Chapter 292 Return to the softness of light and shadow media
Yanjing Huating.
The text on the system light screen slowly dissipated.
Tang Song subconsciously sat up straight, with a surprised smile on his face.
With a charm score of over 60, every improvement is difficult.
This can be considered an unexpected surprise.
In fact, since the task [Cognitive Awakening] was triggered, reading has been retained as a good habit.
With the blessing of the two props [Ginkgo Bookmark] and [Tang and Song Glasses], his personal quality and cognition have been steadily improving.
The charm +1 this time should be related to these, it can be regarded as a subtle self-upgrade.
But it is precisely because of this that he is afraid.
In fact, this is not a bad thing.
People should maintain the fear of the unknown. This fear is not a negative emotion that stops people from moving forward, but a kind of awe of the world and a clear understanding of one's own limitations.
After rubbing the beautician’s burgundy hair vigorously, Tang Song let out a long breath.
"Woo——" Zhao Yaqian suddenly hummed, and then swallowed hard.
After a while, she raised her head and said with a smile: "Brother, do you feel that I have made great progress?"
"Baby is awesome." Tang Song praised sincerely.
Zhao Yaqian licked her lips, "I'm going to wash up first, and I'll be back soon."
After saying that, she twisted her hips and walked towards the bathroom with her long legs.
Open [Warehouse] to view the details of the reward just obtained.
[Masks of the Tang and Song Dynasties]: In the game, players in the Tang and Song Dynasties used props to hide their true selves. After use, you will be put into a disguised role according to your wishes, helping you understand the complex and multi-faceted self (comprehension +1).
【Note: Life is like a painting, the background color is the foundation and determines the tone of the entire painting. The mask is a filter, which determines the appearance of the painting. 】
After reading the item introduction, Tang Song pursed his lips tightly and his eyes flickered slightly.
[Perception +1] has determined the rarity of this prop, but what really concerns him are the six words "concealing the true self".
As the charm score increases, he seems to gain more authority.
For example, [Light Feather of Memory], and [Masks of Tang and Song Dynasties].
I am getting closer and closer to knowing the truth.
“Ding dong—” the WeChat prompt sounded.
[Wen Ruan: "Are you free at noon this Friday? My uncle's cousin is moving. If you are free, come with me for a meal?"]
[Wen Ruan: " Don't be embarrassed, just go if you want to, and don't go if you don't want to, it's okay." Seeing this news, Tang Song couldn't help but smile and quickly replied: "No problem."
This eldest sister really opened up her heart. She wanted to introduce herself to her relatives and friends.
[Wen Ruan: "Okay, then you can come to Oasis Garden first, sit at my house for a while, and then we will go there together."]
This is the time to finally meet the parents!
It was the first time that Tang and Song experienced this kind of thing, and they were a little nervous.
Chatted with Wenruan for a few more words and exited the chat interface.
Tang Song looked at the unread messages on WeChat.
Most of them are in work groups, including Jinxiu Trading, Songmei Clothing, and Juqinghuijin.
Speaking of which, the due diligence investigation on Ordinary Culture Media Company will begin the day after tomorrow.
The other party has prepared all the financial, business, assets, human resources and other materials.
Because he has recruited elite talents from Juqing Huijin, as well as the full cooperation of Quanjing Law Firm.
Such a top due diligence team is enough for group enterprises.
A small media company can complete it in four or five days at most.
It does sound a bit like killing a chicken with a bullshit.
But this is his first foreign investment after all. A smooth and perfect start will make him more confident.
After thinking about it, Tang Song opened the WeChat account of Zhang Chengyuan, the person in charge of Juqinghui Jinyancheng, sent the Wenruan message, typed a message, and began to arrange the next trust signing.
After inheriting the assets this time, Juqinghuijin once again received a capital injection of US$50 million.
Correspondingly, the benefits of the beneficiaries will be more comprehensive and rich.
For example, when the beneficiary reaches a specific life stage (such as marriage, childbirth, home purchase, education, etc.), additional property distribution will be obtained.
It even includes some terms of service for the parents of the beneficiary.
After sending the message, just as I was about to put down my phone, a new message popped up.
