01x01 - Episode 1

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SAY NO TO PIRACY, SUPPORT ORIGINALS

When does the competition of life
really begin?

Is it when your parents finally beat
all odds to be together?

Or when that specific sperm and egg,

out of billions, found each other?

Then you fight, you grow,
follow the set path,

and step into a whole new b*ttlefield.

You struggle with money and feelings,

go through countless suffering,

and finally get to show a happy smile.

But even then,

BEICHEN UNIVERSITY
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

you can't afford to let your guard down

because you're afraid of failing.

Even more afraid of being replaced
someday, without warning.

{\an8}WHAT'S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
YOU'VE EVER FACED?

{\an8}My parents divorced.

{\an8}Since high school, I've been on my own.

I have no family to back me up,

but I'm not afraid of that challenge.

Because compared
to the tough job market ahead,

it's nothing.

It's a good story.

{\an8}YE XINZHI, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AT P&J

P&J INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, SECOND INTERVIEW

Thank you.

Every story comes from life.

Actually, your founder, Mr. Pang Li,

said at the APEC summit in July 2006

that storytelling and courage
are the foundations of success.

It's because of those words
that I dared to compete

for this interview invitation,

which used to be
only for second-year grad students,

during my first-year break.

When faced with doubt, agree first,

then smoothly steer to another topic.

Textbook stiff.

-I--
-Next question.

What's your life motto?

Always work hard,

and never, ever become someone

who can be easily replaced.

Really?

Are you that afraid of being replaced?

Next.

If I get this internship offer from P&J,

my job will be locked in
when I graduate next year.

I'm telling you,

that Mr. Ye, who interviewed me
last time, is really hot.

Totally. I remember him clearly too.

Hey…

With so many people at the interview,

I don't feel confident about it.

Chi.

You just got here?

Morning. Got stuck in traffic.

You look down.

You're definitely not getting in.

-What are you saying?
-How do you know I won't make it?

I'm telling you,

I'm getting into P&J now,

and later, I'm getting
into Maxmise and Boen.

Are you kidding me?

Top consulting firms like those
only hire from top schools.

Those who are incompetent
always treat "always" and "usually"

as unbreakable ceilings.

Alright. Stop it.

-The interview results are out! Come!
-Results are out!

I'll go check for you.

Excuse me. Coming through.

Sorry.

Wait.

NAME, GENDER

XU CHI

NOT ADMITTED

What?

Look.

-Neither of us made it.
-You didn't make it.

Scared to look?

Congratulations.

Ch… Chi.

I read the wrong line. You got in.

Thank you.

Weren't you pretty confident?

Why did you chicken out?

I didn't.

I just didn't believe I'd fail.

Big talk.

You're good enough
for a consumer goods company

like P&J,

but for consulting firms,
you still fall short.

How did you know I wanted to get into--?

Why do you want to get
into Boen and Maxmise?

Because, much like P&J,
they are all top players in the industry.

Since I was little, I've had a dream.

I wanted to be the best management talent.

Stop reciting from AI scripts.

I've always been passionate
about international work experience.

-Stop.
-I--

Next time, just talk like a real person.

I want money!

NO. 92, YONG'AN ROAD

I just want money.

What I just told you wasn't a story.
It's all true.

My mom k*lled herself.

My dad married the other woman
and had a son.

I even had to borrow living expenses
from my high school homeroom teacher.

So I need money. A lot of it.

I need to pay back what I owe.

And I need to go work in Beijing.

I want to buy back the old apartment
my mom couldn't let go of.

But I picked the wrong major.

As my bachelor's graduation
drew near, I figured

I couldn't land jobs
at major internet companies

or make it into investment banking.

After grad school,

my advisor ran
a career-profile assessment on me

and said I was suited
for management consulting.

Consulting firms also pay pretty well
for fresh grads.

But my school isn't prestigious.

My senior told me
I could start as a summer intern

at a Fortune 500 company first.

Once I have experience,

I can get an internship
at a consulting firm.

Top consulting firms
haven't been hiring much lately.

