A sophomore in college starts by getting a marriage certificate with a female CEO.

"A newly hired intern?"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding management looked on in surprise and exchanged glances.

You should know that newcomers like Lu Yang don't even have the right to sit at the table.

However, at this moment, Lu Yang not only sat down at the table, but also sat in a position closer to the front than all of them.

This is no longer about being on equal footing.

They're completely outmatched.

"Brother Sun, the intern you mentioned before, could it be him...?"

An analyst standing nearby couldn't help but ask.

He was curious about the background of this newcomer.

Sun Wenbo didn't say anything, but his meaning was already very clear.

Chen Yan stood up and handed a set of meeting materials to Lu Yang.

This action looks very natural, but it contains a great deal of information.

Because Chen Yan is Li Xixue's personal assistant.

She usually only serves Li Xixue.

Today, however, he took the initiative to hand over the documents to Lu Yang.

Which department head here has ever received such treatment?

When she handed over the documents, Chen Yan gave Lu Yang a look, which roughly meant, "You're in the wrong seat!"

Seeing this, Lu Yang subconsciously looked at Li Xixue and lowered his voice, "Did I sit in the wrong seat?"

As a newcomer to the workplace, he didn't think too much about it and sat down when he saw there was a seat available.

Moreover, psychologically speaking, he didn't know anyone else, so he subconsciously chose a spot closer to Li Xixue.

But I seem to have forgotten something...

Li Xixue is the company's president.

And the seat I'm sitting in now, besides hers, is the one closest to the front.

Do you even need to tell me?

The surrounding executives' lips twitched.

If it weren't for the rule against making a scene during the meeting, they would have thrown Lu Yang out long ago.

A newcomer sits so close to the front, how can the older generation save face?

Lu Yang got up, preparing to stand to the side.

Li Xixue said directly, "Let's sit here."

These words were spoken.

Everyone was stunned.

Finally, Sun Wenbo couldn't hold back any longer and stood up to speak.

"Mr. Li, I'd like to say something that might not be appropriate."

"In previous years, only vice presidents or department directors were qualified to sit next to you at project decision-making meetings. Isn't it... inappropriate for a newly hired intern to be sitting in that position?"

The words were phrased tactfully, but the meaning was anything but.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The head of the legal department took off his glasses, wiped them, and said slowly, "Rules still need to be in place."

The voice just fell.

All eyes were focused on Li Xixue's face.

Chen Yan stood to the side, her grip on the meeting minutes notebook tightening.

She knows Li Xixue too well.

In this situation, to have her arrangements questioned to her face, given President Li's temperament...

really.

Li Xixue slammed the pen in her hand on the table.

"The meeting is beginning."

Just four words.

No explanation, no response, just skip it.

The translation is...

He sits wherever I tell him to, and he has to keep quiet about any objections he might have.

Sun Wenbo's face stiffened slightly. He turned to look at the surrounding executives, who shook their heads.

After all, Li Xixue has the final say here.

They can offer suggestions, but whether the other party listens is another matter entirely.

The meeting officially began.

Chen Yan displayed the overall framework of the merger and acquisition deal on the projection screen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is only one topic for today."

Li Xixue spoke,

"Regarding the acquisition of Xinyuan Materials, the initial draft of the evaluation report has been completed, and I need all departments to review it again."

She turned to Sun Wenbo: "Manager Sun, you go first."

Sun Wenbo opened the folder in front of him.

He was very well prepared.

No, I should say he was too thorough.

"President Li, everyone."

Sun Wenbo stood up and walked to the projection screen: "Our team has been following this new energy materials company for half a month, and we have done a comprehensive investigation of it, from its financial data and business structure to its upstream and downstream partners."

He turned to the first slide of the PowerPoint presentation.

The data is impressive.

The PPT was also very professionally made.

Sun Wenbo turned to the next page:

"Moreover, our gross profit margin remains at around 28%, which is a very good level in the industry."

Everyone made a couple of notes in their notebooks, but said nothing and raised no objections.

Everything is normal.

At least on the surface, that's how it seems.

Sun Wenbo turned to the page on accounts receivable:

"Regarding accounts receivable, there is a sum of 32 million that is over 18 months old. I have conducted a detailed investigation into this amount."

He paused for a moment.

"The debtor has a registered capital of 200 million yuan. This company has indeed experienced delays in repayments over the past two years, but according to our assessment, the main reason is the long cycle of downstream projects, not a problem with its debt repayment ability."

"Our conclusion is that although this account receivable is relatively old, the risk of non-recovery is manageable."

After speaking, Sun Wenbo closed the laser pointer and scanned the people present.

"These are my assessment conclusions. Overall, the company's fundamentals are sound, the acquisition price is reasonable, and I recommend proceeding with the acquisition."

Very smooth.

Very professional.

It's also very clean.

The heads of several departments looked at each other, preparing to express their opinions.

"Manager Sun's report is very detailed."

One of the executives spoke first, "We've gone through the equity structure and performance-based clauses, and there aren't any major issues."

The deputy head of the risk control department added, "The risk control opinion is consistent with Manager Sun's; we recommend proceeding with it."

Two departments.

Two green lights.

Sun Wenbo's lips twitched slightly, but he didn't actually laugh; his smugness was written all over his face.

Once everyone agrees, the project is yours.

According to the procedure, the next step is for Li Xixue to sign and confirm, and then it will be approved.

He turned to Li Xixue, waiting for her to say, "Okay."

However, Li Xixue did not speak.

She glanced at the documents beside her, then at Lu Yang.

Everyone's eyes followed her gaze.

"Do you have anything to add?"

Yes.

She completely ignored Sun Wenbo and instead chose to ask a newcomer.

Sun Wenbo's smug expression froze instantly.

Replenish?

What can an intern contribute?

The surrounding executives watched Lu Yang with great interest.

They wanted to see what this newcomer was capable of.

At this time.

A system voice sounded in Lu Yang's mind.

[Ding! The host is facing workplace challenges. Please demonstrate your abilities to your superiors and expose hidden financial risks.]

Just in time!

Seeing this, Lu Yang smiled.

Sensing the gazes around him, Lu Yang calmly opened a document he had previously compiled.

Not many, maybe two or three pages.

"I have a few questions."

Lu Yang suddenly spoke up: "The accounts receivable that Manager Sun just mentioned, is that the debtor?"

He pointed to a company name and said.

"right."

Sun Wenbo nodded. "What's wrong?"

"The legal representative of this company is Li Jianjun, and the actual controller is Li Jianguo."

Lu Yang smiled and said, "As far as I know, the two of them are cousins."