The eighth day of the Lunar New Year, all enterprises under Zhan's Group officially commenced operations.
Gray Electric Appliances also started work.
The bidding project for State Grid Electric entered the final review stage.
On the first day back to work, Zhan Bei Jue did not go to the group to preside over the opening meeting.
Given the significant matter of entering the final review, Deputy General Manager Gao dared not fail to inform him, so he called in the afternoon.
"Mr. Zhan, the bid documents for State Grid will undergo final review tomorrow. Would you like to go over them again?"
Zhan Bei Jue was listlessly sitting on the balcony, gazing into the distance with Lu Ming Zhe.
Upon hearing this, his heart stirred, and he thought of something.
"Yes. Send the documents over, and I'll take another look."
Soon, the files were transmitted.
Zhan Bei Jue asked Lu Ming Zhe to bring him his laptop.
Lu Ming Zhe scoffed at him.
"You said you'd close your doors to visitors and clear your mind, but I knew you couldn't be so detached."
"You have no face to see people, yet you still work. You truly don't let anything delay you."
"If you could just say less, you wouldn't still be single."
Zhan Bei Jue retorted.
"Don't you know women nowadays dislike talkative men?"
"As if you know many women, as if you understand them so well."
Lu Ming Zhe stood up.
Zhan Bei Jue looked into the distance, his tone wistful.
"Although I haven't known as many women as you, every one I have known is significant."
"In any case, someone like you wouldn't win her favor."
Lu Ming Zhe was almost sour enough to die.
"It's just your ex-wife, isn't it? Tsk, tsk, you've only known this one woman in thirty years, and you're still proud?"
"Fine, fine, she's the best woman in the world, and her opinion represents all women. All right?"
"She's already broken up with you and doesn't care about you anymore, yet you're still shamelessly praising her. I never saw you as so pathetic before."
Zhan Bei Jue ignored him, reached for the laptop, opened the file, and changed two numbers.
The next day, Deputy General Manager Gao personally brought the documents to the review site.
He was initially full of confidence, believing that with Zhan Bei Jue's repeated personal oversight, they would surely win the project.
However, they were unexpectedly eliminated.
Then, he watched as the project fell into the hands of Hua Tai Electric Appliances, which was Jiang Nan Fang.
Deputy General Manager Gao was aghast.
After the meeting ended, he hurriedly stopped the Vice Chairman to ask what had happened.
The Vice Chairman said, "I wanted to ask you too."
"Why did you change the data again? And change it so outrageously!"
"You made the Chairman scold me, asking how such exaggerated data entered the final review. Did something go wrong in your department?"
"That's impossible. Mr. Zhan personally reviewed the bid documents yesterday afternoon; there shouldn't be any issues."
Deputy General Manager Gao quickly opened the file to check.
Upon seeing it, he was even more stunned.
The data had indeed been altered.
Two inconspicuous indicators were modified to be several times higher than the industry average.
It was not just outrageous; it was absurd. Could someone have hacked into Zhan Bei Jue's computer and tampered with the data?
With such a significant project lost, Deputy General Manager Gao dared not delay and immediately called Zhan Bei Jue.
Zhan Bei Jue had already prepared himself psychologically.
Seeing Deputy General Manager Gao's call, he answered with a poker face.
"Mr. Zhan, was your computer accessed after you reviewed the bid documents yesterday? How could..."
Zhan Bei Jue interrupted him, feigning ignorance, "What happened?"
"I seriously suspect someone hacked into your computer and tampered with our bid documents."
Deputy General Manager Gao was furious, "How unethical! To change two simple numbers so ridiculously, directly causing us..."
"It's also my fault for not checking more carefully before leaving. I apologize, Mr. Zhan. We didn't win the project today."
"I've failed you, failed the company, and failed the colleagues' efforts over such a long period. I truly have no face to face the elders..."
He spoke with gravity, but Zhan Bei Jue's tone was nonchalant.
"There's no need to be so dramatic. There are many projects in the industry; if we didn't get this one, we'll get another."
"We can't always win, always eat meat while others drink soup."
"Relax, no one blames you. It's good to let others have a taste of the meat occasionally. Don't blame yourself too much. That's all."
Before, Mr. Zhan had clearly cared about this project. Why did his tone today sound as if the failure was within his expectations?
Deputy General Manager Gao did not understand.
Could it be that no one altered his numbers, but Mr. Zhan himself did?
Was it because the other party was Jiang Nan Fang, and he intentionally wanted to give the project to her?
If that were the case...
Deputy General Manager Gao thought about it and couldn't help but give Zhan Bei Jue a thumbs-up in his heart.
The domineering CEO's way of pursuing someone was indeed extraordinary.
He directly gifted projects and performance. Jiang Nan Fang was too fortunate!
As he was thinking, Jiang Nan Fang and her staff, holding documents, also came out of the review room.
Seeing Deputy General Manager Gao, she showed none of her usual joy or enthusiasm. She nodded expressionlessly and started to walk away.
Seeing they were about to pass each other, Deputy General Manager Gao quickly called out to her.
"Engineer Jiang!"
Jiang Nan Fang had no enmity with Deputy General Manager Gao, so she had to stop.
"Mr. Gao, is there something you need?"
Oh, not only her cousin, but her address had also changed.
She was so distant; what was wrong with this girl?
Deputy General Manager Gao gave a wry smile.
"Nothing much. We haven't seen each other for a while, and seeing you win such a big project at the start of the year, I just wanted to congratulate you."
Deputy General Manager Gao waved to the staff member.
"You go ahead. Let's just chat for a moment."
The person nodded and left first.
Deputy General Manager Gao and Jiang Nan Fang walked forward side by side.
Deputy General Manager Gao's mind was filled with work.
"Engineer Jiang, although I don't know what happened that made you have to join Ke Jing Yu and work at Hua Tai, I have to say."
"Because of your exceptional talent, I feel a great sense of crisis."
Jiang Nan Fang was also very professional.
"Deputy General Manager Gao feeling a sense of crisis might be due to the people around you not performing efficiently, which forces you to shoulder too much."
"Based on my past understanding of you, you are quite dedicated to your work."
"If you are so ambitious and unwilling to retire at home so early, I might as well give you a suggestion."
"Oh? What suggestion?"
"Come to Hua Tai. Work with me."
"I promise I won't be like Zhan Bei Jue, just being a hands-off boss and leaving everything to you. We'll work side by side, and I won't let you bear such great pressure."
"..."
Deputy General Manager Gao took it as a joke and chuckled.
"Engineer Jiang is becoming increasingly humorous. No wonder President Zhan likes you. Hehe."
"Speaking of which, you're too ungracious. You called me godfather before, and you had such good news with Mr. Zhan, why didn't you tell me?"
"Where are you in the relationship now? Do you have any plans to get married?"
"When you get married in the future, no matter where the venue is, I must go and get a drink at your wedding! And a double portion!"