It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"I……"

Su Lin never expected Xu Shi to do this. She was suddenly at a loss and couldn't speak.

What does the young master mean by this? Is he going to... is he serious?

Anyway, just looking at Xu Shi's expression, she didn't think the other party was joking.

She didn't seem to reject this idea subconsciously, but, if it was really like this... wasn't it a bit too hasty?

This made her cheeks turn red instantly, and she didn't know what to do.

But that's it.

There was a knock on the door outside the office.

...Again?!

It’s endless, right?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 129 Transferring Conflicts

Say something.

If the person knocking on the door at this moment was Xia Wuyou, it would be a fatal blow, just like that moment.

But unfortunately the person who came was not him, but Jiang Chengcheng.

"...Come in, come in, come in."

Xu Shi smiled unhappily, but it seemed like he was pretending and he was not really angry.

If the good thing with Xia Wuyou just now was really disrupted, then what he did to Su Lin now was just a deliberate teasing.

This actually shows that in his heart, Su Lin is different from others.

The main reason is that Director Su has served him for too long, from childhood to adulthood, for more than 20 years... There is nothing new about her, but in other aspects, she is far ahead of others and is more like a close family member.

This may be the reason why "childhood sweethearts" often lose to the "sky-drop" type. If they are too familiar with each other, it will not be the right feeling. What's more, Su Lin is not a childhood sweetheart in the general sense. Whether she is an elder sister or a nanny, she has always played the role of "taking care of yourself in every detail".

It's fun to tease her.

But real guns and swords are just... well.

Xu Shi was a little confused about what to say.

Su Lin also felt as if she had been pardoned. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quietly withdrew herself from the situation.

She was also confused.

She was Xu Shi's childhood sweetheart, and so was Xu Shi to her? In the past, she treated him as her master, but to Director Su, Xu Shi was more like an ignorant younger brother.

But now my younger brother has suddenly grown up. Not only is he no longer naughty, but he also shows a capable aura and can do everything well.

This kind of personal charm is enough to impress people, especially women. Who doesn’t want the person they love to be a hero?

The fact is, none of the girls who have been conquered fell just because of Xu Shi’s ability, whether it is Gu Yi, Xia Wuyou, or even Jiang Chengcheng.

Even people like Xie Qingyan admire Xu Shi in their hearts.

Not to mention Su Lin, she was so relieved that she dared to say that she didn't have such thoughts? If she really didn't get jealous when she saw him laughing and being intimate with others, no one would believe it.

What's more, Xu Shi had done her a favor, which undoubtedly made this emotion more important. She didn't need to use her ability to influence her, but in terms of favorability, she was probably higher than anyone else.

So when Xu Shi teased her, Su Lin would not have any resistance at all. In fact, for her, if the young master really wanted her, he would give her to him without any hesitation.

But honestly speaking, she doesn't want to be inferior to others in this regard, especially she doesn't want to be in a situation where she really needs to "use you as compensation", because that would be a completely different matter.

After all, she usually regards herself as a subordinate, and essentially she does have a bit of inferiority complex due to her unequal status, which is the root cause of her feeling depressed and at a loss.

Therefore, no matter whether Xu Shi was sincere to her or not, Jiang Chengcheng's appearance at this time undoubtedly helped her out.

As expected of a good bestie!

As for Jiang Chengcheng, she just watched it all quietly.

Of course she knew what happened here. Apart from anything else, Su Lin's red face and sweaty forehead were enough to explain the problem.

But she didn't say anything, and there was even a meaningful smile on her face.

Logically speaking, if it was someone else, even if it wasn't obvious on the surface, Jiang Chengcheng would definitely not feel good about it.

She had a strange kind of dependence and possessiveness towards Xu Shi in her heart. She was even unhappy when she saw Xu Shi tying up Lin Yue...

But if it's Su Lin, then it's okay.

After all, they are good friends. Although they met again after many years, it is undeniable that for her, there are only two important people in the world, Xu Shi and Su Lin.

