Reply to Keats - Chap 40
Chap 40
: Trust Your People
“Are you nervous?”
“What?”
“The pulse rate is in overdrive.”
“…”
Zhao Shengge deceived Chen Wan, and such a short touch was not enough to detect any abnormality.
Chen Wan smiled and said calmly, “I’m not nervous, but I am a little flattered to have Party A’s father serve me.”
Zhao Shengge spoke in a normal tone and with a generous attitude: “These are just small things, but if you win the bid, it will save Minglong and me a lot of trouble.”
“If you doubt someone, don’t employ him; if you employ someone, don’t doubt him. Since Minglong has chosen Kexiang as its partner, it means that it trusts and recognizes you. Kexiang didn’t offer a high price, but I can’t be less sincere. Considering the thanks I owe you last time, just treat me as -”
“Bribe you.”
Chen Wan nodded without any doubt.
He had heard about how Zhao Shengge acted as Party A. Minglong’s success today was not only due to the decisiveness and ruthlessness of the people in power, but also due to the fact that he had the bearing and demeanor of a great entrepreneur at a young age, respecting the wise and humble, and having a broad mind.
This is recognized in the Tao.
Zhao Shengge is as ruthless to his opponents as an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, but he is very protective of his own people and treats them generously. Therefore, both his subordinates and people he has worked with are sincerely convinced and loyal to him.
As if a century had passed, Zhao Shengge put on the cufflinks, stepped back half a step like a gentleman, and said, “Take a look. Do you like it? If not, we can choose more slowly.”
Chen Wan curved her eyes and said, “I like it.”
He stretched out his arms to show it, a bit like a child trying on new clothes during the New Year, and Zhao Shengge watched quietly.
The ruby suits Chen Wan very well, and complements the small reddish-brown mole between her fingers.
He could almost imagine that on the day of signing the contract, these hands would wear these cufflinks to sign Chen Wan’s name, and then shake hands with him to seal the contract.
Zhao Shengge asked the salesgirl to put the cufflinks away. Chen Wan received a work call. Zhao Shengge thought about it and whispered to the salesgirl to ask the master to carve a pattern on the back of the cufflinks.
The pattern was very simple and didn’t take long, so Chen Wan didn’t know about it.
Chen Wan only knew that Zhao Shengge actually liked shopping in the mall.
This does not quite fit in with Zhao Shengge’s image.
After buying the cufflinks, he still had no intention of leaving. Zhao Shengge probably didn’t go out much, so he was shopping quite seriously and would occasionally say a few words to Chen Wan.
Chen Wan stayed by his side patiently and paid close attention to the surrounding environment.
Later, Zhao Shengge took a fancy to a tie clip and bought it as a gift to Chen Wan. The price was not particularly expensive, but it was indeed very suitable for Chen Wan.
The salesgirl handed the wrapped gift box to Chen Wan, and Zhao Shengge reached out first: “Let me do it.”
Chen Wan felt sorry to trouble the client’s father again.
“It doesn’t matter,” Zhao Shengge shook the bag and said, “We still need to shop for a while.”
Chen Wan didn’t know that this “while” meant she would shop until the mall closed. Groups of tourists and purchasing agents came down the escalator in large numbers, and the flow of people suddenly increased.
Chen Wan immediately walked to the outside of Zhao Shengge, and Zhao Shengge asked, “What’s going on?”
“Go inside,” Chen Wan said, separating him from the crowd, “Don’t let them bump into you.”
Zhao Shengge looked at him for a moment and said, “Come here, don’t let them bump into you.”
There were too many people, and no matter how much they protected themselves, they would still be squeezed. Chen Wan frowned and separated himself from the people who came up from behind and pushed Zhao Shengge. He probably didn’t know that his expressionless face would appear somewhat cold.
Zhao Shengge observed for a moment and said softly, “I’m fine, let’s go.”
The two of them squeezed out of the building together, and the space suddenly became spacious.
Chen Wan wanted to go back to the company to get his car, so Zhao Shengge sent him to Taizi Duanxi.
The park was still brightly lit at eleven o’clock. Zhao Shengge parked the car. Chen Wan reluctantly put her hand behind her back and secretly touched the leather of the driver’s seat.
There won’t be a next time.
He unbuckled his seat belt and said, “Thank you, Mr. Zhao. I’ll just—”
Chen Wan paused, lowered his head, and pressed again, but the seat belt failed to unfasten.
Zhao Shengge turned his head and looked at him.
Chen Wan felt a little embarrassed and sighed silently in his heart, because this really looked like some cheesy drama on TV. He swore that he had no such intention at all, but the seat belt did not respond.
