The yellow McLaren arrived, and the rain had lessened by this time. Jiang Fan, holding his suit jacket, jogged his way to the General Department to catch Chen Yi. When Chen Yi saw Jiang Fan, he chuckled, and the two of them walked arm in arm in the Operations Department.
"Let's talk about our matter later. Ji, the department head, has prepared breakfast for you. She didn't even let Yang Jin eat it."
"Huh? Why did she bring breakfast for me? Is she afraid I'll starve?"
Hearing Jiang Fan's words, Chen Yi felt a headache coming on. He tilted his head, looking at Jiang Fan seriously and frowned.
"Is it that you only have IQ and no EQ in your brain? Fan, have you ever been in a relationship?"
Jiang Fan looked at Chen Yi with a pained expression and said, grinning, "You think I'm like you? With several girlfriends, I'm afraid you'll wear yourself out."
"Hey, could it be that you're still a virgin?"
Chen Yi's voice was not low, and everyone in the Operations Department lifted their heads, curiously looking at Jiang Fan. This made Jiang Fan panic. He grabbed Chen Yi's neck but couldn't bring himself to kill this guy in the end. Instead, he turned and headed to Ji Jing's office.
Jiang Fan closed the door and muttered angrily, "This Chen Yi is really something. Why does he blurt everything out? Ji, did you really prepare breakfast for me? Dumplings?"
"Uh-huh."
Ji Jing put the dumplings on the table, then cupped her chin, drawing circles on the table with one hand, and looked at Jiang Fan curiously.
"Nephew, could it be that you're still a virgin? That's quite rare!"
Jiang Fan, deeply offended, jumped in anger, picked up his lunch box, and turned to leave. His arrogant manner somewhat resembled a hasty retreat. When he and Chen Yi walked out of the Operations Department, the department immediately filled with commotion.
Jiang Fan is still a virgin!
A 25-year-old virgin!
Don't girls nowadays have any sense of shame? How can they casually say these two words out loud!
Jiang, the great general, is very traditional.
In the cafeteria, he asked the auntie who served the food to heat up the dumplings for him. Although Jiang Fan's reputation in the company wasn't great, in the eyes of the aunties in the cafeteria, he was a good kid who didn't waste food, ate well, and had a sweet mouth.
Chen Yi seemed to be quite fond of wheat-based foods. Jiang Fan ordered a fast-food meal with a mountain of rice. He put the dumplings in the middle of the table to share with Chen Yi. Ji Jing's cooking skills... were passable, just passable.
Chen Yi only symbolically ate one dumpling because Ji Jing had quietly appeared behind Jiang Fan. Jiang Fan, with his head down, eating his rice, mumbled, "What happened in the morning that made you urgently call me?"
Chen Yi lifted his head, winked at Jiang Fan, and Jiang Fan immediately understood. He grinned and said, "Was it Ji or Yang Xuan?"
After speaking, Jiang Fan turned around, and Ji Jing suddenly looked a bit flustered. She held a bottle of yogurt in her hand, which she intended to have as her lunch, and said slightly awkwardly, "Nephew, how was the taste?"
"It tastes like something my mom would make."
Jiang Fan intended to tease Ji Jing and refute being called "nephew," but unexpectedly, this woman didn't sense any malice from Jiang Fan. She smiled, squinting her eyes, and said, "Should I be called 'mom' in the future?"
"Get lost!"
Seeing that there were only a few dumplings left in the lunch box, Ji Jing nodded satisfiedly, turned around, hummed a tune, and walked away with light steps. Now Chen Yi knew he could speak. He leaned slightly forward and said in a low voice, "Fan, Deputy General Manager Gao approached me in the morning and told me straightforwardly that I could leave the General Department and go to the Public Relations Department as the deputy director, working under Sun Ya."
After hearing this, Jiang Fan lifted his head and looked at Chen Yi in disbelief, furrowing his brows and asking with a worried face, "Don't tell me you refused. Is it the major or minor Public Relations Department? If it's the major one, there are plenty of perks."
Chen Yi shrugged and said casually, "It's the major Public Relations Department. Initially, I was quite tempted, but after careful consideration, I realized I couldn't agree. Whether I'm in the General Department or the Operations Department now, Deputy General Manager Gao can't do anything to me because I have Su, the general manager, protecting me. Being the deputy director in the Public Relations Department sounds good, but if I'm not useful, he can kick me out of the company anytime. Although I'm not smart, I think I'm helpful to you."
Not smart?
Who would dare say Chen Yi isn't smart? It's just that his expertise is precisely the opposite of Jiang Fan's. He calculates interpersonal relationships and conflicts of interest more clearly than anyone else. If he really leaves the General Department, Jiang Fan would indeed have a headache.
Jiang Fan grinned and said, "Then don't go. But let me tell you first, we won't have any perks to take in the short term. It's probably only around May or June of next year that we'll have money to earn. If you're short of money, tell me, and we'll figure out a way."
"How about extortion from Li Dongsheng?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan's eyes instantly lit up. Then he waved his hand disingenuously at Chen Yi and said, "Don't talk nonsense. We're good citizens. We wouldn't break the law. Heh heh, why don't we go back to the General Department and play games in the afternoon? I heard Da Qian'er has gone back."