So let alone Xu Shi intending to do something to Su Lin, even if he really let her see the two of them having sex, Jiang Chengcheng wouldn't mind, and even subconsciously had some vague expectations?

But she won't say it to his face now.

"Is there a problem?"

Xu Shi didn't know what was going on in her mind, but he knew that the other party must have something important to look for, so he stopped joking and quickly became serious.

"I'm here to report to you about the placement of those newcomers."

Jiang Chengcheng also shook his head and came back to his senses, then handed the processed information to him.

Xu Shi took a glance and was quite satisfied with her arrangement.

Jiang Chengcheng is actually quite capable. It is true that she personally screened and picked out the best and brightest talents, but she did not assign them any important positions. On the contrary, they were positions that required a lot of labor and were not easy to get promoted or get a pay raise.

Commonly known as the scapegoat, if things are done well it is usually the credit of the leader, but if they are not done well they can take the blame.

It can be seen that after following Jiang Fengshan for so many years, she understands some things without having to be taught, just by osmosis.

This coincided with Xu Shi's own thoughts, and the same as Shen Qin's thoughts. No one would entrust these "forgotten ones" with important tasks.

This has nothing to do with ability, but everyone still has the idea that "those who are not my kind must have different hearts". It is impossible to really give them key positions... Even if they are really given, it is definitely impossible to give them at the beginning of the immigration wave. This kind of thing often takes time to settle, at least a few years or ten years? Maybe even longer.

This is where it becomes difficult for outsiders to get ahead.

but.

"These arrangements haven't been implemented yet, right? Then don't just dismiss them all at once."

Xu Shi still gave a little more advice, "Pick a few people with particularly good abilities, put them in relatively important positions that do not affect the core, and then give them some special treatment appropriately... It would be best if they already have a certain reputation among them, understand?"

The people of Nightsin City have their own considerations, but such blind suppression will inevitably make the "Forgotten" an unstable factor... it will be bad if they hit bottom and rebound.

If you want them to be transformed into obedient citizens imperceptibly, you still have to transfer the conflicts to their own internal situation. It's not that I won't give you a promotion, but that you are not capable enough. That's not my problem. Maybe you just need to work hard and it will be fine, right?

Placing the "forgotten" who originally had the power of speech in important positions has invisibly led to confrontation between them and other "forgotten". The most prestigious Shen Qin was not suppressed too much for this reason.

"……I see."

Jiang Chengcheng deeply agreed that this arrangement was indeed more comprehensive and more thoughtful than what she had thought.

Su Lin also agreed with this. The young master's ability to control his subordinates is quite good.

And apart from that.

"Does the research and development of the second phase of chips need to be officially launched now?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 130 Braised Pork and Boiled Fish

Compared to the personnel arrangements, the matter concerning the "Exceeding Limit Plan" is the highlight that Jiang Chengcheng wants to talk about.

She had already started working on the second phase of chip research and development, but unfortunately the results were not satisfactory.

But now these problems are easily solved. On the one hand, her own abilities are there, and it is not difficult to find and fill in the gaps.

With the acceptance of the "Forgotten" came a large amount of scientific research data and "Rust Mist" mineral resources.

Having these things as reference is like upgrading your muskets to cannons. Since you can't win the battle for wealth, you might as well buy a piece of tofu and kill yourself.

However, Jiang Chengcheng still wanted to ask Xu Shi's opinion. Before, they said it was a secret research and development, but what about now? Should they continue to work on their own, or restart the cooperation with "Prism"?

I have to ask clearly, anyway she would rather follow orders.

"...Of course it has to be put out in the open."

Xu Shi had already considered this, "Su Lin, go back and tell Ye Shanshan. She will know what we mean by listening to our tone."

The technical resources of the "Forgotten" are open to the six major financial groups. The effect of secretly moving things around is not great. On the contrary, it may be constrained by technical defects. The "Snake Ring" has not yet reached the level of completely breaking away from the "Prism" and working on its own. Some aspects related to biotechnology still require their help.

