"Teacher Su, are you joking with us?"
Wu Yan Hua was the first to react, her eyes full of hope as she nervously confirmed with Su Yi Hua.
"Yes! Teacher Su, you must be kidding us."
Lu Qing Yi and Huo Jin Yu also reacted soon after, as they weren't new to working with their teacher.
Only Qiu Xi remained somewhat dazed, not understanding what the three of them were talking about.
Su Yi Hua put on a straight face, "Do I look like I'm joking?"
"Um..."
"Um what! Let's talk business, we're leaving soon."
"......"
"Okay..."
In the end, the three could only concede, their heads drooping as they listened to Su Yi Hua's instructions.
As Su Yi Hua continued his explanation, Qiu Xi finally understood why the three had looked so tense, as if facing a great enemy earlier.
"I'll be responsible for bringing you there. The rest is up to you."
"Whether you succeed or not depends on your performance later."
The three responded with dejection, "Okay..."
"Mm."
"Since you have Qiu Xi as an assistant this time, and this is her first time doing this, I'll explain it to you again."
"......"
Just this? An assistant?
While the other two didn't show it, Lu Qing Yi's face already showed dissatisfaction.
She openly displayed her disdain for this novice.
With a tone of disdain, she asked, "Teacher Su, are you sure this junior sister Qiu can do it?"
"Don't worry, your junior sister here is no less capable than you."
Su Yi Hua sensed his student's displeasure but didn't say anything.
After all, everyone would prove themselves by their abilities, and this doubt would naturally be dispelled.
Moreover, he trusted this girl, believing that someone his master and Teacher Du spoke so highly of couldn't be that bad.
He had also been teaching her for a while, and he trusted his own judgment.
"I hope so..."
"Alright, your goal later is to persuade the client and reach a cooperation agreement."
"On that basis, you can then negotiate the task details. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
Su Yi Hua looked at the one who hadn't spoken, "Qiu Xi, what about you?"
"Teacher Su, I have no problem."
Qiu Xi had already understood the matter from what was said earlier, and it was essentially no different from her initial guess.
She just couldn't figure out why this senior sister Lu had such a strong opinion of her.
"Good, then take your things and prepare to depart."
"Mm!"
......
"This is it. I'll take you up first."
"Oh... okay."
The four followed Su Yi Hua to their destination.
To be honest, all of them were somewhat stunned by the building they were about to enter.
Companies located here still needed to find students like them to do this kind of work?
Qiu Xi was also surprised.
However, what surprised her was that she didn't expect Teacher Su's friend to be so influential, and she was also surprised by Teacher Su's network and capabilities.
Such a large contract likely wouldn't have been offered if there wasn't trust involved.
As for the task itself, Qiu Xi never doubted their ability to complete it. She still had a system mission to fulfill, so they had to succeed no matter what.
She was willing to stay up all night for the next month if necessary.
As they walked up, Su Yi Hua had no other thoughts besides a slight worry for these students.
The other three, Wu Yan Hua, Lu Qing Yi, and Huo Jin Yu, were still processing everything, following closely behind, not daring to look around wildly.
As for Qiu Xi, her mind was filled with the mission, and she walked with ease, occasionally observing her surroundings with her peripheral vision.
"Hello, I'm Su Yi Hua. I'm here to see Mr. Gu."
"Hello, please follow me."
The receptionist, upon hearing the familiar name, smiled and led them upstairs.
"Okay, thank you."
Upon reaching the upper floor, Su Yi Hua went to meet the person in charge, Gu Shi Cheng, alone, asking Qiu Xi and the other three to wait outside.
"Mr. Gu, I am Su Yi Hua."
Gu Shi Cheng smiled and stood up upon seeing him, "Teacher Su, I've heard so much about you."
He recalled how his friend had spoken at length about the achievements of the person in front of him, which still made Gu Shi Cheng quite curious.
Su Yi Hua stepped forward and shook his hand, "I'm humbled."
"Then, Mr. Gu, shall we begin?"
"Since Teacher Su is so responsible, there's no need for us to prolong this. Let's begin."
As for how accomplished this person was, he believed he would find out through their upcoming collaboration.
"Alright."
"As previously discussed with your side, this work will be communicated by my students from the start. Mr. Gu, are you aware of this?"
"There's no issue with that. They've already informed me in advance."
