Chapter 4 Chapter Four Reed Field

Yalu Building is located in the most prosperous city center of Lincheng. Even if it is trapped in the depths of the reinforced concrete forest, it is enough to become a landmark building, which is unforgettable. Standing below the Yalu Building, few people do not look up - the overall appearance of this building is a rare quadrangular pyramid shape, the unique design of the big bottom and small top successfully arouses the illusion of human eyes, making this more than 30-year-old building The multi-storey building looks more and more majestic and tall, as if the upper half of the floor has disappeared into the sky.And when the sunlight hits the light brown glass curtain wall outside the building, it will be reflected golden just right.

pyramid.These three words are Meili's first reaction to this building.She was just a little strange. Why hadn't she noticed this building before? Could it be a new building? This is a prime location in Lincheng where every inch of land is precious, and the first floor of Yalu Building was not wasted, it was completely occupied by a very luxurious-looking photo studio.A set of exquisite and luxurious wedding dresses and evening dresses are displayed behind the glass window, luring passers-by outside the window to fantasize about their appearance inside. On the top of the gate of the photo studio are three artistic words with great aesthetic feeling: reed field.

This is where Manager Mo informed Meili to come for an interview yesterday. Facing the reflection of the glass window, Merry adjusted her clothes again, smoothing out the folds of the white dress on the bus.This dress was given to her by Teacher Li Ping when she first entered college, and she has never been willing to wear it.Wearing it out for the first time today, with her loose shoulder-length hair, it really has a pretty taste of urban white-collar workers. Silently imagining for a while that she was a seasoned veteran in the workplace, Meili calmly walked into the gate of Luweiyu Studio, and said to the front desk lady with a smile, "Hello, my name is Meili, please find Manager Mo."

"Meili, you're here too?" A familiar voice suddenly came from behind, and then the face of classmate Marysu with heavy makeup appeared in Meili's sight.It can be seen that she has dressed up carefully today. Not only did she put on makeup, but she also specially wore a tight-fitting dress with a deep V-neck. The satin-like smooth fabric further showed her uneven figure, successfully creating a one percent More than one hundred and fifty return rate. "It's Miss Meili and Miss Su Lili, right?" The girl at the front desk raised a professional smile, "Mr. Mo is inside, please go in and meet him."

"So you're here to apply too..." Meili was a little embarrassed, she didn't expect to compete with Mary Sue for this job. Although this time is to recruit project testers, not to compare measurements, but no matter if you win or lose, you will not have a good time. "It's okay, I'll just use it as a green leaf to complement your little red flower this time." Mary Su patted Meili on the shoulder generously. Meili was flattered by Marysu's rare modesty. Seeing that the manager's office was on the side of the studio lobby, Meili quickly took a step back and asked Marysu to knock on the concealed wooden door.

The door opened.A middle-aged man appeared in front of them, smiling happily: "He's here to apply, right? Welcome, please come in." "You are Manager Mo, right? Sure enough, you are as gentle and elegant as I imagined, with extraordinary appearance." Marysu said first, "This is my resume. I believe that with my rich part-time experience and excellent work ability, I will be able to successfully complete your company. I hope to have a pleasant cooperation with you." The moment she opened her mouth, it flowed like a torrent of water, and Mei Li was stunned by her expression of composure—compared with Mary Sue, she really deserved to be People cut it cut it stew soup drink rookie ah.

Manager Mo is about forty years old, with a snow-white shirt, a neat tie, and gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. He looks like a business elite.It seemed that he admired Mary Sue's eloquence and self-confidence. He smiled so much that his eyes behind the glasses were narrowed, making the non-existent Meri feel like an old fox who stole a chicken. "Please sit down! This is my business card." The middle-aged man turned back and sat down behind his desk, when the receptionist brought in two glasses of purified water. Meili thanked her, and looked down at the beautifully printed business card: Mo Huayi, secretary of the board of directors of Yalu Group, general manager of Luweiyu Art Photography Agency.On the upper right corner of the business card, there is a bronzing triangle printed with a zigzag golden curve running through the middle, and there are four letters below: AARU.

