Chapter 418 Soft Candy, Hard Candy, and Toffee

Chapter 418 Soft Candy, Hard Candy, and Toffee

Chapter 418 Soft Candy, Hard Candy, and Toffee
Large conference room on the 50th floor of Yan Province Financial Center.

"Mr. Tang, this is the organizational chart of Rongliu Investment. The current job vacancy rate is 50%. Deju Renhe is actively helping us improve it, but we can already conduct business normally."

Tang Song took the document handed over by HR Director June and read it carefully.

As the current chairman and CEO of Rongliu Capital, he naturally has 100% control over Rongliu Investment, a WOFE.

Under him is Vice President Zhang Chengyuan, who is in charge of operations and compliance.

Another vice president, Chen Weitian, is currently still at the Hong Kong headquarters and will be in charge of investment business after joining the company.

Further down are the core business departments, including the investment department, research department, risk control department, audit department, etc.

With the previous talent base of Juqing Huijin as a filler, all departments now have personnel on duty and normal investment activities can be carried out.

As a branch newly established in the Mainland, Rongliu Investment’s current main task is to assist the Hong Kong headquarters in post-investment management.

His [Growth Plan Task] requires investing in three companies with unicorn potential.

The first thing Tang Song has to do is to use a professional team to screen out companies with investment value, and then analyze them one by one, using [Tang Song's Draft Paper] to find companies with unicorn potential.

This is a very large project.

While he was thinking.

"Buzz buzz buzz--" the cell phone in my pocket vibrated.

After taking it out and taking a glance at it, Tang Song's brows suddenly jumped.

He immediately stood up and said, "Everyone wait a moment, I have something to go out for."

After saying that, Tang Song quickly walked out of the conference room door.

I went to a quiet corner, found Wenruan’s phone, and dialed it directly.

He almost forgot that Weiguang Coffee’s marketing business would have to cooperate deeply with Guangying Media.

Before this, Xie Shuyu had invited him to go to Wenruan to negotiate.

But it was Chinese Valentine's Day at that time, and he had too much fun and forgot to tell Wen Ruan in advance.

Although he knew Wen Ruan and Xie Shuyu well enough to know that they would never come to blows, he still felt guilty when faced with a scene of two girlfriends meeting each other.

"Dududu-"

The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered. Tang Song was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.

Just as the call was about to be automatically hung up, a soft and charming voice came from the receiver: "Hello? Why did you suddenly remember to call me?"

"Ruanruan, are you... okay now?"

"Haha, I was just chatting with your boss Xie about you." Wenruan paused and said jokingly, "Finally you've made a move, right? How does it feel to directly invest in Xie Shuyu? Tell me about it."

Hearing that Wen Ruan was driving again, Tang Song finally felt relieved.

At least it proves that the situation is far not as exaggerated as Zhang Xintong said.

Tang Song said softly, "My relationship with her hasn't reached that stage yet, and I think soft buttocks will be better."

"Then tell me the truth. Was it because of Xie Shuyu that I was placed in Shengyuan Jiajing? You are addicted to Nian Shang and want to play with permutations and combinations, right?"

Tang Song immediately denied it: "That's definitely not the case! I'm not that kind of person!"

"I'm too lazy to expose you. We both know each other." Wen Ruan complained to him in a low voice, then said, "Don't worry, I haven't told her about you. From what I know about Boss Xie, she is not an emotional person. Even if she knew, she would not have an open conflict with me. After all, I am the big boss of Guangying Media now."

"I know my sister is the best."

"You'd better know that I've made a lot of compromises for you!" Wenruan snorted and said in confusion, "By the way, Qingning Technology suddenly sent me an event invitation today and specifically asked me to participate. Are you hiding something from me?"

Hearing this, Tang Song's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered that his elder sister was still carrying a pot on her back.

"Ruanruan, I want to ask you for help with something."

"Is it about your white moonlight?"

"Correct."

"I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen! Don't get close to me! I just want to be a little lover peacefully, I don't want to care about anything else." Wen Ruan started to act badly right away.

"Sister, this matter has to be handled by you. Otherwise, I will come to you in the evening and tell you in person."

The Tang and Song dynasties put a lot of effort into "mouth".

Wenruan on the other end of the phone hissed, "Are you serious? You took the initiative!"

