Chapter 449
Chen Wei was now truly excited.
Listening to her laughter, as if she had survived a calamity, Ye Yuning said, "I also have some good news for you."
"What good news?" Chen Wei immediately asked. Good news was very rare at this time, and of course, it was good to have more of it.
Ye Yuning said, "The meeting this morning resulted in several big projects outside of Upper City, including in North City and South City. Tell Ma Di and Lei An to come to the studio for a meeting this afternoon. They need to go on a business trip!"
"Really?" Several big projects? Chen Wei was utterly shocked.
If anything, it had to be her boss who made the move. Here it was, the Xiaos were scheming against their small studio with their petty calculations. Now, things were looking up. Her boss was becoming more resilient with each setback.
Ye Yuning said, "Call Lei An and Ma Di. I’m heading to the studio right now."
"Okay, got it. Do you need me to pick you up?" After all, her foot was injured, and the boss’s husband was a working man—surely he wouldn’t be home at this hour.
Ye Yuning said, "No need, just head to the studio directly."
"Got it," Chen Wei responded.
After hanging up, Ye Yuning put down her phone and started gulping down her soup, wanting to finish eating quickly and head out.
But after just a couple of sips of porridge, the phone rang again. She had been making calls for hours. Many companies outside Upper City that previously wanted to collaborate with her had also heard she was now open for orders, so they all called to inquire.
Previously, Ye Yuning’s studio had been so swamped that many interested clients could rarely secure a collaboration. Now everyone assumed she had expanded her studio.
Ye Yuning took another call—it was another big project! She told the other party she would arrange a time to visit the site and discuss the collaboration details in person.
Perhaps because she previously wasn’t too keen on traveling to places far outside Upper City, she rarely went. Now, with Xiao Qiye trying to destroy her, she had no choice but to shift her focus to areas beyond Upper City.
Over a single meal, she received several calls. In the end, all the collaborations Xiao Qiye had tried to sabotage were now completely filled by her efforts. Xiao Qiye had paid a heavy price to block her, yet she had managed to turn things around in just one night!
After several calls, she didn’t arrive at the studio until almost four o’clock.
Seeing her limping, Chen Wei hurried forward. "Boss, you’re here. How’s your foot?"
Hearing that Ye Yuning had signed several major deals outside Upper City, the entire studio’s trust in her grew even stronger.
Looking at Chen Wei’s eager-to-please demeanor, Ye Yuning asked, "Where are Lei An and Ma Di?"
"They’re waiting for you in the conference room. There’s no rush now."
Ye Yuning scoffed, "What’s there to rush about? Did you think the Xiaos could starve me to death?"
"You might not starve, but don’t most people have mortgages and car loans? The pressure is immense," Chen Wei voiced what many were thinking.
Anyone who treated their job as their career absolutely dared not lose it carelessly. The pressure they shouldered was unimaginable to the average person.
When they reached the conference room, Ma Di and Lei An saw her still-injured foot, and their expressions showed a touch of distress. If it were normal times, they really wouldn’t have wanted to trouble her like this.
"Chen Wei."
"Yes, Boss!"
"Give me paper and a pen."
"Okay!" Chen Wei nodded and quickly handed her A4 paper and a pen.
Ye Yuning took them, opened her contacts, and began writing on the paper, preparing two copies of the records.
She gave one to Lei An and one to Ma Di. "The projects written here are the ones we’ve just finalized; they’re quite concentrated. Lei An, you meet with the six in South City, and Ma Di, you go to the seven in North City."
"That many?" Lei An looked at Ye Yuning in shock. From last night to today, the boss had personally negotiated six big projects in South City? And seven more in North City... So their previous impression that the boss was somewhat lazy wasn’t a misconception at all. This time, if not for the Xiaos’ sudden madness, she probably wouldn’t have played her trump card. This just proved that there was nothing Ye Yuning was unwilling to do, only things she chose not to. The Xiaos had assumed that since most of her collaborations were in Upper City, they could crush her directly. And the result? She was able to immediately shift her market focus to areas outside Upper City.
Ma Di also looked at Ye Yuning, his eyes filled with admiration.
Ye Yuning said, "And that’s not all. I’ll also be going on a business trip with you. I’m going to Luozhou."
Luozhou—their studio already had collaborations there. Now that Ye Yuning was going, it was presumably for new projects. But she was injured. Could she really go to Luozhou at this time!? Lei An and Ma Di looked at her with concern.
When Ye Yuning said, "You’ll have to leave tonight," they nodded.
Lei An agreed, "Understood."
Right now, it was a race against time for them.
Ma Di must have sensed an imminent business trip before coming, as he had even brought his luggage.
After a brief meeting, Ye Yuning urged Ma Di and Lei An to hurry to the high-speed train station.
No sooner had she left the conference room than she received a call from Ye Tong. Another unknown number; it’s impossible to guard against them all!
On the phone, Ye Tong’s voice was unabashedly gloating, "I’ve joined Gao Ma’s studio."
Ye Yuning was silent.
Hearing Ye Tong had joined Gao Ma, Ye Yuning’s brows furrowed tightly. The name ’Ling Yan’ flashed through her mind. Her gaze grew colder.
Without waiting for her to speak, Ye Tong continued, "I heard Xiao Qiye wants to make sure you have no foothold in Upper City?"
Ye Yuning remained silent, her breathing growing heavy as she tried to compose herself.
Ye Tong’s voice was filled with scornful laughter. "Ye Yuning, is that all the skill you have? After sleeping with him, you still let Xiao Qiye treat you like this. Just how pathetic are you! Your fiancé dumped you, Qin Da Shao is eager to eradicate you, and now Qiye thinks you’re dirty—a stain on his image!"