"Luweiyu belongs to the Yalu Group. This is the logo of our group." Manager Mo suddenly changed the subject, "Do you know anything about the Yalu Group?" There was a "hum" in Meili's mind, and his highly concentrated mind disappeared into a blank, and his back suddenly felt chilly.She heard Marysue answering triumphantly from the side: "Before I came here, I specifically checked the information of your group on the Internet. I know that your group was established in the 1980s, and its main business is foreign trade. In recent years, it has gradually realized Diversified operations, involved in real estate and tourism fields. Your group is strong and aggressive, and it is a formal enterprise with a good reputation.”

Speaking of this, Mary Sue smiled sweetly, "It is my honor to be here to apply for this job." Meili wiped her sweat silently, and unconsciously replied, "I feel very honored too." "Very good." Manager Mo crossed his fingers with a smile, "Although we are recruiting part-time testers this time, we hope to become full-time employees in the future." He stared at the two women with completely different styles in front of him with great interest. My child, "Actually, this new project is a large-scale theme park that is about to be completed, and it is closely related to the mythology of ancient Egypt. Therefore, the president of the group requires employees not only to have a good working attitude, but also to look good, because after the park opens The staff will dress in the style of ancient Egyptian clothing. Is that a problem?"

There was another "hum" in Meili's mind. In his impression, Egypt was in Africa, and Africa was very hot, and he wore very little clothes.So will the so-called work clothes be very revealing?She is a very serious girl with yellow flowers, will she ruin her reputation if she wears too little clothes... While hesitating, classmate Marysu has already answered with her chest raised, "Of course it's no problem." "Where's Miss Meili?" Manager Mo turned to look at Meili, his fox-like eyes seemed to be able to see through her mind. "Ah... I'm fine too." Meili blurted out with a start.Who cares, Mary Sue's figure is much hotter than her own, even if she suffers, isn't she more disadvantaged than herself... Mei Li is ashamed, what do I think, could it be that the loss is measured in cubic meters?

