noveldepot Chapter 98 The Traitor is Caught
Chapter 98 The Traitor is Caught
Chapter 98 The Traitor is Caught
After having a hearty meal and drinks, Geng Zhi left the teachers' apartment, got on his bicycle, and rode off leisurely with Gu Wan Ning on the back towards the science and technology park.
During the period of seclusion for postgraduate entrance exam preparation, all company business was led by Li Haipeng. Apart from communicating with Li Haipeng and Shu Beibei twice, Geng Zhi did not contact anyone else.
At this moment, office 401 was bustling with activity.
Li Haipeng, Shu Beibei, Zhao Jie, Zhang Xinxin, and others had just finished watching the premiere replay of "If You Are the One" and were excitedly discussing it.
Shu Beibei: "The premiere of 'If You Are the One' was a great success, with a viewership rating exceeding 1.4%! It directly surpassed Hunan TV's 'Let's Date'! A fantastic start!"
Yang Mingxia: "Yes, the online discussion is explosive! Wang Qinqin performed so well, so generous and poised, receiving rave reviews! Her popularity is second only to that BMW girl!"
Li Haipeng cleared his throat and deliberately leaked the news: "I just received a notification from the 'If You Are the One' program team that they've agreed to give us at least two more female guest slots!"
Zhang Xinxin's eyebrows twitched slightly upon hearing this.
Li Haipeng then excitedly said, "With the TV station as our trump card, according to the strategy set by the boss, we will start our expansion after the Spring Festival, with Nanjing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing working together!"
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Zhang Xinxin said with slight worry, "President Li, we don't have nearly enough manpower, do we? If we rush things out, what if the quality of the activities doesn't keep up? Won't that ruin the brand we've just established?"
Shu Beibei: "No way! The 'eight-minute date' model in Shanghai has already been proven successful; it can be easily replicated. Besides, hasn't the boss been secretly developing that 'killer app' all along? That'll be the real trump card."
Zhang Xinxin immediately pressed, "Beibei, what exactly is the boss developing? He's being so secretive."
Li Haipeng then took over the conversation, reassuring Xinxin, "Don't worry, Xinxin. Once the several million in financing from the Hong Kong investors is finalized, the boss will naturally announce the full plan to everyone."
Zhang Xinxin: "Oh, okay."
Zhang Xinxin nodded and carefully made a few notes in her notebook.
With a creak, the office door was pushed open.
A straightforward figure appeared at the doorway.
"Wow, the boss is here!" Yang Mingxia was the first to jump up from her seat and exclaim loudly.
"Ah! Boss, long time no see, I've missed you so much!!" Li Haipeng was the second to stand up.
Immediately afterwards, "Bang bang bang bang—!"
Everyone in the office stood up, and the applause was as enthusiastic as if welcoming a triumphant hero; everyone was very happy.
Then, after a slight pause in the applause, Gu Wanning slowly walked into office 401 from behind Geng Zhi.
The room fell silent instantly.
All eyes, filled with undisguised curiosity, fell on this strange woman who had suddenly appeared.
Gu Wanning wore a loose, soft oatmeal-colored turtleneck cashmere sweater, paired with dark blue slim-fit straight-leg jeans, and a pair of clean white leather sneakers.
She casually draped a high-quality camel-colored long overcoat over her shoulders. Her long hair was loosely tied back, with a few wisps falling lightly beside her fair neck.
Elegant, relaxed, and with a touch of refined sophistication.
Her demeanor was clearly a level above the other girls in the room who hadn't quite shed their student naiveté.
Yang Mingxia (inner monologue): Wow! What a beautiful and elegant lady! Standing next to the boss—they actually look quite good together? Could she be—the boss's wife? Is there some gossip going on?
Shu Beibei (subconsciously sniffed): What perfume is she wearing? It smells so good, light and unique.
Zhao Jie (exchanging glances with Sun Xiaowen): Could she be—the boss's wife?
Gu Wanning quickly scanned the office.
Despite being mentally prepared, the scene before her still surprised her slightly.
The room was ordinary, even somewhat shabby, with almost no decorations except for the eye-catching slogan on the wall—"Let lonely people no longer be lonely but excellent."
Apart from the boy who looked a little older than his age, everyone else in the room had a youthful face and clear eyes, typical of students.
