The eastern city of country E, Ladogo, belongs to Europe.

Every city has its own character, and Ladogo is no exception.

From the architecture to the scenery to the way people dress, there is a "city personality" here. Rough but delicate, peaceful and enthusiastic. Historic buildings abound, giving the city an artistic touch.

In the center of Ladogo, in a café on the corner of a main street.

Bai Xiaosheng sat by the window, tasting local specialty coffee, while listening to Lin Weiwei opposite him whisper to him.

"Just now, our 'Encounter' Liquor Group officially opened, led by the Hawker family, the Feng family, and the bad family, and invited many big figures from the business and political circles to attend, and many media reported it one after another. Lin Weiwei couldn't help but be a little excited.

But no matter how excited she was, Weiwei still suppressed her voice and tried not to disturb the other guests, which is also basic etiquette.

"The elite personnel of Zun Bai Zhisheng, Snow Lotus Wanhe, Li Ni Workshop, and Collison were all present, and all the work was carried out smoothly!" Lin Weiwei said, showing Bai Xiaosheng the various reports she received on her tablet, as well as photos.

Bai Xiaosheng looked at it and nodded with satisfaction.

In fact, it's been a week since they left there.

In this week, Bai Xiaosheng and his team inspected six cities in a row, but they didn't pay much attention to the preparations for the "Encounter" Liquor Group.

At the moment, it seems that they don't need to worry about it at all, everything is going smoothly and the progress is gratifying.

"Just wait for a qualified general manager to send me over, and I will be completely relieved and become the shopkeeper. Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile.

At present, there is still no suitable person to send over.

According to Bai Xiaosheng's meaning, it is best to "meet" the general manager of the liquor group with mature experience and enough wisdom to coordinate all parties.

It sounds simple, but it's hard.

Opposite Bai Xiaosheng, Lin Weiwei also nodded, and said tentatively, "Or, let Ron, Li Qiushan, and Kevin help find and recruit one." ”

Bai Xiaosheng smiled and shook his head.

"Encounter" the general manager of the liquor industry is the same level as Ron and Li Qiushan, and it is very inappropriate to recruit them.

Let's figure it out for ourselves.

"Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, I'll look for it slowly. Bai Xiaosheng couldn't help but stretch.

"This week, I'm really tired, don't arrange anything today. Let's disappear from the eyes of Sones for a day and rest well. Bai Xiaosheng said lazily.

Lin Weiwei smiled and nodded.

Indeed, this week, Bai Xiaosheng was busy and tired enough.

Now, they quietly left Thornes' sight and came to Ladogo, even if it was a day off.

Lei Ying was opposite Bai Xiaosheng, sitting next to Lin Weiwei, with Lin Weiwei making a report, so he didn't need him to interject, he just held a newspaper and focused on reading silently.

Looking at it, it has entered a state of relaxation and leisure in advance.

In the current East, electronic products are prevalent, mobile phones and tablets are extremely convenient, information hunting is convenient, fast and effective, and books and newspapers seem to be outdated.

But here, reading books and newspapers is still the first choice for many people to contact the outside world.

Even the latest newspapers of the day are available on the tables in the café.

The other guests in the café were also holding newspapers and reading them.

However, many people are holding pencils provided by the café and sketching, some are gathering information, and some are doing crossword puzzles to kill time.

Lei Ying is not so much browsing information as it is refreshing his language skills.

He used to be a mercenary or a special forces, and he practiced multiple languages, which was also convenient for infiltration operations.

As soon as he entered the workplace, Lei Ying's language skills came in handy, and in addition to his daily work affairs and physical exercise, he also studied diligently, which is commendable.

While listening to the report, Bai Xiaosheng glanced at Lei Ying, and felt very admired.

Lei Ying, a man with five big and three thick, is a reckless person at first glance, but he knows a lot of Chinese, can knit sweaters, and even cook!

Sometimes, among the three of them, it is Lei Ying who is the "nanny" who cooks and cooks.

Lin Weiwei reported to Bai Xiaosheng for an hour, and Lei Ying also flipped through the newspaper for an hour.

