Chapter 82 A Little Winning Rate

Six months of pretense, probing, and calculating finally ended with a red seal. Lin Yao stamped it with her own hand. Seeing it, Lin Yuxun felt like she had stamped his heart. For him, it wasn't a finalization, but a beginning. The terms and conditions posed no risk to them. The shady business of demolishing people wasn't even mentioned. They were free to do it or not. Signing the contract simply guaranteed them the right to be paid for their work. The worst-case scenario was that they would earn nothing for their efforts. Lin Yuxun, however, took the biggest risk, risking everything. They considered his approach too radical and risky. Ultimately, considering compliance and a sense of security and respect, Lin Yuxun signed the contract with them not in his personal capacity, but in the name of the drone company. He worked with them on the terms and conditions to avoid any future complications. They met at 2 p.m. and worked until after 7 p.m. He said he'd take it back, stamp it, and deliver it tomorrow. "Thank you for your support. I should treat you two to dinner tonight," he said, standing up and looking at Lin Yao. When she revised the agreement and pushed it onto the computer for him to read, he pretended he didn't understand and asked her to explain it. She moved her chair over and explained it to him line by line. He didn't hear a word she said, instead thinking about how they could have dinner together that evening. Long Weihe agreed, "Okay, we can discuss some operational details." She was answering on behalf of Lin Yao, but someone else was waiting for her. Qian Duoduo had called her several times. It was almost time for school to end, and since she couldn't finish it quickly, she gave Shi Zhenglin her number and asked him to take Duoduo to his place. Since it was getting late, he didn't rush her, but he kept reminding Qian Duoduo, asking why her mother hadn't returned yet. Qian Duoduo was usually having fun, but he provoked her to call her every time. She called him to explain the situation. "I'm having dinner with a client, so Duoduo will stay at your place overnight. Thank you, Aunt Xu, for taking care of her." "Send me the address. I'll pick you up later." He was happy, because it meant they had some free time that evening. "I'm with Lin Yao." "Let's pick her up together." The other two people came out of the office to wait for her; everyone else had already left. "Do you have a favorite place? What would you like to eat?" Lin Yuxun asked. "You're welcome, Mr. Lin. It doesn't matter where," Lin Yao said calmly. Long Weihe came over, and he asked Long Weihe again. She said it was quite cold, and why not find a place near her office for hot pot? She thought hot pot would be warmer and more casual when they were together. A hot pot restaurant near the office had just entered winter, and business was booming. There were no private rooms, so he had to wait for a table. While waiting, he received a call from Lin Yushan accusing him of being sick...

Half a year of disguise, testing, and calculation ended with a red seal.

Lin Yao poked him with it himself.

What Lin Yuxun saw was like a mark on his heart from her. To him, it was not a finalization, but a beginning.

The terms do not pose any risk to them. Gray tasks such as demolishing people are not written into the contract. They have the freedom to do it or not. Signing the contract only guarantees their rights to get paid for their work. The worst case scenario is that they will not earn any money for their efforts.

Lin Yuxun, on the other hand, was taking a huge risk, gambling everything on one throw. They thought the path he was taking was too radical and risky.

Lin Yuxun finally considered compliance and to give them a sense of security and respect, so he did not sign with them in his personal name, but signed in the name of the drone company. He designed the terms with them to avoid subsequent troubles.

We met at 2pm, and the three of us worked until after 7pm. He said he would take it back and get it stamped, and send it back tomorrow.

"Thank you for your support. I should treat you two to dinner tonight." He stood up and looked at Lin Yao.

When she revised the agreement and pushed it to him on the computer, he deliberately said he didn't understand it and asked her to explain it. She moved her chair over and explained it to him line by line. He didn't hear a word she said. At that time, he was thinking about how to have dinner together in the evening.

Long Weihe responded first, "Okay, some operational details can be discussed later."

She responded on behalf of Lin Yao, but someone was actually waiting for her. Qian Duoduo called her several times.

It was almost time to go home from school, and she saw that the situation here would not be over for a while, so she called Shi Zhenglin and asked him to take Duoduo to his place.

Seeing that it was getting late, he didn't rush her, but kept reminding Qian Duoduo and asking why her mother hadn't come back yet. Qian Duoduo was having fun, but every time he provoked her, she would call her and ask.

She called him to tell him the situation.

"I'm having dinner with a client, so Duoduo will stay the night at your place. Thank you Aunt Xu for taking care of him."

"Send the address and I'll pick you up later."

He was happy, because it meant they both had free time in the evening.

"I'm with Lin Yao."

"Take it back together."

The other two people came out of the office to wait for her, but everyone else had left.

