At this point, saving face was no longer an option. In any case, as long as they could meet, there was still hope.
Thinking it over, he grabbed his car keys and rushed down to the underground garage. No matter what, he had to see Xiao Ran today!
I need to have a good talk with him and see what's really going on.
About half an hour later, Xiao Ran finally appeared at the door of his office. Xiao Ran was looking down at a document when three even and firm knocks came from outside the door. Without looking up, he said, "Come in!"
Without hesitation, Wang Jianfeng followed him inside.
However, he was stunned when he looked at Xiao Ran in front of him. He had always thought that Xiao Ran was at least the same age as him, but he did not expect that the man in front of him looked like a college graduate. He did not look like a boss at all.
Seeing that the person who came in didn't mention Ah Hu, Xiao Ran finally turned his gaze from the documents to Wang Jianfeng.
"Who are you?"
The man in front of him was dressed in a suit and wore gold-rimmed glasses, looking quite refined, but Xiao Ran always felt uncomfortable when he looked at him.
Xiao Ran couldn't help but frown, and his gaze changed slightly.
Wang Jianfeng nodded politely, "Hello, I am Wang Jianfeng from Gaoyuan Media."
Before this, I had already come to see him, but I didn't see him or even get his phone number. I am also the boss of a company, and Gaoyuan Media is much bigger than Yunya Company.
If it weren't for special circumstances, I would never have come!
What's more, after being rejected repeatedly, when it comes to saving face, Wang Jianfeng is the one who cares the most about saving face!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran subconsciously glanced towards the door before saying, "So you're President Wang. I'm so sorry, I just started working here recently and I've been very busy with things, plus my wedding. I haven't had a chance to visit you, which has made you come all this way."
Although the words were spoken very kindly, the expression on his face clearly showed that he was not being entirely honest.
This made Wang Jianfeng's already uneasy heart even more uneasy.
"Mr. Xiao, to be honest, I came here today specifically to discuss the projects between our two companies. I don't know if Mr. Yan mentioned this to you before he left, but this project has now reached a critical stage..."
Xiao Ran isn't stupid; of course he knows that we've reached a critical juncture. If it's not a critical juncture, the more critical it is, the less he wants to see him!
Otherwise, why didn't I see him sooner?
Although I really didn't want to see him, since I'm here now, I'm going to have a serious talk with him about this matter.
He nodded, expertly gestured for Wang Jianfeng to sit down, and then said, "Please sit down first. To be honest, I'm not familiar with this project yet, so I don't know the situation. How about this, I'll call Mr. Wang over, and the three of us can talk about it together."
After saying that, he picked up the phone on the table and dialed Wang Meng's number.
As soon as Wang Meng came out of the finance department office, she saw Xiao Ran's phone call and walked straight to his office without saying a word.
As soon as she entered, Wang Meng saw Wang Jianfeng sitting opposite Xiao Ran. She was taken aback. "Mr. Wang, didn't you just come yesterday? Why are you here again today?"
Wang Jianfeng snorted inwardly. Did he even mean to ask him why?
If I hadn't come today, I probably wouldn't have seen Xiao Ran.
He said with a forced smile, "There's nothing we can do. Mr. Xiao is busy, so it's the people like us who have more free time to move around."
Originally intending to make a sarcastic remark to Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran unexpectedly said directly, "To be honest, that's what I was thinking too. Although our two companies have a collaboration, I've just taken on too many projects and I'm really too busy to handle them all. It would be best if you could put in more effort."
These words nearly made Wang Jianfeng die of anger!
Can't you tell that you're indirectly criticizing someone?
Who on earth is this person?!
He actually acted like nothing had happened and continued talking to me. How did he do that?!
"That's only right. Since we're all in the same boat, I won't stand on ceremony. But regarding the funding..."
At this point, Wang Jianfeng looked meaningfully at Xiao Ran's face.
Xiao Ran blinked, looking at Wang Meng with a blank expression, "Is there a problem with the funding?"
Wang Meng swallowed hard, feigning difficulty, "Well, as you know, our company is struggling to even pay salaries lately, so where would we get the funds?"
When she said that, Wang Jianfeng panicked. How could he manage without money?
"Mr. Xiao, to be honest, our company has indeed encountered some problems recently. Speaking of which, the costs of this project have been quite substantial lately, and it's probably a bit difficult for our company to support it alone."
Xiao Ran pretended to ponder for a moment, then said to Wang Meng, "How about this, you find all the data, reports, and progress information for this project for me."
There are some roles he really doesn't want to play, but reality forces him to take them, and he feels helpless about it.
"Yes, Mr. Xiao."
Wang Meng agreed and turned to leave her office. A couple of minutes later, she came back in carrying a thick stack of group files. She placed the files on Xiao Ran's desk and said, "Mr. Xiao, this is it. But according to the rules, we don't actually need to pay any more money."
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