The Secret Realm of Time, His and Her Life Through the Changes

The two returned to Shang Yibo's office together.

"You've seen it all, haven't you? They don't want me to be the CEO." Shang Yibo sat down behind his desk, tapping the desk with his right index and middle fingers alternately, speaking casually.

Zhou Yanruo sat down formally in the chair at the front of the class. "Does President Shang already have a plan?"

When the meeting did not proceed according to the agenda and procedures she had prepared in advance, Zhou Yanruo realized that the young CEO Shang in front of her must have his own plan.

Shang Yibo: "Last month, when you returned to Huizhou from Yuehai, I asked you to take some time to investigate He Tao. How's your investigation going?"

"Yes, the investigation is complete. Your guess was correct. However, the severity needs to be increased by 'more.' I have already prepared a report." Zhou Yanruo pulled out the last one from several black hardcover folders and placed it in front of Shang Yibo. It was a report that was a full five pages long.

Shang Yibo shifted his gaze from Zhou Yanruo's face to the report in front of him. He only read two pages before flipping directly to the last page to see the conclusion. Then, he slammed the folder shut and said angrily, "He Tao has quite the nerve."

Zhou Yanruo: "How should we handle this?"

Shang Yibo: "Is there even a need for discussion? Hand it over to the HR department and fire him."

Zhou Yanruo hesitated and said, "Roushang is going through a lot right now. He Tao has been with Rushang for almost eight years. Dealing with him at this time might be detrimental to the company."

Shang Yibo stared at Zhou Yanruo without responding.

Zhou Yanruo added, "Leaving aside He Tao's personal issues, from a business perspective, the most urgent tasks right now are: exiting several investment projects, preparing for IPOs, and negotiating buybacks with the founders. These professional tasks cannot be handled by the veteran executives alone. The investment department led by He Tao is the main force behind these professional tasks. Dealing with He Tao at this time will disintegrate the department. Moreover, Chairman Chu needs to scale back the scale of overseas markets and recoup funds, which also requires the investment department. These tasks require both professional support and connections; each one is a challenge."

Shang Yibo: "We should not tolerate these kinds of employees and let them do whatever they want with impunity."

Zhou Yanruo said helplessly, "I understand this principle, but we have no choice but to act expediently now. The loan from Boya Bank will expire at the end of this month, and we will soon face the pressure of repayment. At this time, we must be very careful about personnel changes in important departments."

"Okay, I understand," Shang Yibo said, already having made up his mind.

Zhou Yanruo also felt that the discussion was getting a bit tense. She got up, poured Shang Yibo a cup of coffee, handed it to him to ease the atmosphere, and then changed the subject: "I asked each department to upload their recent work reports. Take a look. I'll go out first. You can contact me if you need anything."

Shang Yibo looked up and said, "Arrange for the HR director and Yan Haochen to come see me."

Yan Haochen is the son of Director Yan, a veteran of the company. He has been working in the company for several years and has always been in charge of logistics.

Zhou Yanruo responded and went out.

Ten minutes later, there was a knock on Shang Yibo's office door.

"Come in."

The president's office secretary pushed open the door and came in. "President Shang, Director Li from Human Resources and Director Yan from Administration have arrived."

"Let them in."

Then, two men in suits walked in. They both looked to be around forty years old; one was tall and thin, and the other was short and stout.

The short, stout man began by introducing himself, "Mr. Shang, I am Li Mo, the Human Resources Director." He then introduced the tall, thin man beside him, "This is Yan Haochen, the Administrative Director."

Shang Yibo leaned back in his chair and said, "Sit down."

The two responded and sat down on the chairs in front of the class.

Shang Yibo got straight to the point: "I've seen your resume, Yan Haochen. If I remember correctly, you graduated from the Finance Department of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, and then went to King's College London to study Business Administration."

Upon hearing that his boss wanted to know Yan Haochen's resume, Li Mo quickly took out his phone, logged into the OA system, pulled up the employee roster, found Yan Haochen's employee list, and then sent it to Shang Yibo through the OA system.

"President Shang, I've sent you President Yan's staff list. You can see it in your memo."

"Okay." Shang Yibo opened the OA system on his computer and glanced at it. "It's the same as I remember."

Yan Haochen, with an indifferent expression, retorted, "What, President Shang just took office and you want to re-interview me, a veteran employee of five years?"

He was already asleep late last night when his father called, startling him. He thought something was wrong with his mother's health. Unexpectedly, his father called to tell him that Rushang Group was appointing a new president, who turned out to be Chairman Chu's son, Shang Yibo, who was just over twenty years old.

The company has had a series of problems in the past year, and there's not enough time to deal with them all. How can we possibly have the energy to play with a little kid? I really don't know what Chairman Chu is thinking.

A meeting was convened early this morning, but to everyone's surprise, this young master only stayed for less than two minutes, didn't say a single serious word, and then left.

At this point, they pretended to call him and Li Mo into the office and made up some nonsense.

Shang Yibo sensed that Yan Haochen's words were hostile and looked up at the two people in front of him.

With his Mediterranean-style haircut and protruding belly, Li Mo looked like someone who worked in human resources, exuding a worldly and shrewd air.

Yan Haochen, on the other hand, appeared thinner, with sharp features, a serious expression, a straight mouth, and eyes full of disdain as he looked at Shang Yibo.

"If your educational background is genuine, with such an impressive resume, you're only in charge of an administrative job in the group? Your career plan is quite leisurely. No wonder, with powerful backers like Ru Shang, it's not bad to have a leisurely job that you can coast along until old age."

Yan Haochen didn't expect that this young CEO would hit his sore spot right away. He opened his mouth, "..." wanting to refute but unable to.

Shang Yibo rolled his eyes at Yan Haochen, who was stiff-necked and looked like a dehydrated fish, only opening his mouth but not making a sound.

He then turned to Li Mo and asked, "Are you in charge of human resources?"

The rumor that the little kid and the big star came to the company to play is out of the question. The person who relayed this message should die.

Li Mo felt a chill run down his spine, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He replied respectfully, "Yes, President Shang, I'd like to report to you on the work of human resources."

Shang Yibo said slowly, "There's no rush. I have some questions to ask you first."

Li Mo quickly replied, "President Shang, please ask your question. I will answer it carefully."

"Should someone with Yan Haochen's educational background be assigned to work in the administrative department? And for five years? 'Human resources' are also resources. Is this resource allocation reasonable? Is it appropriate? What principles govern the company's talent development?"

A barrage of questions rained down on Li Mo like bullets.

Li Mo, who was already sweating from nervousness, couldn't answer a single question and could only stammer, "Yes, Mr. Shang is right."

Shang Yibo: "If you can't answer now, I'll give you another chance. You know what kind of talent the company needs most right now. Go back and find out the right talent configuration, come up with a new plan and discuss it with me."

Li Mo felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly stood up. "Yes, President Shang, I will definitely sort it out carefully."

Shang Yibo waved his hand.

Li Mo turned and left.

Yan Haochen, who had come with them, also stood up, ready to leave.

"Yan Haochen, you stay," Shang Yibo said.