Chapter 9: Being Entrusted with an Important Post
“Since you are so confident, I will leave the Gu Group’s project to you. Give me your general ideas and design draft within one day!”
Fan Aoshan flung her a file. Qin Muxuan took it and took a look. ‘The Gu Group? Is this a project of Gu Zijin’s company?’
To her surprise, colleagues around her all looked at her with surprise and sympathy. ‘Is this project of Gu Group special?’
Fan Aoshan folded the arms upon her chest when she handed over this matter. After that, she snorted coldly and then swaggered away.
“Hey, beautiful newcomer, come on. I believe in you!” A male colleague passed by, giving her a thumbs-up.
“Wait, what… what does this mean?” Qin Muxuan seized him, asking with puzzlement.
This male colleague sighed deeply and then said earnestly, “President Situ of our company and President Gu of Gu Group have been friends for many years. Recently they decided to build a large mall with an indoor amusement park in a development zone. You’ll figure it out when you look at this file.”
“Our company and Gu Group have cooperated more than once. Gu Group is very rigorous in their projects and does not even allow a small error. They are even stricter with the design drafts. On one occasion they even returned our design a dozen times!”
The male colleague spoke so seriously, and it was not as if he were trying to frighten her. Then he patted Qin Muxuan on the shoulders with a worried look, saying, “It is because their project is difficult that we have to prepare ahead of time even before their construction site is completed.”
“According to President Situ, whoever accepts this project will get a double bonus. Even so, no one wants to do it. So you have to work hard!”
What he said was a blow to Qin Muxuan’s confidence. But it didn’t make her despair. She must work hard to prove that she was competent to carry out this work!
Opening the file and looking at it, she felt that this task was not as hard as the male colleague said. Soon there was a general idea in her mind. Without slacking off for even a minute, she immediately found an empty seat and started to act!
A day later, Qin Muxuan came to Fan Aoshan’s office with this preliminary design draft that she was satisfied with.
“Manager Fan, this is my first draft. Please check it.” Qin Muxuan handed the file to Fan Aoshan, but Fan Aoshan took the file without lifting her head.
After glancing casually, she tossed the file aside impatiently, saying impolitely, “The thoughts and ideas of people who haven’t even graduated from college are so naive! The design of any ordinary employee in the company is better than yours! Take it back and revise it completely! Don’t try this trick on me!”
Qin Muxuan was speechless. Manager Fan didn’t even seriously look at the file. How could she belittle a design draft that Qin Muxuan had spent the whole night preparing?
“Manager Fan, please listen to my thoughts. I think since we want to develop a large new shopping mall, we should make it simple and unique. The indoor kindergarten is a place for children’s activities; since some children are afraid of taking the elevator, I think it should be set on the first floor. What’s more, there are some elders…”
“That’s enough! I don’t have time for your thoughts. What I need is a design draft that pleases me. If your design still does not meet my requirements within three days, please go to another department then. We don’t need a good-for-nothing here!”
Manager Fan’s attitude was as determined as ever. She still looked down on Qin Muxuan’s education background and was deliberately making things difficult for her.
“Judging from your attitude towards me, even if you give me another month, I’m afraid I will not be able to submit a design draft to your satisfaction, right?” Qin Muxuan asked coldly, frowning.
“What nonsense! Can’t I criticize your substandard design?” What Qin Muxuan said was exactly right. So Manager Fan screamed anxiously.
At this time, not far away, two tall and straight figures came. Hearing the quarrel, they quickened their pace.
“What are you arguing about?” A commanding voice came from behind Qin Muxuan. Looking back, Qin Muxuan found that this man was Gu Zijin! The man standing beside him had the same handsome appearance and robust figure. Unlike him, this man looked like a gentle sunny boy.
“President Situ, President Gu, how do you do?” Manager Fan suddenly became gentle, bowing respectfully.
The man turned out to be the President of this company. But Qin Muxuan couldn’t help but fix her eyes on Gu Zijin. Coincidentally, he glanced in her direction and their eyes met.
He had a pair of apricot-colored deep and blurred eyes that were elusive. ‘What was he thinking about?’
“President Situ, President Gu, you are here at the right time. This is the design draft I prepared for the construction of the mall. Manager Fan and I have some different opinions. So I’d like to ask you to comment on my design.”
Since her design was not approved by Manager Fan, she had to ask the two presidents for another evaluation. Was her design really worth nothing?
Situ Ming looked at Gu Zijin as if he knew the relationship between them. At this time, Gu Zijin had already taken the design draft from Qin Muxuan.
He read it so carefully that he didn’t even miss any details. He found that this woman’s design was novel, structured, simple, elegant, and could easily attract public attention.
Gu Zijin had a completely new appraisal of her, and there was some admiration in his cold eyes. He said, “Overall, your ideas are pretty good. Later you should follow me to my company to discuss the details of this design.”
After telling her, he turned his eyes to Manager Fan, who was slightly panicked. He said, “The most important thing in a department is to work together, and the second is individual competence. Only by learning from others’ strengths and innovative thinking can you keep your position well.”
His seemingly ordinary words really embarrassed Manager Fan. His implication was that she was far less capable than this newcomer.
Fan Aoshan gnashed her teeth, but she could only be angry inwardly. She said, “Got it. President Gu, I will learn from others with an open mind.”
“I have a meeting now. I will get back to you in half an hour.” With these words, Gu Zijin left side by side with Situ Ming.
There was a smile on Qin Muxuan’s face that could not be hidden. Gu Zijin approved her design draft, which made her full of confidence and vigour.
After Gu Zijin and Situ Ming came out, Situ Ming joked, “At first, you arranged for her to work in my company, and just now you helped her fight back. Are you really in love with her?”
Gu Zijin’s eyes gleamed and he retorted immediately, “She is my son’s mother. This is what I should do. Give me the plan soon. Don’t make fun of me!”
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Half an hour later, Gu Zijin came to Qin Muxuan’s office on time. She was slaving away at her work.
“Come with me!” After hearing this familiar voice, Qin Muxian looked up and froze for a while. Then she nodded.
“Got it, President Gu. But today is my first day in this company. They…”
“I told your President Situ in advance.”