well, just little stuff first.
the initial characters appear to be chinese and practicing some level of chinese culture. if so then you should be aware that a vice president would never initiate a bow to a second officer or to a captain, rather the officer would bow (or perhaps salute) first and the vice president would bow slightly in return. chinese are very very (very) sensitive to "face", and hierarchical precedence is critical with them. also, with chinese names the first name is the family name and the last name is the personal name. for Kai Lei Hao, Kai would be the family name and Hao would be the personal name, but it's clear you don't intend that. lastly chinese culture is based on "quanjing", "connections", which far outweigh any consideration of personal competence and achievement. if Kai is being promoted it's because all the necessary arrangements with and considerations for her family have been weighed and pre-determined - her family will not make sure she takes the assignment, they've already made sure she will take the assignment, because for her to be surprised and perhaps reject the assignment would cause the vice president to lose "face" thus guaranteeing he will do everything he can to cause her family to lose "face".