Your loneliness is more moving than this world

Chapter 21
Lao Dou held his forehead with one hand and said: "This kid started working with me in IT in 2009. He is very honest and capable. I remember that once I had a problem with the value-added tax and was approached by a client. When we came to the door, some leaders at that time wanted our department to be a scapegoat. It was she who came forward to find an acquaintance to help talk, so that the client was settled down and everyone was kept. I thought that when I came to a new company, I could also call the shots Now, when everything is on track, give her a department manager to do it, who knows she will give me this now." I said: "A woman's affairs are originally more complicated than managing a company. Once things happen, everyone will live in their own destiny. Come on, don't be too sad." "Okay," he said, "just do as you say, I'll call the people from all departments, and you will divide the work among them."

After Xixi came back from recording her statement, several leaders of the sales department also rushed to the company.I sat next to Lao Dou and described the company's follow-up handling of the incident of the female salesperson jumping off the building one by one.Just when I emphasized "avoiding responsibility" for the second time, voices of doubt came from all directions.

The manager of the sales department was the first to stand up and said to all the staff: "Anyway, she is a member of the company and a colleague of everyone. The company can't treat her subordinates like this. We should unite to make an opinion to the board of directors and ask them to do the same. In the name of the group, give her more than three times the pension, so that it can be regarded as an explanation to all employees."

"That's right, this matter is so big now that it's been reported on the Internet, we can't just take this attitude." Xixi responded, "This matter didn't happen in the house I rented, but in the company dormitory. If the company So cold-blooded, what will people say about us? We are completely stink in this business."

Old Liu turned his face and said, "Mr. Guo, is it a little too disrespectful for employees to talk like that? What do you mean by avoiding responsibility? If the accident happened to us present, would the company treat us like this?"

Liu Jing said: "Xixi, don't get too excited, isn't Mr. Guo trying to find a way for the company? Let's discuss it after he finishes speaking. Besides, everyone knows why this girl had an accident, and we can't take responsibility for this matter." It's all on the company."

Xixi said, "Liu Jing, if the accident happened to us, and the company shirks responsibility and only gives us this little money, why don't you do it?"

Xiao Ma said: "Xixi, don't shoot people indiscriminately. This girl is dumped because she has no face to live. What does it have to do with the company? Don't think that you can come out to spray people after going to the police station to make two records. We Is it the murderer? Did we kill her? I have lived in Beijing for more than 20 years. I haven’t seen a few suicides in any year. There are few people who jumped off the rails in any subway station. No criminal cases have occurred in any community. Is the company Do we have to pay these people?"

The manager of the sales department dropped his pen and said to Xiaoma: "What fart are you doing! You Beijingers are amazing!"

Old Liu stood up and said, "What are you doing? Mr. Dou is in a meeting with everyone, so shut up, Xiao Ma!"

Xiao Ma said unabated: "People from Beijing are amazing. What's the matter, where did you go when the police came to your door? You came out to pretend to be big when the police left!"

Liu Jing grabbed Xiao Ma and said, "Oh, don't say a few words, the company has a meeting, what are you doing now!"

Lao Dou rubbed his eyes, didn't say a word, let these people make noise, as if all these were the words in his heart.When the commotion was almost over, he slapped the table and stood up and said, "Sit down for me!"

I stood up slowly and said: "We are a tertiary industry, an industry that lives on reputation and image. The nature of our work determines that we will inevitably encounter some strange people and some strange things. No matter what the company should bear What a responsibility, it has already happened. The first thing we need to do is to minimize the impact of this incident. Everyone here is like me, relying on the company for food. I hope you will consider the overall situation of the company. I am not afraid Everyone calls me cold-blooded, but we are a subsidiary of a listed company, and you all know what listed companies are most afraid of. If this matter is handled quickly and well, it will pass in the blink of an eye; All will be affected, and when the board of directors blames it, who will benefit? I paraphrase Mr. Dou's saying: "No matter what position we are in, we are all just working part-time, and we are all just to earn some money to live." If the company If it’s gone, what kind of jobs and money do we still have?”

