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Chapter 243 Recommending Myself to Cao Sheng

The night is getting darker.

In front of the computer, Cao Sheng was still typing with full concentration.

at the same time.

Magic City.

In a bedroom, Wang Jing, copyright editor of Under the Banyan Tree, sat in front of her computer, browsing online news and refreshing her email from time to time.

She had already sent an email to Cao Sheng as instructed by her boss and was now waiting for Cao Sheng's reply.

Logically speaking, it was a work email, so she didn't need to wait for his reply. She could check whether he had replied when she got to work tomorrow. It would be plenty of time.

But she was waiting.

Because she wanted to talk to him about something other than work.

She has called Cao Sheng several times tonight.

But he never answered the call once.

She had heard that he had the habit of silencing his phone when typing, so she guessed that he should be typing at the moment. She wanted to wait for him to finish typing and see if there was a chance to talk to him on the phone.

Time passed little by little, and as 12 o'clock approached, she refreshed her email more and more frequently.

After a moment, she couldn't help but send him a message - "What are you doing? Have you finished writing the manuscript for tonight?"

As for the topic she really wanted to talk to him about, she didn't dare to talk about it in email or text message.

Afraid of leaving any evidence.

……

Huizhou.

In the study.

The crackling sound of typing finally stopped.

Cao Sheng picked up the teacup next to the computer with his left hand, and operated the mouse with his right hand to save the chapter he had just coded.

The whole person relaxes.

There was a smile on his face.

He likes writing, but he just likes writing more than other jobs.

In fact, he would feel tired after typing every day.

Sometimes it’s physical exhaustion.

Sometimes, it is mental fatigue.

The most relaxing moment every day is when the writing task for the day is completed.

After taking a sip of tea, he realized it was getting late, so he turned off his computer, picked up his phone, held the teacup, and walked out of the study, preparing to go downstairs to wash up and rest.

Walking while operating the phone with one hand, I want to see if anyone calls or sends messages while I am typing?

There were two missed calls.

One call was from my hometown landline number, and the other was from my counselor Lu Xiangwei.

It was already midnight, and he decided to call them back in the morning.

There are several unread text messages in the message box.

Sent by a college classmate.

Sent by counselor Lu Xiangwei.

Lu Xiangwei: "Cao Sheng, I saw on the news that you have written four scripts recently? And you are going to collaborate with Cheng Long? That's amazing! Congratulations! Come to my office when you are free, I want to talk to you."

Cao Sheng also plans to reply to this message tomorrow morning.

Then I saw the message from Wang Jing.

"What are you doing? Have you finished writing tonight's manuscript?"

Why is she texting me so late at night and not sleeping?
Out of curiosity, he replied: "Just finished writing, what do you want to talk to me about?"

……

Magic City.

Wang Jing, who had been waiting for several hours, finally received a reply from Cao Sheng. She was already a little sleepy, but she suddenly became energetic.

Quickly dial his number.

……

Huizhou.

Cao Sheng, who was walking down the stairs, was a little surprised to see the call from Wang Jing. He thought she was a little abnormal today. She actually called him so late at night.

Is there something you want to talk to me about?

After a slight hesitation, he answered the call and put the phone to his ear.

"Hello? Beautiful! It's the middle of the night. Why don't you go see Zhou Gong and call me? Is there something wrong?"

Wang Jing: "Haha, Mr. Cao! You haven't slept either! Do you write until this time every night?"

Cao Sheng nodded.

Wang Jing: "Thank you for your hard work! It seems that your current achievements are the result of your countless days and nights of hard work!"

Cao Sheng laughed, "What else? You don't think my document is mature enough to write it yourself, do you?"

Wang Jing was amused, "Haha, Mr. Cao, you are so humorous!"

Cao Sheng: "If you have something to say, just say it! It's getting late, and I'm going to bed. Do you have anything to say?"

Wang Jing: "Oh, it's like this. Mr. Zhu asked me to ask you if you have any plans to change your career and become a professional screenwriter recently?"

Cao Sheng wanted to laugh. Recently, many people called and sent messages to ask him if he wanted to change his career to become a screenwriter. He didn't expect Zhu William to have such doubts.

"No! Anything else?"

Wang Jing: "Really? Then... Mr. Cao! Do you need someone to help you manage the copyright of all your works? You have written several novels and scripts, and I remember you said that there are about 10 scripts involved in your new book, right? It's troublesome for you to find partners for these scripts one by one, right? Do you want someone to help you manage it? Or, do you have any idea of ​​setting up a studio or a personal company?"

