Chapter: 2620

He Yuanjiang laughed and said, “Hahaha, it shouldn’t be too hard. I believe in your skills, and she’ll likely be happy to hear some praise.”

He then added, looking a bit worried, “But my main concern is that she isn’t playing enough. If she decides to stay in the chaotic situation in Syria for a year or more, it will be tough to change her mind. You don’t know this girl—if she gets stubborn, there’s no stopping her!”

Charlie Wade nodded seriously. “I’ll try to convince her to come back soon.”

“Good,” He Yuanjiang said quickly. “Maybe you should add her as a friend and chat with her first.”

Charlie smiled and replied, “Uncle He, don’t forget there’s a time difference. I think Syria is five or six hours behind us. It’s probably still early morning there.”

He Yuanjiang insisted, “It doesn’t matter if it’s morning. Just add her as a friend first. Whenever she sees it, you can talk to her.”

Charlie agreed, “Alright, I’ll add her now. But if I do it directly, it will show that you recommended me. I should copy her WeChat ID instead.”

After saying that, he clicked on the business card, copied the WeChat ID, and added it. He wrote a short note to explain why he was adding her: “Director of Jinling Emgrand Group?”

Just a minute later, Charlie received a notification saying the other person had accepted his friend request.

Surprised, he said, “Uncle He, your daughter is still asleep this late!”

He Yuanjiang frowned. “I bet she can’t sleep. If you put me in that messy situation…”

“I guess I can’t sleep either,” he said. He quickly added, “Charlie Wade, you should talk to her right away and find out how she’s doing.”

“Sure,” Charlie replied. He sent a message to He Zhiqiu: “Hello, Miss He. I’m Charlie Wade, the Chairman of Jinling Emgrand Group. I’d like to discuss a potential collaboration with you. Are you interested?”

He Zhiqiu responded quickly with a voice message: “Did He Yuanjiang send you? Tell him I’m not going to Jinling, so he shouldn’t waste his time.”

Hearing his daughter’s words, He Yuanjiang felt frustrated. “Charlie, just tell her you don’t know me. If she thinks we’re working together, she’ll definitely refuse to come.”

Charlie nodded and typed a response: “Miss He, you’ve misunderstood. I don’t know He Yuanjiang. I came across your work in financial journals and was really impressed by your expertise in international finance and economic management. I’m planning a new project in ocean shipping and need someone to lead it. That’s why I thought of you.”

He Zhiqiu asked again: “If you weren’t sent by He Yuanjiang, how did you get my WeChat?”

He Yuanjiang was taken aback.

Just when he was unsure how Charlie should answer, Charlie cleverly replied, “Miss He, I found your information through an international headhunting company. I even paid a $50,000 fee to get your contact details. The headhunter was supposed to reach out first, but I thought it would be more efficient to contact you directly for such an important collaboration.”

Headhunting companies specialize in finding middle and high-level talent.

Talents are like real estate agents; they know about all kinds of listings. Basically, as long as they have money, they can find any owner information. This is also true for headhunting companies.

When Charlie Wade explained this, He Yuanjiang gave him a thumbs up. He thought Charlie’s explanation made perfect sense.

On the other side, He Zhiqiu seemed a bit skeptical. She replied, “I get it, but I’m really sorry. I’m in Syria right now, and I won’t be able to leave for at least six months. I can’t follow you. I apologize for not being able to help!”