Chapter 41: The Road Ahead Is Not Smooth

  Chu Jingyu's way of dealing with emotions is a bit outdated, in ancient times, when a talented man saw a beauty, he would be infatuated at first sight and immediately compose a poem to express his admiration.

  The lucky beauty will then grant her body, and they will be together in a passionate and shameless relationship, becoming a legendary tale that will be passed down for generations.

  However, people like that usually don't end up well. Liang Shanbo had a silly white idiot by his side with a clever and cute younger sister who disguised herself as a man for so long yet he remained completely unaware. It wasn't until Zhu Yingtai finally couldn't bear the passionate feelings in her heart and took the initiative to throw herself into his arms that he finally understood, men are actually so much fun!

  People with such ideas will end up flying away like two butterflies.

  A more negative example is Ximen Daoyan and Pan Jinlian, who fell in love because of a stick from the sky. They were direct enough, brave enough to break through the shackles between men and women for thousands of years, and dared to be together. Look at how they ended up.

  He was sent by Wu Song and his gang to meet his short-lived brother.

  These bloody lessons in history tell later generations that men and women's affairs cannot be rushed, nor can they be indifferent like a fool. How to grasp the degree of this, Chu Jingyan feels that it is possible to open up a new discipline in university courses for special research and discussion.

  So Chu Jingyan felt that her current situation was quite normal.

  Having barely met a few times, Chu Jingyan felt that he was already being too straightforward in telling Qi Qingrong that he liked Kim Tae-hee, which exceeded his usual attitude towards people. Now, to get Chu Jingyan to start using Qi Qingrong's offensive strategy, it would be really difficult for the mother pig to climb a tree.

  Chu Jingyan always thought it was better to be more careful, especially when it came to emotional issues that involved saving face.

  How embarrassing it would be if I were rejected.

  "Do you think this is still normal?" Qi Qingrong shook the cup in his hand, looking at Chu Jingyan with incredulity, "Are our brain structures different or something? You actually think this is normal."

  Chu Jing said, placing the octopus ball on a bamboo skewer: "Of course they're not the same, one brain is full of cells, and the other brain is full of **, how can they be the same?"

  "Shut up." Qi Qingrong put down the Coke cup and said with a pained expression, "Chu Jingyan, I've always thought that after following me for so many years, even if you weren't smart to begin with, you should have gained some charm from being around me. But it's only been a few years since I left, how did you degenerate into this kind of behavior?"

  Chu Jingyan's facial expression began to distort in anger.

  What is called degenerating into this virtue, what is called being enchanted after being influenced by the surroundings? Am I now without charm as his father?

  What's the difference between this and a hooligan being bullied then calling the police?

  Is it still necessary to talk about occupational ethics in a society ruled by law?

  "I just want to look a bit more serious." Chu Jing said with a twirl of her hair.

  Qī Qīng Róng said: "Being serious doesn't mean you just stand there like an idiot, it means taking actual action. If not, then that's called wasting time."

  Chu Jing said with a smile: "The person is right there, can he still run?"

  "Running is not a problem." Qi Qingrong smiled and said, "But maybe I'll run with someone else instead."

  "You're really unpleasant to talk to." Chu Jingyan looked at Qi Qingrong with dissatisfaction.

  Qī Qīng Róng shrugged and said, "I've never seen that Kim Tae-hyun, nor do I know what kind of person she is. Maybe she's still young now, but not too young either. Nowadays kids are so precocious, who knows what they're thinking about every day."

  "It's better not to talk nonsense if you don't know. " Chu Jingyan finished the cola in his cup and said, "What's wrong with your project? Why are the workers on strike?"

  "It's a small matter," said Qi Qingrong. "There is an engineering team in charge of the foundation that thinks the welfare is too poor, and they are making trouble. I have already sent someone to comfort them, if it doesn't work, we can change another one."

  Pausing for a moment, Qi Qingrong looked at Chu Jingyan and said: "Don't worry about my affairs for now. As soon as Jin Long went in, Huang Dongzheng didn't make any noise?"

  "There is none now." Chu Jingyan said.

  "Even if the energy is very strong, it will be cut off by the wrist of the inspector, but the prosecutor's office has summoned several directors to investigate, and since yesterday, the group's stock price has been falling all the way. If the situation is not stabilized, many retail shareholders will choose to withdraw their capital."

  Qī Qīngróng stroked his chin and said: "Huáng Dōngzhèng can't move for the time being, but if he really moves, who will fill this gap?"

  "I'm also curious about this question."

  "Unless."

  "What if?"

  Chu Jingyan looked at Qi Qingrong and said, "Unless the president has the ability to overthrow Huang Dongzheng and others while finding or having someone willing to invest in Oriental International."

