Chapter Fifteen Because I'm Still Alive

  Taeyeon frowned, somewhat disagreeing with Tiffany's words.

  Tiffany, however, was unusually serious and said to Kim Tae-yeon, "Really, you two just met once and have no relation with each other, so you can't feel it, but I can. It's not about personality or how one conducts oneself, it's just a simple feeling that the two of you will get along really well."

  It's very fitting, but it's a very vague concept, even Taeyeon can't understand the meaning of Tiffany's sentence.

  Taeyeon put down the magazine she had picked up again, looking at Tiffany with a bit of helplessness and asked: "Even if that's the case, how can you be sure he'll definitely tell me these things?"

  "Tiffany said, "Of course, Chu Jingyan would never tell you about his affairs." "I just think that maybe we can try to make him feel that the world isn't as bad as he imagined."

  Taeyeon thinks today's Tiffany is especially different from usual.

  "Tiffany smiled and said, 'Anyway, there's still plenty of time before our debut. Even if we practice crazily every day, we'll still have a lot of free time. Why don't we do something meaningful while we're not yet famous?'"

  "What's the point of it all?"

  "Jesus teaches us that love saves the world."

  "Wait a minute, Tiffany," Taeyeon said, looking at her. "But I feel like you're using me to save the world."

  "Tiffany smiled dryly and said, 'On the road to success, one doesn't bother with these minor details.'"

  If Chu Jingyan knew that he had become the protagonist of a conversation between two girls, and the topic was how to get into his heart with that secret, I wonder what he would think?

  Will probably be crying and laughing at the same time.

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  Chu Jing said that the project in his hands had already completed the planning work two years ago, countless workers and machines were working day and night on the construction site. Everything in this world is an investment, it's just a matter of size, just like Xiaofei Company's investment in their upcoming girl group, which took a long time, I heard they've been training for many years, this is a long-term investment.

  And this project is also an investment, and the investment is even greater, so the return will be incredibly rich.

  Day and night, they pored over the materials, then went over the details with Qi Qingrong again in an even more crazed manner. The investors' funds were extremely precious, and their job was to ensure that every penny was spent in a useful place.

  Twenty minutes after leaving Seoul, Chu Jingyan and Qi Qingrong arrived at a highway rest stop, chose a seat, two cups of coffee and snacks to make up for the late departure and not having time to eat breakfast yet.

  After taking a sip of coffee, Chu Jingyan looked towards the end of the highway and said: "If we walk forward for another ten minutes, we will arrive. I have accompanied the director here several times before, but at that time this project was still in the investigation stage. Now, I estimate that the mountains on that side are almost flattened."

  Qī Qīng Róng smiled and said, "A small place has its advantages, it's easy to update and replace, but it takes a long time to transform. If I'm being honest, this broken Seoul is only worth looking at in Gangnam, the rest is simply unbearable."

  Chu Jing put down his coffee and picked up a string of octopus balls, took a bite and said, "Don't use Los Angeles' standards to measure this."

  Qī Qīng Róng shook his head and said: "When you see something you don't like, you naturally want to speak out, otherwise it's hard to bear."

  "It's said that today the General Manager of Huangjin Group will also come to the construction site in person, you should know this person, right?"

  Chu Jing nodded slightly.

  "Have you been in contact with him?"

  "Alright then."

  Qī Qīng Róng said: "This person is also a formidable figure, although he can't be compared to our president, but he's also a self-made success story. No matter what unscrupulous means he used, the Huang Jin Group is quite famous in real estate. It's said that they have some connection with Samsung Real Estate. This is another reason I dislike Korea - apart from Samsung, it's all about Samsung; others can't even get a chance to stand out."

  Chu Jing smiled and said: "Why do you have so many complaints today?"

  "Cut the nonsense," Qi Qingrong said. "Of course you'd have complaints if you didn't sleep well."

  Chu Jing spoke after taking a sip of coffee and stood up saying: "Alright, let's go."

  Qī Qīngróng underestimated a few more sentences and got on the car with his coffee.

  The car drove for a while, then turned into another intersection, and after driving straight again, it suddenly opened up, and a very large open space appeared in front of them. The original bungalows and streets had been completely demolished, and countless workers and machines were shuttling back and forth on the site. Chu Jingyan and Qi Qingrong got out of the car, and Li Qi, who had already arrived at the scene, ran over with a few people.

  "Big brother."

  Chu Jingyan looked at Li Qi, who was dressed in a crisp Western-style suit, and smiled as he said, "I've taken you back from the deputy director's side again. You won't be cursing me in your heart for blocking your rise to fame, will you?"