"Very good, then let's go and take photos of the fitting." Manager Mo finished speaking, stood up and opened the door of the office, "Your photos will be sent to the president for the final selection." Why does it sound like an emperor choosing a concubine? Why is the CEO so big? He really thinks he is an emperor... Meili didn't dare to talk nonsense, but she still mumbled a little in her heart. Turning around, she saw Mary Su winking at her. Very charming. It looked like she already had the chance to win.Merry lowered her head, a little wilted.Manager Mo's words made it clear that he wanted to judge people by their appearance. No wonder there are many jobs for beautiful women, and there are plastic surgery hospitals everywhere... Soon someone led them to their respective dressing rooms.Sitting in front of the large desktop mirror, Meili watched the makeup artist apply various pastels to her face one by one, and the eyes were even hooked and hooked, drawing and painting, tossing back and forth for nearly an hour. When Meili opened her eyes, she let out a soft cry, and her admiration for the makeup artist suddenly flooded like a tide in Qiantang—but the girl in the mirror was brilliant and vivid, the golden eye shadow made her eyes big and deep, and her facial contours In an instant, it became three-dimensional.It was as if the pale and bleak Merry before was just a shadow, but now this is her real image. After putting on makeup, the studio staff took out another set of clothes for Meili to change into.Compared with the modern fashion clothes, this pure white muslin dress looks a bit simple, except for a brown-red belt wrapped around the waist, the clothes themselves have no decorations, but it exudes a simple and simple beauty.And the most important thing is that the places that shouldn't be exposed are tightly covered, which makes Meri heave a sigh of relief. Merry stands in front of the mirror, arms outstretched so the stylist can adjust her belt into the perfect position.Then she saw the dazzling array of jewelry on the mirror stand, just like Chen Zhiwei's "Eye of Horus", they were all patterns outlined with gold wire, and then inlaid with various gemstones, wondering if they were fakes. A necklace as wide as a shawl is hung on the neck, a bracelet inlaid with peridot is worn on the wrist, and finally a golden heron-shaped headdress is worn on the top of the head. The head and neck of the golden heron hang between the foreheads, and the spread wings stretch behind the ears .Like a puppet, Merry let the stylist pile up these jeweled jewelry on her body, thinking in her heart that if they were real, then she would not have seen as much gold in her life as she wears today. Probably true, Merry exhaled secretly, feeling that her neck and shoulders were a little sore from the weight of these heavy objects. When it was finally over, Merry looked at herself in the mirror.The gold jewelry and the white cotton dress complement each other, both rich and exquisite, as if a ray of light from the sky hits her body directly, making Meili, who is always shadowed by Chen Zhiwei, stand out and immediately become the focus of the stage.Especially the thick black eyeliner and golden eye shadow gave her a more unreal beauty, like a statue enshrined in a temple. "How?" The young stylist proudly introduced, "I can guarantee that the princess of the 13th century BC and the 19th Dynasty of ancient Egypt is exactly what you look like now." It turned out that she was wearing princess makeup... Meili complained, being a princess is really tiring.At this moment, she was covered with a pile of gold gems from head to toe, and she felt like a prisoner in chains in ancient times, and every step was a heavy burden. "Merry..." Just as she was about to step into the studio, she heard Mary Sue shouting, and Meili turned around quickly, and was stunned for a moment. I saw Mary Su wearing a bright red sling dress, the large necklace on the neck and the golden gemstone bracelet on the arm dazzled the eyes.On her head was a large group of equally golden decorations, and upon closer inspection it turned out to be a scorpion! Scorpion... Meili looked at Marysu's eyeliner which was also painted thick black, and suddenly remembered Chen Zhiwei's evaluation of her before - "poisonous", as if she could really see the poisonousness from her beautiful eyebrows. "Does it look good? This is the shape of Seget, the glamorous scorpion goddess in ancient Egypt." Marysu raised her hands, opened and closed her index finger and middle finger twice, imitating the pincer-like fore claws of a scorpion, trembling with laughter , "Okay, I'm going to take pictures, bye." Seeing Mary Sue disappearing behind a heavy black curtain, Mei Li gathered her mind and walked into her studio wearing a heavy headdress. In the studio, the light is dim and dim.A curtain that occupies the entire wall slowly descends, showing the distant view of the Luxor Temple at sunset.On the screen, the majestic obelisk stands high in front of the gate of the temple, and hundreds of identical Sphinx statues are neatly arranged on both sides of the desolate and flat road, as if extending from the screen to Meri. in front of. "Raise your left arm high, and then raise it... stretch your right arm forward a little, and your chin should also protrude forward... straighten your waist... imagine yourself as an ancient Egyptian princess standing in the Sphinx of Thebes Staring at the temple full of reverence on the Boss Avenue..." The photographer who took pictures of Merry