Last night, Chen Zhe chose a person with a rather timid personality as his breakthrough point, and that person was Li Da.
He and Mo Xiaohao cornered Li Da at his doorstep, first presenting evidence of his embezzlement, and then offering him a position as a vice minister.
Under the combined pressure of sweets and sticks, Li Da couldn't hold back and confessed all of Zheng Dagang's embezzlement. But Li Da wasn't enough, so Chen Zhe called one of Zheng Dagang's deputy ministers, promising that once Zheng Dagang was brought down, the minister's position would be his.
The man was still hesitating, but Chen Zhe said that Li Da had already confessed, and if he still wanted to take the blame, they would see him in court.
Of course, the other party wouldn't sacrifice themselves to protect Zheng Dagang, so they naturally agreed. Therefore, Chen Zhe's goal today was to take down Zheng Dagang first.
Zheng Dagang was taken away by the police, which caused widespread panic throughout the company.
Chen Zhe promptly convened a large meeting.
At the meeting, he said, "Silin Group has been established for almost 20 years. Many of the employees here are long-time staff. When Chairman Chen was still in charge, he treated everyone well, which is undeniable. However, some people have been trying to take advantage of the situation and seize the company's assets for themselves. The company is now in this situation, which is precisely the time when everyone needs to work together. I hope everyone can take a long-term view. The collapse of Silin Group will not benefit you in any way. If you have been sending out resumes during this period, you should know that the competition in the job market is extremely fierce. Many of you have families to support, and all the living expenses are on your shoulders. I won't talk about those positions that pay a few thousand yuan. You can probably find similar positions elsewhere after resigning from this company. But for those positions that pay tens of thousands of yuan, I advise you to think carefully. After leaving Silin Group, can you still earn that kind of salary?"
Chen Zhe's words silenced everyone, especially the management team, as he had deliberately said them this.
Anyone who has worked in the corporate world knows that you might become a vice president in one company, but when you go out to apply for jobs, the situation is not so optimistic.
When the economy is good, people will definitely try to recruit you, but that's only for exceptionally talented people. When the economy is bad, like right now, even if you're very talented, no company will want you. That's just the general economic climate.
"Taking advantage of today's meeting, I'll rearrange the personnel positions. If anyone is dissatisfied, you can come to my company to find me after I finish the announcement. If you think you are highly capable and I've assigned you a lower position, you can express your opinion. I'm a very reasonable person, and as long as I think it's reasonable, I will make the corresponding adjustments."
Chen Zhe announced a long list, and as he did so, some people were happy while others were sad. The happy ones were promoted, while the sad ones were naturally demoted.
Those who were demoted didn't dare to actually go to Chen Zhe's office to cause trouble. After all, with Zheng Dagang as an example, the middle and upper management, especially those in higher positions, weren't transferred, but you could see the tension on their faces.
They were unsure whether Chen Zhe also had evidence of their embezzlement, and everyone was filled with anxiety.
After the meeting ended.
Several of the higher-ups in management approached Chen Zhe, hoping to gauge his opinion. However, having been around Hu Ling for so long, Chen Zhe had picked up many of her cunning words and gave them an ambiguous answer, telling them to go back and guess.
Chen Zhe's personnel reform has had a very significant effect. Before the reform, employee salary costs were very high, and many expenses in the company were also ridiculously high. After the reform, many senior managers voluntarily reduced their salaries.
Because they felt guilty, their solution was to appease Chen Zhe by cutting their salaries. Chen Zhe was happy to accept this, of course. His goal wasn't to kill these people off all at once, because killing them would make the company unusable. He wanted to get rid of some of the most disobedient ones and keep the ones who were still useful. As for what to do next? That would be dealt with later.
After reorganizing the internal structure of the Silin Group, Chen Zhe began to address the company's future development.
Silin Group's main business is real estate, primarily engaged in real estate sales and leasing. The company owns numerous residential buildings and commercial properties, as well as several large shopping malls and office buildings.
There are three projects under construction: two are large residential complexes and the other is a shopping mall. However, the prospects for both residential complexes and the shopping mall are currently very poor.
The real estate prices in Donghai are stuck at a high level, unable to rise or fall, with no one interested in buying them – a situation where there is a price but no market.
As for shopping malls, physical stores are closing down one after another. Many shop owners are unable to make ends meet and naturally will no longer rent shops. Of the eight shopping malls of the Silin Group, six have an occupancy rate of less than 60%.
The company has suffered losses for three consecutive years and is also burdened with huge debts. Under these circumstances, saving it would be an impossible task.
That's just how things are; no matter how powerful you are, you can't change the overall environment.
