Looking at Zhou Chen who was thinking with his eyes closed, Gu Jia couldn't help but show nervousness.
She knew very well that Zhou Chen's decision would determine the fate of their fireworks company. If Zhou Chen didn't agree, it would be several times more difficult for her to win the order for Mrs. Yu's paradise.
But once Zhou Chen agrees, she can rely on this to prevent Mrs. Yu from looking down on her, and she will have a better chance of winning the park's order.
This may not be a big deal to Zhou Chen, but to their family, it is a big deal.
Zhou Chen appeared to be thinking with his eyes closed, but in fact this was not the case.
In fact, after Gu Jia stated his purpose, he had already made his decision.
I definitely need help with this matter, otherwise how could I have regular contact with Gu Jia and develop a relationship.
But you still have to think carefully about how to do it, and you can't agree too easily. Otherwise, with Gu Jia's character, you will definitely be suspicious. After all, the relationship between the two of them can be regarded as ordinary friends at best.
Gu Jia didn't push him, and just waited patiently for Zhou Chen's answer.
After a long time, Zhou Chen opened his eyes and said: "Gu Jia, it's not that I don't want to give you face. Although I am the head of the Zhou family now, in fact, my grandfather is the head of the Zhou family. The century-old wild ginseng is so precious.
Even I need to ask the old man for permission before I can use the medicinal materials."
Hearing Zhou Chen's refusal, Gu Jia's face suddenly changed. Even though she tried hard to restrain herself, she still couldn't.
"Ah, it's okay. It's not your fault. It's because I was too abrupt and I didn't think about it..."
"Wait, Gu Jia, wait until I finish."
Seeing that Gu Jia looked unhappy, Zhou Chen interrupted: "Listen to what I have to say."
Gu Jia, who was already extremely disappointed, immediately felt a glimmer of hope when Zhou Chen had something to say.
"Although I can't promise you directly, for your sake, I can give them a chance to talk to me again."
He said this deliberately, just to let Gu Jia understand that he only agreed because of embarrassment.
As the saying goes, it's not the business he's after. If he agreed to Gu Jia so easily, the favor would be too simple.
That's why he deliberately looked embarrassed and struggled for a long time before giving such an answer.
The purpose is very simple, it is to let Gu Jia understand how embarrassed he is, and also let Gu Jia know how much he owes him this favor.
If he can help her with Mrs. Ma's affairs this time, he may also ask for his help with Mrs. Yu's affairs next time. It will be another favor then. If he makes a request again at that time, Gu Jia will probably be embarrassed to refuse.
Already.
After hearing this, Gu Jia was very happy and couldn't help but thank her.
"Zhou Chen, thank you so much."
To have such a result is already very good for her. She does not think that her face can make Zhou Chen agree immediately. Now that there is room for negotiation, it is enough to reflect her ability.
As for whether it can succeed in the end, it has nothing to do with her. It depends on the attitude of Mrs. Ma and her family.
"We are friends, and friends should help each other. I don't have many century-old wild ginseng here, otherwise, it wouldn't be so troublesome."
Gu Jia quickly said: "This is enough."
Zhou Chen asked: "According to what you said, the wife circle is very complicated. Can this really help you?"
Gu Jia said softly: "I'm not sure, but I have to give it a try."
In fact, she herself didn't realize that since she came into contact with the wife circle, her whole person has changed. She has become impetuous and wants to take shortcuts.
Of course, it's okay to take shortcuts, but the problem is that her mentality has changed, and she always wants to compete with the rich wives in the wife circle.
If it had been before, she would never have been embarrassed to say this to Zhou Chen.
But now, she was a little blinded. She asked Zhou Chen for help. It was indeed for her own business, but it was also partly to gain limelight in her wife's circle, but she didn't realize it.
Zhou Chen noticed the change in Gu Jia, but for him, this was not a bad thing.
The more vain Gu Jia is, the more he wants to succeed and make money. Xu Huanshan cannot satisfy Gu Jia in this regard, but he can.
Therefore, although he does not approve of the wife circle, he hopes that Gu Jia can continue in the wife circle, and those powerful rich wives will give her a good lesson and let her understand the importance of money and power.
When Gu Jia slowly begins to be dissatisfied with the status quo, his chances of success will become greater and greater.
"That's it, you tell them and ask them to make an appointment and I'll meet them."
"Um."
Gu Jia nodded, then stood up and said, "Then I'll leave first."
"I happen to be going out too, let's go downstairs together."
The two walked into the elevator. When they reached the twelfth floor, Gu Jia stepped out of the elevator and suddenly turned around at the elevator door.
