Chapter 9 Chapter Six

May 31 was a Monday, and Deng Wen woke up early. This day was the day he took office at ICE's Beijing office, and it was also his first day working in China, which made him very excited.Deng Wen cleaned up carefully, but found that he didn't have anything to bring to the office, because his new office must have everything ready, he just stuffed a wallet in his suit pocket, and went out. Deng Wen got into a taxi at the entrance of the hotel, and handed the slip of paper with the company address he had written down in advance to the driver. The driver glanced at it, said, "Come on!" and started the car.

As soon as the car turned into the street, Deng Wen regretted it. He felt that his image and the note were enough to make the driver think that he was a newcomer, and he must take a long way to "kill" him, so he quickly took remedial measures.Deng Wen studied at university in Beijing for four years, and he can bring out some "Beijing taste" in his speech. Recently, he talked with Hong Jun a lot, and he regained some feeling after being "strengthened" by Hong Jun. He began to talk to the driver non-stop, hoping The driver would be intimidated by the "Beijing taste" in his mouth and dare not think anything wrong, but Deng Wen didn't dare to speak casually, because he was worried that his words would reveal his unfamiliarity with everything around him, so he had to search his guts. Pick something to say.

I don't know if the driver took a long detour on purpose, or because of Deng Wen's intense mental work along the way. Deng Wen felt that it took a long time to get to the building where ICE was located. He paid 14 yuan for the fare and got He got out of the car with the invoice, stared at the rear of the car passing by, and thought: "Santana 2000 is much better than the 'noodles' back then." Years of progress is not inferior to Beijing's progress, so he is somewhat proud of himself and Beijing. Deng Wen got out of the elevator and found the door of the ICE office. Just as he poked his head inside, the girl at the front desk stood up and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Deng Wen walked in and stood close to the front desk, smiling and said, "I'm not looking for anyone, I'm here for work." The girl immediately changed the polite smile just now into a sincere smile, and said kindly: "Ah, welcome, what's your address? You can call me 'Jane'." Deng Wen looked at Jane, and most of the strangeness and tension in the new environment had disappeared. He had a good impression of the first ICE employee he met in China, and replied: "I am Deng Wen, three points of water plus 'culture' 'The 'wen' is here to take charge of the R&D Center."

Jane said "Oh" and nodded, but Deng Wen immediately saw that she didn't know anything about it. Just a little strangely, Jane had already said, "Please come in first." Jane led Deng Wen to a reception room to sit down and poured water for him again. Deng Wen noticed that the company was empty, and it seemed that he had arrived early enough.After Jane exited the door, Deng Wen stood up and went to the window to look at the scenery outside, and looked at the furnishings in the reception room, and finally took a few promotional materials printed by ICE China from the shelf next to the wall to read. stand up.

Not long after, Deng Wen could hear some employees entering the office one after another. After a while, Deng Wen heard that Jane was talking to a man at the front desk. The man said loudly, "What? It's already here." Shouldn’t it be tomorrow?” Then, Deng Wen heard heavy footsteps from far to near, and then, the door of the reception room was pushed open with a “snap”, and a tall man appeared at the door, From the gap between him and the door frame flashed the thin figure of Jane following behind, Jane just opened her mouth and said: "Mr. Go about your business." Deng Wen hurriedly put the materials in his hand back on the shelf, and the person in front of him had already stretched out his hand with a smile, and said, "Welcome, I'm Yu Wei, the general manager here."

After shaking hands, Yu Wei was not humble, first pulled out a chair and sat down by himself, and asked, "Why are you here today? When did you arrive in Beijing?" Deng Wen replied while sitting down: "I arrived on Saturday." "Oh, you're really in a hurry. You only had one Sunday off, so you're still jet-lagged? We all thought you'd come tomorrow." Deng Wen was told by Yu Wei that he felt as if he was an unexpected visitor, so he explained: "What I agreed with Carpenter is to start work today, which happens to be Monday, and start a whole week."

Yu Wei shook his head disapprovingly, and said: "Look, this is the old beauty's habit is different from ours. We are used to newcomers here starting from the 1st of each month, so it is a whole month." Deng Wen could only smile awkwardly, at this time the door was pushed open again, Jane came in with Yu Wei's water glass, just about to put it on the table in front of Yu Wei, Yu Wei waved his hands again and said: "Go, Let's change places and take a look at the office we prepared for you." After speaking, she stood up with a "huh" and went straight out, Jane had no choice but to continue to hold the water glass, let Deng Wen walk in front, and followed.

Yu Wei walked to a door not far away and stopped, pushed open the door and walked in, turned around and said to Deng Wen who just came in: "Here, this is the room, it's a little rough, it's a reception room, you Let’s use it as an office first, anyway, your R&D center will have its own office in the future, it’s impossible to make do with me all the time.” Deng Wen looked around and found that the room was not big, but it still seemed very empty, because apart from an ordinary computer desk and a swivel chair, it can be said to be barren.Deng Wen didn't know what to say for a while, and Jane who was holding the water glass was also embarrassed. She didn't know what to do. She could neither pass the water glass to Yu Wei and let him hold it by himself, nor put it on the computer. The table walked away, because there was only one chair, Yu Wei would not sit down by himself and let Deng Wen stand.