Lao Liu said: "We didn't say we were disregarding the overall situation. It's just that the company's behavior really chills everyone. Human life is a major issue. It's over for the family members. That's too much." I said: "Colleagues from the legal department and the human resources department are all here. We can discuss the appraisal standards and the amount of compensation. If the money is low, we can communicate with the family members. The colleagues from the legal department said that the company is not responsible for this matter. The company is now responsible for this matter." The handling of this matter has been very benevolent." The manager of the sales department said: "The company is benevolent? You are benevolent, aren't you the one who came up with these ideas? Someone in your planning department died, are you so benevolent?" Xiao Ma Said: "Keep your mouth clean!" Lao Dou slapped the table and said: "Okay, let's finish it!"

The meeting that day lasted for three full hours, which was a kind of torture for Lao Dou and me.I tried my best to appease the emotions of various departments, and tried to reconcile as much as possible in the face of overly intense quarrels.Xixi was so excited that she cried at the meeting, and Lao Dou got up to comfort her. He warned everyone to just talk about the facts and not to make personal attacks.For the rest of the time, he didn't talk much. His explanation to me later was: the company was too depressed and needed to vent. Since I sang bad faces, he sang red faces.

Lao Dou was right, everyone was just venting their emotions, and no one really obstructed the company's measures.Half a month later, the matter was officially closed, and the police announced the results of the investigation. The deceased had indeed committed suicide outside of working hours, and there was no relevant person responsible. They even held Lao Dou's hand and said "thank you" when they walked out the door.

Because of several hostile media reports, the company paid an extra price. Several food companies that originally cooperated with the company voluntarily withdrew their contracts. They are also listed companies and take their face very seriously.I told Lao Dou that this is an inevitable loss, and it is also a temporary loss. The media and customers like to add insult to injury, but they are just putting on airs. They just want to gain a greater right to speak when they cooperate again in the future. The death of the Communist Party member shook his trust in the industry for the first time.

Li Da called and asked, "What are you doing? There hasn't even been a movement recently." I said, "Drinking wine with friends at home." She said, "Oh, it's a good day, I'm near your house now I’m looking for a place to eat in the mall, how about I buy some things and go to your place to join you?” I said, “No need to buy, come on, we have everything at home.” She said, “Okay, thank you Guo Yuanwai for the meal. .”

I opened the door, and Li Da stood at the door with her head down, stamping the snow on her feet. I took the clothes in her hand and said, "Come in." When you come back to the place where you live, it’s a two-bedroom, right?” I said, “Yes, the house is messy, don’t dislike it.” She said, “It’s a bit messy, haha, but you guys can still count on the rented house. How clean."

Li Xiaogan and Wang Dandan put down the beer bottles and stood up to listen to my introduction.Li Da smiled and shook hands with them one by one, took out two bottles of whiskey from his bag and said, "I came too hastily, and I didn't buy food for everyone." See you, you are welcome here, you can talk about what you want to eat." Li Da put down his bag, sat down and said: "What did this guy mention me?" Li Xiaogan said: "Wait a minute." Get up and run back He took out a plush cushion from the room, spread it on the sofa, and said, "This is in my room, you sit here." Li Da looked at Li Xiaogan, and said flirtatiously, "Thank you."

"You too, you shouldn't have taken charge of this matter in the first place," Li Da swallowed a cherry tomato and said, "It's fine to let your leaders decide, that female salesperson was originally his employee, why did you take the lead? The blame?" I said, "It's been so long, let's not talk about it, let's drink and drink." Li Da raised his glass and said to the other two, "Look, he won't let it be said, obviously he is stupid." Xiao Li Dare to say: "Back then, Dandan and I tried to persuade you, but you didn't listen. If you insisted that he didn't show up, the matter would be ruined, tsk tsk, it's awesome." Wang Dandan said: "I was at a media conference a few days ago. On the Internet, I have met your Mr. Dou. To be honest, I can tell at a glance that he is a layman in the media. Didn’t he work in IT before? He talked about the current situation of the Internet in front of our customers, but he turned around and asked me Does this person work in IT or streaming media software? You, you can’t make trouble with the wrong person.” I put down my glass and said, “Didn’t you say that you don’t talk about the company at home? ?” Li Da said, “Everyone cares about you too. You like to take care of things and trust people too easily. Let me tell you, in this line of work, people are really not good at it.”

