.

Yuan and Yan Bin agreed to meet at the hospital at 10 a.m., but Long Weihe arrived at the hotel before 8 a.m. and found him in the buffet restaurant.

He was somewhat aware of the anomaly.

"Miss Long, do you have any issues to discuss?" He ate his breakfast calmly as usual.

She sat down across from him. "Dean Yan has confirmed the offer today. It's a major decision. After signing the letter of intent, you'll have to resign. Out of responsibility for you, I'd like to discuss some details before you resign."

"You're serious," he smiled, put down the fork in his hand, took a tissue and wiped his mouth, his expression instantly turning serious, "Please go ahead."

"The last time you brought your wife here, we were face to face like this. I didn't take her seriously at the time, but now I feel like there's something thorning in my side." She paused, glanced at the food collection area, and then seemed to see Qi Yue again, then returned her gaze. "Mrs. Yan's words are the weight I've been carrying since I started this job."

"Oh? What did she say?"

“I’m afraid there’s no turning back.”

He tilted his head slightly, looking confused.

"Your wife said she's afraid there's no turning back," she repeated.

He forced a smile and fiddled with the phone on the table, feeling unnatural.

"In this industry, a single recommendation can change a candidate's life trajectory, and even the trajectory of those connected to them, including the development trajectory of the client. I want to make money, but I also have a sense of awe, because I'm afraid there's no turning back."

"Miss Long, please just say what you want to say." He spread out his hands.

"Mrs. Yan told me the other day that she fully supports your development. She said it wasn't easy for you to get to where you are today, and she asked me to carefully assess the risks involved."

"Yeah, then how do you assess the risks involved?"

"Stability risk. You're well aware that hospitals value doctors' personal public image, and this hospital is particularly attentive. Formal employment contracts also include some ethical constraints. For example, if a doctor's private life causes losses to the hospital, the hospital has the right to terminate the contract at any time and demand compensation. I don't think it's just a matter of compensation; the doctor's career could be ruined. I remind every candidate of this. I'm responsible for my candidates and for my clients."

He looked a little embarrassed, but then smiled faintly, shifting his posture and leaning back slightly. "I work in a public hospital, a position under public scrutiny. I've been here for about twenty years, and I'm a clean slate. You've probably done a background check. My words and actions, what I should and shouldn't do, are all under your control. I'm responsible for my own future and for the hospital. It's not anyone else's business."

She nodded, with a half-smile on her face, and glanced at her phone. Lin Yao had sent her a text message asking about the situation and asking her to pay attention to the boundaries.

"Dean Yan, I'm a headhunter, and while I certainly don't pay attention to or inquire about a candidate's personal relationships, if a candidate uses me or even deceives me to pave the way for their personal relationships, I'm not optimistic about their success." She gathered her bag and stood up. "I introduced you here. I hope for the best for you, for your clients, and for your wife. She has left a deep impression on me. Lin Yao will be handling the follow-up matters. If you need any communication, please contact her. Best wishes, and goodbye."

Her service to him ended there.

Yan Bin watched her leave, his face turned gloomy, he took off his glasses and rubbed the corners of his eyes.

He understood that she must have seen something, and her words had put a fatal obstacle in his way of taking up this position. He also knew that she had his wife's WeChat account.

An hour later, he called Lin Yao and said, "Ms. Lin, I won't sign the agreement."