Chapter 66: As long as you control the real daughter, you can firmly control Runjia Investment.
The original novel does not describe the mother Du Qingjia in much detail, only one sentence:
The only daughter of the richest man Du Jingyuan, the original wife of Xiang Yongkang, and the biological mother of the real daughter, died accidentally in a fire twenty years ago.
With just a few strokes, her life was described in its entirety.
Even in the hidden plot [The Truth of the Wrong Child], Du Qingjia was just a name, like a tool mother lying in the hospital waiting to give birth to a tool man.
But he was not a "tool man", he was a living person who had lived in the world for twenty-five years.
That's her mother.
Du Wanwan had no choice but to pursue her past.
Only after starting to investigate did he discover how unreasonable everything related to his mother Du Qingjia was.
There is very little information about Du Qingjia left in the world.
All the things related to Grandpa Du Jingyuan in the Du residence were sealed up on the fifth floor of the main house. It was said that things related to her mother Du Qingjia were also there. But after Du Wanwan searched carefully, she found nothing except a few photos of the Du family.
When asked about this, Luo Zhen, the housekeeper who had worked for the Du family for nearly sixty years, was stunned for a moment. His eyes went blank for a moment, as if he had touched a blank spot in his memory. After a moment, he found the words.
"After Miss Qingjia's accident, Mr. was always heartbroken. He had a bad heart and was hospitalized several times. Later, Mr. destroyed everything related to Miss Qingjia."
This explanation seems reasonable, but to those who know Du Jingyuan, it is simply absurd.
Grandfather Du Jingyuan personally built Runjia from a small business into the wealthiest man in the world. How resilient was he? Putting himself in Du Wanwan's shoes, she was undoubtedly heartbroken upon hearing the news of her loved one's death. But after the grief subsided, she would surely realize something was amiss and seek revenge. How could she, in her excessive grief, destroy all the evidence?
Moreover, Luo Zhen had clearly said before that his grandfather had always suspected that there was something fishy about his mother Du Qingjia's death, and had been secretly investigating and constantly looking for her whereabouts.
First they destroyed all the evidence, and then they started investigating. Isn't this contradictory?
Even if we ignore these issues, modern society isn't ancient times, with poor transportation and the young lady being kept in seclusion, unknown. My mother, Du Qingjia, was a passionate, outspoken, kind, and bright daughter of a wealthy family. She had countless friends from childhood to adulthood. Even if my grandfather destroyed everything related to her, did he also destroy everything related to others? Even if my grandfather passed away, my mother's friends should still be around, right?
Why, after she returned to the wealthy family, didn't any of her mother's friends come to her? Initially, it could be said they were afraid of Xiang Yongkang's power, but what about now? Xiang Yongkang is in prison, so why haven't any of her mother's friends come to her?
Du Wanwan deeply doubted, if Meng Qian's identity as her deeply in love mother was not needed, would he still appear by her side?
Will everything about my mother be hidden forever and no one will know about it?
If there is no evil behind this, why hide everything?
Now that the truth had been exposed to her, she would definitely reveal everything. She had the nerve to send her own father to prison, so did that system, that boss of the underground, illegal talisman business, really think he could do evil and get away with it?
Just wait.
"Huh..." Du Wanwan leaned on the passenger seat, exhaled a long breath, closed her eyes, and opened them again after a moment, having suppressed all her emotions. She turned around and asked, "What do you think?"
She couldn't even fight a little girl now, let alone a chicken. She would never be alone with anyone of the opposite sex except Pei Xingyao. While talking with Meng Qian in the attic of Lingxi Food, Pei Xingyao stayed outside the attic until Du Wanwan said she wanted to call for help. Only then did he float down from the roof of the attic to the bottom.
Pei Xingyao heard everything she said to Meng Qian.
Du Wanwan didn't tell him what she wanted to do, but she never hid things from him, so Pei Xingyao could guess what she wanted to do.
Her mother, Ms. Du Qingjia, had suddenly transformed from a modern-day strong woman into a traditional housewife, raising her husband and children. This was truly incredible. Now that she knew of the existence of the "obedient talisman," even Pei Xingyao couldn't help but wonder if Ms. Du Qingjia's sudden change in temperament was due to some forbidden spell.
