The sound of a needle dropping could be heard in the conference room. Apart from the occasional flipping of papers, the rest was the sound of someone swallowing saliva and breathing slowly becoming more rapid.
After a long while, Zhou Jing finally finished reading the document. He slowly closed the folder, then leaned back on the seat with his arms folded and looked at Jin Zhiyuan opposite him expressionlessly.
Time passed bit by bit, and Zhou Jing had not said a word until now. However, with just his silent pressure, he forced Jin Zhiyuan to sit on pins and needles in fear, not daring to raise his head to look at him.
In fact, not only Kim Zhiyuan, but Xu Xian was also affected by the depressing atmosphere deliberately created by Zhou Jing. His heart was beating wildly, and he couldn't tell whether it was a beating heart or a frightened one.
Speaking of which, Xu Xian had a lot of contact with Zhou Jing, and they even experienced a thrilling yacht incident together. During that process, she had never seen Zhou Jing get angry, but this was the first time she had seen Zhou Jing in this state.
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Although there was a slightly unfamiliar feeling, Xu Xian's adrenaline surged for some reason, and two scenes intertwined in his mind uncontrollably.
One was when she and Zhou Jing hugged each other on the yacht deck to deliver news, and the other was the afternoon in Dalingyuan that she recalled deeply.
It felt so comfortable to snuggle in that man's arms, and not only did she kiss him again, she was also touched by him...
Damn, what are you thinking about? Xu Xian got excited and then secretly spat at herself. Really, Sichun didn't even look at the situation, so she quickly gathered her thoughts and focused on Zhou Jing again.
At this time, a small detail aroused Xu Xian's curiosity. She must know that she had been Zhou Jing's assistant for a period of time and knew his work habits very well. The time it took Zhou Jing to read the information just now seemed a little...
Too long.
In the past, it would take Zhou Jing just a few minutes to finish an investment plan that was just a few pages long. It was definitely not normal to read it for more than ten minutes like today, unless he was thinking about other issues while reading the information.
In fact, Xu Xian guessed it right. Zhou Jing seemed to be carefully reviewing the information brought by Jin Zhiyuan, but in fact, his mind was trying to figure out what the other party's true intentions were.
On the surface, Shirley Studio has benefited a lot from this investment project, but it is difficult not to conjure up certain associations, such as backdoor bribery and money laundering, so Liu Taiheng did not express his position on the spot.
At first, Zhou Jing almost suspected that Jin Zhiyuan's move was to dig a hole for him, but after thinking about it again, he felt that this was not the case. If he really wanted to trick Jin Zhiyuan, he wouldn't have acted so aggressively.
Others are not stupid. Who wouldn’t think carefully about a pie-in-the-sky situation? How could they just jump into a pit with their eyes closed? Besides, the method is really simple and crude.
The most important thing is that Zhou Jing met Kim Tae Hee before he came back, and he was very clear about the meaning of transportation, so he believed that Kim Zhi Won would not dare to act so recklessly even if he had the guts of a bear and a leopard.
Then there is only one answer. Kim Zhi-won is trying to please him in various ways, and Kim Yu-moon and Kim Tae-hee are afraid that there is a high probability that they do not know that this man is doing something self-defeating.
Although Jin Zhiyuan, Ren Youzai and others got together to plan the false report, Zhou Jing really didn't trust him. It's not like he had never encountered similar situations in so many years of working on projects, and he always complained about them.
Don't be exhausted.
If Jin Zhiyuan hadn't run out on his own, Zhou Jing would have completely forgotten about him in two days. With so much accumulated work, who would have the time to think about such a thing.
It stands to reason that he had already expressed his attitude to Kim Tae Hee that night, but why did Kim Zhi Yuan come out like this? Zhou Jing thought that it was not necessary at all. Could it be...
Following this line of thought, Zhou Jing thought about it and figured it out. He guessed Jin Yuwen's little thoughts, but he couldn't confirm it completely, so the above scene happened.
Just when Jin Zhiyuan was becoming more and more at a loss by Zhou Jing's death gaze, Zhou Jing, who had been silent, suddenly tapped the folder on the table with his hand, and then said in an unusually cold and calm tone:
"Kim Zhiyuan, what do you mean, are you planning to personally come and concoct 'dirty material' for me?"
"Guy, huh? Director Zhou, nim, you misunderstood, I have absolutely no..." Zhou Jing's words were like thunder in Jin Zhiyuan's ears, and he was almost paralyzed with fear.
After finally regaining his composure, Jin Zhiyuan hurriedly wanted to explain, but he was interrupted by Zhou Jing waving his hand before he could say anything. Then Zhou Jing stood up and walked away without saying a word.
Jin Zhiyuan was about to cry when he saw this. Good guy, this misunderstanding is definitely more unfair than Dou E. At this time, Jin Zhiyuan could no longer care about fear and quickly stood up and planned to stop Zhou Jing, but in the next second he looked like a primary school student.
He sat back obediently.
Just because before Zhou Jinglin went out, he suddenly turned around and signaled with his hand to Jin Zhiyuan to stay still, and then calmly left the conference room. The situation was so funny that Xu Xian couldn't help but burst out laughing.
This movement made Jin Zhiyuan realize that there was someone else in the room, and he didn't know what he was thinking but turned his attention to Xu Xian for help. The question was how could Xu Xian give him a good look.
So there are no absolutes in this world, so Seohyun was naturally cold-blooded towards Kim Ji-won, but he didn't even think about it but was completely shaken by what he said next.
"Mrs. Zhou, nim, misunderstanding, it's really not what Director Zhou thought. I..."
