Chapter 1834: Disharmony between Master and Disciple, Zhao Hui's Suspicion
"Have you finished reading all of this?"
Guan Junwu was very surprised when he looked at Zhou Chen in front of him. Since Zhou Chen came to the corporate business department for more than a month, he, as a master, had not arranged any serious work for Zhou Chen to do. Basically, he just did some chores and then asked Zhou Chen to read materials and cases.
Who knew that Zhou Chen was such a strong learner? In just such a short time, he had finished reading all the information he had found.
At first he didn't believe it and asked many questions about the contents of the materials. Every time Zhou Chen answered them accurately, which shocked him more and more.
He was surprised and delighted by Zhou Chen's talent, but more of it was fear.
If he were younger and had a smart apprentice like Zhou Chen, he would definitely cultivate him carefully, and the master and apprentice would support each other in promotion in the workplace.
But the problem is that he is now over 50 years old, several years older than the vice president Su Jianren, and basically has no room for promotion. The most crucial thing is that Zhou Chen has a special relationship with Su Jianren, and he doesn't want to make wedding dresses for others, so he didn't teach Zhou Chen carefully.
In comparison, he felt that Cheng Jiayuan, the naive young man, was less of a worry.
But thinking about the fact that Zhou Chen had been here for more than a month and he was nominally the one taking care of him, it was not a good idea to always ask Zhou Chen to do chores, so he considered how to arrange for Zhou Chen.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
"Zhou Chen, your performance during this period did not disappoint me. You were able to concentrate on your studies. So, I will assign you some tasks to let you practice."
Zhou Chen didn't say anything, just nodded, waiting for Guan Junwu to continue. Based on the contact over the past month, he knew that Guan Junwu didn't have a good impression of him and had always been dealing with him. Suddenly arranging a task for him at this time must be no simple task.
"You know Zhao Hui, right? He is working on a Sunshine Plan. The main purpose of this plan is to support scientific and technological innovation, small and micro enterprises, and promote the Agricultural Benefit Plan. This is what he is focusing on now. Zhao Xing is paying special attention to it. It just so happens that our corporate business department has a lot of information on various companies that have applied for loans. I will give it to you later, and you can select the appropriate ones."
At this point, Guan Junwu warned in a serious tone: "Zhou Chen, this is the project that Zhao Xing is most concerned about. If you can do it well, you will definitely get Zhao Xing's attention, and your future prospects will be limitless."
Zhou Chen's eyes flashed. As expected, he knew that Old Guan couldn't be so kind.
Others may not know what the Sunshine Plan is about, but he knows very well that it takes a lot of effort and hard work to find suitable and profitable companies from small and micro enterprises and scientific and technological enterprises, and there is a high probability that it will not succeed.
Therefore, this project is a thankless task and the elderly are almost unwilling to touch it. Even if they are forced to choose a few, they just do it to get by.
The old people were unwilling to do it, but Lao Guan was ready to let him do it, and he looked righteous and said, "I'm doing this for your own good."
Zhou Chen knew about the Sunshine Plan, and in the end it seemed that only the automotive technology company was successful. However, they were able to succeed, on the one hand because of Tao Wuji's halo as the protagonist, and on the other hand because of Zhao Hui's help. If it weren't for Zhao Hui, that company would most likely have gone bankrupt.
For a technology company, technology is indeed very important, but other aspects are also indispensable.
As for the framework of Henghui Company, its finances are a mess, its management is a mess, and it is just the struggle of a group of technical and engineering men. Under normal circumstances, the possibility of success is very low.
But having a choice is better than doing chores all day long, so Zhou Chen agreed directly.
"Thank you, Mr. Guan. I will definitely work hard."
Guan Junwu didn't consider him as his disciple, and he was too lazy to call him master, and Guan Junwu also didn't care about Zhou Chen's address.
Guan Junwu is the head of the corporate business department. To put it nicely, he is the general manager, but in reality he is just a department director and manager.
Cheng Jiayuan was drinking coffee boredly, and was very surprised to see Zhou Chen coming back with a pile of folders.
"Zhou Chen, did Lao Guan give you another bunch of case studies? I think Lao Guan is really unkind. You are so capable, but he just lets you look at these all day long."
He was used to being marginalized, because he had never been the one with good grades. But it was different for Zhou Chen. The two of them sat together all day for more than a month, and he knew how powerful Zhou Chen was. If he didn't understand something, he didn't need to ask his cheap master Ma Hong, he could get the answer by asking Zhou Chen directly.
"Jia Yuan, this time is different. He assigned me a mission, the Sunshine Project."
