Villains in Film and Television: Starting with Yang Ke in "The Golden Age"

For the next two days, Linda spent her time in Misia in the same way, only working sporadically and being completely unproductive.

Anyone who didn't know better would have thought she wasn't planning to compete for the assistant store manager position. This made Wang Manni very happy, as she felt that Linda had let her down. As long as she performed well, with her top sales record, the assistant store manager position would be a piece of cake.

But the next day, when Wang Manni arrived at the store, she noticed that everyone's expressions were a little strange.

“Manny is here too, so I’ll announce the appointment of the deputy store manager issued by the group.”

"Linda will serve as the deputy store manager of our Grand Hyatt Misia Luxury Store M. Let's give Linda a round of applause."

Sister Fu, who is still the store manager of M store, doesn't really like Linda, but she can only express her support for the person appointed by the group, so she also took the lead in clapping.

"Thank you everyone. I didn't expect to be appointed as the assistant store manager. But I will do my best to perform well in the future. I hope we can work together to take the store's performance to the next level."

Linda couldn't help but say something, even though she was trying not to smile.

The assistant store manager has already been selected, so the sales figures obtained at this point are not her achievements; it's purely a matter of destroying her moral character.

"Manni, are you alright?"

Zoe quickly helped Wang Manni, who had been pushing herself too hard lately.

Wang Manni had been working so hard lately because she was hanging on for the assistant store manager position. Now that Linda had taken it, her drive naturally disappeared, and she was so dizzy that she almost lost her balance.

"It's okay, Zoe, you go ahead and do your work. I just came in a rush and feel a little dizzy. I'll feel better once I sit down."

Wang Manni couldn't say she was angry, so she could only force a smile, then sat down on the sofa, poured herself a glass of hot water, and drank it.

Linda discovered Wang Manni's situation but didn't cause trouble. She knew that Yang Ke's target was Wang Manni, and if she offended her too much, she would suffer the consequences later.

"Manager, I'll be right there."

Wang Manni composed herself, put down the hot water in her hand, and got up to return to her post.

"Yes, I know what you're thinking, but the company has its own hiring standards. Good luck."

The store manager of M store has always maintained a neutral stance, knowing that any profits she makes will go to her.

"Yes, I understand, store manager."

Wang Manni also composed herself and stopped thinking about it.

Linda quickly reported this to Yang Ke, since this appointment was specifically intended to strike at Wang Manni.

"Okay, I know."

Yang Ke said he understood after hearing this, but didn't say anything to Linda.

He was actually about to walk into the store, but he needed some background to make it more interesting.

"Okay, I understand."

The store manager of M store also received the call quickly, and hung up shortly after.

"Everyone, come and gather here."

After finishing the call, the store manager greeted everyone and called over Wang Manni, Linda, and other sales staff who didn't have any customers.

Some of the more imaginative people were even wondering if Linda's appointment was a mistake and needed to be changed.

Linda is indeed not as good as Wang Manni, so everyone was very surprised that she became the store manager.

"Our group's shareholders are coming over later. Linda, you'll be in charge of receiving them. Everyone else, you better behave yourselves, or don't blame me for not giving you advance notice if anything goes wrong."

The store manager also informed everyone that a leader was coming to inspect the store.

"Why are they all gathered together today? Linda made the appointment, and a shareholder came. Could it be that Linda used her connections with the shareholder?"

"Are you kidding me? Don't you know what Linda's situation was like before? If we knew each other, she would have been promoted long ago, instead of waiting until now?"

Several extras also started discussing things next to Wang Manni.

Everyone loves gossip, and with the store manager and Linda greeting them at the door, they dared to talk about it.

At this moment, Wang Manni felt that this was the real answer, because she didn't think she was inferior to Linda in any way. However, the appointment was very sudden, and she wanted to know what was going on.

"Mr. Wang, welcome."

The store manager, along with Linda, greeted Yang Ke.

"Hehe, I was mainly a customer before to check things out in advance. Today I'm not here to buy anything, so there's no need to greet me. I'm just looking around."

Yang Ke also made a joke, which can be considered as explaining why he had been coming all this time.

"I see. Mr. Wang is truly farsighted."

The store manager also came to his senses and realized that Linda becoming the store manager was purely a matter of personal preference, and he also felt sorry for Wang Manni.

After all, when Yang Ke came before, it was Linda who chose the clothes that Yang Ke liked more. Wang Manni also lost a regular customer once because she went to the restroom, which was a bad performance.

From this perspective, it's quite reasonable that Wang Manni lost.

Wang Manni was stunned when she heard this.

So this is how I lost?

"Alright, I'll walk around by myself this time, none of you need to come with me."

After Yang Ke finished dealing with the previous matter, he turned around and saw Wang Manni, nodding to her.

Wang Manni's heart was actually beating very fast at this moment. She felt like she was thinking of something, but she just couldn't grasp it.

Only when she saw a beautiful young woman accompanying a middle-aged man with a large belly did she finally realize what she was up to.

Biting her lip, Wang Manni was actually very conflicted.

She felt that if she missed this opportunity today, what if Yang Ke didn't come to inspect again, or if Linda's position became stable? Then she would really have no chance.

Thinking of this, Wang Manni took a deep breath and came to Yang Ke.

"Mr. Wang, may I have a few words with you alone tonight?"

Looking at Yang Ke, who looked like a handsome middle-aged man, Wang Manni finally made her decision.

"Can't we talk here?"

Yang Ke looked utterly astonished, practically ready to award himself an Oscar.

"Mr. Wang, please give me a chance. I will make you satisfied."

Wang Manni's heart was racing. She knew Yang Ke wasn't single, but at this point, it was impossible for her to give up her position as the assistant store manager of Misia. This was the only way she could take it.

"Yes, this is my personal business card. You can contact me using the phone number on it."

Yang Ke first carefully examined Wang Manni before handing over his business card.

"Okay, Mr. Wang, I'll contact you after get off work."

Wang Manni nodded and then walked away.

She didn't want anyone to know about this, and she had come over to talk to Yang Ke at this corner.

As Yang Ke watched Wang Manni leave, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

He prepared a series of combos, but Wang Manni was defeated by just one A move. It was really like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, making a mountain out of a molehill.

Come to think of it, Liang Haiwang only had a brief encounter with Wang Manni, and she immediately gave in.

Given her own circumstances, Wang Manni would naturally overlook certain situations at appropriate times.

Of course, the most important thing is that Linda became the assistant store manager.

Even if you replaced her with a newly appointed assistant store manager, Wang Manni wouldn't act like this, even if she was dissatisfied.

But it was Linda, who had always been at odds with Wang Manni, who became the assistant store manager, which Wang Manni couldn't accept, leading to the conversation just now.