Cao Sheng, who had just come down from the third floor to the second floor, stopped when he heard this.

The expression was quite unexpected.

His brows furrowed slightly. "Why are you asking this? You...want to come and take care of these copyrights for me?"

He probably guessed what she was thinking.

Wang Jing: "Well, yes! If you need it, I think I can help you. Of course, if you don't need it, just ignore what I said."

She didn't dare to say that she wanted to change jobs in an email or text message, because once it was written down, it would be easy to give her an advantage.

You know, Cao Sheng is also a shareholder of Under the Banyan Tree and has the contact information of her boss.

It would be much safer if you say it directly on the phone.

Cao Sheng's expression became a little strange.

As far as he could remember, there was a god-level author who not only earned a lot of royalties from writing novels, but also tricked his editor into marrying him and taking him to bed.

But he had never heard of anyone who wrote a novel and actually lured his editor to work for him.

A thought flashed through his mind: If I confess to her now, she won't agree right away, right?
When this thought flashed through his mind, he immediately shook his head.

I thought to myself, how could I have such a thought? I don't have any feelings for her in that way!
"Are you unhappy at work lately?"

he asked tentatively.

He wanted to find out the real reason why she wanted to switch jobs and come to him.

He did want someone to take care of some of the trivial matters in his life, including the management of the copyright of his works.

Wang Jing seems to be a good candidate.

But he had to first find out why she wanted to change jobs.

If it was because of some bullshit, he might not agree to let her come.

What he needs is an emotionally stable assistant, not someone with an unstable mentality who wants to change jobs casually.

Otherwise, if she came to work for him and wanted to change jobs because of a trivial matter, wouldn't he be annoyed?
Wang Jing: "No! I've been doing well at work recently. If you don't believe me, you can call Mr. Zhu or other colleagues."

Cao Sheng walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down. While placing the teacup on the coffee table, he asked, "Why do you suddenly want to come work for me? Do you think working for me alone is more promising than working under the banyan tree?"

Wang Jing: “Yes, I do think so.”

She actually admitted it?

Cao Sheng was a little surprised, "Do you really think so?"

Wang Jing: "Yes! Especially after I found out that you are also good at writing scripts, I feel that following you may have a brighter future."

Cao Sheng: "What do you mean?"

Wang Jing: "It's very simple! Your novels are doing so well, and your scripts are so well written. Even Cheng Long was moved by your scripts. I think your future is much brighter than Under the Banyan Tree! I believe that your future achievements will not be low, but I can't see clearly or say for sure what Under the Banyan Tree's future will be. So, Mr. Cao! Do you want me?"

Is my future brighter than the one under the banyan tree?

Hearing this, Cao Sheng's mouth corners slightly raised.

He loves to hear such words.

However, he did not agree to Wang Jing's request immediately. Instead, he said, "Can I give you some thought? I'll give you an answer tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Is that ok?"

Wang Jing: "Well, of course! I'll wait for your news, but please don't tell Mr. Zhu that I want to come to your place yet, okay?"

Cao Sheng smiled, "Of course! Don't worry! I will keep it a secret for you."

Wang Jing: "Thank you! Then I won't disturb your rest. Go to bed early! Good night!"

Cao Sheng: "Well, you should go to bed early too."

End the call.

Cao Sheng put down his phone, picked up the teacup again, drank tea and squinted his eyes in thought.

He felt that it would be a good idea for Wang Jing to come over.

Not only can he help him deal with copyright issues, but he can also help him supervise the decoration and preparation of the Internet cafe.

It should give him some peace of mind.

Even when she wants to invest in real estate in major cities in the future, it will allow her to collect information in advance and look for suitable properties for investment.

As for the position?

He could take the position of general manager in Xitong Internet Cafe and give her the position of assistant general manager.

……

The next morning.

Cao Sheng, who had considered it carefully, called Zhu William, exchanged a few pleasantries, and asked Wang Jing if she had any conflicts with her colleagues recently and if she had made any major mistakes at work.
Zhu William was confused by the question.

But he still answered Cao Sheng's question.

"No! Anyway, I haven't heard of any conflicts between her and any colleagues. She hasn't made any mistakes at work, right? Anyway, I haven't heard of it. What's wrong? Why do you suddenly remember to ask her these things?"

