Chapter 117: The kind that comes out of nowhere in seconds
When he was at the airport earlier, Xu Chen asked in a joking tone:
"So in this pitch, do you want me to win or do you want me to lose?"
Fang Jun did not answer at that time, but covered it up with silence.
At this moment, Fang Jun stood at the door, but suddenly turned around and answered this question:
"I hope you win..."
Xu Chen was startled, then smiled and asked:
"Why?"
Fang Jun suddenly became silent.
She stood in the dimly lit entrance hall, and her fair face, which never wore makeup, could not be clearly seen.
The bright lights in the corridor outside outline her small figure and towering ponytail...
She stood silent for a few seconds before speaking:
"From childhood to adulthood...
Almost everything in my life depends on my parents.
My parents and family will arrange and arrange everything for me, although what they arrange may not be what I like.
I have tried to fight for what I yearn for and like without relying on my parents...
But I found that I really couldn’t seem to do it without them.
I am not capable enough and cannot do sustained efforts and hard work.
Even in my previous workplace, I wanted to expose some facts, but without my parents and family, I couldn’t do it...
Many young people I know rely on their parents and family to feel at ease.
I was about to feel at ease, and thought this was good.
Until now, I have known you..."
Xu Chen listened quietly, silently.
This sister from a good family background, with her high ponytail and arrogant and indifferent expression, may have always been just a disguise.
Fang Jun continued:
"You can rely on your father, but you almost don't.
You are doing it all on your own, and your dad didn't help you with what you're doing now.
You rely entirely on your own ability, perseverance, and hard work.
So I think if you don’t rely on your dad at all, you can get things done tomorrow...
Then this road is still feasible.
Then, I still have a chance to get through...
So, I hope you can win tomorrow. ”
In the dim entrance hall, Fang Jun lowered his head slightly.
Xu Chen was still sitting at the table, feeling a little speechless.
When discussing with his father earlier, Xu Zhiquan mentioned that Fang Jun looked like he "didn't want to rely on his parents."
At that time, Xu Chen even teased:
"People like Fang Jun should give up the chance of reincarnation..."
Now, Xu Chen actually still had the same idea.
My parents can be my backers, but I still want to do everything on my own. This sounds passionate and courageous, but it also reveals a bit of secondary stupidity.
Xu Chen's troubles now are just to "train" his richest father in the future, so that he can stop troubles and quietly become an ordinary rich second generation.
In addition, Xu Chen's advertising is also "out of interest" and not entirely for money or career...
Xu Chen couldn't sympathize with Fang Jun, who had a "very good family background", but he could understand it a little.
Perhaps, her parents and family background were very powerful, which made her feel her own insignificance.
Whether rich or poor, everyone has their own emotional dilemmas.
This is understandable.
So the world is full of sieges, and how many people build their own prisons in their hearts.
Fang Jun cleared his throat and whispered:
"I'm sorry for asking you to listen to me."
Xu Chen suddenly laughed and said:
"If you say I don't rely on my parents, I still rely on my dad.
If you want to join my dad's company, you should have the opportunity to introduce another person to you in the future.
She is the one who really relies on herself and her parents can't find her. She is still a girl.
But she may not be comparable.
Because he is a talented person, the kind that comes out of nowhere in seconds, and no one else can catch up no matter how hard they try. ”
Xu Chen was talking about Xie Bingran of course.
Yes, if you don’t rely on your parents and rely entirely on yourself, no one can compare with Brother Bing.
Xu Chen is still taking advantage of his rebirth, while Brother Bing is a real talent monster.
There is no golden finger, but one is born invincible.
……
……
After Fang Jun left, Xu Chen changed his plan in the hotel room for a while, then went downstairs alone.
He walked to the place where he would participate in the pitch competition tomorrow, an office building called "Yuanmao Business Building", and took a little walk.
It's already past nine o'clock in the evening, but the office building is still brightly lit.
There is a coffee shop in the lobby on the first floor, and the clerk is closing.
The headquarters of Renhe Pharmaceutical is not in Shanghai. It is regarded as a sales and marketing company in East China.
Advertising companies and media companies gathered in Shanghai, so this call for pitches was arranged here.
After a brief visit, Xu Chen found a printing shop nearby and made two sets of business cards overnight.
In addition to his own, of course it also includes Fang Jun's.
In business scenarios, try to be as detailed as possible.
In this 24-hour print shop, two young people who look like college students are making two banner-like things...
Xu Chen thought about it and realized that going to university in Shanghai was actually a good choice. Xie Bingran told herself before that there is currently one best hurdle coach in the country in Beijing and one in Shanghai.
Xie Bingran won a medal after running the May Day competition and entered the national track and field team. She should be able to choose a school at will.
