Recently, the company is about to launch a new product. He Ting has been constantly thinking about how to make this product a huge success. So, He Ting has been calling meetings every day to discuss matters related to this product.
What puzzled He Ting was that Director Ma had been targeting him for no apparent reason recently. Every time He Ting came up with an idea, Director Ma would raise a whole bunch of reasons to question him.
"I plan to use the celebrity Li Ziyu for this product. His image and fan base are a perfect fit for our target marketing group."
Director Ma immediately stood up. "This Li Ziyu is full of scandals. His public image doesn't match our company's values. I personally think, Manager, are you being a bit nepotistic?"
Since Director Ma started collaborating with Jiang Zekai, he had been secretly looking for He Ting's faults every day. Lately, as he got to see He Ting more often, the frequency increased.
He Ting was unhappy. They were all working for the company. How could Director Ma accuse him of nepotism? Besides, he didn't even know Li Ziyu. He just chose him because Li Ziyu was very popular recently.
"Li Ziyu as the spokesperson was decided by the higher - ups a long time ago. Director Ma, don't try to impose your theories on me."
Seeing that no one in the room stood up to support him, Director Ma angrily sat down. It was obvious to everyone what Director Ma was up to.
But Director Ma thought he could keep it a secret. His foolish behavior was actually beneficial to others, so of course they wouldn't stop him. Maybe they would even add fuel to the fire!
Director Ma didn't think his actions were wrong. "If Li Ziyu was chosen by the higher - ups, then why are you still discussing it with us? You might as well just discuss it with the higher - ups directly. We little people probably don't even catch the manager's eye!"
Director Ma's words dragged everyone into this.
They didn't understand the purpose of Director Ma's actions, but they also knew it wasn't the time to fight with He Ting. So, some of them started to blame Director Ma, while others flattered He Ting. At this moment, the meeting room was like a marketplace.
Director Ma felt as if the world had been split in two. The world in front of him was gray, with everyone blaming him, while the side with He Ting was bright, with everyone flattering him. He felt as if everyone's voices were echoing in his ears, but he couldn't hear a single word.
This made him even more unwilling. If he were in He Ting's position, everything He Ting had now should be his. Instead, he could only sit here waiting for He Ting to look at him. Jealousy in Director Ma's heart started to grow wildly. This plan was too childish. He wanted to take revenge on He Ting severely.
He wanted to push He Ting into the depths of hell so that He Ting could never turn things around. At this moment, Director Ma had long since lost his initial thoughts. There was only one goal in his heart: to make He Ting's life miserable. Even if it meant sacrificing everything, Director Ma was willing.
He Ting was well - aware of his so - called colleagues' thoughts. Previously, He Ting didn't care because this kind of competition in a company was inevitable. Moreover, it had to be admitted that competition brought pressure and motivation. But this fool, Director Ma, had now brought this competition out into the open.
He Ting's eyebrows were almost knitted together. Looking at the noisy meeting room in front of him, he slammed the table hard. "That's enough! Today's meeting is over. I want to see the plan for what I said today tomorrow. And Director Ma, please come with me."
He Ting slammed the door and left. Everyone was a bit stunned. This was the second time they saw He Ting angry. The first time was after he quarreled with Gu Si. Director Ma didn't expect He Ting to so easily shift all the embarrassment onto him. He had no words to defend himself and could only pretend not to care as he opened the door and followed He Ting out.
Looking at Director Ma, who didn't even try to hide his feelings in front of him, He Ting knew that Director Ma's dissatisfaction with him ran deep. His eyebrows furrowed again. For a moment, he couldn't figure out when he had offended this Director Ma. But it was only for a moment. He Ting didn't have the time to explore Director Ma's thoughts.
"Director Ma, I don't quite understand why you've been targeting me recently. But you should remember that no matter what our personal grudges are, we should always put the company's interests first. Do you understand?"
He Ting didn't want to know the reason behind the jealousy in Director Ma's eyes. But to prevent such things from happening again, He Ting had to give a stern warning. Whether Director Ma listened or not was up to him.
Director Ma looked at He Ting jealously but didn't say a word. He just gave a heavy grunt to indicate that he understood. Seeing that Director Ma was uncooperative, He Ting was helpless. Director Ma was also the head of a department. He couldn't replace him at such a crucial time, and besides, He Ting didn't even have the right to do so!
Director Ma stormed out of He Ting's office angrily. He felt he had never been so insulted before. He Ting was just a newbie and yet dared to treat him like this. He Ting watched Director Ma's retreating back and let out a heavy sigh. His power was still not great enough!
In no time, the news that Director Ma had openly confronted He Ting spread throughout the company. Everyone was discussing it. When Director Ma saw a group of people whispering to each other, he walked over and heard that they were talking about him and He Ting. "If you don't work properly and just gossip here, do you all want your salaries docked?"
Instantly, everyone scattered. Director Ma couldn't calm down his mood for the whole morning. Whenever he took a break, he seemed to hear the whispering voices around him.
Director Ma said he couldn't take it anymore. He called Jiang Zekai and asked to meet him. For the first time in his life, Director Ma left work early.
"President, what's wrong with this Director Ma..." Fu Qing also thought there was something wrong with Director Ma. Although these were all small matters, his attitude towards He Ting was inappropriate.
He Ting gave a mysterious smile. Just a small director, who also served as a department head, dared to be so arrogant towards him. It seemed there was someone else behind him.
"Don't be in a hurry. Let's just wait. Anyway, the bait has been cast. Now we just have to see how many fish will take the bait!" He Ting had already calculated everything.
Director Ma was just a small pawn and not even on his chessboard. So, He Ting didn't care which side he was on.
"President, you're so wise. I'll just wait to watch the show." Fu Qing's series of flattering words really pleased He Ting.
He Ting pretended to be serious. "Send someone to follow Director Ma later and find out who's really behind him."