"In the last five years, the number of households with an annual income of ten million has been steadily increasing, and their purchasing power is also growing. Our products target precisely these individuals."
"Our products are positioned as high-end and premium, aiming to make customers feel a sense of prestige when they purchase."
"This concludes our product positioning and marketing philosophy. I hope we can all work together to make the company develop better and better."
Liu Shishi sat at the head of the conference table, her gaze sweeping across everyone in the room.
Afterward, Liu Shishi announced the end of the meeting, and the people in the conference room began to leave.
"How is it, Xiao Ying, is there anything?"
Liu Shishi tidied up her documents and was about to leave the conference room when her secretary walked in.
"President Liu, someone claiming to be Xiang Zuo's older brother wants to see you."
"Xiang Zuo's older brother?"
Upon hearing her secretary's words, Liu Shishi's movements of tidying up paused.
Xiang Zuo's older brother?
Why would he want to see her?
Xiang Zuo, that fellow, tried to steal company secrets and was already fired. Why would his brother want to find her?
Liu Shishi initially wanted to refuse, but her inherent kindness made her hesitate. In the end, she instructed the secretary to bring him to the reception room, and she would go over later.
The secretary nodded and left the conference room first.
After tidying her documents, Liu Shishi first returned to her office to put things down, and then headed to the reception room.
On the way to the reception room, Liu Shishi was still somewhat puzzled as to why Xiang Zuo's brother would come to see her.
Before she could ponder the reason, they arrived at the reception room.
The secretary had been waiting for some time. As soon as Liu Shishi arrived, she opened the door and welcomed her in.
"This is our President Liu."
Liu Shishi entered the reception room and saw a man in his forties sitting on the sofa.
The man had an unnaturally pale complexion, a hunched posture, and appeared somewhat sickly.
As the secretary introduced Liu Shishi's identity, the man on the sofa immediately stood up.
"Cough, cough, so you are the President Liu that Xiao Zuo mentioned. Cough, cough, hello, hello."
The man's first words were a series of coughs.
Liu Shishi said to the secretary beside her, "Go get two cups of water."
"Yes, President Liu."
The secretary quickly pushed the door open and left.
After the secretary left the reception room, Liu Shishi gestured for the man to sit back on the sofa.
"Your younger brother has already left our company. May I ask the purpose of your visit?"
Liu Shishi was still angry with Xiang Zuo. It was already generous of her to agree to meet his brother.
Therefore, she didn't bother with pleasantries and directly asked the purpose of his visit.
"Actually, I am here to apologize on behalf of Xiang Zuo. President Liu, my brother did something wrong to you and the company. I am truly sorry..."
Xiang Zuo's older brother spoke while standing up and bowing to Liu Shishi.
His tone was sincere, and his hunched figure bent repeatedly, making Liu Shishi feel a pang of sympathy.
However, Liu Shishi did not forget Xiang Zuo's actions, which had almost brought the company to ruin. Thinking of this, she suppressed her compassion.
"Mr. Xiang, I accept your apology. However, please tell Xiang Zuo that he must not do anything against his conscience for a bit of ill-gotten gain. I hope he will conduct himself properly in the future."
After speaking, Liu Shishi prepared to stand up and leave.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Zuo's older brother coughed violently a few times behind her, then slumped down with a thud.
Fortunately, he fell onto the sofa, otherwise, the fall would have been serious.
"Mr. Xiang, what's wrong? Do you need me to call an ambulance?"
Although still angry with Xiang Zuo, the kind-hearted Liu Shishi, seeing Xiang Zuo's brother suddenly collapse, instinctively went to his side and helped him sit up.
Seeing Xiang Zuo's brother's face turn red and his breathing become rapid due to violent coughing, Liu Shishi immediately prepared to call 120.
"Hoo, hoo, thank you, President Liu. No, I'm... I'm fine."
Xiang Zuo's older brother gasped for breath and gave Liu Shishi a weak smile.
Seeing that Xiang Zuo's older brother's condition had slightly improved, Liu Shishi gave up the idea of calling an ambulance.
"President Liu, actually, I came today not only to apologize but also to explain a few things on Xiao Zuo's behalf. He wanted to join your company and steal company trade secrets because of me. It's all because of me, this sickly person who should have died long ago. Wuwu, I'm dragging Xiao Zuo down."
After his condition stabilized slightly, Xiang Zuo's older brother's voice suddenly became choked with emotion.
A grown man started to cry while speaking.
Following this, Xiang Zuo's older brother told Liu Shishi that the reason Xiang Zuo accepted money and infiltrated Liu Shishi's company to steal trade secrets was all to pay for his treatment.
It turned out that when Xiang Zuo's older brother was young, he worked hard to earn money to support Xiang Zuo's studies, which led to him contracting tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is a very expensive illness. The repeatedly high medical costs made it impossible even for the well-paid Xiang Zuo to afford.
Later, Xiang Zuo's older brother was admitted to the intensive care unit due to complications.
The hospital issued a critical illness notice to Xiang Zuo, stating that a large sum of money would be required for resuscitation.
At this point, Xiang Zuo had no means to pay such a large amount, but he could not bear to let his brother die. So, in a moment of desperation, he accepted money from someone else and agreed to steal Liu Shishi's company's trade secrets.
"President Liu, the reason I came today is not to ask you to forgive Xiang Zuo. I just want to tell you that when Xiang Zuo first joined the company, he did indeed intend to steal trade secrets. He was very conflicted at the time. But later, he often told me that he was getting along very well with everyone at the new company, and that he had found many like-minded friends here, and wanted to achieve something together with you all."
"But... in the end, he still wronged you and everyone else. President Liu, I'm sorry! I'm truly sorry!"
After explaining the reason why Xiang Zuo had tried to steal trade secrets, Xiang Zuo's older brother bowed again. This time, he almost bent his head to the ground.
Liu Shishi sighed, "Alas, although I sympathize with you and your brother, some things, once they have happened, the consequences cannot be undone. Mr. Xiang, I accept your apology."
Xiang Zuo's older brother looked at Liu Shishi with guilt and then slowly walked out of the reception room.
"President Liu?"
Shortly after he left, Liu Shishi's secretary returned with two cups of warm water.
When she saw that only Liu Shishi remained in the reception room, she looked at Liu Shishi with some confusion.
After listening to Xiang Zuo's brother's words, Liu Shishi's mood was also complex. She waved her hand at the secretary and then walked out herself.