As for Xu Chen, he still had to look at the actual college entrance examination results.
But there is no problem in finding a university in Shanghai.
There are already a lot of universities in Shanghai, but it all depends on how well you perform in the college entrance examination and whether you have a chance to enter the best three...
Well, when it comes to going to college, Xie Bingran, the talented guy, is still ahead of him.
It is estimated that Xie Bingran will be able to choose from the best universities in Shanghai soon.
……
At nine o'clock the next morning, Xu Chen went downstairs alone.
A total of five companies participated in the pitch today, two in the morning and three in the afternoon.
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Since Dongchen Advertising was the last one to participate in the pitch, it happened to be the last one.
Each company has one hour of proposal and Q&A time. Xu Chen’s proposal time is at five o’clock in the afternoon, but usually it is half an hour in advance.
Xu Chen could naturally go there after four o'clock in the afternoon, but based on the experience of the previous life's draft submission and the situation of visiting the spot yesterday, if he went there early today, there might be unexpected gains.
He didn't plan to take Fang Jun with him, but when he went downstairs, he happened to bump into him in the hotel lobby...
Fang Jun showed a hint of anger again and said:
"I said we were going to do this project together, and I need to be involved in the whole process."
"..."
Xu Chen smiled, said nothing, and took out a box of newly made business cards from his schoolbag.
Fang Jun took it in his hand and looked at it:
[Dongchen Advertising, Strategy Director, Fang Jun]
Xu Chen explained:
“Pitches usually don’t include a finance teacher, so ‘Strategy Director’ is printed first.”
Fang Jun nodded and put the business card away.
……
After the two of them went out, they went straight to the "Yuanmao Business Building", where Renhe Pharmaceutical's draft was pitched.
Xu Chen came to the coffee shop in the lobby on the first floor, chose a suitable seat, and sat down with Fang Jun.
In this era, there was no mobile ordering yet, so you had to go to the bar to find a clerk to place your order.
Fang Jun stood up on his own initiative and walked to the bar...
Soon, the waiter brought the food and drinks.
Two sandwiches for breakfast, followed by a latte and a pot of floral tea.
The tea was naturally Xu Chen's, and Fang Jun already knew that he didn't drink coffee.
It's past nine o'clock in the morning, and the hall is full of white-collar workers rushing to work.
Xu Chen took out his laptop and connected it to the power supply, drinking tea and leisurely editing PPT.
Fang Jun was a little bored, but she had to follow her, so she could only stay quietly.
At about half past nine, five people walked in together in the lobby.
Xu Chen knew at a glance that this was the proposal team of "Saint & Saatchi".
People from this kind of foreign-funded advertising companies are very easy to identify. They usually dress a little "out of the ordinary", and you can tell that they are creative.
What's more, among these five people, there are two foreigners, a man and a woman.
A tall white blond sister who looks about thirty years old.
There was also a muscular white guy who looked slightly younger.
It was obvious that these two foreigners were specially invited to take charge of this competition.
They should all be foreign creative directors or account directors.
Fang Jun saw Xu Chen looking towards those people and asked:
"Who is it?"
"People from the Great Wall."
"There are really foreigners..."
“This kind of foreign-funded 4A, the directors are basically foreigners, European and American and people from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
It’s hard for mainland creative people to get involved..."
"How on earth do you know all this?"
Xu Chen smiled and did not answer directly. Instead, he changed the subject and said:
"The big boss of Renhe has a filter on foreign advertising companies, so he hired Saatchi & Saatchi.
They will definitely do what they want and deliberately arrange for a foreign creative director to come over.
Maybe the two foreigners were not involved in the plan they submitted today. ”
"It can still be like this." Fang Jun said.
"What do you think? In many foreign-funded advertising companies now, foreign directors are dominating, while mainland creative people are working hard..."
What Xu Chen said is indeed true.
From the mid-to-late 1990s to 2010, many foreign-funded 4A companies did have such an ecosystem.
The top management are all from Europe and the United States.
Among the directors in the middle, a small number are from Europe and the United States, while the majority are from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore.
Advertisers from Mainland China are basically working from the bottom. No matter how talented they are, it is difficult to rise to the position of director...
While the two were talking, they saw four or five people from Saatchi & Saatchi Wall walking over from the lobby and entering the coffee shop.
It's only half past nine now, and their proposal should start at ten o'clock, so they have to wait below first.
The two foreigners found a seat, while the other three Chinese employees went to order coffee and meals.
Xu Chen looked at the two foreigners from a distance, frowned and thought for a while.
"Wait a minute, I'll go...do something."
With that said, Xu Chen stood up and walked towards the two foreign directors of Saatchi Saatchi.
(End of chapter)