Chapter 498 Chairman!

Chapter 498 Chairman!

Chapter 498 Chairman!
Yuhua Business Building, Shangya Fashion Design Co., Ltd.

"Lingling, please check if these documents are complete. If there are no problems, the process is completed." HR Ms. Hu put several documents on the desk.

Yao Lingling glanced through it briefly, and after confirming that it was correct, she raised her head and showed a sincere smile: "No problem, thank you Sister Li, you have worked hard."

"Okay, I'll go back to the office then. Feel free to contact me if you need anything."

After watching Sister Hu's back disappear at the end of the corridor, Yao Lingling took a deep breath and began to pack her personal belongings.

In fact, there wasn't much left. During the handover process over the past few days, she had already taken most of the things home.

Stuff your backpack with documents, mugs, pen holders, etc.

I patted the computer that had been with me for more than a year.

Yao Lingling stood up, glanced at her colleagues around her, and a warm smile appeared on her face: "I am officially resigning today. Bye, Xinmin, Brother Wang, Lao Zhao..."

"Lingling, please keep in touch in the future!"

"I really don't want you to leave. Come back often when you have time!"

"Come on, Lingling! When I can't make it anymore, I'll come to you!"

...

Because of her personality, Yao Lingling has a good relationship with her colleagues, and everyone likes this cheerful, generous, enthusiastic and lively girl.

They walked out of the office area laughing all the way.

After countless trips to the design department, meeting room, and pantry...

Come to the elevator.

Yao Lingling's eyes felt slightly hot and she pursed her lips tightly.

After all, this was the first company she entered after graduating from school.

There may be many small problems, but it did give her the capital to gain a foothold in Yancheng and accompanied her in her growth from an intern to a designer.

She has always felt a sense of belonging to Shangya.

Slightly hurried footsteps sounded from behind.

Xiao Mingxuan hurried over from the corner. His steps obviously hesitated for a moment, but he finally stepped forward and whispered, "Lingling."

Yao Lingling came back to her senses and waved with a smile: "Boss Xiao, I really have to say goodbye this time. Thank you for your help in leaving this job, but it made me make a lot of money, hehe."

Her smile was still warm and healing, but Xiao Mingxuan sensed a sense of distance in it.

"Ding——" The elevator door slowly opened.

Xiao Mingxuan looked into her bright eyes and said seriously: "I wish you a safe journey! No matter what, I will always treat you as a friend. Goodbye."

Yao Lingling was silent for a moment, then raised her head and said, "Goodbye, Mingxuan. I wish you a safe journey, and keep going!"

After saying that, she strode into the elevator.

The elevator door slowly closed. Xiao Mingxuan stood there, looking at her gradually disappearing figure, and he felt like he had finally let go of something in his heart.

...

A cool breeze blew in her face, blowing her long hair apart.

Yao Lingling glanced at the gloomy sky above her head, and there was a hint of determination in her eyes.

Whatever the future holds, she is ready for the challenge.

"Dududu-"

The silver-gray Suzuki UY125 moves smoothly through the busy streets, and the engine sound is crisp and powerful.

More than ten minutes later, the motorcycle was parked steadily in front of the administrative building of Huachang Clothing headquarters.

After locking the car.

Yao Lingling took out her cell phone and checked the time: 10:21.

He said something in the WeChat group and left a message for Tang Song.

Not long after, a familiar figure ran out of the office building.

Zhang Jiahong, wearing a pair of low-heeled shoes, trotted over to her and hugged her with a smile on her face: "Lingling, you're finally here!"

Yao Lingling patted her friend's shoulder and asked with concern: "How is Shumin doing? Is everything going well?"

"It went very smoothly!" Zhang Jiahong pulled her arm and said excitedly, "She signed the labor contract directly and was assigned a workstation right away, right next to me."

"That's good." Yao Lingling nodded and looked towards the office building. "I'm not your employee. Is it okay for me to enter the office area?"

Zhang Jiahong affirmed: "Don't worry, it's no problem! Our design center has to deal with a lot of work every day, and there are messy people in various departments. No one will care, and you are here to wait for the senior."

The reason why she is so bold is because there is someone behind her.