Zhou Chen told Cheng Jiayuan about the Sunshine Project. Cheng Jiayuan had also been in the corporate business department for more than a month, so he certainly knew what the Sunshine Project was. It was a project that everyone in the department disliked.
"Zhou Chen, but this Sunshine Plan doesn't seem right, right?"
"It's okay. It's better to have something to do than to do odd jobs all day."
"That's true."
Cheng Jiayuan thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, so he stopped complaining. Instead, he took a folder from Zhou Chen and started studying it with him.
Guan Junwu gave Zhou Chen a total of more than a dozen documents, all of which were loan applications from small and micro enterprises. Most of them were full of problems. It was obvious at first glance that they were just throwing meat buns at a dog, investments that would never come back. There were only a few projects that were somewhat interesting, but they also had many problems.
In a nutshell, it's gold mining in shit.
No wonder all the branches were secretly disobeying this Sunshine Plan. Even with pressure from Zhao Hui, no one was willing to do this project.
If this were really done, not only would there be no performance, but it might even become a black spot. Not to mention other branches, even the Binjiang branch headed by Zhao Hui would not be willing to do it.
Zhou Chen was not in a hurry. He was a patient and knowledgeable person. Even if he was panning for gold in shit, he might find it one day.
With Zhou Chen's patient selection, a week passed quickly.
On this weekend, Zhou Chen got up, had breakfast, took Yuanyuan out for a walk, played with it for a long time, and around ten o'clock, he put it back into the cage, packed himself up, and set off with the gifts he had prepared long ago.
Today he accepted the invitation of Dai Qiye and went to their home for dinner. Before, Dai Qiye and his wife had said that they would invite him to their home for dinner, but Dai Qiye had been recuperating for some time, and it was not until yesterday that he personally called him and invited him to their home for dinner.
Zhou Chen followed the address and came to Dai's house. Although Dai Qiye was the president of the Shenzhen Maoxing Branch, he did not live in a luxurious community, but just a large flat in a medium-sized community.
"Ding dong, ding dong!"
Zhou Chen rang the doorbell downstairs and went straight upstairs.
Seeing Teacher Ouyang opening the door, Zhou Chen immediately called out enthusiastically, "Teacher Ouyang, excuse me."
"Xiao Zhou is here, come on in, kid, you're here, what else are you bringing?"
Teacher Ouyang was very enthusiastic and pulled Zhou Chen into the house. Like Dai Qiye, she had a very good impression of this young man, Zhou Chen, especially because he was smart and likable.
When he walked into the living room, he saw Dai Qiye sitting there. To his surprise, Zhao Hui was also there.
"Dai Xing, Zhao Xing."
Dai Qiye waved his hand and said with a smile: "What Dai Xing? I am no longer the president of the bank. I am just an old man who has retired at home. You can just call me Uncle Dai."
Zhou Chen obediently called again: "Uncle Dai."
"Okay, come and sit down."
Zhou Chen sat down on the sofa and Zhao Hui smiled at him. He was invited by his teacher today and he already knew that Dai Qiye had invited Zhou Chen in addition to him, so he was not surprised to see Zhou Chen.
He took the initiative to ask: "Zhou Chen, are you used to working in the corporate business department?"
"It's a habit. I'm pretty nice to my colleagues in the public department."
Zhao Hui was not familiar with Zhou Chen, and only spoke a few more words to Zhou Chen for Dai Qiye's sake.
At Dai Qiye's reminder, he had the idea of promoting his younger apprentices, but his requirement was that the apprentices had a clean resume. People like Zhou Chen, who had already joined the public affairs department and had a close relationship with Dai Qiye, were not considered by him.
Instead, he took a liking to a young man named Tao Wuji in the business hall. He felt that Tao Wuji was a bit like him when he was young, but now he only paid a little attention to him and asked him to help with some things, but he was not ready to accept him as his apprentice.
Just then, a bedroom door opened and two people walked out.
A man and a woman, the man is Dai Bin and the woman is Zhao Rui.
The two of them walked out happily, but when Zhao Rui saw Zhou Chen sitting on the sofa, she was shocked.
"Brother Zhou Chen, why are you here?"
Her shout surprised everyone in the room, especially Zhao Hui, who asked in astonishment, "Rui Rui, do you know Zhou Chen?"
Zhao Rui said truthfully: "Yes, Dad, you still remember that I told you that I wanted to get a dog, right? I met Zhou Chen, a dog walker in the community before, and his golden retriever is so cute."
Zhao Hui was stunned: "Zhou Chen, do you live in the same neighborhood as us?"
