Chapter 130: Am I Now a Male Secretary?
(Fourth Update)
Hearing Wen Qianyi’s skeptical words, Li Yan felt a chill in his heart. It’s not just about carrying a heavy backpack! He has one now too, and his current carefree attitude is rely a holiday relaxation.
He imdiately laughed and said, "Manager Wen, you’re giving too much credit. I don’t seem like a particularly talented person at all. If it weren’t for connections, how could I have entered the Heaven Headquarters? Even if I got into the business departnt, Director Ye has given a chance, but basically, after one or two tis, I was pushed aside. Only you think I still have potential..."
Wen Qianyi revealed a charming smile, "Don’t think of that highly. Did you forget that I said I was looking for the most useless person in the business departnt to make myself look better?"
Li Yan understood in his heart that maybe that’s what she initially thought, but after several weeks, it’s clear that she genuinely wanted to nurture and tap into his potential. In this cold, competitive era, Wen Qianyi being able to do this is already quite comndable.
"Alright then, I don’t care what you were like before, now that you’re my partner, get your act together. Don’t say any more of those demotivating bullshit theories."
"Wow! You swore..."
"So what? Is it not allowed? Get to work! Stop thinking about going out and playing gas behind our backs. I’ll send you a docunt, print it, bind it, and take a look when you have ti. At ten o’clock, we’ll go see a client together."
Wen Qianyi had already regained her smile, along with her competent deanor.
Li Yan had no choice but to turn on his computer.
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The parking lot at Paradise Group Headquarters is huge, filled with various types of cars. At the end of the day, mixed with many beautiful won, it looked just like a station. Among the many cars, only two types stood out as the most eye-catching. One is the rare, limited edition luxury cars, like Wen Qianyi’s Lotus, a Lotus sports car rarely seen in China. The other is represented by Li Yan’s little QQ, a mini car that’s cheap to the lowest level. Because it’s also rare here, it’s quite noticeable.
Zhang Yurong’s two rcedes-Benz cars occupied two parking spots, one being the executive’s official car, the other a private car. It’s considered the most unique, but rcedes-Benz is common, and the parking lot has quite a few, so it’s not exactly eye-catching or dazzling.
After two days of taking the bus, Li Yan resud driving himself, not squeezing into a car with Jiang Lele anymore. However, now that he had to go out to et clients, his Chery QQ wasn’t very convenient. Although it carried the Paradise Group’s badge, and even if he went by bicycle, no one would dare look down on him. But if he could ride a beauty’s sports car, why not?
In his role as Wen Qianyi’s partner assistant, Li Yan naturally took on the driver’s duties as well.
The place they had to go wasn’t the client’s company, but a five-star hotel to have final discussions, sign contracts, and then celebrate. Upon arrival, Li Yan couldn’t help but exclaim, "What a great na! Whoever ca up with it is really cultured!"
What made him feel this way was the hotel’s bold na, more so than the subtle "Ginza," called "Silver Sword Hotel."
Wen Qianyi lightly coughed, reminding him, "Be mindful of your influence! It’ll be a formal occasion, so follow along and learn, and don’t crack jokes."
"As you command!"
"..."
Holding so docunts and contracts, Li Yan followed Wen Qianyi inside, which amused him: why does he feel like a male secretary? Well, a male secretary is a male secretary! Even Ji Yi was a male secretary, and a secretary to a man at that, much better than .
"Miss Wen! Pleasure to et you!" A group of people who had been waiting saw them enter, and imdiately two people stepped forward to greet them.
"Mr. Wu, Mr. Li, sorry to keep you waiting." Wen Qianyi was originally a stunning beauty, her face now adorned with a srizing smile. Not only were the two n who ca over stunned, but the whole team behind them was also dazed by her beauty.
From her address, Li Yan identified that the one who spoke first was Wu Songtao, seemingly a building contractor. The other person, supposedly a general manager, Li Yunpiao, judging by the na, was thought to be a woman, but turned out to be a man!
"Miss Wen, you’re too kind! Waiting for a beauty is what a man should do. We would gladly wait the whole day if you could co in person. Your punctual arrival is already sothing we greatly admire," Li Yunpiao imdiately began to flatter.
Hmm, he was more interested in studying people. As for how to negotiate this contract, or deal with the three-party situation, he couldn’t be bothered. Anyway, Wen Qianyi would handle it.
"This is our colleague Li Yan," Wen Qianyi tily introduced Li Yan.
Li Yunpiao and Wu Songtao greeted him politely, but since Li Yan had no reputation and was a new face, their courtesy seed sowhat fake.
...
After the pleasantries, the group ascended and headed to a prepared eting room to begin the final discussion and negotiation.
