Chapter 3 The World's Dumbest Performance Art
"I'm sorry, please let me go! In a hurry, let me go up first! Please, I'm sorry! β
The subway slowly drove away from the platform in the fog that obscured the sky, and when he passed a row of exquisite bungalows and white smoke factories, Zheng Yucheng's mind had a moment of trance, and he looked out the window in confusion, as if his soul was also crazy like this train to another track.
In order to hide the fact that he was already a quarter of an hour late, Zheng Yucheng stuffed his briefcase indiscriminately to his close friend Zhou Mingyao sitting at the window as usual. And casually took out a coffee cup from the trash can at the door of the big office, and when he met with his colleagues, he pretended to be elegant and relaxed, but he also poured himself several sips of cold water.
βstop!β
At the moment when Zhou Mingyao tiptoed with Zheng Yucheng's briefcase and was about to join his dead friend. Director Shin Jung-hwan's slightly mocking questioning completely defeats Jung's seemingly seamless plan.
"Stand there, don't act rashly! And you, Zhou Mingyao, lift up the briefcase in your hand! β
Shen Zhenghuan's words caused Zheng Yucheng's esophagus to have a reflux effect, and the cup of cold water that should have entered the stomach smoothly instantly poured into his throat, and if it wasn't for his strict tone, he would have been sprayed on the supervisor's face.
"Tell me what time you arrived at work? Was it when you got bored at the unit and ran outside to buy a cup of coffee and come back? Or sloppy with coffee and trying to hide the fact that you're a quarter of an hour late! β
After Shen Zhenghuan hastily wrote a line of words on the white paper, he aimed the tip of the pen at the bridge of Zheng Yucheng's nose and turned it around again and again.
"Superintendent, I..."
Shin Jung-hwan is a man who pays attention to efficiency and strategy, and Zheng Yucheng, who was already frightened, couldn't grasp the gist of the paragraph at once, so he had to continue to test his theme idea.
"Don't understand? I just want to know which of these two scripts you just acted on? Heh, only if I get an affirmative answer, I can get into the plot as soon as possible. As soon as the words fell, Shin Zhenghuan showed a smile that he was determined to win.
"The second." It was no better than Zhou Mingyao, who was trembling with sweat and hair, because Zheng Yucheng was so nervous that he was about to lose his breath.
"Then your actual situation should be completely in line with Plan B, right?" Shin Jung-hwan continued to wait for the right moment.
"Originally, I also wanted to be a good colleague like Zhou Mingyao, and make a cameo in your script. But there's no sign of your computer booting up. Do you know what it means that your organization's system page doesn't open at the same time as you arrive at work? "It's like eyeing a big fish among many customers, and Shin Jung-hwan hasn't been so excited for a long time.
"I'm sorry, but I dragged the group back, so I was counted as 20 minutes late, and I was obliged to work 20 minutes of overtime at night. Oh no! Is it possible to add half an hour? Zheng Yucheng asked directly with a straight and groveling attitude.
"I really don't cry when I don't see the coffin! Zheng Yucheng! How can I interpret the smell of sweat on your body? And you, Zhou Mingyao, do you think you are invisible when you droop your head? It's not the first time you've covered him, right? If you don't recruit me from the truth, you will accompany Zheng Yucheng to pay the fine today! β
Even if Zheng Yucheng can tacitly guess Shen Zhenghuan's thoughts, how can he know that there is fraud in this!
"Director Shen! I was the one who was late, and I was the one who forced Zhou Mingyao to help me hand over the briefcase, so please can you punish me alone. Zheng Yucheng swallowed hard, and then maintained a wise and humble attitude.
"Well, according to our company's rules and regulations, one point will be deducted for being late to the personnel department, one point will be deducted for someone like you who has used a crooked brain, and in the extreme case of unprovoked confrontation with the boss and a bad attitude, the boss has the right to continue to deduct one point. How many red tickets are a point, as a veteran employee, you shouldn't have to worry about me! β
The exaggerated expressions of the colleagues around him who were at a loss and didn't know what to do gathered into a beam of bright light that was enough to sting his eyes shot straight at the center of Zheng Yucheng's pupils. As the protagonist of this tragedy, Zheng Yucheng raised his eyebrows, shrugged his shoulders, and put on a pretended chic posture.
