Chapter 128 Choice
Yan Nian followed Zhang Zhi into the general manager's office.
She often came here, but now the people have changed and everything has become strange.
Yan Nian didn't know what Zhang Zhi wanted to talk to her about.
Zhang Zhi walked to the leather sofa in the lounge area and motioned for her to sit down.
Yan Nian sat down and spoke first: "Mr. Zhang, what do you want to talk to me about..."
Zhang Zhi noticed her concern and smiled like a senior in the workplace, caring about a newbie: "Don't be nervous, I just want to chat with you."
Yan Nian's anxiety eased slightly, but she still had doubts. She and Zhang Zhi had only met a few times, and their translation team was directly managed by Zhou Ran. What on earth was he talking about with her? Was it business or personal matters?
There was no one else here, so Zhang Zhi lost his usual seriousness and asked in a friendly tone, "You came to the company last June, right?"
Yan Nian quickly replied, "Yes."
In a few months it will be a year.
Zhang Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, I know Professor Yan and Mr. Xu. I was also there when Mr. Ma mentioned you."
Zhang Zhi had known about Yan Nian's existence for many years. After Zhou Ran graduated from high school, his parents cut off his financial support, so they sent him to train under him, actually wanting to curb Zhou Ran's spoiled temper.
Zhou Ji and his wife never expected that things would go against their wishes. Zhou Ran simply refused to obey his discipline.
He is always late and leaves early, and has many opinions. Everyone from his assistant Zhang Xiaohui to the workers on the production line, young and old, men and women, are all kept in check by him.
But after this young master went to college, he suddenly became listless for a while, and then became motivated again. He took the initiative to ask to work under him during the winter and summer vacations. This made Zhou Ji and he both suspicious, so Zhou Ji asked him to check it privately.
After checking, I found out that Young Master Zhou had suffered a broken heart.
As the one who was feeling depressed, Zhang Zhi also guessed that this young master wanted to turn all the humiliation he had suffered into motivation to be proud.
However, the girl Yan Nian was well protected by her parents. She was originally thought to be a spoiled and unreliable young lady, but now Zhang Zhi has taken a new look at her.
He has elegant manners and conversation, and is in good condition in all aspects.
It was only when Zhang Zhi saw her for the first time that he suddenly realized that Zhou Ran had been planning his own plan many years ago.
At the beginning of the dinner, Zhang Zhi didn’t quite understand why Mr. Xu, who had just invested in Rhine Capital, came back from Lingyun and got in touch with Jay Chou?
I heard that after this girl's mother returned to Lindu and invested in Rhine Capital, she had a promising project in her hands. Many investors were deterred by the lack of funds. This was a well-known fact in the circle.
Xu Yiqing found Mr. Ma, and Mr. Ma heard that Jay Chou was interested in this project, so he introduced Jay Chou to him.
The strange thing is, who told Mr. Ma that Jay Chou was interested in the project?
According to him, Zhou Ran had asked Jay Chou about this project. Unexpectedly, Mr. Ma mentioned this girl's work in passing, and Jay Chou took the opportunity to recruit this girl to the company and turned down the project investment, killing two birds with one stone.
Zhang Zhi sighed and laughed in his heart. When his son and father were fighting, he knew the tricks and could counter them.
But it’s a pity that Jay Chou didn’t let Mr. Zhao join that project.
After listening to him, Yan Nian couldn't help but look up at Zhang Zhi who was in a trance. Her parents knew Jay Chou through Uncle Ma, so they naturally knew Zhang Zhi as well.
Yan Nian smiled and said nothing.
Zhang Zhi suddenly asked her a question: "If you had to choose between a stable life and a career, what would you choose?"
Yan Nian was stunned. Zhang Zhi cleverly used "stable life" and "career" instead of "parents" and "Zhou Ran".
Yan Nian knew that Zhou Ran's focus was on the coastal areas, but she still confirmed, "Are you asking about transferring your job to the coastal areas?"
Zhang Zhi admired her and nodded, "Yes."
Her life is indeed very stable now. Yan Nian was silent for two seconds and replied, "If I don't go abroad, I don't think there is any choice in China. Family and work can be balanced."
The complexity of many things comes from being too entangled in choices.
She had just arrived at Boya, and her parents' side had basically settled down. Xu Yiqing and Yan Qilin both had their own lives, and she also wanted to fight for her own career. The only person she was worried about was her grandmother. She said she had no choice because transportation is so developed nowadays, and she can meet her family at any time with just a plane ticket.
Without hesitation, she would choose her career. She wanted to leave the protection of her parents and live for herself. Similarly, Yao Lijun would definitely support her.
