Chapter 64. Promotion and Salary Increase

     It is impossible to be unemployed, the auxiliary intelligent butler mostly shares Li Yaolin’s work. When some procedures should be handled by the little mermaid, it still has to do it.

 

     And compared with the little mermaid in the myth/fairy tale system with real images, the intelligent butler is more like an auxiliary system born in a high-tech plane.

 

     The butler is not so humane, but its functions are very powerful: it can not only block people who violate the rules with one click, – Li Yaolin had to block them manually before. – 

 

     It can also monitor the data changes of Xingzhou Island in real time around the clock, and feedback the problems to various departments in time for timely processing.

 

 

 

     The little mermaid put her hands on her hips: “People can do these things too!”

 

     Li Yaolin said: “When I asked you questions, you just let me explore on my own.”

 

     The little mermaid argued: “The island owner can’t rely too much on assistants!”

 

     “You get off work on time.”

 

     “People can work overtime, too. I’m working overtime now!”

 

     “You’re on vacation, and I have to give you triple the salary!”

 

 

 

     The little mermaid pretended to be deaf and dumb, hiding in the corner of the screen and blowing bubbles.

 

 

 

     Li Yaolin: “…”

 

 

 

     She continued to study the smart housekeeper and found that its functions were not limited to APP-related affairs, it could remind Li Yaolin to deal with some scheduled work, it could also monitor the physical and mental health of employees, and assist the logistics support department in arranging employee physical examinations; it could even provide timely feedback on online public opinion trends, and assist the operations department in dealing with public opinion.

 

     If Li Yaolin needs it, it can also help identify her mobile phone call information, such as who the owner is, to help her quickly remember the identity of the caller, making her social etiquette more thoughtful.

 

 

 

     “This is good, it is more suitable for the identity of an assistant than a certain assistant.”

 

     The little mermaid: “I think it’s good too!”

 

     That’s great, I’ll have more time to slack off in the future.

 

     Li Yaolin muttered quietly: “But why do I feel that some functions of this little housekeeper overlap with the system? Could it be that it was developed by the system to share its own work?”

 

 

 

     Despite muttering, Li Yaolin was still very much looking forward to the use of this auxiliary system, and she arranged it without saying a word.

 

     As soon as the little housekeeper came online, it immediately reminded her: “It is detected that 【Camping Area (Level 1)】 【Seafood Buffet Restaurant (1 Star)】 meets the upgrade conditions, do you want to upgrade automatically?”

 

 

 

     Li Yaolin was surprised: “It can also be upgraded automatically?”

 

     The little mermaid said: “As long as the island owner does not care about the operating costs after the upgrade, any project can be set to automatically upgrade.”

 

 

 

     It has not forgotten that the island owner used to be distressed about the operating costs, so many projects clearly meet the upgrade conditions, but they are reluctant to upgrade, and finally forget about it.

 

     Li Yaolin asked: “Will the upgrade affect normal operations?”

 

     “Upgrading during business hours will affect customer experience, so the smart butler will upgrade during non-business hours.”

 

     “Really smart. In that case, upgrade!”

 

 

 

     After choosing automatic upgrade, Li Yaolin no longer needs to worry about it.

 

     In the evening, the hot search of the two stars touring Xingzhou Island together was still on the list, but the popularity dropped slightly, from the first to the third place on the entertainment list – the first was related to a big star in the entertainment industry, and the second was the promotion of Zhou Qunfang and Director Fu’s new drama.

 

 

 

     Li Yaolin sighed: “There are so many means and tricks in the entertainment industry, true and false, and netizens who eat melons can’t tell whether it is hype marketing or ‘encircling Wei to save Zhao’.”

 

 

 

     As soon as she finished speaking, she received a call from the well-known director Director Fu. The other party’s new drama wanted to be filmed on Xingzhou Island, and came to rent the venue from her.

 

     Director Fu also said that the shooting period of this drama is about three days, and he guaranteed that it will not only not affect the normal operation of Xingzhou Island, but all expenses will be borne by the crew.

 

 

 

     “For more details, I will send a detailed plan to Mr. Li’s email later. If there are any inappropriate places, we will negotiate and modify them. If there are no problems, I will arrange someone to bring the agreement to sign.”

 

     “Okay!” Li Yaolin decided to read the plan before giving a reply.

