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The discussion in the Honor group was incessant, and if you didn't check the group chat for a while, you'd see 99+ unread message notifications.
Han Wenqing and Zhang Xinjie were exhausted, both physically and mentally.
In just one morning, it seemed as if their world was completely occupied by this sudden and solemn arrival.
—The backdoor connections and favoritism that cause dissatisfaction.
—An outstanding academic background and internship experience that is beyond reproach.
—So beautiful that the boys stared at her, their eyes pounding with excitement.
—And a stubborn, unyielding nature that only Zhang Xinjie has experienced, never admitting defeat in a verbal exchange.
Is it a bomb or a gem?
Just as they were thinking this, they watched as "Thunder Gem" walked toward their office.
Shen Ning, still bewildered, faced Han Wenqing's unyielding expression and began to communicate with the two leaders.
"This is the proposal sent by the publicity department. The marked parts are the ones I think need to be adjusted. Do you think it's acceptable?"
Han Wenqing, who never cared about such detailed writing, still had a gloomy face. Fortunately, Zhang Xinjie's attitude was the same as usual, and he took the document and read it carefully.
At first glance, it looks quite nice, with neat and orderly revisions and annotations, a concise and to-the-point summary, and even the format is a standard official document format.
What caught his eye the most was that Shen Ning changed one of the promotional contents, "team star members live streaming to sell goods," to a public welfare theme, donating all or half of the profits from the sale of peripheral products.
She even marked the next step that in the future, public welfare could be used as a long-term and fixed publicity strategy and implemented in various extended areas such as employment. For example, some online job positions such as customer service could be opened up and cooperated with the Disabled Persons' Federation to provide them specifically for people with disabilities.
This not only saves on costs such as workstation fees, but also greatly enhances the overall brand image of Tyranny and the image of its team members.
Indeed, as far as Zhang Xinjie knows, none of the Glory clubs have yet targeted public welfare in their publicity efforts, since it is still a money-burning industry at this stage.
Zhang Xinjie walked up to Han Wenqing and handed him the plan: "Captain, take a look."
He knew Zhang Xinjie never did anything useless, so without saying a word, he took it and looked at it carefully.
Less than half a minute later, Han Wenqing put down the plan, looked up and asked, "Is this all your idea?"
"Yes, it might not be very mature."
"Why do you want to promote public welfare in the future?" Han Wenqing asked, then, realizing that Shen Ning was still standing, raised his hand and said, "Sit down."
Before Shen Ning could ponder Han Wenqing's motives, she sat down and replied, "I think charity is the most reliable way to enhance a company's image. It's much more practical and easier to justify than some companies' empty promises about treating employees like family or how good their benefits are. After all, as long as it's not fake, donations are genuine and have official certification."
Han Wenqing nodded: "Continue."
“Every emerging industry will experience a bottleneck and a period of danger after a period of rapid development. The bottleneck period is roughly related to the life cycle of a game. Honor has been around for 10 years, which is far beyond the golden age of many games. Even if there are no signs of a peak yet, we should start planning ahead. In addition to the product itself, improving the company's image from a public welfare perspective can lay a foundation for expanding into other sectors.”
He paused for a moment, then added, "Moreover, this is also a boost to the image of esports players themselves, so it's all beneficial."
"Are you worried that the future development of the players will be limited after Glory declines?" Zhang Xinjie asked.
"Maybe I'm being a bit overly pessimistic right now."
"What does 'danger period' mean?" Han Wenqing asked again.
"This World Invitational Tournament has put Glory on the path of formalized professional esports. There will definitely be corresponding policies to further regulate industry behavior. Although it is only pruning branches rather than digging up the roots, the impact is still significant. I think we should take precautions and have good communication and interaction with official departments through normal public welfare cooperation. Perhaps we can discover some potential problems and stop them in time before they grow into branches."
Zhang Xinjie asked, "For example?"
"For example, financial systems, tax filing procedures and standards, audit compliance requirements, etc., public welfare projects are very strict in their review of these, and these are the areas where companies are most likely to have problems."
"So we can learn from this?" Han Wenqing said.
"Moreover, many public welfare projects also have strict vetting of their partners. It is difficult for organizations with negative or risky backgrounds to participate. This is also a kind of incentive that forces companies to operate in a more compliant manner."
"The idea is good, but have you considered the conflict with operations?" Zhang Xinjie pressed. "Ultimately, the company's focus is on net profit."
"I understand. So what I'm thinking is to start with a single live stream from the beginning, and after deducting costs, only donate the profits, so that at least there won't be any losses in the early stages."
The conversation ended there, and both sides fell silent.
