Thinking of this, Chen Yan looked at Director Wang of the Investment Department and called out, "Boss Wang?"
Because of the authority-building action he took at noon today, Chen Yan's prestige in the company is now catching up with Zhang Yonghao.
In fact, in terms of "power", he is even better than Zhang Yonghao.
So, as soon as he spoke, the whole table suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes turned to Chen Yan, wanting to see what Chen Yan was going to do.
Director Wang of the Investment Department came back to his senses when he heard Chen Yan's words.
He looked at Chen Yan, forced a smile on his face, and asked, "Mr. Chen, are you looking for me?"
"Don't call me Mr. Wang anymore. Just call me Old Wang."
Hearing Director Wang's words, Chen Yan smiled and said, "Forget about Lao Wang. I don't dare to call him that..."
What Chen Yan meant was that he didn't want Director Wang to "take advantage".
After all, the name "Lao Wang" has a different meaning.
But Director Wang, who was relatively old and didn't understand this kind of "joke", thought that Chen Yan didn't dare to be arrogant to him, so he didn't dare to call him "Old Wang".
At first he was confused as to why Chen Yan was so "respectful" to him.
Didn’t Chen Yan always dislike me and even want to kick me out of the company?
He pondered and pondered.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through my mind:
Could it be that...
Is Chen Yan trying to win me over?
As soon as this idea came into being, Director Wang felt it made sense.
He guessed that although Chen Yan had established his authority in the company today, he was the most popular person for a while.
But don't forget that Chen Yan only holds more than 40% of the shares, which is still a certain gap compared with the total shareholding of their management.
The reason why Chen Yan was so "powerful" today was actually just because he caught everyone off guard.
After a few days, when everyone gradually accepts this matter, Chen Yan's situation in the company will not be much better.
So... Chen Yan would think of winning over the company's senior executives now.
As for why he wanted to win me over, Director Wang thought it was understandable: that was... a huge sum of money to buy a horse's bones. Chen Yan wanted to show his generosity of letting bygones be bygones.
Chen Yan would even let go of someone like me who had conflicts with him, so of course he would not care about other people.
The more Director Wang thought about it, the more he felt that what he was thinking made sense.
So, for a moment, he spoke in a tough tone.
He straightened his spine slightly, then looked at Chen Yan, smiled like an elder, and said, "Okay, Mr. Chen, you can call me whatever you want."
"Mr. Chen called me, is there something wrong?"
Chen Yan had his [inner earphones] on the whole time, so he could clearly hear Director Wang's inner thoughts.
And heard what Director Wang had in his heart.
He was a little confused for a moment.
On the one hand, he was surprised at Director Wang's ability to make up his mind. But on the other hand, he felt that... Director Wang's logic seemed... to be fine.
Moreover, Chen Yan really needed to give him some fantasies.
Otherwise, how could he fall into hell while waiting for Zhang Yonghao to talk to him about his dismissal?
Thinking of this, Chen Yan followed Director Wang's idea and continued acting.
He looked at Director Wang with a smile, and then said, "Director Wang, I seem to remember that last time, because of the company's shares, Mr. He and you seemed to have some conflicts?"
"Is that true?"
When Director Wang heard Chen Yan's question, his smile froze on his face, and he couldn't help but look at Zhang Yonghao.
After all, although he was the one who did the last incident, he was just following Zhang Yonghao's orders.
But Zhang Yonghao slightly avoided his gaze.
Obviously, he had already reached an insider agreement with Chen Yan, and he was a little afraid to face the gaze of his old subordinate.
Director Wang withdrew his gaze with a little disappointment and sighed slightly in his heart.
In fact, having worked with Zhang Yonghao for many years, he has always known Zhang Yonghao's shortcoming: he is weak-willed and fawning on his superiors.
When facing people below him or people who are equal to him, he always appears to be calm and indifferent.
Moreover, it shows that he doesn't care about power or making money. He only likes the process of pursuing excitement and adventure.
But, in fact, those who really know him will find that he actually has two faces.
He does look so nonchalant when facing his subordinates and equals.
But when faced with someone who can take charge of his career and someone who is far more powerful than him, he can't help but want to obey.
This was how we faced the Zhao family before.
Now, it is the same when facing Chen Yan who has a weak spot on him.
Director Wang couldn't help but be disappointed.
However, Director Wang has been working in the workplace for many years and has his own set of principles for doing things.
