New Monday.
Lingnan, Yangcheng Airport.
Standing at the familiar exit of the terminal, Jiang Kan took a deep breath of the humid southern air.
At the beginning of May, it was already a southern style with thorn flowers blooming and palm trees swaying.
I haven't been here for more than ten years, but this time I came here with a completely different identity than before. Thinking about it, it is really a life experience, so wonderful.
The last time I came here was not long after I graduated.
At that time, I was just an ignorant young man who knew nothing, had never been out of the province, and had never seen the outside world. A stupid young man who came here to work with a dream for the future.
When my time was over, more than ten years later, when I came here again, I was already working as a branch commissioner of a large company with a good reputation in the country and at the forefront of the industry, and my level was the same as the general manager of the branch here.
"Haha, thirty years in Hexi, thirty years in Hedong, I, Jiang Kan, am back again!"
Dragging a small suitcase, Jiang Kan joked, walked outside to the shade of a palm tree to avoid the sun, and then took out his mobile phone to make a call.
This is the number that Minister Yang left for Jiang Kan. He said that he could contact him after he arrived here.
When the time comes, someone will naturally pick him up to report to the branch, and his accommodation will also be arranged in advance by the people at the branch.
"Lao Yang is really a good person. He takes care of me like this even though I am no longer under his control. He probably wants to have a good relationship with me."
While waiting for the call to be connected, Jiang Kan murmured to himself and looked around at the surrounding scenery. A hot feeling suddenly came over him, making his head feel dizzy. He was so scared that he quickly used another phone. He rubbed his temples with his hands before finally feeling a little more comfortable.
"Du~du~ Hello, hello!"
The call was connected, and on the other end was a girl's voice with a clear voice, full of energy.
"Hello, are you a staff member of Feiyang Entertainment Yangcheng Branch? My name is Jiang Kan. Our Minister Yang has contacted you about me before."
Jiang Kan's head gradually returned to clarity, but the sunshine here was too hot, which made him feel a little unbearable. He unzipped his jacket and unbuttoned the first button of the shirt inside to feel a little more comfortable.
"Ah, yes, I am the staff responsible for greeting you. Are you at the exit of the terminal? You can see my car by walking about a hundred meters outside and turning right. The red Q5 with four rings cannot be driven in anymore..."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Kan dragged his suitcase and walked out. After walking less than a few dozen meters, he saw a little girl about 1.65 meters with a ponytail running over quickly and standing in front of him. He stood still and bowed gently, saying:
"I'm really sorry just now. I should have thought that you came here with a gift. Come and let me help you carry your suitcase!"
After saying that, the little girl stretched out her hand to take the suitcase from Jiang Kan's hand.
"Did you recognize me?"
Jiang Kan was a little stunned. The other party had obviously seen this attitude before him.
"Haha, you are the imperial envoy sent by the headquarters. How could we not have seen your photo...and your previous outstanding performance on "Xia Guo Good Singer". I have also watched every issue. Why? You might not recognize it!”….
The little girl had already taken the suitcase and was dragging it in her hands, and wanted to get the backpack on Jiang Kan's back. Jiang Kan was also startled by her enthusiasm, and she quickly signaled that she didn't need help and could just carry it by herself. .
Along the way, the little girl was chatting with Jiang Kan like a little sparrow. From time to time, she turned her head and glanced at Jiang Kan's handsome face. Because her movements were so obvious, Jiang Kan felt a little embarrassed. .
"By the way, what should I call you?"
After taking some time, Jiang Kan finally had the opportunity to ask the little girl her name. He couldn't always address her with "hey, hey", right?
"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself...I
My name is Xiang Ping. I will be your assistant and secretary here from now on. If you need anything, you can tell me. I will also introduce you to your colleagues here and be responsible for all your work communications here. . "
"Well, hello, Xiaoxiang. I'll take care of you this year."
Jiang Kan also had a pretty good impression of this little girl. She was polite, generous, and although she was a little too lively, it was better than being a boring coquettish girl who couldn't make a P in a long time, right?
"No, I still need Commissioner Jiang to take care of you... Oh, it will take about two hours to drive to the company. If you are very tired, you can sleep in the car. The back seat of my car is very Spacious!"
As they were talking, the two of them came to the place where Xiang Ping parked his car. Jiang Kan took a look, oh, a bright red Q5 with four rings, a model that he was very familiar with. It was really too weird for a little girl to drive this car. Wild is on fire.
"Okay, then I'll just take a nap for a while. Just call me when you get to the company. I haven't been to Yangcheng for a long time and I'm still a little used to it."