The clock on the wall pointed to ten o'clock, Li Da wiped his mouth and said: "Okay, I should go, thank you for your hospitality." Li Xiaogan said: "You came here by car, didn't you? I knew we shouldn't let you drink Yes, it’s hard to take a taxi in such heavy snow.” Li Da’s cheeks flushed, and he said with a smile: “No, I’m staying at the company tonight, not far from here, just ask your old Guo to send me there later. It’s snowing, it’s good for a walk.” I said, “Dandan, do you want to go with us? There’s a subway now.” Wang Dandan said, “Boom me? Hey, I’m not going to I'm leaving, I'll spend the night at your house." I put on my coat and said, "Okay, go to my room and sleep, I'll be back in a while." Wang Dandan hugged Li Xiaogan and said, "Who cares? I'm with you! I'll sleep with Gan girl tonight." Li Xiaogan kicked him away and said, "Get lost!"

The snow was getting bigger and bigger, and under the street lights, pedestrians stopped to hold umbrellas.Li Da patted the snow on the hat and said, "Why don't you talk anymore?" I said, "Are you saying that I came to the wrong company?" She put on the hat and said, "You didn't come to the wrong company. We need someone like you, but you have followed the wrong person, and your boss Dou can’t support such a big family business.” I said, “I never understood why you look down on Lao Dou so much? He’s a nice guy. Ah, righteous, easy-going, never putting on airs in front of employees, everyone likes him very much. He doesn’t understand the media, but he is a person who loves to learn.” She said: “What’s the use of being nice? This is the CBD, brother, Working in this kind of place depends on professionalism and strength.” I said: “There are many problems in our company, but no matter what, at least I believe that Lao Dou can do well in this industry in the future. There will always be a trend." She said: "Hehe, I hope. Hey, didn't you say you didn't mention work, why did you tell me this?" I said: "No way, you are now us The largest cooperative unit, many projects on our side still need your support, how can you do it if you don’t trust us?”

"Guo Xiaoyu!" She stopped, "I want you to see me off, not to engage in public relations with me."

The wind blew over, and the ends of her hair under the brim of her hat swayed slightly, and the snowflakes on her eyelashes piled up into a line.I realized that I had said something wrong and apologized hastily.She stared at me for a while, then said with strides: "Forget it, I'll let you off this time, let's go. You are not allowed to mention your Boss Dou and your broken company to me again, do you hear me?" : "I heard it, I heard it."

When I got home, Li Xiaogan was sitting in the living room in his pajamas and barefoot watching TV, and there was the sound of Wang Dandan Tianlei rolling snoring from the room next to me.Li Xiaogan stared at the TV and said, "Your friend has arrived at the company?" I said, "Here, why are you still up?" "What trouble are you looking for?" He said, "Your friend looks like a young lady and speaks arrogantly. I can't stand it. He even studied in the United States. Look at his virtue." I said, "Hey, Beijing Girls, plus business executives, aren’t they all like this? Actually, she’s a nice person.”

5. The Devil at the Fair

April is not over, spring is gone, the streets are full of T-shirts and skirts, and cold drink shops on the street have launched freezers and tables to welcome a new round of summer.Spring in Beijing has always been short, and it comes and goes faster than pancakes. As soon as you take off your cotton pants, Miss Chun runs away with others.Parasols are sold all the way, the trees are full of pink flowers withered, there is no time to sing praises, no time to greet.

As one of the organizers of the new sugar and wine exhibition, Lao Dou gave an opening speech on the stage in a suit and leather shoes. He addressed foreign exhibitors in fluent English, and then greeted domestic merchants in Mandarin with a strong accent outside the customs.Dozens of media set up their guns and short cannons, and the crackling flashes illuminated the stage. The restless atmosphere in the exhibition center, coupled with the reporters' repeated pressing questions, made every member of the organizer on the stage nervous and suffocated.

