Chapter 422 Official Resignation
On the evening of September 20th, 1915, my family held an extended family meeting, attended by my sister, my brother-in-law, Yifan, and Xiao Shitou.
Because I had informed my father, mother, Xiaolin, and my brother-in-law beforehand, and my sister also knew some of the situation, there was almost no resistance to the family meeting to discuss my resignation.
The meeting primarily determined several things. First, we would move to Huaxi Lake in January of the following year and agree to give up our current house. Second, we would help Yifan and Xiao Shitou move to Huaxi Lake and open a shop. Third, we would assist my sister and brother-in-law in purchasing a house and opening a shop there.
The meeting agreed that I should resign from the Sunrise Group and go to the Philippines to assist General Deng in setting up a hospital. Once the task there was completed, I would set up the "Wanshanhong Studio" at my home in Huaxi Lake.
This "Wanshanhong Studio" covers everything: fortune-telling, physiognomy, divination, psychological counseling, acupuncture, and acupressure.
The next day, I walked into Mr. Chen's office and had a long closed-door talk with him.
I reflected on his care and concern for me and expressed my sincere gratitude to him. At the same time, I expressed my desire to move on to a brighter future and asked to resign.
At the same time, he also expressed that he would not receive any salary from Xuri in the future, would always be a Xuri employee, and would continue to serve as a Xuri cultural consultant on a voluntary basis.
In addition, I expressed that setting up a hospital in the Philippines is also to explore the way for Xuri's transformation. If this approach is successful, Xuri can move into traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese patent medicine.
Mr. Chen remained silent.
Finally, he said, "It's a bit sudden, but I understand you. Yu Gong, you have made great contributions to the construction of Taiyi Temple, the development of Bainiao Lake, and the discovery and training of the company's talent team.
On a personal level, you've helped me personally, helped my family, and served as a friend. I know that Rising Sun is not the place for you to stay. Everyone has their own ambitions. Congratulations on your journey to a brighter future.
The next afternoon, I met with the company's HR and Logistics departments to hand over all the items, including the delivery date for the house. Mr. Chen refused, but I still wrote a letter of commitment and left it with the Logistics Department.
My resignation didn't initially cause the big stir people imagined. In a large corporation, people come and go. I wasn't the first to resign, nor will I be the last.
But for me, it was a weaning option, which meant I no longer had a fixed monthly income of 150,000 yuan.
Lao Xiao and Shi Ge were reluctant to leave and invited me for a drink. Qing Ruo and Chen Xiaoxia sent me text messages to express their wishes. Shi Yu and I had a long talk.
Then, all my friends outside the company repeatedly sent me WeChat messages urging me to resign. Almost all of them tactfully expressed the following sentiment to me:
After getting along for a long time, people always have some different opinions. Be patient if you can and don't be impulsive - this misunderstanding is very common. They all thought that I had a falling out with Mr. Chen.
Especially the old man Hu who runs a hair salon, he sent me a text message:
"My friend Wan Shanhong, what's the conflict between you and Mr. Chen? If you trust me and are willing to reflect on yourself, I can act as a go-between and intercede on your behalf."
Holy shit. I blocked him immediately.
Mr. Chen has probably been misunderstood more than I have. One night, he called me and said with a smile, "Shanhong, it seems I need to publish a statement in the newspaper. Wan Shanhong is still the cultural consultant of my group."
I said, "As long as we are in harmony with each other, forget about the speculation."
He said: "Yes, it is normal for people to come and go in the company, whether they are ordinary employees or senior executives. It's just that your influence is too great."
I said, "I also encounter people who comfort me every day, saying that I should not conflict with you. Otherwise, how about holding a corporate culture seminar tomorrow and inviting a few reporters."
I also talked about the company's cultural construction and asked the reporter to write down what Wan Shanhong, the lifelong cultural consultant of Sunrise Group, said.
Mr. Chen said, "What a coincidence, we thought of the same thing."
On September 30th, Xuri held the "Xuri Cultural Symposium on Integrating into the New Era" and I spoke. At this time, Qing Ruo and others were convinced that I was a lifelong employee of Xuri.
Mr. Chen said at the meeting, "Today's topic has concluded. I will now discuss one thing. Wan Shanhong may not work at the company, but he is undoubtedly the company's lifelong cultural advisor.
He went to the Philippines to explore new opportunities for the company's transformation and upgrade. So, some people have suggested throwing a grand dinner for him, but I think that will only lead to greater misunderstandings. It's unnecessary to make it a farewell party when he's not leaving.
After the meeting, everyone shook hands with me. Lao Xiao said, "Let's get together tonight."
On a moonlit night, Lao Xiao and I found a teahouse, where we drank tea and chatted slowly.
Lao Xiao said, "Shanhong, if you can establish yourself out there, take me out to try my luck. I can still try for another ten years."
I said, "Okay, we'll be happy together."
He said, "Last year, when you went to the Philippines, the company's top management held a meeting. Mr. Chen emphasized that real estate and tourism would remain the primary businesses. Tourism was showing slow results, and real estate was also on its way out. He was still investing heavily."
I know in my heart that you are prepared for a rainy day and have long seen that the company needs transformation and upgrading."
I said, "Mr. Chen is a very talented man, but he's stubborn. I've had heart-to-heart talks with him about these issues. In particular, the government's call for a shift in focus southward, with the massive construction in Nanli Town, has been met with a lack of resolve, leading Mr. Chen to invest too heavily in real estate there."
Lao Xiao said: "Maybe it's the limitations of our generation that make us unwilling to accept new things, or we are slow to accept them."
I shook my head. "Not entirely. Mr. Deng has been shrinking the real estate sector since the year before last. Last time you went, at Master's house, he specifically asked about how to transform the business. He wanted us to offer suggestions."
Lao Xiao said: "Mr. Deng is indeed good, he is a talent."
I smiled and said, "Now, you can see it too."
Lao Xiao said: "Real estate has no blood-making function. Year after year, it is just using steel and concrete, repeating the same thing over and over again."
I said, "Yes, that's the point. Finance is like blood, and blood is limited. If all the money is invested in real estate, other sectors will definitely suffer from insufficient blood supply."
Lao Xiao said: "Your analogy is very appropriate."
I nodded and said, "I'm only willing to tell you this if it's just the two of us. Actually, Mr. Chen doesn't want to expand anymore. The real estate business won't collapse all of a sudden, and this process is relatively simple. Once you're familiar with it, you'll become dependent on it.
A mature company like Xuri is well versed in this business. Losses are unlikely. It's simply a matter of how much profit they make.
Lao Xiao asked: "What is your future goal?"
I said, "I don't have big goals and I'm short on funds. If I met a big entrepreneur with a passion for the cause, I'd suggest they develop Chinese patent medicine. Japanese Kampo medicine is so popular right now. Even Chinese tourists buy their medicine there. It's embarrassing."
Lao Xiao said: "Shanhong, you are a person with real ideas."
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