Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Don’t be mean to her?
Guan Yanxuan lowered his eyes slightly and looked at Yu Wan. His eyes were dark, his skin was cold and pale, and he had no expression. His facial lines were sharp, making him look particularly indifferent.
Guan Yanxuan said, "Yu Wan, don't be so foolish as to expose Zhao Yushu's theft of your plan in public. This conference room isn't a courtroom, there's no judge, and it's not meant to redress your grievances or uphold justice. Besides President Fu and colleagues from the two departments, there's also President Wang from Tingcai Company sitting in this room. Internal conflicts shouldn't be brought to light in public. Do you understand?"
Yu Wan's heart trembled violently.
She gritted her teeth, holding back the tears that were about to burst forth. She lowered her head and wiped her eyes vigorously. When she looked up again, only slightly red eyes remained. "...I understand."
Guan Yanxuan gave her a serious look, letting Yu Wan calm down alone, and walked to the door of the meeting room.
In the conference room, Zhao Yushu just finished speaking at this time.
Mr. Wang clapped his hands in appreciation and raised the question, "Ms. Zhao's proposal really caught my eye. It's true that young talent is formidable, and Mr. Fu's company is truly home to hidden talents. However, Ms. Zhao, your proposal doesn't include much supporting data. If you actually film the short drama you mentioned, the costs involved won't be enough to generate a profit solely through advertising and platform promotion. How can this be addressed?"
Zhao Yushu was stunned.
Is this in the proposal? I don't think so.
Yu Wan only mentioned that they relied on the novel scripts provided by multiple reading platforms under Fu's to remake short dramas in various styles. This would not only capture a portion of the long video market and adapt to the fast-paced lives of the majority of netizens, but also attract users to download due to its novelty.
Besides advertising, how else can we make money?
Zhao Yushu suddenly had an idea and blurted out excitedly, "It's the same as a long drama video! Just become a VIP and watch it. New users only need 6.6 yuan per month for the first time. After all, the cost of a short drama is different from a long drama."
Mr. Wang paused for a few seconds, frowning slightly. "Ms. Zhao, if you're a VIP user, what's the difference between short and long series? Why don't you choose large platforms instead of short videos?"
Zhao Yushu was stunned by the question and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Knock knock knock.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the conference room. Guan Yanxuan pushed the door open and walked in with Yu Wan.
Without waiting for anyone in the meeting room to ask, he spoke first to explain, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fu, Mr. Wang, to bother you at this time without permission. I just learned that Mr. Wang is interested in understanding the development of Tingcai's core competitiveness in this acquisition. In reality, the planning isn't the work of just one person. Secretary Yu might be able to answer your questions."
Mr. Wang was a little angry when he was interrupted, but because of their cooperation, he had met Guan Yanxuan several times and knew what kind of person this Director Guan was, so he suppressed his anger and listened to him finish.
Hearing Director Guan say that Yu Wan was also involved in the planning, Wang Buren became interested and raised his eyebrows: "Oh, could this be Mr. Fu's secretary?"
He had seen it on the trending search.
Yu Wan had already adjusted her expression and bent slightly, her posture just right. "Hello, Mr. Wang. I'm Yu Wan, the same as Yu Meiren and Wan as in night. I'm Mr. Fu's secretary."
Fu Zhiyao calmly glanced at Yu Wan's face. Her eyelids were a little red, but it was barely noticeable behind her thick, dark eyelashes. There were red marks on the back of her right hand, as if she had been hit by something. Her clothes were still tidy, indicating that nothing serious had happened.
Fu Zhiyao took the initiative to answer, "I just asked her to go out with Director Guan to do some work. I knew you wanted to know more, so I called her back."
Yu Wan looked at the boss gratefully, then walked to the conference table and began to answer Mr. Wang's questions without even glancing at Zhao Yushu.
