Crash!
Suddenly, there was chaos, and no employee was satisfied with the 5 percent salary increase.
Indeed, if it weren't for Fujiwara Kaiichi's previous instigation, they would have been satisfied even if their wages didn't increase as long as they could keep their jobs and get all the wages they were owed.
But Fujiwara no Kaiichi had painted a rosy picture for them in advance and exaggerated the relationship between Kobayashi Keiko and the Tokugawa family.
Naturally, this mere 5% salary increase could not satisfy them.
"Haha! This move of mine is really insidious! Now I want to see what Kobayashi Keiko can do.
It's a real dilemma. Either you significantly increase the cost of running the magazine and raise the wages of all employees by more than 50%.
Otherwise, you will have to face the dissatisfaction of so many employees, who will not work hard and even threaten to resign, and the crisis of the entire magazine completely shutting down. "
Fujiwara Kaiichi watched coldly from the side, with a sinister smile on his face.
In fact, he had already planned his next move in his mind.
If Keiko Kobayashi is forced to raise her employees' salaries, she will continue to instigate some of these employees, especially the deputy editor-in-chief and editor-in-chief who are responsible for the key operations of the magazine, and ask them to continue to privately ask Keiko Kobayashi for a salary increase, otherwise they will not work.
In this case, Keiko Kobayashi, who has already compromised once before, will undoubtedly compromise again.
Fujiwara no Kaiichi knew these young men from aristocratic families too well.
They are eager to achieve something in a short period of time and habitually use money to settle problems.
As long as Keiko Kobayashi agreed to the employees' request for another salary increase, Fujiwara Kaiichi would reveal the news to other employees.
In this way, other employees who feel unfair will also protest again and strongly demand a salary increase.
"You want to get something for nothing from me? Wait until your next life! The final result will definitely be that this magazine will be completely bankrupt, the land will be reclaimed, and all that will be left is a mess and... a joke!"
Fujiwara no Kaichi smiled and quickly slipped out the back door. He could guess the outcome anyway, so he was too lazy to stay and watch the show.
His quick escape also largely avoided the possibility of Keiko Kobayashi dragging him out to take the blame again.
After all, this kind of thing happened right after the magazine was handed over, and the first thing many children from prominent families thought of was to bring out the former boss to solve the problem.
Fujiwara no Kaiichi immediately left and also instructed his office secretary that whenever someone called, he should say that he was on a business trip and had no time for the next few days.
…
In the large office of "Tomorrow Comics Weekly", the employees were overwhelmed with emotions regarding salary increases.
Kobayashi Keiko had an expression that had been expected. She smiled and waved at them, then asked patiently:
"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. I can't hear you all talking so much. Can you send a few representatives to explain your demands in detail?"
With Keiko Kobayashi's "solving the problem" attitude, everyone calmed down.
In their view, Keiko Kobayashi was an outsider who had just taken over the magazine and could only rely on them. She had no other choice and it was absolutely impossible for her to refuse their request for a salary increase.
so……
They nominated the editor-in-chief and a deputy editor-in-chief as candidates to negotiate with Keiko Kobayashi.
Editor-in-chief Kento Tanaka said confidently: "Ms. Keiko, as you can see, almost all of our magazine employees have been working in the comics industry for seven or eight years.
They have extensive work experience in the industry and they deserve adequate wages to support their families.
The current salary level is far below our talent, so it is reasonable for us to ask for a 50% salary increase. "
Facing this, Kobayashi Keiko sneered and asked:
“Since you feel that your talents are not properly rewarded.
Then why didn't you bring this up to the previous boss, Fujiwara Kaiichi, before I took over the magazine?"
Being questioned like this, everyone's eyes froze.
Tanaka Kento was also stunned for a moment, and then he said with a guilty conscience: "That's because when the previous boss Fujiwara Kaiichi was here, the magazine's business was not going well and the cash flow was cut off.
We did not ask for a salary increase because we want to share the difficulties with the magazine and overcome them together.
This is a reflection of the professionalism and noble character of our employees.
But now, our "Tomorrow Comics Weekly" has been acquired by you, Miss Keiko.
You are not short of money, and with a big family like the Tokugawa family behind you, you naturally cannot squeeze our salary level anymore."
Crash!
As expected of the editor-in-chief, Kento Tanaka’s mind works very quickly.
This explanation not only perfectly explains why the salary increase was not mentioned before, but also highlights the work attitude and professional ethics of these employees.
It immediately won warm applause from all the employees.
Deputy Editor Jurijiro took advantage of the situation and said, "Ms. Keiko, I'm afraid you don't know yet. I heard that our Tomorrow Comics Weekly has been acquired by other magazines.
They all offered us twice the salary to poach us!
It was precisely because of our relationship with Tomorrow Comics Weekly that we refused to agree.
But we didn't expect that you were unwilling to increase our salary by even 50%. This really hurts our hearts.
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