The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 790 - 789. Cloudscape Pharma R&D consultant?!

Chapter 790: 789. Cloudscape Pharma R&D consultant?!

Bai Chingching, seeing this, laughed even more brilliantly.

"So, it is true that our Cloudscape Group’s annual meeting has precedents of inviting celebrities, and they all need to perform some talent. Last year someone even sang a few songs. But Miss Tang... isn’t she an actress?"

An actress can come to our company to show off her talent? What on earth would she perform—

The crowd suddenly understood the implicit meaning behind Bai Chingching’s words, and their looks towards Tang Shu became somewhat profound.

Tang Shu indeed debuted because of an idol drama, and she’s not a member of any singing and dancing group. Besides, it was just mentioned that the administrative department hadn’t made any special arrangements, so how did she get in here?

There were no other men around her, so she probably wasn’t someone’s female companion, right?

Lin Yucheng naturally caught the sarcastic undertone hidden in the remark. Being a veteran in the company, she was well aware of the "guest" situations at the annual meetings. Her gaze, which was initially nonchalant, suddenly sharpened, looking at the other party like a knife.

"Bai Chingching, watch your language!"

"Ah— What did I say? Why are you so fierce, Yucheng?"

"Don’t treat everyone like fools; not everyone is brainless enough to be manipulated by you. You’d better keep your mouth clean!"

"That... Maybe I misspoke, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean anything else."

It was pure curiosity.

Bai Chingching’s eyes widened, and tears nearly fell out, which made the nearby Tang Hao feel heartache. The next instant, he looked at Lin Yucheng with a condemning gaze.

"Yucheng, you’re being too harsh. I believe Chingching didn’t mean anything by it."

The person in question rolled her eyes at the two without a bit of courtesy.

Tang Shu twitched the corner of her mouth. She had to say, in this age of anti-green tea and anti-white lotus, witnessing the scene unfolding before her was quite a miracle.

"Miss Bai just said, you are the manager of the planning department at Cloudscape’s functional headquarters? I’m curious, has the requirement for EQ and IQ for this position dropped this low?"

"You... What do you mean?!"

"Literal meaning."

This bit of scheming, yet daring to provoke her, where did this confidence come from?

Bai Chingching was rattled by Tang Shu’s indifferent reaction, as if she was nothing in her eyes.

This feeling was like having exerted all force to attack, yet the other party didn’t take her seriously at all. It was much more embarrassing than having a big fight and not winning.

Just four simple words were enough to collapse Bai Chingching’s rationale.

"Miss Tang, the hiring standards of Cloudscape Group don’t need interference from outsiders. You’d better spend this time getting to know a few friends here, don’t you agree?"

Who doesn’t know what you’re here for? Who are you trying to fool!

Tang Hao, upon hearing this, showed a look of shock, held Bai Chingching’s hand, and hesitated to speak. Even the colleagues nearby fell silent, not knowing what to say to ease the damned awkwardness.

That really was a bit too much...

But in contrast, Tang Shu, who was being mocked, looked as if it didn’t concern her in the least, raising her eyebrows meaningfully.

"An outsider?"

"Aren’t you an outsider? Among Cloudscape Group’s subsidiaries related to entertainment, we’ve only produced an adventure reality show so far; we haven’t signed any artists."

So if you are not an outsider, who is?

Bai Chingching had also thought that it was Director Lin Chuan from "Journey Together" who had invited Tang Shu, but she had just seen that there was a lady with Director Lin, which dispelled her suspicion.

Tang Shu set down the tall glass she was holding, her slender fingers reaching for the handbag she carried with her.

"Jumping to conclusions without a thorough investigation, Miss Bai’s naivety really surprises me... Here is my invitation. Would Miss Bai like to inspect it?"

Held between those fair fingers was an invitation, embossed in gold, shining brilliantly under the magnesium lights.

A girl from the administration department exclaimed, "This is a VIP invitation! The administration department didn’t issue more than 10 in total. How could Miss Tang have one?!"

Everyone was shocked by the invitation, even Lin Yucheng was a bit stunned, completely unaware of what was going on. Was she just simply concerned that her family’s lifesaver shouldn’t be aggrieved?

It seemed like the situation was getting out of control?

Among all the people present, Bai Chingching was the most shocked. Staring at the gold-embossed invitation handed to her, she doubted for a moment before opening it, and the line of text on it caught her eye.

"Cloudscape Pharma Research Consultant, Tang Shu?!"

This was not a generic invitation without a name, but an official one issued by the administration department on behalf of the company?

And a Cloudscape Pharma Research Consultant at that!

"What Research Consultant?"

Lin Yucheng approached Tang Shu quietly and whispered.

Tang Shu turned her head and whispered back, "It’s the consultant for pharmaceutical formula improvements at the Cloudscape Pharmaceuticals Subsidiary. I’m studying medicine."

"Oh!"

Lin Yucheng was aware that her lifesaver was studying medicine. After coming back from the scenic area, she had even searched online, and not to mention "Journey Together" had featured it as well, probably the whole national audience knew Tang Shu was studying medicine.

But!

Studying medicine and recognizing wild medicinal herbs did not mean one could become a research consultant for Cloudscape Pharma. After all, the pharmaceutical division, albeit a subsidiary, took a considerable share of the annual profits within the group.

As the group’s financial manager, Lin Yucheng was very clear about that.

At this moment, other than saying "Oh," she had no idea how to react!

As for the others gathered around, they were even more astonished, looking at Tang Shu as if she were an alien. Was this really a celebrity? They might believe if someone said a celebrity was moonlighting as a company’s brand ambassador, but who ever heard of a celebrity moonlighting as a pure technician?!

This was research and science!

Incredible!

Unimaginable!

"Ahem, so... is Miss Tang actually an internal member of our group?"

"And also one that requires a VIP invitation?"

Bai Chingching’s fingers clutching the invitation had turned a sickly white from exertion, her eyes showing disbelief and thick skepticism.

"Impossible! The minimum academic requirement for a research consultant at Cloudscape Pharma is postgraduate. How could you possibly...?!"

Anyone would find it difficult to accept the sudden status reversal of someone they had previously looked down upon, and clearly, Bai Chingching was having trouble accepting this.

Tang Shu pulled the invitation out of her hands and placed it back in her bag, realizing for the first time that her purse had uses beyond holding a phone.

Hmm... It would have been better if her gown also had pockets to hold things. At Damo, whether it was for a banquet or everyday wear, she never had to worry about this. How come this useful feature hadn’t been passed down?