Not to mention that the current situation of "Prism" is also unstable. Shen Qin has come to his side, but there is also a more slippery Song Chen on Xie Qingyan's side. People like that are full of thoughts. "Snake Ring" and "Prism" are at odds with each other at this critical juncture, which makes it easier for such people to gain benefits.

But it's not difficult to solve it. It's just a matter of a word. The interests are all in front of you. What else can you, Xie Qingyan, let go of? If that were the case, she wouldn't be Xie Qingyan. What's more, the "Snake Ring" cannot be separated from the "Prism", and the "Prism" is also inseparable from the "Snake Ring".

They all complement each other, that's all I can say.

"Okay, I'll contact you now."

Su Lin nodded.

"Don't worry."

But Xu Shi stopped her at this moment, "I haven't finished yet."

"The things are out in the open, but remember to make it clear to Ye Shanshan that the direction of our joint development this time is the drugs they are good at."

He continued, "Try to take care of them as much as possible, and give them the leadership as appropriate."

"Yes."

Su Lin was a little surprised when she heard this. This was not like the young master's style. He would give up the dominant power that he had already secured?

But after thinking about it carefully, she realized that there was nothing wrong with this operation.

On the one hand, it is for the purpose of maintaining stability, especially since Xie Qingyan had previously taken the initiative to approach Xu Shi to show goodwill. This can be considered a kind of feedback, showing the sincerity of the "Snake Ring". If we do it well, everyone will have meat to eat. Doing this is not just to earn reputation for our "Snake Ring".

Secondly, the first phase product is the chip. If the second phase is still the same, the advantage period of that generation of products will decline rapidly, and perhaps the expected benefits cannot be fully achieved.

This is like cooking in a restaurant. If the signature dish is braised pork, there is no need to rush to develop an "enhanced version of braised pork". Instead, you should serve boiled fish to change the taste. This way, not only will the number of dishes be increased, but people will still eat the braised pork.

This is about expanding the width of the market, rather than blindly pursuing length. Only with a wide coverage can consumers be given more choices, and no matter what they choose, it will not affect the interests of the consortium itself.

"…What about the chip? Are they no longer being developed?"

There was nothing wrong with this decision, but Jiang Chengcheng felt a little disappointed after hearing it. After all, medicine was not her area of ​​expertise, so she would not be able to do more for Xu Shi...

"I didn't say that."

Xu Shi smiled and waved his hand, "Of course we have to develop the chip, but the priority is lower... and you don't have to be responsible for this matter, I'll let someone else do it."

"Who is it?"

Jiang Chengcheng was even more confused.

"Leave it to... the highly respected Mr. Lin."

Xu Shi smiled and spread his hands, "I will formally appoint him at the meeting later. You can then allocate some people and make some changes to the previous information, and let him get busy."

"Previous data? There is something wrong with the previous data... Oh."

Having said this, Su Lin and Jiang Chengcheng immediately understood everything.

Maybe this is a case of the old man drinking for other purposes.

Rather than saying they are developing chips or something, it would be better to say they are taking the opportunity to eliminate Lin Wenhua, right?

The old guy is not good at engineering either. He may not be able to play any role in normal research and development. He can only serve as a leader in overall management, and the specific things still have to be left to his subordinates.

Of course, this is actually harmless. Apart from people like Jiang Chengcheng, no leader really does everything personally... But if Xu Shi deliberately wants to mess with him, then the situation will be different.

Lin Wenhua is a powerful person and it is difficult to get rid of him. However, if there is a major mistake in such an important project, it will be a perfect reason to kill him. It is a very decent way and no one can say anything about it.

Lowering the priority of chip research and development can also reduce the resulting losses.

As for the "modification of data" mentioned by Xu Shi, the subtext is self-evident, that is, it should look fine, but actually have a big problem...

The fact is that Director Xu had originally planned to do this, but the appearance of the "Forgotten" made it seem more logical. We have obtained new information and resources, so what's wrong with investing heavily in scientific research? Transferring you, Lin Wenhua, to take charge is more like a lack of manpower. We don't ask you to make any contributions, but just hope that you don't make any mistakes.

"But Lin Wenhua may not agree, right?"