Yu Xiaoman only joined the company two days ago, and this happened just two days later. It's too much of a coincidence.
Chen Zhe had a feeling that something was off.
"Yuanyuan, did you hire her?"
Chen Zhe asked.
"No, it's Wei Ming."
"Wei Ming?? How could he have this authority?"
Chen Zhe frowned when he heard Wei Ming's name.
"I don't know either. President Shen came over in person a couple of days ago. He was the one who arranged for Wei Ming to be the HR manager."
"What?! Then why didn't you tell me?"
"I was going to say that, but then President Chen asked me to do something else. I got busy and forgot. President Chen, did I do something wrong?"
Seeing Wu Yuanyuan's somewhat uneasy expression, Chen Zhe shook his head.
"You guys go out first, I need to make a phone call."
...
After they left, Chen Zhe went over to check if the door was locked. Once he confirmed it was locked, he took out his phone and dialed Shen Xingang's number.
The phone rang several times before it was finally answered.
"Mr. Chen, is there something you need to do by making so many phone calls?"
Chen Zhe sneered; "President Shen, let's not beat around the bush, what are you playing at?"
"Mr. Chen, what do you mean by that? What do you mean I'm playing at? I don't quite understand?"
"Hehe, President Shen, don't play dumb. You arranged for Yu Xiaoman to come here, didn't you?"
"What Yu Xiaoman? What are you talking about?"
Seeing that he wouldn't admit it, Chen Zhe said directly, "You appointed Wei Ming as the HR manager just to put Yu Xiaoman in there, didn't you?"
"Oh, is that what it is? It was indeed my idea to make Wei Ming the HR manager. I thought about it and realized that he is my brother-in-law, and I felt bad about making him guard the gate, so I gave him the manager position. Mr. Chen, I should be able to make such a small personnel change, right?"
"President Shen, Yu Xiaoman was just arrested, you didn't know that, did you?"
"What? You've been arrested? What happened? I've been out of town for the past two days, I don't know anything about it."
"You really don't know?"
"I really don't know. Can you tell me what happened?"
Chen Zhe gave a cold laugh and then recounted what had happened.
"Oh dear!! How could such a mistake happen? Mr. Chen, what are we going to do now? You're in charge of Paradise on Earth now, you have to figure out a solution!"
"Mr. Shen, are you still going to play dumb with me?"
"President Chen, why don't you believe me? Paradise Club is mine. Would I harm my own company? This doesn't make sense."
Yes, Chen Zhe also felt it didn't make sense, but Shen Xingang arranged it this way, and things were so coincidental, who else could it be but him?
If I ask him directly, it seems he won't tell the truth, and I'm too lazy to argue with him.
"President Shen, where are you now?"
"I'm in Singapore, and I'm on my way back to East China Sea."
"Okay, let's talk again when we get back!"
Chen Zhe hung up the phone.
...
After putting down his phone, Shen Xingang looked at Guan Yingjie beside him. He wasn't in Singapore at all; he was in Beijing, at Guan Yingjie's house.
He looked at Guan Yingjie, who was touching the antiques beside him, and asked somewhat nervously, "Young Master Guan, is it alright to say it like this?"
Guan Yingjie chuckled, then put down the antique in his hand; "That's about it, but that kid probably won't believe it."
"Young Master, I wasn't really cooperating with him sincerely. I'm loyal to you."
Shen Xingang explained again.
Seeing his somewhat frightened expression, Guan Yingjie sneered and patted him on the shoulder.
"President Shen, I didn't blame you. Why are you trembling? Are you feeling guilty?"
"No, no, no, I feel guilty, young master. I was forced. Those district chiefs forced me, and Chen Zhe has something on me. I had no choice but to sign the cooperation agreement with them."
“You really don’t need to be afraid. This is a good thing. I was still hesitating about what to do with him, but now he’s delivered himself to my door, stretching out his neck and waiting for me to chop him up. He’s courting death.”
Shen Xingang didn't understand; "Young Master, why don't you just arrange for someone to go directly into Linglong Club? Wouldn't going through Paradise Club be taking an extra step?"
“I’ve thought about this, but Linglong Club has strict selection criteria for live streamers. It’s difficult to get exposure there because it’s full of their people. I can’t alert them.”
“But Young Master, arranging for someone to work at Paradise Club won’t affect their Linglong Club.”
"Heh? You think it won't have any impact?"
Guan Yingjie asked with a smile
"Young Master, do you have another trick up your sleeve?"
"Of course, I never do anything meaningless."