How did such a seemingly makeshift student entrepreneurship team create a project that became a hit on campus?
Is it about to attract millions in investment?
In an instant, she gained a completely new understanding of Geng Zhi's previous stingy behavior of "paying one month's rent as deposit" and "buying on credit," and even felt sympathy for him.
Being a student founder who starts from scratch is indeed not easy.
Geng Zhi stepped aside and formally invited Gu Wan Ning into the office, smiling as he introduced her to everyone: "Let me introduce you all. This is Gu Wan Ning, a senior consultant at Ruisheng International Law Firm. She will be our company's strongest legal advisor from now on. Please welcome her!"
"Clap clap clap clap—!" The applause rang out again, this time with a more solemn tone.
"Welcome, lawyer sister, to the team!"
Yang Mingxia called out sweetly first, but was a little disappointed: Ah, it's a lawyer, not the boss's wife—failed to get any gossip.
"Welcome, Attorney Gu!" Shu Beibei greeted him warmly.
Gu Wanning smiled and nodded to everyone, her attitude both professional and approachable.
Geng Zhi briefly introduced the people in the room to Gu Wan Ning, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then got down to business: "Alright, let's catch up later. Let's have a short meeting first to catch up on recent business progress."
"I'll go first, I have three things to report!" Yang Mingxia was the first to report as always.
"First, regarding the operations team, Sister Yujiao and I have already recruited a full-time operations staff member who will start next Friday. The other two interns have already started working, three days a week."
"Secondly, 'If You Are the One' has a lot of buzz. Our two recommended female guests, Wang Qinqin and Kong Fanying, performed exceptionally well, greatly increasing the exposure of the 'Jiaotong University matchmakers.' I've compiled an analysis report, which I'll send to the boss after the meeting."
"Third, we have already started promoting our services at several well-known universities in Nanjing, and the white-collar market is about to be launched."
"Okay." Geng Zhi nodded, then turned his gaze to Du Yujiao, "Yujiao, come here."
Du Yujiao: Okay, I have two things to do.
"First, there's a large open space on the third floor of Building 2 in the Science and Technology Park that can seat thirty or forty people. Mr. Li and I have contacted Mr. Jin Zhilong several times, so securing the office shouldn't be a problem for us."
"Secondly, as requested by my boss, I've narrowed down the applicants for the 'If You Are the One' offline event in Shanghai to three app development engineers and two test engineers. One of them, a Microsoft developer, has agreed to give me a preliminary interview, while the other is still undecided."
Poaching talent from among the event's guests?
Shu Beibei, Yang Mingxia, and Sun Xiaowen all opened their eyes wide at the same time.
Yang Mingxia couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Sister Yujiao, those guests are all elites from big companies! How did you convince them to come and see our startup?"
"It's very simple. Besides money, we also have a lot of excellent single female college students in our company!" Du Yujiao said with a smile.
Everyone: "——.——"
Next, Shu Beibei, Sun Xiaowen, Zhang Xinxin, Zhao Jie and others reported on the progress of their work.
After assigning tasks to everyone, Geng Zhi called Li Haipeng and Gu Wanning down to his office.
As soon as the door closed, the relaxed expression on Geng Zhi's face faded slightly: "President Li, have you found out anything about the information leak?"
"Yes, it's almost certain now that Zhang Xinxin was the one who informed Century Family Network," Li Haipeng said.
He paused, then continued, "Baihe.com is also contacting our people. They approached both Mingxia and Zhang Xinxin. I told Mingxia to play along and spread some false information. I didn't alert Zhang Xinxin, but I gave him some misleading information during the meeting."
"Yes, I had Senior Brother Song Qing add Zhang Xinxin to the download system's list of users and download logs. Zhang Xinxin's downloads are very frequent. They even contacted Mingxia, which surprised me." Geng Zhi nodded.
"Mingxia is very clever; she uses a scheme to her advantage with great skill," Li Haipeng said with a smile.
Geng Zhi glanced at Gu Wan Ning and then said, "Alright, next, we'll have to trouble President Li to cooperate with me and Attorney Gu to put on another show."
Li Haipeng's expression hardened: "Boss—what's going on? Are you going to arrest Zhang Xinxin?"
Geng Zhi shook his head: "Ma Chunmei's father has come to Shanghai and asked me to talk tomorrow night. They want to take over the company's shares."
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