Chapter 310: Face to face
Su Yunjin's repeated steps of retreating to advance made Lu Yiming's scalp numb. In the end, he could only say with a smile: "Don't worry, Aunt Su, I will focus on my studies. I have to focus on both study and life, and I can handle both."
"That's good. I'll leave everything else up to you."
Su Yunjin knew that Lu Yiming was going to take the college entrance examination, but all the strategies of Shijinji were set by Lu Yiming, and Lu Yiming was the only one who understood the process best as for this bounty painter. Not to mention that now that Shijinji had sold its candy business, there were department mergers and reorganizations, financial handovers, and other matters, which were enough to keep Su Yunjin and Su Yunwei busy.
On the other hand, after Su Yunjin cut off Shi Jinji's candy business, the whole company is in a panic, and many people are worried about their future.
After all, Shijinji has been in the candy business for so many years and it has finally made a name for itself and become famous. But now it has a new boss and suddenly decided not to do the original main business. Naturally, everyone is worried, fearing that the company will go bankrupt and everyone will lose their jobs.
During the lunch break, Lu Qinghe ran to Lei Peilin's office to drink tea.
The two met, and Lu Qinghe saw that no one was around, so he got straight to the point and said to Lei Peilin: "Old Lei, the company's business lines are being reorganized, departments are being merged, and personnel changes are very drastic. I always feel a little nervous. Do you have any ideas?"
Compared to Lu Qinghe's impatience, Lei Peilin was not in a hurry. He took out an aluminum box of tea leaves from the partition under the tea table leisurely, and calmly filled it with water to boil tea. Without even looking up, he asked Lu Qinghe, "What should I think?"
Lu Qinghe, who was impatient himself, said bluntly, "What I mean is, Shijinji was doing well before, but so many things happened in the past month. The new CEO Su sold off the main business, which was just a mess. You said we have been making candies for so many years, and now I heard that they seem to be making puffed foods. Aren't you afraid that these people will ruin the company? I heard that many employees in the company are already paying attention to recruitment information from other companies."
Lei Peilin smiled, but didn't take it seriously: "You said that. I have had this thought before. After all, the most important thing for a company is stability. Even if it wants to expand new business or even transform, there is absolutely no reason to directly cut off all the original business."
Lei Peilin paused for a moment, his eyes calmed, and he sighed, "But don't I still have shares in Shijinji? I can't get away. Besides, although the company has been making a lot of noise recently, there is no evidence that it is going downhill. I have been here since the company was founded, so let's wait and see how it goes."
Lu Qinghe obviously disagreed with Lei Peilin's words: "If President Shi was still here, I would definitely not leave, but President Su is a woman who has been a housewife for so many years. Can she manage the company well? Do you believe it? Anyway, I don't believe it."
Then, he said with a look of regret: "It's a pity that Shijinji is not listed, otherwise it would be a wise choice to cash out the stocks you have at a high price."
Lei Peilin frowned slightly, raised his head and glanced at Lu Qinghe: "What? Are you determined to leave?"
Lu Qinghe chuckled, then lowered his voice and whispered in his ear: "I have already reached an agreement with Ferrero's representative Chu. As long as we switch jobs, we can immediately be entrusted with important tasks."
"Are you planning to invite me to come with you?" Lei Peilin felt a little surprised.
I have been arranged in this way for no reason. They poached people from me, the general manager. What does Ferrero want to do?
Lu Qinghe was full of energy and said, "Yes, together. Lao Lei, you have to think it through. Ferrero is a foreign-funded enterprise. You know the salary and benefits. We are working for others anyway. We will follow whoever pays more. Do you still want to be a loyal minister and a filial son?"
Lei Peilin was silent.
For foreign companies from Europe and the United States, the salary and benefits are naturally what countless workers compete for.
In fact, Lu Qinghe did contact Chu Tianyu privately.
Now Shijinji has sold its candy business to Ferrero. As a former employee of Shijinji, Lu Qinghe is definitely much more familiar with the business than Ferrero's people. Especially for Lu Qinghe who is in charge of purchasing, the list of suppliers in his hands alone is of great significance.
Ferrero is naturally willing to use these elderly people. After all, they can get started directly, which can save a lot of time and training costs.