  "What can I do?" Li Qi looked at Chu Jingyan with a speechless expression and said, "I'm really not suitable for going to those high-end places with the deputy director. This kind of place is more suitable for me."

  "Good riddance." Chu Jing cursed with a smile.

  Dongfang International, as the agent of this project, accompanied Chu Jingyan to roughly understand the construction site, with nearly a thousand workers and countless capital flows. From any perspective, this place is extremely important.

  Time is almost up, the agent said to Chu Jingyan: "You'd better go see Park Engineer, he's a leading figure in our country in this field. Although he's a bit older, he's absolutely talented and knowledgeable, most importantly, he's on our side."

  Chu Jing nodded and walked forward shoulder to shoulder with Qi Qingrong, led by Li Qi, they met the chief engineer of this project.

  This is a man in his late forties, surnamed Park, Park Young-seong. Chu Jingyan slightly bowed and said: "Hello Mr. Park, I am Chu Jingyan."

  Park Yong-sung looked at Chu Jingyan and stood up to shake hands with him, smiling: "Hello Mr. Chu, the vice chairman has already spoken to me, I'm delighted that you can join this project, it will be of great help to my work, thank you for everything."

  "Of course we need to help each other."

  Park Yong-sung is the chief engineer, but there are more powerful teams under his command. However, this project has too many participants, and Dongfang International, which was originally in a dominant position, has become unstable due to a crisis earlier on. As the chief engineer highly recommended by Dongfang International, Park's days are naturally not easy.

  For Chu Jingyan's arrival, Park Yong-sung showed a pleasant attitude, but Chu Jingyan could also see a hint of surprise and something else in his eyes.

  It's unclear and hard to understand, making people feel uncomfortable.

  This feeling is called distrust.

  Whether it is Chen Shuo, who is far away in Japan, or Bai Jiming, who is now stationed at the group, they have all told Chu Jingyan that he is now an ant on a hot pot, many people are watching him, but he cannot be impatient, once there is a handle, there will be countless people attacking, and it's not Chu Jingyan, but Dongfang International.

  Many people don't understand that even within the company there are many discussions, Chu Jingyan doesn't have the qualifications to sit in this position no matter how you look at it.

  But what's the difference? Chu Jing smiled slightly.

  After exchanging a few pleasantries with Park Yong-seong, Lee Qi walked behind him and whispered in his ear: "Big brother, Director Gao has been waiting for you."

  Chu Jing nodded and said a few more polite words before turning around and leaving.

  Walking out of the simple shed, Chu Jingyan raised his head and saw Gao Yang standing on a mound not far away, with a person wearing a safety helmet standing behind him, explaining something to him while holding a blueprint.

  Qī Qīngróng said to Chǔ Jǐngyán: "I'm not interested in socializing, I'll go find Pú Yǒngchéng, as for Gāo Shèzhǎng's side, you handle it."

  Chu Jingyan walked towards the mound, and Gao Yangxiang saw Chu Jingyan walking over. He took a cigarette case from his secretary's hand, lit one up, took a deep drag, and gazed silently at the busy workers below.

  "After a long time, Gao Xingyang slowly spoke up and said: 'I have always thought that Chairman Chen was somewhat rash in his decision about you, or rather, he was being impulsive.'"

  Chu Jingyan said: "Everyone thinks so."

  Gao Xing Yang looked at Chu Jing Yan and asked: "Don't you feel resentful?"

  Chu Jingyu followed the gaze of Gao Xingyang to the distance, then withdrew his gaze and said: "It's human nature, after all, giving such a position to a kid who is still wet behind the ears in their eyes, is indeed child's play."

  "What do you think?"

  Chu Jing thought for a moment and said, "I'm not very good at talking big."

  Hehe, with a big laugh, patted Chu Jingyan's shoulder and said: "I've known Director Chen for 15 years and have been cooperating with him until now. His vision has never gone wrong, otherwise he would have fallen long ago. As for your decision, it won't hurt the foundation, but it can be considered a bad gamble."

  "Chairman Chen's gambling skills are superb, he has never lost before, I've decided to trust him this once."

  Gao Xing Yang looked at Chu Jing Yan and said: "And you, I still don't trust."

  "Even if Chairman Chen told me a lot, and told you many things about yourself, I have to admit that at your age, you are already outstanding. But what does it matter? Having ability doesn't mean having great ability."

  Chu Jingyan said: "I don't accept this evaluation."

  Xiao Yang smiled and looked at Chu Jingyan, asking: "Why?"

  Chu Jing said with a smile: "I've always thought I'm very capable."

  Gao Xing Yang took a puff of smoke and asked: "Where did your confidence come from?"

  "Because I'm still alive, that's confidence."