HCB Chapter 293: The Face-Slapping Mode Begins – Overconfidence is Arrogance!
Chapter 293: The Face-Slapping Mode Begins – Overconfidence is Arrogance!
Chapter 293: Activating the Face-Slapping Mode: Overconfidence is Arrogance!
Actually, when Mr. Zheng first approached Tang An, he was just trying his luck.
after all.
Tang An and Shi Mubai are not related by blood.
Even Mr. Zheng didn't know whether Tang An would be able to successfully obtain the design drawings.
Now it seems.
Shi Mubai was far more foolish than he had imagined.
He actually let Tang An get his hands on such an important thing as the design draft so easily.
How ridiculous!
Upon seeing the design drawings, Feng Xiwang's eyes lit up. He had to admit that Shi Mubai's design was indeed quite impressive.
Don't talk about women.
Even he, a man, felt an urge to buy the design after seeing it.
The greatest success for a jewelry designer is to get customers to willingly open their wallets and buy from them.
have to say.
Shi Mubai did it.
And it was very successful.
Feng Xiwang smiled and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Zheng! It seems that this year's jewelry award is definitely going to be won by our Zheng Group!"
Mr. Zheng laughed very loudly.
Even before seeing Shi Mubai's design drawings, President Zheng knew that the designs created by Shi Mubai and Qi Chengze were absolutely unmatched by any other jewelry designer!
After seeing Shi Mubai's design drawings, President Zheng was even more confident in winning the jewelry award.
Let alone 80 million.
Even if it costs 100 million to buy Zhangshe Group, it would be a very worthwhile investment!
General Manager Zheng looked at Feng Xiwang and continued, "Little Feng, you deserve a lot of credit for this! Once our company successfully goes public, I'm going to promote you!"
"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Zheng." Feng Xiwang bowed respectfully and continued, "By the way, Tang An also said that Shi Mubai will release the renderings in three days."
“Three days from now.” Mr. Zheng glanced at the calendar on the table. “That’s definitely a good day.”
It was a good day for Shi Mubai to end up with nothing.
The more Mr. Zheng thought about it, the happier he felt.
The Zheng Group has been suppressed by CL Jewelry for three years.
He dreams of bringing down CL.
did not expect.
This day came so quickly.
After saying that, General Manager Zheng narrowed his eyes and continued, "Inform the R&D department to make good preparations. Since Shi Mubai has set the time for three days from now, let's set it for 0:0 AM on the 18th."
“Okay, Mr. Zheng.” Feng Xiwang nodded.
General Manager Zheng looked at Feng Xiwang and said, "Alright, you've worked hard these past few days. Go back and rest! Let the R&D department handle the rest."
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Tang An did not leave Shi Mubai's villa immediately.
If they leave directly, wouldn't that make them look guilty and confirm their crime?
and so.
She had to stay by Shi Mubai's side.
Anyway, Shi Mubai is just an idiot.
He wouldn't suspect him.
Once the news about this matter has died down, she will find an excuse to leave.
Shi Mubai slept very soundly last night.
I slept for more than ten hours straight.
When he woke up, it was already 10:30 in the morning.
Upon seeing the time, Shi Mubai immediately sat up in bed, went to the bathroom to wash up, changed his clothes, and went downstairs.
As soon as I went downstairs, I saw Aunt Liu cleaning the house.
Good morning, sir.
Aunt Liu took the initiative to greet her.
Shi Mubai rubbed his head. Perhaps because he had slept for too long, he felt dizzy and uncomfortable. "Aunt Liu, why didn't you wake me up this morning?"
Aunt Liu usually wakes him up at 8 o'clock every morning.
Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Miss Tang said you've been working too hard lately, so she specifically asked me not to disturb you and to let you get some more sleep."
Hearing this, Shi Mubai felt a warmth in his heart.
Sure enough, my younger sister is the most considerate.
Just then, Tang An came out of the kitchen wearing an apron. "Brother Mu Bai, come downstairs for breakfast. I prepared this breakfast myself this morning."
Tang An looked no different from usual, and no one would have known that she had done something big last night after Shi Mubai fell asleep!
Upon hearing this, Shi Mubai immediately headed towards the restaurant.
