Chapter 081: Missing You a Bit
After parting ways with Ye Qinru, they returned to the hotel. The two went to Qi Yu’s room to review what had happened during lunch.
Qi Yu hadn’t heard what Fu Yansheng and Ye Qinru talked about while they were alone in the room. At this time, he curiously said, “I think Mr. Ye was very interested in our Technology Development Department during lunch. Why didn’t you take the opportunity to invite him?”
Fu Yansheng looked at him and said, “Before I formally invite him, I have to confirm with you what you think of him.”
Qi Yu: “What I think of him?”
Fu Yansheng: “En. By not telling him too much at the time, I was giving both sides room to maneuver. His resume is very impressive, but what if now that you’ve met you, you didn’t think he was actually all that?”
Qi Yu suddenly understood. It turned out that the roundabout way that Fu Yansheng took was also to create an opportunity for him to observe the other party. This way of doing it inexplicably made him feel a sense of satisfaction.
Fu Yansheng added, “Ye Qinru is fairly conceited. He’s not satisfied with a company such as Nanri Technology even though it’s already quite a big company. This shows that he is also a self-seeking person. We were observing him and he was also observing us. If before we even have a proper face-to-face meeting to understand the other, if we act too eager, not only will we be lowering our position, but he might also feel that this enthusiasm is us trying to sell him the short end of the stick.”
Qi Yu nodded and said, “I think he’s pretty good. Talking with him felt easy.”
Although he didn’t say much at the dinner table, he agreed with Fu Yansheng’s analysis. In fact, during the meal, what attracted Qi Yu the most weren’t Ye Qinru’s clever skits on Weibo, but the spirited attitude he showed when talking about the future of the industry.
Qi Yu told Fu Yansheng his thoughts and Fu Yansheng commented, “The things he spoke about were indeed true.”
Qi Yu pondered, “Only, while we were having lunch, I thought Mr. Ye would ask about our situation in Mei Wei.”
Recently, Mei Wei’s scandal about unspoken rules with internet celebrities and executives suspected of opening imitation shops, was plastered all over the internet. As a business person, it was impossible that Ye Qinru didn’t know. However, the other party hadn’t mentioned even a single word about Mei Wei during the meal.
Fu Yansheng thought for a while and said, “It’s actually quite normal for him not to have asked. He understands how companies operate. From the perspective of a capitalist, this kind of thing isn’t some big crisis. And people with good sense can see that a public relations team is operating behind it. He may even think that you’re the one operating this behind the scenes.”
Qi Yu was stunned. “Why?”
Fu Yansheng: “The so-called ‘Know the enemy and know yourself.’ Before he came to meet you, he definitely would have already checked your situation. You’ve never shown up in China before, but when you come to be Mei Wei’s Haicheng Branch’s interim president this holiday, this scandal involving Mei Wei suddenly breaks out. You think he thinks this is just a coincidence?”
Qi Yu shook his head. “Then he might have the wrong impression of me. Dad’s the one doing this.”
Fu Yansheng looked at him and said, “No, Qi Yu, before you had let go, you and your dad were working towards the same purpose using each of your overall perspective of the situation. Don’t forget, you were the one who decided to detonate this mine. You want to use formal means to deal with the Qiu Family’s illegal operations. If your dad hadn’t taken over, you would have continued to do it. It’s just that you hadn’t thought about issues such as the crisis regarding the stock equity structure.”
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Qi Yu was delighted, “Then we’re basically assured of recruiting this person?”
“If there are no other competitors and if we continue our discussions, there’s a good possibility of it.” Fu Yansheng conservatively praised him, “You performed well at lunch today.”
“What’s so good about what I did? I didn’t say much.” Qi Yu felt a little anxious and unsatisfied with himself. He wished he could learn all of Fu Yansheng’s skills overnight.
“You seem mysterious like this,” Fu Yansheng slowly approached him. “Just that…”
“What?” Qi Yu asked, not thinking much of it.
Fu Yansheng stretched out his hand to caress his face. He looked at his beautiful peach blossom eyes, and said in a low voice, “In the future, when we’re in public, can you tone down the way you look at me?”
