Boss & Me

Boss & Me

Episode 3

Feng Teng!

Time to get off work, still not going home?

Let's go play some basketball!

How is the performance of our "Life Energy" app in terms of sales and consumers' usage?

Very good. Quite well-received.

In terms of sales and customer satisfaction among business users,

it's ranked 5th nationwide.

It has already reached 300 million users.

Then why is the usage by our own company's employees not actually that high?

Can't be!

Everyone is required to sign up -- a compulsory procedure when joining the company.

Only signing up and not really using, is it a proper way to fulfil the company's requirements?

What's up with you?

You have some problem with "Life Energy"?

Signing up but not using the app -- there are only two possible reasons for that.

The first is the lack of commitment within the company.

The second is the employees' lack of familiarity with the app.

You care so much, who is the employee in question?

I'm not going to single out anyone.

But it is nearly the end of the year, every aspect of our company needs to be reviewed.

"Life Energy" is doing well in terms of sales but it still needs to be reviewed, regardless.

So you mean...

our R&D department has angered you?

Not at all.

I am just pondering over

the year-end work procedures, nothing more.

Rest assured, Big Boss Feng!

Every year, our R&D department does an evaluation of all products introduced to the market.

Of course, that includes the "Life Energy" app.

Very good. Thank you.

If the software functionality is the problem, we can make improvements.

If the issue is the lack of commitment in certain employees, we can let them go.

But at least, you should tell me who it is that you are concerned about.

I am just using it as an example.

Lack of commitment in employees indicates a problem in the company's leadership.

Of course. If not, why would such a trivial matter worry our Big Boss Feng?

But don't worry, I'll definitely figure out who this person is.

What? Do you also doubt my commitment?

I'm leaving now!

Qi Shuai, this is the survey report you requested -- "Life Energy" app usage by our company employees.

The lower in the list, the less usage.

Xue Shan Shan

Hello, this is the Finance Department.

Shan Shan? She's not here right now.

Okay! I'll tell her to go there right away.

Just now, the R&D Department Secretary called.

She said Qi Shuai is looking for you, and asked you to go to their department.

Qi Shuai! Looking for me?

Shan Shan, you're helping Qi Shuai again?

You are so lucky!

Qi Shuai wants to ask me out?

Cinderella's springtime (love) has finally come.

I knew all along...

I am an attractive young lady in my own little way.

Seriously! If he wants to ask me out, he should just say so.

No need to involve his Secretary.

Yeah, she said he wants to see you regarding a product review.

Product review?

Shouldn't he ask a customer for that?

Why does he want me?

That, I don't know.

She said, you go find her in her office first, and she would take you to see Qi Shuai.

That's fine too.

At least, I can escape the curse of pig liver this afternoon.

Qi Shuai truly is my saviour.

By the way, she said the meeting this afternoon might take a while.

So she wants you to bring the lunchbox with you.

Qi Shuai is such a gentleman, so considerate!

If there are not enough helpers, we are very willing to help.

Okay, I will pass on your message to him. But, Ah Jia, no need for the lunchbox.

- Bye-bye! - Bye-bye!

In for a penny, in for a pound.

I must take this opportunity to cut ties with pig liver today!

Bye-bye!

Qi Shuai

- You asked for a meeting with me? - Take a seat.

Okay.

Didn't you say there would be a meeting? Only the two of us?

That's right, just us two.

Just us two...

If only this wasn't an office, it would have been so great.

Xue Shan Shan

You must know the "Life Energy" app, right?

Yes, of course I know it!

But you don't seem to love using it much.

We have done an internal investigation.

Since joining the company, other than signing up, you haven't used any function of the app.

I'm dead.

How did I forget that Qi Shuai is the head of R&D Department?

I haven't even supported the app he has created.

- You don't like the "Life Energy" app? - No, no, no! I like it! I do use it.

Sometimes, I would access the app to look at the announcements from the company.

I'm just not very used to sharing my personal information, that's all.

But your usage is less than 1%.

In other words, the app features such as organizers, accounting tools -- you haven't used any of them.

The best part is that you have not even turned on the usage statistics function.

"Life Energy" is actually the most popular product of our company.

Can you tell me why it cannot impress you?

I'm dead.

