Despite the Operations Management Department not making a big deal out of their victory and the Marketing Department keeping quiet about their loss, the news of the Operations Management Department's triumph quickly spread throughout Tianjiao Film and Television Company.

Everyone's first reaction to this news was disbelief; it was simply ridiculous.

After all, in everyone's eyes, the Operations Management Department had only three men: one was fat, one effeminate, and one injured. How could they possibly defeat the heavily staffed, championship-favorite Marketing Department?

How unbelievable was this? Even after confirming several times, it was still hard to accept.

However, facts are facts, and no matter how hard it was to accept, they had to accept it.

Driven by curiosity and amusement, some people began visiting the offices of both the Marketing and Operations Management Departments to verify firsthand.

Those who entered the Marketing Department immediately felt a gloomy atmosphere, faced with looks of annoyance and impatience. After a few visitors, the Marketing Department even locked their door from the inside.

Others who went into the Operations Management Office saw faces showing a little pride, trying to stay modest, yet failing to hide their excitement.

And then, they received results that were simply unimaginable, despite repeated confirmations, they still found hard to believe.

Was it really true that the Marketing Department, set to win the company's internal championship without a doubt, actually lost?

And by just one point, they lost to the Operations Management Department, which everyone considered an easy target?

Damn, is there any justice left? How could this be?

When people found out the cause of this result was a single person's entry—a person who hadn't been at the company long, named Chu Ge—Tianjiao Film and Television was thoroughly abuzz.

After the incident of buying medicine for Hong Zude, the director of the Municipal Broadcasting Bureau, Chu Ge once again became the focal point at Tianjiao Film and Television.

Defeating the strong as the weak has always been a topic people love to discuss, and it was hard for Chu Ge not to attract attention as the key to this victory.

If some people didn't know Chu Ge before, the moment he left the venue with a dozen roughneck guys, he became completely famous. This time, Chu Ge practically became a legend!

In Tianjiao Film and Television, some might not even know the chairperson of Tianjiao Group is named Qin Ruojing, but the name Chu Ge suddenly became known to everyone.

As this news swept through Tianjiao Film and Television like a typhoon, two actresses from the Art Department walked into the Operations Management Office.

The new arrivals were two stylishly dressed, well-built young women, who, upon entering the department, asked, "Is Vice Minister Chu here?"

Though they were asking for Chu Ge, everyone in the department felt a sense of pride. Lu Gang quickly pointed out Chu Ge's direction to the girls.

The two girls thanked him and then looked at Chu Ge with smiles, walking over toward him.

"Hello Vice Minister Chu, we're from the Art Department. There's some material your department helped print for us earlier that we don't quite understand. Could you help explain it?"

One girl in a light purple dress, smiling brightly, took out some printed material, studying Chu Ge with keen interest while handing the materials to him.

Chu Ge smiled and nodded, took the materials, glanced at them, but didn't find anything wrong.

"What part don't you understand?"

"Right here." The other actress moved closer to Chu Ge, pointing to a section on the material.

After Chu Ge explained, the two actresses immediately looked enlightened, sweetly saying "thank you," but showed no intention of leaving, staying by Chu Ge's side, and started asking other questions.

Besides work-related topics, they occasionally inquired about personal matters in Chu Ge's life.

After chatting for a bit, Chu Ge finally realized that the girls were obviously there just to see him under another pretext.

After half a day of chatting, the two girls finally left with smiles, giving Chu Ge a playful wink as they exited.

"Vice Minister Chu, quite popular, huh?"

Once the two girls left, a girl from the Operations Management Department teased.

Chu Ge chuckled nonchalantly. Just as he was about to speak, three girls from the Legal Department entered, their eyes, like the previous girls from the Art Department, immediately settling on Chu Ge as soon as they walked in.

It had only been a morning, and the threshold of the Operation Management Department office had already been worn down by the constant foot traffic.

People from various departments were coming in an endless stream. The number of people coming in that morning was almost equal to the total since the department's inception.

Everyone wanted to see if this magical Vice Minister Chu really had three heads and six arms, how he was so awesome, and how he could lead such a weak team to defeat the Marketing Department, which had Chen Lei holding the fort.

And among this constant flow of people, naturally, the gossip-loving women were the majority.

