Chapter 192 Rehearsal
Chen Meilan cleared her throat and said, "From today on, all comrades who have signed up to participate in the city-wide department store gala can leave work one hour early every day to rehearse. This time will also be included in your salary and will be considered as your normal get off work schedule.
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene immediately exploded.
"Why are the higher-ups so generous this year? If I had known this, I would have signed up too."
"That's right. These few people who signed up are really lucky. I wonder if it's too late for me to sign up now?"
"Why didn't you tell me earlier about such a good benefit?"
Chen Meilan cleared her throat, interrupting the discussion below, and continued, "In addition, all comrades who participate in the gala will receive additional material rewards. As for what they are, it has not been decided yet."
"Okay, everyone, do what you need to do. I've said everything I want to say."
As she spoke, she looked at Su Xiaoxiao: "Comrade Su, come with me."
Su Xiaoxiao nodded and immediately followed her to a secluded corner.
Chen Meilan glanced at Su Xiaoxiao's face, and after a moment she spoke, "Regarding the sponsorship, the general manager said he can give you a few days off to go and get the sponsorship."
Su Xiaoxiao hadn't expected such a good thing to happen, and she immediately smiled. "Thank you, General Manager and Director Chen. Don't worry, for the honor of our factory, I will definitely get this sponsorship."
Hearing this, Chen Meilan nodded and looked at Su Xiaoxiao with a hint of appreciation: "Okay, nothing happened, you can go back."
As soon as Su Xiaoxiao returned, she was surrounded by everyone.
"Comrade Su, did Director Chen just talk to you about the gala?"
"Is it too late for us to sign up now?"
"What exactly are the prizes? Can you give us a sneak peek?"
Everyone surrounded her and asked her all sorts of questions, feeling both regretful and curious.
Su Xiaoxiao didn't know how to answer, but when she looked up and saw the wall clock, she felt as if she had been pardoned.
"Well... business hours are almost up, everyone should get to work first, and we can talk about other things later."
Chen Meilan also walked to the door at this time, turned around and said to the group of people, "We're about to open, why are you all crowding here? Do you want your wages docked?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately returned to their respective counters to prepare for the afternoon business.
Qin Shuang was closest to Su Xiaoxiao, so she quietly moved closer to her. "Xiaoxiao, you were the one who helped us get this done, weren't you? Not only did you let us get off work early, but you also get paid training. That's amazing!"
Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly laughed and said, "I don't have that ability. This was the general manager's initiative."
She was telling the truth, but Zhang Yulan, who was standing next to her, spoke up at this moment: "Given the stingy character of the general manager, how could he possibly bring this up on his own initiative?"
Su Xiaoxiao: “…”
Is this the image of the general manager in everyone’s mind?
Qin Shuang looked at Su Xiaoxiao as if he was looking at his idol, with stars almost appearing in his eyes.
Su Xiaoxiao felt a little embarrassed when she looked at her: "You are too flattering me. This was really the general manager's initiative. I don't have that ability."
Zhang Yulan clearly didn't believe it: "Even if it was the general manager who proposed it, it must have been because of your face. If you hadn't helped us get sponsorship, the general manager definitely wouldn't have mentioned the prize."
Su Xiaoxiao's face turned red after being praised by the two people. She didn't know how to respond when the door of the department store opened.
When the customer came, Qin Shuang and Zhang Yulan didn't want to come over and continue to whisper with Su Xiaoxiao, so they hurried back to their respective counters.
The afternoon was not too busy. Su Xiaoxiao was busy while thinking about how to get sponsorship in her mind. Before she knew it, it was time to get off work.
Of course, this time off work is the time off work for the six of them.
The other salespeople felt envious and jealous when they saw them leaving get off work early with their backpacks.
The general manager specially gave Su Xiaoxiao the key to the conference room and asked her to be responsible for rehearsal.
Several people came to the conference room together.
There is a small stage in front of the conference room, which is just right for them to rehearse.
Zhang Dongmei felt so sad when she saw Su Xiaoxiao opening the door with the key.
"Isn't it just flattery? Who can't do that? Just because the leader praises you a few times, you really think you're a big shot? Pah."
Wait until she gets the sponsorship back and see how Su Xiaoxiao can still be so proud in front of those leaders.
The two of them were a little far apart, and she spoke in a low voice. Su Xiaoxiao didn't hear clearly what she said and was too lazy to pay attention to her.
She looked up at everyone and said, "Do you have any good suggestions for this rehearsal?"
Zhang Guoqing scratched his head. "Everyone's been doing basically the same thing in previous years. Besides poetry recitation, there's a chorus, and some skits. Why don't we choose poetry recitation? It's less difficult and easier to rehearse."
Zhang Yulan disagreed, "It's easy, but isn't it a bit too ordinary? The leaders have invested a lot of money in this event, which shows how much they value this gala. If we just rehearse a poem, doesn't that seem too disrespectful?"
Qin Shuang also said, "The leaders specifically asked us to practice with them for paid time, so we must come up with something different. If we keep doing the same old things, we'll disappoint them."
Qian Xiaoyan didn't have any ideas, so she spread her hands and said, "I'm just here to play along. I'll just cooperate with whatever you guys want to arrange."
Seeing that no one had any ideas, Zhang Dongmei cleared her throat and felt that it was her time to show her ability.
"How about we write our own song? We can then use the lyrics to praise all the leaders. Who knows, if the higher-ups are happy, we'll definitely secure first place."
After she finished speaking, she felt that her idea was brilliant. Not only could she show off in front of the leaders, but when she said that the idea was hers, the leaders might even look upon her with favor.
Unexpectedly, the other people didn't even look at her. Their eyes only fell on Su Xiaoxiao: "Comrade Su, you always have a lot of ideas. Tell me, what program should we prepare?"
Seeing that no one paid any attention to her, Zhang Dongmei became even angrier.
"Didn't you hear my suggestion? Writing and composing our own songs is both thoughtful and allows the leaders to see our abilities. Isn't that great?"
Zhang Yulan snorted coldly: "None of us are from professional backgrounds, so who can compose music?"
Zhang Dongmei: "Why don't we just spend money and find someone?"
Qin Shuang bluntly added to her frustration: "What's the difference between that and just performing a chorus?"
"Of course there are differences. Our lyrics and songs are unique and will surely amaze the audience."
Zhang Dongmei vowed confidently, and just as she finished speaking, she heard Su Xiaoxiao say, "I suddenly thought of an idea, I wonder if it will work."
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