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

Chapter 282 Daenerys's Kindness

the next day.

Half morning.

The bespectacled assistant told Su Cheng to go to Long Ruoli's office.

Su Cheng is in pretty good shape today; he can handle most unexpected situations.

He arrived at Long Ruoli's office: "President Long, you wanted to see me?"

"Okay, have a seat first."

After they both sat down, Long Ruoli started chatting with Su Cheng about random, unimportant things.

Su Cheng outwardly gave him a perfunctory response, but inwardly she was wondering why this person hadn't gotten to the point yet, and what he wanted to do with him. Was it just to exchange pleasantries?

Long Ruoli had a purpose in talking to Su Cheng about these trivial matters; she mainly wanted to observe Su Cheng's reaction.

Assuming Su Cheng really holds shares in "Heart Signal", she must already know that she sent an email to Wang Zhiying asking her to hand over 90% of her personal income.

But Su Cheng didn't seem to react much in her expression or words, as if she didn't know anything and didn't even ask her a question.

Su Cheng knew exactly what Long Ruoli was thinking.

If you want to see my reaction, then I won't let you see it.

He won't give himself away.

no way.

Seeing that Su Cheng didn't react, Long Ruoli put the matter aside for the time being and brought up the important matter she wanted to discuss with Su Cheng.

"Recently, the headquarters handed over some non-performing assets to Shengyue, and they need us to come up with corresponding solutions for the headquarters' reference."

"I've decided to assign this task to you, Team Leader Su. Are you capable of handling it?"

Su Cheng was secretly happy.

How to handle the group's non-performing assets?
Isn't this the opportunity that's presented itself?

The water in Su Cheng's pot has boiled, and she's just waiting to add the rice.

He agreed without hesitation: "No problem, Mr. Long. I will definitely come up with the best solution based on the current situation!"

Long Ruoli nodded: "Yes, I believe you."

She gave Su Cheng a note, telling her to take the note to the administration department to pick up the case file later.

"Is there anything else, Mr. Long? If not, I'll head over to the administration department."

"Wait a moment." Long Ruoli stopped Su Cheng and brought up Wang Zhiying's matter: "Team Leader Su, have you heard any news recently?"

"Uh? In what way?"

"It's that acquisition case involving 'Heart Signal'."

"I have reached an agreement with the Fighters Group, and the final price is set at $1.5 million."

"Ah, that's good."

Ok?
That's it?

Is that all?

"I sent Wang Zhiying an email asking her to hand over 90% of her earnings. Are you aware of this?"

"Yes, Mr. Wang told me."

Ok?
Does Su Cheng know?

How come you're acting so calmly?

This kid's pretty good at hiding things.

"Besides this, didn't she tell you anything else?"

"No."

Su Cheng had already prepared her answers, but she was afraid that Long Ruoli would ask all sorts of questions.

"President Wang did indeed violate our group's principles and relevant laws. How the group deals with her is a matter for the group to decide."

"Whether it's 50% or 90%, I personally will not participate."

Long Ruoli pressed Su Cheng for her opinion: "And what's your take on it?"

"As for me... I would definitely support our group!"

"Aren't you going to ask me whether this was a decision I changed on short notice, or a punishment imposed on her by headquarters?"

"Whether it's your decision to change or the decision made by headquarters, I support it."

Su Cheng pretended to be firm in her stance: "If everyone in our group knows about President Wang's matter, then everyone will go out and start their own companies, and no one will be able to handle the affairs of our group."

Long Ruoli couldn't find fault with Su Cheng's words: "Yes...that's true."

She thought for a moment.

Based on the evidence they have, it is highly likely that Su Cheng holds shares.

Regardless of the percentage, this matter resulted in Su Cheng taking a considerable amount of money from her, because even if Wang Zhiying gave it all, it wouldn't be enough.

Although Su Cheng doesn't know the inside story now, he will definitely find out someday. Long Ruoli doesn't want to be purged then, so it's necessary to tell Su Cheng now.

“I reported this to headquarters, and they felt that my approach was too lenient, so they asked me to increase the percentage to over 90%.”

"That's all. I was just chatting with you casually. You need to handle the asset disposal properly."

Su Cheng:?
Oh.

Just chatting?

Why are you talking to me about this?

Su Cheng had long known that this was the old man's idea; only he could do such a bastard thing.

From a normal work relationship perspective, Long Ruoli is a leader who is more than ten levels above Su Cheng, so she has no obligation to bring this up with him.

what.

