Chapter 7 Chapter Four
Deng Wen suffers from anxiety day by day. He always involuntarily checks for new emails, and every time the phone rings, it also makes him nervous. In fact, he has said to himself many times, whether it is Whether it is good news or bad news, Carpenter and the others will not tell him on the mobile phone. Whether it is a tempting letter of employment or a regretful letter of apology, they will all be sent to his e-mail, but Deng Wen still makes himself confused. All plants and trees are soldiers.
Deng Wen wanted to get the position at ICE too much, but he couldn't take the initiative to call Carpenter to find out what happened. Hong Jun specifically told him that he had already done what he could and should do. The only thing he should do now is do nothing.Hong Jun’s tongue-twister-like instructions seemed quite philosophical, and Deng Wen had to listen, because he believed in Hong Jun’s experience in this area. correct.
Several people who had been greeted by Deng Wen in advance all came to the news, and the people from ICE company had already contacted them one by one by phone or email, and systematically learned about Deng Wen's situation from them.Deng Wen felt more at ease. He knew that the matter was in progress. ICE had already conducted a background check on him according to the list of personnel he provided. Now, he was waiting for the last piece of paper.
Ten days passed, Deng Wen felt like ten quarters.That night, Deng Wen was alone in front of the computer in the study, wandering around the Internet in a daze. His original setting in the Outlook mail system was to automatically check emails every half an hour, but now he has shortened it to five minutes.
Liao Xiaoping walked in without making a sound, sat down on the chair next to the desk, picked up a book and flipped through it.Deng Wen heard the noise, glanced at the time, and asked, "Cathy finally fell asleep?"
Liao Xiaoping rolled his eyes at him and said, "Check what time it is, it's almost ten o'clock, she should be sleepy no matter how much she can do."
"You can exercise for a few more days, and you will have to put Cathy to sleep in the future. She is deliberately bullying you now." After Deng Wen finished speaking, thinking that she might not be able to squeeze her into that small bed with her daughter to put her to sleep in the future , suddenly felt a little desolate and sour.
Liao Xiaoping snorted and said, "Are you really planning to go to Beijing and not come back? Even if ICE wants you this time, I guess you will go back to have fun at most, and you should come back after the trouble."
Deng Wen sighed, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I don't know if they want me yet. It's already seven o'clock over there, and they've already got off work. I guess there's nothing to do today."
As soon as the voice fell, the computer issued a crisp notification tone, indicating that a new email had arrived.Deng Wen was exhausted by countless disappointments, he said without any hope: "It is estimated that some kind of spam came here to make a fuss." After speaking, he switched the screen to the Outlook window.
Liao Xiaoping continued to read the book for a while, and when she saw that Deng Wen hadn't moved, she closed the book and said, "I don't think you should stop suffering. What are you looking forward to? Just send them an email tomorrow, saying that you have decided not to think about that again." position."
Deng Wen sat on the swivel chair and turned half a circle silently, facing Liao Xiaoping, her eyes widened. Liao Xiaoping felt that Deng Wen's eyes were very strange, even a little weird. She began to panic, not knowing what happened or her own. Saying something wrong, she opened her mouth and stared at Deng Wen.
Deng Wen said softly: "They want me, the offer letter is here."
Liao Xiaoping was confused by him, and asked in surprise: "Why do you react like this? Are you happy or unhappy, do you want to go or don't you want to go?"
Deng Wen seemed to be awakened by others in sleepwalking, he stood up suddenly, laughed loudly and said: "I feel like Fan Jinzhongju now, of course I am happy, of course I want to go, I just really want to go."
Seeing that he had returned to normal, Liao Xiaoping felt a little relieved, so she said angrily, "Keep down, don't wake up Cathy, she was just coaxed to sleep."
Deng Wen ignored her reprimand, turned around and picked up the cordless phone on the table, quickly dialed the number with his fingers, and when the phone was connected, he said: "Hong Jun, I, Deng Wen, received the offer letter..., just received it, I sent it by e-mail, saying that the original signed by them has been sent by UPS, ..., package? It's very good, I think it's ok, I said that money is not the most important thing, ..., hehe, still All right, she is also very happy,..., well, you are busy,..., see you in Beijing, you have to pick me up at the airport, otherwise I don't know where the door opens. Bye."
Deng Wen hung up the phone, still unable to suppress the ecstasy in his heart. He walked back and forth in the small study room, clenched his right hand, and kept beating the palm of his left hand.Liao Xiaoping looked at Deng Wen coldly, and said, "I don't know what's going on, but you are the first to report to that Hong Jun. Who is he? Is it your boss or your wife?"
Deng Wen stopped, was stunned for a moment, then sat back on the chair again, and said with a smile: "He helped me so much this time, and he is also very concerned about my progress, let me know the news Just tell him, and I’ll tell him. The E-mail is here, and I’ve still opened it. If you read it once, you’ll know everything.”
Deng Wen pointed at the computer screen, Liao Xiaoping didn't move, and said with pouted lips: "I think Hong Jun just has no good intentions. Does he not want others to live a stable life? When I was in school, I didn't like him. , He gave you few bad ideas? Does he still think that you have suffered a lot when we are together? "
Hearing her talk further and further away, Deng Wen hurriedly explained: "Where is it? Hong Jun is really helpful to me this time. By the way, when I met him in Las Vegas this time, he didn't even say a word. I asked you specifically if you were okay."
Liao Xiaoping sneered: "I'm not good! Look at the place where the two of you meet, the casino, where birds of a feather flock together!" After saying this, her complexion became much better, she walked over and stood beside Deng Wen, and arched her hips Deng Wen's arm, Deng Wen immediately understood, got up and gave the chair to Liao Xiaoping, and Liao Xiaoping began to look at the employment letter on the screen word by word.
Deng Wen stood aside and interjected, "Isn't the package pretty good? And it can be divided into two parts, one part is paid directly to our account in US dollars, and the other part is paid to me in RMB in Beijing. In this way We can pay a lot less tax. With a monthly housing allowance of 2,000 dollars, I will find a hotel manager to rent a room first when I go back. If you and Cathy go back in the future, they will increase it to 3,000 dollars. We should be able to I have rented a pretty good apartment. I also provide two round-trip air tickets to visit relatives every year. It’s okay for me to come back, and you can go to China, okay? ICE is a big company after all.”
Liao Xiaoping didn't speak, but kept watching carefully, and when she finally finished reading, she pushed the mouse aside and asked Deng Wen: "Why didn't the above say when you will be on board?"
Deng Wen hurriedly replied: "Carpenter told me that he hoped that I could go to work as soon as possible. Isn't there a blank column in this letter? After I receive the original and sign it, I will specify the date when I can start working." Just fill it in and send it to them. I also hope that the sooner the better, the key depends on how I talked with that Jew. I guess he will not keep me, but I am worried that the CEO may persuade me to stay, no The only way is to firmly reject him."
