Upon hearing Ye Linchen's question, Chen Meiqi laughed exaggeratedly.
"Is there something wrong? Hahaha, we just talked so much, do you think we were invisible?"
She turned to Li Ming and said, "Brother Li, people are treating your words like bullshit."
Li Ming pushed up his glasses, saw Ye Linchen's face clearly, and said in a magnanimous manner, "Don't say that. He's a high school student, inexperienced in the ways of the world. We, as his seniors, should be more tolerant."
He gestured with his chin toward Ye Linchen, his voice carrying a teasing tone.
"Little sister, do you know how to get sponsorships? Do you want me to teach you a few tricks? I'm an old hand at this."
His tone was flippant yet tinged with malice, making Ye Linchen feel extremely uncomfortable.
Ye Linchen frowned and coldly refused, "No need."
"Oh, you're quite aloof."
Li Ming was rejected without any politeness, and he felt a little embarrassed.
He glanced angrily at the others in the conference room, his words laced with even more malice.
"Little sister, in our line of work, connections and resources are what matter, not just being a bookworm. You'd better not waste your time here, go home and ask your parents for money."
Chen Meiqi raised her voice and chimed in, "That's right, little sister, this isn't like asking someone for candy, where you cry and they give it to you."
"Go back and study hard. We'll talk about it after you graduate." Xiao Zhou glanced at the data report Ye Linchen was looking at. "It's no use memorizing all of this."
Some people couldn't stand it anymore and stood up to speak for Ye Linchen.
"You guys are going too far! Everyone starts as a newbie! Even if Xiao Ye has no experience, you don't have to be so sarcastic!"
The meeting room fell silent as soon as he said that.
Many people nodded secretly, agreeing with his point.
Li Ming glanced at Ye Linchen with disdain, his eyes filled with provocation.
"I bet she won't be able to secure a single penny of sponsorship and will end up slinking away in disgrace!"
Ye Linchen took over the conversation with a cold smile.
"What if we accidentally pull something out?"
Chen Meiqi immediately perked up and, as if afraid the world wasn't chaotic enough, shouted, "Let's make a bet, Brother Li, let's bet with Xiao Ye!"
Li Ming tilted his head back triumphantly.
“What’s there to fight about? Isn’t it obvious that I’m the winner? I don’t want to take advantage of the little sister. I’m a kind-hearted, warm and generous older brother.”
He stared at Ye Linchen intently.
I gave you a chance. You just need to show me some weakness and call me "good brother" a couple of times. Don't take this opportunity for granted.
Ye Linchen, however, was unconvinced and chuckled, "Who wins and who loses is still uncertain!"
This time, not only Chen Meiqi, but also Xiao Xu, Xiao Zhou and others started to stir up trouble.
"Let's make a bet, Brother Li, don't chicken out. Little Ye has accepted your challenge."
"Yes, it's a bet. We're all witnesses, and neither the winner nor the loser can renege on their bet."
"Old Li, are you scared?"
Li Ming, his face flushed from the teasing, slammed his hand on the table: "You think I'm afraid of her? A high school student!"
"Alright, let's bet!"
He stood up and yelled at Ye Linchen, "Little Ye, do you dare to bet? If you can get sponsorship, even the minimum of five thousand yuan, you win, and I'll give you five hundred. But if you can't get it, you give me five hundred, how about it?"
Ye Linchen's voice wasn't loud, but it was clear enough for everyone in the conference room to hear.
I'll bet you!
"Great! You've got guts!" Chen Meiqi shouted excitedly, giving Ye Linchen a thumbs up. "Little Ye, I admire you just for daring to take this bet!"
Old Zhao kindly advised Ye Linchen, "Young Ye, there's no need to act impulsively. Five hundred yuan is not a small amount."
Li Ming waved his hand at him: "Why do you care so much?" He waved to everyone, "Everyone can be a witness! Don't try to renege on your promise later!"
Ye Linchen met his gaze without flinching: "It's a deal."
Chen Meiqi was so excited that she tore two pages from her notebook.
"Words are no proof, write it down, write it down!"
People initially came to laugh, but they didn't expect things to turn out this way, and they became quite interested.
They helped each other write out the betting agreement, had Ye Linchen and Li Ming sign it, and then had everyone in the conference room sign it as well.
Chen Meiqi was even happier to hand over the bet to Li Ming and Ye Linchen than to have secured sponsorship herself.
"Let's see who wins!"
Someone else shouted, "How about we place another bet, on who wins and who loses!"
"Great! Let's bet!" someone immediately responded.
So the people in the meeting room started making bets again.
However, everyone bet on Li Ming to win, except for Lao Zhao and two other young men who bet on Ye Linchen to win.
Chen Meiqi came over specifically to encourage Ye Linchen.
"Xiao Ye, although I bet you'll lose, I'll support you in spirit!"
Ye Linchen smiled nonchalantly: "Then you missed a great opportunity to make money."
Seeing her so confident, Chen Meiqi suddenly became a little suspicious.
Was my choice really the right one?
She didn't have a chance to think it through before Xu, the personnel manager, carried a large cardboard box into the conference room.
"So lively! What are you talking about?"
When everyone saw her arrive, they immediately stopped talking and all looked at her.
Someone said, "Xiao Ye and Brother Li are making a bet."
"What kind of bet?" Xu asked casually, placing the cardboard box on the table. "Stop betting, everyone come and collect your equipment."
"Equipment? There's more equipment?"
Upon hearing this, everyone crowded forward and surrounded Xu Renshi in the middle.
Ye Linchen also quickly stood over.
Xu, the HR manager, took a small box out of the cardboard box. Inside was a small pager and a box of business cards.
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