"Do you have any favorite places? What do you want to eat?" Lin Yuxun asked.

"Mr. Lin, you're too polite. It doesn't matter where we eat." Lin Yao said indifferently.

Long Weihe came over and he asked Long Weihe again.

She said the weather was quite cold, so why not find a place near her company to eat hot pot? She thought eating hot pot together would be warmer and more casual.

A hot pot restaurant near the company has been doing booming business these two days as winter has just arrived. There are no private rooms available, and you still have to wait for a table.

While waiting for a table, he received a call from Lin Yushan accusing him of not going home to have dinner with Chen Yi on her birthday. She didn't know he had been visiting Chen Yi the past few nights. He said he would go over later.

The three of them sat down in a newly vacated seat in the middle of the hall, and he asked them what kind of soup base they wanted.

Those who didn't know the previous situation would respond, "Lin Yao and I both like spicy food, so the spicy beef oil dish is fine. You can't handle spicy food, right? How about the shabu-shabu hotpot?"

He glanced at Lin Yao, and she lowered her eyes to look at her phone, probably remembering the last time he ate spicy food, saying that the spiciness was just to his taste and very satisfying.

"I can eat spicy food." he replied.

He asked the waiter to serve all the spicy and butter dishes.

Lin Yao thought that this was super spicy and he was looking for death.

"I don't eat spicy food today, so I'll have something non-spicy on the side." Lin Yao looked at the menu and asked for a soup base like mushroom soup.

Long Weihe and she had been eating hot pot for several years, and she had never seen her order non-spicy hot pot. She laughed and asked, "Why has your taste changed?"

"I have a slight cold, so I want something light," she explained.

This non-spicy soup base really saved his life. The spicy hot pot base was too spicy for him and he couldn't eat it at all. After he took a bite, he could only shamelessly stand with her and said that his throat had been uncomfortable these days and it would be better to control the spiciness.

Long Weihe said they wanted to discuss operational details, but never once mentioned cooperation in such a public setting. The two men, one polite and cautious, the other aloof, made her uncomfortable, so she initiated some personal conversation.

"You've applied for an extension to study for your MBA, right?" she asked.

"It's not a deferral. I just followed the college's advice." He turned to Lin Yao and said, "Go to the lectures when you're free. If you find any good ones, please let me know."

"You put a lot of effort into the exam, don't you just get a diploma?" Long Weihe said deliberately.

"Getting a certificate isn't the goal. I just want to take some good business courses. I'm a science and engineering major, so I'm lacking in business knowledge."

He raised his teacup, clinked glasses with them and said it was a pleasure to work with them. At first he wanted to order some wine, but Lin Yao said she didn't want any.

"What are Mr. Lin's hobbies?" she continued to ask.

He laughed, "I'm a bit of a homebody. I enjoy sports, music, and movies. When I get bored alone, I tend to hang out with a few of my drone startup buddies."

This kind of personal freedom and hobby system conflicts with the activity system of being a business owner. If he joins the industry, he will inevitably have to attend social events, which should be uncomfortable. Long Weihe thought so.

He deliberately emphasized one person, and Lin Yao could hear it.

"Director Lin is from Zhanjiang, and your mother is also from Zhanjiang?"

Lin Guanghui is from Zhanjiang, and most working people in Guangdong probably know him.

"She's from Chaozhou. They started their business in Guangzhou before I was born. My mother has contributed a lot to Tongya's success."

It was the first time Lin Yao had gotten to know his personal life. She didn't even know his age, his Chinese zodiac sign, or his astrological sign.

The person asking the question wanted to get some information out of her, so they only asked a few personal questions. Long Weihe herself felt that asking any further would be inappropriate and overstepping the boundaries. Lin Yao touched her leg under the table, reminding her to stop asking questions. She felt that she was making it look like a blind date, with a bunch of parents asking questions, which was very awkward.

The person being asked actually wanted her to ask more questions. When she asked, he had the opportunity to express himself, and he even deliberately extended the content of his answer.

Because he wasted time waiting for a table, he made an appointment to see Chen Yi. Later, he was able to control the topic and the meal passed quickly.

"I'll deliver the contract tomorrow. What time is convenient?" he asked.

"No need to run, just have it delivered to the company." Lin Yao replied.

Long Weihe said, "Since we're cooperating, let's meet more often to communicate. If Mr. Lin has time, please take the trouble to come over. It's not convenient for us to go to your company, otherwise we wouldn't ask you to come in person."

Afterwards, the three of them stood at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant to discuss. In the end, they parted ways according to Long Weihe's opinion.

Shi Zhenglin came over to answer it.

