Chapter 187: Hamlet

'The past is like the shit you pull out. Since it's already in the past, there's no need to look back, because all you'll get is nausea, unless of course you have some special fetish.'

With this joke, there was a burst of laughter in the conference room, and Zhou Ming continued, 'So no matter what, we must always look forward. Now in front of us is a company called Suffolk, and according to our information, they will completely update the equipment and software systems of the company's information database within a month.'

Speaking of Zhou Ming paused deliberately here, and after building up everyone's anticipation, continued, 'The value of this project is 2 million US dollars!'

Although although everyone had an idea of what Zhou Ming might say, when he actually said it, it still came as a shock to everyone.

First of all the two million dollar project was indeed a huge sum for them, but what surprised them even more was that the figure of the project happened to be equal to their sales target. In other words in other words, if they could win this project, they would have already achieved their sales target ten times over, a target they had previously considered to be unrealistic. What's more, they had achieved this without being forced to take on more orders.

Thinking here, everyone was full of admiration for Zhou Ming. Perhaps Zhou Ming had contacted the company in advance about the project, and he did this to boost the confidence of all the employees.

But if If Ming didn't know about the project beforehand, at least not before the sales target was set, then it would be even more incredible. This kind of drama, where someone hands you a pillow when you're tired and a steamed bun when you're hungry, and someone gives you a project when you need sales, is exactly the stuff of a chosen son!

In the the eyes of everyone in the room, Zhou Ming continued, 'I believe you all understand when you hear the figure of two million dollars. The most important goal for the company in the next stage is this project. I'm not saying that this project become your whole world, but at least when you go on a date for dinner, you should at least think about it a little. This project is not just anyone's project, it's the project of every single member of our team at Jacko.'

'As long as we can win this project, I will give you a bigger party, and of course this time I promise there will be no more cougars with us,' said Zhou Ming.

Casual teasing made the meeting room full of a relaxed atmosphere. Zhou Heng then stood up and said, 'Vice President Zhou, undoubtedly I would rather give up my other clients, I will work hard for this project, but the problem is that this Suffolk company is not our client and we don't know much about them.'

'Yes, the biggest problem we are facing is that we are unprepared!' Zhou Ming then and said, 'But I always believe in the saying that there is no problem that cannot be solved, only minds that are unwilling to work. There is always a solution to even the most difficult problem. So to solve this problem, we must rely on the four brothers in our marketing department.'

Zhou Ming held up three fingers, and looked at their faces and said, 'I can only give you three days. I need you to develop as many connections within Suffolk as possible while ensuring that your orders are fulfilled. relationships within Suffolk. I don't care if it's the security guard at the door, the electrician, or even the cleaning lady in the toilets. In short, after three days you must not still know nothing about our goals!'

Zhou Ming then pointed the technical department and said, 'Manager Liu, I'm sorry that you also have no time off right now. Your technical department also needs to understand Suffolk, especially their information information base and software, and make the best plan within our capabilities. There must be no equipment or system incompatibilities, or any other technical problems!'

After setting out the task and there were no more questions, Zhou Ming announced the end of the meeting, and after the meeting, Zhou Ming left Zhou Heng alone.

'How is your situation ? Although the company's current goal is to focus all its efforts on the Suffolk project, I can assure you that your order of 150,000 will not be cancelled,' said Zhou Ming.

'Vice President Zhou, only if you reduce my tasks will I bear a grudge against you.' Zhou Heng joked, then continued, 'My clients are all old customers. Even though I have not been responsible for the education industry for the past two months, I have not given up contact with them contact. Therefore, they still trust me very much. As long as there is no major economic crisis, I think there is no problem with the 150,000 orders.'

'This is really pleasing answer. Go ahead and do your best, I'm looking forward to it.' Zhou Ming patted Zhou Heng on the shoulder to encourage him, and Zhou Heng left excitedly, like a decorated warrior. Obviously, in Zhou Heng's opinion, the fact that Zhou Ming could pat him on the shoulder to encourage him was equivalent to a decoration.

After seeing Zhou Heng off, Zhou Ming turned back to Cheng Qian and said, 'I'll leave these people in your hands. I understand that the task at hand is heavy, and these people have all sorts of problems, but we have no choice. I believe that with Cheng Qian's abilities, even with this team, you can also lead them into battle and win this battle that must be won. I have confidence in you!'

As he said this, Zhou Ming also patted Cheng Qian's shoulder. Cheng Qian immediately said, 'Please rest assured, Vice President Zhou, I will not let you down!'

Cheng Qian was stunned after he finished speaking because he was originally very surprised by Zhou Heng's performance. In his opinion, even if he respected Zhou Ming no matter how much, he would not be so excited by a pat on the shoulder. But until now, he understood that he had indeed been tapped on the shoulder with a kind of trust that came from the heart, as if there was some kind of magic that made him want to die for this man.

Originally, Cheng Qian didn't believe in the imperial bearing written in the books, but until now, after meeting Zhou Ming, he truly believed.

