Wu Rongrong and her siblings, Lu Yanping, and the shop assistants were all taken aback again.
It turns out that this unassuming young man is the real owner of Zhou's Jewelry.
Lu Yanping was in despair. Just what she feared had come to pass. This person was indeed Zhou Xuan, the big boss of the Zhou family. What was she going to do?
I was originally thinking about how to brush off Vice President Zhou and Vice President Li, but now I realize that no matter how I try, it won't work. Zhou Xuan is the most important person.
The Wu siblings, especially Wu Rongrong, were both shocked and frightened when they heard that Zhou Xuan was the big boss of the Zhou family. Zhou Xuan's relationship with Li Wei was so unusual, and judging from his words, he must have a close relationship with the Wei family, the city's Party Secretary Wei Haihe. Their family could not afford to offend either of them, let alone both. What was ridiculous was that she had actually flaunted her wealth with Zhou Xuan. That was like Lu Ban showing off his axe to Lu Ban, not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth. Although she had some money, it was worlds apart from that of a real super-rich person.
Of course, even the super-rich would still show respect to high-ranking officials' children like them. But the key point is that these people are not only richer than her, but their power and influence far exceed her imagination, making them someone she wouldn't dare to oppose.
Although Wu Jianhua was a spoiled brat, he still knew how to distinguish between relationships and interests. At this moment, he spared no effort to apologize and beg for forgiveness, not caring as long as he could salvage the situation.
Wu Rongrong's heart was pounding. She was the one who had caused this trouble today, and she didn't know how to clean it up.
Zhou Xuan remained silent after Lu Yanping spoke. Since he didn't speak, Li Wei naturally wouldn't budge. He also refused Wu Jianhua's apology and request, staring intently at Zhou Xuan.
Wu Jianhua immediately realized that this person was the key. It seemed that Li Wei was following his lead. He was both surprised and curious. Li Wei's respectful attitude was very strange. Li Wei had a nickname "Desperate Saburo". He was so tough that he dared to defy even his own father. People in the circle knew that Li Wei was a fearless person and had never been seen to submit to anyone. So what was going on with this guy surnamed Zhou?
Volume 1, Chapter 410: Venting Anger
Chapter 410 Venting
People like Wu Jianhua are used to being arrogant, let alone being beaten. Not only did Li Wei hit them, but the executives from Zhou's Jewelry who came along also rushed forward and gave them a beating. In the past, this would have caused an uproar.
Wu Rongrong naturally knew she had caused trouble, but seeing Li Wei so protective of Zhou Xuan, she wondered why, even if Zhou Xuan was the owner of the jewelry company, it wasn't his place to intervene so much. When her brother Wu Jianhua tried to hit Zhou Xuan, Li Wei reacted as if he had attacked his father, rushing forward and beating him relentlessly.
This is indeed strange. Children of cadres like Li Wei are not stupid. No matter what, they can talk a good game on the surface, but they would never actually do something that would cost them their lives. In this light, Zhou Xuan's background is somewhat hard to understand. He is definitely not an ordinary businessman.
Meanwhile, Lu Yanping was also trembling with fear and dared not speak. She was the only one who understood this; the others were unaware that Zhou Xuan was the big boss. They still assumed he was just a friend of the two vice presidents, Zhou Tao and Li Wei, unaware that Zhou Xuan was the true owner of Zhou's Jewelry.
Li Wei had only been in office for a day and didn't want to say anything to the company's employees, but Zhou Tao didn't care. He coldly told Lu Yanping, "Manager Lu, please go to the head office's finance department to settle your salary. You're fired."
Lu Yanping's face turned pale instantly; the thing she had been worried about had actually happened.
She worked her way up to the manager position after several years of hard work and accumulation. Although it wouldn't be difficult to find a similar job elsewhere, finding the same position and salary would be extremely difficult.
No matter the company, it's impossible for a newcomer to expect instant success. If they leave to find another job, they'll have to start all over again. Although Zhou's Jewelry isn't as large or financially established as some of the Hong Kong-funded jewelry companies, it's still considered one of the top in the local market. Moreover, since the change of ownership in the past six months, its business has surged, and its actual revenue is comparable to that of major Hong Kong and foreign brands in the market. In the case of jade jewelry, due to its abundant supply and excellent quality, its sales volume has far exceeded that of all its competitors. Furthermore, jade items offer the highest commission rates, so in recent months, the salaries of Zhou's Jewelry employees have surpassed those of employees in large companies.
Lu Yanping had just bought a 100-square-meter apartment, paying a down payment of 400,000 yuan, and then had to pay a monthly mortgage of 7,000 yuan for ten years. If she were fired from Zhou's company at this time, it would be a fatal blow to her. If she changed jobs, her monthly income would definitely drop significantly. Currently, her salary plus bonuses and benefits totaled about 15,000 yuan. If she went to another company, she would be lucky to get 5,000 or 6,000 yuan when she first started. It would be impossible for her to maintain her current income.
Lu Yanping trembled, wanting to plead for mercy, but seeing Zhou Tao's cold expression, she couldn't speak, her mind a jumbled mess.
The supervisor, Xiao Ye, and several female employees were at a loss. Did they have to be fired just because they offended the vice president's friend?
Zhou Tao paused, then turned his gaze to Xiao Ye and the others, hummed, and said, "Today is the last day. We'll settle the wages tomorrow, and I'll be transferring people from other stores to work tomorrow."
Xiao Ye and the others were stunned. What had happened to Vice President Zhou, who they usually thought was very gentle and easy to talk to?