"Yeah." Tang Song gritted his teeth and said, "I know my sister has 72 advantages, sexy, gentle, beautiful and 69, I really want to communicate with you."

"Ahem, well... I'm going to have a meeting with Mr. Xie first. If you have anything to say, please tell me in person tonight." The soft royal sister's voice suddenly became a little charming. "I am a person who usually agrees immediately. Bye~"

"Bye-Bye."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Song shook his head helplessly.

First it was Xie Shuyu, then Liu Qingning. Any normal woman would be angry.

I had no choice but to use my beauty to appease the elder sister.

He knew some of Wenruan's little sexual quirks, such as that she particularly liked his face, always talking trash and wanting to rub him under her body.

Putting away his phone, Tang Song turned and walked towards the meeting room.

Just after taking a few steps, a somewhat excited voice suddenly came from the side in front of him: "Director Tang."

Tang Song looked up and nodded, "Xiaoxue, you have started working, right? Are you satisfied with your new job?"

Lin Muxue bit her lower lip gently, her eyes as gentle as water as she said, "I am very satisfied, thank you for your recognition and cultivation!"

Tang Song walked up to her with a satisfied expression on his face.

Xiaoxue's greatest strengths are actually her adaptability and plasticity.

This can be seen from her performance after she joined Juqing Huijin.

Now that she has arrived at Rongliu Capital, it is also a new challenge for her.

The next step is to help her go through this transformation process, observe and understand her changes in thinking, cognition and emotions, and complete the task of [Understanding Human Nature].

After thinking for a while, Tang Song patted her shoulder gently and said with a smile: "Come on, accompany me to the meeting."

"Yes, okay!" Lin Muxue nodded vigorously, with a bright light in her eyes.

When I came out of the bathroom, I saw Tang Song standing there making a phone call.

I've waited so long just to get into the meeting room.

I just came to a new company and became a senior executive with an annual salary of 150 million and top benefits. I would always feel uneasy if I didn't go to meetings and show my presence.

……

It's around 3 p.m.

Light and Shadow Media Headquarters.

"It's a pleasure to work with you. Don't worry, Mr. Xie. I will arrange for someone to follow up on this matter. The marketing plan for Weiguang Coffee will be implemented as soon as possible."

"It's a pleasure to work with you." Xie Shuyu enthusiastically stepped forward and hugged Wenruan, "I'm quite busy recently, I'll treat you to a meal later."

"Okay, when you're done with this, we'll have a good get-together. I also hope that Mr. Xie's work goes well and he doesn't get too tired."

"Thank you for your kindness. I won't bother you anymore. Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

The elevator door slowly closed.

The enthusiastic smile on Xie Shuyu's face gradually faded, her red lips pursed, and her eyes flickered.

After today's contact, she was sure of one thing.

The relationship between Tang Song and Wen Ruan is definitely extraordinary.

The signed framework contract was incredibly lenient. Guangying Media not only arranged the best marketing team, but also basically offered the lowest price for all media, and the rebate ratio was also very high.

Overall, the contract was 30% cheaper than the one she had previously negotiated with Guangying Media, but the service was fully guaranteed.

You know, they are a long-term partner, and the branding of Weiguang Coffee requires a lot of marketing expenses, which is not a small amount of money.

Tang and Song…

Xie Shuyu's red lips trembled slightly, and her mind was a little confused.

From the very beginning she didn't want to marry Tang Song, nor did she have any intention of being tied to him.

But when the time comes, I always feel a little uncomfortable.

She is a very rational person. In her cognition and concept, she and Tang Song are really not suitable for marriage.

In fact, no matter men or women, after achieving success in their careers, their requirements for their other half are: be well-behaved and obedient, focus on the family, and provide stable emotional value.

She couldn't do any of these, and for her, family relationships were often a burden.

She also couldn't take care of her husband and children peacefully.

"Ding——" the elevator slowly stopped on the first floor.

With a sigh, Xie Shuyu threw all these complicated thoughts out of his mind and strode out.

Weiguang Coffee is located in Building A of Huayun Center, only a few dozen meters away from Guangying Media.

This also makes the cooperation between the two sides smoother.

Return to the Glimmer Coffee headquarters.

Assistant Xiao Min reminded: "Mr. Xie, there will be a video conference with Inspiration Design later."

