Chapter 82 What did you call me here for?
"Zhang Pengfei!"
Zhang Pengfei was startled and looked up at the sound, seeing Director Wang walking towards him.
"What are you standing there doing, not moving at all? Is work time for you to just zone out?!"
Zhang Pengfei took two steps forward, bowed his head, and admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry, I'll go to the conference room right now."
"What are you doing in the conference room? What's the point of going there now! I really don't know what any of you are good for, you can't even handle such a small matter! You graduated from Peking University! Anyone you randomly grabbed from the street could do a better job than you!"
Manager Qin had given him a heads-up, so Zhang Pengfei was somewhat prepared, but Director Wang's words still sounded particularly jarring.
Rumors circulate that Director Wang had poor grades in school and dropped out of high school; his bachelor's degree, as publicly available, was obtained through bribery.
He seems to have an innate hatred for so-called elites. There used to be a manager in the administration department who graduated from Peking University, but he was ousted by him after only a few months.
Director Wang reprimanded Zhang Pengfei imperiously, and Zhang Pengfei listened attentively with his head bowed. No one noticed that Chen Jingyang walked out of the office, glanced at the spot as he passed by, and then stood behind a nearly two-meter-tall lucky tree.
"Don't you have a brain? You didn't even say anything when you didn't receive a client?! Is it so hard to make a phone call?"
Director Wang grew increasingly angry as he spoke: "Didn't I tell you to drive faster on the road? Didn't I tell you to tell Zhao Tianming and Jin Zhenzhen to prepare the meeting room? Damn it, I gave you instructions at 10 a.m., and several hours have passed, and not a single person has reported on the progress. It's already 2 p.m., and the meeting room is still empty. Are you trying to rebel?!"
Chen Jingyang suddenly frowned.
Around 11 a.m., he received a notification on his phone that Zhang Pengfei had "gone out of bounds". He glanced at it quickly and saw that he was heading towards the airport, so he assumed that Zhang Pengfei was probably picking up a client. It turned out that he hadn't picked up the person after all.
Chen Jingyang took out his phone to check Zhang Pengfei's itinerary, and gasped in shock as soon as he saw it!
After Zhang Pengfei got on the highway, there was a traffic jam on the way to the airport. When he got to the smooth traffic section, he even sped up to 180 km/h!
He just got his driver's license in early September last year, is he out of his mind?!
He stayed at the airport for about 20 minutes, then went to the hotel and stayed there for about 15 minutes before returning to the company 5 minutes ago. He must have been scolded as soon as he got back!
Chen Jingyang was very unhappy!
He's never been so shameless in his insults towards Zhang Pengfei!
However, Director Wang had no idea what he was thinking and got even more worked up as he berated him: "Are you blind? Don't you ever pay attention to how others do things? Do you know how bad the impression we've left on our clients? Do you know how much manpower, resources, and money the company has invested in this meeting? Because of your laziness and your lack of effort, all our hard work has been in vain. Can you afford to bear these losses?!"
Zhang Pengfei could only listen in silence, and apologized appropriately: "I'm sorry, I will definitely pay attention next time."
This is perhaps the tragedy of frontline employees: whenever a problem arises, it is always your fault, that you didn't think things through enough, or that you lack the ability to handle things!
Chen Jingyang glared at Director Wang from afar, thinking to himself, "His dog isn't lazy!"
"Ahem!" He cleared his throat deliberately, pretending not to have seen anything, and walked by as if he were just passing by, making a phone call as he went: "Li Huina, go to the dessert shop downstairs and buy some food and drinks and bring them up as soon as possible!"
Director Wang was interrupted by Chen Jingyang's light cough. He knew that Chen Jingyang was intentionally reminding him that they were standing in a public area, not his office.
He had been lecturing for seven or eight minutes and was a little thirsty, so he took pity on Zhang Pengfei and let him off the hook: "Go to the conference room and wait for orders! If this happens again, your internship will end early!"
Li Huina quickly came in carrying a bag of food and drinks: "President Chen, where should I put this for you?"
Chen Jingyang raised his chin: "It can be on the coffee table."
"Mr. Chen, is there anything else you need me to handle?"
Chen Jingyang pretended to be thinking: "Hmm... Go to the conference room and see if that intern named... Oh, Zhang Pengfei is here. He brought me coffee twice before, and I thought the taste was very special. Ask him to bring another cup in."
Li Huina accepted the order and left.
At this moment, Zhang Pengfei, Zhao Tianming, and Jin Zhenzhen were still immersed in the blow from Director Wang.
All three were born into privilege, especially Jin Zhenzhen, who was from Beijing and was an only child. She was pampered and cherished, and had never suffered such humiliation. Director Wang only said a few words before she burst into tears.
When she started crying, Director Wang couldn't continue scolding her, so he turned all his anger on Zhang Pengfei. Even so, Jin Zhenzhen's eyes were still red, and she would sniffle and wipe away her tears every now and then.
Li Huina, nicknamed "Xiao Zhang," was dressed in a black and white business suit and leather shoes. She walked over gracefully and called out to Zhang Pengfei from afar.
She was very good at reading people. Although she didn't know what else this new intern had besides being good-looking, she always felt that Chen Jingyang seemed to have something special about him.
Although it was a bit of a rumor, Li Huina still kept a humble attitude and smiled sweetly: "President Chen said he really likes your coffee. Could you please send him a cup now?"
Zhang Pengfei's heart sank—what tricks was Chen Jingyang up to now? He even sent Li Huina to tell him in person!
Li Huina's status is extraordinary; she is like a "Grand Eunuch of the Emperor." Although she doesn't have any real power, even directors don't dare to disrespect her!
Her words were like a royal decree to Chen Jingyang; dare to disobey? You'd better not work here!
"Okay, Sister Li."
Although he didn't know why Chen Jingyang asked him to go, it certainly wasn't because his coffee was good!
Chen Jingyang must have seen Director Wang scolding him just now...
Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it too much!
Zhang Pengfei knocked on the office door with a cup of coffee in hand.
"Enter!"
Chen Jingyang was on the phone with someone, and gestured for him to put the coffee on the coffee table before continuing his conversation.
"The bottom line cannot be crossed. The core optimization code and tools added to the software stack, especially those related to model compression and sparsity, must belong to us!"
The other party said something else, and Chen Jingyang said impatiently, "I don't care what methods you use, if we can't reach an agreement, don't come back! That's it, I'm hanging up!"
He frowned and hung up the phone, then ran his hand through his hair and ran it back hard—his standard action when he was irritable.
"Chen Z..." Zhang Pengfei paused, too lazy to pretend anymore: "Why did you call me here?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com