After Lin Weiwei finished reporting, Lei Ying also stacked the newspaper and put it aside.

"Today's time is completely our own, and we all think about where we are going to play today. Bai Xiaosheng looked at these two people and asked with a smile.

This week, he was tired, Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying were not idle, and they were even more tired after being busy.

Bai Xiaosheng is extremely caring and sympathetic to his own people.

"Where to play, let me check it!" Lin Weiwei was full of interest and took out her mobile phone to search for a guide.

Lei Ying took a sip of coffee, smiled and raised his other hand to pat the newspaper, "I just saw a place." ”

"Oh?" Bai Xiaosheng and Lin Weiwei looked at him with strange eyes.

"Tonight, at the Grand Teatro Ladogo, there is a symphony performance. Lei Ying.

"Symphony?" Bai Xiaosheng's eyes were surprised.

Lei Ying still likes to hear this?

In order to give themselves a day off, they went to the nearest city - Ladogo, which is also known to be a city with many scenic spots and a gastronomic capital. And here, classical music and symphonies are also very popular.

However, Bai Xiaosheng laughed at himself for not having such a high level of cultivation, and came to listen to music.

Unexpectedly, Lei Ying was interested.

This big man, in addition to knitting sweaters and cooking, also loves music, he is really blind and muscular, he is simply a literary young man.

Lin Weiwei stared at a pair of beautiful eyes, looked Lei Ying up and down, and teased a little, "My God, your interests are really extensive and elegant!"

Lei Ying put down the coffee cup, looked at the two of them helplessly, and went directly, "It's not that I like it much, but tonight's symphony is done by our old acquaintances!"

Old acquaintances?

Bai Xiaosheng and Lin Weiwei couldn't help but be stunned, and looked at each other in surprise.

Lei Ying even picked up the newspaper, turned to that page, and showed it to Bai Xiaosheng, "It's Mr. Yegor's orchestra!"

Yegor?

Bai Xiaosheng is naturally no stranger. Lin Weiwei also suddenly remembered, and nodded her fingers, "Brother Xiaosheng told us about them in detail. ”

Bai Xiaosheng took the newspaper, "Why, they came here to perform, this is an advertisement." ”

Lei Ying shook his head silently.

Bai Xiaosheng browsed the article, but his smile converged, and his eyes were slightly condensed,

Lin Weiwei didn't understand e-text, but she knew that Bai Xiaosheng and Lei Ying's reactions were wrong.

She couldn't help but ask Bai Xiaosheng, "What did you say above?"

Bai Xiaosheng glanced up at her and pushed the newspaper back into the distance, "This is a review article, the Shavi Orchestra, one of the top ten orchestras in country E, the leader of the Viktor Orchestra, criticized the Yegor Orchestra in many ways, saying that they are not worthy of staying in Ladogo. ”

"Shavi Orchestra, isn't that the orchestra where the Yegor Orchestra once stayed, you said that the head of the Viktor also treated Mr. Yegor's group with despicable means, and the son of the head of the Shavi Orchestra is called Sidor, which is very different!" Lin Weiwei said in surprise, "But the contradiction between the two sides should have been almost three years ago, at that time, you helped Yegor and them get out of the tiger's mouth, why did this fight start again." ”

Bai Xiaosheng sighed lightly and denied Lin Weiwei's words, "No, it's not a fight." ”

"That's not all?!" Lin Weiwei said.

Both sides are pinching on the media pages.

Lei Ying smiled helplessly and said to Lin Weiwei, "What Xiaosheng said is that the Shawei Orchestra is unilaterally 'beating' the Yegor Orchestra, and the fight you said is that the two sides are pinching each other. But obviously, the Yegor Orchestra is not capable of that! You see, even such a well-known newspaper, which should have been impartial, has clearly favored the Shavi Orchestra Victor! The reason is clear: Victor is a senior director of the Music Association of Country E! In other words, he is the leading figure in the mainstream music industry here!"

Lin Weiwei was surprised, "Is it so powerful!"

In her impression, the father and son of the head of the Shawei Orchestra were both philistines and powerful, and the scale of the Shavi Orchestra back then was also small, and Bai Xiaosheng could force him to let go of the Yegor Orchestra with the hands of Collison Kevin.

