I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 309 Words as a Painting of the Heart

The next morning.

Su Cheng, Zhang Yangwen, and Jiang Shuyue did not go to the company, but went directly to the most luxurious commercial building on the island of Macau.

The three of them waited for Ma Ru's assistant's call at a coffee shop.

The Ma family owns all the property rights to this commercial building, which is even more dazzling than the Emperor Mansion in Macau. They can be called the local tycoons of Macau.

After completing their research at the entertainment hall yesterday, the three of them did not hold a meeting, conduct a review, or hold any discussions.

Only Jiang Shuyue stayed up all night to review the situation and compiled a detailed framework document.

When Jiang Shuyue wanted to report to Su Cheng, Su Cheng didn't even glance at her.

Su Cheng leaned back in her chair, looking completely relaxed.

He waved his hand, then leaned forward, reached out and picked up the iced Americano from the table, put the straw in his mouth and sucked on it, before leaning back again.

Did you stay up late last night?

"Yes, the main thing is to organize our thoughts."

we?

Su Cheng smiled gently. Wasn't he just organizing his thoughts?
However, he did not criticize Jiang Shuyue's statement. They were a team, and there was nothing wrong with using the word "we".

What Su Cheng meant was that since it was his line of thinking, there was no need to organize it.

He had already done a review and organized it himself, and had already sorted it out in his mind.

"You don't need to stay up all night, and you don't need to do this review; it's unnecessary."

Su Cheng practically said that Jiang Shuyue was doing useless work: "From now on, you don't need to do anything I don't tell you to do. Only do things that I specifically tell you to do."

"Otherwise, it would be a complete waste of energy."

It wasn't that Su Cheng wanted to dampen Jiang Shuyue's enthusiasm.

She can do it, but she doesn't need to show it to Su Cheng; she can just summarize it herself.

What Jiang Shuyue didn't know was that Su Cheng could even memorize playing cards, let alone a few important key points and the logic behind them.

This isn't a math problem; you can forget the formulas.

These things had long been absorbed into Su Cheng's own system framework and become part of Six Eyes.

When faced with relevant situations, Su Cheng had already mastered the art of knowing exactly which nerve to target, which neuron to guide, and whether to take a detour via the national highway or go directly to the expressway.

These things can be seen with a little analysis or at a glance.

Therefore, Su Cheng does not need anyone to sort things out for him.

His choice of which point to emphasize first, how to emphasize it, what words to use, and what the word order should be will definitely conflict with Jiang Shuyue's.

Using the documents prepared by Jiang Shuyue for explanation might disrupt the coherence and completeness of Su Cheng's output.

Therefore, there is no need for this.

Jiang Shuyue clicked her tongue in surprise.

She had already witnessed Su Cheng's wisdom at the Diamond Palace.

But she didn't expect Su Cheng to be so versatile.

No preparation is needed?
There's no need to even sort it out?
Are you going to give the presentation without notes later?
If it were Jiang Shuyue, she would probably only remember a fraction of what happened the day before, and if she were to explain the design they discovered to Ma Ru, she might stumble over her words.

That's why Jiang Shuyue thought of sorting things out.

However, Su Cheng refused to look at the documents she produced, arguing that they would disrupt his own train of thought.

This surprised Jiang Shuyue.

Do you really trust your memory that much?
"Yes, I absolutely trust my own brain and have no doubts."

Go and go.

Believe it or not.

But they still need to discuss how to come up with a solution for the Ma family.

They want to improve the design of the entertainment hall. What suggestions will Su Cheng give based on this?

"No suggestions, just leave it as it is."

"Huh? Is that all?" Jiang Shuyue was surprised that Su Cheng didn't offer any suggestions.

"Yes, it's not that I didn't offer suggestions; keeping it as it is is my biggest suggestion."

Jiang Shuyue's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

But if we do that, wouldn't that be the same as the feng shui master's opinion?
"If I had to give advice, I would suggest they remove the massage chair. Pure vibration is too easy to detect and people will criticize them."

"In a hyperoxic environment, there is no need to simulate a heartbeat. The original system was just right. Now, adding a 0.5G vibration is a burden on the player's body. This thing conflicts with hyperoxic conditions and is completely superfluous."

"Any more?"

"Gone."

This was Su Cheng's final suggestion.

"Besides, they might not necessarily want to improve the interior design of the Diamond Palace. What if they're just using this to test us and select an outstanding consultant from among many?"

This possibility is not impossible.

The Ma family didn't know which consulting firm was the most capable, so they invited many consulting firms at once, using the entertainment hall as a test. In reality, what they wanted to build was not an entertainment hall, but simply a test to explore their capabilities.