[Jinxiu Trading-Li Junyi: "Mr. Tang, the weather is nice this weekend, are you free? My friends and I opened a motorcycle club in the ancient city, and we plan to invite everyone to a short ride and get together there. I have counted in the group, and there are a lot of beautiful girls this time."]
[Jinxiu Trading-Li Junyi: Fengchi Electric Cycling Club.map]
[Jinxiu Trading-Li Junyi: Environmental Photos.jpg]
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I clicked on the photos of the club and saw that the decoration is very atmospheric.
The leisure area is large, spacious and comfortable. It also has coffee, desserts, entertainment facilities, etc.
In addition, there are workshops full of modern industrial style.
It is considered a very professional motorcycle club.
After thinking about it, Tang Song replied: "Yes, no problem."
This can be regarded as a new hobby that he has cultivated.
It has been a month since I obtained the [Motorcycle Driving Experience Certificate], but because I was busy, I didn’t ride well.
Finish the work in the next few days.
Bring your camera, ride your motorcycle, and go out and relax.
Relieve recent tense emotions.
“Buzz buzz—”
[Jinxiu Trading-Li Junyi: “Okay, I’ll arrange it!”]
“Buzz bang bang” footsteps sounded.
After washing, Zhao Yaqian walked over quickly and threw Tang Song directly on the bed.
The plump and well-proportioned wine glass legs pressed against his sides.
Zhao Yaqian licked her lips with her flexible tongue, swayed, and said expectantly: "Brother, I brushed my teeth three times and they are already very clean. It's just that my body is burning badly. Can you help me cure it?"
Tang Song threw the phone aside, hugged the beautician's long legs and stood up from the bed.
He patted her butt and said with a smile: "The weather is quite cool today, let's go to the balcony to enjoy the breeze."
Zhao Yaqian She shouted excitedly, kissed his neck and said, "Okay, brother."
...
Qiaoxi District, Zhuxi Community.
“Senior, stop for a moment, I’m going to the supermarket to buy something.”
“Squeak——” Wuling Hongguang pulled over outside the south gate.
“Hey, Qiuqiu, take the umbrella!”
“No, there are only a few steps.”
In the hazy rain and fog, Cheng Qiuqiu, wearing a T-shirt and jeans, waved to Gao Mengting from behind.
“Smash, smash, smash—” She stepped steadily in the rain, and she seemed to enjoy the feeling of being drenched in the rain.
Gao Mengting leaned on her seat and looked at the back of the school girl, thoughtfully.
On the way from Yunxi Building to Zhuxi Garden, it actually happens to be the Chengjing Business Building where Qiuqiu is located.
She had suggested before that if the time was right, she would pick her up after get off work and go home with her.
But I was directly rejected by this school girl.
During the time we rented together, she knew how to measure things, and she always did more than she said.
Deliberately stagger the time for washing and going to the toilet.
If you eat the fruit snacks you bought, you will definitely return them the next day.
The relationship between the two has always been stuck in a state of familiarity and alienation, similar to that in school.
But after experiencing Su Yu’s concert, this state of affairs was completely broken.
She began to tell herself some troubles at work, distress in communication, and emotional doubts.
Especially in the past week, she has also begun to follow her and start reading every day.
The relationship is getting closer and closer.
That Li Jingzhong is the trouble she has mentioned many times.
As the deputy general manager of Yancheng Inspiration Brand Design Co., Ltd., Li Jingzhong, who is only 35 years old this year, is undoubtedly very outstanding.
Since Qiuqiu started her internship, she has taken great care of her.
Qiuqiu, who was a little emotionally slow at first, did not notice anything unusual.
It wasn’t until she graduated and became a full-time employee that Mr. Li offered to let her be his assistant, and invited her to eat and go shopping together many times.
Due to the initial favor, Cheng Qiuqiu could not refuse directly and could only use various excuses to make excuses.
It was raining today, so in order to refuse the other party’s kindness, I moved out.
This also shows that the relationship between the two is getting better and better.
While she was meditating.
With a "click", the car door was opened.
Cheng Qiuqiu, who was wet, sat in, holding a shopping bag in his arms.
The car started slowly and drove into the gate of the community. After wandering around for a while, it barely found a parking area in a narrow place.
