The proposal of this plan, which I, the chairman of the board of directors, was completely unaware of in advance, and it was completely discussed by a group of directors of the board of directors and Ma Chu on an ad hoc basis, and after this plan was proposed, many people at the meeting successively said that this plan could be tried, and they said that the successors of Japanese companies are all newly appointed young people, and it should be easier to accept the ball or something, and it can also be more convenient to win over the relationship.

Of course, the final decision on this plan is still in the hands of Ma Chu, and Ma Chu can only implement it depending on my will, after all, my shares are larger than his.

"Dong Yang, what do you say about this plan?" After some discussion, the people at the meeting, led by Ma Chu, asked me what I meant.

"Hehe, the idea of a ball is quite new, and it is in line with the current trend of the times. However, I think this plan is too one-sided, and the other side may not be able to accept it. It's not as simple as an ordinary wine banquet. What's more, the people who attend the prom are not easy to arrange. Directors, I'd like to ask, how many of you can dance?"

The prom was a novelty idea, but it was so sudden that I found it hard to accept. And I'm not optimistic about the prom or anything, I think business should be a stable occasion, and the noisy atmosphere of the prom is really not suitable for business talks.

When I asked this, the directors here looked at each other, they were all in their forties and fifties, and they were a lot of people, and they wanted them to participate in some kind of ball, I don't think they could bear this old bone. The only ones who are still young are the deputy managers of several departments and the newly appointed directors, but they may not be able to hold the scene.

"Yang Dong, what you said makes sense, we really don't know how to dance, but the significance of the dance is to liven up the atmosphere, not how beautiful it looks to dance. We have also invited a few decent banquets before, but because the way is too traditional and dull, it has no effect, we all have a meal, and after eating, we go our separate ways, and the business cooperation is not very progressive. If you can interact with each other in a different atmosphere, you might be able to have some effect. I heard that Norbe used prom parties to attract several groups of foreign customers, and also established a good relationship. Tian Deguang, the new manager of the personnel department, said this, who is familiar with the common diplomatic methods of some enterprises, and many meetings and conversations with customers are organized by him.

Tian Deguang's words made me fall into deep thought.

The prom proposal made it a little difficult for me to change my mind for a while. But after calming down and thinking about it carefully, there is some truth to it.

Establishing a good relationship with high-level customers abroad, and even establishing friendships, is the most basic part of good dealings. If you can establish a good relationship with foreign customers, generally speaking, under the same competition, the other party will choose us for cooperation. The purpose of this prom program is also to establish some friendship with the top management of Japanese companies and liven up the atmosphere, so that we can build a relationship of trust.

After listening to Tian Deguang's analysis, I also thought about it for a while.

If you think about it carefully, this plan is a bit of a whim, but if there are any drawbacks, it can't be said, the only loss is the expenditure of some activities, but compared with the benefits after the successful business negotiation, that real knowledge is a drop in the ocean.

"Manager Tian, what you said is very comprehensive. But if there's a ball, who are we sending on our side?"

As soon as I asked this question, I regretted it a little, because almost everyone who was doing it had their eyes on me.

I'll it, I'm really asking this question in vain.

Whether it's qualifications, status, or age, I'm the main character of the prom.

"Yang Dong, this question, hehe, in fact, we don't need to say more. We also took into account your age, which is why we came up with this plan. ”

“……”

Half an hour later, the meeting ended.

In the last half hour of the meeting, I discussed with the managing director about the specific process of the ball.

The word prom seems lighthearted, but when it is tied to our company's business and future direction, it becomes extremely heavy.

The specific process of the dance party was in charge of Manager Tian and Manager Cai of the Personnel Department and Finance Department, while the company representatives of the dance party were decided by me, Ma Chu, and Xiao Jun from the wholesale department under the discussion of the board of directors. All along, I have been very unpleasant to Xiao Jun, because this person is very mean, and he doesn't like me very well, if it weren't for his ability, I would have driven him away a long time ago. This time, because he was young and knew several hosts of balls and parties, he also made an exception to attend the ball. In short, most of the people who went to the dance party with Japanese customers this time were leaders who had a certain say in the company and were not more than 45 years old.

