After Xiao Nie entered, she said she wanted to work under Li Ye, which took Li Ye somewhat by surprise.
But then he smiled. "You want to work under me? Aren't you already working under me?"
Xiao Nie froze for a moment.
She and Park In-cheol's group were nominally at the First Branch Factory to "learn from experience." Li Ye was the deputy factory director in charge of sales at the First Branch Factory, so weren't they already working under him?
But that wasn't what Xiao Nie meant!
She was just about to explain when Li Ye pulled over a chair for her and placed it opposite his desk.
"Sit down first. Tell me what's going on. Did Old Park give you a hard time? Or are you feeling lost about your work?"
"I..."
Xiao Nie opened her mouth, only to find a thousand words lodged beneath her throat.
She had indeed been wronged, and she was indeed confused about her work. But before she had even said anything, Li Ye had already guessed it.
Li Ye opened a can of soda and handed it to Xiao Nie, then said with a smile, "Don't be nervous. Take your time. Oh, right—your name was Nie... what again?"
Xiao Nie hurriedly replied, "Nie Ruiliang. Nie as in ear-plus-two, Rui as in Ruijin, Liang as in bright."
"Right, right, look at this memory of mine. You studied mechanical engineering at the Institute of Technology, didn't you? Mechanics is a fine specialty, but don't ever think that doing sales means you're in the wrong field.
"Our unit badly needs sales talent who understand machinery. Otherwise, if users ask a few tricky questions and stump the sales staff, wouldn't that make us lose face?"
As a leader, one had to be skilled at communicating with