The old community is like this. The parking spaces are all on the ground, and they are also public parking spaces.
As long as you register, you can park at will. On rainy days, parking spaces will be very tight.
Lock the car.
Take the elevator directly to the 12th floor.
Gao Mengting took out the key from her bag and was about to open the door of 1202.
The door next to him was suddenly pushed open.
Immediately afterwards, Jasmine wearing a small suspender walked out.
He smiled and patted Cheng Qiuqiu on the shoulder and said: "QQ, you are finally back."
"Good evening, Jasmine."
Jasmine pointed to the door of 1203, "Would you like to go in and play for a while? Wen Ning and Dong Bing are writing new songs inside. I think the melody is great."
"No, you guys have fun." Cheng Qiuqiu shook his head calmly.
Seemingly seeing that she was in a bad mood, Jasmine didn’t say anything more, and instead said: “This Saturday the group held a cycling event and went to the club in the ancient city. Let’s go with the White Knight Band! The atmosphere in the club is very good, and the boss also invited us to perform live. The appearance fee is double the previous one!”
As she spoke, Jasmine’s eyes became bright.
Cheng Qiuqiu was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, let's go together."
"OK, it's such a happy decision!" Jasmine snapped her fingers, said goodbye to the two of them, and turned back to the house.
“Squeak——” The door of 1202 was opened.
The living room was pitch dark.
Turning on the lights, the two of them changed their shoes at the entrance.
Cheng Qiuqiu suddenly raised the red shopping bag in his hand and said with a smile: "Senior, would you like to have a drink with me?"
"Okay." Gao Mengting pushed Cheng Qiuqiu, "Go and change your clothes first. Don't catch a cold."
"Yes." Cheng Qiuqiu nodded and walked into her small bedroom.
A few minutes passed.
There are many things placed on the small coffee table in the living room.
Pickled pepper chicken feet, potato chips, spicy strips, peanuts, preserved fruits...
There are several bottles of cocktails of different flavors placed on both sides.
Open the window, and the cool breeze mixed with the smell of rain seeps in.
The two moved the coffee table to the balcony, moved a small bench and sat down next to it.
“Ding——” The glass bottle was touched.
The soft light shines down, giving the surrounding space a warm and blurry atmosphere.
Neither of them spoke much.
Just blowing in the wind, drinking wine, and eating random snacks.
I don’t know how long it has been.
Cheng Qiuqiu, who was a little drunk, stood up from the stool and took out an acoustic guitar from the room.
Sit in the corner of the balcony and lean against the wall.
Use your fingers to pluck the strings casually and start playing and singing.
"BGM: Don't let go of what you can hold, don't pull if you can hug, time is rushing by..."
Listening to the school girl playing and singing "The Thief of Time", looking at her figure of intertwined light and shadow.
Gao Mengting was filled with emotions.
She is a very emotional and empathetic person.
For some reason, she could always feel a touch of sadness and loneliness from this school girl.
It seems that there are many things hidden in her heart that she is unwilling to express to others.
"BGM: Who said~, time is something that catches people off guard. Sometimes it is sunny, windy and sometimes rainy..."
Cheng Qiuqiu's voice is very delicate, and his singing is very beautiful.
Gao Mengting just sat on the small bench and listened quietly to her singing 3 songs.
10 o’clock in the evening.
The two simply tidied up the living room, washed up and went to bed.
Gao Mengting just took off her pants.
“Dong-dong-dong” knocked on the door.
Cheng Qiuqiu's voice came from outside the door: "Sister, I want to chat with you."
"Come in." Gao Mengting opened the door gently.
Cheng Qiuqiu walked in holding a pillow, "Thank you, senior sister."
The lights were turned off, and the two slightly tipsy people fell on the bed.
Cheng Qiuqiu looked at the ceiling in the darkness and said in a complicated tone: "My mother said she wanted to come to Yancheng to see me."
"Huh?" Gao Mengting blinked, "Isn't this a good thing? Just stay here for a few days, and you can take time off to accompany me around and relax yourself."
