Seeing the surprise in the crowd, Wei Jia regained her calm demeanor, and said to He Huan, "This President Li is a friend of mine. Just proceed with your plan, no need to worry about these things."
Hearing this, He Huan’s eye twitched slightly as he forced a smile that looked worse than crying, "I... I understand."
He had thought that having his boss attend the negotiation he was in charge of was unlucky enough, but he didn’t expect something even unluckier - the client he was negotiating with turned out to be a connection of his boss!
"Huan... Brother Huan... what should we do?"
Hearing his subordinate whispering behind him, He Huan took a deep breath, looked determined and serious, patted his subordinate on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "This time, it’s going to be the ultimate test of our social skills."
"Ah..." The subordinate looked utterly defeated.
In contrast to He Huan and his team’s silent complaints, Huang Jun on the other side was already red-faced with excitement.
He grabbed both of Li Jing’s hands, his eyes sparkling, "Godfather! Please accept this pledge from me..."
"Alright, alright, alright, be mindful of the public setting."
Li Jing quickly pushed him away, then said, "Ultimately, it’s all up to you. If you enjoy this, have a good talk with them, and I’ll do my best to get you the best deal."
"Brother, just hearing you say this is enough, I promise I’ll nail it!"
Huang Jun, who had initially felt a bit uncertain, instantly felt confident and puffed up his chest with Li Jing’s support.
Then, as the assistant called for the waiter to bring tea and snacks, the negotiation officially began.
"Huang Jun, we’ve chatted online several times before, so I assume you have an understanding of our company."
Once in work mode, He Huan’s aura changed completely. He was serious and earnest as he brought out various documents to discuss specifics with Huang Jun:
"Today, we mainly want to talk about the future direction of the account content development, as well as a plan tailored for you. See whether you can accept it, and feel free to share your thoughts..."
Huang Jun nodded in response. Given that this concerned his future, he put away his playful demeanor.
Time flew by, with the waiter changing the tea and snacks several times.
Both sides went from initial probing to deeper discussions, and He Huan and Huang Jun gradually reached a consensus.
With the presence of Li Jing and Wei Jia, He Huan took this negotiation extremely seriously and responsibly, analyzing and responding to every suggestion and idea Huang Jun put forward.
Li Jing, standing by, hardly spoke but could see that his brother Huang Jun was genuinely interested in this.
Huang Jun not only loved fitness but was also a typical performative personality, with unconventional thoughts and exaggerated behavior, indeed very suited for the influencer path.
Moreover, Li Jing understood that the reason Huang Jun stayed as a fitness coach in Celestial Sea City against his family’s wishes was because he still harbored a dream of making a name for himself.
That’s why he used his spare time to manage an account and be a blogger.
For Huang Jun, who had finished his studies, social media was the path with the lowest barrier, the lowest cost, and the fastest way to rise.
So when Li Jing found out that Huang Jun was interested in collaborating with an MCN agency, he was actually supportive of him from the bottom of his heart.
As the negotiation went deeper, the issues discussed became more specific, and neither Li Jing nor the observing Wei Jia made any suggestions to interrupt the discussion.
Seeing Huang Jun thoroughly immersed in the discussion with He Huan, Li Jing got up and went to the restroom.
After coming out of the restroom, he unexpectedly found Wei Jia standing in the outdoor garden of the restaurant, looking at the scenery.
"What a coincidence?" Seeing this, Li Jing laughed and walked over, "Someone might think you’re waiting for me on purpose."
"Why can’t it be the truth that I am waiting for you?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Jia turned her head, the mature allure under her fine-framed glasses leaving Li Jing slightly amazed.
It must be said, Wei Jia’s looks were indeed remarkable.
Even though Li Jing had experienced interactions with An Tong, Zhang Xinxin, and He Mo, Wei Jia’s occasional display of mature woman’s charm still left Li Jing momentarily dazed.
However, good looks aside, Li Jing knew Wei Jia wasn’t like the young girl He Mo; she wasn’t someone he could easily win over with a few words about life truths.
On the contrary, if he acted too proactive and enthusiastic, he might end up being played around like a fool by her.
"To have President Wei waiting for me, those few back in the room might be in for a big surprise again."
Li Jing smiled, standing with her to admire the garden’s landscape, and intentionally teased, "Judging from your subordinates’ demeanor, you seem to be very strict usually?"
"Of course, I’m a woman, if I can’t assert myself above my subordinates with my presence, how could I manage such a large company."