And they still keep
that insane elimination rate.

A third of people get cut every year.

Sixty percent of new hires
leave within the first year.

You sure you can last three years?

I'm sure.
I will never be replaced by anyone.

I'll be the one to push out
those competing with me first.

Then don't go to Maxmise.

They won't hire someone
from a non-elite school like yours.

Go to Beisen instead.

Their campus recruitment is more open.

If you win an award
at Beisen's Yangfan Cup,

you get direct access
to the final interview.

One more piece of advice.

Raise your GPA,
learn logical methodology well,

and read The Pyramid Principle.

By the way, drop the name Tracy.

In consulting circles,
there are 50 Vivians,

a hundred Lisas, and 200 Alexes.

Don't you want to avoid being replaced?

Then make people remember
your uniqueness from the very start.

Your name is Xu Chi.

It's already quite nice.

As in "A gentle breeze comes,
the sentiments linger."

Good luck.

In this world,

there's always someone
who gives you a gentle push

when you're lost.

Every word Ye Xinzhi said

was like a precise coordinate,

helping me find direction
in the chaos ahead.

{\an8}So I dove straight into the YangFan Cup.

{\an8}With that never-give-up attitude,

{\an8}I landed an offer
from the top consulting firm Beisen.

And Ye Xinzhi and I
were like two parallel lines.

After all the twists and turns,

who knows when our paths

would cross again.

BEIJING

Miss, are you looking at properties?

Is the one with the flowers
on the second floor for sale?

That one? It's not on the market.

Alright. Let me know
if you need anything. Bye.

NO. 92, YONG'AN ROAD

This isn't the first time!

NAME: CHENGYA

Chi.

Your dad doesn't want us anymore.

He found someone younger and prettier.

He's such a scumbag!

Mom.

Chi. I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to abandon you.

It's just that living hurts too much.

I gave so much for your dad.

I even sold the apartment
in Beijing your grandma left me

to fund his business.

But he still found another woman.

You must remember,

even on your own,
you still have to work hard

-Dad!
-and keep striving.

-Dad!
-Don't end up useless like me,

-someone who can be easily replaced.
-Dad!

Chi.

I regret it so much.

If we hadn't sold that apartment,

we'd still have a home to go back to,

and I could've watched the flowers
on the windowsill bloom,

and you grow up just like before.

YONG'AN ROAD COMMUNITY


Mom. I've already got an offer
from a Beijing consulting firm now.

Just wait a little longer.

I will buy back our old apartment.

{\an8}Heard this year's orientation

{\an8}is being run by Samantha,
who's about to be made a junior partner.

Right now, Maxmise North China
has two partners in total.

One is Mr. Pi, the other is Mr. Li.

Samantha is Mr. Pi's right-hand woman.

Xu… Chi.

Why is this in pinyin?

How do you say that?

You don't even have an English name?

Xu Chi.

As in "A gentle breeze comes,
the sentiments linger."

I think my name sounds pretty good,
so I kept it.

Xu Chi? I think it sounds good too.

Besides, we're all Chinese.

Working at a company in China,
using an English name

always feels a bit off to me.

My name is Zhao Heng.

Heng as in "eternal".

Emperor Zhenzong of Song?

You actually know that.

My dad thought it was cool
because an emperor used it,

but then he worried
I couldn't live up to it.

I think I can't either.

So I changed it to Ben.

What's Ben? As in "dumb"!

You're actually really good at dad jokes.

Oh right.

I'm a SJTU economics-management
graduate. What about you?

I'm in applied statistics.

Not answering directly?

Guess your school and name
aren't worth mentioning.

-Don't say that.
-What?

With this job market,

even Maxmise cut


With consulting's high elimination rate,

half of us will be gone in the first year.

Since we're bound to compete anyway,

why bother pretending to be all friendly?

You're pretty confident
in your abilities, huh?

Come here.

Yeah, you. Tall one.

Do you know the budget
for Maxmise's global partnership team?

Is she Samantha?

Should be.

Can't answer?

Two hundred million!