Subsequently, Zhou Ming and Cheng Qian left the company together. They went to a Roman restaurant on East Main Street in California.

After waiting here for about a quarter of an hour, they saw a familiar figure walk into the restaurant. It was the man they had seen before, Hayes, walking with someone who was not very tall.

Cheng Qian waved to them hands, and the Hois couple walked over and took the initiative to introduce Zhou Ming and Cheng Qian: 'This is Mr. Brown, the head of our logistics department and also the vice president of Suffolk, a member of the company's decision-making level and has a great influence on any project of the company. Mr. Brown, these two are my friends, Ming Zhou and Qian Cheng. They have been hoping to invite you to dinner for a long time.'

After Hois introduced them, Ming Zhou and Qian Cheng warmly shook Mr Brown's hand and greeted him. Then they invited Mr Brown to sit down, and Qian Cheng waved to the restaurant entertainer to play the music.

'This is the very famous Canon in D major. The melodious music can make dinner feel like poetry. I hope Mr. Brown will like it.'

Cheng Qian introduced to Brown and, as if by magic, produced a book and handed it to Brown, saying: 'This is a hardcover limited edition of Hamlet, Mr Shakespeare's most famous work, which also embodies the most outstanding expression of humanist concern. As Hamlet himself says, 'What a piece of work is a man! And what a piece of work is the world!

Cheng Qian then changed the subject and continued, 'But as the saying goes, there are as many Hamlets as there are people, and I know that you, Mr Brown, are also very fond of classical literature, so I believe that this Hamlet is the perfect gift for you.'

Whether it was Canon or Hamlet were all prepared in advance by Cheng Qian. The last time, Hois had already told Zhou Ming and Cheng Qian about Brown's fondness for classical art, and Cheng Qian prepared this just to get closer to Brown as soon as possible. Of course, in advance, he also studied up on classical art, otherwise he wouldn't have known the Canon in D major and wouldn't have been able to prepare for Hamlet.

Brown took the book Hamlet, looked it over, then suddenly smiled: 'My grandfather once taught me that if you want to catch a sly fox on the ice field, you must first prepare a rabbit that smells of blood.'

At this point, Brown suddenly suddenly looked up and held up the book, looking at Cheng Qian and saying, 'This is the rabbit that smells of blood, but unfortunately, not every fox will fall for it.'

Faced with Brown's words, Cheng felt a little embarrassed: 'Mr Brown, what are you talking about, what foxes and rabbits? I didn't realise your grandfather was such a good hunter. This is really surprise. It's just that you're talking to me, so it's a bit like talking to a wall. I can't understand it.'

'You can't understand it, can you? Then I'll say something you can understand. According to California law, even just bribery by a salesman is punishable by law,' said Brown.

'Mr. Brown, that's just a book, how can it be considered bribery? And according to our Chinese concept, only a gift of a precious sword to a hero is the most appropriate!' Cheng Qian hurriedly explained.

Brown Brown shook his head and said, 'You are the first person I have ever met who can put bribery in such a noble-sounding way. So you can choose to tell the jury this reason and see what they will choose.'

'Oh no, my esteemed Mr. Brown, if you let me explain, this is not what happened…'

Cheng Qian hurriedly tried to explain to Brown, but before he could finish, Brown interrupted him, saying, 'Shh! My poor sir, this is a very elegant and noble place, and you are so uncouth.'

Cheng Qian froze there, Brown looked at him contemptuously and said, 'Look at that, what a pathetic clown, revealing his true colours in front of me. Do you think that just because you have a copy of Hamlet, you really understand classical literature? No, Chinese people, you will will never become an elegant swan, even if you roll around in the mud!'

Brown then got up to leave, but Zhou Ming stopped him: 'Mr Brown, that's enough. Do you think anger and shame will defeat us? Then I can only say you're wrong .'

Following Zhou Ming's words, Brown turned around and looked at him meaningfully and said, 'You say I'm wrong?'

Zhou Ming nodded and said, 'Isn't it isn't it? You deliberately frightened my friend with the false impression of bribery, made him fearlessly grasp at straws, and then, just as you hinted, begged for mercy like a stupid goat.'

'I think I just explained that I have no right to judge whether this Hamlet actually paid a bribe or not. He can go to court and explain to the jury. Perhaps they can understand, but not me.' Brown said.

'Pathetic!' Zhou Ming sighs, 'Usually people put on expressions of faith and gestures of promise, but coat their most devilish natures in sugar. If you really intend to do that, Mr. Brown, why are you still unwilling to put down the book in your hands? I think the words you speak yourself are just sugarcoating to hide the devil, aren't they?'

Brown was silent. He looked at Zhou Ming with a gloomy face and asked with gritted teeth, 'Are you mocking my pretence?'

Zhou Ming said casually, 'In fact, there is no good or bad in my words, only how you really think.'

Facing Zhou Ming's words, Brown, who had been frowning, suddenly smiled, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, right? You are truly a real Hamlet!'