"Zhou Chen, thank you. We haven't known each other for a long time, but you have helped me a few times. If there is anything we need in the future, just ask."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "Maybe I really need your help in the future, so don't refuse me then."
Gu Jia's eyes lit up and she said, "Then we've made an agreement. If I can help you, I'll do it without any hesitation."
For this incident, she owed Zhou Chen a huge favor. If this favor was not repaid, she would not be stable.
"That's a deal."
A smile appeared on Zhou Chen's lips. He was giving Gu Jia a vaccination.
Zhang Jing's execution ability is really good. She has already completed all the procedures in the rehabilitation center.
During this period of time, she was not only responsible for reporting the company's business to him, but she was also busy with the rehabilitation center. If Zhou Chen hadn't hired two assistants for her, she wouldn't be able to do it alone.
Zhang Jing's two employees were both recruited from outside. One of them was her dormitory roommate in college, a woman with excellent looks and figure.
Birds of a feather flock together, and people flock together. This woman is very beautiful, but Zhang Jing did not recruit her because of this, but because of her excellent work ability.
The world is sometimes so unfair. Some people are not only beautiful, but also hardworking and talented;
And some people are ugly, but they don’t work hard or fight, and just sit there and wait to die.
The other assistant is also a woman. She was recruited from the talent market. She is a very serious-looking woman with dark eyes and is rigorous and careful in her work.
Both of these assistants are very capable, because Zhang Jing has been with Zhou Chen for so long and knows Zhou Chen very well. She knows that what Zhou Chen needs is not a vase, but employees with strong working ability.
"Chairman, this is the tea I just made. Try it and see if it suits your taste."
Zhao Yuqing placed a cup of coffee in front of Zhou Chen and said with a sweet smile.
Zhou Chen looked at the coffee in front of him. Since Zhao Yuqing became familiar with him, he would always use various means to please him, either making tea or making coffee.
"You're so busy, are you done with your work?"
Zhao Yuqing replied with a smile: "The things Secretary Zhang told me have been completed. I see that you haven't come out for a long time because I was afraid that you were thirsty."
Zhou Chen picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Not to mention, this Zhao Yuqing was not only beautiful, but also worked hard and was very good at making tea and coffee.
Zhou Chen didn't object if he did this after the work was completed. Everyone liked to be taken care of, and he was no exception, not to mention such a beautiful girl.
Speaking of Zhao Yuqing, even from Zhou Chen's perspective, one has to admit that this woman is very good-looking. Perhaps because she is younger, she looks prettier than Wang Manni and Gu Jia.
He also understands this woman's little thoughts, as long as it doesn't affect his work.
"The tea is good. Please prepare more in the future and pay the company's account."
"Okay, Chairman."
Zhao Yuqing did not refuse. She already understood Zhou Chen's character, so there was no need to worry about this trivial matter.
"Then I'll go out first."
"Go ahead."
Zhao Yuqing walked out of the office happily, with a smile on her face.
She has been working here for a while, and the salary is very good in all aspects, but what attracts her most is not this job, but the big boss Zhou Chen.
It has been a few years since she graduated and she has worked two jobs. Because of her outstanding appearance and ability, she has done well.
Zhang Jing was her classmate and roommate in college. When she approached her before, she originally disagreed, but when she heard that the big boss Zhou Chen was single and had very good conditions, she asked about it and decisively gave up the high salary.
I came here to work as a secretary assistant.
After arriving here, she was not disappointed. The big boss was not only young and handsome, but more importantly, he was from a noble family. He was the type she pursued.
She is already in her twenties, but she has never been in love. Although she has excellent conditions and a good family, she is different from Zhang Jing. She does not want to be a strong woman, but looks down on ordinary men.
I want to find a good man to marry.
People go to higher places and sell goods to the emperor's house. Zhao Yuqing just wants to pursue a higher quality of life.
So in her spare time from work, she began to study Zhou Chen, hoping to perform well in front of Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen looked at the teacup in front of him, which still had a cute design, and couldn't help but laugh.
These two secretarial assistants, one is lively, cute and good at talking, the other is taciturn and dedicated to work. They are very good partners.
The circle of wives gathered again. This time when Mrs. Ma was frowning, Gu Jia stood up in a very high-profile manner and said that she knew Zhou Chen and might be able to get an opportunity for them to discuss again.
Mrs. Ma was not overly excited at first, but was full of doubts, as were several other ladies.
After all, in their opinion, Gu Jia's status is far inferior to theirs. Even the Ma family can't handle Zhou Chen. Can Gu Jia handle it?
