Chapter 39: Between Gains and Losses
There were people in the lounge talking and laughing softly, but it was clear that they weren't as relaxed as they seemed. When it comes to the future, everyone will have some gains and losses.
There was no one in Lu Xiaorong's corner, and it seemed very quiet. If it is in the past, with her appearance and temperament, it will always attract some people to talk, obviously most people today do not have such thoughts.
But there are always a few exceptions. A young man walked over, sat on the sofa next to Lu Xiaorong, and struck up a conversation with her, claiming that his name was Zheng Hong, and he was a supervisor of the operations department.
Lu Xiaorong was in the operation department when she first joined the company, but the person in front of her was very faceless, and she should have arrived in the operation department after she left.
Zheng Hong's age looked similar to Mo Fan's, which made her slightly surprised. Most of the people who came to participate in the competition were in their thirties. Generally at this age, you must not only have certain work experience and qualifications, but also have motivation and continuous growth space, and meet the minimum requirements for participating in the competition. Like her 27-year-old age, she is relatively young. None of Haitian's management at the director level is currently under the age of 30. Therefore, Zheng Hong's age is quite special.
But Lu Xiaorong was only a little curious, and didn't have the heart to chat with this person, so she responded politely and then stopped talking.
The people on the scene, many of the words of rejection do not need to be so clear. This Zheng Hong is a little different, one will say that he has a unique view on management, and the other will say that a certain place is interesting and fun, and he is not moved by Lu Xiaorong's attitude at all.
Lu Xiaorong frowned slightly, and labeled Zheng Hong as frivolous in her heart, completely classified as an unfriendly category.
It would be already past lunchtime, but no one remembered how long they had been hungry, and many people were silently counting the number of people in the lounge.
When all the participants in the competition came to the lounge, the atmosphere gradually fell silent, and Zheng Hong, who had been chattering, finally closed his mouth. As we all know, the results of the primary election are coming out soon.
They didn't have to wait long, and after about ten minutes, a beautiful girl in her early twenties arrived in the break room. Many people recognize her as Dong Weiwei, the chairman's personal secretary.
After a brief opening remarks, Dong Weiwei began to read out the list of those who passed the primary election. She only read the names of seven people, then congratulated them, and encouraged those who were not selected, saying that as long as they work hard enough, the company will provide them with enough room to grow.
The pyramid-shaped structure of the position setting is destined to be less and less people go up, and only a few people can be promoted in the end. In this primary, most of them were eliminated.
The losers were naturally disappointed, and those who passed the test were not overjoyed. Showing off in front of losers is easy to be hated, and this is only a primary election, and it is not certain whether you can be promoted or not. Everyone walked out of the lounge one after another, no matter whether they passed the customs or not, they always had to eat.
Lu Xiaorong didn't hear her name from Dong Weiwei's mouth, although she had already been mentally prepared, her mood was inevitably a little gloomy. Until the final result comes out, there is always a hint of illusion.
Zheng Hong was on the list, and when he walked out with Lu Xiaorong, he invited her to lunch with him.
Lu Xiaorong felt that such a guy could pass the primary election, and she was very resentful, and she had endured the continuous harassment of him to the limit, so she said: "My husband is still waiting for me, you can eat it yourself." ”
Zheng Hong just grinned and said, "It's better to talk to your husband and let him eat by himself." ”
Lu Xiaorong didn't expect to encounter this kind of strange thing, her face was about to attack, and she had a strong urge to beat people. She rarely quarrels with others, just because of her good personal cultivation and has trained some city government in the workplace for many years, but she is not really without temper.
At this time, Dong Weiwei, who had been standing at the door of the lounge, said: "Director Lu, please stay, and the chairman invites you to have lunch." ”
Lu Xiaorong almost thought that she had misheard, but when she saw the kind smile on Dong Weiwei's face, she knew that she was indeed talking to herself just now. Having lunch with the chairman made it clear that it was her chance, and her heart couldn't help but beat a little faster.
Zheng Hong looked surprised, and couldn't understand why Lu Xiaorong got this kind of courtesy. Lu Xiaorong would ignore him again, and left the lounge with Dong Weiwei.
The canteen of the company headquarters is large, with a spacious hall on the lower two floors and a banquet restaurant on the third floor. When Lu Xiaorong worked in the operation department, she ate here for almost half a year, and she was no stranger. went up to the third floor with Dong Weiwei and entered a private room, where the chairman was already sitting.
The chairman of Haitian Electronics is named He Huiming, who is a well-known strong woman in the Puhai business community. When she first joined Haitian Company, Lu Xiaorong regarded her as her idol. I had only seen her from afar a few times when I was giving a speech at the company's annual meeting before, and it was the first time that I had such close contact, so I couldn't help but feel a little nervous and a little excited.
He Huiming smiled and said, "Sit down, don't be restrained." ”
There was no one else in this private room, and Lu Xiaorong sat down next to He Huiming. After Dong Weiwei gave an order to the people in the restaurant, she sat on the other side of He Huiming.
Lu Xiaorong knew that He Dong was already in his fifties, but he looked like a person in his early forties, except for his body being a little plump and there were thin crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, he couldn't see too many traces left by the years, and his skin was still fair and delicate, which didn't seem to be worse than her.
