E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 163: Episode 163: A Day Like Riding a Roller Coaster

Chapter 163: Episode 163: A Day Like Riding a Roller Coaster

After finishing their Japanese class, Zhou Xueyin and Kang Siyin got home to see Li Jiniang and Yao Shanshan sitting in the living room with serious expressions on their faces.

"It’s almost 11 o’clock. Why aren’t you two sleeping yet? Don’t you have work tomorrow?" Zhou Xueyin asked, surprised.

"Yeah, Shanshan, aren’t you going to bed? Be careful, or you’ll be complaining about lack of sleep again tomorrow morning!" Kang Siyin also urged Yao Shanshan to get some rest.

"We’ve been waiting especially for you two to come back, to convey the brainless one’s directive..." Li Jiniang said nonchalantly, hands propped under her chest.

"What nonsense has the brainless one spouted now?" Zhou Xueyin put her bag away and went to the bathroom to wash up.

"He says, without a valid reason, no leaving work before 7:30! Everyone must stay in the office until 7:30 before they can leave!" Li Jiniang imitated Zhang Yongzhong’s tone, mockingly.

"What? Who does he think he is? Does a vice general manager really think he’s that important? Will he pay overtime for the time from 6 to 7:30? If not, what right does he have to dictate?" Zhou Xueyin was immediately incensed, "Besides, everyone’s time after 6 o’clock is personal time. What right does he have to take that? Unreasonable!"

"Well, he is sent by the headquarters... They say it’s to help us quickly integrate into the group’s culture. Ugh..." Li Jiniang said with sarcasm, "I think the brainless one is just wielding power without authority! He wants to show us his authority right after taking office, let us know he’s not to be messed with!"

"I’m going to negotiate with him tomorrow! Either pay overtime or don’t encroach on everyone’s personal time! Unless he can give a reasonable explanation for the overtime! Otherwise, after 6 o’clock, no one should think about taking up our time!" Zhou Xueyin declared indignantly, then rinsed her mouth, "Pah! What a piece of garbage!"

"The company culture I worked so hard to create can’t change just because the brainless one has arrived! Right, comrades?"

"You go, Yinyin! But after all, we have been acquired, and the head of the group has changed... It’s better not to cause too much conflict," Kang Siyin advised Zhou Xueyin not to be too impulsive, "If it comes to it, going to class at 7:30 is not too late, it’s just that there won’t be time to finish dinner..."

"How about this? We two go down and buy food at 6 o’clock, eat it right in front of the brainless one. If asked, isn’t it necessary to stay until 7:30? Anyway, we need to solve our basic needs, or if we get stomach problems from hunger, will he be responsible?" Zhou Xueyin came up with an idea.

Isn’t it just about pissing people off? You try to annoy me? I’ll get back at you first!

"Yinyin, Yinyin, look at your phone! Liu He said she’s been trying to call you, but you haven’t been responding..." Li Jiniang’s phone received a text message.

"Hey! I had it on silent for class, must have forgotten to turn it back on. I’ll call her back right now..." Only then did Zhou Xueyin remember to take her phone out of her bag.

"Hello? Hehe? How come you were looking for me?" Zhou Xueyin made the call to Liu He, "Calm down first, and tell me slowly..."

"What? Say that again? For real? I’m going nuts!" Zhou Xueyin shouted excitedly, "Annson of your family is so awesome! Tell that Philip, I’ll visit him on Friday! Make sure to reserve a spot for me! I love you guys! Good night, good night! See you tomorrow! Bye~"

The other three looked at Zhou Xueyin dancing and gesturing, suspecting that Li Yiyang had introduced a big client to the company, or else Zhou Xueyin wouldn’t be this excited.

"This is fantastic news! Truly fantastic news!" Zhou Xueyin hung up the phone and animatedly told the other three, "I feel like I definitely won’t be able to sleep tonight due to excitement!"

"Spit it out, what’s the good news? Are you so excited that you can’t sleep?" Li Jiniang was anxiously urging Zhou Xueyin.

"You know about Barbour, right? The very famous luxury brand from the United Kingdom!" Zhou Xueyin teased.

"I know it, what about it? They are not going to advertise with us, are they?" Li Jiniang’s originally sleepy eyes suddenly sparkled with excitement.

"Bingo! Annson’s buddy from his days studying in the UK is in charge of that brand. He visited China these past few days, and Annson introduced him to Liu He! And just like that, we’ve got a connection! Woohoo! This is the brand I’ve been dreaming of! So awesome!" Zhou Xueyin got worked up again.

"If we land this huge deal, is our year-end bonus going to multiply by several times?" Yao Shanshan asked excitedly.

"Of course! We’re talking about a luxury brand! If they truly advertise with us, our revenue this year is going to double for sure! And the year-end bonus will definitely be hefty!" said Zhou Xueyin, practically counting on her fingers, "Actually, I already had a plan in mind for luxury brands! But I could never clinch the deal; they were always so lukewarm towards us..."

"If we do a good job with Barbour’s ads, we won’t have to worry about the other luxury brands!" Li Jiniang chimed in.

In fact, they had dealt with these big brands before, but as a recently acquired social media website, those brands always felt that advertising with them would diminish their high-end status.

So even if they presented successful cases to these brands, they would never consider advertising with 51buy...

But this time, if Barbour decided to advertise through Li Yiyang’s connection, Zhou Xueyin was determined to put in 300% effort and make those brands who previously looked down on social media see the results.

"Phew... What a day it’s been; it’s like riding a roller coaster, I’ve been through all sorts of emotions!" Zhou Xueyin complained to herself, "Great, just before bed you give me this huge piece of good news, I’ll probably be dreaming of making plans for Barbour tonight!"

The next day at work, Zhou Xueyin first let everyone know in the small group chat that although you could leave at 7:30 as the idiot said, she wouldn’t care about anyone getting dinner after 6, and if anyone wanted to leave early, they should tell her in advance and she would help make up an excuse.

Afterwards, she reminded Liu He not to tell the idiot about introducing Barbour to the company, or else the idiot would surely beg Li Yiyang to introduce more clients.

As 11 o’clock was approaching, Zhang Yongzhong finally arrived at the company, yawning and carrying his briefcase in a listless manner.

"Xiaozhou, the customer list you were supposed to organize yesterday, why didn’t you give it to me?" He started picking on Zhou Xueyin as soon as he arrived, "You leave work unfinished to go learn some Japanese class? Have you forgotten your roots? Why learn stuff from those Japanese?"

"The customer list, I sent it to your email at 5:30 yesterday afternoon, check your computer if you don’t believe me!" Zhou Xueyin felt wronged, for she had emailed all the files Zhang Yongzhong needed after she finished moving her desk the previous afternoon.

"Oh, the electronic version, huh... Then why didn’t you tell me after you sent it? From now on, you must notify me whenever you send an email, or else how would I know if you’ve sent it?" Clearly, it was Zhang Yongzhong who had wronged her, but he showed no sign of apology as he casually walked into his office.

’Stupid asshole... I’m the general manager! You wronged me and you should apologize!’ Zhou Xueyin rolled her eyes at the office and mouthed these words.

"Xiaozhou! Come here for a moment!" Zhang Yongzhong called out from his office, sounding in a bad mood.