So, which prestigious school
did you graduate from?

Cor…

Cor what?

Cornell.

Thought it'd be HYPSM.

Turns out you just barely scraped an Ivy.

Who asked you?

Sorry. The meeting ran long.

I'm Sha Sha, Samantha,

head of this year's new hire orientation.

Have you all gotten to know each other?

Alright. Have a seat.

-Welcome to Maxmise.
-Thank you.

From now on,

your title is Business Analyst,

or BA for short.

Business Analyst.

Throughout the internship,

each of you will join a team

and be assigned a senior mentor.

You'll also be their assistant.

Maxmise gives you the best
and fairest opportunities for growth.

Bu Tianna's scores
are practically perfect.

If you're picking, go with her.

Her internship record is truly top-tier.

Don't any of you fight me on this.

I'm taking Bu Tianna.

Who would dare go against you?

But honey, not to nag,

you look terrible these days,
yet you’re still pushing yourself so hard.

Being a mentor is no easy job.

No choice. I've got a huge mortgage,

and I've got
a little money pit on the way.

If I don't fight
to get a capable assistant,

my projects will get snatched away,

just like that Sato Pharmaceuticals deal.

Hon, that Sato Pharmaceulticals thing
really wasn't my fault.

Sha Sha wouldn't let you fly
because of your pregnancy risks,

so she had me take over midway.

I'm heading abroad the day after tomorrow.

I'll pick up some skincare
for you at duty-free.

Someone as easily annoyed as you
gets wrinkles fast.

Hurry up and choose.
We need to go in soon.

I'll take this guy, Zhao Heng.

Deng Anran.

Then I guess I'm stuck with Xu Chi.

BU TIANNA, TINA

Under the guidance
of these mentors and seniors,

you'll move forward step by step.

Everyone, please stand
and welcome your mentors.

-Welcome.
-Hello.

I saw you at the front desk earlier,
and I felt we were destined to meet.

{\an8}HALF AN HOUR AGO

{\an8}Hi, I'm Xu Chi. Here to check in.

Sure. Please follow me.

Thanks, Ms. Lin. I'll do my best.

At Maxmise, we don't follow
the 9-to-9 six-day schedule,

and we won't force you to work overtime.

But you might have to get used
to running on little sleep from now on.

When I was interning in Seattle,

I only got six hours of sleep a day.

Right. We're here at Maxmise
to get tortured.

This. This is your desk.

Take a look.

Among the new hires, you're pretty lucky.

I put your desk right across from mine.

Makes it easier for us to communicate.

-Thank you, Ms. Lin.
-Have a seat.

Get familiar with things.

Here's your computer
and the employee handbook.

Why did you push her away?

Isn't that just handing her to Cindy?

Her full name is Bu Tianna.

BU TIANNA

Remember that Qianhai Bank project we did?

That's the name listed

as the beneficiary of Mr. Bu's
family trust at Siwei Group.

No wonder Mr. Pi
personally interviewed her.

She's the real deal.

Rich, well-connected, and capable.

If she got into my team,

by the time I come back
from maternity leave,

my projects
would just be stepping stones for her.

Might as well let Cindy taste

what it's like to work
for someone else's gain.

I've always worried

about being sidelined
because of all my time off.

Why would I want
a mentee who's that capable?

Makes sense.

Xu Chi does seem pretty steady.

She got dissed like that
and still didn't snap back.

This girl doesn't fight or scheme.

I actually like her.

Sure. Please follow me.

Ms. Lin.

Thanks.

Did you get her resume
during the interviews?

What's her background?

I'm not sure.

I just remember
she doesn't have an overseas degree.

As long as she follows my orders

while I'm on maternity leave,
that's all that matters.

Right. I'll get back to work then.

-How's it going?
-Ms. Lin,

you didn't look too well.

I read online that chocolate can help.

You're so sweet.

Have a seat.

-Did you read the employee handbook?
-I did.

It has your email
and your system username and password.

-Got it.
-I'll send you the work plan

for the next few days later. Take a look.

If you don't understand anything,
feel free to ask me.