I didn't expect that in the past two or three years, their market has been so good.

"Rich and powerful, and unscrupulous, they will always climb faster and higher than the talented. This is the same all over the world!" Bai Xiaosheng muttered.

Lin Weiwei was speechless.

Listen, it's really a very realistic "truth".

"Tonight's concert is a bet between the Shavi Orchestra and the Yegor Orchestra, betting on the quality and quantity of the guests in attendance!" Lei Ying said, "The details of the bet are unclear, and they have not been reported." But if the Yegor Orchestra loses, they have to leave Ladogo!"

"Is it so serious!"

Lin Weiwei was taken aback when she heard this, "Then Mr. Yegor will accept it too?"

Bai Xiaosheng chuckled and shook his head slightly.

"No, do you think Yegor still has a choice? The other party represents, but the 'orthodox' and 'mainstream' voice of the Music Association of Country E!"

Lin Weiwei was speechless again.

But then, she looked at Bai Xiaosheng.

So is Lei Ying.

Bai Xiaosheng picked up his coffee, took a sip leisurely under the expectation of the two of them, and said unhurriedly, "Since we met, of course we have to help!"

Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying immediately looked at each other and smiled.

knows that Bai Xiaosheng will not sit idly by and ignore his friends' difficulties.

Even if he is not in Ladogo, as long as he hears the news, he will definitely make a move!

While the three of them were talking, a father and son at the table next to them got up and left.

The eight-year-old boy was still holding a folded strange handicraft. With it, naturally, is the newspaper on the table.

Just as the father and son were leaving, someone came over.

The person who walked over was wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase in his hand, whether it was clothes or bags, they were all clean and tidy, not stained, but they also showed a bit of old feeling.

This man was a white man, but not very tall, he looked not young, his whole face was frosty, his hair was gray, his beard was clean and neat, at first glance he looked like an old man of sixty years younger, but his eyes were so bright that he announced to everyone who looked at him that he was still middle-aged.

Seeing the oncoming father and son, the man smiled, leaned sideways to the side, let the child pass first, and smiled lovingly at the little one.

The little guy didn't appreciate it, stuck out his tongue fiercely, and grimaced at the man.

The man was not annoyed and smiled.

This scene happened to be seen by Bai Xiaosheng.

The other party also happened to look over and saw Bai Xiaosheng.

Both of them smiled politely at each other again.

Then, the other party went straight to the empty table where the father and son had sat and sat down.

He put away his briefcase, then looked up at the time on his watch.

Later, he asked for coffee, and when he reached for the newspaper, he realized that there was no newspaper on the table.

It seems to think of the little boy who just passed by, the origami toy in his hand.

The man smiled generously.

Bai Xiaosheng came over from that person and paid attention.

This is also a habit that Bai Xiaosheng has developed over the years, if he meets someone who is interested, he will think carefully and exercise his eyesight.

However, with the improvement of Bai Xiaosheng's eyesight, there are fewer and fewer passers-by who can be paid attention to by Bai Xiaosheng.

When the other party was bored, he looked up and saw Bai Xiaosheng looking at him, and then saw the newspaper on Bai Xiaosheng's table, which was folded and set aside, and immediately pointed with a tentative smile, meaning that he could borrow him to see.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled back, picked up the newspaper and handed it over, and the other party raised his hand to receive it.

With just a simple action, Bai Xiaosheng noticed from the details that this person must have received strict etiquette training, and he had a faint momentum in his gestures.

However, when they met, Bai Xiaosheng didn't want to go over to explore the details of the other party because of his temporary interest.

It doesn't make sense and it's not polite.

And looking at the other party's current dress, the situation may not be optimistic.

Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying also noticed this scene, looked at the man twice, and didn't keep staring at it out of politeness.

The other party took the newspaper away, sat down and read it carefully, and Bai Xiaosheng withdrew his gaze.

Just now, Lin Weiwei reported to Bai Xiaosheng in detail on the various affairs of the business group in Europe.