"Why are you not convinced?" Shin Jung-hwan looked at him with his mouth pursed, as if he imagined himself to be a proud knight.
"Nope."
"Of course not, when the boss has all the evidence, the subordinates can't be forced! Otherwise, I will deduct one point if you say another, as long as the deduction is full of ten points, you will turn back with your luggage! Shin Jeong-hwan straightened his body, cleared his throat twice, and then eagerly prepared to continue to give the next round of educational speeches to the cowardly guy in front of him.
"Good morning, all my colleagues here!" Just when Jung Yucheng and Shin Jung-hwan were in a state of righteous indignation, the door of the big office was gently pushed open, and in the next second, everyone turned their faces like the pages of a book blown by the wind, only to see Choi In-hyuk, the branch manager who had always been silent and unsmiling, finally had a rare bright smile on his face.
"I said Shen Zhenghuan, your time as a supervisor is not short, why is the atmosphere in the office still smoky! No wonder this month's performance didn't get me up, why didn't I understand the harmony and wealth ink treasure that I sent with my own handwriting?! β
Shin Jung-hwan, who was still commanding just now, hurriedly frowned slightly and respectfully poured a glass of warm water for Choi In-hyuk. Looking at his hurried appearance, he almost didn't use his mouth to measure the temperature.
"And you, my clan-level employee (the oldest employee), what tricks do you have in the hands of your boss early in the morning!"
Zheng Yucheng changed his previous aggressive state, turned his head with a wince, and leaned his heels against the wall.
"I can't get angry at the mention of Zheng Yucheng, President, you still remember what I told you before, the late record holder, it's him!"
Shin Jung-hwan once again threw a subwoofer warning to Jung Woo-sung, and from his mouth, Choi In-hyuk could almost see the cold-faced remains between his teeth.
"I'll have to say a few more words to you! Shin Jung-hwan, haven't you been a boss in eight lifetimes? Even if you want to establish prestige, you can't be so harsh early in the morning! Before the promotion candidate is finalized, my impression of you has always stayed on your warm man who pursues perfect ideas! Now, the warm man has become the boss, and the pursuit of perfection is too nitpicking, right? β
Shin Jeong-hwan's pupils dilated instantly, and he looked at the branch head with a look of surprise on his face full of hostility and ridicule. Behind Choi In-hyuk, the two other group leaders seemed to be whispering softly with bad intentions. And in the next moment, the atmosphere in the office was as if it had also undergone a change of dynasty, and even Xiao A, who had always been submissive, began to cast rude glances at him.
"Governor, that I..." This time Shen Zhenghuan looked bitter, and leaned his heels against the wall, although he knew that this kind of look was very embarrassing, but in the face of the reprimand of the boss who was even more terrible than the sudden situation, he had to obey respectfully.
Choi In-hyuk put his index finger to his mouth and motioned for him not to make any noise.
It wasn't just the teeth that were chattering, but even Shin Jung-hwan's entire body was twisted as if it was about to burrow into the wall immediately.
"Don't be so inhibited, just small talk! Because we are colleagues and we work together on the same business, my mouth is itchy! Could it be that you let me talk to you in front of everyone! Choi In-hyuk brushed Shin Jung-hwan's tie, and then stretched out his hands on the shoulders of Shin Jung-hwan and Jung Yu-sung respectively, and deliberately faced everyone.
"I've been very fond of human philosophies lately, and there's one sentence that I think is especially applicable in our work and life. People have to be a little flawed to show their humanity! Otherwise, what's the difference with wood! So Zhenghuan, you can not be harmonious, but you can't not understand tolerance. Otherwise, you will become depressed like the supervisor who has just been fired. β
Zhou Mingyao had been carefully observing the duel between the three men, and after listening to Choi In-hyuk's words, he nodded as if with deep feelings.
