Princess Syndrome - Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Going All Out

Su Lingyue was thoroughly choked by Ji Zhiyi’s words. She wanted to retort, but she couldn’t find the words. Yesterday, she had mistaken Yang Zhizhi for someone else, and right in front of Ji Zhiyi. Ji Zhiyi must have been delighted. She must be thinking, "How can anyone be so stupid?"

Unfortunately, she couldn’t say a single word. It was rare to feel so stifled.

She turned and left the office.

The first thing she did was to make an appointment with Yang Zhizhi.

Yang Zhizhi had just come out of the office and was not surprised to receive a message from Su Lingyue. Her manager was still chatting and laughing with Zhou Yan behind her. She replied to Su Lingyue's message.

After getting into the elevator, her assistant whispered, "Sister Lin, isn't Lin Fei the spokesperson for Su Qi?"

She was puzzled: "Did they terminate the contract?"

"No," Sister Lin said, "But Lin Fei hasn't had any new work in the past two years. It's reasonable for her contract to be terminated."

The assistant was quiet.

Yang Zhizhi frowned: "Weren't we negotiating with Yilin?"

"Having one more company isn't bad," Sister Lin said, "It's also good for you to have competitive bidding."

It was indeed a good thing, especially with Yilin and Su Qi competing. They would definitely raise their prices. Yang Zhizhi's commercial value was already high, and this would certainly boost it to new heights.

Even her manager, who usually left these matters to Yang Zhizhi, was personally handling it. It seemed the boss valued this bidding very much.

Yang Zhizhi had been in the industry for many years and was not naive. She naturally understood what Sister Lin meant. She thought that the eight million Yilin had offered was already a high price and showed sincerity. But today, when she came to Su Qi, they were willing to offer eight million five hundred thousand.

Sister Lin wasn't interested in the five hundred thousand.

But rather, in the countless amounts of five hundred thousand that came with it.

Yang Zhizhi didn't say anything. Sister Lin said, "Go film your scenes first. I'll handle the endorsement."

Yang Zhizhi said, "I have a dinner appointment with Yilin's President Ji tonight."

"I..." Yang Zhizhi interrupted Sister Lin: "I'll go."

Seeing her stubborn expression, the same as when she insisted on having fewer endorsements, Sister Lin nodded, "Okay, do you want me to go with you?"

Yang Zhizhi’s expression softened: "No need."

Sister Lin said, "Then let's go to the set." After speaking, she looked at the assistant, "Give me the contact for Yilin's person in charge."

The assistant looked at Yang Zhizhi. Yang Zhizhi left in her high heels. The assistant quickly gave Su Lingyue's WeChat ID to Sister Lin.

Soon after, Sister Lin added Su Lingyue as a friend.

Su Lingyue was a little surprised to receive the request.

Actually, she should have contacted the manager first to negotiate. Rarely did anyone contact the artists directly. However, Yang Zhizhi usually managed her own business deals, and her manager had said that she could directly contact Yang Zhizhi. That was why so many companies directly contacted the artist.

Su Lingyue had also directly contacted Yang Zhizhi before.

Now, receiving a friend request from her manager, she was surprised but still quickly added her.

[Hello, I'm Yang Zhizhi's manager. My surname is Lin, and I would like to discuss the endorsement issue with your company.]

Direct and to the point.

Su Lingyue naturally understood, and she replied to Sister Lin and sent the letter of intent for cooperation. The other side replied that they would review it. It was polite. She mentioned the dinner appointment for tonight, and Sister Lin politely declined.

Su Lingyue looked at the information on the screen and did not hesitate. While waiting for Ji Zhiyi to finish her meeting, she knocked on the door and went in.

She did not expect that she was on a call. It was an online call. Su Lingyue was about to come back later, but Ji Zhiyi said, "Come in."

She walked in.

She glanced at the woman on the screen. She was wearing a beige business suit, very capable. Ji Zhiyi said to the screen, "What's the situation now?"

After she finished speaking, she tapped her cup.

Su Lingyue added water to her cup.

