Chapter 17 Short version of the last six chapters-2

At nearly half past ten, someone knocked on the door hastily but lightly three times. Xiao Xue hurriedly went to open the door, and a slender figure flashed in "suddenly".Lu Xiang stretched his neck to look around, and said eccentrically: "315, you know it's just a 'standard room', and Roger lives in 501, a big suite, and he lived in a standard room when he came to Visil before." Now, being a boss is different." Xiao Xue asked with a smile on his face: "Please sit down, what would you like to drink?" Lu Xiang was not polite, he sat down on the sofa, kicked off his leather shoes, put his feet on the edge of the bed opposite him, half-lyed and half-sat comfortably, and said: "You can have something delicious here, isn't it just There's something in the little fridge, let's get a beer."

Xiaoxue didn't smell a trace of alcohol from Lu Xiang's mouth, it seems that he really kept his body like a jade at the wine table just now, thinking about it this way, for the first time in the world, Xiaoxue had a slight liking for Lu Xiang. I took out two cans of Heineken beer from the refrigerator, and took two glasses, walked to the coffee table and sat down, opened a can and filled a glass.Lu Xiang took a sip, smacked his lips and said, "I don't understand, you Viziers are hopeless, why are you still here? Find other projects as soon as possible." Xiao Xue's slight affection for him just now has long been forgotten, restraining the disgust in her heart, and said: "Isn't it still finalized?"

Lu Xiang drank a few sips of mulled wine, and after a while of silence, he put the glass heavily on the coffee table and said, "If I can help you Vizier get this project, what benefits can I get?" Xiao Xue's heart was shocked. He didn't expect Lu Xiang to ask for benefits so straightforwardly, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "If there is a chance to cooperate with Auger, our Visil will definitely do our best to help Auger to complete the project well. At that time, the whole Augeria company will benefit, and you, as the main decision maker and direct participant, will definitely benefit too. It will not only help your career, but also bring you a great sense of accomplishment. These are all great benefits.”

After hearing this, Lu Xiang sneered, looked at Xiao Xue with disdain, and squeezed out a few words between his teeth: "That's all?" Xiao Xue's heart sank, and she felt that Lu Xiang was serious. Facing his lion's mouth, Xiao Xue felt desperate. The only person in Augaya who claimed to be able to help her was such a guy. Xiao Xue was very interested in this project. He no longer had any hope, thinking that he would no longer have to have anything to do with this guy in front of him, he suddenly felt a burst of relief, how could he like or dislike someone who had nothing to do with him?

Xiao Xue glanced at Lu Xiang, it seemed that he was no longer a client, but just a listener who had just met by chance and was about to become a stranger. Xiao Xue had no burden, calmed down, and said calmly: "You just asked , why am I still fooling around here, because I just want to fight for my breath, I would rather be beaten to death than be scared to death, I have to understand when I lose, and I have to die in a decent way. What I want is that others treat me Even if the project loses, I want the client to respect me and say that I am an authentic person; , I also want my colleagues in the company to respect me and say that I am worthy of cooperation."

Lu Xiangmu looked at the wall directly in front of him expressionlessly, Xiao Xue thought of what he got in exchange for bowing his knees and saying all the good things before?So he kept on doing nothing, and spit out the long-suffocated words: "I know you look down on me, you look down on me from the first time you saw me, of course, maybe you look down on everyone. Speaking of which, I I also think you are not very good, but I have never looked down on you before, but just now you asked me what benefits I can get, and I started to look down on you. We can't give you the benefits you want, and we can't give you more. Go to those companies. However, although they are willing to give you benefits, they definitely look down on you in their hearts. The more they give you, the more they look down on you. If you are willing to help me, we will be friends, and I respect you from the bottom of my heart , we, Mr. Hong, will respect you and treat you as a true friend, and we will do our best to help you when you need us. Although I have not earned much money, I think it is not too difficult to earn money , the difficult thing is to win the respect of others, which cannot be exchanged with any amount of money.”

Suddenly, Lu Xiang burst out laughing, and he said, "You always say 'you' and sometimes 'you', are you tired? You Beijingers have this problem, so you just say 'you', okay? " Xiao Xue was shocked again, he didn't expect that Lu Xiang would have such a reaction when he went all out and said so much, he was just feeling surprised when Lu Xiang said again: "Hey, why don't you drink?" Xiao Xue's courage has been completely let go, he smiled and said: "You are a guest, and the wine is for entertaining you. I am afraid that once I drink it, I will lose yours."

Lu Xiang snorted and said, "What are you bragging about?! You are reluctant to part with this little money, small refrigerators are very expensive, and a can of beer costs 35 yuan." Xiaoxue was completely irritated. He picked up another can and opened it, and said to Lu Xiang, "Look at your watch." Then he raised his neck, lifted the can to the top of his mouth, and poured the beer directly into his mouth. , his mouth is always open like a funnel, his Adam's apple moves up and down rhythmically, and he steadily adjusts the tilt angle of the can with his hand to keep the flow of beer pouring down evenly. After a while, wait for the last few drops of beer After falling into his mouth, Xiao Xue put the can on the coffee table, wiped the splashed wine drops on his cheeks, and looked at Lu Xiang proudly.

