The short black-haired girl who'd been silent on the side also started laughing, exchanged a glance with the tall girl with permed hair, then turned her head and the two of them spoke in unison to Song Xiaodong and the man who was smoking:
"Do you two bosses need any advertising done?"
The man with the cigarette shook his head and said, "I'm in the router business, my ads were outsourced ages ago."
"Oh…" The tall girl with permed hair let out a disappointed sigh, and the two girls went back to chatting among themselves, completely ignoring Song Xiaodong.
Song Xiaodong didn't care at all. He didn't really understand the advertising industry, and had no need to. When he needed to do ad marketing, he'd just have Minghe outsource it to the priciest, best‑reviewed agency.
So Song Xiaodong went back to resting with his eyes closed.
After a while, the man smoking started making a call, his face plastered with a humble, fawning smile.
"Oh, President Li!"
"Yes, yes, I'm on my way!"
"Got it, got it, President Li, don't worry, I'll handle this personally!"
"Yes, yes, absolutely!"
"Alright then, President Li, I'll let you get back to work!"
After hanging up, the man with the cigarette patted his own chest in relief, but when he turned his head and looked at the plain‑looking yet temperamental Song Xiaodong beside him, his face cooled again.
People who play both sides like this are everywhere: all smiles and deference when sucking up to their leaders, but arrogant and overbearing with the people below them. On one side they flatter those stronger than themselves; on the other they look down on those whose status is lower, venting all the humiliation they suffer from fawning on others onto the subordinates under them.
Seeing him call President Li, the tall girl with permed hair across from him realized he really was a small company boss and struck up a conversation.
"Hello, my name is Jiang Huixuan, I'm a sales rep from xxxx Advertising. Could you give me a business card? I hope your company will contact me if you ever need ads done!" The tall girl with permed hair, whose name was Jiang Huixuan, finished speaking to the man with the cigarette and even gave him a little wink.
"Sure, sure." No man can refuse a pretty girl's request. The man took a business card out from his jacket and handed it to Jiang Huixuan.
Jiang Huixuan picked up the card and looked it over, learning that the man's name was Liu Yuhao, and that he was indeed a small boss at a router manufacturing company.
"Oh wow, so you're President Liu, pleasure to meet you." Jiang Huixuan reached out and shook hands with Liu Yuhao.
"Mm."
"President Liu, you really don't need any advertising?" Jiang Huixuan asked Liu Yuhao.
"Thing is, I've already outsourced the whole of next year. If it works out, maybe I can look you up the year after." Liu Yuhao said to Jiang Huixuan.
"That's fine too, I just worry that by then you'll have forgotten all about me, President Liu!" Jiang Huixuan said to Liu Yuhao in a coquettish tone.
"How could I? You're so good‑looking, men are bound to remember you after one look!" Liu Yuhao was very good at winning women over.
"Hahaha, oh stop it!"
While Jiang Huixuan and Liu Yuhao chatted away, the short black‑haired girl with long straight hair sitting to the side didn't say a word.
Listening to the two of them talk was getting on Song Xiaodong's nerves. He was frowning and trying to rest his eyes when his phone rang.
It was a call from Little Six.
"Hello? Little Six!" As the Family Head and Sect Leader, even though he was generally mild and kind with his people, over time he'd still developed that particular aura leaders have when talking to subordinates. So as soon as he opened his mouth, a sort of upper‑position authority and composure came through.
"Family Head."
"What is it?"
"I'm calling to give you a work update. The medicinal herbs Miss bought in Beijing have already been put into storage. I'm not sure how you plan to handle them, Family Head." Little Six said to Song Xiaodong.
"Those things Miss brought back are for developing another weight‑loss tea product. Just leave them in the warehouse for now and make sure they're properly kept, because I don't know when I'll be back. They absolutely can't get damp, and you need to watch out for pests." Song Xiaodong gave Little Six his instructions.
"Understood. There's one more thing: last time I went to Beijing to buy herbs, as you know, Family Head, I didn't bring back that much. Running two shifts we can barely stretch it for two weeks. I don't know how we're going to solve the herb supply problem." Little Six asked him.
"Actually I've already taken care of that. In a few days, once things at the plant area are mostly settled, I want you to arrange for someone to draw up a medicinal‑herb purchasing plan for the whole of next year. Then go to Beijing again. I'll get in touch and have you meet someone; you'll go with her to that wholesale herb market and try to lock in the supply for all of next year." Song Xiaodong instructed Little Six.
"Alright. Right now the main issues at the plant are staffing. The hardware facilities in the factory are basically all in place. I'll go to Beijing in a few days."
"Okay."
"I'll leave it at that then, Family Head."
After hanging up, Song Xiaodong noticed the short black‑haired girl with long straight hair sitting across from him was blinking and sizing him up, as if she wanted to say something.
Song Xiaodong pretended not to notice, put his phone away, and planned to continue resting with his eyes closed.
"Um, can I ask, are you really running a weight‑loss tea factory?" The short black‑haired girl with long straight hair looked him over and asked timidly.
"I do indeed have a beverage factory." Song Xiaodong said.
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