Seeing the nervous expressions on the faces of the veteran employees present,
Jiang Cheng raised his hand to signal for silence, his gaze sweeping over Zhang Wen and the other two like a blade.
"You have a point. How about this: the three of you introduce your positions at Jiang Tai last year and your contributions to the company."
Jiang Cheng had already heard some of the pointing and whispering among the crowd.
As the saying goes,
There is no love without reason, and there is no hate without reason.
Two of these three were also from the finance department.
So, Fang Yuan had moved their cheese.
Judging by everyone's attitude, there were major issues with Zhang Wen and Liu Min.
Sure enough, as soon as Jiang Cheng said this, the expressions of the three became unnatural.
Wang Wei had just introduced many veteran employees who had contributed to the company.
Now, Jiang Cheng's question made them look completely useless.
The three of them knew very well in their hearts.
For most people, having neither merit nor fault was considered good enough.
But for them, they couldn't even manage that.
Let alone having any contributions.
The three of them looked at each other, waiting for someone else to speak first.
Seeing this, Jiang Cheng said to Wang Sheng beside him, "Pull up their files from the company records."
As soon as Jiang Cheng finished speaking, the phone in his pocket rang.
Seeing that it was his father calling,
Jiang Cheng said to Chen Xueer, "Help Supervisor Fang continue distributing the red envelopes."
By now, Chen Xueer's initial prejudice against Fang Yuan had long since vanished.
She nodded with a smile and replied, "Alright, President Jiang."
After pressing the answer button, Jiang Cheng walked to the side.
"Hello, Dad."
"Mm, how is everything going?"
"Very smoothly. It's just that a small matter happened here..."
Jiang Cheng briefly explained the situation regarding Liu Wen and the others.
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Jianming listened and then said, "Liu Wen has been with the company for over ten years; she joined back when it was still a small firm. However, as the years passed, I turned a blind eye to some of her bad habits. Now that you've taken over the company, you handle it as you see fit."
"Alright, Dad..."
While Jiang Cheng was on the phone,
Zhang Wen, Liu Min, and Yang Li still stood by Fang Yuan's side with unwilling expressions, having no intention of returning to the banquet tables.
While Yang Li was still thinking about how to plead for mercy, Zhang Wen and Liu Min both knew that Jiang Cheng might use them as an example to warn others.
To fight for her own best interests, Zhang Wen decided to make a scene in front of so many colleagues.
If she made a fuss, maybe Jiang Cheng wouldn't have an excuse to fire them.
It was better than being fired without a fight.
Zhang Wen said to Fang Yuan, "One million in two months? If you're so capable, why don't you present it as a year-end case study?"
The meaning behind these words was clearly that she didn't believe Fang Yuan could achieve such results.
Fang Yuan countered, "If you need it, I can send you the planning spreadsheets I made."
Hearing this, Liu Ming, who was sitting at the head table, stood up.
Liu Ming looked at Wang Wei and said, "The laptop I brought this morning to coordinate the quarterly clinker handover with Manager Wang happens to have a financial summary that Supervisor Fang did over the past two months."
Hearing this, Zhang Wen's face instantly twisted with exasperation.
She had banked on the fact that Fang Yuan wouldn't have evidence on hand, hoping to incite doubt among everyone on the spot.
Jiang Cheng, who had just finished his call and walked over, heard this and spoke up.
"Project that financial summary onto the screen. Since everyone is here, it's a good chance to learn from it."
Hearing Jiang Cheng say this,
Liu Ming immediately nodded and picked up the laptop by his feet.
As he walked to Jiang Cheng's side, Liu Ming said with a humble expression,
"Hello, President Jiang. I am Liu Ming, the manager of Zhengde."
Jiang Cheng nodded expressionlessly. "I remember you. When we acquired Zhengde, my original intention was to replace the entire staff, but Fang Yuan specifically recommended you to me."
To be honest, Jiang Cheng hadn't actually had that thought at the time.
However, as a boss, giving a warning had already become an instinct.
Hearing this, Liu Ming's gratitude toward Fang Yuan deepened even further.
When Zhengde was first acquired by Jiang Tai, he had been very anxious.
But looking at the current development,
It was fortunate they were acquired by Jiang Tai. Otherwise, with Fang Wende's character,
Zhengde might have been investigated and gone bankrupt long ago.
At his age, he might have been unemployed by now.
Hearing this, Liu Ming's attitude toward Jiang Cheng became even more humble.
"Thank you, President Jiang, for giving Zhengde a lease on life. I've always wanted to find an opportunity to thank you on behalf of all the employees..."
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng interrupted Liu Ming.
"There's no need for that now. We're all in the same company; Zhengde and Jiang Tai are one and the same."
Liu Ming nodded gratefully. "I will do my absolute best to manage Zhengde well. Please rest assured. I will project the file onto the big screen now."
Seeing this, Jiang Cheng said to Fang Yuan, "Go up and give a brief explanation."
Hearing this, Fang Yuan looked at Jiang Cheng with a grateful gaze.
Fang Yuan: 'favorability value +3!'
She knew Jiang Cheng was giving her a chance to prove herself.
After all, this was a company.
Even if she had a clear conscience, rumors would eventually bring trouble to her work.
After plugging in the data cable, a detailed report soon appeared on the large screen.
Fang Yuan walked toward the microphone stand.
She was wearing a pearl-white suit today, looking like a white jade statue under the lights.
"Thank you, President Jiang, for giving me the opportunity to prove myself."
"This is the cost analysis I conducted at Zhengde."
The data charts showed:
By optimizing suppliers, the procurement cost of office supplies was reduced by 37%.
Renegotiated insurance contracts, saving 800,000 yuan in annual premiums.
Discovered historical bad debt loopholes and recovered 2.3 million in losses.
In about five minutes, Fang Yuan finished her presentation.
After Fang Yuan finished, Jiang Cheng's eyes were sharp as torches. He scanned the room and continued.
"I don't care what the previous company system was like. This year's Jiang Tai is no longer the same as last year's. The company does not support idle people... Starting today, the company will implement a 'Quantitative Contribution Assessment System,' where every employee's performance is directly linked to project revenue."
"As for the veteran employees present—" Jiang Cheng suddenly changed his tone, "Engineer Li and Manager Lin, who were just mentioned, will receive an extra year's salary as a bonus in addition to their year-end bonus. Anyone else who can provide innovative proposals or cost-reduction plans by the end of the quarter will be included in the reserve management list."
When Jiang Cheng finished speaking, the people below gasped in unison.
Especially upon hearing about the one-year salary bonus,
their faces twisted with envy.
"Engineer Li, congratulations, congratulations!"
"Manager Lin, I'm so envious. Hardworking people really do get rewarded."
"Why do I feel like I have so much more energy now that the company has changed its system?"
"It's all about the money. Who wouldn't have energy?"
Seeing that Jiang Cheng's words had directly turned the situation around,
the crowd below buzzed with excitement for a while before Jiang Cheng tapped the standing microphone.
He signaled for everyone to be quiet.