He took off his coat after getting in the car. Fortunately, Xiang Ping had already turned on the air conditioner in the car. As soon as he entered, he felt a cool feeling. It was also mixed with the smell of the little girl's perfume, and the light fragrance smelled It’s also very comfortable.
"Okay, then you can rest for a while. I'll call you when we arrive!"
Xiang Ping put the suitcase in the trunk, then opened the door and got into the car. She skillfully shifted gears, put down the handbrake and stepped on the accelerator to start. The car left the parking lot with great momentum and sped towards the branch office.
"Slow down, slow down, I'm not in a hurry..."
Jiang Kan felt a strong pushing sensation on his back, and the dizziness he had just recovered from became aggravated again. He shouted twice quickly, and then he felt the speed of the car slow down a bit, and the force on his back became gentler. stand up.
Jiang Kan picked up his cell phone and sent a message to his parents to report that he was safe. He also sent a message to Zhang Lingling saying that someone had come to pick him up. He closed the prestige without waiting for their reply.
Then, he turned on a music player, plugged wireless headphones into his ears, and selected a few Cantonese songs that were popular in Lingnan to play.
The customs and habits of the Lingnan area of Xia Kingdom are very different from other places. The usual language habits are to communicate in the local Cantonese.
Unless they encounter tourists from other places who take the initiative to ask for directions in Mandarin, they give priority to speaking the local language.
Therefore, most of the more popular local songs are written and sung in Cantonese. Mandarin songs are not popular here, and there is a large cultural gap. This is why the company’s headquarters staff and staff from other branches although The main reason why he covets the position of Commissioner but dare not take the rash risk of coming here for support. ….
Fortunately, Jiang Kan has worked and lived here for several years before. Although he can't speak Cantonese, he is generally not opposed to this cultural atmosphere.
With systematic help, he came here with confidence.
…
I don't know how long passed, but Jiang Kan finally felt the car stop.
"Commissioner Jiang, we are already here!"
The little girl who had not spoken a word along the way, but was humming to herself, turned her head and shouted at Jiang Kan, who was leaning on the backrest and pretending to be asleep, causing the latter to wake up in an instant.
"Are you here? I feel like I've been driving on the road for a long time..."
Jiang Kan took off his headphones and put them in his pocket, turned off his phone, and put the backpack on his back.
"There's a traffic jam. You know it's a Monday morning. It usually only takes two minutes to walk there, but now it's almost an hour longer..."
Xiang Ping also complained a little unhappily about the bad traffic in Yangcheng, then got out of the car, closed the door, quickly ran to the back, opened the trunk and took out Jiang Kan's suitcase.
"Wow, is this the branch office here?"
Jiang Kan looked at the ten-story building in front of him. Although it had a sense of age and was not a brand-new building built in recent years, he still couldn't help but let out a sound of admiration.
It is indeed an economically developed area.
Ah, the branch here is actually a building with more than ten floors!
The branch office in Chengdu is just one or two floors of a building!
Just as Jiang Kan put his hands on his hips and looked up at the building with envy, Xiang Ping, who was dragging his suitcase over, poured a basin of cold water on him:
"Commissioner Jiang, this is their business building. Our branch is on the eighth floor. There is only one floor..."
"Huh? Only one floor?"
Jiang Kan turned his head and looked at the other party in surprise.
Xiang Ping could only scratch the tip of her nose helplessly and nodded sheepishly.
"..."
Jiang Kan was speechless.
Well, I thought the branch here would be very grand, but I didn’t expect it to be just one floor like the Chengdu branch.
It's just that according to rumors, the branch here was very prosperous decades ago when the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang was still developed, and its performance even had a tendency to catch up with the head office in Magic City.
Unexpectedly, decades have passed, and with the decline of the film, television and music circles in Hong Kong, the level here has also declined, and now it has reached a point where it is almost unsustainable.
It’s really sad to think about it.
Jiang Kan shook his head, getting rid of these mixed feelings from his mind, and followed Xiao Xiang into the building and entered the elevator.
"Actually, we still have a building of our own in Tianhu District. Although it is only five floors, it is still very beautiful..."
In the slightly old and crude elevator, Xiang Ping also saw Jiang Kan's disappointment with the environment here, and couldn't help but "justify".
"At that time, the branch's performance was pretty good, and there were many entertainment companies who came to us to invite us to sing. However, as Guangguang Entertainment expanded here, and many of our main composers were poached, the company's business volume dropped again and again. In the end, I had to rent out the building to make some money, and moved here to rent only one floor. The price difference between the inside and outside can also subsidize the branch's finances..."...
