Chapter Five: Stormy Weather Throughout the City

  "It's not just a nuisance, it's a nightmare." Wu Rui was quick-witted and spoke out the truth of the matter.

  Leng Xue listened and revealed a worried expression: "It seems that with Cloud Qi's status as a big shot, it's really not easy to get close to her. Her schedule is packed every day, let alone fifteen days, even in a year or two, there's little hope."

  "You know quite a lot." Xiao Nan said with a smile.

  "I'm a huge fan of Yun Qi! Super die-hard. I've seen all the shows she's starred in, like 'The City is Full of Big *'Wave'* Sisters', 'Extremely Boring to the Extreme', and 'Crazy Spraying Dinner' N times! I've even memorized most of the lines."

  Another crazy and enthusiastic fan. Xiao Nan shook his head in dismay with a wry smile.

  "Leng Xue, since you know all this, think of a way to help too! We can't just watch Xiao Nan leave the planning department. I heard that Sunzi Gang has already made connections with the security department and human resources department, saying that Xiao Nan's next stop will be one of those places. If things don't go well, she might even end up as a gatekeeper."

  Wu Rui's words aren't just empty talk. Based on Xiao Nan's understanding of Sun Zigang, this time, Sun Zigang must have been thoroughly taught a lesson by Xiao Nan, which is also to establish his own prestige and see who dares to oppose him in the future. Xiao Nan is a negative example.

  "Never mind, Wu Rui, don't make things difficult for Leng Xue either. She's just a young girl who has just graduated, how can she have so many connections? Besides, this matter may not be as pessimistic as you think. There's a saying that good people will naturally have good fortune, maybe one day I'll 'encounter' good luck and really get Yun Qi to be the spokesperson without spending 8 million!"

  Xiao Nan's self-deprecation only made Wu Rui and Leng Xue even more convinced that this matter was indeed very difficult, and the outcome wasn't very optimistic.

  Somehow, Xiao Nan's declaration of war spread like the bird flu, causing a stir throughout the city, and everyone in the company knew about it. No wonder Xiao Nan received strange glances from people he knew or didn't know on his way back to the company from the cafeteria. At first, he thought the high attention was due to his handsome appearance or being accompanied by Leng Xue, but now he realizes it's mostly because of his reputation as a reckless person who doesn't know his limits.

  In the planning department, his butt had just warmed up on the chair when he was called to the office of Wang Wenyu, the marketing director.

  Wang Wenyu is still a good friend, not too proud, and usually has a friendly face when seeing subordinates. When it comes to Xiao Nan, he has never looked at her with colored glasses.

  "Sit down, Xiao Xiao." Wang Wenyu pointed to the chair opposite him, letting Xiao Nan sit down after she had just closed the door.

  Wang Wenyu poured a glass of water for Xiao Nan and carefully examined him, remaining silent for a while.

  "Director Wang, you asked me to come here for the matter of making a battle plan, right?" Xiang Nan said proactively without waiting for Wang Wenyou to ask.

  "Haha! Xiao Xiao, how long have you been in the planning department?" Wang Wenyu didn't pick up where Xiao Nuo left off, but instead asked an unrelated question.

  "Two years and nine months." Xiao Nan blurted out. This period of time he remembered deeply, having worked for three years, excluding the three months in the sales department, the rest of his 'days' were all spent struggling here.

  "Hmm." Wang Wenyu nodded slightly, returned to his chair, picked up the pen and fiddled with it for a moment before stopping. One hand drew a circle in the air and then rested on his chin as he said seriously: "Just now, Qi also called me to ask about your fight book matter. Qi's intention is very supportive of you. For a long time, our company has had the idea of signing Yunqi as the exclusive spokesperson for Luo Lang mobile phones, but due to various reasons, it has not made progress. This time, if you successfully create the first cooperation between us and Yunqi, you will have made a great contribution, you will be the big hero of our company. I can definitely tell you that promotion and salary increase are not a problem."

  It seems that Xiao Nan is now in a difficult situation. Originally, he thought it was impossible to do, and at worst, he would just pack up his things and roll out of the planning department. Now, if he can't do it, he will become a laughing stock, and he won't even have the face to continue staying at Luo Lang Communications.

  With such a complicated mood, Xiao Nan walked out of the marketing director's office and was stopped by a cold voice from a woman after just a few steps: "Xiao Nan, wait a minute."

  Without seeing his face, Xiao Nan could guess that this was the voice of Xia Yuhe, the manager of the public relations department.

  This woman is around thirty years old, with a super good figure, not particularly beautiful but with a lot of charm, a kind of primitive wild beauty. Men look at her and want to immediately hug her and take her to bed, enjoying it multiple times, savoring the aftertaste, at least that's what Xiao Nan thinks. However, rumor has it that Xia Yuhe has an ambiguous relationship with General Manager Qi Weikuo, she is not a dish on Xiao Nan's plate, can only be admired from afar, and thought about no more.

  "Manager Xia, you're looking for me?" Xiao Nan turned around and couldn't help but take a closer look at Xia Yuhe. Her light gray suit accentuated her slender and tall figure, her long hair was tied up in a bun behind her head, and a pair of black-framed glasses showcased her professional and elegant demeanor. Xiao Nan's Adam's apple rolled up and down as he swallowed hard, his mind once again filled with lustful thoughts about her, until he felt a sense of relief wash over him.

  "Is it you who promised to find Yunqi to endorse our Luo Lang L880 mobile phone, and the price is below 8 million yuan?" Speaking and doing things in a straightforward manner has always been Xia Yuhe's consistent style, she doesn't like to drag things out.