Zhou Chen nodded and replied: "Yes, I saw Zhao Xing once in the community before, but Zhao Xing didn't know me at that time, so I didn't take the initiative to say hello."
When Zhao Hui heard Zhou Chen's words, his heart tightened and he instinctively felt that something was wrong.
He lives in the same community as me and just happens to know my daughter. Isn’t this too much of a coincidence?
"Really? We live in the same neighborhood, and I didn't even know that. It seems like we're quite destined to be together. Not only do you live in the same neighborhood, but you also know my daughter."
Dai Qiye, who knew his apprentice well, immediately understood why Zhao Hui was suspicious, just like when he first met Zhou Chen, it was so coincidental that it made people suspicious. However, after spending more than a month with Zhou Chen, he felt that Zhou Chen was very smart, but not the kind of person who was scheming and scheming.
Zhou Chen looked fine, and explained calmly, "It's indeed a coincidence. I've lived there for more than ten years and worked in the branch for two years, but I didn't even know that I lived in the same neighborhood as my top leader. It was also a coincidence that I met Ruirui. I was walking the dog that night and almost bumped into Ruirui."
When Zhao Hui heard Zhou Chen say that he had lived in the community for more than ten years, his suspicion was slightly reduced, because according to Zhou Chen, he had lived there longer than their family.
Zhao Rui was young and simple-minded, and she didn’t notice anything strange about her father at all. She was just happy to meet Zhou Chen here.
She walked over quickly and said happily, "Brother Zhou Chen, do you work in the same bank as my dad?"
"Yes, I also work at Shenmao Bank."
"That's a coincidence."
Zhao Rui was very happy. They already knew each other, and now he was her father's employee, so their relationship became even closer.
Dai Qiye laughed and said, "It is indeed fate, Xiao Zhou. You are not only destined to be with me, but also with Zhao Hui and Ruirui."
Zhao Hui's face was serious, but he still hadn't dispelled his doubts. He decided to investigate Zhou Chen thoroughly after he returned. He was not afraid that Zhou Chen would use him to get to the top, but he didn't want his daughter to be used. This was the most important person to him, and he would not allow her to come to any harm.
Zhou Chen was very open about his acquaintance with Zhao Rui, because he had never intended to use Zhao Rui, and meeting Zhao Rui was indeed accidental and not a deliberate plan.
Mr. and Mrs. Dai Qiye are both respectable people, and they prepared a large and sumptuous lunch today.
During the meal, Dai Qiye's body had not fully recovered yet, so he did not drink any alcohol. Several people ate at the same table, and it was quite lively.
Zhou Chen stayed at Dai's house until two or three o'clock before leaving.
A few days later, in the vice president's office on the 43rd floor.
Zhao Hui looked at Zhou Chen's resume and identity background check and found that what Zhou Chen said that day was true. Zhou Chen had lived in the community longer than their family. After returning home that day, he carefully asked his daughter about what happened with Zhou Chen.
According to my daughter, their meeting was indeed accidental, and everything showed that it was accidental.
After putting the things down, Zhao Hui leaned back in his chair with a frown on his face.
"Zhou Chen, this young man is very smart. He doesn't look like a young person who has just entered the society. He looks more like someone who has been in the workplace for a long time."
Thinking that Zhou Chen remained calm and composed even when having dinner with him and Dai Qiye, and could act with ease and confidence, he felt that Zhou Chen was not an ordinary person.
After thinking for a while, he stopped thinking about Zhou Chen. Now he had more important things to do, which was to seize the position of branch president vacant after Dai Qiye left.
Another few days passed.
Guan Junwu looked at the plan Zhou Chen gave him with doubt on his face.
"Zhou Chen, did you really make this plan?"
He had previously handed the Sunshine Project to Zhou Chen and just casually sent Zhou Chen away, but who would have thought that a week later, Zhou Chen actually came to him with a detailed plan, saying that there were three small and micro enterprises with great potential that were very suitable for the Sunshine Project's support policies.
He didn't care at first, but after reading Zhou Chen's summary and plan, he found that the preparation was very thorough and all aspects were well explained, which made him excited.
Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Guan, this is the conclusion I made after summarizing my investigation and on-site inspections during this period. These three companies are considered to have potential."
Guan Junwu was a little undecided. He personally, the entire corporate department, and even Su Jianren were not interested in this Sunshine Plan. The main reason was that it was not profitable.
But if what Zhou Chen described above is true, then there is a high probability that there is an opportunity to make a profit.
"Well, you go back first, I'll take a look and think about it."