Chapter 38: Such a Talent Must Be Heavily Utilized

“Fang Chang, you’re in the company’s planning department?”

Chen Mo looked at the employee profile that Shen Rou handed over and asked.

“Yes, President Chen.”

Fang Chang nodded, feeling increasingly uneasy.

He had no idea what the new president wanted to do.

“You’ve participated in all the company’s games, big and small?”

Chen Mo continued.

Fang Chang’s heart tightened at these words. He couldn’t help but wonder—was Chen Mo implying that the company’s problems were related to him?

But that was a huge misunderstanding!

While he was indeed a planner, all major decisions in the company were made by President Meng and President Zheng.

Most of the suggestions he made were never adopted.

If it weren’t for the decent salary the company offered, he would have looked for an opportunity to jump ship long ago.

He wanted to explain himself but hesitated.

After all, President Meng had treated him well. There was no need to badmouth anyone now. Besides, with his skills, he could make a living anywhere.

So in the end, he just nodded.

“Yes, President Chen.”

Hearing both confirmations, Chen Mo was overjoyed.

Fang Chang was absolutely a talent—one crucial to the company’s losses!

He had no idea why President Meng had kept such a person around, but now, he was the one benefiting from it.

If he put Fang Chang in charge, he wouldn’t have to worry about the company not losing money!

Looking at Fang Chang standing in front of him, Chen Mo grew even more satisfied and said with a smile,

“Very good. I won’t be at the company often, so I’m promoting you to manager. From now on, all company matters, big or small, will be decided by you when I’m not around.”

Fang Chang had been expecting criticism—or even termination.

But to his surprise…

It was quite the opposite.

He looked at Chen Mo in a daze, but quickly snapped out of it and hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

“Thank you, President Chen! I will work hard!”

“Mm, do your best. I have high hopes for you.”

Chen Mo didn’t hold back his praise.

But deep inside, he was shouting—he had to work hard to make sure the company lost as much money as possible!

Beside him, Tang Qiu pushed over a calculator.

Chen Mo glanced at the numbers on the screen and continued,

“The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Since you’re taking on the manager position, your salary needs to be adjusted as well.”

“Your previous salary was 8,000. Now, I’m raising it to 15,000.”

He had calculated this based on a 30% increase for the manager role.

Fang Chang had already been shocked when he was given the promotion.

But when he heard his salary increase, he felt as if he had stepped into a dream.

From 8,000 to 15,000—that was nearly double!

In the past, whenever he requested a raise, it was only by a few hundred. He had never seen such a massive jump before.

As he was still lost in thought, his phone suddenly buzzed.

But since he was in the office, with President Chen right in front of him, he didn’t dare take it out to check.

However, Chen Mo spoke again.

“I’ve already transferred your salary. Check if it has arrived.”

Still dazed, Fang Chang took out his phone.

Seeing the 15,000 transfer notification, he finally snapped out of his daze.

It was real.

Although he was thrilled, he couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

“President Chen, isn’t it a bit early for salary disbursement?”

After all, he hadn’t even started working yet, so why was the salary already in his account?

Chen Mo chuckled and explained,

“This is a tradition of mine when managing a company—salaries are paid in advance.”

A tradition?

Fang Chang muttered to himself. He still didn’t fully understand, but since President Chen said it was a tradition, there was no need to question it.

After all, he was the one benefiting.

Looking at Chen Mo’s calm expression, Fang Chang sincerely expressed his gratitude.

“Thank you, President Chen.”

No matter what,

The new President Chen had already left a deep impression on him.

He had made up his mind—he would work hard and not let President Chen down.

Tang Qiu had been observing from the side.

As a lawyer, she naturally noticed Fang Chang’s change in attitude.

She was starting to understand Chen Mo’s approach.

No matter what, his method had undoubtedly won over the employees.

Of course, such a way of winning people over…

Probably only a rich second-generation heir like Chen Mo would be willing to do it.

“Alright, call in the next person.”

Chen Mo nodded. There were over 30 employees—he had to speed things up.

Fang Chang left, and another employee entered.

One by one, they came in, received their compensation, and left with next month’s salary—each salary increased by 30%.

Every single employee left the office unable to hide their smiles.

By noon, at nearly 12 PM, the last employee left the office.

Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, exhausted but in high spirits.

Through his operations just now, he had successfully spent over 200,000 yuan of system funds.

After deducting the 1.5 million yuan spent on acquiring the company, 450,000 yuan for renting the workshop, and 50,000 yuan for legal fees,

He now had about 1.7 million yuan of system funds left.

And he had so many things left to spend on—1.7 million might not even be enough.

At this rate, he had no doubts he could use up all the system funds before the next settlement.

“President Chen, it’s already noon. Want to grab a meal together?”

Meng Lei tidied up the remaining documents and approached Chen Mo’s desk.

Although he was no longer the company owner, he was still very grateful to Chen Mo for acquiring his company.

“Thanks, President Meng, but I have things to do in the afternoon. I’ll pass on lunch.”

Chen Mo declined outright.

He still needed to check out the newly rented workshop and plan the renovations.

Oh, right.

For renovations, he could hire Wang Yang again. His quotes were reasonable and perfectly suited his needs.

Thinking of this, he turned to Shen Rou.

Assistant work like this was naturally her responsibility.

“Got it, President Chen. I’ll contact him later.”

Shen Rou nodded obediently. She was actually happy whenever Chen Mo gave her tasks.

After all, the company barely had any work, and she was idle most of the time.

Of course, she didn’t slack off, using her free time to study and improve her skills as an assistant.

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At Chenglin Decorations…

Wang Yang sat at his desk, looking frustrated.

He had just lost another order today.

Even though he had followed all the client’s requirements!

“Xiao Yang, I told you before—don’t take customer demands too literally. In the end, they always compare prices. If your quote is too high, they won’t choose you.”

Chen Jun, an older colleague, patted Wang Yang’s shoulder and offered his advice.

“Stop dwelling on that old deal. That was just a lucky break. Do you really think you’ll get another one like it?”

“Xiao Yang, you need to write a report today, analyzing why we’ve been losing deals lately.”

At that moment, their supervisor, Qi Bu, walked in and addressed Wang Yang.

He then added,

“Listen to the experienced staff. That last deal of yours had an element of luck. In the future, you’ll have to rely on your own skills.”