Currently, the only profitable project for the Silin Group is its office buildings. Thanks to the unique geographical location of Donghai, many financial and import/export companies have gathered here, and now many online self-media companies are emerging, all of which need office space.
However, this small amount of profit was not enough to save the Silin Group.
Chen Zhe now needs to consider whether or not to cut those expensive projects first.
These projects are burning through money non-stop. No matter how much money he has, he can't afford to keep going like this. Besides, this money isn't his; it belongs to Hu Ling. Hu Ling isn't particularly opposed to it yet, so he can still use it. But what if Hu Ling objects in the future?
This isn't overthinking. Anyone who isn't stupid wouldn't keep spending money on something that doesn't yield any return.
The banks probably won't agree to cancel those two real estate projects, since if they become unfinished, the responsibility will still fall on them. Contracting them out is also unrealistic; no one wants to take over this mess right now, and even if they did, it would definitely be at a rock-bottom price, so that won't work either.
So now only the shopping mall project remains.
Should we shut down this shopping mall? The Silin Group already has enough shopping malls, and the other malls are losing money. This newly built mall won't be very profitable either.
However, the mall is almost finished, and it seems a bit of a waste to cut it now.
So whatever you do seems to be wrong.
In his office, Chen Zhe rubbed his temples. He seemed to have no better solution. He went to the window and looked down. This was the spot where Chen Si had jumped.
Standing in this position, he could deeply understand Chen Si's despair at that time.
To avoid doing anything rash, Chen Zhe decided to leave the company and get some fresh air.
He naturally chose Qingyun Mountain as his place to get some fresh air.
He doesn't want to think about anything right now, he just wants to see Xie Yuhan.
Every time he chatted with Xie Yuhan, he could feel that his mood would be better.
After calling Xie Yuhan.
Instead of taking the cable car, he chose to climb the mountain.
Qingyun Mountain has a total of 1,998 steps.
Reaching the summit quickly was unrealistic, so accompanied by Mo Xiaohao, Chen Zhe arrived at the mountainside.
While resting, a group of young girls caught Chen Zhe's attention.
It wasn't their youthful beauty, but rather the conversations about them.
Before coming to Donghai, I had no idea the housing here was so bad. I went to see a place yesterday, and oh my god! It was a rat's nest converted from a stairwell. It could only fit a bed, nothing else. And the bed was only 1.2 meters wide. For such conditions, he actually wanted 1000 yuan.
[I've also looked around. It's really hard to find housing in Donghai. Places close to the company are expensive, and the cheaper options are tiny. It feels like I really can't afford to live there.]
[I came here to look for work because I heard that wages were rising in Donghai, but now I've already spent more than half of my rent. I'm considering whether I should go back.]
[You won't be able to find a good job even if you go back. Would you take a job that only pays two or three thousand yuan?]
[Jobs that pay two or three thousand yuan are now in high demand; that's how it is in my hometown.]
The girls were talking about finding jobs, and Chen Zhe took it to heart.
He walked over and started chatting casually.
The girls were willing to chat with him because he was young and handsome, and they complained a lot during the conversation.
Chen Zhe made a mental note of everything, and then he asked, "If there were a place in the city center that was cheap, had a good environment, and wasn't expensive, would you be willing to live there?"
A girl laughed and said, "How could there possibly be such a place?"
"Yes, you're dreaming!"
Chen Zhe smiled; "Maybe it's possible!"
"Of course I'd like to live there if I could. Who wants to live in a rat's nest?"
Watching them leave with smiles, Chen Zhe already had a plan in mind.
Seeing that Chen Zhe had stopped climbing, Mo Xiaohao asked, "Mr. Chen, are we not leaving?"
Chen Zhe looked at the mountaintop and shook his head; "I won't go this time, maybe next time!"
"Huh? We've already climbed halfway up the mountain, why are you giving up now?"
Mo Xiaohao was completely baffled.
"Sometimes you don't have to reach the mountaintop to find the answer. I already have the answer in my heart. Let's go back."
Chen Zhe turned around and went down the mountain.
On his way down the mountain, he called Xie Yuhan and explained the reason.
Xie Yuhan was slightly disappointed after hearing this, but she still smiled and said okay.
After hanging up the phone, she glanced helplessly at Ye Lihong not far away.
When Chen Zhe said he was coming, she originally planned to have him meet with Ye Lihong so that the siblings could reconcile. But she didn't expect that her grandfather's prediction would be so accurate.
He said the two wouldn't meet for a while, and sure enough, they never did.
"There's nothing we can do but wait for next time!"
Xie Yuhan shrugged and then ran towards Ye Lihong.
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