"Mr. Wang, the conditions required for short drama filming actually need to be created and guided manually by us. First, relying on Fu's reading software, we can filter suitable remakes with potential for explosive success based on popularity. Since we hold the copyright, we can remake them ourselves or have other film and television companies do it for the right price. What we provide at Tingcai is actually a viewing platform. At this time, we need to consider the cost coverage and profitability issues you mentioned."
Yu Wan spoke more and more calmly, her voice fluent and her narration clear. She addressed Mr. Wang's question in a simple and easy-to-understand way: "Unlike the VIP charging model mentioned by Zhao Yushu, I think charging per episode by the number of episodes can give customers more freedom of choice and a sense of novelty. Short dramas are different from long dramas. They have shorter episodes and a faster pace, and each episode has a breaking point and a hook..."
Qian Xicheng from the Acquisition Department finally realized what was going on after listening to it. Judging from Yu Wan's confident and calm demeanor, this plan was definitely not written by the intern named Zhao Yushu from the Finance Department.
Looking at Wang Zhewei, the director of the Finance Department who transferred Zhao Yushu to the department, his face was pale, like a living dead.
Thinking of his previous contempt for Yu Wan, Qian Xicheng suddenly shuddered. Fortunately, Secretary Yu did not make a big fuss with him at that time. If Secretary Yu had really listened to him and made no preparations, he, as the director of the acquisition department, would definitely have to step down and let others take over.
Qian Xicheng took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He had already thought about how to deal with this matter when he returned.
Zhao Yushu didn't have time to pay attention to the condition of Wang Zhewei who was sitting next to her. She was cold all over and her head was a mess. She didn't know how she walked back to her seat or how she sat down. She was like a walking corpse.
Looking at the appreciation gradually appearing on Mr. Wang's face across the conference table, Mr. Wang was obviously more satisfied with what Yu Wan said than her previous speech.
Zhao Yushu bit his cheeks so hard that they made a crackling sound, and stared at Yu Wan with his eyes.
- [Why! Why! Why is it Yu Wan again! Didn't I already lock her in the archives? Why did she come out again? Why interrupt me now? Why steal my moment of glory? Bitch! Bitch!]
Yu Wan actually planned all of this, didn't she? She didn't even include any of this in the proposal. The proposal she let me steal was an incomplete one, all for now, just to show up when I'm embarrassed and can't answer the questions, to steal all the limelight and attention! She even pretended to be generous and said the proposal was a collaboration. Who needs such generosity? Bitch! Bitch! Why doesn't this bitch just die!
The calmer and more composed Zhao Yushu appeared on the surface, the more disgusting and harsh the voice in his heart became, and Fu Zhiyao's veins in his temples bulged when he heard it.
In just a few words, Fu Zhiyao understood the truth about Yu Wan's lateness for the meeting. He also understood why Yu Wan, who was always cautious and would turn off the computer and lock the drawers when leaving the office, allowed Zhao Yushu to steal the plan so easily.
As expected, the anonymous letter of complaint was written by Zhao Yushu, and Yu Wan's counterattack was the planning proposal in Zhao Yushu's hand with important content deleted.
Yu Wan wanted to use the plans submitted one after another to prove that the plan was plagiarized by Zhao Yushu, so that the company could fire her.
A very stupid idea.
An inexplicable anger surged in Fu Zhiyao's heart, and Zhao Yushu's disgusting voice kept pouring into his ears. The more Fu Zhiyao restrained himself from being affected, the more fiercely the anger in his heart burned.
After the meeting, President Wang relented and took the initiative to reach a cooperation with Fu Group, and his words were full of appreciation for Yu Wan.
"Mr. Fu, although your Secretary Yu modestly said that the plan is not perfect and needs improvement, I personally think that she is already very good. She is only 22 years old and has achieved such a level. No wonder Mr. Fu promoted her to be your secretary. I am not as good as Mr. Fu in handling company affairs, and I am also inferior in judging people."
