Chapter 45: No sincerity, just tricks

In an ancient teahouse not far from the company, Yadi people had been waiting for a long time.

Li Zehua brought Gu Shijie and when Yu Li arrived, the tea had already been brewed and was waiting for the guests.

Zhao Ye immediately introduced the man in the main seat to him, "This is Ning Taoning, the deputy general manager of the sales department of our head office; this is Li Zehua, the general manager of Fengniao Crowdsourcing."

Ning Tao is in his thirties. He is smart and capable. His decisiveness and unique vision are his capital for rising rapidly in BYD.

He talked with Zhao Ye until very late last night and had a basic understanding of the situation. He spent the entire day trying to analyze the operating model of Li Zehua and his company.

It's just that time is limited, and the information collected through public channels is pitifully little. Only one thing shocked him. No matter how bad Zhao Ye is, he is still a veteran who has been in the workplace for more than ten years. How could he be suppressed by a twenty-year-old boy to the point where he had no power to fight back?

When they first met, the other party's temperament and appearance further confirmed his guess, and he immediately took the initiative to stand up and said, "I have been friends with Mr. Li for a long time. Ever since I received that call, I have been looking forward to this meeting."

Li Zehua extended his hand and shook his hand, introduced the two people accompanying him, and responded with a smile, "Mr. Ning, you are too polite. You didn't even say hello in advance. I haven't made any preparations yet. I'm really sorry that you spent money to entertain me."

But her face was open and there was no trace of embarrassment. As soon as she sat down, she called the tall waiter wearing a cheongsam to come up and pour tea, "Please."

Ning Tao didn't mind the simple first impression. He raised his teacup and sipped it slowly, but his eyes never left him.

The bitter and sweet taste came over him, and this familiar strangeness made Li Zehua feel quite emotional. It seemed that the last time he drank tea was thirteen years later?
Ning Tao stared at him and took the initiative to break the silence, "Mr. Li should drink tea often, right? I wonder if the tea here is still okay to drink?"

"Not bad." Li Zehua looked at the waiter and tapped his fingers on the table, indicating another drink. "It turns out that there is such an elegant place near the company. Thank you Mr. Ning for inviting me, otherwise I would have missed it. Next time you have friends over, remember to arrange it here. The environment is quite good."

The second half of the sentence was obviously directed at Li, who was flipping through the tea room's brochure at the moment. The introductions to the various famous teas did not attract her, but the marked prices made her secretly speechless.

I quietly asked the waiter about the tea I was drinking, and found it in the brochure, thinking to myself, "Oh my god, a pot of tea is 1288, why don't I just grab it?"

She was still struggling with the fact that her monthly salary was only enough to buy a pot of tea, when she heard Li Zehua calling her, and subconsciously said, "It's so expensive, how can I do that?!"

As soon as I opened it, it broke. Unfortunately, I couldn't take it back. I was so embarrassed that I just wanted to carve out a three-bedroom and one-living-room apartment on the spot.

Li Zehua has seen all kinds of situations. The reason why he called Yu Li was to find an opportunity to cry poor and show weakness.

Only the crying child gets the milk.

He looked very embarrassed. "I'm sorry, the company is in a tight financial situation at the start-up, and the people below are ignorant and made a fool of themselves. Please understand, Mr. Ning and Mr. Zhao."

Gu Shijie was so embarrassed that he advised him to hold back and not be as brutal as last time when he came halfway. Only then did he sit down and start to trick him again.

I couldn't help but mourn for the other party in my heart. I can only wish you good luck when I meet someone who doesn't play by the rules.

As the vice president of sales for the leading electric vehicle manufacturer in China, Ning Tao has traveled extensively, but he has never seen anything like this.

Could it be that I am overthinking it?

But she doesn't look like that, especially the girl in front of him. She is beautiful and every mother loves her. She can come out with Li Zehua, so she should not be just a vase, right?

This confused him. Did he have to overturn all his previous plans and start over?

We were being polite on the surface and tried to talk about the matter, but we couldn't find a suitable topic to start with.

Every time they wanted to talk about business, Li Zehua handled it skillfully. After three or five cups of tea, Ning Tao hinted at Zhao Ye with his eyes, but the latter was no match for him.

They were beaten to a pulp yesterday, and the psychological trauma is still there. Their momentum weakened before they even opened their mouths.

"He met with Emma's people in the morning, and kept putting it off when we asked him out in the afternoon. Now he doesn't want to discuss the details of the cooperation. What the hell is going on?" Ning Tao couldn't help but think, "You know, he was the one who approached me in the beginning, not me who approached him." It has to be said that filling in one's own imagination is the most deadly.

I tried hard to win back a game, but the other party was so experienced and rigorous that he left no chance for me!

"Could it be that Emma Electric Vehicles offered an offer that was impossible to refuse and snatched the order in advance?"

Due to the special circumstances, it is inevitable to be suspicious.

After talking for a while, I was even more impressed. I felt that Li Zehua had broad knowledge and could easily quote from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, on humanities allusions. The man next to him, Gu Shijie, who had an extraordinary appearance, was also very powerful when he spoke occasionally.

I tried to find out more about the situation. Well, they said they were a startup company. Gu Shijie’s resume was so good that it would be no problem for him to work as a senior executive in the human resources department at BYD.

What company with no future can attract a golden phoenix?

As time passed, everyone was having a good time chatting, and Ning Tao found an opportunity to invite everyone to have dinner together as planned.

Drinking tea in a teahouse might not reveal the truth, but drinking alcohol should be okay, right?

He still didn't believe it. It was impossible for a twenty-year-old boy, even if he was a spirit, to stay calm after drinking until he was dizzy. He would take the opportunity to find out the truth.

When someone invited him to dinner, Li Zehua naturally agreed. After they went out, Ning Tao used the excuse of driving to give Zhao Ye a few instructions.

BYD is a big company. Its vice president drives an Audi A6 when he goes out. But look at Li Zehua. He doesn’t even have an electric bike and he still borrows Gu Shijie’s car.

The Audi A6 led the way, and Gu Shijie decisively passed the buck, "I'll be drunk after two cups at most, don't count on me."

A little worried, "Can you handle it? Don't let yourself get drunk and tell everyone else, ruining the show."

Li Zehua looked scared, "Ah? I've finished three bottles of beer, what should I do?"

The performance was still going on, which made Yu Li very anxious. She secretly called Yang Zhichao for help. After hearing what Yang Zhichao said, he was speechless for a long time.

Unable to resist Yu Li's urging, Yang Zhichao spat on the other end of the phone and said, "Just listen to him bragging. I have never seen anyone who can drink more than him in my life."

Yu Li hung up the phone, still a little confused.

But when she got there, she saw what it meant for a man to be seven-tenths drunk and act until people cried.

Anyway, Li Zehua acted like he couldn't drink and couldn't drink anymore. If he drank any more he would get drunk!

But since you've given me face, as a brother, I'll give it my all today. At worst, I can just lie down and walk out. Drink!

It's done!

Fill up the wine!

There are five people in BYD Company, and they are all veterans of the alcohol test. But no matter how much they drink, Li Zehua always looks shaky, as if he will fall down with just one sip.

His eyes were blurry and his speech was halting. His acting skills were first-rate, but he was still there until everyone lay down on the table.

Ning Tao was so drunk that he only remembered someone talking next to him, but he didn't know which colleague it was.

It's already this late and we're still talking about work. I can't remember what I've said once, and I have to repeat the key points myself.
So dedicated!

(End of this chapter)