Chapter 85

The financial crisis is a very complex situation. The most typical feelings of ordinary people are sharp depreciation of currency, sharp drop in housing prices, business closures, and increased social unemployment.

As a business, it is not easy to survive in such a harsh environment.

So Song Yue didn't hesitate and bought all the items on the third row of shelves, spending a total of 110 points. He had 87 points left, ready for emergency use.

One hour later, November 1st 00:00.

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The scene in front of her was blurry. Before Song Yue could see the outside environment clearly, a neutral female voice came into her ears.

"...Three distributors have reported that their products are unsaleable. The company is currently facing a serious inventory backlog and difficulty recovering funds. Furthermore, direct sales customers have been owed credit for six months and have yet to repay. I suggest that Sales Manager Yan strengthen management and recover funds as quickly as possible. Finally, my personal suggestion is that the sales and administrative departments are overstaffed. I suggest that Mr. Song reconsider the staffing structure. That's all."

After the words fell, Song Yue finally saw who the spokesperson was - the company's finance manager, Xiao Peiyan.

A subordinate who is very capable in his words and deeds.

But the original owner didn't have a very good opinion of her.

- Highly self-important, disregards superiors, lacks harmonious relationships with colleagues, and is quite strict with subordinates...

As soon as Song Yue recalled, these things popped into her mind.

"Xiao Peiyan!"

With a slam, a man in a suit slammed his hand on the table, gritting his teeth. "Do you really dislike our sales department? How have we ever offended you? You're constantly making speeches at meetings asking my subordinates to leave. How will their departure benefit you? How will it benefit the company? Tell me!"

As the man spoke, he quickly glanced at Song Yue who was sitting in the core position. Seeing that she didn't react, his expression became more serious.

Xiao Peiyan remained unfazed. She calmly looked at Sales Manager Ai Tao, her voice as steady as ever. "Didn't I just say that? Your department and the administration department are overstaffed, tying up too much of the company's working capital. Also, you haven't offended me. I'm simply stating an objective fact. I hope Manager Ai won't take it personally."

"you……!"

Ai Tao was about to point at someone's nose and curse, when suddenly...

His rant was interrupted by a female voice.

"Did I call this meeting for you to quarrel?" Song Yue glanced coldly around the meeting room, and her gaze finally fell on Ai Tao's face.

Ai Tao was stunned for a moment, his expression slightly strange, then he snorted coldly: "Boss Song, Xiao Peiyan deliberately provoked conflicts within the department. I'm just trying to give you some advice."

"Stirring up conflict? Giving me advice?" Song Yue raised her eyebrows, tapping her fingers on the desk. "When did I need you to pass on a message for me?"

She spoke neither lightly nor harshly, but every word touched everyone's heart.

Ai Tao, in particular, looked very unhappy, with his thick eyebrows tightly knitted. He was about to speak, but was stopped by Song Yue with a wave of his hand.

"I didn't ask you to speak."

Ai Tao clenched his fists under the table and said no more.

Everyone in the conference room became nervous.

Song Yue didn't want to waste time, so he lowered his head and began to look at the documents in his hand. As he read, he asked the person on the podium: "Manager Xiao, you just said that the two departments have too many people. Where is the specific data?"

Xiao Peiyan immediately pressed the remote control and flipped the projected PowerPoint slide to the next page. "As of 31/03/2020, our company has a total of 90 full-time employees and 9 interns. Of these, 41 are full-time employees in the Sales Department, accounting for 45.56% of the company's total headcount; 19 are full-time employees in the Administration Department, accounting for 21.11%. The two departments together account for 66.67% of the total."

She spoke with great force, completely ignoring the hateful looks of the two department managers who were repeatedly nominated below the podium.

Song Yue naturally noticed the expressions of Ai Tao and Yao Qing from the Administration Department.

She narrowed her eyes and thought: "Well, it's a bit too much."

The original owner's company's main business was the sale of office equipment. It had been operating in City A for seven years and had accumulated a certain number of regular customers. Normally, there was no need to keep so many sales staff.

What's even more outrageous is that the administrative department, a non-revenue-generating department that is only responsible for connecting the upper and lower levels, actually occupies a full 19 positions.

Could it be that seven or eight people were hired to do the work of one desk?

Song Yue sneered in his heart and motioned Xiao Peiyan to go down first.

Then he stood up and walked to the podium: "Manager Ai, do you have anything to explain about this?"

His fists clenched tighter and tighter.

Ai Tao never imagined that Song Yue, who had been timid and never dared to give him orders before, suddenly became like a different person today and had a very tough attitude.

He looked coldly at the young woman at the conference table. After a moment's thought, he simply sat back, crossed his legs, and said with a rather unscrupulous look, "There's nothing to explain. Just handle it yourself, Mr. Song."

Haha, he still didn't believe that Song Yue, who was a generation younger than him, could do anything to him!

A light sigh was heard.

"Since you have said so yourself, uncle, then from today on, you are officially fired." Song Yue looked at Ai Tao with a smile, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

In an instant, everyone's eyes widened.

What? Mr. Song actually wants to fire his uncle?

Is she crazy? That's Ai Tao!