Cao Sheng: "Oh, that's it! Mr. Zhu, I'm in need of a personal assistant. I think she's pretty good, and I want her to work for me. Can you give her up?"

Zhu William: “???”

After a moment of silence, Zhu William said: "You are... interesting! You poached people from our company? We also have your shares in our company! Isn't this equivalent to poaching your own people? Haha, besides, the key to this matter is whether she is willing to go to your place. It's not that I say a word and she will definitely be willing to go there. Do you understand what I mean?"

You didn't understand what I meant!
Cao Shengxin said.

"Then can you help me ask her if she is willing to come over?"

Cao Sheng's words made Zhu William laugh.

"Okay! I'll ask for you later. If she doesn't want to go to your place, don't blame me!"

Cao Sheng: "Don't worry! I won't blame you."

After the call ended, Cao Sheng sent a message to Wang Jing, "I just spoke to Mr. Zhu on the phone. He should ask you if you are willing to work here. If he doesn't ask, you can find a time to resign from him. Once you have completed the resignation procedures, you can come to work here at any time. The salary will not be lower than your current salary."

Wang Jing quickly replied: "Okay! Thank you, Mr. Cao! I will complete the resignation procedures as soon as possible."

……

About an hour later.

Magic City.

Wang Jing sat at her workstation and didn't wait for Zhu William to call her.

Huizhou.

Cao Sheng received a call back from Zhu William.

"Oh! I'm sorry! I just talked to Wang Jing for a long time and did a lot of ideological work on her, but she just wouldn't give in. She said she was not willing to leave Shanghai and work for you. Otherwise, how about I hire a personal assistant for you in Shanghai? What do you think?"

Cao Sheng frowned slightly.

Not sure what's going on for a moment?
Did Wang Jing change her mind?

Or is it William Chu who is acting with me?

"Oh, is that so! That's fine. I can also recruit here. I'll do it myself later! Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhu!"

Cao Sheng expressed his gratitude verbally.

Zhu William was also very polite, "Hey! You're still so polite to me? I couldn't even help you convince her, how can you still talk about hard work?"

Cao Sheng: "Anyway, thank you! Then you are busy! Can we talk later?"

"Okay! We'll talk later!"

call ended.

Cao Sheng thought about it and sent a message to Wang Jing, "Did Mr. Zhu talk to you just now? He said you didn't want to come, have you changed your mind?"

Soon, Wang Jing replied: "No! He didn't talk to me, and I didn't change my mind. Did he tell you that I didn't want to come to your place?"

Cao Sheng: "Well, he said you don't want to come."

……

Magic City.

Wang Jing looked at Cao Sheng's reply with a somewhat surprised expression.

Subconsciously looked towards the boss's office.

Then he smiled slightly.

She could understand why her boss did this; it was simply because she didn't want her to leave. However, this time she wanted to leave on her own initiative, and Cao Sheng was willing to accept her. How could she stay here?
The fact that Banyan Tree has not yet achieved profitability really makes her unable to see the future clearly.

In contrast, Cao Sheng's increasingly brilliant achievements made her believe that his future would not be bad.

She felt that she would have a better future if she went to his place now than if she stayed under the banyan tree.

After pondering for a moment, she opened the drawer of her desk, took out the resignation letter she had printed long ago, stood up and walked towards her boss's office.

in the office.

Zhu William was in a good mood and was drinking tea happily.

I was thinking to myself: Although Cao Sheng is good at writing novels and scripts, he is still a young man who has not really entered the society. He takes things for granted. He wants an assistant and actually calls me directly to ask me to help with Wang Jing's ideological work?

How bizarre is this?

What's the difference between asking me to persuade Wang Jing to work for you and asking me to stab myself in the back?
Just then, there was a knock on his office door.

Wang Jing's voice came from outside the door, "Mr. Zhu! Can I come in?"

Zhu William looked up at the door in surprise. He didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that Wang Jing came at this time?
"Enter!"

Before he finished speaking, the office door was pushed open by Wang Jing.

He saw Wang Jing walking towards him quickly with a letter in her hand.

Just when he was puzzled, Wang Jing put the resignation letter on his desk and said with a smile: "Boss Zhu! Thank you for giving me this job and thank you for your care all the time. However, all good things must come to an end. This is my resignation letter. Please approve it! Thank you!"

Zhu William: “???”

(End of this chapter)