In the few minutes that she was free, Lin Weiwei actually received a number of messages from China, all of which were about problems encountered in the reform and needed to be dealt with by Bai Xiaosheng personally.

Lin Weiwei handed the tablet to Bai Xiaosheng. Bai Xiaosheng looked at the information on it and began to think about countermeasures.

Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying naturally didn't bother him.

In this way, half an hour passed unconsciously.

Bai Xiaosheng took care of all the affairs, handed the tablet back to Lin Weiwei, stretched his waist, and happened to see another guest at the adjacent table.

The person who came was also middle-aged, but he looked very young, his hair was black and thick, his clothes were also well-fitting and bright, and the whole person exuded a heroic posture and a taste of workplace elites.

"I'm sorry, Jonas, for keeping you waiting twenty minutes longer, I'm busy. The visitor said casually to the man sitting there with a frosty face, and there was not much apology in his words, let alone respect.

In fact, it is extremely rude to let people wait for themselves for 20 minutes, which is in a Western society that abides by time.

The middle-aged man with a frosty face smiled and stood up, not angry, polite and graceful, "It's okay, Mr. Tony. ”

Mr. Tony, sitting down, didn't even take off his coat, his bag in his hand, and seemed ready to leave.

He looked directly at Jonas, "Long story short, Mr. Jonas. I'm busy, and I'm going to talk to a VP about compensation in a minute. Actually, I can only give you five minutes. ”

Jonas was stunned for a moment, then sat down with a smile, "I know, Mr. Tony, you've been busy, after all, you're an ace headhunter." ”

Bai Xiaosheng couldn't help but glance at Tony.

No wonder this man is arrogant and busy.

Ace headhunter, that is, the role of traveling through major companies and poaching people with money.

That Tony didn't look happy because he was praised, but looked at the time silently, looked up and said, "Jonas, say it, what's the matter." You won't, and you want me to get you a VP position. ”

"The middle level is okay too. Jonas busily said.

There was affection in his eyes.

Bai Xiaosheng could see that the vivid color in his eyes was rare among modern young people.

That's the desire for the workplace!

"Ha, middle-level!" Tony seemed to hear something funny, and really laughed, "Our Mr. Jonas, at the age of forty, became the vice president of the world's top 500 companies, and became the executive president at the age of fifty, and you are now telling me that you want to be a middle-level, I heard you right!"

The voice here was so loud that others couldn't help but look at it.

Ever the CEO of a Fortune 500 company?

Even Bai Xiaosheng was a little surprised.

Do such characters need to find headhunters by themselves?

I'm afraid that after resigning, I can't be idle at home!

Something must have happened to Mr. Jonas in his current situation.

Bai Xiaosheng became more and more interested.

Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying also glanced at each other and listened intently.

"That was all in the past. Jonas's voice lowered slightly, and then he said to Tony sincerely, "I know, I asked you to look for a position two days ago, and the requirements are too high. Now, I just want to start as an ordinary mid-level. Really, I'm totally up to the task, and I don't mind starting at the middle level!"

Tony raised his wrist, glanced at his watch, and said impatiently, "Mid-level, Mr. Jonas, you go to the business building and take a look yourself!"

"There is one commuter who counts as one, is there a middle-level person of your age!"

"Jonas, you are old, I advise you not to enter any more workplaces, isn't it good to retire in peace!"

"You're not what you used to be, three years ago, I wanted to poach you every day!"

"You didn't give me a chance, and you won't have a chance in the future!"

Tony looked up, looked at Jonas with a sneer, and said in a slightly mocking tone, "Look, you've been in prison for two years!"

"Yes, you were wronged, but so what!

"You've been out of the workplace for too long, and you're no longer fit for the current workplace!"

"Do you think you're okay, well, you say it yourself!"

"Look how old you are!"

Tony's words were like a cannon, and everyone nearby looked at it.

Many people looked at Jonas with strange eyes.

"I can. Jonas was not discouraged at all in the face of Tony's ridicule, and replied seriously and affirmatively, "It is my ideal to return to the workplace, and it is only my appearance that is old." ”

"How can people's ideals grow old!"