Cheng Qiuqiu sighed, "I hate it. She didn't want to see her. It was also for this reason that I chose Yancheng for college and stayed there after graduation. "Why?" Gao Mengting turned around and looked at her, realizing what the problem was with this school girl.
That’s right, she’s been living here for so long and I’ve never had a video or phone call with her parents.
In addition to work every day, I paint, play guitar, and read books.
Cheng Qiuqiu turned sideways, closed his eyes, and said in a dark tone: "I grew up living with my grandmother in the countryside, and I went to elementary school in the village..."
Under her intermittent narration, Gao Mengting gradually understood what happened.
When she was 3 years old, her father fell to his death from a height of 30 stories while working on a construction site.
Her mother left her at her grandmother’s house in the countryside. She stayed in the city to work and live, only coming back to see her occasionally.
Cheng Qiuqiu, a left-behind child who lacked the company of his parents since childhood, established an unparalleled deep relationship with his grandmother.
Until the year she graduated from elementary school, her mother took her to study in Chengdu.
It was also there that she fell in love with Su Yu, who was still in the band Echo.
In the third year of junior high school, my grandma suddenly became seriously ill and needed a lot of money for surgery because she was old.
Surgery is also very risky and may not be done well.
The uncle is unwilling to pay, and grandma has no savings.
Qiuqiu knew that when her father died, the company paid a large sum of money to the family, and her mother also had a lot of savings over the years.
So she begged her mother to provide the money and return it to her mother when she earns money from work in the future.
But in the end no one cared about her opinion.
Grandma still closed her eyes in pain.
Since then, she has fallen into depression and pain, becoming increasingly withdrawn.
It was also during that time that Su Yu fell into the Black Sea turmoil.
As her idol Su Yu emerged from the quagmire and shined brightly, she gradually recovered a little.
But there is still a rift with his mother that is difficult to smooth over.
Her mother wanted her to get into a prestigious university and get ahead and make a lot of money.
She chose the artistic direction.
Her mother wanted her to stay in Sichuan Province and in Chengdu.
She chose Yancheng which was very far away.
During college, she didn’t ask for a penny from her family.
All tuition fees and living expenses are earned by myself.
Now that she has graduated, she doesn’t want to go back to Chengdu anymore. Her biggest goal now is to make money.
When you earn enough money, you will take a backpack and travel alone.
Listen to Su Yu’s concert and take a look at the places in your childhood grandma’s story.
Perhaps because of the drunkenness or because she was sleepy, Cheng Qiuqiu closed her eyes and murmured in Sichuan dialect: "Grandma, I miss you so much."
Gao Mengting breathed out and couldn't help but reach out and hug the school girl gently, comforting her in a low voice.
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July 4, 2023, Tuesday, sunny, 23~32℃.
After a rain, the air in Yancheng is fresh and cool.
“Itchy...” Gao Mengting frowned and opened her hazy eyes.
What caught the eye was a head of long orange-brown hair.
Gao Mengting gradually woke up.
Scenes from last night appeared in my mind.
He lowered his head and glanced, and his face suddenly became a little strange.
She has always had the habit of sleeping naked. She felt uncomfortable when she fell asleep last night, and she took off her clothes immediately after drinking. Seeing the school girl's bulging D cup, I couldn't help but feel a little envious. The gap was quite big.
Feeling the movement, Cheng Qiuqiu slowly woke up from his dream.
I yawned and opened my eyes to see the B cup in front of me.
"Um..." She quickly let go of her hand, looked at Gao Mengting, blushed slightly and said, "Senior, good morning."
She was obviously wearing a T-shirt last night, so why did she wake up as a naked senior.
Could it be that the senior sister also has a problem?
"Good morning Qiuqiu." Gao Mengting smiled and patted her head, "I'm used to sleeping naked, don't mind."
"It's okay, then I'll cook. Senior sister, you wash up first." Cheng Qiuqiu said, hugged the pillow and slipped out, closing the door forcefully.
She has not had many good friends since she was a child, especially after that incident, she has never been so close to others. I felt a little inexplicably happy in my heart, but also a little conflicted.
Gao Mengting shook her head, picked up the clothes on the bed and started to put them on.
Wash, put on makeup, and eat.
Before going out, Gao Mengting patted her school girl and said, "Qiuqiu, I think you should have a good talk with your mother."
