The next day, Gu Sisi went to work.
Just as she entered the door, she was stopped by the receptionist girl.
"Sister Sisi."
Gu Sisi had just pressed the elevator button when she suddenly heard a call. She turned around. She wondered why she hadn't seen anyone before. But when she saw the girl's posture, straightening up from a hunched position, she understood that the girl had been squatting on the ground.
"What's up?"
Although the girl addressed her familiarly, they had hardly talked before. Gu Sisi couldn't figure out what she wanted to say for a moment.
The receptionist girl rummaged through her notebook in a hurry and read from it, "The boss wants you to go to Conference Room 2 as soon as you come."
"Me? Right now?" Gu Sisi was even more confused. It was the first time she had seen such urgency.
The receptionist girl nodded desperately and whispered, "Yes. The newly - appointed General Manager Dai specifically told me to tell you."
Then, as if just realizing something, she patted her chest in fear and said with a panicked look on her face, "Fortunately, I was lucky just now. Otherwise, I'd be in big trouble today."
Gu Sisi couldn't help but smile. It seemed that everyone was really afraid of the new boss. Could the boss eat her just because of a little delay?
"Okay, I got it."
The elevator dinged, and Gu Sisi stepped in. She was about to press the floor of her own office, but then, recalling what the girl had said, she pressed the top - floor button instead.
Forget it. She also wanted to see what the urgent matter was.
It wasn't the official working time yet, so there were only a few scattered people in the company. The elevator wasn't crowded at all. By the time it reached the top floor, she was the only one left in it.
Gu Sisi looked up and sized up the surroundings. It was very quiet. All she could hear was the ticking sound of her shoes. All the other conference rooms she passed by were open, but it was only when she reached the door of Conference Room 2 that it was closed.
It seemed that there were people inside. Gu Sisi held her breath and knocked on the door with one finger.
Soon, the door opened.
There was a strong - voiced person speaking around. It seemed that a meeting was going on.
Gu Sisi turned to look and was immediately stunned.
Sitting in the front row was obviously Huo Cheng. As Gu Sisi was in a daze, Huo Cheng also looked up at her. Without any extra emotion, he nodded and then shifted his gaze.
It was as if they were just casual acquaintances.
Gu Sisi didn't dare to stand at the door all the time. The person speaking on the stage was the newly - appointed general manager. She quietly stepped back and sat down in the empty seat at the bottom, looking at the whole speech process in a daze.
Among the people present, there were some company leaders she knew, all of them holding higher positions than hers. There were also some people she didn't know. It seemed that they were brought by Huo Cheng.
She felt out of place here and tried her best to reduce her presence.
Finally, everyone began to pack up their notebooks and pens. Although there were many people, everything was in good order. Gu Sisi let out a sigh of relief. The meeting was finally coming to an end.
At this time, as people relaxed, someone recognized her.
"Gu Sisi, what are you doing here?"
It was the deputy general manager of their company. He was always serious, and his eyes looking at Gu Sisi were full of dislike. He thought she was going to cause trouble.
The look was so intense that Gu Sisi felt a bit guilty under his gaze.
To be honest, she didn't even know what she was doing here!
But looking at the new general manager who was discussing with Huo Cheng, could she really go over and ask?
"I..."
"Go back!" The deputy general manager said with a straight face, seeing through Gu Sisi's guilt. "Don't think that just because you've won an award, you don't know your own limits."
Newcomers who didn't know their place were never popular, but Gu Sisi really wasn't such a person.
She wanted to defend herself, but didn't know how to explain. She even suspected that the receptionist girl had remembered the wrong person, or that someone had played a prank and made that call.
"Okay." Gu Sisi's answer sounded a bit dejected.
She lowered her head, feeling like she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself. The inquisitive looks from around didn't decrease. She even heard people's discussions.
"She's the champion of this competition?"
"Yeah, but our company doesn't focus on painting. What good is it?"
"True."
...
"Stop!" Just as Gu Sisi was about to act like a quail and escape with the flow of people.
At this shout, everyone stopped their movements.
The voice belonged to the new general manager.
He waved at Gu Sisi with a look of dislike in his eyes. Gu Sisi had her head down and didn't see his gesture at first, but the atmosphere around was obviously strange.
Some people began to snicker secretly. Only then did Gu Sisi look over.
Pointing at herself, she mouthed, "Me?"
"Come up!" the new general manager shouted sternly.
Gu Sisi shrugged helplessly. What was all this about? Wouldn't she end up getting criticized for no reason today?
But she never expected that when she stood still, what she heard was, "Recently, the company is going to establish a new department. Gu Sisi is now officially appointed as the manager of our company's Painting Department."
The on - lookers who had been watching the show were immediately stunned and immediately raised their doubts.
"But she's so young and has no experience!"
The surroundings became noisy. The managers of some traditional departments in this company all had a certain amount of experience. Although the Painting Department was newly established, it was a relatively traditional department. Letting someone as inexperienced as Gu Sisi take on the position directly was bound to be a bit irresponsible.
Gu Sisi wasn't surprised that someone immediately objected. She was more confused about why General Manager Dai wanted her to open up a new department.
General Manager Dai's face darkened a bit, and Huo Cheng also looked displeased. A chill emanated from him, and the surroundings gradually calmed down.
General Manager Dai tapped the table hard with his finger, and suddenly there was no sound at all around.
Then he slowly said, "If any of you can find someone in the company who is stronger and more accomplished than her, you're welcome to recommend. If not, just shut up!"
That was the final word. At the last sentence, General Manager Dai even picked up a document and slammed it on the table, scaring everyone around.
Suddenly, the people sitting there looked at each other, and the voices stopped abruptly.
There were no more objections. This outburst was not only for Gu Sisi's sake, but more importantly, to establish his own authority.
The newly - arrived boss and the old employees who played on their seniority didn't have direct conflicts, but they were always secretly at odds. There were even people arguing about a general manager's decision.
General Manager Dai squinted his eyes and glanced at everyone's faces. He nodded and said casually, "You can leave."
Only then did everyone quickly get up. It seemed that there was going to be a big change in Ruiqi Culture Company!
This news spread like wildfire. In just a few minutes, it was all over the place.
Even Yang Qian, who was recuperating at home, somehow got the news and excitedly wailed.
After waiting for a long time, Gu Sisi stayed in her old office and looked down. Only after seeing that prominent black Ferrari leave did she rush to the general manager's office and knock on the door.
"Come in."
Gu Sisi pushed the door open with her head down.