She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

When I rushed to the company through thick snow, Zhou Hanzhi had been waiting in the conference room for more than half an hour.

He was accompanied by Zeng Zhi, who had always been with him, and Sun Yu, the head of the legal department.

When he saw me coming in, the man raised his eyelids and said, neither salty nor cool: "It's different now that I have an extra thigh. I've learned how to put on airs."

I brushed off the snow on my body and said calmly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou. I originally planned to go straight to Hongtu. I heard that you were coming, so I rushed here. The snow was heavy and it took some time on the way."

Zeng Zhi immediately answered: "I understand. Manager Meng is always punctual and will not be late for no reason."

I glanced at Wu Ling, who was sitting opposite a few people, and asked, knowingly: "Mr. Zhou came here early in the morning. Does he have something important to tell everyone?"

"You have to ask President Zhou about this," Wu Ling glanced at Zhou Hanzhi and probed, "How can we guess what President Zhou is thinking."

Hearing this, the man frowned slightly, glanced at Sun Yu, and said, "New contract."

After hearing the instruction, Sun Yu immediately opened his briefcase, handed the neatly bound documents to us, and said, "Mr. Wu, Manager Meng, this is the project contract that Mr. Zhou and I drafted overnight. Please take a look at it."

"Project contract?" Wu Ling raised his tone and pretended to be shocked: "Aren't we about to terminate our cooperation this afternoon? How come a new contract suddenly appeared?"

She acted exaggeratedly, and when she said this, she deliberately blinked her big Kazlan eyes, which was both innocent and hateful.

Upon seeing this, Zeng Zhi immediately responded: "Mr. Wu is so smart, doesn't he understand what our Mr. Zhou means? There was indeed a small misunderstanding between the two companies before, and our Mr. Zhou also knew that he had made the two of them wronged. Isn't this right?" , drafted a new contract overnight to show sincerity, so Mr. Wu, sister-in-law... Manager Meng, how about you two take a look at the contents of the contract first?"

Wu Ling and I exchanged a look and opened the contract in front of the three of us.

To sum up, in addition to the disposable Rongyu employees he mentioned earlier, Zhou Hanzhi is also willing to invest an additional 20 million in our project and is willing to give up 10% of the project ownership.

Overall, it's a compromise.

Seeing Wu Ling's right hand under the table shaking constantly, I pushed the contract back in front of Zhou Hanzhi.

The man raised his eyelids, stared at me coldly, and said, "Manager Meng is not satisfied?"

I knew that now was the best time to bargain, so I pretended to be calm and said: "It's not a question of dissatisfaction, Mr. Zhou. In half an hour, we will go to Hongtu. We can't go back on our word."

"Sister-in-law... Manager Meng," Zeng Zhi spoke hurriedly and said patiently, "You have to understand that Hongtu provides three-party cooperation, whether it is Hongtu itself or the school, no matter how big or small, everything will be done. Unlike us, we have already passed the running-in period, and the future cooperation will definitely be smooth, so you should know which side is more beneficial."

Of course I know what Zeng Zhi said makes sense, but at the negotiation table, I could only object: "What Assistant Zeng said is absolutely true, but tripartite cooperation also has its benefits. For example, the person in charge of the school is my classmate, and he is very concerned about the project construction." We have rich experience, and Hongtu also clearly stated in the contract that it will give us great autonomy and will not dictate at will. I'm afraid Rongyu can't do these two things, right?"

Although my tone was calm, my words were very rude. No, as soon as I finished speaking, the three people opposite had different expressions, which was very funny.

Especially Sun Yu, the head of the legal department, lowered his head, his face almost touching the table.

Zeng Zhi looked like he didn't dare to breathe. After all, he knew what Zhou Hanzhi had done.

As for Zhou Hanzhi, he still had that iceberg face and didn't make any statement, but his eyebrows were twisted into knots, and the hand holding the signature pen was even more pale.

I'm afraid it will be quite hard to endure.

He didn't speak, and I didn't say a word either. It was as if I could hear a pin drop in the cramped office.