But Ms. Du Qingjia had been dead for twenty years, her body reduced to ashes, buried in the ground, leaving no trace. All that was left was to be found through the few clues connected to Du Qingjia.
Meng Qian is a very key figure.
"Mr. Meng must know something," Pei Xingyao said. "Since the Meng family has investments in the entertainment industry, and you're also involved in it, there will be clues later. The most urgent thing is to manage the company's business well. Miss, you have power, wealth, and influence, so they will naturally keep their eyes on you."
Du Wanwan smiled unconsciously. This was the first smile from the heart she had shown since getting off work today.
"Yeah." She nodded. "I thought so too."
Back then, the forces behind the scenes targeted my mother and didn't dare touch my grandfather. They simply wanted everything in the Du family, but they didn't dare take over directly, so they resorted to indirect means. In the original novel, the system first controlled the useless Ding Zhiyuan, manipulating him step by step. Using his status as the real daughter's fiancé, it gradually gained control of Runjia Investment. It then had the real daughter write a will, which ultimately inherited Runjia Investment.
The prerequisite for the success of this plan is that the real relatives of the real daughter are no longer alive. Xiang Yongkang and Qi Yishan were also driven out by Ding Zhiyuan on the grounds of slapping them in the face.
In the original novel, everything in the Du family nominally belonged to the real daughter, so as long as she controlled the real daughter, she could firmly control Runjia Investment. Now, Runjia Investment is hers, and what she lacks is the man she loves wholeheartedly.
But she wasn't the clueless ATM machine in the original novel, nor was she the likely tampered Ms. Du Qingjia. Forget about Ding Zhiyuan and Xi Yimiao, but Meng Qian was trying to impress her with his old relationship?
The system may not know who was moved by the conversation in the attic just now.
The day after the dinner was Friday. When Du Wanwan went back to work, the atmosphere at Runjia Entertainment had improved a lot.
The situation of last night's dinner has spread throughout the Runjia Entertainment Sub-Group. Du Wanwan rarely entered the sub-group through the gate, and the employees greeted her enthusiastically along the way.
"Good morning, Mr. Du."
"Good morning, Mr. Du."
"Hello, Mr. Du."
There was also a female employee who grabbed her phone and excitedly sent messages to others after Du Wanwan responded with a smile and a nod.
After entering the president's office, the three female and one male employees who were seconded all stood up. The girl named Yang Pei was holding a tablet and reporting as she walked.
"Good morning, President Du. I've placed the documents requiring signature on your desk, arranged by urgency. This morning at 10:00, you will be meeting with the crew on progress reports for 'The Legend of the Hu'. The attendee list is already on your desk. All notices for the 3:00 PM meeting have been sent out, and no requests for leave have been received. This is the schedule for today. I've made a backup copy for Assistant Pei."
Very good, now it looks more like work. Du Wanwan nodded with satisfaction.
Yang Pei walked her to the office door and asked, "Okay, I'll go prepare morning tea. What kind of tea would President Du and Assistant Pei like?"
She said with a hint of shyness on her face: "Sorry, Mr. Du, we just got here and we're not sure about your and Assistant Pei's tastes."
"It's okay," Du Wanwan praised gently, "You've done a great job. Just give me any fruit tea, and give Assistant Pei black coffee."
Her appearance was very beautiful even among women. Her gentle smile made Yang Pei's heart beat faster. She quickly responded and went to the tea room.
Another female assistant, Xiao Qi, came in to help and teased, "Why are you blushing?"
"Wow, a super beauty worth 900 billion is smiling at me, and her smile is so gentle, who can't blush?" Yang Pei's face is still red now, "Don't you love beauty? Do you want to deal with those greasy middle-aged men? They are so confident, and if you change to a brighter lipstick, they think you are trying to seduce them. And they say with a smile, 'Oh, women dress up to please themselves, and you have a suitor again'?"