First, she should clear herself of all ties. It wasn't her idea to distance herself from all relationships. That way, if Su Cheng finds out the truth and tries to settle accounts later, she can avoid taking responsibility.

Su Cheng initially thought Long Ruoli was a moderate, but later thought she was at least a neutral party.

But now it seems.

Long Ruoli is neither a moderate nor a neutral party; she is a complete fence-sitter!

Those who are fickle and opportunistic are the most difficult to deal with and the most infuriating.

In Su Cheng's logic, those who sit on the fence are equivalent to those who oppose him.

Su Cheng almost wanted to curse.

But not only could he not curse, he also had to be very polite to Long Ruoli, and even give her a certain 'reward'.

Because Su Cheng now owes her a favor.

Long Ruoli is a very smart woman. She didn't simply and crudely give Su Cheng any benefits, but she did something else.

First, Long Ruoli promoted Ye Li to deputy manager.

Secondly, Long Ruoli approved Ye Li's application for the Advancement Program and gave her an excessively large approval budget.

As for the annual award, that doesn't count. That was an award Su Cheng received after suffering a few days of humiliation and doing manual labor back in his hometown. It had nothing to do with Long Ruoli.

This sense of indebtedness is similar to the tactics used by the restaurant owner where Su Cheng dined yesterday.

For example.

Su Cheng took her child to that restaurant for a meal, and the owner, Long Ruoli, gave Su Cheng's child a balloon, chocolate, or some other gift.

Then Su Cheng would feel indebted to Long Ruoli emotionally, and thus order more dishes.

When your child receives a gift, it's as if you've received a gift yourself.

Now, Ye Li is Su Cheng's child.

Long Ruoli knew that Su Cheng and Ye Li had a close relationship, so she used a subtle approach to help Ye Li and make Su Cheng owe her.

Most importantly, Su Cheng cannot ignore this set of things.

Even if she is Lao Deng's person, his opponent, Su Cheng still has to repay her. This thing is not affected by factors such as character, morality, or stance.

If Su Cheng ignores this set of rules, then the mutually beneficial relationship between him and Long Ruoli will come to an end. At that time, Long Ruoli will not even be a fence-sitter, but a hardliner, which will not benefit him at all.

Su Cheng understood, but he couldn't say it out loud.

On the surface, Su Cheng, the team leader, owed Long Ruoli, the leader, a small favor. This was just the beginning; what Long Ruoli really wanted was the promotion that followed.

Therefore, Su Cheng's best course of action now is: "President Long, rest assured, I will do my utmost to come up with a solution that satisfies both you and headquarters regarding the group's non-performing assets!" "Good!"

Long Ruoli got up and walked to the cabinet. She took out a fine gift box with a six-pointed white star printed on it and the word "Monrblanc" written in cursive English.

Montblanc?
If Su Cheng remembers correctly, it seems to be a prestigious fountain pen brand with a century-old tradition of craftsmanship.

It is said that a fountain pen was specially commissioned for the Pope in the 90s, and it was set with 4810 diamonds.

"Team Leader Su, this was given to me by a senior vice president of our group's European branch. I'm giving it to you now."

Su Cheng was puzzled. Had Long Ruoli changed her approach? Why was she suddenly giving him gifts directly?

If the old man finds out, won't he punish her?

Su Cheng really wanted it, but he had to be reserved.

Su Cheng wasn't interested in fountain pens; his plan was to keep them and give them to Ye Li later, since Sister Chestnut liked these delicate and pretty little things.

"Mr. Long, this is far too valuable!"

“It’s just a pen, an ordinary one, not worth much.” Long Ruoli looked directly into Su Cheng’s eyes. “Team Leader Su, I hope you will continue to make progress in your work and look forward to your outstanding contributions to our Dihao Group.”

"Alright, then I'll accept it. I will definitely live up to your trust, Mr. Long."

Su Cheng feigned politeness before accepting Long Ruoli's gift.

He also noticed an exquisitely crafted gift box that had already been opened, sitting on the corner of the desk.

In fact, Su Cheng noticed it as soon as she entered the room; there were two bottles of wine inside.

"Mr. Long, do you really like wine?" Su Cheng tried to steer the conversation toward the gift box.

Long Ruoli asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Su Cheng pointed to the wine box behind her.

"Oh, you mean that one?"

Is it whiskey?

"Yes." Long Ruoli took out the gift box and placed it on the table in front of them. "You know about this?"

