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Chapter 142 New Assistant
Ding Ling arrived soon after everyone had waited for a short time.
But this time, there was a strange young man following behind her.
"He'll be your new personal assistant from now on," Ding Ling said, pointing to the young man standing beside her. "Li Qiang and he will be accompanying you from now on. I hope you can get along well and communicate promptly if there are any issues." After introducing them to everyone, Ding Ling gestured to the young man, "Please introduce yourself."
The young man nodded and smiled a little stiffly at the people on the sofa. His young face had the clarity of a college graduate.
"Hello everyone, my name is Wei Gu, I'm 24 years old, I'm cheerful, I like playing games and basketball, and I'm good at..." Wei Gu gave a long self-introduction, and it was obvious that he had prepared for it for a long time.
Ding Ling listened to Wei Gu with a smile at first, but as he talked more, her smile turned into surprise.
Seeing that Wei Gu was about to continue his long speech, Ding Ling hesitated for a while, but finally did not interrupt him, allowing Wei Gu to finish his lengthy self-introduction.
Qiu Yuge was confused after hearing this.
Zhu Xiangming was the first to applaud and welcome him.
Yin Hongxue smiled and applauded. Although she was a little curious about why Xu Bin didn't continue to be their personal assistant, it was normal for staff to come and go and for new assistants to be replaced.
Lu Yao's gaze stopped at Wei Gu. Amid the applause from others, he also raised his hand and clapped twice. His face showed no sign of like or dislike for the new assistant.
Wei Gu greeted everyone with a smile, but when it was Lu Yao's turn, he moved much faster than before, nodded hurriedly, and quickly passed by.
After everyone got to know each other, Ding Ling continued, "There are no classes today, so you should go back and rest early. Wei Gu will live with you from now on."
I took over Xu Bin's shift and also took over Xu Bin's room.
The main purpose of today's gathering is to introduce the new assistant to the members. Unlike ordinary staff, life assistants like Xu Bin live and eat with the members. It is very important for new people to get to know each other.
Now that the introduction was over, Ding Ling didn't waste any more time. She asked the members to pack up first and gather and set off when they were ready. Then she took Wei Gu out of the practice room.
While waiting for the elevator, Ding Ling saw Wei Gu's blurry reflection through the elevator door and said, "I'm sorry to have wronged you."
Wei Gu shook his head and smiled subtly: "No, no, I'm honored to work here."
Ding Ling: "You're too polite. Working at an entertainment company, your hours are unstable, you often have to work overtime, and you'll be harassed a lot. It's definitely not as comfortable as your job at the chess academy."
Speaking of this, Ding Ling sighed sincerely.
But after sighing, she couldn't help but feel a little secretly happy in her heart.
Wei Gu! A staff member from the chess academy! When Lu Yao went abroad for training last month, it was Wei Gu who stayed by his side the entire time.
At that time, Ding Ling thought that this was enough to show how much the chess academy valued Lu Yao's participation in the training camp, but who knew that this morning, she suddenly received a call from the chess academy, and then in the evening Wei Gu came to the chess academy to be Lu Yao's personal practice partner.
Ding Ling didn't understand the matter of playing chess, but based on her rough guess, she thought that playing chess, like other sports, required long-term and persistent practice to stabilize and improve one's level.
Lu Yao had been staying in the company all the time, and there was indeed no one around him who could play chess with him. Occasionally, Ding Ling saw Lu Yao practicing chess, but he was always playing alone. It seemed that the effect would definitely not be as good as playing with others.
At this time, the chess academy suddenly sent a staff member to accompany Lu Yao to play chess with him. What does this mean? It shows that the chess academy values Lu Yao!
The more the chess academy values it, the more it demonstrates Lu Yao's ability! This also increases the likelihood that the final result will come true.
Although Ding Ling slammed the table loudly in front of all the leaders during the meeting during the day, and seemed to be confident and resolute, she still felt uneasy in her heart.
She couldn't tell anyone about the championship and the Spring Festival Gala. In the entire company, the only thing she knew about was Su Junliang, so the things she fought for in front of others seemed groundless and without foundation to them, like a rootless duckweed, dreaming a pipe dream without any self-awareness.
Ding Ling would wake up in the middle of the night, suspecting that the Spring Festival Gala incident was just a dream. Only after finding the contract she had signed with the director could she feel at ease and encourage herself to believe in Lu Yao.
And today! Wei Gu's arrival gave Ding Ling unprecedented confidence.
The chess academy has sent people directly here. They take it so seriously. Who else could it be?
Just asking, who else?
And according to the Go academy, Go has been declining in recent years, and the academy is very distressed. It is trying every possible way to expand the influence of Go among young people. It has made various attempts in the past few years, but with little success.
And now, Lu Yao has emerged, a professional chess player, a debut artist, and an idol with great influence.
With such an identity, looking at the Go world, who else can be more capable of promoting Go than Lu Yao?
When she heard this, Ding Ling felt her heart beating.
She was not stupid at all, she understood what the other party meant on the phone.
Since ancient times, literature and art have been inseparable, and Go is naturally an important part of it. Even because of its long history and cultural background, even though it is declining now, its status is not low. If Lu Yao can really do this, Ding Ling feels that even if Lu Yao does not win the championship in the end, the Spring Festival Gala will not reject them.
After all, the Spring Festival Gala has never been a stage for traffic artists.