So after contacting Lu Qinghe, he expressed a strong intention to recruit people, and even entrusted Lu Qinghe to poach people from Shijinji.
Of course, in addition to this, Chu Tianyu also had selfish motives. Although he was highly educated, he was narrow-minded. Lu Yiming had embarrassed him in front of Su Yunjin, and he couldn't sleep at night if he didn't take revenge.
So coming to poach Shi Jin Ji's customers at this time also has the intention of disgusting Shi Jin Ji.
However, both Lu Qinghe and Lei Peilin obviously knew nothing about these things.
"What are you still thinking about? Ferrero has just entered the mainland market, and Representative Chu is in urgent need of staff. We can immediately become the backbone if we go there. I tell you, if you miss this opportunity, you will lose this store, and you will regret it for the rest of your life."
Lei Peilin hesitated for a while, but finally shook his head and made a decision.
He looked somewhat relieved, and smiled calmly at Lu Qinghe, "Shijinji is the first company I joined, and the first company I own shares in. Everything I have now was given to me by Shijinji. Although things are changing drastically right now and the future is uncertain, I think at this critical moment, it's time for us old comrades to shine. If Shijinji really fails, let me stay with it until the end, so that we can have a beginning and an end. Also, didn't I just say that it's still unclear whether it's good or bad, so who says Shijinji will definitely go downhill?"
Looking at everything familiar in the office, Lei Peilin remembered that after he graduated, he stepped into Baiyun City with dreams and expectations, and then joined Shijinji. He worked his way up from an ordinary employee to the position of general manager. He also changed from an ambitious young man full of longing for the future to a middle-aged greasy uncle with a family and experience.
This place carries too many stories and memories of his, so he wants to watch it to the end to see how far this company he once worked so hard for can go in the end.
Seeing Lei Peilin's firm attitude, Lu Qinghe couldn't help but feel regretful.
Damn it, looking at this situation, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get the huge bonus that Chu Tianyu promised.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Lei Peilin sat up straight and cleared his throat: "Come in."
The glass door was pushed open a crack, and a young female employee poked her head in, saying respectfully, "Boss Lei...Boss Lu is here too, so I'll just notify him. I just received a call from Boss Lu, saying that he wants to convene a meeting of the company's senior executives at 2pm in the multimedia conference room, so remember to attend."
Lei Peilin nodded slightly: "I understand."
The young female employee quickly said, "Then I won't bother you two for now. Goodbye."
The door closed again, and Lu Qinghe frowned and said, "What does Lu Yiming mean by calling everyone to a meeting?"
Lei Peilin, who had already made his choice, looked relaxed at the moment: "It's either a personnel change or an announcement of the company's new business. I'm expecting the latter. I want to see what new tricks this guy can come up with with Shijinji. Who knows, whether Shijinji lives or dies depends on this wave."
Lu Qinghe's face was full of disdain: "I heard that this Lu is still a high school student? Is he an adult? I'm afraid he's just a liar. What else does he have except a few dirty dollars in his hand?"
Obviously, Lu Qinghe was very unhappy with Lu Yiming, the rumored rich second generation: "You guys are still messing around with him. And the one who came back from abroad who is said to be President Su's biological sister is even more outrageous than Lu Yiming. If I remember correctly, it was her idea to sell the candy business, right? Before, she even wanted to sell the entire Shijinji directly. In the end, she didn't succeed because of Lu Yiming's obstruction. These two people are really fucking magical. I think the company will be ruined by these two peerless duos sooner or later."
Lei Peilin did say a few fair words: "You don't have to say it so harshly. You can't think that others have no ability just because they are young. Besides, in this world, being rich is also a skill. I am looking forward to seeing where these two people will take Shi Jin Ji. Come, have some tea, and we'll see what happens this afternoon."
Lu Qinghe, however, had a disapproving expression on his face, and he no longer had the slightest attachment to Shi Jin Ji: "What is there to look forward to?"
He had already made up his mind to go to Ferrero. After all, Ferrero offered a higher salary than Shijinji and had better benefits.
The key point is that you only work eight hours a day and have two days off a week!
Is there any reason not to change jobs?
