I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 270 Another stepmother?!

Deng Qiang was startled by Long Ruoli.

He quickly introduced the situation of each group of Shengyue, and picked out some outstanding colleagues to elaborate on their deeds, including Ye Li and Su Cheng.

"President Long, I think these people are worth focusing on developing in the future. They will become the backbone of our group!"

"Tell me about Su Cheng."

"it is good."

When Deng Qiang saw Long Ruoli asking him a question, he quickly introduced Su Cheng's situation.

"President Long, Su Cheng used to be one of my team members. After she became a full-time employee last year, she handled many impressive cases..."

Deng Qiang began to publicize Su Cheng's deeds extensively.

After hearing this, Long Ruoli slightly raised her eyelids: "Is he at the company? Go and call him over for me."

"Okay, Mr. Long, please wait a moment, I'll go and call him to see you right now."

Deng Qiang trembled as he left the office. His back was soaked with sweat, and he unconsciously rubbed his trouser leg, trying to wipe the sweat from his palms.

He looked up and saw that many of his colleagues outside the office were secretly observing him.

Deng Qiang didn't have time to think about it and rushed to Su Cheng's office.

He knocked on Su Cheng's door: "Team Leader Su."

"Manager Deng, what's wrong? Why are you in such a panic?"

Deng Qiang didn't have time to adjust his demeanor at all. He explained the situation to Su Cheng: "The leader who was parachuted in has arrived..."

Su Cheng frowned after hearing this.

So fast?
Was the person parachuted in a female leader?
They specifically requested to see him?
What is this?

"Manager Deng, you've been praising me to the skies! You've dug a huge pit for me!"

Deng Qiang had no choice. He had already said those things, and if he didn't find something to report to the higher-ups, they would mentally mark him wrong.
"Hey Team Leader Su, no offense, you really did perform very well last year. I saw her expression, she seemed quite satisfied with you."

Deng Qiang led Su Cheng to the door of his office.

"Team Leader Su, please go in. I'll wait for you outside."

"Wait, what should I call her?"

"The leader's surname is Long."

dragon?
Is that such a powerful surname?
Wait a minute.

Su Cheng seemed to have some recollection of this surname.

Before Su Cheng could even process what was happening, Deng Qiang pulled her into the office.

Deng Qiang was in a hurry, afraid that if he was delayed for too long, his superiors would be unhappy.

"Mr. Long, Su Cheng has been invited over for you, so I won't bother you any longer."

After Deng Qiang finished speaking, he left and carefully closed the office door.

Su Cheng was thus forcibly pushed into the program by Deng Qiang.

He felt somewhat uneasy.

Upon seeing his boss's appearance, he became even more uneasy.

Isn't that Long Ruoli?
Another stepmother?!

Holy crap, it's true!
Su Cheng would never forget Long Ruoli's appearance, even after two lifetimes, because she was simply too beautiful.

Long Ruoli has an oval face with a full, rounded forehead and slightly protruding cheekbones, but not overly sharp ones.

Her jawline is as clear as a fine brush painting, and the curve from her earlobe to her chin is smooth, like a curved surface carefully polished by a skilled jade craftsman.

Her porcelain-white skin, as delicate as the finest mutton-fat jade, shimmered with a warm and lustrous sheen under the light, seemingly fragile yet radiating a healthy and vibrant life force.

Her eyebrows and eyes resembled distant mountains shrouded in mist, like two delicate strokes of blue ink painted in meticulous detail, setting an elegant and refined tone for her entire face.

Her eyes were the color of black jade, or a deep pool, shimmering with light. They contained the brilliance of stars and the warmth of ancient jade, captivating and enchanting all who looked upon them.

Su Cheng even felt that the phrase "love at first sight" could also be used here.

In her previous life, Su Cheng met Long Ruoli once, in her father's hospital room before his death.

The old man's will divided his inheritance among many of his stepmothers, but Long Ruoli was the only woman present at the scene.

At the same time, she was also the woman who received the most.

After Su Cheng arrived, the coldness on Long Ruoli's face lessened considerably. She smiled and looked at Su Cheng: "Hello, you must be Su Cheng?"

"Yes."

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Long Ruoli, and I will be in full charge of Shengyue Consulting's business from now on."

"Hello, Mr. Long."

"Please take a seat."

Long Ruoli had known about Su Cheng's existence for a long time, and had occasionally heard Su Tianyan mention a so-called successor plan.