She grew angrier and angrier, twisting the tea can as if it were someone's head. "Can't I just dress up because I'm in the mood? Do I have to make others happy? What kind of logic is that!"
"Hush!" Xiao Qi's face changed, and he quickly winked and shook his head. He glanced outside and whispered, "What? Don't you want to work anymore?"
"I want to stay in the CEO's office and work with that incredibly beautiful young lady. Seeing her stunning face makes even this crappy job a little more enjoyable," Yang Pei replied listlessly. "But there are many things in this world that I can't achieve just by wanting to."
Yes, they are all on secondment, and it’s hard to say when they will return to the administrative department.
Thinking of the old man, the Executive Director, Xiao Qi also wilted. She bit her lip, glanced back, and urged, "You...don't you want to perform well and leave a good impression in front of the young lady? That way, won't you be able to stay in the CEO's office?"
Yang Pei knew what she was talking about. To be honest, she had the same idea in her mind, but she didn't know if it could be realized and whether the eldest lady would need it.
But, we should try our best, right? The eldest daughter is so high and mighty, she wouldn't sell her out, right?
Yang Peisi thought about it, and after serving tea to Du Wanwan and Pei Xingyao, she hesitated and stood there for a long time, with a look of wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Du Wanwan was reviewing a document. Seeing this, she closed the folder, looked up and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Did you encounter any difficulties? Tell me about it."
"No, no, Mr. Du, I'm not having any problems." Yang Pei had never realized she was such a face-obsessed person. She lost all her composure when she saw that face and blurted out, "Mr. Du, be careful! Vice President Yu is recommending his own person for CFO at this afternoon's meeting!"
Chapter 67 He is in the same group with the system, or rather, he is in the same group with the host of the system - Meng Qian.
The girl, who was about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, hadn't completely lost her temper yet, but she knew right from wrong. She took the risk of speaking out loud, and her palms were already sweaty and her face turned pale.
Yang Pei obviously regretted her words the moment they came out, but she suppressed her regret in her heart and added, "Vice President Yu wants to control the finances and thus strangle the projects you reviewed. President Du, you must be careful."
Du Wanwan knew that each of the four people transferred to the President's Office wanted to remain there and didn't want to return to the Administration Department. After all, staying in the President's Office meant a promotion, and the ability to further advance in the future. But Du Wanwan hadn't expected Yang Pei to be so bold as to reveal information about Yu Chong.
Yu Chong had been dormant for the past two days, not causing any trouble, but Du Wanwan knew full well that he had never given up on regaining control of Runjia Entertainment. Du Wanwan was certainly prepared for this. Both Yu Chong and she were now completely different people, so for her, Yu Chong was nothing to fear.
If it wasn't for Yu Chong testing a hypothesis, Du Wanwan wouldn't bother to keep him in the company. She would have contacted Wu Yong and others long ago, obtained the reporting materials, and fired Yu Chong directly.
However, it was one thing for her to have some calculations in mind. She had been at Runjia Entertainment for less than a month, and she had already made many moves and used tough tactics. Some people were convinced by her, while others sided with Yu Chong. This was a very normal thing. Du Wanwan had never expected that someone would dare to sell out Yu Chong.
She didn't hide the surprise on her face: "Aren't you afraid of telling me this?"
"No, I'm not afraid." Yang Pei simply risked everything, holding his head high and chest out, and said, "Boss Du, we modern people don't care about superiors and subordinates, or who owns the company. If I take your family's money, I must work for your family. When Vice President Yu was the president, the atmosphere in our company was really bad. I hope you can defeat him soon! I, that..."
As she spoke, her face turned red again, and she whispered, "Come on!" and then ran away.
This made Du Wanwan laugh again.
"The employees' confidence in you has increased." Pei Xingyao touched the rim of her cup with the back of her hand, tested the temperature, and put the tea bag specially made by Yu Jiani into the cup. There was a rare gentle look between his brows.
"Miss, everyone has witnessed what you have done. After the meeting, more people will agree with you and follow you."
Du Wanwan held the cup in one hand and flipped through the documents with the other, saying nonchalantly, "Things never happen more than three times."
