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Although Lin Feng is aware of Liu Yan's intentions, he is not yet ready to poach her from her current position.
Firstly, Lin Feng has not fully enjoyed the leisurely life of a white-collar worker. Secondly, he currently does not have any company under his control; even if he wanted to poach Liu Yan, he would be unable to do so due to lack of resources. Thirdly, Lin Feng is not only looking to poach Liu Yan; he needs a significant number of talented individuals, and there are other capable people within the company who are also targets for his recruitment.
In the days that follow, Lin Feng continues to lead a relaxed white-collar lifestyle.
Of course, this calmness is merely superficial; in reality, Lin Feng is brewing a larger plan.
For instance, Lin Feng has been secretly gathering information on several large companies and has been working on potential advertising campaigns based on his recollections. He has compiled these plans onto a USB drive.
It took Lin Feng an entire week to complete these advertising plans.
He has also hidden the USB drive in a secure location, believing that no one would dare take it; it is safer than a bank vault.
One morning, after finalizing everything, Lin Feng arranged to meet Liu Yan at a café next to their office.
However, he mysteriously requested a private room.
The reason for this was that the matters he wished to discuss with Liu Yan were somewhat confidential, so he needed to ensure discretion.
What Lin Feng wanted to talk about was quite simple: although he had prepared those advertising plans, he needed someone to help him contact these companies. He did not have the time to reach out to each one individually. He believed that once he shared one or two of the proposals with a couple of companies, others would come knocking.
However, even just contacting one or two companies was something Lin Feng was reluctant to do; after all, he tends to be quite lazy.
Naturally, he rationalizes this laziness as having the mindset of someone in a higher position. As a leader, all he needs to do is steer the ship in the right direction; everything else can be handled by others.
And at this moment, Liu Yan is the subordinate that Lin Feng intends to utilize.
Of course, officially speaking, Lin Feng is still considered Liu Yan's assistant. Therefore, he could only arrange for a private meeting with her. Just after lunch, Lin Feng invited Liu Yan out under the pretense of treating her to coffee.
Sure enough, just as Lin Feng had reserved the Private Room, Liu Yan arrived.
Lin Feng was worried that Liu Yan might not know he had booked the Private Room, so he hurried out to greet her.
“Lin Feng, what are you thinking? Just having a cup of coffee would have been fine; why did you book a Private Room?” Liu Yan said as she entered the Private Room with Lin Feng.
Clearly, she was displeased with Lin Feng's extravagant behavior.
Lin Feng understood what Liu Yan was concerned about. He knew that in her eyes, he was just a fresh graduate who had recently started working and hadn't even completed his probation period yet, and he shouldn't be indulging in such expenses.
“Alright, sit down. I booked the Private Room because I have something important to tell you, and it's not suitable to discuss it outside,” Lin Feng said, knowing that Liu Yan was worried about his extravagance but not feeling angry.
“Hmm, is there something going on?” Liu Yan initially thought Lin Feng just wanted to treat her to coffee after a meal. She didn't expect that he actually had something to discuss this time.
Originally, Liu Yan believed that having a cup of coffee was just a matter of a few dozen yuan. Since Lin Feng had this intention to treat her, she thought it wouldn't hurt to indulge occasionally. After all, they were partners now, and such interactions could help build their rapport and facilitate their future work together.
But she didn't expect that Lin Feng actually had something serious to discuss with her.
“Yeah, I've been considering this matter for a week and preparing for it for another week. Now everything is ready; we just need the right opportunity, so I invited you out to talk,” Lin Feng decided to be straightforward since he had already made up his mind to tell Liu Yan about it.
“What could be so important that you've gone through all this trouble?” Liu Yan was confused by Lin Feng's words; she truly hadn't noticed anything significant he had been preparing for during the past week.
He still went online for research every day at work. In fact, Liu Yan even saw him chatting online secretly in the office sometimes. So she really hadn't realized that Lin Feng was preparing for something major recently.
“Liu Yan, let me ask you: would you be willing to keep earning that fixed salary every month?” Lin Feng knew what was confusing Liu Yan, but at that moment, he planned to guide her slowly with his question.
“Lin Feng, what exactly do you want to say?” Liu Yan was even more puzzled and asked.
“Just hold on; don't worry about what I'm saying right now. I'll tell you what I want to say later. For now, just answer my question,” Lin Feng continued without answering Liu Yan's inquiry.