Choi In-hyuk looked away from Shin Jung-hwan, cleared his throat, looked at Jung Yu-sung with a kind face, and slowly dragged him closer to his ear, and said in a voice that was difficult for ordinary people to hear.
"Although I have been criticizing him just now, it does not mean that you are not wrong at all."
Zheng Yucheng's hands trembled uncontrollably in his sleeves, but his face still showed a look of urgency not to mention at this time.
"I'm so ashamed of you, Captain. But when it comes to performance, I'm confident that I can..."
βpass!β Choi In-hyuk has a tough tone.
"I said clan relatives, I don't know if you have the habit of reading traditional cultural books, there is a saying that if you are not deaf or blind, you will not be a family, and it is used today to the effect that when I am not there, you can play however you want, but as long as you stand in front of me, whether it is a manager, a supervisor or an ordinary employee, give me less of this set." Choi In-hyuk raised the corners of his mouth and looked at him fixedly, and blocked Jung Yucheng's loyalty back with a few words.
The bright and bright sky has become so gray and gloomy at this moment, Zheng Yucheng's face showed a calm and unhurried expression, but from the bottom of his heart, he could not suppress the uneasiness that rose like a cloud.
"Alright! Yucheng, don't be careful, but you can't be distracted. The meaning of these four words can still be understood! I saw through the fact that you are not a person with them three years ago, although everyone is at fault, but when I think of their virtue of coveting promotion and money, I know which one to pick first even if I am angry. β
Zheng Yucheng, who had been looking down at his toes, raised his face, and the look in the eyes of Choi In-hyuk, who was standing in front of him, was unpredictable.
"Remember what I said, if you want to survive in the vast jungle, the first thing you need to do is to keep a low profile than anyone around you, so that your opponents don't notice you. Then, there is an urgent word hidden in stability, and a contentious word is hidden in silence. Before you have absolutely overwhelming strength, you have to be both light and gentle! Although competitive people are easily favored by their superiors, the more they are like that, the more impetuous. Otherwise, how can there be a saying that a shot shot shot a bird in the head? However, a peace-loving transparent person will not be annoying anywhere! β
Cui In-hyuk's explosive connotation made Zheng Yucheng feel straightforward, but he still pretended to be very speculative, and shook hands with Choi In-hyuk in front of everyone.
"Hey, the one with Team Leader Pan Zhiyong? Have we revised the PPT for our afternoon meeting? Not yet? Oh! It doesn't matter, the points that I emphasized to you last night, I have a very clear idea now, why don't I go to your side, I say you can record it! β
In front of Choi In-hyuk, Shin Jung-hwan gradually revealed an unguarded smile on the phone. In the eyes of Zhou Mingyao and Zheng Yucheng, who are fed up with high temperature and high pressure treatment, it seems to be a dream.
Looking at Zheng Yucheng from the side, his hair flashed like black jade with a faint luster, the skin on his cheeks and swan neck was as delicate as porcelain, there was a smile between his thin lips, and a pair of black and white eyes seemed to be shrouded in a hazy white mist, and the man was handsome like a prince in a fairy tale, such a moment was so shocking in anyone's eyes.
"That's right, Yu Cheng. Can you accompany me to the golf course after work tonight? β
Just as Zheng Yucheng completely moved his gaze to Shen Zhenghuan, a low but loud voice came from his ears.
"Governor Cui, do you really think so? I just wanted to. You're the person I admire the most in the entire branch. It's an honor, it's an honor..."Zheng Yucheng couldn't help laughing, but the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were already blooming.
Choi In-hyuk gently patted Jung's arm.
"But, Yucheng, why are you wet all over your body!"
Zheng Yucheng lowered his head embarrassedly and covered his face with his bag. Cui Renhyuk looked at it inexplicably for a moment, and then used the corner of his eye to finally glance at Zhou Mingyao, who was standing aside and laughing.