Lu Xiang's mouth was also kept open, and it hadn't closed yet. He suddenly woke up and glanced at his watch, saying, "12 seconds!" Then he stared blankly at Xiao Xue again. Xiaoxue said angrily and regretfully: "The level is too bad! My previous best score was 9 seconds." Lu Xiang's pale face turned red, he picked up his glass and took a sip of beer, and said, "You're right, I don't look down on anyone, I don't like to drink, I get drunk when I drink, but once I'm willing to drink with someone, That means you can respect him." Lu Xiang continued to say angrily: "The reason why I look down on people is because there is no one from top to bottom that I can look up to. There was another one before, that is Lu Minglin, and I was invited by him. Otherwise, who would come from Shanghai to do this?" What the hell is Minister Shen? He knows nothing about business management. He was the one who wrote flattering articles for Lu Minglin earlier, but Lu Minglin handed over such an important software project to the planning department. , What am I? I became a consultant, no one consulted. Roger, that guy, is like a chameleon who changes at will. Yesterday he said Vizier is good, and today he said ICE is good. Think I’m a fool? ! In fact, he is a fool, even ICE doesn't take him seriously, ICE let us choose Lecco, such a group of people, you think, can I think highly of them?"

Xiao Xue took advantage of the time when Lu Xiang stopped to drink and quickly interjected: "Roger and Ogeya have such a deep relationship, why does ICE support Lecco?" Lu Xiang spat contemptuously, and said, "He's so close! He only managed Minister Shen. Although Lecco came late, he seemed to have already managed Mr. Lai, and they were originally recommended by ICE." Xiao Xue was a little confused, and asked: "They also benefited Mr. Lai? Didn't you say that Mr. Lai is always a relative of Mr. Lu? Augerya is their family's company, and the money was originally in his pocket. He How can it be done by others?"

Lu Xiang spat again, and said, "He has a fart! Auger's surname is Lu, not Lai. He has no shares at all. He is a wage earner just like me. The entire company is owned by Lu Minglin alone. Yes, he may soon let his son take over Mr. Lai's position, Mr. Lai's days are numbered, why don't he try his best to make money?" Xiao Xue got up to get the third can of beer left, and poured it for Lu Xiang. Lu Xiang took a big gulp from the cup, then hiccupped, looked at Xiao Xue and said, "Look, Are there any good people? Who can you respect, and who will respect you? I am Party A, and I feel that none of your sellers are good; you are Party B, and you must think that none of our buyers are good. Things. We are lucky to meet today, two rare and good things meet together, come, let's have a drink." Lu Xiang poured half of the wine in the glass into the useless glass, and handed it to Xiao Xue. Xiao Xue took it and touched him for a while, then drank it down, and asked unwillingly: "What are you doing?" Didn’t you just say you can help us? How do you want to help?” After Lu Xiang drank the wine, he grinned and said, "Hey, are you serious? I just said it casually, to see if you are the same as them. I am a person who, at best, has more than ruined things, but I am sure. It’s not enough to get things done. Boss Lai and Minister Shen let them handle it, and Lu Minglin is not thinking about it now, so what hope can there be?” As soon as he said this, Lu Xiang suddenly covered his mouth, jumped up and ran into the bathroom, and threw up lying on the edge of the sink, Xiao Xue followed, resisting the pungent smell, leaning against the door frame of the bathroom and watching him.While vomiting, Lu Xiang turned on the faucet to wash away the dirt. Finally, he straightened up, turned his face to Xiao Xue and said apologetically, "I've made a fool of myself, and now I make you look down on me even more. I think Take a shower and wait for me." Xiao Xue closed the door of the bathroom, went back to the room and sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for the sound of the shower head spraying water and the exhaust fan turning in the bathroom at the same time, he picked up his mobile phone and called Hong Jun.After the call was dialed, Xiao Xue noticed that the time was almost midnight, and just as he was about to hang up the phone subconsciously, Hong Jun had already picked it up and asked, "Xiao Xue, what's the matter?" Xiao Xue apologized again and again, then briefly explained the situation just now, and asked: "Do you think he can help us in this situation?" Hong Jun thought for a while, and did not answer Xiaoxue's question directly, but said: "It is impossible for a salesman to win a project by doing a project, but if you can make a friend every time you do a project, it is also a great gain." gone." * * * Until sitting on the plane to Singapore, Hong Jun was still thinking about the call from Cork three days ago. What could be the matter of Cork calling himself to