Whoever performs well will advance to the next stage.

Moreover, this matter does not conflict with the Ma family contacting him.

It's also possible that the Ma family is just using this as a pretext, saying that only Su Cheng performed well, so they chose him to enter the next case?
If that's the case, Ma Ru's motives would be more plausible, making it harder for Su Cheng to suspect anything.

Whether it's the North American Big Three or the Portuguese benchmark, they each have their own areas of focus.

McKinsey's main focus is on: industry-wide strategy, organizational change, digital transformation, and public policy.

BCG primarily provides services in growth strategy, sustainable development, and technology and digital innovation.

Bain's main areas of expertise include: private equity due diligence, performance improvement, and supply chain optimization.

Su Cheng hadn't had much contact with Moody's Consulting, a leading local consulting firm in Portugal, but he had done some research. They mainly provide consulting services in areas such as strategy, operational optimization, organizational change, digital transformation, and IT implementation. Their main areas of activity in Portugal are public sector reform, tourism real estate investment, and infrastructure construction.

Human resources, health benefits, etc., it's useless to find these people to improve the casino.

You need to find someone who can do everything.

As for whether they know how to operate an entertainment hall, they might know a little, but they certainly aren't experts. It depends on whether they've assigned a team that's well-versed in the industry. Being able to answer one or two questions would be quite good.

"Don't think that these second-generation rich kids are all fools. There are plenty of examples of perfectly good businesses that have been ruined by repeated changes. They can't possibly be unaware of this."

Jiang Shuyue thought about it carefully and realized that there really was such a possibility.

What if they're using the standard answers to create the test questions?
If they add anything unnecessary, they will indeed lose a lot of points.

If there are any major business opportunities ahead, then they are already out of the game here.

Therefore, Su Cheng's advice is: avoid moving if possible, and follow their initial reactions.

Jiang Shuyue couldn't help but admire Su Cheng's superb skills; he had even thought of this aspect.

Seeing that Su Cheng was so determined, she stopped insisting.

Jiang Shuyue simply changed the subject: "So, President Su, what amount do you plan to put in the contract?"

This question stumped Su Cheng.

He himself hadn't thought it through.

But you definitely can't fill in nine nines, even though he thinks his suggestion is worth nine nines, it's useless.

9个9太扎眼了，老登肯定不同意自己拿9个9。    江疏月也知道苏澄不会填9个9。

This is not a suitable way to fill it out.

Su Cheng carefully considered a number.

Three at the beginning, followed by seven zeros.

Thirty million, I guess.

After thinking it over, this number seems to be the right one.

I neither made my suggestions seem cheap, nor did I ask for too much.

thirty million?
Jiang Shuyue wore an incredulous expression.

Su Cheng couldn't help but ask, "Manager Jiang, do you have any questions?"

"Um, Mr. Su, isn't this number a bit too high?"

Su Cheng: ???
Is that high?
My appearance fee is at least this much.

Su Cheng was still asking for less.

Otherwise, he would have filled in nine nines.

How much do you think is appropriate?

Jiang Shuyue was speechless for a moment. She thought that three hours would only amount to about three million? Five million at most?

Zhang Yangwen was the first to disagree: "Manager Jiang, isn't five million a bit too low? For the Ma family, five million is just like five yuan."

"Assistant Zhang, this has nothing to do with whether the Ma family is rich or not. Five million is not a lot of money to them."

“But I still think five million is too little. Although our suggestion was to keep it still or remove the vibrating seats, we did use our brains.”

"Besides, who knows what kind of nonsense advice those people might give the Ma family? It would be a great suggestion for us to advise Ma Ru not to listen to their advice, wouldn't you say?"

Uh.

Zhang Yangwen's words make sense.

Yesterday's survey wasn't just about them; they might have come up with some really weird ideas. They said that keeping things unchanged seems pretty valuable.
"Let me tell you, Manager Jiang, the Ma family's quotes to other consulting teams are definitely no less than 500 million, probably starting at eight figures."

Jiang Shuyue glanced at Su Cheng again, trying to observe his expression, but Su Cheng seemed determined to stick to the price of 30 million.

Since Su Cheng thought the price was reasonable, she didn't say anything more.

When Jiang Shuyue brought up the remuneration, what she really wanted to ask was how the amount should be divided.
Is the 30 million to be divided among the three of them, or by Su Cheng alone, or by all members of RK?

Before she could ask, a young woman with an elegant demeanor walked into the coffee shop. She looked just as capable as Jiang Shuyue.

It was Ma Ru's female assistant.

