The Way of Heaven Rewards Diligence in Film and Television

Li Xiaoyue carried two cups of coffee into the office and saw Lin Yang and Na Wei chatting and laughing. With a smile on her face, she quickly stepped forward and put the coffees down: "Mr. Na, Master..."

"Master?" Na Wei was taken aback and looked at Lin Yang in surprise.

Li Xiaoyue quickly explained, "Mr. Na, we used to work at the same company. He was my mentor after I joined the company, and I learned a lot from him."

"Oh, I see," Na Wei said, somewhat enlightened, and then said to Li Xiaoyue, "Xiaoyue, you can go ahead and get back to work!"

After Li Xiaoyue left, Lin Yang chatted with Na Wei in the office for almost half an hour before Na Wei politely saw Lin Yang off. At the company entrance, Na Wei couldn't help but shake Lin Yang's hand and say:

"Director Lin, thank you so much for your help this time, and thank you for reminding me, otherwise there might have been a serious blunder..."

"You're too kind. You're the client, and since we've taken on your job, we naturally have to do it well and can't be careless."

Lin Yang also laughed. After exchanging ideas with Na Wei and figuring out the hidden problems behind the plan, he breathed a sigh of relief. Today's trip was worthwhile.

On Thursday night, Lin Yang, who had worked overtime until late into the night after returning home, took half a day off in advance. However, at around 9 a.m. on Friday, he suddenly received a call from Gao Liang: "Something's happened, Lin Yang, you need to come to the company right away..."

"What could possibly happen? Is the sky falling?" Lin Yang asked casually.

"This is a huge matter! President Lü has personally convened a meeting with all department heads! If you don't come soon, the sky will really fall," Gao Liang said hurriedly.

"Okay, I'll be there in a bit!" Lin Yang replied, then hung up the phone and got up to wash up.

When Lin Yang arrived at the company, he was urged by Gao Liang to enter the conference room when he heard the big boss, Lü Yiming, sitting at the head of the conference table, say somewhat angrily:

"Old Chen, you're a veteran in this company, you've been in this industry for so many years, how could you make such a stupid mistake? If word gets out, our company will become a laughing stock in the industry, and who will dare to cooperate with us in the future?"

"President Lü, this was my oversight. I trusted Lin Yang too much. Although he is capable, he is still young and inexperienced. I should have reminded him more. I just didn't expect him to make such a mistake!" Director Chen said hurriedly.

As they were talking, Director Chen noticed that everyone was looking at the door with slightly strange expressions. He subconsciously turned his head to look and his expression stiffened slightly.

"I'm sorry everyone, I'm late," Lin Yang said, walking over to sit in the empty chair next to Director Chen.

"I understand the general situation. The problem with that plan every day was indeed very unacceptable. But fortunately, I went to every day and talked to their marketing vice president, Mr. Na, and they took remedial measures in time, so the impact should be minimal."

"Oh? You already noticed the problem?" Mr. Lü asked, raising an eyebrow in surprise.

"President Lü, I was slow to realize the problem and failed to discover it in time. To be honest, it's because I lack experience. This is the plan I made, so I should be responsible for any problems that arise," Lin Yang said.

"Good, Lin Yang, you did a great job. At least you didn't shirk responsibility when problems arose, but instead took timely remedial action," President Lü nodded in satisfaction.

Upon hearing this, the attendees looked at Director Chen with increasingly strange expressions, while Director Chen's expression also became increasingly unnatural.

"Alright, meeting adjourned!" General Manager Lü said, looking at Director Chen: "Old Chen, you and Lin Yang should handle the aftermath as soon as possible. I don't want to see similar problems happen again."

After General Manager Lü and the others left the conference room, Director Chen stood up and said to Lin Yang with a self-deprecating smile, "Lin Yang, you've got some skills! A clever maneuver, turning the tide..."

"Director, did you really not find any problems? Or are you deliberately testing me?" Lin Yang asked with a faint smile.

