Chapter 402: 398. A Choice of Interests (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

Half an hour later, in You Jingyang's office, several core members had arrived.

"Manager You, is it really okay to make things this tense?" Gu Fei's expression was somewhat hesitant; he felt that he and the others had been a bit excessive just now, and he was one of those who hadn't left at the time.

Although it was because they had discussed it beforehand, it was actually his own thought as well; he was somewhat afraid of falling out with Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran had given him such a huge snub the moment he arrived; it probably wouldn't be easy to get along in the future.

Especially now that Maikai Supermarket was under Zhang Ran's absolute control, what would happen if Zhang Ran settled scores later?

Before You Jingyang could speak, Qi Tengfei said disdainfully, "Old Gu, you are just too timid. Look at Zhang Ran—does he look like he wants us to have an easy time? He just arrived and is already pushing some new development direction. Does he even know the situation at our Maikai Supermarket?

This is clearly meant to give us a show of force, so why can't we resist? You have to know that we are the company's senior management, we are partners, not his subordinate employees."

You Jingyang also laughed and said, "Old Gu, don't worry, things aren't that bad. Manager Zhang won't do anything to us. The company has always been under our leadership; if nothing else, even just without us, the company's operations would be a problem."

You Jingyang really didn't care too much; he had been in control of the China Branch for how many years now, and everyone from top to bottom in the company was his person.

Just as he said, if the company were to lose people like them, even its operations would become a problem.

In the past, no one came to manage the China Branch, and even the Headquarters wouldn't ask too many questions, leaving most matters to be handled here by themselves.

Having been the boss for so many years, now that a Supreme Ruler had suddenly arrived—and a Supreme Ruler who could directly manage them at that—You Jingyang was extremely unhappy in his heart.

This time it was also clearly telling Zhang Ran: you just be a good shareholder; it's better not to meddle in company affairs when you don't know the situation.

As for whether Zhang Ran would be embarrassed into anger, You Jingyang really wasn't worried about that.

If Zhang Ran really chose to make an example of one or two people, then You Jingyang would let Zhang Ran know what it meant to regret.

At that time, the company would definitely face large-scale losses due to the departure of these one or two people, and he didn't believe Zhang Ran could just watch this happen.

"But he doesn't dare to move against us now; once time passes and he gains a firm footing in the company, it will be very difficult for us to fight him." The worry in Gu Fei's heart would not be eliminated by Qi Tengfei's two sentences.

You Jingyang laughed; he didn't rush to answer Gu Fei's words, but instead first handed everyone a cigarette, then puffed away and said, "Old Gu, most of us are over fifty. As for me, I'm nearly fifty-eight. How many more years can we work? Five years? Ten years?"

"As long as we keep the company's functional departments in our hands, to say nothing else, within ten years, it will be very difficult for Zhang Ran to truly move against us, as long as we are of one mind."

"Of course, I also know your concerns. Among us, you are the youngest; you are only forty-nine this year, not yet fifty, right?"

"But you can rest assured; even if most of us leave when the time comes, we will have you arranged for; we won't leave you behind."

"Besides, can you bear to give up the current benefits?"

The last sentence struck Gu Fei's heart. These people didn't just have salaries and dividends; they also had other income that wasn't convenient to put on the table, and this was the bulk of it.

At the beginning, everyone could be very disciplined, but as time went on, their status in the company became higher and higher, more and more stable. Plus, as long as they provided a good report, the Headquarters didn't care about them at all, so their courage grew, and over these many years, it had become their most important source of income.

"Set your mind at ease; if the sky falls, I'll hold it up. It's fine," You Jingyang said as he stood up and patted Gu Fei's shoulder.

In fact, the last sentence he said just now was the fundamental reason for what they did today. These people had already formed a community of interests, and over these many years, they had obtained who knows how much gray income by taking advantage of their positions.

Now that the company had suddenly undergone restructuring, coupled with the arrival of Zhang Ran, a shareholder with absolute control, they couldn't let Zhang Ran take hold of the company all at once; if that happened, they probably wouldn't have any good fruit to eat.

It was precisely because of this reason that people like You Jingyang chose to openly oppose Zhang Ran like this.

Of course, what You Jingyang said about them not being young anymore and not having many working years left was also one of the reasons.

"By the way, who among you is going on a business trip tomorrow?" You Jingyang asked.

The meaning of these words couldn't be more obvious. Zhang Ran had just said he would go to discuss the new plan tomorrow, and now sending people on a business trip was meant to tell Zhang Ran that they didn't want to execute any new plan and would only follow the plan that had been set long ago.

This wasn't just done to oppose Zhang Ran; another reason was that the old plan had too many of their private interests mixed into it.

"I'll go; we've already fallen out today anyway," Qi Tengfei said indifferently.

Over these many years, he had become accustomed to the feeling of being the boss, especially while being in cahoots with You Jingyang.

Perhaps even he himself had forgotten that, in the end, they were just wage earners, not the owners of the company.

Immediately, two more people indicated they would be going on a business trip tomorrow; these were all people who followed closely behind You Jingyang.

Gu Fei didn't speak, and the others didn't pay him any mind. They also knew Gu Fei's concerns, but they weren't worried about anything. Although Gu Fei had joined the core layer for a short time, he had participated in everything he should have, and he was in the same boat as them—prospering together and suffering together.

Just as You Jingyang and the others were discussing matters, Zhang Ran was also thinking about some things.

Today's events made him see clearly that Huaxia Maikai Supermarket had completely become You Jingyang's private territory; even he, the controlling shareholder, seemed unable to intervene.

Of course, if he were to force an intervention, he could; he could just directly replace all the senior management. But as You Jingyang said, the entire company would completely collapse, and this was You Jingyang's leverage.

The situation seemed to have left Zhang Ran hanging in mid-air, especially when he was preparing to make a big move.

If he chose not to move against You Jingyang and these people this time, it would indicate that he was afraid, and by then, there probably wouldn't be many people in the company who truly cared about him.

But if he chose to move against these people, the entire company would fall into chaos, and it wouldn't be something that could be fixed in a short time; the company might even go bankrupt.

If this were someone else, they would probably swallow this insult and choose to take it slow; after all, once the company was in chaos, the ones who would suffer the most were the shareholders.

But Zhang Ran didn't even consider it; he didn't need to consider it, and he certainly wouldn't compromise!