"The 'City of Hope' is a world full of illusions and creativity. In this world, it's quite normal to have scenic spots of different styles. I believe that everyone's works don't conflict with the 'City of Hope' at all. We can definitely adopt the tower - climbing game model to integrate works of various styles."
"Besides, I'd like to solicit small stories about miracles or hope from all employees of the Pei Group. And we'll set up relevant characters in the 'City of Hope'. Through these small stories, we'll create our own little universe."
"After the scenic area opens to the public, the authors of these stories will have the chance to play important characters related to their stories twice a month, and they can interact closely with the tourists."
"The original assistant's idea is really novel and interesting, but what's the purpose of doing this?" Someone raised their question.
Xu Zixi said:
"Although the concept of the 'City of Hope' was proposed by me, I don't want it to belong only to me. I want it to belong to the entire Pei Group, and even to the whole Haicheng. I want every employee of the Pei Group to show full pride on their faces when they mention the 'City of Hope'."
"When they recommend it to their relatives and friends, they can say proudly, 'I was also involved in the design! It will definitely surprise you!' Isn't this the best way to promote the 'City of Hope'?"
"Moreover, personally participating in the construction of a much - watched project can increase their loyalty to the company. It can also attract more talents to join the Pei Group. I believe that the Pei Group will surely become the well - deserved overlord of Haicheng in the future."
When she said this, Xu Zixi suddenly got distracted. She remembered what Dai Sha had mentioned in the morning, that the largest shareholder of the Pei Group had now become Yan Yincheng. Her original intention, of course, was that the more profitable this project was, the more dry - share dividends she could get.
But now she inexplicably felt like she was helping the Yan Group expand its business territory. Would the Pei Group be completely renamed the Yan Group one day in the future?
It felt a bit unpleasant!
Forget it. She was a principled person. Once she made a decision, she would go all out. No matter what, she would complete this project well.
When she came back to her senses, she found that there was thunderous applause from the audience. Pei Mingyuan didn't hide his appreciation and affection for her at all:
"Brilliant! I'm really looking forward to the day when the 'City of Hope' opens to the public. I agree with all your ideas. I hereby announce that the winners of this competition will form a design team. Yuan Xi will be the team leader and the chief designer, and the others will assist with all their strength. With the strength of the Pei Group, we'll jointly build the 'City of Hope'!"
He officially announced in front of everyone that Xu Zixi had been promoted from the assistant of the project general director to the chief designer.
Then, Pei Mingyuan took out several agreements and said, "As I mentioned before, the winners of the design competition each have corresponding rewards. The Pei Group never gives empty promises. Take this opportunity to sign the agreements here together."
Xu Zixi took the document Pei Mingyuan handed her. It was indeed a dry - share dividend agreement. But when she opened it, she found something strange. She remembered that in the documents of the design competition, it clearly stated that the first - prize winner could get a 2% dry - share dividend of the Pei Group for ten years.
But in this document, not only was the ten - year term gone, but her dry - share dividend had increased from 2% to 20%. This meant that as long as the Pei Group could make money, it had to give her 20% of the profit.
She immediately looked up at Pei Mingyuan and frowned, saying, "Mr. Pei, is there a mistake in this agreement?"
Pei Mingyuan knew she was always meticulous and had discovered the problem in the agreement so quickly.
He looked at her deeply and said, "There's no mistake. This is a clause passed by the resolution of the shareholders' meeting."
The shareholders' meeting, the shareholders' meeting. Who else could it be?
Xu Zixi really wanted to just throw down the pen and leave.
But she had to admit that compared to kicking Pei Weiwei out of the Pei Group or sending Huang Zhenzhen's scumbag ex - boyfriend to prison as promised, this agreement completely hit her preference. She just—liked money and needed money!
With more money, she could put herself in a position where no one could control her, do what she really wanted to do, and let those who had once stepped on her know that she was not easy to mess with.
At this moment, the agreement in front of her was like an extremely tempting but poisonous cake. She clearly knew it was harmful to eat it, but she couldn't find a reason to refuse.
Taking a deep breath, she finally picked up the pen, solemnly signed her name on the agreement, and pressed her fingerprint.
Business was business, and personal feelings were personal. Signing the agreement didn't mean she forgave him. Humph.
Seeing her sign the name with his own eyes, Pei Mingyuan was a bit disappointed.
He didn't even know what was going on in his mind. Just now, he even hoped that she would slap the table, angrily tear up the agreement, and say righteously that she didn't need such alms, just like the slap she had given that man's face and the diamond ring she had thrown into the pool that night.
But she only hesitated for a moment and then signed, even knowing that this might be the intention of Third Master Yan.
Was she not angry with Third Master Yan anymore?
Well, after all, there had been an intimate relationship between them, and Third Master Yan was also the father of her two children. Raising children was very expensive. Maybe for the sake of money, she could let go of the previous things.
But he was so unwilling!
Unwilling to always be a step behind, unwilling to just give the opportunity away!
After the meeting, Zhou Yaru was holding some materials and wanted to get close to Xu Zixi to talk to her and congratulate her on being promoted to the chief designer, but she was intercepted by Pei Mingyuan.
"Yuan Xi, come with me. I still have something to tell you."
Xu Zixi also happened to have something to say to him, so she pinched Zhou Yaru's cheek and said, "Wait for me with Dai Sha and Zhenzhen after work tonight. I'll go and get busy first!"
In the president's office.
Putting a cup of hot water in front of Xu Zixi, Pei Mingyuan sat down on the sofa next to her and said, "Actually, I called you here to apologize to you seriously."
"Apologize?" Xu Zixi was a bit stunned. "Why do you need to apologize to me?"
Seeing her reaction, Pei Mingyuan knew that she still didn't know that she had almost been fired. He let out a sigh of relief and showed a hesitant look, saying, "Sorry, under the pressure from my family, I almost fired you from the company the other day."
He said this sentence skillfully and schemingly.
It was true that he was under the pressure from his family, and it was also true that he had almost fired her. This was not something to be boasted about. He didn't have to say it, but he grasped the contradiction between her and the Yan guy - honesty.
The purpose was to gain a little bit of favor and guilt from her.