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BCG must be pissed off today.

Early on Wednesday morning, when I looked at the schedule, I found that the regular meeting with the big boss at [-]:[-] was cancelled. Instead, a meeting was scheduled at the same time. The initiator was still Jocelyn, and even the meeting room remained the same.When I asked the boss, it was the same on his side.My intuition is that the scale of the meeting has shrunk. When I walked in, I saw that there were only the boss and Kevin.The big boss is away, and Jocelyn takes his place in the meeting.

After everyone was seated, Jocelyn looked around the room, her smile deepening.Looking back, she said: "It seems that we have reached a consensus."

Kevin raised his eyebrows.On the boss side, he rarely met his eyes.

Most of the people below looked puzzled, and a few were thoughtful, as if they had guessed something.Then I heard Jocelyn say again, "Let's get here today."

The room was silent.After a while, there was the sound of rustling the seat.

This is the end of the meeting?Lao Huang squeezed his eyebrows at me.

I left him a meaningful smile, which probably meant: Guess what!

In fact, I'm not sure if this is an expression of that kind of meaning, but Lao Huang's skill in reading my expressions has always been superb, even if my gestures are a little bit off topic, he can always guess [-]% of the time.

"Yao," said Jocelyn after most of the people who had been seated hurriedly left, "wait a minute."

I stopped and gestured to Lao Huang to signal them to start the meeting first.While tidying up, Jocelyn asked, "Are you free today?"

"I'm going to talk to Yimin from BCG about work at noon." I replied honestly, "Maybe it's not easy to push—there's no arrangement for the evening."

She tapped her chin twice with her finger, thought for a while, and said, "No rush. Tomorrow is free at noon, and the big boss wants to have dinner with you."

"Okay." I agreed without any hesitation, and immediately turned around to hide my expression.Clamping the computer with my arm, I raised the file in hand and said, "Then I'm going back?"

"Okay." Jocelyn was still tight-fisted.

Then there was another meeting with BCG.Today our two departments look very different from yesterday. Don't say anything that is like glue, it is certain that the old suspicion will be resolved. I guess they are all over their heads, and they can't ask.Pretending to be nonchalant is one of the things consultants do best, and I didn't expect to see anything from their faces. I just said hello to Sanjay and sat down.

Kevin isn't there.On our side, the boss and Lao Huang were also absent.There is always some room for things, and suddenly you are as good as your compatriots, then you really seem to have a ghost in your heart.Ms. Pan De was also not present. She may not have come to our company today, which is expected: the actual person in charge of this project should still be Xu Xin, and dealing with him must be indispensable in the past few months.

An Ning is there too.She appears frequently recently.

It is not easy to do Tai Chi with counseling.It's like contradicting a sloppy apprentice and a sloppy master. How can it be so simple to be the blue one?And our hostility can't be too obvious, I don't know how to say the right level: I'm not an expert in this field after all.Our group originally happened to have a master in this field, but unfortunately he had a schedule conflict and was unable to sit in the conference room at the moment; I am not Liao Hua, so I cannot be this pioneer.Sanjay has a solid eye. Seeing that I am not very keen on speaking, I almost answer questions to BCG.

Oh, why don't we all love him?It's so easy to use!

There is nothing tricky about eating with Yimin at noon. In a one-on-one conversation, except for the content is the attitude, you have to give it out.The consulting industry is no better than our Internet company, and the reimbursement amount has always been generous. He didn't play tricks with me. He ordered the most popular Southeast Asian dishes by the river early. The simple style is just right, and considering the land price in the CBD, the staple food starting at 32 new is not too much.

He waited for me to order first.I knew he wanted to see what drink I wanted, tea or juice.

Although they are all Chinese, the Chinese in Singapore can be distinguished from our mainland Chinese by just looking at their names, not to mention the big difference in English writing—names with regional characteristics such as "Yaolong" and "Wenguang" can be seen everywhere. Mind you, these are the names of my colleagues, who are not much older than me - so as soon as I sit down, Yimin asks about my origin.

I told the truth, but still spoke English.Even if he wants to get close, he will have to pay some blood. Is it so easy for a fellow to meet a fellow?

But what he wants to know about the company, within the scope of what can be said, I really answered everything.I'm sure this is the first signal of goodwill they got from our department, and I hope he cherishes it: because once BCG has the whole situation, the whole situation will be reversed, and then it will be us begging them.

"You know," I said suddenly, as it was almost two o'clock, "Singapore is small, but it's never a good idea to walk in the sun."

"what?"