"Okay, I understand." Xie Shuyu nodded slightly and returned to the office to start preparing materials.

There are many things to prepare if we want to achieve the expansion goals of Weird Light Coffee.

In addition to marketing promotion, it is also necessary to create a unique brand image and culture.

More than ten minutes later.

The heads of several major departments of Weiguang Coffee arrived at the conference room one after another.

Video conference dialed.

Several employees of the inspirational design appeared on the display.

Xie Shuyu smiled and said, "Good afternoon, everyone."

"Hello, Mr. Xie, we are ready and can start at any time."

"OK." Xie Shuyu nodded, glanced at the people on the display, and asked casually: "Where's Cheng Qiuqiu? Hasn't she come yet?"

A female leader of Inspiration Design smiled and said, "Qiuqiu has other business to attend to, so Xiaoyu will be in charge of UI/UX design after Weiguang Coffee. She is an excellent employee of our company's UI group and has rich experience.

Weiguang Coffee will need to integrate multiple aspects such as vision, experience and communication, which requires the cooperation of an entire team, and Xiaoyu is more suitable.”

Then, a girl wearing round-framed glasses next to her stood up and said, "Hello, Mr. Xie, I'm Li Yu."

Xie Shuyu frowned, but didn't say much, "Okay, let's get started."

She actually admires the girl named Cheng Qiuqiu very much.

Although she is taciturn, she is very creative in design and the things she makes are very much to her liking.

But after all, Cheng Qiuqiu is just an ordinary employee who just graduated, so he may have his own considerations for the inspiration design.

……

City View Business Building.

Yancheng Inspiration Brand Design Co., Ltd.

Seeing the door of the conference room open, Cheng Qiuqiu walked quickly forward and looked straight at the project manager in front of him.

"Sister Zhang, haven't I always been responsible for the UI of Weiguang Coffee? Why..."

Sister Zhang looked up at her and said calmly, "No reason, we just think you are not suitable."

After saying that, Sister Zhang turned around and left.

Cheng Qiuqiu pursed her pale lips tightly, and her eyes were filled with a gloomy look.

Just as I was about to turn around and leave, I vaguely heard low discussions in the conference room again.

"Who does she think she is? She has a cold face all day long, as if everyone owes her something."

"That's right, he can't even do basic teamwork. I don't want to work with this kind of person."

…Cheng Qiuqiu’s body suddenly froze, and a trace of panic flashed across her cold face.

He returned to his workstation with his head down, staring blankly at the "Digital Experience Design Draft of Weiguang Coffee" on the computer.

She had heard before that some colleagues said bad things about her behind her back.

But Cheng Qiuqiu didn't take it too seriously.

She is indeed very bad at handling interpersonal relationships, has low emotional intelligence, can't say polite words, and usually behaves a little coldly.

When I was in school, I would offend some classmates unconsciously.

But she was 100% serious about her work and her performance was always very good. She didn't expect to be squeezed out of the project team.

Inspiration Design is a standard Internet company that adopts a project team mechanism.

Performance and year-end rewards are all linked to the projects completed this year.

Now that Weiguang Coffee has completed its financing, it will work closely with the company to build its brand in an all-round way.

This is the company's largest design order in the second half of this year.

Correspondingly, the status of the project team has also risen.

As long as this case is successful, the team members will receive a substantial bonus at the end of the year.

Cheng Qiuqiu cherishes this opportunity very much. He has taken the initiative to work overtime for a week and even finished the first version of the design yesterday.

Of course, in addition to these, there is another reason that she is unwilling to face.

That is the Tang and Song dynasties.

I previously worked with him on the design of websites and mini-programs.

I originally planned to send him the draft design today and discuss the subsequent development with him.

I didn't expect the result to be like this.

"Ding Dong——" the WeChat notification sound rang.

[Mr. Li: "Qiuqiu, come to my office. I have something to talk to you about."]

Cheng Qiuqiu bit her lip, stood up and walked towards the office.

"Boom boom boom——"

"Please come in."

Pushing open the office door, Li Jingzhong, who was sitting on a chair, stretched out his hand and gestured, "Sit down, Qiuqiu."

Cheng Qiuqiu nodded and sat down on the stool opposite, with her eyes lowered and her face expressionless.

"It's like this. I'm going to Chengdu on a business trip next week to meet with a big client." Li Jingzhong looked at her pretty face and said with a smile, "I know your family is from Chengdu, so I want you to go with me. What do you think?"

