Those in the conference room might not be aware of the complicated history between Ye Qing and Liu Wei, so upon hearing Liu Wei's words, they all gasped and instinctively turned their gazes toward Ye Qing.
Although most people knew that Ye Qing was making his first big move as a new official, they viewed the situation with a detached, spectator's mentality, since it didn't affect them personally.
Ye Qing could see through it, and she wasn't surprised by Liu Wei's questioning. She said, "Indeed, we had some grudges before, but what I'm doing today is entirely to protect the Zitai Fashion brand. Besides, I have evidence of your infringement. Otherwise, do you think I would say this?"
After finishing speaking, Ye Qing's gaze swept over the people attending the meeting, and he said calmly, "Actually, not only do I have a grudge against Liu Wei, but Liu Wei also has a grudge against Zitai Fashion."
Ye Qing recounted what had happened to Liu Wei at the design competition hosted by Zitai Fashion and Nancheng University.
After saying that, Ye Qing continued, "Zitai Fashion's business has not been as good as before in recent years. The reason why everyone is still staying at Zitai Fashion is simply because they hope that Zitai Fashion can regain its former glory. So our priority now is to maintain the brand effect of Zitai Fashion. Since Liu Wei suspects that I am settling a personal score, let's vote and see if we agree with my idea. What I mean is, if we have solid evidence and we will definitely not lose the lawsuit, should we just let it go and turn a blind eye?"
Without telling everyone what the so-called evidence was, Ye Qing claimed that the evidence was conclusive. While it can't be called lying, it was certainly a rhetorical technique to get everyone to agree with her method.
Ye Qing did achieve his goal. During the vote, almost everyone in the meeting room raised their hands in agreement that the matter should not be let go.
Liu Wei trembled as she watched, but she had nothing to say.
Others might not know what evidence Ye Qing was holding, and Liu Wei certainly didn't either, but she knew better than anyone what she had done.
So she was not only angry at Ye Qing's words, but also even more worried!
Ye Qing had been the one speaking and leading the meeting the whole time, while Xi Quan had remained silent. Now that he felt Ye Qing had said enough and everyone had confessed their feelings, Xi Quan spoke again, "Please ask Liu Wei to leave."
Xi Quan's assistant quickly walked to Liu Wei's side and gestured for her to leave. At this point, what could Liu Wei do? Staying any longer would only lead to further humiliation, so she could only slink away.
Originally, he thought he would bring Ye Qing great misfortune, but instead, he ended up in a mess, and it's possible that his own factory will have to go out of business.
After Liu Wei left, Ye Qing said, "Maybe I seem a bit cold-hearted to everyone. I admit that this is the first of my three fires when I took office, but I did it not entirely for myself."
At this point, Ye Qing paused and looked at Yang Zi, who was also in the office. She said, "President Yang is here today, as you all have probably seen. Starting today, President Yang will be the Vice General Manager of our Zitai Fashion, in charge of the daily affairs of Zitai Fashion. Some time ago, I approached President Yang and begged her to come out of retirement again. President Yang agreed. I shared some of my ideas with President Yang, and she thought they were feasible. Now I'll share them with you all."
Ye Qing repeated what she had said to Yang Zi to everyone. After finishing, Ye Qing said, "The reason why Liu Wei's matter must be handled this way is not because of my personal grudges with her, but really for the sake of our brand's influence. If Zizai Fashion wants to continue to develop and grow, it must undergo painful reforms. Otherwise, it will be fine to remain half-dead as before. After these reforms, we can make more money. Because of my own background, I don't have a sense of security. Only money can give me a sense of security. So I will definitely make sure everyone makes money."
Ye Qing had originally thought of a lot of inspirational quotes, but when the words were about to come out, she thought better of it and decided to say something more practical. After all, making money is what resonates with everyone the most, while ideals are too abstract.
As expected, after Ye Qing finished speaking, everyone applauded enthusiastically, showing great anticipation, much more so than before.
Seeing everyone's attitude, Ye Qing thought she had done a pretty good job this time, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
A fleeting glance caught Xi Quan staring intently at her. Ye Qing froze for a moment, then quickly looked away, almost as if she were fleeing in panic.
Xi Quan smiled when he was discovered, but he didn't look away.
After that, Ye Qing talked about some arrangements for the upcoming outfits, and then the meeting adjourned.
Everyone started walking out of the conference room, but Ye Qing was stopped by Xi Quan.
Ye Qing, who was talking to Liu Yuliang, heard Xi Quan's voice and nervously gripped the documents in her hand. Just as she was wondering how to refuse Xi Quan, Liu Yuliang said, "You two talk, I'm leaving first."
Not only did he leave, but Liu Yuliang also thoughtfully closed the door behind him.
The huge conference room was now empty except for Ye Qing and Xi Quan. Ye Qing felt extremely nervous, as if he could hear his own echo every time he spoke.
"So nervous?" Xi Quan walked up to Ye Qing and asked with a smile.
Remembering that Xi Quan had been staring at her during the meeting, Ye Qing felt increasingly nervous for some reason. She tried her best to keep a straight face: "What is it?"
"Can't I stop you and talk to you if there's nothing wrong?" Xi Quan retorted.
These words annoyed Ye Qing, though she didn't know why she was annoyed, so she turned around and prepared to leave.
Teasing Ye Qing a little is fine, but it wouldn't be good if he really angered her. So Xi Quan decided to stop while he was ahead and asked, "Where do you plan to work from now on?"
Ye Qing slowly turned to look at Xi Quan: "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, will you be working at Aoba Studio or at Taizi Fashion from now on?"
Ye Qing had actually thought about this problem. "At Zitai Fashion Bar, although Qingye Studio's store is relatively small now, it is still a store and is relatively noisy, so it is not suitable for holding meetings to discuss things."
After Ye Qing finished speaking, he asked Xi Quan, "Why are you asking this?"
Before Xi Quan could even speak after asking the question, Ye Qing realized something and stated her position first: "Let me make it clear, I don't need your current office. Thank you in advance."
With just one sentence, he shut down what Xi Quan was about to say.
However, since Xi Quan was going to bring this up, he had already considered that Ye Qing might refuse, so he had already thought of a way to deal with it.
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