Chapter 5: Preliminary Encounters
Molly saw Wei Peng in the office from a distance and beckoned the assistant next to her to wait for her in the corner of the building.
Molly knocked on the glass door twice, Wei Peng saw that it was Molly, and said in surprise: "Mr. Mo, why are you here?"
"Minister Wei, did you bother you?"
Wei Peng said no, and Molly continued: "On the day of the breakup, I said that we would meet soon, and sure enough!"
Wei Peng smiled awkwardly, yes, yes.
"Your office is so magnificent, the feng shui is good, there is sunshine in the south, and the entire outside office is overlooked in the north, it is difficult to work lazily under you. Molly laughed.
Wei Peng responded, "What is there today, why did you come to VA today?"
"Oh, I'm here to plead Minister Wei for the guilt. Molly was also gone, Wei Peng sat down across from him, and continued, "Purchasing Xiao Wang, who went to Detroit with you last time, asked me to provide a project plan for our project in the United States, which is similar to this automation project. I sent it in person, but looking back, the project plan is generally submitted to the Ministry of Engineering for confirmation by Minister Wei, and I submitted it directly to the procurement, which is not beyond the thunder pool, so hurry up and explain it to Minister Wei. β
Wei Peng remembered that Xiao Wang called him yesterday, hoping that CP could participate in this project, but Wei Peng rejected it on the grounds that the project progress was too late and the domestic experience was lacking. Xiao Wang, this kid, now directly bypasses the engineering department and talks directly to the supplier, Wei Peng is a little unhappy, and it is not easy to show it, saying: "This project has been started, I'm afraid it's too late." What does the procurement side say?" Wei Peng estimated that Xiao Wang would not dare to bypass the engineering department directly, and there must be someone behind him.
"The procurement side is very welcome, and I hope we can participate in controlling costs together." Molly said. Seeing that Wei Peng answered slowly, he said coquettishly: "Minister Wei, can't you even pour me a glass of water?" I'm dying of thirst!"
Wei Peng sighed, and immediately called the assistant outside the door to bring in a bottle of mineral water. Molly took a sip and continued to sneer, "I thought you could make me a cup of hot tea yourself." β
Wei Peng was a little nervous, for fear that this woman would entangle him, and said seriously: "Mr. Mo, that day in the United States, I'm sorry, I didn't control myself, but my principle as a person likes to do business, please understand this." β
"Minister Wei, you're nervous. Molly laughed, "Where do you want to go, that day was something you and I wanted, we are all single, and we are all adults, we don't need anyone to be responsible for whom, and I don't use this matter to ask you anything, you put ten thousand hearts on this." Our CP doesn't want to grab this project, but just wants to participate in this project, and we are satisfied to be able to participate in the offer. β
"As far as I know, none of your domestic automation departments have been established. As soon as Wei Peng said it to Molly, his heart was a lot more relaxed.
"You don't know this, we have set up an automation department in China two months ago, and two foreign experts came to support, and then transferred more than a dozen designers from other departments. The most important thing is that we have also recruited a few experts from the industry. Our CP is originally a first-tier supplier of VA, and with our CP China's 20 years of upstream and downstream integration capabilities in the domestic automotive industry, and so much experience in foreign projects, I don't think it's a problem. Molly said confidently.
"Mr. Mo, I can't be the master of whether I can participate in this project, I am only the executive deputy minister of the engineering department. Wei Peng pointed to the next door, "Over there, we are the Minister Tao Jinling, and he has the final say." β
"Oh, Minister Wei, your overly low-key is not modest, everyone knows that you are the real power of the engineering department. With that, Molly laughed again. Wei Peng hurriedly told him not to talk nonsense. Molly began to get serious and continued: "Minister Wei, I know that you have a strong relationship with Yin Yao of Ming Cheng, and it doesn't matter. In the afternoon, it is estimated that the procurement will send you a plan, and talk to you about the CP, you can not veto or express your position, which is already a great support. β
"Do you know Yin Yao?"
Molly smiled, "Very familiar." β
Min Ying took a spare parts contract for Yin Yao to sign, and her eyes were still swollen. After Yin Yao finished signing, he asked, "What happened last night?"
