Later, I Laughed Episode 2 Recap
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To complete the promotional plan, Wu Xiuya requested a market research budget of 50,000 yuan from Manager Zheng, but he only approved 3,000 yuan. Just printing the questionnaires cost her 2,000, leaving almost no funds to hire people to distribute them. She decided to use the remaining 1,000 yuan to purchase popular tea beverages from the market for research. However, at the supermarket, she was persuaded by a sales clerk to spend the money on 50 salted duck eggs instead.
While at the supermarket, she noticed they were hiring part-time beverage promoters. This gave her an idea—she applied for the position and was successfully hired. Using the convenience of her new role, Wu Xiuya and Pang Jing managed to distribute 400 questionnaires. Unfortunately, they were still short-staffed, and neither Xiao Zou nor Ma Chao was willing to help.
Meanwhile, Zheng Hao, who was leaving on a business trip the next day and couldn’t celebrate Wu Xiuya’s birthday, surprised her by throwing an early birthday celebration at the office. Although a birthday is meant to be a happy occasion, Wu Xiuya felt uncomfortable when Zheng Hao repeatedly referred to her as “his woman. ” She didn’t address it publicly but privately asked Zheng Hao to stop making such comments. Zheng Hao didn’t take her concerns seriously.
Using her period as an excuse, Wu Xiuya declined Zheng Hao’s suggestion to stay over that night. Later, during a video call with a close friend, she reflected on their relationship. Aside from Zheng Hao’s tendency to lecture her and make decisions on her behalf, he didn’t have many other flaws. Regarding the promotional plan, Wu Xiuya originally intended to handle it herself, but Zheng Hao insisted on helping her.
He introduced her to his friend Zhang Peng, a professional in planning promotional campaigns, and urged her to meet with him. Zhang Peng, in turn, outsourced the project to another party and arranged for Wu Xiuya to coordinate with them. Reluctantly, she agreed. It wasn’t until she met this new contact that Wu Xiuya realized it was Shi Ye. She didn’t recognize him at first, only remembering after he reminded her.
Before leaving, Shi Ye said he took this job specifically because he saw her name and was curious about what Wu Xiuya had become after ten years. However, he bluntly admitted that her changes had disappointed him. Despite this unexpected reunion, Wu Xiuya stayed focused on her work. She worked overtime on the plan, consulted frontline sales staff, and gathered their valuable feedback. Eventually, she completed the promotional campaign proposal.
When the chairman visited the company, he reviewed the promotional plans from the planning, advertising, and internal communications departments. He showed particular interest in the internal communications department’s proposal and asked to meet the department manager and the plan’s lead. However, Ma Chao overheard this first. Seizing the opportunity, he found an excuse to send Wu Xiuya away. Ma Chao followed Manager Hu to the chairman and claimed credit for the plan.
By the time Wu Xiuya received Manager Hu’s message and rushed to the scene, it was too late for her to say anything. She could only watch as Ma Chao exaggerated his contributions, claiming he had worked late nights on the plan. Furious afterward, Wu Xiuya publicly confronted Ma Chao about why he sent her away.
Known for being a shameless office opportunist, Ma Chao denied stealing credit and even brought up the claim that Wu Xiuya only succeeded because of her relationship with Zheng Hao. He Xiaoli advised Wu Xiuya that Ma Chao’s comments were intended to prevent her from reporting him to Zheng Hao. Motivated, Wu Xiuya decided to confront Zheng Hao. But as soon as she arrived at the marketing department, she overheard people gossiping.
They claimed she got her job through Zheng Hao’s connections and suggested the bidding proposal succeeded only because Zheng Hao asked Zhang Peng for help. Disheartened, Wu Xiuya suddenly didn’t feel like saying anything. On her way home, she happened to see Shi Ye. She followed him to a venue and discovered he was performing stand-up comedy. To her surprise, Shi Ye used her experiences as material for his performance.
Finally unable to hold back, Wu Xiuya stormed onto the stage, grabbed the microphone, and improvised her own stand-up set filled with humorous complaints and witty observations. At the age of twenty-six, Wu Xiuya delivered the first stand-up routine of her life amidst the audience’s cheers. Watching her, Shi Ye remarked that this was the real Wu Xiuya.
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