 

 

 

…

 

 

     On the other side, after Director Fu hung up the phone, he said to the woman sitting opposite: “You can rest assured.”

 

     The woman opposite breathed a sigh of relief and said: “When Xingzhou Island and Taozi TV had conflicts before, the senior management of Taozi TV privately stated that they would not have any business cooperation with Xingzhou Island in the future. I thought that the other party was arrogant and offended the senior management of Taozi TV so thoroughly.”

 

     “The island owner is quite humble and polite, and there is no sense of dominance. Judging from her attitude, she is not opposed to renting the venue to the crew. The program crew of Taozi TV was rejected before, and it should be the wrong posture to discuss cooperation.”

 

     The Woman said with a smile: “Thank you for this matter. If it weren’t for you, once Qunfang’s relationship was exposed, many endorsements that were being discussed would probably be cancelled.”

 

     Director Fu said: “Don’t be so polite. Besides, I also wanted to go there to shoot, but the conflict between Xingzhou Island and Taozi TV made me a little worried. This time I specifically asked Qunfang, and she said that it was particularly suitable to shoot diving scenes there, with a high safety factor, and the pictures must be clear and romantic. This is much more cost-effective than spending money on special effects.”

 

     After the woman walked out of the room, she was about to call her own artist, and the assistant sent her a message, asking her to check on V Weibo quickly.

 

     She thought that netizens had confirmed their relationship, and she was so scared that she was ready to ask the studio to do emergency public relations. As a result, when she opened the hot search, it turned out that her artist had won an annual ticket in the check-in event of Xingzhou Island. She was so happy that she posted three V blogs in a row, and also showed off on WeChat Moments and Little Green Book, fearing that others would not know that she had won the prize.

 

     Woman: “…”

 

     It’s just an annual ticket, is it that important?

 

     Thousands of netizens said: It’s that important!!!

 

     Why didn’t they win the annual ticket?

 

     What kind of luck does Zhou Qunfang have?

 

     From the beginning of the National Day check-in event to today, very few people can win the annual ticket!

 

     Before Zhou Qunfang posted on Weibo, the luckiest netizen was the one who won a monthly ticket, and the rest were either free snorkeling experience coupons or 50% off dining coupons. The worst luck was the one who won a turtle figurine worth dozens of yuan, which would not be available until three months later.

 

 

 

     Netizens rushed to Zhou Qunfang’s V blog and shouted: “There is a shady deal!”

 

     “You are a public figure, I don’t recommend you to post these contents, because I will be envious and drool.”

 

     “I, a student, give me the annual ticket, understand? [funny.jpg]”

 

     “Listen to my advice, your fame is too big, you can’t bear the luck of the European Emperor, give me the annual ticket, I will bear all the pressure for you.”

 

     “The abacus above is so loud that I can hear it in the underworld.”

 

     “…”

 

 

 

     Zhou Qunfang’s fans don’t need to control the comments, because the comments below are all to take advantage of the European luck.

 

     As for her relationship with Zhou Bingyan, who cares?

 

     As for Zhou Bingyan himself, he took out his mobile phone to look through the photos to make a nine-square grid: “Let’s expose our relationship. I don’t care whether there is an annual ticket or not. The main thing is that I love you and don’t want people to think that our relationship is not open to the public.” 

 

     Zhou Qunfang: “…” 

 

     Heh, a dog man. 

 

 

 

     Soon, Director Fu’s plan was delivered to the official mailbox of Xingzhou Island. Li Yaolin did not wait until the next day to deal with it. Instead, she checked it with her laptop after taking a shower. 

 

     Director Fu’s play is a romantic comedy with some fantasy elements. The male lead is a mermaid prince, and the female lead is a rich woman who has a successful career and loves diving. The story begins with the hero’s father’s failed attempt to seize the throne and being killed. He is also exiled by the mermaids. During the exile, the hero’s aunt, the mermaid queen, sends people to hunt him down to eliminate future troubles.

