Zhao Yanran hung up the phone, letting out a cold laugh that sounded utterly disdainful. Threaten her? He didn't even deserve it.
The die is cast, and it's no use who comes. We're already meat on the chopping block, with no choice but to take the blow.
Lu Feng glanced at the time; it was already late. He said to Jiang Xiaoyan, "Get some rest."
Jiang Xiaoyan nodded, stood up and walked towards the door. Lu Feng stood up and told Wei Yandan to go to bed early as well. Just as he was about to leave, Wei Yandan couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Lu, what should we do about this?"
Wei Yandan is now afraid that Lu Feng will simply dump this matter on her, and she will be completely helpless. Not to mention her, anyone who sees things develop to this point would only be able to sigh helplessly.
“Let’s bring the goods back and sell them ourselves. Didn’t I ask you to get in touch with Zhao Yanran’s clients a while ago?” Lu Feng thought for a moment and said, “You can have dinner with those people these next few days and try to get some orders. We can offer some discounts so the factory doesn’t have to stay shut down.”
"Oh!" Wei Yandan was a little taken aback. She thought Lu Feng would help Jiang Xiaoyan by relying on his connections, since with Lu Feng's network, it would only take a few phone calls.
Zhao Yanran, a nobody, was like an ant to be crushed in front of him.
"You've worked hard, get some rest." Lu Feng said and walked out the door.
Wei Yandan sat down, unable to understand how Lu Feng could revive this small factory. Although she was mainly skilled in management, she had also worked as a market development manager for two years.
I can't figure it out no matter how hard I try. What can I do now that things have come to this?
The next morning, Jiang Xiaoyan didn't seem to enjoy her breakfast and sat there sighing. Lu Feng took a sip of seafood porridge and said, "Don't sigh. It's nothing serious. If you want to solve this problem, listen to me first. Once you've taken the first step, the rest will fall into place."
"What's the first step?"
"Fire Qian Nana, and there's still a whole bunch of management." Lu Feng paused, then said, "Let's just go bankrupt!"
"Wow!!"
Jiang Xiaoyan cried out. Her first business venture had gone bankrupt, and it hadn't even been two months!
"Is this your plan? To bankrupt me!"
Seeing her like this, Lu Feng burst into laughter and asked, "Didn't you say you didn't want to do it at first? Now you don't want to go bankrupt."
"I... I finally got the drive to be a boss, and before I could even enjoy it enough, I went bankrupt," Jiang Xiaoyan muttered.
"Do as I say first, especially Qian Nana. Don't pay her wages, just let her go." Lu Feng said in a deep voice, "Don't be soft-hearted. Let Wei Yandan handle this matter. Let me tell you, this woman has taken a lot of kickbacks. She should have taken no less than 30,000 yuan in private."
"Huh? Embezzled so much?" Jiang Xiaoyan was shocked. How did Lu Feng know about something she didn't even know?
"What do you think? Let Wei Yandan handle this." Lu Feng comforted her, "It's not a big deal. I'll take care of it even if the sky falls. Let's eat."
After breakfast, Lu Feng called Wei Yandan over and gave her a few instructions.
The factory almost stopped operating. When the workers came, they just sat there listlessly. Some even gathered behind the factory to smoke. Management began to loosen.
After arriving at the factory, Wei Yandan immediately convened the entire management team. The people in the meeting room sat there looking at each other, wondering why it was the vice president who had called the meeting.
When Qian Nana arrived and saw Wei Yandan sitting in the main seat, her heart skipped a beat. Although it was a small factory, she didn't care much about positions or ranks.
But something feels off about this atmosphere.
“Vice President Wei, have you forgotten that you’re a vice president? I’m the one who’s notifying you of meetings, not the other way around!” Qian Nana said preemptively.
"Let's not talk about that. I called you all here today for one thing: the factory has gone bankrupt. You'll be collecting your wages and leaving soon. But today's wages don't count. In just two months, you've burned through two million. As management, you should be ashamed. You've done a complete mess. To put it bluntly, even a few dogs in your positions would have done a better job!"
Wei Yandan showed no mercy, unleashing a full-blown barrage of insults.
"Who are you calling a dog?" A man slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly, glaring angrily, as if he was about to rush up and hit someone.
"If you don't want your salary, then continue!" Wei Yandan said calmly, leaning back in her chair.
Instantly, all the man's anger was suppressed. The person next to him pulled him down to sit. Wei Yandan smiled at his frustrated look. "You think I can't handle you?"
"Small factories are still businesses. If you want to go far in management, you need to think from the perspective of a business and improve your own abilities, instead of colluding to cheat the boss. Otherwise, after working for a few companies, no one will hire you. That's all I have to say. Everyone, take care of yourselves and collect your salaries. As for Mr. Qian, you don't get a salary!"
"Why shouldn't I get paid? I've worked for 27 days this month, and I'm owed over 9,000 yuan. You can't just refuse to pay me like that!" Qian Nana shouted.
"I have a financial statement here, showing the money spent on raw materials, and a few expense reports for office supplies. Take a look." Wei Yandan pushed the folder in front of her over.
Qian Nana opened it and glanced at it, her face turning pale, even somewhat frightened.
"President Jiang is a good person and doesn't want to argue with you. Do you still want your salary?"
Qian Nana didn't speak, lowered her head and pondered for a while before turning around and leaving.
Wei Yandan was the only one left in the factory's management team. Her idea was to let all the workers leave, since they wouldn't have any work to do if they came. However, Lu Feng hadn't said anything, so she couldn't make the decision on her own.
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