E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 146: Forced to Cooperate

Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Forced to Cooperate

"What does the dissolution of your gaming channel have to do with me? That’s your department’s issue, you deal with it. How can I possibly help you?" Zhou Xueyin really didn’t understand Zhang Lei’s thought process.

"I just wanted to ask if those cosers on the forum could help this manufacturer with a promotion..." Zhang Lei said ingratiatingly while looking at Zhou Xueyin.

"What’s the budget? How much time do we need to prepare? Do you even have a promotional plan? If we nail this project, whose performance does it count for?" It’s not that she wasn’

"Next week... they want to see the costume photos. But I haven’t prepared anything yet..." Zhang Lei boldly declared.

"Are you kidding me? Next week? Bro? Cosplay costumes need at least a month to make, you know? Cut the nonsense about next week!" Zhou Xueyin was astonished by this unprepared person before her.

"Since they’re all into cosplaying, there must be plenty of costumes at home... just randomly shoot some promotional photos, and it’s all set." Zhang Lei was truly nonchalant.

"Just randomly shoot some? No, do you think it’s appropriate for a bunch of people dressed from Beastman World to promote Soul of Blade Affinity? Isn’t that sabotaging the event? Bro, do you even have a schedule? A promotional plan?" Zhou Xueyin folded her arms and scoffed dismissively.

"How did you know it’s for Soul of Blade Affinity? Does Sister Zhou also follow this?" Zhang Lei felt unexpectedly excited upon hearing a familiar name.

"I just mentioned it offhand, no, don’t you understand what I’m trying to say? If you want our help, couldn’t you at least provide a schedule and a promotional plan? Otherwise, how can I help you?" Zhou Xueyin was genuinely worried about Wei Jingzhu’s future for having such an unreliable leader.

"Alright, alright, I’ll get them to you by this afternoon..." Upon hearing Zhou Xueyin’s conditional agreement to help, Zhang Lei scurried downstairs eagerly.

’Damn, am I stupid or what! Isn’t this just inviting trouble for myself! Even if I help this time, I must take a cut; I absolutely can’t help for free! What can a corporation do? Whoever is responsible should get the credit!’ Zhou Xueyin sighed helplessly.

However, Zhou Xueyin waited all afternoon and did not receive the promotional plan or schedule from Zhang Lei.

Forget it, since it’s their game channel’s event and the person in charge isn’t even hurried, why should I rush? Let’s ignore it!

Tonight she had already planned to celebrate the successful acquisition of the website with Jiang Chunming and Da Boyi. Why bother with matters that don’t concern her at all?

Yet, as if Zhang Lei had monitored Zhou Xueyin’s actions, just 5 minutes before she left work, his schedule and planning documents timely arrived in her inbox.

[Sister Zhou, the email has been sent, please check. How about we have a meeting soon?] Alongside the email, she also received a message from Zhang Lei.

[Sorry, I have an important appointment tonight. I can’t make it to your meeting!] Zhou Xueyin sent the message just in time.

She then shut down her phone, grabbed her bag, and headed downstairs to clock out, completely ignoring any further messages from Zhang Lei.

However, how could Zhang Lei simply let it go? He began what seemed like an unending series of desperate calls...

Zhou Xueyin had been in touch with Jiang Chunming and had not attended to them.

But as soon as her phone was free, Zhang Lei’s calls came through: "Sister Zhou, you can’t be so heartless, right? This project is really urgent, I’m desperate here!"

"I said, I have an important meeting scheduled today!" Zhou Xueyin said impatiently, "You being in a hurry doesn’t help, what were you doing earlier?"

"Earlier you weren’t acquired either, were you..." So Zhang Lei meant to bet all on 51buy? Had he conducted the investigation early in the morning, waiting for the acquisition to back them up?

"I’m already in the car, and we can talk about this tomorrow. And! It’s after work hours, please don’t encroach on my private time, OK?" Zhou Xueyin really regretted why she had so hastily agreed to review their proposal this morning.

"No no, not encroaching on your private time... just, could I possibly borrow your sales beauty? Don’t hang up yet! Listen to me!" Zhang Lei, afraid that Zhou Xueyin might hang up at any moment, hurriedly pleaded in a lowly manner, "Our online sales aren’t helping the gaming channel anymore, and we can’t negotiate any partnerships. I have no choice but to ask for your help..."

"I’ll repeat my question, if the partnership is secured, how do we account for the performance? Is it counted as yours? Or mine?" Zhou Xueyin still emphasized this issue, as she didn’t want to help others for nothing.

"4-6 split, the game channel gets 6, you get 4, how’s that?" Zhang Lei blurted out this profit share ratio without thinking, eager to lock down the project.

"Who do you want to borrow?"

"Just the one who knows the game best... After all, I’m not particularly familiar with your company’s staff."

"Alright... I’ll give Wanwan a call, she happens to be a player of this game too." Under no other choice, she definitely wouldn’t send out Li Jinang! She couldn’t just hand over her trump card like that!

"Thank you! I really appreciate it, President Zhou! I happen to have a dinner with them this evening, maybe Wanwan could join?" Zhang Lei really knew how to keep Zhou Xueyin engaged, and now he had borrowed Zhang Jingwan, one of her people.

Zhou Xueyin ended the call with Zhang Lei, and called Zhang Jingwan afterwards.

Fortunately, she hadn’t left the office yet and was waiting for the elevator.

So Zhou Xueyin asked her to directly go to the 9th floor gaming channel to find Zhang Lei, and join him for a dinner.

"If I wasn’t busy today, I would have joined you. I’m really sorry, take care of yourself! If it gets too much, bring Xiaoyun along," Zhou Xueyin advised Zhang Jingwan.

"Sure, Yinyin, don’t worry! With my tolerance, I can drink them under the table no problem! I’ll be careful!" Zhang Jingwan assured confidently.

However, Zhou Xueyin was still not entirely reassured, and contacted Zhang Lei again. Only when she found out that Zhang Jingwan wouldn’t be the only girl at the dinner did she somewhat relax.

"Yinyin! Long time no see! Suddenly you’ve become a little rich lady worth 13 million?" Jiang Chunming teased her upon meeting.

"Sister Chunming, are you mocking me? My net worth isn’t that high... It’s more like the 13 million value of the 51buy website!" Zhou Xueyin humbly said.

"Yinyin, you don’t know, after the news about selling your site got uploaded to the mixed-news sites, my phone has been blowing up with people asking about it!" Da Boyi chimed in, "Who would have thought that you would sell it at the highest price. I admire that!"

"Let’s not talk about the mixed-news sites... I don’t know who, out of boredom, would leak the situation of my company. It’s really sickening..." Zhou Xueyin sighed with frustration, that period had really annoyed her to no end.

"I heard it was someone from Kurei Computer Network... Because he wanted to acquire your company, but didn’t want to spend the money..." Da Boyi recalled, recalling the first person who had called to negotiate a price, it seemed to be Zhang Rui.