Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 212 I Still Hold a Grudge
Sun Amy understood what Xu Chen meant. This was a private "project invitation".

In the cultural and creative industries, "taking private orders" is a very common thing. That's why there are so many so-called "freelance designers" and "freelance writers".

The salaries of grassroots employees in the advertising industry are very low, especially in first-tier cities like Guangzhou. Many excellent designers are still happy to earn some extra money.

However, some companies still have strict restrictions on office employees and prohibit them from taking private work outside.

The same is true for Heiju Marketing. Although many people still occasionally take some outside orders to earn some extra money, they still dare not let the company know blatantly.

With Chen Xiaolong from the same company present, Sun Amy was still a little wary.

Besides, Chen Xiaolong especially listens to Mr. Li...

Sun Amy did not want to accept the order given by "Teacher Xu Chen", but she was a little afraid that Chen Xiaolong would go to Li Fengfeng to complain.

Xu Chen smiled. Actually, he already knew what was going on. He continued:

"I wonder if Teacher Amy has time...

Please help me take a look and give me some suggestions when the time comes."

Sun Amy showed a relieved look and said with a smile:
"It's okay to give suggestions, just contact me online when the time comes!"

If it's just a suggestion, there's no need to worry.

Xu Chen: "Thank you in advance, Teacher Amy!"

What he was planning in his mind was to ask Sun Amy to help with the logo and visual design of "Morning Wind Technology" and "Morning Wind Ice Power".

After all, Xu Chen was aware of Sun Amy's professional abilities.

At the same time, we also hope that through this simple design work, Sun Amy will know the "Dongchen Shares" behind Dongchen Advertising, and thus lay the groundwork for recruiting her in the future.

Xu Chen thought about it these past two days and decided that recruiting Sun Amy would be of great help in the future.

The promotion of Chenfeng electric vehicles, the new projects taken on by Dongchen Advertising, and the future promotion of "Ranbing Sports" all still require a professional and reliable designer.

The current Sun Amy is young and has potential, and is indeed a good choice.

The key point is that she has not yet been promoted to director, and her salary is not tens or hundreds of millions, so her cost-effectiveness is still extremely high.

……

Shortly after Sun Amy left, Li Fengfeng knocked on the door and entered the conference room.

He held several autographed photos in his hands:
"I asked the agent for this. He said he just signed it last night."

"Thank you, Mr. Li." Xu Chen took it with a smile.

In fact, we know in our hearts that many of the autographed photos of celebrities are not signed by themselves.

Those who are more careful will find a staff member with similar handwriting, while those who are not careful may just ask someone to write it randomly.

Xu Chen casually handed a stack of autographed photos to Teacher Fang Jun beside him. After all, she was the one who asked for them.

He picked up the two quotation bills on the table and handed them to Li Fengfeng.

Li Fengfeng glanced at Xu Chen's signature in the "Producer Review" column, said "Thank you, Teacher Xu Chen", and quickly put it away.

“There are still four sets of shots left, and we’ll be done once we’re done.

Are you two going to the airport directly? Or let Chen Xiaolong drive you there."

Xu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Thank you so much."

……

……

All the shots were completed around four o'clock in the afternoon.

The two spokespersons have already left the stage, but the director team is still busy as there are several empty shots that need to be re-shot.

Xu Chen glanced at the time and said to Chen Xiaolong:
"Let's rush to the airport, but we have to stop by Dongshankou first to buy some souvenirs..."

"Okay!" Chen Xiaolong replied.

After Xu Chen and Fang Jun came out of the conference room, they said politely to the director and Li Fengfeng, then followed Chen Xiaolong downstairs.

The white Odyssey quickly drove out of the Creative Park and headed towards the Yuexiu East Pass...

Fang Jun flipped through his phone and said:

"Fei Fei and the others are still playing outside. We'll go straight to the airport after eating something."

……

Twenty minutes later, Odyssey arrived at a street near Dongshankou.

Chen Xiaolong walked down from the cockpit and helped open the rear door.

"My car is parked in the parking lot in front. Teachers, just call me when you're done shopping." Chen Xiaolong said.

Xu Chen and Fang Jun have already gotten out of the car:
"Thank you, Teacher Chen!"

Chen Xiaolong drove away.

Fang Jun flipped through his phone and pointed to the fork in the road ahead:
"Turn right ahead."

The two walked forward, and Xu Chen couldn't help but laugh:

"We are really like the underground party."

Fang Jun still looked serious and led the way.

