Chapter 1419: Shen Bin

Nan Jiaojiao raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Yuanyuan said, “I really shouldn’t be saying this as it might offend people, but just listen: the company has all sorts of people.

Many will be all warm and friendly to your face, but talk behind your back.”

Yuanyuan had been with the company for many years and was a seasoned old hand.

She started as a junior designer, but lacking talent in that area, she switched roles.

She was well-liked in the company, and her words to Nan Jiaojiao were a piece of advice from an experienced veteran.

Nan Jiaojiao humbly listened and said, “I know, thank you, Sister Yuanyuan.”

“No problem.”

Yuanyuan patted her on the shoulder and turned to distribute some small cakes to others.

Yue Yu leaned in quietly, “Sister Yuanyuan is quite nice.

I think she makes a good point.”

Nan Jiaojiao smiled and said nothing.

When the desserts arrived, Nan Jiaojiao didn’t bring them up right away.

Right before getting off work, she went to make copies, timing it just right to bring up the salted egg yolk pastries, giving each person in the office a box.

She kept two boxes for herself: one for herself and the other to give to Su Miaotong later in the afternoon.

She felt a bit embarrassed always eating someone else’s treats.

At noon, she ate with Yue Yu in the company cafeteria.

After lunch, Nan Jiaojiao saw Su Miaotong coming back from the pantry when she was holding salted egg yolk pastries.

As Su Miaotong came out, she noticed an unfamiliar face passing by—a man in his early thirties who was empty-handed and went straight to Yu Bing’s office.

Nan Jiaojiao calmly looked away.

Jing Chuwen came down to deliver documents and told Yu Bing that Director Qin was looking for them.

Yu Bing took a set of documents and went over.

“I heard from the HR department that you hired an intern to fill Su Xinying’s position?”

“It’s not to fill Su Xinying’s position.

With his qualifications, he could work as a designer for the company.

Here is his resume, take a look.”

Yu Bing placed the resume in front of Qin Qing.

Qin Qing moved her fingers away from the keyboard, picked up the resume, and read the name aloud.

“Shen Bin?”

“Yes, he was previously at a small company, leading his own team, and has now left.”

Knowing a bit about various companies in the industry, Qin Qing knew of that company.

The CEO didn’t have a talent for business and was beset with a group of stakeholders constantly quarreling over bonuses—something the CEO couldn’t control.

He lacked authority, which led to increasingly unchecked behavior among his subordinates.

There were rumors of an IPO before, but then it suddenly went quiet.

Qin Qing wasn’t interested in how other companies developed, but she knew of this one because there were two talented designers—a man and a woman.

One of them was Shen Bin, who led the team in high-end designs, catering to the luxury niche.

However, due to severe internal strife and deficit over the past few years, the company’s performance declined.

The other female designer began to focus on the emerging market.

Although the profits weren’t good, together with Shen Bin, they struggled to keep the company from going into debt.

“You only managed to get Shen Bin?”

Yu Bing took a sip of water, “It wasn’t me who headhunted him.

He came on his own, without any connections, going through the formal resume process via HR.

I had some work interactions with him before.

HR’s intention indeed was for him to fill Su Xinying’s role, but his skill is at a similar level to mine.

Having him as an intern is such a waste of talent.

I have nothing to teach him, and that’s why I’m here to see you.

We can’t let his talent go to waste.”

“He’s certainly overqualified as he’s a top designer,” Qin Qing asked, “Did he bring his team with him?”