At this time, at the Second Division.
Zhong Yanyue’s lunch break was also hijacked today—the uninvited guest was her older sister.
This was Zhong Yanfei’s second visit to her younger sister’s office. But now she has moved to the General Manager’s Office, which was bright and more spacious.
She stared at the dark circles under her younger sister’s eyes and said, “You should take it easy.”
Zhong Yanyue yawned. “There’s a lot of work to do right now. Once I get used to it, I won’t have to work so much overtime anymore.”
She drank coffee to refresh herself, “How come you have time to come here?”
Zhong Yanfei heard that Jian Hang reported for work ahead of time, and she was worried that her younger sister would have a conflict with her. “No matter what, you are married to Qi Zhengchen now. It doesn’t matter who was right or wrong about what happened in the past. It’s time to move on.”
“I know.”
“I’m glad you know. I was just worried that you’d feel resentful and end up having an unpleasant argument with Jian Hang.”
“It’s all in the past. I don’t intend to pick on anyone.”
Zhong Yanyue pointed at the pile of documents on the table and said, “I don’t have time to think about anything else. I’m already too busy with work.”
Her feelings for Tan Feng has gradually faded, diluted by work.
“The Second Division is short-staffed and is currently hiring. But after hiring, we won’t have enough space for people. The company has originally given us three floors, but they’re all full now. I’m coordinating with the company for more office space.”
Zhong Yanfei warned again, “Don’t have conflicts with Jian Hang. In the end, you’ll be the one who gets angry. It’s not worth it for a scumbag.”
She had to let her younger sister know about some things related to Jian Hang. “Before I started working with Jian Hang, I always found it ridiculous when people would say how amazing she was, and that she could do the work of an entire team all on her own.
“After getting to know her, I realized that she could really do the work of a team by herself.
“I also listened to some of what others said and realized that I had a deep misunderstanding of her.”
Zhong Yanyue asked, “What did you find out?”
“I didn’t ask around, mind you, I just heard it from people in the venture capital circle at a dinner party one evening.
“It seems she suffered some losses the first time she headed a project by herself. She failed to manage legal risks properly. This was actually the law firm’s responsibility, but after all, she was the one who led the team. That incident caused the client to lose tens of millions of dollars.
“The M&A ultimately failed, and the two parties went to court. Yinlin compensated their Party A for a portion of its losses. When one of Yinlin’s senior executives saw the court summons, he threw it directly at Jian Hang’s face.
“At the time, Yinlin’s board of directors wasn’t optimistic about her, and only Pang Linbin supported her. Without Pang Linbin, her career in the venture capital industry would have ended right then and there. Later, she worked hard for Yinlin to repay Pang Linbin’s favor.
“That incident hit her hard, and she studied law because of it.
“Since then, all the projects she has handled have been flawless.”
Zhong Yanyue didn’t understand mergers and acquisitions, but she knew a little about it when she was with Tan Feng.
In a mergers and acquisitions project, besides investment banks, law firms and accounting firms were also involved. Since Jian Hang could do the work of an entire team, she must be proficient in all of these areas and not just have superficial knowledge.
“Older Sister, why are you telling me this?”
Zhong Yanfei said, “You are both Division GMs, so competition is inevitable. Don’t underestimate her, and don’t just think that only she relies on Qin Moling.”
Zhong Yanyue nodded, “I know this.”
Zhong Yanfei took a few steps forward and gently hugged her younger sister. “You are better than me. I can do my job well and live a good life. You can do it too.”
There was no need to think about Tan Feng anymore.
Zhong Yanyue walked her older sister to the elevator.
Zhong Yanfei pressed the elevator button and turned to say, “The Fourth Division is laying off staff, and you’re hiring in the Second Division. Even you didn’t intend it, a conflict has already arisen between you two.”
Without saying anything else, she got into the elevator.
… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
Zheng Yanshu didn’t take a nap this afternoon.
There was a layer of ash on the edge of the ashtray on his desk.
Zheng Yanshu put out his cigarette. In one afternoon, he smoked seven or eight cigarettes, breaking his record.
His throat was dry, so he went to the refrigerator and got a bottle of ice water.