After giving them three chances and still not giving in, don't blame her for being ruthless. She doesn't have that much time to take it slow with them. If they don't appreciate the face they give her, don't blame her for stepping on their face.
A sharp, knife-like glint flashed across her beautiful eyes, but when she thought of Yang Pei's appearance just now, she couldn't help but smile: "Well, the little girl is so cute~"
Pei Xingyao paused when he heard this, took a mouthful of black coffee, and the bitterness rushed into his heart.
He knew that even if she was reincarnated, no man in the world would catch her eye. In her eyes, all the cute and beautiful ones were girls.
Du Wanwan had no idea that she was in a good mood all day. When it was time for the meeting to report, she walked into the meeting room with a smile on her face.
"Hello everyone, the meeting is about to start." As soon as she said this, the whole conference room could feel her smile.
Everyone sensed her good mood and couldn't help but exchange glances - "The Legend of Hu Ji" was indeed a crew led by the eldest lady, so the treatment was different.
At the meeting yesterday, the eldest daughter's eyes were filled with frost as she singled out various film and television project teams for criticism, giving them a hard time one by one. Budgets were cut, and those that were downgraded were demoted, not to mention replacing the actors and directors.
They chopped the people off like this, and there were wailing and howling everywhere, but the young lady didn't even blink. At dinner that night, the young lady's face was only three-tenths smiling, and the remaining seven-tenths was full of majesty and dissatisfaction.
It’s not like now, the whole person can be said to be basking in the spring breeze.
There was a problem connecting to the crew of "The Legend of Hu Ji", which caused a delay. The eldest daughter did not get angry and waited patiently. Seeing this, the people present felt even more sad.
After being jealous, there is dissatisfaction.
As expected, she's the eldest daughter's favorite. So, it's always beneficial to start early. However, this is just a web drama project. Is it really worth having so many executives sit here and listen to the report?
With jealousy and dissatisfaction, the eyes naturally became critical. Many executives were ready to criticize the small production team of "The Legend of Hu Ji" as Du Wanwan had done with other projects yesterday. However, once the meeting officially began and the project leader Yi Jiantai began to report, the jealousy in everyone's hearts began to boil over again.
Surprisingly, there is nothing wrong with it.
At this time, it was less than a month away from the start of filming for "The Legend of Hu Ji". According to Yi Jiantai, they first filmed the less difficult scenes and the main events had not yet begun.
"However, we've already reached 35% of our filming progress. Based on the remaining challenging scenes, we estimate we'll be able to finish filming in two months." Yi Jiantai's voice is deep and rich, and his report carries a calm and reassuring quality. "We'll push the filming progress to 80% before the end of January, during the Spring Festival. Then, during the Spring Festival, we'll give the actors a long holiday to rest before we start filming the most important scenes. All filming should be completed by the end of February or early March at the latest."
"We've already done a rough edit of the scenes we've already filmed and have contacted the TV station. They've already confirmed their interest and are very satisfied. After filming is complete, we plan to spend about two months on production and promotion, with the show set to air between April and June next year. At that time, I hope the leaders will review our crew's progress."
"The Legend of the Orchid" only started filming in mid-November, with the New Year's Day and Spring Festival holidays in between. The fact that it was finished in February was considered a very fast schedule. And after filming, it will actually be broadcast in April next year?
This speed is really... really not "Runjia" at all.
As a long-established entertainment company, Runjia Entertainment favors a slow pace in everything, dragging out filming and procedures so that everyone on the project team has ample time to reap the benefits. Forget about a drama that's only been filming for two months. Runjia Entertainment is currently still holding onto dramas shot four or five years ago. Initially, this was due to a lack of post-production time, missing the deadline to secure contracts with broadcasting platforms. As a result, the series' popularity waned, and no one paid attention. With no attention, the company became even more reluctant to do post-production, and the lack of attention from the lead actors further contributed to their reluctance to address the issues.
The crew of "Legend of the Concubine Hu" surprisingly followed Du Wanwan's style, vigorous and decisive! And...
Several of the participants were flipping through documents rapidly.
"The Legend of Hu Ji" is not only fast and efficient, but also saves money!