Fu Zhiyao said, "Mr. Wang is too modest. Secretary Yu still has room for improvement. For example, she didn't sit in the meeting room at the beginning of the negotiation, but barged in halfway through, disrupting the meeting."
Wang Buren smiled and shook his head. "I didn't realize that Mr. Fu was so protective of his people. Don't worry, I don't mind it."
As he spoke, his eyes unconsciously swept over the pale-faced Zhao Yushu and the calm-faced Yu Wan, and he smiled slightly, as if he had already seen through everything.
Wang Buren: "I'm afraid President Fu will be busy today, so I'll invite Director Qian and Director Nian to dinner first so we can finalize the details of the acquisition contract as soon as possible. How do you do that?"
President Fu raised his chin and motioned for Director Qian and Director Nian to follow. "Of course, the acquisition is a big deal. Please, Guan Yanxuan, go and see President Wang off."
Guan Yanxuan agreed: "Okay, Mr. Fu."
The group left the meeting room.
Wei Xian wanted to pull Yu Wan aside to say something, but seeing that President Fu was in a bad mood, he made a cell phone call gesture to Yu Wan, then picked up the documents and left, ready to ask Guan Yanxuan who knew the inside story.
After leaving the meeting room, Fu Zhiyao walked ahead with big strides, without saying a word and without looking back, as if he was certain that Yu Wan would catch up.
Yu Wan followed Fu Zhiyao closely.
Yu Wan knew that Fu Zhiyao was angry. Just his back gave people a terrifying feeling as if a storm was about to come. She walked into the office nervously.
After closing the door, Yu Wan called out to Fu Zhiyao. Her voice was not as soft as usual, as if it was squeezed out of her throat: "Boss."
Fu Zhiyao turned around, slammed the documents in his hand onto the coffee table, and shouted, "Yu Wan, you're so capable! Not only did you fool Zhao Yushu, you fooled me too!"
There was a loud bang, and Yu Wan trembled with fear. She lowered her head subconsciously, not daring to look at Fu Zhiyao's expression, and blurted out an apology: "I'm sorry, boss."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's that again, Secretary Yu. Is saying sorry the only thing programmed into your single-cell brain?"
Fu Zhiyao was so angry that he took off his suit and threw it on the sofa. He walked a few steps to the desk and stood still. Due to the height difference, Yu Wan could only look up at Fu Zhiyao.
Yu Wan suppressed the sob in her throat and tried to explain, "Boss, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to be late for today's meeting. I know today's meeting is very important, but Zhao Yushu locked me in the archives room. I kept knocking on the door, but no one heard me. I was the one who tricked Zhao Yushu into taking the incomplete plan. I know my idea was stupid, I..."
"So, did you listen to anything I said that day?"
Fu Zhiyao interrupted Yu Wan, staring at her with his dark brown eyes, his jawline extremely tense, his face gloomy and terrifying, every word he spoke frightened her.
"Do you think you're seeking justice for yourself? You're so foolish! Do you know who Zhao Yushu is? Do you know what's going on in his head? Today, he's locking you up so you can't attend the meeting, but what about tomorrow? Making you look bad at the company-wide meeting? Pushing you off a tall building and leaving you hanging? Secretary Yu, you're not always so lucky. You think you can find something to hold against him, but in reality, you can't do anything!"
Yu Wan looked at Fu Zhiyao, feeling powerless and unable to defend herself. She slowly lowered her eyes and couldn't utter a word.
She knew that Mr. Fu hated tears.
From the time she entered the president's office until now, she has never shed a tear, but she felt really wronged today. She was locked up for nearly an hour and a half, and no one paid any attention to her even though her throat was smoking. After she came out, she didn't even drink a sip of water, and was forced to admit that the plan was conceived by her and Zhao Yushu together, simply because they couldn't let outsiders know that the plan was stolen by their colleague.
She tried hard to adjust her mood, spoke frankly and generously about the contents of her plan, and faced the client with a smile. Now she had to stand here and face Fu Zhiyao's scolding.
