As a well-known large enterprise, Jinwu is very busy every day.
Although the office hours are set at 9 a.m., people usually start clocking in at around 8:30 a.m.
Everyone had to rush to the regular meeting at 10 o'clock, completing a series of fixed procedures such as making coffee, eating breakfast, going to the toilet, checking emails, etc.
Around ten o'clock, each department starts a meeting according to its own habits. The time varies from half an hour to more than an hour. If you encounter a particularly strenuous leader, you may not be able to work until lunch and start working in the afternoon.
Similar complaints can often be seen in employees’ private groups:
[X is really annoying. Every time we meet, we have to work overtime after two hours]
[Yeah, even if there is overtime pay, it’s still not good]
[General y is good, our department is more efficient]
[Envy, Mr. Y has nothing wrong with being a little strict]
[Why isn't Diane talking? Let's have Japanese food together at noon?]
[Boss Kang just assigned me a job, I won’t go]
[Bring you a lunch box?]
[Thank you, love you]
Diane turned off her phone and began to concentrate on her work.
My job is to be the CEO's secretary in a romance novel. Among the romance novels published by Morning Star next door, at least three out of ten contain the keyword "secretary".
However, in real life, being a secretary to a president involves boring and tedious work.
Arranging meetings, ordering meals, replying to emails, and answering phone calls require patience, meticulousness, and caution. A confused little girl would be fired if she couldn't do three things.
Diane graduated from a prestigious university and started internships in her junior year. She got this job right after graduation. Her current salary exceeds that of most of her classmates. Except for the fact that she has no time to rest when she is busy, everything else is good.
Let's get back to the topic. The extra work I suddenly had to do this afternoon was to prepare a set of meeting materials.
In the afternoon, Mr. Kang had a meeting with the head of a newspaper. It was a long-established newspaper. The original owner had retired, and his daughter took over and was preparing to make major changes in the near future.
This female president is a great beauty.
"Mr. Yan, welcome." Kang Mucheng extended his hand.
"Boss Kang." Boss Yan has short hair, but it doesn't look androgynous. Instead, it looks beautiful with her red lips. She shook hands politely and said, "Nice to meet you again."
The two exchanged pleasantries while entering the conference room to discuss cooperation.
Diane made tea and coffee, finished her work, and immediately went to the pantry to gossip with her colleagues.
"The atmosphere is great." He said excitedly, "I wonder if he will ask me to book dinner so that we can have further contact."
A colleague held a coffee cup and peeked through the glass partition of the conference room: "Hey, she's really beautiful. How old is she?"
"He's thirty and just returned from the United States. His newspaper and I have cooperated many times. I heard that his father is an old friend of the president."
"We are old acquaintances and are well matched. She seems like the fiancée in a novel."
"Aren't they all villains?"
"You are out of date. The popular character of a white, rich and beautiful female supporting actress is now popular."
"Aren't these female bosses usually supporting movie stars?"
"Qiangqiang is also very attractive... Uh, Teacher Jian?" The colleague realized that the voice was not Diane's, and turned his head away, suddenly embarrassed.
Jian Jing was unaware of this and peeked in, "Has he just started? When will it end?"
Diane: "Mr. Kang can arrange it this afternoon, why don't you go to the lounge and wait for a while?"
Jian Jing nodded and went to the lounge as if she knew the way.
Diane asked her colleague: "Which five-star hotel's internet-famous afternoon tea was it that you mentioned?"
My colleague was shocked: "You want to order this? It's expensive. Even if you buy it in a group, it costs more than 800 yuan."
"Every time Teacher Jian comes, Mr. Kang asks me to order afternoon tea." Diane gave him a look that said "you know what I mean." "Forget it, no matter how expensive it is, he won't even blink an eye."
My colleague couldn't help but sighed and lowered his voice: "Little princess—"
When you gossip about others, others are also gossiping about you.
Jian Jing actually heard a few words, but she put it aside and found a book in the lounge, which was the winner of a certain literary award.
The writing is beautiful and stream-of-consciousness, making one sleepy.
"Squeak--", the door opened.
Kang Mucheng called out: "Come and eat something."
Jian Jing yawned and strolled into his office. The furnishings were as simple as ever, with all the books arranged in alphabetical order and photos of various writers receiving awards displayed on the shelves.
He took a look and was not very happy: "Why is mine at the very side?"
"It's arranged by age." Kang Mucheng asked, "Where do you want to put it?"
Jian Jing picked up the photo frame and placed the photo of herself wearing a rose wedding dress and receiving the Dream Pen Award in the middle.
Kang Mucheng looked at it several times, frowning slightly.
"No?"
He walked over and rearranged the photos of other people in alphabetical order, so that J's photo was right in the middle.
Jian Jing: “…” The occupational disease of editing is really unbearable.
Diane brought coffee and afternoon tea set, filling the entire coffee table.
Jian Jing picked up a piece of cake and tasted it. It tasted good. "Are you busy?"
"Okay."
Diane: Yes, I turned down a meeting. I’m really not busy.
Kang Mucheng asked: "Why did you come here suddenly?"
"What can I do if I meet the boss?" he asked back.
Kang Mucheng: "Have you paid yet? Do you want to? I'll pay for you first."
Diane pondered: Is it okay to use my salary in advance to buy an apartment
"Of course it's to make money." Jian Jing threw the manuscript in front of him, "New story, 10,000 words, take a look."
Diane glanced at the clock and felt relieved: I'll go check the restaurant later, I can get off work at five o'clock today.
As expected, Kang Mucheng flipped through the manuscript and immediately said, "Diane, please book a table - do you want to eat?"