Qi Yu grew short of breath, remembering what his mother had said yesterday, he fell into self-doubt once again. “What do you mean the way I look at you?”
Fu Yansheng laughed at how cute his dazed expression was.
“What kind of look do you think it is?” The man rubbed his ear with his fingertips. The eyes beneath his brows held a teasing look, but more than that it looked filled with affection. “Although I like that way you look at me, you don’t want to disclose our true relationship to the public, do you? If you continue like this, I’m afraid it won’t take long before the whole world knows that you’re in love with me.”
Qi Yu’s scalp went numb at being teased. He gritted his teeth and retorted, ”And you call Ye Qinru narcissistic. I think the most narcissistic one is you.”
Fu Yansheng kissed the tip of his nose. “Such a duplicitous mouth. Whatever you say…”
Perceiving Qi Yu’s struggle, Fu Yansheng said hurriedly, “Don’t, I’m just teasing you,” he put his arms around Qi Yu’s waist, and said in a low voice, “I’m leaving tonight, let me give you a few more kisses.”
It was also when Fu Yansheng spoke in such a forgiving tone that Qi Yu felt that he was the dominant one in this relationship. He hummed and slowly held the other person as well.
The two stayed in the hotel room, making out for a while, Qi Yu didn’t know how to deliver sweet words. He could only indulge Fu Yansheng, letting the other’s lips linger behind his ears, against his neck. Kissing and kissing, like some big dog.
When it was almost time, Fu Yansheng sent him to the airport — Originally, Fu Yansheng’s handover work hadn’t finishes yet. On top of that, he had to stay in the country to help Qi Yu find all the members for the team. So, for the time being, he couldn’t accompany him back immediately.
Qi Yu also understood. They were both men; they weren’t going to be held back by these little emotions.
The night Qi Yu returned to California, Qi Yuancheng called him to confirm his safety.
On the phone, father and son talked about Mei Wei’s situation again and Qi Yu expressed his concerns about the stock market.
Qi Yuancheng said, “This is a necessary part of the process. Don’t worry. But Qi Yu, dad has a problem that I want to ask your advice about.”
Qi Yu heard Qi Yuancheng use such exaggerated words, “ask for advice”, and found it a bit funny. “What’s the problem?”
Qi Yuancheng said, “What kind of attitude do you think Mei Wei needs to adopt in order to be able to restore its brand reputation to the greatest extent possible? Dad would also like to have your opinion on this question.”
Qi Yu recalled what he had discussed with Fu Yansheng before, and said seriously, “For three years, Qiu Rusong operated his imitation store, replacing Mei Wei’s A-grade fabrics with B-grade ones. There must be a lot of domestic customers in the past three years who bought inferior Mei Wei clothing for the price of genuine ones. After seeing the news, it is these people who would be most angry.”
“Do you mean to give some compensation to those customers who bought B-grade goods?” Qi Yuancheng sighed. “But people’s hearts are not so simple. There would be people who’ve bought real items who, just by seeing the news, would now have some doubts…This is the irreversible loss of brand value caused by this incident.”
Qi Yu naturally said, “Then come up with a compensation plan that can dispel most people’s doubts. Like one that would target not just those customers, but all of Mei Wei’s customers?”
Qi Yuancheng stayed silent.
Qi Yu said hesitantly, “I just don’t know if the cost will be too high… Dad can ask the staff to make an assessment to see if it’s worth it.”
Qi Yuancheng: “I understand.”
Qi Yu suddenly remembered and asked, “By the way, the people who tried to kidnap me at Feng Mao that time, were you able to find out who was the mastermind? Was it Qiu Rusong?”
Qi Yuancheng said, “It’s still under investigation. They’ve lost contact with that intermediary organization, so there’s no result yet.”
The next day was the registration day for Stanford. Once Qi Yu and his father had finished talking on the phone, he hurriedly caught up on some sleep then headed to school to register.
On Qi Yuancheng’s orders, the two bodyguards followed Qi Yu to California, temporarily staying at a nearby hotel.
