Chapter 139: Firefight
When Jiang Jin entered the front desk of Zhening Company, he felt dazed for a moment.
He hadn't been here for several months. When he first came, he had never expected that he would encounter so many things.
Liu Tongtong hummed a song while happily wiping the dust off the front desk. She watered the plants with a plastic watering can. She accidentally looked up and saw Jiang Jin. Her mouth dropped open in surprise, and then she quickly greeted him with a smile, "Boss Jiang, you're back?"
Jiang Jin nodded and smiled, "Yes, I'm back."
"Hey, that's great! You haven't been back for a long time. We all thought you were transferred and would never come back." Liu Tongtong came around from behind the front desk and said to Jiang Jin with a smile on her face, "Hey, Mr. Jiang, let me take you to your office. You can rest first."
Liu Tongtong is a fan of Jiang Jin. She will always remember how Jiang Jin defended her when Xiao Mei blamed her.
Jiang Jin nodded and asked casually, "Is my office still there?"
He hadn't been here for several months. During these months, Zhening Company had undergone earth-shaking changes. He didn't expect that his office was still there.
"Of course, I clean every day." Liu Tongtong said as she walked, her high ponytail swinging back and forth.
You can see that their excitement and happiness are beyond words.
As she spoke, she brought Jiang Jin to his office, stood at the door, stretched out her hand to push it open, and showed it to him: "Take a look. If you are not satisfied with anything, just tell me and I will help you clean it up again."
Jiang Jin took a look into the office and found it was indeed tidy, with clean windows and desks. The green ivy on the table had grown new tender green leaves, and the spider plant by the window had also dropped a few new buds.
Even in the small glass fish tank on his coffee table, the orange-red fish were swimming happily.
He nodded with great satisfaction and thanked Liu Tongtong sincerely.
"You're welcome." Liu Tongtong waved her hand. "Boss Han said that Boss Jiang would have to come back to work at Zhening in the future, so he specifically asked us to make sure your office is the same as when you were there."
Jiang Jin felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart when he heard this. He was stunned for a moment: "Did Mr. Han say that?"
"Yeah." Liu Tongtong nodded: "Not only did she say that, but Mr. Gu also said that."
Jiang Jin frowned and asked, "Is Mr. Gu also in his office downstairs now?" He then asked, "What about Mr. Han's office?"
Liu Tongtong nodded. "Boss Gu is sitting in Boss Li's old office. Boss Han is usually still in her old position. Sometimes she's in Boss Gu's office, sometimes she's in R&D. Anyway, she's always running around these few places."
Jiang Jin said "oh".
When he heard that Gu Ningwei had transferred his shares to Han Que, he was still a little bit skeptical privately, until one day he secretly checked Tianyancha and found that Zhening's shares had indeed changed, and Han Que had become the major shareholder, holding 51%.
He felt mixed emotions, and couldn't tell whether he was happy for her or disappointed.
As they were talking, Gu Ningwei and Han came from the other end of the corridor. Liu Tongtong was quick-eyed and quickly went over to call out, "Good morning, Mr. Gu, good morning, Mr. Han." She took the thermos from Gu Ningwei's hand.
Gu Ningwei nodded at Jiang Jin: "You're here? Let's talk later."
Jiang Jin nodded, but his eyes fell on the thermos that Liu Tongtong had just taken, and he raised his eyebrows.
Seeing Jiang Jin's slightly surprised look, Gu Ningwei smiled and said, "It's Han Que and I's lunch. It's not convenient for her to eat outside now."
Jiang Jin also smiled when he saw this and said jokingly, "No wonder everyone on the internet is talking about Mr. Gu's loving wife persona. It really is true."
Gu Ningwei half-jokingly said, "Well, I had no choice but to do live streaming to boost sales. I had to be thick-skinned. Now I'm stuck. I have to maintain my image. What if netizens see it one day and say I've ruined my reputation? I'll become infamous."
"Will your house collapse?" Han asked suddenly.
Gu Ningwei: “…”
Jiang Jin also smiled with pursed lips, with a teasing light in his eyes.
Gu Ningwei shook his head, touched his nose, and snorted, "Then just try not to let it fall apart. After all, if it comes from the heart, it won't be tiring."
The three of them chatted for a while and went to their own offices. After a while, Jiang Jin went to Gu Ningwei's office with his laptop in one hand and his teacup in the other.
He didn't have a hand free to knock on the door, so he just used his elbow to push it open.
Han sat on the chair opposite Gu Ningwei and showed him the documents. Gu Ningwei reached out and tucked her hanging hair behind her ear, and gently pinched the mole on her earlobe.
"Stop messing around." Han twisted his body to avoid him, frowning and saying, "Be serious, let's talk about serious matters."
"I'm serious too."
Han Que: "..."
Jiang Jin stood at the door, feeling caught in a dilemma. His heart skipped a beat. He calmed himself down and coughed a few times as a reminder.
Gu Ningwei withdrew his hand, then raised his eyes and said with a smile: "You didn't even knock before coming in."
"Look, do I have the hand to knock on the door?" Jiang Jin raised his arms and raised his hands. "Who would have thought that you two would be so affectionate in the office."
Han stood up and rolled his eyes at Gu Ningwei: "I'm leaving now. You two can chat. I'm done with my business."
Gu Ningwei said, "Don't leave, let's listen together."
Han refused, "I won't listen to you two talking about Chengguang. I'm too busy with the business here."
Gu Ningwei smiled and said, "Don't you care about the situation Zhening will face in the future?"
Han, holding her laptop, continued to shake her head. "I don't care. That's your concern. I only care about my business." She glanced at Jiang Jin and said, "Besides, the two of you are currently researching the affairs of the old Chengguang. It has nothing to do with the new Chengguang that will come later."