Xu Chen turned his head and saw that there was actually a "great man's former residence site" next to it.

Dongshankou is also a famous place in old Guangzhou. Since the late Qing Dynasty, there has been a saying of "Miss Xiguan and Master Dongshan".

As he walked forward, Fang Jun said:
"I just looked through those quotation bills in the car, and there are indeed some problems."

Xu Chen: "What's the specific problem?"

Fang Jun: "About one-third of the items in yesterday's and today's documents overlap, and there are some discrepancies in the amounts, but the amounts are not large."

Xu Chen: “Isn’t the amount small?”

Fang Jun: "I haven't looked carefully yet, but it's probably around 2,000 to 3,000...

This is indeed just a small discrepancy in a bill of millions, and if the final total amount is correct, the finance department will usually not pursue it too much.

After all, those items are already very detailed, and some are even made of materials worth less than 100 yuan..."

Xu Chen pondered for a moment and said:

"Maybe it's a test for me."

Fang Jun: "Probing?"

Xu Chen: "You are testing whether I will carefully examine those two bills!"

He paused, "In that case... let's just put this matter aside for now and pretend we didn't notice it.

The fox's tail will reveal itself."

Fang Jun: "You seem very sure that Mr. Li will do something."

Xu Chen: “I have heard some rumors in the circle and I also want to verify it.

In addition, after all, we have been commissioned by the client and have received service fees from the client, so we are of course obligated to help the client keep an eye on it.

Although the filming and execution of this commercial was relatively simple, the overall cost was still quite high because it involved celebrity spokespersons.

It is unlikely that you will not be remembered..."

Xu Chen had been a subordinate of Li Fengfeng in his previous life, and he was almost 100% sure that this Mr. Li would definitely do something.

The order amount of this project itself was very large, but the client had no experience in filming the commercial, and instead sent a "supervisor" like Xu Chen.

As the person in charge of the project's overall planning, Li Fengfeng has a lot of room for maneuver.

Heiju Marketing is the responsible unit for this project, but it is only equivalent to a "general contractor". The specific spokesperson signing, filming, materials, etc. can all be split up to various third-party suppliers.

All these matters are managed by the project leader Li Fengfeng.

Based on Xu Chen's understanding of Li Fengfeng in his previous life, there was no way he could resist the temptation.

During these two days, Li Fengfeng's apparent politeness to Xu Chen made Xu Chen even more convinced.

Given Mr. Li's stubborn, sarcastic and mocking personality, he actually did not make things difficult for "Teacher Xiao Xu". He must have some ulterior motive.

The "leak" of 2,000 to 3,000 yuan that Fang Jun found today was obviously too small. This was probably Li Fengfeng's attempt to test Xu Chen to see if he, as a "supervisor", had carefully reviewed the quotation bill.

Perhaps in Li Fengfeng's opinion, the clients must not be knowledgeable about the various trivial quotations for the production of commercials, and they are more concerned about the total budget.

The only person who could possibly see the problem might be "Teacher Xu Chen", so I would use these two or three thousand yuan of small loopholes to test Xu Chen.

If Xu Chen pointed out the two or three thousand yuan problem, it would not be a big deal and it would be easy to get away with it by finding some excuses.

And if Xu Chen didn't find the problem, Li Fengfeng would most likely have further actions...

Xu Chen pondered for a moment and said:

"Each item in the bill has a note about the company that purchased or executed the goods. Can these companies be checked?"

Fang Jun: "You can check. Industrial and commercial registration has public inquiry channels. I also have other channels and methods."

Xu Chen: "Then please ask the almighty Mr. Fang Jun to help check, especially the suppliers involved in the changes in the amount."

Fang Jun: "No problem..."

……

……

After walking a few more steps, Fang Jun stopped and reached out to grab Xu Chen.

She pointed with her eyes: "That's the one..."

Xu Chen took a step back and hid with Fang Jun behind the pillar of the arcade next to them.

There is a small shop across the street with a sign that says "Northern Dumplings".

There were several tables in the store and two customers were eating inside.

Fang Jun turned his head and glanced at Xu Chen: "Can you see anything?"

Xu Chen shook his head: "I can't tell."

Fang Jun: "Li Rui said the boss is a woman."

Xu Chen: "Then I can only wait for a moment until the female boss comes out and see if I know her."

The two stood on the side of the road for a while, and sure enough, they saw a middle-aged woman coming out from inside, cleaning the table with a rag.

Xu Chen looked at it carefully and said to Fang Jun:
"Let's go...it's nothing."