If there was a moment of greatest regret after transmigrating into the novel, Yu Wan felt it would probably be now.
Yu Wan really wanted to throw the documents on the coffee table onto Fu Zhiyao's desk and shout that she quit.
She also wanted to ask why, why she was the one being targeted, why she was the one being smeared, why she was the one being isolated.
Is she really the person least worthy of being Fu Zhiyao's secretary as Zhao Yushu said?
But she did nothing in the end. She tried to control her tears by taking deep breaths, but it was in vain. Yu Wan finally couldn't help but tremble.
Fu Zhiyao didn't hear Yu Wan's voice for a long time. He turned sideways and saw a tear falling squarely on the floor tiles, which instantly turned into a dark gray dot.
Fu Zhiyao's eyes trembled, his brain went blank for a moment, he couldn't remember what to say, and his anger was extinguished in an instant.
Mr. Wang agreed to make concessions on the acquisition price, and the acquisition was completed. After the acquisition, Yu Wan solved the core competitiveness of Tingcai Short Video with a nearly perfect solution. These were all what he wanted, so why was he still angry?
Fu Zhiyao suddenly became at a loss. He couldn't explain his previous anger and current silence.
Is all this just because of seeing Yu Wan's tears?
Fu Zhiyao's heart was in a mess.
The next second, he saw Yu Wan wipe her tears, raise her head and look straight at him, her dark eyelashes stained with wet tears, her voice hoarse and fragile: "Boss, this time it's my fault, I will reflect on it carefully, can you please not…"
Anything else?
Don't be mean to her?
Is he fierce?
Yu Wan paused for two seconds, took a breath of air, and spoke again: "Can you please not..."
Fu Zhiyao interrupted Yu Wan and said, "This acquisition is successful. Once the contract is signed, Secretary Yu, you will receive the bonus you deserve: 120,000 yuan."
The words Yu Wan was about to say got stuck in her throat.
One hundred and twenty thousand...
One hundred and twenty thousand.
One hundred and twenty thousand!
Yu Wan suddenly felt like her tears had been shed in vain. One project alone could earn her 120,000 yuan, which was more than she had earned in a year in her previous life! It was truly a lot of money!
Yu Wan had a dazed expression, and with a pair of round black eyes, she looked like a complete goose.
Fu Zhiyao thought she hadn't heard clearly, so he stared into her eyes and repeated, "The proposal is the key to getting Mr. Wang to change his mind. The proposal is highly feasible, so the 120,000 is the bonus. Is there a problem?"
Yu Wan was slow to shake her head, fearing that if she didn't agree, her boss would take the bonus back. "No... no problem."
No, there is still a problem.
Yu Wan pursed her lips, feeling that if she didn't bring it up now, she wouldn't have another chance later. She looked at Fu Zhiyao and said in a hoarse but firm voice, "Boss, I want to report Zhao Yushu from the Finance Department for stealing my plan and using unspoken rules to get Cai Zhewei, the head of the HR Department, to transfer her to the Finance Department. According to company rules and regulations, should she be fired and the results and reasons publicized within the company?"
Fu Zhiyao raised his eyebrows and sat back in his boss chair.
"I want evidence."
Yu Wan straightened her back, tears still lingering on her face. Her eyelids and nose were red, but her eyes were unstoppable. She said, "Boss, after get off work yesterday, I sent the plan from the school to me at the company via local express delivery. The delivery time was between nine and ten this morning, and it's probably been signed for by Sun Ning at the front desk. This is chronological evidence. Also, on the third page of the plan that Zhao Yushu took away, the one with the supporting data, my name is at the top of the vertical axis. And... at my workstation, I accidentally turned on the recording on my phone, and it's still on. I should be able to record her taking my plan..."
As Fu Zhiyao listened to Yu Wan's story, the thin figure in his sight was like a tough vine that did not need to rely on high walls and was not confined to a narrow greenhouse. It just struggled quietly to grow towards the sky.
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