chapter 30 sudden opportunity

After a while, Penelope sent me to Hayden's residence. Today I will live and work in this small attic of ten square meters. Still dizzy, I went straight to bed and then fell into a slumber. With my eyes half-opened, I saw Penelope busy. She found an electric kettle, boiled hot water, and went downstairs. After a while, she bought milk powder and honey and soaked them for me. A glass of honey milk. "Don't sleep yet and drink the milk." I didn't want to move at all, so I mumbled: "Put it over there first, I'll drink it later." "It will get cold later." I struggled and sat up from the bed. Penelope handed me the milk and sat on the chair opposite me, looking at me. The freshly brewed milk was very hot, so I drank it slowly. Penelope urged me again: "Drink it quickly. I'll clean it up and leave after you finish it." "There's nothing to deal with. If you're in a hurry, just leave first." "After washing the cup, I'll pour you a cup of hot water and drink it if you're thirsty."Penelope said. "Why are you so nice to me?" I said and took a big sip of milk, but it was so hot that I couldn't swallow it. Penelope asked in surprise: "I just made you a glass of milk, does that count as being very good to you?" Yes, Penelope just made me a glass of milk with little effort. Why do I think she is so nice to me? After a long time, I realized that I had been lonely for too long, and had not had a woman by my side for too long. Every time I drank more wine, I would just vomit by myself. After I vomited, I would vomit again. If I couldn't vomit anymore, I would cover my head. When I go to sleep, no woman has ever made a glass of milk for me. After finally drinking a glass of milk, Penelope washed the cup and poured me another glass of boiled water. This time, she didn’t urge me to drink it. She put it on the table beside the bed and said, “Leave this glass of water for you to drink when you are thirsty. " "oh." Penelope picked up her handbag and was about to leave. Then she asked me as if she was remembering something: "Do you remember what you are going to do tomorrow?" "Get up on time and go to work." I replied without thinking. Penelope frowned: "That's not right." "what is that" "Think about it for yourself, I'll leave first."Penelope said and walked out of the house, closed the door, and disappeared from my sight in an instant, leaving me with doubts. I lit a cigarette and sat on the bed. After thinking about it for a long time, I didn't remember what else I needed to do besides going to work tomorrow. I simply put out the cigarette butt, covered myself with a quilt and fell asleep again. Since Penelope was talking about tomorrow, Well, let’s think about it tomorrow When I got up the next day, Hayden was still asleep. The nature of his job meant that he had to live his life upside down during the day and night. It seemed like he didn't come back until early in the morning yesterday. After a brief wash, I found a bowl of noodles in a box in the corner, soaked it for breakfast, and hurried downstairs to wait for the bus to the company. Hayden's residence is relatively remote, and the bus keeps wandering on the road, so during the hour on the road, I kept thinking about what Penelope reminded me when she left yesterday. I was finally sober in the morning, and I remembered that Penelope cooperated with me in a play last night. Of course she would not help me for no reason. There must be some exchange between us. Thinking along this line of thinking, it suddenly dawned on me that today I I have to buy insecticide powder for her and sprinkle it in the bathroom. I was afraid that I would forget, so I set a schedule reminder on my phone, so I felt safe. After arriving at the company, before I could make myself a cup of tea, I was summoned by Kyle, the manager of our planning department. I came to Kyle's office. He seemed to be in a good mood and asked me to sit down. "Manager, you summoned me so early in the morning. Have I messed up something again?" I asked subconsciously. In the past two years at work, Kyle has come to me and basically criticized me. Kyle smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I have an important task for you this time." "What mission?" “This time I set up counters in our department store, Boli Department Store has officially entered the ranks of top department stores. The company wants to take advantage of this opportunity to launch a comprehensive marketing campaign, striving to be powerful and attract more international first-line brands. Cooperate with our department store.” "Manager, what do you mean, I will be responsible for planning this event?" I asked in shock. Kyle nodded and said seriously: "Yes, this is a rare opportunity for you. You know, the competition in the traditional retail industry is fierce now. In recent years, it has been strongly impacted by online shopping, and the living environment is very harsh. , taking the high-end route and brand management are the foundation for our Boli Department Store to survive in this industry. We must attract as many international first-line brands as possible to operate on site and strengthen the brand advantages of our Boli Department Store. Therefore, this event, It is the embodiment of our company's core values, and the decision-makers above attach great importance to it. I hope you can take on this important responsibility." "Manager, you don't know how much I weigh, so you should leave such a big event to Wesley." "Maxwell, opportunities don't come often. It's a certainty that Wesley will take the position of deputy manager of the planning department, because he has made enough contributions to the company and the planning department, and no one else is gossiping. What about you, Maxwell?" I want to promote you to be the leader of the planning copywriting team, but I’m afraid others will gossip about it. Do you understand what I mean?” Of course I understand what Kyle means. He wants to use this event to make me the leader of the planning and copywriting team. This is indeed an opportunity that I have rarely encountered in several years. I was silent for a long time and finally asked: "When will the preparations for this event start?" "i and our department store will start preparations after signing the contract. By the way, i is planning to shoot a promotional poster for the opening on the 15th of this month. You can check with the graphic model to see if there is a schedule. This matter must be done." You must not make any mistakes, understand?"Kyle expression became more serious as he spoke. "Understood, I'll call her right away to confirm." Kyle nodded and said, "Take advantage of this opportunity. Not everyone is lucky enough to encounter it." "Thank you manager for the opportunity." I said sincerely. After I came out of Kyle's office, I immediately called Maya and told her the date of shooting the promotional poster. She confirmed that there was no problem. My hanging heart finally dropped. I really should do it for myself. What have I done in my life, so I must firmly grasp this opportunity This is the first time that I am eager to make progress and look forward to a qualitative change in my life after not wanting to make progress for more than two years. After a busy day, it was already past seven o'clock when I came back to my senses, and the various lights on the street began to make the city's night dazzling again. Sitting on the swaying bus, all I could think about was the upcoming event marketing. Kyle was right. This opportunity was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, and I couldn't afford to be careless. For a long time, the car was still wandering on the road. I took out my mobile phone from my pocket to check the time, but found that the mobile phone had automatically shut down because it was out of power. I looked up at the electronic clock on the bus. It was already half past eight at night. At half past eight, I suddenly remembered that I had to buy insecticide powder for Penelope after work today to help her get rid of those annoying cockroaches. I remember that in the morning, I was afraid that I would forget to set a schedule reminder on my phone, but my phone happened to be out of battery. This coincidence was enough to ruin my character and make Penelope completely hate me.