Fang Jun looked puzzled: "Know him?"

Xu Chen thought about it and said to Fang Jun: "That's my third aunt, my father's sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law?" Fang Jun was stunned, as if this was not enough to dispel her doubts, and it even made her more doubtful.

Xu Chen turned his head and looked at Fang Jun, smiling helplessly:
"Teacher Fang Jun looks serious. Does he usually watch melodramatic family ethics dramas at home?"

Fang Jun: “…”

Xu Chen still gave Fang Jun a general explanation.

Of course, it was mainly about Uncle San's situation, including his debts, and also about his past with the Xu Zhiquan brothers...

Fang Jun thought for a moment and said, "I think I've heard you talk about this a little bit."

After the machinery factory lost its orders, various creditors of Uncle Third Xu Zhihai came to collect debts, and some even resorted to extreme measures such as throwing paint and smashing windows with wine bottles.

Based on the previous grievances, Xu Zhiquan didn't want to interfere at that time.

At that time, the nursery company also invested a lot of money, and Xu Zhiquan couldn't control it even if he wanted to.

But Xu Zhiquan did not just stand by and watch him fail. He contacted several of Xu Zhihai's major creditors and tried to help delay the debt.

The third brother, Xu Zhihai, finally recovered and resold the factory equipment. With the compensation from Guangming Factory at that time, he was able to pay off his debts in due course.

But he lost all his savings of several decades in this one bet, and there is almost no possibility of him making a comeback in the short term.

Xu Zhihai was also a stubborn, arrogant person, and he felt ashamed after his failure.

The news Xu Chen heard at that time was that his third uncle took his wife and children to the south, but he didn't know where they went or what they did.

Now it seems that Xu Zhihai came to Guangzhou with his wife and children.

Auntie San opened this dumpling restaurant, but Uncle San was also in the restaurant, or maybe he was busy with other things...

When my father Xu Zhiquan came to Yangcheng this time, it seemed that he had heard the news a long time ago, so he came to look for her and visit her, and left tens of thousands of yuan for my third aunt.

……

Fang Jun said:

"The things your third uncle did when he caused the family division were indeed sinister and took advantage of others' misfortune.

Your father is still able to repay evil with kindness by visiting you, which can be considered as the most benevolent thing he can do..."

Xu Chen: "The disaster will not affect my wife and children...

My dad is very principled when it comes to the company and business, but after all, they are family.

He is different from me. My father has always been kind and generous. "

Fang Jun turned to look at Xu Chen: "Aren't you generous?"

Xu Chen: "I am not lenient, I still hold grudges."

Fang Jun: "It's good to hold grudges, otherwise the world would be full of bad people."

……

The two walked towards the parking lot. Xu Chen turned around and saw a "Lian Heung House" next to him, a local souvenir dim sum shop in Guangzhou.

He went in, picked out a few items, and bought a large box.

After paying the bill, he handed it to Fang Jun.

"I borrowed two boxes of black tea cakes from you, and I'm returning this to you."

Fang Jun took it expressionlessly and said:

"You not only hold grudges, but also remember the favors you owe to others."

Xu Chen smiled and said, "Of course."

Fang Jun hesitated and said:

“In fact, after knowing each other for such a long time, you can also treat me as your own.

Anyway, I already treat you and your father as my own people..."

Xu Chen was stunned for a moment, then he said:

"I'll go back and tell my dad to open a bar for you in the factory."

Fang Jun: "What's the name of the wine your dad likes to drink? I drank it twice with him and I seem to like it too."

Xu Chen: "He likes to drink strong-flavored liquor, such as Guojiao and Luzhou. He drinks sauce-flavored liquor because he has to drink it for social occasions, and he rarely drinks light-flavored liquor..."

……

When I walked back to the parking lot, Chen Xiaolong was half lying in the car resting.

When he saw Xu Chen and Fang Jun coming back, he was so scared that he sat up quickly and almost hit his head.

"Teacher Xu Chen, just call me and I can drive over to pick you up."

Xu Chen smiled and got into the car without saying anything.

Chen Xiaolong started the car and drove straight towards Baiyun Airport.

We soon got on the highway and had smooth travel.

Xu Chen was thinking about things, and suddenly thought of something, and said to Chen Xiaolong:

"Your Mr. Li, your real name is not Li Fengfeng, right?"

Chen Xiaolong was stunned, as if a little surprised:

"How did Teacher Xu Chen know this?"

　No more tonight, I am too lazy, I feel uncomfortable all over, godfathers, please allow me to fall for a while.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)