Chapter 1 Platform (I)
With a "ding" sound, the stainless steel sliding door opened to both sides at a uniform speed. Huo Chong followed the crowd and squeezed into the elevator from the entrance of the underground parking lot.
For high-rise office buildings, the morning working hours are like a war. In the elevator that was like a can of sardines, Huo Chong crossed his hands in front of him and carried his briefcase. It was not until everyone else was about to get off that the elevator took Huo Chong to the company floor.
This is the second-to-last floor of the building. The entire first floor is rented out, and the customer service and liaison department responsible for answering the phone occupies more than 2,000 square meters of space. Looking through the glass door, the workstations are tightly arranged like a honeycomb, and are empty.
A few employees who arrived early were preparing customer information, organizing computers and headsets, or simply making tea. They were starting their day's work according to the process provided by the company's courses.
Going up the stairs to a higher level, the space here is divided into several large offices and several small offices. The customer data department, customer information department, customer operation department, finance department and other departments are set up here.
Huo Chong is one of the project leaders who has an independent office here. After entering the familiar office, Huo Chong left his briefcase on the sofa, sat in the chair, turned on the computer and searched for files.
There were more and more footsteps outside, but Huo Chong did not stop working until the internal landline rang. The secretary's voice came from the phone, "Mr. Huo, the morning meeting is about to begin."
Huo Chong hummed, but continued to look at the documents and emails. After a while, the phone rang again, urging Huo Chong to go to the meeting. Huo Chong then went straight to the meeting room for the morning meeting. The meeting room was already full of core members. When the chairman saw Huo Chong come in last, he looked a little unhappy but did not get angry and continued to preside over the meeting.
The meeting was not long. After the meeting, Huo Chong followed the chairman out of the meeting room. The chairman felt that something was wrong. Because of the overnutrition caused by inviting people to dinner every day, his chubby face frowned slightly. "What's the matter?"
"Let's talk privately." Huo Chong answered in a calm tone as much as possible.
"I need to see someone else." The chairman replied unhappily.
Huo Chong lowered his voice and asked, "Is the platform's funding chain broken?"
The chairman's lips tightened instantly. He looked around and waved his hand towards the chairman's office. When the two entered the room, Huo Chong did not hesitate to ask directly, "How long has the funding chain been broken?"
"Your project has not been approved, and you say the capital chain is broken?" the chairman said angrily.
This round body and head can be a bit scary when it shows a fierce look, but Huo Chong is not afraid at all. "How long has it been broken?"
"Get out!" the chairman cursed directly.
"Hmph! Very good, I quit!" Huo Chong had already gotten the answer, so he turned around and left.
Back in the office, Huo Chong typed out his resignation letter. It's hard to write a job application letter these days, but it's easy to write a resignation letter. "I, Huo Chong, apply for resignation on X/X/X because I am unable to complete the work. I will no longer work on the same day."
The so-called "applying for resignation" is just a polite way of saying it. For private companies, as long as you don't care about the salary and other benefits after resignation, you can leave with just a word. In fact, it can be even simpler. You can throw a glass of water at your boss in public and then yell "You useless XX thing, get the hell out of here!" and you can immediately achieve a perfect resignation.
There is no need to write a resignation letter. If a boss who suffers such humiliation does not immediately shout "You are fired now (get out)", then there is no point in sticking around.
Of course, such a radical approach requires the worry that the boss will come and beat you up. However, Huo Chong has made a lot of money in the past few years, and he has no interest in spending and socializing. Having money is a good thing. Huo Chong finally fulfilled his dream of being a martial artist since he was a child. He spent a lot of money to hire a real fighting master to teach martial arts. After several years of hard, meticulous and scientific training, let alone the boss, even if there are blind people in the company who want to stand up for the boss, Huo Chong is confident that he can beat ten of them.
The printer hummed. Huo Chong did not want to save money for the company and printed ten copies in one go. During the printing process, Huo Chong sent a copy of the resignation letter to all the responsible persons through the internal office network.
Seeing the reminder of successful sending, Huo Chong did not turn off the computer. He stood up, took his briefcase and resignation letter and left.
I first handed in two copies to the HR department, then picked up a roll of tape from the HR head's desk. I went out and posted one copy on the door of the chairman's office and one on the company's big bulletin board. Then I gave two copies to the head of the finance department. I also gave two copies to the marketing department and the legal department.
