Returning to her workstation, Chen Jiaxian replied to Song Zhuo: "I just asked HR, and HR said your resume didn't pass the test."
Song Zhuo responded quickly: "Miss, what is wrong with it? Do I still have a chance to fight for it?"
Out of guilt and guilt, Chen Jiaxian lied: "Your academic qualifications are too low. Our school only recruits students from the top ten universities. Didn't you become famous as a blogger? You must earn much more than us, so why bother? Come to Zhuoxiu? Our industry is in decline after all, why don’t you go to the Internet?”
Song Zhuo replied: "But I'm not popular enough and I have no choice."
Chen Jiaxian did not reply.
She silently held her heart, feeling sore and tight.
In the tide of the times, Mayfly just wants to live. Who can she save?
Waves of emotion roll over. Following Pan Qiaomu's suggestion, she went to the tea room to make a latte and threw in four pieces of white sugar.
She slowly drank the cup of unbelievably sweet liquid to appease the hunger and thirst clamoring in her body, but no more tears fell.
Her eyes were dry and burning.
Chen Jiaxian put her hand on the envelope containing a thin wad of banknotes again.
She couldn't help but touch the envelope repeatedly.
It wasn't until she finished her overtime shift that Chen Jiaxian ran back to the cash machine and reluctantly deposited the money back.
During the rest of the night, she repeatedly searched on Zhihu: What is it like to earn over 10,000 yuan a month, until she fell asleep.
…
Chen Jiaxian has never seen snow.
But this night, Chen Jiaxian dreamed of walking along an icy path. After the blizzard, the ground was covered with slippery ice and black slush. She ran hard and crookedly on the ice, falling repeatedly to the road, her hands were dirty, and her shoes were covered in mud.
Isn’t the road difficult to walk?
In the dream, she raised the black shovel and struck it hard against the ice. Black and gray ice particles splashed all over her head and face.
…
The next morning was the general meeting of Yuecheng Company.
Halfway through the fourth quarter of this year, the atmosphere in the entire Yuecheng branch was extremely tense due to the impact of the international economic downturn and the fractured disk of Yongda Group. Shi Yuan will carry out year-end mobilization at this conference, with all employees sprinting to gather all their strength to ensure sales.
People from the Changlefang project connected to the live broadcast in the conference room. In Shi Yuan's speech, the words "bronze age", "economic benefits", "performance indicators" and "profit" appeared repeatedly.
Because Li Zhuoxiu wanted to conduct an on-site inspection, Guan Xi helped the Changlefang project get a small sum of money from the group. However, as the main undertaker of the project, Shi Yuan did not mention a word about Changlefang.
As the product of Li Zhuoxiu and Yu Ben's playing football, Changlefang's status has become increasingly embarrassing.
Yu Ben frowned.
After the meeting, the tense atmosphere in Yuecheng Company became noticeably more tense. Everyone opens their PBC this quarter and is anxious about the assessment indicators.
Li Zhuoxiu is tentatively scheduled to inspect the Changlefang project before the Spring Festival.
The Changlefang project held a meeting to discuss the progress of the demonstration street. Guan Xi proposed the idea of "building gaps and inserting greenery" and will take the lead in this work.
She finally got her wish to get involved in the core business. Chen Jiaxian thought.
Chen Jiaxian has always known that both Jun Ziyi and Guan Xi are doing their best to participate in the core business. She has always remembered Guan Xi’s teachings that if she wants to develop better, she must get involved in the core business.
You can't get ahead by doing auxiliary functions.
What about her?
How can she get involved in the core business?
How can she get back on her feet?
Those who work in innovative businesses that the boss values are promoted fastest. This is the default consensus in the workplace. She has risen through the ranks through digital business. What’s next for her?
Chen Jiaxian opened her PBC and looked at the breathless performance appraisal indicators above, her mind went blank.
After the meeting, Zhou Yixing and Chen Jiaxian walked out of the conference room.
Zhou Yixing said in a low voice: "Mr. Shi is really a complete elite who was born under a complete elite education. He is a complete strong believer. He even has the blood of Social Darwinism flowing in his bones."
Zhou Yixing is also a product of elite education. Chen Jiaxian does not understand the social science terminology she talks about, but the big boss - Chen Jiaxian can completely understand what Zhou Yixing is expressing.
