fish in the financial tsunami

Chapter 42 Su Xiaoyu's Bright Future (1)
In the common sense of all things, love cannot be changed and stopped, because in terms of nature, love will only perish by itself, and it is difficult for any trick to reverse it.

——"Ten Days Talk" Boccaccio
1
Su Xiaoyu accepted the first round of interviews after the Chinese New Year. The location was in the small red building. The interview time was in the afternoon. Su Xiaoyu was still at the company early in the morning, and Su Lei was also there. Later, when time was tight, he still drove She sent it to school.

It was almost time, Su Xiaoyu hurriedly jumped out of the car.

"Little fish." There was a voice behind him, and he turned around to see Chen Sulei got out of the car, beckoning her to go back.

When it was too late, she stopped and looked at him with question marks on her face.

She didn't go there, so he simply came over, handed her the mobile phone she forgot in the car, and smiled again, "Don't worry, maybe the examiner is already watching you at a certain window, be careful of your demeanor."

Another car drove up and slowed down when passing them. After the window fell, he saw Yang Yan, smiled and waved to them, looked back and forth at Chen Sulei and her, and finally winked his eyes with a smile.

When Yang Yan dragged her into the small building, Su Xiaoyu asked her, "Why?"

"Little fish." Yang Yan smiled mischievously, "Do you remember my suggestion last time?"

"What proposal?"

"How to win the diamond king, Lao Wu, a private blog, it must be popular." Yang Yan laughed.

What time is it, why is it coming again... Su Xiaoyumo.

The preparation room is at the end of the corridor, and there are people passing by one after another. Most of them are dressed in formal clothes and are of a certain age. When they pass by, they will look at them intentionally or unintentionally. Su Xiaoyu remembered what Chen Sulei said before, and quickly pushed Yang Yan, talking in a low voice .

"Stop laughing, let the examiner see later."

The preparation room was in sight, Yang Yan nodded, put away her smiling face, and walked in with her in the full suit.

The young college assistant stood at the door doing reception work, smiled when he saw them, handed them well-packaged preparation materials, invited them into the preparation room, and brought them tea.

The admission qualifications are strict and the tuition fees are expensive. Those who can come here to study for an MBA have some backgrounds and backgrounds. Many of them have already held high positions in the company. The assistants of the college are very attentive. All smiles.

Today's interview is a three-on-one format, that is, three examiners face a group of candidates to conduct a comprehensive evaluation. The preparation materials are marked with the interviewer's name and number, and when you open it, you will see the discussion items to be discussed in today's interview.

The topics discussed are not complicated, there are only two sets, one in Chinese and one in English. Su Xiaoyu has always been serious about her work, and this exam is of great significance to her, so before this, she has found out all the exam questions over the years and prepared them, and she often pulls them out. Chen Sulei asked questions, out of habit, he was always reticent in these aspects, but she asked hard, he was different to her, and sometimes he would patiently point out a few words, although he didn't say much, it always made her suddenly enlightened a feeling of.

Having prepared well in advance, and seeing that most of the questions in hand were prepared by herself, Su Xiaoyu felt relieved at a glance. She turned her head to look at Yang Yan who was sitting beside her, and she was also looking over with a smile on her face. I met her eyes, and it seems that I have a plan in mind.

People came in and sat down one after another, both from China and foreign countries. The man sitting next to them was old, at least over fifty, with blond hair mixed with silver threads, and he sat down calmly, looking down at the The title, I frowned upon reading it, and read it out, "GUANXI, it's a relationship again, I hate it."

He speaks Chinese quite well. Although his voice is low, they can still hear him clearly at such a close distance.

What he said was the first item in the English topic, "Please give your opinion on GUANXI's impact to the enterprises in China." (Please talk about the impact of "guanxi" on enterprises in China.)
The most unfathomable relationship science of the Chinese is of course a headache for those foreigners who have just arrived. The deep hatred in that gentleman’s voice is very obvious. Yang Yan wanted to laugh after listening to it. It was very hard work. As for Su Xiaoyu, although she has gradually learned to hide her emotions and anger a little bit closer to Zhu Zhechi, she still couldn't help but curl her mouth slightly.

