Chapter 38: A Chess Piece

Nie Congcong received a call from the news cleaner in the corridor on the fourth floor, and his voice was the same as usual, full of Wu Nong's soft words unique to southern boys, but his voice was full of anxiety, Lily, what's the matter with you? Why didn't you contact me, first texted you, then called you, but you didn't hear from me, and I thought you had been kidnapped? She felt his uneasiness on the other end of the phone from his voice, and said with a smile, how could it be, I have no wealth and no color, and the person who kidnapped me will definitely lose money. Hearing her say this, the tone of the news cleaner softened a lot, and if there is anything in the future, you must communicate with me in time, otherwise, I will be really worried. Nie Congcong said, I know, I will pay attention to it in the future......

Nie Congcong was talking to the news cleaner, and looked at Xiao Yi and walked over from afar, Editor-in-Chief Nie, the president asked us to go to his office, let me come up and call you. Nie Congcong hurriedly hung up the phone, and the president talked about it? I replied with a smile, I don't know, he just sent me a text message. Nie Congcong didn't ask anything more, and went to the president's office with Xiaoyi.

The smell of smoke in the office was very strong, the cigarette butts in the ashtray on the coffee table were already piled up, Xiaoyi couldn't help coughing twice, President Zhao immediately got up and opened the window, fresh air came in, the smoke in the house began to drift away gradually, and the tense air in the room slowly eased. President Zhao and Mr. Liu's expressions began to return to the way they were when Nie Congcong left, but Nie Congcong also knew how tricky the issues they discussed in the past half an hour or so, and now, being able to make them appear also means that the opinions of the two have reached an agreement, and all that remains is to have a meal and drink to relax, Nie Congcong also told Mr. Liu about the specific implementation and operation of the magazine, so as to reassure Mr. Liu.

On the way to the hotel, Nie Congcong was arranged to Mr. Liu's car, Mr. Liu drove by himself, and the two of them were in the car, and Mr. Liu didn't say much along the way, but when Nie Congcong pretended to be very casual and asked Mr. Liu how much money he planned to invest in fashion magazines, he said lightly, specific figures, look at the development needs of magazines, and I will invest my entire net worth, so, Congcong, my future depends on you. After speaking, he glanced at Nie Congcong, and then he smiled, revealing a mouthful of neat and white teeth, which was very good-looking. Nie Congcong didn't look at him either, and said softly, Mr. Liu, I will control the cost as much as possible and cherish every penny of your money on the basis of not reducing the quality of the magazine. Mr. Liu smiled, thank you Cong Cong, you have the good quality of a businessman, I like it. Chatting, the car also arrived at the parking lot of the hotel, and when he got off the car, Nie Congcong received a text message from President Zhao: The overall cooperation has been negotiated, the responsibilities of both parties are clear, and at the dinner table for a while, the cooperation will be signed by the way, you can rest assured to promote the next step! Seeing this information, the stone in Nie Congcong's heart finally landed, but her mood was not as happy as she imagined......

The private room they booked is in the Cuiwei Hall on the third floor, the private room is very large, the environment is elegant and simple, sitting here makes people feel at home in an instant, comfortable and relaxed. Nie Congcong and Mr. Liu were taken to the private room by the waiter and saw that President Zhao and Xiaoyi had arrived. There are four people who have also taken their seats, Nie Congcong has seen them before, one is the director of the advertising department, one is the director of the distribution department, one is an advertising agency, and the other is the deputy editor-in-chief of Li, who ranks low in the company.

President Zhao put Mr. Liu and Nie Congcong to sit down in the two most important guest positions, and introduced them to everyone present.

Nie Congcong suddenly understood President Zhao's thoughts, and he intended to arrange for her to take Mr. Liu's car, on the one hand, to have the opportunity for her to communicate with Mr. Liu alone and shorten the distance between the two sides, and on the other hand, to let everyone in the society know that Nie Congcong is a representative of the employer, and she came to the company to preside over the work of fashion magazines on behalf of the employer, and it is by no means his personal behavior, which not only shows that he has no selfish position, but also allows Nie Congcong to reduce some unnecessary resistance in his work...... Thinking of this, she had to admire the president's thoughtful thinking, and couldn't help but feel sad in her heart, in this cooperative game, President Zhao and Mr. Liu are both chess players, the two of them represent the magazine and the investor respectively, and she is just a chess piece, everyone wants her to become their own person, easy to manipulate, to ensure their own interests.

