Chapter 357 - First Sign of Conflict (2)
historical
The expression on the old master’s face wavered for a moment. Although in his mind he had begun to agree with what Zhao Youlin said, he was still somewhat reluctant to admit it in words.
“Hmph. I would like to see who dares to laugh at me. Only those who no longer want to make a living in Shalnork would dare do that!”
“..” ‘What is with this contemptuous, uncultured nouveau riche’s tone of voice?’
“Yes, yes, yes. I know, I know. No one dares to laugh at you. I was just giving an example, okay? All right, once you reunite with him, you will get to meet her, won’t you?”
Zhao Youlin’s earnest persuasion finally got the old master to nod in a reluctant manner.
Zhao Youlin lightly heaved a sigh of relief. She thought that this matter had come to an end, but she did not know that she had actually underestimated the stubbornness of the old man.
When the old master was listening to Zhao Youlin’s persuasion, what he was really thinking inside his head was actually, why did he need to wait again? He had waited for so many years, how could he still wait?
There was nothing he could do when his precious grandson he had finally found ran away, so he could only wait. However, his future granddaughter-in-law was still here, so why should he wait? Besides, as an elder, helping his grandson to examine his future wife was mandatory!
The reason this girl was so worried that he would run to see her was only because she was afraid that his sudden appearance would scare the girl. In that case, he would disguise himself well so that he could keep a low profile. It would be fine as long as he did not scare her!
Zhao Youlin had no idea of the twists and turns in her grandfather’s mind. After confirming Han Yichen’s real identity, Zhao Youlin quickly rushed back to the office.
On the one hand, she did not want Zhao Shunrong and the other to get suspicious, on the other hand, it was because she recently really had too much on her plate.
The resort plan that Zhao Shunrong cared most about at the beginning, which was also the first big contract she negotiated after entering Zhao Group, had officially launched ten months ago after investments were channeled into the project.
Today, most of the construction work had basically been completed. The project was entering the completion stage, which meant that what came after was the publicity work.
Ever since the project was officially launched, Zhao Group had already begun to promote the project, but at that time, it was only a simple plan, and most of the other details of the project were kept confidential temporarily because they still had room to change them.
Thus, it created a gimmick for this long-term plan and kept the suspense just right.
And now, it was a good time to detonate the fuse buried at the beginning and reveal this suspense. Grasping the opportunity to take advantage of the publicity to let more people familiar with this resort of Zhao Group and thus bringing Zhao Group greater revenue had become the current priority. It was an important step in Zhao Group’s recent development direction.
It was as Zhao Youlin expected, immediately after joining the company, Zhao Youming was eager to show his capability and leadership skill in order to strengthen his prestige and popularity within Zhao Group, so he rightly focused his target on the publicity plan for the resort.
Just before everyone almost finalized Zhao Youlin’s proposal, he brought up another proposal.
After Zhao Youming’s presented his proposal, the senior management of the board of directors were unexpectedly divided into two factions, each standing behind either of the two.
No one expected that Zhao Youming, who had just joined the company for less than a month, would be able to get the support of so many people, causing the decision of this project to not be finalized and was left unresolved.
When she walked out of the meeting room, Zhao Youlin was not surprised to meet Zhao Youming at a spot not far away from her.
Zhao Youming’s face was alight with his usual gentle and light smile, which was hypocritical and unique. “Cousin, I’m really sorry. Although that proposal of yours is also very good, there are still flaws after all. I am now an employee of Zhao Group, naturally I must do everything in the interest of Zhao Group itself, so..”
Zhao Youlin stopped moving for a moment. She turned her head to look at this man who might look like he was apologizing but he was actually provoking her. She chuckled lightly. “Chief Zhao, you’re right. We are all Zhao Group’s employees, so naturally, we should put Zhao Enteprise’s interests first in everything. It’s just that maybe my proposal does have flaws, but your proposal may not be without them either. It’s still too early to say all this, let’s discuss the details in the regular meeting next week.”
Zhao Youming could not refute Zhao Youlin’s words, but he quickly recovered and smiled faintly. “It looks like you are very confident about your proposal, Cousin. In that case, why don’t we make a bet?”
“A bet? A bet on whose proposal can get the majority support this time and become the final plan?” Zhao Youlin snickered and looked askance at Zhao Youming with an artificial smile. “Chief Zhao, when you use the same trick once, it was novel, but if you use it twice, it becomes a cliche.”
A change came over Zhao Youming’s expression. He knew that Zhao Youlin was insinuating that the only reason he was able to get into Zhao Group in the first place was because he had opportunistically made a bet with Master Zhao in the first place and won.
Zhao Youming forced back the anger in his heart. While maintaining the smile on his face, he said gently, “Cousin, are you being so evasive because you have no confidence in your proposal? Or do you think that my—”
Before Zhao Youming could finish, Zhao Youlin had already cut off his words with an expressionless face. “Reverse psychology doesn’t work on me. Chief Zhao, if you have the time to make bets and talk to people, you might as well use the time to think about how to better improve your proposal and do some real work.”
Upon hearing Zhao Youlin’s words, there was finally a small crack on Zhao Youming’s smiling face. Was this woman insinuating that he was not doing his job honestly and that he only knew how to exploit loopholes in deviant paths?
Zhao Youlin was not in the mood to continue the conversation with Zhao Youming. After seeing Zhao Youming’s expression change because of her words, she was ready to walk away jubilantly. “Chief Zhao, if you have nothing else to say, I will leave first. Chief Zhao, as your cousin and your boss, I would kindly advise you that while small bets are entertaining, you would only hurt yourself if you raise the stake too high. It’s better to know your place. There are certain things you cannot afford to gamble on.”
Zhao Youming’s face instantly became pale, but Zhao Youlin already had no mood to enjoy it. After taking a few steps forward, it was as if she suddenly remembered something, because she turned her head and smiled at Zhao Youming again. “By the way, Chief Zhao, I look forward to your performance at next week’s meeting. Do not let me down.”
After saying these mocking words, Zhao Youlin did not look back again. She left the office without a second thought and walked out of Zhao Youming’s sight.
Zhao Youming stood in the same place, staring at the direction Zhao Youlin left. His hands hung at his sides, and he clenched silently. His face was hidden in the shadows, and it was already distorted!
However, he quickly regained the incredibly fake and modest smile on his face. Gazing at the distant back of Zhao Youlin and the few employees around who began to whisper and talk about the small dispute they had just had, a spark of confidence crossed his eyes.