Where did Du Wanwan find such great teammates?
The executives in the film and television department felt like they had eaten a lemon.
If they had more project teams like "The Legend of Hu Ji", they would not be accused of wasting money by the Finance Department every year.
No wonder Du Wanwan gave "The Orchid" special treatment, supporting everything she wanted, granting it whatever was within her authority, and maintaining a good relationship with Lingyun Media. Turns out, "The Orchid" deserved it.
Many present were veterans of the film and television industry. Just because they'd muddled through with Yu Chong didn't mean they'd lost their basic knowledge. The investment figures were in their folders. They had a rough idea of the potential revenue from any given hit, the actors being all from the same group, the endorsements they could generate, and the potential buzz they could generate for the next show.
Not only did he have an idea of the profit of "The Legend of Hu Ji", but he also had a better idea of which side he should stand on.
Before this moment, Du Wanwan had asked them to take sides twice, but their choice was not Du Wanwan.
The first time was on Du Wanwan's first day at the Runjia Entertainment subsidiary, during a meeting to count absentees. Many of them simply couldn't bear to leave their jobs and weren't prepared to help this frail young woman. They hoped to continue working with Yu Chong, who was known for his lax management and arbitrary deductions for extra income.
So, they chose to remain silent, thinking that Yu Chong had to win and couldn't listen to Du Wanwan.
The second time was the review meeting yesterday.
By then, many had already chosen to side with Du Wanwan, pursuing their careers with her, hoping to achieve great things, and abandoning Yu Chong. However, the veterans at the meeting were still somewhat hesitant about Du Wanwan's tactics. They could see that the only project Du Wanwan truly led was "Abyss Rescue." Other projects relied primarily on the staff of the Film and Television Department.
So, when many employees from the film and television department and the agency department defected to Du Wanwan yesterday, these old stubborn people remained silent and did not take sides. At the dinner last night, they did not communicate much with Du Wanwan.
They never believed in Du Wanwan's ability.
Until this moment, until I saw the crew of "The Legend of Hu Ji" which was brought up by Du Wanwan, I finally had to admire Du Wanwan's vision and courage.
They finally realized that following Yu Chong meant they would only risk money by scraping it from every corner, and if they made a mistake, their future would be ruined. But following Du Wanwan, not only would they be able to show their talents, but they would also save the company capital and make a fortune. They could really turn Runjia Entertainment into a profitable business!
With this thought in mind, the review of the "Legend of the Hu Family" project team went smoothly, and everyone had new ideas about the afternoon meeting.
Du Wanwan saw clearly the expressions on their faces as they left, and the smile in her eyes grew even brighter, knowing that she had a sure win in the afternoon.
Yu Chong saw nothing, but he believed it firmly.
Because the position of CFO was recommended to him by "that person".
"You must give up your power as CFO now, but this position cannot fall into Du Wanwan's hands," the person said. "Recommend him for the CFO position. He'll be loyal to you. If he gets the job, it's as good as yours."
Yu Chong frowned at the name the person had given him. However, his previous decisions had almost always been wrong, so this time he had no choice but to listen to the person and diligently prepare for his promotion to CFO. Fearing any mishaps, Yu Chong even contacted several key executives who had remained silent on their stance, offering them heartfelt advice, all urging them to support this candidate.
After several key executives agreed, Yu Chong felt relieved. He couldn't help but imagine himself suddenly attacking Du Wanwan in the meeting, leaving her stunned and at a loss. In the end, the key position of CFO was taken by his people, and he turned the tables and regained his power.
He sat back in the president's seat.
When he asked to be demoted to vice president at the group headquarters that day, Yu Chong never imagined that a mere change of position would breed so much... dissatisfaction.
Since he was demoted to vice president, every time he clashed with Du Wanwan, he watched Du Wanwan sitting quietly, dignified and cool in the president's position, while he himself either sat below or stood.
Really... I lost in terms of momentum.
Every time he saw Du Wanwan in a meeting, sitting in the CEO's chair and giving orders, refusing to say a word, Yu Chong felt like a thorn in his heart.
Was he really so majestic in the past?