Actually, at the meeting, I was going to withdraw from the prom proposal several times.

But firstly, I didn't have any other proposals, and secondly, several managers, including Xiao Jun, laughed at me, intentionally or unintentionally, "Is it a lack of experience, afraid of stage fright?" and "Can't I find a beautiful woman to participate with?", which made me, the young chairman, very beautiful. Speaking of which, although I have been to countless banquets and other things, I have never participated in any large-scale events such as balls, and I am indeed a little nervous. But when this was said by the people under me, I had to save my face.

It's okay to say that it's a radical method, at least I, the chairman, have to set an example, and I can't let the people below laugh at my stage fright.

That's why I agreed to throw a party dance and was willing to attend it myself.

The dance was scheduled at the end of the session, and it was to be held in the largest ballroom in the city the following Friday night, which was about a week away.

The time and place of the dance were set, and I agreed to participate, but I was ambivalently no.

It's not because I can't dance, or because I'm afraid to meet Japanese customers.

It's because you have to bring a partner or a friend of the opposite sex to the ball, which is an unspoken rule of the ball.

And this has become the biggest problem for me, who has never found an official partner.

Because I don't have a girlfriend in the formal sense yet.

There are a lot of female accountants and assistants in the company, but many of them already have partners, and some of them are even married, so I can't find them to go to the ball. I don't want to invite some of the remaining young female staff, because if I find them this time, how will I deal with my relationship with her in the future?

And if I develop further with the other party, then there may be vulgar scandals such as me cheating with female employees in the company, in case the word spreads, my reputation will affect too much, and I can't afford it, so I decided not to invite any people in my company.

Well, there are very few people left. I know a lot of female colleagues, but they basically either have a partner or are out of town, and the relationship is not close enough to be able to go to the ball together, and I can't afford to invite them.

For a while, I was in a dilemma because I couldn't find a dance partner.

What am I going to do?

You can't go to the prom by yourself, right?

I can imagine the ridiculous scene of other foreign clients coming to the ball with their partners and dancing together on the dance floor, and I was the only bachelor there singing a one-man show. If I had gotten to that point, I didn't know how ugly I would have been, and what I would have been ridiculed by foreign clients and my men.

Such an embarrassing situation really made me sweat.

I couldn't sleep well that night because I was worried about the prom.

When I learned the next day that Ma Chu, Xiao Jun and others had found dance partners, I felt even more urgent. Ma Chu asked me if I had found a dance partner, and I just said perfunctorily: "It's already a bit eyebrow-raising, you just need to handle your own work." ”

Ma Chu said That's okay, Dong Yang, you are the protagonist of this ball, this ball is related to the development of the company, you have to show your own strength this time.

I smiled and said, I know the severity. Then he hung up.

When I hung up the phone, my heart was even heavier.

As I sat quietly in my bedroom at home, my heart was beating hard.

Damn, after all these years, why am I experiencing this again?

I was so upset that I couldn't do it, but I was reminded of that scene five years ago.

Five years ago, I also encountered such a dilemma.

That time, I went to his wedding because of the invitation of my old classmate, but at the wedding, the other party asked us to divide the couple table and the bachelor table, and that time, I thought I was seated at the bachelor table. But there was a girl who helped me, and it was that girl who helped me get back my face and let me get through the wedding in style.

That charming girl in a long white dress and long black hair at the wedding hall will never be forgotten in my life.

She is called Tang Mengyan.

She used to be a girl who walked into my heart.

Unfortunately, we ended up parting.

It was she who left me on her own initiative, she said she was too willful, and she said that she stayed with me, which would only affect my future.

The fragment of the note she left is still in my bedside table, along with Mr. Chen's postcard, and it is a memory that I intend to be forever dusty.

I thought I would be able to forget that girl, but this time the dance brought back memories of me and her.

After 5 years, I went back to the same place.

5 years ago, I was troubled by such a problem, but 5 years later, I am still struggling with the same problem.