Min Ying replied: "Jiang Wei agreed, two months, divorce or resignation." β
Yin Yao was thoughtful. Min Ying continued to ask, "Is there really a lot of room opening records outside Jiang Wei?"
"Actually, I don't know, I said it casually yesterday. Yin Yao replied.
This time it was Min Ying's turn to be silent. Knowing less, living to old age, behind Jiang Wei and Yin Yao, how can they not be stinky men as black as crows in the world, behind these two men who are important to her, she doesn't want to know more at all.
"You rushed over last night, in fact, you just wanted to keep me for two more months, all for the VA project, right?"
Yin Yao glanced at Min Ying and did not answer.
Min Ying continued: "Actually, I also know my weight in your mind, and I'm a little sad. Two months from now, what do you want me to choose? I'm leaving, and you're still going to be at peace, right? I want to know what you're going to do if I get divorced?"
"Don't think that far ahead, let's focus on the project for now. The project is lost, and I'm finished. Yin Yao said.
Min Ying was a little reluctant: "I'm curious, did Wu Linlin receive the photo, does she know about us?"
"She probably doesn't know. β
A tear flowed from the corner of Min Ying's eyes: "Why do you want me to bear these choices?" Yin Yao, what is your position?"
Yin Yao took out a tissue and handed it over: "Calm down first, I'm also annoyed, I don't want to think about these things for the time being." Let's go one step at a time. After speaking, he gave Min Ying a piece of label paper and pen, "Who wants to watch our good show, you write it down, and I will write it down to see if our views are the same." β
Yin Yao opened Min Ying's paper, which read "Luo Junyong", and asked, "Why do you think it's him?"
Min Ying replied: "He is divorced, he has been pursuing me for a long time, and he has been poaching me to go to JR, and he will have an opportunity to take advantage of my divorce." That incident last night can speed me up to leave Mingcheng. After speaking, he opened Yin Yao's paper, which also said "Luo Junyong".
Yin Yao said: "That night, only Luo Junyong knew that we were together. Moreover, I feel that Wu Linlin did not receive the photos of us that night, which means that he does not want me to fall out with Wu Linlin. Because I fell out with Wu Linlin, in the end, the two of us came together, and there was nothing to do with Luo Junyong. β
Min Ying breathed a sigh, and before leaving Yin Yao's office, she turned around and said, "One day I can't help it, I really want Wu Linlin to know." β
The weekly business meeting of VA was held at 2 p.m. as scheduled, mainly to meet to deliberate on large and small projects. Wei Peng sat for more than two hours, and finally stayed up until the last project was awarded, and suddenly Steven, the foreign purchasing minister, said: "Next month, we will calibrate the automation of the new project, although the time is relatively tight, at the request of our US headquarters, I would like to recommend the CP company." Then he asked Tao Jinling, "Minister Tao, have you seen their company introduction, department strength and project plan?"
Tao Jinling nodded and said, "I've seen it, CP companies have a lot of experience, and their project plan is the best among the few at present." I think it's okay to participate in the bidding. After speaking, he glanced at Wei Peng, "Xiao Wei, it should be fine, right?"
After chatting with Wei Peng on the phone in the evening, it was already 8 o'clock, Yin Yao hurriedly called Min Ying and said: "Lao Li of the technical department should have gone to the CP company, and Lao Liu will also go to CP in a few days, and they estimated that they had already planned it a month or two ago." I've seen Lao Liu's plan, it's too rough, and our technical score will be much lower. β
"Isn't the main business of CP company in final assembly? How can it also engage in automation? There are also digging Lao Li and Lao Liu, and the wolf's ambition is not small. Min Ying was surprised.
Yin Yao said: "I'll explain the specific details to you tomorrow, I got the plan of the CP company, and it has been sent to your email." You are from a technical background, and the technical task book of VA is also in your mailbox, so you can help improve it and improve it, and it is best to complete it overnight. This project is a bit ahead of schedule, and tomorrow afternoon the VA Engineering Department will hold a special technical clarification meeting. The CP company will also participate, you take Lao Liu with you, and by the way, touch the situation of the CP company. It's inconvenient for me to come forward, you work hard. β
After completing and updating the technical task book overnight, Min Ying saw that it was already 3 o'clock in the morning.