The man had seen their expressions, but he was not annoyed. He smiled and bowed, and introduced himself.

"Hello, my name is Milson."

Su Xiaoyu sat close to him, reached out to shake his hand, and introduced Yang Yan and himself by the way. There were already more than a dozen people sitting in the preparation room. Although there were differences in age, Milson seemed to be a bit older. Later, Yang Yan couldn't bear it anymore and asked him, "Mr. Milson, are you also here for the interview?"

He nodded, then shook his head again, and continued speaking in Chinese, "It doesn't count."

Su Xiaoyu was sitting next to her, she was taken aback after hearing this, and then suddenly smiled after a few seconds, not looking at them, her eyes were downcast, her brows were soft, and her smile flashed past.

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Milson is in his fifties and has traveled to China for many years. It's not like he hasn't seen a cute woman, but Su Xiaoyu's smile is so touching that he unknowingly forgot to look away and gave her another look, afraid that she would think he was abrupt. , simply watched her speak, and asked her how she felt about the word "relationship".

He asked casually, and Su Xiaoyu answered after thinking about it. Later, Yang Yan joined in. The preparation room is not big, there are only a dozen or so seats, and everyone has already arrived. Seeing that the conversation here is lively, everyone slowly gathers come over.

They are all capable people, and all of them spoke wonderfully. Instead, Milson calmed down, sat and listened carefully, and looked sideways at Su Xiaoyu when everyone was discussing the most heatedly.

"Miss Su, what do you think of these opinions?"

Su Xiaoyu was listening with gusto, so she simply replied, "It's all wonderful, don't you think?"

"Those are solutions that can't be expected. The problem is that what we need to solve is urgent. If it doesn't matter, nothing can be done. What should we do?"

She was quiet for a while, and after a while, she seemed to think of something, and suddenly she lowered her head and smiled slightly.

"Miss Su, what are you laughing at?" He looked at her expression with interest, and asked again in a low voice.

Su Xiaoyu shook her head, thought for a while and then said, "It's really troublesome, but if you really want to accomplish something, there is always a way."

He raised his eyebrows, "Oh? What way?"

She just remembered the scene when she and Su Lei talked about similar topics, so she unconsciously imitated his tone when she spoke again, "In business, the goal must be accurate, but the way in the middle is up to us. If a road doesn’t work, just change it, and the relationship is the same, if there is no relationship, just create a relationship.”

This sentence was too far from the impression she had left on him before. Milson was taken aback for a moment. After Su Xiaoyu finished speaking, she felt that she was talking too much. She turned her head and smiled at him and blinked. It may not be a standard answer. Don't worry, Mr. Milson, if I'm in the same group as you later, I will never miss this sentence."

Milson laughed, and the others were talking lively. The two sentences they said just now were in a low voice, and no one heard them. At this moment, they didn't know what happened. They all looked over. I'm sorry, but fortunately the assistant lady of the college pushed the door in again and invited the candidates from the first group to the third discussion room with a smile. When Su Xiaoyu heard her number, she immediately stood up. Nodding, turned and left the preparation room.

The discussion room is not big, and the three examiner seats are still vacant. The interview examiners are generally composed of business school professors and senior executives of multinational companies. They consider the qualifications of students from various aspects. I don’t know what kind of examiner combination they will meet today. Xiao Su The fish is looking forward to it.

The door was pushed open again, and three formally dressed men walked in. Everyone was waiting, of course they looked over immediately, Su Xiaoyu was no exception, but when their eyes fell on the first man, they suddenly He was stunned, the man was tall and tall, with blond hair mixed with silver threads. Although he looked past fifty, he still stood out compared to the other two gray-haired old professors who were sitting next to her just now to discuss the relationship. Question for Mr. Milson.