"So what do we do next?"
Guan Yingjie leaned closer and whispered a few words in his ear.
Shen Xingang's eyes widened upon hearing this; Guan Yingjie's move was rather ruthless.
"Young Master, you want me to give up the Paradise on Earth Club?"
"That's right, you wouldn't be reluctant to part with it, would you?"
Guan Yingjie squinted and asked. Shen Xingang couldn't help but shiver when he saw Guan Yingjie's piercing gaze.
"No, no, no, how could I be reluctant? I'll do whatever Young Master Guan says. But... won't this implicate our Victory Group?"
"What do you mean by implicating him? Why don't you just throw all the mud at him? Do I need to teach you how to throw mud?"
"Oh!! Okay! I understand!!"
Shen Xingang finally came to his senses.
"Okay, go back now. I'll be going to the East China Sea in a few days too."
"Young Master, do you not trust me? I have no ulterior motives."
"Don't overthink it. I'm not going there to supervise you; I have something to take care of."
Shen Xingang nodded, not daring to ask what it was about. After saying goodbye to Guan Yingjie, he headed straight for the airport.
...
Linglong Club in the East District.
In Chen Zhe's office, Chen Zhe sat at his computer desk, video chatting with Hu Ling.
After listening to Chen Zhe's concerns.
Hu Ling also felt that the matter was very strange.
“Your worries are not unfounded. I also have a feeling that I’m being set up. Let me tell you, in the past two days, some problems have also arisen in my other companies. Several senior leaders have been called in for investigation. I suspect it may be related to Guan Yingjie.”
"Guan Yingjie? Sister Hu, are you saying that this matter might have been arranged by Guan Yingjie?"
"I think it's very likely."
"Why would he do this? If he wanted to arrange something like this, why didn't he just arrange it at our Linglong Club? Wouldn't it be simpler to target us directly like this?"
"It's not that simple for him to put someone in our Linglong Club. It's full of our people, and we know about every little thing that happens there. He can't do anything underhanded, so he can only try something else."
"But destroying Paradise Club won't affect us. It's Shen Xingang's company. Only Shen Xingang will suffer."
"I was just thinking about this too, and I still can't figure it out."
"Sister Hu, could it be that we're overthinking it? Maybe this is just a coincidence?"
"Maybe? But it's better to be on the safe side. Be careful these next few days, and if anything seems amiss, be sure to tell me immediately."
"Okay, I understand."
Chen Zhe and Hu Ling were talking when the office door was suddenly pushed open.
Yang Yun rushed in. To prevent her from discovering that he was video chatting with Hu Ling, Chen Zhe quickly shut down the computer and looked at her with displeasure.
Why didn't you even knock on the door?
Startled by Chen Zhe's sudden reprimand, Yang Yun paused for a moment, then snorted.
"What's wrong? What shady things were you doing in there?"
"This is my office. You have to knock before you come in, that's the rule."
Chen Zhe emphasized.
"Hehe, okay, should I go out and knock on the door again?"
Yang Yun asked, somewhat unconvinced.
"Never mind, what do you want from me?"
“A few clients have come from Beijing. They want to discuss a collaboration with us, but I’m a bit unsure, so I came to ask you for advice.”
"The capital city??"
"Yes, do you want to see them?"
Upon hearing the word "Beijing," Chen Zhe instinctively thought of Guan Yingjie.
What do they want to cooperate on?
"They said they had several big international brands and wanted to sell them through our channels."
"Big brand? What big brand?"
"Luxury brands believe that our sales are very good and the livestreamers are of a high enough standard to be suitable for their promotion."
"Shouldn't big brands have their own flagship stores? Why did they specifically come to us?"
"I asked them the same question, and they said that the flagship store's sales are not good right now. They mean they want to close some flagship stores and only sell limited quantities in our live stream."
Chen Zhe nodded.
Where are they?
"They're on their way. Do you want to see them? If so, I can make the arrangements for you."
Let's meet.
"good!"
Yang Yun was about to leave when Chen Zhe called her back; "Wait a minute."
"Is there anything else?"
"Let me ask you, have we hired any new live streamers recently?"
Yang Yun thought for a moment, then shook her head; "No, our live streamers are all promoted from the previous technicians, we haven't recruited any new live streamers, what's wrong?"
"Oh, it's nothing. You can go out first. Call me when they arrive."
"good!"
Yang Yun left and closed the door behind her.
Chen Zhe leaned back in his chair, deep in thought, muttering to himself, "From the capital..."
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