The next day, Min Ying and Lao Liu walked into the VA factory. In the smoking booth in front of the office building, a beautiful woman in a red dress is smoking against the glass window, her red high heels are particularly conspicuous, and she is picking out the blue overalls that come and go around her. Min Ying walked over and glanced at it. The beauty shouted, "Manager Min, right?"
Min Ying stepped forward and stretched out her hand to shake it, "Hello, I'm Min Ying from Mingcheng, are you?"
Molly didn't answer, and glanced at Liu Gong beside Min Ying. Liu Gong said: "Xiao Min, I'll go to the engineering department first, and talk about some problems with the last project." β
Min Ying said: "Don't guess, you must be Molly!" looked back at Liu Gong's back, "CP's technical solution was made by Lao Li, right? It seems that after a while, Lao Liu will also report to you." β
Molly laughed twice and said, "I always thought that you Mr. Yin were all vases coming and going, it seems that Manager Min is an upgraded version." β
Min Ying didn't feel good, and responded: "Could it be that the famous CP company's Mr. Molly, who was also our Mr. Yin's vase in the past? β
Molly smiled bitterly twice and said, "It looks like you are younger than me, friendly reminder to you, Yin Yao's hand is slippery, and the vase he is holding is easy to break." β
"It's okay, I'm made of fiberglass. Min Ying replied with a smile.
The other two competitors were scheduled for the next day, and Yin Yao hurriedly called to explain the technical details of the project, so that they could hurry up and improve the plan, and help to accompany the bid to do a decent job. According to Yin Yao's prediction, no matter what the outcome of this project is, VA generally retains three suppliers, and after the intervention of the powerful CP company, the other two may shoot one if the technical solution is a mess, and it will be a trouble to keep CP, an uncontrollable opponent, in the future. If the CP project is lost, maybe it won't be played in the future, then it is best to still retain the original three-player competition model. Even if CP continues to play in the future, then he has bought time to deal with the relationship. Yin Yao finally emphasized that if the technical plan is done well, if anyone is shot in the end, it is not the turn of the final bid, and the fee for accompanying the bid will not be given.
In the conference room, Ming Cheng and CP Company sat down, Min Ying saw that the technology around Molly was very familiar, and thought that it was originally dug from JR. With the blessing of the upstream, coupled with the fact that he poached people from Mingcheng in the immediate battle, it seems that the CP's ambition this time is not small, and Molly's aggressive words just now seem to be inevitable. Min Ying pinched the sweat in her palms.
At this time, Wei Peng walked in, said hello to everyone, and said, "It's annoying for everyone to run once on such a hot day." Because this project will be a model factory for our VA company, which will produce our VA's high-end models, the company also attaches great importance to it, and the node of SOP has been locked, so the progress of this automation integration project needs to be advanced. In the morning, our engineering department reviewed the technical solutions you sent, and you two did a good job. We are inviting bidding, in order to facilitate communication and save time, the two of you will sit down together to improve and unify the details of the plan. It is hoped that everyone will be able to quote and bid under the same technical requirements. Seeing that everyone had no objections, Wei Peng continued, "I have some things to be busy, and the next technical meeting will be handed over to my two colleagues, Lao Cai and Xiao Wu." After speaking, Wei Peng left the conference room.
The technical meeting was very detailed, and the technical requirements of the components on the project, the brand of the electrical components and the operating standards were specified in detail, and some missing modules in the scheme were corrected. This time, Min Ying listened more carefully than any previous project, asked questions one by one if she didn't understand, and carefully recorded them in her notebook, from a salesperson to a technical expert, because she knew that Lao Liu was no longer reliable and could only rely on herself. Lao Liu was a little distracted, went to the toilet twice, and could only softly answer some technical details proposed by Min Ying.
Molly was bored listening and went to the bathroom halfway through. Look at Wei Peng in the office, knock on the door and go in.
Wei Peng asked, "The meeting is over?"
"No, I don't know how to do it, so I'm like a fool over there. Molly continued, "Hey, Minister Wei, it's not easy to have a cup of coffee with you. β
After a while, the coffee was brought in, Molly took a sip and said, "I haven't eaten hot pot for a long time, I ordered Sichuan fragrant hot pot on Linyi Road tonight, it has a very good taste of my hometown, and I appreciate it." β
Wei Peng replied: "I have an appointment tonight, I really don't have time." β
"I've already asked your assistant just now, you didn't have dinner at work tonight. Molly looked at Wei Peng affectionately and said with a pout.