Sure. No problem.

Our work is simple, in a way.

Start with data analysis.

-Ever heard of Bolo Culture?
-Yes.

Pull Bolo Culture's data from the database
and do a basic analysis.

No problem.

Here's a tip.

Don't always say "yes" or "sure"
to everything when you're new.

Sounds too much like a student.

In the workplace,

unless you're truly capable
of taking responsibility,

don't just casually say "no problem".

Go on.

If you're not feeling well,
you should head home early.

If you collapse from exhaustion,

we'll have to call an ambulance for you.

That'll just hold everyone up.

Relax. I can still hang on.

With you off to Japan,

if something goes wrong here,

I'll have to clean up for you.

The report's done and sent to your email.

That fast?

I've been following
the online reading industry for a while.

So…

You want to prove yourself. I get it.

But honestly,
there's no need to rush like that.

Plus, Maxmise has its own
formatting rules for documents.

Not like the ones you did in school--

CONTENTS

CONTENTS, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PROJECT BACKGROUND
INTEGRATION CHALLENGES…

I did my homework.

Not bad.

But where did you get
all this data from Nielsu

and those business research firms?

I don't remember the company buying those.

I bought them myself.

But how could a student afford

such expensive
business research databases?

If you want to get into Maxmise,

you have to pay some tuition yourself.

Being prepared is never wrong.

Nice report.

I'll send you
the Yuanming project files later.

Keep doing the analysis.

Okay.

Ma'am, your coffee.

Thank you.

Sorry.

-Thanks.
-No worries.

Actually, I've been watching you
for a while.

Your folders are organized
like you have OCD.

All your files end with V1, V2, V3.

And those blue slide templates
with no images.

Are you a consultant?

You're an executive at Beihuan Air, right?

Public relations side?

Yes.

I'm heading to Beijing
for a headquarters meeting.

Attention, all passengers.

Flight to Beijing is now boarding.

-Please prepare for boarding.
-I need to board.

I'm on the next flight to Beijing.

After we land, do you want
to grab a drink sometime?

Sorry.

I've got work arrangements today.
Maybe some other time.

Who knows when we'll run
into each other again.

Soon. I have a feeling.

Thank you all for your contributions
to Beihuan Air over the years.

HR will have one-on-one meetings

with everyone about
the specific compensation details later.

Every business w*r has its casualties.

A consultant's job

is to secure the biggest win
with the smallest sacrifice

and keep companies from going
into bankruptcy and restructuring.

If your company was laying you off,

would you still say that?

These past two years,

top consulting firms worldwide
have been laying off staff.

Even the best organizations
need constant elimination and evolution.

No one is irreplaceable.

Not even me.

PROMOTE OR QUIT

Wake up. Don't zone out.
Let's hype ourselves up again.

We've gotta get this done today.

No more hype.

My blood is pure coffee at this point.

It's due tomorrow.

And now the lead has a heart attack.

With all this work,
how are we supposed to finish?

Headquarters is sending a big g*n
to support us.

Morning.

Richard!

Hello, everyone. I'm Ye Xinzhi,
sent from headquarters to take over.

Who's the project manager here?

Let me see today's summary.

Who's that?

You don't know Mr. Ye?

He's the fastest-promoted partner
at C&C Consulting.

He single-handedly closed
the Beihuan Air project.

That impressive?
Then we're saved this time.

Everyone,

you've done great work so far.

Now, let's go through
the delivery plan together.

Okay.

Cancel delivery files 003,


Merge 004 and 009.

Based on my experience,
with everyone working together,

we can get this done in eight hours.

So here's what I'm assigning.

Go back to your rooms
and rest for five hours.

But the final delivery meeting
is tomorrow morning!

I've already talked to the client.

Pushed it to tomorrow afternoon at four.

Everyone's exhausted.

Without rest, efficiency drops.

Amazing.

But I just chugged
two big cans of Red Bull.

My brain is both tired and wired.
I can't sleep at all.

I'll figure something out.

Yang Rui, I found some issues
with the Yuanming project.