Ever since Lin Muxue greeted her last time, both her colleagues and leaders have been particularly polite to her.

Once, the chief assistant Feng Yashan even took the initiative to greet her, it was really a great honor!

As they were talking, they took the elevator to the R&D and design center on the 3rd floor.

Compared with Shangya, the office environment here is much more spacious and brighter.

Next to each designer's workstation are not only various fabrics and garment samples, but also some plastic mannequins.

The whole area is full of creativity and vitality, and the air is filled with a faint scent of fabric.

When she arrived at the southeast office area, Yao Lingling immediately saw Li Shumin waving at her excitedly.

With a bright smile on her face, she walked quickly forward. After a brief greeting, the three of them sat at their workstations and chatted in low voices.

Li Shumin seemed extremely excited and kept talking about the various benefits of the new company.
……

8th floor, large conference room.

The proposal to reorganize the board of directors was passed without a doubt with 55.4% of the votes in favor.

Next, we will enter the stage of nominating new directors.

According to the Articles of Association of Huachang Garment Company, the share ratio is directly linked to the allocation of board seats.

Therefore, the core controversy of the entire process focuses on the selection of independent directors.

He Jingping's family holds 40.4% of the shares, and with the support of two small shareholders, they can still secure three seats.

After consultation, Rongliu Investment and Juqing Huijin nominated Zhang Jin as their representative on the board of directors.

Zhang Wenchao, the independent director in charge of auditing and compensation, was replaced by Chen Xiaolan, the candidate nominated by Lin Muxue.

He Jingping clenched his hands on the conference table, his face looking extremely solemn.

On the 7-member board of directors, Tang Song already has control over 4 seats.

At this moment, he finally realized that he had completely lost control of the board of directors of Huachang Clothing.

He had been working at Huachang Clothing for more than 20 years and had long regarded this company as his life's work, but now it had been taken away from him.

Anger, resentment, pain, all kinds of emotions were churning in my chest.

He has always attached great importance to Tang Song, the major shareholder who holds 35% of the shares, and always speaks to him politely.

If there is a small conflict in the cooperation, take the initiative to invite the other party to meet privately to communicate and resolve the issue.

When he discovered that there was a conflict of interest and the other party was unwilling to compromise, he took the initiative to make concessions and allocated a portion of the production capacity of the new production line, which was completely sufficient for Songmei Clothing to carry out its initial business.

But unexpectedly, the other party took action brazenly and directly seized control of Huachang Clothing.

It's really deceiving!
He Zhihui next to him had a livid face and looked at Tang Song with cold eyes.

Although the board of directors is important, it is not easy to control the huge Huachang Clothing company with thousands of employees.

From the CEO to the middle management, most of them are selected by their family.

Even if he controls the board of directors, so what? In the final analysis, Huashang is still their He family's Huashang!

Could it be that the Tang and Song dynasties could really undergo a major blood transfusion?

Does he dare?! Isn’t he afraid of ruining the company?
At this moment.

"Boom, boom—"

Tang Song tapped the conference table lightly with his fingers. The sound was not loud, but it made everyone's eyes focus on him.

His tone was calm, but unquestionable: "On behalf of the new controlling party, I nominate the following candidates."

"First, I nominate myself to the board."

This nomination was no surprise. According to the company's articles of association, Tang Song, who held a 35% stake, originally had two seats on the board of directors, but he had always held two voting rights.

"Secondly." Tang Song's eyes passed over the crowd and fell on the silent figure in the corner, "I nominate the current president of Huashang Clothing, Mr. Wu Wei."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yangming and Wang Chengliang showed a look of astonishment on their faces, and were somewhat unable to react.

Who is Wu Wei?

He Jingping's direct descendant, trusted general, and the de facto CEO of Huachang Clothing!

He Zhihui, who originally had a gloomy look in his eyes, suddenly straightened his back, and a light of ecstasy burst out in his eyes.

Of the current 7 seats, 3 belong to their family, and Tang Song originally firmly controlled 4.

Now that he has nominated Wu Wei, doesn't that mean he is handing control back to him?

Could it be that this guy was afraid that the company would have problems, and wanted to use this method to win over Wu Wei? To stabilize the company's situation?
Isn’t this too stupid?