  "Is that possible?" Qi Qingrong shook his head, "It's not 100 million or 200 million. People with this kind of money wouldn't bother investing in the group. Those who want to take risks have ill-gotten gains and would be summoned by the procuratorate every day. Can they still do business then?"

  "It's really hard to say," said Chu Jingyan.

  "There is only one best situation, knock down Huang Dongzheng, comfort the rest of the people, and then find a suitable new board member." Qi Qingrong looked at Chu Jingyan and said, "But if we do this, once the group has settled down, you will be squeezed out very badly."

  Chu Jing spoke with furrowed brows.

  "Everyone knows you're the president who came out of nowhere, and Golden Dragon's downfall is indeed related to your intervention. But from start to finish, it was all you who was behind this matter, so everyone will put the blame on you. You've only been in this position for a few days, and you've already brought down one director. If you continue to rise higher, who won't be afraid of you?"

  "When Huang Dong's regime collapses, the remaining directors are appeased. They pledge their loyalty to the chairman with the shares in their hands. What will you do? The bad guys have done it and will continue to do so, being collectively excluded by more than a dozen directors. How can you go on in the group?"

  Chu Jingyan swept the leftover food on the table into the trash can, then wiped his hands with a few paper towels and said: "From Yaoshen Palace to now sitting in this office, I've already thought about these things. You also know that since childhood, I haven't been very likable."

  "So most of the time, I don't really care how others look at me," Chu Jing said with a smile. "Moreover, instead of waiting for them to squeeze me out, it's better to keep a distance from them early on. I'm not confident enough to withstand the cold eyes of over ten directors at once."

  "How?" asked Qi Qingrong.

  Chu Jingyu looked up and glanced at this bright and clean office, smiling: "Worst comes to worst, I'll just leave."

  "The road ahead may be bumpy, but it's still got to be walked."

  "Where are you going?"

  Chu Jing loosened his tie and said seriously: "I want to go to college."

  "Huh?"

  "Whoever said that books are the ladder of human progress, I want to swim in the ocean of knowledge. No need to persuade me, I must study hard and strive upwards every day. The head of a multinational company doesn't even have a university degree, it's laughable."

  "Let's buy it," suggested Qi Qingrong.

  "Despicable." Chu Jingyan spoke with righteous words and proper etiquette: "Can something bought be called a certificate? Can something bought prove my thirst for knowledge? Can something bought be what I want?"

  "It's really a decline in morality, such a noble and pure thing has also been tainted with corruption. Those predecessors who have worked hard on the path of knowledge will all be ashamed of you."

  "When I didn't say anything." Qi Qingrong raised his hands.

  Chu Jing nodded in satisfaction and then quietly approached Qi Qingrong, asking: "That thing you mentioned about buying a diploma, is it reliable? How much does it cost? If it's expensive, can we consider giving a discount or something?"

  “................”

  The atmosphere relaxed a bit, and the two of them lit up a cigarette, flicking off the ash. Chu Jingyan said, "For a while, I was also a bit confused. If things really become like you said, how should I position myself in the group, and what identity should I use to stand here?"

  He took another drag on his cigarette, and with a smile, Chu Jing said: "But the next morning when I woke up, looked around at where I was living now, got in my car, and then I thought, it's not that big of a deal."

  "What I have in hand, no one can take away; what I don't have, let others fight for it, I won't bother."

  "Doesn't it matter at all?"

  The phone rang.

  Chu Jing said, taking out his mobile phone, after a few responses, he hung up and said to Qu Qingrong: "One advantage of our president is that he will never shoot the bird with a hidden bow."

  "What did you say on the phone?" asked Qi Qingrong.

  "A wine party," Chu Jingyan said, "I'm not sure what specifically, but it's said to be related to the group's plan to enter the entertainment circle."

  Qingrong was taken aback, then burst out laughing: "I've long heard that some high-ranking executives in the group have gotten cozy with CJ's thighs. Now it seems to be true. So what's going on? Are you going to sleep with a star every night from now on?"

  "I'm really curious, for you, can't everything be associated with that one thing in bed?"

  Qī Qīng Róng nodded solemnly and said: "Indeed it is."

  "The company without a name has already completed its funding, the office building has been rented, and personnel preparations are almost complete, but it has always been struggling to find good film and television resources and an entry point."

  "The group is a bit unstable now, I think it will be good to use this project launch to stimulate the onlookers and those who are in it."

  "It has to be said, the brushwork is really extraordinary." Qi Qingrong sighed.

  "It was an entirely unfamiliar environment, you're on your own."

  He brushed off his clothes, stood up and stretched, saying: "Everything is up to you, I have a lot of things to do on my end, no time to take care of you, anyway."

  "Be careful with everything."

  Two voices converged into one, and then they looked at each other and smiled simultaneously.