It is a more positive affirmation of identity and attitude.
But unfortunately, Ding Ling had no one to share this exciting moment with, and could only wait for Wei Gu's arrival with anticipation in her heart.
Before Wei Gu came, Ding Ling also considered a lot of things.
Whether it is the championship or the Spring Festival Gala, these are things that need to be kept confidential, especially in the current situation of the company, which is not a solid block, and many things cannot be leaked at all.
If Wei Gu really followed Lu Yao as a staff member of the chess academy, anyone would find it strange and start investigating.
Although Ding Ling didn't think they could find out anything, she felt she needed to nip any danger in the bud.
So before Wei Gu finally arrived, Ding Ling came up with the idea of letting Wei Gu stay with the Fifth Regiment as a life assistant.
It just so happened that Xu Bin was about to transfer to the sixth generation, so it was only natural for the fifth group to add a life assistant at this time.
I just don’t know if Wei Gu is willing.
With such concerns, Ding Ling nervously put forward her ideas after Wei Gu came to the company. Then Wei Gu thought about it and agreed to Ding Ling's proposal after consulting his superiors.
Ding Ling was ecstatic at that moment.
Wei Gu's agreement not only eliminated the doubts of others, but also further demonstrated the importance the chess academy attached to Lu Yao. They even agreed to such an excessive proposal. Ding Ling couldn't imagine how smooth the road for their Fifth Regiment would be in the future.
An officially endorsed positive energy boy group.
A promoter of the traditional culture of Go.
International Go tournament champion.
She appeared on the Spring Festival Gala in her first year of debut.
…
Wow, just by thinking about these words, Ding Ling felt a flashing red light coming towards her.
Boy group, popularity, traffic, and business?
The Fifth Regiment took a different approach and did not follow the old path.
These old-fashioned ways of grabbing a piece of the existing pie should be left to the boy groups and talent shows from other companies.
The fifth group will have to eat the new cake on their own.
"bite."
The elevator door opened and Ding Ling came to her senses.
Ding Ling got on the elevator after Wei Gu entered.
Seeing the other person's young and reserved face, Ding Ling smiled gently.
Although I'm very sorry, but for the sake of the group, Wei Gu has to endure a little injustice!
Out of this slight sense of guilt, Ding Ling was extremely enthusiastic on the first night of Wei Gu, the 'new assistant', joining the job. She even went out of her way to see Wei Gu off to the dormitory along with Li Qiang and a group of other members. After giving him several careful instructions, she walked with a happy pace as if in the spring breeze, finished today's overtime work, and returned home in the night.
When the members returned to the dormitory, they were a little surprised to see Ding Ling so enthusiastic, but they didn't think too much about it.
Their desire for rest made them eager to go upstairs to wash up, and in a blink of an eye, the first floor of the villa was empty.
After Li Qiang helped Wei Gu move his luggage, he turned around and saw Lu Yao still sitting in the living room on the first floor.
"Aren't you going up to rest?"
In the past, Lu Yao always went back to his room to study or play chess after returning to the dormitory. It was really strange that he was still sitting on the first floor today.
"I'll be up in a moment."
Li Qiang nodded and pointed to his room. "Then I'll go clean it up first. Call me if you have any questions."
He hadn't expected Lu Yao to answer when he asked that question just now, he was just showing concern out of habit. Now that he saw that Lu Yao was fine, he turned around and went into his room.
So Lu Yao was the only one left in the living room.
Then, another person appeared.
There were no footsteps or loud movements, but the moment that person stepped into the living room, Lu Yao looked over.
"What are you doing here?"
Wei Gu stopped.
He looked around cautiously, and after making sure that there was no one around, he approached Lu Yao and stopped at a distance.
"My superiors asked me to come." Wei Gu answered with this, and his face now had none of the restraint and clarity he had before in the company. His calm face had an expression that was inexplicably very similar to Lu Yao's.
Lu Yao suddenly smiled, a subtle arc at the corner of his mouth, and spoke without any warmth: "Come to monitor me?"
Wei Gu: “!”
Wei Gu opened his eyes wide, waved his hands repeatedly, and looked panicked, no longer as calm as before.
"No, no! Absolutely not! I'm just here to do chores for you! If you have any instructions, please tell me at any time, I will definitely complete the task!" Wei Gu opened his eyes wide, afraid that Lu Yao would doubt his sincerity.
Although when his superiors ordered him to come, he thought they probably wanted him to come with the intention of monitoring Lu Yao, he certainly couldn't have such thoughts!
As an employee of the Special Management Bureau, he had been trained for more than ten years and had been employed for two years. The only two tasks he received were to send Lu Yao to a sanatorium and to accompany Lu Yao to training. Even though he did not know Lu Yao's identity or the reason why Lu Yao went abroad, when he thought about the training he had received and his department, how could he not understand what was going on?
The above matters are the above matters, but people like him who do this job must find a way to save their own lives!
Amidst Wei Gu's anxiety, Lu Yao put away his smile, lowered his eyes, and said, "Go ahead."
Seeing that Lu Yao no longer continued the previous topic, Wei Gu breathed a sigh of relief and started to talk about business.
"The item has been delivered to the destination, the target is intact, and the mission is successfully completed!"
In the small room, Wei Gu whispered the message he wanted to convey in a low but powerful voice.