She heard the person on the screen say, "President Ji, Dingsheng will sign a contract with Baoshun soon, and they strongly recommend Su Qi."

Ji Zhiyi was silent for two seconds: "What's their price?"

The person said, "Sixty million, two shops, a three-year contract. That's the maximum they can afford with their current finances."

After all, Su Qi had just suffered a major blow and was spending money everywhere. It wasn't easy to get involved with Baoshun and come up with sixty million. Dingsheng was definitely helping them behind the scenes.

Ji Zhiyi said, "Have we sent our price quote?"

"It’s been sent," Yu Xuan said, "But they are still evaluating."

Baoshun wasn't just looking at the price when choosing partners. They took into account all aspects since they were long-term partners. So, there were many factors to consider.

Especially for the prime locations in the mall, they were even more cautious. The price was just one aspect. Yilin could increase the price, but they didn't have any advantages over Su Qi, which was strongly recommended by Dingsheng.

On the contrary, they were at a disadvantage.

The current Yilin didn't have good public relations, its foundation was unstable, and its presence was weak. Although its sales were leading in the shoe trade, it wasn't yet the first brand that everyone wanted to own.

If all factors were considered...

Yilin might not win against the well-established Su Qi.

Ji Zhiyi said, "Did you make an appointment with the person I asked you to?"

The person on the other end said, "Yes, it's been arranged."

Ji Zhiyi nodded.

Seeing that Su Lingyue was still standing in front of the desk, she said, "Come over."

Su Lingyue walked over to her. Ji Zhiyi introduced, "This is my assistant, Su Lingyue. You will be working with her for all related matters."

The person on the other end of the phone paused, quickly recovered, and said "Alright."

Ji Zhiyi said to Su Lingyue, "This is Yu Xuan, the sales director for Yilin."

Su Lingyue greeted, "Hello."

Yu Xuan quickly said, "Hello, Assistant Su."

She was still confused. Although she worked at Yilin, the rumors about Ji Zhiyi and Su Lingyue had long reached Yilin. She had heard that they didn't get along and that Ji Zhiyi was making things difficult for Su Lingyue. So how could Ji Zhiyi have Su Lingyue know about such an important matter?

However, Yu Xuan didn't ask.

Ji Zhiyi closed the video.

She asked Su Lingyue, "What is it?"

Su Lingyue said, "Yang Zhizhi's manager contacted me just now, saying that they want to talk about the endorsement. They went to Su Qi this morning."

When mentioning her own company, Su Lingyue didn't even raise an eyebrow. Her expression was calm.

Ji Zhiyi tilted her head, her expression slightly softer than before, and said, "I see. Did you make an appointment with her for dinner tonight?"

Su Lingyue said, "I did, but she said she was unavailable."

Ji Zhiyi said softly, "Okay."

She curled her lips and looked slightly relaxed, telling Su Lingyue, "I'd like a cup of coffee."

Su Lingyue took her cup to the pantry. When she brought the coffee, she also brought the refreshments for Ji Zhiyi. Ji Zhiyi glanced at it. Su Lingyue said, "Secretary Wu made them."

Ji Zhiyi picked up the coffee and asked Su Lingyue, "Are they good?"

Su Lingyue said, "They're quite good, would you like to try them?"

Ji Zhiyi picked up a piece. They were made with cat-shaped molds, looking cute. She took a bite; it was sweet and crumbly, not too rich. Ji Zhiyi ate one and took a sip of coffee.

Su Lingyue watched her movements, standing still. Ji Zhiyi thought she wanted some, and she held the box out to her. Su Lingyue picked up a piece and took a bite. It was then that she realized that something was off. Her interactions with Ji Zhiyi didn't look like revenge at all.

She looked at Ji Zhiyi suspiciously.

Ji Zhiyi noticed and asked, "What's wrong?"

Su Lingyue shook her head.

There was a knock at the door. Ji Zhiyi said, "Come in."

Secretary Wu came in with a document for Ji Zhiyi to sign and said, "President Ji, will we still proceed with the team building activities at the end of the month?"