Wait, Mrs. Zhou...? The expression on Xu Xian's face when she heard this sudden sound was wonderful. She never dreamed that she would be called Mrs., the key is that the last name of the man was before her.
So Xu Xian immediately blushed. Although she wanted to correct Kim Zhiyuan's meaningless address, she swallowed it back as if by mistake.
"Mrs. Zhou, hee hee..." Xu Xian kept reciting these three words in his heart, his apple muscles were so shy that they almost bled, and his big bright eyes were no longer cold, and his eyes were full of gentleness.
color.
"Hey..." The change in Xu Xian's expression made Jin Zhiyuan let out a sigh of relief. Although he called Xu Xian that way, it was an impromptu idea, but it was by no means a random act.
From the moment Seohyun followed him into the conference room, Kim Zhiyuan could tell that the maknae of Girls' Generation had no intention of blinding Zhou Jingruo, and the inexplicable hostility in Xuxian made Kim Zhiyuan very puzzled at first.
But he soon figured out the connection, and he was afraid that it had something to do with Zhou Jing's love affair with Jing Jing, because Kim Tae Hee once teased that it would be an exaggeration to call him the fate matchmaker of Jing Jing's love.
Well, it turns out that the blame for the failure of the love fight is placed on him. It’s true that the blame comes from the sky when someone is at home. Kim Zhiyuan knows very well that offending the woman around a man is sometimes more serious than offending him.
So he decided not to be taken advantage of. Anyway, in his opinion, Xu Xian would be Zhou Jing's woman sooner or later. Even if she couldn't grab at least one of the outer rooms of the main palace, she couldn't escape. Therefore, Xu Xian became his must-have in addition to Crystal and Shirley.
To lick the object.
If that's the case, then why are you hesitating? Even if you try hard to flatter someone, you will surely hit the target with one strike. Anyone with a discerning eye can't see that Xu Xian's use of the title "Mrs. Zhou" is quite useful.
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When Zhou Jing walked out of the conference room, he actually wanted to call Kim Tae Hee. Although he already knew the answer based on Kim Zhi Won's reaction just now, he still wanted to confirm it again out of caution.
The silent coercion and scrutiny are to break down Kim Zhiyuan's psychological defense, and the direct questioning is to observe the other party's subconscious reaction at that moment.
Whenever Jin Zhiyuan showed the slightest bit of defensiveness, Zhou Jing was sure that he was really digging a hole. Fortunately, Jin Zhiyuan showed great surprise and confusion at the first moment, which made Zhou Jing completely relieved.
Unless the other party's acting skills are so good that he goes to Chungmuro to debut, then it doesn't seem like he is faking it. Therefore, Zhou Jingcai does not need any explanation or answer from Kim Zhiyuan, which is meaningless.
Kim Tae Hee immediately confirmed on the phone that her judgment was correct. Kim Zhi Won was indeed assigned by Kim Yu Moon to please him. However, she did not expect that Kim Zhi Won would make such a stupid move. It was true that he was drunk.
So in order to dispel Zhou Jing's concerns, Kim Tae Hee chose to tell her father Kim Yoo Moon's thoughts, but she only made additional additions to the original foundation.
"Xiao Jing, although Zhiyuan is not good at doing serious things, he is not without merit. Having him by your side will bring you unexpected benefits."
"Really? I don't think that after all I think about it, it's me who is trying to protect him from disaster, and according to you, I have to be responsible for educating him. Why?" Zhou Jing curled his lips and felt very dissatisfied with Jin Taixi's statement.
"Really, I'm not going to lie to you, listen to me tell you in detail..." Kim Taixi seemed to have expected Zhou Jinghui's attitude and explained patiently.
There are two reasons. Firstly, Kim Zhiyuan has been hanging out in the second-generation circle for a long time and knows a lot about the intricate private relationships among the major chaebols. If Zhou Jing wants to know some inside information, he will definitely get a satisfactory answer if he directly asks Kim Zhiyuan.
To be honest, this so-called benefit has almost zero appeal to Zhou Jing. He is not interested in the dirty things among Korean chaebols, but the second reason makes him care a little bit.
Crystal and Shirley will continue to develop in the Korean entertainment industry in the future. If they don't keep it together, there will be some blind young men who will cause trouble. This kind of thing is simply impossible to guard against. Kim Tae Hee is also in the industry and has seen it a lot.
Things are different now. In the future, if Kim Zhiyuan is asked to act as a pawn, the effect may be better than if the brokerage company comes forward to avoid unnecessary troubles or negative news to the greatest extent.
"Nuna, let me use him as a thug. It's so funny. An's right. No matter what, it's me who suffers. You'd better take him away quickly."
Zhou Jing still didn't let go, but Jin Taixi heard that his refusal was no longer as firm as before, so he continued with a smile:
"Okay, let's just help Nu Nu once more. I'll go back to the board of directors and try my best to promote a more favorable transportation plan, okay?"
"Okay, this is what you said, we have an agreement."
Zhou Jing smiled bitterly and shook his head. It seemed that he had to make a sacrifice for the sake of the project. However, he was about to hang up the phone when Kim Tae Hee on the other end of the phone suddenly spoke again.
"Wait a minute, Xiao Jing, there is something else."
"Nuna, tell me."
"Kim Zhiyuan's investment plan is indeed unreliable, but I heard that Sulli is planning to invest in a web drama of his own. How about you count me in?"
"This...isn't appropriate."
"Don't think too much, Shirley is your sister and also my sister. As Ernie, of course I have to support you. Don't worry, everything will follow the rules. Maybe I can make a fortune from this drama, haha..."