This school girl obviously has some psychological problems. If possible, she still hopes that the other person can be happy.
"Senior, I understand what you mean, but the things inside are very complicated. I..." Cheng Qiuqiu pursed his lips and lowered his head in silence.
"Okay, let's talk slowly in the future. I'll leave first. Remember not to be late."
"Bye."
"Bye~"
The door was gently closed.
Gao Mengting shook her head and quickly went downstairs.
Soon, the energetic Wuling Hongguang S drove out of Zhuyuan Community facing the rising sun.
Yunxi Building.
“Good morning, Mr. Gao!”
“Good morning.”
“Good morning, Gao President! ”
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With a soft and beautiful smile on her face, Gao Mengting kept saying hello to every colleague she met.
With the end of the expansion period of Songmei Clothing, the number of employees has reached close to 70.
The originally deserted office area has become lively.
“Mengting, this way!” Suddenly, a magnetic male voice came from one direction.
Gao Mengting turned her head following the sound and saw a leisure area.
Tang Song was sitting on the back of the sofa, chatting with a few new colleagues.
Wearing a business-oriented summer dress, with fluffy hair, full of energy, and black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.
The slightly raised chin and thin lips with a smile look upright and confident.
We haven’t seen each other for more than a week, but this partner is still so charming.
Seeing the smile on his face and feeling the vigor in his body, my mood improved a lot.
It feels like there is no difficulty that can stop them from moving forward.
Looking back, maybe you can introduce Qiuqiu to her partners, which may also help her get out of the haze.
Gao Mengting had a bright smile on her face.
He approached with brisk steps and first said hello to several new colleagues who had been poached from the imperial capital.
Then he patted Tang Song on the shoulder, sat down next to him, and joined their chat.
With the adjustment of the company's structure completed, new work tasks are about to begin.
In addition to running the team together, it is also necessary to adjust department settings, optimize functional divisions, and reassign permissions based on their specific businesses.
Keep the company as efficient as possible and reduce unnecessary friction and internal friction.
These Tang and Song Dynasties have already made plans, and the next step is the specific implementation stage.
Since he still needs to participate in the due diligence of ordinary people, the work will be relatively busy, so the specific work still has to be arranged for Gao Mengting.
After all, this partner is very reliable and has never let me down.
At around 9 a.m., company employees clocked in to work one after another.
Sunlight pours in from the large floor-to-ceiling windows on the east side, making the entire office area lively.
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Block B, Huayun Center, Light and Shadow Media.
“Tap, tap, tap—” the sound of rapid footsteps.
Zhang Xintong quickly ran into the company door.
After a “beep——” sound, the attendance machine punched in successfully.
Looking at the numbers above, I let out a long sigh.
It’s 9:30, not late!
When I came to the office area of the marketing planning department, I took out the meat buns and soy milk from my bag, and ate them happily.
Recently, a series of huge changes have occurred in the company. All employees have become cautious and the atmosphere in the office is very delicate.
But privately, there are all kinds of random speculations in various WeChat groups.
Some people say that the company is finished and will soon lay off employees.
Some people say that a new investment institution wants to acquire the company, and they are still negotiating.
It can be said that everyone is in danger and is afraid that the company will be completely destroyed.
There is no way, as Guangying Media is the leader in the advertising and media field in Yancheng, its salary and benefits are also the best.
Flexible work system, five insurances and one fund, paid annual leave, overtime allowance...
Besides, the current environment is so bad, no one wants to leave.
But these are not a problem for Zhang Xintong, after all, she has received the promise of Sister Wen Ruan.
Will soon switch to Yancheng Branch of Nebula International Group.
“Da da da—” the sound of high heels hitting the ground sounded.
Li Meiling, dressed coquettishly and holding a cup of coffee, walked into her workstation.
First, he glanced at Wenruan’s position, and then said to Zhang Xintong: "Won’t Wenruan come to take over the handover? What’s wrong? Does she want to keep dragging us?"
Zhang Xin Tong patiently explained again: "Sister Meiling, Sister Wenruan just returned to Yancheng yesterday, and she has already handed over most of the materials before."
