The next day, Feng Ming rushed to the gate of the community early in the morning to pick up Zhuang Li.
"Breakfast." He handed over a sandwich and took credit, "I made this myself."
Zhuang Li took a bite and chewed it carefully, then exclaimed, "It's delicious."
Feng Ming smiled brightly, "Then I'll bring you breakfast every day from now on, right? You can message me the night before what you want to eat and I'll make it for you."
"Can you do everything?" Zhuang Li asked curiously.
"Yes, when I was studying abroad, I couldn't get used to foreign food, so I bought groceries and cooked them myself. I can eat both Chinese and Western food." Feng Ming showed his strengths at the right time.
Zhuang Yu sincerely sighed: "Whoever marries you in the future will be blessed."
Feng Mingxiang didn't think twice and replied, "The one who marries you is blessed."
7480 complained: "You two should get married quickly, so that everyone will be blessed!"
Zhuang Li pursed his lips and smiled, then stretched out his fingertips to touch Feng Ming's tie and asked shyly, "Do you mind?"
"I don't mind!" Feng Ming had been waiting for this sentence, so he replied very quickly.
He paused, then deliberately complained: "I always can't tie a tie well. It's too tight around my neck and makes me very uncomfortable. I like to wear casual clothes or sportswear and rarely wear a suit. If my mother hadn't forced me, I might have become an explorer."
"Alas, I also have a lot of helplessness." He sighed, and his acting was much more natural than yesterday.
I think he rehearsed a lot in front of the mirror at home for this scene this morning, and he may have drafted the lines several times.
Zhuang Li turned his head away, suppressing a laugh. Then he turned back and praised, "But you look really handsome in a suit. Your shoulders are broad, your chest is strong, and your waist is lean and slender. You have a figure better than any international supermodel. You're a natural clothes hanger. I love seeing you in a suit."
The corners of Feng Ming's mouth trembled slightly, as if he wanted to laugh, but he tried hard to hold it back.
Zhuang Li reached out to help him adjust his tie.
Today, Feng Ming changed to a sports car and the front seat was very crowded, so when Zhuang Li leaned over, he almost snuggled into Feng Ming's arms.
One of them looked up at the roof of the car, while the other lowered his head and stared at his tie, but both had satisfied and happy smiles on their lips.
7480 couldn't stand it anymore and complained, "Bah, two hypocrites!"
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After arriving at the company and entering the office, Zhuang Li asked seriously, "Mr. Feng, have you read my business plan? Do you have any comments for me?"
"I think it's okay." Feng Ming waved his hand.
"Then I'll immediately notify all departments to hold a meeting. We'll carefully plan the company's future development." Zhuang Li took out his phone to send a notification, then said hesitantly, "Boss Feng, if any problems arise during the meeting, or if I have a disagreement with another manager, will you stand with me?"
What's the big deal? I will definitely stand with Mr. Da Mi! Feng Ming nodded immediately: "Of course, I will support you unconditionally."
Zhuang Li adjusted the frame of his glasses and chuckled, "Boss Feng, have I ever told you that you're the best boss in the world?"
Feng Ming's ears turned red, but he waved his hands in mock impatience: "Don't flatter me like that, just do your job well."
Zhuang Li smiled softly again, causing Feng Ming's heart to beat fast, and then he left the president's office.
The heads of various departments arrived soon, and everyone thought it was just a routine meeting and they would just deal with it and it would be over.
However, as soon as Zhuang Li opened his mouth, they knew that this new Secretary Zhuang was really going to do something big. He first overturned the existing management system of the administrative department, established a new set of rules, and then compiled the relevant regulations into a document and distributed it.
The head of the administrative department was unhappy, but because of the full support of the president, he did not dare to speak out against it.
Secretary Zhuang then adjusted the Finance Department's operating mechanisms and decided to install a new accounting management system. This meant that all finance staff had to quickly familiarize themselves with the new system, significantly reducing their work efficiency.
The head of the finance department also looked very gloomy after receiving the documents.
Immediately afterwards, Secretary Zhuang completely overturned the marketing plan submitted by the marketing department. He neither invited big-name celebrities to endorse the products nor placed advertisements on major TV channels. Instead, he proposed an inexplicable digital marketing plan.
So-called digital marketing involves using e-commerce platforms and social media to place fragmented, small advertisements. All promotional ambassadors are replaced with key opinion leaders (KOLs), or so-called internet celebrities, without even a single celebrity.
What the hell is this? Without celebrities, who will know about your product? It's a wonder this kind of advertising works!
The head of marketing started arguing with Zhuang Li on the spot.
At this point in time, although e-commerce platforms had begun to develop, the concept of big data had not yet emerged. The general public and business professionals were far from realizing the huge profits that digital operations could bring to a company.
In the eyes of the marketing director, Zhuang Li's digital marketing concept was just a gimmick. If I had to describe it in two words, it would be low-level! If I had to add another word, it would be too low-level!
"According to your plan, cutting the marketing budget from 100 million to 10 million will indeed significantly save the company money, but have you ever considered that our investment of 100 million only yielded hundreds of millions in profit, while you threw in 10 million and didn't even make a dent. Hiring influencers to run ads and writing short articles to promote the product—what kind of crappy marketing plan is this? You're so surprised you even came up with it!"
The marketing director was so angry that his face turned red.