 

     It happened that the heroine went diving. Before going into the sea, the surroundings were calm. After going into the sea, undercurrents surged. The fight between the hero and the pursuers changed the world. The heroine almost encountered an accident and was rescued by the hero. A sweet love story unfolded…

 

     I don’t know why, when seeing the “Mermaid Prince”, Li Yaolin couldn’t help but substitute the little mermaid, and then imagined the beautiful Zhou Qunfang holding the Q version of the mermaid. The one and the fish crossed the dimension wall in the affectionate gaze, realizing the intersection of the second dimension and the third dimension…

 

     If that’s the case, it’s quite a comedy effect.

 

     Li Yaolin was overjoyed.

 

     Little mermaid: “…”

 

     Stop thinking, I’m still young, what are you thinking about? !

 

     Li Yaolin poked the little mermaid: “Do you have a mermaid queen?”

 

     The little mermaid was speechless: “No!”

 

     Li Yaolin turned into a curious baby: “What about the mermaid prince or mermaid princess?”

 

     “No!”

 

     “Will your tears turn into pearls?”

 

     “No!”

 

     “Will eating mermaid meat make you immortal?”

 

     The little mermaid was shocked: “Island owner, you are so scary!!!”

 

     “Is this how the Mermaid Forest is played… Hey, you are not the only mermaid left in the world, are you?”

 

     “I am a domestic mermaid, please ask if there are any copyright disputes.”

 

     Li Yaolin: “…”

 

 

 

     After satisfying her curiosity, Li Yaolin listed several venues involved in the plan.

 

     First, the crew wanted to arrange the scene where the hero and heroine first met at a glowing diving experience spot; secondly, the filming location for the hero and heroine’s life on the isolated island was chosen to be the reef group at the southern end of the island, in addition, there will be some small scenes on the white beach, wooden houses, etc. that require renting venues. As for accommodation arrangements, if they can book a holiday cabin, they will stay in the cabin. If they can’t book a room, they can book a camping area and the crew can camp there.

 

     Finally, Director Fu’s plan has another sentence: “It would be even more perfect if we could meet ‘Sea Fire’.”

 

     Li Yaolin: “…”

     Are you making a wish here?

 

    However, if she is in a good mood, she may be able to fulfill their wishes.

 

 

 

     The show will start filming in the middle of this month, and will go to other places to shoot first, and will come to Xingzhou Island to shoot at the end of October.

 

     Li Yaolin calculated that the end of October is already the off-season for tourism, and there should be fewer people at that time, so she asked the smart butler to forward the email to Manager Qi, asking him to reply to Director Fu before his vacation to arrange this matter.

 

     Manager Qi got up at night to deal with emails. His wife grumbled in dissatisfaction: “Why do you have to deal with work every night? Your boss is too cruel, isn’t he?”

 

     Manager Qi said: “Don’t blame me, the boss asked me to deal with it before my vacation.”

 

     “Your vacation will start on the 9th, there are still several days!”

 

     “I have to try to perform well in front of the boss. If I really wait until the 8th to deal with it, I will have no hope of promotion!”

 

     His wife got up and looked curious: “Can you really get promoted so quickly?”

 

     Manager Qi said uncertainly: “Don’t look at the boss’s young age, but her mind is unfathomable. Sometimes it feels that all our thoughts are exposed in front of her. She knows what we are thinking, but we can’t guess her thoughts. Maybe she originally thought well of me, but you went outside to yell and let her know, and she changed her mind?”

 

     “I will definitely not yell.” His wife was also afraid that being too high-profile would make him hopeless of promotion.

 

 

 

……

 

 

     After Xingzhou Island signed a site rental agreement with Director Fu’s crew, the crew couldn’t wait to reveal the news.

 

     The variety show crew that Xingzhou Island had previously refused to cooperate with: “……”

 

     Isn’t this a slap in their face, making people think that it was because of them that Xingzhou Island refused to cooperate with them?

 

     Although this is true, why did Director Fu reveal it? Wouldn’t you just go to the location and shoot quietly?

 

     When the program crew saw the producer of the show, they thought it was from the enemy station, no wonder they said it out loud, it turned out to be a slap in the face of Taozi TV!

 

     The senior executives of Taozi TV cursed: I hope your show will flop!

 

 

 

……

 

 

     The bloody storm in the entertainment industry has limited negative impact on Xingzhou Island. At least the island owner who is not in the entertainment industry and has no business dealings with entrepreneurs in the industry will not consider whether doing so will offend the capitalists when making decisions, and she will not act according to other people’s faces.

