"As the major shareholder of the group, Schroder Group knows that starting a business is not easy. Therefore, it has specially set up the Dedication Award to reward Mr. Lu Feng for his hard work. The reward is a Boeing 737 private jet."
The private jet was finally delivered to Lu Feng. With the host's invitation, Lu Feng stood up and walked towards the stage. He took the microphone and said, "This whole speech made me think I was going to be fired. Help me recall my entrepreneurial history. This private jet thing was originally a joke between Mr. John and me. I never expected it to turn out like this. Actually, I didn't want to accept it. I've refused many times before. I never expected it to be arranged today."
"Since I can't refuse his kind offer, I'll have to accept it. After all, he put a foreigner in my company, so it's a fair exchange. That's all I have to say."
Lu Feng handed the microphone back to the host and walked off the stage amidst sparse applause.
It was already past 5 p.m., and after discussing some group management issues, the first day of the board meeting came to an end. Everyone wasn't really that concerned about today's events; tomorrow was the main event: year-end bonuses and departmental budgets.
As the meeting ended, everyone stood up and walked out. Lu Feng looked somewhat listless. Liu Cheng walked up to him as if he had something to say, and Lu Feng spoke first: "Tell him to get out of here tomorrow!"
"How about we skip them tomorrow and have a closed-door meeting instead?" Liu Cheng said helplessly.
Lu Feng didn't say anything, stood up and walked outside. Clearly, he was very unhappy today. Su Yourong walked ahead and chatted with John. The two waved goodbye to each other with smiles. As soon as John left, Lu Feng went up to him and asked, "I didn't realize that someone who doesn't speak English could have such a good time chatting?"
“They have a translator,” Su Yourong said, walking slowly. “What? Are you unhappy?”
"You're happy, but I don't know what benefit you get from doing this!" Lu Feng said in a deep voice.
“There’s no benefit to it, but now you know how important I am, and that’s enough. Today is just an appetizer, tomorrow is the main course. I just want you to know that I’m important.” Su Yourong thought for a moment and said, “I remember Mr. Feng gave you a traditional Chinese ink painting a few years ago. In that painting, a little boy is playing in the yard with a dog.”
After Su Yourong finished speaking, she looked around for Feng Zhiyao's figure, but didn't see him. She smiled and said, "I think that painting should be changed to a little girl. By the way, is that painting still there?"
“I’ve always treasured it!” Lu Feng said in a low voice.
"I helped you find such a big favor by finding a lithography machine, and you've been thanking me a lot. My family has been struggling financially these past few years, so I'll help them by transferring a few million yuan. That shouldn't be too difficult, right?" Su Yourong asked.
"Don't worry, I'm a very reliable person," Lu Feng said, looking at her.
"Look, now I feel so comfortable talking to you, like the sky's higher and the sea's wider." Su Yourong let out a long sigh and said, "What is happiness? Happiness is nothing more than people playing with each other, it's fucking happy!"
There was a break of more than an hour before the banquet. In a reception room, Lu Feng sat smoking, and Wei Yandan, Zhu Lidong, Liu Cheng, Du Guoying and others came in one after another.
"Is everyone here? Close the door," Lu Feng instructed.
Du Guoying sat down and was the first to speak: "The other party is trying to take action from within, by bringing in an executive president. I'm afraid they'll inevitably find fault with us in the future."
"Everyone should be more careful next year. Follow the proper procedures for certain corporate processes and don't be careless anymore," Wei Yandan reminded. "If the other party seizes on these issues, they might make trouble at the board meeting and force you to step down."
Clearly, everyone was wary of this Goodley. These people had followed Jiafeng all the way up, and the company's rules and regulations mainly governed those below them. They often acted first and followed up on procedures later due to the suddenness or special nature of the matter, such as fund applications and the misappropriation of budgets between departments.
These are all minor issues, but deliberately finding fault is a major problem.
Compared to the concerns of others in their work, Zhu Lidong had broader concerns. He looked at Lu Feng and said, "President Lu, try to avoid internal strife as much as possible. Otherwise, Jiafeng will become a fragmented company and will quickly lose its market competitiveness."
"Do I want to fight?" Lu Feng looked at everyone and said, "Then what should I do? Take the money and leave?"
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