He also knew that what he did at that time had greatly offended He Mengxue.
If Chen Yan really intended to vent his anger on He Mengxue, then no matter what he said, Chen Yan would not let him go.
Moreover, in his heart, he still believed in his own judgment.
He felt that Chen Yan did not want to blame him when he came to talk to him about this matter.
So, he simply stopped pretending and looked at Chen Yan, smiling and said, "Yes. At the beginning, Mr. He and I almost had a fight because of our big disagreement."
Chen Yan nodded slowly, then said, "I heard that not only did you almost fight, but you also kept insulting her and belittling her. Is that right?"
Hearing Chen Yan's words, Director Wang, a seasoned man, smiled nonchalantly, "It's just a business negotiation. As long as the goal can be achieved, sometimes, it's inevitable to use other means."
"Actually, I mean no harm."
Chen Yan smiled and shook his head, "You can't say that."
"We are a serious company and a company that wants to grow to the top. We still need to have self-discipline and ethics."
Director Wang's face turned red and white as he listened to Chen Yan's criticisms one after another.
I feel like I have lost all my face.
After all, the person in front of him is a young man who is about the same age as his own child.
As a result, he can now sit in the main seat and criticize him unscrupulously.
How can he save his old face like this?
Moreover, he began to doubt his previous judgment: Did Chen Yan not want to win him over?
Is this all just my imagination?
This shouldn’t be the case…
Director Wang felt that his logic was correct.
If he were in Chen Yan's current position, at a time when he has the upper hand, he would definitely win over the executives present and strengthen his voice in the company.
After all, Chen Yan has already revealed his evil ambitions. Zhang Yonghao will definitely cut off Chen Yan's path to obtaining new equity in the future.
Moreover, they will find ways to further dilute Chen Yan's equity.
So, if Chen Yan wants to control the company and wants to compete with Zhang Yongfeng, the most convenient condition is to win over the executives present.
Each of the executives present holds about 3% of the shares. If Chen Yan can win over four of them, the shares in his hands will exceed 50%, and he will officially control the company.
At this time, what Chen Yan needs to do is to unite all the forces that can be united.
There is no reason to suppress yourself!
After all, there is no way for him to have any other channels to acquire company shares!
Thinking of this, Director Wang himself was a little confused about Chen Yan's thoughts.
Just as he was thinking this, Chen Yan spoke again.
Chen Yan looked at Director Wang, changed the subject, and said with a smile, "Director Wang, don't take what I said too seriously."
"After all, I am the company's supervisor and need to supervise things that will affect the company's development."
"Besides, this matter is all over, isn't it?"
After hearing Chen Yan's words, Director Wang immediately felt that this was what he imagined Chen Yan should say.
So, he nodded quickly, "Yes. Yes. It's in the past."
Chen Yan smiled and said, "In that case, Director Wang, why don't you give Mr. He a glass of wine to express your apology."
"After all, you were the one who did something wrong."
Hearing Chen Yan's words, Director Wang couldn't help but look at Chen Yan suspiciously.
He suspected that Chen Yan was trying to trick him into apologizing, but he had no evidence.
Seeing him like this, Chen Yan added, "Don't worry, Director Wang. This matter is just a glass of wine."
"After drinking it, let's move on."
"Don't take it to heart."
Director Wang's eyes lit up when he heard Chen Yan's words, and he looked at the people present.
Everyone present here is the company's senior executives.
If Chen Yan wants to participate in the company, he must get their support.
With their witnesses , Chen Yan had no way of regretting.
After all, if he could go back on his word to himself, he could go back on his word to others.
After thinking about it, Director Wang felt that Chen Yan should be serious.
Combined with everything he had imagined before, he immediately connected the dots.
After all, He Mengxue is Chen Yan's favorite. If she was wronged by him, Chen Yan would definitely help her get back at her.
But, he wanted to win himself over.
Therefore, he adopted the strategy of stepping on herself and then letting her go. This not only made He Mengxue vent her anger, but also gave her the opportunity to win her over and leave a good impression of being magnanimous.
The more he thought about it, the more it seemed to be the case.
Therefore, he couldn't help but feel heroic in his heart.
I feel that I am indeed an indispensable part of the company. In this case, it is really un-senior-like to argue with two juniors!
So he stood up, picked up the wine on the table and poured himself a full glass.
The wine on the table was white wine, the cup was not big, only three liang. But it was still hot after one gulp.
Director Wang was so happy now that he didn't care.