"The rainy season is not over yet, and the weather is cooler on rainy days. You and Xin just came here, and the project is not so busy, so you should take advantage of the weekend to go for a walk." I said a few more good places, "These are pretty good. And The trees on the campus of the National University of China are also very interesting, with a very large diameter - they are a bit like the same tree, one grows in the north of Jiangsu, and the other grows in the south of Jiangsu, no matter which side people will be surprised when they see the other side .”

"Have you been to Jiangsu?" His expression softened.

I continued, though still in English: "I've been to Suzhou and Nanjing."

Purpose achieved.

Yimin obviously felt that we had started gossip.I felt that his conversation became more cordial and confident: "Thank you Yao, I didn't pay attention to these details, and I found it very interesting to hear you say that. However, when we were working on projects outside," his index finger circled in the air , "The schedule is often very tight at the beginning-after all, the client pays for the service. As a consultant, of course we must ensure that the bill we can provide is worthy of the bill. However, I also hope that I can have time to be a tourist. Singapore is a good place. "

I snickered in my heart.This is a beautiful saying. When it comes to projects, in any company, the partners are eager to pinch the stopwatch and let the young people work. He must not have time to fish on weekdays.Of course, I will not expose him, but I just said cryptically: "After all, BCG's salary is much higher than that of Mai Fu, and those who are capable will work harder."

My resume can be found on LinkedIn, so there is no need to hide it from him right now.

He raised his eyebrows: "You used to work in Maifu?"

"At Agency A," I said, "but I'm almost always in the office."

The second half of the sentence is a bit watery, and I don't intend to tell the truth.

He seemed interested in the topic, and struck me up with his elbows on the table.I was a little sad to see his suit just dawdling like that. This suit looks very shiny, and the thread count should not be low, but it doesn’t wrinkle very much. It may be some brand of strong-twisted travel fabric.Looking around, although it is a CBD, there is no other CBD in the world that has so many people wearing polo shirts. The low air-conditioning finally gave the business people in Singapore a little dignity. a pillow.

Just as I guessed, Yimin really talked about the gossip about the consulting company, and occasionally added a few words about finance and economics to show that he had a lot of friends.I also leaned forward a little, found a comfortable position, and listened to him very intently, nodding from time to time.Can a leather sofa be paired with woolen cotton or ramie pillows?Because the house is not very big, the living room will look a bit small if it is all in the style of the sofa.

But my sofa set is so beautiful that I couldn't get enough of it the first time I saw it.

If I use slubs to neutralize, I can use natural textiles for soft furnishings in the whole living room, but the decorative paintings are a bit difficult to choose, and there are few paintings sold in Singapore.I saw some good ones in Bangkok before, but it was a pity that the third party kept asking me to eat, and I didn't have time to ask for contact information.Maybe I can look online for that store?

"It's really a pleasure chatting with you." Yimin raised his eyebrows and smiled sincerely.

"To each other." I also hugged and smiled.I think it is quite feasible, look for the kind of yarn-dyed coarse cloth pillow, the saturation can be slightly lower on the single-seater sofa, after all, it is near the window; but the one in the center of the living room should be brighter, and the color should match the decoration. The painting echoes.After finishing this matter, my smile became more sincere, and I said: "Then you must try the Hainanese chicken rice in Maxwell Cooked Food Center when you are free. It is not far from Chinatown. The environment there is slightly worse, but the taste Absolutely world class and they are on the Singapore Tourism Board's recommendation list."

The best Hainanese chicken rice in the world is not at all.But it's my secret base, and I'm sure I won't tell him.

At the end of lunch, I excused myself to buy something, and separated from Yimin at the entrance of the building, and grabbed Lao Huang who had just come down.

"Xiuwen," I said with a smile on my face, before my smugness dissipated, "do me a favor."

"The meeting just ended," Lao Huang said with a sad face, "I know you and the man in the suit had a good meal together, we can talk after I have lunch, okay?"

I still follow suit: "I treat guests, we eat and chat."

Old Huang didn't move.He looked at me as if he had seen a ghost, walked slowly to the smoking area, lit one, and said, "Tell me."

"Big Boss is looking for me for dinner tomorrow." I couldn't laugh when I thought of this, "Joselin notified me, what do you mean by that?"

"Congratulations!" Lao Huang said angrily, "This means you are going to be promoted."

"Xiuwen." I endured my white eyes, "Please, help me think about it."

"Why don't you just ask Jocelyn directly?"

I gasped: "Did you hear what you said?"

Automatically and consciously send it up to give Josselin a routine, go in dizzy, come out dizzy, I don't have that awareness.

Lao Huang smiled and said, "How is Hui Lin?"

That is also a master who eats people without spit out bones, I thought to myself, but said, "I believe in you."

Lao Huang took a puff of his cigarette, laughed so badly, and spoke for a long time: "I wasn't joking just now. Maybe this is really something worth saying 'congratulations'."