He subconsciously looked at his father, but saw that He Jingping looked ashen, his right hand tightly grasping the pen, looking at Wu Wei with disbelief in his eyes.

He Zhihui's heart skipped a beat and he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Wu Wei stood up slowly. Unlike in the past, he wore a neat dark grey suit today. He stood with his hands hanging down, his eyes as sharp as a sword, which was very different from his usual appearance.

"Thank you Mr. Tang for your trust. I will not let you down. Here, I would like to assure all shareholders that every decision made by Huachang Garments will be based on the highest criterion of enhancing shareholder value and repaying this trust with tangible performance."

His voice was steady and confident, and he never looked at He Jingping from beginning to end.

He Jingping's pupils suddenly contracted and his chest heaved violently.

He Zhihui also reacted at this time, and stood up suddenly, and the chair made a harsh sound on the floor.

"Mr. Wu! You——"

"Zhihui, shut up!" He Jingping shouted.

Lin Muxue, who was standing aside, raised her lips slightly and said indifferently: "Director He, this is a shareholders' meeting, please be careful with your words!"

Now, she is the shareholder representative of Rongliu Investment. Her status and position are much higher than He Zhihui, so she can naturally scold him.

Cool! So cool!
Wu Wei's expression remained unchanged, but he felt somewhat pleased.

Over the past 9 years, he has contributed a lot to Huachang Clothing and helped the company generate huge profits.

But his equity incentive plan was delayed again and again, and He Jingping never thought of letting him join the board of directors.

Under He Jingping's control, he is ultimately just a professional manager and may be replaced at any time.

As a young, energetic and ambitious company CEO, he will naturally make the right choice.

...

After the proposal to reorganize the board of directors is completed.

According to the original agenda, the proposal to "establish a joint venture between Huachang Clothing and Yingqu Media" was voted on.

The shareholder vote ended with 55.4% of the votes against failing.

He Jingping and others looked solemn and said nothing.

The shareholders' meeting officially ended.

Zhang Jin, the representative of Juqing Huijin, stood up and said, "I propose to hold the first meeting of the new board of directors now." Upon hearing this, Wang He, the director next to He Jingping, slammed the table and said, "Director Zhang! To convene a board meeting, you need to give three days' notice in advance. You are violating the procedure!"

The purpose of convening the board meeting at this time is self-evident, and it must be to re-elect the chairman.

They naturally don't want to see this scene.

Zhang Jin's face remained calm: "The four of us directors can sign the "Agreement to Waiver of Notice Period" on the spot. In this case, the emergency meeting of the board of directors is in compliance with the company's articles of association."

As he spoke, a lawyer next to him placed the documents on the conference table.

Seeing this scene, He Jingping and others naturally understood that the other party came prepared and had already taken a full set of measures.

Soon, the seven new directors moved to the strategic conference room next door and began their first board meeting.

The large conference room became more empty as several people left.

He Zhihui sat there, gritting his teeth, his eyes flickering.

At this moment, a shadow appeared in front of his eyes, and a fresh and pleasant smell of perfume hit him in the face.

He Zhihui raised his head and his face darkened.

Lin Muxue let her hands hang naturally at her sides, with her brown hair tied behind her head, looking capable and intellectual.

Her eyes were sharp and confident as she looked down at him.

The bright light fell on her, making her look even more majestic.

Noticing the fear that flashed across He Zhihui's eyes, Lin Muxue crossed her arms, raised her chin slightly, looked down at him and said, "Director He, you are the person in charge of recording this shareholders' meeting. Please organize the minutes of the meeting and send them to our mailbox."

In order to ensure a smooth succession for his son in the future, He Jingping directly assigned him to the President's Office as director.

He Zhihui was able to appear at the shareholders' meeting as the head of the president's office and was responsible for taking minutes of the meeting.

He Zhihui looked at the arrogant Lin Muxue and his teeth were about to break.

He snorted coldly, stood up and walked out.

Looking at his embarrassed back as he fled, Lin Muxue felt refreshed all over.

When faced with a rich second-generation like He Zhihui, who was also the person in charge of an event, I could only be perfunctory and evasive, and was often verbally teased by him.

Now, as a superior, I am stepping on him.