When will he be able to return to such a majestic state?
Now, the answer comes.
It will be soon.
Yu Chong was looking forward to the time passing quickly, and finally, it was time for the afternoon meeting.
The headquarters held a group summary meeting on Monday morning, and the subsidiaries generally held weekly summary meetings on Friday afternoon. These meetings were attended by a large number of people, including middle and senior management, as well as general managers from subsidiaries. With their previous experience, the administrative and logistics staff didn't dare to neglect their duties and arranged their positions perfectly.
Because it is arranged so well, the empty space is very eye-catching.
The only empty seat in the entire venue was the one to the left of the president's seat, and the sign in front of it read: Financial Director.
Yu Chong stared at the position as soon as he entered the meeting room. As soon as the announcement of the meeting began, he stood up and said, "Let's put aside the clichéd weekly summary for now. For the sake of the company's operations, there's something we need to deal with first. Mr. Du, how long do you plan to keep the position of CFO vacant?"
When everyone heard this, they knew that he came prepared.
Du Wanwan's expression turned a bit colder, and she asked calmly, "What does Vice President Yu have to say?"
"I'm not so confident in my opinion, but I just think that leaving the CFO position vacant is not good for the company." Yu Chong said with a smile, "Boss Du, are you ready to parachute in someone? Then I'll also suggest a candidate—"
He said loudly: "It's Han Jinhong, a former employee of the Finance Department!"
The person whose name was suddenly mentioned was stunned for a moment. He looked forward stupidly, his lips moved but he couldn't say anything.
He was a man in his forties, looking very honest and sincere, with a rather handsome face. He was dressed elegantly and wore a large diamond watch on his wrist. It was obvious to the naked eye that he was a very pretentious employee who had never been given a lot of opportunities.
Han Jinhong... Du Wanwan kept repeating the name in her mind.
So this is Han Jinhong.
The CFO of Runjia Entertainment Group retired early in the original novel, leaving the position vacant with no replacement, as if to reserve the spot for the male protagonist. By the time the novel progresses to the Runjia Entertainment subsidiary, Ding Zhiyuan remains dormant, allowing Yu Chong to dominate the market and become complacent. Finally, upon the success of "The Legend of Hu Ji," Ding Zhiyuan executes a series of counterattacks during a closing meeting, defeating Yu Chong.
One of the tricks was to use the fact that the group headquarters did not stipulate that the president should serve as the chief financial officer, forcing Yu Chong to hand over the power of chief financial officer. Afterwards, Ding Zhiyuan pushed his own people to the position of chief financial officer and began to counterattack Yu Chong in an all-out manner.
The person in the original novel is the one in front of us, Han Jinhong.
Han Jinhong, a PhD graduate from a top university, joined Runjia Entertainment Group early and has always worked diligently and conscientiously. He served as assistant to three financial directors, but strangely, he was passed over for every promotion. Either due to family commitments or other reasons, the result was that every time Han Jinhong was asked if he would be willing to take on the financial director role, he would say no.
As a result, Han Jinhong became known as a person who was indifferent to fame and fortune in the group. Over time, no one wanted to give him any chances.
Doesn’t Han Jinhong actually want to be promoted?
No, he thought! He himself didn't know why there were always so many coincidences that forced him to refuse the promotion every time!
In a blink of an eye, twenty years have passed. Han Jinhong has outlasted three of his superiors, becoming disheartened and disheartened. He longs to be reused again in his middle age to achieve his revenge.
The original book says that it doesn't matter whether he has talent or not. What matters is that he will be loyal to whoever promotes Han Jinhong to the position of financial director.
Because he really wants to be a financial director.
But his ability... to be honest, it's not that good.
Du Wanwan was still learning about film and television projects and had a general understanding of them. However, she was very familiar with finance, having served as a general assistant for a long time in her previous life. She reviewed the matters previously handled by Han Jinhong and felt that Mr. Han, while self-confident in his talent, was actually stuck in the past twenty years and had not kept pace with the times. His position as financial director offered no advantages other than being easy to control and obedient.