Liao Xiaoping raised her head, looked at Deng Wen, and said sadly, "You didn't think about whether Cathy and I would stay or not? We didn't persuade you to stay, we begged you to stay, and you refused? "
Deng Wen's face became unnatural, he was afraid to hear this, this was his sore spot, he wondered how he had so many sore spots, while others could always hit them accurately.Hong Jun did it, so Deng Wen made up his mind to leave his family and business and go back to China; Liao Xiaoping did the same, but it made it hard for Deng Wen to let go.
Liao Xiaoping sighed and asked again, "How long do you plan to go back?"
Deng Wen suffers from anxiety day by day. He always involuntarily checks for new emails, and every time the phone rings, it also makes him nervous. In fact, he has said to himself many times, whether it is Whether it is good news or bad news, Carpenter and the others will not tell him on the mobile phone. Whether it is a tempting letter of employment or a regretful letter of apology, they will all be sent to his e-mail, but Deng Wen still makes himself confused. All plants and trees are soldiers.
Deng Wen wanted to get the position at ICE too much, but he couldn't take the initiative to call Carpenter to find out what happened. Hong Jun specifically told him that he had already done what he could and should do. The only thing he should do now is do nothing.Hong Jun’s tongue-twister-like instructions seemed quite philosophical, and Deng Wen had to listen, because he believed in Hong Jun’s experience in this area. correct.
Several people who had been greeted by Deng Wen in advance all came to the news, and the people from ICE company had already contacted them one by one by phone or email, and systematically learned about Deng Wen's situation from them.Deng Wen felt more at ease. He knew that the matter was in progress. ICE had already conducted a background check on him according to the list of personnel he provided. Now, he was waiting for the last piece of paper.
Ten days passed, Deng Wen felt like ten seasons.That night, Deng Wen was alone in front of the computer in the study, wandering around the Internet in a daze. His original setting in the Outlook mail system was to automatically check emails every half an hour, but now he has shortened it to five minutes.
Liao Xiaoping walked in without making a sound, sat down on the chair next to the desk, picked up a book and flipped through it.Deng Wen heard the noise, glanced at the time, and asked, "Cathy finally fell asleep?"
Liao Xiaoping rolled his eyes at him and said, "Check what time it is, it's almost ten o'clock, she should be sleepy no matter how much she can do."
"You can exercise for a few more days, and you will have to put Cathy to sleep in the future. She is deliberately bullying you now." After Deng Wen finished speaking, thinking that she might not be able to squeeze her into that small bed with her daughter to put her to sleep in the future , suddenly felt a little desolate and sour.
Liao Xiaoping snorted and said, "Are you really planning to go to Beijing and not come back? Even if ICE wants you this time, I guess you will go back to have fun at most, and you should come back after the trouble."
Deng Wen sighed, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I don't know if they want me yet. It's already seven o'clock over there, and they've already got off work. I guess there's nothing to do today."
As soon as the voice fell, the computer issued a crisp notification tone, indicating that a new email had arrived.Deng Wen was exhausted by countless disappointments, he said without any hope: "It is estimated that some kind of spam came here to make a fuss." After speaking, he switched the screen to the Outlook window.
Liao Xiaoping continued to read the book for a while, and when she saw that Deng Wen hadn't moved, she closed the book and said, "I don't think you should stop suffering. What are you looking forward to? Just send them an email tomorrow, saying that you have decided not to think about that again." position."
Deng Wen sat on the swivel chair and turned half a circle silently, facing Liao Xiaoping, her eyes widened. Liao Xiaoping felt that Deng Wen's eyes were very strange, even a little weird. She began to panic, not knowing what happened or her own. Saying something wrong, she opened her mouth and stared at Deng Wen.
Deng Wen said softly: "They want me, the offer letter is here."
Liao Xiaoping was confused by him, and asked in surprise: "Why do you react like this? Are you happy or unhappy, do you want to go or don't you want to go?"
Deng Wen seemed to be awakened by others in sleepwalking, he stood up suddenly, laughed loudly and said: "I feel like Fan Jinzhongju now, of course I am happy, of course I want to go, I just really want to go."
Seeing that he had returned to normal, Liao Xiaoping felt a little relieved, so she said angrily, "Keep down, don't wake up Cathy, she was just coaxed to sleep."
Deng Wen ignored her reprimand, turned around and picked up the cordless phone on the table, quickly dialed the number with his fingers, and when the phone was connected, he said: "Hong Jun, I, Deng Wen, received the offer letter..., just received it, I sent it by e-mail, saying that the original signed by them has been sent by UPS, ..., package? It's very good, I think it's ok, I said that money is not the most important thing, ..., hehe, still All right, she is also very happy,..., well, you are busy,..., see you in Beijing, you have to pick me up at the airport, otherwise I don't know where the door opens. Bye."
Deng Wen hung up the phone, still unable to suppress the ecstasy in his heart. He walked back and forth in the small study room, clenched his right hand, and kept beating the palm of his left hand.Liao Xiaoping looked at Deng Wen coldly, and said, "I don't know what's going on, but you are the first to report to that Hong Jun. Who is he? Is it your boss or your wife?"
Deng Wen stopped, was stunned for a moment, then sat back on the chair again, and said with a smile: "He helped me so much this time, and he is also very concerned about my progress, let me know the news Just tell him, and I’ll tell him. The E-mail is here, and I’ve still opened it. If you read it once, you’ll know everything.”
Deng Wen pointed at the computer screen, Liao Xiaoping didn't move, and said with pouted lips: "I think Hong Jun just has no good intentions. Does he not want others to live a stable life? When I was in school, I didn't like him. , He gave you few bad ideas? Does he still think that you have suffered a lot when we are together? "
Hearing her talk further and further away, Deng Wen hurriedly explained: "Where is it? Hong Jun is really helpful to me this time. By the way, when I met him in Las Vegas this time, he didn't even say a word. I asked you specifically if you were okay."
Liao Xiaoping sneered: "I'm not good! Look at the place where the two of you meet, the casino, where birds of a feather flock together!" After saying this, her complexion became much better, she walked over and stood beside Deng Wen, and arched her hips Deng Wen's arm, Deng Wen immediately understood, got up and gave the chair to Liao Xiaoping, and Liao Xiaoping began to look at the employment letter on the screen word by word.
Deng Wen stood aside and interjected, "Isn't the package pretty good? And it can be divided into two parts, one part is paid directly to our account in US dollars, and the other part is paid to me in RMB in Beijing. In this way We can pay a lot less tax. With a monthly housing allowance of 2,000 dollars, I will find a hotel manager to rent a room first when I go back. If you and Cathy go back in the future, they will increase it to 3,000 dollars. We should be able to I have rented a pretty good apartment. I also provide two round-trip air tickets to visit relatives every year. It’s okay for me to come back, and you can go to China, okay? ICE is a big company after all.”
