"Thank you, Mr. Lu." Du Guoying stood up, raised her glass, and said, "I'd like to toast you."
The two had a drink and sat down again. Kevin then said, "Since there's a position available, let him start today. As for me, I'll first learn about our company's overseas operations, do some research, and once I'm sure everything's okay, I'll go back and resign. You know, resigning from my current position is very complicated and might take some time."
“I understand, I get it!” Lu Feng said, picking up some food with his chopsticks. “Du Guoying is always easy to talk to. Let’s drink first, come on.”
The event was followed by another round of heavy drinking. The meal lasted for two hours, with Zhu Lidong sitting to the side, constantly boasting about how the country's economy relies on their company, how they are a pillar of the global electronics industry, on par with the current top companies, and how they will become a unicorn in the global electronics industry in the future.
Lu Feng, sitting to the side, couldn't stand listening to some of the boasting. It has to be said that those who work in marketing can spout nonsense, let alone trains, they can talk about anything from airplanes to cannons.
“Let’s talk at the company.” Lu Feng pulled Kevin downstairs and insisted on sitting in the same car with him. The two sat in the back seat, and Lu Feng said to him in English, “Don’t underestimate me, my English is very good. You’ve been talking in Chinese these past few days, so I have to show off my English. From now on, we’ll communicate in English.”
Kevin didn't expect Lu Feng to care about such a small thing, but he didn't think much of it. In China these days, being able to speak fluent English is indeed something to brag about, and people even sometimes chat with their own countrymen in a sophisticated way to show off their sophistication.
Upon entering the reception room, Kevin plopped down in the spot where Lu Feng had previously been sitting!
“You can’t sit here. You sit across from me. This is where the host sits. You’re the guest.” Lu Feng said, pulling his arm. “That’s the rule, understand?”
"This is the first time I've heard of this." Kevin was a little surprised, but he still obediently sat down opposite Lu Feng, facing the camera hidden on the bookshelf behind him.
"You've had a good time working at Volkswagen, haven't you?" Lu Feng asked in English.
"It's alright, I guess. After all, I helped them expand into the Asian market. You might not know this, but I was the one who contacted FAW back then." Kevin sat across from him, looking somewhat dejected. He had been with Volkswagen for many years, but had not received any further promotion.
“If I were you, I wouldn’t do it. You’ve made such a great contribution and have been in this business for so many years, and you’re only in charge of Asian overseas affairs? That’s a bit unreasonable,” Lu Feng said, trying to stir up trouble.
Fueled by alcohol, Kevin's pent-up frustration was aroused. He rubbed his face, looking quite disgruntled. After a while, he looked up and said, "I've gotten to where I am today entirely because I've been suppressed. I'll say it all today: back then, McZister was just the Chief Overseas Strategy Officer. That report on the Asian automotive market was written and submitted by me."
“I was the one who carried out the execution. He didn’t do anything. As a result, after reaching a cooperation agreement with FAW, he was transferred to the European Business Division as CEO. And me? I was just a small vice president of the Asian division. Over the years, I’ve increased the sales of cars in Asia.”
“I thought I could be transferred to headquarters and enter the senior management, but I'm still in charge of Asian affairs. He became the CEO of Volkswagen Group instead. What ability does he have? What makes him so special? Just because his wife had an affair with a minister? I know all about it. Don't think I'm stupid. I'm better informed than anyone else.”
Lu Feng never expected to hear such explosive inside information. At this moment, the meeting room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. On the surface, Kevin was ranting to Lu Feng and the others, but in reality, he was facing the camera.
“I’ve wanted to quit for a long time, really, but I just haven’t found the right company. Right now, I think Jiafeng Electronics is excellent. I’ll take a look, and if it’s a good fit, I’ll switch jobs immediately.” Kevin didn’t forget to try and confuse Lu Feng.
Lu Feng felt that was enough. Based on his passionate remarks just now, he should be fired, let alone resigned.
"I would also very much welcome someone as talented as you to join us," Lu Feng said politely.
“I need time to start working here. Can we let Du Guoying join the company first and get used to it? I’m quite familiar with him, so we can communicate if anything comes up.” Kevin continued to pave the way for Du Guoying.
“Okay, no problem.” Lu Feng looked at Du Guoying and said, “Come and complete the onboarding procedures tomorrow. I promised you, you will be the vice president, in charge of the pager marketing department.”
Du Guoying never expected happiness to come so suddenly. He originally thought that if Kevin joined, he would at most be carried along, but he didn't expect to be the first to join the company.
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