"Tonight is reallyβ"
Without waiting for Wei Peng to finish speaking, Molly interjected: "I just want to invite you to dinner to ask for advice on the rules of the game of the VA project, otherwise if I don't understand, I will accidentally make an assertion and break the rules of the game, which is not good." β
Molly returned to the conference room with a coffee cup, and the touch of red inevitably attracted everyone's attention. Molly put the coffee cup on the table, a little loud. Everyone can only drink the mineral water on the table, and the coffee must have been specially brewed by Minister Wei, which means that the two of them in the engineering department know that CP Molly and Minister Wei have a close relationship, and there should be no obstacles to the project.
The meeting was finally coming to an end, and Xiao Wu of the engineering department reiterated: "Everyone, because the whole line is operated by JR company, please ask JR directly to purchase the automatic simulation software, and the cost is included in this project." In addition, the budget of our procurement is relatively tight, and the budget quotation please do not be too outrageous, so as not to get trouble with our engineering department when the procurement is time. β
Min Ying saw that Wei Peng was no longer in the office, so she left first. When I arrived at the parking lot, Molly was already smoking a cigarette and asked, "Manager Min, can you talk alone?"
Min Ying motioned for Lao Liu to wait for her in the car and asked, "Mr. Mo, is there something wrong?"
"It's nothing special," Molly threw the cigarette butt to the ground, stepped on it twice, and continued, "You are young and beautiful, and you are energetic, and you understand technology, this project is over, are you interested in coming to CP? β
Min Ying laughed and said, "Can CP give an annual salary of one million?" After speaking, she turned around and wanted to leave.
"As long as CP gets this project!" Seeing Min Ying stop, Molly stepped forward, "With your ability, you can get more than two such projects for CP a year, and why not get millions of salaries and bonuses? β
"You seem to know me very well. Min Ying said.
"That's," Molly was a little proud, "Min Ying, a native of Hunan, studied at a university in Shanghai, and after graduating from a major in mechanical and electrical engineering, she was fooled into Mingcheng by someone who was only a few people at that time. This year is your seventh year, and you have more than 10,000 yuan a month, and there is no salary increase. In the past two years, Ming Cheng has been fighting infighting, you Cai always defended Yin Yao, you are the target of exclusion, because you are Yin Yao's right and left hand, and you must be broken. Right?"
"Hehe," Min Ying sneered, "Molly, a native of Chongqing, it doesn't matter what major he graduated from Pheasant University, he came to Shanghai, because of his good English and spicy Yu girl, he entered the DB of a foreign-funded enterprise." I took a foreigner boyfriend, but I didn't long return to China, and you were dumped. At that time, Yin Yao was young and handsome, and you had been boyfriend and girlfriend with him for a year. Yin Yao took advantage of your position to obtain a lot of data of DB companies, and went out to create Mingcheng by himself. You've been dumped again. Mingcheng improved, but DB foreigners no longer trusted you and were fired. I don't know where I went after I left my job. This time you came back with CP, are you going to take revenge on Yin Yao, the person who cheated on your feelings and made you lose your job? After saying that, Min Ying wanted to leave, leaving Molly behind with a surprised face.
Min Ying added: "Mr. Mo, if I guessed correctly, you shouldn't be married yet." Minister Wei is about to get married, so use a beauty trick for him, save it, don't break up people's feelings for many years, and accumulate some virtue. Then he walked away.
In the hot pot at night, Wei Peng was late and reluctant, but he could only release Lin Na's pigeon to watch the movie. Molly wanted to set more information on the project and bidding skills, but Wei Peng seemed very cold. Wei Peng also couldn't show any tendencies, but just said that there should be no vicious competition, there are many projects, and everyone will have the opportunity to take them in the future.