Liao Xiaoping didn't speak, but kept watching carefully, and when she finally finished reading, she pushed the mouse aside and asked Deng Wen: "Why didn't the above say when you will be on board?"
Deng Wen hurriedly replied: "Carpenter told me that he hoped that I could go to work as soon as possible. Isn't there a blank column in this letter? After I receive the original and sign it, I will specify the date when I can start working." Just fill it in and send it to them. I also hope that the sooner the better, the key depends on how I talked with that Jew. I guess he will not keep me, but I am worried that the CEO may persuade me to stay, no The only way is to firmly reject him."
Liao Xiaoping raised her head, looked at Deng Wen, and said sadly, "You didn't think about whether Cathy and I would stay or not? We didn't persuade you to stay, we begged you to stay, and you refused? "
Deng Wen's face became unnatural, he was afraid to hear this, this was his sore spot, he wondered how he had so many sore spots, while others could always hit them accurately.Hong Jun did it, so Deng Wen made up his mind to leave his family and business and go back to China; Liao Xiaoping did the same, but it made it hard for Deng Wen to let go.
Liao Xiaoping sighed and asked again, "How long do you plan to go back?"
Deng Wen suffers from anxiety day by day. He always involuntarily checks for new emails, and every time the phone rings, it also makes him nervous. In fact, he has said to himself many times, whether it is Whether it is good news or bad news, Carpenter and the others will not tell him on the mobile phone. Whether it is a tempting letter of employment or a regretful letter of apology, they will all be sent to his e-mail, but Deng Wen still makes himself confused. All plants and trees are soldiers.
Deng Wen wanted to get the position at ICE too much, but he couldn't take the initiative to call Carpenter to find out what happened. Hong Jun specifically told him that he had already done what he could and should do. The only thing he should do now is do nothing.Hong Jun’s tongue-twister-like instructions seemed quite philosophical, and Deng Wen had to listen, because he believed in Hong Jun’s experience in this area. correct.
Several people who had been greeted by Deng Wen in advance all came to the news, and the people from ICE company had already contacted them one by one by phone or email, and systematically learned about Deng Wen's situation from them.Deng Wen felt more at ease. He knew that the matter was in progress. ICE had already conducted a background check on him according to the list of personnel he provided. Now, he was waiting for the last piece of paper.
Ten days passed, Deng Wen felt like ten quarters.That night, Deng Wen was alone in front of the computer in the study, wandering around the Internet in a daze. His original setting in the Outlook mail system was to automatically check emails every half an hour, but now he has shortened it to five minutes.
Liao Xiaoping walked in without making a sound, sat down on the chair next to the desk, picked up a book and flipped through it.Deng Wen heard the noise, glanced at the time, and asked, "Cathy finally fell asleep?"
Liao Xiaoping rolled his eyes at him and said, "Check what time it is, it's almost ten o'clock, she should be sleepy no matter how much she can do."
"You can exercise for a few more days, and you will have to put Cathy to sleep in the future. She is deliberately bullying you now." After Deng Wen finished speaking, thinking that she might not be able to squeeze her into that small bed with her daughter to put her to sleep in the future , suddenly felt a little desolate and sour.
Liao Xiaoping snorted and said, "Are you really planning to go to Beijing and not come back? Even if ICE wants you this time, I guess you will go back to have fun at most, and you should come back after the trouble."
Deng Wen sighed, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I don't know if they want me yet. It's already seven o'clock over there, and they've already got off work. I guess there's nothing to do today."
As soon as the voice fell, the computer issued a crisp notification tone, indicating that a new email had arrived.Deng Wen was exhausted by countless disappointments, he said without any hope: "It is estimated that some kind of spam came here to make a fuss." After speaking, he switched the screen to the Outlook window.
Liao Xiaoping continued to read the book for a while, and when she saw that Deng Wen hadn't moved, she closed the book and said, "I don't think you should stop suffering. What are you looking forward to? Just send them an email tomorrow, saying that you have decided not to think about that again." position."
Deng Wen sat on the swivel chair and turned half a circle silently, facing Liao Xiaoping, her eyes widened. Liao Xiaoping felt that Deng Wen's eyes were very strange, even a little weird. She began to panic, not knowing what happened or her own. Saying something wrong, she opened her mouth and stared at Deng Wen.
Deng Wen said softly: "They want me, the offer letter is here."
Liao Xiaoping was confused by him, and asked in surprise: "Why do you react like this? Are you happy or unhappy, do you want to go or don't you want to go?"
Deng Wen seemed to be awakened by others in sleepwalking, he stood up suddenly, laughed loudly and said: "I feel like Fan Jinzhongju now, of course I am happy, of course I want to go, I just really want to go."
Seeing that he had returned to normal, Liao Xiaoping felt a little relieved, so she said angrily, "Keep down, don't wake up Cathy, she was just coaxed to sleep."
Deng Wen ignored her reprimand, turned around and picked up the cordless phone on the table, quickly dialed the number with his fingers, and when the phone was connected, he said: "Hong Jun, I, Deng Wen, received the offer letter..., just received it, I sent it by e-mail, saying that the original signed by them has been sent by UPS, ..., package? It's very good, I think it's ok, I said that money is not the most important thing, ..., hehe, still All right, she is also very happy,..., well, you are busy,..., see you in Beijing, you have to pick me up at the airport, otherwise I don't know where the door opens. Bye."
Deng Wen hung up the phone, still unable to suppress the ecstasy in his heart. He walked back and forth in the small study room, clenched his right hand, and kept beating the palm of his left hand.Liao Xiaoping looked at Deng Wen coldly, and said, "I don't know what's going on, but you are the first to report to that Hong Jun. Who is he? Is it your boss or your wife?"
Deng Wen stopped, was stunned for a moment, then sat back on the chair again, and said with a smile: "He helped me so much this time, and he is also very concerned about my progress, let me know the news Just tell him, and I’ll tell him. The E-mail is here, and I’ve still opened it. If you read it once, you’ll know everything.”
Deng Wen pointed at the computer screen, Liao Xiaoping didn't move, and said with pouted lips: "I think Hong Jun just has no good intentions. Does he not want others to live a stable life? When I was in school, I didn't like him. , He gave you few bad ideas? Does he still think that you have suffered a lot when we are together? "
Hearing her talk further and further away, Deng Wen hurriedly explained: "Where is it? Hong Jun is really helpful to me this time. By the way, when I met him in Las Vegas this time, he didn't even say a word. I asked you specifically if you were okay."
Liao Xiaoping sneered: "I'm not good! Look at the place where the two of you meet, the casino, where birds of a feather flock together!" After saying this, her complexion became much better, she walked over and stood beside Deng Wen, and arched her hips Deng Wen's arm, Deng Wen immediately understood, got up and gave the chair to Liao Xiaoping, and Liao Xiaoping began to look at the employment letter on the screen word by word.
