fish in the financial tsunami

Chapter 4 Su Xiaoyu's love approximation (1)
Life is jet by, so just enjoy everyday.
I mean, don't think too far ahead of anything.

——Chen Sulei
1
After the training, the assessment and evaluation that Stanley mentioned will soon have results.

In fact, BLM’s selection of interns can be regarded as one in ten thousand. Li Jun graduated from the University of Berkeley in Canada, Yang Yan once worked as an intern in a famous equity investment fund, and although Su Xiaoyu is slightly inferior in background and work experience, he is superior in They are talented and intelligent, but also have extraordinary hard work, so in the end, the performance of the three people was evenly matched, and they all passed smoothly.

On the day the training ended, the three of them sat in the familiar meeting room again.Stanley and Emily were still in front of them. Stanley said a few words, and then began to distribute the deployment forms.

Li Jun and Yang Yan had already placed a thick stack of documents in front of them. After opening them, they both showed satisfied smiles at the same time, then looked at each other, and said at the same time, "OCB!"

OCB is a new project received by the company. It has just started to do IPO. The project leader is recruiting people. The three of them originally expected to join this project after the training is over. Now they got what they wanted, of course they are very satisfied.

Only Su Xiaoyu was empty in front of her. Seeing the expressions of the two of them after opening the file, she felt even more nervous. She began to uncontrollably think about her performance in the past three weeks. All the training officers, including Emily, told her that Satisfied, but why is she the only one who hasn't been allocated?Could it be that she made some fatal mistake and failed the assessment?

After much deliberation, there was no result. She sat in the chair feeling dazed, and her eyes couldn't help looking in the direction of Stanley and Emily, full of question marks.

Li Jun and Yang Yan have already closed the folder and are about to report to the project team. Li Jun glanced at Su Xiaoyu before getting up, and was about to open his mouth when Yang Yan spoke, "Stanley, what about Xiaoyu? She is not with us." project?"

"You guys go first, Xiaoyu has other arrangements, so we need to wait." Stanley replied very simply, Li Jun and Yang Yan had no choice but to look at Su Xiaoyu comfortingly, pushed the door and left the conference room.

She was the only one left, Su Xiaoyu finally couldn't bear it, and asked directly, "Why didn't you arrange a project for me? Did I fail the assessment?"

"Little fish, don't worry." Emily smiled.

Stanley also added, "Don't worry, you have all passed the assessment, but your project leader hasn't arrived in Shanghai yet, no matter how urgent you are, you have to let his plane land, right?"

The always serious scheduling director actually joked in front of her. Although he couldn't laugh, he was sure that he had passed the assessment and would soon have a project to participate in. Su Xiaoyu, who had been nervous for a long time, finally relaxed and let out a big breath.

Stanley was very busy and left after speaking.Su Xiaoyu also stood up, "Then I'll go back to the office and get ready."

Emily smiled, "What time is it? Let's hurry up and enjoy a good lunch. Once you join the project team, you will be busy. Don't waste the last leisure time."

That's right, Su Xiaoyu thought of the first day he walked into the office, and he nodded involuntarily when he saw his colleagues with disheveled hair, red eyes, and slow movements after an all night.

Su Xiaoyu was taken aback when she was patted on the shoulder as soon as she walked out of the door of the meeting room. She turned her head and saw Yang Yan and Li Jun, looking at her with a smile on her face.

"Didn't you go to the OCB project team? Why are you still here?" Su Xiaoyu was dumbfounded.

"Just after reporting for duty, the team leader said, let's hurry up and enjoy our last lunch, so I came to celebrate with you." Everyone is familiar with each other, and they have been together day and night for three weeks. Yang Yan is very talkative now. direct.

Li Jun also said, "I just read the work schedule, and I'm afraid I'll be so busy that I won't even have a chance to celebrate passing the exam, so the three of us have to hurry."

The two of them dragged Su Xiaoyu out after they finished speaking. Poor Su Xiaoyu didn't have time to say a word, and was dragged into a jog, "Wait, wait a minute, I haven't got my wallet yet."