Wei Peng refused to drink, under the pretext that he had something to do at night. Molly also felt that the man in front of her was the same as the American time, and she was bored, so she took out a gift box, handed it over, and said: "In the afternoon, I went to the mall to carefully select a windbreaker, I estimated that the size was correct, it must fit, and it was just right to wear in autumn." β
Wei Peng looked at the brand on the box, estimated the five figures, pushed it back, and said, "Mr. Mo, it's not suitable." There are two points that I need to affirm: First, this is the bidding stage, and in principle, I can't eat with you today. Second, I have a girlfriend and will get married in the first half of next year. So, I don't want this trench coat. I hope we can maintain a normal working relationship. I'm here for dinner today, because the VA project is very important, you are a new supplier, I am very worried that you will take it, and there will be a bunch of problems in the back, which will drag down the progress of the project, and I will also take responsibility. In addition, I don't want vicious competition in VA's offer, leaving a mess in the future and no one will collect it. β
Molly knows the meaning behind Wei Peng's high-sounding words, and it is difficult to say clearly. She was a little disappointed, and the head-to-head confrontation with Min Ying, a little girl, in the afternoon, did not take advantage of the slightest advantage, and asked Wei Peng to have dinner in the evening, Wei Peng actually coped, and the implication was that it was best not to mess with the project. In fact, when she was in the United States, she already had a good impression of the tall and handsome Wei Peng, everyone was not married, and strong women were also women, and they also needed to cry in the arms of men. I thought to myself, as long as the hoe is swung well, how can there be a corner of the wall that can't be dug down, but my hoe is already rusty.
Molly changed the subject, chatted about the interesting things in the United States, saw that it was almost over, took out a room card and handed it over, and said, "I'm waiting for you at 6608 across the road." You invite this meal today, so as not to say that it is a supplier who bribes to eat hot pot. Then he stared at Wei Peng for 5 seconds, as if he didn't refuse, took the bag, and left first. Molly suddenly felt happy in her heart, a man can refuse money, but he can't refuse sex after all.
Molly had already finished her shower, put on revealing erotic lingerie, and admired herself in the mirror. is 33 years old, his posture is still graceful, and his lordosis is still backward, but it can last for a few years, and the fine spots on his face have begun to appear abrupt after losing his makeup. Put on a bathrobe and wait for the strong Wei Peng to come.
Suddenly the doorbell rang, and Wei Peng came. Molly hurriedly went to open the door, and was dumbfounded, it was Yin Yao standing at the door.
Molly leaned out to see if there was Wei Peng outside, it was empty, and it was inconvenient to ask, "Why are you?"
"I haven't seen you for years, but it's okay. Yin Yao asked, and unconsciously looked around, whether anyone was following or holding a telephoto.
Molly tightened the belt of her bathrobe and said, "I'm fine, what's the matter?"
"Don't you invite me to sit inside?" Yin Yao said, not answering, and handed over the gift box, "Wei Peng won't come." You forgot Armani's trench coat. β
Sitting down on the sofa, Molly threw a bottle of mineral water over: "Say, find me something." If it's a VA project, you don't have to talk about it. β
Yin Yao likes to go from shallow to deep, and he is really not used to being so direct, and said: "I heard that you have developed well in CP, and I am happy for you." β
"Oh, Yin Yao Yin Boss, I've never received a word of greeting from you for so many years, and now I'm pretending to be happy for me, can I not be so hypocritical?" Molly scolded angrily.
"There's a reason back thenβ"
Without waiting for Yin Yao to finish speaking, Molly said angrily: "I don't want to listen to the old past, and I don't need any explanation now." β
Yin Yao still said: "When we were both in DB, the company was a joint venture between the Singapore boss and the French boss, the Singapore boss was Chinese, he asked me to secretly be responsible for localization, the technology was in the hands of the French, you have a good relationship with the French, and the authority of the data is high, so I thought of a way to ask you, and then the French found out, I didn't want to leave by myself, I was fired! I didn't find a job for half a year, and I was forced to do Mingcheng with someone." During the six months of being a vagrant, I felt very inferior, so I didn't look for you again. β
Molly laughed: "Yin Yao, you continue to pretend, pretend." It's okay, you can go!"
"Molly, VA's project is very important to me, can you let me go?" Yin Yao pleaded.
"You can go, don't send. Molly said firmly.
"VA's project, let's work together, okay?"
"You go, let's go!" Molly yelled, seeing that Yin Yao didn't move, she threatened, "I'll count to three, and if you don't leave, I'll shout indecent manners!"