Our Glamorous Time

Chapter 39: See the Sea across the Mountains

Ning Weikai sensed the differences in Aida.

However, these differences were blurred and hard to trace. He could only infer from the subtle moves in Aida that they were going to introduce a brand of new products, and they might be outdoor products. He couldn't find information that was any more specific.

In the last battle against Vinda, Li Zhicheng and the company had worked together as an irresistible force and pinpointed all the spies New Bori put in Aida. All of them were either held financially accountable or fired. Although none of them had confessed who had sent them, Aida worked as an absolutely cohesive team now.

He had to admit: Li Zhicheng was a very strong competitor.

Monday morning, Ning Weikai went to the headquarters of Zhu's for a meeting like usual.

The weather was fantastic that day. Ning Weikai's entrance in the headquarters was a grand spectacle like it always was. Although he only brought his secretary, Yuan Jun, to keep a low profile, everyone graciously welcomed him. He was the Chairman's son-in-law and New Bori, the business he ran, was the most profitable company under Zhu's.

The meeting started at 9:00 am.

The head chairman, Ning Weikai's father-in-law Zhu Boyun, was no longer responsible for the daily operations of the corporation, and wouldn't show up to such meetings.

Instead, Zhu Boyun's oldest son, Zhu Hanchong, ran the meeting. He was also a chairman of Zhu's.

He was a refined and cultivated man wearing gold-framed glasses. He always spoke gently and smoothly. Everyone said that Mr. Zhu was a good leader, only lacking a bit of boldness.

After the operations management department reported last month's sales record of each subsidiary and business department, he smiled to everyone in the meeting and said, "This is a good start to the year, and everyone has put in their best effort. The chairman must be exhilarated by these numbers, especially the bags sales." He looked at Ning Weikai beside him. "New Bori surpassed the target number again and took first place. Weikai, thanks for your hard work."

Everyone looked to Ning Weikai with a polite and respectful smile.

Ning Weikai internally sighed with a bit of contempt. I made them jealous again.

However, the smile on his face was very sincere. "New Bori gained its steady development thanks to the help of the chairman and everyone present. We will strive to do our best in the coming new year and try to give a satisfactory performance to the board."

Everyone just kept nodding. Zhu Hanchong smiled in silence.

In the meantime, the second Zhu brother, Zhu Hancheng, who was in charge of a real estate business, said apathetically, "I hear that Aida's booming these days. I also hear they're preparing a new product to rival the market our corporation is dominating right now. Weikai, is this true?" He just turned twenty-six and was five years younger than his brother. He was a handsome but ferocious-looking man who always talked in an impassive way. He had been successful in expanding the real estate business, so when compared to the bookish Zhu Hanchong, the subordinates awed him more.

Ning Weikai was a bit surprised that he knew about this.

Umm... They've been keeping a really close eye on us. Well, I've made New Bori so perfect that the Zhu's are anxious when there are any competitors.

Zhu Hancheng looked to the people in the marketing department and said, "How could you skip something so important during the report? Do you know how many Vinda bags were sold in the past several months? Are they posting a threat to us? Why aren't you functioning as a marketing department of the headquarters?"