Everything was arranged by Sister Chen. Apart from the endorsement for Vitaly, Jiang Li didn't take on any other activities.
After being busy for a while, she suddenly felt a bit unaccustomed to the relaxation.
Qiao Jinrun had just finished the seminar in Huacheng. On the last day when he was leaving, Jiang Li specially went to the airport to see him off.
"You didn't have to come here specially," Qiao Jinrun said, holding his suitcase in his hand. He looked very refreshed. His gaze on her remained the same, but there was a hint of indulgent helplessness in his tone. "You're a public figure. You should pay attention to your influence."
Jiang Li was wearing sunglasses. She lifted her lower lip slightly. "My popularity in Huacheng isn't that high. You don't have to worry too much."
Although she said so, her outfit today was still very conservative. Wrapped in a large black windbreaker, it was almost impossible to tell her gender if one didn't look closely.
After all, there had just been a scandal. It was definitely right to be more cautious.
"Jiang Li, I think you misunderstood Xiao Yanzhi that day," Qiao Jinrun said out of the blue.
He could feel that Xiao Yanzhi had just been chatting with him that day to kill time while waiting.
It was just that Jiang Li was too sensitive and suspicious.
Jiang Li's expression was calm. She even smiled slightly. "I hope it was just a misunderstanding. I also don't want him to affect Dr. Qiao and your family."
"You don't seem to trust him very much," Qiao Jinrun said without hesitation. "You're very guarded against him."
Jiang Li didn't comment on this. She just nodded in agreement. Then she accompanied him from the airport entrance to the security checkpoint before waving goodbye to him.
"Goodbye, Dr. Qiao."
"Remember to take care of yourself. Goodbye."
...
When she got back to the company, Sister Chen told her some news. The headquarters had arranged to transfer some artists to the branch for development.
One reason was to allocate resources, and the other was for the better development of the branch.
Jiang Li frowned slightly. She thought this arrangement was a bit sudden. But since it was the company's decision, she didn't pay too much attention to it.
It wasn't until one morning a week later when Jiang Li had just stepped into the company that she saw a face she hadn't seen for a long time.
Qin Yaoyao also seemed to have just arrived. She turned her head and showed a familiar and sweet smile to Jiang Li. "Good morning, Sister Jiang Li."
Jiang Li felt a bit dazed seeing her appear out of nowhere.
She remembered that Sister Chen had told her before that a group of artists would be transferred from the headquarters.
So, did the group of transferred artists include Qin Yaoyao?
Jiang Li didn't respond to her greeting. She just stared at her. Since she was taller than Qin Yaoyao, her temperament seemed aloof. "Is your training over?"
"Yes, it's over. Everything went smoothly," Qin Yaoyao blinked her eyes. Her tone was a bit coquettish. She didn't look tired at all after the training. Instead, she seemed like she had just been on a vacation.
She grinned. Her face was very girlish. "A Yan was worried that I wouldn't get used to it in the training camp, so he specially arranged a separate hotel for me."
Her eyes fluttered. "I heard that when Sister Jiang Li went for training before, it was in the northwest region, right? Is the sandstorm there very strong? It's really bad for the skin."
Jiang Li slightly curled her lower lip at this light - hearted and casual tone.
"You seem to have been doing well recently," Jiang Li lifted her chin slightly. "I wonder if Mrs. Su is better. Has she been discharged from the hospital?"
Sure enough, as soon as she said this, Qin Yaoyao's face changed. She seemed to be choked and couldn't say a single word.
Qin Yaoyao didn't expect that even though Jiang Li was far away in Huacheng, she still knew what had happened in Beicheng. The bright smile on her face just now suddenly disappeared.
"Excuse me."
Jiang Li walked around her and left in the opposite direction.
When she saw Sister Chen, before she could even say a word, Sister Chen said what she was about to say. "Why did General Manager Xiao transfer Qin Yaoyao here?"
Jiang Li remained silent.
How would she know what Xiao Yanzhi was thinking?
She was too lazy to waste her energy guessing.
"Oh, right. I've given all the endorsements you turned down before and the invitations from other brands to the company. I asked them to allocate them to other artists. The arrangement will be announced later."
Jiang Li was sitting on the chair in a daze. She just nodded casually, indicating that she had heard.
When the allocated resources were announced in the afternoon, Jiang Li almost thought she was seeing things.
Most of the well - known brand activities and endorsements were all given to Qin Yaoyao. The remaining unknown and niche brands were allocated to other new artists.
This was definitely unfair to the new artists in the same batch as Qin Yaoyao.
Not to mention that some of these brands had originally come for Jiang Li. It was already a bit inappropriate to replace her with another artist. Sending Qin Yaoyao would surely affect Jiang Li's impression in the eyes of the brand owners.
Jiang Li also heard that during the training, Qin Yaoyao not only wasn't hard - working enough but also repeatedly showed off her special treatment. She had already made the new artists in the same batch as her in the company dissatisfied.
This time, the company's resource allocation almost aroused public indignation.
"Sister Jiang Li, please ask General Manager Xiao for us. This is so unfair."
"Yes, yes. We've also worked very hard. The company's arrangement is really disheartening."
"Even if General Manager Xiao favors Qin Yaoyao, he can't be so partial."
"... "
Helplessly, Jiang Li had to stand in front of the president's office.
Behind her were the expectant looks of a group of new artists.
Jiang Li took a deep breath and pushed open the door.
Most of the decoration of the branch was in accordance with Jiang Li's preferences. Even the light in the office was very soft, making Xiao Yanzhi's cold features look a bit gentler.
Recently, he had a heavy smoking addiction and smoked one cigarette after another.
When he saw Jiang Li come in, he reached out and snuffed out the cigarette. The smoke surrounded his face, making his expression a bit gloomy. "You're really a rare guest."
Since leaving the hospital that day, although Xiao Yanzhi had been busy with official business in the branch, the two of them hardly saw each other.
Obviously, Jiang Li was deliberately avoiding him.
"Do you have something to say?" His voice was deep, with no emotion in his tone.
Jiang Li looked at the man with a strong aura sitting in the large swivel chair. She took a deep breath to steady herself.
She opened her mouth and tried to keep her tone as steady as possible. "Is there a problem with the way the new cooperation endorsements of the branch are allocated?"
Xiao Yanzhi frowned slightly. "What's the problem?"
Since the topic had already been brought up, Jiang Li simply said, "Most of the brands have been given to Qin Yaoyao, while other artists even have a gap period. I don't think this arrangement is reasonable."
Only then did Xiao Yanzhi put down the pen in his hand. He stared at her deeply for a while before saying indifferently, "Is it the gap period of other artists that's unreasonable, or is it unreasonable to allocate them to Qin Yaoyao?"
This sentence was so profound that Jiang Li couldn't help but stand there stunned.