Chapter 33 33. We are comrades-in-arms
After eating, Zhang Xiaoqun went back to the office, Nie Congcong went back to his residence, now the office is very close to the unit, usually there is nothing to do at noon, Nie Congcong will go back to his residence to sleep for half an hour to an hour. Compared with Xi'an, the pace of life here is slower, and the treatment of editors in all aspects is better.
However, this noon, Nie Congcong's heart was so confused, Zhang Xiaoqun talked about this matter, no matter how calm she was on the surface, but her heart was still very shocked, she had thought about a thousand kinds of difficulties before she came, or even ten thousand kinds of difficulties, but she didn't think of this level, her heart was in chaos, and she couldn't find anyone to discuss how to face it for a while, and she broadcast four calls to the news cleaner along the way, but no one answered the other party's phone, Nie Congcong didn't know where to go, and her heart was both depressed and very irritable.
Nie Congcong fell on the bed and couldn't fall asleep, suddenly, the weather changed suddenly, the dark clouds were overwhelming, the wind was pouring down with the pouring rain, the windows of Nie Congcong's several rooms were not closed, and when she closed the windows of other rooms, the bottles and cans on the kitchen windowsill had fallen to the ground, some had been broken, the heavy rain that drifted in from the windows, and the seasonings and soy sauce that flowed out, the house was full of stains, Nie Congcong collapsed instantly, standing in a mess, feeling that the future was bleak, and couldn't help crying, She was tired of crying while standing, and crawled on the bed and cried until she fell asleep......
Nie Congcong was woken up by a phone ringing, she picked it up and looked, it was President Zhao, Cong Cong, why don't you answer the phone all the time? I just went to your office, and Zhang Xiaoqun said that you went out to do something. Nie Congcong laughed in a dumb voice, I didn't go out to run errands, and I fell asleep when I came back at noon because I was uncomfortable. Excuse me, are you okay? I'll be at the unit right away. President Zhao said, you don't have to go to the unit, I'll wait for you in the rose hall of the café opposite the unit.
Nie Congcong hurriedly jumped out of bed, didn't care about the sewage in the house, went to wash his face, drew his eyebrows, put on a plain face, changed into a Korean style loose white skirt, put on a pair of small white shoes and went out.
When Nie Congcong arrived, President Zhao had already ordered Nie Congcong's favorite honey grapefruit tea and a green olive from Yanjin Shop, Nie Congcong casually picked up an olive and stuffed it into his mouth, and said with a smile, Leader, you also like this taste, this is my favorite snack. President Zhao smiled and didn't answer her words, but asked her rhetorically, why are your eyes so swollen, have you cried? Wearing such casual clothes, you don't plan to go to the office in the afternoon, right? Nie Congcong was a little embarrassed, such an embarrassing thing was seen through at a glance, and he was his own leader, neither denied it, nor did he answer affirmatively, but said, President, you asked me outside, there must be something inconvenient to say in the unit, in fact, you told me in the morning, when you let Zhang Xiaoqun go, I had already guessed some things, at noon when I was having dinner with Zhang Xiaoqun, she told me about an incident that happened two days ago, and I can basically think of what went wrong with the fashion magazine. You don't have to be polite to me, you just say that no matter what the result, I will accept it calmly and will not blame anyone.
President Zhao pondered for a moment and said, Cong Cong, I am very grateful for your trust in me, otherwise I would not have quit such a good job in Xi'an, stayed away from my family, and traveled thousands of miles to Zhengzhou. Here it is. At present, I may let you down a little, but I will not give up, Cong Cong, I am not only the president of a magazine, but also a person with feelings, I hope that our company can break away from the traditional old business model, and can cooperate with capital to create a promising new product. However, you know, in every era and every unit, there is a group of so-called primordial veterans, who are still complacent, self-righteous, and feel that their decades of experience are the best, and they are unwilling to try new affairs. However, this era is new things to promote development, and if you don't accept it, you can only be eliminated. However, innovation will harm the interests of conservatives, so they will do everything they can to thwart it......
Nie Congcong interrupted him, President, then, can I understand, at present, Zhang Xiaoqun and I are still black households in the society, you told me in the morning to let her go, in fact, it is not that Zhang Xiaoqun made any mistakes, but, in this factional dispute, you temporarily compromised, took Zhang Xiaoqun as a victim, and let her leave, but in private, you are actually faster to promote the cooperation of fashion magazines, and you called that Mr. Liu in the morning, that's what it means, right?
President Zhao frowned, and said with some annoyance, Cong Cong, girls don't be so smart, okay? You'll scare the other men away. Nie Congcong grimaced, stared at President Zhao's eyes, and said softly, Leader, you are not another man. You are your own person. President Zhao asked dissatisfiedly, what kind of people do you have? Nie Congcong giggled, at this moment, you still don't know? We're allies. As far as the current situation is concerned, only if I stand firmly behind you and implement everything you think, can your journal reform and innovation be realized, otherwise, if I leave, where will you go to find such a stupid girl for a while. In the case of not asking anything clearly, he will come to you without hesitation. Are you right? After listening to Nie Congcong's words, President Zhao looked at Nie Congcong's eyes, and said seriously, a word is a certainty. Across the table, he stretched out his hand to Nie Congcong, who raised his right hand and high-fived him.
Nie Congcong knew that it was not how noble she was, nor how much she was willing to be a stepping stone for a man to rise, but she really had no better way at present, remembering the words she said when she said goodbye to the editor-in-chief of Friends of the Family, or the insistence after several disputes with her father, she had no face to go back at this time, and in a sentence that was currently very spiritual chicken soup, the path she chose had to be completed even if she was kneeling.
After the high-five, both of them relaxed a lot, especially President Zhao, Nie Congcong could see that he had a sense of relief. She finally understood how much pressure he was currently facing, and also understood that from the beginning, his care, ambiguity, and even many times of dissatisfaction with her, he was for one purpose, to strive for an ally who could absolutely support him and fight with him, otherwise, his backing was not strong enough, and the efforts in front of him would be a flash in the pan, and he would fail at any time. And he also recognized Nie Congcong's work ability through this period of understanding, and now Nie Congcong's clear attitude has completely reassured him, he knows that from now on, he will not only love this 24-year-old girl, but also absolutely protect her, her is good, and his career can be better......
As soon as he was in a good mood, he ordered a bunch of snacks for Nie Congcong, and Nie Congcong asked with a smile, are you going to accompany me here this afternoon? President Zhao asked rhetorically, can't you? Nie Congcong laughed, of course it's okay, my dear comrades-in-arms, I just want someone to accompany me every day, you don't know, I'm going to die of loneliness all day now...... Meeting his gaze, Nie Congcong blushed with shame.