Tang An used to use this method to please the old lady, so it's true that she can make breakfast. Her skills are excellent, and the presentation is also very beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
Seeing the abundant breakfast on the table, Shi Mubai asked in surprise, "An'an, did you make all of this?"
Before Tang An could speak, Aunt Liu chimed in, "That's right, Miss Tang did it all. I offered to go to the kitchen to help her, but she wouldn't let me! Sir, you really have an enviable sister!"
Aunt Liu had a good impression of Tang An.
Without him.
This was all because Tang An made her leave work about an hour early every day.
What working person doesn't like a boss who lets them leave work early?
Hearing this, Shi Mubai was even happier. He quickly sat down at the table, took a bite of the sandwich Tang An had made, and then gave Tang An a thumbs up, "It tastes really good! An'an, you're amazing!"
Shi Mubai thought this was the best sandwich he had ever eaten.
"Thank you for the compliment, Brother Mubai. If you like it, please eat more. I made a lot." As she spoke, Tang An served Shi Mubai another bowl of porridge. "Brother Mubai, this mung bean and lily porridge is also good. It's good for clearing heat and detoxifying."
"Okay." Shi Mubai nodded, took the bowl from Tang An, and drank a big mouthful of porridge.
This morning, Shi Mubai had an unusually good appetite and ate twice the usual amount of breakfast.
After finishing his meal, Shi Mubai changed into formal attire and prepared to head out to the jewelry convention.
Tang An saw Shi Mubai to the door and said with a smile, "Brother Mubai, I wish you all the best."
Shi Mubai nodded. "Today is just a meeting."
After saying that, Shi Mubai seemed to remember something and then asked, "An'an, how have your conversations with Chengze been lately?"
Tang An smiled and said, "It's alright."
generally?
Shi Mubai asked with concern, "Is Chengze not enthusiastic?"
“Not really,” Tang An scratched his head. “We’ve never met or spent time together, so we don’t really click.”
"Oh, I see," Shi Mubai nodded. "An'an, you can rest assured about Chengze's character and abilities. Although he's not quite a good match for you, girls have more fish in the pond, so it won't hurt you."
Shi Mubai truly regarded Tang An as a younger sister, which is why he spoke such heartfelt words to her.
Upon hearing this, Tang An's expression changed.
Shi Mubai also knows that Qi Chengze is not good enough for her, right?
If you already know this, why introduce this kind of person to her?
Was he deliberately trying to disgust her?
fortunately.
Fortunately, she had a backup plan; otherwise, she might have developed breast cancer from the stress.
Tang An smiled and said, "Okay, Brother Mu Bai, I understand."
"Then I'll be going now," Shi Mubai said.
“Okay,” Tang An nodded, “I also made plans with my girlfriends to go shopping together.”
Having already obtained the design plans, Tang An naturally wouldn't stay alone at the villa while Shi Mubai was away.
There were many attendees.
Almost as soon as he entered, Shi Mubai ran into the person in charge of the Zheng Group.
Zheng Mingtao.
The Zheng Group is CL's biggest competitor. Since they are rivals, Mu Bai and Zheng Mingtao's relationship wouldn't be very good at that time.
The Zheng Group has openly and covertly sabotaged CL countless times.
of course.
Shi Mubai and Qi Chengze were not to be trifled with either.
Zheng Mingtao didn't get anything good from the two of them either.
"President Shi!" Zheng Mingtao greeted Shi Mubai with a smile as soon as he saw him. "It's been a long time!"
Shi Mubai smiled politely, "President Zheng."
Zheng Mingtao continued, "President Shi, the jewelry competition is in a few days. I would like to congratulate you in advance on winning first place."
"Thank you, Mr. Zheng," Shi Mubai said, naturally very confident in his work. "I will accept your blessing. I don't think Zheng's Group has much of a chance in this year's jewelry competition, but don't be discouraged, there will be another chance next year."
When he said the last sentence, his tone was full of sarcasm.
Zheng Mingtao wasn't angry; he even smiled, "It seems President Shi is determined to win this year's jewelry award!"
Shi Mubai glanced at Zheng Mingtao and said, "You could say that as long as I, Shi Mubai, am here, this jewelry award must belong to our CL Group!"
These words were extremely arrogant.
This is also because Shi Mubai understands his own strength.