Singapore in such a hurry?Hong Jun feels that such unexpected things are often bad things, and even if he tries his best to plan for the worst, the reality will always be worse than the worst plan. It was already 10:45 p.m. when Hong Jun arrived at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Singapore. He left his luggage in the room and took the elevator to the fresh and elegant lounge without thinking about washing and changing clothes. Cork was found on the seat behind the column, and he seemed to struggle to stand up and shake hands with him. He was surprised to find that Cork looked very tired and even a little old. Kirk forced a smile, and said as if reporting work: "I was in Silicon Valley last week, and then I went to Sydney. When I called you, I just returned to Singapore from Sydney." Hong Jun reproached jokingly: "You promised me to go to China often, but you only went to China once this year, but you often go back to Sydney. Do you feel homesick?" After hearing this, Kirk said meaningfully, "I only go where there is trouble." Hong Jun heard that there was something in Ke Ke's words, but he couldn't ask, so he could only smile.Kirk suddenly said, "Remember Wayne?" Hong Jun replied: "Of course." Wayne is the general manager of Visier Australia. He is very tall. We meet each other in every meeting in the Asia-Pacific region. He is very talkative. It is always a pleasure to chat with him.Just as Hong Jun wanted to say "he's a nice guy", he held back. When the boss didn't clearly express his likes and dislikes towards someone, he had better not show it first, otherwise he would often regret it later. Sure enough, Kirk said with disgust: "He's a son of a bitch!" Hong Jun was taken aback, and said softly, "I haven't had much dealings with him." Cork took a sip of beer and said: "Australia is very important to me, it is my base. When I took over the Asia-Pacific region from Australia to Singapore, I promoted Wayne as my successor, but unexpectedly, I made a big mistake. Wrong, he made a mess of Vizier Australia, he changed all the rules I made before, he didn't listen to the instructions I gave him. I was determined to let Wayne go, Vizier Australia has a great Just like you, he understands the market, goes all out, has excellent leadership, you will see him at the next APAC meeting, and you will definitely like him." Kirk's tone became sour: "Unfortunately, the solution to this trouble has brought another trouble. There are people who support Wayne, and this person is Scott. Wayne went to tell Scott about me, Scott actually asked me to reconsider my decision." Scott is the president of Visier Company, the number two person after the company's chairman and CEO Freeman. Although Hong Jun and Scott often exchange emails on weekdays, they only exchanged emails at the headquarters in February. Met once at the kick off meeting. Koch went on to say: "You know those Americans, they are arrogant, but they are actually very stupid and ignorant. You know? There are some members of Congress in the United States who don't have passports. They have never been outside the United States. Scott and I argued a lot, Jim, and I'm sure you can understand that each of us is bound by a lot and has to compromise at some point. Wayne had to leave his current position, but he didn't want to leave Vizier, s Kurt suggested that Wayne choose another position in the Asia-Pacific region, and I conceded that Wayne could make his choice." Hong Jun's heart was already in his throat, and he frowned and asked, "Where did he choose?" "Great China." Kirk said quickly, as if the faster he spoke, the less impact this bad news would have on Hong Jun. Hong Jun leaned weakly on the back of the chair, and he did not hide his disappointment, frustration or even anger. In order to drive Wayne out of Australia, Kirk actually created a position in the Greater China region out of thin air. Set up something?How much trouble this will bring to Hong Jun and Visil China! Hong Jun straightened up abruptly, approached Cork, and said angrily: "Absurd! I don't need him. He doesn't know anything about China. How can he help me? I'm reporting directly to you. Why do you want to insert him?" In the middle? This is taking Vizier China down a notch. Does Australia matter to you but China doesn't matter to you? Wayne can cause trouble for Vizier Australia and won't cause trouble for Vizier China By doing this, your troubles have not been reduced, but I have added a lot of troubles, which I cannot accept. " Although the two have always been very close and casual, Hong Jun has never been so presumptuous with Kirk, but Hong Jun doesn't care, he knows that Kirk called him to give him a chance to vent in person, lest he misunderstand or even Resentment created a rift with Kirk.The more fierce Hong Jun speaks, the more Kirk will feel that Hong Jun is of one mind with him, and Kirk will be relieved of his inner guilt. Kirk nodded while listening, and said helplessly: "Jim, you should know