This scene of revenge and pretense simply made her unable to control herself.

……

3rd floor, R&D and design center.

As Yao Lingling and the other two were talking, the originally busy and noisy office area suddenly became quiet without them noticing.

Colleagues around me sat back in their seats and focused on their work.

Sensing the change in atmosphere, Li Shumin sat up straight and asked in a low voice, "What's going on? Jiahong, is there a leader coming over? Why are everyone so serious?"

"I don't know. Let me ask." Zhang Jiahong picked up her phone and took a look at the group chat message. Her expression suddenly froze, and then she became nervous.

Yao Lingling keenly noticed her strangeness and asked softly, "What's wrong, Jiahong?"

Zhang Jiahong looked down at her surroundings and explained in a low voice, "There was a message in the group just now saying that there were major changes in the shareholders' meeting that the company is holding."

Then she showed the two of them the contents of the group chat.

Although the shareholders' meeting is a closed-door meeting, information leakage is almost inevitable due to the large number of participants.

Especially for major events like this that may affect the company's fundamentals, rumors spread very quickly.

Some people say that the two major shareholders have sold their shares to external parties, and the shareholders' meeting will soon usher in a major reshuffle, which may involve a major reshuffle of middle and senior management;

Some people also revealed that Chairman He was targeted by other directors and was currently very angry.

Upon seeing the news, two new employees, Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin, held their breath.

Upon seeing the news, two new employees, Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin, held their breath.

They didn't know much about things like directors and shareholders, but the words "major reshuffle" made their hearts tighten and they couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

At this moment.

A middle-aged woman with outstanding temperament appeared in the corridor of the office area.

Zhang Jiahong looked up and reminded quietly: "It's our company's executive director!"

"Oh." Li Shumin quickly sat up straight, trying to appear more professional.

Yao Lingling quietly moved to Zhang Jiahong's side and pretended to discuss clothing design work.

Then, the footsteps got closer.

The three of them raised their heads quietly and saw Executive Director Chai Wei stopped in front of them.

Zhang Jiahong's heart skipped a beat, and she stood up and said, "Boss Chai."

"Good morning, Jiahong." Chai Wei smiled and nodded, then looked at Li Shumin, and said in a gentle and kind tone: "This is our new colleague Shumin, right? She's so beautiful."

Li Shumin was stunned for a moment, her face flushed instantly, and she stammered in response: "Mr. Chai, you are too kind. I am Assistant Designer Li Shumin."

"Haha." Chai Wei covered her mouth and chuckled, and naturally put her hand on Zhang Jiahong's shoulder, "This is your first day at work. If you need any help from our administration department, you can always ask."

Li Shumin was flattered and said, "Thank you, Mr. Chai. I have arranged everything here. I am very satisfied with everything."

"That's good." Chai Wei patted her shoulder, as if she suddenly thought of something, and continued: "By the way, the digital screens you two are using seem to be several years old models, or they were left by previous employees who resigned. I just checked, and we still have brand new XPPen Artist Pro 16 in our warehouse. You can submit a material collection application on the OA system, and then go to the administrative office to collect it."

Hearing this, Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin's expressions froze for a moment, and then they quickly bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Chai!"

As assistant designers, the office equipment they usually use is not of high configuration.

The digital screen that Chai Wei mentioned is a flagship model that was released not long ago. Even the company’s core designers use this model.

"You're welcome. This is my job responsibility. Stop standing. Sit down and talk." Chai Wei spoke in a gentle tone, with a kind of affinity that made people feel like spring breeze. Then, she looked at Yao Lingling next to her and asked, "Who is this?"

Zhang Jiahong quickly said, "This is my classmate. She is also an employee of our company's partner. This time she is here to discuss work."

Tang Song said that Huachang Clothing is the OEM of Songmei Clothing, and Yao Lingling will also be the one to connect with them in the future. This is not false.

Upon seeing this, Yao Lingling quickly stood up and said, "Hello, Mr. Chai."

"Hello." Chai Wei didn't hesitate too much. She just smiled gently, moved a chair and sat down next to her, and showed concern about how the two were adapting.

As a large enterprise with nearly 3000 employees, Huachang Clothing's Executive Director Chai Wei is undoubtedly an important figure within the company.

