Back to the prime of life

Chapter 213 Envy
"Is it in such a hurry? I have plans for tonight."

As soon as the meeting at Xingkong Real Estate ended, Lu Changge announced his departure, catching Wang Hongcheng off guard.

“I’m going to Beijing to meet with investors tomorrow, and I have to fly there tonight. How can I possibly have time to rush to your event?” Lu Changge patted his shoulder. “After all, you’re the big boss. As long as you’re here, that’s enough.”

That being said, Lu Changge still talked a lot about the overall design and brand tone of the project today, and Wang Hongcheng has always trusted him.

This prompted the owner of the design firm to take this opportunity to communicate more with Lu Changge. After all, everyone is smart enough to see that if this guy surnamed Lu insists on opposing the final plan, not only will the plan definitely not pass, but there will be a lot of trouble.

People who work in the corporate world naturally prioritize satisfying all parties involved.

So Feng Sixing's boss, Lu Changrong, a relative of Lu Changge, also came out to ask him to stay.

There was nothing Lu Changge could do but apologize.

Fortunately, Lu Changrong was very polite. He insisted on seeing Lu Changge downstairs, actually because he wanted to say a few words while they went down. Because of the time constraints, he didn't exchange many pleasantries and said as soon as they entered the elevator, "President Lu, I don't have time today. Actually, we have a very excellent design team. Regarding the points you mentioned, we'd like to create a few specific design plans and bring them over for discussion. Is that alright?"

This was standard procedure, and Lu Changge agreed, "No problem."

"There's one more thing, which I was too embarrassed to say at the meeting because there were so many people. It's about the design aspect. We can't just do whatever we want. There are relevant national and industry standards. To put it dramatically, we're doing things in a very limited space. So please understand, Mr. Lu."

This guy was trying to remind Lu Changge not to act recklessly and wildly, implying that Lu was an amateur, but he was just making it sound humble.

“Of course I know that. No boss would ask you to do a project that violates regulations or laws. What you said is also correct. You are designers, so of course you have to consider being responsible for your work. It’s easy to choose between the client’s requirements and the legal provisions.”

"Yes, yes, yes." Lu Changrong scratched his head, the slickness of this young boss Lu was beyond his expectations. According to him, you are a design unit, you should ensure that your actions are legal and compliant, what does it have to do with me?
If I tell you to go beyond the rules, you'll do it? If I tell you to kill someone, will you do it?

"Some of the things Mr. Lu mentioned earlier were actually quite novel, but unfortunately we didn't have enough time. How about we have a more in-depth discussion after you return from Beijing?"

"Okay, let's make another appointment."

After finishing his explanation, the elevator arrived. Lu Changge walked straight to the door, where a car was already waiting. Before leaving, he greeted Feng Sixing and said he would contact him again.

This made Xiao Feng's face glow with health.

Little did she know that as soon as the black Audi drove away from the door, her boss put his hands on his hips and sighed, "This is not someone who can be fooled."

Feng Sixing was puzzled. "Didn't he make it very clear just now? Follow the law and industry standards."

"You'll understand after you've worked here for a few more years. These people are all very tactful, but if you don't satisfy them, they'll definitely find a way to offer criticism. Do you think they'll say something like, 'Don't worry about industry standards'? But it's strange, how can someone so young be so shrewd? Who taught them that?"

After speaking, he looked at Feng Sixing and, seeing that the other still didn't seem to understand, sighed. This kind of naiveté is what people of this age are like, isn't it?

"Forget it, since you know him and understand him, call him more often and talk to him in more detail. Otherwise, how will you know what kind of product he really wants? Just saying 'good appearance is important' is too abstract."

"Okay." Feng Sixing glanced outside; Lu Changge was really living a good life.

……

……

That evening, Lu Changge and Li Ming went to the airport together to catch their flight.

This time it's economy class again.

Li Ming said, "You already made a good show last time, shouldn't you upgrade us to business class this time?"

Lu Changge knew he was just talking nonsense; Chen Xiaohe had already established clear rules and regulations for these matters.

From Lu Changge down, everyone adhered to the same standards, all in order to maintain the true spirit of entrepreneurship. Otherwise, how could the company, less than a year old, start indulging in extravagance and waste?

