Business Information Identity

Chapter 16: Group

“Zhang Meilin, give him a copy of the company’s regulations, have a look first.” Cao Kai took the coffee from Zhang Meilin’s hand and returned to his office. He felt rather displeased. According to Nie Zuo’s age, and combined with my own probing, he should have expressed some subtle opinions about Chen Fan. But he didn’t. Either he’s very deep or I misjudged him. Doesn’t matter, there’s no difference between raising fifteen idlers and fourteen idlers.

Cao Kai drank coffee and read the local business newspaper, occasionally looking up at the open-plan office. Nie Zuo was chatting very well with Zhang Meilin, and the two of them laughed from time to time. Cao Kai felt even more unsettled. But with only two years left until retirement, have my abilities really declined this much? Did I really misjudge him? I could see through Zhang Meilin's true colors in ten minutes, and now it's been half an hour. Has Zhang Meilin learned how to hide herself, or has Nie Zuo not found out anything yet?

Zhang Meilin was amused by Nie Zuo and smiled as she used her hand to comb her hair. Looking towards Cao Kai's office, she thought to herself: As long as I concentrate a bit, no one will see through my identity.

So it turns out you're the detective who checked my background. Generally, detectives appear after an incident occurs. The police in A City couldn’t possibly serve a businessman unless there is some news. Even for Wanlian International, or even Liu Zhiping. The only way a detective could be undercover in the logistics department is if the police had received a tip-off. It's very likely that this report is true because there are many police officers, and no one would deliberately do such a boring joke. Not bad, not bad, Cao Kai is indeed a high-level player, let's see how you tackle each other, I can learn a thing or two. This job seems to be quite interesting after all.

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At ten o'clock, fourteen young people deemed useless by Cao Kai, as determined by Cao Kai himself, arrived at the open-plan office of the internal affairs department. They were not punctual, but were only allowed upstairs after being stopped by security until ten o'clock. There were ten men and four women among the fourteen individuals. Zhang Meilin was very polite and asked them to take a seat. After they introduced each other, Zhang Meilin changed her name to Sister Ling, which sounded more affectionate and natural, making it a suitable title.

At ten twenty, Cao Kai came out, holding a form and said, "I am the manager of the internal affairs department. My name is Cao Kai. She is Zhang Meilin, the supervisor of the internal affairs department. There is also an empty supervisor position. Those who perform poorly will leave, and those who perform well will be promoted. Let's meet now... Ma Tao!"

"Here." A man raised his hand.

"Liu Jiang."

"Here."

"..." Cao Kai paused, not speaking, and picked up his phone to search, asking, "Have you been in the military?"

Liu Jiang was a somewhat lecherous-looking 24-year-old man. It was also him who first called Sister Ling, leading everyone else to change their address to Sister Ling. Liu Jiang replied, "No, in our university, we just answer 'here' when our name is called."

Cao Kai said nothing, continuing to call the roll. These fourteen people were all randomly selected, and he had to match the names with the faces. In any case, there were still many miscellaneous tasks in the internal affairs department that needed to be done. By the time the fourteenth person was called, everyone's attention turned towards her.

She was a woman who caught everyone's eye, no matter where she was placed. She had an elegant figure, smooth long hair, a fair face like jade, and always maintained a kind and smiling look in her eyes. A slight smile on her lips made one feel refreshed. In short, she was a woman with considerable charm, easily evoking fantasies in others.

"Wei Lan!"

"It's me." Wei Lan raised a hand slightly.

Was it that lucky, to draw such a beautiful girl? Cao Kai looked at his phone. She had graduated from university and once worked in the public relations department of the Wanxiang Group. Cao Kai asked, "Wei Lan, your resume lacks experience in information gathering. Could you tell me why you left the Wanxiang Group? Remember, your major in college was public relations."

Wei Lan hesitated for a long time before answering, "My boss asked me to sleep with a guest, but I refused. I need a job, so I'm here. Manager Cao, I'm not just a pretty face. I'm completely unfamiliar with information gathering. But I will try my best to adapt to my new job and do it as well as possible."

Many people showed sympathy for Wei Lan's experience, while others were quite surprised. Clearly, Wei Lan's answer contradicted their initial guesses about her. Some even had ideas, imagining the possibility of striking up a relationship with such a beautiful colleague to take advantage of the situation.

Upon hearing Wei Lan's answer, Cao Kai, without commenting on good or bad, glanced around at everyone and said, 'The role of our department is to protect the commercial secrets of the Wanyuan International headquarters. What are commercial secrets? They are data, materials, and everything else that cannot be known by outsiders. From the number of employees and the ratio of men to women at the Wanyuan International headquarters, to patent inventions and annual report data, all the matters that Wanyuan International does not want known by outsiders are the commercial secrets we need to protect. Manager Zhang!'

Zhang Meiling nodded and took out the printed copies from the drawer, handing one to each person.

'The material in your hands is a basic textbook on understanding commercial espionage. You must finish reading it within today; otherwise, you will be dismissed if you fail the exam tomorrow. My primary requirement is your work attitude.' Cao Kai said, 'Manager Zhang, please divide the group into teams of seven. Is Wei Lan here? You are the temporary manager now, so also select seven people into a team. Now we are testing the abilities of both of you as managers. If three people in your group fail the examination, you will also be dismissed. You have been chatting for twenty minutes, so you should have a preliminary impression of each person. Start by choosing one person at a time; Wei Manager, go ahead, let's get started.'

Interesting, thought Nie Zuo in his heart. Wei Lan studies public relations, and the most important thing in public relations is to remember people's names in the shortest possible time during social occasions. Public relations is about dealing with people, observing their expressions and understanding their thoughts, so as to engage in crisis public relations and marketing public relations. Is Wei Lan just a flowerpot? Let her prove it. As for Zhang Meiling, I don't know what kind of cop she is, but she must have some skills since she was able to infiltrate Wanyuan International.

Nie Zuo was more interested in knowing how to protect these many commercial secrets mentioned by Cao Kai with these new people who have no experience, how to resist the all-penetrating commercial spies? Big brother, show me some skills, let me learn from you. Although Nie Zuo has helped Lin Shao a little bit, he has never thought from the perspective of protecting, and there is a big difference in his way of thinking and the thinking of protection. Just from dealing with the crisis involving Zhang Tian, Nie Zuo is more skilled at taking the offensive instead of the defensive, actively seeking change, controlling the situation, and taking the lead in it. While the thinking of protection is mainly defensive, ensuring not a drop leaks."

Wei Lan chose the first person, looked around and hesitated for a moment, then said, 'Liu Jiang.' Although Liu Jiang looks a bit sinister, he has a certain amount of intelligence and should not have any problem memorizing these ten pages of material.

Zhang Meiling swept over Nie Zuo, saying, 'Ma Tao.' Ma Tao was the first person to be named, paying attention to listening when others spoke, with a serious attitude.