The old man’s eightieth birthday is approaching, and everyone is making ticulous preparations. Even those who aren’t acquainted with the Xiao Family are eager to establish a connection with the old man, hoping for so benefit to their business. Consequently, they’re racking their brains to prepare special gifts for the old man.
The buzz over there spread quickly, even Xu Ke was inford, so he prepared in advance. However, this ti the old man invited only a few people.
It’s said that the invitations are all red with golden embossed letters, underscoring the importance of this birthday celebration. Yet, Xu Ke didn’t receive an invitation. Secretary Zhou noticed Xu Ke’s expression but refrained from speaking further.
She feared Xu Ke would overthink.
Hong Xuan looked at Xu Ke and felt his invitation was suddenly awkward and incredibly hot. How could there be an invitation for him but not for the president? Did the old man forget the president?
Thinking about this, he couldn’t help but consider calling the old man. But Xu Ke already noticed Hong Xuan’s action.
"Alright, go and get busy."
Since the old man didn’t invite him, Xu Ke didn’t want to force himself into the event lest he upset the old man. After all, the old man had instructed him to stay away from Xiao Keyi, which might be why he wasn’t invited.
With a self-mocking smile, Hong Xuan, seeing Xu Ke’s deanor, couldn’t bear it. He placed his invitation on the table: "Why don’t you co with ? If you don’t go, I won’t go either. The old man just forgot, don’t take it to heart. I’ll get back to work."
Secretary Zhou chased after Hong Xuan, putting the invitation back into his arms and gently shook her head.
"Minister Hong, I understand your goodwill, but you know our president is quite proud and won’t accept it. You should take it back. Besides, it seems our president ntioned needing to return ho for a few days."
Hearing Secretary Zhou say this, Hong Xuan could only retrieve the invitation.
Secretary Zhou has adapted to working alongside Xu Ke, and Xu Ke finds her particularly effective, so Hong Xuan told her so things, hoping she could find ti to counsel Xu Ke.
"A few days ago, the old man told the young miss not to associate with Xu Ke, so the president may be a bit unwilling. You should comfort him. After all, the old man was just speaking in a mont of anger, tell him not to dwell on it!"
Secretary Zhou was stunned for a mont, nervously grasping at her clothes. Technically, this wasn’t sothing she should know, but how could she persuade the president? It ultimately depends on the president himself.
Watching Hong Xuan walk into the distance, Secretary Zhou breathed a deep sigh.
As she was about to enter the office, she was t by Finance Departnt Director Zhu Ya ascending the stairs; it’s rumored the president plans to promote her soon, though the exact timing is uncertain.
Secretary Zhou smiled, stepping aside for Zhu Ya: "The president might be in a bit of a bad mood today, so be careful when you go in."
Zhu Ya was surprised, grateful for Secretary Zhou’s reminder: "Thank you, Secretary Zhou, I’ll be careful when I go in. You go ahead and get busy."
After Zhu Ya finished speaking, she carried her docunts inside. At that mont, Xu Ke was processing emails on the computer and slightly raised his eyes when he saw Zhu Ya enter. Zhou Ya had been performing excellently lately, even financial departnt colleagues who seed ready to cause trouble were suppressed by Zhu Ya.
It’s said when Zhu Ya first arrived, folks intended to push her out. However, within three days, each one was deeply impressed by her, and Xu Ke was also curious about Zhu Ya’s abilities.
Preoccupied with what she had to say, Zhu Ya approached cautiously, pulling a chair to sit down and placed the docunts in front of Xu Ke for examination.
"President, here’s our financial report for the month. Although we suffered losses, in the final days of this month, our company’s profitability has erged and shows an upward trend. We’re estimated to achieve surplus next month."
Zhu Ya spoke confidently, indicating the individual data pieces for Xu Ke to see: "This is just the company’s profit, without including Light and Shadow Company’s finances, which haven’t been reported to yet. Once available, I’ll prepare a detailed report for you. Whereas with the recent company expenditures, I’ve kept them controlled, but the Project Departnt’s expenditure on a particular project is exceptionally high. I believe we could consider another company; what’s your opinion, President?"
Even as she spoke, Zhu Ya took out another docunt. Clearly, she had also researched this area, elegantly and systematically addressing the topic: "The project is collaborating with Natural Company, a private enterprise with a historically poor reputation, almost nobody collaborates with them. However, we chose to cooperate, and they suddenly upped their prices, putting us at a minor disadvantage."
Xu Ke took the report Zhu Ya created, seeing that many companies in the report surpass Natural Company in performance and include many state-owned enterprises.
Moreover, these alternatives are not only cheaper but offer nurous benefits, potentially beneficial to Xiao Group’s branch. But the project sector never consulted him.
Zhu Ya realized she was speaking out of turn, but the Project Departnt’s actions significantly impacted the company’s finances this ti; without them, initial investnts wouldn’t be so large.
Causing discomfort for the Finance Departnt if prolonged, the Finance Departnt would ultimately bear the burden.
Forr financial departnt employees intended not to ntion it, but confronting Zhu Ya was akin to hitting an iron wall, impossibility.
Yet the project staff even equated Zhu Ya with the previous Finance Director, showing no regard, assuming she wouldn’t dare report to higher-ups.
Xu Ke placed the pages of the report on the table, astonished at the situation’s escalation.
This was a project previously approved by Zhang Shuai; had Zhang Shuai not approved it, perhaps he’d have known sooner. Zhang Shuai hadn’t repaid the three million yet.
Xu Ke nodded, placing a docunt in front of Zhu Ya, who, upon seeing the writing, although expected, couldn’t help feeling excited about finally earning her promotion through hard work.
Picking up a pen to write her na and date, Zhu Ya imdiately felt a sense of peace.
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