However, she had never met Su Cheng in person, nor did she know where Su Cheng was training.

Unexpectedly, it happened right under her nose in Jingzhou.

Long Ruoli silently observed Su Cheng.

It has to be said that the young man is quite handsome, and he might become even more handsome as he gets older.

Well, Su Cheng's physical attributes are great in every way, except she's a bit too thin. If she could build up some muscle, she would look even more elegant.

Last night, Su Tianyan urgently transferred her to Shengyue, saying that he would be away on a business trip for a while and asked her to help take care of their son during that time.

She didn't know the specifics of the temporary management, but was told that she should simply follow Bai Zihua's instructions.

In any case, there is one deadline that is certain: Long Ruoli cannot reveal the successor plan to the outside world, and she cannot tell Su Cheng the truth directly.

We'll have to wait until we meet Bai Zihua to find out the specifics of how it will be managed.

Long Ruoli is Su Tianyan's woman.

She is 33 years old this year, not much older than Su Cheng. If this crown prince succeeds to the throne, her position may be a bit awkward.

Now that she has this opportunity, Long Ruoli definitely wants to establish a good relationship with the future leader of the Emperor Group.

But... why is this young master staring at my chest?

How did Brother Tianyan raise his son to be like this?

This young man has probably never been in a relationship before.
The two sides exchanged pleasantries, but it was all just superficial polite talk; in reality, they each had their own thoughts.

Su Cheng felt a little uneasy.

Wang Xiaoma only received a few hotels, but Long Ruoli received much more than Wang Zhiying. The old man assigned her all of the advertising and public relations businesses of the Dihao Group.

In his previous life, Su Cheng had never met Long Ruoli; he had only met her once, so he wasn't very familiar with her.

But Su Cheng's message still gave him a lot of information.

He felt that Long Ruoli definitely held a place in the highest echelons of the Emperor Group, had already touched the core of the Emperor Group's power, and was someone who could influence Lao Deng's opinions and thoughts.

To have this energy, at least two conditions must be met.

First, Long Ruoli is one of the women her father likes the most.

Secondly, Long Ruoli is an intelligent woman who can stand on her own.

Su Cheng glanced at Long Ruoli's chest a few times.

They say they have big breasts and no brains.

However, Long Ruoli's intelligence is proven by evidence.

If she were a brainless idiot, she would only be treated as a pretty face by her father, and he would never give her so much power.

In his previous life, the old man employed a two-way protection strategy, never leaking his information.

Others cannot contact him, and he cannot contact others.

The main reason is that she doesn't want people with ulterior motives to have any interactions with her while she is still in a lowly position.

to be honest.

He was afraid that everyone around him would join the princeling faction, causing him to lose power.

Those who can show up at Su Cheng's place are all people that Lao Deng trusts.

But now, Long Ruoli has actually participated in the 'successor plan,' which speaks volumes.

Either there's been some internal change within the Geely Group.

Either something has happened to the old man. What could it be?

What's that old man up to now?

Su Cheng couldn't understand it.

but it does not matter.

He'll figure it out.

Long Ruoli praised and affirmed Su Cheng, and also said that she had been in contact with Su Cheng before.

Su Cheng immediately knew that she was trying to subtly close the distance between them.

Long Ruoli is a more dangerous woman than Wang Zhiying.

This is a master.

"Oh? Is that so, Mr. Long? What's the connection?"

"Do you know that client of yours from before? 'Heart Signal'."

"Ok?"

“I received a channel cooperation request from your client, asking us to be in charge of advertising and promotion for this product.” Long Ruoli added after speaking, “Oh, I forgot to tell you, before I was transferred to Shengyue, I was in charge of advertising and public relations in our group.”

Su Cheng guessed that.

"But Mr. Long, it seems our group isn't responsible for the product promotion and marketing of 'Heart Signal'?"

Long Ruoli admitted, "Yes."

Actually, she wanted to take on the case and had even come up with a plan, but a command came from headquarters, preventing her from handling it.

The reason given was that this product would affect the brand image of the Geely Group.

At the time, Long Ruoli didn't understand, but after Su Tianyan transferred her to Shengyue to participate in the 'successor plan', she suddenly connected all these things.

All the brand image is just a facade; the real purpose is to prevent "Heart Signal" from receiving the same level of traffic support.

If she had taken over the advertising and promotion business for "Heart Signal", the product would have been much larger than it is now, at least the result of two to three years of traffic accumulation from other conventional promotional channels.

