Chapter 3. My twin sister. ...
Zhou Shilin's gaze fell on Chen Ci, who, as if afraid that he would see through her thoughts, suddenly bowed to him: "Hello, President Zhou!"
Zhou Shilin didn't speak, and Chen Ci stepped forward again to pour him water: "Mr. Zhou, would you like some tea?"
Seeing this, Tian Xu took the water bottle from her hand and bent down to pour water into the cup in front of Zhou Shilin: "This is my job."
"..." Okay, it's clear that Teacher Tian is very afraid of losing her job.
After the tea was brewed, Zhou Shilin didn't drink it. Tian Xu put down the kettle in his hand and looked at Chen Ci across from him: "Don't think that you can renege on your debt by pleasing our president."
"When did I say I was going to renege on my debt?" Since Zhou Shilin was here, Chen Ci decided to talk to him directly. "President Zhou, I will take responsibility for what I should, but asking me to pay ten million is too much, isn't it?"
Zhou Shilin's lips finally twitched: "Ten million?"
He turned his head to look at Tian Xu beside him. Tian Xu subconsciously stiffened his neck and muttered to himself, "Didn't you say to make her pay more compensation?"
Zhou Shilin glanced at him, then looked away, and asked Chen Ci without any change in expression, "Why did Tian Xu pretend to have amnesia when he called you?"
Chen Ci felt extremely wronged: "I didn't pretend to have amnesia, the one who hit you yesterday was Shen Feifei..."
At this point, Chen Ci suddenly stopped talking.
Zhou Shilin, sitting opposite him, raised an eyebrow slightly, his eyes now showing a more scrutinizing look: "Who is Shen Feifei?"
"..." Chen Ci was silent for two seconds, then forced a dry smile. "Shen Feifei is... my twin sister."
Tian Xu: "..."
She even said she wasn't trying to renege on her debt!
“All of that person’s documents yesterday had your name on them, Chen Ci!” Tian Xu exposed her without any mercy.
"..." Chen Ci was silent for two seconds before speaking again in a dry voice, "Haha, my sister lives with me. She was in a hurry when she went out yesterday and mistakenly took my bag."
Tian Xu scoffed and followed up on her question, "Does your sister have a driver's license? Driving without a license is an even more serious offense."
"...Of course we do, we both got our driver's licenses together."
Tian Xu still had that mocking smile on his lips, clearly not believing her nonsense: "Then come with your sister tomorrow to discuss compensation."
Chen Ci: "..."
They were definitely together; they were just afraid Tian Xu wouldn't notice.
“Well, tomorrow is Monday, I have to go to work, so I can’t go with her.” Chen Ci said seriously, “But don’t worry, my sister will definitely go, and we will work together to pay back the money we owe… as long as it’s not ten million.”
Just as Tian Xu was about to say something, there were two knocks on the door, followed by a staff member's voice asking, "President Zhou, are you in? The roundtable meeting is about to start. Is it convenient for you to participate?"
Zhou Shilin glanced at the door, then stood up from the sofa: "Let's talk about compensation tomorrow."
He led Tian Xu out of the room. The staff outside glanced at Chen Ci curiously, smiled at her, and followed her out.
On the way to the conference room, Zhou Shilin suddenly asked Tian Xu, "What's the deal with the ten million?"
Tian Xu hesitated for a moment, then carefully replied, "Didn't you say to make her pay more?"
Zhou Shilin glanced at him sideways: "So this is what you meant when you said you'd give me a raise?"
Tian Xu: "..."
He didn't! He didn't!
At this moment, Chen Ci returned to the booth. As soon as Yang Shuang saw her, he couldn't wait to ask, "Manager Chen, do you know General Manager Zhou? Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Chen Ci: "..."
Because she had only just found out that it was President Zhou. :)
"I guess we know each other, haha." She gave a brief, perfunctory reply and picked up the event booklet on the table to flip through it. The booklet listed today's event schedule, and after the opening ceremony, there was indeed a roundtable meeting that Zhou Shilin had just attended. The attendees were leaders from various city departments, the chairman of Huanyu Pictures, and internationally renowned IP authors like Xing Xin and Mu Chengzhou.
"Are Teacher Xingxin and Teacher Mu Chengzhou here today?" she asked curiously, trying to divert Yang Shuang's attention.
Yang Shuang wanted to inquire more about her relationship with Zhou Shilin, but after being interrupted like this, she swallowed her words back: "Yes, they have a book signing event this afternoon, it's a pity that neither you nor I can attend."
"Why?"
"Because you have to attend the IP seminar in place of General Manager Wu this afternoon, I have to stay here and watch the stall."
"……"OK.
The next page of the handbook did indeed mention a seminar in the afternoon, and Wu Junnan's name was prominently listed. However, this meeting was not as high-profile as the roundtable discussion in the morning; although Shijie would also attend, he would only be a regular senior executive.
...After meeting Zhou Shilin in person, she really got carried away and actually thought that Shijie's senior executives were ordinary.
"Ahem, Mr. Wu should have prepared a speech for the afternoon meeting, right?" Chen Ci put down the booklet and asked Yang Shuang beside her.
Yang Shuang nodded and sent the file from her computer to Chen Ci. It was clear that Wu Junnan hadn't written the draft himself. Chen Ci read through it and got a general idea of the afternoon's meeting.
The afternoon seminar went smoothly, and Chen Ci even added several of the project leaders on WeChat, hoping to secure collaborations later. The organizers arranged a party in the evening, but Chen Ci didn't attend and went straight home to work on her report.
Wu Junnan will definitely ask her about it at the routine meeting tomorrow morning.
