Chapter 141 This is the Inside Story
Yu Li has never hidden her ambition.
No one doesn't want to improve; no one doesn't want to climb the ladder.
Besides, she has always believed that she has this ability.
"It's all thanks to Sister Hui's excellent guidance. Without Sister Hui's earnest teachings, I wouldn't be where I am today."
Xu Hui cleared her throat: "In that case, when you come back to work, if you don't treat me to a king crab feast, I'll spread rumors everywhere that you don't respect your teachers."
"Sister Hui, are you doing this on purpose? You know I can't eat cold foods right now, so you deliberately asked for king crab just to tempt me?"
Xu Hui was overjoyed: "Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Here's a little insider tip: the higher-ups held a meeting today to make a final decision on the vacant deputy director position."
"Given the achievements of our celebrity interviews, everyone in the station is convinced that you are in this position. With you here, I can focus on my work and no longer be distracted by internal strife."
Whether it's a television station or any other industry, the open and covert struggles between employees are just like palace intrigues; they will exist as long as there are people.
But after fighting for so many years, Xu Hui is truly exhausted.
Moreover, she also realized that many times, while those below were fighting to the death, it was actually those above who benefited.
Just like before, she and Ma Jiande fought to the death, but in fact they achieved results and the one who benefited the most was the director.
Although they differ by only the word "deputy," the saying "a higher rank can crush you" holds true in both ancient and modern times.
Even though Xu Hui had already taken the position of deputy director, the person who could decide her promotion was still the director who was only one level above her and was her direct superior.
In fact, Xu Hui knew very well that the director was deliberately provoking a power struggle between her and Ma Jiande.
But unfortunately, Ma Jiande, that fool, insisted on competing with her; if she didn't, she would be pushed out.
But if Yu Li were to take this position, Xu Hui would know Yu Li's personality after spending these past few years together.
Yu Li is capable, acts with integrity, and only lets her achievements speak for themselves, which is what Xu Hui admires most about her.
“Sister Hui, I understand. Although I haven’t been with the station for very long, this kind of infighting has seriously affected the actual work style and should have been changed long ago.”
After ending the call with Xu Hui, Yu Li's first thought was to tell her best friend the good news.
But thinking about her best friend's broken phone, she opened Qi Chenyan's WeChat again.
She didn't call, knowing that Qi Chenyan had been extremely busy lately, not even having time to make a video call, so she just sent a message.
Pear Blossom Grass on the Plain: [Waiting for you to come back, I have some super awesome good news to tell you!]
It was accompanied by a cat happily rolling around emoji.
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Just then, Yu Li had a week of rest, and Tan Mo came to check her again. After confirming that there was nothing seriously wrong and that she could return to work, she got up early and went to work.
After lying in bed for the past few days, she felt that if she continued to lie down, her limbs would degenerate.
Even early in the morning, Yu Li didn't stay in bed.
Instead, she opens her eyes, gets up refreshed, changes clothes, puts on makeup, eats breakfast, and goes back to work full of energy.
"Good morning."
As soon as Yu Li entered the office, she greeted everyone.
But the colleagues were gathered together, seemingly discussing something while holding their phones.
They didn't notice Yu Li's arrival at first, until she greeted them first, and then they all turned around to look at her.
They weren't as enthusiastic as usual; instead, their eyes held a sense of unspoken words.
"Yu Li, you're back from your vacation?"
"I heard you took sick leave. Are you feeling better?"
Yu Li didn't think much of it. After confirming that she was mostly recovered, she sat back down at her workstation.
Just as she was about to pick up her phone, her colleague next to her stopped her hand.
"Yu Li, I think you should... not look at your phone right now."
These words seemed to come out of nowhere, but Yu Li glanced at everyone's expressions and guessed: "Could something have happened while I was away?"
My colleague stammered, "I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"
Yu Li casually replied, "Good news, I guess."
"The good news is that you've been selected as the station's outstanding employee of the year thanks to your work on 'Celebrity Interviews,' and your bonus will definitely double!"
Yu Li wasn't surprised by this, but she was a little surprised by the timing of the outstanding employee selection: "Why are the outstanding employees being selected so early this year? In previous years, it was always at the end of the year."
My colleague said evasively, "Maybe, maybe it's because the higher-ups just decided on the deputy director, so they decided on the other nominees at the same time."
Yu Li raised an eyebrow. "It would save us a lot of trouble to announce it all at once. If everyone is free tonight, please don't miss it. It's on me. Hot pot, barbecue, stir-fries, you can choose whatever you like."
"Thank you for your kind offer, Yu Li, you've been working so hard, and it's not easy for you to get the Outstanding Employee award. You should keep the bonus for yourself; we can skip it if we don't eat it."
"Yes, but Yu Li, don't be discouraged. We all have witnessed your abilities. Although you didn't become the deputy director this time, there will be other opportunities in the future."
"Besides, you are so young, yet you have achieved such results today. You are a role model for all of us."
The others echoed her sentiment, but Yu Li's smile quickly vanished.
She pulled her hand away from her colleague's and saw that, just ten minutes earlier, the station had announced personnel adjustments and a list of outstanding employees for the year.
Yu Li's name was the first on the list of outstanding employees.
However, in the personnel reshuffle, the position of deputy director was filled by Qi Jianyue.
Although Yu Li is very confident about the position, she won't say anything if the station feels she is not qualified enough and wants to give it to a more experienced employee who has been with the station longer.
But she wasn't a long-term employee, so she was also excluded, but the position was given to Qi Jianyue. Why?
Without saying a word, Yu Li got up and walked out.
Her colleagues didn't dare to stop her, and they couldn't help but worry as they watched Yu Li leave.
"Did Yu Li have a fight with the director?"
"If it were me, I would also feel it's unfair. Yu Li's 'Celebrity Interview' has only been running for two episodes, but it has already broken the station's records one after another. Such good results are something that everyone can see."
"How did Qi Jianyue manage to surpass Yu Li and take this position? Whether it's professional ability or actual achievements, Yu Li is far ahead. Yet Qi Jianyue snatched the deputy director position. Isn't there something fishy going on here?"
Someone succinctly revealed the truth: "Isn't everyone saying that Qi Jianyue is a rich heiress here to experience life? If she used connections and backdoors, it wouldn't be surprising if she got this position, would it?"
Yu Li used to think she was quite polite, but now she realizes that when she's too polite to others, it makes her seem like a pushover.
So this time she didn't knock, but simply pushed open the door to the director's office.
"Why was Qi Jianyue given the position of deputy director?"
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