Chapter 2. The employees aren't basic, and the CEO is even less so. ...
Shen Ci stared at her reflection in the mirror for ten minutes, but Shen Feifei didn't make a sound, as if she had never existed.
Chen Ci almost thought that her illness had been cured.
"It seems Dr. Zhang's medical skills are still lacking. He shouldn't have prescribed any medicine or done any psychological counseling. He should have just found a Rolls-Royce to crash into me. Wouldn't my illness have been cured long ago then?" Chen Ci said sarcastically to herself in front of the mirror.
Shen Feifei still didn't react. As long as she didn't move, Chen Ci was cursing herself.
Another long sixty seconds of silence followed. Shen Ci thought she would spend the whole day like this with Shen Feifei when Wu Junnan called.
Wu Junnan is Chen Ci's senior, two years ahead of him. After graduation, he opened his own shop dealing in various anime and game IP merchandise. In recent years, he has caught the IP boom and the booming grain economy, and he has really made it big. He has now opened chain stores in more than 20 cities across the country, and last year he even organized his own anime convention.
When Chen Ci was interning, she joined Pupu Paradise—yes, Wu Junnan's company. She had wondered why the company was called Pupu Paradise until she heard Wu Junnan call his wife Pupu.
She was no longer curious.
In the blink of an eye, she has been working at Pupu Paradise for three years, and she has contributed to the company's growth and development. Wu Junnan used to tell her that the company couldn't do without her, and she would only politely reply that she couldn't do without the company.
I never imagined that one day she would truly believe this.
Because she just crashed into a Rolls-Royce yesterday. :)
"Senior Brother Wu, what's up?" Even though she knew that Wu Junnan was calling her on the weekend most likely to ask her to work overtime, Chen Ci's tone was kinder than ever before.
Wu Junnan on the other end of the phone seemed to be stunned for a moment before saying, "Junior Sister got up quite early today."
Chen Ci felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart. It wasn't that she got up early; it was that someone had called her earlier.
"Haha." She laughed twice, trying to stay calm, and asked again, "You're calling me now because something happened at the IP Awards ceremony?"
City A hosted a grand IP event, attracting a large number of IPs from all over the country, both well-known and unknown. Their company, as part of the IP derivatives chain, also applied for a booth, showcasing not only the results of their collaborations with various IPs but also hoping to sign several new IPs.
Today is the opening ceremony of this event, and many city leaders will be attending. Wu Junnan attaches great importance to it, so his contacting me at this time must be related to the event.
"Oh dear~ I must say it's my junior sister." Chen Ci guessed correctly; Wu Junnan had indeed come to her for this. "I was planning to go to the event in person today, but your sister-in-law wasn't feeling well earlier. You know she's about to give birth, and I was worried."
"I understand. I'll pack up and head to the venue."
"That's great. I wouldn't feel comfortable letting anyone else go. Yang Shuang is already at the venue. Just contact her when you get there."
"Okay." Chen Ci paused for a moment, then asked, "Is there overtime pay?"
This question left Wu Junnan speechless: "Yes... oh, if you close a new deal, I'll give you a commission."
"Okay, goodbye." Chen Ci hung up the phone and got up to change her clothes.
The IP Awards Ceremony was held at the Dingou Hotel. There were many people there today, and the hotel was more strictly managed than usual, with only those wearing guest badges allowed to enter.
Yang Shuang came down to pick up Chen Ci and handed her the prepared guest pass: "Manager Chen, have you had breakfast?"
"Not yet." Chen Ci hung her guest pass around her neck and walked into the venue with Yang Shuang. "I came over as soon as I got a call from President Wu."
"Would you like some bread? I have another one here."
"Okay, I'll treat you to milk tea later." Chen Ci and Yang Shuang stepped into the elevator and went straight to the seventh floor where the opening ceremony was being held.
The organizers rented the largest conference room, and the corridors and open spaces outside the conference room were used to set up temporary booths. As Chen Ci walked around, he found that in addition to booths of various IPs, there were also quite a few technology companies.
The theme of this event is combining IP with emerging technologies to create diversified derivative models, so it's not surprising that so many technology companies are participating.
What's strange is that the employees of the World Jet Group are walking robot dogs on leashes in the hallway!
Shijie is a well-known large capital firm with technology companies under its umbrella, mainly involved in the field of artificial intelligence. Their AI research and development has become a leader in this wave of AI.
Chen Ci has a friend who works at Shijie and often posts pictures of his salary and bonuses on social media. But today Chen Ci learned that Shijie employees not only have advanced salaries, but also advanced mental states!
"The president of Shijie is here today too, he's giving a speech inside." Yang Shuang was clearly getting restless at the booth when she saw Chen Ci arrive. "I heard he's really handsome, how about I go in and take some pictures of you?"
"..." Chen Ci munched on her bread, glanced up at her, and said, "Go ahead and go see the handsome guys if you want, no need to be so polite."
Yang Shuang winked at her, already taking a step towards the conference room: "Then I'm going, Manager Shen!"
Chen Ci stayed behind to guard the booth. When he finished his bread, the Shijie employees who were walking the robot dog came back. This time, they were not only walking the dog themselves, but also selling the robot dog to others and inviting everyone to walk it together.
What a beautiful state of mind.
Compared to the people from these big companies, Chen Ci felt that her illness was nothing.
One of Shijie's employees noticed that she kept looking at the robot dog, so he led one of the robot dogs towards her and said, "Boss, would you like a robot dog?"