"Haha, I still want to play in the imperial capital. ?" Li Meiling put the coffee on the table and sat down with her legs crossed. "Before, Meigou Technology wanted her to come over to discuss cooperation, but she didn't even give our boss the face, which directly led to the cancellation of the cooperation. I would say that the reason why our company is like this is inseparable from her."
"I heard that the previous investment institution gave up directly because of the cancellation of this cooperation."
“I still can’t figure it out, why does Meigou Technology insist on looking for Wenruan to discuss cooperation?”
“Tch~, that’s just an excuse. To be honest, it’s the competitors.”
“However, Wenruan is really awesome. After all, I have worked in the company for two years. I don’t miss my old love.”
“Look at her circle of friends. She is having a good time in the imperial capital, with all kinds of food, movies, and beautiful scenery.”
There are some opinions on Wen Ruan in words.
In any case, the company’s crisis started from her.
Faced with an unpredictable future, they subconsciously shift the responsibility to a goal, in order to exchange collective complaints for a slight sense of belonging and identity, and to stay together for warmth.
In short, it is still the reason for fear.
Zhong Ying, who was sitting in the corner, looked gloomy and did not complain.
All the enmity between her and Wen Ruan was because of director Wang Liyu.
However, after Director Wang gave up pursuing Wen Ruan, his attitude towards her did not change much.
This also made her gradually wake up, and she had no objection to Wen Ruan.
Now I am more worried about my future and that I will not be able to see Director Wang when I leave the company.
Listening to their discussion, Zhang Xintong's face flushed, and she couldn't help but say, "Isn't it the fault of Mr. Liu of the Imperial Capital that Sister Wen Ruan resigned? According to what you said, it was also his fault!"
Li Meiling's face darkened.
She worked hard to please the other party, but in the end she failed. Now she has to face the crisis of possible bankruptcy of the company, and she feels very uncomfortable.
At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came.
The company’s human resources director and two administrative specialists trotted into the office area.
“Bah bang bang—” the human resources director clapped his hands vigorously and said loudly: “Quiet! Everyone gets to work immediately! Important leaders will come over later! It is related to the life and death of our company!”
As she spoke, she walked directly through the office area of the marketing planning department and walked inside.
Light and Shadow Media Yancheng Head Office has many employees and occupies most of the office area on the 15th floor.
Immediately afterwards, a similar notification was received in the WeChat group.
Everyone in the office area cheered up instantly.
There is no longer any intention to complain about being soft.
On the surface, it remains quiet, but crazy discussions have begun in various small groups.
Soon, a well-informed colleague revealed the identity of the "leader".
The employer’s representative who negotiates the acquisition agreement with the company.
Everyone’s eyes burst out with anticipation and excitement, and the keyboard clicked.
If a company is acquired, it shows the value of their company and they still have a great chance to stay.
Zhang Xintong rolled her eyes and quickly sent this message to Wen Ruan.
With the current atmosphere in the company, even if I come today, I won’t be able to do the handover work.
Everyone will be paying attention to this negotiation about their fate.
An atmosphere of tension and anxiety spread unknowingly within Light and Shadow Media.
10 o’clock in the morning.
A message quickly exploded in various WeChat groups: "They are here! The chairman went down to pick them up personally!"
In an instant, the needle could be heard in the office, and everyone began to pretend to work seriously.
A few more minutes passed.
Dense and rhythmic footsteps came from the door.
It was like stepping on the hearts of all of them, "Plop, puff -".
“Coming in!” I don’t know who whispered.
Everyone’s eyes couldn’t help but glance towards the door.
Immediately afterwards, waves of surprised low voices sounded.
Walking in the front were two women.
One of them is tall and thin, has a stern face, and walks vigorously.
Next to her was a tall, plump and sexy beauty wearing a shirt and skirt that covered her hips.
Behind them and beside them, in addition to familiar executives such as Chairman Zhang Shun and Vice President Xu Feiyu, there were also more than 10 unfamiliar men and women, wearing suits and leather shoes, with a calm demeanor.
Against the background of these people, the aura of the two women seemed extremely powerful.
But everyone’s eyes were fixed on Wen Ruan standing on the left, dumbfounded.
(End of this chapter)