Hearing her words, Cheng Qiuqiu raised her head and shook her head gently, saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Li, I have something going on at home recently and I can't leave."

Li Jingzhong raised his eyebrows and continued, "Please think about it carefully. This client is very important. If you can successfully win it, I can recommend you to become a project manager. This will be very beneficial to your career development."

"No need!" Cheng Qiuqiu stood up suddenly, bent down and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Li, I have something else to do and I'll leave first."

After saying that, Cheng Qiuqiu turned around and strode out.

She did not return to her workstation, but walked straight out of the company gate and hid in the quiet stairwell alone.

Compared to school, the workplace seems particularly cruel and indifferent.

The exclusion from colleagues and harassment from superiors left her exhausted.

She felt that she was not suitable for the workplace, didn't know what to do, and didn't know where her future lay.

My friend Lingling is a full-time designer at a large clothing design company. She earns over ten thousand yuan a month, and many of her designs are hot-selling.

A close senior schoolmate of mine started her own business successfully and is now a shareholder and vice president of the company.

Not to mention his friend Tang Song, who is not only a major shareholder of Songmei Clothing, but also very outstanding and wealthy.

Cheng Qiuqiu felt like a complete failure and was getting further and further away from them.

At this moment.

"Buzz buzz buzz--" The cell phone in my pocket suddenly started vibrating.

Cheng Qiuqiu took out his cell phone, looked at it, and quickly answered the call.

"Hey, senior."

"Qiuqiu, is it convenient to talk now?"

"It's convenient. I'm not in the company right now." Cheng Qiuqiu licked her dry lips and tried to make her voice sound normal.

"It's like this. Our company plans to create its own women's clothing brand. Next, we will set up a design team to deepen brand awareness. After that, all brand operations related to He Yiyi will be handled by a dedicated team, so... we will no longer have private work in the future. The elements you designed before should also be greatly changed to become more in line with the brand's tone."

Hearing what her senior said, Cheng Qiuqiu felt a pang of pain in her heart and tears flowed down her face unconsciously.

In fact, it wasn’t because of money, but she didn’t know exactly why.

I just feel so uncomfortable.

After sniffing, she said in a low voice: "I understand, senior sister, this is a good thing, I wish you all the best."

"What's wrong with you, Qiuqiu?" Gao Mengting keenly noticed that something was wrong with her, "Did something happen?"

Cheng Qiuqiu wiped the tears from her face and whispered, "No, I just encountered some minor problems at work. It's okay."

"Okay, let's talk business now."

"Um...what is it?"

Gao Mengting smiled and said softly, "Just now I said that we are going to establish our own design team. I wonder if dear designer Qiuqiu, are you interested in joining us? Don't say that I don't take care of you. I will give you a supervisor position directly, with excellent salary and benefits, which is definitely much higher than inspiration design."

"Ah?!" Cheng Qiuqiu stood up suddenly from the steps and said nervously, "This...this...Senior sister, are you kidding me?"

"Of course not. How about it? Are you interested in changing jobs? Today's Songmei clothing is no worse than Inspiration Design."

Cheng Qiuqiu's hands trembled, and great joy suddenly surged in her heart, "Senior sister, I'm just afraid of disappointing you."

"No, strictly speaking, you are also part of our entrepreneurial team. Although it is only a part-time model, our boss and colleagues are very satisfied with your design. I have discussed this matter with our President Tang in advance, and he has a very good impression of you."

Tang and Song…

Cheng Qiuqiu repeated his name several times in her mind and said, "Then I'll give it a try."

"Great!" Gao Mengting said with an excited smile, "Finish your company's affairs first and inform us of your resignation. We are setting up a team here and look forward to your arrival!"

"Thank you, Senior. I will try my best."

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Qiuqiu stared at the empty white wall in front of him for a while.

Feeling the "thump, thump" heartbeat gradually calm down, I walked towards the office.

Return to your workstation.

Cheng Qiuqiu opened Tang Song's chat box, wanting to tell him about living with her senior schoolmate and about how she had designed a LOGO wall for Songmei Clothing.

But as soon as I put my fingers on the keyboard, I didn't know where to start.

And she didn't know why she had kept it a secret from her senior and didn't tell her about her acquaintance with Tang Song.