Yu Wei noticed Jane, and said, "Take it to my room." Jian quickly walked out as if relieved of a heavy burden, and she followed around for nothing with a water glass in her hand, but in the end she put it back on Yu Wei's own executive desk. Yu Wei crossed his hips, took two steps back and forth, and said, "I'll let Jane install the extension phone for you later. Your laptop won't arrive today, maybe tomorrow at the earliest. Because the funds for your R&D center are up to now It hasn’t been dialed yet, but you have arrived, so I discussed with the chief financial officer, first use the money in our ICE China account to order a laptop for you, and then transfer it to us from your account later.”

Deng Wen said "thank you" with a smile, the two struck up a conversation, and Yu Wei left.Deng Wen hesitated for a moment, tentatively sat in the small swivel chair, put his hands on the computer desk, and looked around again, feeling like a prisoner in a jail. Soon, Jane came in to install a telephone extension for Deng Wen, and Deng Wen asked for some necessary stationery by the way, and then found some ICE product information to look through, and then wrote a few words on the paper: "Looking for a place, Looking for people, looking for projects", he just listed his three core tasks in the next period, when his coffee addiction broke out. Deng Wen has been in the United States for so many years, and he has developed the habit of drinking coffee. Especially in the past few years when he works in that company, the first thing he does every day is drink two cups of free high-quality coffee. If you don't drink coffee in the morning, it's like the day hasn't really started and you'll be groggy all the time. Deng Wen stepped out of his room and wandered around in the company. Some employees felt strange seeing him as a stranger, and Deng Wen couldn't help being a little embarrassed because Yu Wei didn't introduce him to everyone at all.Deng Wen passed by the most magnificent office which belonged to Yu Wei from a distance, saw a few figures standing inside, and heard Yu Wei's loud voice saying: "I've never seen such a thing, the underground party will have to connect There is an introducer, just such a person came here unexpectedly, I don't know if he is a liar!" Deng Wen hurriedly pretended not to hear and walked away. Any fool could tell that Yu Wei was talking about him, but Deng Wen felt that what Yu Wei said was not unreasonable. Carpenter and those gentlemen in the headquarters really It's a bit outrageous, he was thrown here as a "Central Commissioner" in just a few emails, which made the comrades in the "base area" a little suspicious and dissatisfied. Suddenly, I felt as if I had been airdropped into an enemy-occupied area. Deng Wen walked to the innermost end of the office, only to find a storage room, turned around, and saw Jane holding a stack of documents looking at him strangely, Deng Wen hurriedly explained: "I want to find out if there is a kitchen, it is In the kitchen or in the pantry, I want to make a cup of coffee." Jane smiled and said, "We don't have any here. You can go back and do your work. I'll bring you the coffee later." When Deng Wen returned to his office, he was a little puzzled, since he had searched all over and found no trace of the coffee machine or coffee pot, how could Jane make coffee?Is she going out to buy it for herself?Soon Jane came in, carrying a cup, and a saucer with a bag of sugar in her hand.Jane put all these in front of Deng Wen, and said: "I only added coffee mate, I don't know if you want to add sugar, you can add these yourself." Deng Wen already understood that this was instant coffee brewed with boiling water, and he couldn't help being very disappointed. He had disdained to try instant coffee for many years, but now in front of Jane, he still forced himself to pick up the cup out of politeness He took a sip, then tried his best to suppress the strong rejection reaction of the entire digestive tract, and said to Jane with a smile on his face: "Not bad. Do you all drink this kind of coffee?" Jane didn't quite understand what Deng Wen meant, so she raised her eyebrows and asked, "It's all the same, what's wrong? Peter and the others also drink this kind of coffee when they come here." Deng Wen suggested while explaining: "This is instant coffee, which cannot be regarded as real coffee. Such a big company has so many employees. Let's buy a coffee pot. If it is the kind with grinding, it is best to buy coffee beans. Freshly ground and brewed; if there is no grinder, the pot that can only make coffee is also very good. When a pot of coffee is brewed, the whole office will be full of strong coffee aroma, which is very warm and makes everyone feel like they are at home.” Deng Wen's description