Chapter 259 Not to the extent of killing the donkey once it's outlived its usefulness, right?
Chapter 259 Not to the extent of killing the donkey once it's outlived its usefulness, right?
Employee J: There's nothing wrong with a woman being materialistic, after all, it concerns her future life. But for Zhao Yulu to dump someone for being poor right after graduation, that seems a bit off. You've got to give people some time to develop.
Employee K: When a woman chooses a man, it's like betting on life. If you bet right, you become a winner in life; if you bet wrong, you lose everything.
Employee L: Speaking of which, aren't you worried that Zhao Yulu will feel really embarrassed by your gossip bomb, Ying Jun? Aren't you afraid she's going to complain to our new big boss, Xu Yang? No matter what you say, she did have a thing with him, and they're still relatives now.
Employee R: Yeah, Ying Jun, you better be careful.
Employee T: I've got news for everyone, Zhao Yulu has resigned.
Employee Y: Holy shit, don't tell me it's because of your gossip bomb, Ying Jun, that drove her away.
Tao Yingjun: This has nothing to do with me, right? (Cold sweat emoji)
He hadn't anticipated this, so absorbed in the thrill of his gossiping.
He hadn't expected Zhao Yulu to actually resign.
Would Xu Yang blame him for this?
Employee M: Ying Jun, I think it's related. With all this gossip you spread, everyone's view of Zhao Yulu has turned negative, and lots of people are mocking her, saying she missed the chance to become the wife of a billionaire. How could she stay at the company after that?
Employee N: Yeah, if it were me, I'd have to leave too.
Employee W: Ying Jun, you're ruthless. Be careful that Xu Yang doesn't come after you.
Employee Q: Good luck, Ying Jun!
Tao Yingjun, previously quite pleased with himself, now looked somewhat uncomfortable.
...
Conference room.
The meeting began.
Xu Yang sat at the head of the table, Wang Xiaocong to his right, and Qiu Wenyu to his left.
"Please welcome Mr. Xu to speak!" Qiu Wenyu led the applause first.
Before Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong arrived, he had briefed the situation to the senior managers.
To them, who was acquiring Shengda Literature didn't really matter.
As long as there were no layoffs or salary cuts, everything was fine.
On this point, Qiu Wenyu had reassured the managers that there would be no changes.
He had discussed this matter with Xu Yang.
As his words ended, a round of applause broke out.
"Hello everyone. I came here to meet all of you in person. I have no plans to parachute in someone else to manage Shengda Literature. The president will continue to be Mr. Qiu, as he is the most suitable candidate. As for everyone else, I trust you are also the most suitable candidates.
There is no need for personnel changes. I look forward to seeing all of you under Mr. Qiu's leadership, taking Shengda Literature to greater heights..."
Xu Yang said his piece.
Having acquired so many companies, this kind of speech was second nature to him.
The crowd breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Xu Yang say there would be no personnel changes.
After Xu Yang finished speaking, Wang Xiaocong didn't speak.
He was just an accompanying figure, not bothered to say anything.
After all, following Xu Yang's lead was the right thing to do.
His role was to represent Wan Da Group, to show Xu Yang had a strong backing and to give people confidence.
On the surface, Xu Yang still needed the support of Wan Da Group.
After the meeting, under the personal lead of Qiu Wenyu, Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong visited the various departments of the company.
…
Tao Ying Jun's office.
Bang!
The office door was violently pushed open, and Tao Yongchang stormed in furiously.
"Dad, what brings you here? What's happened, who has upset you?"
Seeing his father's rage, Tao Ying Jun was baffled.
"You little bastard, I told you not to provoke Zhao Yulu, but you wouldn't listen. Do you not want to work at the company anymore? If things go south, I might get dragged down by you as well!"
Tao Yongchang roared angrily.
"Dad, I haven't provoked Zhao Yulu," Tao Ying Jun said.
"You still say you haven't provoked Zhao Yulu? What did you say in that gossip chat group? Isn't that provocation?" Tao Yongchang shouted furiously.
"Dad, how did you know about that if you're not in the group?" Tao Ying Jun asked, puzzled.
"Just because I'm not in it doesn't mean I can't find out? Normally, I can't be bothered to care about the nonsense you spout in that group, unless it's something serious. But you had to go and talk about Zhao Yulu's matter—that's clearly embarrassing her. No matter what, she's Xu Yang's aunt by marriage. If you embarrass her and Xu Yang finds out, do you think you'll get off easily?
I might not even be able to protect you!"
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Tao Yongchang was fuming.
He wasn't in that gossip chat group, but he had one of his subordinates join it. Unless it was something significant, that subordinate wouldn't report back to him—only if Tao Ying Jun did something egregious would he be informed.
Just now, that subordinate thought the incident was serious and reported to him immediately after his meeting.
After reading the report, he was so angry he nearly fainted. It took a quick-dissolve nitroglycerin tablet to calm his racing thoughts.
But inside, the anger was still burning.
Visiting the various departments of the company with Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong was something only Qiu Wenyu needed to do; he didn't have to accompany them, so he headed straight over.
"Dad, it's not that serious, right? Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong were able to acquire Sheng Da Literature partly because we helped. It was my idea too. Xu Yang wouldn't be so ungrateful as to bite the hand that feeds him, would he?"
Tao Ying Jun thought the situation was somewhat serious, but he didn't believe it was serious enough to get him fired, let alone implicate his father.
"What do you know? Who knows what we did? Besides, not informing President Qiu in time about Xu Yang wanting to acquire Sheng Da Literature was my mistake. Can we really highlight our contributions in front of Xu Yang? If he remembers, it's a pleasant surprise for us, but if he doesn't, we can't do anything.
If he decides to kick us out, it would only take a word, and nobody can say anything about it," Tao Yongchang said.
"Dad, so what should we do now?" Tao Ying Jun was starting to panic.
"You need to apologize to Zhao Yulu right away, beg her forgiveness. I don't care if you have to kneel or prostrate yourself, whatever it takes, you must get her to forgive you!" This was Tao Yongchang's solution.
"Dad, an apology is out of the question now. Didn't you see the chat? They said Zhao Yulu has already resigned and left," Tao Ying Jun said.
"What, she left?" Tao Yongchang indeed hadn't read the latter part of the WeChat group's conversation, having seen only the middle part, which he thought was a big deal, and came right over.
"Yes, she's gone, no longer an employee of the company," said Tao Ying Jun.
"You… are you trying to kill me?" Tao Yongchang pointed at his son, wishing he could slap him to death.
"Dad, it can't be that serious, can it?" Tao Ying Jun said.
"Forget it, I don't want to deal with it anymore. What's done is done; let things take their course. If you get fired, it'll be your own fault. From now on, you'll have to fend for yourself," Tao Yongchang said, suddenly feeling dispirited and unwilling to manage the situation.
If his son was fired, it might actually be a good thing.
It would save him from wielding his influence at the company and stirring up trouble, leaving Tao Yongchang in a difficult position.
This was not his fault; his position as vice president should still be secure.
Having said his piece, he got up and left.