Chen Ning waited quietly for the two captains in front of him to make their decisions. Zhang Xinjie looked down at the plan again, his expression unreadable, and finally turned to look at Han Wenqing.
After a few seconds of silence, Han Wenqing crossed his arms and said, "What does this have to do with you?"
Shen Ning was stunned.
But Han Wenqing didn't seem to want to wait for her answer at all, and continued directly: "Delete everything that involves public welfare. The format and theme of the live broadcast will be as originally intended in the publicity. We will only be responsible for the specific implementation."
All posts related to public welfare were deleted?
Shen Ning found this somewhat unbelievable.
Even if the future promotional direction and plans are not suitable to appear in this plan, can't we at least suggest changing the theme of this live broadcast to be public welfare-oriented?
And even if it were to be rejected, couldn't they at least suggest discussing it with the publicity department?
Shen Ning wanted to try and get something more, so Zhang Xinjie continued Han Wenqing's words: "Just change it as the captain said. Delete all the public welfare parts, keep the remaining modifications, and send it to them when it's done."
The words that were about to come out were suddenly stuck in my throat, leaving me feeling suffocated and unable to speak.
She continued to look intently at Zhang Xinjie and Han Wenqing, hoping they might change their minds.
But there was nothing there.
Neither of them said another word.
After that eye contact, the words that had been stuck in his throat were finally swallowed down, and he nodded: "Understood, I'll revise it right away. Also, there's a meeting at 2 pm this afternoon regarding the plan and execution; the project managers for marketing and sales will be there. Is that convenient for you?"
"There's an online meeting for the World Invitational Tournament this afternoon." Zhang Xinjie turned to Han Wenqing and asked, "Where's the captain?"
"Go by yourself. You decide on the ordinary matters, and if you're unsure about something, write it down and come back to ask Xin Jie for his opinion." Han Wenqing looked at Chen Ning and gave his conclusion directly.
"OK."
After calmly agreeing, he didn't say anything more. Before leaving, he glanced at the proposal on the table but ultimately didn't reach out to take it back.
Back in her office, she knew that the transparent glass would allow everyone to see her every move and all her emotions, so even if she felt deeply frustrated, she couldn't show it.
Just like before, Chen Ning was diligently revising the plan on the computer.
But even as he deleted the message, he still didn't understand.
Deleting and restoring is always faster than adding or modifying.
In just a few minutes, the comments in the document were reduced by almost half, making it much cleaner and emptier.
She didn't rest; she took out the revised, public-interest version and rethought it from beginning to end.
The overall structure is relatively clear, and there are no logical problems.
She had carefully evaluated every aspect, ensuring there were no major flaws and that the costs were covered, guaranteeing no losses.
Moreover, its social significance and reach will be better.
Shen Ning couldn't figure out where she had overlooked something, but she knew that Han Wenqing and Zhang Xinjie must have their reasons.
Although they only had a brief encounter of less than half a day, based on her previous understanding, both of them were extremely serious about their work and would never deliberately nitpick or find fault with her just because they had a bad first impression of her.
The pen twirled in his hand until it slipped from his fingers and fell with a clatter onto the table.
Shen Ning then snapped out of her thoughts and let out a soft sigh.
I'll ask them when I have time; she definitely wants to find out.
As I was thinking this, I suddenly heard a knock on the glass door.
"Want to have dinner together?" Zhang Jiale asked from the office doorway, with the rest of the team behind him.
Shen Ning glanced at the computer time; it was already past 11:30.
"My meal card won't be activated until tomorrow, so I probably won't be able to eat at the cafeteria."
"Let's use ours," Bai Yanfei replied.
“Yeah, let’s go.” Zhang Jiale was still the most enthusiastic one. “We’ve finished eating, so I’ll take you around Tyranny. You haven’t seen it yet since it’s your first day here, have you?”
"Okay, thank you."
Picking up his phone and work card, Chen Ning glanced subconsciously at the office next door. Han Wenqing and Zhang Xinjie were no longer there. After looking away, he followed the group and set off.
Tyranny's cafeteria is huge, occupying two whole floors. The upstairs is a self-service area, while the downstairs has regular pay-per-serving windows and specialty food windows.
It was peak dining time, and the place was bustling with people.
"Where would you like to eat? If you want to eat as much meat as you like or have a small gathering, go upstairs," Qin Muyun asked, raising his voice.
"Let's go downstairs, I don't think I have that much of an appetite."
“Okay, then see what you want to eat. The cafeteria food is pretty good; it has most of the common foods.” Zhang Jiale readily took on the task of swiping the card. “You follow me, and you’ll swipe my card.”