She walked gracefully to Su Cheng's desk and gave him a friendly smile: "Mr. Su, Mr. Zhang, Ms. Jiang, Mr. Ma is already waiting for you."

Led by the female assistant, the three went upstairs to Ma Ru's office.

Ma Ru's office was much more luxuriously furnished and much larger than Su Cheng's office.

Unlike other wealthy families who favor mahogany and vintage styles, he opted for a modern decorating style with a sophisticated silver-gray base.

There were also many physics-related trinkets on the table, giving the illusion that he was not from a wealthy old family, but rather resembled a new internet tycoon.

Jiang Shuyue silently memorized these decorative items, thinking they might add some embellishment to Su Cheng's office.

After exchanging greetings and taking their seats, Su Cheng cut straight to the point: "Mr. Ma, shall we begin?"

Ma Ru really liked Su Cheng's decisive and efficient style, which made no time wasted: "Okay."

Su Cheng began to elaborate on their research and exploration at the Diamond Palace the previous day.

As soon as Su Cheng opened his mouth, his logic was self-contained, his language was fluent and natural, every word was precious, and every sentence was relevant to the topic.

His language is very precise, without any redundancy, and every sentence hits the core of the problem, with high information density and easy understanding.

Su Cheng's expression flows smoothly, her language is without any hindrance, and her internal logic is as clear as a clear stream. She can always simplify the complex and get straight to the point, accurately summarizing complex concepts in plain language and instantly revealing the essence.

Su Cheng explained the entire design of the Diamond Palace in a progressive and orderly manner, with each layer of the design closely connected and interlocking, as precise as a fine gear.

Su Cheng's core argument is like a sturdy tree trunk, with sub-arguments extending like branches, creating a clear and unconventional structure that makes complex issues clear and easy to understand, like the sun breaking through the clouds.

The audience no longer needed to painstakingly analyze the structure; Su Cheng was able to accurately convey what he wanted to say directly to their hearts.

This is a highly efficient way of expression, and it can even nourish the audience's cognition to a certain extent without any redundant loss.

His internal logic is like a detailed and precise map, and when he expresses it, he can depict a magnificent landscape. He can accurately translate abstract thinking into a moving language and present it with rigorous logic, making it convincing.

Words are the reflection of the heart.

Language is a direct reflection of thought. If someone talks for a long time but doesn't get to the point, then you can directly judge that there is a problem with that person's rules.

This is a habit, or rather an ability, that Su Cheng has consciously cultivated since childhood.

He can convey his meaning to others efficiently and accurately using minimal language.

During this introduction, Su Cheng demonstrated his exceptional logical and linguistic abilities.

Jiang Shuyue was completely impressed.

She now understood why Su Cheng didn't look at the manuscript she had compiled.

Such geniuses usually have their own mental palace. When she made Su Cheng review and memorize the manuscript, it was to some extent a disruption of Su Cheng's mental palace.

If Su Cheng saw it, he might be affected instead of receiving a positive buff.

Jiang Shuyue sighed silently:
Eh?
Is this the all-around genius that headquarters sent to them?
Ma Ru's expression is also worth pondering.

His gaze was calm and focused, without a trace of arrogance or aloofness, but rather revealed a peaceful and attentive light.

Again.

Despite her privileged background and the prestige of MIT, a world-renowned university, Ma Ru remained humble and treated everyone with equality and even humility.

As Su Cheng's 'speech' drew to a close, he gave Ma Ru his advice at the end.

It's fine as long as we don't do anything.

If you need to move the chair, replace it with a regular chair.

Ma Ru couldn't help but applaud him lightly: "Mr. Su, your analysis is so comprehensive."

Su Cheng concluded with a sincere suggestion: "Mr. Ma, you flatter me."

"No, no, no, that's not an overstatement. Mr. Su Cheng, your logic and wisdom truly impress me."

"Do you know that among all the consulting teams I hired, only you completely recreated the design of the Diamond Palace without even using a PowerPoint presentation?"

Jiang Shuyue secretly glanced at Su Cheng.

If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have stayed up all night; it was truly a waste of time.

If you have this ability, you should have said so earlier!

She even has dark circles under her eyes, waaaaaah...

"Mr. Su Cheng, I have another question."

"Mr. Ma, please speak."

"I heard you didn't even sit at the casino yesterday, is that true?"

"Yes."

"Can I ask why?"

Su Cheng:?
That's obvious.

The Diamond Palace itself is a huge trap. I lowered a rope in to check how well the trap was made and if there was room for improvement. I couldn't just step into it myself, could I?
(End of this chapter)