Chapter 164: The Thought of Leaving
Reluctantly, I got off the sofa and walked to the bedroom door, and said to Fan Yunting inside: "What's wrong with you?" Then I suddenly heard a familiar, seductive moan coming from inside. My face turned red, and I immediately understood why Fan Yunting asked me to come in.
Fan Yunting inside called out again, "Tang Qian... please come in quickly, I... beg you!"
I didn't dare to answer. This Fan Yunting was so bold that she actually did this in my bedroom... I returned to the sofa with a red face and covered my head with the quilt. Out of sight , out of mind; out of hearing, out of mind!
I hid under the covers and couldn't hear anything, and tried not to think about what was going on in the bedroom. I just thought: I have to stay calm, I can't make any mistakes...
I don’t know how much time passed, but I finally fell asleep in a daze.
In the early morning, I suddenly woke up from my dream. I opened my eyes and found that my bedroom door was open. I got off the sofa and looked over, but Fan Yunting was gone.
After that, when I saw Ms. Fan in the company, her attitude towards me changed from being intimate to being polite. She no longer had much contact with me except for work matters. I knew she was angry with me, but I couldn't do anything about it.
Qian Xiaolei's attitude towards me was also very distant. She never said a word to me unless it was necessary. The company's employees were very sensitive. They felt that the general manager and the financial director seemed to ignore me and thought that I had fallen out of favor and had no authority in the company. So more or less, some rumors spread, and no one respected me as much as before.
At first I endured it because rumors are just rumors after all. I am still the vice president of the company. Mr. Fan and Qian Xiaolei ignored me for their own reasons. I didn’t think it would affect my position in the company.
But as time went on, I found this indifference unbearable, and it got to the point where even the employees in the department I was not in charge of would not listen to my instructions. I couldn't even get them to help me move some things.
These people are so realistic! I am not a gossip, nor am I a fool. I will not argue with them, nor will I complain to Mr. Fan. But I am disheartened and have begun to think about leaving.
Shortly after the Spring Festival, I asked Zhao Yanjin out and discussed with him that we should both start our own business. With the previous experience, I would never work with a woman again. Zhao Yanjin also had the same idea, and we hit it off. However, the two of us had limited funds and could not run a large company with production like Ye Jianxiang. But I didn't know anything except researching beverages, so it was a headache for us to figure out what we should do.
Of course, if I wanted, I could also borrow money from my father-in-law. I could even directly enter the senior management of Watson Group. But I have a bad temper, and I don't want to get any advantage from old man Hua.
Zhao Yanjin and I calculated it. He had about 200,000 yuan in savings (we were both salesmen, so I really didn't know where he made his money), and I had 400,000 yuan in savings, and I could also sell my old house and car. So the two of us together would have a little over 1 million yuan, which was not much, but enough to start a small company.
The only problem now is, what should we run after our company is established? Zhao Yanjin is smarter than me and has a solution. I let him worry about it, and I just pay for it.
In the first half of 2003, a sudden plague swept across Asia. China became the hardest hit area for the disease called atypical pneumonia, and the city where I live was not immune. According to incomplete statistics, there were 17 suspected cases in the city, 5 confirmed cases, and one person died not long ago. For a while, everyone in the city was in danger. The streets and alleys were empty, and no one dared to go out casually. If you have no choice, you have to wear a thick mask when you go out, for fear of accidentally inhaling the virus. Many enterprises and institutions have stopped work and production. After all, human life is the most important. The whole city is in a semi-closed state, and vehicles and personnel entering and leaving must be strictly checked. If something is wrong, they will be isolated immediately.
The things Zhao Yanjin and I were planning were delayed because of the epidemic. Of course, I was not in a hurry, and I was not to the point where I really couldn't stay in the company.
But not long after, when the plague was at its most rampant, President Fan convened an emergency meeting and announced that the entire company would be closed from that day on, and all factories would be shut down and production would be stopped until the disaster was over. Because my father was not feeling well that day, I did not go to work but went to take care of him, so I did not know about this decision. The strangest thing was that no one notified me, so when I went to work the next morning, I found that such a large company was empty.
I was shocked and called my secretary Zhang Lanlan to ask her what happened. Zhang Lanlan was also surprised and asked, "Didn't the office inform you? I thought you were informed, so I didn't call you."
I immediately called the office director and asked him why he didn't inform me of such a big thing. The office director said he didn't know the details, and the notice was sent by his employees, so maybe he accidentally forgot about you!
I put down the phone, feeling cold in my heart. How could they forget about me, the vice president of a company? This is outrageous! I understood that my position in the company had actually reached the point where people ignored me!