It was an old tradition of Su Qi's to hold a team-building event at the end of August, usually at a resort in the suburbs. It was originally a Su Qi event, and Ji Zhiyi could have cancelled it. But Wu Meiyan thought that since it was Ji Zhiyi's first time as CEO, it was an opportunity to get to know the employees better.

Ji Zhiyi did not reject the proposal outright. She said, "Send me the detailed schedule."

Wu Meiyan said, "Okay."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Su Lingyue. Su Lingyue was chewing, her mouth moving only slightly. Wu Meiyan wanted to look closer, but Ji Zhiyi asked, "Is there anything else?"

She quickly said, "No, President Ji. I'll go out first."

Ji Zhiyi nodded.

Wu Meiyan left the office.

Ji Zhiyi asked Su Lingyue, "Did you participate in team-building activities before?"

Although Su Lingyue didn't know why she was asking her, she still replied, "No."

After she had come to the branch office, her position as assistant was essentially an empty title. She didn't have many connections with the others. They didn't invite her to team-building activities, and she didn't bother to participate. So she had never gone.

And by not going, she could still get paid.

So very few actually went.

Ji Zhiyi said, "Then you must go this year."

Su Lingyue understood, "Is President Ji going?"

Ji Zhiyi said, "I haven't held a morning meeting since I came here. It's a good opportunity to meet everyone."

Su Lingyue couldn't tell if she was happy or not.

Ji Zhiyi said, "Also, invite Yang Zhizhi to participate."

Su Lingyue was surprised: "Would she attend?"

Ji Zhiyi vaguely repeated, "I said, invite her."

Su Lingyue looked at Ji Zhiyi, and they made eye contact. She then understood that this was Ji Zhiyi's task, and she lowered her head: "Okay, President Ji."

Ji Zhiyi said, "Have all the documents been sorted out?"

Su Lingyue said, "The part for the processing plant hasn't been sorted out yet."

Ji Zhiyi nodded.

Su Lingyue said, "Then President Ji, I'll go out and sort them out."

Ji Zhiyi: "Okay."

She acknowledged, watching Su Lingyue walk out of the office, her figure slender. She sat down at the desk outside. The French window was open, and she could see Su Lingyue outside the glass. She watched for several minutes before looking away, and lowering her head to work.

She worked until the cup was empty, and only then did she intend to press the internal line. She looked up and saw that Su Lingyue was busy. She picked up the cup and walked out of the office. The people in the secretary's office were surprised to see her walking out with a cup. They all went forward: "President Ji, would you like coffee? I can prepare it for you."

"Does President Ji want tea?"

Su Lingyue also looked up.

Ji Zhiyi said, "I can do it myself, thank you."

Everyone was silent. Ji Zhiyi passed through them to the pantry. A colleague from the secretary’s office spoke: "I feel that President Ji is quite approachable."

The others looked at the secretary who had spoken: ...

Secretary Zhang blinked: "Don't you think so?"

Su Lingyue thought for a moment: "Yes, she's quite approachable."

The others looked at her again: ...

Ji Zhiyi came back.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she didn't hesitate and went straight through the secretary's office. Wu Meiyan came out of the office. Ji Zhiyi said, "Secretary Wu, thank you for the refreshments today."

Wu Meiyan was panicked and quickly said, "I'm glad you liked them, President Ji. I'll prepare more for you next time."

Ji Zhiyi asked, "Does Secretary Wu have a strong interest in recipes?"

Wu Meiyan said, "It's just a small hobby in my spare time. Nothing significant."

Ji Zhiyi nodded, "Then does Secretary Wu know what foods are beneficial to people?" She stood at Su Lingyue's desk with a very casual attitude and placed the cup on her desk.

Then, looking at Su Lingyue, she asked, "For example, foods that can enhance memory?"

Su Lingyue was targeted.

She took a deep breath.

Wu Meiyan said, "Yes, there are. Would you like me to sort them out and send them to President Ji?"

"No need," Ji Zhiyi said, "Send them to Assistant Su. She needs them."

Su Lingyue: ...

What a ghost of approachability!

She was going to fight it out with Ji Zhiyi!!!

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