Su Yi Hua breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
This way, their subsequent work would be much smoother.
"Then let's get straight to the point. I've brought the students. Mr. Gu, how do you plan to negotiate?"
Gu Shi Cheng was initially a bit taken aback, but then he smiled, "Does Teacher Su have such faith in his students?"
After all, in their line of work, negotiations were commonplace.
But these children were different; they might have never experienced such things.
"Not entirely. After all, age is a factor, but it's good for them to gain some experience early on."
"Very well. Since Teacher Su says so, I won't say any more."
"Let's go, take them directly to the conference room."
"Okay."
With that, Gu Shi Cheng walked out first.
He called over a subordinate, "Go tell someone to prepare conference room 201, and then call the team responsible for web design and Manager Zhang. It's time to get to work."
"Yes, Mr. Gu."
"Go ahead."
After giving the instructions, Gu Shi Cheng turned to Su Yi Hua, "Please bear with us for another two minutes, Teacher Su."
"No problem, I understand."
Approximately five to six minutes passed.
Qiu Xi and the others' backs were already sore from sitting, before they were led to the conference room.
Gu Shi Cheng called his secretary to act as the moderator. He and Su Yi Hua sat at the back, and a simple cooperation meeting began.
As instructed, everyone started communicating in English from the outset.
This surprised Qiu Xi and the others for a moment.
However, being the ones chosen by Su Yi Hua, they quickly regained their composure and stabilized the situation.
Starting with Wu Yan Hua, the group, following the plan they had hastily discussed outside, went from basic information about the company culture and products they needed to understand, to their specific requirements, taking turns to present.
These were mere appetizers. For Qiu Xi and the professional individuals on the other side, it was a quick back-and-forth of questions and answers that passed by in a flash.
The real challenges, and the students' weak points, came next.
As expected, it became a bit difficult from the first question.
"Manager Gu, our..."
Lu Qing Yi, as she spoke, even mispronounced his title.
This made Wu Yan Hua and the other two break into a cold sweat.
Manager Zhang on the other side didn't disappoint and immediately corrected her.
With that one mistake, Lu Qing Yi became flustered and lost her composure.
Wu Yan Hua and Huo Jin Yu wanted to help, but they couldn't think of what to say at that moment.
Nervous, they didn't place their hopes on Qiu Xi.
In their opinion, if the three of them, who had more experience, couldn't manage, how could their junior sister, who was a year younger, do any better?
Thus, the situation became momentarily silent.
Just as everyone was about to give up and conclude the meeting, they saw the most beautiful young girl sitting at the back speak up.
And her words were well-reasoned and logical, earning nods of approval.
"Although your company has many requirements according to the information we've reviewed, these are not issues."
"As for the web design, we are responsible for translation, so naturally, we will take that into consideration..."
With simple words, like deflecting a blow with minimal effort, Qiu Xi smoothly broke through the initial impasse.
After all, it wasn't a critical point, but it heavily tested one's ability to respond flexibly.
"While what you've said has some merit, as you mentioned, we have pages in English, Chinese, and French. How can you guarantee this for us?"
"......"
Qiu Xi felt as if she and the other side were playing house.
The questions were quite silly, revolving around a single point: how could you make a large company like ours trust you?
Honestly, if the other side wasn't going easy on them, these rookies, she wouldn't believe it.
Given this situation, Qiu Xi decided to expedite the process.
Switching languages, she spoke fluent French, outlining her initial thoughts.
This move, however, left the group on the other side somewhat bewildered, with only Manager Zhang smiling.
And his smile grew more and more pronounced.
"Young lady, based on just this statement, I have no further concerns."
"However, before we officially begin our cooperation, we require a detailed PPT presentation."
What Qiu Xi had said earlier already had a preliminary shape, but it was only her personal idea.
Since it was a collaboration with a team, he was willing to give them an opportunity.
"Of course, no problem."
Given the circumstances, a PPT was fine; it was better than the deal falling through.
After all, these rookies were limited in their capabilities.
Upon hearing this, Manager Zhang began to smile amicably, "Great! We'll give you two days. Is that alright?"
"Deal!"
This was the way of capital. But then again, they had started at a disadvantage.
"Okay!"
"Then I will await your good news."
"We won't disappoint you."
"Hahahaha~"