After finishing all this, Huo Chong went straight to the elevator and saw that there were already many people in the hallway gathered in front of the notice board to read the resignation letters.
Huo Chong's heart was filled with evil fire, and he didn't greet everyone as usual. He walked straight through the corridor and stopped in front of the elevator. The screen showed that the elevators were all on the first floor. He turned around and saw many people still secretly looking at him. Huo Chong didn't want to stay here for a minute longer, so he went straight to the stairs and walked down the stairs.
I haven't walked up the stairs for a long time, and I just felt strange walking up and down. Coincidentally, my cell phone rang at this time, and the loud ringtone echoed in the staircase corridor. Seeing the word "Boss" displayed on the wristwatch, Huo Chong slid the watch panel and hung up the phone.
When they reached the underground parking lot , the chairman called again. Huo Chong got into the car before answering the phone.
"What are you going to do?" The chairman's voice was extremely stern.
"Resign."
"Who told you to resign! Come back here!" the chairman said angrily.
Huo Chong wanted to hang up the phone, but stopped just before his finger touched the screen. Putting the phone to his ear, Huo Chong continued to ask, "When did the funding chain break?"
On the other end of the phone, the chairman remained silent. Just when Huo Chong decided to hang up, the chairman suddenly laughed, "Haha, Huo, who told you that?"
"Ha! That's true!" Huo Chong also laughed.
"Huo, is this the right time for you to leave? How can you treat me like this?" The boss' tone was full of blame.
Huo Chong felt as if his conscience had been pricked by a needle. Indeed, it was not very righteous to just walk away at this time...
However, Huo Chong became angry in an instant, "What did we say before? If there is a problem with the company's capital chain, you should tell me immediately. Now that something has happened, how long have you been hiding it from me? Well! You said I am not righteous, but what about you? You are a liar! That's it, let's go!"
"Huo! Huo!" The chairman's anxious voice rang out over the phone. Huo Chong's finger moved to the screen again, but he still couldn't bear to hang up. He put the phone to his ear again, and heard the chairman no longer arrogant as before, and his voice returned to his usual friendly and gentle voice, "Huo, come back. I told you everything. You left at this time, are you trying to destroy me?"
Huo Chong snorted in his heart. Did the chairman finally realize that he couldn't deceive him?
Go back? Huo Chong was struggling in his heart, but after a moment he made up his mind, "I'm not going back. You even secretly embezzled the funds for my project, which shows how much money you are short of. It's useless for me to go back. You can take care of yourself."
"Ha!" The chairman laughed heartily. "Huo, do you really think you are so smart? You signed the document last time. You are already the major shareholder of the company and the legal representative. Do you think you can run away?"
"...Fuck you!" Huo Chong was furious. "You forged the documents?!"
The chairman's voice had completely returned to its usual friendly and persuasive tone. "The fingerprints are yours, the signature is yours. You say it's forged, so it's forged? Huo, come back quickly, we have to get through this together."
Huo Chongsi just wanted to go back and beat the chairman's fat face. But after a moment, he realized that beating the chairman was useless. So many platforms have collapsed, which one can be solved by beating people? At this time, there is only one person who can be relied on...
"Pull your ass off!" Huo Chong cursed in his hometown dialect with a Shandong accent into the phone, and then hung up.
The car started, and Huo Chong drove out of the underground parking lot. It was a bright spring day outside, but Huo Chong felt a burning pain from his lungs to his nasal cavity. He thought that he would feel better after driving for a while, but he didn't expect the pain to become more and more intense, and finally made Huo Chong heartbroken.
After parking the car on the side of the road, Huo Chong covered his face with his hands and leaned weakly on the seat. It's not easy to work in the platform industry. There are too many troubles. Huo Chong was very clear about this when he joined a few years ago , and tried every means to avoid being trapped in such a situation.
As Murphy's Law mentioned in the training class says, if there is a possibility that things will go as badly as possible, no matter how small the possibility is, the worst thing will definitely happen.
In the midst of the pain, Huo Chong's brain was unusually clear. Yes, this day had finally arrived. No matter how scared Huo Chong had been before, and how much effort he had put into avoiding it, this day had finally arrived.
