Chapter 46: Pacifying the Crowd

Director Feng saw me come down and then said to everyone: "The chairman has arrived; if you have any opinions, you can raise them to the chairman. The matter of wages must be addressed."

This Feng is just stirring trouble; he's a bad seed.

Damn it, this kid, if I don't deal with him, it won't work.

I glanced at Director Feng,

Then I said to everyone: "What's all the shouting about? I'm here; if you have anything to say, say it directly to me."

At this point, the angry Chang Kai,

directly asked me: "You're the chairman; I ask you, on what grounds do you stop our wages?"

I looked at Chang Kai; his age is about the same as Da Jun's.

I asked him: "What work do you do at the group?"

"I work in sales; mainly selling houses." Chang Kai said.

"Oh, selling houses. Are houses easy to sell?" I then asked.

"Not easy to sell; not even one house a day can be sold." Chang Kai said.

"Selling houses, where is your sales clientele? Could it be in the office? Since I arrived, I haven't seen you go out."

In the office drinking tea and chatting.

Hum, nice enjoyment; here there's free air conditioning and pretty girls.

You're munching on melon seeds,

How can our company's houses sell?

I am the chairman; the wage stoppage is my decision. If you want wages, you must go out and sell houses outside.

"How long have you been at the company?" I again asked Chang Kai.

"Three months." Chang Kai replied.

"Through whom did you enter the company?" I asked.

"Through Da Jun, my sworn brother; he's my blood brother, I'm his boss." This Chang Kai said proudly.

"Alright, you're fired today." I said seriously.

"What? Fire me? Da Jun, Da Jun, come out and say a few words." Chang Kai shouted at Da Jun.

Da Jun hurriedly ran up to me,

"Dad, this is my sworn brother; give me face and let him work at the company."

"People like this are the ones to be fired; Shi Yong, take him away. What nonsense. Coming to the company without effort, just wanting enjoyment—how can that be?" I said to Shi Yong.

Shi Yong then brought two guards, lifted Chang Kai, and walked toward the outside of the group company.

As Chang Kai was leaving, he pointed at Da Jun and said: "Da Jun, you owe me money; you must repay it."

Da Jun's face showed an ugly expression.

After removing that person, the remaining people all stayed silent.

It seems the troublemaker was Chang Kai leading; as long as we deal with him, the rest will be easy to handle.

Director Feng at this point still wanted to say something,

I glared at him,

he could only smile and step aside.

I then said to this group: "Hello everyone, does anyone not know me? I'm Zhao Jianqiang, chairman of Da Heng Group; I haven't seen everyone for some days."

"Today's meeting with everyone is truly a novel scene."

"As soon as I came to the company, I stopped wages; everyone surely has opinions about me."

"Having opinions is fine; just raise them. My office door is open twenty-four hours, welcoming everyone to come to our office to raise opinions, but when you gather together to raise opinions, I get very angry."

"This is gathering to cause trouble, affecting the company's image."

"You all rely on wages for your livelihood,"

"I, Zhao Jianqiang, am not unaware,"

"I reiterate once more, it's merely a temporary wage suspension,"

"Currently our company's funds are tight,"

"Once next month's company loan comes through, we will pay everyone's wages."

"Of course, if any of you cannot wait until then, you can submit a resignation report to the Human Resources Department."

"But I will do my best to retain everyone."

"Wait for the company to get through this difficult period; then we will all become prosperous together."

After I finished speaking, these people all started clapping.

I nodded at these people,

Then I said to Shi Yong: "From now on, ordinary employees entering my office should not be blocked; my room door is open twenty-four hours."

"Anything to say, any opinions, even cursing me, can be said to my face, cursed to my face."

"But I don't like gathering together to cause trouble. If there is another time, we will handle it by calling the police."

After I finished speaking, I had Nurse Lin push me back to the ninth-floor office.

Back in the office, sweat began to appear on my head,

I felt somewhat exhausted and weak.

Nurse Lin hurriedly opened two bottles of glucose oral solution for me,

I quickly drank them down,

This made me feel much better.

The company's affairs are myriad; all need me.

This isn't the most critical part; the crucial issue is that people's hearts are not united.

That's what makes it difficult.

Shi Yong also followed in and entered the office.

Nurse Lin went downstairs to get me some food.

I signaled Shi Yong to close the door.

After closing the door, Shi Yong took out a cigarette for me.

"Brother, that kid who caused trouble earlier, I gave him a good beating outside, and he still cursed at you."

I said, "Alright, people like that need to be taught a lesson. If the army has such comrades, you can imagine what kind of people they know. There's also another matter, the Director Feng affair; we must act quickly. The ringleader of this disturbance might be Director Feng,

he deliberately incited the crowd,

so we should investigate him thoroughly."

Shi Yong said, "Just fire him outright and it's done."

I replied, "He's a relative of Xiao Hua's side, we can't dismiss him casually; moreover, we not only need to fire him, it would be best to have him go in."

I was filled with hatred toward Director Feng.

Shi Yong said, "Okay, I'll arrange today for someone to tail Director Feng, see what he's busy with after work, and find any leverage we can grab on him."

I nodded,

then said to Shi Yong, "Besides Director Feng, there's the sales manager Qi, and the finance chief Xiao Feng; we need to deal with these people gradually.

Otherwise, some of our work at the Group Company won't progress smoothly."

Shi Yong nodded,

"Brother, I understand. These people are all in Xiao Hua's camp. We must take them down one by one."

I took a drag of my cigarette,

"Shi Yong, we are at the most difficult time now, brother, to be honest, you might not even have a salary."

Shi Yong laughed, "Brother, what salary do I need? The money you give me is already plenty. If the Group Company truly has no money, I'll have Ya Ling check how much is left at home, and we'll bring it all to support you."

I listened to Shi Yong finish,

and was truly moved; this is what a good brother is.

Nurse Lin brought the food over,

Shi Yong said, "Brother, have your meal; I'll go outside to arrange something."

I nodded, and Shi Yong left.

I took two bites, then suddenly lost my appetite.

Nurse said, "Chairman Zhao, why aren't you eating? If you want your body to recover quickly, you must eat more."

After hearing Nurse Lin's words,

I gritted my teeth and ate two big mouthfuls.

After the meal, I took a brief rest,

still many matters I need to handle,

because of the outstanding payments for building materials, I called the familiar clients from before, explained my current situation, and asked them to advance funds for the materials; when the loan comes through, I will pay everything in full.

After making those calls, it was already evening.

Another day passed in this busy manner.