As another representative of the sponsor, Li Da was the second to speak on stage. When he passed by me, he intentionally pinched my waist. The pain caused me to stagger, and I almost made a fool of myself in public. Continue to maintain a smile.Li Da changed his tactics before the battle, and in the middle of the speech, he suddenly invited me to come on stage to help her introduce the process.I was caught off guard and didn't dare to hesitate, so I went to the podium to endorse the book, while Lao Dou and Li Da continued to give me palms. After 5 minutes, I became more interested and thick-skinned. I put my nervousness aside and said that this event aims to promote cultural exchanges between domestic and foreign brands. For this great exchange, we are willing to spend money to do such a thing. Moreover, money will still be posted in the future, and the applause from the audience was really warm, mixed with whistles from a few foreigners.

I walked off the stage with sweat on my forehead. Lao Dou handed me a bottle of water, patted me on the shoulder and said, "You just spoke well, and it stunned those people for a while." Li Xingan walked over with his daughter and said: "Xiao Guo, you have done a good job this time. Many businessmen asked me before they came, can we hold this kind of event once a quarter in the future. The deputy director of the TV station just chatted with me and said that we should send representatives to the event. You and Dazi can go to their financial program." I said, "Mr. Li, don't scare me. My expressive ability is average. To record a program on a TV station, you have to be like your daughter. She Her image is good, and her English is also good, I can’t speak anything when I look at the camera.” Li Da held his father’s arm, deliberately imitating my speaking posture and eyes, I gave her a glare, and Li Xingan laughed out loud.

On the last day of the sugar and wine exhibition, everyone was exhausted, the information desk and service desk were in a mess, and all kinds of water bottles, paper cups, and lunch boxes were thrown everywhere.I approached Liu Jing and asked: "Where are those people in the sales department? Didn't they say that they are responsible for the sanitation and facilities of the organizer's consulting office?" Liu Jing said awkwardly: "They went to discuss projects with some units that make foreign wine. I went, saying that I was going to get some advertisements.” I said, “What kind of advertisements, who asked them to do this?” She said, “They said it themselves, saying that there are so many new units coming to this exhibition, we happened to I took the opportunity to attract their advertising business. They said that Xingan is stupid, if they don’t do this, we just do it.” I was furious, and said: “They know nothing, how can an event organizer sell business on the spot? What the hell? What’s the mess? There are still a lot of Xingan customers here, are you looking for trouble? Tell me, which unit did they go to talk about? I’ll go there right away.” Liu Jing became impatient and said, “Oh, you You don’t need to look for them, they bought all their box lunches, and they said they would be back for lunch soon.” I said, “Where’s Xiao Ma? Xiao Ma!” Xiao Ma ran over and said, “What’s wrong, Brother Guo?” I said: "Xiao Ma, hurry up and take a few people to clean up this place. Before the reporters come in the afternoon, get out the garbage from the consultation office and service desk. After those people from the sales department come back, tell them not to leave. I will go to the star first." Get a vaccination over there, and I will tell them when I come back later." Xiao Ma said: "Brother Guo, I bought all the food, go after eating." I said: "Don't eat, wait until I finish eating , people should come to play our field, this time we have no reason at all."

I trotted all the way to the service area in another hall, and said to the girl at the consultation desk, "Where is Mr. Li?" The girl looked up at me and said, "Mr. Li has something to go back to the company, didn't our sister Li just go to see you? "I looked at the empty service area, was startled, and turned back quickly.

Li Da pointed to the sales manager's nose and said angrily: "Who asked you to advertise with customers? Do you know the rules? Do you know how to hold exhibitions? Where is Guo Xiaoyu?" The sales manager blushed and said, "Who Inform us that we can’t discuss business with exhibitors? We’re just introducing our company to them. Doesn’t it bother Xing’an?” Li Da said, “I can’t talk to you, a layman, let Guo Xiaoyu come out!”

(End of this chapter)