Although they all know that Gu Jia also lives in Junyue Mansion, Mrs. Wang, the president of the Junyue Mansion Owners Committee, can't do anything. Can Gu Jia do anything?
Gu Jia said that she and Zhou Chen were friends, but Mrs. Ma and others were hesitant to believe it. In the end, they were completely convinced after Gu Jia took out Zhou Chen's business card.
Mrs. Ma was certainly overjoyed. Since Zhou Chen was willing to give them a chance to negotiate, it meant that Zhou Chen really had a century-old wild ginseng in his hands, and it was very likely that he would give it to them.
As for Mrs. Li and others, they all looked at Gu Jia with surprised eyes.
After Mrs. Li's description, everyone already knows who Zhou Chen is, the head of a large family that has been passed down for hundreds of years.
As for who Gu Jia is, they have already investigated clearly. He just runs a fireworks company at home. The total size of the company should be 10 to 20 million, which is good.
These two people are so different from each other, how can they know each other and still be friends?
But the business card Gu Jia took out couldn't be fake. She really knew Zhou Chen and seemed to be her friend.
The next day!
"Hello, Mr. Zhou, we meet again. Thank you very much for seeing us again."
When they met again, Mr. Ma showed even more enthusiasm, because Zhou Chen's intention was already obvious. He had century-old wild ginseng in his hand, but whether he could take it out or not depended on their sincerity.
"Mr. Ma is too polite. I should be the one to say sorry. Last time I really didn't have the goods. Coincidentally, a few days ago, when we went to Changbai Mountain to receive the goods, we encountered a good quality one.
Laoshan Ginseng, plus Gu Jia’s request, that’s why I came to meet you.”
Zhou Chen first explained, then pointed to Gu Jia who was sitting next to him.
Of course, the Ma family and his wife would not believe what Zhou Chen said. It was such a coincidence. It was all just evasion.
"Mrs. Xu, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, today's game wouldn't be possible. If you need anything in the future, you can tell my wife directly."
Mr. Ma naturally could see that Zhou Chen was standing up for Gu Jia, so he just went along with the flow and made the promise.
If this thing can be accomplished today, Gu Jia will indeed take the main credit.
Mrs. Ma also said with a wide smile: "Mrs. Xu, if you are useful in the future, please don't be polite."
Although she still doesn't like Gu Jia too much, for Zhou Chen's sake, she naturally won't show it.
Gu Jiafeng replied calmly: "Mr. Ma, Mrs. Ma, you are too polite. Mrs. Ma and I often drink tea together. We should help each other."
Although she loves her husband very much, to be honest, she doesn't like others calling her Mrs. Xu because it makes her feel awkward.
She has a name, first Gu Jia, then Mrs. Xu.
After helping Gu Jia, Zhou Chen and the Ma couple began to chat. At first, they did not directly talk about Laoshan Ginseng. Instead, Mr. Ma and Zhou Chen first talked about some recent events in Magic City.
Such as business, politics, etc.
After chatting for more than ten minutes, we started talking about Laoshan Ginseng.
One sincerely wanted to buy it, and the other wanted to make it happen, so in the end both parties reached a tacit understanding.
However, Zhou Chen did not collect money, but received benefits from other aspects.
The fact that the Ma family was able to send their children to Oxford University showed that the other party was not weak abroad. Zhou Chen happened to have some medicines that needed to be imported from abroad, so this time he used their methods to get them to agree to collect the medicinal materials for him.
Zhou Chen looked helpless: "Gu Jia, do you still think I'm your friend? You've thanked me so many times, really don't thank me anymore."
Gu Jia smiled and said nothing more, but she had already remembered this in her heart.
Zhou Chen, a century-old wild ginseng, did not give all of the money to the Ma family, but gave them half. Although Mr. Ma was unwilling to accept this, he could only accept it.
When the news that Gu Jia helped Mrs. Ma buy century-old wild ginseng from Zhou Chen was known to the other ladies, they were very surprised.
Although they had anticipated this possibility, they were still shocked when it actually happened.
Because this means that the relationship between Gu Jia and Zhou Chen is much better than they imagined.
On this day, Zhou Chen was busy at work when his cell phone rang and the caller ID was the deputy store manager of the Misia store.
Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows. He hadn't been to Misia's store for a long time. Although he still had nearly 10 million deposited there, he really didn't have time to go there during this period.
The deputy store manager called at this time. Could it be that new products have arrived and you want to invite him over?
Zhou Chen couldn't help but think of Wang Manni, so he answered the phone.
A few minutes later, Zhou Chen hung up the phone and his face became a little dissatisfied.