Zhuang Li didn't argue with him, but just looked at Feng Ming silently.
Feng Ming immediately made the decision: "Whether you agree or not, you must follow Secretary Zhuang's plan. Manager Zhou, your Human Resources Department should immediately publish the recruitment advertisement according to Secretary Zhuang's requirements. We need a large number of talents who are good at network operations."
Manager Zhou agreed, but in his heart he was very disapproving. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Secretary Zhuang's marketing plan was rubbish!
How could this person be considered a capable person? He's just a troublemaker! Mr. Feng seems quite smart, so how could he be fooled by Secretary Zhuang?
The marketing director's face turned blue with rage. In his extreme anger, he couldn't help but think, "Alright, you're going to die, right? Then I'll do as you say and see if Yilan can survive three months without going bankrupt! Damn you!"
At the end of the meeting, Zhuang Li finally turned his attention to the head of the R&D department.
The supervisor raised his chin with an arrogant expression.
Without the relevant professional knowledge, the average person wouldn't even be able to understand the documents or work reports handed over by the R&D department. He didn't believe Secretary Zhuang could find fault with his work.
This is a department that is most averse to outsiders guiding insiders.
However, Zhuang Li immediately broke the arrogance on his face. "I am very dissatisfied with your work. I am even considering firing your entire team."
"What did you say?" the supervisor asked in disbelief.
The others looked at each other, then all sneered inwardly. This Secretary Zhuang had such great authority!
Zhuang Li flipped through the materials sent by the R&D department and said bluntly, "This newly developed lady's cream you developed is simply garbage. Judging from the raw materials used in its production, it has no skin-nourishing effect, no whitening effect, and certainly no effect in repairing the skin barrier.
"Its so-called fermented tofu texture is just particles created when liquid foundation can't dissolve in lotion. When you apply it, it doesn't moisturize as well as lotion, and its skin tone and blemish coverage aren't as good as liquid foundation. Besides a gimmick, what else can you offer consumers?"
Zhuang Li pointed at the densely written material filled with chemical formulas and sarcastically said, "Don't think I can't understand just because the ingredients and process are so profoundly written. In fact, I know how to make good cosmetics better than you do."
"No matter how good the marketing is, it's secondary. What really keeps a company profitable is a solid product. Clearly, you don't have the ability to develop a solid product."
He pulled out a budget sheet and spoke in a harsher tone, "The company gave you 130 million in R&D funding, and all you've produced is this garbage? Also, you use a lot of DMP, DBP, and DOP as raw materials. Did you know they're carcinogenic? Have you ever considered the company's interests and the health of your consumers?"
The head of the R&D department certainly knew what the Guifu Cream was, so even though he was so angry that fumes were coming out of his head, he couldn't refute it.
But when it came to DMP, DBP, and DOP, he sneered, "Secretary Zhuang, if you're not a professional, don't make such irresponsible statements. I've never heard that these raw materials are carcinogenic. I wonder where you got this information? Cosmetics companies all over the world use these ingredients, so why are you the only one saying there's a problem? Do you know more than all the experts in the world?"
He was just about to point at Zhuang Li's nose and call him a psycho.
How can an outsider say that he knows more about making cosmetics? What a joke!
Zhuang Li had no intention of arguing with this man, but just looked at Feng Ming silently.
Feng Ming said in a deep voice, "We've already allocated 130 million yuan for research and development, and you're trying to fool me with a bottle of garbage that's a mixture of lotion and foundation? This thing didn't even cost 50 yuan. I really want to know where your team spent the money."
The R&D director, who had questionable conduct, panicked and immediately tried to get out.
He slammed the table and stood up, his face furious. "Fuck you! I quit! How dare a clueless person interfere with our R&D department? What a jerk! I originally thought Yilan could last at least a year, but now it looks like you won't even last three months! This company is doomed sooner or later with rubbish like you running it! Not only am I leaving, I'm taking the team with me. You guys can just fend for yourselves!"
He took off his white coat, slammed it on the table, kicked open the door of the conference room, and left without looking back.
His R&D team is well-known internationally and is also considered top-notch in China. If he really leaves, Yilan's R&D department will be left in a vacuum.
Without the injection of new products and with old products not selling well, Yilan will face an unprecedented crisis!
Although the other supervisors did not say it, they all felt a sense of being in danger if one of them were to be killed.
President Feng's rudeness and Secretary Zhuang's stubbornness have caused fatal damage to the company. Together, they will accelerate Yilan's bankruptcy.
Everyone looked at each other, with unspeakable bitterness in their eyes.
Zhuang Li closed the document and said calmly, "I've already found a new R&D team, and they'll soon be taking over Director Qian's duties. Don't panic, everyone. The company's operations won't be affected in any way."
"Also, resigning isn't that easy. I'll send financial personnel to audit the R&D department's accounts. If any problems are found, the relevant personnel in the R&D department will be held legally responsible. Anyone here who has a good relationship with Director Qian can tell him this: I won't keep you if you want to leave, and you absolutely can't take the embezzled money and leave."
Everyone lowered their heads, as if they were afraid of Secretary Zhuang's authority, but in their hearts they were even more disgusted with his autocracy.
Will the new R&D team be in place soon? What was Secretary Zhuang talking about? Which top team would want to join a nearly bankrupt cosmetics company?
I originally thought that Secretary Zhuang was a capable person, but now it seems that he is simply stupid!
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