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Chen Xu first went to find Old Wang to talk about agreeing to transfer to the new department. For this kind of thing, he definitely had to tell his direct supervisor first.
Then he thanked Old Wang for taking care of him over the past year.
"To be honest, I'm quite reluctant to let you go," Old Wang said while patting his shoulder, half-jokingly. "It's almost the end of the year, the busiest time. If you leave, we're going to be really busy."
"But since you have better prospects, I can't hold you back."
Chen Xu smiled, uncertain of what to say. To be honest, Old Wang wasn't a bad person; he could be considered a good boss.
Old Wang suggested, "How about this, to celebrate you moving to the new department, let's have a dinner gathering tonight, everyone's invited."
Chen Xu quickly dismissed the idea, persuading, "Supervisor, let's not. That's too high-profile."
Old Wang thought about it and agreed. The whole company was watching the establishment of the new department, and making such a big fuss wouldn't be appropriate. He said a bit regretfully, "Too bad, we'll have to make up for it next time."
"Alright, alright," Chen Xu felt a little amused and helpless. He'd never met someone who loved dinner gatherings so much.
"Come on, let's say goodbye to the colleagues," Old Wang said, leading him outside.
When Old Wang announced to the colleagues in the advertising department that Chen Xu was being transferred to the new department, they were all surprised. Some were envious, some were jealous, there were all kinds of reactions.
Everyone congratulated him, whether genuinely or not, and no one said anything strange. They just made a commotion, asking him to treat them to a meal.
Chen Xu could only promise to remember this for next time.
After some fussing, everyone dispersed, with only Old Tang remaining by his side. Chen Xu knew, among these people, Old Tang was probably the only one truly happy for him.
In a while, lunchtime arrived.
Chen Xu went to a familiar restaurant with Old Tang.
"About changing jobs?" Old Tang whispered when he saw there were no familiar faces around.
Chen Xu said, "I'm not changing for now, I'll just work like this."
Old Tang nodded, and then, with some feeling, said, "Lao Liu and Lao Guo both went to see Old Wang to apply for the new department, but Old Wang asked them to write an application, and it was rejected by the HR department. I didn't expect you'd get it done quietly."
Chen Xu finally understood why those two looked so bad earlier. He said, "Actually, I'm also baffled, how did they choose me?"
Old Tang pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because your background is relatively clean."
"What do you mean?" Chen Xu asked, puzzled.
"I'm just guessing," Old Tang said. "Mr. Liu parachuted in from above last year. There were rumors that he was here to take over Mr. Zhou's position. This new department's establishment was pushed strongly by Mr. Liu. He definitely wants to achieve something. Someone like you, with a relatively clean background, is naturally the best choice."
"So that's how it is," Chen Xu felt that Old Tang's analysis made quite a lot of sense.
"But be careful when you get to the new department," Old Tang reminded, "the news of the new department's establishment is all over the place. I have a feeling something might happen."
Chen Xu nodded. Actually, some things weren't hard to guess. Before, Mr. Zhou called the shots in the company. However, since Mr. Liu parachuted in, things were different. Over the past year, many departmental heads have been replaced. It seemed like a struggle for power. Would Mr. Zhou endure that?
However, these matters weren't related to him before, and now, they had even less to do with him. He wasn't very concerned.
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After lunch, Chen Xu returned to the company and started packing his personal belongings to report to the new department.
The company was wealthy, occupying an entire floor, with the advertising department in the far northwestern corner and the new department in the southeast. He had worked here for almost two years and had never been to this side.
When he arrived, the new sign was already up. It wasn't the rumored marketing department but the "Electronic Sales Department."
There were a few people in the office, who were presumably his new colleagues. He knocked on the door, entered, and introduced himself.
Soon, new colleagues kept coming in.
Chen Xu observed silently, noticing that most were young people, rarely anyone over thirty.
Once everyone arrived, he counted and found, including himself, there were fourteen people in total.
After a while, Mr. Liu also showed up, along with someone Chen Xu didn't expect, Xiyun.
He suddenly recalled that she parachuted in around the same time as Mr. Liu, so it wasn't surprising they'd cooperate.
Mr. Liu led everyone to a meeting room for a meeting.
Mr. Liu's full name was Liu Kun, and he was thirty-four or thirty-five years old. He was quite handsome and eloquent, speaking confidently. Chen Xu watched somewhat enviously. Previously, he most aspired to become a successful person like Liu Kun. Someone like Liu Kun was his goal.
Unfortunately, harsh reality made him realize that he couldn't become someone like Liu Kun. He couldn't tell about abilities, but Liu Kun was a graduate from a prestigious university and even studied abroad. Just from that, Chen Xu couldn't compare.
To be aware, Liu Kun's starting point was with a famous investment bank abroad. After working for a few years, he jumped to corporate work, and, now in his thirties, was already qualified to take over as CEO of a large company.
Soon, Chen Xu set aside these random thoughts and listened carefully. Before long, he understood what this new department was about.
Liu Kun planned to establish an online channel to expand the supermarket's customer base. In plain terms, it was about doing e-commerce.
Specifically, the first step was to rely on the company's ten chain supermarkets to provide home delivery services within a certain range.
Everyone, being young people who frequently shopped online, found it easy to understand.
Liu Kun then started assigning work and positions to everyone. Chen Xu's responsibilities were similar to his previous ones, still in advertising. This made him relieved, as he was familiar with these tasks and could quickly get to work.
Lastly, there was Xiyun. She remained the director, just becoming the director of the electronic sales department. After all, Liu Kun was the company's vice president and had other large responsibilities and couldn't always be there. In his absence, Xiyun would be in charge.
Although Chen Xu had expected it, he still frowned. She actually became his immediate supervisor.
Then it was Xiyun's turn to speak.
Chen Xu saw a completely different Xiyun from his dreams: confident, assertive, and focused. This made him somewhat uncertain in his heart.
Was the person in reality truly the same as the one in his dreams?
The meeting lasted the entire afternoon.
After work, Liu Kun suggested that the whole department should go out for dinner to celebrate the establishment of the new department.
Naturally, no one opposed.
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