"Isn't this why you guys wanted me to come?" Su Qiqi didn't want to say more. As her voice fell, she heard the sound of a door opening, followed by the sound of high heels.
"It was me who asked her to come."
Upon seeing Qin Xiao enter, Manager Wu looked like a ruffled rooster.
"Why on earth is it you again? Is the reach of the Planning Department so long that it bypasses me?"
Qin Xiao didn't bother with Wu's taunt, and simply took a seat, opening the folder in front of Su Qiqi.
The content inside was detailed and precise, innovative yet structured. For this fashion show, this was a daring but novel and excellent plan.
After carefully inspecting the document, she closed the folder, lifted her head, and looked in surprise at Su Qiqi across the table.
Jin Muchen had only shown her a picture of Su Qiqi, who had looked cute and pure in the picture, like a beautiful young maiden.
Now that she had seen the real person, she realised that Su Qiqi was far more beautiful than her picture, especially those eyes, which were enchantingly beautiful.
Without her realising, Manager Wu had already reached out for the folder.
"Tsk, I didn't look closely last time, this time let me see for myself."
"What interesting plan has the Planning Department come up with that makes them so tenacious?"
There was a hint of sarcasm in Manager Wu's words, but Qin Xiao paid no heed to his weird teasing.
Taking the opportunity to flatter him, Han MeiYuan said,
"Manager Wu, regardless of which department it is, you are still the Project Leader in the end. It is ultimately you who have the final say. Let us carefully review it. If anything is unsatisfactory, she can modify it."
Han MeiYuan dressed alluringly today, and Su Qiqi was a pure beauty. Manager Wu's lust was clearly evident.
That's why Manager Wu's eyes didn't stray from the two of them. Now, he was getting ready to lay his hand on Han MeiYuan's leg.
"Cough Cough..."
Qin Xia suppressed a cough to remind him, but Manager Wu ignored her.
"The pretty one here has the right idea, let me teach you guys a lesson. The person from the Planning Department, you better listen up too. Let's see who the real professional is."
Starting from the first page, Manager Wu methodically picked out faults.
From the overall intention of the plan to the implementation of follow-up plans, he found fault in every step.
"Firstly, such a daring idea isn't feasible. We have set the theme to be wild. The theme is based on our previous products at JT. In this plan of yours, you even criticized our previous successful shows. There's no way we can approve this."
Unwilling to accept this, Su Qiqi retorted,
"The past few JT shows were not successful because the products were great. It was due to the alliance with the stars. Stars extracting a great deal of resources from here, and their agencies utilizing fan power turned the reviews positive."
Su Qiqi had studied those shows thoroughly. They were all chock-full of fans of individual stars working hard to provide good reviews.
It had nothing to do with JT's actual products.
"You! I am in charge of this project, are you saying you understand it better than me?"
Manager Wu had participated in the design of those shows and had gotten a lot of kickbacks from the stars and their agencies.
Being hit where it hurts, he was naturally furious.
"Manager Wu, don't be angry. The younger ones don't know any better, they just don't."
Sweat was beginning to bead on Han MeiYuan's forehead. She knew that Su Qiqi's kind of personality was bound to cause issues in the workplace.
"Considering your feelings, I will let this go just this once, take the plan back and redo it, from start to finish."
Manager Wu was so angry that the few strands of hair left on his head stood on end.
Qin Xiao didn't comment, instead she quietly watched.
Seeing that things were calming down, Han MeiYuan quickly grabbed Manager Wu's hand and whined,
"Manager Wu, does this mean there's a chance for our company's plan? Once you commit to a promise, there's no backing out. You can't go back on your word!"
Manager Wu was flushed, his hands began to explore Han MeiYuan's hand,
"The decision on the plan is a matter for the whole project team. However, if you want the plan to be more in line with reality, you need to coordinate more with Party A. It depends on how hard you are willing to work."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao knit her brows.
Even here at the office, Manager Wu had the audacity to impose unwritten workplace rules so brazenly. At this moment though, she was more curious as to how Su Qiqi would react.
To her surprise, right after Manager Wu had finished stating that the plan didn't align with the company's reality, Su Qiqi focused on modifying her plan with her pen.
She didn't even seem to understand the underlying words in the conversation between Manager Wu and Han MeiYuan that followed.
Su Qiqi was indeed interesting, talented, capable, courageous, but not the least bit worldly.
She was indeed a breath of fresh air in the workplace.
Jin Muchen was the CEO of the JT Group and the eldest grandson of the Jin family. Over the years, countless women had tried to get close to him.
At first, when Qin Xiao heard about their contractual marriage, she thought Su Qiqi was another woman trying to play hard to get. But her boss rare approval of it made her even more curious.
Now it seems clear why her boss had gone to such unprecedented lengths to assist Su Qiqi; she truly was unique.
Since her task was complete, and it was pointless to stay and watch Manager Wu's bold behaviour, she excused herself saying the Planning Department had a meeting, and took the opportunity to leave.
After all, Jin Muchen was still waiting for her response.
Manager Wu and Han MeiYuan hit it off even more after chatting. Han MeiYuan didn't forget the hotel reservation she had made before she arrived and hastily suggested leaving.
Manager Wu laughed from ear to ear, eager to go out for dinner with two beauties.
"Team leader, I think I will pass."
"You….. stop kidding."
Han MeiYuan was barely keeping a smile on her face. Upon hearing these words, she hurriedly gave Su Qiqi's arm a pinch.
"Manager Wu, you were correct earlier, I was too overconfident. The culture at JT is deep, it's not something I can comprehend in a few days. I will go and revise the proposal now, and strive to provide a satisfactory answer to JT in a couple of days."
Su Qiqi grabbed her bag, eager to leave as quickly as possible.
Before Manager Wu could react, she had already bolted out of the room.
"You…"
Han MeiYuan didn't have time to stop her, apologising while chasing after her.
Manager Wu stayed in place, his hand still extended, his face was a shade of furious black.
This Su Qiqi was still defying him. It seemed his threats and lures weren't strong enough.
He was determined to get Su Qiqi.
After Su Qiqi got out, she thought of hailing a cab and leaving. Who would have thought that Han MeiYuan could run so fast in high heels and managed to catch her.
"Why are you running? It's just a meal, no one's asking you to do anything."
Han MeiYuan felt that trying to win favors over a meal was perfectly normal, and there was no need to be so apprehensive.
It made it seem like she was a sycophant while Su Qiqi was pure and unblemished.
With a serious face, Su Qiqi turned back to look at her and said,
"It's nothing. I just genuinely feel that the plan needs to be revised."
She flagged down a taxi, and Han MeiYuan got in beside her.
The two sat in the cab, with neither uttering a word for a while.