The lightness of the world of mortals

Mingyu looked up and saw a few wine-red letters outside the clubhouse: FATES——matte color, simple font, against the backdrop of the neon signs desperately competing for beauty, it showed a kind of arrogant and low-key.

FATES looks down on all living beings.

Conceited, Ming Yue made a faint smile.She often thinks how arrogant those three women were 40 years ago to come up with the name of this company.They consider themselves the three goddesses of fate.

In fact, you, me, and her are just mediocre ants, and those things that are too big in my eyes are just a speck of dust in the vast world.This is the world view that Mingyu has been brewing privately for ten years after taking root in the international dispatch industry. The world is changing, and the world view is still fermenting.

City C in the United States is the global headquarters of FATES.The international dispatch industry is a young industry that emerged with the economic globalization in the 70s. To put it bluntly, it is to help multinational companies realize the transfer of talents across regions and borders. It includes human resources, logistics, financial consulting, immigration laws, and even real estate. And so on a series of service modules.

FATES is almost the monopoly giant of this young industry, and Mingyu is an indispensable brake on this giant aircraft carrier.

Two hours ago, at [-]:[-] p.m. central time, Ming Yue was wrapped in a plain robe and waiting for a dress at home.

The phone rang and it showed Cathy, a salesperson from PR.Sales of top-notch luxury goods in the minority have cultivated a steady aura and elite diction, and use it to deal with well-informed rich people. It is by no means like the sales of the G family and the L family, who do not accept it.

"Ming, dear, I hope everything is going well for you except waiting for the dress, Patrick will show up at your door any time, please rest assured."

Mingyu didn't choose an English name for herself. Her name in the United States is Mingyu, not YuMing, according to diplomatic name etiquette.Americans can't pronounce yu, they pronounce it Yiu or You, and think it's her surname, which is quite good, Mingyu would rather be called Ming.

Cathy has been in Ming's business for more than nine years, so she is an old acquaintance.

"Cathy, I still have an hour to change."

"Enough, darling. The dress was sewn to your exact measurement, no worries. But I asked Patrick to piggyback a red one for you, a slightly different style, size 2. Excuse my presumption, I just wanted to offer more One choice, many choices is never a bad thing, I think."

red?Is she crazy?Ming Yu shook his head, "Let me take a look, thank you."

"In addition, I also asked Patrick to bring a pair of trousers. You know that PR doesn't usually sell trousers. This is a treasure. I fell in love with it at first sight. It is your size. Try it again when you have time. Give me a call, and I'll pick it up."

"I'll take a look later." Halfway through the conversation, the doorbell rang. "He's here, let's talk back."

The red dress is like some kind of seductive semi-liquid dessert, enough to catch people, but it's not Ming Yue's dish.Naturally, the custom-made black dresses and trousers remained, and only well-known customers could get such new products.

Now she is standing at the door of the clubhouse, looking up at the temporary company logo. FATES is holding a reception here tonight, and she is the host.

As the sales director of North America and Asia, Mingyu organized this reception to thank customers, and it was also an excellent opportunity to network. The first point of contact between FATES and customers is always the human resources department. They outsource the task of personnel deployment to FATES, and at a deeper level, they have to contact other C-level executives.And the people invited to this reception are all quite powerful multinational groups.

There are seven steps covered with a red carpet in front of the clubhouse. Mingyu instinctively adjusts every step on her face. When the steps are finished, she has a delicate and professional smile on her face. You have to be precise, adding one point is too hard, and subtracting one point is lack of sincerity.

The special assistant checked the bouquet at the inner door and saw Ming Yu walking in, "Ming, you look radiant tonight!"

"Thanks, Ashley, you look great too! I like your..." She glanced at the other person's outfit with admiration, "Shoes." This is the usual flattery among American women, dammit Listening to it every day, it is natural to say it, with a swipe of the lips, a twitch of the tip of the tongue, and a flicker of the eyes, it is completed.

Ashley blushed and believed her words.

Mingyu opened his handbag and took out a small box of chocolates with PR's LOGO printed on it. Patrick brought it with him just now, and the box was passed to Ashley, "Replenish your energy, the food won't be served until a while."

Ashley took the chocolate, "OhmyGosh..." "Thank you" before Ming Yue had drifted away.

Mingyu has been to the banquet in this club many times. The captain this time is Roger, and Mingyu is very relieved of him. The receptions directed by Roger often come to a successful conclusion, and his bartender is also top-notch.The two stood in front of the bar and chatted, each following a decent greeting pattern, which has been tried and tested in high-sounding occasions.

Luo Jie continued to Zhang Luo, and Ming Yu walked around the venue. It was almost six o'clock, and the first batch of guests would arrive soon. She went around to the back kitchen and caught Roger's bartender, "Hey , Nick, I was wondering, can I have a 'Senebel's Sunset' first?"

