Chapter 17 Deadly Medicine
Chapter 17 Deadly Medicine
After listening to Ye Lan's suggestion, Zuo Ziliang smiled softly as if giving up, and lay down in the boss chair.
He could understand why Ye Lan would make such an outrageous-sounding suggestion.
From Ye Lan's perspective, if Zuo Ziliang couldn't control the scriptwriter, it would not be a good thing for her. However, if he could absolutely control the scriptwriter, it would be even worse for her.
The two of them are somewhat related, but not deeply related. They started a business together by chance. Ye Lan has always been responsible for community maintenance in the team, which is her core resource. Zuo Ziliang has never interfered with the part she is responsible for, just to keep a certain sense of security for both parties.
Now there is suddenly a crucial scriptwriter, and Zuo Ziliang has no intention of sharing his connections with Ye Lan. Ye Lan must be feeling resentful.
That's why she wanted to kick out the script writer directly. This is indeed the easiest and quickest way to deal with the current situation.
"The script writer has just left his post for two days, and the reputation of our app has declined across the board. Facts have proven that what you found, Zuo Ziliang, is not a life-saving medicine for our company, but a poison to quench thirst."
Zuo Ziliang said: "May I ask, what is your life-saving medicine?"
Ye Lan also sat down and said, "It's very simple. We learn from the successful experience of our opponents, practice fixed speech techniques, and strengthen the training of speech therapists. A systematic routine is always much more reliable than fighting alone."
Zuo Ziliang said: "But the opponents who used the so-called systematic routines were almost defeated by our one-on-one fight."
Ye Lan was speechless for a moment, and said: "That means we have a stronger foundation. Now that we are on his track, we will definitely be able to overtake him."
Zuo Ziliang shook his head and said, "I don't understand why you would give up such a successful script writer and choose a strategy that has been proven to fail."
Ye Lan put his hands on the table and said, "Because you can't control him, Zuo Ziliang! You saw it too. He took three days off and our app became like this. What if he takes a month off in the future? What if he quits completely?
"It's only been a month, and our original ecosystem has been affected so deeply. If this continues, will our team completely lose its competitiveness? I dare not think. I have already said that a team cannot have irreplaceable people. You should know that."
Zuo Ziliang stretched out his hand, waved it in the air, and asked, "I'm going to ask you a question. If you can answer it, I'll kick the script writer out immediately, without saying anything."
Ye Lan said: "Ask."
Zuo Ziliang asked: "Do you think that for this company, you are more irreplaceable, or the little prince?"
Ye Lan paused and couldn't speak for a long time.
Zuo Ziliang said: "Our company also relies heavily on community management. If you quit one day, what will happen to our company?"
Ye Lan shook his head and said, "You know you won't."
"No? But this doesn't affect the conclusion, does it?" Zuo Ziliang sat up, "If a company can't have irreplaceable people, why don't you replace yourself first?"
Ye Lan was silent for a long time before finally forcing out an ugly smile.
Zuo Ziliang said: "Don't mention kicking out the script writer anymore. He's only been gone for two days and our data has dropped so much. If we completely cut him off, do you know what the data will drop to?
"Will the methods you mentioned definitely be able to improve the data? Moreover, if you kick him out, aren't you afraid that he will run away to a rival company? If such a great script writer like him enters the market, what consequences will it cause? Can you be sure?"
After that, Zuo Ziliang stared at Ye Lan's face and continued, "If you really want to change the current situation, then find another scriptwriter of the same level instead of talking nonsense here about kicking him out."
Ye Lan asked coldly: "Why don't you look for it?"
Zuo Ziliang said: "I have already looked for it, and the Little Prince is the only one I have found who can do the job. And I can't find a replacement for him, not even one."
Ye Lan stared at him for a long time, the atmosphere became very tense, and finally she stood up suddenly and walked quickly towards the door, her high heels tapping on the ground, making short sounds.