Deng Wen stood aside and interjected, "Isn't the package pretty good? And it can be divided into two parts, one part is paid directly to our account in US dollars, and the other part is paid to me in RMB in Beijing. In this way We can pay a lot less tax. With a monthly housing allowance of 2,000 dollars, I will find a hotel manager to rent a room first when I go back. If you and Cathy go back in the future, they will increase it to 3,000 dollars. We should be able to I have rented a pretty good apartment. I also provide two round-trip air tickets to visit relatives every year. It’s okay for me to come back, and you can go to China, okay? ICE is a big company after all.”
Liao Xiaoping didn't speak, but kept watching carefully, and when she finally finished reading, she pushed the mouse aside and asked Deng Wen: "Why didn't the above say when you will be on board?"
Deng Wen hurriedly replied: "Carpenter told me that he hoped that I could go to work as soon as possible. Isn't there a blank column in this letter? After I receive the original and sign it, I will specify the date when I can start working." Just fill it in and send it to them. I also hope that the sooner the better, the key depends on how I talked with that Jew. I guess he will not keep me, but I am worried that the CEO may persuade me to stay, no The only way is to firmly reject him."
Liao Xiaoping raised her head, looked at Deng Wen, and said sadly, "You didn't think about whether Cathy and I would stay or not? We didn't persuade you to stay, we begged you to stay, and you refused? "
Deng Wen's face became unnatural, he was afraid to hear this, this was his sore spot, he wondered how he had so many sore spots, while others could always hit them accurately.Hong Jun did it, so Deng Wen made up his mind to leave his family and business and go back to China; Liao Xiaoping did the same, but it made it hard for Deng Wen to let go.
Liao Xiaoping sighed and asked again, "How long do you plan to go back?"
Deng Wen suffers from anxiety day by day. He always involuntarily checks for new emails, and every time the phone rings, it also makes him nervous. In fact, he has said to himself many times, whether it is Whether it is good news or bad news, Carpenter and the others will not tell him on the mobile phone. Whether it is a tempting letter of employment or a regretful letter of apology, they will all be sent to his e-mail, but Deng Wen still makes himself confused. All plants and trees are soldiers.
Deng Wen wanted to get the position at ICE too much, but he couldn't take the initiative to call Carpenter to find out what happened. Hong Jun specifically told him that he had already done what he could and should do. The only thing he should do now is do nothing.Hong Jun’s tongue-twister-like instructions seemed quite philosophical, and Deng Wen had to listen, because he believed in Hong Jun’s experience in this area. correct.
Several people who had been greeted by Deng Wen in advance all came to the news, and the people from ICE company had already contacted them one by one by phone or email, and systematically learned about Deng Wen's situation from them.Deng Wen felt more at ease. He knew that the matter was in progress. ICE had already conducted a background check on him according to the list of personnel he provided. Now, he was waiting for the last piece of paper.
Ten days passed, Deng Wen felt like ten seasons.That night, Deng Wen was alone in front of the computer in the study, wandering around the Internet in a daze. His original setting in the Outlook mail system was to automatically check emails every half an hour, but now he has shortened it to five minutes.
Liao Xiaoping walked in without making a sound, sat down on the chair next to the desk, picked up a book and flipped through it.Deng Wen heard the noise, glanced at the time, and asked, "Cathy finally fell asleep?"
Liao Xiaoping rolled his eyes at him and said, "Check what time it is, it's almost ten o'clock, she should be sleepy no matter how much she can do."
"You can exercise for a few more days, and you will have to put Cathy to sleep in the future. She is deliberately bullying you now." After Deng Wen finished speaking, thinking that she might not be able to squeeze her into that small bed with her daughter to put her to sleep in the future , suddenly felt a little desolate and sour.
Liao Xiaoping snorted and said, "Are you really planning to go to Beijing and not come back? Even if ICE wants you this time, I guess you will go back to have fun at most, and you should come back after the trouble."
Deng Wen sighed, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I don't know if they want me yet. It's already seven o'clock over there, and they've already got off work. I guess there's nothing to do today."
As soon as the voice fell, the computer issued a crisp notification tone, indicating that a new email had arrived.Deng Wen was exhausted by countless disappointments, he said without any hope: "It is estimated that some kind of spam came here to make a fuss." After speaking, he switched the screen to the Outlook window.
Liao Xiaoping continued to read the book for a while, and when she saw that Deng Wen hadn't moved, she closed the book and said, "I don't think you should stop suffering. What are you looking forward to? Just send them an email tomorrow, saying that you have decided not to think about that again." position."
Deng Wen sat on the swivel chair and turned half a circle silently, facing Liao Xiaoping, her eyes widened. Liao Xiaoping felt that Deng Wen's eyes were very strange, even a little weird. She began to panic, not knowing what happened or her own. Saying something wrong, she opened her mouth and stared at Deng Wen.
Deng Wen said softly: "They want me, the offer letter is here."
Liao Xiaoping was confused by him, and asked in surprise: "Why do you react like this? Are you happy or unhappy, do you want to go or don't you want to go?"
Deng Wen seemed to be awakened by others in sleepwalking, he stood up suddenly, laughed loudly and said: "I feel like Fan Jinzhongju now, of course I am happy, of course I want to go, I just really want to go."
Seeing that he had returned to normal, Liao Xiaoping felt a little relieved, so she said angrily, "Keep down, don't wake up Cathy, she was just coaxed to sleep."
Deng Wen ignored her reprimand, turned around and picked up the cordless phone on the table, quickly dialed the number with his fingers, and when the phone was connected, he said: "Hong Jun, I, Deng Wen, received the offer letter..., just received it, I sent it by e-mail, saying that the original signed by them has been sent by UPS, ..., package? It's very good, I think it's ok, I said that money is not the most important thing, ..., hehe, still All right, she is also very happy,..., well, you are busy,..., see you in Beijing, you have to pick me up at the airport, otherwise I don't know where the door opens. Bye."
Deng Wen hung up the phone, still unable to suppress the ecstasy in his heart. He walked back and forth in the small study room, clenched his right hand, and kept beating the palm of his left hand.Liao Xiaoping looked at Deng Wen coldly, and said, "I don't know what's going on, but you are the first to report to that Hong Jun. Who is he? Is it your boss or your wife?"
Deng Wen stopped, was stunned for a moment, then sat back on the chair again, and said with a smile: "He helped me so much this time, and he is also very concerned about my progress, let me know the news Just tell him, and I’ll tell him. The E-mail is here, and I’ve still opened it. If you read it once, you’ll know everything.”
Deng Wen pointed at the computer screen, Liao Xiaoping didn't move, and said with pouted lips: "I think Hong Jun just has no good intentions. Does he not want others to live a stable life? When I was in school, I didn't like him. , He gave you few bad ideas? Does he still think that you have suffered a lot because we are together? "
Hearing her talk further and further away, Deng Wen hurriedly explained: "Where is it? Hong Jun is really helpful to me this time. By the way, when I met him in Las Vegas this time, he didn't even say a word. I asked you specifically if you were okay."