Wei Jia didn’t deny it, then looked at Li Jing with interest: "I feel like you don’t have the restlessness and arrogance of a rich second generation, nor the sharpness of a young entrepreneur. Instead, you seem to have a relaxed and leisurely enjoyment of life..."
Saying this, Wei Jia paused slightly, showing a look of curiosity she had never had before, and tilted her head towards Li Jing: "May I ask about your job?"
Feeling the mature and alluring gaze of the other person, which seemed to see through people’s hearts, Li Jing inexplicably felt a rare trace of tension, and then shrugged with a laugh: "If I said I was unemployed, would you believe me?"
"Believe, why wouldn’t I?"
Wei Jia smiled with curved eyes, her gaze fixed on Li Jing’s face: "Because I can sense that you have no need to lie, nor are you bothered to."
This woman... really has a knack for reading people.
Li Jing thought to himself, but he never liked being passive, so he started to take the initiative to ask back: "So, since you know I’m unemployed, why are you still willing to stand here and chat with me? Are successful people like you really that interested in the unemployed?"
"I’m not interested in the unemployed, but I am interested in you."
Wei Jia spoke frankly, just like her working style, straightforward, decisive, never beating around the bush.
Li Jing was gradually getting used to the strong aura of the other person, and then looked directly into her eyes and said: "Coincidentally, I’m also quite interested in you because you’re very beautiful."
At these words, Wei Jia slightly raised her eyebrows, and a hint of surprise clearly flashed in the depths of her eyes, followed by a hearty laugh: "Hahaha, you are indeed very interesting."
After laughing, she reverted to her original expression, with a slight curl at the corner of her mouth: "But I’m not like those young girls you usually deal with, this kind of trick doesn’t work much on me."
Li Jing didn’t explain, just shrugged and said: "I’m just expressing my true thoughts, nothing else."
Wei Jia squinted her eyes slightly at these words, glancing at Li Jing’s eyes as if trying to see something inside them.
But soon she covered her mouth with a light laugh, pulled out a delicately packaged pack of Su Cigarettes, and casually asked Li Jing: "Do you smoke?"
Li Jing was surprised that she smoked, then shook his head and said: "I don’t smoke."
Wei Jia nodded, as if she already knew this answer, then lit a cigarette by herself.
Her slender fingers held the slim cigarette, her red lips lightly puffed out a wisp of smoke, looking up at the sky: "I just listened to your friends’ situation in the room earlier, according to our company’s cooperative methods, your friend is at most eligible for package B."
Li Jing was surprised, not expecting Wei Jia to take the initiative to talk about Huang Jun’s matter, and immediately asked: "What’s the difference between these packages?"
"Simply put, package A is the best, package C is the worst, of course that’s from your perspective. For us, naturally package C is the best. Because the mode of package C gives us the least profit and has the lowest cost."
Wei Jia glanced at the birds on the branches and then retracted her gaze, continuing: "Actually, speaking frankly, what package you can get still depends on the weight of your own words.
Previously, we recruited a self-made internet influencer with 900,000 followers and signed package A. As for your friend, if it weren’t for you, I estimate he might not even get package B."
After speaking, Wei Jia turned her head towards Li Jing and smiledly asked: "So, as a friend, I could help you, do you need me to talk to He Huan to get your friend the A package?"
Looking at her eyes hiding a hint of probing, Li Jing calmly shook his head: "No need."
Wei Jia’s finely drawn eyebrows raised high, a hint of surprise flashed on her face, obviously she thought Li Jing contacted her today largely to help his friend.
"If you want to really become a top-tier account, besides relying on team support, ultimately he has to rely on himself."
Li Jing explained: "You were right before, my friend’s conditions can only be barely above average, neither his personal character nor capability is sufficient."
Wei Jia was puzzled at his words: "So are you planning to let your friend take package B? That would only make it harder to stand out."
Li Jing revealed a slight smile: "I hope you can create a collaboration method exclusively for my friend."
After the words fell, Wei Jia put down the long cigarette she was about to smoke, turning to look at Li Jing.
After a moment of silence, she squinted slightly and said: "I suppose you know that creating exclusive arrangements for an individual is only reserved for big influencers. Even in our company, only a few people have signed such contracts."
Saying this, Wei Jia showed her confident yet mature smile once again: "But I suspect that you wouldn’t ask unless you had a compelling reason to make us agree, right?"
Li Jing nodded: "Correct. Compared to creating influencers through uniform template contracts, there’s still too much luck involved in trying to make it as a top account.
I have an idea, if we collaborate, I believe the chance of success would be much greater."
After hearing him out, a glint of interest flickered in Wei Jia’s eyes: "I’m all ears."