After a few weeks of working with Wen Qianyi, apart from the ti they went to the film introduction event together, this was the first official business negotiation. Once they sat down at the long conference table, Wu Songtao and Li Yunpiao each had their teams filling one side. On the other side were only Li Yan and Wen Qianyi, with Wen Qianyi as the primary force.
Initially, Li Yan was sowhat worried about whether Wen Qianyi had enough presence, but once the discussions comnced, Wen Qianyi, like a modern Zhuge Liang eloquently debating, calmly faced the questions and challenges from the two bosses, business, legal, and finance teams. She always managed to make the opposition back down at the right mont, ensuring all contract details revolved around her plan.
Even more impressively, the side with more people didn’t show impatience or argue. Wen Qianyi, as a lone challenger, maintained her composure with a warm smile, making it hard for anyone outdone by her not to admire her. An expert in using gentleness to overco force.
This made Li Yan, witnessing her abilities and another kind of charm for the first ti, silently astonish. With such a personality, no wonder she could claim to be an elite in business, no wonder Ye Jiahong allowed her to be a manager directly.
Li Yan noticed that like himself, Li Yunpiao rarely spoke and mainly let Wu Songtao and others engage in the talks. Yet, this guy’s eyes never left Wen Qianyi’s pretty face for a mont, probably swallowing a lot of saliva in secret too?
C’mon, he’s at least a general manager, can’t he be a bit more composed? As if he’s never seen a beautiful woman before, even if Wen Qianyi is indeed exquisite, he should be more reserved! So unsophisticated. Just look at Wu Sang, so professional.
After more than an hour of discussions and argunts, they finally reached a consensus. Essentially under Wen Qianyi’s leadership, they completed the negotiations, leading to the formal signing.
Always maintaining a smile, Wen Qianyi now retracted her expression, carefully reviewing everything to ensure no traps for the company before signing the contract.
After the parties signed, there was a burst of enthusiastic applause. Li Yunpiao finally had a chance to shine, excitedly standing up to loudly announce: "To celebrate our cooperation, I’ve already reserved two tables at the hotel, thank you all! Especially Miss Wen, to cooperate with you and Paradise Group has been an honor we’ve longed for!"
At their initial eting, since Wen Qianyi was also intentionally holding sothing, he didn’t manage to shake her hand. Now, using the celebration as an excuse to get closer, he extended his hand from across the table after speaking.
Wen Qianyi wore an enchanting smile, but obviously didn’t have a good impression of this Li Yunpiao, signaling secretly with a kick to Li Yan to act as a shield.
Li Yan imdiately stood up, reaching out to shake Li Yunpiao’s hand first, with an excited deanor: "Mr. Li! I’m also looking forward to working with you. And Mr. Wu!"
After a few shakes, he released the hand and promptly shook hands with Wu Songtao. With this, representing Paradise Group, Li Yunpiao had no excuse to shake hands with Wen Qianyi.
The business was concluded, and as the celebration began, everyone naturally relaxed a lot more. Wen Qianyi’s brilliant performance had earned the admiration of elites from both sides, whereas Li Yan was evidently seen as just soone tagging along.
Under Li Yunpiao’s lead, the group went to the reserved restaurant private room. Due to the large number of people, he booked two rooms — one for the subordinates to celebrate and eat, while the other was for entertaining the most important group including Wen Qianyi.
Realizing that Li Yan was not another expert from Paradise Group, but rely Wen Qianyi’s male secretary, Li Yunpiao hoped Wen Qianyi would ask Li Yan to join the other room. Since only the VIPs were remaining!
Unfortunately for him, Wen Qianyi had no such intention, and Li Yan shalessly showed no awareness of avoiding dining with the executives, leaving Li Yunpiao helpless.
Everyone had already been introduced earlier, and with the other personnel in the adjacent room, only Wu, Li, Wen Qianyi, and Li Yan remained here, alongside two won.
One was a key and assertive legal representative who had spoken earlier, introduced as a lawyer from an outsourced firm, a young woman nad Yun Dandan. The other was Wu Songtao’s female companion, whom he introduced with a smile: "This is my girlfriend Qiqi. I’m a rough person, afraid of not hosting Miss Wen and Lawyer Yun properly, so I specially asked Qiqi to co along to help — you ladies should have more topics to chat about."
He helped the ladies with their chairs, arranging the seating so Qiqi sat between Yun Dandan and Wen Qianyi, with Li Yan on Wen Qianyi’s other side, and Li Yunpiao next to Yun Dandan. He himself sat between Li Yunpiao and Li Yan. It seed, though it was Li Yunpiao loudly inviting, Wu Songtao might be the one picking up the bill. (To be continued, for more details, please visit qidian, support the author, support legitimate reading!)
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