that many times we have to face this frustrating situation, we can only take it step by step, this trouble must be solved, But not now. Jim, you have to remember, I'm with you, we're a team." Hong Jun didn't respond, he knew that things were far from simple.It is impossible for Scott to side with Wayne just out of justice or sympathy. The discord and wrestling between him and Kirk must have been going on for a long time. Cork got his wish. Kirk seemed to have guessed Hong Jun's worries, and said sincerely: "You have to believe in me and yourself, we will do it." Hong Jun looked dejected: "I really don't know how long I can stay." Kirk put his hand on Hong Jun's knee unusually and said: "Jim, I promise you, I will never allow Wayne to kick you out of the company. You also promise me not to fight Wayne, don't let him Find any excuse, let alone leave voluntarily." Hong Jun hesitated for a while, then reluctantly nodded. He felt sore and desolate in his heart, feeling that the promises of both parties were actually equally fragile and helpless. It was late at night, and Hong Jun tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep at all. He would never have thought that in a small town in the hinterland of Zhejiang, 3,500 kilometers away, there was a young man who stayed up all night. * * * Lu Xiang's insomnia is getting more and more serious, and what happened these days has already made him very angry. The people and things around him make him look down on him more and more, but he is powerless, which makes him more and more angry. I look down on myself more and more.The selection of the software project is coming to an end, but the differences between Mr. Lai and Minister Shen are becoming more and more difficult to bridge. Lu Xiang thought that they would work hard to win his support under such circumstances. It was a rare unanimity that they all wanted him to shut up. Lu Xiang has seen through it thoroughly, he wants to go back to Shanghai.But, just leave?Quietly gone as quietly come?He was not reconciled, not to mention that he didn't come quietly, he was invited from Shanghai by Lu Minglin as a cross-century talent, even if he couldn't walk vigorously, at least he had to make some noise, Lu Xiang made up his mind. He didn't sleep at all, and carefully polished the things he had drawn up several times until he was satisfied. He tested the network situation again, and everything was normal.Lu Xiang looked at the time display on the computer, his heart was beating with the beating of the second hand, but at the last moment, he calmed down instead, and he wanted to fully enjoy the happiness brought to him by this moment. At exactly seven o'clock, Lu Xiang started to act. At half past seven, he checked the effect and he was done.He disconnected the network, turned off the computer, took out his mobile phone and sent a text message: "Minister Shen: I have an urgent matter at home and I need to go back to Shanghai. I will ask for a day off. Lu Xiang." He unplugged it, climbed into bed contentedly, and soon returned to the bank of the Huangpu River that he had been thinking about day and night in his dream. * * * The headquarters of Augya goes to work at eight o'clock every day. Those who came early on this day were surprised to find that Minister Shen seemed to have arrived earlier than them, and he started working with Mr. Lai in the email early in the morning, and at the same time Cc'd to everyone. Minister Shen's email was sent at 7:00 in the morning, and the recipient was Mr. Lai. The "CC" column selected "Group internal address book - all", and the title was "With all due respect, some opinions on software selection ", the content is as follows: "Boss Lai, The software project of our group has reached a critical stage. I feel that there has been a big deviation in the direction of the recent work. If it continues, it may be difficult to realize the requirements and expectations of Mr. Lu for the project. Therefore, I would like to communicate with you in depth. In order to reach an agreement and promote the progress of the project as soon as possible. First of all, I want to emphasize again that I have no opinion on choosing ICE's software products, but I do not agree to cooperate with Beijing Lecco, one of ICE's agents.After detailed understanding, Beijing RYCO Co., Ltd. was established for a very short time, and has not yet completely helped any customer successfully implement ICE products. The reason why RYCO Co., Ltd. was recommended by ICE Company is because the main person in charge of ICE Company has a professional background in RYCO Company. shares.Just imagine, if our project is handed over to such a qualified company, what will happen? Secondly, I would like to remind you that the people of RYCO cannot be trusted in public or in private. They are not only deceiving us, the Augeria Group, but also you.Therefore, you must not be deceived by them. All kinds of attractive promises they make to you are just to get