While she was writing her report, Yang Shuang sent her many photos of the celebrities invited by the organizers to perform. After finishing organizing the materials for tomorrow's meeting, Chen Ci finally picked up her phone and started playing around with it.
She looked at all the photos Yang Shuang sent her and commented that none of them were as good as Zhou Shilin's. Just as she was thinking this, she saw a public account reporting on today's event, using a photo of Zhou Shilin speaking on stage as the cover.
Many media outlets reported on the opening ceremony this morning, but the one with Zhou Shilin on the cover got the most traffic. Chen Ci clicked on it with great interest, and sure enough, all the comments were praising the cover for being handsome. Even though the beginning was a serious discussion about Shijie's business, the ending was all about how handsome it was.
That's probably what you call authority.
Just as Chen Ci was about to add her own praise, she received a message from Tian Xu: "Remember to come on time tomorrow to discuss compensation matters. If you don't come, we'll proceed with the formalities. [Smile]"
Chen Ci: "..."
Why did you have to beat her back to reality while she was dreaming?
Thinking of the enormous debt of ten million, Shen Ci angrily posted a message on her phone.
"I woke up to find the sky had fallen; my alternate personality had secretly racked up a debt of ten million behind my back [stunned]"
Here's what happened: The main contractor has a split personality due to past experiences, but the secondary personality has always been honest and law-abiding, never causing any trouble. Until today, a strange man contacted him online, immediately claiming the main contractor owed him ten million [the sky is falling]. He even has video evidence; the person in the video is indeed the main contractor, but the main contractor has no memory of it [sigh]. The man is demanding ten million in compensation for car repairs, lost wages, and emotional distress [stunned]. How can someone so handsome have such a wicked heart [stunned].
Chen Ci's personal social media account usually doesn't get much traffic, with a post getting at most a dozen likes. But for some reason, this post she made today suddenly went viral.
This was the most lively post Chen Ci had ever made, but none of the people who clicked in were there to comfort her.
[The main character slept for quite a long time...]
[I think I suddenly can't understand Chinese anymore.]
What should the parents do if they give their child such a nickname?
Next time you play Truth or Dare, have your friend read this aloud.
Send me the photo so I can see how handsome I am.
Seeing the endless stream of comments, Chen Ci commented "So many people.jpg" and then strategically logged off the internet.
Despite how thrilling the day had been, I still had to go to work on time the next day.
Shen Ci took her laptop to the routine meeting, and Wu Junnan indeed asked her about yesterday's event. After Shen Ci finished reporting to him, Wu Junnan nodded approvingly: "Not bad, it was quite fruitful. You can continue to follow up on the people you added. If you manage to close a deal, you'll get a commission."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Wu."
"There's something else..." Wu Junnan looked at her and tentatively asked, "I heard you know Mr. Zhou from Shijie?"
Chen Ci: "..."
Yang Shuang really tells you everything!
She closed her laptop and smiled in Wu Junnan's direction: "I guess so."
Wu Junnan's expression brightened with excitement: "Are you two familiar with each other? What's your relationship like?"
Chen Ci thought for a moment: "We're not exactly close, but our relationship... well, it's as solid as a rock."
After all, debt relationships are among the most inseparable in the world, and if it's ten million, it's even closer.
When Wu Junnan heard what she said, his eyes lit up: "Then could you go and do a short interview with President Zhou?"
"...Huh?" Chen Ci's mind went blank for a moment. "Do we offer this kind of service?"
Wu Junnan said excitedly, "Shijie has confirmed that it will participate in the second PUPU WONDERLAND, and has also agreed to provide us with robots as volunteers."
PUPU WONDERLAND is a comprehensive comic convention organized by their company. The first edition last year was a great success, which led to this larger second edition. Inviting Shijie to participate this time was a clever idea from Wu Junnan. After all, there are so many comic conventions now, they need to do something different to grab people's attention.
The robot vending machine produced by Shijie is a mobile intelligent vending machine that they have already used in several stores. In addition to the vending machine, this comic convention will also feature robot volunteers sponsored by Shijie. They can not only answer visitors' questions, but also explain the IP of each booth.
This collaboration has been under discussion for some time, and Chen Ci was naturally aware of it: "...But I'm not in charge of Shijie's side, am I?"
"It's not your responsibility... but you're the only one in our company who knows General Manager Zhou!"
Chen Ci: "..."
"I saw the coverage of yesterday's opening ceremony. The one with Mr. Zhou on the cover got a lot of traffic. If we could interview him, the anime convention would definitely be a huge hit!"
"...I think having a robot volunteer on site is already quite a gimmick. There's no need to interview him, is there? Besides, it's impossible for President Zhou to come to Shijie's exhibition hall in person."
Wu Junnan nodded in agreement: "So wherever you want to interview him, we can do it."
"..." She didn't want to interview him.
Chen Ci opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but Wu Junnan sighed and said earnestly, "Junior Sister, you know that our goal for Pupu Paradise has always been to have more stores than convenience stores, and even open stores overseas to compete with their brands! But this requires us to increase our brand awareness, make our brand an industry benchmark, and make everyone think of us when they mention Gu Zi Store!"
"but……"
"Besides, your sister-in-law is about to give birth. Babies are money-devouring beasts, so we have to work hard to earn more money."
Chen Ci: "..."
Ever since his sister-in-law became pregnant, Mr. Wu has always liked to bring up the child whenever something happens.
It's like the child your sister-in-law is carrying is hers.
A note from the author:
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Wu Junnan: How exactly did you get to know President Zhou?
Chen Ci: Now drive out, find President Zhou's Rolls-Royce, and crash into it. [Okay]
Wu Junnan: ...
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