Chapter 1489: Yo, it's him!

Xiao Weiwei's actions were extremely efficient.

Through further confirmation and screening of the personnel list, she determined the selection of three hundred employees within ten minutes.

Subsequently, she settled on some details with Chen Mengmeng, including the slogans everyone was to shout, the banners to be held, and the physical movements to be performed at the time.

Zhong Tianyu had been quite dissatisfied with Xiao Weiwei, but seeing her high efficiency and professionalism at work, his mood eased slightly.

As the plane took off and Zhong Tianyu flew toward Jin Ling, Xiao Weiwei had already begun deploying her staff; three hundred etiquette ladies were preparing to depart from various parts of Jin Ling for the airport.

After Xiao Weiwei finished arranging the work, she felt as happy as if she had won a great battle.

She recalled when her brother-in-law, Ye Chen, handed the Shangmei Etiquette Company over to her; the company was a complete mess then, but in a very short time, she had made it look respectable. Not only was the company's performance getting better and better, but its scale was also growing larger.

Of course, she was also very clear that the reason she could achieve such rapid development and success was mainly thanks to Ye Chen's reputation. Now, many of the business deals were introduced by Master Hong Wu and his subordinates; if not for them, the company could not have gotten on the right track so quickly.

Thinking of Ye Chen, her girlish heart couldn't help but overflow.

Now, she had a very deep affection for Ye Chen. Although she knew the gap between her and Ye Chen was too large, once such a feeling existed, it was hard to disappear, even if she knew it was impossible, it would still linger in her heart.

Therefore, she picked up her phone, thought it over, hesitated repeatedly, and still made a call to Ye Chen.

At this moment, Ye Chen, who was at Bai Jinhangong, suddenly received a call from Xiao Weiwei and couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

These past few days, he had almost forgotten about Xiao Weiwei.

Originally, Old Mrs. Xiao would still curse Qian Hongyan, who had stolen her money and left Jin Ling, on the balcony every day, and occasionally bicker with Ma Lan, but in recent days, the old lady seemed to have restrained herself a lot, and he hadn't heard her bickering with Ma Lan again.

What he didn't know was that Xiao Weiwei now held a very high status in the Xiao family, and could be considered the one whose word was law in the Xiao family.

This was mainly because Old Mrs. Xiao, as well as the bedridden father-son duo of Xiao Changgan and Xiao Hailong, now relied on Xiao Weiwei to earn money to support them.

Although Old Mrs. Xiao had been used to holding power her whole life and had thought about forcing Xiao Weiwei to hand over all the money for her to manage, Xiao Weiwei's personality had become much tougher after running the company, and her own ideas were more firm, so she immediately clarified the division of authority in the Xiao family to Old Mrs. Xiao.

Since she is responsible for earning money to support the family, she must have the final say in this household, and everyone else must follow her opinions. Although Old Mrs. Xiao is unconvinced, she has no choice but to agree for the sake of food and shelter.

And after Xiao Weiwei confirmed her dominant position in the family, the first request she made was for the old lady to no longer have any friction with Ye Chen's family.

Old Mrs. Xiao has no other choice but to quiet down.

Ye Chen does not know the details; he only knows that Old Mrs. Xiao has been quiet lately. Once she stopped making trouble, this whole family faded from Ye Chen's field of vision.

However, although Ye Chen is surprised, he still answers Xiao Weiwei's call and asks in a lukewarm tone: "Weiwei, do you need something from me?"

Xiao Weiwei is a bit nervous, yet she says with barely concealed excitement: "Brother-in-law, what are you busy with?"

Ye Chen says casually: "Nothing much, meeting a friend outside. Why?"

Xiao Weiwei hurriedly says: "Oh... is that so... actually... actually, I don't have anything in particular, I just wanted to report the recent situation at Shangmei to you, brother-in-law."

Ye Chen smiles and asks her: "Is the company doing okay now?"

Xiao Weiwei says busily: "Brother-in-law, the company's operations have been quite good lately! Thanks to the care of Master Hong Wu and the others, there is a lot of business, the company's income is quite high, and the number of employees is also increasing."

Ye Chen laughs: "That's not bad. I hope you continue to work hard and take the company to the next level."

Xiao Weiwei promises: "Rest assured, brother-in-law, I will definitely do my best to make Shangmei Company bigger and stronger, to make it the largest etiquette company in the whole city and province, and I will never let down your expectations of me!"

Ye Chen says "Mhm" and reminds her: "You must always remember how you were bullied and exploited by unscrupulous bosses back then. Remember this, and you must take it as a warning. Never become like them, and never exploit the employees who work their lives away for you, understand?"

Xiao Weiwei hurriedly says with utmost seriousness: "Brother-in-law, you can rest assured! I, Xiao Weiwei, was indeed ignorant before and was lacking in both my conduct and how I did things, but I have truly turned over a new leaf now. After being deceived last time, I also understood the hardships of life, so I have always been open and honest with the company's employees, and I think of them in every way!"

As she speaks, Xiao Weiwei adds busily: "For example, today, I took a big order for one million. The other party wants three hundred people to go to the airport to pose as fans. Actually, it's only a matter of a few hours. Under normal circumstances, giving five hundred to each person would already be quite a lot. In that case, the cost would only be one hundred and fifty thousand, and the remaining eight hundred and fifty thousand would be profit. As for the company's income, I could have kept it hidden from them and not let them know, and naturally, no one would have had any objections."

"However, I ultimately decided to give the lion's share to the employees, so for these three hundred people, I gave each of them twenty-five hundred yuan!"

"The reason I did this is, on one hand, like you said, brother-in-law, I don't want to be blinded by greed and exploit them;"

"On the other hand, I also want to treat this activity as a reward to motivate those employees who perform well and let them work even harder in the future, while also stimulating those employees who didn't get the opportunity and letting them see the benefits of working hard! This way, they can be more proactive in the future."

Ye Chen cannot help but praise: "That you can do this truly makes me look at you in a new light."

As he speaks, Ye Chen pauses slightly and adds: "If you only calculate the economic account, it seems you lost hundreds of thousands in profit, but if you look at it in the long run, you may have gained hundreds of more loyal, high-quality employees."

"The profit these people can create for the company in the future will definitely be far more than these hundreds of thousands."

"But if you had deceived them today and hidden the actual income, it would be equivalent to buying a time bomb. If they found out one day, they would develop resentment toward you and the company, which would instead make your future path narrower and narrower."

Xiao Weiwei says happily: "Thank you for the compliment, brother-in-law! I will definitely find a way to make my future path wider and wider!"

Ye Chen says "Mhm" and is about to exchange a few pleasantries and hang up, but suddenly, he recalls a detail mentioned in Xiao Weiwei's call just now.

So, he asks: "By the way, Weiwei, you just said someone gave you one million to hire three hundred etiquette ladies to go to the airport and pose as fans to pick someone up?!"

"Yes!" Xiao Weiwei says with a smile: "It's my first time receiving such a job, but it seems there are quite a lot of celebrities buying fans now. Not just celebrities, many milk tea shops and internet-famous restaurants spend money to hire people to fill the scene. It is said that by packaging themselves as very popular, they can trick others into franchising, thereby earning high franchise fees."

Ye Chen asks busily: "Do you know who the person buying fans to pick them up is?"

Xiao Weiwei does not hide anything from Ye Chen and says directly: "It's a new-generation singer named Zhong Tianyu. It is said he is quite popular lately."

Ye Chen cannot help but laugh out loud: "Oh, it's him!"