Therefore, after being in the subsidiary group for so long, Du Wanwan has never mentioned who to choose as the financial director.
Of course, it is also to see if anyone will push Han Jinhong to the position of financial director.
Whoever pushes it is the system's person.
Han Jinhong's image in the entire company is both depressed and Buddhist. Only those who have read the original novel know what this person is suitable for.
So... Du Wanwan's gaze slowly slid across Yu Chong's face.
He is in cahoots with the system, or rather, he is in cahoots with the system's host, Meng Qian.
When did they hook up?
Before Xi Yimiao became the system host, or when Meng Qian became the system host?
This problem will be solved later.
Now that the fox has stretched out its claws, it's time to crush them with a stick. The financial director's vacant position has reached its limit of usefulness, and it's time to put someone she has her eye on in the position.
"Vice President Yu has a point." Du Wanwan smiled and nodded. "It's indeed inappropriate to leave the CFO position vacant. However, Vice President Yu has suggested a candidate, and I'd like to suggest one too."
She lowered her head to flip through the folder, then looked up and pointed out, "Is Xu Yufei here?"
"Yes... yes." A female voice sounded, followed by the raising of a slightly rough and aged hand. "Mr. Du, I'm Xu Yufei."
It was another employee, a woman in her forties, not particularly striking in appearance, with shoulder-length hair and thin, gold-rimmed glasses. She looked rather dull. She was so ordinary, hardly noticeable in the crowd, yet now she was the center of attention. Many people were stunned, instinctively asking, "Who is this?"
After a while of thinking, I realized, oh, this seems to be a veteran employee in the Finance Department, the former assistant to the CFO. However, she's not very good at socializing, and her presence is too low. She was also at the dinner last night, but no one remembers talking to her.
Xu Yufei also knew that she was insignificant, and she couldn't understand what she had done to catch the young lady's eye. She didn't dare to speak for a moment, thinking that she was just a sword against Yu Chong. She waited silently and submissively for failure and retreated to her corner.
At this moment, Du Wanwan said gently, "I recommend Ms. Xu Yufei as the financial director."
Everyone buzzed and talked for half a minute, then quickly fell silent, not daring to speak.
Only Yu Chong had a sullen face, a hint of a smile on his face: "Oh, the president wants to have the final say?"
"What are you talking about, Vice President Yu? It's just fair competition," Du Wanwan said with a smile, glancing at the time. "You two will have ten minutes to prepare. In ten minutes, the competition will begin. Anyone else here who wants to compete can sign up. We don't have much to do this week, so we don't have to hold the weekly meeting. Once we've taken care of the CFO issue, we can go home and spend the weekend."
"As for how to choose, just vote. There are so many people here. The directors will vote with their real names, and everyone else will vote anonymously. Each person has one vote."
"Mr. Du, this is so unfair!" Yu Chong put his hands on the table, stood up, and loudly retorted, "Most of these people here are your people. One person, one vote. Does Mr. Han still have a chance? It must be Ms. Xu, the one you recommended, who won! She's already been chosen. Why are you still pretending to run for office?"
"I haven't even finished my words, and Vice President Yu is already accusing me of one thing after another. Vice President Yu, what are you afraid of?" Du Wanwan continued calmly, "I know the voting at the subsidiary is different from that at the headquarters, and it carries weight. That's okay, let's just follow the subsidiary's rules. Let's disperse for now, and reunite here in ten minutes."
After saying that, she stood up and walked out first.
The others had already opened their laptops, but now that no one was in the meeting, they took a break.
All right, then let’s go home and find a place to smoke and chat about gossip.
Soon, only a few people were left in the conference room.
Some are hesitant about whether to run for election, while others wonder why they were elected.
Han Jinhong couldn't wait to find Yu Chong, probably to curry his favor. Given Yu Chong's influence within the sub-group, several veteran directors would definitely vote for him. Therefore, her campaign was meaningless.
Even if she did think about doing something for the group to take her career to the next level.
Xu Yufei sat there blankly for a while.
But she was a little unwilling.
He was unwilling to accept whether he was really nominated or just a pawn picked up at random.
She wondered why.
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