He picked up the wine glass and said to He Mengxue in a tone as if he was talking to a junior, "Xiao He. Before, we belonged to different companies. During the business negotiations, I had to use some tricks."
"Don't worry about it."
"Uncle, I'm here to apologize to you. It's all in the wine."
As he said this, he drank the wine in the glass.
Chen Yan was the first to applaud, "Good!"
The other people at the table followed suit and applauded.
After drinking a glass of wine, Director Wang's face turned a little red.
He looked at He Mengxue, but He Mengxue just looked at him coldly without even picking up the wine glass.
He felt a little embarrassed, so he couldn't help but look at Chen Yan.
Chen Yan didn't mention it at all, but gave a thumbs up, "Director Wang is so generous."
"That's the way it is."
"From now on, if anyone brings up this matter again, you don't need to say anything. I will trouble him myself."
After saying that, he ignored Director Wang’s reaction and looked at the other executives at the table and started chatting with them one by one.
Director Wang, who was suddenly ignored, felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
However, seeing that the conversation at the table was getting heated again, he didn't say anything and just sat down sullenly.
After sitting down, he looked at Chen Yan who was chatting with others and shook his head slightly.
He felt that this young man, Chen Yan, was always rash in his actions.
Too impatient.
Actually everyone asked this question, trying to win people over.
If he were Chen Yan, he would definitely focus on one person, deal with that person first, and then slowly win over the others.
Just like that, the meal was over quickly.
At the end of the dinner, Chen Yan chatted with Director Wang for a few more words, and then praised Zhang Yonghao for being his "right-hand man", which made Director Wang smile.
It was not until the dinner was over and on the way back in the car that He Mengxue said to Chen Yan a little unhappily, "Chen Yan, why did you let that annoying person go?"
She looked at Chen Yan, her eyes slightly red as she said, "You don't know how much he said, how he took advantage of his age and made personal attacks."
"I have never suffered as much injustice in my life as I did that day."
Chen Yan just smiled and patted the back of her hand, saying, "Be patient."
"Let's take our time and watch the show."
He Mengxue looked at Chen Yan with a question mark.
Chen Yan, however, showed a mysterious smile.
While the two were chatting, Chen Yan's cell phone rang.
Chen Yan picked it up and saw that it was a call from Zhang Yonghao.
Chen Yan smiled and said to He Mengxue, "Look, here they come."
He Mengxue looked at Chen Yan in confusion and picked up the phone.
Then she heard Chen Yan say, "Mr. Zhang? Oh. Let's forget about Mr. Wang's matter."
"It's okay. I said at the dinner party tonight that this matter is over, so it's over."
"Yes. Yes. Go ahead."
"I'm a man of my word. I'll leave it at that."
"Yeah. Sure."
"goodbye."
Seeing Chen Yan hung up the phone, He Mengxue became even more confused. She looked at Chen Yan, obviously waiting for an explanation from Chen Yan.
Chen Yan just smiled and shook his head, telling He Mengxue to wait and see the results the next day.
He Mengxue really had no idea what Chen Yanhulu was selling.
Why, Chen Yan kept telling everyone to let Mr. Zhang go, including Zhang Yonghao, but he was still convinced that he would avenge himself?
So, with doubts in her mind, He Mengxue returned to her hotel room to rest.
No words were spoken that night.
The next day, Chen Yan, He Mengxue, Qin Ming, and the deputy financial director assigned to Toutiao went to Toutiao again to discuss follow-up matters.
As a result, as soon as they arrived at Toutiao, they found that the company was a little panicked. It seemed that something had happened.
Qin Ming and He Mengxue were a little curious.
But Chen Yan pretended not to see it and went straight to the meeting room under the guidance of the lady at the front desk.
On the way, He Mengxue still couldn't suppress her curiosity.
She couldn't help but ask the receptionist who was leading the way, "Hello. Did anything happen in our company today?"
The lady at the front desk seemed a little afraid of He Mengxue and Chen Yan.
She forced a smile and said, "Actually, it's nothing. Director Wang just resigned this morning."
"Resigned?" He Mengxue looked at the receptionist in shock.
After getting a positive answer, she couldn't help but look at Chen Yan, her eyes full of surprise.
Obviously, he didn't understand how Chen Yan did all this.
However, Qin Ming, who witnessed the entire events of the past two days, had a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Come to the meeting room.
Zhang Yonghao hasn't arrived yet.