Her presence itself was eye-catching enough, not to mention that at this moment she was so enthusiastically chatting with two new employees.

This special treatment made Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin feel both surprised and nervous, and they were inevitably a little at a loss.

Especially Li Shumin, her cheeks flushed with excitement and her voice trembled when she spoke.

Seeing this, Yao Lingling simply sat down at the empty workstation next to her and did not disturb them.

She took out her cell phone from her pocket and checked WeChat. Senior Tang Song still hadn't replied to her message, so it seemed he was busy.

After thinking for a while, she typed a message: "(＾▽＾) Senior, I'm already on the 3rd floor of the administrative building, with Jiahong. Just let me know when you're done."

The message just went out.

A cheerful voice appeared beside my ears: "Haha, Mr. Chai, you are here too."

Yao Lingling looked up and saw a tall, thin man in his 40s, wearing a shirt and trousers, looking quite energetic.

Chai Wei didn't show any strange expression on her face. She smiled and said, "Come over and communicate with the new employee. The leader always says that we need to maintain harmony and friendship among departments."

"Haha, Mr. Chai is right!" The man smiled and looked to the side with gentle eyes.

Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin stood up quickly, "Manager Qian."

"It's okay, it's okay. I just came to ask if your work is going well. Are there any difficulties?"

"Everything went smoothly. Thank you for your concern, Manager Qian!"

Looking at Qian Rui, who had an unusually kind attitude in front of them, both of them were a little at a loss.

Because Huachang Clothing has a large number of employees, the Human Resources Department has a very high status and is a truly core department.

As a recruitment manager, Qian Rui can be said to be the second most important person after the human resources director.

They met each other when they started working.

Although his attitude was good at that time, it was far from being so friendly.

The surrounding employees noticed this scene in the corner.

Naturally, they discussed the two newcomers, Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin, a lot in private.

Combined with the attitudes of the leaders, we can roughly know that this person got in through connections.

This is not uncommon for large companies like Huachang.

The reason why Mr. Chai and Manager Qian came so quickly to say hello is that his background is quite extraordinary.

For a moment, low murmurings spread out, and everyone's eyes revealed deep curiosity and confusion.

After a while, a burst of dense footsteps suddenly came from the gate, accompanied by enthusiastic greetings.

The employees glanced at the sound and were all startled.

The person in the C position is a handsome young man.

He was wearing a dark blue suit, with his eyebrows slightly raised and the corners of his mouth smiling, looking tall and handsome.

On his side and behind him were the company's president Wu Wei, general assistant Feng Yashan, design director Zhao Chengwen, and several other well-known leaders of the company.

Everyone's attention was focused on him, their eyes were respectful and cautious, which invisibly added to his aura.

He looks like a "domineering president" who came out of a novel, making people unable to take their eyes off him.

Some female employees covered their mouths, their eyes lit up surprisingly, and they even trembled slightly with excitement.

Chai Wei and Qian Rui also quickly stopped talking, stood up abruptly, and showed extremely lively and bright smiles on their faces.

Yao Lingling, who was sitting in the corner, was stunned, her eyes slightly dazed.

Tang Song was wearing the English-style suit that she had made herself.

Soon, her sight met a pair of eyes with clear black and white.

Her heart skipped a beat and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.

I was completely obsessed with the senior's beauty and couldn't extricate myself.

Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin also noticed this scene.

Although they could not recognize all the company leaders, they could feel the atmosphere in the office.

There was an expression of surprise and astonishment on his face.

I never expected that Senior Tang Song would be so impressive in Huachang Clothing!

Looking at the people walking towards this side.

Chai Wei quickly came to the side of the corridor and shouted in a clear voice: "Chairman! You are here!"

Qian Rui followed closely behind, echoing a little nervously: "Chairman, Mr. Wu."

As the two people called out the name, the employees around them all showed surprised expressions.

Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin looked at each other, not quite understanding what this meant.

Tang Song nodded slightly, looking past the two of them and looking at the junior high school girl sitting there, smiling and saying, "We just finished a meeting, are you anxious waiting, Lingling?"

Yao Lingling took a deep breath and a bright smile appeared on her face, "No, senior!"

(End of this chapter)