your support, and they will not be fulfilled in the future, and even if they are fulfilled, they will be greatly discounted.Please put the interests of the company first, and don't do anything that damages your reputation, let alone discredit Mr. Lu and the Augeria Group. In addition, for the purpose of attacking its competitors, Lycco spread rumors and slandered me, saying that I accepted bribes from other companies and made a big fuss about the so-called membership card of Hangzhou West Lake Golf Club. I have already explained to you Explanation, please don't measure the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Please think twice about the above comments.I solemnly request you to cancel the business negotiation with RYCO that will be held tomorrow. In view of the complicated situation in the project, it is recommended to make a comprehensive report to Mr. Lu as soon as possible and then Mr. Lu will make a decision. Greetings! Planning Department Shen" When Mr. Lai was called by Lu Minglin, it was almost noon, and Lu Minglin was sitting upright. Mr. Lai smiled and nodded, and called "Mr. Lu." Just as he was about to sit on the side sofa, Lu Minglin said coldly: "What are you doing? Hall of Fame?" Boss Lai's half-squatting body immediately straightened up again, and he realized that the atmosphere in the room did not allow him to sit down, so he walked over and stood in front of Lu Minglin's executive desk, and asked knowingly, "You mean?" Lu Minglin glanced at a piece of paper spread out on the table, and said, "Software project, what the hell are you doing?" Mr. Lai replied frankly: "Oh, that email, someone made a mess on purpose, and Xiao Shen said he didn't write it." "I'm not asking whether your email is true or not, I'm asking whether the things you said in your email are true or not." "Oh, it's all based on rumors and rumors." "Who dares to create rumors about you, Mr. Lai?" Lu Minglin continued to ask after mocking, "Do you know who made it?" "Still investigating, it is estimated that there is an insider in our company." Lu Minglin stood up slowly, walked in front of Mr. Lai, and stared straight at him. Mr. Lai was a head taller than Lu Minglin, but he seemed to be cut off in half by this gaze. Lu Minglin said: "The biggest ghost is you, right? .” Boss Lai blushed, but still said calmly: "Don't you know me yet? Xiao Shen said that the email itself is fake, and the content of the email is also fake." Lu Minglin sat down and said, "I just know you too well. Tell me, what's going on?" Mr. Lai suggested in an orderly manner: "You entrust the planning department to take the lead in the software project. Xiao Shen is mainly in charge. I just ask occasionally. Let's call Xiao Shen to listen to him." Lu Minglin nodded in agreement, and asked Mr. Lai to sit down after he finished calling Minister Shen.Mr. Lai felt warm in his heart. He felt that Lu Minglin still took care of his image in front of his subordinates. Just now, he was a little fanciful, and Lu Minglin said, "To protect your face is to protect my face." Mr. Lai was immediately discouraged . When Minister Shen came, he also looked calm and unhurried. He called "Mr. Lu" and "Mr. Lai" and stood humbly in front of the executive desk.Lu Minglin asked: "What about the software project?" Minister Shen replied: "That email must be a conspiracy. It wasn't sent by me at all, it was done by Lu Xiang." Mr. Lai gave Minister Shen a hard look, and interjected, "Xiao Shen also told me his conjecture just now, but this is just one of the statements, and it will be confirmed after investigation." Lu Minglin said impatiently: "I asked about the software project, I didn't ask about your email." He stood up, walked to the window and stopped, and said, "Twenty years ago, I was most afraid of running out of money. Ten years ago, I I am most afraid of not having talent, what am I most afraid of now? I am most afraid of losing face! And you two rare talents spend a lot of my money and ruin my face, do I still have to thank you? You guys?!" Mr. Lai hurriedly said with a sneer: "Mr. Lu, look at what you said, who wrote that email needs to be investigated, but what is said in it is not true." After finishing speaking, he winked at Minister Shen. Minister Shen said: "Mr. Lu, in fact, this software project has been proceeding step by step. Our project team has always been very interested in Visier's products and has conducted the most thorough investigation. We recommend Visier as the first choice to Mr. Lai. Finally, Mr. Lai also agreed. In order to put pressure on Visier, we spread rumors that their prices were too high, so we had no choice but to prefer ICE’s products. Unexpectedly, Visier was indifferent to this news. In order to perform tricks Well, let Visier put their airs down. We publicly stated that we were going to start business negotiations with an ICE agent immediately. As a result, another ICE agent jumped the wall. They may have an insider in our company, or they may