Zhao Shengge admired it for a few seconds, but did not lean over to look directly. He left enough room and asked for his opinion in a gentlemanly manner: “Do you need help?”
But Chen Wan quickly calmed down and politely refused his help: “It’s okay, I’ll try again myself.”
He didn’t want to get too close to Zhao Shengge, especially in such a small, dark and enclosed space. It was really difficult for him to control his reason and behavior.
Chen Wan didn’t want to scare Zhao Shengge, and even more so didn’t want to get sick in front of him.
Zhao Shengge raised his eyebrows and waited for a while, but Chen Wan still didn’t untie the knot.
Suddenly, Zhao Shengge pressed the switch of the central control.
“Click”, the seat belt was unfastened.
“…” Chen Wan was surprised. It was the first time she knew that the seat belts of the privately ordered car could be encrypted from the central control.
Maybe when the price reaches a certain level, nothing is impossible.
Zhao Shengge was very frank, with one hand casually placed on the steering wheel: “Simultaneous lock, I forgot.”
“Oh.” Chen Wan nodded, without doubting him, got out of the car, bent down, and thanked him and said goodbye through the car window.
Zhao Shengge held the steering wheel with one hand, leaning sideways. He looked very handsome in the night. There was not much expression on his face, but his eyes were focused: “Chen Wan, goodbye.”
Chen Wan suddenly felt that today was not like a business transaction, but rather like a scene from his dream.
But now I have to wake up.
Chen Wan smiled cherishingly and said, “Goodbye, Mr. Zhao.”
Zhao Shengge frowned. He didn’t like Chen Wan’s smile. It seemed that he was trying hard to remember something with his smiling eyes, or that he was saying goodbye in the night. So he called him without hesitation: “Chen Wan.”
Chen Wan stopped.
He reminded: “The contract signing is next week.”
We’ll see each other again next week.
“Okay,” Chen Wanmu smiled as the evening lights on the street reflected in his heart, “Mr. Zhao, goodbye.”
On the day of signing the contract, Chen Wan did not wear the ruby cufflinks and tie clip.
Later, Zhao Shengge discovered that Chen Wan had never worn it no matter what the occasion.
The contract was signed by all four parties. The Shen and Tan families only invested capital and did not participate in the operation. Therefore, in addition to Zhao Shengge, Xu Zhiying and Chen Wan, there was also an engineer named Fang Jian who attended the meeting. He was Zhao Shengge’s classmate in Cambridge and a postdoctoral fellow. He was the chief engineer of this project and led a laboratory team.
The four of them sat in the four corners of the conference room. The atmosphere was quite formal and serious. They took turns to sign and exchange contracts. After the formalities were completed, Xu Zhiying extended his hand to Chen Wan enthusiastically: “Mr. Chen, I am really happy to have you as my partner. From the bottom of my heart.”
Although the project was divided between the Xu family and Minglong, the Xu family held too little equity and the decision-making power was basically in the hands of Zhao Shengge. He did not expect that the other party would choose Chen Wan, which was a pleasant surprise.
Chen Wan smiled and shook hands with her.
Zhao Shengge closed the folder and announced, “The meeting is over.”
Chen Wan let go of Xu Zhiying’s hand and shook hands with Fang Jian.
Among the four people, Zhao Shengge and Xu Zhiying are both Party A, the big boss and the small boss, Fang Jian is the third party, and only Chen Wan is Party B. We must do a good job in upward social interaction, and we must not forget parallel social interaction.
Fang Jian is not as enthusiastic as Xu Zhiying, and is rather arrogant. With his premature gray hair, he looks very serious and methodical. As the youngest winner of an international award and a master in marine engineering, he is one of the few people in Hai City who dares to challenge Zhao Shengge.
He doesn’t care what your background, wealth, or the size of your project is, as long as you cannot violate his scientific principles.
Although Fang Jianren was rather old-fashioned and stubborn, he was very enthusiastic about research and development. As the confidentiality level of the project was very high, he created an encrypted group chat space and directly invited the other three people to join. Every day, he would post engineering plan ideas and some difficult and obscure theoretical support in it, sometimes in foreign language literature, sometimes in structural diagrams.
Unable to beat, very proud.
This is usually followed by a long period of silent and awkward blankness and stillness.
The two busy parties ignored him.
However, Xu Zhiying was more capable of dealing with people. At the beginning, she would occasionally respond to the audience. Later, as the content became more and more profound, it was like reading an incomprehensible book. She could not get a word in even if she wanted to. So only Chen Wan continued to support him.
Chen Wan was embarrassed to let the big guy speak alone in the group, so even if there were some things he didn’t understand, he would take a general look at them and then reply.
What’s more, the sector he is responsible for overlaps with the other party, and as the project progresses, the negotiations become more and more frequent.