The pain came quickly but went slowly. After thousands of desperate futures flashed through his mind, the pain finally dissipated a little. Huo Chong started the car and drove forward slowly. When he came across a parking lot, Huo Chong drove in.
There was only one person he could rely on now, but she was the one Huo Chong did not want to touch. After pondering for a long time, Huo Chong dialed the number, and soon, his mother's voice came from the receiver. Not knowing what to say, Huo Chong could only respond to his mother's concern. Soon, his mother paused, and after a period of silence, his mother's voice came from the receiver, "Is there something wrong with your platform?"
Huo Chong felt a pain in his heart again, and then he heard his mother sigh, "Huo Chong, go to the police station and turn yourself in."
"I didn't lie..." Huo Chong replied helplessly.
"If you are fine, the Public Security Bureau will release you. If you are in trouble, the Public Security Bureau will also consider that you have surrendered. Huo Chong, something bad will happen sooner or later. Don't you still rely on the country at this point? If not the country, who are you going to rely on?"
"I didn't lie..." Huo Chong described the facts, feeling completely hopeless.
"You didn't cheat, your company did. You are one of the scammers. Don't be afraid. Only the country can give you justice at this time. I've said before that as long as I have food to eat, you won't starve."
Huo Chong was about to say something else when his mother hung up the phone. Although his mother had always been against Huo Chong joining the platform and had always been calm and self-controlled, Huo Chong could still hear the deep pain in his mother's voice.
After hanging up the phone, Huo Chong had to focus on the situation in front of him. Huo Chong had thought about what to do if something went wrong, and the conclusion he came to was the same as what his mother said. At this time, even for self-protection, he had to rely on the country.
The purpose of the law is to punish crime, but at least it will protect the basic rights of criminals. If Huo Chong falls into the hands of crazy debt collectors, they will not treat Huo Chong like the judicial system.
Murphy's Law also states that as long as there is bad and worse in the world, if you don't adjust your response methods after encountering bad things, it will only go from bad to worse. To put it more bluntly, that is, "Hell has more than one layer."
At this point, Huo Chong could only figure out which level of hell he was facing. He picked up the phone and called his lawyer friend. After hearing Huo Chong's threats from the platform chairman, the lawyer friend immediately replied, "Where are you? I'll come to see you. This can't be considered fake."
Huo Chong sent an address to his lawyer friend via WeChat and waited in the parking lot. During this time, he hung up many calls, including from the chairman and the heads of the platform. After a while, the lawyer friend called, and when Huo Chong answered the call, he heard his friend say, "I'm at the entrance, get out of the car and pick me up."
Huo Chong got out of the car and walked towards the platform entrance. He soon saw his lawyer friend's car. He raised his hand helplessly to greet him, and then he heard the sound of a car accelerating behind him. Turning his head, he saw a Land Rover speeding up from behind. Because his attention was focused on his friend just now, the Land Rover was already in front of him. Huo Chong tried desperately to jump up and try to jump himself above the high front hood of the Land Rover. Without even trying, Huo Chong felt a sharp pain all over his body with the violent collision. His eyes went black and he fainted.
After an unknown amount of time, Huo Chong finally woke up. The pain in his body made Huo Chong grit his teeth and reach out to touch his ribs. The severe pain made Huo Chong groan. Although the wound was painful, Huo Chong still judged that the bones were not broken. Now Huo Chong seemed to hear the roar of the Land Rover engine and the loud noise when he crashed into the Land Rover.
How could he survive such an impact? This was really lucky.
"Little brother, are you awake?" A voice with a Shandong accent came from the door. This familiar accent warmed Huo Chong's heart. He had lived in the south of the Yangtze River for many years and had not heard such an authentic accent for a long time. It was almost impossible to hear such an authentic accent in Shandong cities.
...wait. Huo Chong suddenly felt puzzled. He had been in a city south of the Yangtze River. How could someone in the hospital speak with such a simple country accent? Rubbing his dizzy eyes, Huo Chong looked up. He saw that he was in a super retro room. Such retro room materials were really rare.
A man walked in the door. He was not fat and was over 175cm tall. He was wearing a super retro outfit that made Huo Chong dumbfounded. But the most eye-catching thing was not the outfit. The man's forehead and head were shiny, and there was a thin braid behind his head.
What's going on? Huo Chong was completely confused.
