Chapter 39 I'm Just Here to Observe

Entering the meeting room with an imposing manner, Xiao Sheng, with great gentlemanly demeanor, slightly bowed, cleared his throat, and then said, "I'm really sorry to interrupt your meeting. It's an urgent matter. I just received a call from Mr. Chen Shuguo, asking me to attend this meeting on his behalf. Don't worry. According to the contract signed at the beginning, Mr. Chen Shuguo only has the rights to dividends, profit - sharing, and withdrawal of capital. He won't participate in the decision - making of Huaxin's high - level meetings. I'm here to observe. In other words, I'm just here to observe the situation. You can continue." After that, Xiao Sheng walked straight to the seat next to Liu Jiming, directly placed the black - framed photo on a white background beside the old man, pulled a chair, sat behind him, crossed his legs, and had a harmless smile on his face.

Xiao Sheng's sudden arrival disrupted all of Liu Jiming's plans. Originally, he intended to use this incident to firmly control several important departments of Huaxin. In this way, Chen Shuyuan, the nominal chairperson, would be largely sidelined by him. Coupled with the fact that the Kawashita Consortium would come to Gangcheng next week to negotiate cooperation and financing, his prestige would reach an unprecedented height, and it would not be impossible to replace Chen Shuyuan's position.

However, although the words that Xiao Sheng said seemed proper, they contained a hidden "murderous intent": dividends, profit - sharing, and withdrawal of capital! At this critical juncture, no shareholder would want to see the withdrawal of capital! Liu Jiming, who turned his eyes to Chen Shuyuan, was struggling inwardly...

"What on earth does this woman mean? Is she really going to fight to the bitter end?" At this stage, for Liu Jiming, this kind of situation must absolutely not occur. It was not easy for him to gain control of most of Huaxin's departments. The Kawashita Consortium was about to come to Gangcheng soon, and it seemed that his "spring" was about to arrive. There could be no changes at this critical moment. Not understanding what Chen Shuyuan's move meant, Liu Jiming chose to remain silent at this time. But his eyes turned to several senior executives of Huaxin in his camp, indicating that they should sound out Chen Shuyuan's intentions.

Looking at the photo of her father on the meeting table, Chen Shuyuan, who was sitting in the first seat, glared at Xiao Sheng several times. But then she sat up straight. At this time, the situation had changed in her favor because of Xiao Sheng's sudden arrival, and it was a good time for her to fight back!

After tidying up the documents in her hands, Chen Shuyuan turned her eyes back to everyone, and a faint smile appeared on her face. She said softly, "Let's continue. Regarding what we were discussing just now, let's have an in - depth discussion again. I don't think things are as bad as Mr. Liu said. The sudden change in the general environment is unpredictable for us. What we need to discuss now is how to respond to the market impact, rather than focusing on layoffs and personnel changes. Changing generals during a battle is a taboo in the military. I think all the bosses and senior executives here are more experienced than me, and you understand this truth best..." Just as Chen Shuyuan finished speaking, a middle - aged man sitting in the third seat on her left immediately retorted, "Ms. Chen, what you said is reasonable! But at this stage, Huaxin is facing a professional transformation. The senior executives Mr. Liu mentioned really haven't shown their due abilities in their positions. Only with a highly skilled team can we respond to the market impact. I think..."

"Pfft, nonsense..." Xiao Sheng, who was sitting behind Liu Jiming and picking his fingernails, suddenly interrupted the middle - aged man's words. Everyone turned their eyes to Xiao Sheng, who seemed to be doing nothing. The middle - aged man whose words were interrupted blushed with anger because of Xiao Sheng's swear word. He stammered for a long time before choking out a sentence, "What do you mean?"

"Ah? You're asking me? I don't mean anything! I'm just here to observe..." Xiao Sheng's expression was exaggerated, with a look of astonishment on his face! But this expression of his seemed like a blatant provocation in the eyes of everyone. Liu Jiming, who slowly turned around, stared at Xiao Sheng with sharp eyes and said softly, "If you, sir, have different opinions, you can definitely elaborate. After all, you are the representative of shareholder Chen Shuguo. Although you don't have the right to make decisions, you do have the right to speak, right?" The sophisticated Liu Jiming was also using these words to remind Xiao Sheng of something and to show his own power.

But who was Xiao Sheng? He was extremely good at seizing opportunities. After hearing Liu Jiming's words, Xiao Sheng immediately sat up straight and said with a smile, "Since Mr. Liu has spoken, then I'll talk about my point of view. Well, this senior executive said that because of their mediocre abilities, they should be laid off. Then I want to ask, have they only been in their positions for a few months?" Hearing this, Chen Shuyuan immediately understood what Xiao Sheng meant and replied softly, "They are all old employees of Huaxin. They have been doing their jobs dutifully for quite a few years..." Xiao Sheng was quite satisfied with Chen Shuyuan's answer. Since the person in charge of Huaxin had spoken, who would dare to refute? At least not on the surface...

"Oh, is that so? Then when Huaxin was making profits before, did you ever think about laying them off?"

"The business world is like a battlefield. We can't just because..." The middle - aged man was about to retort something, but Xiao Sheng immediately interrupted, "Of course, I understand the principle of 'business is business' and we can't be sentimental! Just as Ms. Chen said just now, the impact of the general environment has pushed the entire real - estate industry into a trough. Can you guarantee that a new group of senior executives can change the general environment? May I ask, which department of Huaxin are you in charge of, sir?"

"I'm in charge of investment promotion. Under my leadership, the occupancy rate of merchants in Huaxin's shopping malls under construction is as high as 80%, which is unique in the industry at present..." When talking about his achievements, the middle - aged man was full of pride. Liu Jiming, who was sitting on the right - hand side of Chen Shuyuan, couldn't help but twitch his eyelids. He murmured in his heart, "Oh no, he's given an opening..." Just as Liu Jiming finished thinking, Xiao Sheng nodded with a smile and replied, "Indeed, an 80% investment - promotion rate is definitely unique at present. Notice my words 'at present'. Two years ago, which of Huaxin's shopping malls didn't have a 200% investment - promotion rate? We could just wait for the merchants and pick and choose among them ourselves. Why is it only 80% now?"

"Are you being unreasonable? The impact of the general environment has made..." The middle - aged man blurted out, but before he could finish, he froze and stared at everyone with wide eyes. Xiao Sheng's smile became broader, and he replied indifferently, "Yes, it's the impact of the general environment. Then compared with a few years ago, do you think you've done your job well? I believe that as a dedicated senior executive like you, you must have put in efforts, but you still haven't met the target. Then according to what you said just now, shouldn't you also be laid off? You just mentioned that Huaxin is in the process of industrial transformation. It seems that the investment - promotion department, as the facade of Huaxin's external relations, should be the first to be affected, right?" Xiao Sheng's words immediately caused a stir. Everyone present was an old hand in the business world. They understood what Xiao Sheng said, but no one had said it at this critical moment. But now it was different. All the words were spoken by Liu Jiming's people themselves, and the meaning was quite different...