God said I would meet you

"..."

Xu Zhao thought for a while, and changed to a more common expression. He prolonged his tone and repeated it as clearly as possible: "What—do—you—think—of—the..."

But it was useless, Zhang Xinli knew he was asking his opinion, he couldn't answer because he didn't understand the proper noun phrase, he didn't know what it was.

Xu Zhao and his brain waves don't communicate with each other, and even if they do, he doesn't know what to do.Because before the interview, he was given a piece of paper with questions printed on it, and those questions were on the paper, and he would only express it in English according to the script, and would not replace it.

Three seconds passed, and Zhang Xinli still remained silent.

Lin Jinyu, who bowed her head and pretended to be a clerk, said in her heart: This is over. Both of them performed well in the past, and it is difficult to distinguish between the two. Once one of the links is obviously weaker, the examiners are afraid that they will underestimate the poor performer.

Although this does not belong to the core link, this unit basically does not deal with foreign companies, and the impact of English is not very big.

The little man was very happy. He understood that he was not the top interns in terms of professional ability alone. The main reason for being able to step into this conference room was his cleverness and ability to come to things. He attracted some people and pleased the director. , Killed the competitor without showing his face.This was the last hurdle. He thought that after getting rid of Lin Jinyu, the person who would stand here to compete with him would be the deputy team leader, but he didn't expect it to be Zhang Xinli.

This person obviously didn't have a strong sense of presence during his internship, how did he get here, the little man was very puzzled.His only impression of Zhang Xinli was: he doesn't look very annoying, but he doesn't talk much, he often follows Lin Jinyu, and... likes men.

The little man saw Lin Jinyu on the rooftop, so he went to kiss Lin Jinyu.

But that has nothing to do with today's interview, and the little man doesn't care much.He really doesn't like gay men very much, but as long as it doesn't hinder his interests, it doesn't matter, so when he whispered to the leader at the beginning, he only named Lin Jinyu by name, and the other with the vague words "same intern". They referred to each other, but because they were too close, some people automatically thought that the other person was Zhang Xinli, and he felt that it had nothing to do with him.

Although I don't know how he got here, but it doesn't seem to be a big threat to him. The little man is so happy that he almost wants to think about how to celebrate in advance.

Xu Zhao kept rubbing the paper, he was anxious, but he couldn't help.Zhang Xinli was silent—he chose to stand here after a long and painful torment, but God probably didn't want to give him a chance to fight for it.

Lin Jinyu lowered her head and kept turning the pen in her hand.

It was indeed not a very common English phrase, but he thought it was okay. He answered the 800-word composition for Zhang Xinli in his head, and said in his heart: When I was still sleeping together, I asked you to learn English every day. It's not complicated, you can probably guess the meaning based on the root of the word, even if you can't answer a flower, you can't be speechless.

It's a pity that his 800-word composition was of little use, and Zhang Xinli's silence continued.

Unlike Lin Jinyu, he never spoke English because he knew he could not speak English well.

Lin Jinyu likes to read foreign literature, listen to English songs, and glance at all kinds of unpopular or popular European and American news, but Zhang Xinli hardly pays attention to any information with English letters. He can't use a second language, so although he has gone to college and passed the fourth level, he can still learn dumb English.

He himself knew this clearly in his heart. People are always ashamed to show their shortcomings in front of others, so Lin Jinyu never saw him speak a single word of English, let alone attend the interview that was marked in advance that there would be an English speaking test.

When making career planning, Zhang Xinli's first step was to exclude all jobs that required an English test. Fortunately, unlike Shanghai, Sichuan is an inland province, and there are still many workplaces that do not require English.

But he came here and participated in this interview that clearly stated that there was an oral test, but even if he lost all his shyness and lack of generosity and stood here, it would still be nothing in the end. The red line had already been broken—it was him I cut it myself.

Zhang Xinli suddenly felt powerless.

The silence has lasted for half a minute. This incident is too long for an interview. Xu Zhao can't continue to wait for him. He is here for work, so the process must be pushed forward.

The sound of pages turning could be heard in the conference room, and the little man watched Xu Zhao slowly turn over the page with a smile, and had to prepare to ask the next question—as long as he entered the next question, Zhang Xinli’s blank paper would be a certainty, even if the big The English of some old leaders may not be very good, but such an obvious inferior performance will definitely make Zhang Xinli lose points in their hearts.

