Chapter 57: The Untold Story of the Ice Queen CEO and Her Clingy Puppy-Boyfriend?

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: The Untold Story of the Ice Queen CEO and Her Clingy Puppy-Boyfriend?

"Old Gu, my advice? After you graduate and go full-time, keep pushing yourself to climb the ladder."

"Eventually, you’ll get a chance to get close to that beautiful president of yours. Then, you can use your pretty face to seduce her."

"Wrap her around your little finger, and the entire Tidal Group will be yours!"

’The untold story of the ice-cold president and her clingy puppy dog boyfriend...?’

...

Seeing that Gu Yizhou was ignoring him, He Mingyi leaned close to his ear again. "Old Gu? Old Gu...?"

"Hm?"

The sound of He Mingyi’s voice finally snapped Gu Yizhou back to reality.

He quickly shook off the jumble of thoughts in his head, turned to He Mingyi, and adopted a serious expression. "What is it?"

He Mingyi: "...-_-||"

’So after all my yammering just now, you didn’t hear a single word!’

"It’s nothing!"

"We’re here. The meeting’s about to start. Stop zoning out!"

He Mingyi said, his face a mask of exasperation.

Gu Yizhou nodded and said nothing more.

Soon.

With the arrival of CEO Yan Luoxi and Vice President Roy, the meeting officially began.

Just like at any other company, the meeting followed the same tedious procedure.

The head of the Finance Department gave a speech reporting the quarterly performance, followed by one senior executive after another. None of this concerned a Little Kalami like Gu Yizhou.

Bored out of his skull, he sat in a corner of the conference room, feigning rapt attention and taking notes. In truth, his mind had already drifted far, far away.

Yan Luoxi, sitting at the head of the table, noticed him too.

’This damn man! With so many people here, he still has the nerve to slack off!’

’As expected!’

’You really are a dog!’

Yan Luoxi griped internally.

But she knew she couldn’t really blame Gu Yizhou. Listening to these tedious meeting procedures was, admittedly, pointless.

So she spoke up, interrupting the General Manager of the Finance Department mid-report.

"That’s enough. Everyone’s time is precious. Get to the point."

Yan Luoxi said in a flat tone.

"Uh..."

Everyone present was stunned for a moment when they heard Yan Luoxi speak.

’Something’s off about the president’s tone!’

For a moment, a shiver of unease went through the room.

As for Luo Chengjie, the General Manager of the Finance Department who had been cut off, he didn’t dare voice any objection. He cut the fluff and went straight to reporting on the key projects.

After he finished, Yan Luoxi nodded to Vice President Roy. Roy spoke up, "The Finance Department’s revenue this quarter was decent, but it’s still a far cry from the targets your department set at the beginning of the year!"

"Here at Tidal Group, we don’t carry dead weight. If the Finance Department can’t deliver satisfactory results in this final quarter, then all of its mid- and senior-level managers can see themselves out!"

Her cold gaze swept over everyone from the Finance Department as she spoke.

"*Gasp*..."

The moment the words left her mouth, the hearts of every mid- and senior-level manager in the Finance Department clenched.

They never doubted for a second that Roy meant it. After all, she hadn’t earned the moniker "Iron Maiden" for nothing.

If she said it, she would absolutely do it.

That was exactly how she had once purged the entire senior management of another department in one fell swoop.

"Alright, next agenda item!"

Seeing everyone struck silent with fear, Roy turned to Chen Wan from the Corporate Strategy Department. "Director Chen, give us the current situation on Zhongtian Technology and its take-profit point."

"Yes, President Luo."

The middle-aged woman named Chen Wan scrambled to her feet.

A moment later, reports, risk assessments, and other data on Zhongtian Technology were projected onto the large screen.

"Everyone, please look at the screen. What you see here are Zhongtian Technology’s financial statements and R&D investment figures for the past few years,"

Chen Wan announced, standing before the large screen.

"Oh?"

Gu Yizhou, who had been lost in a daydream, felt his eyes brighten at the mention of "Zhongtian Technology."

’Zhongtian Technology... Isn’t this the stock I picked out before?’

’I didn’t expect my own company to be tracking this stock too.’

’It figures a major corporation like this would also have its eye on Zhongtian Technology!’

Gu Yizhou thought to himself.

Suddenly, he was curious to hear the company’s assessment of Zhongtian Technology.

He reined in his wandering thoughts and started to listen intently.

"This is the current market trend. As soon as the market opened this morning, Zhongtian Technology shot straight to its daily limit-up!"

"According to our information, this powerful surge is due to Zhongtian Technology’s imminent announcement of a new R&D breakthrough."

"Of course, there’s another piece of intel. If this is confirmed, Zhongtian Technology will be entering a massive bull run. As you all know, Zhongtian Technology is currently a publicly traded private enterprise. We have reports that this R&D breakthrough is a cutting-edge technology. Once it’s announced, it will break a technological ’chokehold’ that a foreign power has on our country. Because of this, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission is currently in talks with Zhongtian Technology to acquire a controlling stake."

"And once Zhongtian Technology becomes an enterprise with the backing of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, I’m sure you all know exactly what that implies!"

Chen Wan said slowly, her eyes sweeping over the crowd.

An uproar erupted.

The moment she finished speaking, everyone was stunned!

They all exchanged glances!

’Zhongtian Technology!’

’This is a real opportunity!’

And it wasn’t just them—Gu Yizhou felt a sharp jolt as well.

’Holy shit...’

’I can’t believe the intel the company gathered is almost identical to what the system gave me!’

’As expected!’

’There’s a reason Tidal Group grew from a market cap of ten billion to a hundred billion in just a few short years!’

’This company is packed with talent!’

Gu Yizhou thought to himself.

BANG!

"Quiet!"

Seeing the entire conference room fall into a commotion, Roy frowned and slammed her hand on the table as she snapped.

"*Gulp...*"

Instantly, everyone fell silent, though their minds were still reeling from the shock.

"Director Chen, you may continue!"

Roy said, seeing that the room had fallen silent.

"Yes, President Luo."

Chen Wan nodded and continued, "As you’ve all seen, this is the current situation with Zhongtian Technology. We’re not the only ones who got this information—others have, too. Today’s limit-up surge is the clearest proof of that."

"Furthermore, given the current situation, it’s highly probable the ’National Team’ has already made its move. From here on out, we expect to see nothing but straight-line limit-ups, or even a trading halt. It will be nearly impossible to buy in, because all the cards are on the table now."

Hearing Chen Wan’s words, the blazing fire of hope in everyone’s hearts was instantly doused.

’That’s right!’

’They had all been hoping to secretly buy in alongside the company and get a slice of the profits. (Of course, company policy and industry regulations forbid it, but rules are made to be broken. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. You have to be adaptable to survive, right!)’

’But Chen Wan was right!’

’Now that all the cards are on the table, it’s basically impossible to buy in!’

Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts, Chen Wan spoke again:

"However..."