YANG RUI: DATA ERRORS
IN THE YUANMING PROJECT

GO TO THE SITE AND VERIFY NOW

You should go to the restroom
and deal with that.

There's a hairdryer there.

I really didn't know joining Maxmise
meant suffering like this.

I thought the worst would be stuck
at the airport during a typhoon.

Five-thirty in the morning.

My mentor actually wants me
to verify data on-site

-that even the VPA system can't pull.
-Morning.

Morning.

Ma'am, she's the first one here again?

Yes. She's first every day.

Crazy.

You don't get it?

That's called scoring points.

I'd love to go to a site
and score points too.

But I don't have that kind of client.

My mentor's no help!

It's time for work.

You're really lucky.

You got one who's ready to work.

Jealous?

No wonder Sha Sha
made an exception to hire her.

You know Du Wen's mentee?

Can't even figure out
a simple tool like SPSS.

Gave him a massive headache.

That won't last long, anyway.

Once the three-month probation is over,

at least half these interns will be gone.

Hey, how's Cindy doing?

You sit close to her.

Heard anything lately?

You were right.

You know what?

Cindy invited Mr. Zheng from Dongfang Data
to play golf and have dinner.

She asked Bu Tianna to join them at night.

You know what Bu Tianna said?

"I already have plans tonight."

Before Cindy could even react,

Mr. Zheng called and canceled the dinner.

She thought she'd scored a gem.

And then?

She just has to take the loss.

If you want to move up, you pay the price.

Don't forget Maxmise's rule.

-Get promoted or get out.
-Get promoted or get out.

Come on. Let's toast.

-Morning.
-Morning.

Just graduated and already looking
to buy an apartment?

Pretty ambitious for a young person.

{\an8}Gotta make good money.

The agent sent it to me.
I was just browsing.

-What proposal are you working on?
-The proposal of Bolo Culture.

Once Ms. Lin reviews it,
I'll send it over to you.

Clean work.

Lin Long has been praising you
a lot these days.

By the way, where do you live?

How do you get to the office
so early every day?

Just around the corner
at the diplomatic compound--

Diplomatic compound?

That's not cheap, is it?

There's a 9 Days Inn nearby.
I've rented a standard room long-term.

A standard room at 9 Days Inn?

That's probably just a bed and a bathroom.
So small.

It's fine. Enough for me.

Bigger than my dorm room.

It's slightly more expensive
than a studio,

but I'll be working
at least ten hours a day

and traveling at least
eight times a month.

Compared to a landlord
who might kick me out anytime,

a hotel with 24/7 hot water and Wi-Fi
suits me much better.

Why push yourself so hard?

If I didn't, you wouldn't have noticed me

or asked me that question.

After you read my report,
if you think it's decent,

can I join Ms. Lin
for the proposal meeting?

We have no precedent
for interns joining proposal meetings.

I'll prove with my report

that I'm already
at a full-time employee's level.

Our project proposal
is in the final stage.

Yang Rui's team is swamped anyway.

Since on-site inspection is so important,

why not send Bu Tianna
to get some experience?

You think she doesn't
listen to you enough,

so you want to knock her down
a peg, don't you?

Cindy, as a mentor,

you should have a broader mindset.

Tianna is still a fine blade
that needs sharpening.

But you can't dull her
on a construction site.

I read the Bolo Culture documents.
Not bad.

Just a bit conservative in style.

Why don't you bring Xu Chi
to the proposal meeting this time?

She's young.

Perfect for her to connect
with those new unicorn startup folks.

The industry summit organized
by the Research

is coming up in a couple of days.

Mr. Pi said we should go help out.

Okay.

In our team…

-I'll get to work then.
-Go ahead.

Need a reminder?

The surname Bu isn't common.

Remember now?

You usually seem pretty sharp.

How'd you get so dense this time?

Guess that's why we're friends.

Even you got fooled by Xu Chi.
My situation is nothing.

You know why Sha Sha asked you
to bring Xu Chi to the proposal meeting?

This morning…

Lin Long has been praising you
a lot these days.