like a slogan made him feel a little intoxicated, as if there was a cup of steaming coffee under his nose, exuding that refreshing smell. Jane's words brought Deng Wen back to instant coffee. She obviously didn't resonate with the magical charm of coffee, and said, "Do you need it urgently? Shall I ask now?" Deng Wen didn't think there was anything embarrassing about it at all, so he said casually: "It's not urgent, just take a look when you have time." Jane nodded and went out, Deng Wen pushed the coffee cup in front of her aside, and then sorted out her work ideas, suddenly heard a few roars from outside, like Yu Wei's voice, Deng Wen thought, it should be right, Because only Yu Wei in the company is qualified to make such a noise, and then there was the sound of high-heeled shoes running past. Deng Wen suddenly felt something was wrong. It seemed that the strangeness had something to do with him. After thinking for a while, he took the set of things that Jane sent just now, and went out of the office to the front desk. He saw that Jane was sitting with her head down. Inside the front desk, Deng Wen called softly: "Jane." Jane quickly raised her head, her face was red and white, she sniffed her nose, and said with a forced smile, "What do you need?" Deng Wen gently put the cup and saucer on the front desk, and asked with a smile, "It's all right. What happened just now? Did I cause you trouble?" Jane's eye circles were red again, she quickly shook her head, pretending that nothing happened, and said, "No, it's okay." Deng Wen insisted on finding out what happened, and continued to ask: "No way, what happened?" Jane pulled her hair at the sideburns, and said with a smile, "It's okay, really, it has nothing to do with you." She raised her hand to clean up the cups and saucers in front of her, and seeing that Deng Wen still didn't give up, she had to say again, "In the future If you want some coffee, I'll go to the Starbucks downstairs and buy it for you." After listening to Deng Wen, he immediately understood everything. He put his hand on the front desk, tapped his fingers on the glass surface subconsciously, and smiled awkwardly, which seemed to be an apology and thanks to Jane, and also seemed to be self-deprecating to him. Deng Wen's first day in office was like a nightmare, and it was finally over. He packed some information on the technical architecture of ICE software products in a paper bag, and returned to the hotel, intending to pretend to look at it at night, at least to pass the time. Deng Wen walked through the lobby, passed the desk of the manager on duty, and walked to the elevator room. He suddenly remembered something, then turned around and walked to the desk of the manager on duty. A girl was sitting behind the desk, burying her head in writing down a few lists. Deng Wen quietly sat opposite her, and put the paper bag in his hand on a chair next to him. Sensing the noise, the girl quickly raised her head, and when she saw Deng Wen, she immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Deng, hello, what can I do?" Deng Wen was taken aback for a moment, and looked carefully again. This girl had a round face, short hair, and her appearance was not outstanding. Deng Wen couldn't remember where she had seen her before, so she asked hesitantly: "How do you know that my surname is Deng?" ?” "You came to check in the day before yesterday. Another gentleman sent you here. I received you. You may not remember the long-term private room procedures for you." Deng Wen let out a long "oh", but he still didn't remember what the person who received him the day before yesterday looked like. He was both excited and dizzy at the time. It was Hong Jun who helped him with the trivial procedures. Deng Wen smiled and said: "Hello, I want to ask you, is there any place near the hotel that sells coffee pots?" "Coffee pot? Oh, not far from our hotel to the north, there is a shopping mall. It's huge. There must be one. Otherwise, you can leave it to me. I'll check for you. Come back and tell you." Deng Wen was overjoyed, a warm current arose in her heart, and she quickly thanked her. The girl said "You're welcome", and asked Deng Wen carefully about the specifications of the coffee pot. After saying "goodbye", he stood up and walked towards the elevator, humming a song easily, but just after walking a few steps, the girl behind called him: "Mr. Deng." Deng Wen stopped immediately, and looked back, it turned out that the girl was holding the paper bag he forgot on the chair, and quickly chased after him.Deng Wen patted his forehead and said with a smile: "Look at my memory." He thanked again and again, which made the girl a little embarrassed, bowed and walked back. Deng Wen entered the elevator, still grinning to himself, the