Using hackers to enter our company network, and sending an email to slander Lai Zonghe and the entire project team, he just wanted to discredit the competitors and mess up the project. In fact, Lai Zonghe and I are very upset about the situation of those two companies. Clearly, what they have done will not have a negative impact on the project, and we will still start formal negotiations with Vizier as planned." Lu Minglin kept his eyes fixed on Minister Shen, and Mr. Lai added in a timely manner: "Xiao Shen and the others are very dedicated in their work, and the contact with those two agents is not only to shop around, but also to show Visier Company Yes, put some smoke bombs. Those written in the email are all nonsense, lest the world will not be chaotic. This incident shows that there are still loopholes in our network security, and we should make up for it in time, but there is no need to mobilize people to check it out. We still have to focus on getting the project done.” Lu Minglin shifted his eyes to Mr. Lai, and said slowly: "Your play is not bad." President Lai and Minister Shen were stunned. They couldn't figure out which play Lu Minglin was referring to. If it meant the play they said was being played for Visil, then they should be humble; but if it meant the play they are currently performing If there is a drama, then it's time to rush to argue, the two of them don't know Lu Minglin's intentions, and they are afraid that they will not understand each other in a hurry, so they have to stay at a loss. "To protect your face is to protect Augya's face, which is to protect my face. Don't think that everyone else is a fool, especially don't think that your boss is a fool. Can a fool sit in this seat? I I hope you can take care of my face in your future actions." Lu Minglin changed the subject and asked, "Which one do you decide to choose now?" Mr. Lai said: "The Visier Company didn't make the decision now, it has always been inclined to choose them." "Have you notified them?" Lu Minglin asked again Boss Lai turned to look at Minister Shen, and Minister Shen replied: "Well, they haven't been notified yet..., but we are about to notify them." Lu Minglin said: "Then notify now." Minister Shen said "OK" and turned to leave. Mr. Lai also stood up, but Lu Minglin immediately said, "I'm talking about now, here." As he spoke, he pointed at the place where Minister Shen was standing. Both of them froze for a moment, you look at me, I look at you, Lu Minglin said: "What's the matter? No phone number from them?" Minister Shen came back to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I contact you often." He took out his mobile phone and searched the call log for a long time, and Lu Minglin said again: "Don't make a mistake, do you want me to contact you for you? " Minister Shen knew that Lu Minglin would do what he said, and he would not be able to escape, so he just found the number he was looking for, dialed it quickly, and said to the phone: "Hello, Manager Xue? ... Yes, it's me, from Augeria Old Shen...Hello, hello. That's it, we have reached a conclusion on the selection of our software project, and I would like to invite you, Visier, to hold a formal business negotiation with us. Yes, I hope you will prepare and show your performance Show the greatest sincerity.... Yes, we will inform you of the specific time. Okay,..., okay." The two walked out of Lu Minglin's office, and Minister Shen followed into Mr. Lai's office and asked, "This negotiation, look..., is it to be negotiated or not?" "You are so interesting. We have always done things with sincerity, but sincerity does not mean that we would rather sacrifice the interests of the company to reach a contract with them." Mr. Lai calmed down and said, "Since it is a negotiation, it is possible It is very difficult, and you even have to prepare for the failure of the negotiation. When you say hello to ICE, first, you must appease Lyco and Roger, and let them not cause trouble; second, consider recommending another agency , you must have the strength to do a good job in the project, and you must be able to handle all aspects of the relationship well." Minister Shen understood, and asked again: "For Lu Xiang, look..., do you want to deal with it thoroughly? If it can be found out that he sent the email to my mailbox, it will not only violate the company's discipline, but even break the law." Mr. Lai said angrily: "How to deal with it? You just said his name in front of Mr. Lu, and you can't touch him. You can't understand Mr. Lu's meaning? He doesn't care who sent the email , How did you send it, he is concerned about the things mentioned in the email, and he is staring at you, you always understand the principle of avoiding suspicion, right?" Minister Shen felt annoyed, thinking that Boss Lu was staring at you, Boss Lai, and then Boss Lai laughed: "Hehe, but I'm afraid someone wants to deal with him more." In the next few days, Xiaoxue couldn't get in touch with Lu Xiang