Chapter 639
Greedy
Chapter 639 Greedy
After dinner, Zhang Yunqi took Chunlan and her roommates to sing karaoke. They played until about 10:30 p.m. before Chujian and the four girls returned to school.
Tomorrow, Chunlan will officially begin her military training at school, and Zhang Yunqi and Chujian will also be flying back to Yanjing early in the morning. Chunlan felt a little sad about the impending separation, but her beautiful face didn't show any sign of distress. She simply told her second brother and Chujian to go back and rest.
Zhang Yunqi smiled and patted Chunlan's head: "You go up first. I'm here to see you off. I wanted you to see me and your first sister off, but you're the one seeing us off."
Chunlan almost burst into tears. She went forward and hugged her second brother and Chujian, then waved with a smile before turning around and going upstairs.
Zhang Yunqi led Chu Jian back to the hotel.
After a night of intimacy, the two flew back to Yanjing.
Yang Jin picked them up from the airport. They stayed at the Kempinski Hotel and had lunch. Chu Jian said she needed to go to her dorm to handle the submission for "Red Girl". Zhang Yunqi drove her back to Peking University and arranged to pick her up in the evening.
On the way back to the Kempinski Hotel, only Zhang Yunqi and Yang Jin were in the car. Yang Jin then reported on the progress of the work in Yanjing.
Chutian Culture has already acquired it for nearly 50 yuan and renamed it Zijian Gravity Culture Media Company. With money and power at its disposal, acquiring such a small company is not difficult. By using Sun Xiangyun as a figurehead, Feng Yuannan didn't dare to put up any resistance. Zhang Yunqi's acquisition of this company was simply because he was too lazy to start from scratch. He could rely on Chutian Culture's existing resources to quickly operate and develop his business.
Following Zhang Yunqi's instructions, Yang Jin retained the middle and lower-level personnel structure of Chutian Culture, but eliminated all the senior leaders. The core management team was hired from elsewhere, and the general manager was a veteran of the publishing industry for more than ten years named He Yonghong. He had previously worked at the "October" magazine, where he served as the director of the editorial department. Later, he went into business and spent several years working in the private book industry, gaining a deep understanding of content and marketing.
The company's original distribution channels and relationships with several printing plants have now been successfully taken over. The most urgent task now is to find the first significant project for this newly transformed entity and to promote the new brand of "WordGravity".
This project is, of course, the first one I saw, "Red Girl".
Zhang Yunqi was quite satisfied with Yang Jin's efficiency. This female secretary was meticulous and reliable, and he thought for a moment before saying, "Yang Jin, I want to talk to you about something."
This was the first time Yang Jin had ever heard Zhang Yunqi speak to her like this. Generally, bosses would give orders directly. She became serious and replied, "What is it, boss?"
Zhang Yun lit a cigarette and said, "I'm with Li Yufei now."
Yang Jin didn't react.
After a long while, she managed a weak "hmm," her face expressionless, but her mind was racing.
It might be a sad thing to be a woman, but she had been with Zhang Yunqi for a long time. In the past two years, she had encountered countless bosses who messed around with women. In the business world these days, it's almost standard to have prostitutes who accompany women for drinks and sex.
She wasn't some naive young girl fresh out of school; this kind of situation was nothing new to her. Given Zhang Yunqi's current status, it wasn't surprising that he had a few female confidantes. However, her boss had never crossed any lines in this regard before. Even when socializing outside, he maintained his integrity and never acted recklessly. His relationship with Chu Jian had always been very good and stable, which was the envy of many. Sometimes, even she couldn't help but envy Chu Jian's good fortune. At this moment, her boss suddenly confessed to her that he had confirmed his relationship with Li Yufei. She was surprised and felt a mix of emotions.
Zhang Yunqi said while smoking, "She will definitely find out about this when she first meets him. It's better to find out sooner rather than later. The longer it drags on, the more upset she will be. I've considered many possibilities. You're staying in Yanjing now, so work is secondary. Let a professional manager handle it for now. Right now, I need you to deal with my personal relationship issues. Consider it a favor to you. Keep her calm and supportive during her most difficult time."
Yang Jin felt a surge of pressure upon hearing this.
She knew how deep Chu Jian's feelings for Zhang Yunqi were, and she had no clue how to comfort her. Only Zhang Yunqi himself could do that. Perhaps her boss understood this too, but Chu Jian might not want to see him again for a while after learning the truth. He was afraid that Chu Jian might do something foolish in her sadness, so his purpose was probably to keep an eye on her and stay by her side.
Just as Yang Jin was thinking about this, she heard Zhang Yunqi say, "I will give you the contact information of Chu Jian's roommates. These girls are all majoring in Chinese literature. Try to find a way for them to earn some money part-time through Word Gravity. Don't get involved in this. Let He Yonghong handle it. What you need to do is maintain good relationships with Chu Jian's roommates. Later, you can buy two courtyard houses within the Second Ring Road in the name of the company, renovate them nicely, and live in one of them yourself. Invite Chu Jian and the others to get together more often. I will let you know what happens next."
As Yang Jin listened to Zhang Yunqi's series of instructions, it was clear that the boss had seriously considered the possible scenarios ahead. She nodded silently, and after a while, she finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Boss, I suddenly feel like asking you a question that might not be appropriate at the moment."
Zhang Yunqi said, "What?"
Yang Jin asked, "Do you love Chu Jian?"
Zhang Yunqi nodded.
Yang Jin then asked, "Do you love Li Yufei?"
Zhang Yunqi hesitated for a moment, then nodded and asked, "Do you think I'm greedy?"
"It seems that no man is without greed; people yearn for beautiful things. This is only related to ability."
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My first encounter was back at Peking University.
There are still four days until the start of the semester, and my roommates haven't returned yet, so the dormitory is very quiet.
She started working on submitting her article to "Red Girl," and during that time she would also send text messages to Zhang Yunqi with a sweet smile.
During her summer vacation in Yunxi, Chu Jian had already printed out the complete manuscript and detailed outline. She attached a handwritten personal introduction and contact information in her dormitory, then found the submission addresses of publishing houses in the "National Directory of Publishing Houses" and sent them to the editorial departments of some publishing houses and magazines by registered mail.
Initially, she received mail from the editorial departments of People's Literature Publishing House, Writers Publishing House, China Youth Publishing House, and various local literary and art publishing houses. Her novels tend to be youth literature, so the chances of them being picked up by the Youth Publishing House are higher.
Besides submitting her work to publishing houses, Chu Jian also participated in the emerging literary competition held by the literary magazine "Harvest." This was the highest and most difficult threshold that most young people with literary dreams could reach at the time. Countless people poured their heart and soul into it, just hoping for a chance to be seen by the literary world.
However, the waiting process is lengthy, with response cycles often measured in months or even quarters, requiring immense patience. Most of the time, manuscripts painstakingly written and submitted end up disappearing without a trace.
I've seen this kind of thing many times before. In the Chinese Department of Peking University, which student doesn't harbor literary dreams? But these dreams are worn down by the daily rejection letters or no news at all.
She didn't dare to hope that her writing would receive special favor. She simply buried that expectation deep in her heart, like quietly planting a seed in the soil. Then she lived an ordinary campus life, attending classes, reading, thinking by Weiming Lake, working hard silently in the library, and in the quiet of the night, in a place where no one was around, lighting a solitary lamp to burn through the long night, writing silently, and moving towards her ideal.
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