Arrogant.
The arrogance of the elite, the arrogance of the class, the arrogance of those who have caught up on the train of the times towards those who are left behind.
Chen Jiaxian asked curiously: "So you can feel it too?"
Zhou Yixing said: "If you listen to all his speeches, you will never be separated from his education background in prestigious schools, brilliant resume, listing of his company, and socializing with big shots... An elite like Mr. Shi can only see the strong in his eyes. He never asks for help." Be compatible with the bottom and never look down.”
Chen Jiaxian was in a trance.
The two people walked forward holding their laptops, and no one noticed Zhou Ke behind them.
…
After the meeting, Chen Jiaxian and Zhou Yixing sat in the small conference room again.
The project secretary printed two thin pieces of paper and placed them in front of Chen Jiaxian. Chen Jiaxian recommended one of the pictures to Zhou Yixing: "I plan to take this photo."
Zhou Yixing did not look at the piece of paper, but looked at Chen Jiaxian: "What do you mean?"
Chen Jiaxian said: "It means, since the theme you planned is tepid, you might as well try mine."
Zhou Yixing read out the theme very rudely: "What should you pay attention to for your first time - what theme is this? What does this theme have to do with traditional culture? Aren't we going to explain Xiguan culture to everyone?"
Chen Jiaxian said: "There is no need to use such a harsh way to explain Xiguan culture. As soon as I talk about Xiguan, I want to throw Cantonese opera in my face. If you are bored watching, I will be bored filming."
The topic selection series given by Chen Jiaxian is: What should you pay attention to for your first time.
What should you pay attention to when eating sushi for the first time? What should you pay attention to when eating KFC for the first time? What should you pay attention to when taking the high-speed rail for the first time? What should you pay attention to when flying for the first time?
Chen Jiaxian wants to do something for thousands of herself and thousands of "Song Zhuo".
Zhou Yixing said sharply: "Ask yourself, who are you filming this for? Can people who are interested in your videos have the ability to spend money in Yuecheng?"
Chen Jiaxian was stung: "So the cultural communication you define is inherently class-based, isn't it? The things you talk about can only be understood by people with higher education. Your so-called culture is only for the educated and knowledgeable. , People with spending power, right?”
What Chen Jiaxian didn't say was - for an elite like you, why have you ever looked down?
Zhou Yixing asked back: "Can you be more professional, Chen Jiaxian? What's the point of making such a point? It's just business. If you shoot something like this, how are you going to attract people to the Changlefang project for consumption?"
Chen Jiaxian was embarrassed by Zhou Yixing's questioning. Under the pressure, she blurted out: "It's you who need to be more professional. Consumption is not an assessment indicator for you and me at all, let alone our responsibility. To put it bluntly, we rely on kneeling for promotion. Licking the boss, okay? If we don’t lick the boss well in the video, what’s the use of filming it?”
This time Zhou Yixing thought for a long time and did not refute.
Chen Jiaxian said: "Let's shoot an issue of 'What to pay attention to when traveling to Changlefang for the first time'. It will be linked with Grandma Jin. It can not only catch up with Grandma Jin's hot spots, but also link up with Sister Xi's 'Building seams and inserting greenery'. Xi Sister’s performance is Ziyi’s performance, so both bosses will be happy.”
Zhou Yixing relaxed his brows and said, "This topic sounds reasonable. How do you link it up?"
Chen Jiaxian thought for a while and said, "I plan to talk to Grandma Jin about her memory of the banyan tree."
Zhou Yixing thought for a long time before saying: "If you manage upwards, this idea is feasible. But other 'firsts' are not allowed to be filmed. I will not agree to it, and neither will the bosses."
Chen Jiaxian was silent.
Zhou Yixing cannot understand his love for the native land, his unwillingness to accept the social class, his guilt towards Song Zhuo, and his sorrow for himself like a mayfly in the torrent of the times.
Only the reason of "managing upwards" can convince Zhou Yixing.
Standing on the tail end of 20 years old, Chen Jiaxian understands another truth: no one cares about the truth of the matter. If you want to persuade others, you must give reasons that the other person can understand.
There is no place for "self" in business society. Everyone is lying.
