Free Web NovelChapter 1106: Chapter 316
Chapter 316
Jiang Xueyin felt that Li Yan was blinded by temporary victory, showing signs of self-inflation. Qiao Pan could be like this, but as a manager, he couldn’t be! So she came to pour cold water, to reprimand him, bluntly saying that their recent proposal was a money-burning deal.
But she didn’t expect Li Yan not to argue with her at all, or even pay attention to that topic, instead, he smiled and mentioned the March agreement, leaving her puzzled, not knowing what he meant.
"Let me remind you, when I proposed collaborating with Qiao Pan and investing in his film project, I also asked everyone to research and analyze. At that meeting, Feng Xiang explained the prospects of the cooperation, stating that any medium-sized investment below 20 million was worth trying. At that time, you sarcastically said that spending 20 million to gamble on a repeatedly failed producer was just because we had too much idle money, and the headquarters didn’t have high expectations or give much care to our new subsidiary..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xueyin recalled the situation. Initially, she came in to confront Li Yan, but now seeing that he brought up old issues, her face turned sour as she glared at him with displeasure.
"I remember! I stole your thunder, and you immediately kicked me out of the conference room! Oh, I was wrong, it wasn’t stealing your thunder, it was a mistake in positioning, not having the right to speak out of turn, and having to maintain absolute obedience in front of you, the manager!" Jiang Xueyin retorted mockingly.
"Hehe... don’t get agitated, brother-in-law wasn’t digging up past grievances. You should remember the situation back then, I had just arrived, hadn’t established authority, while you were already familiar with everyone. As the person in charge of money, it was apparent to everyone that you had connections. Thus, your words often had a significant impact on everyone. To ensure my decisions would be carried out, I could only publicly use authority, making everyone aware of who was in charge.
Of course, I could only challenge you since you are one of us and won’t hold grudges. Also, knowing that you have no ulterior motives and care for the company, I invited you here specifically to provoke you, using a provocative tactic to make a bet with you. Do you remember what the bet was?" Li Yan spoke confidently with a smile.
His calm demeanor made Jiang Xueyin unable to unleash her temper. After hearing this, she gradually became infected, calmed down a bit, and recalled the situation from back then.
At that time, he said something like ’worried about treacherous ministers seizing power’ and ’afraid someone might retaliate because I reprimanded her and set back work’. Reflecting on it now, it indeed seemed like a deliberate provocation!
Li Yan saw her recalling and couldn’t help but smile secretly; she was indeed a carefree young girl. What felt so wronged at the time was forgotten after a few months. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
"At that time I said, if you could obey my leadership within these three months, not negatively impacting others, and excellently fulfill your financial duties then I would treat you to dinner, apologize for kicking you out publicly, and praise your ability in front of your cousin! If not, you’d apply for a transfer, out of sight, out of mind..."
"Hmph! Now, after three months, with a clear conscience, have I excelled in my financial role? Have I obeyed your brilliant and wise leadership?" Jiang Xueyin replied irritably.
"You did." Li Yan nodded approvingly, "You accomplished it these few months. But today you displayed similar tendencies again, which isn’t good, so I decisively made the decision earlier to prevent the young miss from repeating her mistakes again!"
"Did I? Really? Remembering previous events and seeing this guy’s meticulous calculations on old issues, Jiang Xueyin immediately became vague, refused to acknowledge negatively influencing other colleagues, and retorted angrily: "Hey! Aren’t you being a sore loser? Clearly, you’re the one who lost, promised to treat me to dinner, now trying to brush it off with excuses? Aren’t you embarrassed?"
Li Yan shook his head with a smile: "I have absolutely no intention to deny. It’s just..."
He got serious, "You’re Yurong’s cousin, this fact, even if you didn’t publicly flaunt it, observing some signs or inquiring would make it easy for people to know and guess your identity. After all, you didn’t hide it as deeply as I did. Actually, you are capable and not someone who relies on connections for your job; but with this connection comes an additional burden. Understand?"
"No, I don’t..." Jiang Xueyin muttered, feeling he was being verbose, secretly thinking that, in the end, it all boils down to me offending your leadership authority?
"Let me put it bluntly then. If you were an ordinary employee joining without special relations like everyone else, even as a finance supervisor, people would argue with facts based on your opinions without any concerns; similarly, during our meeting just now, it was a gathering for internal opinion collection, as a member of the company you could freely express your views, especially considering financial aspects, which are valuable for reference and discussion.
But knowing your identity, people’s perception changes! Others may think you are related to the president, and your assertiveness in saving money might be seen as representing the president’s intention. Arguing with you would then be seen as opposing the president’s wishes.
