Chapter 467: 161 Crazy Portuguese! Catherine Evelyn, the Chairman's Wife, is completely stunned! _5
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Outside, after Catherine and Evelyn greeted Mr. Smith,
they began having the translator introduce the company's strengths to Mr. Smith and planned to take him on a tour of the company's various departments.
It wasn't long before the group left the sales department and started touring the premises.
After more than half an hour, the group returned to the sales department.
Catherine tentatively asked, "Mr. Smith, are you satisfied with our company in all aspects? We are a subsidiary of Changlong Group. Both our background and capital are absolutely sound."
Mr. Smith smiled and said, "Ultimately, the decision of which company to select for the project rests with Mr. Damian."
The Portuguese man, Damian, started conversing with the group in English, but his English was clearly subpar.
This made communication very difficult.
Mr. Smith laughed and said, "I almost forgot, Mr. Damian's English and French are quite poor. Do you have a Portuguese translator here?"
Catherine, looking distressed, replied, "I'll try to find one. I should be able to locate someone within half an hour."
"Our schedule is very tight, and we still have to visit the next company. Let's call it a day."
Mr. Smith, dissatisfied with the current visit, made up an excuse to leave.
Catherine and Evelyn both realized that today's project chances were likely gone.
"Wait, Mr. Damian, I can speak Portuguese."
"If there's anything you'd like to say, I can translate for you."
Li Zhiyan stood up, walked over to Catherine's side, and began conversing fluently in Portuguese with Damian.
"You can speak Portuguese!"
Damian had not expected to hear such authentic, native-quality Portuguese here. He felt an indescribable sense of warmth in his heart.
At the same time, he was deeply astonished. Portuguese — a niche language among niche languages — had been mastered to such a refined level by this young man in front of him!
"Of course."
"Have you lived in Portugal?"
"I taught myself online."
Damian was even more impressed. People always said the intelligence of those from the East was intimidating, and now it seemed to be true!
The two of them started chatting fluently in Portuguese, and because Li Zhiyan knew Damian's preferences, it only took a few words to get him engaged and cheerful.
The two began speaking Portuguese intensely back and forth.
Watching this scene, Catherine's heart started pounding!
This lowly employee could actually converse so seamlessly with a Portuguese man in perfect Portuguese?
If not for knowing these people were truly from a major company, Catherine would have suspected whether Li Zhiyan had hired actors for the occasion!
Unknowingly, Catherine's face began to flush. At this moment, she felt that Li Zhiyan exuded an incredible charisma that was simply astonishing.
Evelyn, too, was stunned on the spot!
In her mind, Li Zhiyan had always been a nobody, apart from his burning passion for life seemingly maxed out at a twenty-five percent capacity.
But now, she realized just how talented Li Zhiyan was!
In one of the office rooms, the Chairman's Wife clenched her fair, jade-like hands tightly. This young man—he was this talented?
She had learned a bit of beginner Portuguese herself, so she understood just how terrifyingly impressive Li Zhiyan's language skills were.
"This kid… how is he this remarkable?"
Suddenly, a pang of pity for Li Zhiyan filled her heart. This young man from a poor family must have endured countless hardships to reach this level of excellence. It was likely thousands of sleepless nights that had forged him into who he was today!
And here she was, planning to fire such a talented young man at the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. Was that too cruel of her? For a moment, Yu Nianyao began to feel a deep sense of guilt.
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