He waited for a long time, his hands on the steering wheel, leaning over and looking at the people at the door of the hot pot restaurant.

He had copied the trick that Xiao He had been waiting for. When he saw her appear, he started the car and leaned back in the seat with a smile on his face.

When Lin Yao saw his car, he kept his distance from Long Wei and said, "I'll take a taxi back."

"Problem."

Long Wei opened the car door, pushed her into the back seat, sat in the passenger seat herself, and asked him, "How long have you been waiting?"

"Just arrived."

The two of them exchanged glances, but they controlled their words and actions out of consideration for the people in the back seat.

"What important client do you want to meet? The two partners attach so much importance to him." He asked with a smile.

"We signed a big deal today, a very complicated deal. Lin Yao, would you like to sort it out for us now? We are about to start the operation, but we don't have any clues yet." Long Wei responded.

She wanted to talk to Shi Zhenglin about the situation. He had been in charge of corporate affairs for so long and his perspective on the problem was different from theirs. Asking him for advice might lead to a breakthrough, but regarding the promised confidentiality, she saw Lin Yao's attitude.

Lin Yao certainly trusted him, so she concealed the name of the company and the names of the people involved, and described the client's purpose and dilemma as well as their tasks in detail.

"Do you think our order is feasible?" she asked.

Shi Zhenglin drove slower. "There's nothing wrong with his entry point. Human resources always control the entrance and exit points. Controlling this position is the foundation for everything else. But I don't recommend you try to dismantle him. There's no need to get involved in a 'conspiracy' and get yourself into trouble. Protect yourself."

"If he doesn't poach people, he won't be able to get them to move to another position," said Lin Yao.

"He has to resolve the issue of moving this person. If he can't even resolve this issue, he won't be able to handle the follow-up, and his subsequent plans will become even more complicated."

His thinking is that they should protect themselves first.

Lin Yao was silent.

Long Weihe remained silent. She wanted to let Lin Yao's opinion guide the specific implementation of this matter.

Shi Zhenglin had heard what Long Weihe had said last night about this person and Lin Yao having a special relationship. Perhaps understanding the lingering uncertainty in her silence, he offered some direction. "If you absolutely must help him remove this person, poaching them isn't the first option. You can offer him some advice from a consulting perspective, reminding him to consider another option first, looking for weaknesses in this person. If this person has major issues, removing them will be a snap decision, with virtually no variables, and is a normal corporate compliance procedure. If this person doesn't have any significant leverage, poaching them might not be possible, right? Even if you can, can you ensure they can successfully join the other company? It's a lengthy process. You should understand this best. There are too many variables."

He paused and added, "A change in power inevitably involves a change in personnel. It's the same in every company; a number of people will leave. We won't let innocent people die, but we must be ruthless in making those who violate regulations and make serious mistakes pay the price. If this second generation wants to achieve their goals."

Long Weihe suddenly remembered the last time Li Xuan took her to play basketball with her senior brother who was a CHO. She asked him to introduce her to Tongya’s human resources director, and that person hinted that she would have to give her a commission if she wanted to cooperate.

"Their group should have a large annual headhunting budget. Let him find a way to check the headhunting contracts and financial payments handled by the human resources department. Maybe that human resources department had a private deal in selecting the headhunter." Long Weihe turned around and said to Lin Yao.

"If he investigates, it will alert the enemy. Doesn't that mean he has no one else to use?" Lin Yao had a headache.

"If there is no one available, how can he get new people in?" Shi Zhenglin asked.

"He said we don't have to worry about it, he'll lend someone else his help."

"Since he can borrow someone to get a new hire in, he can even do something as simple as checking a contract. He must be honest with you about the person he wants to borrow. This person is crucial and will directly impact his subsequent plans. Furthermore, you must assess whether this person is trusted by their boss. Only someone the boss trusts can be a winning chess piece. Whether you can help him move forward can be judged based on this chess piece."

Only Lin Yuxun knew who Lin Guanghui trusted. Neither of them responded to him.

"His biggest disadvantage now is that he is marginalized and not at the core of power." Lin Yao said after thinking for a while.

"This is his only advantage." Shi Zhenglin disagreed and pulled into the lane. "His two biggest obstacles, the group president and his brother-in-law, are in the spotlight. If he enters the core of power and fights them openly, it's one against two, or maybe even three, including his father, and his chance of winning is zero. If he stays in the dark, operating with one hand, being more patient, playing the pig and eating the tiger, he still has a slight chance of winning. He's probably thinking this way now. He's very smart in this respect."

Shi Zhenglin's "little bit of winning rate" made Lin Yao feel heavy and powerless.