After returning to the company, because Ning Nanxue acted too quickly, Fu Chen was off track for too long and was thrown out before he had time to get involved in new projects.
But the project team members avoided him as if he were the plague god, and he had no way to ask for advice.
In order to prevent himself from being eliminated, Fu Chen finally called Secretary Chen.
The phone rang for a long time before it was picked up. Secretary Chen's formal voice came from the receiver: "Hello, this is the Secretariat of the President's Office of Ning Group. Who are you?"
Fu Chen's fingers tightened around the phone, and his tone slowed down, with a hint of politeness that even he himself found unfamiliar: "Secretary Chen, this is Fu Chen."
Secretary Chen's voice paused noticeably on the other end of the phone before returning to his previous polite and distant tone. "It's Mr. Fu, may I ask what can I do for you?"
Fu Chen tried hard to ignore the alienation in Secretary Chen's tone and continued to lower his posture: "Secretary Chen, it's like this. The company has recently encountered some problems with the smart home project. I would like to ask you for advice."
On the other end of the phone, Secretary Chen chuckled softly. The laughter carried a subtle hint of sarcasm, which reached Fu Chen's ears and made him frown slightly.
"Mr. Fu, you're joking. You're the former president of the Fu Group, very capable and experienced. You should be more familiar with the smart home project than I am. What do you need my advice on?"
Secretary Chen's tone remained polite, but there was an indescribable subtle change in his words.
Fu Chen could hear the sarcasm in Secretary Chen's tone. In the past, he would have hung up the phone long ago. He had never endured such ridicule from his subordinates.
But now, for the sake of the smart home project and the future of the Fu Group, he had to swallow his anger.
"Secretary Chen, please stop joking with me. You know I don't know much about the company right now. President Ning is personally in charge of the smart home project, and I don't have a lot of internal information."
Fu Chen's tone softened, even with a hint of pleading.
"Secretary Chen, please, considering our years of working together, help me out by providing some internal information about the smart home project so I can understand the situation and help the company."
On the other end of the phone, Secretary Chen was silent for a moment, as if he was seriously considering Fu Chen's request.
Just when Fu Chen thought things were turning around, Secretary Chen suddenly changed the subject, his tone carrying a hint of meaning: "Mr. Fu, you're right. I should help you out 'out of old friendship'."
Fu Chen was delighted, thinking that Secretary Chen had finally agreed, and quickly said, "Thank you, Secretary Chen. I knew you were someone who cherished the past."
However, Secretary Chen's next words made the smile on Fu Chen's face freeze instantly.
"But, Mr. Fu, times have changed." Secretary Chen's tone became somewhat meaningful. "Now it's the era of intelligence. Mr. Fu, your old management methods may be a little behind the times."
Fu Chen's face turned ugly in an instant. Secretary Chen's words were undoubtedly a subtle criticism of his backward abilities and inability to keep up with the times.
He suppressed his anger and said stiffly, "Secretary Chen, what do you mean by this?"
"It's nothing special. I just want to remind Mr. Fu that this is an era of learning. Only by learning with an open mind can we keep up with the pace of the times and not be eliminated by the times."
The sarcasm in Secretary Chen's words was even more obvious.
Fu Chen was choked by Secretary Chen and was speechless. His face turned ashen and his chest heaved violently.
He took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, lowered his posture again, and spoke with a hint of suppressed anger.
"Secretary Chen, I'm here to ask for your advice, not to be lectured. If you don't want to help, just say it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush."
On the other end of the phone, Secretary Chen chuckled and his tone became respectful again?
"Mr. Fu, you misunderstood. Why would I be unwilling to help? I just feel that there are some things that you need to 'learn' first so that you can better understand them."
Fu Chen gritted his teeth and wanted to hang up the phone immediately, but he knew he couldn't.
For the sake of the smart home project and the Fu Group, he had to swallow his anger.
"Okay, Secretary Chen, tell me, how should I 'study'?" Fu Chen's voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth.
Secretary Chen seemed very satisfied with Fu Chen's attitude, and his tone finally softened a bit. "Mr. Fu, you're too polite. There are many ways to 'learn'. How about this? I'll assign you some 'learning tasks'. Mr. Fu, you can 'study' on your own first. Once you've thoroughly studied them, you might not need to ask me anymore."
"Learning task?" Fu Chen frowned, feeling a sense of foreboding.
"Yes, a learning assignment." Secretary Chen's voice carried a subtle hint of teasing.
"I will send Mr. Fu some information about the smart home project later. These are the difficult problems that Mr. Ning's team is currently working on. Mr. Fu, please study them carefully. You may find unexpected results."
Fu Chen's anger grew even stronger. Secretary Chen's so-called "learning task" was clearly just a way to make fun of him!
But he has to accept it now.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Secretary Chen." Fu Chen said while suppressing his anger.
"You're welcome, Mr. Fu. This is what I should do." Secretary Chen responded politely and hung up the phone.
Hearing the busy tone coming from the receiver, Fu Chen could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He slammed the phone to the ground with a loud "bang".
"Secretary Chen! How dare you humiliate me like this!" Fu Chen roared, his voice echoing in the empty ward.
In front of the water bar not far away, Manager Song was watching Secretary Chen on the phone with great interest, and naturally heard everything they said.
When Secretary Chen saw Manager Song, he just smiled awkwardly, and then left proudly.
Seeing him like this, Manager Song couldn't help but chuckle, "Secretary Chen is really good at using the power of others to bully others."
It seems that Ning Nanxue has indeed established absolute authority within the company.
After watching the joke, Manager Song entered Ning Nanxue's office.
"Xiao Li, are you looking for me?" Ning Nanxue asked calmly.
Manager Song stepped forward with a smile and pointed at Secretary Chen. "Secretary Chen just spoke to Fu Chen on the phone. Secretary Chen gave Fu Chen some trouble. I'd like to ask for your opinion on whether we should stop Secretary Chen from going too far and affecting the stability of the company."
After listening to this, Ning Nanxue showed a playful smile on her lips, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.
"Secretary Chen, as a worker, has suffered a lot of grievances from Fu Chen in the past. Now he is just 'letting off steam'. There is no need to interfere." Ning Nanxue said indifferently, "Besides, this may not be a bad thing."
Manager Song raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Good news? How do you say it?"
Ning Nanxue walked to the window, looked into the distance, and said meaningfully: "This is a good opportunity to observe Fu Chen's sincerity."
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