A veteran of the company! How dare she?!

Everyone sat in their seats in astonishment, too shocked to utter a word.

Except Ai Tao himself.

"Song Yue! What did you say?!" Regardless of the presence of other managers in the meeting room, Ai Tao was shocked and angry. He pointed at Song Yue's nose and cursed, "You dare to fire me even though you know I'm your uncle?!"

Song Yue just found it funny and crossed her arms in front of her chest: "Why not? I'm the boss of the company. I'm the one paying you, not you. Let's clarify our identities."

Without giving him a chance to retort, he ordered, "Manager Xiao, settle Manager Ai's salary today. Follow the normal dismissal process and pay him the full amount he deserves."

Xiao Peiyan nodded: "Yes."

"Song Yue! You ungrateful bastard! How dare you fire me!" Ai Tao stood up in frustration, his chest heaving violently.

Seeing her lack of reaction, Ai Tao sneered, "Okay, Song Yue, remember this! If you dare to fire me today, I'll make you kneel down and apologize to me tomorrow!"

After saying that, bang!

The door to the conference room slammed shut.

The whole place was dead silent.

Who could have expected that during a small regular meeting today, we would hear such explosive news?!

After solving one problem, there is a second one.

Moving her gaze to the face of Administrative Manager Yao Qing, Song Yue smiled faintly: "Manager Yao, do you have anything to say?"

Say...what to say?

The man surnamed Song even dared to fire Ai Tao today. How can he, who has no background, explain it?

Knowing that explaining would only make things worse, Yao Qing closed his eyes and said with trembling lips, "Boss Song, I'll pack my things later."

Not bad, quite sensible.

Song Yue curled her lips and continued the regular meeting.

This meeting was like an earthquake for the entire company.

In just one hour, the sales manager Ai Tao was fired and the administrative manager voluntarily applied for resignation.

In addition, based on the performance appraisals of the past seven years, the entire sales department was ranked, and those ranked outside the top 20 were all persuaded to leave.

Upon hearing the news, the sales department was shocked, and many old employees clamored for Song Yue to give an explanation.

Song Yue, who was busy reading company documents in the office, heard this and waved his hand to let the secretary in.

Secretary He was a little worried: "Boss Song, there are nearly 20 people here. Are we really going to let them all in?"

There are a lot of big men in the sales department. If anyone takes advantage of the chaos to slap Mr. Song, she won't be able to withstand it with her body.

Unexpectedly, the person at the desk smiled and said, "Come in, it's okay."

If a fight really breaks out, it's hard to say who will suffer.

Hearing the sound, Secretary He had no choice but to open the door.

A group of people rushed into the office with ferocious looks on their faces, like gangsters.

"Boss Song! Isn't this inappropriate?" A man who looked to be in his forties glared at Song Yue and said in a stern tone, "I've worked here for seven years. I can say that I've watched Boyue Company grow and develop bit by bit. How can you eat the fat and forget about your employees?"

"That's right, Mr. Song! We've been working here for several years, and you just let us go. What do you think of us?"

"If you don't give us an explanation today, we'll stay here and you won't be able to go back!"

Every word from each person, even a drop of saliva, could drown her.

Everyone felt that they had won, and they held their heads high and were so arrogant that they completely forgot that they were just employees and the one who had remained silent was their boss.

Song Yue was in no hurry. She patiently listened to them shouting until everyone was tired. Then she pulled out a piece of paper from the neatly folded pile, glanced down, and said, "Shang Qingkuan, Team Leader of Sales Department Group 2, with 6.9 years of service. Not bad, he's indeed a veteran employee."

The man in his forties whose name was called raised his chin high and said in a resounding voice, "Yes, it's me! I have a rich sales resume and have generated so much revenue for the company. You can't fire me."

"Oh? Really?" Song Yue withdrew his gaze from the paper and smiled faintly. "As far as I know, your introducer is Ai Tao, and the recommendation I wrote here does say 'extensive sales experience'. However, I checked and found that you have never worked in sales before."

Shang Qingkuan's expression changed when he heard this, and then he continued, "So what? I've been here for seven years now! Seven years, how many people can work so diligently in this position for so many years?"

Song Yue had wanted to give Shang Qingkuan a way out, but he didn't appreciate it. So, he could only sigh, lean back, and say, "For seven years, I've averaged one transaction per month, with an average transaction value of 20,000 yuan, all within the company's minimum requirements. Is this what you call diligent? Experienced? Also, I can tell you one thing: the resume you put on paper when you joined doesn't match the actual situation. I can definitely sue you for 'fraudulent behavior.' So, I sincerely suggest you reconsider your dismissal before you end up with a hard-fought situation."

Every word he said was precious.

Shang Qingkuan's face was half blue and half white. He was breathing heavily and gritting his teeth. He wanted to explain something, but found that he couldn't say a single word!

He didn't understand why Song suddenly started to act so aggressively. Didn't Ai Tao say she was a pushover? Just a few threats would do the trick.

But it’s clearly not the case today!

Damn it, he's not going to lose his job and get sued, is he?!

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PS: This instance is more about business war and finance, so it won't contain any profound content. I'll try to use simple examples to explain it.