was persuasive and meticulous. It's just that Meili is like a puppet doll. The photographer gently pulls the thin threads on her joints, and she has to make corresponding moves.Especially the expression on her face, it seems that it always fails to meet the requirements of the photographer. "Can't you smile sweeter? You are the most honorable princess now." The photographer was a little annoyed, "Substitution, substitution understand?" "I've done my best to substitute..." Meili defended in a low voice.Wearing gold jewelry that is comparable to armor, unless the real princess is as strong as a bull, she can't smile sweetly. "Forget it, let's do this first." In the end, it was Manager Mo who broke the silence in the studio, "A melancholy princess can also touch people's hearts." So the photographer finally reluctantly raised his camera. Turning to the left, turning to the right, holding the lotus, hugging the knees, smiling, meditating, the whole body, close-ups of the face... With the sound of the camera shutter "clicking", the shot was finally finished, and the tip of Meili's nose was already sweating Pearl, the muscles of the whole body are also tense. "Don't be too busy taking off your makeup, maybe the president will see you soon." Manager Mo took out the memory card in the photographer's camera, and strode out with Meili's resume in his hand. Mei Li walked out of the studio and saw Mary Sue sitting on the sofa, so she also sat down limply. "How was the shooting? Just now, Manager Mo praised me for having a good shot." Marysu raised the corners of her mouth, a little triumphantly. Meili was too tired to speak, smiled stiffly, reached out and took off the golden heron headdress that almost broke her neck, her long black and straight hair hung down from her ears, scattered on the jeweled gold pendant.In an instant, the gravity of the earth seemed to be reduced by half, and she was so relaxed that she could almost fly. "I heard that the president's eyesight is very tricky. Those who came to the interview before could not pass." Mary Su is always full of fighting power, and she can gossip with the golden scorpion on her head, "I heard Manager Mo talking on the phone just now. What are you talking about, the park will open soon, and the conditions for applying today are good, please choose one from the president... By the way, I heard that Yalu Group is a family business, and the president is a handsome young man..." Well, Merry began to draw circles silently.For Mary Sue, "handsome guy" is indeed equivalent to "Smecta", and the sentence would be incomplete without it as the ending. Just as Mary Su was talking, Manager Mo came over, showing an elegant smile unique to white-collar elites: "Congratulations to you two, the president wants to meet you, and then personally tell you the result of the recruitment." The two girls were a little nervous for a moment, they stretched out their hands together in unison, and followed Manager Mo out of the reed field.When the elevator started, Meili noticed that the president's office of Yalu Group was located on the 34th floor, and the maximum number on the elevator button was 35. "Does the whole building belong to your group?" Different from Meri's nervousness, Marysu was obviously still immersed in the aftertaste of excitement. "Yes." Manager Mo replied, "And the higher the level, the higher the level." "Your group is so big." Marysu blinked her big eyes, her voice was as soft as Lin Chiling's, "What is the top layer? Who can control the president?" "The top floor is the board of directors." When Manager Mo replied, Meili hid in the corner of the elevator and wiped his sweat silently again—Student Marysu, even if she has big breasts and no brains, she is not in such a hurry to express herself... During the conversation, the elevator reached the thirty-fourth floor, and no outsiders entered or exited.Meri secretly rejoiced that she had Mary Sue as her companion, otherwise she might be regarded as an ancient Egyptian who traveled through time with her heavy makeup now, and would be watched without being turned away in the museum. The well-decorated CEO's office is a suite, and the outside is a reception room with a sofa and a coffee table. A white-collar beauty with the appearance of a secretary is sitting in a semi-open cubicle in the corner. "Andy, I'll leave the two beauties to you." Manager Mo said with a smile, turned and left.Somehow, these words gave Meri an illusion—she was like an African slave girl sold to the American continent, Manager Mo was the slave trader who delivered the goods, and the professional beauty in front of her was the loyal housekeeper of the manor owner. The secretary nodded, glanced at the two girls with heavy makeup, and smiled just right: "President Pei asks Miss Su to go in first, and Miss Mei, please sit here and wait." According to this sequence of interviews, Meili looked more and more like a beaten eggplant, and it was speculated that this time it was really a waste of time.If life is about climbing a pyramid, then there has always been only one heroine standing on the top of the tower, but cannon fodder girls are blooming everywhere.And I am a cannon fodder who is at the bottom of the pyramid, and her only role is to be a denominator for others... The sound of the inner door being pushed open interrupted Mei Li's sentimentality. She raised her eyes and saw Mary Su coming out with her waist twisted.Her cheeks were flushed, as if she had drunk wine, not only her footsteps were light and light, but also