Experience is the pseudonym for our mistakes. - Oscar Wilde
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Ruochu explained while playing the CD. After playing the CD, he asked everyone present, "Which plan do you think is better?" There was a complete silence. Ruochu noticed that some of the editors lowered their heads, and some were secretly looking at Chen Dong.
Chen Dongzhi didn't look at the projection from beginning to end, looking nonchalant.
"This new layout plan is the sample we will refer to for this issue. I will send it to every art editor later. You should refer to this for the new issue's layout. Are there any problems?" Ruochu said seriously.
None of the editors responded. Ruochu had already expected it, so he continued calmly: "I asked other companies to help with this new layout. Since our design director Chen Dong could not effectively cooperate with the magazine's redesign,
Plan, there has been no new layout for a period of time, which directly affected the quality and operation of the first issue of our magazine after the revision. Now, on behalf of the editor-in-chief, I am announcing Chen Dong’s expulsion..." As soon as Ruochu said this,
There was an uproar below, and Chen Dong didn't expect it, so he stood up suddenly.
Ruochu patted the table to signal everyone to be quiet, and ignored Chen Dong and continued: "The design director position is temporarily vacant. Theoretically, everyone has a chance. You can think about it. If you can't accept this arrangement, anyone can leave voluntarily.
, we don’t force it.” What Ruo Chu said is very clear. Those who are obedient will be promoted, and those who are disobedient will leave. Don’t think that you can’t go on without a few American editors. Without you, I won’t be able to do the same.
Have you come up with a new layout?
This move was very powerful, and everyone was not a fool. There were a few who wanted to complain for Chen Dong, but they swallowed it after thinking about it.
"I didn't do anything wrong, why should I be fired?" Chen Dong was a little excited. This was unexpected. He had never paid attention to Qin Ruochu, a fresh student who had not yet graduated. At the same time, he believed Pei Hua's words.
Pei Hua asked him not to listen to Ruochu, and he didn't want to be ordered around by such a little girl. Now, things have developed to this point, but he still doesn't believe that Ruochu has the ability to drive her away.
The editor-in-chief would agree with this little girl to make him the director.
"Your biggest mistake is not doing anything." Ruochu replied coldly and tit for tat.
"Do you think you can shoot me just by yourself?" Chen Dong was already gritting his teeth and still pretending to be calm.
"You can ask the editor-in-chief for verification yourself, if he can keep you." Ruochu didn't feel confident when he said this. After all, this was done behind his father's back, and he had never asked for his permission before.
Forget about firing a small editor. This is the art director. He fired it when he said so. I don’t know what daddy’s reaction will be if he agrees. However, in this situation, I can only say this, anyway.
She couldn't back down, otherwise all her efforts would be wasted. She just secretly prayed that her father would support her.
"I will. I only listen to the editor-in-chief. Only he has the right to fire me." After saying this, Chen Dong still sat down and looked at Pei Hua, hoping that she would stand by him.
Pei Hua is more loyal. She is also responsible for Chen Dong's situation. Moreover, Chen Dong's words just reminded her that she did not count what Qin Ruochu said. When she first announced Chen Dong's dismissal, Pei Hua was frightened.
She was shocked, but she didn't dare to refute it publicly at that time, but now Chen Dong emboldened her.
"Qin Ruochu, what qualifications do you have to fire Director Chen? Don't you know that he is the oldest and most experienced art editor in our magazine? Of course, you don't know anything, you are just a newcomer." Pei Hua's words
With a gun and a stick, he is capable of ridicule and sarcasm.
"What is experience? If you have experience, you don't have to think about making progress? You can rest on your experience and sleep? You can ignore the overall interests and go your own way? You can despise the authority of the leader? You can do nothing?" Ruochu blurted out in one breath.
"If you think your so-called experience can guarantee you a happy life, then you can live by your experience. I'm sorry, our magazine does not support such people." Ruochu was also a little angry. She hadn't said anything about Pei Hua yet.
Well, she knocked on the door. Well, who made her unable to wait any longer.
"The second decision will be announced below. Editor-in-chief Pei Hua bypassed the editor-in-chief and handed the failed manuscripts to the art editor for typesetting on his own without authorization. This was a waste of manpower and time. He was given a demerit and two months of bonuses were deducted."
"You..." Pei Hua was angry and his tone changed a bit.
"After the meeting, all the editors submitted their first drafts to me, and all the previously arranged layouts were invalidated. The meeting was adjourned." Ruochu ignored Pei Hua and everyone's reactions, and walked out of the conference room after speaking, leaving a room full of people talking.
Talking arrogantly, she knew that she had undoubtedly caused an earthquake, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Xiaochuan and Michelle had just returned to their residence in Washington from a party in the evening. Michelle went to take a shower, and the phone started ringing one after another.
The first person to call was Secretary Xiao Li, who mainly reported on the meeting that had just been held and asked whether the decision announced by Ruochu at the meeting was implemented so that she could prepare documents. Xiaochuan told her without hesitation that she would follow the instructions of the Vice President.