Yang Yan seldom laughed out loud, "What wallet do you have? You have eaten your cakes for nothing, and today we treat you."

2
The best financial district in Shanghai, surrounded by high-rise buildings, the most high-end office buildings, the most luxurious hotels and shopping malls lined up. Yang Yan acted quickly and reserved a seat just now. After the three left the company, they entered the HSBC Building together.

When getting on the elevator, Su Xiaoyu looked at the shiny sign on the elevator wall and shook his eyes, and his voice was a bit wrong, "Eat here? It's very expensive."

Li Jun smiled, "It's too expensive for someone to treat you, but it's the first time I've seen a nice person like you."

Both of them are rich, and Su Xiaoyu knew she couldn't resist, so she gave up struggling in the end.The elevator went straight up to the 46th floor. As soon as the elevator door opened, a lady in a kimono came up to greet them, walked in front of them in small steps, and bent over to pull the door for them.

Japanese-style restaurant with luxurious decoration. The aisle leading to the dining area is black and white, which has a post-modern taste. When you walk to the end, it suddenly becomes clear. The arc-shaped dining area is seventy percent full at noon, but each seat is full. There are elegant partitions, and you still feel quiet when you walk past.

Yang Yan is a person who enjoys things very much. She reserved a seat by the window, and outside the transparent curved glass wall is a clear blue sky. Su Xiaoyu has lived in Shanghai for four years, and recently worked in the best financial center. People in the world, but still feel relaxed and happy when sitting down.

It's called a set meal. There are many Japanese dishes, and the table is quickly filled. The clear sky-colored porcelain and the simplest saury look charming and charming.The three of them chatted while eating, the delicious food and beautiful scenery, and when they were in a good mood, they were a little excited during the conversation.

Su Xiaoyu sat near the corridor, with the aisle beside him, and people passed by from time to time.The dining area is split-level, and the aisle is connected with several steps. Above it is an independent private room, which is hidden behind a few clumps of emerald green bamboos. The sun shines on it, making it even more verdant.

There were soft footsteps behind him, and the young lady in kimono ran ahead to welcome the guests again.The footsteps were getting closer and had nothing to do with her. Su Xiaoyu, who was concentrating on solving the saury in front of him, didn't care at all.

Dissecting saury is a technical job, and Su Xiaoyu usually lacks exercise, so at this time he worked very hard with his chopsticks.A cyan kimono floated out of the corner of her eye, and then a man in a dark suit. Most of the people who eat here are elites from the surrounding business buildings. Suits and leather shoes are the most common attire. She is fighting the saury without raising her head. .

But suddenly a familiar scent wafted through her nose, it was clean and clear, she unconsciously opened her eyes wide and looked over, facing the two men walking at the end, one of them she still knew was the Su Lei who had disappeared for more than half a month gentlemen.

"Hi, Su Lei." She was so surprised that she didn't have time to think, half of the saury was still on the tip of the chopsticks, and Su Xiaoyu blurted out a greeting.

It was indeed Su Lei. I hadn't seen him for more than half a month. He was still dressed casually. The collar of his black sweater was turned up to reveal a light gray shirt collar, which was in stark contrast to the foreigners in formal suits around him.

Seeing her too, he stopped in his tracks, his eyes fell on her upturned face, and after a second, the corners of his eyes curled up, he suddenly smiled, and replied in a pleasant voice, "Hi, Xiaoyu."

3
Su Lei and his group paused for a while before continuing to move forward, and quickly disappeared into the box behind the steps. The lady stepped back, and when passing by Su Xiaoyu's table, she glanced at her carefully, with a lot of content in her eyes .

Su Xiaoyu didn't notice at all, she was busy dealing with Yang Yan's sudden enthusiasm, and saury couldn't take care of it.

"Okay, Su Xiaoyu, how did you know such a classic man? He never mentioned it to us, confess honestly, what does it matter to you who he is and what he does?"

Overwhelmed by a series of questions, Su Xiaoyu raised her hand to beg for mercy, "I met him casually, only twice, and I didn't say a few words, and I don't know him very well, so I don't know anything except his name."