In 5 years, haven't I grown at all?

It's ridiculous.

I even want to laugh at myself.

With my face buried in my hands, I sat at the head of my bed, thinking about my life.

My life, isn't it, after going around in a big circle, and then returning to the original point?

I do not know.

Perhaps this is the most ironic thing about being a human being. You think you've come a long way and grown a lot, but when you look down, you'll find that your feet are still on the starting line, and you haven't even gone far for years.

Lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling, I even miss Tang Mengyan a little, if she is still by my side now, maybe I don't have to worry about it.

I also thought of Ma Yike, and I thought that if she wasn't married, maybe I could go to the ball with her. But now, she has a family, and the children are a year old, and I can't bother them.

In this way, there are very few girls I can invite.

I also thought of Yuhui, who can be considered one of the best candidates at the moment. However, Yu Hui's personality is a problem, and I sweat at the thought of Yu Hui's unsmiling face appearing at the ball. Yuhui is a technical girl, not a girl suitable for socializing, and it is really not suitable to invite her.

In this way, there are only those people I can invite

Amano Tsukiko.

The name flashed through my mind.

When I think of Yuezi, I gradually think of Yuezi's cool dress in sunglasses and a black trench coat, as well as the confident smile that has never disappeared, the snow-white jade face, and the ability to read words and colors, as well as her Japanese identity.

In any case, confinement can be regarded as the best choice for an invitation to a prom.

But if I invite her, will she agree?

She is a person from Baiyun Pharmaceutical Factory, and Sanxin Company is a competitive relationship, if her boss knows that she has a relationship with our company, will it affect her work?

Moreover, I don't know if Confinement has a boyfriend, although she is Japanese, but I can't rule out the possibility of finding a Chinese boyfriend, if that's the case, I will cause confinement trouble.

After thinking about it, I was still a little hesitant. But I really couldn't find another candidate.

At least, with Yuezi's hearty personality, if it doesn't affect her normal life, she won't refuse. Since I first met and drank with Yuezi, I have met with Yuezi a few times in the past few months, and I have also been to the gym a few times, played tennis a few times, and had dinner two or three times. In general, my relationship with the confinement is not bad, at least the level of ordinary friends is still there.

I really got into trouble to ask for confinement, and she had no reason to refuse.

In the end, I decided to contact Yuezi, and if Yuezi didn't agree, then find Yuhui.

After thinking about it, I took out my mobile phone, looked up the mobile phone number of the confinement child, and then dialed the number of the confinement child.

Tsukiko's phone ringtone is a beautiful Japanese light music, I don't know what it is, but it's good.

After about ten seconds of the song, the song finally stopped, and then the slightly magnetic sweet voice of the moon came from the other end of the phone:

“もしもし？”

"Hey, Yuezi, it's me. "Hearing the sound of the moon in Japan, I immediately said.

"Hehe, I know it's you. Just kidding, come to me so late, do you ask me to watch a movie, or drink?" Yuezi was really smart and knew that if I called her at night, there must be something, so she asked me the reason quite directly.

"I'm sorry to call you so late. I haven't seen you in a few days, how are you doing?"

It depends on the sense in which it is understood. In terms of quality of life, it's so-so. How are you?"

"It's okay, it's just that there is a bit of trouble in the company, this time I'm looking for you, in fact, I want to ask you for a little favor. ”

"Oh heh? Yuezi asked me very dryly.

"I don't know if you're free next Friday night, but next Friday our company is going to hold a party and dance, and we have invited the executives of several Japanese partner companies to participate, and I'm going to go too, just ...... I couldn't find a dance partner for a while, so I thought."

"Hehe, let's have a dance party to increase communication. Okay. "Before I finished my words, Yuezi agreed.

"Huh, you're going to agree?" Yuezi's unthinking answer surprised me a little.

"Hehe, if there were other suitable candidates, you wouldn't be looking for me. Yuezi chuckled. Although it was a casual sentence, it made my face slightly hot. This woman is really smart.

"I didn't have any plans for next Friday, and since you just invited me, then I'm disrespectful. Friend. ”