The lightness of the world of mortals

At Haicheng International Airport, Ming Yu went to Damai, the capital of Dongsuo, alone.

Chen Xilin was connected to the earphone, making the last confession before take-off.

"Abadu is of Chinese-African mixed race. He grew up in Damai and is a local expert. He has been my bodyguard for four years in Dongso. He is very loyal and competent. Just listen to his arrangements when you get off the plane and don't leave his sight. "

"I understand. Don't be too nervous. After all, you are going to Dongsuo, not the country next door." Ming Yu fiddled with the complicated camera in her hand. She rarely had the opportunity to go deep into Africa. This time, she brought equipment and planned to take pictures. Some high-quality films go back as souvenirs.

"Abadu speaks three languages: Damai local language, English and Cantonese," Chen Xilin ignored Ming Yue's reassurance, "His English is very good, you can communicate with him without any problem, he is a Muslim believer, he can Carry a roll of blankets with you for prayers."

Ming Yue laughed, "Lynn, are you using the interview as a cover to secretly arrange for me to go on a blind date with this Abado, planning to sell me?"

"It is possible in theory, but there is one thing that can overturn this assumption - he does not marry non-Muslim women."

"It's too bad, I feel religious discrimination, but I don't marry a man yet~"

"It sucks, it feels sexist."

Ming Yue could almost see her grinning.

……

two days ago.

Dean was sipping cheese in the first-class lounge at Los Angeles Airport when a call came in from the HR VP Deborah, asking where he was.

"There is still one hour to board the plane. You know I'm going to Dongso."

"It's fine if you don't board the plane, something happened."

A female employee fired by the design department last month sued Beluga. She was related to her boss’s social account. A month ago, the female employee shared the news of her pregnancy. pregnancy discrimination act), ada (short term disability antidiscrimination act), fmla (family medical leave act)…

"Debor, it is strictly forbidden to link private social accounts between subordinates and subordinates. Your personnel department should emphasize this policy!"

"We emphasize the policy every year, but with the 10,000+ employees of Beluga, it is impossible for us to check one by one. In any case, what happened now is very serious."

"Leave this matter to Trish, she can solve it."

"Dean, you have to come forward."

"Why? If the VP has to come forward for everything, why does the legal department still hire so many people?"

"This matter is not as simple as it sounds on the surface. Two months ago, the Olier fried chicken restaurant chain in the United States fired her because the clerk was pregnant. The clerk sued Olier and won the case, which caused a nationwide anti-Olier craze. Last month, the sales of the chain store dropped by 34% compared with the same period last year. Although we are not a fried chicken restaurant, word of mouth is very important in every industry, not to mention pregnancy and unemployment, which is the easiest to poke the pain points of the public ... Dean, this could even affect our bid for the Pentagon project."

Dean was silent for a while, which made him in a dilemma, and the current rush to make arrangements may also affect the bidding.

While hesitating, Chen Xilin's call came in.

"Debor, I'll take a call and I'll call you back."

"Please don't board the plane, come back now."

Dean cut off Deboer's phone, "Lynn, I've checked in and am currently waiting for a flight."

"I'm afraid I'm going to have you back."

"Are you dismissing the case because of pregnancy?"

"Correct."

"Lynn, why do you want me to go back for this small case?"

There was a pause there, "Dean, listen to me, the q fund is an institution founded by me personally, when it conflicts with the white whale, as far as you are concerned, the white whale will always be your priority service object, and you are subject to Employed by Beluga, you have obligations to Beluga, and you are only doing some voluntary duties as a member of the board of directors to the Q Fund. This is one of them."

"But this case itself is not big, and my subordinates can control it. More importantly, the reason why you attach so much importance to the Q Fund interview is because you are afraid that people in the dark will do something wrong and affect the bidding of the project you are in charge of."

"Secondly, the impact of this case on Beluga is obvious. If it cannot be suppressed at this juncture, or even the former employee wins the lawsuit, Beluga's reputation will plummet, and it will directly affect the project bidding. And the Q Fund On the other hand, whether this interview will affect Moby Whale's bidding is still in my guessing stage, and to put it bluntly, it's just a worry for me to prevent problems before they happen. In terms of priorities, this case is obviously more difficult."

"I still think Trish can hold it down."

"What the public and the media want to see is the attitude of the white whale, whether it is the boss of the legal department or a small manager under the boss."

Dean sighed, "Where is Dong Suo?"

"I'll ask the people from Fates Haicheng to help me keep an eye on it."

Dean shook his head, stood up and walked towards the door, "The most important thing the legal department does is wipe the HR department's ass!"

When Dean negotiated with the airline to get his luggage back, it was already dark on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. This was the third day Kent checked Jiang Ruojing's phone.

Kent was on the plane the next morning. He and Dean arrived in Damai one after the other and met there.

He forwarded an email to Ming Yue and called her five minutes later.

"President Ming...I'm sorry to disturb you so late..."

"It's okay, I saw your email."

"Oh, Mr. Ming is still working so late, it's too hard for a girl!" Kent tried his best not to let the sarcasm from the corner of his mouth reach the other end of the phone.

