Chapter 273: Older Brother Must Know 272
Wang Heng’s new company, named Anzhi Technology. Shen Yexi and Han Yixuan couldn’t guess the deeper meaning of this name, but for Wang Heng, the intention behind this name was very simple—safety first, and that’s it.
In the company’s small meeting room, Wang Heng sat together with his two assistants to discuss the company’s investment plan.
“fof and Little Orange Book, these are the only two investment projects at present. Little Orange Book has a larger investment amount, but fof requires us to put in more effort for follow-up. The entrepreneurs over there are a group of Imperial Capital University graduate students, full of ambition, but they might not be steady enough in their work. Assistant Shen, you may need to make more trips to the Imperial Capital in the coming period. If you need to recruit new people into our company, just tell me.”
Shen Yexi nodded seriously: “Understood, President Wang.”
Wang Heng then looked at the other assistant and said, “The next thing you need to do is to settle things with Pei Ningle, hire her a professional agent in the industry. The fixed salary can be set a bit higher, but don’t give too high a revenue share.”
Han Yixuan: “Our previous revenue share ratio…”
Wang Heng: “Let me put it this way, you decide your part yourself, for my part, you can give it back to Pei Ningle or share it with the new agent. In short, Pei Ningle’s new contract is yours to handle. Consider this your first work assignment, no problem, right?”
Beside them, Shen Yexi silently took out his mobile phone and searched. He directly entered the pinyin letters of the name he had just heard into the Qian Du search bar, and the search engine automatically suggested ‘Pei Ningle’. He clicked on it and immediately understood.
So, this rich second-generation boss also had a hobby of promoting female stars?
This made Shen Yexi, as a professional, even more pessimistic. The boss seemed unreliable no matter how you looked at him, but the salary was substantial, so how long could this job last? Fortunately, the company’s operating cost was still quite low at present, so it probably wouldn’t go bankrupt too quickly.
At the same time, Han Yixuan fell into contemplation.
On the surface, this mission meant a loss only for Wang Heng himself, and Han Yixuan, who would receive an extra salary after onboarding, of course had no reason to refuse.
But the young girl could more easily imagine that if this matter came true, Pei Ningle’s reaction would probably… be quite troublesome.
Putting herself in Pei Ningle’s shoes, Han Yixuan thought that if she were Pei Ningle, she definitely wouldn’t be happy about it. The agent’s revenue share and such weren’t important; the key was that this change meant Wang Heng seemed to want to reduce contact with Pei Ningle, and that was the most crucial part.
So the young girl probed, asking, “Then for Pei Ningle’s career from now on, will you still manage it, President Wang?”
Wang Heng: “She’s my younger sister, how could I not care about her? How about this, I’ll go with you to talk to her.”
Flexibly using the subordinate card, paired with the younger sister card, is an effective strategy to prevent cleavers in an Asura Field.
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Pei Ningle sat on the sofa, holding her guitar, originally planning to nail down the main melody of her fourth original song today. But upon hearing Han Yixuan’s words, she couldn’t help but be stunned.
The young girl looked at Wang Heng again, pursed her lips, and asked softly, “You don’t want to be my agent anymore?”
Wang Heng: “You know I have a lot of things to do, and the key point is that neither I nor Xiao Xuan are professional agents. Having a professional to help would definitely be much better for you. And even if I’m not your agent, you’re still my younger sister.”
Pei Ningle was stunned: “Younger sister?”
Wang Heng smiled and patted her head: “Yeah, if there’s anything in the future, you can still come to me just the same, and earning a living or whatever is no problem.”
Pei Ningle: “Then… dinner later, together?”
Wang Heng nodded: “Of course, no problem.”
Han Yixuan suddenly raised her hand: “Xiao Le, I can accompany you too.”
Pei Ningle: “Don’t you still need to find a professional agent?”
Han Yixuan was silent for two seconds, then countered, “Meaning I go handle things, and you two have dinner together?”
Pei Ningle set the guitar aside, pulled Han Yixuan into the restroom, closed the door, to prevent Wang Heng from hearing the negotiation between the two girls.
Then she said in a low voice, “You’re going to be his secretary from now on! With such a convenient position, you’re still robbing my alone time for dinner?”
Han Yixuan chuckled: “That’s work on my part, and he’s completely businesslike in attitude. But your dinners with him are different. Do you think I don’t know what you want to do?”
Pei Ningle thought about it and shook her head: “I won’t do anything, I just want to chat alone.”
Han Yixuan: “Do you need to avoid me?”
Pei Ningle: “Yes.”
The two young girls glared at each other, neither willing to yield.
A moment later, Han Yixuan finally sighed: “I know what you’re worried about, but Xiao Le, rest assured, I really don’t have the thoughts to do anything extra right now. Entrepreneurship, plus studying, these two things can already consume all my energy. You two will have plenty of time to be alone in the future; I’ll definitely be too busy to keep up often…”
Pei Ningle couldn’t help but ask, “Then why won’t you let me be alone with him tonight?”
Han Yixuan: “Because I’m afraid you’ll get hot-headed and do something irrational.”
Pei Ningle: “If I’m going to get hot-headed in the future, I would now too.”
Seeing her attitude was truly serious and uncompromising, Han Yixuan stepped back, thought about it, and finally conceded.
However, Han Yixuan still emphasized, “Let’s make it clear first, you’re just having dinner tonight.”
Pei Ningle looked completely open: “Of course, otherwise what else could we do? And even if I wanted to do something else, he wouldn’t agree. After all this time, don’t you know how monk-like he is?”
Han Yixuan: “That’s true…”
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For tonight’s dinner, Pei Ningle chose a Western restaurant.
It was already dark, and the lighting in the restaurant wasn’t abundant. So besides the two facing each other, everything around seemed shrouded in dimness.
The surroundings echoed with gentle piano music, and there were faintly the conversation voices of other guests and waiters, though so soft they could be ignored.
Soup, appetizers, and main course were all served. The dinner was now halfway through, plates and dishes were mostly empty, but Pei Ningle’s spaghetti hadn’t been touched much. From this, it wasn’t hard to see that although this restaurant’s standard was good, her focus today wasn’t on the food.
So, what was she concerned about today?
Wang Heng secretly raised his vigilance.
Suddenly, the young girl said softly, “I guess Older Brother must know…”
Wang Heng: “Know what?”
Pei Ningle held her fork, twirled a few strands of spaghetti, but didn’t eat, just said softly, “Xiao Xuan isn’t your lover, I know that, you know I know, right?”
Wang Heng remained composed, but alarm bells rang loudly in his mind.
Of course, he and Han Yixuan weren’t in a romance relationship; Pei Ningle and Lu Qi both knew that. The only one kept in the dark was Ye Xun. But no one had pierced this; at least on the surface, they maintained tacit understanding. After all, piercing it face-to-face would lead to the ensuing awkwardness.
So what did it mean that Pei Ningle was now forcing the issue despite the awkwardness?
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Next chapter as soon as possible… um, sleep and code after waking up.