Can I join Ms. Lin
for the proposal meeting?

Lately, you've been leaving before eight.

Xu Chi handles most of the work now.

Feels pretty easy?

Ms. Lin, you're pregnant.
You shouldn't overdo it.

Why don't you head home?
I'll handle the rest.

Thank you.

Jealous? You're really lucky.

You got one who's ready to work.

You really don't know why
Yang Rui's team is so swamped?

Because Xu Chi has sharp eyes.

She spotted a data error he missed.

And she sent the email
under your team's name.

Since the Yuanming project
is a collaboration with Yang Rui's team,

can I just communicate with them directly?

Sure. On this project,
we're the front end.

They're the back end.

She embarrassed him.

YANG RUI

Data errors found in the Yuanming project.

Go to the site and verify now.

Sorry, Yang Rui. I'm on my way.

I'll verify the data on-site right away.

I'll have it done before work starts.

Deng Anran was forced to go to the site
and recheck every single piece of data.

You forgot what happened between them
when they first joined?

You don't even have an English name?

Not answering directly?

Guess your school and name
aren't worth mentioning.

You've been used as a pawn.

No way.

Why not?

You thought she was a pushover.

She waited until everyone forgot,
then got her revenge.

She is more calculating than you.

Now she's bypassed you and gone
straight to Sha Sha for the proposal.

By the time you're back,
your spot will be gone.

And you thought you'd found a gem.

Zhao Heng. Do you know where Xu Chi went?

She's in Meeting Room B, meeting visitors.

Visitors?

You mean e-commerce formation?

Yes. Our strategy
actually serves the national priorities,

rural revitalization, healthcare,
emergency response,

and down-market e-commerce.

Xu Chi.

Step out for a moment.

One second, please.

What's up, Ms. Lin?

Who are those people?

They're from the Beijing Low-Altitude
Economy Industry Research Institute.

The Yuanming drone logistics project
has some policy issues,

so I invited them over for a workshop.

I asked you about it yesterday.

I said we could consider it.
I didn't say to do it right away.

What are their titles?
How credible are they?

You just grab any random people
and call it a workshop?

Trying to cash in on Maxmise's name?

And did you apply for a budget
for their appearance fees?

Xu Chi, do you think just because
I've been praising you lately,

you can get c*ck and make your own calls?

The one at the far end
is Deputy Director Zheng.

Next to him is Section Chief Song,

who oversees the low-altitude economy
in the district.

This workshop doesn't need a budget.

I traded a free share of Maxmise's

Southeast Asia logistics industry report
for it.

Also, I was able
to get them here so quickly

because I once did
a winter break internship

at Mr. Zheng's Tiandi Logistics.

He's always had a good impression of me.

Even so,

who said you could share
our report for free?

Xu Chi, your delivery is here.

Great. Thanks.

Let me finish the meeting first.
I'll talk to you after.

Sorry for the wait.

-Mr. Zheng.
-Well, well.

This is your favorite oat latte.

Thank you.

-And Mr. Song's Americano.
-Thanks.

-Over here.
-Alright, Xu.

-We'll catch up next time.
-Alright.

Xu, keep me posted
on the project progress.

I will, Mr. Song. Thank you.

-See you.
-Bye.

Take care.

Xu Chi.

Lin Long stepped out.

She told me

you don't need to attend the Bolo Culture
workshop this afternoon.

The Research is hosting
an industry summit at Dongfang Hotel.

They're short-handed
on the Conference Team.

She wants you to go help out there.

Got it. Thanks.

Are you getting pushed back
because you performed too well?

So what?

It was made clear on day one.

Mentors are just mentors.

Whether an intern stays
is ultimately Sha Sha's call.

As long as I stay at Maxmise,
a couple of years from now,

tables could turn.

I'm glad someone else gets that too.

It's heavy. Easy.

Over here.

This is the additional venue setup
as you requested.

Take care.

Excuse me.

Mr. Pi?

-Mr. Pi?
-Go on.

The halal and vegan options

you requested for the lunch guests
have all been taken care of.

