Chapter 78 Zhao Yan copied the core data
The next day, when Ruan Yao returned to Lexing Island, her steps were light and quick.
The sweetness of last night hadn't faded yet, and the thought of Huo Yanzhi made her lips involuntarily curl into a smile.
Even those dry data reports seem much more appealing now.
"Sister Yaoyao!"
A crisp sound interrupted her good mood.
She is an intern named Chen Cheng in the project team. The girl is lively and is a loyal fan of Ruan Yao.
At this moment, she looked anxious and troubled, and pulled Ruan Yao to a corner of the tea room.
"What's wrong?" Ruan Yao handed her a glass of water.
Chen Cheng took the water glass but didn't drink it. She lowered her voice and spoke nervously.
"Sister Yaoyao, there's something I don't know if I should say."
"you say."
"Didn't we finalize the core design parameters yesterday afternoon and prepare to send them to our contract manufacturer?"
Ruan Yao nodded. "Yes, what's wrong?"
"After I encrypted the file, Zhao, the planner... came over and said he needed to do a final review, and then he took the USB drive away."
Chen Cheng's voice became even softer, "I just went to the production department to confirm, and they said they only received the documents this morning. But... but I saw Brother Zhao leave the company yesterday afternoon with the USB drive."
The young woman became increasingly anxious as she spoke, "I sensed something was wrong, so I checked the company's access control records. He swiped his card to leave work at 4 PM yesterday, but the document wasn't sent out from his email address until 8:30 AM this morning!"
During the dozen or so hours in between, a USB drive containing all the core data of the S-level project was taken away from the company by a person with ulterior motives.
The risks involved are self-evident.
The smile on Ruan Yao's face vanished completely.
Zhao Yan.
What exactly is he up to?
"I understand." Ruan Yao patted Chen Cheng's shoulder reassuringly. "Don't tell anyone about this, and don't show any unusual behavior. Just pretend you don't know anything, understand?"
“But…” Chen Cheng was still worried.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Ruan Yao said calmly.
After seeing Chen Cheng off, Ruan Yao immediately took a document and knocked on Huo Jing's office door.
"Little Aunt."
Huo Jing was buried in a pile of reports when she heard this. She looked up and asked, "What's up?"
Ruan Yao handed over the project weekly report she had just compiled, and in the interval between reporting her work, she casually mentioned something.
"Auntie, I'd like to ask, according to company procedures, are the heads of other functions within the project team authorized to copy core data separately before the final version of the document is released?"
Huo Jing was silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone.
She was a smart woman and immediately understood the meaning behind Ruan Yao's words.
"There's no such procedure." Huo Jing's voice turned cold. "Zhao Yan told you it was for review?"
"Um."
"Zhao Yan copied the core data?" Huo Jing's expression also turned serious. "What does he want to do?"
Ruan Yao shook her head. "I don't know, but I have an idea now."
Huo Jing gestured for her to continue.
"Regarding the design drafts for 'Summer Wonderland,' I suddenly had a new inspiration yesterday and wanted to make some minor adjustments to the accessories of one of the dolls, so I revised several versions overnight."
She showed Huo Jing several design sketches on her phone.
"I was worried that the production line had already started making the plates, so I contacted the colleague in charge and asked them to proceed with the B version plan first."
Huo Jing is an extremely shrewd person.
"Just minor adjustments?"
“Hmm,” Ruan Yao nodded, her face showing no sign of anything amiss. “It’s mainly some minor adjustments that won’t have a significant impact on the overall design. But I think the B version will have an advantage in terms of anti-counterfeiting and future IP expansion.”
Huo Jing looked at her for a few seconds, realized what she was going to do, and suddenly smiled.
"Okay, we'll do it your way."
She added meaningfully, "You are fully responsible for the project. You can make any decisions yourself. Don't take some people too seriously."
Ruan Yao felt a warmth in her heart. "I understand, thank you, Auntie."
After leaving Huo Jing's office, Ruan Yao returned to her workstation.
She looked at Zhao Yan's empty workstation, her expression turning cold.
Zhao Yan, you'd better pray that what you stole won't become irrefutable evidence that lands you in jail.
She turned on her computer and sent an email to the head of the production department.
[Subject: Confirmation Letter Regarding the Final Design Scheme for the "Summer Wonderland" Series]
[Main Text: ...To ensure product uniqueness and anti-counterfeiting effectiveness, after final discussion, it has been decided that the production of all core products will be strictly carried out according to the B-02 encryption scheme. Any previously distributed versions (including version A) are immediately invalidated and must be destroyed and not distributed...]
After doing all this, she leaned back in her chair and let out a long sigh of relief.
In her past life, she trusted the people around her too much, which led to her being stabbed to death by them without any warning.
In this life, she will never give anyone the chance to betray her again.
Night was falling.
The atmosphere was lively in the conference room of Creative Toys, a rival company of Lexingdao.
"Planner Zhao, you've really done a great job this time!" Wang Pangzi, the boss of Chuangyi, grinned from ear to ear as he looked at the complete "Summer Wonderland" plan on the projector.
Zhao Yan sat opposite him, a smug smile on his face.
"Mr. Wang, you're too kind. We're all just trying to make money."
He pushed a USB drive over, "Inside are the complete set of core technical parameters and production process details for 'Summer Wonderland'. As long as you act quickly enough, you can completely flood the market with the product before Happy Island."
Fatty Wang picked up the USB drive as if he had obtained some rare treasure.
"Good! Good! Good!" he said three times. "Planner Zhao is indeed a man of his word."
“Of course.” Zhao Yan rubbed his hands together. “Then what about what we agreed on before…”
Fatty Wang chuckled and took out a check from his briefcase.
"A deposit of 500,000. Once it's done, the remaining balance and the position of project vice president are all yours."
Zhao Yan's eyes widened as he stared at the long string of zeros on the check.
He quickly stuffed the check into his pocket.
"Then thank you very much, Mr. Wang." Zhao Yan picked up his wine glass, his smile becoming even more smug.
He could almost see the ashen expression on Ruan Yao's face after she learned that her project had been plagiarized.
So what if the Huo family has connections?
They are utterly vulnerable in the face of absolute self-interest.
Wang Pangzi acted decisively, immediately summoning all senior executives and announcing that all of the company's working capital would be invested to launch this high-imitation project called "Summer Fantasy".
He wanted to seize the initiative as quickly as possible and deliver a crushing blow to Lexing Island and the Huo family.
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