Chapter 23 Improper Relationship
The conference room gradually filled with people.
They were all senior executives from various departments of FY, as well as employees of the PO department.
Lu Junyan was a guest, and Pete had originally arranged a seat for him in the first row. However, when Lu Junyan saw that Chu Qingxue was also there, he took the initiative to sit next to Chu Qingxue, which made Zhuang Qian and Luo Meijuan gossip in whispers.
Chu Qingxue pretended not to care, but she was actually extremely pleased with herself.
She wished the whole company knew that Lu Junyan was her boyfriend.
Petra pulled down the blinds, plunging the conference room into darkness, with only the projector lighting up.
Jiang Ning stood at the front, surrounded by a huge crowd. Lu Junyan and Chu Qingxue, sitting together whispering to each other, were still very conspicuous.
This meeting was convened by Pete specifically for Jiang Ning. He projected ten of Jiang Ning's designs onto a large screen, allowing all the company's top executives to score them.
Initially, Lu Junyan scoffed at Jiang Ning's design.
He heard from Chu Qingxue that Jiang Ning hadn't approved a single design draft, and that someone like that would only humiliate himself by staying in a company full of elites.
As one design draft after another played on the big screen, Chu Qingxue noticed that Lu Junyan had stopped talking to her. His eyes were fixed on the screen in front of him, and he didn't even notice when she tugged at his suit sleeve several times.
After the design presentation was finished, Pete opened the blinds again, illuminating the entire conference room.
"Let's start scoring now. A score of 90 or above is considered passing."
Pete's words caused an uproar among the designers in the PO department.
Meng Hui's requirement was a score of 60 or above to pass, but Jiang Ning didn't even meet that requirement, let alone 90.
At first, many people thought that Pitt was just putting on a show with this rating.
The whole company is now spreading rumors that Jiang Ning is Pete's casual sex partner, got into the company by sleeping with Pete, and has no real talent or skills, which is why the design draft got stuck with Meng Hui.
But now, Pete's demands on Jiang Ning are something they can't understand.
It wasn't just one department that was involved; senior leaders from all departments at FY, including sales, external relations, advertising, and operations, all scored Jiang Ning's designs. A total of ten designs were submitted, and all received scores above 90.
Pete was not surprised by the result at all, but Jiang Ning looked incredulous.
However, the people in the conference room weren't looking at Jiang Ning; they were all looking at Meng Hui.
Unable to withstand the pressure, Meng Hui stood up and explained that although Jiang Ning's design was good, the PO product line mainly produced gold jewelry. Gold has low hardness and is soft, so making overly complicated designs and inlays would be too risky with current technology.
"But as the head of the PO design team, your responsibility is to select the best design. Whether the technology can be implemented is not your concern. You should submit the best design to your leader, and whether it can be put into production is ultimately decided by your leader, not you."
Shen Xiaofei retorted without any politeness to Meng Hui, who blushed and had nothing to say but apologize.
“Now that 5G technology for gold is becoming more and more mature, although it is a bit difficult to implement these designs in Jiangning, it is not a pipe dream. It may even promote technological innovation in our company, since gold jewelry has always been a weak point for our FY.”
After Shen Xiaofei finished speaking, Jiang Ning couldn't help but chime in.
"I have some ideas about the hardness and processing of gold..." Jiang Ning began to draw on the whiteboard, explaining her new invention to everyone.
Before anyone knew it, everyone from the other departments had left the conference room, leaving only Shen Xiaofei and a few design division heads.
They are working closely with Jiang Ning to discuss and research process improvements for the new product line.
Although Jiang Ning was in the PO department, her colleagues in the PO department not only did not feel honored, but were all ashamed and embarrassed.
Including Chu Qingxue.
"What's wrong?" Lu Junyan noticed that Chu Qingxue was in a bad mood.
Chu Qingxue grabbed Lu Junyan's hand and pulled him to a corner.
“Junyan, I’m only telling you this… Actually… the new technology that Jiang Ning mentioned… was my idea.”
"What?" Lu Junyan exclaimed in surprise.
Chu Qingxue deliberately shushed her, "Jiang Ning came to ask me for help with her design. I didn't think much of it and just chatted with her about this new technique I had come up with. I never expected that she would bring it up at the meeting as if it were her own idea..."
Seeing that Chu Qingxue's eyes were red, Lu Junyan turned to leave.
"Junyan, where are you going?"
Chu Qingxue grabbed Lu Junyan's hand.
"I'll help you get justice," Lu Junyan said decisively.
"No...please don't go..." Chu Qingxue desperately grabbed Lu Junyan. "You know, Jiang Ning...she's been getting quite close to Director Pete. There are rumors in the company that they have some kind of inappropriate relationship. During lunch break today, a colleague even saw Director Pete seemingly hugging Jiang Ning at her workstation. Even if you go and tell him now, I don't think anyone will believe you. And after you leave, I don't know what Director Pete will do to you..."
Chu Qingxue's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke. Just then, Jiang Ning finished his meeting and walked out of the conference room.
Turning her head, she saw Lu Junyan and Chu Qingxue standing in the corner, holding hands.
Lu Junyan was also looking at her, his eyes filled with disdain.
Jiang Ning thought that after seeing her designs, Lu Junyan would at least acknowledge that she could do other jobs besides being a housewife, if not look at her with new respect.
However, it now seems that she was overthinking things.
Pressing his stomach, Jiang Ning silently returned to his office.
Lu Junyan comforted Chu Qingxue for a while before leaving FY.
Xiao Zhang arrived late, carrying millet porridge with egg and shrimp dumplings that Lu Junyan had asked him to buy.
"Mr. Lu, this..."
Xiao Zhang handed the takeout to Lu Junyan, noticing that Lu Junyan was in a bad mood.
These foods weren't what Lu Junyan usually liked to eat. He knew Lu Junyan must have bought them for someone else, but he wouldn't ask who they were for.
Lu Junyan took the takeout and casually threw it into the trash can next to him.
Xiao Zhang was stunned, but he didn't say anything.
Lu Junyan originally ordered this takeout for Jiang Ning.
In the conference room, Lu Junyan heard Jiang Ning's stomach growling and she rubbed her stomach several times.
Lu Junyan has a stomach problem, and he could tell from Jiang Ning's appearance that she had a stomachache and hadn't eaten lunch, so he asked Xiao Zhang to buy some millet porridge to soothe her stomach.
But after listening to Chu Qingxue's words, he felt that he had gone to unnecessary lengths.
FY eventually developed a new process and launched ten designs from Jiangning to the market. The FY-PO series was a great success and sold well all over the world. As a high-end luxury brand, FY not only continued to establish itself in the high-end jewelry field, but also made its first splash in the mid-to-high-end gold jewelry market.
However, some rumors that were detrimental to Jiang Ning were circulating within FY Company.
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