Got it.

You sent Xu Chi to do grunt work?

If you want to knock her down,
at least don't make it so obvious.

I'm telling you, Mr. Pi knows.

So what?

Deng Anran got sent
to a construction site.

Can't Xu Chi go to a hotel to help out?

Let me tell you some real tea.

You don't know she's from
a non-elite school, do you?

I only knew she didn't study abroad
and that she's not from a top school.

How did someone not from a top school
get into Maxmise?

You…

Sit, sit. Have a seat.

What are you doing?

Because she and the SJTU team

won first place in Beisen's
Yangfan Cup business competition.

Her champion title
was judged by Mr. Pi himself.

She was actually planning to go to Beisen,

but you know, Beisen moved
its headquarters to Shenzhen this year,

so she hesitated.

When Mr. Pi found out,

he sent her an offer right away.

You know what her GPA is?



Last night after midnight,

Mr. Pi came to the office
to grab some files

and heard about Xu Chi's workshop plan.

He read it and was impressed.

He approved her sharing the report
for free on the spot.

And then you turned around
and sent her to do grunt work.

Aren't you basically
slapping Mr. Pi in the face?

Even so,

who said you could share
our report for free?

Just now, Mr. Pi called the
Conference Team

and asked why they pulled
a project colleague to do errands.

You know how fierce the competition is
in consulting right now.

Xu Chi is clearly someone
who can really get things done.

If you piss off Mr. Pi because of her,

aren't you afraid
he'll give you a hard time at work?

Think about what you're going to do.
I've got work.

Xu Chi.

Come back after you pick up
the guest at the airport.

Mr. Pi chewed us out because of you.

Oh, did you get the pickup sign?

I already got it. Don't worry.

I will never be replaced by anyone.

I'll be the one to push out
those competing with me first.

XU CHI

Thanks.

{\an8}You're welcome.

{\an8}I just told the lobby manager
at Dongfang Hotel

{\an8}to ask Mr. Pi to step out for a chat.

XU CHI, BU TIANNA

Why do you keep helping me?

I'm going to become a partner someday.

I just want to start building
my inner circle early.

{\an8}Too bad that when I play chess,

{\an8}I'm not good at being a knight.

I'm only good at being the queen.

Really?

The Beihuan Air project is done.

{\an8}This time I'm here for the Tianhe project.

Right, send me the data again
so I can take a look.

Okay.

Mr. Yi, we'll be at the hotel
in half an hour.

Your room service order
for the Caesar salad is on its way.

I hate Caesar salad.

Did you pick up the wrong person?

Sir, please pull over.

Sure.

{\an8}RICHARD YE, DONGFANG HOTEL

Sorry.

Mr. Yi, I'm from Maxmise,
who texted you earlier to pick you up.

Still waiting for your luggage?
No worries. Take your time.

I'll take a lap around the other floors.

Okay. I'll wait for your call.

Mr. Ye, I'm sorry. I didn't double-check
the name on the pickup sign.

I have two temporary solutions.

One, I can take you back to the airport.

Two, if you're in a hurry,

I'll have the driver
take you to the hotel,

and then I'll get off
and order another car for Mr. Yi.

Which option works better for you?

One.

Please drive back to the airport.
And hurry.

-Alright.
-You remember me?

Of course.

Admitted the mistake cleanly.
Didn't pass the buck.

Quickly offered solutions
for the client to choose from.

You do look like a consultant now.

Congratulations. Your wish came true.

Thanks.

What's wrong? Not going well?

That's not it.

Never mind then.

Bye, Mr. Yi.

Mr. Ye.

-Long time no see.
-Long time no see.

-Everything going well?
-Yes.

-Come on. Your room is all set.
-Alright. Let's go.

Wang Yu's hosting a welcome dinner
for you tonight.

-Great.
-We'll have a little drink.

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I've finished the revisions.
I'll email it to you in a bit.

Bye.

Sir, your package.

Thanks.

APOLOGIES AGAIN, AND THANK YOU.
XU CHI