until four days later in the morning, when Lu Xiang's cell phone finally connected, Xiaoxue shouted excitedly: "You bastard, where did you go? I've been looking for you all the time." .You know, they sent me to negotiate a contract." Lu Xiang said: "I heard that a few days ago I deliberately didn't want you to find me. I wanted to wait for you to come and show my merits to you in person." Xiaoxue was eager to know what happened to Augaya. After he repeatedly questioned, Lu Xiang finally explained what he did that day. At first, Xiaoxue found it unbelievable, but slowly began to be moved, and in the end, he was so excited that he didn't know what happened. Just say something, he heard a "hissing" sound in Lu Xiang's words, and asked: "The signal seems to be not very good, there is noise, where are you? Let me call your landline." "There's no landline here, I'm in the hospital." Xiao Xue asked in surprise: "Hospital? What's the matter? Are you sick or someone else?" "No one is sick, I just fell." "Did you fall hard?" Xiao Xue expressed concern from the bottom of her heart. "It's not too heavy. The right femur is broken, the right ankle is broken, and the radial bone of the right arm is broken." Lu Xiang said nonchalantly, as if he was reading another person's case. "Ah? How did you do it? When did it happen?" Xiaoxue was taken aback, and suddenly realized that those "hissing" sounds were not noises, but Lu Xiang gasped in pain. "It's nothing, the doctor said, these are closed fractures, they won't be infected, just wait for them to heal. Last night, after dinner with a few colleagues, I rode a motorcycle back to the dormitory, and a motorcycle chased me from behind. When I came up, the person in the back seat hit my helmet with something like a stick, which stunned me, and I deserved my bad luck. On the right side of the road was a big ditch that had just been dug to replace the sewage pipe. I brought someone into it, my thin arms and legs are fragile, ha ha." "What's the bad luck? Someone specially plotted against you! You are so seriously injured, you should report to the police and arrest them." Lu Xiang smiled and said with a "hissing" voice: "Where are we going to catch them? The ones without a head. Forget it, didn't I plot against them first? I did that to vent my anger, and now I'm angry." When it’s out, their anger is also out, it’s evened out, hehe.” Xiao Xue didn't smile, his tears flowed out. * * * The buffet on the first floor of Jincang Wenhua is good. It’s not easy for the general managers of Visier’s three companies in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to gather here. In Hong Jun’s words, they from the two sides of the strait and the three places in Shanghai still have the pattern of the two sides and the three places. In Shangri-La in Pudong, the other two are in Puxi, Jeffrey from Hong Kong lives in Portman on Nanjing Road, and CK from Taiwan likes the Garden Hotel managed by Japanese on Maoming Road. His surname is Chen, and CK is his name. He likes people to call him the first two letters of the pinyin. Hong Jun has never worn "CK" brand underwear since he met him. The three of them didn't have much appetite. After eating and drinking, the topic turned to Wayne's upcoming organizational structure in the Greater China region. Wayne had already announced the establishment of his Greater China headquarters in Shanghai and summoned the heads of the three regions. Brain came to the meeting, planning to arrange Hong Jun to be the sales director of the Greater China region, in charge of the marketing and sales of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Jeffrey as the pre-sales support director of the Greater China region, and CK as the after-sales and consulting service director of the Greater China region. Wayne's finances, personnel and administration are all controlled by Wayne himself.Although Hong Jun's territory is huge in name, it is not convenient for him to go to Hong Kong and Taiwan, and he doesn't know the team and market there, and his other business in China has been taken over by Wayne. However, he was downgraded to the sales director of China. Jeffrey had the biggest opinion on Wayne's plan, and his already hard tongue became even more uncontrollable with excitement. He said: "It makes no sense! I don't know how to do business in Beijing. CK, you don't know how to do business." Get the clients in Hong Kong, Jim, you can't go to Taiwan. It's ridiculous!" In contrast, CK looked calm and calm. He said unhurriedly: "Honestly speaking, I don't know why Wayne made it like this. Our current structure is pretty good. To be honest, he asked me to take care of the three Local professional service, I also have quite a headache." CK shook his head in pain, as if his head really hurt, and said, "Wayne's consideration is quite strange, I guessed randomly, he may be worried that ，我们三个还都在现在的位子上坐着，他会不放心，他会觉得没有自己的位子。” 杰弗里很不为然：“他不可以这样硬来的啦！他想我们尊重他，他就要先尊重我们的嘛。