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I was depressed for a while.I really want to rub my face freely like Lao Huang, but if I do, I'm afraid I will get a lot of liquid foundation on my hands.

I will be back to work in the company in another week, and I am adapting to the life I used to live day after day, instinctively.

"My friends," the boss clapped his hands, "We have devoted everything and paid a lot to every market we are responsible for. How many solutions have been brought back to life in our hands? Which picky third party does not rely on We have frequent business trips to negotiate?"

I recovered from his high fives and listened carefully.

"In Southeast Asia, we have at least two competing products. Why do we have such a high market share? It's because of a shitty idea from a brainless decision-maker above. The crab shells will be dismembered, and the market will be eaten away by the second-rate company next door. , Is this what you want? I don't want it. " Even when he swears, his tone is still normal, but his eyes are extremely serious.

"I don't want to either." I looked at Lao Huang, and he shook his head again and again.

"I'm not asking to win. In fact, it's not about winning or losing. BCG is not our complete enemy." He paused, "but the position of analyzing and solving problems cannot be with BCG, they just Come to lend a hand. But this helping hand, is it us or someone else-this is where it can change. Okay? Let's work in this direction."

This statement coincides with what the big boss said before.I couldn't help moving my eyebrows.

"Do you have any ideas?" The boss asked suddenly.

"Huh?" I raised my head, "I agree with you, Rudra."

If I have an idea, our department will not be so passive.

Seeing that Lao Huang didn't answer, the boss frowned and nodded slowly, as if he was making a decision.I was wondering, suddenly, the boss said: "Yao, first do a prioritization of the work in hand."

what?

I froze for a moment, coughed twice, and nodded towards the computer screen, indicating that I was listening.

"Follow up the projects that don't require too much preparation in advance, and leave them to me for the time being. Vietnam is still in charge of you personally. In addition, those less urgent matters can be put aside first. If you think it is necessary, you can Discuss with Xiuwen." The boss ordered, "Xiuwen, can you spare some time to help Yao with some projects that are progressing relatively smoothly?"

Lao Huang nodded: "Of course."

"As for you, Yao—" The boss seemed to sigh, "Before entering June, I hope you can come up with countermeasures."

I tried my best to manage my expressions.Well, to be valued by others is to be ordered in the face of danger.

I can't say no to it, and the boss's arrangement is still going on: "...I will ensure that the entire department will give you the greatest help, you and your team can be more mobile, Xiuwen, and you will do your best to cooperate with Yao, Understand?"

"Okay." Lao Huang didn't respond too much. Obviously, after a whole week of work, he was tired of giving feedback.

I'm very anxious here.The boss usually speaks more directly, but I am on the same level as Lao Huang, and because of the subtle difference in the reporting line, maintaining a balance is very important.How could he say such blunt and almost abrupt words?

After the meeting, I asked Lao Huang in the chat window if he was free next time.Even just looking at the text, I can imagine how much Huang Xiuwen rolled his eyes at me at this moment, but there are some words that must be said before the situation cools down: Miss this gap, no matter how sincere you are, expired The heartfelt words are not as good as a timely gossip.

Lao Huang's overworked face has a feeling of being beaten up because he knows everything by heart.His head even looks smaller, does overtime have the side effect of shrinking the brain?I froze for a moment and found that his shoulders seemed to have broadened.

Thinking of the HIIT rehabilitation that I come to at least once or twice a week, an unknown sense of shame suddenly surged in my heart.I said bluntly: "Your fitness has achieved initial results. Have you been persisting during this time at home?"

"That's it. You know I hate quitting and doing some bodyweight training at home."

Lao Huang's video screen flickered for a while, and I found that he had changed his mobile phone at this moment, so I asked, "Did I bother you to eat?"

Lao Huang looked at me with his calm eyes.Normally, I would have teased him a long time ago, but at this moment, after all, I felt that I was in the wrong, and I stopped the words when I was on the verge of my mouth, opened my mouth, and squeezed out an awkward smile under his gaze.

He rolled his eyes calmly and said, "Just tell me, I'm not someone else."

I pursed my lips, and after hearing what he said, my nose suddenly felt a little sore.

Just a little bit.a little bit.

I said: "Boss is too busy these days, you can't speak your head, don't take it to your heart. The matter is very difficult. Without your help, it will be difficult for me to make a practical plan no matter in terms of intelligence or time. The countermeasure of the effect is coming. Xiuwen, I have to thank you in advance."

After hearing this, Lao Huang shook his head nonchalantly: "You are the one who really don't take it to heart. I didn't think about it that much. What projects do you want me to bring for you?"