unhappiness he encountered in the office before has been swept away. On Tuesday morning, Deng Wen returned to the room after eating the buffet breakfast. He opened the door and found an envelope lying under his feet, which seemed to have been stuffed in through the crack of the door. I found a suitable coffee pot in the shopping mall, the unit price was 249 yuan, and I asked Deng Wen whether he decided to buy it, as long as he noted it on the note and handed it over to the manager on duty. Deng Wen smiled, thinking that this note from the round-faced girl could bring him a good mood for the day.He put the note on the table and looked carefully. There were two circles at the bottom of the note, one with "Yes" and the other with "No". Yes" is seriously marked with a cross.As soon as he was about to put it in the envelope, he felt that something was wrong. Americans used to use a cross to indicate their choice, while Chinese people used to use a check to indicate their choice. A cross instead meant no choice. He spread the note on the table again, Even the fork above the "Yes" belt was blacked out, and a check mark was drawn under the black bump-like circle, and the result was completely unrecognizable.Deng Wen shrugged his shoulders, simply blacked out the circle of "No", and wrote neatly on the blank space of another note: "I am willing to buy, please purchase for me, and the payment will be made later." Deng Wen came to the lobby excitedly, but saw another girl sitting behind the desk of the manager on duty, who also smiled politely at him. He couldn't help being a little disappointed, so he had to go over, put the envelope on the table, and told the girl Said: "Please pass it to the lady who was on duty yesterday afternoon." When he was sure that the girl had carefully put away the envelope, he walked out of the hotel gate and called a taxi. On Wednesday morning, Deng Wen was wearing a tie in front of the mirror in his room. He had just drank two cups of coffee at breakfast and felt refreshed and energetic. Came to clean up the room, opened the door and saw that it was the round-faced girl standing at the door holding a small cardboard box. Deng Wen immediately said "Come in" with a smile on her face, and the girl came in and put the carton on the table, saying: "The coffee pot is ready, I have completed the task." As she spoke, she was about to open the carton. Deng Wen quickly waved her hands and said, "No need to open it. I'll just take it to the office. Thank you." Deng Wen picked up the carton and looked at the pictures and explanatory text on the four sides of the package. It was exactly what he wanted. Just as he was satisfied to thank him again, the girl took out an invoice from her pocket and handed it to him with a smile.Deng Wen took the invoice, glanced at the amount, and smiled: "Two hundred and forty-nine, I almost got two hundred and fifty." He found that the stamped invoice only had the amount and date, and the company letter and product name were blank, so he asked, "Why are these blank?" The girl looked up at Deng Wen, and said with some confusion: "I don't know whether you would like to write 'individual' or unit, and I don't know the name of your company, and I don't know what rules your company has. The coffee pot is not allowed to be reimbursed, so it is empty, you can fill it yourself." Deng Wen couldn't help but be amazed at the girl's thoughtfulness, and even admired it. He hurriedly took out three one-hundred-yuan bills from his wallet and handed them to her. Don't have any change? I don't have any money with me, so I can't find it for you." Deng Wen immediately said: "Oh, there is no need to look for it. You have made two trips and worked so hard. I want to thank you very much." The girl put her hands behind her back and said firmly: "That's no good. I bought it for you. I can't ask for more money from you. You don't need to give it to me now. When you take a taxi on the way, remember to break the money and then give it away." Just give it to me." Deng Wen also insisted: "Then you take the money first, and when you have change, give me fifty or fifty yuan." The girl shook her head, shaking her whole body from side to side, and said: "No, I will pay you back when the time comes, if you are polite and refuse to accept it, I will be helpless, so you should give me the right amount of money. " Seeing that Deng Wen couldn't resist her, she had no choice but to put away the money, put on a suit, and picked up the computer bag with one hand, which contained the laptop computer that had finally arrived the day before, and went to hold the cardboard box on the table with the other hand. When the girl saw it, she rushed forward He picked up the coffee pot and said, "I'll go down with