Chapter 50 The Old Fox of the Bai Family is Back
Secretary Wang was reliable and efficient. When Bai Zhenzhen appeared at the company entrance the next morning, she was followed by two tall and burly bodyguards in black.
The bodyguards were incredibly large and imposing. Although they looked like gangsters, they were actually all veterans, hired by Secretary Wang at a high salary from a security company.
With these two people following behind her, Bai Zhenzhen became the focus of everyone's attention the moment she stepped into the company. Coupled with her formal attire and her inherently wealthy and elegant demeanor, she did indeed have a calming effect on people's hearts.
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Secretary Wang happily welcomed Bai Zhenzhen into the president's office and then showed her several of the company's financial statements for the past two months.
"Since the Jinxiu Garden project ran into trouble last time, several other projects that the company is currently undertaking have also encountered some problems. The company's losses are still accumulating, and several partners want to withdraw their investments..." Secretary Wang's face couldn't help but show worry when he talked about these things. If he didn't know that the boss would recover soon and come back to take charge of the overall situation, he really wouldn't be able to hold on.
"Which companies want to withdraw their investment? Are there any companies in the company that want to run away?" Even if Bai Zhenzhen was stupid, she could see the series of negative numbers and the word "loss" on the report. She didn't dare to look closely at the string of numbers that followed.
Secretary Wang nodded and reported to her with a complicated story in mind, "Yes, in the last few meetings, the company's old shareholders kept asking when the boss would return. After failing to get any information from me, they heard that he went back and privately consulted someone about the issue of selling shares."
In fact, many employees are worried that the company will go bankrupt and they will not be paid. In the past few days, several people have submitted their resignations to the HR department. Some of them held important positions in the company. With their departure, many ordinary employees have lost their motivation to work.
First, the partner wanted to withdraw their investment; then, problems arose at the construction site, and an employee in a key position insisted on resigning. With these problems piling up, even if Bai Zhenzhen was not very bright, she could guess that her company was being targeted and schemed against.
"I heard from one of the former employees that there's been a rumor circulating that the boss is seriously ill, which is why they're rushing to resign and find new jobs." Secretary Wang sighed. You can't keep people who want to leave, but whoever is spreading the rumors is utterly despicable.
So the company is now not only short of money, but also short of people. The upper management doesn't have anyone who can make decisions, and the lower-level staff don't know how to move forward.
However, Secretary Wang couldn't directly reveal the news that Bai Chuxiong's surgery was successful and he was about to recover and return. If the news got out, and Bai Chuxiong still hadn't shown up, it would only have the opposite effect. Moreover, Rongzhen Company had undertaken government projects, and rumors would only affect the company's reputation with government departments. Other things could be put aside, but this matter was a big deal.
Fortunately, Bai Zhenzhen wasn't completely unprepared for today's visit. She took out several bank cards from her bag and handed them directly to Secretary Wang, saying, "Use these to make up for the company's shortfall. Don't worry about those who resigned. If there are no suitable talents, poach them with high salaries. I don't believe that a city as big as Pengcheng can't find a few good employees. Also, you should pass on a message to the lower levels later: as long as the remaining employees work hard, everyone will receive a generous bonus once the company overcomes the crisis."
Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, not to mention that the Bai family has not yet fallen. Long before Bai Chuxiong went abroad for surgery, he handed over several considerable sums of money in his name to Bai Zhenzhen, and entrusted some shares and various investment properties to Secretary Wang for handling.
Originally, the money was prepared in advance in case the surgery failed and there was no time to explain. Now that Bai Chuxiong is fine, Bai Zhenzhen can still use the money.
As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. While Bai Zhenzhen's presence in the company could only appease people, this injection of money was like a shot in the arm, giving the rest of the company a huge boost of energy.
Secretary Wang's face immediately brightened considerably after receiving the funds. She then relayed the news of the bonus distribution to all departments as requested. It was only then that the company's employees came to their senses. "That's right, the Bai family owns more than just this one real estate company. The title of the richest family in Pengcheng is well-deserved. These ordinary people work themselves to the bone for that salary. As long as the company doesn't go bankrupt, the salary will still be paid. It doesn't matter where you work."
No, it's not the same. The boss/team leader just said that the bonus is at least more than double the salary, and those who perform exceptionally well during the work period will have their bonus doubled again. Everyone just wants to say that Xiaobai is awesome, and they will definitely work hard for the company.
Bai Zhenzhen's visit brought money and boosted morale. She also recommended Zhu Jie to Secretary Wang. Before leaving, she gave Secretary Wang a bank card, instructing him to keep a close eye on the company and buy all the shares if anyone wanted to sell them, ensuring they didn't fall into the wrong hands.
"Don't worry, Mr. Bai. With this funding, I guarantee we can hold out until the boss comes back!" Secretary Wang exclaimed excitedly, and his employees called him "Mr. Bai" as well.
"Little Bai? Are you calling me?" This form of address struck Bai Zhenzhen as quite novel.
She had never considered taking over the company before. When Bai Chuxiong made his will and disposed of his property, his first thought was to sell some of his shares and transfer the company's decision-making power to get more money for her to rely on. He never considered handing the company over to her.