Jiang Kan didn't know what to say. He just nodded from time to time to express that he felt the embarrassment here. I guess this girl also wanted to cry in front of herself, the commissioner sent by the headquarters, hoping to get more support.
"Please come in, the eighth floor is our company's territory."
When the elevator stopped, the two of them had already arrived at the door of the Yangcheng branch. Xiao Xiang extended his hand to invite them.
"Well, the layout is quite refreshing."
Jiang Kan has been working in society for about twenty years. Otherwise, those stupid people with low emotional intelligence would definitely open their mouths and say: "It's so crude."
"Xiao Xiang has brought someone back?"
The company does not have a front desk. When you open the elevator door, you will see a glass door. After entering, you will see a screen. After passing the screen, you will see an open hall in front of him. Each office space is separated by one-meter-high cubicles. It is half Open workstation.
When everyone saw the stranger coming in, they all stood up and looked towards the door, either arrogantly or low-key.
"Is that the commissioner sent by the headquarters?"
"I think I'm about thirty years old. I don't know if it's reliable!"
"Are you stupid? Are you still reliable? That's Jiang Kan! A super boss in the composing world!"
"Exactly, haven't you watched "Xia Guo Good Singer"? His voice is also very powerful!"
"Who would watch those shows that are sung in Mandarin? Our Cantonese songs are the coolest!"
"It's just that the Yankees simply can't understand the essence of our Cantonese language. If he can only write Mandarin songs, I'm not optimistic about his future. The market here is not what they think at all!"
…
Jiang Kan was led by Xiang Ping as he walked in, and he heard some comments about him along the way.
But he was not surprised that in a branch that was gradually declining, capable people would try their best to find new jobs, and there would be a few idiots who would take the initiative to jump here.
Therefore, Jiang Kan can understand the looks and comments of these people.
Yes, if he were an indigenous employee here, he would probably think this way.
"I have listened to his songs, and they are well written, but the problems and difficulties we have here have been accumulating for many years. Even if he is a god, how much effect can he have?"
"Yes, yes, and our situation here is different from other branches. In addition, we haven't received any decent orders for several months, and existing orders cannot be completed... There are even rumors about wages. They said they would postpone the distribution..."
"Yes, hasn't the payment been delayed once before? But it's hard to find a job now. It's better to live than die..."
"Yes, the capable bosses in the company have long been poached by companies like Guangguang. No matter how sharp the people in our marketing department are, they can't make a living without rice. By the way, Lao Liu will also leave. He will soon If you join our company, you will really have no backbone!"
…
Along the way, the whispers he heard made Jiang Kan's heart sink again and again.
Unexpectedly, it has already reached this point?
The branch of Yangcheng, the second largest entertainment company in the country, has been reduced to the point of delaying the payment of wages? ….
With anxiety, Jiang Kan was led by Xiang Ping to an empty office.
The door number was newly nailed, with three large blue characters reading "Commissioner's Office" written on it.
A relatively new boss desk is placed inside, and it is matched with a cowhide executive chair that looks very neat and clean, but is indeed quite old.
On the table are a newly equipped computer, a printer, and a fairly new landline phone.
Surrounded by a circle of wicker chairs and sofas and two small coffee tables, there is a porcelain tray, a teapot and several porcelain cups on them.
There are water dispensers and trash cans in the corner. There are also several pots of green plants in the room, and the leaves are very fresh.
The office is located in a corner of this floor, so it faces the street on both sides. The floor-to-ceiling glass windows are also very clean, and the view is quite good.
It seems that the leaders here are very concerned about the commissioners sent by the headquarters, and everything is in line with Jiang Kan's wishes.
"I'm determined."
Jiang Kan placed his backpack on the wicker chair sofa next to him, put his fingers on the table and turned half a circle to the seat.
There is not a trace of dust on my fingers, and the branch office is indeed very authentic.
"Commissioner Jiang, you're welcome. This is what we should do."
Xiang Ping heard Jiang Kan say "I'm serious", and combined with his actions just now, she understood what he was talking about, and she felt very relieved.
After all, he is a specialist assigned by the headquarters. Arranging a better working environment for him will also help him feel happy and have a good influence on better creation and guidance.
Of course, giving him an independent office is out of respect for him, and secondly, it is also to separate him from other employees here to prevent the employees' depression and resentment from infecting him. The atmosphere here is It's getting worse.
Every day when I stay in the company, I feel lifeless and heavy. Commissioner Jiang was full of hope and vitality when he first came here, but he can't be eroded quickly. .
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