you." As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes fixed on the table. A ten-yuan bill was held down by a corner of the TV remote control and placed on the table.She pouted at the banknote and asked, "Did you keep this on purpose?" Deng Wen was a little embarrassed. He didn't know if he had left too little, so he said bravely, "Yes, it's hard for the waiter to clean up the room. Please feel free." The girl smiled and said, "Actually, you don't need to. Tips are not required here, especially if you have a long-term private room. If you tip every day, after a long time, it will be the same as never tipping at all." Deng Wen felt relieved, and said happily: "Oh, this is great, I am still worried that if I have to give it every day, I will have to give more than 3,000 yuan a year." Seeing Deng Wen's serious face, the girl also smiled. She picked up the banknote from the table, folded it carefully, and put it in the outside pocket of his suit for Deng Wen.Deng Wen followed the round-faced girl out of the room. Not only did he feel warm, but he also had a new feeling—steadiness. The spring in Beijing is getting shorter and shorter, and the heat is already coming in June.Hong Jun took the time to visit the company's new site which was being renovated. After inspecting it, he felt that the progress was not bad. Several key materials were selected according to the specifications in the design. He was quite satisfied with the engineering director on site.As a result, the next day he received a payment request from Laura to pay the second payment to the decoration company by fax, this time it was 20% of the contract amount. Hong Jun couldn't help laughing secretly. It seems that the cooperation between Laura and the decoration company is still very tacit, and he will seize the opportunity to strike while the iron is hot. After thinking about it, he happily signed the payment application. It is estimated that Fan Yuyu and his relative He should receive another 240,000 yuan soon. By mid-June, the weather was getting hotter and hotter. The high temperature period of the year came surprisingly early, and the disadvantages of Visier’s old Beijing office were exposed. I don’t know why the property management company of this office building is determined to be an energy-saving company. Model, or the quality of their central air-conditioning is not good enough, Hong Jun is too hot to wear a tie in his small office, and the public office area outside is even more crowded, it is really "hot", this is the first time for Hong Jun After learning about the tough summer in the old office, I counted the days and hoped to move to the new office one day sooner. Another two weeks later, Helen, who often went to the renovation site to coordinate and contact, finally brought back good news: the renovation was completed on schedule.Hong Jun immediately asked Helen to go to the new office to look at it again. He specially emphasized that it was just for viewing, not for acceptance.Hong Jun checked around carefully, even the tiniest corners, but he didn't say anything, he didn't say he was satisfied, and he didn't point out the problem. I don't even know what he's up to. When Hong Jun returned to the company, he immediately typed all the things he secretly wrote down into the computer and saved them. Then, Laura’s fax also arrived. This time, he applied for the third payment to the decoration company, which was the last 20% of the contract payment. Hong Jun felt that Laura should really hang a golden plaque of "honoring the contract and keeping promises", but her "honoring the contract" was in exchange for the "keeping promises" of Fan Yuyu's relative, and Hong Jun didn't sign it right away this time. , but set it aside. The next day Laura called to urge them, but Hong Jun said that he was busy and would deal with it later; Laura said that if he found any problems with the decoration, he could immediately report to the decoration company and let them rework. Hong Jun said that it would not be perfect, but I can’t take care of it now, I’ll talk about it when he’s finished; Laura reminded that the contract stipulates that the final payment must be paid within one week after the completion inspection, otherwise there will be penalty interest. Hong Jun smiled and said, didn’t you undersign every page of the contract? , Why don't you remember that the contract doesn't stipulate that we must inspect and accept them within a few days after they are completed?Since we haven't checked and accepted it yet, why should they press for payment, let alone penalty interest; Laura said that it is better to check and accept it as soon as possible, why procrastinate, Hong Jun smiled again and said, these days are too busy to spare Time to go, why don't you come to Beijing to check and accept it