The senior executives are all discerning. In other joint-stock companies, the other directors and executives would still have a say, but in a wholly-owned company like Zhou's, everything is decided by the boss alone. Not to mention these employees, even the general manager, Xu Juncheng, can be fired by Zhou Xuan with just a word.
The HR manager, who followed, immediately stepped forward and said to Zhou Xuan, "Chairman, I'll handle this. I guarantee the International Building branch will operate normally tomorrow without any staff shortages."
Zhou's Jewelry is currently thriving, and the commission from jade alone is much higher than that of other stores, so it would be unpleasant to fire them.
Xiao Ye and the others then realized that the person they had looked down upon and mocked was actually their big boss, Chairman Zhou Xuan.
Looking back now, Zhou Xuan wasn't pretending to be weak in front of them; he was a genuine customer who wanted to buy jewelry. They were simply blind to his true nature and misjudged him.
Zhou Xuan waved his hand and said indifferently, "Forget it, I think their business skills are quite good. I've also heard that the International Building branch ranks third in sales among our dozens of stores. They have achieved something. If you want, we should conduct some training to improve their courteous service. We can't have one attitude for customers who might not buy, or those who don't have money, and another attitude for those who do. I don't approve of that kind of attitude."
Upon hearing Zhou Xuan's words, Lu Yanping quickly nodded to Zhou Xuan and Zhou Tao, agreeing, "I'll arrange it right away. Yes, yes, we must have the right attitude. Chairman, please rest assured, we will definitely correct our mistakes."
Seeing that Zhou Xuan had spoken up, Zhou Tao didn't say anything more. To be honest, he was a soft-hearted person. He hadn't been in office here for long, and he was quite easygoing and got along well with his subordinates. However, he couldn't stand seeing anyone being disrespectful to their relatives. When he saw such a thing, he would disregard everything else.
For their family, their older brother Zhou Xuan was the pillar of their household. He would do anything for them, except to prevent his family and relatives from being bullied.
There were six or seven shop assistants, supervisor Xiao Ye, manager Lu Yanping, and a technician in the shop. They were all terrified. Fortunately, Zhou Xuan let them go. Judging from what just happened, although Zhou Xuan spoke a bit harshly, he was not so ruthless in his actions.
What they certainly didn't expect was that Zhou Xuan wasn't heartless or sarcastic. If they had treated him better from the beginning, and if it weren't for their own sarcasticness or Wu Rongrong's sarcasticness, how could Zhou Xuan have said such things?
Besides, opening a shop is about doing business. Zhou Xuan's intention was simply to teach them a lesson and teach them to treat everyone politely in the future. That's enough. Although these girls are a bit materialistic, most people in society are like that. What's the point of fighting or getting angry with them when you're of such a status?
Having gone through so much, Zhou Xuan's mindset is no longer that of a country bumpkin from a year ago. His heart and vision have broadened considerably. These girls may be materialistic, but they are clearly quite capable in business. Zhou Xuan naturally has no need to compete with them. But to put it another way, they are not on the same level. If you ask an adult to beat a kindergarten child, no one will praise you even if you win. Moreover, these girls are not his match or enemy.
Zhou Xuan didn't want to scare them, so he frowned and said, "Just focus on your work. Prepare what you need to do in your spare time."
"Zhou Xuan, what are you doing here?"
Zhou Xuan was about to call Zhou Tao and Li Wei to leave when he suddenly heard a clear female voice calling him. Turning around, he saw a beautiful and elegant figure, her face thinner than before—it was Wei Xiaoyu.
After returning, Wei Xiaoyu went to Fu Yuanshan's place alone and treated Zhou Xuan with utmost care and consideration. Fu Ying followed her back. Although she was heartbroken and reluctant to part, she left quietly without saying anything, so as not to make things difficult for Zhou Xuan.
Moreover, Fu Ying is unaware that Wei Xiaoyu also likes Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Xuan was surprised to see Wei Xiaoyu here. After a moment of surprise, he asked, "Xiaoyu, what brings you here?"
Wei Xiaoyu bit her lip, staring at him angrily without answering. Her expression, a mixture of reproach and annoyance, made Zhou Xuan's heart skip a beat, and he suddenly realized he had made a mistake again.
"It's Xiaoqing! I almost mistook her for someone else!" Zhou Xuan said awkwardly. Indeed, it had been a long time since he had seen Wei Xiaoqing, and he had almost forgotten her. Meanwhile, he had been spending a lot of time with Wei Xiaoyu, so seeing her immediately reminded him of Wei Xiaoyu.
Wei Xiaoqing's eyes were a little red. It had been a long time since she had seen Zhou Xuan after he truly rejected her. The pain of unrequited love had taken its toll, and she had lost a lot of weight. She was listless and listless, seemingly devoid of any zest for life. She never expected to run into Zhou Xuan here again today.
Overwhelmed with emotion, her heart surged with emotion, but she never expected that Zhou Xuan would even mispronounce her name.
Wei Xiaoqing was much more gentle than Wei Xiaoyu, and far less able to endure or hide her feelings. She liked someone when she liked them, and disliked someone when she disliked them. Her grandfather had comforted her recently, saying it was fate, that if they weren't meant to be, they couldn't force it. She had endured so much for so long, but upon seeing Zhou Xuan today, her feelings for him were no longer able to be suppressed.
"Xiaoqing, what's going on?" Li Wei greeted Wei Xiaoqing with a grin, "See? Let's take advantage of the big boss being here and squeeze him for a fortune. We'll get whatever we want."