Su Cheng didn't understand these things, especially wine and cigars. He had never even seen them in the first half of his life. The most fashionable wine he had ever drunk was the cheap red wine he drank at a banquet in his hometown.

Is this thing very expensive?

This gift box was something Long Ruoli had carefully prepared to give to Bai Zihua, but he refused to accept it, so she brought it to her office, intending to put it in the cabinet as a decoration.

Long Ruoli concealed the true price of the two bottles of wine, which was two million US dollars each: "I don't know the price. It was a gift from a friend, so it's probably not worth much."

"Team Leader Su, if you like it, I'll give it to you as well."

"Ah, thank you, Mr. Long!"

Long Ruoli: ? ? ?

No.

You really want it.

"Mr. Long, I'll take the pen, but I have to pay you for this wine."

"Oh, don't worry about money. If you like it, just take it. Consider it an early reward for your group."

"Please pay me, Mr. Long. Otherwise, I'll feel pressured. Just looking at the packaging, I know it's very valuable, and I won't feel at ease holding onto it."

"Uh, then you can give it to me."

"how much?"

"You can give me whatever you think is appropriate."

"Uh, then I'll give you ten thousand?"

"Row."

Long Ruoli readily agreed.

She has plenty of money and doesn't like whiskey.

Since the wine wasn't given away, it only had value as a decorative item in her possession.

Since Su Cheng wants it, giving it to him would be a good option.

Ten thousand or five thousand.

Price doesn't matter.

It would be best if Su Cheng "owed" her. When Su Cheng finds out the real price of the two bottles of wine, she will definitely feel that he owes her a huge favor, and the emotional bond between the two will definitely be deeper.

Su Cheng was about to transfer the money to her right then and there.

"You can transfer it to me later, I have something to take care of later."

"Okay, Mr. Long, please send me the account details later."

"Ah."

He carried the gift box back to his office.

Su Cheng neither likes nor understands whisky.

But Su Cheng knew that her father's secretary, Bai, loved whiskey the most.

In her previous life, Su Cheng had visited Secretary Bai's office.

It's not really an office; it's more like a semi-office, semi-residential space. One wall is completely covered with a collection of wines.

What Long Ruoli has in her hands must be good stuff; there's no cheap stuff at all.

The necklace she's wearing today is worth millions.

She said the wine cost 10,000 yuan, but it's definitely worth hundreds of times more.

Su Cheng was thinking of keeping this thing so she could give it to Secretary Bai later.

He temporarily put the wine in the office cabinet, and then started fiddling with the fountain pen.

Su Cheng wanted to check if there was a listening device inside the pen.

The old man had planted many spies and eavesdropping and recording devices around him, but he still gave Su Cheng a certain amount of private space.

Su Cheng couldn't rule out the possibility that someone like Long Ruoli had secretly installed a bugging device on herself.

After Su Cheng fiddled with the information he had searched for, he actually found something.

The pen that Long Ruoli gave him was different from the blueprint that Su Cheng found on the company's official website; the pen barrel seemed to have been modified.

Apart from the different materials, everything else is exactly the same as the original drawings, including details such as size, color, and spiral pattern.

The original design for the pen barrel was ceramic.

However, the pen in Su Cheng's hand was made of titanium alloy.

Why are the materials different?
Su Cheng quickly came up with the answer.

The acoustic conductivity of titanium alloy pen barrels is three times that of ordinary metals.

Furthermore, the thickness of the inner wall of the pen barrel is over 0.5mm, which just avoids the detection threshold of the standard X-ray machine.

If Su Cheng is not mistaken, this pen should generate electricity using the temperature difference between the palm and the hand, right?

What is Long Ruoli trying to do?

Su Cheng came up with this idea.

Long Ruoli wants to establish an information system that is independent of everyone else.

This would allow her to exploit information asymmetry, thus maneuvering between the old man and Su Cheng, and ultimately becoming the big winner?

Long Ruoli's direct gift of a fountain pen is completely inconsistent with Su Cheng's previous analysis of her behavior and motives.

Fuck it.

I knew Long Ruoli had no good intentions.

This woman has used all her cunning on him.

OK OK.

Is that how you play?
Damn it, the old man, Wei Qing, and Long Ruoli all like to eavesdrop.

If you want to exploit information asymmetry, then I can exploit information asymmetry too.

Su Cheng decided not to give the pen to Ye Li; he kept it for himself.

At the appropriate time, Su Cheng can convey some information to Long Ruoli that she wants her to know.

(End of this chapter)