Ming Yu paused, ignoring the inexplicable flattery and teasing, "If I remember correctly, Hua Sheng is your client who has been with you for nearly half a year. Have they finally agreed to negotiate a contract with you?"

"Yes, Huasheng has recently set up hundreds of points in North America, South America and Europe. Once this contract is signed, it will be a big customer like a white whale."

"Well...they asked to meet you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow...can't next week?"

"Ah..." Kent sighed, "The other party said something on the phone, they are going to Yancheng next week..."

"Yancheng? That must be the Chinese headquarters dispatched by Da Ye."

"I think so too. Although they didn't say it clearly, I think they must choose one of our two families in the end, but they have a certain tendency to come to talk to us first."

Ming Yu pondered for a moment on the phone, "Kent, what I mean is that Hua Sheng's negotiation takes priority."

"Then I don't want to offend Mr. Chen, the white whale, at this time. I think... Otherwise, you can talk to Hua Sheng for me? I don't want to let someone with a lower position in Haicheng talk about it..."

Mingyu thought for a while, "After all, I'm not from Fates Haicheng, and I don't know much about some business details..." She pondered for a moment, "As long as you don't go there yourself, it seems that you are not sincere enough. The important thing... Let's do this, you don't have to worry about offending Mr. Chen, I'll go and tell her, you should stay and have an interview with Hua Sheng."

"I now feel that no matter which side I go to, I'm not sincere enough to the other side, but Mr. Chen's affairs are indeed arranged first, otherwise..."

"Forget it, don't worry about Mr. Chen. Someone from Moby Whale over there went to Dongsuo. In fact, he was the one who made the decision. Whether or not our fates go is just a formality. At worst, I'll help you go to Dongsuo, but Hua Sheng's matter needs to be handled by you personally."

Kent hesitated, and Mingyu came and went to finalize the matter. He was about to call Chen Xilin when the other party's phone came in first.

"Ming Yu, something's wrong with me." There were regular noises on the phone, and she should be driving.

"...Me too. What's wrong with you?"

Chen Xilin paused, "Dean can't go to Dongsuo anymore, and he has to stay because of some legal disputes at the headquarters. So this interview is up to you to check."

Mingyu took a deep breath, "Kent can't go either, there is a very important matter that needs to be taken care of by him at the moment, I read the email, and I think he has to stay. I'll go."

There was silence on the phone for a while, Chen Xilin's voice became low, "How could it be such a coincidence...?"

"I don't know, but it's useless to think about it. I'll book a ticket now."

"Wait," the noise disappeared, and Chen Xilin should have pulled over and stopped, "Why is it such a coincidence...?"

"You mean..."

"Actually, I thought about whether the legal disputes at the headquarters were artificial."

"But I think it's a coincidence. Something happened suddenly on Kent's side. I checked the email." Ming Yue opened the email forwarded by Kent just now, and confirmed Huasheng's email address. "It's a Chinese customer. I'll tell you To be honest, it is a client who has been chasing for half a year, and now he has agreed to talk to Kent, so I think this should be a coincidence, even if someone on your side is secretly playing tricks, it is impossible to manipulate this Chinese client."

Chen Xilin was silent, and the faint "da da" sound of the wiper came through the phone.

"Is it... raining over there?" Ming Yu held the phone.

"Well...but this is too coincidental."

"Lynn, if this is a conspiracy, what is the other party's purpose?"

"I'm also thinking..." The "da da" sound continued, "All I can think of at the moment is to force me to go there in person, to delay or put on hold my naturalization process."

"Then don't let them succeed, they never thought of fate and me."

There was silence on the phone.

"Lynn, if this reassures you—Kent still wants to go to Dongsuo. He wants me to talk to Chinese clients for him, but I don't think it's appropriate. I insisted that he cancel the trip."

"Um……"

"You trust me, don't you?"

"Where did you think?" Chen Xilin exhaled softly, "Do you think it's impossible for these two incidents to be manipulated by the same forces?"

"I don't think it's possible."

Another moment of silence.

"Lynn, is it possible to put this matter on hold for now? Wait until you get out of 'immigration prison' before hiring this person?"

Chen Xilin let out a long breath, "I thought about it, but the foundation manages a large amount of money, not only my personal investment, but also the funding from directors such as Moby Dick, and there is also a set of strict government audits. The program is tracking. In the past two months, several employees of the foundation have had some incidents due to lack of supervision. It is not a major event, but I am afraid that it will become a major event after a long time, and if there is no manager, if someone really wants to secretly It's the best time to play tricks. That's why I paid a lot of money to hire such a role."

"Then don't hesitate, I'm booking tickets now."

……

At Haicheng International Airport, after talking with Chen Xilin on the phone, Ming Yue sorted out all the candidates' information again: the video recordings of the previous two rounds of interviews, the resumes of the remaining three candidates, the strengths and weaknesses of the three summarized by Kent, The questions Chen Xilin asked her to investigate on his behalf, and a questionnaire he prepared.

She was ready to select the best and most suitable candidate for Chen Xilin in the most rigorous and comprehensive way.