After drinking a bottle of ice water, Zheng Yanshu calmed down a lot.
He went to the bathroom, wrung out a wet rag, and wiped the ashes off the table.
Closing down more than 400 distributors within half a year, all of whom were influential big dealers, would be fatal to the Fourth Division.
Shutting distributors this way would be like drinking poison to quench thirst.
It would kill the Fourth Division sooner or later.
He understood that the Fourth Division needed fresh blood and new distributors. But they couldn’t do it this drastically. Jian Hang’s move was to remove the firewood from under the cauldron1; breaking pots and burning boats2. Once broken, it was no good anymore. The Fourth Division would be sunk, with no chance of recovery.
In all his years in the industry, he has never heard of any company daring to replace four or five hundred distributors at the same time.
This was a fatal move.
Replacing previous distributors and developing new ones may bring a glimmer of hope to the Fourth Division, but it would only be a slim chance and the hope only a glimmer.
She was taking an insane amount of risk by doing this.
Zheng Yanshu threw away the damp rag, picked up his phone and sent a message to Jian Hang: [As the Marketing Director, I have an obligation to remind you, Ms. Jian, calm down!]
Jian Hang: [You’ve been calm for so many years. Has the Fourth Division made any progress?]
Zheng Yanshu: “…”
When it comes to arguing, he really couldn’t beat Jian Hang.
[But this is not a reason for you to frantically lay off dealers!]
Jian Hang: [If I were in your shoes, as the Marketing Director, I’d probably agree with you and oppose account closures. So I understand why you left the meeting midway. But I’m not the Marketing Director.]
She added: [It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand what I want to do, just follow my instructions.]
Zheng Yanshu took a step back and said, [I’ll close 200 accounts first to give the regional managers some time to adapt.]
Jian Hang: [With me, there’s no room for bargaining. This is the end of this matter. From now on, I’ll only focus on the execution and won’t listen to any excuses.]
Zheng Yanshu deleted the dialog box and threw his phone on the table.
After struggling for two hours, battling with himself for two hours, Zheng Yanshu picked up his phone again and sent a message to the regional managers’ group: [Video conference at 4 o’clock.]
… …
At five o’clock, Jian Hang turned off her computer and left work.
Her phone vibrated. Zheng Yanshu sent a message: [I’ve already notified all regions of what you intend. Some regional and city managers may resign. Be prepared.]
Jian Hang: [Thank you for your hard work.]
She put her phone in her bag, grabbed the car keys and left the office.
She was going to her parent’s home for dinner tonight, and Jiang Shenghe would be there too.
At five o’clock in the summer, the sun was still high in the sky. After a week, Jian Hang still couldn’t get used to getting off work so early.
Passing by a flower shop, she bought a bouquet of flowers for her mother.
Her usual parking space was occupied by Jiang Shenghe’s car. She didn’t expect him to come so early.
Jian Hang found another parking space and told Qin Moling: [“Your elementary school classmate has arrived at my house.”]
Qin Moling: [I just came out of the company. Are you waiting for me?]
Jian Hang: [I’ll go upstairs first. Call me when you arrive and I’ll come downstairs to pick you up.]
Qin Moling: [Okay.]
In the past, he would not ask her to wait.
Jian Hang would also not bring it up. Nor would she go downstairs to pick him up.
Holding the flowers, Jian Hang went upstairs.
She opened the door, and just as she opened it a crack, she called out from outside, “Mom, I’m back.”
Jian Hang pushed the door open and the person on the sofa put down the remote control and stood up.
The two looked at each other.
They were meeting for the first time; Jian Hang smiled at the other person.
The other person smiled back, “Auntie and Chief Jiang are in the kitchen. I’m Chief Jiang’s Assistant, Luo Qi. I often hear Chief Jiang talk about you and Mr. Qin.”
Jian Hang said with a smile, “When Mr. Jiang mentions Qin Moling, it must be about his embarrassing childhood. Please sit down, make yourself at home.”
She guessed that Luo Qi was the person Jiang Shenghe liked.
Marriage First, Love Later translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
T/N: Gosh, this Zheng Yanshu is quite idiomatic when he’s stressed and upset 😅
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