the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were intoxicated, which reminded Meili of a phrase inappropriately: "The red apricot branches are full of spring." Being dizzy with excitement, he must have been accepted by the handsome president.Just as Meili was about to go up to say "Congratulations", Mary Sue was already so excited that she grabbed Meili's hands. Although she lowered her voice, she still spoke incoherently: "The lover of your dreams, the one you tested... oh my god, I actually met a real person It's the right version, and the time is right...it's the most incredible miracle in the world..." "Miss Mei, it's your turn." Miss Secretary urged politely. "Here we come." Mei Li hurriedly agreed, helped the trembling Marysu to sit on the sofa, and hurried into the mysterious CEO's office before asking her what was the result. A man in a black suit was sitting on a black boss chair. When he saw Meili coming in, he nodded politely across the wide countertop: "Miss Mei, please sit down." Meili sat down quickly and honestly put her hands on her knees, but her heart was thrashing like a little white rabbit that was about to drown. Not only was she unable to speak, she even dared not face the CEO behind the boss' stage.In fact, at the first glance, she understood the cause of Mary Su's nympho attack - the young president of Yaolu Group was almost exactly the same as the image she tested in the "Dream Lover" software yesterday!And she made a wish yesterday and said that she hoped to see him the next day, but she didn't expect her wish to come true today. God, this joke seems to be taking a little too far... "My name is Pei Sidu." The CEO seemed to have anticipated Meili's amazing reaction, and said calmly, "First of all, I would like to congratulate you for participating in our project test. As for whether you can develop into a regular employee in the future, it depends on your own performance. "While speaking, Pei Sidu looked at Meili carefully, as if he was comparing the difference between the real person and the photo.His voice is masculine and seductive, and his tone is calm, even gentle.This somewhat gave Meili some courage, raised her terrified eyes, and pretended to smile calmly. The man named Pei Sidu on the opposite side is extremely handsome, with an impeccable figure and appearance, but his temperament is like a knife, a knife carved with intricate patterns and inlaid with magnificent gemstones, luxurious and sharp, it can be hung on the wall as a Extravagant furnishings can also be held in the hand and turned into a sharp weapon for killing.So much so that his gentle voice spreads in the air, and it will remind people of the blade gently brushing against the cheek. Gorgeous, dangerous, yet full of temptation—could this be the handsome emperor who killed the hearts of countless young girls in ancient novels? Wait, stop... what did he just say? "Congratulations on being able to participate in our project test..." What does this sentence mean?Meili froze, and suddenly recovered from the nympho state of brother Bao who fell from the sky, and asked blankly: "I was admitted?" "Yes." President Pei said cordially with incredible patience, "It's a project test, but it's actually an experience of the theme park's facilities in advance as an internal employee and provides real feedback. As for the treatment, you don't have to worry... ..." "...&%$#*^@..." The familiar tune suddenly rang out in the CEO's office, causing Meili to panic—oops, I forgot to put my phone on vibrate mode, which is a big taboo in interviews. However, the ear-piercing ringing stopped suddenly, Pei Sidu picked up the mobile phone on the boss's desk, put it next to his ear without looking at it, and said "I'll call you later", then hung up the phone. His cell phone ringtone was exactly the same as his own!Although the lyrics in the same Martian language seem to be different, the tune is absolutely the same!Can things in the world be more coincidental?Merry took a few breaths secretly, ensuring that she would not be crushed to death by the weird facts. "The trial period is one month. Of course, I hope to cooperate for a long time in the future." Pei Sidu stared at Meili with interest, with an elegant and charming smile on his mouth, "Do you have any questions?" "Can you tell me..." Meili swallowed nervously and considered his words, "What is the advantage of me getting this job?" I thought it would be difficult for the president of Tangtang Group to deal with it, but it seems that from the beginning to the end At the end, Boss Pei didn't ask him any questions, which made Meili a little uneasy. "Do you want to ask, why did I choose you instead of that Miss Su?" Pei Sidu smiled, and turned his laptop on the table to face Meili. It was a photo Meri had just taken, enlarged to fill the entire screen.In the photo, Meili stared into the distance, pursed her lips tightly, and seemed to be thinking about something. "The very mysterious eyes make people want to explore the secrets hidden inside." Pei Sidu noticed that his words made the girl on the opposite side blush quietly, and continued to comment with a slight smile, "Frankly speaking, our testing work It's not difficult, what is more needed is spirituality. As for spirituality, I usually judge by my intuition." Pei Sidu's answer was very skillful, so the rookie Meili could only nod with a blushing face. "If there's no problem, let's sign the contract now." After Pei Sidu finished speaking, his slender, fair fingers tapped lightly on the boss's