He had already made up his mind, Xu Zhao had made up his mind, and even Zhang Xinli himself was about to make up his mind, but at this moment——

Lin Jinyu's pen, which had been spinning back and forth, suddenly stopped, and Xu Zhao's page hadn't been turned to the back, when a fairly standard American accent suddenly sounded in the silent conference room.

Xu Zhao was stunned, so was the little man, and even Zhang Xinli was stunned for a moment.

Lin Jinyu took off her hat, sat up straight, repeated the phrase expressionlessly, and then said flatly: "It means..."

He spoke neither fast nor slow, as if he was chatting relaxedly. After explaining the phrase with some popular analogies, he stopped talking. He didn't say anything else, and he didn't look at Zhang Xinli. wearing something.

Xu Zhao stopped reading, looked at Zhang Xinli, and thought, "Brother, talk quickly, you can't explain this without opening your mouth, don't worry about whether you are right or not, answering is ten thousand times better than handing in a blank paper."

Fortunately, Zhang Xinli was not stupid. After a brief moment of stupefaction, he came to his senses, quickly took over the conversation, and talked about some things.

Lin Jinyu still had that indifferent expression, as if he didn't know him at all, and answered a few words with him.Zhang Xinli was very familiar with his accent, so even though Lin Jinyu didn't draw his tone obviously, he got a rough idea of ​​it.

The whole room was silent, except for their voices back and forth, Lin Jinyu listened to his jerky but fluent spoken language, unconsciously thinking a lot.

This was the first time he had heard Zhang Xinli speak English. Obviously, no matter how much he teased him in the past, Zhang Xinli would never open his mouth—he obviously worked hard for this interview.

To what extent does a person who is not good at English have to sleep and forget to eat and sleep to overcome the psychological barrier in just one week, and to be able to talk fluently in front of so many scrutinizing eyes?

The leaders around them are all over fifty years old. When they went to school, English was not included in compulsory education, and most of them had a mediocre English level, so they couldn't understand everything. They only felt that Zhang Xinli and the person in charge of speaking The young man talked back and forth several times.

After answering the question, Lin Jinyu became speechless, and gently motioned to Xu Zhao with her elbow.Xu Zhao understood and asked the next question.

Then everything went smoothly, Xu Zhao was only responsible for stating the problem, Lin Jinyu would explain and supplement the topic beside him, he guided Zhang Xinli, left him some small words that were not considered cheating, and guided him to express his views and ideas .

At the end, Uncle Xu coughed and asked if he had any other questions.

The leaders looked at each other and nodded, and no one asked any more questions.Uncle Xu said: "Okay, then the interview will end here, ah, this intern must be different from people in the society, we have been together for a while, and some of the examiners here may have taken them, so we also To be honest, leaders and colleagues, if you have any comments or instructions, let’s talk about them face to face, okay? Even if it’s a support or a point, we won’t let them go back and wait for the notification like everyone else , in case there is any deficiency, let them know by themselves.”

This can be regarded as a kind of care for the younger generation. The other leaders nodded, looked at each other, and began to speak in order.

Non-staff people like Lin Jinyu and Xu Zhao must be playing soy sauce, and they have no share in expressing their opinions, so they just listened.The speeches were obviously divided into two factions, one group stood up for the small man, and the other group spoke well of Zhang Xinli.

"You said... can your old friend win?" Xu Zhao listened silently for a while, then whispered to Lin Jinyu: "I think the leader likes the little guy better."

Most leaders really prefer the "smart people" like the little man. Unlike Zhang Xinli, the little man always has a smiling face in front of the leader, and his posture is always humble. He is completely different from the interns of the same status. Lin Jinyu knew it in her heart.He said to Xu Zhao: "I don't know, but if you say the word 'old friend' again, I will sew your mouth shut."

"Cut, kill me." Xu Zhao complained, but he didn't say that word anymore.

Zhou Hui and Lin Jinyu passed some information, and under the influence of various factors including rumors of orientation, the leader evaluation process was originally a small man who was much taller than Zhang Xinli. Later, a certain leader indicated that he would score fairly according to the internship record. The gap was only very small; in the scoring process of the old employees, those who admired Lin Jinyu and those who admired Zhang Xinli together slightly won the little man; as for the votes of the interns in the same year, Zhang Xinli was much taller than the little man, so they scored a score. Tie, entered the interview.

Right now, the conference room is full of leaders, so it sounds like the wind is blowing towards the little man.

