However, Ma Yun didn't go that far, but continued speaking.
"Chen Lei, the group is also facing difficulties right now. The gaming business is being severely suppressed by Xingchen Technology, resulting in a significant loss of players and a daily decline in revenue. I know Lashou.com is struggling right now, but this is precisely your time to shine. It's your time to be tested. Keep it up, you can do it!"
Without thinking twice, Brother Ma poured a bowl of chicken soup into Chen Lei's mouth and hung up the phone.
But Chen Lei felt that the chicken soup tasted like shit.
There was no other way; I couldn't just quit my job. Putting aside the possibility of a promotion and a raise, the annual salary offered by Tencent for the CEO position at Lashou.com was already quite high. Besides, even if I quit and went somewhere else, wouldn't I still be working for someone else?
Working people, working soul, working means being subservient to others.
I sat there until 4:30 pm. There was only half an hour left before I got off work. Oh well, I'll leave a little earlier and go find an agency to rent a place.
But when he opened the office door, the scene before him almost made him faint.
There was no one in the office area outside, and even the lights were off. It was obvious that he wasn't the only one leaving early, and he was the last one to leave early.
Chen Lei angrily kicked the office door, preparing to thoroughly rectify workplace discipline the next day.
However, something even more devastating happened.
He walked to the gate and found it locked. He had just arrived today and didn't have a key. Moreover, he hadn't saved anyone's phone number here, so he couldn't ask someone to bring him a key to open the door.
No way, is Chen Lei going to have to sleep in his office on his first day in office? Is he really that unlucky?
After trying for a long time without being able to open the door, Chen Lei walked back to his office in frustration.
Out of boredom, he opened Douyin and started scrolling through it. And let me tell you, this app is really addictive; he couldn't stop scrolling at all.
He clicked into the live stream of a female game streamer he followed. The streamer had just finished playing a game of "Genshin Impact: The Pre-Sequel - Demon War" and was chatting with her viewers.
He casually gave away a rocket worth two hundred yuan.
"Thank you so much, Boss Sanshi, for the rocket! You're so generous!"
Chen Lei thought for a moment and then sent a message in the live stream: "I have a friend who went to work at a new company, but on his first day, he hadn't received his keys yet and got locked in the company. Can you guys give me some advice?"
The beautiful anchorwoman looked up and said, "I have a friend..."
I wanted to laugh, but then I remembered that he was the boss who had just sent me a rocket, so I quickly said something.
"Brothers in the live stream, please give Boss Sanshi's friend some advice. I'm waiting online, it's urgent."
The number of replies in the live stream room increased instantly.
"This is too tragic."
"I'm a professional. I don't usually laugh unless I can't help it, hahaha..."
"Just call the police, otherwise I'll starve to death at the company tonight, and they won't be able to deliver food."
"Friend, you can check if there's a contact list posted anywhere in the company."
"Upstairs, the boss already said it's his friend."
"Oh, right, right, boss, you can tell your friend."
Upon seeing this comment, Chen Lei's eyes lit up.
Yeah, let's see whose address book is on it.
So he started searching through the workstations of the employees outside.
I searched for over an hour and found nothing, but I did find a few nearby food ordering phone numbers and a few small advertisements for door-to-door services.
Chen Lei was exhausted and hungry. He returned to his office and slumped into his boss's chair.
My phone's almost out of battery, oh well, I'll just play on the computer for a bit.
Turn on your computer and bring the keyboard to your side.
The moment he moved the keyboard away, a small booklet with the words "address book" printed on it suddenly appeared in front of him.
Chen Lei was completely stunned.
He stood there stunned for a full five minutes before he came to his senses. He really wanted to curse. Who the hell had put the contacts under the keyboard? He had been looking for it outside for so long and couldn't find it. He never expected it to be right in front of him, within easy reach.
Oh right, it was that guy who cleaned the office this afternoon; he had all his bonus deducted from his paycheck for this month.
At this moment, the person who was washing his feet outside suddenly felt a chill down his spine. What was going on? Was someone trying to assassinate me?
"Boss, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, keep pressing, it feels good, move it up a little, yes, up a little more..."
Chen Lei opened his contacts and dialed the number of Ma Ming, the office director.
"Hello? Mr. Chen? What's up so late?"
Chen Lei thought to himself, "Yeah, you know it's so late, don't you realize there's still someone in the company?"
"Ahem, Director Ma, um, I've been locked in the company. Could you come and open the door for me?"
"Huh? Mr. Chen, how did you end up locked in the company? You have a key in your office drawer."
Upon hearing this, Chen Lei opened the drawer and saw two keys lying quietly inside.
One sign read "Main Gate," and the other read "Office."
At this moment, Chen Lei was truly on the verge of tears, and could only say, "Then it's alright, goodbye."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Holding the key, he looked out at the pitch-black night and wondered if this place was incompatible with his birth chart. Should he find a master to take a look at his chart?
The next morning, Chen Lei arrived at the company and immediately convened a meeting with all department leaders.
"Let me formally introduce myself to everyone. My name is Chen Lei. I used to work in the investment department of TX. Mr. Ma personally appointed me as the CEO of Lashou.com. I am very happy to work with you all."
The people in the room clapped enthusiastically.
"Thank you everyone, but the first thing I want to talk about in today's meeting is not about business, but about workplace discipline."
Without rules, nothing can be accomplished.
I hope that everyone will abide by the company's rules and regulations from now on, and not be late or leave early. Please work diligently during working hours. Director Ma, you are responsible for supervising attendance. If anyone is found to be late or leave early more than three times, their entire monthly bonus will be deducted.
"Yes, I understand, Mr. Chen."
"Okay, now that we've talked about workplace discipline, let's talk about vacant positions."
The company currently has vacancies for one vice president, one marketing director, one planning director, and one investment director.
From now on, Ma Ming will be promoted to Vice President, concurrently in charge of the office. The positions of Marketing Director and Planning Director will be filled by the former deputy heads of their respective departments.
Ma Ming was overjoyed. He never expected to become a vice president. Regardless of whether the company would go bankrupt tomorrow, his salary had increased significantly. That was great! He would take his wife out for a candlelight dinner tonight to celebrate.
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