platform, and the secretary immediately opened the door and walked in: "Boss Pei?" "Bring me the contract and let Miss Mei sign it here." "But……" "In this way, if Ms. Mei has any doubts, I can explain to her conveniently." Pei Sidu smiled, but his tone could not be questioned, "Go and sit with Miss Su outside, and don't let her have any bad mood." "I, I'd better go out and sign..." Meili hurriedly stood up, shaking her hands in a panic. "It's rare for the boss to value a person so much, so don't be too polite." The secretary said, and sure enough, she took two blank contracts from the outside and put them in front of Meili. Meili flipped through the pen in her bag in embarrassment, groaning inwardly.She really wanted to leave the CEO's office as soon as possible, otherwise, under the powerful charm of this handsome boss, it would be too embarrassing for her to drip nosebleeds on the contract... "Use my pen." Never understanding the reverence of the newcomer's subordinates for him, President Pei unexpectedly handed over a Parker gold pen to make matters worse. Seeing his smiling eyes, Mei Li reached out to take the pen as if in a dream, the metal pen seemed to still have the warmth of a handsome guy... God, bless her now that she knows how to write her name. In such a situation where the spring breeze is turbulent and the peach blossoms are colorful, poor Meili still has to cheer up and read the standard clauses on the contract, such as "Party B must strictly keep business secrets", "Cannot quit before the end of the test", "If Party B cannot meet the work requirements Or if there is any violation of the above terms, Party A has the right to dismiss Party B and take punishment measures against Party B” and so on.Although it is reasonable to be a little harsh, what's more, the contract also stipulates that the number of jobs per month should not exceed ten, and the monthly salary is 4,000 yuan.At this price, Meri signed his name without hesitation. However, just after signing, Meili discovered that there was a personal accident insurance policy under the contract. "Because it's a newly built theme park, we can't guarantee the safety of the facilities 100%." ​​Looking at Meili's surprised expression, Pei Sidu patiently explained, "This is also for you." "Oh." Meili saw that the insured amount on the policy was as high as 500,000 yuan, and she trusted Yalu Group's work style even more in her heart, so she honestly filled out her own information.However, when she filled in the "beneficiary" column, she hesitated: "Can I fill in this later?" "Why?" Pei Sidu looked over in surprise, his amber eyes made the little rabbit in Meili's arms jump up again. "Because..." She lowered her head and pinched the golden pen in her hand like a child who did something wrong, but she refused to speak again. "It's okay." Seeing the distressed look of the girl in front of him, Pei Sidu smiled comfortingly, "You can just write a beneficiary first, and you can change it later." "Thank you, Mr. Pei!" She nodded gratefully towards Pei Sidu, just took the pen and wrote down the first four strokes of the name "Mei Xi" in the blank column, but after a moment of hesitation, she changed it to another name—"Li flat". "Li Ping?" A strange light flashed in Pei Sidu's eyes, and then he returned to his original gentleness, "Just go to Andy and pay a deposit of 1,000 yuan." "Deposit?" Although the handsome guy's voice was still so beautiful and magnetic, the naked number was like a blow to the head, knocking Meili into a shudder. "Actually, it's personal insurance premiums. According to national regulations, the premium rate is two thousandths of the insured amount." Seeing Meili's shocked expression, Pei Sidu comforted in a harmonious voice, "Don't worry, it's just a deposit, and it will be refunded in full after one month. If If you don’t have cash, there’s an ATM below.” Mei Li still sat still, it seemed that fine sweat was slipping from her temples, crawling across her cheeks covered with foundation like little bugs: "Do you have to pay?" "You are not yet a full-time employee of our group, and the finance department must settle the accounts, otherwise there will be problems with the tax bureau." Pei Sidu's face was full of sympathy and regret, "I'm really sorry, although I am the president, I must abide by the rules." financial system." Although Mei Li is an economics major, he knows nothing about the actual operation of finance in a company.In her mind, the poor balance in the bank card kept flashing back and forth, and she murmured like a mosquito: "I don't want insurance to do it?" Pei Sidu crossed his fingers in embarrassment, looked at Meili silently for a while, and finally said as if giving up: "If Miss Mei is really unwilling, then we can only hire Miss Su." "Then... I'll pay..." Pei Sidu's move was indeed a killer for Meili, she hurriedly picked up her bag and stood up, "I'll go get the money right away." As she said that, she bowed respectfully to Pei Sidu, but kept looking at it again and again. He was embarrassed even at first glance, and exited the president's office with a blushing face. "Goodbye, my princess." Pei Sidu watched Meri, who was dressed like a figure in an Egyptian mural, walk out of the room, and the last four words just passed by his lips.Then he lowered his eagle-like eyes and dialed the phone. "Yes, she's here." Pei Sidu said into the phone, with a confident smile on his handsome face, "Everything is going well, now she is almost penniless, and she can't live without cooperating with us. "