Chapter 32 32.Victims of factional strife
Nie Congcong, who returned to the office, looked listless at noon, sitting in front of the computer, and let himself be in a daze. Zhang Xiaoqun wanted to talk to her several times, but he couldn't help it. In her eyes, Nie Congcong has always been positive and optimistic, no matter what happens, he is happy, as if the sky can hold it down. I came back from the president's office today, and I don't know what happened.
At lunchtime, Zhang Xiaoqun said, editor-in-chief, seeing that you are not in good spirits today, I will go out to eat in a while, do you want to bring some back. Nie Congcong said no, turned around and said to Zhang Xiaoqun, Xiaoqun, let's go together, I'll invite you to dinner. How about the radish at the door? As soon as he heard the aroma of eating radish, Zhang Xiaoqun was very happy, okay, okay, editor-in-chief, I like to eat radish skin and lotus root stewed pork ribs there. Nie Congcong asked, aren't you too hot on this hot day? Zhang Xiaoqun grinned, such a delicious thing, can you still be afraid of heat? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid.
Radish Xiang is a Hubei restaurant, out of the door of the magazine and walk 50 meters to the left. When they arrived, there weren't too many people, Nie Congcong found a place by the window and sat down, sent the menu directly to Zhang Xiaoqun and said, Xiaoqun, come and order, order what you like to eat. Zhang Qunqun looked puzzled, editor-in-chief, why are you so abnormal today, what happened? Nie Congcong pretended to be angry and said, I invited you to dinner, it's not normal for you to order a dish, what kind of logic, I will be angry if you do this. Zhang Xiaoqun looked at Nie Congcong's face with a really unhappy look, and hurriedly said good things, I'm sorry, editor-in-chief, I was wrong. Let me order because I can afford to look at me, I can't talk nonsense. Nie Congcong suddenly had some distressed feelings in his heart, Xiaoqun, you are smart and clever, at any time, you deserve the best, don't despise yourself like this. Zhang Xiaoqun's eyes were red, and he looked at Nie Congcong and said very seriously, Editor-in-chief, when I was young, my parents thought I was a girl, and since I was more than four years old, I started to do housework, using things that my younger brother didn't want. No matter how long we can work together in the future, I will remember how good you were to me. Nie Congcong quickly interrupted her, Xiaoqun, don't say it, if you say it again, I'm going to cry, you can order food for us, let's have a good meal first.
Zhang Xiaoqun agreed, so he called the waiter, we asked for a pot of stewed pork ribs with lotus root, a radish skin and two bowls of rice, and nothing else. At the moment when the waiter turned around, he was stopped by Nie Congcong, Xiaoqun, you want to starve the two of us, two people, you call this thing, no. Add a small fried pork and a stir-fried broccoli, and a cold jellyfish shredded. Zhang Xiaoqun is in a hurry, editor-in-chief, you are too wasteful. No, no. Nie Congcong said, don't you finish eating at once, let's pack it if you can't finish eating. Hearing Nie Congcong say this, Zhang Xiaoqun let the waiter leave.
While waiting for the food, Nie Congcong asked Zhang Xiaoqun while eating the melon seeds on the table, when I was not in the office these days, did anyone from outside come to our office? Or is there some other leader in the club besides the president? Zhang Xiaoqun hesitated a little before speaking, the afternoon before yesterday, you were not in the office, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Liu, Director Li of the Social Affairs Office, and a man I didn't know came to our office. That day, you just went out, and I was sitting at our little conference table reading a magazine, and our door was not closed at that time. After the door was pushed open by them, they felt that they were stunned for a moment, especially the deputy editor-in-chief Liu, who asked Director Li with a surprised face, when will there be people in this office? Director Li didn't answer positively, but just asked me, why don't you work in front of the computer during work hours, and still sit here reading magazines? Since I came to the magazine, you have always asked me to read the magazine, and you have not emphasized that I must go back to read it after work, and many times, we communicate while reading, and I have grown up very quickly in this process. So, I don't think there's anything wrong with reading magazines. I told her that we magazine editors must read more magazines, and only by reading more other people's magazines can we do our own magazines, otherwise, no one will read what we make, and who will the magazines sell to?! Seeing me say this, Director Li didn't know what to say for a while. However, the deputy editor-in-chief Liu said that there are rules in our club that it is not allowed to do things unrelated to work during working hours. Seeing that he was very tough, I didn't say anything more, and then the three of them closed the door and left...... Zhang Xiaoqun stopped at this point, editor-in-chief, I personally don't think it's a big deal, so when you came back later, I didn't report to you, what happened? Nie Congcong didn't answer directly, picked up the teapot and filled Zhang Xiaoqun's cup with water.
