The news that Jian Hang was appointed as the General Manager of the Fourth Division quickly spread within Lemeng, causing an uproar.

“Why did the boss give the Fourth Division to her?”

“Money is more important than feelings. She must want to come to Lemeng. The boss is not stupid and will not joke about other divisions. If she wants to come, then let her go to the Fourth Division.”

She added, “I heard from the grapevine that she actually has no ability. What don’t you guys understand, how else could she got this position?”

“The boss is not stupid. If she really is that kind of person, would the boss marry her?”

“I heard that Jian Hang is very pretty and has a good figure. Even a woman like me likes to look at beautiful women, let alone the boss. No matter how smart the boss is, he is still a man.”

“The Fourth Division was originally relying on the Second Division and was barely getting by. Then Zhong Yanyue, the new boss there, made three big moves upon taking office and unbundled the Second Division’s sales from the Fourth Division.”

“I heard from our Division boss that the company cut the marketing expenses of the Fourth Division in the third quarter by half, and they are about to run out of money. Now that they have been separated from the Second Division, the Fourth Division will have a hard time next month.”

Those who didn’t want to do the work were all looking forward to Jian Hang’s arrival because she was an outsider and would be easy to fool.

Those who wanted to work and hoped that the Fourth Division could turn a profit were disappointed when they heard that Jian Hang would be their General Manager.

Zheng Yanshu felt disappointed, and Zhou Yi, who was dead set against him, was also disheartened.

“I don’t have time to attend the meeting this afternoon,” Zhou Yi instructed his assistant.

Assistant: “… It’s the new GM’s first meeting. It would be bad if you didn’t go.”

The assistant cannot make decisions for his boss. “I heard that Mr. Zheng will visit a major client at 2 o’clock this afternoon.”

Zhou Yi replied, “I’ll go out at 1:50 to see the market.”

This was the first time that he and Zheng Yanshu stood on the same front.

The company arranged Jian Hang to take over the Fourth Division. He didn’t hear any news about it beforehand. A young outsider was parachuted in. He didn’t know what Qin Moling wanted to do.

Now that the appointment has been made, they could only express their dissatisfaction in this way. What was the point of holding meetings? It was better to get down to work.

If he listened to her, an amateur, the Fourth Division would basically be hopeless.

The assistant sighed inwardly, “Mr. Zhou, next quarter our expenses will be only half of what we originally estimated.” Many promotions could not be done.

Already-determined advertising plans also had to be shelved.

Zhou Yi knew how difficult it would be to promote the Fourth Division now. Its low-selling products had been untied from the high-selling products of the Second Division, so sales would definitely drop, but the company invested in marketing expenses according to each division’s revenue.

If the market didn’t take off, the company wouldn’t invest real money in it.

Without money, many tasks could not be carried out.

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At 8:50, Qin Moling has not seen Jian Hang yet. They agreed that she would come to his office first, and then he would ask Secretary Gao to take her to the Fourth Division.

“Jian Hang hasn’t come yet?” he asked Secretary Gao.

Secretary Gao said, “Not yet.”

She checked her phone again to make sure there was no news from Jian Hang.

Qin Moling sent a message himself, asking: [Where are you? ]

Jian Hang: [In the basement.]

[Just arrived?]

[No. I chatted with my best friend for a few minutes. There is a new action figure out on the market, but I don’t have time, so I asked her to help me grab one.]

Qin Moling: “…”

He said, speechless: [Come up.]

Secretary Gao went out and closed the door behind her. He put down his phone and poured a glass of warm water on the table. He leaned on the desk and waited for two minutes. She hasn’t come up yet, so Qin Moling could only sit in front of the computer.

Five minutes later, Jian Hang arrived, not quite late.

She held a delicate handbag in one hand and a laptop bag in the other. She was tall and wore high heels, which made her look imposing.

Qin Moling noticed that her lipstick today was different from the ones she had been using recently. It must be a new color. He has never paid attention to the color of lipstick before.

The moment she went into work mode, she seemed to glow.

Qin Moling motioned for her to sit down. “Your office is still being cleaned up. Stay in my office for two hours. There will be a senior management meeting at 11 o’clock. You can also attend.”

“Okay.” Jian Hang sat down opposite him to experience in advance what it would be like to report to him about work.

There was a cup of warm water at hand.

Qin Moling had just picked up his cup to drink water. Jian Hang looked at him silently. His lips had already touched the rim of the cup and his eyes met hers. He paused, did not drink, and handed the cup to her.

Jian Hang took it, took a few sips, and returned the cup to him.

Qin Moling then drank. The two of them didn’t say a word during the whole process.

Jian Hang turned on her laptop and made preparations for the meeting.

… …

At 10:25, she and Qin Moling went to the conference room.

In the conference room on the 22nd floor, the general managers of each division and the heads of all departments of Lemeng were all present.

Several directors were also present at the meeting.

Zhong Yanyue had been appointed as the General Manager of the Second Division, and the heads of the other two divisions congratulated her.

“Thank you.” Zhong Yanyue was in a good mood, a smile on her lips.

The door to the conference room opened and everyone looked over at the same time.

Jian Hang was in front and Qin Moling was behind, both of them had equally imposing aura.

At this moment, no one thought of them as a couple. It was hard to imagine how two such cold people could get along at home. They didn’t seem like two people who lived together at all.

Zhong Yanyue didn’t pay attention to Qin Moling; her eyes falling directly on Jian Hang. Jian Hang was wearing a light blue, satin shirt and white, high-waisted pants, with the shirt tucked into her slim waist.

Most people couldn’t pull off a shirt of this color, but on her, it had just the right sharpness without losing her femininity.

Qin Moling introduced her, “Jian Hang, General Manager of the Fourth Division.”

Jian Hang bowed slightly to everyone and said, “Let’s have a good time working together in the future.”

She walked straight to her seat, took out her laptop and opened it.

She just said one sentence? And sat down before anyone could react? If it were anyone else, they would at least be humble and say something like ‘Please give me more advice’ and ‘Forgive me if I make any mistakes.’

Today’s meeting was specially held to welcome Jian Hang. She would have to deal with various divisions of the company in the future, and the Chief Financial Officer and Human Resources Director were all present.

The Vice President presided over the meeting. Qin Moling was leaning back in his chair, looking through documents, showing little interest in the proceedings. Jian Hang glanced at him from the corner of her eye, wondering if he was listening or not.

While the boss and directors were there, the Chief Financial Officer had something important to finalize. “I received a notice saying that the Fourth Division was granted the authority to raise funds, but the amount is not clear.”

The Vice President looked at Qin Moling, but Qin Moling didn’t even raise his gaze.

This scene was seen clearly by Jian Hang. Qin Moling had said before that he would say the good things and all the things that would offend would be said by the Vice President.

The Vice President answered the Chief Financial Officer’s words, “The maximum amount is no more than 100 million.”

Jian Hang raised her eyes and said, “One hundred million is not enough for anything.”

Several directors, including the Chief Financial Officer: “…”

People who were used to working in the venture capital circle look down on even 100 million.

Qin Moling glanced at Jian Hang then continued to look down at the information before him.

The financing quota that Jian Hang wanted was no less than 200 million. In order to achieve her expectations, she had to double the allocated quota. The two sides would need to bargain until they reached an amount that they could both accept.

She looked at the Vice President and said, “Four hundred million.”

Vice President: “…”

She really dared to speak up.

Marriage First, Love Later translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 52.2 — Just the Game, Not Him
Chapter 52.3 — Just the Game, Not Him
Chapter 53.1 — Hug
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