yourself; now Laura doesn't talk anymore. Let Laura touch a soft nail, Hong Jun has only one word to do next: wait, he wants to wait for someone to come to see him, and he also knows that this person will not keep him waiting for too long. Sure enough, just one day later, when it was time to get off work, Mary walked into Hong Jun's office and said softly, "Jim, that Mr. Fan is here again." Hong Jun smiled. He thought that the likes and dislikes between people are like looking in a mirror, and they will be reflected back intact. Fan Zhouyu's disdain for Mary directly exchanged Mary's dislike for him. He is Hong Jun's guest, and Mary will remove the word "Mr."Hong Jun blinked his glasses at Mary and said, "Let him come in by himself, oh, by the way, there is no need to serve him tea this time." Mary immediately smiled knowingly. Soon, Fan Zhouyu came in in a hurry. He was wearing a shirt, his suit was taken off and hung on his forearm, and a brown handbag was hidden. Before he had time to say hello, he turned around and closed the door. Hong Jun smiled hurriedly. Said: "Don't close it, or it will really become a steamer inside." Fan Yuyu grabbed the doorknob, was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted and said, "Actually, it's all the same, it seems to be hotter outside than inside." Then, he added with a pun, "There are too many people outside." Hong Jun didn't insist anymore, because it would be worse if he waited a while to close the door in the middle of the conversation. He shook hands with Fan Yuyu, sat down and waited for Fan Yuyu to speak. Fan Yuyu was so hot that he used his handbag as a fan to fan him a few times, but immediately found that it had no effect, instead he looked very inappropriate, so he hurriedly stopped and said, "Lao Hong, this place is really ugly, the new house has been completely decorated, hurry up Move over there." "It's just finished, so we have to put it out first, and we can't move in now. The lease of this place doesn't expire until the end of July, and the new office still has half a month's rent-free period, so don't worry." Fan Yuyu was a little anxious, and said: "I see enough, the air conditioner here is too bad, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter, how can we survive? The new office is already in place, you should check and accept it quickly. Pick another auspicious day to hold a housewarming celebration, and I will join in the fun, and then you can move quickly." He paused, and said meaningfully, "You are such a big multinational company with deep pockets, you still care about those few Small money?" Hong Jun said lightly: "I can't take care of it. I've been too busy these days. I was planning to go out to meet some people. If you hadn't called just now and said you were on the way, I would have advised you to come back in a few days. When I'm done with my work for a while, I'll find time to visit the new office." Hearing what Hong Jun said, Fan Yuyu had no choice but to plead with shame: "Old Hong, let's be honest, I came here for the final payment. If the 20% is my profit, I don't need it in my pocket. I will never come to bother you, and I can pay at any time. The key is that I count on the money to pay the bills. Many of the materials that were credited at the beginning have been blocked by the manufacturers, and the workers' wages have to be paid to others. Expenses, they are all dragging their families. We have already issued the invoice and sent it to Shanghai according to the contract, so please do your best, and it is best to pay us within this week according to the contract. " Seeing his pitiful look, Hong Jun thought it was funny, but said with a straight face: "Of course it must be done according to the contract. The contract was provided by you, right? It said, 'pay within one week from the date of completion and acceptance of the decoration. ', I have not breached the contract, how can I pay before I have checked and accepted? I have not delayed, it is because your contract does not clearly stipulate that you must 'check and accept' within a few days after 'completion'. You have sold so many One machine, at least you have experience with this? If you set the payment terms as 'from the date of system installation and acceptance', you install it and all customers use it, but they don't accept it, what should you do? Such a project, such We have met too many customers." Fan Yuzhou said with a mournful face, "I didn't read this contract at all. It was made by my relative. I never thought that you would be so serious and use this one to catch me." Hong Jun immediately retorted: "Look at what you said, it seems that I deliberately schemed against you. It's because I'm really too busy recently and I don't have time to go out. I didn't mean to