Contract

He Zifeng smirked and answered, "It has been dissolved."

"What?!" Chen Kaori couldn't help but tap on the table with her palm.

"Ms. Chen, you resigned from H&B several months ago. There have been changes you didn't know," Assistant Chen lightly explained.

"Then Wei and the others..." Chen Kaori muttered as she still could not believe all her colleagues were fired, in just a matter of months. They were not her friends, just acquaintances, but they were not mean to her. In fact, they respect and like her ideas and often go with it.

"Ms. Chen, you don't have to concern yourself about our dismissed personnel. The company compensated them well enough. However, we want a more competent team to handle our advertising, and your work..." Assistant Jiang lifted his copies of the documents, "...is promising."

"Oh...uh, thank you..." Bei Yang interrupted the tension. "We will surely do our best to meet your expectations."

"I don't want you to do that." He Zifeng said in a stern voice.

Everyone looked at him. Even Assistant Jiang kept silent, waiting for his boss to clarify.

"I want you to exceed our expectations." He Zifeng's gaze once again landed on Chen Kaori. His expression says that it was she whom he is challenging.

"Give us this project to find out if we are worthy." Chen Kaori confidently stared back into his eyes, accepting the challenge.

He Zifeng broke his stare and cleared his throat, "Assistant Jiang."

Assistant Jiang brought out a small handheld projector from his bag, then his tablet PC. He set up in a few minutes and the presentation for the conversion of the liquid shampoo into a bar played.

"So practically, we just turned our trusted formula, with all its scents and variants, into shampoo bars." Assistant Jiang explained.

"Shampoo bars are trending nowadays as they are more environment-friendly. Our company takes pride in manufacturing products from natural sources, so we don't need to worry about them being toxic to the environment. However, it is true that we need to reduce the use of plastic bottles, so we thought of turning our products into something than can be packaged in biodegradable materials." He Zifeng explained further.

Bei Yang nodded multiple times as the presentation ended.

Chen Kaori still had furrowed brows and suspicions.

"We want a design for the packaging of individual bars and bundle packs. We also need a commercial for the launch of these products." Assistant Jiang handed over two sets of files from his bag.

"We also want a soap dish with real preserved flowers." He Zifeng added.

From quickly looking through the documents, Chen Kaori looked back at He Zifeng, stunned by the demand.

"No pressure...you guys can review the contract first. We hope to hear from you in two days." Assistant Jiang flashed as diplomatic smile as he started to pack his things back into his bag.

"Our agenda is done. If you have questions, please contact Assistant Jiang." He Zifeng adjusted his suit as he stood up to tower on the two.

"We'll take our leave. Feel free to contact me." Assistant Jiang was swift and had packed up just in time to leave with his boss.

Bei Yang's mouth gaped as he could not believe that such a big client had come with a contract prepared.

Chen Kaori, on the other hand, knew that He Zifeng was targeting her, and that the time to think things over they had given her was only two days.

"He Zifeng...." she murmured through gritted teeth.

"Kaori? What's wrong?" The elated Bei Yang was bothered by her expression.

"Oh, nothing." Chen Kaori replaced her expression with a smile. She stood up and picked up her things. "Let's get to work."