 

     In a blink of an eye, the National Day holiday was over. The number of tourists on Xingzhou Island gradually decreased, but it was still much higher than before the National Day. Tourists were still interested in visiting the island, and every flight and every holiday cabin was fully booked.

 

     On the first day after the long holiday, Li Yaolin held a meeting. Originally, everyone thought she was going to hold a “Summary Meeting of Xingzhou Island Operations during the National Day”, but she said straight to the point: “The summary meeting will be held after everyone returns from their vacation. Today I mainly want to announce one thing-“

 

     Managers of various departments and supervisors at all levels looked at her curiously, and everyone had a vague expectation in their eyes.

 

     “I will make an adjustment to the organizational structure, add an advertising project, merge it with the publicity group, and be responsible for internal advertising bidding and exhibition matters, external publicity and promotion of the Zhoudao brand. I will also redeploy individual positions.”

 

     Everyone had already guessed that this day would come, but when the job transfer was really going to happen, they were still a little excited or nervous in their hearts.

 

     Li Yaolin didn’t talk nonsense. The smart housekeeper has helped her generate a detailed analysis table based on each employee’s ability and performance since joining the company, and gave her suggestions on their job arrangements. Of course, Li Yaolin may or may not refer to it.

 

     Li Yaolin only consulted part of it, and the rest were her own decisions.

 

     Manager Qi was promoted from [Operations Department Manager] to [Deputy General Manager], in charge of [Operations Department] and [Logistics Support Department],

 

     [Finance Department] Manager Gao was transferred to [Operations Department Manager], and [Logistics Support Department] Manager Song was appointed [Operations Department] Deputy Manager of the Department], former [Hotel Management Group] Manager Shen was promoted to [Deputy Manager of the Marketing Department]…

 

     Then the [Cultural and Creative Product Design and Production Group] is placed under the [Environmental Art Design Group], and Zheng Xuan is appointed as the [Environmental Art Design Group Director]. She is not only responsible for the design and production of cultural and creative products, but also the environmental design and island architecture. Interior design, advertising space planning and other matters.

 

     Lin Qitong is still in the publicity team, but she has officially become the tourism ambassador of Xingzhou Island from the image spokesperson who was ridiculed by everyone.

 

     Li Yaolin smiled and said to Lin Qitong: “You have to pay attention to your image in the future. After all, every move you make will affect the tourism image of Xingzhou Island.”

 

     Lin Qitong: “…”

 

     This is such a sweet burden.

 

     Li Yaolin will only transfer some employees this time, and the rest will have to wait for this group of management to successfully hand over the work before they can be transferred again.

 

     Although the positions of these personnel have changed, they cannot immediately leave their original jobs and go to new positions. During their rotation, they can get familiar with the new positions first.

 

     Li Yaolin seemed to remember something and said with a smile: “By the way, there is something else to announce.”

 

     Lin Qitong’s eyes shone: “Is it a salary increase?”

 

     “After the position is changed, the salary and benefits will naturally be adjusted, but the HR will tell you about this. What I want to tell you is… our office building has been completed and decorated, and we can officially move there to work!”

 

     Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they were ecstatic: “It’s been built so quickly? Can we choose the office?”

 

     “Offices have been allocated. You can choose your office space.”

 

     In addition to the canteen on the first floor of the office building, the second and third floors are spacious. Li Yaolin designed many office spaces during planning, and even reserved many vacancies for future employees.

 

     After lunch, except for the employees of the Logistics Support Department who needed to maintain order on the island, the rest of the employees went to the office building to pick out desks.

 

     According to the plan, the first floor is the canteen and activity room, and the second floor houses the office of the deputy general manager, the personnel department, the logistics department, and the advertising and publicity team of the operations department. The ticketing team of the operations department, the tourist service center, and the medical office are still at the pier. In the building complex over there, on the third floor are the general manager’s office, marketing department, and finance department.

 

     Although the new offices mostly use glass partition walls, the sound insulation and lighting effects are very good. The tables, chairs and computers are all new, and the employees are happy to see them.

 

     Especially the first batch of employees who joined the company, they knew how primitive the office environment was at Xingzhou Island. They did not expect that they would be able to have their own offices so soon.

 

     Choosing Xingzhou Island in the first place was indeed the right thing to do!