At first, Feifei and the others felt quite proud and amused, but gradually, they started to feel uneasy.

In their eyes, the female employees from other departments looked like they were about to swoop in and snatch Chu Ge away from them, with their eyes glowing.

It felt as if Chu Ge was covered in Tang monk's meat, with just a whiff, one would feel refreshed, a touch could extend their life, and a bite could grant them immortality.

This...they couldn't stand for it!

Chu Ge belonged to the Operation Management Department; he was theirs!

Unfortunately, even though the girls of the Operation Management Department shared a common enemy and felt displeased, anyone who stepped into the department's threshold claimed to be celebrating Operation Management's victory, and no matter how much they couldn't stand it, they seemingly had to endure. After all, they couldn't really refuse to let people in and drive them out, could they?

In contrast to the girls' displeasure, Chu Ge honestly felt speechless and helpless.

Wasn't it just winning a basketball game? Did these women from other departments really need to look at him with such curious, gossip-laden eyes? Was it necessary to endlessly ask about his zodiac sign, blood type, and hobbies?

Chu Ge had been surrounded by women before, had been teased by them too, but... this was indeed the first time he was surrounded by so many women all at once; the spectacle was indeed a bit overwhelming!

Finally making it to noon, Chu Ge almost fled the Tianjiao Building, found a restaurant far from it to have lunch, and only returned to the office close to one o'clock when he had no choice.

After the morning's events, Feifei and the others seized the lunch break to hold a small meeting, unanimously deciding that things couldn't go on like this in the afternoon.

After the meeting, Feifei and others quickly reached a consensus, under the guise of ensuring outsiders wouldn't affect Chu Ge's normal work but in truth not wanting "outsiders" to take advantage of their Vice Minister Chu. They decided to hide Chu Ge and declare him absent if anyone came again.

Just like that, as soon as Chu Ge returned to the office, he was pushed into Ji Songtao's minister's office by Feifei and the others. Although Chu Ge found it quite amusing, he also thought it was a pretty good idea.

Chu Ge had some tea and chatted with Ji Songtao in the minister's office when Ji Songtao's phone suddenly rang, delivering news that left him unsure whether to be excited or amused.

Tomorrow was supposed to be the last basketball match of the internal competition of the film company; they didn't have to go because their opponents, the Planning Department, had forfeited.

This meant that the Operation Management Department had muddled their way to becoming the basketball champion of Tianjiao Film and Television.

"Chu Ge, our opponents for tomorrow forfeited, and our Operation Management Department is now the company's internal champion. Do you think we should hold another celebration tonight?"

After hanging up, Ji Songtao still felt like he was dreaming, chuckled foolishly for quite a while, and then turned his gaze to Chu Ge for his opinion.

Seeing Ji Songtao's excited expression, Chu Ge laughed, "Minister Ji, you're the leader, whatever you say goes."

"Then let's do it! I'll go get the champion's trophy and the prize money right now, and we'll use that money for a great feast tonight!"

Hearing Chu Ge's approval, Ji Songtao could no longer sit still, turned around, and went out to deliver the news, then went to Tong Yaqi's office to retrieve a delicate champion trophy and a ten thousand yuan prize.

When Ji Songtao left Tong Yaqi's office, a look of disappointment appeared on Tong Yaqi's face. She had thought it would be Chu Ge coming to get the trophy and prize, so she could take this opportunity to chat with him, but her hopes were in vain.

When Ji Songtao returned to the office, he immediately placed the trophy in a very prominent place, slapped the ten thousand yuan prize on the table, and then enthusiastically discussed with everyone where to hold the celebration that evening.

While everyone was focused on the celebration, Chu Ge sent a text message to Qin Ruojing, telling her he'd be home late. As the time and place of the celebration were finalized and after chatting a little about the basketball match, unknowingly, the end of the workday arrived.

When Chu Ge walked out of the Tianjiao Building with a group of highly exhilarated colleagues, they were met by a man with a somber face holding a basketball, the Minister of the Marketing Department, Chen Lei.

Judging by his stance, it was clear he had been waiting there for a while.

"Vice Minister Chu, do you have a moment?"

Chen Lei approached with big strides, meeting Chu Ge's gaze.

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