As she spoke, she walked out and closed the office door behind her.
Gu Ningwei and Jiang Jin sat across from each other. They both clicked on the page to listen to the audit report. They heard Han Que instructing Liu Tongtong outside, saying, "Make two cups of coffee for Mr. Gu and Mr. Jiang, and don't let anyone in to disturb them. They have an important meeting."
The two of them looked up, their gazes met, then lowered their heads at the same time to look at the shocking data on the report.
Secretary Xie informed that an extraordinary board meeting was held at the suggestion of the directors.
In the past, meetings were held taking into consideration the daily schedules of Gu Zhicheng and Gu Zhiguang, and Chengguang’s board meetings were generally scheduled in the afternoon.
But this time, at Gu Ningwei's request, the meeting was scheduled for 10 a.m.
Gu Zhicheng arrived at the office early in the morning, asked his secretary to make a cup of tea, and asked Secretary Xie, "Did Ah Wei tell you the agenda of the meeting?"
Secretary Xie lowered her head, avoiding his gaze, and said only, "He just gave me a rough agenda. I've printed it out and put it on your desk."
Gu Zhicheng picked up the meeting agenda on the table. It contained three items: 1. Report on the internal audit investigation results of the subsidiaries of Chengguang Group; 2. Discussion of the problems reflected in the investigation report; 3. Preliminary ideas for solving Chengguang’s financial difficulties.
He frowned disapprovingly and snorted, "A meeting this early in the morning just for these three items? How long does he plan to keep it going?"
Secretary Xie said, "Mr. Gu said the meeting might be longer."
He swallowed the last sentence he was about to say: "It will probably be more intense."
Gu Zhicheng snorted, walked out of his office with his hands behind his back, and saw from afar Gu Zhiguang walking out of his office holding the purple clay teapot that he never let go of.
He whispered to Assistant Jin beside him, "I asked Wei to send me the audit report before the meeting. Are you sure he didn't send it?"
"I'm sure." Assistant Jin shook his head. "I checked my email, and he didn't send it."
Gu Zhiguang paused and his face darkened.
Assistant Jin stood beside him, looking at him worriedly: "Then..."
Gu Zhiguang's eyes flashed, he pursed his lips and said nothing.
Seeing Gu Zhicheng approaching, he went to meet him and deliberately complained, "Boss, what's going on with Ah Wei? I specifically told them to review the audit report data once it was out before discussing it at the meeting. Why did he just notify Secretary Xie to hold a meeting? Does he even take me seriously? I'm the leader in charge of the group's finance and auditing, he knows that."
Gu Zhicheng laughed and said, "I just received a call from Secretary Xie last night. I haven't read the report either. Well, forget it. Let's hear what they have to say first."
Seeing this, Gu Zhiguang didn't say much and followed him into the meeting room.
In addition to the brothers Gu Zhicheng and Gu Zhiguang, Secretary Xie, and Gu Ningwei, the company's board of directors also includes the chairman of the supervisory board, an independent director, and two other directors sent by other shareholder companies.
The time pointed to 9:58, and Gu Ningwei and Jiang Jin entered the meeting room one after another.
Both of them were dressed in formal attire. Gu Ningwei wore a light blue shirt and a navy blue suit, while Jiang Jin wore a black suit and a white shirt. Both of them looked very dignified and calm.
The two independent directors from outside the company whispered, "It seems like Director Gu's son and Mr. Gu's future son-in-law have a very good relationship."
"Yes, I heard that it was Mr. Gu who introduced him."
"Oh, no wonder."
At exactly ten o'clock, Gu Zhicheng briefly introduced the meeting process according to the speech prepared by Secretary Xie, and also introduced Jiang Jin's identity.
"Jiang Jin is the main person in charge of this internal audit investigation and will report the results of the audit investigation to all directors. This board meeting was convened at the request of Mr. Gu Ningwei, a director of the group." He said and glanced at Gu Ningwei opposite him.
Except for Gu Zhiguang and Secretary Xie, everyone else looked at each other with a hint of surprise.
But they all remained silent.
Gu Ningwei nodded slightly, his voice clear and his expression calm. "Before the meeting officially begins, I need to explain that this thorough internal audit investigation of the group's subsidiaries was also initiated by me, who proposed it to Chairman Gu Zhicheng and approved it. Therefore, after the audit department led by General Manager Jiang obtained the audit results, it was I who proposed to the board of directors to convene an extraordinary board meeting. Firstly, the audit results should be publicly reported, and secondly, further discussions should be held on the follow-up plan."
As soon as he said this, everyone present turned their eyes to Gu Zhiguang.
Everyone knows the division of responsibilities among the company's leaders. When Gu Ningwei said this, the implication was that he wanted to deliberately avoid Gu Zhiguang's interference.
Gu Zhiguang's expression was clearly displeased. He smiled faintly and raised an objection, "Mr. Gu, according to the company's management procedures, as your deputy, I have the right to know the contents of the audit report in advance. However, I didn't receive the report until the meeting started, and yet you directly requested an extraordinary board meeting. What do you mean?"
The firing started before the report was submitted.
Secretary Xie and the others lowered their eyes, staring at the teacups in front of them to avoid the fire.
Gu Ningwei's expression was calm, and he smiled calmly, "Yes, I know that you are my supervisor, President Gu. But the reason I chose not to report to you in advance is that I believe that based on the preliminary investigation results, it would be unfair to report to you in advance. Therefore, I requested an extraordinary meeting to report the audit results directly to each director present."
As soon as he finished speaking, the room suddenly became quiet.
Gu Zhiguang's gaze shifted to Jiang Jin's face and he stared at him for a long time.
Jiang Jin lowered his eyes to avoid his gaze and asked softly, "Can I start now?"
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