Memory inheritor

Chapter 58 Translation

Hearing Wei Hongsi's blunt question, Lu Jiaqi couldn't help but turn and glance at him sideways: "You don't think getting promoted is like leveling up in a game, do you?"

"No, not at all." Wei Hongsi couldn't help but smile. He simply took it literally and thought Lu Jiaqi's statement was inappropriate.

In a daze, the scene gave him a sense of déjà vu, but he couldn't remember experiencing a similar scene before, so he could only attribute it to an optical illusion.

Lu Jiaqi snorted, "Even when playing games, not everyone considers leveling up their goal, right?"

Wei Hongsi thought about it seriously and said, "I think you should at least consider upgrading to W3."

"Hehe, why don't you say I should be promoted to W4?" Lu Jiaqi felt a bit amused and exasperated. "It took me two years to get promoted from a trainee position to W1, and another five years to get this opportunity to be promoted to W2. How long do you think it will take me to be promoted to W3? Ten years, or eight years?"

"There shouldn't be a linear relationship between promotion and time, right?" Wei Hongsi questioned.

"But performance takes time to build up, and opportunities take time to wait for!" Lu Jiaqi said helplessly. "It's not that I don't want to go further, but I know what kind of price I would have to pay, so I hesitated. To be honest, if I hadn't been promoted to W1 five years ago, I would never have even thought about W2."

"What kind of logic is that?" Wei Hongsi didn't quite understand her reasoning.

Lu Jiaqi said, "Among the people who joined the company at the same time, I was promoted to W1 relatively quickly, which gave me a lot of confidence. Naturally, I set W2 as my next goal and wanted to do better. But after three or four years, I'm not exactly stuck in the same place, but at least I can't see any hope of promotion."

"In the past year or two, I have had the thought of giving up more than once, but when I think of the hard work I put in over the past few years, I really feel unwilling to give up."

"Moreover, as I came into contact with more and more clients, and people kept calling me 'General Manager Lu' when I was out and about, I felt that my position as a junior manager was a bit inadequate. It was like I was putting myself on a pedestal. So I could only grit my teeth and keep pushing forward, even though I had no idea where the finish line was."

She sighed softly as she said this, and then said, "For me, this is a new beginning. Since there are no sunk costs, why should I work so hard? I've fallen behind in things outside of work over the years, and if I don't find a way to make up for it, it will be too late."

"Besides, even if I get promoted to W3, so what? I don't want to live off work alone. Look at our company, how many women are there at this level and above? I used to envy them, but I don't feel that way anymore."

Wei Hongsi understood somewhat. Ultimately, Lu Jiaqi's thoughts stemmed from her anxiety about her age.

His suggestion that Lu Jiaqi consider W3 was not unfounded. Once the standards being developed by the IR1 project team are fully implemented, the number of related analysis commissions will surge. If Lu Jiaqi can ride this wave, further advancement will only be a matter of one or two years.

I remember the first time I attended a meeting on the 22nd floor of the company, Ding Yafan was the only woman in the management team present. There were many reasons for this, but Lu Jiaqi's concerns were certainly one of them. From this perspective, she is still a very clear-headed person, at least knowing her own short-term goals.

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Lu Jiaqi drove the car to the parking lot downstairs from the company, and the two went upstairs together.

On the way, Wei Hongsi sent messages to Gu Shiming and Yu Sheng, briefly mentioning the matter. After entering the main building, he went directly to Gu Shiming's office.

To his surprise, all the project team members were there; the seven of them were sitting around a rectangular solid wood tea table, seemingly having a discussion.

Gu Shiming gestured, and Wei Hongsi sat down in the only empty chair next to the table. After listening for a couple of sentences, he knew they were discussing the second round of reports to be submitted to the official inspection team.

Qian Jiayu was in charge of this matter. In the materials he prepared to submit, he included the work on establishing assessment standards for the "subconscious influence of video content," mainly to clarify the necessity and feasibility, and to lay the groundwork for the project team's subsequent work.

They are discussing whether it is appropriate to include this work in the report now; if so, they need to further determine what content should be included and what content should not be disclosed in advance. Because their work is still in progress, this process is quite delicate.

Qian Jiayu placed a printed draft in front of Wei Hongsi.

Wei Hongsi nodded, listening to Fang Wei's speech while flipping through the materials. He was always a fast reader, and since the content was familiar, he read it even faster. By the time Fang Wei finished speaking, he had basically finished reading as well.

Qian Jiayu discussed Fang Wei's remarks with him for a few minutes, and then said to Wei Hongsi, "Hongsi, everyone has spoken before, so why don't you share your opinion?"

Wei Hongsi asked with some doubt, "Shouldn't this be considered a decision-making issue?"

To be honest, he's fine with looking at the materials, but asking him to evaluate whether something should be done and to what extent is asking too much. He has absolutely no experience in this area, so he's unwilling to offer any opinions. Besides, this kind of thing should be decided by company management; how can you ask a newcomer like him?

Qian Jiayu laughed and said, "I guess so. But you're a key member of our project team, so you should express your opinion."

Wei Hongsi glanced at Gu Shiming, who smiled and nodded.

Wei Hongsi suddenly realized that his previous thought had actually made him one of the decision-makers. He didn't need to have any concerns at all; he was just expressing his opinion, and others would judge whether it was right or wrong.

Thinking of this, he smiled sheepishly. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "I have a suggestion: we should provide a more precise description of the negative emotions involved in subconscious hypnosis so that those who see it won't confuse it with regular hypnotic techniques."

Several people present were taken aback. Wang Kang, the deputy director of the sixth department, said, "Engineer Wei, I don't quite understand. What is this GG hypnosis you're talking about?"

Wei Hongsi was also somewhat surprised by this, so he gave them a brief explanation.

The application of GG hypnosis is actually quite common. Its underlying logic is to bypass rational thinking through methods such as repetitive bombardment, emotional grafting, and behavioral induction.

For example, imperative hypnosis: "This year, we won't accept X during the holidays; if we do accept X, we'll only accept XXX..."

Suggestive hypnosis: XXX wine makes one want to X...

Semantic hypnosis: XX is eternal, a diamond is forever...

Auditory hypnosis: You x me, I x you, so sweet...

This also includes leveraging the celebrity effect to guide fans to buy products endorsed by their idols.