Liao Xiaoping sneered: "I'm not good! Look at the place where the two of you meet, the casino, where birds of a feather flock together!" After saying this, her complexion became much better, she walked over and stood beside Deng Wen, and arched her hips Deng Wen's arm, Deng Wen immediately understood, got up and gave the chair to Liao Xiaoping, and Liao Xiaoping began to look at the employment letter on the screen word by word.
Deng Wen stood aside and interjected, "Isn't the package pretty good? And it can be divided into two parts, one part is paid directly to our account in US dollars, and the other part is paid to me in RMB in Beijing. In this way We can pay a lot less tax. With a monthly housing allowance of 2,000 dollars, I will find a hotel manager to rent a room first when I go back. If you and Cathy go back in the future, they will increase it to 3,000 dollars. We should be able to I have rented a pretty good apartment. I also provide two round-trip air tickets to visit relatives every year. It’s okay for me to come back, and you can go to China, okay? ICE is a big company after all.”
Liao Xiaoping didn't speak, but kept watching carefully, and when she finally finished reading, she pushed the mouse aside and asked Deng Wen: "Why didn't the above say when you will be on board?"
Deng Wen hurriedly replied: "Carpenter told me that he hoped that I could go to work as soon as possible. Isn't there a blank column in this letter? After I receive the original and sign it, I will specify the date when I can start working." Just fill it in and send it to them. I also hope that the sooner the better, the key depends on how I talked with that Jew. I guess he will not keep me, but I am worried that the CEO may persuade me to stay, no The only way is to firmly reject him."
Liao Xiaoping raised her head, looked at Deng Wen, and said sadly, "You didn't think about whether Cathy and I would stay or not? We didn't persuade you to stay, we begged you to stay, and you refused? "
Deng Wen's face became unnatural, he was afraid to hear this, this was his sore spot, he wondered how he had so many sore spots, while others could always hit them accurately.Hong Jun did it, so Deng Wen made up his mind to leave his family and business and go back to China; Liao Xiaoping did it too, but it made it hard for Deng Wen to let go.
Liao Xiaoping sighed and asked again, "How long do you plan to go back?"
Deng Wen suffers from anxiety day by day. He always involuntarily checks for new emails, and every time the phone rings, it also makes him nervous. In fact, he has said to himself many times, whether it is Whether it is good news or bad news, Carpenter and the others will not tell him on the mobile phone. Whether it is a tempting letter of employment or a regretful letter of apology, they will all be sent to his e-mail, but Deng Wen still makes himself confused. All plants and trees are soldiers.
Deng Wen wanted to get the position at ICE too much, but he couldn't take the initiative to call Carpenter to find out what happened. Hong Jun specifically told him that he had already done what he could and should do. The only thing he should do now is do nothing.Hong Jun’s tongue-twister-like instructions seemed quite philosophical, and Deng Wen had to listen, because he believed in Hong Jun’s experience in this area. correct.
事先邓汶已经打过招呼的几个人分别都来了消息，ICE公司的人已经通过电话或电子邮件和他们逐一联系了，从他们那里系统地了解邓汶各方面的情况。邓汶的心里踏实了一些，他知道事情正在进行当中，ICE方面已经按照他提供的人员名单对他做了背景调查，现在，就等着那最后的一张纸了。
十天过去了，邓汶觉得像是十个季度。这天晚上，邓汶独自守在书房里的电脑前面，魂不守舍地在互联网上闲逛，他在Outlook邮件系统里原先设置的是每半个小时自动查收一次邮件，如今已经被他缩短到了五分钟。
廖晓萍不声不响地走了进来，在书桌旁边的椅子上坐下，随手抄起一本书翻看着。邓汶听见响动，看了一眼时间，问道：“Cathy总算睡了？”
廖晓萍白了他一眼，说：“你看看几点了，这都快十点了，她再能折腾也该困了。”
“你再锻炼几天吧，以后就都得是你哄Cathy睡觉了，她现在就是故意欺负你。”邓汶说完，一想到可能将来不会再和女儿挤在那张小床上哄她睡觉，忽然感觉有些凄凉和酸楚。
廖晓萍鼻子里哼了一声说：“你还真打算去北京就不回来啦？就算ICE这次要了你，我猜你最多也就是回去过过瘾，闹得差不多就该回来了。”
邓汶叹了口气，耸了下肩，说：“还不知道人家要不要我呢，他们那边已经七点了，早都下班了，估计今天又没戏了。”
话音刚落，电脑发出一声清脆的提示音，一封新邮件到了。邓汶已经被无数次的失望弄得疲了，他不抱什么希望地说：“估计又是什么垃圾邮件跑来起哄的。”说着，就把屏幕切换到Outlook的窗口。
廖晓萍接着看了一会儿书，见邓汶没有动静，就把书一合，说：“我看你也别熬了，还盼什么呀？明天干脆给他们发封邮件，说你决定不再考虑那个职位了。”
邓汶坐在转椅上无声地转了半个圈，脸朝向廖晓萍，眼睛瞪得大大的，廖晓萍觉得邓汶的眼神特别怪，甚至有些诡异，她开始发慌，不知道究竟发生了什么事还是自己说错了什么话，她张着嘴，也瞪着邓汶。
邓汶轻声说：“他们要我了，offer letter来了。”
廖晓萍被他搞糊涂了，惊讶地问：“你怎么这种反应啊？你到底是高兴还是不高兴，到底是想去还是不想去啊？”
邓汶好像是在梦游中忽然被别人唤醒，他一下子站起来，大声地笑着说：“我现在的感觉就像是范进中举，我当然高兴啦，我当然想去啦，我就是太想去啦。”
廖晓萍见他恢复了常态，倒是稍稍放心了，便没好气地说：“你小点儿声，别把Cathy吵醒了，好不容易刚哄睡的。”
邓汶不理睬她的申斥，转身拿起桌上的无绳电话，手指飞快地拨号，等到电话刚一接通就说：“洪钧，我邓汶，offer letter收到了，……，刚刚收到，用e-mail发的，说他们签好字的原件已经用UPS寄出了，……，package？挺好的啊，我觉得可以，我说了钱不是最主要的，……，呵呵，还行吧，她也挺高兴的，……，那好，你忙吧，……，咱们北京见，你得去机场接我啊，不然我都不知道门朝哪儿开。Bye.”