This is her favorite cocktail, and every time she holds a big event, she will have a drink to evaporate the unnecessary restraint of the outermost layer.

The guests came one after another, and Ming Yu socialized around with a glass of red wine.

"Katie! Hi! You're back from Columbia? How's the weather over there?"

"Victor, you may find it hard to believe that one of my new clients is also a member of the Lakeside Flying Club, and he is a fan of the Piper M500..."

"Laura, I'll introduce a friend to you later. The land in the west of the city, yes, Zone Z, was developed by them. I think you need to know him. Bytheway, be sure to tell me your lipstick color later , is simply too beautiful~"

……

The people from "Moby Whale" arrived at 06:30, so being half an hour late was nothing, Mingyu still had face if they could come.

Walking in front is Michelle, VP of Human Resources who is stationed in City C, next to him is Brian, VP of the Legal Department, and behind are two Asian women, one of whom has long satin hair hanging down her waist, walking away with a smile on her face come over.

The woman is only 25 or [-]. Earrings, skirts, handbags, shoes... are all highly recognizable classic models. Mingyu frowned slightly when he saw it.The Asian woman in the back only flashed when she entered the door. At this moment, her face was covered by the long-haired one. Mingyu only saw that her hair was as long as his own, maybe shorter, between the shoulders and the back of the neck. It's okay, the key is that she is wearing a commuter suit, and the invitation letter sent by Ashley clearly states the dress code: evening dress.

Ming Yu was thinking about why the white whale was so unreliable this time, Michelle smiled when she saw her, came over and hugged her affectionately, her fluffy blond hair scratched Ming Yu's face, "Ming, my dear Yes, you look really good, let me introduce you to two colleagues," Michelle turned sideways, suddenly thought of Brian, and waved her hand humorously, "Uh! Brian doesn't need my introduction, you see, I forgot about him!"

Ming Yu also smiled and shook hands with Brian, "Thank you for coming, Brian, I hope you can have a good time tonight."

"Ming, please forgive Lynn," Michelle said, and invited the Asian woman at the back, "Lynn came from the San Francisco headquarters for a business trip in the afternoon, and I brought her here temporarily, so No tuxedo. Lynn, this is thefateofFATES: MingYou!"

Everyone laughed when they heard the introduction, and Mingyu gave Michelle an appreciative glance.

"Nice to meet you," Lynn held out her hand, "Miss Ming." She said the last three words in standard Mandarin.

Ming Yue took her business card, a plain white card, not to mention the title, not even the company name, but the name was bilingual: Lynn Chin, the next line: Chen Xilin.Chinese is simplified characters.Below that is a string of phone numbers, which finally reflects the value of a business card.

"Miss Chen, it's nice to meet you too, please don't worry about your attire." Ming Yue handed over his business card with a smile.

Chen Xilin nodded and smiled, she didn't talk much.

"Ming, this is Jessica Chiang, who has just been promoted to be the user experience manager of the design department." Michelle introduced the long-haired one.

"Hello, Jessica, congratulations." Ming Yue also handed her a business card, "You must be excellent to be promoted in Moby Whale." While talking, he looked down at the business card Jessica handed over: JessicaChiang.Jiang Ruojing.

When did Beluga print bilingual business cards for bilingual employees?Ming Yue thought.

"Jessica deserves it. You can't even imagine how hard she worked. However, Ming, Jessica should be your next guest. She will be dispatched back to China soon." Michelle Announced.

Ming Yue's smile condensed imperceptibly, turned to look at Jessica, raised an eyebrow inadvertently, "This is the loss of Moby Whale City C."

Jessica smiled and said, "I'm overwhelmed."

"I will make sure the FATES team takes good care of Miss Jessica's relocation."

By 08:30, the guests had already left the table, so Ming Yu took a break to grab his coat and went to the terrace on the roof to be alone.

In City C at the beginning of September, the night has begun to turn cold. Mingyu looked at the patchwork skyline in the fog, and at the neon-filled river and wet streets in front of him. At this point, the office workers had already retreated, and the high-end restaurants From time to time, people in twos and threes came out, most of them were still wearing commuting clothes, and had just finished a small-scale business dinner.Dating people don't show up in this neighborhood very much, they want to be four or five blocks away in bars and residential areas.

Ming Yue lit a cigarette and crossed his arms on the terrace.

Suddenly being hugged from behind, Ming Yue's body froze, and then he relaxed, "Why are you here?"

"Seeing that you are gone, I guess I can find you here."

"I'm asking, why did you come to this reception?"

"Ming always feels that I'm not even qualified to attend your reception?"

Ming Yue instinctively wanted to deny it, but after thinking about it again, it seemed that he really meant that, and all the high-level executives of major groups were invited to this reception.

"Hehe," the woman smiled behind her and hugged her even tighter, "Yu, I'm leaving."