"It's okay, the boss is already going to help, I'm busy. If it's really impossible at that time, I'll squeeze your rest time, okay?" I lowered my posture, "Now the main thing is to think of a plan , What consumes my brain cells, not my energy. If you are free, I am thinking that we can get together to try brainstorming, and find some recent day."

"If you want." Old Huang raised his eyebrows high, looking reluctant, "but I really don't think there is anything else we can do."

"Yeah, couldn't agree more." I sighed.

We were silent for a while.As mentioned in the previous meeting, after the adoption of the framework proposed by BCG, everything has a predetermined direction, and it is difficult for us to push in the opposite direction.According to the big boss, it is feasible to put forward specific optimization suggestions "guidingly", but there are a lot of secret wrestling in the process, which is laborious and has little effect.

Fly legs are also meat, but it doesn't mean that we don't do this kind of work because the results are minor.But the situation has been completely reversed. The further we go down, the narrower our path becomes. It is not easy to fight back.

Since ancient times, it is not without attempts to turn the tide.Among them, there is "Zhi Zi of Nothing to Do in a Hundred Years of This Dynasty", which is forging ahead and seeking new laws; outside there is "95 Outlines", which refers to Leo X.One is to simplify the rule of law and actively open up sources of income, and the other is to abolish indulgences and save the whole country from difficulties.

However, Wang Anshi failed all his successes throughout his life, so he had to give up and die in depression; the latter, who was conservative and cowardly, hid in the noble family for a lifetime.

The objective law of the development of things is independent of human will.

"How about this?" Lao Huang suddenly said, "I'm not sure if I can really come up with something, but for a while, I will think about a plan to save the situation. If I think of something I didn't notice before, I'll tell you."

"A plan to save the situation?"

"Yes. They do optimization, and we can also do optimization. BCG just has a set of expensive working systems, but when it comes to technical details, I don't think they are excellent in all aspects." The content of the old yellow words and his The expression on his face is completely inconsistent, "In the final analysis, it is to see through the essence and solve problems. The so-called 'strategic consulting'. I can do it too."

"Confidence is a good start." I forcibly ignored his unconfident face.

Lao Huang raised his eyelids wearily: "About your part, do you have any thoughts?"

--No.

I'm neither an artist nor a business genius like Big Boss.Professionals rely on stability, efficiency, and timeliness to do things. The three are indispensable. The end of relying on a flash of inspiration is to open the skylight.Breaking promises will bring me tremendous pressure, and it is also because of this pressure that I have worked hard on many things since I was a child, and I have not made any major mistakes along the way.

In case of indecision, return to the essence.

Countermeasures, as the name suggests, our side is passive and at a disadvantage, and counterattacks with counterattacks.The company is currently at a disadvantage, head-to-head confrontation is not an option, if you want to make a detour, it is nothing more than creating distance, making false information, or Tian Ji horse racing.Guerrilla warfare is useless, and it is possible to delay for a while, but the "Tai Chi" team is really unusable...

and many more.

There is also Xiao Chen in the group, who has been taking care of him intermittently for three months, and his performance is not satisfactory.Now that there is a shortage of manpower, and it is time to wait for the east wind, it would be the best policy to let him try.

To strive for a strategic distance, Lao Huang will do it for him.If he doesn't feel at ease in doing things, no one in the department can reassure me, so I don't need to worry too much about it.

The most difficult thing is to beat the information gap.

In all fairness, little pay is big, and misinformation is the most rewarding of these options.In the past, I could do it myself.My position is high enough, it is easy to do, and the effect is excellent. Even if I take some risks, it is a special situation after all, and I feel that it is not a loss after all.

But now I have multiple tasks in my hands, and the trust with BCG is only initially established. Miss Pan De is more cautious than I expected. In reality, I can't afford to take this risk.

Unfortunately, I have no one available.

It's hard to tell the boss from good and evil, and Lao Huang is overwhelmed.My foundation is not deep, and I am immersed in work. There is no one in the department who can be called the "power" I have cultivated.Because there are many children with me, there may be a few people who are willing to sell my face: information fraud can be big or small, and it is also suspected of violating the employment contract. Who would dare to suppress this just because of my words "Special matters" precious?

I dare not rashly lift the big boss out.Besides, it’s hard to say whether the big boss is willing for us to take countermeasures. He told me to get close to Miss Pan De, but so far, the big boss hasn’t given me even a detailed instruction—whether this kind of approach is for knowing ourselves and the enemy, or In order to leave a way for the founder faction, I have no way of judging.

For the first time in years, I felt so alone.