delay your payment, but if you want to use the contract as a reminder If I pay, I have no choice but to use the contract to argue with you." Fan Yuyu hurriedly said with an apologetic smile: "No, no, how can I talk to you about the contract? The contract is just a piece of paper between us brothers, made for others to read, hehe." Then, he Mysteriously said, "This time it's all my fault that I don't know how to be good. If you give me a pole, I will climb along the pole. If you give me a stick, I will be a needle. It's all up to me, and I shouldn't make money from you." It's cheap." After finishing speaking, Fan Zhouyu looked back at the closed door, opened his handbag again, pulled out a big bulging envelope from inside with great effort, leaned forward and put the envelope next to Hong Jun's laptop with both hands, and then put the The handbag that had been completely deflated was stuffed behind her back, and she said softly, "This time, don't hit me in the face again. I was ignorant before, so don't worry about it." With a blank expression on his face, Hong Jun picked up the signature pen on the table and opened the mouth of the envelope wider. He saw five packs of RMB that were tightly bundled and crowded in the envelope. Hong Jun put the signature pen on the table, made a clear "snap", and said, "Old Fan, it seems that you still don't understand me. I mean what I say. I've said it several times. I'm pure this time." I'm doing you a favor, why are you still doing this? If you still want the 240,000 yuan, you can take it back right now." Fan Zhouyu's facial muscles were a little stiff, he was obviously very nervous, not because of Hong Jun's refusal, but because he couldn't figure out what Hong Jun really wanted. Hong Jun smiled and stood up, walked around the table to Fan Yuyu, took out the handbag from behind him, picked up the envelope, and stuffed it back into the handbag with great difficulty. The handbag was stretched to the limit, and he couldn't even zip it up with both hands. , I had to say: "Don't just look at it, help me." Fan Yuyu sat still at a loss, staring at Hong Jun finally zipping up all the zippers with difficulty, Hong Jun threw his handbag into Fan Yuyu's arms, sat down and said: "There is no need to do this between us, I will I just wanted to ask you to do me a favor." Fan Yuyu still didn't follow Hong Jun's train of thought. He didn't understand that Hong Jun's help still meant zip up, or it was another brand new topic. For you, it is a trivial matter, if you do me this favor, it will not have any adverse effects on you or your boating company, and your decoration company will receive the final payment immediately, and I still owe it How about you alone? You don’t suffer, right?” Fan Yuyu hesitated. He didn't quite believe Hong Jun's words, so he asked, "Then when do you plan to go for acceptance inspection?" Hong Jun smiled and said, "Don't bother, the payment application form is on my desk. I signed it today, and the 240,000 yuan should be in your account within two or three days." He paused After a while, he said seriously, "I've already gone to see it once, and there are a lot of minor problems. I will make a list of my opinions and give it to our Helen here. She will ask your decoration director to follow suit. For example, the piece of glass on the front of the front desk with our company logo on it, where did you find such a low-grade thing? The final payment is irrelevant, I believe that even if you receive the full payment, you Lao Fan will hurry up and finish what I asked for, right? You Lao Fan will never let me scold you in my heart as soon as I walk into my office in the future, will you? ?” Lao Fan grinned and said, "Old Hong, you scolded me again, am I that kind of person? Don't worry, I will tell them to change immediately as you asked, change what should be changed, and do it all over again." , until you are satisfied, I will definitely not delay your move." Speaking of this, he showed a little nervousness again, because he didn't know what Hong Jun wanted to exchange for him, so he asked tentatively, "Do you want to know What's the matter? Don't let me be too embarrassed, right?" Hong Jun said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just want to know two pieces of information, one is the number and the other is the location." On the morning of July 15th, Visil China Co., Ltd. held a simple celebration at the new location of its Beijing office, and invited some customers, partner companies, government agencies and media to participate.In the lobby of the building and on the floor where Visier's company is located, there are many flower baskets sent by various companies, and the new office that has not yet been fully put into use is also decorated with a festive atmosphere. The