"I heard that this trend is really wrong," Xu Zhao said, "You don't have to worry at all."

Lin Jinyu said with a blank expression, "What am I worried about? Do I have anything to do with him?"

It's okay, you just blew it up... Xu Zhao thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it. Lin Jinyu would definitely beat him up if he said it: "That's right," he said in a low voice, "You said you broke up, why would he do that? Appear here?"

"How do I know?" Lin Jinyu's heart beat a little faster, but he said, "It has nothing to do with me."

The speeches progressed very quickly, and the leaders all spoke for the candidate they had in mind. The little master said: "Well, we saw it just now. Although both of them are very good, in terms of foreign languages, it is obvious that this It’s even better, I think that’s how we decide on this candidate, right?”

"No, I don't think the other one is too bad. A long-sentence answer isn't a disadvantage."

The 'long sentence' refers to the pile of Lin Jinyu beeping. It needs to be explained. You can call it a good performance or a bad performance. Anyway, it's just a bluff.

After a while, no one convinced anyone, and when the opinions of the leaders were deadlocked, the little man spoke out.

He is really suitable for being in the "official world", and he is very good at promoting himself: "Leaders, seniors, as a colleague who has worked together for several months, I know that Zhang Xinli is very good." He gave Zhang Xinli a high hat when he came up, very Modestly said: "But I have to admit that I also attach great importance to and long for this opportunity. I wonder if you can give me a chance to make a final statement and let me fight for it one last time."

Lin Jinyu squeezed the pen in his hand tightly, and said to himself: ... Heh, this guy is really smart. He speaks a few words without exaggeration, and he can't hear the affectation, but he has gained an advantage for himself invisibly.

Zhang Xinli is not good at words, anyone who has been in contact with him can see this, the little man refuses to let the leader continue the discussion, and makes a temporary summary speech if he brings up the topic, he really uses his own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses.

Anyway, this suggestion sounds reasonable, Uncle Xu nodded, agreeing.

Next, Lin Jinyu witnessed the little man who suddenly turned into a super speaker contestant. From the first day he entered the unit for an internship to the end of the internship, he counted every project he had handled, everything he had done, and even Every time he fought and helped, he counted them all, and it seemed that he had been prepared for the unexpected situation that he could not win.

I have to say it was pretty fucking good, but...

Lin Jinyu frowned slightly, waiting for him to finish his performance.

The little man finished his speech affectionately, the leaders nodded one after another, looked at Zhang Xinli after whispering, and said, "It's not fair not to give you a chance to speak after he finished speaking, so you should also make a concluding statement and tell us about your situation." Internship experience, we will consider it comprehensively.”

"..."

Zhang Xinli is obviously a man of action. He basically tends to do things quietly. He doesn't ask for credit and doesn't take the lead. It's been several months since his internship, and he hasn't prepared before. After drinking a glass of water, he said it out to claim credit, so he said a few things that he had an impression of and that he was mainly responsible for, and then he was speechless.The little man spoke for 6 minutes, but he only spoke for two or three minutes.

Uncle Xu waited for him for a while, then said gently: "It's gone?"

This question revealed that he was in a very dangerous situation. Zhang Xinli had no other words, and he said, "Yes."

Xu Zhao whispered: "Oh brother, how can you say yes!"

The smile on the little man's face grew stronger, Uncle Xu exchanged opinions with the left and right, and said: "Then... After discussion, we decided..."

Zhang Xinli probably also knew that his chances were slim. He lowered his eyes, and his expression changed a little in a very subtle way—such a small change that others couldn't see, but Lin Jinyu could feel it clearly.

It was a smile, but it was full of disappointment and self-deprecating, the corners of the mouth were pulled up slightly, and a sigh was expressed with a smile-like expression.

He looked at Zhang Xinli, it seemed that this person was always clumsy when it came to speaking, and he didn't say a single thing when he did everything. It was also true of work and love. Such a person was easy to suffer.

Uncle Xu said, "We decided..."

Lin Jinyu put down the pen in his hand, and the dust was about to settle, but he suddenly stood up.

"Wait." He looked sharply at Zhang Xinli and the little man, but he was speaking to the examiners in the conference room.

Lin Jinyu said in a deep voice: "All the leaders are far-sighted and far-sighted, and I believe that they will be able to discern talents, but... as an intern who has worked with the two of them, I would like to say a few words."

The author says:

Whale: I'm not helping you :) You're going to meet my "boyfriend" soon hehe.