It might be because of Lingling’s Chinese Valentine’s Day gift, or it might be because of my own little thoughts.

Just when her mind was in turmoil.

There was a sound of footsteps approaching.

Cheng Qiuqiu looked up and saw project manager Sister Zhang and her colleague Li Yu.

"Qiuqiu, hand over all the UI/UX design drafts for Weiguang Coffee to Xiaoyu."

"Ok."

Li Yu smiled and said, "By the way, Qiuqiu, I remember that you have already started working on the "Digital Experience Design Draft of Weiguang Coffee". Please send me the progress and I will take a quick reference. I will treat you to a meal later."

Cheng Qiuqiu said coldly: "No, I have deleted it."

"Uh..." Li Yu rolled her eyes in annoyance, "Qiuqiu, please don't be so unkind, okay? We are all colleagues, is it that serious?"

Sister Zhang frowned and was about to say something critical.

Cheng Qiuqiu said directly: "I will submit my resignation application immediately."

……

8 o'clock in the evening.

Shengyuan Jiajing, townhouse in Building 6.

It was a pitch-black night outside the window, and the master bedroom on the second floor was lit with dim and charming ambient lights.

The bed was a mess.

Wenruan was wearing a sexy silk nightgown and lying lazily on the bed.

His legs were curled up and his eyes were blank.

"Splash--" There was a sound of water coming from the bathroom.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Song walked out.

Looking at the older sister on the bed, he couldn't help but stepped forward and patted her peachy buttocks hard, "How is it?"

"That's so cool!" Wen Ruan took a deep breath, looking at Tang Song's handsome face, and said, "Tell me, dear brother, what do you want your sister to help you with?"

She hasn't fully recovered yet.

Tang and Song's full cooperation.

It directly allowed her, a great magician, to reach the realm of a god of magic.

That scene is really hard to describe and leaves you with endless aftertaste.

Tang Song stepped forward and hugged his elder sister.

He leaned close to her ear and told her that he had told Liu Qingning that she was his girlfriend.

Hearing this, Wen Ruan jumped up from the bed, widened her eyes and said angrily: "Tang Song, you are so good, you actually let me take such a huge blame?! And Xie Shuyu, you won't let me take on this kind of thing in the future, right?"

She knew Liu Qingning, a woman that even Su Yu was afraid of. It was said that even Director Jin was very worried about her.

Now let me face the injury head-on?
Can I bear it?
You are making things difficult for me!

"Just this once." Tang Song said awkwardly, "We made an agreement in advance, and you have enjoyed what you should have enjoyed. It's useless to regret it. Qing Ning will definitely talk to you later, so be prepared."

"You!" Wenruan's eyelids trembled, and her big, full chest rose and fell. She suddenly said, "Open Liu Qingning's circle of friends first, so that I can get a preliminary understanding of what kind of person she is."

"She hasn't updated much in the past year."

"It's okay, I'll just flip through it. You're such a scumbag, you wouldn't dare to do such a small thing, right?"

"Okay, here you go." Tang Song picked up the mobile phone from the bedside, opened WeChat, found Liu Qingning's homepage and handed it over.

Wenruan quickly took the phone and slid her slender fingers across it.

After a while.

"Ding ding ding-ding ding-ding-ding-ding-" the voice call invitation prompt sound rang out.

Tang Song was startled, "Fuck, what are you doing?!"

Wenruan dodged flexibly and smiled, "Are you scared now? Is it that serious? Just pretend I don't exist and concentrate on chatting with her. I just want to get to know her in advance and how you get along with each other."

"Give it to me!" Tang Song reached out to grab the phone.

Wenruan made a "hush" gesture and said silently with her lips: "It's connected."

Then, Liu Qingning's lovely voice came from the receiver: "Tang Song."

Tang Song's heart was startled, and he quickly collected his thoughts and took the phone and said, "Hey, Qing Ning, have you eaten yet?"

"I ate at 6: and am studying in my study room. Today I came across Qingning Technology's lossless load balancing strategy and compiled a note. I just wanted to share it with you..."

Liu Qingning continued to speak, but Tang Song's eyes suddenly widened.

Their eyes met, Wenruan winked at him playfully and said with her lips: "I want some candy."

Soft candy, hard candy, toffee candy.

(End of this chapter)