After that, the group dispersed. Bai Yanfei and Zheng Chengfeng went to reserve seats first, while the others headed to different windows. Zhang Jiale enthusiastically led Chen Ning through the crowd, introducing various delicacies.
Perhaps because of Zhang Jiale's outgoing nature, although he has only been with Tyranny for a little over a year, he knows a lot of people and is familiar with people in various departments. Before long, someone asked if the team was recruiting new members.
"Oh, this is our new assistant, Shen Ning. Today is her first day on the job."
"Which department were you in before?"
"We recruited from outside. Everyone knows Old Han's temper. The previous two were scared away. Who would be willing to transfer in from outside?"
"That's true. Okay, then you guys hurry up and line up. We'll talk later."
I listened intently to these kinds of conversations three times, and each time I stood behind them with a smile and said "hello".
She thought things would quiet down once she sat down and started eating, but she underestimated the friendliness of the Tyranny team members.
Throughout the entire meal, whenever an acquaintance passed by, they would cheerfully ask, "Have you recruited any female team members?" The boys chatted happily, and Chen Ning never stopped talking.
In the time it takes to eat a meal, the news that the Tyranny team had acquired a beautiful female assistant from outside spread throughout half of the company.
Shen Ning had no idea that she had become the new focus of gossip in the company. After finishing her meal and getting a general understanding of the company's situation from Zhang Jiale, she returned to her office and began working non-stop.
During her lunch break, she checked again all the details of the implementation of the plan to be discussed in the afternoon meeting.
After that, he quickly logged into the office system to learn about various rules and regulations, especially the financial system, which is of great importance to the team.
Recalling Zhang Jiale's glorious feat of making his finance colleagues cry, Chen He sighed and rubbed his forehead while noting in his memo that he would buy a batch of hanging storage boxes and a few boxes of chocolates after get off work.
The subsequent live-stream promotion and discussion session went on for another afternoon, ending at 4:30 pm.
When Shen Ning returned to the office, her neck was stiff. She quickly turned her neck and, not daring to waste a moment, immediately summarized the key points of the meeting and delivered them to the two leaders before they left work.
"These are some points we just discussed. They hope that the team members participating in the live stream can interact more with the netizens and create a lively atmosphere. So, in terms of the selection, they hope that the team can coordinate the time for Zhang Jiale or Bai Yanfei to participate. Zhang Jiale is the best choice, as he can participate for about an hour."
Han Wenqing quickly finished reading the meeting minutes, handed them to Zhang Xinjie, and then looked up at Shen Ning, asking, "What do you think?"
she?
Shen Ning was surprised that Han Wenqing would ask for her opinion, especially since he had categorically rejected her proposal that morning.
However, since he asked, Shen Ning still told him her thoughts truthfully: "If we consider the effect of the live broadcast, Zhang Jiale is indeed better. Her fame, popularity and personality are more in line with their requirements. However, I suggest that Bai Yanfei go for this one."
Zhang Xinjie asked, "What were your considerations?"
“Although the time is scheduled after the World Invitational Tournament, Zhang Jiale’s home is in Kunming. After such a high-intensity competition, we should try to ensure he gets enough rest to prepare for the new season. It would be too inconvenient for him to travel back and forth in the middle.” As she spoke, Shen Ning pointed to a sentence on the minutes, “Moreover, the meeting mentioned that there is expected to be another live broadcast two months later during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It would be more convenient for us to have Zhang Jiale go that time, and we can also explain it to the sales and publicity departments.”
“Very good, let’s arrange it this way,” Han Wenqing affirmed.
Upon hearing this, Shen Ning couldn't help but smile.
The two were puzzled, and Zhang Xinjie asked curiously, "Why are you so happy?"
"Yeah, I'm suddenly really happy." Shen Ning was very open and honest, and the slight confusion in her heart that morning had also disappeared. "After a whole day, I finally heard Captain Han affirm me for once."
"It's about the issue, not the person. There's nothing to be happy about." Han Wenqing maintained his serious expression.
As expected, he was met with a cold shower, but he was not discouraged. Instead, he used this as an excuse to bring up the matter from that morning again.
"Since we're focusing on the issue and not the person, I'd like to ask you another question."
"explain."
"Why did you reject the public service theme this morning? Was there something I didn't consider adequately?"
He's definitely a meticulous person.
They expected Shen Ning to come back and ask again, but they didn't expect her to arrive in just half a day.
Zhang Xinjie glanced sideways, seeking Han Wenqing's meaning.
Han Wenqing crossed his arms and showed no sign of becoming more amiable towards Shen Ning after her earlier affirmation, simply uttering a single sentence.
"Go back and think about it yourself."
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