  "That's right." Xiao Nan nodded affirmatively in response.

  "You don't know the height of heaven and the thickness of earth." Xia Yuhe crossed her arms in front of her chest, raised an eyebrow, and curled up the corner of her mouth. Her expression and movements were completely disdainful.

  "Manager Xia, I took the business from your PR department, no need to be so crushing." Seeing Xia Yuhe's attitude towards herself, Xiao Nan's heart, which had just established a sense of 'lust', suddenly disappeared and turned into flames, with 'jade' fire added to her anger.

  "There are some things you don't know. To be honest with you, our company has offended Yunqi before, and there is a deep rift between us. Let alone giving her 80 million, even if it's 800 million, I reckon she won't consider it."

  "What estrangement? What estrangement?" Xiao Nan couldn't help but ask. If it's true, that would be even more difficult.

  "This is a company secret, I'm not convenient to reveal it to you, just tell you that this is an impossible task, take care of yourself." Xia Yuhe said, and with a twist, she really wanted to grab a handful of her perfect buttocks, accompanied by the sound of high heels "dang dang", turned around and left.

  Seeing Xiao Nan return to his seat like a deflated balloon, Wu Rui's first premonition was not good. "Old Xiao, who got scolded by whom, was it Wang Wenyu?"

  "Beautiful Cold Master!" Of course it's another nickname, given by Wu Rui.

  "Cut! This little girl isn't striking people for the first time, do you still care about her?" Wu Rui sneered, completely disdainful.

  "She told me that the company had offended Yunqi, I suspect it was her who was offended, damn! Counting on the company's head, those 'bitches' who can't even get things done but are good at causing trouble. Xiao Nan's two hands slammed together, and she couldn't help but make a screw-like motion with her fingers, twisting and turning."

  "Are you thinking of her again?" Wu Rui's eyes were sharp, observing carefully, and also imitating Xiao Nan's actions, repeating it once, biting his lip and saying: "I'll help you, take advantage of her a few times."

  The two 'rascals' had taken their revenge behind Wu Rui's back, and Xiao Nan thought for a moment before whispering to Wu Rui in a low voice: "Wu Rui, I have a favor to ask of you. Can you help me find out how Leng Yan Shitai offended Yun Qi? This is very important to me."

  "Alright." Wu Rui agreed without hesitation, "I'll set up a dinner party tonight and invite those little foxes from the PR department. After a bottle of white wine, I'm sure they'll spill everything, including any affairs or scandals. This is going to be easy."

  "Alright! After it's done, I'll reimburse you for the meal." Xiao Nan believed in Wu Rui's ability to deal with those girls from the public relations department because there had been successful outcomes before.

  "Let's stop talking about this for now, wait for my good news, I'll call you tonight."

  The afternoon passed quickly. After work, Xiao Nan and Cheng Yao took a taxi to a Sichuan restaurant called "Shu Xiang Yuan".

  As soon as I entered the room, there were already five 'women' seated, three of whom were middle-aged women in their fifties and sixties, and two younger women over thirty.

  "This is my third aunt. This is her cousin, this is the daughter-in-law of my aunt's cousin, and this is... Finally, this is Wu Ma, the nanny of the Yun Qi family."

  Shaking hands all around, Xiao Nan's head was spinning, but he only remembered Wu Ma, because she was the main character of this meal, and he had to be careful to remember her since he had a favor to ask of her.

  Cheng Yao had already said the general idea, Wu Ma, who looked kind and gentle, put her hands on her knees, bowed her head and thought for a moment before saying: "Big nephew, to be honest with you, I've been working at Yun Qi's house for five years, my relationship with the master is quite good, some things can still be discussed."

  "Wu Ma, I'm leaving this matter in your hands." Xiao Nan made a fist and bowed, showing his sincerity.

  "This..." Wu's mother paused for a moment, looking at her daughter-in-law Yu.

  "Xiao Xiao, you're my younger brother, so I won't beat around the bush with you. Let's get straight to the point." Wu Ma's daughter-in-law immediately took over, "You see, my mother-in-law has helped you out so much, shouldn't your company show some appreciation?"

  "As for the reward, Xiao Nan has no right to make decisions, but in order to facilitate it, he can make some returns in his personal name. 'Okay, as long as things are done, I'll pack a red envelope and give it to each of the 'ladies' present according to their contributions.'"

  Everyone makes money and naturally wins the smiles of these women, making the atmosphere very lively during this meal.

  After three rounds of drinks, Xiao Nan, who was slightly drunk, curiously asked Wu Ma: "I heard that Yun Qi's private life is very active, and she has more than one boyfriend."

  "That's nonsense." Wu Ma waved her hand, shaking her head like a rattle drum. "These are all rumors, Yunqi is very serious, in the past five years, except for men at work, I haven't seen her bring one man back home."

  "I know you guys are tight-lipped and won't spill any secrets." Xiao Nan raised his neck, downing a cup of white wine.

  Xiao Nan's words made Wu Ma smile silently and stop making excuses.

  Just then, Xiao Nan's phone rang. He looked at the number and saw that it was Wu Rui calling. He slid to answer and put the phone to his ear: "Hello!"

  "Where are you?" Wu Rui's tongue was a bit thick, apparently he hadn't drunk less either.

  "How was your meal? How's everything going?"

  On the other end of the phone, Wu Rui mysteriously smiled: "Hehe! The task is completed smoothly. Let's meet at the luxurious coffee shop in half an hour, I have something important to tell you!"