Su Wanran put away her tired expression, walked over, and answered the phone. The other party immediately said, "Director Su, the cooperation project you told me about last month, I've decided. I'll sign with you! Are you free? Let's discuss it."
The cooperation project from last month?
Su Wanran recalled carefully, a hint of displeasure surfacing in her mind.
Indeed, last month Su Wanran had wanted to reach a cooperation with Xiao Teng. As a result, Xiao Teng had looked down on Su Wanran, believing she wasn't qualified to cooperate with him, and had directly rejected her.
Although Su Wanran was angry, the business world was like this. If someone didn't want to cooperate with you, what could you do?
Su Wanran had already forgotten about it, and surprisingly, Xiao Teng was now actively seeking her out.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
If they didn't cooperate last month, why would they cooperate today?
Su Wanran asked, "Boss Xiao, if I remember correctly, last month you outright rejected me, saying I wasn't qualified to cooperate."
Xiao Teng laughed heartily, "Since Director Su puts it that way, I won't hide it. Indeed, I looked down on Director Su then. But things are different now. You are now the head of the Su family and the company's chairperson, with absolute power. You are no longer the same as before, and naturally, you have become my ideal partner."
The world is indeed like this.
The more you lack money and power, the more unlucky you are; the more you have money and power, the luckier you become.
Xiao Teng seeing Su Wanran prosper and actively approaching her was a prime example of this.
In the business world, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
Su Wanran nodded, "Alright, I'll wait for you in my office. We'll meet in two hours."
"Okay!"
After hanging up the phone.
Su Wanran let out a long sigh, her inner frustration easing considerably. She had been experiencing bad luck for the past two days, and today finally brought some good news.
No matter how difficult the past was, life must move forward.
Jiang Mengxin and Lu Ming were gone, they were a thing of the past. Su Wanran still had to hold her head high and face a new life!
"A new life begins with signing this contract with Xiao Teng."
"Turning over a brand new page!"
After changing clothes and having a hurried breakfast, Su Wanran drove to the company, waiting for Xiao Teng's arrival.
She believed everything was a fresh start.
Little did she know, a conspiracy targeting her was quietly unfolding.
Xiao Teng was by no means a benevolent person!
...
Upon arriving at the company, as Su Wanran neared the entrance, she saw several employees standing near the trash can at the corner, smoking and chatting idly.
"Do you think this company can keep going?"
"Our new chairperson is truly ruthless. Despite being a woman, her methods are ten times, even a hundred times, stronger than any man's!"
"Yesterday, during the team-building event, our Director Su practically forced Su Feiyang to death. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Not only did she snatch his position as family head, but she also drove him to his death. All of Su Feiyang's former subordinates were also rounded up. Simply ruthless."
The others nodded in agreement, finding such a description fitting.
Someone else added, "Not only that, but our Director Su isn't soft-hearted even with her own people. When the birds are gone, the bow is put away; when the rabbits are dead, the hunting dogs are cooked. She's a master at playing the 'crossing the river and demolishing the bridge' game."
The others looked puzzled, "What do you mean by that?"
The man continued, "You guys don't know yet, right? Lu Ming and Jiang Mengxin were both driven away by Director Su!"
"What? No way! Those two were Director Su's great benefactors. Director Su was able to become the family head almost entirely due to their support and efforts. Without Lu and Jiang, Director Su would probably be the one dead, not Su Feiyang!"
"Who's to say? But what does it matter? Once the job is done, they'll still be kicked out."
"Last night, Director Su issued a dismissal order, directly kicking Lu Ming and Jiang Mengxin out. They bought plane tickets early this morning to return to Jinling."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Director Su has quite the methods."
"So, we need to be careful in everything we do from now on. We absolutely must not offend Director Su, lest we don't know how we died later."
As these people were chatting, they suddenly saw Su Wanran standing not far away, staring at them intently. Startled, they quickly extinguished their cigarette butts and threw them away, then sheepishly hurried back into the company to work.
From their expressions and actions, it was clear they were quite frightened.
In the eyes of the employees, Su Wanran was now a female devil, someone who devoured people without even spitting out the bones!
Her reputation was extremely poor.
Conversely, Su Ru's reputation had become excellent. The employees all praised her as a kind-hearted and friendly leader.
The gap in reputation between Su Wanran and Su Ru was immense.
If the family head were chosen by vote, Su Ru would have crushed Su Wanran ten thousand times over!
Su Wanran let out a long breath.
She was unhappy.
She hadn't done anything wrong. She was the victim. The one with a heart as venomous as a scorpion was Su Ru, yet it was Su Wanran whose reputation had collapsed.
Ordinary people couldn't see the truth; they only believed what their eyes saw.
Even if these things were fabricated by others to deceive them.
Su Wanran muttered to herself, "I didn't expect to have this image in the employees' minds. Sigh... I'll take it slow. After I sign the contract with Xiao Teng today and bring the company its first major project, I can salvage some of my reputation and sweep away these unhealthy trends."
With that said.
She walked in through the main door and went straight to her office to sit down.
The moment Su Wanran sat down, Xiao Teng arrived.
Xiao Teng, with a face full of smiles, said, "Oh my, oh my, Director Su, long time no see!"
Xiao Teng extended his hand to Su Wanran, being exceptionally polite.
Su Wanran cut to the chase, without any pleasantries, "Boss Xiao, regarding the project, I can sign, but not at the previous price."
Last time, Su Wanran had begged Xiao Teng. This time, Xiao Teng was begging Su Wanran.
Their positions had reversed, so naturally, the price had to change.
Xiao Teng was very open-minded and said directly, "It must change, of course! Last time, I had eyes but couldn't see Mount Tai, and looked down on you with the eyes of a dog. Consider this a punishment for me. For the project signing price, I only need seventy percent of the previous price!"
Seventy percent?
That was too much!
Su Wanran held up one hand, "Fifty percent."
Xiao Teng's expression changed, "Director Su, that's a bit harsh."
Su Wanran said resolutely, "Fifty percent, take it or leave it."
Xiao Teng was stunned for a few seconds, then smiled, "Alas, asking someone for a favor is different from others asking me. Fine, Director Su, I concede. Fifty percent it is, I'll sign with you!"
Hearing this, Su Wanran was overjoyed. She had secured such a high-quality project for only fifty percent of the previous price.
It was a massive profit!
Little did she know, Xiao Teng was even happier in his heart: What a head of the Su family. I didn't expect her to fall into the trap so easily. She still wants to lower my price? Heh heh, let's see how I play you to death!