明天的meeting，我一定要杯葛Wayne的proposal！” CK回应道：“呵呵，还是维持现状比较好，等等看有没有什么更perfect一点的solution。” 杰弗里敲着桌面说：“最perfect的solution，就是让Wayne离开！” 一直静静听着的洪钧，笑了一下：“Wayne把旧的架构打乱了，咱们全成了没头苍蝇，恐怕什么生意也做不成，做不成生意咱们谁也呆不长。不过，只是杯葛还不够，他也不会容许维持现状，咱们得向他提一个大家都能接受的方案。” CK也说：“杯葛他，逼他离开，都是做一个向他宣战的动作，不管谁走，最后总要有人走，搞不好说就是我们走喽，所以最好还是和和气气。” 杰弗里的态度变得更加强硬：“CK的主意是和和气气；Jim的主意是要找大家都能接受的方案，你们有没有搞错？Wayne即使舒服了，也一定不会让我们舒服。我的主意是，趁现在Wayne立足未稳，我们就要把他搞掉，不管他提出来什么方案，我们都反对，然后我们一起写e-mail给Kirk，告诉他我们反对有Greater China这个level。” 洪钧没想到杰弗里这么有骨气、有血性，他本来以为杰弗里和CK虽然也会对韦恩的做法有些疑虑，但权衡之后仍然是会接受的，因为他们俩都可以方便地往来两岸三地，毕竟提升到大中国区的级别为今后的跳槽创造了更好的条件。 CK说：“我有听说Wayne和Kirk之间搞得很僵这样子，看来Kirk也没打算让Wayne做久，如果我们三个能齐心合力，做一个反对他的动作，Kirk可能马上会让Wayne离开。” 杰弗里掷地有声地表态：“当然啦，我们当然要齐心的啦，要好一齐好，要死一齐死的啦。” 洪钧被感动了，甚至觉得有些自惭形秽，韦恩的到来对他的打击最大，他的生存空间被挤压得也最厉害，结果本应最强烈抵制韦恩的他，却在发自内心地想方设法让韦恩安顿下来，洪钧鄙视自己太缺乏斗争精神了，骨子里充斥着逆来顺受的奴性。人在处于逆境的时候是最需要盟友的，如今有这么两位坚强的盟友摆在面前，洪钧当然是不会放过的。 洪钧的斗志被唤醒了，他说：“Wayne是在试探我们的反应，我们的反应必须强硬，而且必须一致。可不可以这样，明天的meeting我们都不参加，借口公司出了紧急事情得马上飞回去。同时，分别用e-mail正式向Kirk提出要求，我们不要联名，要各自写、各自发，只明确反对设立Greater China这个level，不要提Wayne的名字。你们看怎么样？” CK问：“那下一步呢？” “Wayne肯定想分别找我们沟通，我们一定要齐心，不能被他各个击破，他如果要见我们，我们继续找各种借口躲掉。只有Kirk召集并亲自到场，meeting才可以开，这个meeting的议题也不能是我们三个的工作安排，而应该是Wayne的去留。”洪钧进一步强调，“我们要讨论的是该不该设立Greater China这个level，而不是Greater China的架构应该怎么搭。” CK点了点头，说：“我觉得可以，Jeffery，你看呢？” 杰弗里显然走神了，CK把两人的咖啡杯碰了一下，像在梦游的杰弗里才被拉了回来，他怔了怔说：“没问题。” 主意已定，三个人便以咖啡代酒，慷慨激昂地模拟了一番歃血为盟，共同祝愿着韦恩的早日走人。 走出锦沧文华的大堂，洪钧住得最远，便被另两人推着上了第一辆出租车，CK上了第二辆，车开动后他转过脸从后窗里朝杰弗里挥手，却发现杰弗里已经一头钻进了后面的出租车。CK暗笑，从锦沧文华到一箭之遥的波特曼居然还要打车，这帮香港人，每天挤在人满为患的健身房里跑步，难得有安步当车的机会却连这么短的路都不肯走。 从锦沧文华到花园饭店也不远，出租车三拐两拐就到了，CK下了车，忽然不想马上回房间，而是起了到花园里散步的念头。他绕过水池，沿着草坪外圈的小径悠哉游哉地走着，心里却并不轻松，他在脑子里把刚才商量的事情翻来覆去地琢磨，总觉得有什么地方不对劲。 CK扪心自问，新官上任的老板召唤自己前来，自己没有首先和老板好好沟通，却先和老板的另两个下属见面密商对策，自己不正像一个犯了次序错误的棋手吗？CK在职场打拼多年，最深的体会就是切勿硬打硬拼，小心使得万年船。和韦恩彻底翻脸，作为下属能获胜的机会有多大？开弓没有回头箭，明天一旦宣战，还有挽回的余地吗？刚才的信誓旦旦犹在耳畔，CK已经开始后悔了，他觉得应该首先和韦恩深谈一次，两人以前并不熟悉，如果真的是一场较量不可避免，更应该先充分了解对手嘛。 CK停下脚步伫立良久，自己这么做有没有出卖朋友？是不是意味着背叛？韦恩是老板，和老板做沟通当然不算背叛，他也拿定主意不向韦恩透露他们三人的“阴谋”，只是去探听一下韦恩的口风，回来再马上和洪钧、杰弗里商量，此举也是对他俩有利的嘛，这么想着，CK就觉得释然了。 CK走回花园饭店门口又上了出租车，说了声：“去浦东，雅诗阁。” 雅诗阁是一家酒店服务式高级公寓，更适合居家过日子，而不是只住一、两晚的商务出差，韦恩选择这里，可见他到上海做的打算不只是一年半载。司机拉着CK在浦东绕了半天，终于找到了位于工商银行上海分行大楼后面的雅诗阁，CK一边掏着钱包一边向雅诗阁的门厅里望去。门厅不大，远比不上普通酒店的大堂气派，但是灯火通明，从外面看得一清二楚。CK刚要转回头，忽然，他看见从门厅左侧的电梯间走出两个人来，一个是白人，身材非常高大，CK一眼就认出来了，是韦恩；另一个，黄皮肤黑头发，显然是龙的传人，正仰脸和韦恩说话，等他把脸正过来朝向大门，CK浑身的血液仿佛立刻凝固了，是杰弗里！ 司机见CK迟迟不付账，试探着说：“要不，你把零头去掉好啦。”CK顿时猛醒过来，眼看着韦恩和杰弗里就要走出大门了，CK急促地命令道：“快！马上往前开，绕一圈再回来。” 司机懵懂中照做了，CK回头从后窗向后望去，那两人已经走出大门，韦恩站在最上面的台阶上，杰弗里站在下面，把手向斜上方伸着和韦恩握手，韦恩居高临下地把左手搭在杰弗里的肩头，像是巨人在接受侏儒的臣服。 车从雅诗阁楼后的车道绕到西面的街上，CK让司机把车停在路旁，很快，杰弗里坐的出租车就从旁边驶过，到前方路口向右一拐不见了，CK才对司机说：“走吧，回到门口去。” 车又停在了雅诗阁的台阶前，CK掏出钞票递给司机说：“不要找了，你先不要走，我休息一下再下车。” 惊魂未定的CK瘫软在后座上，全身的衣服都被汗水打湿了，并不是因为刚才那一幕把他紧张成这样，他是在后怕。杰弗里在锦沧文华分手后就直接跑来面见韦恩，他的目的何在是不言而喻的，他向韦恩说了什么也是不言而喻的。CK不敢去想，如果今天没来见韦恩，而是傻乎乎地按既定方针向韦恩开战，自己会是什么下场；CK也不敢去想，如果晚到了哪怕几分钟而错过了刚才那一幕，就会自作聪明地仍按刚才想好的套路来探听韦恩的底细，自己又会是什么下场。 CK暗自庆幸，老天保佑啊，自己真是来对了、来巧了，杰弗里虽然在时间上占了先机，但和韦恩聊得并不久嘛，而自己来得也不算晚，要想后来居上，只有在面见韦恩时把话说尽、把事做绝。 CK终于调整好自己的状态，推开车门下了车，胸有成竹地迈上了雅诗阁的台阶。 * * * 当洪钧在第二天傍晚回到北京的时候，他已经不是昨日的洪钧，昨日的洪钧仿佛已经被肢解了；同样，昨日的维西尔中国公司也已经成为历史，不复存在了。 快到中午的时候，洪钧收到了那封几乎将他彻底击垮的邮件，邮件是韦恩发出来的，发给维西尔中国、香港和台湾三家公司的全体员工，宣布了维西尔大中国区新的组织结构：任命杰弗里为维西尔香港和华南区总经理，管理香港和广州两间办公室，所辖区域包括香港、广东和广西；任命CK为维西尔台湾和华东区总经理，管理台北和上海两间办公室，所辖区域包括台湾、上海、江苏、浙江和福建；任命洪钧为维西尔华北区总经理，管理北京办公室，所辖区域为“中国其他省份”，上述任命自即日起生效。 洪钧被无情地出卖了！维西尔中国公司被野蛮地瓜分了！ 洪钧在短暂的震惊和愤怒过后，被极度的懊悔和自责淹没了。杰弗里觊觎广州办公室已经很久，曾经几次三番地借口两广地区港资企业众多而试图染指那一带的市场，并振振有词地说：现在香港已经是中国的一部分了，为什么还要分那么清楚？我们谁做都一样的啦。由于台湾市场已接近饱和，CK也多次介入上海和福建的台资项目，对整个华东更是垂涎欲滴。与这两个人结盟，无异于与虎谋皮、引狼入室，洪钧恨自己如此轻信而铸成大错。 洪钧一开始觉得难以置信，如此重大的人事调整，韦恩不可能不和科克打招呼，而科克不仅没有反对，居然也没给自己打电话预警，这让他颇为失落，但慢慢醒悟过来，科克可能正生他的气呢，因为科克已经警告过他不要轻举妄动，而他却把这些告诫抛之脑后，公然拉帮结派和韦恩对着干，还幻想着能得到科克的支持。洪钧越想越窝火，与老板不仅要保持立场一致，还要保持步调一致，而自己却自作主张地打了第一枪，他不理解自己怎么会这么愚蠢。 洪钧拿起房间里的电话，他此刻只想听到一个人的声音。 电话里传出的是菲比的声音，洪钧的心顿时安定下来，他说：“是我，在酒店呢，我下午就回北京了。” 菲比喜出望外：“真的啊？太好了，你这次怎么这么乖呀，不是明天才回来吗？” 洪钧苦笑说：“想北京了。”顿了一下，又低沉地说，“想你了。” 菲比立刻觉察出洪钧的异样，忙问：“你怎么了？出什么事了？” 洪钧忍了忍，还是决定一语带过：“没什么。想你不可以呀？” “不对，你别装了，你休想瞒得了我，到底怎么了？说嘛。”菲比真急了。 洪钧把仅存的一丝气力汇聚起来，简单明了地把在上海发生的事情讲完，奇怪的是，电话里半天没传出菲比的声音，洪钧正要问一句，竟听到菲比“咯咯”的笑声，他刚想说菲比没心没肺，菲比说：“这不挺好嘛，嘿嘿，以后你就不会老出差喽。” 洪钧没想到菲比竟然会幸灾乐祸，气哼哼地说：“喂，有点同情心好不好？我如今一下子退回到去年这个时候的状态啦，我是辛辛苦苦几十年，一夜回到解放前。” 菲比依然开心地说：“去年这个时候有什么不好？我天天盼着咱俩能回到一年前的样子，我像个跟屁虫似的一天到晚跟着你跑，多幸福啊。” “你就知道这些。好了，这下你如愿以偿了。”洪钧有些生气了。 “本来嘛，不就是地盘比以前小了点、管的人比以前少了点，有什么大不了的嘛。你还是你，我还是我。”菲比又轻声补了一句，“我们还在一起，这才是最重要的。” 洪钧被菲比感染了，喃喃地说：“真想现在就看到你。” 菲比问：“几点的飞机？” “CA1518，正点的话6点20到北京。” “都赖你，搞突然袭击，我还专门把明天晚上的培训挪到今天晚上来了，结果你却改成今天回来了，那么多人参加的课我怎么再给改回去呀？！”听洪钧没吭声，菲比又小心翼翼地哄着，“你到家等我，啊，培训一结束我马上往家跑，我保证。” 航班不是正点到达北京机场的，而是少有地提前了十分钟，洪钧拿好行李，在走出舱门的一瞬间，又情不自禁地回头看了一眼，向商务舱告别，他料想韦恩不会再允许他坐商务舱了，省钱倒在其次，韦恩是不会放弃羞辱他的机会的。 洪钧拖着沉重的脚步向接机的人群走去，像一个焦头烂额的败军之将死里逃生地回到大本营，又像一个失魂落魄的游子疲惫不堪地回到自己的家门，他睁大双眼在接机的人群中寻找着，他渴望奇迹的出现，他猜想菲比会突然从人丛中冒出来给他一个惊喜，但是，菲比没来。洪钧失望地穿过人群，在大厅里找了个空地站住，向四周张望着，他想再等几分钟，也许菲比正在赶来。他幻想着菲比会突然拍一下他的肩膀，或者从后面捂住他的眼睛，但是，这一切都只是幻想。十分钟过去了，苦苦等待的结果只是从希望变成失望，又从失望变成绝望。 绝望的洪钧拖着拉杆箱走出机场大厅，一阵彻骨的寒风迎面吹来，让他不由得缩紧了脖子，他走到国内到达的出租车等候区，垂头丧气地站在队尾，这时正是航班到达的高峰，等候出租车的人流排出很远，洪钧探头往前看，想判断需要多长时间才轮到自己上车，忽然，他呆住了，他不敢相信自己的眼睛，在前面黑压压的队伍中，能看见的都是后背和后脑勺，却有一个高挑的女孩扎眼地逆潮流而动，反向站着，脸朝向队尾，洪钧看清了女孩身上的风衣，是紫红色的，他也看清了女孩的脸，那是一张他熟悉的笑脸，是菲比！ 洪钧向菲比走去，他的眼睛湿润了，他知道菲比一定还特意回了一趟家，因为在菲比的肩头正随风飘动着的，是那条她还从来没舍得戴过的桔黄色的方巾。