Chapter 1961

Upon hearing this, the Chairman flew into a rage and immediately convened an executive meeting to discuss the matter.

Zhang Zhiqiang and two other deputy directors attended the meeting.

The Chairman said, "What do you think? The engagement between President Yi and the young lady of the Lin Group is extremely damaging to our Huachenjiang Society. You must find a way to salvage the situation as soon as possible, or the losses will be immeasurable."

"Chairman, since President Yi is engaged to the young lady of the Lin family, it is difficult for us to stop it. Moreover, I trust President Yi's character; he should not go back on his word," Deputy Director Yang Jian said.

"I agree with Deputy Director," the other two executives chimed in one after another.

Zhang Zhiqiang kept his head down and said nothing.

"What do you think?" the Chairman stared at Zhang Zhiqiang and asked.

"I... I support Deputy Director Yang Jian's opinion," Zhang Zhiqiang said after a moment of hesitation.

"Hmm." The Chairman nodded slightly, turned his head to look at Yang Jian: "You are in charge of this matter. Hurry up; the sooner it is settled, the better. I need a convincing reason to persuade everyone."

"Yes!" Yang Jian nodded: "I guarantee the mission will be accomplished."

The meeting lasted a full four hours.

After the meeting adjourned, Yang Jian immediately gathered several deputy directors to discuss countermeasures and formulate a solution.

After much discussion, a feasible plan was finally determined. The specific operational procedure was as follows: first, arrange for the media to expose the news of President Yi's marriage to the young lady of the Lin Group to guide public opinion. Then, find an excuse to invite President Yi to inspect the Huachenjiang Society, taking the opportunity to persuade him to cancel his engagement with the young lady of the Lin Group.

According to Yang Jian's plan, everything went smoothly, except for one missing link: how to persuade the media to expose the news of President Yi's marriage to the young lady of the Lin Group.

Implementing this plan was quite difficult, but there was no other way. Yang Jian gritted his teeth, swearing that he must execute this plan perfectly.

Three days passed in a flash.

The Huachen Group held a press conference to announce the signing of a strategic partnership with the Lin Group.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves.

All the media went into a frenzy! "Ding-ling-ling..."

The alarm clock rang. Zhang Zhiqiang opened his eyes, feeling that this sleep had been exceptionally refreshing, sweeping away days of fatigue.

He got up, washed his face, went downstairs, headed to the subway station, and went to work.

"Xiao Wang, where is today's newspaper?" As soon as he arrived at the company, he heard a colleague call out to him.

Zhang Zhiqiang walked over, picked up the newspaper from the table, and flipped through it: "Today is Friday; you don't need to work so hard."

There was a prominent headline on the newspaper: Huachen Group President Yi Feng arrives in Qingyang City with his fiancée for an inspection.

"What do you know! The stock of the Huachen Group has already hit the limit up. Combined with the marriage between President Yi and the Lin Group, it is foreseeable that within a few years, the Huachenjiang Society will become the largest private enterprise in the south... Oh my! I must go prepare breakfast first." After speaking, the male colleague rushed out in a hurry.

"Boss, you're back?" Zhang Zhiqiang turned around and prepared to leave.

"Hmm, I drank too much last night," the Chairman explained with a smile: "I intended to return tomorrow, but I was afraid of delaying matters, so I had to come today, hehe... Secretary Zhang, pour me a cup of coffee."

"Oh, okay... okay..." Zhang Zhiqiang hurriedly went to brew coffee for the Chairman. Because he was too nervous, he spilled the tea and burned his finger.

The Chairman frowned, glared at him, and Zhang Zhiqiang, terrified, apologized repeatedly.

Zhang Zhiqiang went back to the pantry, brewed a new pot of coffee, and brought it over.

The Chairman took the coffee, held it to his nose, and sniffed: "The taste is not bad."

"Thank you, Chairman, for your praise," Zhang Zhiqiang said, acting cautiously with a face full of sycophantic smiles.

"Enough, no need to be so polite," the Chairman snorted lightly: "You did quite well; you are very competent." After speaking, he handed a file folder to Zhang Zhiqiang: "This is what President Yi wants to see; take it up to him."