Jian Jing: "Home cooking."
I'm tired of eating all kinds of delicacies from land and sea. I get a headache when I see restaurants. I just want to go to Mr. Kang's house and eat the ordinary food cooked by the housekeeper.
"Call Aunt Wang and ask her to do more." Kang Mucheng ordered without even looking up.
Diane: "Okay, Mr. Kang."
Close the door tactfully and leave a quiet space.
Kang Mucheng immediately started reading the new chapter. Jian Jing ate afternoon tea without hesitation. The cake was good, but not too sweet. The sandwich was average, and the jam pie was a bit sweet.
The article of 10,000 words is not long, and it just introduces the beginning of the story.
Kang Mucheng was almost done reading it, and thought: "A high school girl who sleepwalks often appears at crime scenes for unknown reasons? What's the meaning of this setting?"
Jian Jing said: "I rely on dreaming to trace and reconstruct the case in my dreams and finally find the murderer."
Kang Mucheng asked: "Will it be a bit fancy?"
"I don't like stories that are too realistic." He sat on the armrest of the sofa, facing the French window, the golden sunlight fell on his body, like a layer of golden sleeves, "Murder is cruel enough, but a little surrealism is not bad."
Kang Mucheng had no opinion: "Jingjing, I will always support your decision. However, I also want to remind you that the love section should not take up too much space."
Jian Jing blinked: "Why do you think so?"
"The neighbor who lives across the street is a classmate." He said, "I don't think you would assign a random person."
Jian Jing pinched out a little distance: "That's all."
Kang Mucheng said: "You don't have to kill him, just don't steal the show."
"No, it's a personal preference." He looked down and said softly, "I think love is like walking on a path in the woods, a hidden road, a hazy morning mist, and a call from the other end. Although it is unpredictable, it is also the most meaningful. Once you pass through the entire forest and reach the end, the story ends."
Jian Jing said: "At this time, readers have been satisfied and begin to lose the desire to explore. Then my book will not sell well, right?"
"Nonsense." Kang Mucheng shook his head. "According to what you said, Morning Star's inventory is rotting in the warehouse."
"That's what I said, what do you think?"
He put away the manuscript and replied, "You can write whatever you want as long as you like."
"Then I'll let it go." He jumped off the sofa, "Are you off work?"
"Four quarter, what time do you get off work?" Kang Mucheng said, "Put the manuscript aside for now, I can talk to you about it."
He went to his desk and took out a stack of English newspapers: "I wanted to mention this to you next month. Since you are here, take a look at this first."
Jian Jing picked up the newspaper, which was a news report from the United States, and it specifically introduced a best-selling book.
In the past half of the year, the name of "Devil Doctor" has always been on the list, with the difference being a few places up and down. Even more professional book critics have written reviews for it.
was stunned: "It's so popular?"
"The setting suits his taste."
Although the demon doctor uses the name of "demon", he actually has nothing to do with Satan. Rather than being the incarnation of the devil, he is more like a collection of the evil of human nature.
Jian Jing never thought of adding any religious elements, and hunters and God were never involved.
But in the translation process, the translator naturally translated it into devil, which is more familiar to foreigners, and its image is also similar to the devil he is familiar with.
Foreigners have no pressure to accept it.
Overcoming cultural barriers, a bestseller that is popular in China will naturally be loved abroad. The first volume of "Devil Doctor" was translated overseas and quickly topped the recommendation list. After the second and third volumes were published, overseas book fans have become addicted to it.
Recently, "Devil May Cry 3" was released almost simultaneously in overseas markets, with sales rising steadily, which is quite impressive.
Once sales are high, various awards will naturally come to you.
Kang Mucheng flipped to the latest issue and said, "You won the best overseas novel award of the year. The award ceremony will be held next month. Do you want to go?"
"It's summer vacation, so of course we'll go." Jian Jing asked, "We don't need to buy a dress this time, right?"
Kang Mucheng raised his eyes and looked.
Jian Jing: “?”
Kang Mucheng: "Unless you get married, I don't want to give you any more white dresses."
Big.
Outside the meeting room, employees exchanged glances with each other.
Private chat group:
One of the employees quietly opened the gossip page of the forum and found the collected post - "818 Jinwu President and His Little Princess".
Three months after the post was published, there have been nearly a hundred pages of replies, and it is still a hot topic on the forum.
LZ: I have finally made up my mind to quit my job. In my last post, I wrote about some of my experiences and inside stories in the publishing industry, which received support from many of my peers. This time, I decided to write something lighthearted and expose a piece of gossip that I have been following for a long time.
As usual, the author of this post has resigned and is no longer in the publishing industry. I am not in competition with my peers, and this post is just for entertainment. I am not exaggerating or criticizing you. You can't say that I am making things up or that my performance is at the bottom. Haha.
Well, let me talk to you about the talented writer Jian Jing, who is known as the Little Princess of the Golden Crow. It’s not that my colleagues are jealous of her, but the heroine of the sweet novel is much better than the novel of Chen Xing next door (I hope Mr. Tao next door won’t be angry, hahaha)
…
The employee pulled the post to the bottom, chose to post anonymously, and replied:
Today the little princess came to the company, and she was running rampant in the president's office again!
In the office.
Jian Jing: "A-choo!"
Kang Mucheng: "The air conditioner is too low?"
"That shouldn't be the case." I was confident in my physical fitness, and after thinking about it, I could only say, "Could it be that the readers are asking me to submit my manuscript?"
Kang Mucheng said: "Then write quickly."
Jian Jing: Oh, it’s really hard to make money.