邓汶挂上电话，仍然难以抑制内心的狂喜，他在不大的书房里来回走了几步，右手握拳，不断地捶打在左手的掌心上。廖晓萍冷眼看着邓汶，说话了：“我还不知道怎么回事呢，你却头一个先向那个洪钧汇报，他是你什么人啊？是你老板啊还是你老婆啊？”
邓汶停住脚步，愣了一下，才又坐回到椅子上，笑着说：“人家这次帮了我这么大的忙，他也挺关心我这边的进展的，让我一有消息就告诉他，我就和他说一声嘛。E-mail在这儿，我还打开着呢，你来看一遍不就全清楚了嘛。”
邓汶指着电脑屏幕，廖晓萍没动地方，撇着嘴说：“我看这洪钧就是没安好心，他是不是见不得别人踏踏实实过安稳日子啊？在学校的时候我就看他不顺眼，他给你出的馊主意还少啊？他是不是还觉得咱俩在一块儿是你吃了大亏了？”
邓汶听她越扯越远，忙解释说：“哪儿跟哪儿啊，洪钧这回真是热心帮了我的大忙。对了，这次在赌城碰到他，还没说两句话人家就特意问你好不好呢。”
廖晓萍冷笑一声：“我不好！瞧你们俩碰面的地方，赌城，真是物以类聚！”说完这句，她的脸色已经好多了，走过来站到邓汶身旁，用胯部拱了一下邓汶的胳膊，邓汶马上会意，知趣地起身把椅子让给廖晓萍坐了，廖晓萍开始一字一句地看着屏幕上的那封聘用信。
邓汶在一旁站着，插话说：“Package是不是挺不错的？而且可以分成两部分，一部分直接用美元付到咱们这边的账户里，另一部分在北京用人民币付给我，这样一来咱们能少交不少税呢。每个月两千美元的housing allowance，我回去先找家宾馆长包个房间，如果你和Cathy将来也回去，他们就给涨到三千美元，咱们应该可以租个相当不错的公寓了。每年还提供两趟探亲的往返机票，我回来也行，你们去中国也行，还行吧？ICE毕竟是大公司。”
廖晓萍没说话，一直仔细地看着，等终于看完了，她把鼠标往旁边一推，问邓汶：“这上面怎么没说让你什么时候on board呢？”
邓汶忙回答：“卡彭特对我说是希望我越快去上班越好，这信里不是有一栏空着呢吗？等我收到原件，签了字，再把我确定可以开始上班的日子填上，寄给他们就行了。我也希望越快过去越好，关键要看我和那个犹太佬谈得如何，估计他不会留我，可是我担心CEO没准儿会劝我留下，没办法，只能铁了心拒绝他了。”
廖晓萍仰起头，看着邓汶，黯然地说：“你就一点都没考虑我和Cathy留不留你？我们俩不是劝你留下，我们是求你留下，你也铁了心拒绝？”
邓汶的脸上不自然起来，他害怕听到这些，这是他的痛处，他奇怪自己怎么有这么多的痛处，而别人总是能准确地一击就中。洪钧做到了，所以让邓汶下了决心抛家舍业地要回中国；廖晓萍也做到了，却是让邓汶难以割舍。
廖晓萍叹了口气，又问：“你打算回去多久？”
廖晓萍被邓汶的执拗逗乐了，她在被子里蹬了邓汶一脚，说道：“就你爱国，那你趁早滚回去吧，回国买辆'红旗'开去，没人管你。”
邓汶忽然想起他在中国坐过的最后一辆车了，那是辆黄色的天津大发的面包车，一路颠簸着送他到了机场，在炎热的夏天，弄得他像是个蒸熟的包子。邓汶心里念叨着，不知道那些满街跑的蝗虫一样的“面的”还在不在，自己总算可以回去亲眼看看了。
在4月30号，五一长假之前的最后一个工作日，洪钧开始行动了。一大早，他坐在自己狭小的办公室里，像是一位挂牌开诊的妙手神医，而在外面轮候着的是在头天晚上从上海飞抵北京的罗杰、劳拉、露西和从广州来的比尔，洪钧先和李龙伟谈话，再逐个与那四个人单独交谈。洪钧和每个人讲的内容都是一样的，就是由他提出的并经科克和维西尔亚太区整个管理层批准的维西尔中国公司新的组织架构。
挑选这个时间，采用这个方式，来任命他的新班底，洪钧是煞费一番苦心的。
首先，在4月的最后一天宣布，紧接着就是连续七天的长假，大家各奔东西，没有心思和机会聚集到一起搬弄是非，更难以私下搞什么串联之类的小动作。等到长假结束，大家身心疲惫地回来上班时，老的维西尔已经成为历史被淡忘了，自然而然地在新的一天开始按照新的架构来运作，这远比今天大改组、明天就开始运转的方式要平滑顺畅得多。
其次，洪钧不仅没有采取召开全体员工大会的方式，他连经理层范围的小会都没搞，而是采用一对一谈话的方式。洪钧就是要让每个经理都清楚地意识到，他并不是在和他们商量，也不是在征求他们的意见，他是代表维西尔公司高层分别宣布公司对他们的新任命。洪钧之所以采取这种分而治之的手段，也是迫不得已，自己毕竟是新人，他不能给这些经理们建立攻守同盟向自己发难的机会。越是这种大动作，越要采用举重若轻的方式，好像只是一系列的各自互不相关的人事变动而已，洪钧要的正是这种效果。
洪钧的笔记本电脑上，是他早已起草拟好的一封致维西尔中国公司全体员工的电子邮件，邮件里的内容，正是他即将宣布的新班底：
任命李龙伟担任销售总监，负责全国范围内的金融业、电信业和政府部门的市场；
任命罗杰担任销售总监，负责全国范围内的制造业市场，不再担任上海地区经理；
任命比尔取代露西担任技术经理，也不再担任广州地区经理；
露西不再担任技术经理，转为新设立的负责合作伙伴业务的经理，没有直接下属；
劳拉一切照旧，仍然担任财务经理，负责财务和行政。
洪钧的心事，其实在这个新班底中已经全部挑明了，他对维西尔搞的这次脱胎换骨，正是基于他在两方面上的考虑。一方面，是在公司管理架构上的调整，他要把维西尔以往三间办公室各自为战的陋习杜绝掉，用行业取代地区来划分市场区域，李龙伟和罗杰的销售团队都包括来自三间办公室的成员，打破了原先各地的销售人员互不合作甚至相互竞争的局面。而且，因为地区经理的职位不复存在，洪钧便消除了罗杰和比尔这两个“地头蛇”日后搞“军阀割据、对抗中央”的后患。
另一方面，是对具体人员的调动，他要把李龙伟提拔起来加以重用，而对露西加以冷处理。洪钧对李龙伟的能力和人品已经越来越了解、越来越信任，他需要一个得力的人来帮他拓展那三个举足轻重的行业市场；同样，他对露西也已经彻底看透，便因人设事地给她安排了一个新岗位。