Lu Qinghe does not have any shares in Shijinji now. He is just an employee. Of course, he will work for whoever pays the highest salary.
emotion?
Which worker has any feelings for the capitalists?
Isn't that sick?
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the notified employees went to the multimedia conference room for a meeting.
Lu Qinghe looked relaxed, he was just there to watch the fun.
Lei Peilin, on the other hand, was somewhat expectant, wondering in which direction Lu Yiming would take Shijinji.
Everyone sat down in the conference room. Lei Peilin found that many people had nervous and anxious expressions on their faces. It was obvious that everyone felt confused and anxious about Shijinji and their own future.
In the nearly 20 years since Shijinji was founded, the changes that have occurred have not been as numerous as in this month.
As the saying goes, when something is out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong.
Many people present, even if they didn't know the inside story, had heard all kinds of rumors and had no idea of the ins and outs of the matter. But precisely because they didn't know, they panicked.
"Boss Lei is here."
"Boss Lu."
"Old Wang."
People who entered the meeting room greeted each other.
"Why did Mr. Lu ask us to come to the meeting?"
"Shi Jin Ji is a candy company. Now that the candy business has been sold, Shi Jin Ji is just an empty shell. Are they going to announce its dissolution?"
"From what you said, didn't the Su family and that Mr. Lu invest money? And it's not a small amount. In addition, they also made a lot of money from selling the business. I guess there is some big move."
"I heard Ferrero is hiring aggressively right now."
Everyone was talking and chatting about everything under the sun.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside and everyone shut up.
Lu Yiming walked in with steady steps.
"Mr. Lu."
"Mr. Lu."
Lu Yiming nodded to the person who greeted him, and then got straight to the point: "In today's meeting, I plan to explain to everyone the future development direction of Shijinji. As everyone knows, Shijinji has sold its candy business and is now in a state of being jobless. The reason for this situation is that Shijinji is undergoing a business transformation."
At this moment, Lu Qinghe suddenly said, "What do you mean by being jobless? Such an amateur operation is simply accelerating the closure of Shijinji. Can you transform the business just by saying so? This is too unrealistic. Do you think you are a god?"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the conference room. Lu Yiming couldn't help but look at Lu Qinghe who was speaking, and others also cast their eyes on Lu Qinghe.
Lei Peilin, who was sitting next to Lu Qinghe, tugged at his sleeve and asked him in a low voice: "Are you crazy? Do you know what you are doing? You are arguing with the boss! Even if you don't want to work in the company anymore, there is no need to argue with Mr. Lu, right?"
Generally speaking, even if employees have many dissatisfactions with their boss, they would not openly oppose the boss in front of everyone, not to mention that Lu Qinghe's failure to give Lu Yiming face was simply offending him to death.
However, Lu Qinghe was actually very sober. The reason why he said these words was to undermine Lu Yiming's prestige and take the opportunity to poach people. He wanted to take the remaining employees of Shijinji and jump to Ferrero.
What Lei Peilin didn't know was that Chu Tianyu had actually secretly made a promise to Lu Qinghe, asking him to deliberately cause trouble in Shijinji in order to cause trouble for Lu Yiming and Su Yunjin.
People die for money and birds die for food. In order to make money and to please the new boss, Lu Qinghe naturally did not take Lu Yiming seriously.
Lu Yiming narrowed his eyes slightly, but his face remained calm and without any anger: "What? Manager Lu, do you have any objection to what I said?"
Lu Yiming's youth made Lu Qinghe look down on him even more. He raised his chin and said in a defiant manner, "You don't have to threaten me. The broken ship of Shijinji is about to sink, and I don't want to stay and be buried with you."
Then, he shouted to everyone: "To be honest, I have received an offer from Ferrero, and I am here to ask you, who is willing to go to Ferrero with me? The salary there is higher, the benefits are better, and the most important thing is that we are actually doing the same job as Shijinji Candy, and we can get higher salary and benefits for the same job."
Although Lu Qinghe's speech brought spiritual shock to everyone, many people were really moved after listening to Lu Qinghe's words.
After all, Ferrero is a well-known candy brand in Europe, and local brands like Shijinji cannot compare to it.
What's more, the salaries in foreign companies are high. Since you're selling your body anyway, it doesn't matter who you work for, right?
