Chapter 195 Under the Guise of...
As soon as Qi Xi finished speaking, applause broke out from the corner.
Everyone turned to look at the source of the sound.
Yu Li ignored the surprised or scrutinizing gazes of these people and continued to applaud loudly for her best friend.
My best friend is taking office for the first time, so of course, she has to show off her power and prestige.
Yu Li is no stranger to the workplace; she can easily see the undercurrents of tension beneath the surface.
These directors are all shrewd old foxes; in their eyes, nothing is as practical as dividends as empty promises and guarantees.
Although Tianhe Group is now the largest shareholder of Lantian, in reality, most of Lantian's directors are sticking together and excluding outsiders.
Previously, Tianhe did not send anyone to take over the business. Although it was a merger, Lantian was still largely left to operate independently.
After all, a small television station would hardly have any impact on the massive Tianhe Group.
As long as Blue Sky doesn't lose too much money, we'll just leave it as is and consider it bank interest.
But now, Tianhe has suddenly sent someone over. If it's an experienced manager, it might mean that Tianhe is starting to value Lantian.
But the one sent now is a very young girl.
Moreover, although Qi Xi tried to appear calm, those old foxes could tell at a glance that Qi Xi didn't have much experience, which made it even harder for him to convince them.
So after Qi Xi finished her self-introduction, no one objected to her being appointed as general manager, since she was sent down by the heavens.
But this doesn't mean that the people at Blue Sky will accept the decisions made by the largest shareholder at the top.
So they deliberately remained silent, neither applauding nor expressing their opinions, subtly embarrassing Qi Xi through their silence.
Unexpectedly, while the higher-ups reached a tacit agreement, they overlooked Yu Li.
When someone in the meeting room starts clapping, their dissatisfaction becomes particularly apparent if others don't.
And so, one after another, everyone started clapping.
With her best friend backing her up, Qi Xi suddenly felt less nervous.
After sitting down in the main seat, she got straight to the point.
"On my first day after receiving the appointment, I met an intern under the blue sky. While running fieldwork, I casually gave a piece of chocolate to the child."
"As a result, the child suffered a heart attack and is still in the ICU in critical condition. The orphanage has reported the incident to the police, who have launched an investigation. This has greatly affected the public image of our Blue Sky."
"So, to avoid escalating the situation, upon learning of this, I immediately issued a notice and decided to dismiss the intern. I hope you all have no objections?"
The subordinates naturally had no objections and even flattered him, saying that the general manager had handled the situation very promptly and appropriately.
Unexpectedly, Qi Xi changed the subject and said, "Although I wasn't in journalism before, even I know that when you're still working, you should never give anyone food without understanding the situation."
“Especially for a child, this means that there are unknown risks at any time, but that intern named Ren Qingxue had no such basic sense of crisis at all.”
"Who hired such an unprofessional intern?"
The number of interns is determined by the HR manager finalizing the list, which is then signed off by the chairman.
Unless the chairman specifically designates certain individuals, he doesn't have the time to learn about the interns in detail.
Therefore, the final list was actually decided by the human resources manager.
The HR manager immediately realized that this newly appointed general manager was about to begin a purge because of Ren Qingxue's incident.
So she immediately stood up and said, "General Manager, Ren Qingxue was not originally on the list of this batch of interns. Although our recruitment standards start with a bachelor's degree, those selected are usually master's degree holders, graduates from prestigious universities, or overseas returnees."
"Ren Qingxue's qualifications, both in terms of her school and her resume, were completely insufficient compared to the other applicants at the time. She should have been eliminated in the first round."
Qi Xi raised an eyebrow. "Since she was eliminated in the first round, why is her name on the final list of interns?"
The HR manager immediately pointed to the director behind, who was clearly feeling guilty and had been keeping his head down.
"It was the director of the news department who said that Ren Qingxue has a powerful background and is related to Tianhe Group. If we eliminate her, it will displease the higher-ups, so I had no choice but to add her name."
The HR manager shirked all responsibility with just a few words.
The director was naturally unhappy to hear this. "What do you mean by 'because of me'? You're just shirking responsibility. I only mentioned it briefly. In the end, it was you who decided to add the name. After all, I don't have the right to decide on the selection of interns."
"If you hadn't used your position as Tianhe Group to put pressure on me, would I have hired this newbie who neither graduated from a prestigious university nor has any journalism experience?"
"That's a problem of your own misunderstanding. I was just making a suggestion, and you misinterpreted what I meant. The main responsibility still lies with you."
"Have you no shame? You came here to put pressure on me in order to curry favor with Tianhe Group. Now that something has gone wrong, you're quicker than anyone to shift the blame. But do you think you can just say that and put the blame on me? I have evidence too."
The HR manager got angry, took out his phone, and played the recording.
It was during the time when they were recruiting interns when the director came over and talked to the HR manager about Ren Qingxue.
The recording clearly shows that the HR manager did not know Ren Qingxue's identity at first and stated that she was eliminated in the first round.
The director said that Ren Qingxue is the sister-in-law of the young master of the Qi family in Tianhe Group. With such a relationship, if they don't hire her, it might displease the higher-ups.
At that point, the HR manager's position will probably be in jeopardy.
Only then did the HR manager add Ren Qingxue's name.
The director never expected that the other party would actually record the conversation.
Therefore, the primary responsibility still lies with him.
At this moment, Qi Xi suddenly chuckled: "How come I didn't know that my family had such a sister-in-law?"
One sentence silenced the entire conference room instantly.
Although Qi Xi's surname is Qi, there are many other families in the world besides the richest family, Qi. What if he is a distant relative?
But everyone only guessed in their hearts and no one dared to ask openly. However, Qi Xi directly revealed his identity.
"It seems that our Qi family is so big and powerful that it attracts all sorts of trouble. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to use the Qi family's name."
"But I never expected that, among all the adults who have been working in society for many years, there would still be someone so naive as to believe what others say on one side."
Qi Xi added slowly, "This makes me wonder how such a naive person managed to get into the position of news director. Could it be through some shady connections?"
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