"I have no problem with you paying for me yourself."

"Damn, you're so rich, yet you still try to take advantage of me." Li Ming couldn't help but complain.

"By the way, Xu Huiya said they analyzed the recent public opinion situation and said it's very favorable to us. What exactly is the situation?" The boss was really into his work, and Li Ming couldn't do anything about it. After all, the airport was a place where he could report.

"Currently, there are several major public opinion platforms on the internet. One is forums, represented by Tianya Community, and the other is Baidu Tieba and news channels of portal websites. The online trolls we hire are mainly active on forums and Baidu Tieba, and we also have good relationships with portal websites. This is also a matter of mutual benefit. They may request to interview you later, but of course, that's a story for another time."

Currently, our public relations department influences public opinion across various platforms using a "fun and satirical" approach. This includes creating jokes, nicknames, and unique, iconic images. Netizens love satire, so the "favorable public opinion" Mr. Xu mentioned likely refers to the overwhelmingly negative comments on these platforms, praising Vancl and criticizing Lumang. Furthermore, I maliciously linked Vancl with cheap, low-quality goods; we created a batch of comparison images of their clothing.

Lu Changge started wiping his sweat, wondering if there were any organizations specifically investigating online trolls these days.

"Okay, that's very effective. But if someone else were to investigate, would they be able to uncover any organized and systematic clues?"

Li Ming, ignorant and fearless, said with a hint of smugness, "That's incredibly organized. I'm a college student, not a bandit. When we mobilize here, it's just like the army."

Lu Changge gasped again.

"You're not a college student, you haven't graduated yet. By the way, be careful with your temper, this stuff can easily backfire."

Li Ming asked, "How do we collect it?"

"What do you mean, how do you take it back? Aren't you the military? Can't the military take it back?"

"That was a metaphor. I mainly didn't understand what you meant. Now is the time to make great strides, why would we want to stop?"

Lu Changge explained, "Because ultimately, most of our products are relatively inexpensive... Let's do this: in terms of advertising, we should do the opposite. Let's say that Lu Mang is only a one-year-old company, and our services and products are definitely not up to par. We are still lagging behind large companies, after all, we are just a small Taobao store."

Li Ming's eyes lit up. "That's a good point. Praising yourself too much can be off-putting. Like this time, we adopted a humble attitude and actually received positive feedback."

"Hmm." Lu Changge said as he made a phone call to Chen Xiaohe. The company's performance had improved recently, but he hadn't had time to manage it because he was always running around, so he still needed to take a look at the main reports.

Of course, I'm busy these next two days. Tonight I need to quickly review the content of the urgent technical seminar for tomorrow morning, and I'll have even less time once I get to Beijing.

Li Ming didn't bother him again after that.

So in the scene, Lu Changge is using his briefcase as a makeshift table, constantly reviewing materials, while Li Ming is looking at his phone. After a while, the employee watching his boss work gets a little uncomfortable and offers to buy him a coffee.

"Okay, thank you." Lu Changge didn't even look up.

When Li Ming returned from the coffee shop, he was surprised to find a woman sitting in his seat wearing a sleeveless black jumpsuit. The woman had fair skin, wore sunglasses, and looked very sophisticated.

More importantly, she was actually talking to Lu Changge, and she looked very happy.

"Depend on!"

This scene really upset him.

Fortunately, the woman didn't stay long and soon left. Li Ming quickly came over and asked, "Who was that just now?"

"I don't know." Lu Changge continued to lower her head.

"What do you mean I don't know? I clearly saw her talking to you."

"Tsk. I really don't know him. He's just a passerby. Maybe he recognized me. He came over, gave me a business card, and we exchanged a few words." Lu Changge sounded slightly impatient. "Has the coffee been bought yet?"

"here."

Li Ming understood, because to be honest, this bastard was quite charming when he was working seriously, so it was normal for women to come to him.

After understanding, he felt even worse. Li Ming slumped down, "You and I must have gotten the wrong scripts! Or maybe you stole mine!"

Too lazy to pay attention to him.

(End of this chapter)