Chapter 105 The Past Era Has Ended
The factory was as busy as ever.
The workers' hopes were rekindled when they learned that a new director had taken office, but after waiting for a day and a night, no good news had reached the front lines, and everyone was starting to get impatient.
"Is that Director Su, who's so young, reliable?"
"What kind of employment contract did she take? Could she have done something underhanded?"
"Could that woman be one of Zhao Fu's accomplices? She said she wanted Zhao Xinning to kneel down and apologize, but there's never been a trace of her!"
Master Li leaned back on the turntable, smoking. His cloudy eyes became blurry in the swirling smoke, but his voice was firm: "That child's pottery skills can't be learned without ten or eight years of training from childhood! She may have some connection with Master Ai. I trust Master Ai's judgment."
The workers looked at each other in bewilderment. They were filled with admiration and longing for the legendary Mr. Ai, but it was rumored that he had been dead for many years. How could he be involved with a young girl in her twenties?
People still didn't believe it, and speculation and discussion filled the air above the factory, causing widespread anxiety.
"Master Li, if you leave, I absolutely won't stay either! This factory will go bankrupt sooner or later without you!"
"Yes, let's all leave! Paying compensation... we don't have that much money anyway! They were trying to take advantage of us from the start with the contract; we can always hire a lawyer!"
"If that doesn't work, we'll take it to headquarters. I refuse to believe that no one can control that father and daughter surnamed Zhao!"
“The ones who should leave are not you.” It was at this moment that Su Youling dragged the unwilling Zhao Xinning into the factory and said firmly, “I, Su Youling, keep my word. The apology that the Zhao family owes you must be fulfilled.”
Zhao Xinning glared coldly at Su Youling, "Chen Xi..."
"Apologize!" Li Tingxi suddenly walked to her side, pressed hard on Zhao Xinning's shoulder, and said ruthlessly, "Zhao Xinning, this is what you owe them!"
“Ting…”
"Apologize!" Li Tingxi said coldly. "Don't make me repeat myself!"
Zhao Xinning pouted, her eyes red from crying all the way. She had been in the same car as Zhao Fu and had listened to her father's long lectures and analyses of the situation the whole way. Although she knew that she had no choice but to give in at this point, she couldn't bring herself to back down and submit. She was on the verge of a breakdown!
"Ningning! Listen to me!" Zhao Fu saw that the two of them were determined, and his eyes turned cold. But he still had to keep up appearances, so he personally came over and pressed down on Zhao Xinning's other shoulder. "You deserve to accept your loss. This is the lesson you deserve! With so many people watching, don't embarrass the Zhao family."
Zhao Xinning gritted her teeth, strode up to Master Li and the workers, knelt down with a thud, clutched her knees and shouted, "I'm sorry! I shouldn't have spoken so arrogantly, shouldn't have looked down on you! My skills are inadequate, I'm not qualified to instruct you experienced masters at all, I admit my mistake!"
Although Master Li and the workers were filled with indignation, they were still startled when they saw this arrogant young lady kneeling down. They were so shocked that they stood up and backed away.
"Master Li, everyone! This is the apology you deserve. It's been so long, and it's the Li family's fault for being so late!" Su Youling walked up to the crowd and bowed deeply. "Here, on behalf of headquarters and Yitao Culture, I apologize to everyone. From today onwards, Zhao Fu and his daughter Zhao Xinning are expelled from Yitao Culture and will no longer disturb your work and lives."
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The workers stared wide-eyed. "Really?"
"And this contract!" Su Youling took out the contract she had borrowed earlier and tore it up in front of everyone. "This contract is an exploitation and humiliation of the workers and should not exist! Starting today, everyone can go to the personnel department to sign a new contract. Yitao will pay you double the market price."
Teacher Li and the workers looked at each other, some excited, some doubtful, and some completely terrified.
Su Youling smiled and said, "Afterwards, Yitao will formulate a new marketing strategy. While stabilizing the market for everyday ceramics, we will vigorously expand into art ceramics. Yitao Culture Association will establish a ceramic design department, with the experienced Master Li serving as the design director. We will develop our own local brand, improve the production line to ensure quality, innovate processes and brand concepts, and strive for common progress!"
Li Shi was completely dazed. "Me, a director? I'm so old, how can I do that?"
“Master Li, in terms of seniority, craftsmanship, and love and understanding of ceramics, you are undoubtedly worthy of this supervisor position,” Su Youling encouraged him. “Even if you don’t think about yourself, don’t you think about these veteran workers who have followed you? Some of you witnessed Mr. Ai’s era. Don’t you want to continue his goals and create even greater glories?”
His inspiring words truly resonated with everyone. Who in the ceramics industry doesn't take Mr. Ai as a role model? Who doesn't want to make a name for themselves and become a master?
Ceramics are clearly a long-standing part of our country's culture and art, yet our names are absent from the brands and market of contemporary art ceramics. Which proud ceramic artist doesn't feel a sense of injustice?
"Okay!" Li Shi said solemnly, meeting the expectant gazes of the crowd. "Thank you for your kindness, Director Su. I will do my best to create our own brand for Yitao."
“Not director, but President Su.” Li Tingxi said calmly, “From today onwards, President Su will officially move into the President’s Office and lead the future of Yitao Culture.”
He glanced at Zhao Fu and said, "The era of the past is completely over!"
The workers clapped happily.
Zhao Xinning was so angry that she gritted her teeth, rubbed her knees, got up, and was about to leave.
Sooner or later, she will get her revenge!
"Dad, let's go!" Zhao Xinning pulled Zhao Fu to leave, but Su Youling stopped her. "President Zhao, you also owe Yi Tao an apology for the dual contracts and your failure to properly educate your daughter."
Even with his good temper, Zhao Fu wasn't a pushover. Besides, he had been holding back all along, and now he was about to break down. "President Su, Ningning has already apologized."
“Mr. Zhao thought that since Manager Liu had disappeared, I wouldn’t be able to get any leverage over you,” Su Youling said in a low voice. “Last night, Manager Liu invited me to the club and gave me a USB drive containing evidence of how you divided the spoils.”
Zhao Fu asked tentatively, half believing him, "President Su, don't try to fool me just because I'm old. I've never done anything like that with Manager Liu!"
Even if he didn't admit it, his tone wasn't as certain as before.
"Mr. Zhao, listen to these numbers..." Su Youling did not actually have a USB drive, but the amounts Wei Ning had found were enough to convince Zhao Fu of its existence.
She whispered a few accounts, and Zhao Fu's expression immediately changed. "If you really have these, why don't you report me? I think you're just bluffing!"
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