After a while, the meal was delivered, just a simple four dishes and one soup. The usual working lunch here at the headquarters is pretty much like this. If there's one thing that's different, it's that it's done a little bit more finely.
While eating, He Huiming and Lu Xiaorong were talking, all of which were homely words such as "Are your parents in good health?", "Are you still not used to coming to Puhai all these years?", just like chatting at the dinner table between ordinary elders and juniors.
This kind of conversation also made Lu Xiaorong gradually relax, and she didn't think that the woman next to her was the chairman of Haitian Electronics.
It wasn't until after eating that He Huiming said: "I have read your competition report carefully, and you have done a very good job." I've heard that you're a little nervous about your pitch and you're too rushed to get your point across. So take this opportunity to have a good chat. ”
Lu Xiaorong nodded. Although there is a buffer after chatting for a while, after all, I can't talk about familiarity, and when it comes to work, I feel a little nervous. But as the conversation unfolded, her confidence gradually returned.
He Huiming asked a lot of questions, some of which were even very sharp, but they did not go beyond the scope of Mo Fan's rehearsal, so Lu Xiaorong dealt with it easily, and she admired Mo Fan more and more in her heart.
After the dinner conversation lasted for more than half an hour, He Huiming looked at his watch, and then said to Dong Weiwei: "Inform everyone, the meeting will be held in Conference Room 1 in fifteen minutes." ”
She didn't say who "everyone" included, but Dong Weiwei immediately nodded and went to do it.
He Huiming said to Lu Xiaorong: "Let's go." On the way, the previous topic continued, but it was already specific to the operation of individual cases. When Mo Fan told Lu Xiaorong about the case, he made a lot of specific deductions, this is the ability to talk on paper, and Lu Xiaorong has no problem coping with it.
When he was about to arrive at the conference room, He Huiming suddenly asked, "Do you have the confidence to do a good job if you are asked to manage the new department?"
Lu Xiaorong felt that her heartbeat suddenly became a little faster, and her breathing was a little heavy, but she still forced herself to suppress this excitement and said as calmly as possible: "Yes." ”
He Huiming asked again: "But you have no practical experience, how can you guarantee it?"
Lu Xiaorong said: "There are no two identical cases in the world, experience is not enough to solve all problems, and there will always be situations that happen for the first time. My problem is that it happens more for the first time, but I think I can make up for it in other ways. All business activities, in the final analysis, are dealing with people. And I've gained some experience in this area. ”
He Huiming had a smile on his face, obviously satisfied with Lu Xiaorong's answer. She gently patted Lu Xiaorong on the shoulder and said, "You came to work in Haitian after graduating from college, and you really grew up here." It's really gratifying to see the talent that belongs entirely to Haitian. ”
There is a lot of turnover in the workplace, especially for the new generation of young employees, who have no sense of belonging to the company and have no concept of loyalty. He Huiming also felt that the talents who grew up from her own company would have a sense of belonging to the company, and they were more reliable than those who liked to change jobs for profit. Even if you have a little less experience, you can actually operate one or two businesses, and you will be able to do anything, which is not a problem.
The two were talking at the door of the conference room, and the people notified by Dong Weiwei came to the conference room one after another. When the time came, He Huiming took Lu Xiaorong into it and asked Lu Xiaorong to explain the competition to everyone again.
Sitting in the conference room are the board members who had previously judged the competition, and the two groups were in one place.
Lu Xiaorong was a little nervous when she saw so many people. But I have already passed the chairman's level and have a lot of confidence. And it's also an opportunity to challenge your own flaws, and you must win it!
Perhaps this self-encouragement had some hypnotic effect, and Lu Xiaorong quickly entered the state and elaborated her views in detail.
The people in the conference room heard it, isn't this what He Dong is going to do? Moreover, I saw He Dong and Lu Xiaorong talking very happily just now, and they were obviously very satisfied with this candidate, so how could everyone not be interested. The questions that followed were relatively peaceful, and no one deliberately made things difficult.
After finishing the speech and defense, Lu Xiaorong left the conference room. He Huiming and the others continued to hold meetings inside, and it seemed that there were still many things to be resolved, which was not something she could talk to.
Although no definite results were obtained on the spot, the conclusions were already clear at a glance. Among all the candidates, including the executives in the first two rounds, her treatment was unique.
When she arrived outside the office building, Lu Xiaorong couldn't wait to call Mo Fan, wanting to make an appointment to celebrate with him, but heard Mo Fan say that she wanted to have dinner with customers.
During the call, Lu Xiaorong felt that she was too formal to dress like this, and was ready to go back and change her clothes.
When I returned home to choose clothes, I thought of Mo Fan's fallacies about the risks caused by the appearance of women in the workplace, and felt that he didn't seem to like too sexy clothes, but didn't he often secretly look at his chest before?
After thinking about it, Lu Xiaorong still wore a light and elegant dress.
Looking in the mirror, I couldn't help but wonder again, will he think that I am pretending to be tender by dressing like this?
Lu Xiaorong felt a little irritable, and asked the woman in the mirror softly: What are you thinking? Is it true that the heart has fallen?
She didn't dare to think about the answer, but she found herself in the mirror, and her face was flushed.