Does he mean that, during my probation period, I haven't been a good fit in the company's culture,

and haven't gained deep enough understanding about the company's products

and that my work performance is not good enough...

and that today is my last day working here?

Ah Mei

This lunchbox... how come you still haven't delivered it?

Miss Xue is in a meeting now at the R&D Department so I thought I would deliver it a little bit later.

R&D Department?

Where is the meeting held?

In Director Zheng's office.

Boss, I thought that the R&D meeting this afternoon would provide lunch,

so I would ask someone later to wrap this lunch from you and give it to Miss Xue so she can take it home for dinner.

Qi Shuai, don't get me wrong.

"Life Energy" is actually very good.

You see, the design is innovative and ingenious.

The interface is very beautiful.

It simply is an artist's muse and a genius's creation.

Whoever uses it will like it.

I... It's just that... I just started working here.

So for the moment, I am not very used to it just yet.

Be humble. Use retreat to proceed.

If the app is really as good as you said, then you should easily like using it, right?

Of course, it is very easy to like.

I... I'm not used to it because...

I'm not used to it because... because...

Don't be nervous. Don't be nervous.

I just want to hear your thoughts.

My thoughts?

That's right, your real thoughts, your unreserved thoughts.

Okay! My thoughts.

But Qi Shuai, I need to tell you beforehand...

I am a very dumb person, my brain doesn't work very well.

So my inability to use "Life Energy" is my own problem, not at all the app's fault.

I understand, please go on.

I also need to say...

I feel that the most prominent aspect of "Life Energy"

is that, based on the number of dates, dinner outings, and shopping trips you have,

as well as the amount of money you spend every day, it determines the "life energy" of your day.

But I just came to Shanghai.

I don't date. All I do is go to work and type in numbers.

Also, I don't like spending money.

The thing is... the more money you spend, the higher your "life energy" is.

The less money you spend, the lower your "energy" is.

So I don't really like seeing my own "energy" so low.

But the "energy" is calculated not based on money spent.

It is! It really is!

Look at it this way, you can't go shopping without money,

dating also involves spending money,

even taking public transport needs money, right?

And if you don't do those things, it's not considered living, then you don't get "life energy".

Then isn't it just like spending money to buy "energy"?

S-sorry.

I spoke too frankly, didn't I?

It's okay, that's very good.

Really very good.

Then can you tell me...

the life that you've always wanted... what kind of life is it?

My dream life?

My dream life is...

where I can pass my probation period!

I got you! Don't you worry.

This has nothing to do with your probation period.

It is me asking you for a personal favour.

Personal favour for you?

Are you willing to help?

Then tell me...

How do you want to use "Life Energy"?

I like planning.

I feel that the biggest shortcoming of "Life Energy" is that you can only record but cannot do proper planning.

Let's say... your work, your outings... all can be linked together.

For example, let's say, my work and also my boyfriend's work, our meetings, dinner appointments...

can all be planned together at a glance.

All the planning and budgeting can be done together

with all the expected expenses clearly indicated and automatically integrated to avoid duplicate accounting.

We don't even need to eat out for dates, we can just eat together at home.

If we eat out one less time a week, then we can save 100 yuan (about 16 USD).

One month, 400 yuan.

Enough for me to buy some clothes and bags

so he doesn't need to spend extra money to buy gifts for me.

If we keep that up for a year, we can save 2,400 yuan each (about 390 USD).

If we add in the year-end bonus, maybe we can even travel to Hong Kong or Macau for a simple holiday.

My expectations aren't high. Just with small things like that, I will feel full of "life energy" and full of "love energy".

Wow!

Don't get me wrong!

I am just talking about spending money and my concerns regarding "Life Energy",

and giving you examples for explain myself.

I don't actually spend money like that.

- Even until now, I have never travelled abroad. - Great!

I mean your idea is great.

Your boyfriend must be really carefree and very happy, right?

No! No!

I just came to Shanghai, how can I have a boyfriend?

Then in other words, the "life energy" you desire is one that does not spend money, right?

That's right. Spending money doesn't necessarily mean having a good life.

Look at our Big Boss.

He's so rich, but he brings lunch to work every day.

Home-cooked food... healthy and nutritious, isn't it?

Very good! I just portrayed modesty and flattered the CEO. Two birds with one stone!

That's because there's something you don't know.