Chapter 503: Zuo Xianyu Is Completely Done, the Real Business Genius (1)
Translator: _Min_
In the business world for over two decades, Lin Bojian had never been so enraged.
The project was indeed challenging, which is why he had opened it up for bids, welcoming talents from all quarters.
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As long as a qualified proposal was presented, it didnât matter who it came from.
Otherwise, the Zuo family wouldnât even qualify to collaborate with the Lin family.
Recently, Lin Bojian had been plagued with headaches over the project. Regrettably, his only son, Lin Qingchen, lacked business acumen and couldnât take over his mantle.
He was more than happy to send Lin Qingchen abroad for further studies since a career in medicine was also promising, but he couldnât just abandon the Lin familyâs traditional business.
Lin Bojian had worried so much about this that he had lost quite a bit of hair.
The Zuo family wasnât the only competitor for the project in Sijiu City. The LI family and the Lu family were also in the fray.
It wasnât until a week ago that Lin Bojian received an email from Lin Qingchen containing a flawless proposal.
He learned that it was written by a friend of Lin Qingchen who had heard about the Lin familyâs predicament and decided to help.
With such a perfect proposal in hand, Lin Bojian approached todayâs meeting with the Zuo Corporation with a casual attitude, never expecting to witness a plagiarist brazenly stealing.
Upon his accusation, not only Zuo Xianyu but also Elder Feng and other shareholders from both the Zuo and Lin families were stunned.
âItâs imDossible!â Zuo Xianvuâs hand trembled, but she firmlv denied, âI wrote it myself, though I might have consulted others during the process. The polishing and proofreading were all done by me alone.â
Elder Feng also chimed in hastily, âExactly, Chairman Lin, Xianyu is a business genius. It must be someone else who stole her idea.â
âFine, still denying it at this point,â Lin Bojian nodded coldly. âHere, then take a look at the timestamp of this email!â
He had his secretary project the inbox page onto the big screen.
The email, received on August 2nd at 7:43 PM, contained the proposal, identical to the one Zuo Xianyu had submitted, without a single discrepancy.
âTake a good look!â Lin Bojian slammed the table. âYou wrote this?â
This time, Zuo Xianyu completely lost her composure, âThis canât be!â Elder Feng had given her the project materials after August 2nd.
It took another day before she passed it to the deputy manager.
And the proposal was written by a temp worker of the Zuo family. How could Lin Bojian have received an identical proposal so early?
Yet, the timestamp didnât lie.
In front of this email, Zuo Xianyuâs claims of ârepeated polishingâ and âovernight revisionsâ turned into a joke.
Under the scrutiny of many, Zuo Xianyuâs ears buzzed, and her vision darkened in waves.
She knew she didnât have the capability to complete a proposal on her own, but she never expected to be exposed like this.
Whats going on?!
âNot written by you, but stolen?â Elder Feng was incredulous. âBut this proposal is in your style. It wasnât written by you?!â
Over the years, Zuo Xianyu had been responsible for the Zuo Corporationâs major projects, and Elder Feng was well aware of her style.
So, when Zuo Xianyu submitted this proposal, he didnât suspect it was ghostwritten but was rather impressed by her significant improvement.
To think it was actually her stealing someone elseâs idea?
And to steal the proposal written by Lin Qingchenâs friend?
That was practically sabotaging his own and the Zuo familys future prospects.
âFoolish!â Elder Feng, unable to contain his anger, stepped forward and slapped Zuo Xianyu hard across the face, âYouâre completely foolish!â
Zuo Xianyuâs head was slapped to the side, leaving a clear imprint on her right cheek.
But she didnât react, standing there dazed and dispirited.
âSo, youâre saying this has always been her style?â Lin Bojian suddenly spoke again. âDoes that mean, aside from this proposal, the previous projects by the Zuo family were also stolen?â
Zuo Xianyuâs complexion turned paler as she hurriedly looked up, âI, I didnât, I havenâtâŚâ
But she had no strong evidence to argue her case.
Only then did Zuo Xianyu realize that she had always had an easy time writing proposals.
It was as if the ideas were being fed directly into her mind, requiring no thought on her part.
But how could a talent vanish into thin air?
Where did her business acumen go?
âIt seems your title as a business prodigy was also stolen, and you havenât shown any remorse!â Lin Bojianâs eyes were sharp, detecting Zuo Xianyuâs panic.. He scoffed heavily, â1 gave you so many chances to admit it was not your solo work, yet you remained defiant!â