etiquette company originally hired also planned ceremonies such as lion dance, ribbon cutting, and speech, but Hong Jun finally rejected it. If Cork could come to attend, Hong Jun would be willing to make it more grand and make Cork happy, but because Cork temporarily Deciding to rush from Singapore to Sydney, Hong Jun didn't want to show off by himself, so the tone of the celebration was changed to simple and casual. Laura from Shanghai, Roger and Bill from Guangzhou have all come, except Lucy who is training at the US headquarters, and Hong Jun's manager team has gathered again.Hong Jun and everyone were busy receiving guests. One group enjoyed meals and drinks in the big conference room, and the other group was guided around the office. Later, the two groups rotated venues.Just after eleven o'clock, the guests gradually dispersed, Li Longwei and the others made a special trip to send off a few VIPs, most of them rushed back to the old office building for lunch, only some odd jobs hired by the etiquette company were left in the office Clean up the scene. Hong Jun found Laura in the crowd of people walking out in twos and threes, and quickly walked a few steps to catch up with her, and called her: "Laura, don't hurry, come to my future office and sit down." Laura stopped, looked at Hong Jun, twitched the corner of her mouth, and said, "I have watched it several times today, do you want to watch it again? You are not satisfied enough by yourself, why do you want me to accompany you?" Hong Jun smiled and said: "Let's go, these are all your painstaking efforts, I have them all to myself, I can't bear it, and I'm going to talk to you about something." 劳拉见洪钧坚持，还提到有事要谈，只好耐着性子和洪钧折返回来，走到位于最里面的洪钧的新的办公室。 洪钧的这间“新居”和即将告别的“陋室”相比当然是不可同日而语，但与他当初在ICE做一把手时候的办公室比较而言，却是简朴、低调了许多。本来的设计方案中家具全是要用红木的，气派的大班台，考究的八人坐的长方形会议桌，洪钧看了便要求一切从简，材料变成普通的高密度复合板，外面是一层樱桃木的贴面，再刷上钢琴漆，看上去效果仍然不错，但费用就变成了红木的一个零头。室内的陈设如此，房间的大小也不显张扬，只比旁边李龙伟的办公室稍微大一些，不像在ICE的时候那副惟我独尊的架势，如今的洪钧比当年变得内敛多了。 进了办公室，房间里的味道仍然很重，洪钧便敞着门，保持空气流通，他坐在会议桌的短边，劳拉坐在长边，两人的朝向形成一个九十度的直角，洪钧可以从侧面打量劳拉，劳拉在这种庆典场合更是仪态端庄，仪式前专门别在胸前的鲜花还没有摘掉，脖子上这次是一块很小的小方巾，紧紧地箍着薄薄的一层，让洪钧联想起狗戴的项圈。 劳拉抬起手腕看了眼手表，脸上是一副“有话快说”的不耐烦表情，洪钧便说：“因为明天是周五，你马上要赶回上海，所以只好趁现在抓紧时间聊几句，今天肯定也只能开个头，就算是我先和你打个招呼吧。” 劳拉不明就里，一头雾水地望着洪钧，洪钧接着说：“公司刚搬了家，最近刚招来的这些人总算可以有自己的地方了，但这个办公室现在还显得很空，很多位子都等着人来填满呢，上海、广州也都在招人，sales、consultants都要增加，不然今年、明年的revenue target肯定无法完成，revenue是人做出来的，没有人，一切就都是纸上谈兵。” 劳拉微微皱起眉头，不以为然的表情像是在说：“这不是明摆着的吗？还用你说？”洪钧却忽然话题一转，严肃地说：“但是，有了人就一定能做出业绩吗？我看不见得。一个人，要看他的能力和态度；一个team，要看它的战斗力和风气。到年底，咱们公司的员工总数会是现在的一倍，而且各自的背景也是五湖四海，人多了，如果没有一个良好的风气，可能还不如人少呢，矛盾多、摩擦多、内耗多。” 劳拉的眉头皱得更紧了，目光盯着洪钧，像是在琢磨：你到底想说什么？洪钧的脸色也变得阴沉，压低声音说：“所以，我觉得从现在开始，就要注重打造一个具有健康风气的团队，这个风气应该是团结的、向上的，个人的利益应该是和团队、和公司的利益一致的，而不能一心算计个人的私利，甚至侵害团队和公司的利益。如何来营造一个良好的风气，无非是两条，正面加以引导，反面加以惩戒。但现在我有些地方想不清楚，还没拿定主意，就是究竟应该以正面引导为主，还是以反面惩戒为主。” 劳拉起初的不耐烦已经抛之脑后，她现在是瞪大了眼睛，张着嘴，紧张地等待着洪钧的下文，洪钧的声调变得和缓了，幽幽地说：“我这十多年，从sales混到总经理，大公司、小公司都混过，国企、民企、外企也都混过，耳闻的、目睹的太多了，我大多都能理解，大家都是人嘛，谁都不容易，谁都有迫不得已、或者控制不住自己的时候，所以，除非实在是太过分、太不像话了、不处理不行了，我一般都是采取睁一只眼、闭一只眼的态度，有的时候干脆眼不见为净，自己装傻，难得糊涂嘛。 “比方说Roger，这家伙现在的package不算低了吧？以前是堂堂的上海地区经理，现在是两个销售总监之一，可他每个月报销的招待费里，有多少是虚报、多报的？这家伙请别人吃饭，买单的时候总要加一句：'给我多开两百块钱发票吧。'以前我只是听说，现在知道是名不虚传；他每个月的单子里都会有四张同一家餐馆开出的发票，每周一张，金额都差不多，笔迹总是一个人的，他声称招待的那些客户、那些事由显然都是'莫须有'。过去几个月，我每到月底在他的报销单上签字的时候都很矛盾，到底要不要把这层窗户纸捅破？要不要把脸皮撕破？这算不算品德问题、原则问题？但是，投鼠忌器啊，还是要保住眼下这种'安定团结'的大局，那些钱就算是代价吧，只要这种行为仍是个别的，没有污染team的风气，至于我在他眼里是个傻瓜，我倒也无所谓。 “比方说Helen，今天咱们搞的这个庆典，是她联系的礼仪公司，立刻一个装着一千五百块钱的信封就到手了，这还是在我大幅削减仪式内容和规格的情况之下，不然的话，恐怕就是三千甚至五千了。前不久，公司员工聚餐，她选定的一家饭店，轻轻松松，拿了五百块的介绍费。想想看，这钱是不是挣得太容易了？如果其他辛辛苦苦挣那本分钱的员工知道了，他们会怎么想？他们会怎么做？” 洪钧看似随意点出的两个例子，其实都是颇具深意的，罗杰和劳拉同在上海，海伦是劳拉的直接下属，这让劳拉不能不紧张起来。劳拉搞不清洪钧是如何了解到这些底细的，她甚至摸不透洪钧是真的都已经掌握了真凭实据，还是不过在捕风捉影地虚张声势，但她已经相信自己的地盘不再有密不透风的墙了。 洪钧没有给劳拉更多时间思考，他的手指急促有力地敲打着桌面，说：“现在让我头疼的是，Roger和Helen这些其实只能算是小儿科，还是小打小闹而已，相比之下，十万块，这才真是大手笔！”洪钧发现劳拉的眼皮抖了一下，立刻接着说，“如果单说十万这个数目，倒也不是什么天文数字，我以前做过的一些大项目里面，水比这个深多了；从比例来说，回扣还不到合同额的百分之十，倒也还算是适可而止。但是，咱们公司里有多少员工一年的底薪还不到十万？这些你最清楚，我数了一下，有差不多三分之一的人，辛辛苦苦干一年，可能都挣不到这十万块钱，而且还要扣税。相比之下，举手之劳就拿了十万块，是不是太过分了？” 劳拉的双眼直直地盯着正前方，一点不敢瞥向洪钧的方向，脸色有些发白，嘴唇闭得紧紧的，洪钧趁势掷出他的最后一击：“而且，胆子也太大了，就在公司里面，人来人往的，好像生怕别人看不到似的，也太自信了吧，难道忘了那句老话？'若要人不知，除非己莫为。'我都担心，就算我想息事宁人，恐怕我想捂都捂不住，如果真的让科克知道了，就不是我力所能及的了。” 劳拉的脸色越来越惨白，惟一变黑的部位就是嘴唇，一双呆呆地望着远处的眼睛里黑洞洞的，她下意识地把手指伸进脖子上的小方巾里抻了抻，咽了口唾沫。劳拉首先想到的就是装修公司，很可能他们不相信自己一再叮嘱他们的，担心不是她拍板，又去拜洪钧的庙门，便有意无意地被洪钧探听到了底细，她不禁有些后悔那么快就把尾款付给他们了，现在连教训他们的机会都没了。让劳拉心里愈发没底的是，假如洪钧不是从装修公司得到的内情，那自己周围就再也没有安全和隐秘的地方了。 洪钧缓缓站起身，在地毯上走了几步，最后停在自己的写字台前面，身体靠在桌沿上，双手交叉抱在胸前，正视着会议桌后面的劳拉，说道：“我说了这么多，就是想和你商量，像这些事情，应该怎么处理。你看呢？” 劳拉一见洪钧绕到了自己的正对面，便把脸偏向旁边，沉默了一会儿，清了清嗓子，终于说出了她进到这间新办公室以后的第一句话：“我看，还是正面引导为主吧，”她顿了一下，接着说，“另外，也不要involve太多人，不然会搞得人心惶惶的，人人自危，还是尽量让大家把心思都放到business 上去吧。” 劳拉说到这儿，正过脸来，抬起眼睛看着洪钧，洪钧面带微笑盯着她，劳拉勉强地翘了一下嘴角，挤出一丝微笑，说：“Jim，你是老板，还是你来定吧，你放心，我始终都会支持你的。” 洪钧点了点头，劳拉最后的这句话终于让他满意了。洪钧觉得在自己新办公室里的首次谈话达到了预期的效果，从今以后，劳拉无论是在上海她自己的那间办公室里，还是在北京洪钧的这间新办公室里，都会经常回想起她和洪钧的这番对话的，洪钧的确可以放心，以后科克的耳朵里不会再听到洪钧不想让他听到的东西了。