"I will find it. I will find a scriptwriter who is better than the little prince." Ye Lan said before leaving.
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The day's inspection was finally over, and Prince was so exhausted that he felt like he had been overworked. Just as he was about to leave work, his leader appeared in his office and whispered to him:
"We'll have dinner later, and you can come too."
Wang Zixu was stunned and said, "Leader, I can't drink."
The leader frowned and said, "Come if you are asked to. We can talk about whether to drink or not when the time comes. You hide every time I call you. This is the time when the organization needs you. Can you stop being so irresponsible?"
Wang Zixu pursed his lips. He had originally planned to go home and write a script at night, but now it seemed that his plan had failed.
"Boss, can I go back and change my clothes? I slept in the office yesterday and my clothes are all sticky."
The leader felt a little soft-hearted after hearing Wang Zixu's pitiful words. He sighed and said, "Okay, go quickly and come back soon. The location is in our cafeteria."
When Wang Zixu went out, he happened to meet Lin Feng. The leader hurriedly went up to him and advised:
"Boss Lin, would you like to stay for dinner?"
Lin Feng's expression became serious: "This won't work, we have rules."
The leader smiled and said, "Alas, you misunderstood. We are just having a simple meal in our company cafeteria. It's just a working meal. Is this in compliance with the regulations?"
Lin Feng said: "This is in line with the regulations. But don't mess around, follow the meal standard, 30 per person, can't exceed the standard."
The leader said: "Of course, our company's canteen is well-informed about the regulations, so you can rest assured about this."
After listening to their conversation, Wang Zixu quickly went downstairs and went home from work.
The distance from their home to their workplace was no more than 800 meters, so they returned home quickly. His wife was at home, sitting on the sofa watching TV series. When Wang Zixu came back, he just looked up at him without saying hello.
When Wang Zixu changed his clothes and came out of the bedroom, she felt something was wrong and asked, "Where are you going?"
Wang Zixu told his wife about the boss asking him to have dinner with him. Her eyes lit up and she said:
"This is a good thing. You can take this opportunity to show off your talents. It's embarrassing to dress like this in this kind of occasion. Change it quickly."
Wang Zixu didn't think about showing off. It was just a simple meal, so there was no need to dress up. He changed into a plaid shirt and work pants, looking like a programmer.
His wife searched the bedroom and found Wang Zixu's suit from many years ago, and forced him to put it on, and even insisted that he put on a tie. Wang Zixu was the type who was too lazy to take off his clothes once he put them on, and was annoyed by this.
"I was just a foil in the past, why would I wear something so conspicuous? Besides, I'm just a civil servant, what's there to show in that kind of occasion? What's the point of showing off?"
His wife was so anxious that she jumped up and down: "Wang Zixu, why do you always lie down like this? What's wrong with being a civil servant? Why don't you work hard? Can't you pay more attention, show more in front of the leaders, and create a good environment for our family? Why are you so pedantic?"
Wang Zixu suddenly felt exhausted both physically and mentally, and he didn't even have the energy to make a face:
"This is not a pedantic question. As a career worker, I want to make progress. Can it be solved by drinking with the leader and making him happy? Besides, the protagonist this time is Lin Feng, who is engaged in literature. If you dress up like a gentleman to flatter him, he will see through it at a glance."
"Lin Feng?"
When his wife heard the name, her attitude changed and she said, "Hey, what a coincidence, you ran into Lin Feng while drinking? Then you can ask him about the literary world. Maybe you can get a ride like him."
Wang Zixu knew that if he didn't get past his wife, he would never be able to live in peace, so he could only perfunctorily say:
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely ask him then, okay?"
Only then was his wife satisfied, and then she took out a new set of clothes for Wang Zixu to change into. She tried them twice before she was satisfied.
This caused Wang Zixu to waste too much time. When he rushed to the cafeteria, everyone was already there, sitting at the table, waiting for him alone.
(End of this chapter)