Su Xiaoyu looked at Milson, and Milson was also looking at her, but he didn't stop. He continued to sit in the examiner's seat in the middle, and while everyone was not paying attention, he glanced over and smiled at her.

3
Milson Parker, the chief executive officer of the Asian region of Zhongyin Bank Group, the specially invited examiner for this MBA admission interview, was smiling all the time during the interview. There are many opinions put forward by the two old professors.

The content of the group discussion was the corporate diversification strategy. Su Xiaoyu had already prepared it. The other members of the group were also very experienced business people. Of course, the final conclusions were remarkable. When they left, everyone showed satisfaction , only Su Xiaoyu kept thinking about the "non-standard" relationship theory that she leaked in the preparation room just now, and she didn't know how many points were deducted from her by the examiner Milson. When she finally walked out of the small red building, she was very depressed.

In the first round of interviews, some examiners came to the preparation room without even saying hello. Thinking of Su Lei's reminder that she had to be careful and talk so loudly, Su Xiaoyu regretted it more and more.

In the afternoon, Su Lei took Ms. Lisa to attend a certain company's board meeting. Naturally, it was a meeting with dinner, and Su Xiaoyu didn't want to disturb him, so Su Xiaoyu went home by car.

The house was empty, and my parents received warm hospitality after they went to Shaoxing, and then traveled to Jiangsu and Zhejiang with relatives who hadn’t seen each other for many years.

Thinking of the interview and starting to feel depressed again, Su Xiaoyu sighed and opened the refrigerator to find something to eat.

The phone rang, and she took it out to answer it. It was Chen Sulei, who asked where she was, and the background was very quiet.

Su Xiaoyu was feeling uncomfortable, and when she heard his voice, she couldn't help but talk about what happened before, and finally sighed, "Forget it, it's my own fault, is the board of directors over?"

"Not yet, representatives of minority shareholders voted against it, major shareholders asked for a break to discuss countermeasures, interesting." He did not continue her previous topic, with a slight smile in his voice.

"Ah? Then the resolution cannot be passed?"

"It's okay. I have already transferred the shares of this company to a Dutch company. I have nothing to do with them starting next week. Today is just a formality."

"Oh, I see." Su Xiaoyu bowed her head in shame. She has been busy preparing for the interview recently, and things in the company are a little out of touch, so she can't keep up with him on such topics.

"Xiaoyu, I want to drink porridge tonight." He jumped up suddenly. Su Xiaoyu was just ashamed, and only heard an "ah" before opening his mouth.

"Drink porridge? Isn't there a dinner after the board of directors?"

"If it's troublesome, the porridge will be fine."

He didn't answer her question, but just spoke in a low voice, with an unusually slow tone. If Su Xiaoyu hadn't known this man for a long time, he would almost have thought he was acting like a baby, but he also knew that this was definitely not Su Lei's style, even so , but recalling the way he smiled and whispered on the other end of the phone, she still blushed uselessly, and couldn't help softening her voice when she spoke again, agreeing without any temper at all.

In the evening, Su Xiaoyu was of course sent home to cook porridge. She used to cook to relieve stress. Today she was in a bad mood, so she got up and bought a bunch of ingredients, and rolled up her sleeves and planned to do a big job.

While there was such an oolong accident in the interview in the afternoon, she knew in her heart that she must have been deducted too much. If there is no relationship, create a relationship. This sentence clearly means unscrupulous. It is an entrance interview for a business school. This kind of thing is usually said That's all, if the examiner heard it when preparing for the interview, it must have greatly reduced the impression, and judging from Milson's previous performance, I don't know how much she hates the word "relationship". can be said.

But she had worked so hard before, but now she fell short because of such an unintentional remark, she was really unwilling.

Cooking Jidi porridge, Su Xiaoyu was cutting the ingredients while recalling today's oolong tragedy. He sighed alone for a long time. Then the door rang softly, and he turned to see Chen Sulei. He didn't expect him to come back before it was dark. Surprised, she looked up again at the wall clock in the kitchen.