She guessed that Lao Su was afraid that if this young master took on one big deal after another, he might get carried away and become arrogant. So he wanted to put a little bit of resistance on the young master's training process.

I don't know if my guess is right, but that's definitely what Long Ruoli thinks.

Facing Su Cheng, Long Ruoli gave a perfect explanation: "It's like this, our business schedule was full at that time, and your client's product was in a hurry to be launched, so we turned it down."

“Affecting brand image is only part of the reason.”

Su Cheng:?
Do you think I believe it?
"So that's how it is, Mr. Long."

"Mmm." Long Ruoli nodded slightly. "What do you think of Deng Qiang?"

"Manager Deng? He seems like a very nice person."

Su Cheng gave Deng Qiang some positive feedback.

Although Deng Qiang is also a cunning and scoundrel, he is now someone who works for him, so he certainly can't say bad things about Deng Qiang.

"Why does Mr. Long ask that?"

"He was just flattering me like crazy. I don't like people like that."

"You used to be his subordinate, so you should know his character and style very well, which is why I wanted to ask you."

"It's alright, Team Leader Su. I'm open to suggestions. If he has any complaints, feel free to speak up, and I'll listen to them."

"The opinions of you middle managers are the only true and reliable ones."

If Su Cheng didn't know Long Ruoli, she might have really been fooled by her.

Who does he think he is now?
Why ask him?

Isn't it because of Su Cheng's true identity that she wants to curry favor with me?
People at Long Ruoli's level have pretty good eyesight.

Whether or not someone with six eyes is unclear, it's certain that Deng Qiang is very likely a black sheep in Shengyue.

If Su Cheng were to say anything bad about Deng Qiang, she would immediately kill him; there's no doubt about that.

Because a leader like Deng Qiang is definitely not good to his subordinates, Su Cheng probably suffered a lot of mistreatment under him.

If Sheng Yue's colleagues are good at figuring things out, then Deng Qiang is good at figuring people out.

Long Ruoli is thoughtful about both things and people.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have become a favorite of the old man and joined the 'successor plan'.

Therefore, eliminating Deng Qiang would greatly win Su Cheng's favor.

wonderful!
Wonderful!

With just a few words and actions, she established herself as a good leader and made Su Cheng devoted to her.

Su Cheng admitted that Long Ruoli was indeed very beautiful.

Unfortunately, she's an old woman's woman.

Otherwise, Su Cheng would still consider making contact.

If Su Cheng had to describe Long Ruoli in one word, it would be: aiding and abetting evil!

But then again.

Su Cheng is no longer certain that Long Ruoli is one of the old man's people.

If she really is my own military training instructor, then I can just act as a leader as I always have to.

There's no need to curry favor with yourself.

Moreover.

So what if Long Ruoli is definitely an old man?
Now that Long Ruoli has shown up, does that mean Su Cheng has no chance to turn her against him?
There is still a chance.

Su Cheng has already thought of her lines.

Join the princeling faction.

There are many benefits.

But this is all for later.

What kind of person Long Ruoli is, and whether Su Cheng has a chance to win her over, will all need to be considered after further contact.

After the first round of exchanges, Su Cheng left the office.

……

After they came out, Deng Qiang hurriedly pulled Su Cheng to a quiet smoking room where no one was around.

"So? What did President Long say to you?"

"He didn't say anything, he just chatted with me casually."

"What were you all talking about? Let me hear your exact words."

Su Cheng then picked out the parts and recounted his conversation with Long Ruoli.

Actually it’s nothing.

Of course, those who don't understand the intricacies won't be able to discern the sounds.

"You mean she was in charge of advertising and public relations at our group before?"

"Correct."

Advertising and public relations are the most profitable entertainment businesses of the Dihao Group.

This kind of business is not just about event planning, organizing competitions, or hosting large-scale galas.

This profession is unlike that of programmers who write code or artists who draw pictures.

Anyone with even a little business acumen is a master of office politics.

Those who can become leaders there are even more shrewd people who manipulate public psychology; they play with human nature.

"Didn't they say anything else?"

"said."

"What else did you say?"

"It seems like President Long doesn't like you very much. He might be planning to mess with you. He asked for my opinion."

"what?!"

Deng Qiang's hips suddenly loosened, and he felt as if a few drops of liquid had leaked out.

(End of this chapter)