Time slipped away quietly, but every second was extremely painful for Wu Ling and I. If we let go too easily, it would definitely arouse Zhou Hanzhi's vigilance. But if we never let go, we would worry about missing the opportunity.

It was clearly a cold day, but my back was already covered with a thin layer of sweat.

It was like being roasted on a fire, my mind was up and down.

The scene was a bit stiff.

In the silence, Zhou Hanzhi suddenly leaned back in his chair and said in a tentative tone: "According to Manager Meng, if Rongyu wants to cooperate with your company, these two points must be written into the contract?"

Black eyes suddenly fell on my face. The man's narrow and upward eyes were full of sharpness and strength, but I knew that this was just an appearance.

Now that Zhou Hanzhi has made a concession, I can continue to play: "Wrong, it's three points."

The man's eyes narrowed dangerously, he paused for a moment and said, "I would like to hear the details."

"First of all, Mr. Zhou's additional payment is far from enough for our future expenses, so I propose to increase the amount from 20 million to 50 million."

"Manager Meng, isn't this appropriate?" Sun Yu looked directly at me and said, "The group is not just cooperating with your company. According to the specifications of the project, we can't..."

"It seems that Mr. Feng is right. Rongyu's foundation," Wu Ling interrupted Sun Yu and sighed, "is indeed not as strong as Hongtu's."

Sun Yu was choked to the point of speechlessness.

Seeing that no one said anything, I continued: "On this second point, I hope that Mr. Zhou, in the name of Rongyu, will take the initiative to propose cooperation to Nanjing University and continue the tripartite cooperation."

In this way, even if Nanda and Feng Wenzhuo fail to cooperate, it will not be difficult for Yan Dong to act as a middleman.

But Zhou Hanzhi was obviously not happy to do this. After giving me a faint look, he said, "Does Manager Meng continue to cooperate with us, or does he want to pave the way for his friends?"

"What does Mr. Zhou mean by this?"

"As far as I know, this three-party cooperation is the work of your classmate and friend Yan Dong. Does Manager Meng want to use my Rongyu's money to milk his partner?"

The man's face was darker than before.

I looked at him and said without changing my expression: "If Mr. Zhou is not clear about the benefits of school-enterprise cooperation, you can ask his secretary to check it. I have only one purpose in doing this, which is to earn a good reputation for Mr. Zhou. Moreover, the annual I will add some staff in the future. As a talent exporting center, NTU will be beneficial to the project."

"Increase the number of personnel?" Zhou Hanzhi frowned, "I have never heard Manager Meng mention this before."

"This is the third point I want to mention to Mr. Zhou," I said businesslikely. "If we want to speed up the project progress, the existing manpower is far from enough. We not only need to increase the number of people, but also expand the office space."

"Oh?" Zhou Hanzhi looked at me intently and said, "It seems that Manager Meng already has an idea."

I paused and said the line I had been preparing for a long time: "There happens to be an unused office building near the CBD. What do you think, Mr. Zhou, of using it as our new office?"

As soon as these words came out, Sun Yu and Zeng Zhi opened their mouths wide, as if they were suddenly struck by lightning, showing expressions of disbelief.

Zhou Hanzhi even let out a cold scoff: "Manager Meng's appetite is really getting bigger and bigger."

I took a sip of the coffee in front of me and said calmly: "In the final analysis, it is also for the sake of your project, Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Hanzhi didn't answer, and the expression on his face was light, making people confused.

Negotiations reached a deadlock again.

I knew it was not a wise move to procrastinate like this, so I decided to take a different approach and add fuel to the fire to this negotiation, so I said in a gentle voice: "Mr. Wu, how long is it until we sign the contract with Hongtu?"

Wu Ling immediately understood and said: "Yeah, there are still fifteen minutes, Xu Xu, we have to get ready to go."

I nodded, stood up, stretched out my right hand in front of Zhou Hanzhi in a formal manner, and said politely and distantly: "Mr. Zhou, let's go through the termination procedures on time."

Zhou Hanzhi's eyelashes trembled, his fingers flexed, he pondered for a moment and then looked at Sun Yu beside him and said, "What are you doing, Manager Sun? Just do what Mr. Wu said and draw up a new contract immediately."