No, it's so early, she can almost imagine the ugly face of the chairman of the company, the minority shareholders rebelled, the major shareholders of the liberal faction let go, and they left after the meeting, so shameless, I guess he bit someone I have my heart.

"Su Lei, is the board of directors over?"

"Yeah." He was taking off his coat and just answered casually.

In the living room, there was a light sound of car keys falling on the coffee table. He put the coat he had taken off on the sofa, then lowered his head to pick up his watch, and walked into the kitchen while picking it up. The way I look, I just smile slightly.

The distance between the two is getting closer. Chen Sulei is attending the board meeting today, so he is dressed in a formal attire. He probably felt bored. He took off his coat when he got home, and the collar of his shirt was loose. She could vaguely see his collarbone at a glance. , Letting go of happiness, she was afraid that she would not be able to resist, so she hurriedly turned around and continued with the second plan, so as to calm down.

4
Su Xiaoyu, an amateur celebrity chef, certainly has quality assurance in his craftsmanship. That night, the two of them faced each other and finished the whole pot of congee.

Su Xiaoyu originally had a good appetite, but today she had a bad start, so Chen Sulei seemed to be in a good mood by eating something to vent her emotions. After eating, he dragged her to watch TV. He rarely had time to sit in front of the TV, even if it was turned on. I also only watch the news, but today I switched gears and slowly changed channels with the remote control.

The domestic TV station seemed to be in harmony. Later, when they turned to the movie channel, the two of them watched an old black and white movie together on the sofa. Su Xiaoyu had a depressing day, but the story was full of twists and turns. , Leaning on his shoulder, the indescribable warmth and comfort, gradually fascinated by watching, forget to think about those troublesome things again.

It was rare for him to be idle, but he was actually very focused on watching. Later, because of a misunderstanding between the hero and the heroine, Su Xiaoyu had already entered the scene, with tears in his eyes, and he didn't want him to see it. He lowered his head and didn't wipe it with his hands, trying to secretly wipe it on his sweater. superior.

When her cheek touched his chest, she felt a slight vibration, looked up at him, but he was looking down at her, with a pair of sparkling black pupils in the shadow, she forgot to breathe.

"Why are you crying? That's a movie." He rolled his eyes, then smiled, stroked the corners of her eyes with his fingers, and gently wiped away the overflowing water.

She came back to her senses, looked back at the TV screen, and then sighed, "He lied to her, and she misunderstood that he didn't love her until she died, how pitiful."

"It's not like that. How could she enjoy her life so peacefully? She's had a good life since then, hasn't she?"

"She's not happy." She concluded stubbornly.

"How do you know?" He raised his eyes and continued to look at the screen, and slowly finished speaking, "She has forgotten him."

She was silent, unable to answer, or maybe it was the despair in her subconscious that made her shut up. Finally, she lowered her head and simply buried her head on his chest, taking the opportunity to cry enough.

He held her shoulders, still smiling in his voice, coaxing the child like that, "Okay, okay, it's just a movie."

She felt sad, lowered her head, and only replied in a muffled voice, "It's not because of that, it's not."

He maintained the original posture, half leaning on the back of the sofa, and slowly stretched out his hand to press her loose hair. She was bursting into tears, and she could vaguely hear a sigh, but she was not sure.

Finally, when I heard his voice, it whispered in my ear, "Okay, it's just an MBA, so sad."

The most desolate thing is being sympathized by others but no one understands. Poor Su Xiaoyu was completely knocked down and could no longer make a sound.

No longer looking forward to the interview result, Su Xiaoyu went to work normally the next day.

The company is still full of excitement. She has spent this period of time without hearing anything outside the window. She hasn’t participated in any work for a long time. Many new colleagues still can’t name them. There is a feeling of being difficult to adjust to.

(End of this chapter)