"You can meet this one casually? How come I haven't met it?" Yang Yan persisted, grabbing her shoulder and refusing to let go.

The two girls were chattering there, but Li Jun was very patient. He watched them and didn't speak. His chopsticks fell on the iced oolong cold noodles in the blue porcelain bowl, picking up many of them at once, and the snow-white ones hung up.

It was just an episode. After the meal, the three of them returned to the company together. Li Jun and Yang Yan started to work. Only Su Xiaoyu sat at the table and continued to make simulation models, but everyone around her was busy and she was alone. Being so idle, I always felt out of place, and everyone looked a little envious afterward.

At six o'clock, she stood up and got ready to leave work. No one in Bullpen looked up. They were all hard at work in front of the computer, their fingers flying like flying fingers. When they left, they felt a little depressed. Su Xiaoyu felt weak when pressing the elevator.

When the elevator door closed, he vaguely heard someone calling his name. He suspected it was an auditory hallucination, but Su Xiaoyu didn't care at all.

During off-duty hours, there was a long queue of people waiting for taxis at the gate. The weather was good at noon. At this time, it started to rain lightly. There were few taxis. Finally, one was reserved. It took a long time to wait. Everyone They all looked anxious.

Su Xiaoyu didn't have this kind of trouble. She took the subway to and from get off work every day. At this time, she had a clear goal and walked straight through the crowd with her bag in hand.

The street was sandwiched between two buildings. It was rainy and windy, and the road was slippery. She didn't bring an umbrella, and she was dressed thinly.

A car drove up behind her and stopped right in front of her. Su Xiaoyu was running forward intently with her head down, but was startled by the sound of the brakes, her footsteps became chaotic, and she almost slipped and fell to the ground.

Which ungrateful person parks on the side of the road indiscriminately?Is the car great?After standing still, she couldn't help but stare over, the car window fell, revealing the face of a familiar man, looking at her and smiling.

It turned out to be Su Lei, who became elated for no reason, and was surprised at the same time, Su Xiaoyu stood there stunned.

"Get in the car, it's cold outside." He spoke in a natural tone, as if he had known her for many years. It was a one-way street, and after a short stop, someone honked the horn, and someone stuck their head out in the row of cars behind. Angrily staring at Su Xiaoyu who was standing by the side of the road, she had never experienced such collective angry eyes, and immediately got into his car uselessly, in order to calm things down.

It was cold and rainy outside, but the inside of the carriage was as warm as spring. Su Xiaoyu was blown by the warm wind after sitting down. Before he could speak, he covered his nose and sneezed twice.

"Is it cold?" The car had slid forward smoothly, and he reached out to press the window up.

"It's okay." With her hands still covering her face, Su Xiaoyu only showed a pair of eyes when she spoke. She was delicate, and her eyes were particularly well-shaped, like almonds, and because she had just sneezed, her dark brown pupils Covered with a layer of mist, moist and shiny.

After putting down her hand, she continued, "I met you again, what a coincidence, I'm about to go home."

The street is narrow, and at the end of the drive is another small road with dense traffic. It is raining and the road is blocked, and no one will give in. When he cut into the driveway, the side radar beeped. Su Xiaoyu was thrilled to see it, and he wanted to ask Forget everything, and grab the handle nervously.

"It's not a coincidence, I'm waiting for you." He replied very naturally, cutting into the driveway as soon as he spoke, regardless of the horns and flashing headlights at the front, rear, left, and right.

"Are you talking nonsense? How do you know I'm off work at this time?" Su Xiaoyu laughed as he was joking.

"I called your company, and it was your colleague who told me that you just went downstairs."

He gave a simple answer, but Su Xiaoyu didn't accept it well. After listening to it, he was stunned and held back for a long time before uttering a sentence, "Why?"

"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" The road conditions were so bad that he still had the time to look at her sideways, speaking in a relaxed tone because of her smiling expression.

"Of course it's true."

"I want to invite you to dinner."

There was no sound around her, and when he turned the direction, he glanced at her again, Su Xiaoyu was fighting against the messy thoughts that suddenly popped up in his head, and was awakened by his glance, and scolded himself for being useless in his heart.