At the age of 24, he is not too big or too small, and he has experienced some things, but not too much. Nie Congcong also knows that there is nothing wrong with this, everyone has their own position, it's just, it's just the good ones that I once saw, just like Zhang Ailing said about marriage, there are lice crawling on a gorgeous robe...... Her heart was like being pierced into the bottom of her heart by a dagger, straight and piercing, and the pain was terrifying.

When everyone didn't pay much attention to her, she came out of the private room and stood outside alone for a while, afraid of being seen by familiar people, so she went to the bathroom. The moment she closed the door and sat on the toilet, she wanted to cry very, very much, and then she thought that she didn't bring a makeup bag, her face was crying, and she couldn't see anyone for a while, so she held back her tears.

Sitting on the toilet for a while, Nie Congcong knew that he couldn't leave for too long, so he quickly came out of the bathroom, and looked at herself carefully in front of the mirror of the sink, her face looked good, she smiled at herself, the girl in the mirror had bright eyes and bright teeth, and she was still bright. She washed her hands and left satisfied.

When Nie Congcong arrived at the private room, the cold dishes on the table were already full, everyone had red wine and white wine in front of them, and the atmosphere of everyone's chat was very warm, except for President Zhao who glanced at her lightly, no one else paid much attention to her. Seeing her sit down, President Zhao said, "Today is a very important and beautiful day, and I am very happy that everyone can gather here. It is a very good start for our magazine to cooperate with Mr. Liu, which is not only the first step of reform and innovation in the company, but also a perfect presentation of the combination of capital and culture. As soon as President Zhao's words were finished, everyone stood up and raised their wine glasses, and suddenly the sound of glass collisions echoed in the room.

Henan's wine culture is very powerful, and after a circle, although Nie Congcong tried his best to refuse, he still drank a lot. Words of kindness, praise, and flattery to each other...... In these two hours, everyone listened a lot, especially Mr. Liu and Nie Congcong. Although Mr. Liu is also from Henan, but his company is in Guangzhou, he has lived in Guangzhou for many years, and his style of speaking and doing things is more pragmatic, and he is also very hard to socialize in these two hours, although there is Nie Congcong by his side, after all, he is a girl, and he is his subordinate, and he needs to be taken care of and loved.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone has eaten and drunk well, and some people have a tired look on their faces. The deputy editor-in-chief of the club, Li, said that there was something to do in the afternoon and he had to leave early. Others also took the opportunity to say goodbye to everyone.

Sending off the guests, President Zhao, Mr. Liu, Nie Congcong and Xiao Yi changed to the hotel's tea room, although from the wine table to the tea room, there was only a pot of dragon wells in the middle, but everyone felt relaxed. Mr. Liu drunkenly said to President Zhao, President, don't call me on such occasions in the future, it's terrible. President Zhao was not polite, and said with a smile, we are now in the same boat, and we will only be in the same boat in the future, and there is no such thing as giving up halfway and leaving halfway. Mr. Liu staggered to his feet, sat next to Zhao Changshe, patted President Zhao's shoulder heavily, and said with red eyes, brother, I will believe you! From now on, I will follow you, you say east, I will never go west, you go south, I will never go north.

President Zhao also patted his hand in agreement. He was about to speak, but was interrupted by Mr. Liu, brother, did we bring our contract? I'll sign it for us now, so that you don't feel unsure. Xiaoyi immediately said, Mr. Liu, I have already stamped the contract and brought it over. She turned around and took out six contracts from her bag and sent them to Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu just flipped through a copy, and asked President Zhao, brother, is this what we talked about in the morning? President Zhao said, of course. The contract has been drafted after we communicated earlier, and in the morning we just made some adjustments to the details of our communication today, you can take a closer look. Mr. Liu laughed, my brother won't cheat me, I don't have anything to worry about. After speaking, he picked up the pen, brushed a few strokes, and signed all six contracts with his name on them. Then sent it to Nie Congcong, Cong Cong, you take these six contracts to the 12th floor of Xintai Building tomorrow morning to find Ai Li to seal, I have explained the payment to the finance, and the rest of the matter is directly responsible for advancing by your side, and I will arrange an administrative to help you in a few days, and you can call me directly if you have something. After explaining these things to Nie Congcong, he said a few more polite words to President Zhao and got up to leave......