Training the Heavens

Chapter 12: Mr. Lu is in trouble
When he signed just now, Lu Jie didn't realize it, but now when the call came, he realized that he was in trouble.

In the eyes of the company boss, since his subordinates were taken for questioning, he must find out what happened to them. Otherwise, who would be willing to keep such people in the company?
But Lu Jie just couldn't tell the story of his conversation with Lin Qianjun. Otherwise, you signed the confidentiality agreement and then leaked all the information. Do you really think that the agreement is a waste of paper?
He could only reply, "Mr. Song, they asked that the content of the conversation not be disclosed. You understand that, right? I can only say that today's conversation had nothing to do with the company's business. I'm just cooperating with the investigation. It's not that I've done anything wrong. Otherwise, I wouldn't be released so soon!"

"Besides the confidentiality agreement, what else is there?" Mr. Song felt exhausted. An economic investigation check was perfectly normal; who in this line of work hasn't broken the law? But what about drinking tea?
"They also took my passport and asked me to stay in the country recently. But don't worry, they also said that they will return my passport to me after the investigation is clear!" Lu Jie didn't want to say this, but he had to say it, because according to the company's plan, he had to go to the United States next week to discuss a business.

"Then you won't be able to go to the United States next week?" Sure enough, Mr. Song's first reaction was also this.

"Yes, I can't go to this negotiation! I plan to discuss with Mr. Smith to see if we can change the time, or invite him to come to China for the talks! He also said before that he wanted to come and see our company!" Lu Jie said cautiously.

"I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate to suddenly change the time that's already been scheduled. And how long do you want to change it to? You probably don't know when they will return your passport, right?"

Mr. Song was silent for a moment before continuing, "It doesn't seem appropriate to invite them to the capital. After all, you just had tea. What if they misunderstand? What if they also go to talk to Mr. Smith? Should we still do this business?"

Lu Jie was speechless, because what Mr. Song said was right. It was inappropriate for him, who had just had tea, to come into contact with foreigners immediately.

"How about this? Come to the company right away and give all the information about this business to Lao Gu. Have him go to the US to negotiate with Mr. Smith on your behalf! Don't worry, I'm handing your project over to Lao Gu. Isn't this a special situation? Let him help you for a few days. Once you get your passport back, you'll still be responsible for the subsequent coordination!"

Mr. Song spoke in a very calm tone, but Lu Jie's mood hit rock bottom, because he was the one who fought with Lao Gu for this project in the first place, and he had put in a lot of effort to get it. He had worked hard to complete the preliminary work, and now he was about to reap the fruits of his labor, but he had to hand it over to Lao Gu temporarily, which he definitely didn't want to do.

It's easy to hand over a project, but it's hard to take it back. Who wants to spit out something they've already eaten? When Lu Jie thought about the high bonus and commission that this project could bring, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.

But he couldn't help but accept it. Mr. Song was the boss of this company, and his reasons were impeccable. Now that you can't go abroad, doesn't that mean you can only let someone else take your place?
Refusing was impossible, so Lu Jie could only make a final effort, "Old Gu hasn't paid attention to this project for a while, so it would be better to let Xiao Xiang go."

Xiao Xiang is his deputy, so the project is still his.

"What's Xiao Xiang's level? How can he talk to Mr. Smith? Their statuses are not equal! Come to the company quickly, let's hold a meeting to settle this matter!" The boss didn't give him the chance at all and hung up the phone after speaking.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Jie prepared to go out with a gloomy face. When he reached the door, he remembered that the Land Rover was still downstairs of the company. He could only take out his mobile phone and start calling an online taxi.

"What's going on?" Xie Meilan asked cautiously.

"back office!"

"Then should I go too?" "It's up to you!" Lu Jie was so annoyed now that he didn't have the heart to pay attention to her!
He regretted it the moment he finished speaking. Now was not the time to get angry. He still had important things to count on her in the future. So he quickly stepped forward and hugged the terrified Xie Meilan. "Meilan, what I mean is that you were frightened. If you haven't recovered yet, you can rest at home or go to the beauty salon downstairs for a SPA. If you want to go to work, that's fine too. I've already called a car!"

In the past, Xie Meilan would definitely like to go to the beauty salon downstairs, where she can maintain her skin and listen to compliments from the staff. How comfortable that would be!

Now she didn’t dare to do that, and quickly took Lu Jie’s arm, “I’ll go to the company with you!”

"Well, you have signed the confidentiality agreement, right? It's easy to tell anyone who asks, otherwise it will be troublesome!" Lu Jie reminded him. At this time, the online car-hailing service was about to arrive, and the two hurried downstairs. Xie Meilan didn't even have time to change her clothes.

When he arrived at the company, although Lu Jie gave various reasons, he still failed to convince Mr. Song, so he could only temporarily hand over this important project to Lao Gu. The same went for Xie Meilan, who was temporarily kicked out of the project team.

She was originally brought in by Lu Jie. Now that Lu Jie has been temporarily excluded, her ability is not outstanding, and she also has the trouble of drinking tea, so naturally he will not let her stay.

"Lao Lu, you can rest assured to leave this project to me! I promise to do my best to sign a contract with Mr. Smith as soon as possible! Once you have finished dealing with your affairs, the project will still be yours!" Lao Gu said with a smile, holding Lu Jie's hand.

Lu Jie didn't believe this. Old Gu had always been a Pixiu. How could he possibly vomit out what had gone into his stomach?

But now, no matter how depressed he was, he had no choice but to hand over his work to Lao Gu obediently.

Not only did Xie Meilan lose this project, but the leader of another small project team also called her over. After a long conversation, the final meaning was the same: they felt that her current situation was no longer suitable for her to stay in the project team.

Now Xie Meilan has lost the opportunity to earn bonuses and commissions. If she doesn't find a new project as soon as possible, she will probably have to live on the basic salary as usual this year.

Lu Jie also faced new problems. The financial circle had always been about following the powerful to cover up the weak. Now that he was in trouble, there would definitely be people who would take advantage of his misfortune. For example, those senior executives who didn't get along well with him on weekdays had already started spreading the news.

Soon, all the institutions that cooperated with their company knew that Lu Jie was invited to have tea.

They immediately called Mr. Song and said, "Mr. Song, this project is at a critical stage. Shouldn't we be more cautious and try to eliminate all adverse factors that may affect the progress of the project?"

What is an unfavorable factor? Mr. Song understood it immediately and decisively chose to sacrifice Lu Jie.

(End of this chapter)