"Well, who would want to hold onto a fixed, dead-end salary forever? I'm just a fresh graduate stepping out of school, not much better than you. So even if I have some ideas, I wouldn't dare to take action." Perhaps due to trust in Lin Feng, Liu Yan hesitated for a moment before responding.
Lin Feng was somewhat surprised by Liu Yan's words. Liu Yan was just a newcomer in the workforce, and more importantly, she was a woman. Lin Feng knew that regardless of how society changed, women generally sought stability, and Liu Yan was one of the few women with some aspirations.
Thus, it was even more remarkable. Of course, that wasn't the most important thing; the most important aspect was that Liu Yan had such thoughts herself, so Lin Feng didn't need to persuade her.
As long as Liu Yan dared to take the first step, Lin Feng was confident that she would continue moving forward.
Because once the first step was taken, everything else would be much easier to accept.
Perhaps it was due to dreams or interests; in any case, Lin Feng was sure that as long as Liu Yan helped him once or twice, she would come looking for him without him needing to seek her out.
"Hey, you know the brand 'Mei Mei,' right?" Seeing Liu Yan had such thoughts, Lin Feng began to guide her.
"Yes, I know. It's quite a famous brand that makes milk beverages. Last time our company wanted to compete for their advertising agency rights, but ultimately we didn't have enough strength or good ideas, so it fell through. Why? Is what you want to tell me related to them?" Liu Yan wasn't sure what Lin Feng wanted to say, but since he brought it up, she naturally connected it to that.
"Don't rush. Take a look at this document and give me your opinion. If you were part of 'Mei Mei,' would you be interested in this proposal?" Lin Feng still didn't directly state his intentions but handed Liu Yan a document he had placed on the table earlier.
"You're being all mysterious; I don't know what you're up to," Liu Yan muttered but opened the folder Lin Feng handed her anyway.
However, as she read through it, Liu Yan suddenly fell silent. She closed the documents, took a deep breath, and then reopened them for another look.
Just now, Liu Yan had essentially seen an entirely new advertising concept—one that differed from most current advertising ideas. The materials Lin Feng provided contained many creative concepts she had never encountered before.
Ironically, although Liu Yan had never seen these advertising ideas before, she could immediately feel their brilliance upon seeing them; this was the charm of creativity.
What is "creativity"? It is something that others have not yet thought of; that is creativity. And Lin Feng's documents truly encompassed all those creative ideas.
Creativity is such a magical thing; you may not be able to come up with it yourself, but you can definitely sense its quality.
"How is it?" After a long while, Liu Yan closed the document but still wore a stunned expression, and at that moment, Lin Feng asked.
"Lin Feng, tell me, where did you get these documents?" Knowing the value of these creative ideas, Liu Yan quickly inquired.
At this moment, she finally understood why Lin Feng wanted to book a private room for their discussion; this matter was indeed not suitable for conversation in the public hall.
"It's the same old rule. You answer my question first: how do you find this advertising plan?" Seeing Liu Yan's expression, Lin Feng realized that she had shifted from being proactive to being reactive. Even if he tried to send her away now, she definitely wouldn't leave.
"It's simple yet full of charm. I really didn't expect that so many elements could be incorporated into such a short advertisement without feeling cumbersome," Liu Yan responded eagerly to Lin Feng's question. In fact, rather than answering his question, it was more like Liu Yan was expressing her excitement about her feelings at that moment.
As expected of a professional, Lin Feng truly admired Liu Yan; her expertise was solid. Just from an advertising proposal, she could envision what the advertisement would look like after it was produced.
"Impressive. This advertising plan is from a friend of mine. He's quite an eccentric. How should I put it? He's one of those artistic youth with plenty of ideas in his head but dislikes communicating with others—sort of a recluse. Knowing that I work at an Advertising Company, he handed this over to me, hoping I could help him sell this proposal. Of course, he entrusted me with full responsibility for this matter." Lin Feng decided to stop playing coy with Liu Yan and spoke frankly. However, he wouldn't foolishly admit that he wrote the proposal himself. Not only would Liu Yan possibly not believe him, but even if she did, Lin Feng wouldn't know how to explain how he came up with this advertising plan.
"Oh, then Lin Feng, can I discuss something with you?" Upon hearing Lin Feng's explanation, Liu Yan had no doubts; she never considered that this creative proposal might have been concocted by Lin Feng himself. Thus, at this moment, Liu Yan looked adorable as she sweetly pleaded with Lin Feng.
"What is it?" Lin Feng had a bad premonition but still asked.
"Lin Feng, could you introduce me to your friend?" Liu Yan maintained her charming demeanor and bashfully stated her request.
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