308: Chapter 38 Intricate and Complex

Gu Hui heard Mei Jinning say to him word by word:

"Do... you... really... think... I'm... as... stupid... as... you?"

As her voice fell,

Mei Jinning turned and left.

Not long after,

The sound of things being smashed clattered from inside the private room.

Shen Yan knew nothing about the conversation between Mei Jinning and Gu Hui.

He slept until dawn.

After waking up, he went to work at the company.

"Old Shen, I've already told the people at the Branch Company about the software project. Their feedback is that it can't be finished in a week."

After working for a whole morning, Shen Yan was just about to go to lunch when he happened to run into Chen Guangke.

While pulling Chen Guangke toward the company exit, Shen Yan asked him, "It can't be finished even with overtime?"

Chen Guangke replied, "That's what they said, but I don't think it's that bad. Based on our previous work efficiency at the Branch Company, it could be finished by working around the clock."

Shen Yan nodded and asked Chen Guangke, "What do you want to eat for lunch? My treat."

Chen Guangke looked up and thought for a moment.

"Dumplings, then."

So, the two of them went to a Dumpling Shop near the entrance for lunch.

While waiting for the dumplings to arrive, Chen Guangke asked Shen Yan, "What are your thoughts? Do you really want to hand this project over to the Branch Company? The internal situation there is still quite messy."

"Based on their current situation, wanting to finish the software project within a week is indeed... not very feasible."

Shen Yan took a sip of water and asked, "How is Xiao Wu doing over there? Is everything going smoothly?"

Chen Guangke shook his head.

"I've been following up on this. Wu Ya told me that the situation at the Branch Company is even more complicated than she imagined."

"To fully clarify everything at the Branch Company, it will take at least several months."

"Otherwise... let's just do this project at our own company."

Hearing this, Shen Yan took another sip of water.

"No, our company can't do it."

Chen Guangke asked with a puzzled look, "Why? Although our company currently has an Artificial Intelligence project on hand, in the end, Jiang Yuan is the one in charge of the research for that project."

"If it really doesn't work, I'll just tell Jiang Yuan and let us..."

Before he could finish, Shen Yan said to Chen Guangke, "It's not the same thing. I'm planning to take on another project."

As his voice fell,

Chen Guangke was dumbfounded. He blinked and said in a trembling voice, "Another project?!"

Shen Yan nodded.

"That's right. It's also software, but that project shouldn't be as rushed as this one."

Chen Guangke: "Gu Hui gave it to you again?"

Shen Yan shook his head.

"Didn't I tell you? There's someone named Mei Jinning who offered me a partnership."

Chen Guangke had truly forgotten about this.

He blinked and asked Shen Yan, "You really plan to cooperate with that Mei Jinning? Why do I feel like this whole thing is so strange?"

Just then, the Waitress brought out the dumplings.

Shen Yan picked up his chopsticks to grab a dumpling and said to Chen Guangke, "If it's strange, then let it be. Making money is important. As soon as their final payment arrives, we'll have another billion."

Chen Guangke also picked up his chopsticks and ate the dumplings.

While chewing, he said to Shen Yan, "Fine, I can't persuade you anyway. But you have to decide whether to give Gu Hui's project to the Branch Company or to Fuchen."

Shen Yan didn't speak.

After a while, he said to Chen Guangke, "After we finish eating, come with me to the Branch Company."

Chen Guangke looked up in surprise.

"You're going to the Branch Company?"

Shen Yan hummed in agreement and said, "Xiao Wu said the situation at the Branch Company is messier than she imagined, which means the situation there is quite bad. I have to go see for myself to be at ease."

Chen Guangke thought for a moment and felt that Shen Yan was right.

Even Wu Ya said the situation at the Branch Company was not optimistic.

It seemed the HR Staff relations at the Branch Company were much worse than they had imagined.

After eating, the two took a taxi to the Branch Company.

Although Fuchen was currently supported by the Branch Company, the Branch Company's office space was much smaller than Fuchen's.

As soon as the two went upstairs, they saw the main office area of the Branch Company.

Because some old-timers had left and many newcomers had been hired, no one recognized them when they went upstairs.

It wasn't until they wandered into the technical staff's office area that someone finally recognized them.

"President Shen?!"

Shen Yan nodded to the Employee who recognized him.

"Long time no see. Where is Xiao Wu?"

Hearing Shen Yan's question, the Employee replied, "Manager Wu is in her office right now. Do you want to go find her? How about I take you there?"

Chen Guangke interrupted.

"It's not like we don't know where Wu Ya's office is. Just do your own work."

After saying that, he and Shen Yan headed to Wu Ya's office together.

The Employee who had just spoken to them kept his eyes fixed on their backs.

Not until their figures disappeared did he take out his phone, open a group chat, and send a message.

"@Everyone Shen Yan and Chen Guangke are both here! Everyone, stay sharp!"

Shen Yan and Chen Guangke didn't know the Employee had announced their arrival to the company.

They were currently standing at the door of Wu Ya's office, knocking.

*Knock, knock, knock*

Not long after,

Wu Ya's weary voice came from inside the office.

"Come in."

Hearing this, Shen Yan and Chen Guangke looked at each other, opened the office door, and walked in.

"Xiao Wu, have things been going smoothly these past two days?"

"Hey, are you okay?"

Familiar voices rang out.

Wu Ya looked up and saw it was Shen Yan and Chen Guangke. She asked them with a look of surprise, "Why are you here?!"

Chen Guangke curled his lips and casually pulled out the chair opposite Wu Ya to sit down.

"What? We can't come?"

Wu Ya replied with a smile, "I didn't say that. You didn't even tell me you were coming. If you had told me, I would have..."

Before she could finish, Chen Guangke asked, "You would have prepared to come down and meet us early?"

Wu Ya clicked her tongue and said dissatisfiedly, "Why do you talk so much?"

Despite her words,

She still went out and asked her secretary to make tea for the two of them.

Once the secretary brought the tea, Wu Ya asked Chen Guangke and Shen Yan, "How did you suddenly find the time to come here?"

Hearing Wu Ya's question, Shen Yan replied, "We wanted to see the company's current situation and talk to you about the project while we're at it."

As his voice fell,

Wu Ya frowned, her face full of melancholy.

"Although I've been here for two days... I haven't completely figured out the current HR Staff structure of the Branch Company yet."

Chen Guangke's eyes widened.

"Are you kidding me? There are only so many people in the Branch Company. Two days weren't enough for you to figure out the HR Staff structure?!"