洪钧和李龙伟的谈话进行得很顺利，因为他早已把自己的想法透露给了李龙伟，如果没有事先得到李龙伟定将全力以赴的承诺，他是断然不敢把如此重担托付出去的。洪钧和李龙伟握了握手，又把手搭在他的肩膀上，说：“我可就全指望你了，给你的这三个行业都很肥啊，都能出来大单子，我今年的quota你怎么也得给我承担百分之八十，你要是有个闪失，我今年可就没办法向科克交代了。”
李龙伟憨憨地笑了笑，好像被洪钧搭在肩膀上的手压得喘不过气来，终于挤出几个字：“我尽力而为吧。”
洪钧替李龙伟打开门，轻松地笑着说：“赶紧招人吧，你的人手不够。”
接下来分别是罗杰和比尔，正如洪钧所预料的，也没发生什么周折。两个人虽然都有些不情愿失去自己的老地盘，但也都只能无奈地接受了，明摆着的，目前在他们手里没有与洪钧分庭抗礼的本钱。而且，两个人的新职位都使他们得以负责全国范围内的一部分业务，虽然只是部分业务，但已经足以让他们放眼全国，毕竟地盘大了，尤其是比尔，手下的兵也会比以前多，罗杰虽然只分得了一个制造业，但也是由于他本人在上海的客观原因，要想遥控远在北京的大银行、电信公司和国家部委实在是勉为其难。洪钧觉得，他俩对此番安排还是基本满意的，甚至可能好于他们事先的揣测。他们应该会安心地好好干吧，至少在近期会这样，洪钧这么想着，也不知道这是他的判断，还是他的期望。
轮到露西，就远没有这么轻松了。尽管洪钧做了充分的心理准备，也竭力用露西能接受的方式来告知她，但是露西的反应还是把洪钧弄了个措手不及，他本来做好了几套应急预案，来应付可能出现的暴跳如雷的露西、大叫大嚷的露西、软磨硬泡的露西，不料，他面对的，竟是一位失声痛哭的露西。
洪钧立刻发现自己的准备工作太不到位了，他居然事先没让玛丽更换一盒新的面巾纸，结果，当洪钧确信露西在一阵沉默之后发出的第一个声音是哭声的时候，他马上拿起桌上的面巾纸盒子，连着抽了几下却发现，只剩三张了。
洪钧走到露西旁边，默默地把这宝贵的三张面巾纸塞到露西的面前，露西低着头、捂着脸“呜呜”地抽泣着，一把将面巾纸抓在手里，擦着滔滔不绝的眼泪和鼻涕。洪钧在旁边看着，那三张纸实在是杯水车薪，很快就被揉搓成湿透了的一团。洪钧环顾左右，再也没有任何代用品，而露西自己的手包也没有拿进来，看样子露西一时半会儿又停不下来，他只好说了一声：“我去给你倒杯水。”洪钧的手刚碰到门把手，露西的哭声立刻戛然而止，他回头一看，见露西的肩膀还在剧烈地抽动，只是有声电影变为早期的默片了。
洪钧走出门，快步冲到海伦的桌旁，抄起桌上的面巾纸盒子，手上的感觉告诉他里面存货充足，便不管海伦一副诧异的表情，转身走回了办公室。
洪钧刚把门关好，便发现露西已经完全恢复了平静，一脸漠然地坐着，手里捏着那个纸团在脸上一下、一下地沾着。洪钧把纸盒放在露西触手可及的桌子边缘，心里奇怪怎么一眨眼的功夫连默片都演完了。露西把纸团扔到墙角的废纸篓里，从纸盒里抽出纸巾，又细致地把眼角、鼻翼等部分擦拭了一遍，便像什么都没发生一样地低着头，看着脚下的地毯。
洪钧诚恳地说：“Lucy，这个新的位置非常重要，我和科克还有亚太区的其他几个人都谈过，我们都认为由你负责这个业务最合适，你的英语很好，表达能力和沟通能力都很强，与跟咱们有合作关系的那些外企都可以很好地打交道，也可以配合总部搞一些活动。”
洪钧特意点出科克的名字，是要向露西表明这已经是亚太区老板们批准之后的定案了。接着，洪钧又把合作伙伴的重要性以及这个负责合作伙伴业务的经理的重要性详细阐述了一通。
露西长吁了一口气，终于开了口，声音有些急促：“这个position以前没有的，我不知道我的package会不会有什么变化。”
洪钧摇了摇头，说：“没有变化，这次只是业务的变化、岗位的调整，不涉及package，等年底做review的时候才会根据各自的performance来决定package是否需要调整。”
露西的声音变得平稳下来，她问：“这个position对我来说非常新，不知道你有没有什么考虑。”
洪钧立刻回答：“这个我也和科克商量过了，培训是必要的，你应该到Headquarters去接受一下全面的orientation，回来之后也应该和他们保持密切的联系，从他们那里得到尽可能多的支持和资源。”
露西苍白的脸上渐渐有了血色，能到美国总部去呆上个把月，让她心里舒服了不少，感觉面子上过得去了。
洪钧又勉励了几句，便站起身，露西也站起来，问道：“这个position，将来是不是也需要带一个team？”
洪钧明白露西的意思，其实让她最难受的就是她今后无人可管了。洪钧可以不降低她的薪水，可以送她去美国转一圈，用这些金钱来安抚她，但洪钧不会随便给她几个人让她“管着玩儿”，公司里最宝贵的就是人，他不会把哪怕只是一个人交给不称职的露西来管理。
洪钧脸上堆着笑，但是语气却分明是没有任何讨价还价的余地，他说：“目前还没有这方面的计划，看发展吧，如果将来这方面的业务做得好，你一个人忙不过来了，到时候咱们再商量吧。”
把露西送出门，洪钧回到自己的椅子上坐下，长长地舒了口气，回忆着刚才的这场风雨，发觉自己还是不太了解露西，现在细想起来，露西的哭恰恰说明她不是一个有城府的人，对自己也没有恶意。露西看来的确没有其他地方可去，也没想着要搞些什么手段，面对洪钧给她的一席容身之地，她只能满腹委屈地接受了。露西的哭是因为她对这种结果没有心理准备，还认为她之前那一系列处心积虑的表现能保住她的位子呢，洪钧不由摇头，看来这位露西真的是水平问题。
洪钧坐着等了一会儿，纳闷劳拉怎么还不进来，他事先已把谈话的先后顺序告诉了他们，刚才几个人都是一个接一个主动进来的，不用他去请。洪钧拿起桌上的水杯，借着倒水的名义出来看看，见罗杰、比尔和李龙伟聚在一处说笑着，他又走到小会议室门口，看见劳拉和露西都在里面，露西正在低着头收拾自己的东西，劳拉在笔记本电脑上忙着，好像旁边的露西根本不存在，也没有觉察到洪钧已经站在了门口。
