The receptionist is one of the two pretty young girls at the front desk of Rongzheng Group. When Li Mai arrives to deliver documents, the receptionist politely asks her to wait and makes a phone call to arrange for Sun Yuanjie to escort her upstairs. She is professional and courteous, performing the standard protocol for visitors. Her presence embodies the formal, hierarchical atmosphere of the Zhou family’s corporate headquarters. She is a gatekeeper who controls access to the upper echelons of the company, and her routine actions set the stage for Li Mai’s uncomfortable meeting with Zhou Songyan.