"Ahem, I didn't actually do anything," Bai Zhenzhen cleared her throat, "but since everyone calls me President Bai, I will definitely study hard these next few days, and the company will definitely get through this difficult time."
Secretary Wang hadn't expected that a mere joking remark from an employee calling him "Little Boss Bai" would actually solve a major problem that had been troubling Bai Chuxiong for years.
From that day on, Bai Zhenzhen actually started asking Secretary Wang questions with a serious attitude every time she came to the company. Secretary Wang, who had been assigned by Bai Chuxiong to assist her, naturally taught her wholeheartedly.
When Bai Zhenzhen got serious, she made quite a bit of progress. She can now understand some professional terms and even attended a few meetings with Secretary Wang. When some old men tried to fool her because they didn't know anything, Bai Zhenzhen scolded them back. Surprisingly, this scolding had a remarkable effect, making those people behave for two days.
Meanwhile, Bai Chuxiong, who was far away abroad, also learned about Bai Zhenzhen's recent performance through Secretary Wang's report. He was deeply gratified and couldn't help but sigh to his assistant, "I've really been resting for too long this time. I guess I should give these old bones a good workout."
"Go book the plane tickets. If I don't go back soon, Zhenzhen won't be able to take good care of her pregnancy. I'm not dead yet, so it's not their place to bully my precious baby."
On the day Bai Chuxiong returned to China, Bai Zhenzhen and Shen Huai'an went to pick him up. Seeing her father, who had recovered his health, Bai Zhenzhen cried and clung to him like she did when she was a child. She was teased a few times before letting Shen Huai'an wipe her tears with a handkerchief.
As they exited the airport, a newspaper, seemingly having prior knowledge of the news, surrounded the Bai family father and daughter with its state-of-the-art, high-resolution camera. The reporter shoved a microphone right in front of Bai Chuxiong and boldly asked him for his opinion on the rumors circulating in Shenzhen that the city's richest man was seriously ill and would soon pass away.
Bai Chuxiong stopped in his tracks, his sharp eyes fixed on the reporter. He snorted coldly and uttered four words in a deep voice, "Nonsense!"
This awe-inspiring scene not only stunned the reporters but was also captured by the cameras. It appeared on Shenzhen's evening news that very night, and the next morning, several newspapers that were a step behind reprinted the news. Rumors that Bai Chuxiong, the richest man in Shenzhen, had debunked the rumors and was about to return to the business world spread like wildfire throughout the city.
Some people who witnessed this scene were indifferent, some were happy and delighted, while others were furious and smashed their cups.
When Mr. Zhang saw the news report, he not only smashed a cup, but he also grabbed a stack of documents and threw them at Zhang Chenglin's face.
As the papers fell to the ground, Zhang's father roared "Get out!" which definitively declared the end of Zhang Chenglin's failed attempt to seize power. Zhang Chengrui, the eldest son of the Zhang family, looked at his ambitious younger brother with cold sarcasm and mocked him, saying that he was now as pathetic as a stray dog.
Mr. Zhang had previously believed his words and withdrew his investment from Rongzhen Company without knowing the risk of losing the company's reputation. This was an act that hurt the enemy a thousand while hurting himself eight hundred. However, Zhang Chenglin assured them that Mr. Bai was seriously ill and that the Bai family company would soon be in chaos, and they would soon reap ten or a hundred times the profits.
Now, not only has their goal not been achieved, but they've also received news that Bai Chuxiong is about to return to the business world. If that old fox finds out about the Zhang family's opportunistic behavior, he certainly won't let it go.
Even though the Zhang family was about to face retaliation, Zhang Chengrui didn't care. He had no ambition to begin with. Rather than expanding the Zhang family company, he wanted to see Zhang Chenglin and his mother suffer. The more miserable they were, the more peaceful his mother, who had been driven to her death by anger, would be in the afterlife.
Zhang Chenglin angered his father, and now not only will he not be able to get into the company, but he may also lose the daily chemical factory he owns.
Seeing him in trouble made Zhang Chengrui extremely happy, and even though Zhang Chenglin across from him had a gloomy face like a ghost, it didn't stop him from laughing out loud.
Bai Chuxiong's ability to build such a large business from scratch is not to be underestimated; otherwise, Zhang's father would not have been so angry as to drive away Zhang Chenglin as soon as he heard about his return.
He even wanted to completely shift the blame for the Zhang family's withdrawal of investment onto Zhang Chenglin, and then shamelessly go to Rongzhen Company to beg for forgiveness.
Unfortunately, Bai Chuxiong didn't buy into his act at all. He not only drove away the representatives sent by Bai's father, but also dealt with the group of shareholders in the company who wanted to be opportunists.
Since Bai Chuxiong returned, Bai Zhenzhen has stopped going to the company. After working so hard for so many days, she needs to rest now.
Before she could even sleep in for a couple more days, Ren Lina called and asked her to go shopping.
Thinking of the little clothes Bai Zhenzhen had been longing for for a long time at the maternity and baby store she visited last time, she packed her things and happily left home.
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Author's Note: *beep* Just leaving a paw print~ [cat paw]
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