Su Xiaoyu, just in a daze because of this man's words, do you still want to meet people in the future?

Forced herself to answer him, but really couldn't think of what to say, she finally asked a stupid question, "What if it's a lie?"

After she finished speaking, she even wanted to sigh, she could say such a stupid thing, well, I really don't want to see anyone now.

I didn't expect her to ask this question, Su Lei was taken aback for a moment, then smiled again, "Well, actually I want to invite you to have breakfast."

It took two seconds to chew out the meaning of this sentence, unable to hold on any longer, Su Xiaoyu blushed suddenly and turned her head away, leaving only the back of his head, look carefully, those small ears It's all pink.

4
The underground garage is empty and quiet, and every floor is full of good cars of various colors, which are shining brightly under the bright incandescent lights.

Su Lei walked ahead, walking leisurely, with a very familiar look.The elevator was hidden behind the automatic frosted glass door. When they walked over, the elevator door was slowly closing. Su Xiaoyu was used to catching the subway to catch the elevator. At this time, conditioned reflex, she walked two steps quickly and pressed it.

The floor was covered with beige marble, which was polished to a bright shine. Su Xiaoyu was wearing leather shoes with heels. She almost slipped out without noticing it for a while. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and held the elevator door so she didn't fall. No one fell down. Her pride was on the ground, she was ashamed, she bowed her head in silence after entering the elevator.

Standing in the elevator was a middle-aged man and woman, who probably thought she was interesting, and looked at her and smiled together.

Really unable to lift her head, Su Xiaoyu's eyes fell on a small piece of ground in front of her toes, and she didn't say a word.

The back of the head suddenly felt warm, it was Su Lei's fingers that came down, rubbed her hair, raised his head in surprise, all he saw was his side face, smiling at the two people, and then he glanced at her, the corners of his eyes were long and narrow Slightly bent, the fingertips were still on her hair, feeling very warm.

The tip of her ear, which was still slightly hot, suddenly burned, Su Xiaoyu's face drooped again, and she didn't intend to lift it up again.

The restaurant is on the second floor, facing the river, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, the sky has already darkened, and the bright night scene seems far away through the rain.

Su Lei took her to sit by the window, the leather surface of the sofa was slippery, the armrests and the back of the chair were high, when Su Xiaoyu sat down, she felt that she was sunk in and couldn't fall into place.

He looked down at the menu, looking in a good mood. From her point of view, he only felt that the scenery was pleasant. It was obviously a normal behavior, but when he did it, people couldn't take their eyes off it, which was inexplicable.

Just as he was watching with enthusiasm, he suddenly raised his head and smiled, and said into her eyes, "Little fish, are you looking at me?"

Being caught off guard by him, and it was too late to pretend, Su Xiaoyu simply told the truth, "Well, can you tell me why you invited me to dinner?"

He didn't answer, but asked again, "What do you like to eat? The fish here is good."

Su Xiaoyu didn't notice it for a while, and was immediately distracted. He lowered his head and began to study the fish problem, completely forgetting the previous problem.

It was not until a long time later that she realized that it was Su Lei's habit to solve problems without answering questions. She would never get answers to questions that Su Lei was unwilling to answer.

They invited guests, and of course they all listened to his recommendations later.Su Lei is very knowledgeable about food, Italian food, the lady in black uniform serves a full set of dishes one by one, the chef is superb, and every dish tastes first-class, Su Xiaoyu has a weak resistance to food, although he has already eaten at noon One meal, but still eating with gusto.

While eating, I couldn't help asking him, "Do you come here often? The dishes are so familiar."

"Fortunately, the financial district, I spend more time here." He smiled.

"You also work in finance?"

"It's what happened before I came back. Let's put it this way, I buy things, then take them apart and sell them, or remake them and sell them again. If this is considered financial, then forget it."

Su Xiaoyu was confused and couldn't help asking again, "What did you buy?"

He glanced at her and replied, "I buy the company."

Su Xiaoyu was silent, let's see how lucky she was as a little fish, she met a big shark when she entered the water...

(End of this chapter)