Chapter 2138 - 696: What Professions Do People in First Class Have? (4)

None of them are suitable candidates.

Ma Yilin sighed silently in her heart, showing a hint of disappointment on her face.

It seems... today’s topic will fall through again.

Simply captured some experience material in the VIP lounge of Yan City airport.

Ma Yilin took out her computer, put on her headphones, and started editing the video material.

More than half an hour later, the staff gently reminded that the flight to Shanghai was boarding.

Ma Yilin immediately packed up her equipment and, along with three other passengers, followed the staff through the exclusive passage to the bridge.

Holding the boarding pass, she passed through the cabin door, and the spacious and quiet business class space appeared before her.

While looking for her seat, she instinctively scanned her surroundings.

Soon, she paused, her gaze fixed on the window seat inside.

A woman was already sitting there, a very, very beautiful young woman.

She was wearing a high-quality, slightly silhouette dark blue cashmere coat, paired with a simple white silk shirt.

Black suit pants wrapped around her long, straight beautiful legs, with understated yet stylish Saint Laurent low-heeled shoes on her feet.

Beside her casually laid a black and gold Hermes Birkin bag.

A head of sleek caramel-colored long hair was casually draped.

Her brows were calm, her skin snow-white.

The color of her lips carried a hint of indifferent crimson.

Exquisite, calm, aloof.

There she sat quietly, flipping through an all English "Financial Times", like a fashion blockbuster filled with stories and sophistication.

Ma Yilin’s breath slightly halted.

It’s her!

Just talking about her appearance, she is the perfect model tailored for her program.

Even if her profession is ordinary and her eloquence average, as long as this face appears on camera, it can garner a large number of likes and traffic.

Suppressing the impulse and desire within her heart.

Ma Yilin first sat in her seat and then began to fidget anxiously waiting.

The plane took off, the engine’s rumble gradually faded away.

The cabin returned to calm.

Waiting for the moment the seatbelt indicator light dimmed.

Ma Yilin took a deep breath, squeezed the small microphone and GoPro in her hand, tidied up her posture, and wore a sweet and sincere smile on her face.

Stepping forward, she sat down in the empty seat next to her.

The beautiful woman raised her head, her cool gaze looking at her, with a faint hint of doubt.

Ma Yilin carefully chose her words and spoke: "Hello, miss, sorry to disturb you. I’m a social media blogger, can we have a brief chat? I’m recently working on a program, my channel focuses on entrepreneurship, profession, and finance, I feel you fit my ideal image of a new era elite woman. This is my personal account."

As she spoke, she handed her phone onto the small table in front of the woman.

The woman gave a faint glance at the TikTok page with millions of followers.

Her face remained calm.

But her long beautiful legs elegantly crossed, spine originally relaxed, also slowly straightened up, lip corners raised into a bright smile.

"Okay, then... let’s have a brief chat."

"Thank you so much!" Ma Yilin was instantly overwhelmed with surprise, quickly opened the camera and handed over the microphone.

Unexpectedly, this aloof woman extraordinarily naturally received the microphone and then skillfully clipped it onto her silk shirt’s delicate collar.

Ma Yilin organized her thoughts and posed the first question: "What profession are you in?"

The woman chuckled lightly, brows carrying a hint of laziness: "Financial investment."

"I thought so!" Ma Yilin’s tone carried undisguised excitement, immediately asked: "How did you enter this industry initially?"

An indistinct emotion floated across the woman’s brows.

"A lot of factors." She whispered: "Including personal effort and some guidance from mentors. Overall, it was out of interest and as a choice for the future."

"May I ask about your education background?"

"Imperial College’s Global MBA."

"Wow—that’s a globally recognized top business school. I’ve interviewed an investor before who was also graduated from there, really high quality. What’s your position... is it convenient to disclose?"

"Assistant To President, Chief Assistant."

"I didn’t expect you to be so young yet already a company executive. Is it convenient to ask about your annual salary?"

The corners of the woman’s mouth slightly rose, "Well... it’s confidential, but several million."

Ma Yilin’s breath halted.

She knew that such a young chief assistant with this level of salary meant the company she worked at was definitely an industry-leading powerhouse.

"Really a life winner! My channel has done some finance-related videos before, so I have some understanding of financial investment. Can I ask you a few investment-related questions?"

"Mm." The woman nodded lightly, with a graceful stance.

"How do you view the current capital market? Especially in AI, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy fields, many investors refer to them as ’the next big thing’."

"’The next big thing’ is the easiest position to be blown away by the wind." She lightly smiled, fingers caressing the armrest, "The essence of the capital market is the game of time and trust. In the short term, it’s about the narrative, in the long term, it’s about the structure. Whether AI or new energy, the core is still looking at who can truly change efficiency, master basic algorithms, and supply chain.

Capital fears noise because when everyone is chasing ’the next big thing’, the real opportunity is elsewhere."

Ma Yilin’s eyes sparkled.

She knew she hit the jackpot!

The two continued chatting, the beautiful woman’s demeanor became increasingly relaxed.

In front of the camera, the woman grew more at ease, her voice steady, her logic clear, sentences sleek as though meticulously rehearsed.

She didn’t need to try hard to perform, any pause, any smile seemed naturally camera-birthed.

Ma Yilin looked at the scene within the frame, there was only one thought in her heart—

This is truly born for the camera.

"One last question." She took a deep breath, striving to appear professional, "Do you think women in the male-dominated finance industry face more challenges?"

Just at that moment.

The purser in deep blue uniform approached, graceful in posture, voice gentle and respectful:

"Ms. Lin, this is the special beverage tailored for your taste preferences, hope you enjoy it."

"Thank you."

Ms. Lin slightly nodded, took the wine glass.

The amber liquid gently swayed within the glass.

She took a sip, her lips curved slightly.

"Challenges certainly exist, but to me, gender has never been a barrier, it’s ability and vision that matter. For example, Chairman Jin, her achievements in this field are known to everyone. At work, she herself encouraged me, the truly important thing is judgment and vision."

"Wait, wait a moment!" Ma Yilin almost reflexively interrupted, sitting up straight, "The ’Chairman Jin’ you mentioned, is it... the one from Smile Holding?!"

"Mm."

Ms. Lin raised her hand, sorted the strands of hair near her temples, the action elegant to the point of nearly coldly beautiful.