Among emerging brands in the jewelry industry, almost no one can beat them.
and so.
This jewelry award must belong to them.
As for the Zheng Group, they can only be trampled underfoot by them.
"Really?" Zheng Mingtao continued, "President Shi, don't you think you're too confident in yourself? Sometimes being overconfident isn't a good thing!"
Overconfidence is arrogance!
This is also what Zheng Mingtao despises most about Shi Mubai.
In fact, Shi Mubai and Qi Chengze's personalities complement each other perfectly. CL Jewelry's success today is the result of their mutual support. If Qi Chengze had also been in Beijing this time, Tang An would not have succeeded so easily.
If they weren't rivals, Zheng Mingtao would genuinely admire this young duo.
What a pity. What a pity.
Zheng Mingtao patted Shi Mubai on the shoulder and lowered his voice, "Young man, I advise you to keep a low profile."
Water overflows when it is full, and the moon wanes when it is full.
Shi Mubai has had it too easy all the way and has never suffered any losses, which is why he is so arrogant.
I don't know.
The business world is like a battlefield; a slight misstep can lead to irreparable regret.
After saying this, Zheng Mingtao strode forward.
Watching Zheng Mingtao's retreating figure, Shi Mubai snorted coldly.
Low key?
With such formidable strength, does he need to keep a low profile?
ridiculous!
Shortly after, Shi Mubai arrived at the conference hall.
"President Shi is here." Upon seeing him enter, someone immediately greeted Shi Mubai.
CL Group is a leading emerging brand in the jewelry industry, as some in the industry have already estimated.
The winner of this jewelry award will undoubtedly be the CL Group.
Therefore, they naturally wanted to take this opportunity to improve their relationship with Shi Mubai!
There is more than just competition between jewelry and jewelry companies.
There is also a cooperative relationship.
A promising young man like Shi Mubai should naturally be befriended at such an opportunity.
"Mr. Shi, I am Zhao Li from YL Jewelry. I hope your company will provide me with more opportunities in the future."
"Mr. Shi, I am Dong Lei. We met at the party in Country P last time. I wonder if you remember me?"
"..."
Surrounded by admirers, Shi Mubai was thoroughly enjoying himself.
Across the crowd.
Shi Mubai glanced at Zheng Mingtao.
Zheng Mingtao also turned around at this moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a clear sense of smugness flashed in his eyes.
However, Shi Mubai was blinded by the victory before him and did not notice the abnormality in Zheng Mingtao's eyes.
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Jiang Ning and Shi Nanxing returned to City A.
Fearing that Chu Yi would be sad, Madam Shi, just like Jiang Ning at home, would spend an hour every evening taking Chu Yi for a walk with Xiao Tao.
night.
Madam Shi and Xiao Tao brought Chu Yi to its favorite little park.
In the first year, he obediently followed beside Old Madam Shi, occasionally startled by insects on the trees or frogs on the lawn.
Its appearance amused the old lady Shi, who burst into laughter. "Chu Yi, how can you be so timid?"
Xiao Tao smiled and said, "Madam, you don't know, Chu Yi has always been so timid."
Next turn.
Chu Yi, who was originally cautious and timid and had been obediently following behind Madam Shi and Xiao Tao, suddenly became excited. His little tail was wagging like a propeller, almost reaching the sky, and he shouted excitedly in front of him.
"Wang Wang Wang!"
Old Madam Shi found it strange, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Tao continued, "Judging from Chu Yi's expression, it seems like he ran into someone he knew."
Normally, I only behave this way when I run into acquaintances.
Upon hearing Xiao Tao's words, Madam Shi immediately looked up and gazed ahead.
There were indeed quite a few people strolling in the park at night.
But she didn't see any familiar faces.
It stands to reason.
She should know the person she met in the first year of junior high school.
Madam Shi looked at Xiao Tao, "Xiao Tao, do you have any good dog-loving friends in the first year of junior high school?"
Xiao Tao shook his head. "No, he's a dog in the first year of junior high school. He's also timid. Even seeing a small teddy bear can make his legs tremble."
Madam Shi frowned slightly.
That is how the matter?
Xiao Tao, holding onto Madam Shi's arm, began to scare herself, "Madam, I've heard that dogs can see things that humans can't. Do you think it might be something evil?"