The three of them sat there and rested.
After the receptionist left, He Mengxue couldn't hold back her curiosity. She pulled Chen Yan aside and asked, "Chen Yan, just tell me. How did you do it?"
Chen Yan smiled and did not explain himself. Instead, he looked at Qin Ming and asked, "Qin Ming, have you guessed it?"
Qin Ming nodded hesitantly.
Obviously he had a guess in his mind, but he was not sure.
He Mengxue became even more anxious when she saw the two of them playing charades.
If there was no baseball bat on the table, she would probably chase Qin Ming again and demand answers!
Seeing that his cousin was on the verge of exploding, Qin Ming quickly explained, "I don't know if my guess is right. But I think Brother Chen must have taken advantage of Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wang's personalities, as well as the information gap."
Chen Yan nodded encouragingly, "Go on."
He Mengxue couldn't help but look at Qin Ming.
With Chen Yan's encouragement, Qin Ming felt much more relieved.
He said, "I remember that Brother Chen and Zhang Yonghao had discussed the condition that 'he would not use his veto power easily'."
“One of them is [dismissing Director Wang].”
"And Zhang Yonghao planned to discuss this matter with Director Wang after dinner last night."
"At the dinner table, Brother Chen showed that he had reconciled with Mr. Wang. He also said that he would let bygones be bygones."
"However, Zhang Yonghao is a gloomy person who doesn't care much about promises."
"In his opinion, everything Brother Chen did was just to tease Director Wang."
"So, after dinner, he will continue with his original plan: dismiss Director Wang."
"In this way, the two are bound to clash."
"Director Wang will probably ask Zhang Yonghao why he fired him."
"In order to pass on the blame, Zhang Yonghao will most likely call Brother Chen and ask him to tell them about the deal between the two of them. He will then let Brother Chen take the blame."
"But Brother Chen said on the phone that he would let Director Wang off the hook. This is a standard way of passing the buck."
"After listening to Brother Chen's words, Director Wang would not believe Zhang Yonghao at all. He felt that Zhang Yonghao was just trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife."
"This way, Brother Chen can get rid of Director Wang without having to bear the bad reputation of being vindictive."
"Even if Director Wang is fired, other executives will definitely contact him. After knowing the inside story, they will most likely turn away from Zhang Yonghao."
"Although there is an element of gambling involved, the probability of success is still very high due to the personalities of the two people."
"So, Chen Yan did it."
At this point, Qin Ming couldn't help but look at Chen Yan and asked, "Brother Chen, am I right?"
Chen Yan smiled and nodded. Obviously Qin Ming guessed the truth.
However, the only difference is: Qin Ming thinks Chen Yan is gambling.
But in fact, Chen Yan used his [inner earphones]. After he said at the dinner table that he wanted to make peace with Director Wang, he overheard Zhang Yonghao's inner thoughts and dared to play this trick.
If he hadn't overheard Zhang Yonghao's inner thoughts, he wouldn't have dared to play like this.
By doing this, he successfully put the blame on Zhang Yonghao, and caused Zhang Yonghao and Director Wang to fight each other. It might even cause other senior executives to feel grief over the loss of Zhang Yonghao and become alienated from Zhang Yonghao.
It can be said to kill several birds with one stone.
Just as Chen Yan was thinking this, the office door was pushed open.
Zhang Yonghao walked in with panda eyes.
As soon as he came in, he smiled at Chen Yan and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Something happened over there just now."
Seeing Zhang Yonghao's pitiful appearance with one eye normal and the other bruised, the three of them couldn't help laughing.
But fortunately, they were also "professional" in holding back laughter, so they didn't laugh.
Chen Yan even asked with concern, "Mr. Zhang, are you okay?"
When Zhang Yonghao heard Chen Yan say this, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
He touched his bruised eye and said, "It's okay. They're just minor problems."
At this point, he quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Mr. Chen. The reason I came late just now was because someone below asked me: Regarding Zhao Jie's matter, how should we deal with it?"
"How about we put this news on the hot list?"
This incident was the fuse of everything, so Zhang Yonghao had no choice but to be cautious.
Chen Yan already had all of this in mind.
He shook his head and said, "Don't hit the charts. Don't even pass."
"I want you to keep suppressing this matter. Suppress it as much as possible."
"Ah?" Zhang Yonghao looked confused.
His confused little look, coupled with the fact that one of his eyes is normal and the other is swollen, is particularly funny.