Zhang Zhi deliberately avoided mentioning his parents and Zhou Ran, but there was actually another meaning behind this.
Zhou Ran hasn't contacted her yet, probably because something hasn't been finalized. Zhang Zhi contacted her today to sound out her opinion on behalf of his beloved disciple. His starting point was to ask her from Zhou Ran's perspective. Yan Nian suddenly envied Zhou Ran for having such a master.
After getting the answer, Zhang Zhi laughed. This girl was smart and straightforward. She should have known what he wanted to ask.
I decided to stop keeping her in suspense: "Zhou Ran might not think the same way you do. He's been hesitating and hesitating about how to minimize the pressure and sacrifice on you between his career and you, and he still hasn't made up his mind. He could have had a stable development on the path that Jay Chou had paved for him, but do you know why he still chose to take over the export business? In order to set up a translation team, he traveled all the way to Lingyun to conduct campus recruitment. His efforts to get his father's support as soon as possible went awry. The foreign client unilaterally reneged on the contract, resulting in a loss of nearly 20 million yuan. He was young and energetic, had no qualifications, and no one was willing to shoulder this burden for him. He was able to sit in this position because he promised Jay Chou that he would take two years to make up for the losses."
Hearing Zhang Zhi's words, Yan Nian's whole body went blank. She knew about this matter, but she didn't know the huge amount.
Zhang Zhi said, "I know you two have been in love for many years. From the company's perspective, I have to put pressure on him. I can wait, but the coastal business can't. If you think this way, I'm relieved. Please persuade him for me."
Leaving the General Manager's office, Yan Nian's mind raced. The recruitment poster, Zhou Shuaishuai, who lived next door to her grandmother, and so much more—all of it connected, finally making sense.
A bitter taste welled up in Yan Nian's throat.
No one knew how he managed to bear the loss of nearly 20 million by himself. Yan Nian walked towards the translation team in a daze. When he saw the words "Translation Team" engraved on Yarik's doorplate, his eyes began to feel hot.
She just thought that Zhou Ran set up a translation team here because no one could take over Zhang Zhi's job.
Yan Nian was stunned at the door. Xu Xinrui came out and bumped into her: "Why don't you go in?"
Yan Nian was distracted, and his eyes left the doorplate: "I'll go in now."
Xu Xinrui asked with concern: "Did you go to bed late yesterday? Today's workload is not heavy, so you should go back and rest early after get off work!"
Yan Nian shook his head and said, "It's okay, you can persevere."
Seeing that she was absent-minded, Xu Xinrui asked her to go in and rest for a while before going to work.
As soon as Yan Nian entered, Xu Mi greeted her with concern: "Mr. Zhang is looking for you?"
Yan Nian didn't want to talk to Xu Mi, so he left her alone and ran away.
Xu Mi knew that she had just run away and was not being righteous, so she poked her in a flattering way: "Mr. Zhang is so scary, I simply can't face him. Why did he look for you?"
It now seems that going to the coastal area is just a matter of time, and Yan Nian doesn't know whether the other members of the translation team can accept the job transfer.
Xu Mi and You Jia might accept it, but Xu Xinrui and Liang Yu might not. They are both married, and Liang Yu has a child.
Yan Nian likes the present very much, and would be reluctant to part with her if they had to.
"Nothing, just chatting."
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In the past few days, Zhou Ran did not contact her actively, and Yan Nian did not send her WeChat messages. Knowing that he was thinking about her, but he did not discuss it with her, and did not ask whether she was willing or not, he just took it all on his own. Yan Nian felt a little uncomfortable.
He did so much for her, and she was willing to do it. She said she would always be with him.
Since Zhang Zhi came to see her, he has not come to the company again.
The company's annual anniversary celebration is slowly approaching. With less than half a month left, invited foreign customers have been arriving at domestic airports one after another.
Important clients will be received by Yan Nian and You Jia together.
Before work that day, Yan Nian was dragged off to help set up the venue on the 32nd floor. Xu Mi was still muttering, "I haven't seen Mr. Zhou for a long time. Is he going to abandon us?"
Zhou Ran walked behind the two of them at some point and pretended to cough.
Yan Nian and Xu Mi shuddered and turned around at the same time. Zhou Ran said with a sullen expression, "Stop worrying about gains and losses here."
Xu Mi choked, then smiled: "Okay."
Yan Nian met his gaze and couldn't help but dodge when she thought of Zhang Zhi's words.
Zhou Ran turned around with his phone in hand.
Yan Nian watched his back disappear at the office door, then took out her phone and saw Zhou Ran had sent her a message: [Wait for me to get off work together.]
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