What kind of test is this? It's just workplace scheming. Director Chen felt threatened by President Lü's high regard for Lin Yang.

His methods, though subtle and ingenious, were not particularly clever, as they could easily backfire on him.

Using such methods to plot against Lin Yang only shows that he has run out of tricks and has no better options left.

Seeing that Director Chen remained silent, Lin Yang couldn't help but shake his head and say, "Director, when it comes to the ability to generate business and build relationships over drinks, I'm far inferior to you. The fact that our department's business has been so good lately is the result of our collective efforts."

"I'm just an employee, I just want to earn a stable income. You're a company veteran, you hold company shares, and you earn much more than me, why do you have to make things difficult for me like this?"

"You're just trying to force me to leave, but I'm stubborn like a donkey. I won't leave even if you try to drive me away, and I'll just stay here. What's that saying again? Fighting with others is endlessly fun. Whatever tricks you have up your sleeve, bring them on, I'll take them all."

"Anyway, this company isn't mine. Even if the sky falls, it won't hit me, right? No matter how much or how little I do, whether I do a good job or a bad job, I'll still get my due salary. It won't be much more or less."

After saying that, Lin Yang turned around and walked out of the conference room, then left the company.

Lin Yang, who came to work as usual in the afternoon, practically slacked off for half the day. As soon as it was time to leave, he was the first to get up and leave without hesitation.

The next day, he continued to slack off as usual, showing no concern whatsoever for the tasks assigned by Director Chen, and his colleagues followed suit.

There was nothing they could do. They were used to being led by Lin Yang, and without the tasks assigned by Lin Yang, they didn't know what to do.

As Lin Yang was about to leave work in the afternoon, just as he was about to get up, Director Chen came over and said with a smile, "Lin Yang, do you have time tonight? I'd like to treat you to dinner."

"Do I get to choose the location?" Lin Yang asked noncommittally.

"I've already booked the place, I'm sure you'll be satisfied," Director Chen said.

Since things had come to this point, Lin Yang naturally couldn't refuse, so he left the company with Director Chen and got into his Mercedes-Benz.

The restaurant was nice, and it was even a private room. However, when Lin Yang arrived, he discovered that it seemed that Director Chen had invited more than just him.

After introductions, Lin Yang learned that Director Chen was entertaining a new client to discuss cooperation matters.

To put it bluntly, this kind of thing is asking someone for a meal, so naturally, you can't avoid offering toasts and saying nice things.

Lin Yang was speechless to find that he had become someone who was there to shield Director Chen from drinking.

Unfortunately, he couldn't be too disrespectful to Director Chen at the dinner table.

Fortunately, this body in this world doesn't have a low alcohol tolerance like in the real world, but after the meal, Lin Yang still couldn't help but run to the roadside to vomit when he left.

After politely seeing the client off, Director Chen walked over to Lin Yang and, seeing his disheveled state as he leaned against a lamppost vomiting, couldn't help but laugh and say, "How's it going? Not a pleasant feeling after drinking too much, is it?"

"If you want to tell me how hard it is to be a director, then don't bother. These days, who the hell has an easy life?" Lin Yang said, shaking his head.

Director Chen was taken aback, shook his head, and remained silent for a moment before saying, "I called a Didi (ride-hailing service) to take you home on the way."

"No need, I'll just take a taxi," Lin Yang said, waving his hand.

Director Chen didn't say much, and turned to walk towards his car.

Just as Lin Yang was about to walk to the roadside to hail a taxi back, someone suddenly came over and helped him up. Accompanied by a slightly familiar scent, a pair of slender, fair, delicate hands unscrewed a bottle of water and handed it to him.

"Xiaoyue?" Lin Yang was somewhat surprised when he saw what the other person looked like.

Li Xiaoyue retorted, "I saw everything just now. Why are you still going to accompany Director Chen for drinks? Is it really necessary to go to such lengths?"