Just do what the editor says without asking him for instructions.
Xiaochuan was originally very tired from the party, but this phone call cheered him up again. He hung up the phone and began to imagine Ruochu's iron-blooded performance at the meeting. This girl did really well. With such a big move, even herself
You have to think about it, she is good, really a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, either the ignorant are fearless or she has already thought of countermeasures and left a way out, but in any case, this is definitely a surprise, you can imagine what will happen next
After watching the show, Xiaochuan smiled inadvertently as he thought about it.
Next came calls from Pei Hua and Chen Dong. Although they had different styles, one was crying and the other was accusing, their overall meaning was the same, that is, they were wronged, and Qin Ruochu was persecuting them indiscriminately while the editor-in-chief was away.
, the editor-in-chief wants to make the decision for them. They are very important to the magazine, and he also hints that the magazine will definitely not be able to survive without them.
When Xiaochuan heard what his secretary said at first, he felt a little guilty towards them. After all, they were all veterans of the magazine. If he was a child and acted recklessly, he would still have to comfort him with kind words, but the more he listened to their descriptions, the more angry he became.
, tell them directly that Ruochu's decision is his and there is no room for reversal.
They described Ruochu in such a bad light, Xiaochuan couldn't help but think that if they all had this attitude now, then they would definitely have a lot of trouble for Ruochu after he left. He suddenly regretted it. It turned out that the difficulties were not just those he had expected.
Why didn't she expect that if veterans like Chen Dong and Pei Hua took the lead in resisting Ruochu, how could she carry out her work? She must have encountered great difficulties and was forced to do it without talking about it.
Such a shocking decision.
The original intention was to train her, but he overlooked one point. Although he had no doubt about her working ability, he forgot that she had not yet entered the society and had not experienced such complicated interpersonal struggles. He simply let her go.
It's roasting on the fire. Thinking about it, I can't sit still.
At this time, the phone rang again, and Xiaochuan impatiently wanted to hang up. He glanced at the number and saw that it was Ruochu, so he immediately picked up the call.
"Daddy?" Ruochu called out timidly.
"Yeah." Xiaochuan agreed in a hoarse voice, suddenly feeling a little distressed. "What's the matter?" He deliberately pretended not to know what happened.
"Oh, it's nothing. I just wanted to ask when you will come back." Ruochu had been struggling after the meeting and felt that it was necessary to inform his father. After all, he had fired his senior executives, but there were some
Feeling guilty, she obviously wanted to kill her first and then tell her the truth. She didn't know if her father would be angry with her, so until she talked to Xiaochuan, she didn't think about how to tell him.
"Why, do you miss daddy?" Xiaochuan heard that Ruochu's voice was a little low, and deliberately made a joke.
"Yeah." Ruochu's unabashed answer made Xiaochuan's heart skip a beat, and he didn't know what to say further.
"Daddy..." Ruochu started to speak but stopped.
"Say it." Xiaochuan thought he could hear the other person's breathing.
"No matter what I do, will you support me and stand on my side?" Ruochu asked for no reason, but Xiaochuan knew what she was referring to.
"Yes, no matter what you have done, I will support you and stand on your side." Xiaochuan's answer was also a promise.
After a while of silence, he said, "Thank you, Daddy, have a good rest and come back soon. I'll hang up."
The busy tone sounded for a long time before Xiaochuan remembered to hang up the phone.
"Baby, you can go take a shower." Michelle came out of the bathroom, walked up to Xiaochuan, put her hands around his neck, and whispered in his ear.
Xiaochuan didn't move. Michelle pushed Xiaochuan down on the bed and began to take off Xiaochuan's clothes skillfully. "What? Are you waiting for me to help you?" Michelle gasped.
Xiaochuan watched Michelle's movements and suddenly stood up and pressed Michelle under him. His eyes were calm and he said, "Baby, I'm going back."
Michelle blinked, "I knew there would be such a day, okay, then let's tonight..."
"I am yours tonight." Xiaochuan murmured, but added in his heart, "I am yours for the last time."
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Although she didn't tell the truth to her father, Ruochu felt much better after the phone call. The meeting was indeed effective. No, she kept receiving new email notifications, and everyone began to submit first drafts to her one after another.
Ruo Chu read each article in order, and the more he looked at it, the tighter his eyebrows became. They were all old routines. They were simply carved out of the same mold. When it comes to revision and revision, not only the format needs to be changed, but the content is also very important.
One link, otherwise it’s just a changed form, but it’s still the original content. What’s the difference between this and no change?
Xiaochuan once determined that the new version of the magazine would be positioned to add depth and taste on the basis of entertainment. But now, you can see the manuscripts at a glance. They were all rushed out. Just like that, Pei Hua passed.
He also called himself design and typesetting behind his back.
Alas, what should we do now, ask everyone to rework? But the progress will be delayed. If we don't rework, how can such quality be worthy of daddy? Oh my God, what should I ask her to do?