"Not honing your skills in the Operations Department anymore?"
"That's just for others to hear."
After the meal, the two of them went straight upstairs and stood by the window on the 14th floor, smoking and blowing smoke. The company employees passing by on the 14th floor were dare not to speak up. Jiang Fan was a violent person who often fought with people outside the company, while Su was known for fighting with people within the company. It was heard that he didn't even bat an eyelid when he paid a compensation of 20,000 yuan, and the person who was beaten was transferred to a branch office.
They're untouchable, untouchable.
However, Yang Jin and Liu Jiulong learned that the two were smoking in a non-smoking area. Others might not dare to deal with them, but these two did. Yang Jin pinched Jiang Fan's ear and gritted her teeth, angrily saying, "Naughty kid! If you don't want to go downstairs to smoke next time, go to my office. You're really not afraid to commit such an act here?"
Yang Jin really doted on Jiang Fan, not just in words. As for Chen Yi, Liu Jiulong grabbed him by the back of his neck, the so-called "fate's grip," walked to the entrance of the General Department, and kicked him into the room with a kick to his butt.
Now it's settled.
The members of the General Department sighed helplessly.
The three swords are reunited again.
Jiang Fan consciously didn't play games. Chen Yi applied for a QQ account for him and added Li Manager from Fenghua Decoration. Fortunately, Jiang Fan typed quickly. Now that the plan for the Home Furnishing Plaza had begun to be implemented, they could discuss advertising matters with the Glory Advertising Department and Guan Dagou from District 8.
Li Manager said on QQ that typing was unclear and asked if it was convenient to talk on the phone. Jiang Fan replied with a "yes." Not long after, Chen Yi's phone rang. When the phone was handed to Jiang Fan, he shook his head and whispered,
"Don't hide it. It's time to show yourself."
"I won't thank you."
After Chen Yi finished speaking, he answered the call and stood up to leave, but Jiang Fan pressed his shoulder, stood behind him, and gave him a shoulder massage. Chen Yi clearly understood what Jiang Fan meant. He spoke loudly and briefly discussed advertising matters with Li Manager. Then he made a suggestion to Li Manager.
"Li Manager, you have a deep understanding of decoration materials, and Fenghua is also the leader in the decoration industry in our city. Our Minister Jiang has mentioned this many times. What we mean is to ask if Li Manager has time. If it's convenient, please help us understand the knowledge of brand entry into the mall. Of course, whatever Li Manager recommends, we definitely trust it."
Chen Yi's words attracted the attention of the General Affairs Department. Li Jiulong stood up, walked to Yang Jin's office, and knocked on the door, signaling Yang Jin to come out and listen.
Li Manager on the phone was silent for a few seconds, then he began to explain decoration knowledge and brands to Chen Yi eloquently. Chen Yi didn't listen at all. He pointed to the beautiful girl on the motorcycle on the computer and asked Jiang Fan if she was good-looking. He didn't listen to Li Manager's boasting, but he could hear his excitement in his voice.
Now there was an advantage right in front of him: he could move into Glory Home Furnishing Plaza ahead of time.
Perhaps others didn't understand, but how could he, who had been in this industry for more than ten years, not see this beautiful prospect? After Li Manager finished speaking, Chen Yi smiled and said,
"Li Manager knows a lot. I'm embarrassed to say I understand decoration in front of you. Brand is one thing, and another is that Glory Home Furnishing Plaza is our local company. We can't just earn money from our citizens. Our Yang..."
Chen Yi saw Yang Jin, and Yang Jin nodded to him. Chen Yi continued,
"Our Secretary Yang mentioned that we should help the home furnishing manufacturers in our city become prosperous together. Of course, this will also trouble Li Manager. Li Manager! I can't guarantee anything else, but I can guarantee that you, as the reviewer, won't have time to eat at home for a short period. You can choose the location for Fenghua's advertisement freely."
"We are like one family, so I won't speak formally. Brother Su, please also thank Secretary Yang and Minister Jiang for me. Let's make an appointment to go out and celebrate our pleasant cooperation. But there's just one more thing..."
"What is it?"
"The Guan in District 8... Have you communicated with them? If Fenghua goes to them rashly, I'm worried... worried about the safety of our employees."
"Hahahaha, Li Manager, don't worry. Guan in District 8 has a good relationship with our Minister Jiang. Tu's precious daughter even calls our minister 'uncle'. Don't worry."
"I'm relieved to hear that."
Chen Yi directly hung up the phone. Now they had the initiative in their hands. Giving Fenghua an opportunity was just to utilize Fenghua Decoration's influence in the decoration and building materials market. What Chinese people are most proficient at is following the trend, and Fenghua was the bellwether hired by Glory.
Jiang Fan smiled and patted Chen Yi on the shoulder, saying,
"You said we would fail the exam together, but you secretly studied hard. You're really working hard in the Operations Department. Yang Jin, I think Chen Yi is a talented person. Should we send him to the Business Department for a couple of days of training?"
Yang Jin was thoughtful. Chen Yi turned around, looked at Jiang Fan with a sorrowful and indignant expression, and angrily said,
"Fan, you're trapping me! But... I'm willing to go."
Jiang Fan smiled, and Yang Jin also smiled.
The kid wasn't foolish.