The dishes they ordered were served one after another, Nie Congcong was eating, while thinking about what Zhang Xiaoqun just said, according to Zhang Xiaoqun's description, plus the phone call made by President Zhao in the morning, she could clearly confirm one thing, that is, although President Zhao is the number one in the magazine, there are two deputy editors-in-chief, and the other editors-in-chief don't know or agree, not to mention anything else, this deputy editor-in-chief Liu definitely doesn't know what's going on, so, When he pushed open the door of the fashion magazine office and saw that it was a normal office space, he was very surprised, but this matter was because Director Li of the social office was an executor from beginning to end, but she couldn't offend either side, neither wanted to betray the president, nor did she want to disobey Deputy Editor-in-Chief Liu, so she kept pretending to be confused, they found out by themselves, something really happened, she was not a betrayer, if she didn't find out, she couldn't offend the president, and she didn't arrange for him to do anything. The job of the chief of staff is so difficult to do, and she can't afford not to do it.
At this moment, Nie Congcong completely understood, whether it was Nie Congcong or Zhang Xiaoqun, their current identities were all "black households", without thinking about it, Nie Congcong could know that in the magazine office in the past two days, although it was calm and peaceful on the surface, in fact, there was a very fierce struggle. At that social meeting that Nie Congcong did not participate in, there must have been a very fierce dispute, so President Zhao used the dismissal of Zhang Xiaoqun as a shield to privately promote the progress of fashion magazines more quickly, and Zhang Xiaoqun became a complete victim after the contradictions between the reformers and conservatives in the management of the society.
After Nie Congcong finished eating a cold salad of jellyfish shreds, he quietly raised his head and said to Zhang Xiaoqun, Xiaoqun, I recommend you to go to another magazine, right? Zhang Xiaoqun choked directly on the sip of water he had just drunk, coughed for a while before he blushed and said, Editor-in-chief, what are you talking about? You referred me to another magazine? Is it because we don't do it or do you don't want me anymore? Nie Congcong said, Xiaoqun, we haven't been together for a long time, but I like you very much, after this period of study, you can already work independently. The president and editor-in-chief of the magazine I recommend you to go to are all my friends, and they are all very nice people, and they will not be difficult for you. After you passed, I introduced all my previous authors to you, and with your high emotional intelligence and high intelligence, you will be able to get started soon, and it is safer than following me here.
After Nie Congcong finished reading some words, she looked at Zhang Xiaoqun intently, she saw that Zhang Xiaoqun's eyes flowed down at once, flowing all over her face, she cried and said, Editor-in-chief, when you come back in the morning, I feel that something is wrong, but I dare not ask you. I really want to follow you. Nie Congcong sent a tissue to Zhang Xiaoqun's hand, and said softly, wipe your face quickly, lest others think that I am bullying you. Zhang Xiaoqun wiped away his tears, and then said, Editor-in-chief, I don't ask what happened, I know you also have difficulties. I'll listen to you. You are so good, the first thing that comes to mind at this moment is where I am going, I really thank you very much, I will toast you with tea instead of wine. Nie Congcong was not polite, picked up the cup, and took a big sip...... Her mood at this moment is incomparably complicated and indescribable.