As the two of them finished their meal and walked out of the private room, they ran into Zong Jia and Zhong Yuan, who had come to eat.
Jiang Xiaoli introduced Qu Shitao to her, saying, "This is my current class monitor, Qu Shitao. I've brought her here to be An Ting's assistant. This is my boyfriend, Zong Jia, and my good friend, Zhong Yuan."
Qu Shitao waved politely to them, "Hello!"
Zong Jiayu smiled and nodded at Qu Shitao, "Hello, I am Xiaolizi's fiancé, Zong Jiayu."
"Hello!" Zhong Yuan then said with a smile, "Brother Zong, are we all so concerned about terms of address now?"
Zong Jia shrugged. "It's just to emphasize it to someone."
Jiang Xiaoli sighed helplessly, "Okay, okay, I'll remember! I won't make the same mistake next time."
Zong Jia nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, have you finished eating?"
"Hmm, I thought you guys were going to have to grab a bite in the office again today."
Seeing that they were chatting, Qu Shitao gestured to Jiang Xiaoli and went upstairs to leave.
Zhong Yuan patted Jiang Xiaoli on the shoulder, "Hey Xiaoli, is that the future assistant you said you wanted to poach yesterday?"
Jiang Xiaoli followed them back to their private room. "Yeah, isn't it pretty good?"
"I don't know since I haven't met her," Zhong Yuan said. "But the girl seems very kind and nice."
Zong Jia glanced at him and laughed, "I asked you to contact HR to hire a few clerks, and now you've learned fortune telling?"
Zhong Yuan took a bite of food and muttered, "Ugh, I don't know which bastard was bragging outside that our 'Yujia Technology' has ridiculously high salaries, with an average monthly salary of over 1,500 yuan. When HR complained to me, I didn't think much of it, but after accompanying them to several interviews, I was really annoyed!"
Other companies' clerks typically earn 700, 800, or at most 900 yuan a month, but these people come here and ask for 1000 or 1500 yuan right off the bat! They're treating us like suckers!
Jiang Xiaoli frowned. "Is that so?"
She turned to Zong Jiayu, "Is this another 'Kyoto Chamber of Commerce' stunt?"
Zong Jia nodded, "I guess so. Wang Duo's chat software received a lukewarm response after its launch. They spent a lot of money promoting it and advertised it everywhere, but it didn't make much of a splash."
Zhong Yuan, chopsticks in his mouth, complained, "That crappy app can't compare to our 'SOSO' at all. Netizens aren't stupid!"
Jiang Xiaoli, however, did not see it that way. They were simply taking advantage of her knowledge of the past life's development. In her previous life, Wang Duo was able to create an internet giant, so he could not possibly be so easy to deal with.
She thought for a moment and then asked, "When will the 'SOSO' space and personal display features be available?"
Zong Jia replied, "During the National Day holiday, this new version update includes a lot of content. To ensure that 99.9% of users can run the new version smoothly, we have been strengthening testing recently."
She nodded. "I always felt that things couldn't be that simple with Wang Duo. We must speed up our efforts to seize the market; user numbers are the key to our success."
"Um."
Zong Jia held her hand and said, "Don't worry, everything is going according to plan."
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and changed the subject, "I'm thinking of renting out a theater for the employees of these companies to watch a movie during the National Day holiday. Would you like to let your employees know in advance?"
Zhong Yuan clapped his hands, "Little Pear, your decision is truly brilliant!"
"Brother Yuan, I'm truly moved by your awareness."
Zong Jiayu chuckled and said, "Believe it or not, in his heart, everyone who pays to see 'Qiaochu' is wise and powerful."
"Hey!" Zhong Yuan laughed. "Brother Zong, you can keep it to yourself, why say it out loud?"
Zhong Yuan had been waiting for "The Outstanding" to be a huge hit so he could sit back and wait for his share of the profits. The closer the movie's release date got, the more eager he became.
He couldn't help but ask, "Little Pear, how much do you think our 'Outstanding Baby' will do at the box office?"
Actually, Jiang Xiaoli didn't know the answer to this question either.
In its previous life, "The Outstanding" became a dark horse in the Chinese film industry in 1996 with its low cost and high quality, earning 96 million yuan at the box office and ranking second in the annual film box office, only 16 million yuan less than the annual box office champion "Police Story 4" with 112 million yuan.
This time, Jiang Xiaoli increased the investment in "Qiaochu" and had Shen Zhaokun select a more suitable filming location and high-quality props and costumes, which greatly enhanced the film's plot.
Thinking of this, she said, "Who knows what will happen if it hasn't happened yet? I only know that after watching the sample footage, I have high expectations for the success of 'Outstanding'."
Zhong Yuan was very excited, "Haha! This is what it means to think alike! After I saw the sample footage, I told Lao Shen that we would definitely succeed! That old guy just lacks confidence!"
Zong Jia wiped his mouth and said, "Your exaggerated performance would scare anyone who saw it."
Jiang Xiaoli imagined the scene and laughed so hard she fell into his arms. "You're absolutely right! Yuan-ge's behavior really makes it hard to tell if he's being genuine or just acting."
Zhong Yuan frowned, crossed his arms, and looked at the two of them. "When we were filming, you said I wasn't suited for acting. Why can't you tell now?"
Zong Jiayu thought for a moment and then offered an explanation, "Perhaps your acting skills must be integrated into real life?"
Zhong Yuan thought about it and agreed with his statement, "Alas, heaven is jealous of talent!"
Jiang Xiaoli, holding Zong Jiayu's arm, said, "Oh dear, my stomach hurts from laughing."
Zhong Yuan was speechless. "Little Pear, isn't your sense of humor a bit too low? Alright, I'm not going to chat with you two anymore, I'm going back to work."
After Zhong Yuan left, Jiang Xiaoli calmed down and leaned on Zong Jia's shoulder. "Brother Yuan is such a lively character."
Zong Jia nodded, "Yes, how come I never noticed this side of him before?"
She had to give Hu Jingxin a thumbs up for her taste: "Xin Xin said from the very beginning that she wanted to find a witty and humorous boyfriend. Her taste is much better than ours."
"Hehe." Zong Jiayu patted her hair. "Little Pear has good taste too."
Jiang Xiaoli reached out and pinched his cheek. "Ayu, you've become quite shameless lately."
Zong Jia turned and kissed the back of her hand, smiling as she said, "It's all thanks to Xiao Lizi's excellent teaching."
She pinched his cheek harder. "Fine, so you're saying I'm shameless?"
Zong Jia, despite the pain, grasped her hand, saying, "I love Xiao Lizi's confident and poised demeanor."
Jiang Xiaoli snorted lightly, "Consider it compensation!"
They chatted for a while, and it was almost lunchtime when they started their shifts. Zong Jia took her hand and left the private room. "Let's go, I still have a lot of work to do."
She nodded, "I also need to talk to Brother Dafu about cooperating with the Jiang family to set up a factory in Hunan Province."
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