"..." Chen Ci looked up and smiled politely at her twice, "No, I can only afford hot dogs."
"Boss, you're so funny." The other party was clearly not going to give up and continued to persuade her, "Actually, this isn't as expensive as everyone thinks. The one I have here is only 30,000 yuan."
Thirty thousand yuan was indeed cheaper than Chen Ci had expected, but that wasn't something the person who crashed into the Rolls-Royce should be concerned about: "Your dog has no head."
"It's good that it's headless, because it won't bite!"
Chen Ci: "..."
That makes a lot of sense.
"Never mind, I prefer dogs that bite."
"If you like real dogs, you can buy a robot dog and it can even help you walk your real dog!"
Chen Ci: "..."
She suddenly became curious about the president of Shijie, wondering what kind of person could lead such a team.
In the end, Shijie's employees failed to sell the robot dog to Chenci and returned empty-handed.
When Yang Shuang returned after seeing the handsome man, Chen Ci had already added the contact information of two bosses who were interested in cooperating.
Seeing Yang Shuang return, Chen Ci asked her while tidying up the things on the display stand, "How was it? Handsome?"
Yang Shuang nodded excitedly, her hand holding the phone trembling slightly: "He was so incredibly handsome, it felt like everyone in the audience was holding up their phones when he was on stage! The media went crazy, they all went to interview him, and now they're blocking him at the door so he can't get out."
Hearing her say that, Chen Ci became a little itchy: "Did you take any pictures? Let me judge for myself if he's really that handsome."
Yang Shuang, with an "I knew it" look on her face, opened the photo album and handed over her phone: "I took a ton of pictures, take your time looking through them. It's just that my spot wasn't very good. I'll check the activity group later to see if I can sneak a few photos..."
Yang Shuang was still talking non-stop, but Chen Ci couldn't hear her anymore because she recognized the person in the photo as the handsome guy she had seen in the video that morning!
He was wearing a custom-made suit different from yesterday, and spoke on stage with a cold, handsome face. Behind him, a short introduction was displayed on the large screen: Zhou Shilin, CEO of Shijie Group.
...So he's the president of Shijie?
No wonder he can afford a Rolls-Royce. :)
"Manager Shen, what's wrong?" Yang Shuang noticed that Shen Ci's expression was off and leaned over to look at her. "This can't be so handsome that it's making you lose your mind, can it?"
“…Ahem.” Chen Ci coughed tactically and handed the phone back to Yang Shuang. “This is the president of Shijie? He’s quite handsome, huh?”
“That’s right, and I always feel that he looks a bit like some celebrity…” Yang Shuang thought for a while but couldn’t figure it out, and then shook her head. “But he looks like a highly intelligent elite, not on the same level as those male celebrities who don’t look very smart.”
"Um……"
"And I heard that they signed several IPs this time, saying they're going to make AI short dramas. It feels like we won't need celebrities... or even humans anymore."
"They didn't just target humans, they even attacked dogs."
"..."
As Chen Ci was speaking, she heard someone call her name: "Chen Ci?! What are you doing here?"
Chen Ci looked in the direction of the voice and saw an unfamiliar round face. She didn't think she had seen this man before, but his voice sounded somewhat familiar...
Where did you hear that?
Chen Ci didn't remember for a moment, but still greeted the other person with a smile: "You are...?"
The round-faced man smiled at her: "I'm Tian Xu."
Chen Ci: "…………"
She should have expected to run into Zhou Shilin when she first learned that he was the president of Shijie!
"Haha, it's Teacher Tian! What a coincidence!" she said, glancing unconsciously at the person in front of her.
The man was tall and slender, a head taller than Tian Xu, exuding an extremely strong aura of masculinity. Seemingly because Tian Xu had suddenly stopped, he also paused and glanced in her direction. When Chen Ci's eyes met his, her mind went completely blank for a moment.
Seeing Zhou Shilin in person was even more stunning than seeing him on a screen. She even thought that Tian Xu and Yang Shuang's skills were too poor and they couldn't capture his beauty at all.
Chen Ci's heart started racing. Now she not only wanted to hang on him and swing on a swing, but she also wanted to do something more exciting.
"President, it's her!" Tian Xu's words brought Chen Ci back to her senses. Zhou Shilin scrutinized the person in front of him, his eyes flickering slightly.
He met Chen Ci yesterday, and he felt that she was different from today.
"Let's talk in the lounge." Zhou Shilin quickly withdrew his gaze and strode forward. Tian Xu hurried after him, calling to Chen Ci, "Let's go!"
"Huh? Oh..." Chen Ci said to Yang Shuang beside her, and followed along with a stiff upper lip.
As today's VIP guest, Zhou Shilin had a lounge specially arranged for him by the organizers. The media present were temporarily under control by the staff, but Tian Xu was worried that they would follow, so he locked the door after entering the lounge.
If he had known the media would be so crazy, he should have arranged for bodyguards to accompany him.
As Chen Ci watched him lock the door, her heart skipped a beat.
They even locked the door... Could they be planning to kill someone here to cover their tracks?
No, no, no, they just want money. Who will they get money from if they kill her?
Thinking of this, Chen Ci's face broke into an innocent smile as she looked at Zhou Shilin on the sofa. Zhou Shilin was leaning back in his chair with his legs crossed, revealing the red soles of his shoes.
...
Good heavens, how can someone look so sexy even when wearing leather shoes?
A note from the author:
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I was going to say that the Rolls-Royce had become the female lead's inner demon, but it seems the male lead is more of an inner demon [winking emoji].
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