After Qi Yu finished handling school affairs, he immediately commissioned a local real estate agency to help find him a new place.
The population density around Stanford University was far less than that of Haicheng’s. Qi Yu was worried that Fu Yansheng would be bored, so he chose a high-end apartment with an area of around a hundred square meters in the center of the city. It had a living room and three bedrooms, two of them were bedrooms with their own bathrooms and the other was a study.
Out of the apartment, downstairs was a large shopping mall. There were cinemas, concert halls, and many restaurants nearby. It was much livelier than where he used to live, but it was a bit far from the school. He would probably have to let his bodyguard drive him to school every day. …Or let Fu Yansheng drive him, that’s good too.
During the resettlement period, Qi Yu was also keeping an eye on the progress of Mei Wei’s incident. Within just ten days after he came back, there has been news in China that Mei Wei took Ivy to court and has joined hands with the public security bureau to file an investigation into a group of senior executives involved in the incident.
At the same time, Mei Wei also promptly announced to the public the rectification measures they will enact in the short term, including strict quality control, improved after-sales protection, and customer feedback activities.
According to the official statement, if customers who purchased genuine Mei Wei clothing in the past year feel that the quality of the clothing is defective, they can send it to Mei Wei’s After Sales Quality Inspection Group for re-testing. If after the testing, the quality is confirmed to be defective, they were eligible to a 130% refund of their purchase or free replacement of a genuine item of the same value.
In addition, Mei Wei officially assures that from September 15 this year, the after-sales return time for all undiscounted clothing under its brands will be extended from the original 7 days to 15 days. Customers can enjoy a full refund for an item with non-artificial damage within fifteen days of purchase.
This after-sales public relations move attracted a great wave of goodwill from the public. The industry was also surprised at the price Mei Wei was willing to pay. With the help of this move, criticisms towards the brand by the public have finally calmed down.
Qi Yu was so happy that he called Fu Yansheng that night and told him how his dad had adopted his suggestion. But after he finished speaking, he didn’t receive the expected praise. Instead, Fu Yansheng asked, sounding a little serious, “Have you been paying attention to Mei Wei’s stock price?”
Qi Yu was momentarily taken aback. “What’s the matter?”
Fu Yansheng was silent for a couple of seconds. “There seems to be something not quite right about Mei Wei’s recent stock price.”
The other party’s tone was unusually calm. Qi Yu asked, “What’s wrong about it?”
“…It’s nothing,” Fu Yansheng changed the subject. “By the way, Ye Qinru agreed to meet with me again in Haicheng next week.”
Qi Yu gave an unconscious “en” and reflected on what Fu Yansheng said just now — Mei Wei’s stock price showed signs of rising for the first time yesterday after experiencing a continuous decline for half a month…
“How have you been these days?” Fu Yansheng’s tone returned to normal this time. He softly interrupted Qi Yu’s thoughts, “I miss you a bit.”
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【Little Theater】
Qi Yu looked dazedly at Teacher Fu.
Fu Yansheng: Cough. The look in your eyes, dial it down. If you keep looking at me like this, I won’t be able to hold on!
Qi Yu (Fierce):……! (stare!)
Fu Yansheng: awsl!
The little theater XD
Fish: affectionate and respectful looks
F1S: Dial down on that look or the world is gonna know you’re in love with me!
Fish: ! dazed
F1S: … cough Dial that look down too.
Fish: ! sharp, businessman look
F1S: … coughcough That’s also… Too adorable.
Fish: … angry fierce stare
F1S: … awsl lays down
ayaaaaa fys just wants to hide the little fish > . < so cute
Hiding the adorable fish x3 Fu Yansheng included 😂🥹
To funny 🤣🤣🤣
*Too
His resume is very impressive, but what if now that you’ve met him, you didn’t think he was actually all that?”
Qi Yu felt a little anxious and dissatisfied with himself.
Awaiting fys arrival 👀
Thank you for the chapter ❣️
thanks for the chapter!
Precious Qi Yu ~👁🫦👁✨❤️🔥✨