"Hmm." Zhang Zhiqiang accepted the folder with both hands and withdrew respectfully.

The moment he left the office, Zhang Zhiqiang took a deep breath, let out a long sigh, and secretly thought: "That was truly thrilling."

When he arrived outside the Chairman's office, he lifted his leg, took a step, and walked in.

The Chairman was looking down at documents and even making comments.

Zhang Zhiqiang stood by waiting.

After about two or three minutes, the Chairman finally closed the documents, looked up at Zhang Zhiqiang, and said: "Hmm, not bad. You did very well this time. Go down and rest for a while; come back after you have rested well."

"Uh... I'm not tired; I can continue working," Zhang Zhiqiang hurriedly shook his head and refused. Although he wasn't tired, he dared not stay.

"I told you to rest, so you rest! What? Do you think my words as Chairman mean nothing?" the Chairman asked coldly, his face stern.

"I... I..." Zhang Zhiqiang stammered, not knowing how to refute.

"Go down now and rest well for two days," the Chairman waved his hand.

"Yes." Zhang Zhiqiang wore a bitter expression and walked out of the Chairman's office with a depressed look.

As soon as he walked out, he met Xiao Wang, who had also just arrived for work.

"Brother Zhang... what did the Chairman talk to you about?" Xiao Wang asked in a lowered voice.

Zhang Zhiqiang sighed: "Sigh... vacation, of course. The Chairman told me to rest well for two days..."

"Oh... so that's how it is..."

"Tell me, our lives are too bitter, aren't they? We work ourselves to death every day, yet there is no reward at all," Zhang Zhiqiang couldn't help but complain.

"Who says otherwise? Sigh, stop complaining. Let's go eat breakfast." Xiao Wang patted Zhang Zhiqiang's shoulder and dragged him to eat breakfast. "Sigh, Xiao Wang, why do you think the Chairman suddenly made me take a vacation?" Zhang Zhiqiang asked doubtfully while eating breakfast.

"Who knows? Maybe he just wants you to rest; after all, you have been working quite hard recently," Xiao Wang comforted him.

"But I feel something is wrong; I have a feeling this vacation is a bit different from before," Zhang Zhiqiang said, frowning.

"What's different?" Xiao Wang asked curiously.

"I can't say exactly; it's just a feeling," Zhang Zhiqiang shook his head.

"Why think so much? Since the Chairman told you to take a vacation, just rest well," Xiao Wang said.

"Hmm, you're right," Zhang Zhiqiang nodded: "Then I will rest well."

In the following days, Zhang Zhiqiang spent a very comfortable vacation at home, watching TV, shopping, playing games, and living a leisurely life.

The holiday ended quickly, and Zhang Zhiqiang returned to work at the company.

Upon arriving at the company, he sensed the atmosphere was clearly different from before. Colleagues were all busy, and the chairman's office light was on.

Curious, he walked into the chairman's office and saw the chairman sitting at his desk, studying a document.

"Chairman, you're back?" Zhang Zhiqiang asked tentatively.

The chairman looked up at him, nodded expressionlessly: "Mm."

Then he ignored him entirely, continuing to study the document.

Zhang Zhiqiang felt awkward, unsure what to say. He turned and left the office, returning to his own desk.

He sensed the chairman's attitude had clearly changed from before, becoming much colder. He felt uneasy inside, but didn't know what to do.

In the following days, the chairman's attitude showed no improvement, and his coldness toward Zhang Zhiqiang grew worse. Zhang Zhiqiang felt increasingly anxious and unsettled, unsure what he had done wrong to earn such treatment.

One afternoon, the chairman suddenly called Zhang Zhiqiang into the office. He stared at Zhang Zhiqiang, remained silent for a long while, then spoke: "Secretary Zhang, I find your recent work performance somewhat lacking. I hope you will be more diligent and responsible in your future work."

Hearing these words, Zhang Zhiqiang was stunned. He knew his recent work had indeed been careless, but he hadn't expected such criticism. He quickly said: "Yes, yes, yes, Chairman, you're right. I'll be more diligent and responsible."

The chairman nodded: "I hope you mean what you say."

Zhang Zhiqiang hurriedly nodded in agreement, then left the office. His heart raced—he knew he must work harder now.