洪钧轻轻地咳嗽了一声，露西立刻一脸惊恐地抬头望着他，他冲露西微笑了一下，便对劳拉说：“Laura，忙得怎么样了？咱们聊聊？”
劳拉仍然没有抬头，双手在键盘上敲打着，眼睛扫视着旁边摊着的记事本，嘴里说：“你先忙你的，我弄好了就过去找你。”
洪钧没说话，也没挪动脚步，露西匆忙收拾好东西，含混不清地说了句什么便拎着包从洪钧身边溜了出去。劳拉忙了一会儿，大概是因为没有听见洪钧的任何动静，才抬头看了一眼，见洪钧还站在那里，就说：“正好赶上月底，忙死了，亚太那帮催命鬼，非要我把这个月的report马上发给他们，真会挑时间添乱。”
洪钧不知道劳拉究竟是在埋怨谁给她添乱，是嫌亚太区的财务主管挑这个时候催她要报表，还是嫌洪钧偏偏在月底她最忙的时候要她来开会？洪钧听出劳拉的弦外之音了，他不动声色地说：“我可以开始了。”
“好好，我马上就好了。”但劳拉说完就又低头盯着她的笔记本的屏幕，并没有马上收摊的意思。洪钧依然站着没动，他有两个选择，要么按劳拉吩咐的独自回去坐等，要么在这里继续站着。洪钧选择后者，宁可在此立等，他觉得虽然看似有些没面子，但只要能把劳拉带回自己的办公室，就比空手回去傻等的效果要好，因为那时劳拉一定会让洪钧第二次出来请她。
洪钧依旧站着，斜着上身靠在了会议室的门框上，做出一副要打持久战的架势，他相信劳拉虽然低着头，但她的心思一定不在什么财务报告上面，而是在留意着他的一举一动，这是一场无声的较量，双方都要看看究竟谁的意志能占上风。
终于，劳拉先沉不住气了，她忽然抬起头，故作惊讶地叫道：“呀，Jim，你还在等我呐，对不起对不起，那咱们先聊吧，等一下我再弄这些东西。”
洪钧笑着，没说话，劳拉飞快地把电脑关上，压在记事本的上面，双手空空地走出来，洪钧让她走在前面，像押着俘虏一样地凯旋。
两人隔着桌子坐下，劳拉一眼就看见了放在桌边的面巾纸盒子，便把两个手指放在鼻子两侧，比划着泪流满面的样子，说：“这个Lucy呀，就是这样子，太情绪化，其实给她的新位子已经蛮不错的了。”
洪钧一愣，看来劳拉很清楚对露西的调动一事，洪钧确信露西刚才是不会向劳拉讲的，显然劳拉事先就知道这些。洪钧还没开口，劳拉又说话了：“我觉得新的structure挺好的，现在好了，大家都可以把心思放在business 上，不用再担心呀猜测呀什么的。”
洪钧又一愣，心里暗笑，他意识到已经没有必要和劳拉谈她的工作安排了，毕竟劳拉与前面几个人不一样，这不仅是因为劳拉的工作一切照旧，所有调整都不涉及她，更因为她早已对洪钧的新班底一清二楚。
既然与各位经理的单独沟通流程已进行完毕，洪钧便抬手点了下鼠标，按了“发送”按钮，把一直放在屏幕窗口上的那封“告全体员工书”发送了出去，新的管理体系从即日起生效，维西尔中国公司的“洪钧时代”真正开始了。
这是洪钧和劳拉的第三次见面，3月份洪钧曾去上海在办公室的全体同仁面前正式亮相，而头一次是在当年杰森在上海召集的那次经理层会议上。洪钧发现劳拉是一个很讲究的女人，这几次见到她都是身着考究的西服套装，纤尘不染，而且在脖子上总是围着一条围巾，只是随着季节的变化，围巾的质地从羊绒变成了真丝，颜色也从深色变成了浅色。可能就是因为围巾的缘故，劳拉的脖子总是笔直地挺着，脑袋也很少随意地左右转动，洪钧暗想，“端庄”这个词大概就是这么来的吧，因为总得端着个庄重的架子。
对于洪钧来说，端庄的劳拉本身是一个谜，而她又是洪钧心中另一个谜的谜底。科克曾经告诉洪钧，他在维西尔中国公司里还有一位“朋友”，难怪科克能在那次上海经理层会议的第二天就对会议的细节了如指掌，而科克也曾经许诺过会在“将来”告诉洪钧他的那位朋友究竟是谁，以免洪钧“觉得不舒服”，可是直到现在科克都再也没提此事。洪钧当然不能主动去问，好像自己心里有鬼似的，他必须坦荡地做出毫不在意的样子，才不会损害科克对他的信任。洪钧也断定科克是不会履行诺言来揭开谜底的，因为无论是杰森还是洪钧当这个总经理，科克在维西尔中国公司都需要这么一位“朋友”。“卧榻之侧，岂容他人酣睡”，洪钧不解决科克安插在他身边的这个眼线，他会寝食难安的，甚至，连寝食难安的日子他也过不长久。
依洪钧的分析，这个谜的谜底就是劳拉，随着时间的推移、事态的发展，洪钧更加确信了，劳拉就是科克的那位“朋友”，而劳拉似乎很愿意帮助洪钧揭晓这个谜底，她的言行与态度已经在不断地提示洪钧，甚至向洪钧亮了底牌：“我是科克的人。”
劳拉毫不掩饰她早已知道洪钧的新班底方案，好像恨不能直接告诉洪钧是科克透露给她的，劳拉也毫不掩饰她对洪钧的轻慢，一再显示她与洪钧的其他下属是不一样的。洪钧在那次上海会议上看到的劳拉并没有对杰森如此的有恃无恐，看来劳拉是觉得他好欺负了，可能因为杰森是台湾人，而他是大陆人；杰森年长些，而他更年轻；大概也因为劳拉是看着他被科克提拔起来的，对他骤然凌驾于上有些抵触。
洪钧不由得庆幸，劳拉这么做实在不算明智，肯定也违背了科克对她的叮嘱。洪钧在心里暗暗地说：“Laura，你如果不是这样的爱慕虚荣、沉不住气，我还真不知道该如何对付你呢。”
洪钧满脸笑容地望着面前端庄的劳拉，盘算着和劳拉说些什么，而显然希望掌握主动的劳拉已经又开口了：“Jim，依我看，现在维西尔的主要问题还是业绩的问题，今年必须多签几个普发集团那样的deal，才有可能完成quota，你就全力以赴地带领sales team去拼项目吧，我在后面支持你。”
劳拉的一番勉励，其实已经把她和洪钧的分工定了调子，洪钧主外，劳拉主内，劳拉还特意强调她会在“后面”支持洪钧，而在后面的往往是领导，名义上是支持，实质上是监督。洪钧不禁觉得好笑，但他不想和劳拉纠缠这些，他打算和劳拉商量具体的事情。
洪钧笑呵呵地说：“好啊，全靠你大力支持了。哎，对了，问你一下，北京办公室搬家的事怎么样了？你看看我们这儿，桌子都快要上下摞着才坐得下