I was so angry that I was shaking all over. I was even more determined to leave. I picked up the phone again and called Fan Yunting.
"Hello?" Fan Yunting's voice came from the phone, as if she was still asleep.
I took a deep breath, suppressed my anger, and tried to speak in a calm tone: "Mr. Fan, I'm sorry to bother you. There is something I need to tell you first. I have decided to resign. When the company resumes work, I will formally submit my resignation report to you."
Fan Yunting suddenly came to her senses on the phone and asked, "What? You want to resign? Tang Qian, are you kidding me?"
I said seriously, "I'm not kidding! I'm serious. The company is now on the right track, and the R&D department is full of talented people. I don't need to worry about it anymore. I decided to leave the company and do it on my own. Mr. Fan, we have been together for more than a year and have gone through a lot of ups and downs. I feel very happy and fulfilled. But all good things must come to an end. Everyone has their own aspirations. Sooner or later, we will have to separate. Now I think it's time to say goodbye, so I called you and hope you will support me!"
"I don't agree! I don't support it! Tang Qian, stop it. You think you're ready to fly away now that your wings are strong enough? You want to abandon us and ignore us? I'm telling you, it's impossible!"
I was stunned for a moment. I didn't expect Fan Yunting to have such an attitude, so I said, "I'm just saying hello to you. In fact, you have no right to disagree. Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Let's talk in detail after work!"
"Tang Qian, wait a moment..." I didn't listen any further and hung up the phone.
A few seconds later, the office phone rang. I was too lazy to answer it and turned to leave the company. As soon as I went downstairs and got into the car, my cell phone rang. I took it out and saw that it was Fan Yunting calling. I was afraid that I would not be able to help but quarrel with her after answering the phone. So I ignored it and drove away.
But the ringing continued endlessly, and I became annoyed, so I pressed the power button and turned off the phone.
I got home and had nothing to do, so I watched TV for a while. All the major TV stations were broadcasting reports about SARS, but after a while I felt it was boring, so I turned off the TV and prepared to take a rest.
Just then , the doorbell of my house rang. I walked over and opened the door, and saw Fan Yunting standing at the door angrily. When she saw me open the door, she asked, "Tang Qian, what do you mean? Why didn't you answer my call?"
I was a little surprised, so I had to ask, "It's so dangerous outside now, why did you come here?"
Fan Yunting said angrily, "How could I not come here? You deliberately turned off your phone and didn't answer my call. Are you trying to drive me crazy?"
I sighed and said, "Come in, let's talk it over, don't get excited!"
Fan Yunting walked in, threw her bag on the sofa, put her hands on her hips and glared at me, "It's okay for me not to be excited, but just tell me clearly why you want to resign all of a sudden?"
I closed the door, then went to pour her a cup of water, and handed it to her while saying , "Let's sit down and talk." Fan Yunting took the cup and sat down on the sofa angrily, saying, "Give me an explanation for what you don't understand today, don't think I'll let you go, just say it!"
I sat down opposite her, thought for a while, and then said, "Mr. Fan, I've roughly explained the situation on the phone. A friend and I are planning to set up a new company, so I can't stay in the company anymore. I want to try to do it myself."
Fan Yunting put the cup heavily on the coffee table and shouted , "What a joke! Isn't Ye Jianxiang your own company? Aren't you working in Ye Jianxiang for yourself?"
I said, "Although I have always regarded Yejianxiang as my own company and I have worked wholeheartedly for the company, in fact, I am still working for you. I did not invest a penny when the company was founded, so I am not qualified to be the owner of the company!"
"But you have the skills! Didn't I tell you that if you invest your skills in the company, you can own 30% of the shares?" Fan Yunting was anxious.
I looked at her and said slowly, "Now the company doesn't need my skills anymore. Haven't you noticed that I basically don't lead the R&D work anymore? The experts in the R&D department are all better than me, and it seems that they can still get by without me. And even if I made money for the company with my skills in the past, the company has given me a lot in return, so that I have a house, a car and savings. I am very satisfied and don't expect the 30% of the shares. So, the company doesn't owe me anything, and I am not the owner of the company. In the final analysis, the company is still yours, it is your hard work."
Fan Yunting got angry and said in a disrespectful manner, "Bullshit! What do you mean satisfied? If you are satisfied, will you still want to leave? Do you feel that the company has treated you unfairly? If you are dissatisfied, you can raise it! How about this, I will let you own 51% of the shares and let you be the general manager. Is that okay? Will you still want to leave?"
