Chapter 6 — I Stopped Meeting Clients After Work

The receptionist paused slightly.

"But the other side spoke very urgently..."

I calmly replied:

"Pass it to Trieu Bang."

"He's a core member of our team."

"He participated in this project throughout."

The other side was silent for two seconds.

"Ah... okay."

I hung up. Twenty minutes later. From Trieu Bang's seat came the sound of a phone conversation. But there's something wrong with the tone. Panic.

"Ah... hello..."

"That's right... I'm Hang Dat's man..."

"Huh? English?"

"No no no... my English is not very good..."

"What? The plan?"

"Which plan?"

"The fourteenth edition?"

"I... let me check..."

He frantically searched for documents on the computer. Tiny beads of sweat began to appear on my forehead. Because he had absolutely no idea what the so-called "fourteenth version" was. After all... Those fourteen versions were all edited and revised by me alone, staying up all night.

"Ah... the supply chain connection plan that Mr. Park requested..."

"I... I need to confirm with Director Luc..."

Speaking of this. He turned his head to look at me. As for me, I am extremely attentive in making daily work reports. Every line, every word. Serious and correct procedure. Trieu Bang began to get impatient.

"Park Jung Hoon's side is in need of the fourteenth plan!"

"Send it to me!"

I didn't raise my head. Calmly replied:

"Those plans are all edited outside of working hours."

"According to company regulations, it is the result of labor arising outside of working time."

"Should not be counted as work assets."

"Just start over from the first version."

"Work during office hours."

"That's according to the regulations."

The expression on Trieu Bang's face immediately froze. Mouth opened. Just like a printer with a paper jam.

"Are... are you kidding me?"

"Make me start over all fourteen versions from scratch?"

"I haven't even read the customer request documents!"

Finally I raised my head to look at him. The tone was terrifyingly calm.

"That's because you've never proactively asked to join a project during work hours before."

"But it's okay."

"From today the opportunity has come."

"I believe you will grasp it well."

The corners of Trieu Bang's lips twitched. Lips trembled twice. But in the end... I can't even say a word. Trieu Bang turned around and said to the assistant on the other side of the phone:

"We will get back to you this afternoon."

After speaking, he quickly hung up the phone. I glanced at the clock. 9 hours 57 minutes. Great play... It's just begun. However, the opening act was exciting enough. Arrive at noon. The company chat group exploded again. The opening act this time is Ly Duong.

"@Luc Vien, the purchasing manager at Hoa Nhuan Dat Company in Zhejiang just called looking for you."

"He said you promised last weekend to respond with a product quote."

"There is still no news yet."

"If they still don't respond, they will switch to another supplier."

I replied very quickly:

"Weekends are outside of working hours."

"I am strictly following the company's regulations so I am not handling any work."

"Can you help me receive that customer?"

"I had fully entered their request sheet into the CRM system before 5pm last Friday."

Ly Duong was silent for a few seconds. Then continue texting:

"...But he said just do it work with you."

I replied:

"So you just tell him that business is the responsibility of the whole team."

"There is no such thing as working with just one individual."

"The company takes this customer very seriously."

Ly Duong didn't text back anymore. Exactly three o'clock in the afternoon. Vuong My Ky walked over and lightly tapped the partition of my desk.

"General Manager Lam's assistant from Wan Lun Engineering in Shanghai just called."

"General Manager Lam wants to confirm with you whether you will attend the party next Wednesday night or not."

I raised my head.

"What time is the party?"

"7pm."

"So I can't go."

Vuong My Ky was stunned.

"General Manager Lam said this is a very important exchange."

"He's going to introduce us to some new customers."

I calmly replied:

"Outside of working hours."

Just four words. Vuong My Ky's face immediately changed. Because she finally realized the truth. All these years. The reason Hang Dat Thuong continuously gets new customers... is not because of how strong the company brand is. It's not because of how superior the product is. It's because there is a person named Luc Vien. After everyone got off work... Still sitting at the banquet table drinking with customers. Still answering emails at two o'clock in the morning.