Chen Xiao knocked on the door of Feng Feifei’s office!
"Come in!"
Pushing the door open, he found Xia Yun giving a report to Feng Feifei!
"Chen Xiao? Come, have a seat!"
In this company, Feng Feifei treated Chen Xiao differently than anyone else. She didn’t see him as a mere employee.
In a way, Chen Xiao was the company’s savior. Without him, the company wouldn’t have any of what it had today.
Her one regret was that Chen Xiao didn’t seem to crave wealth or status. He was like a knight-errant who, after accomplishing a great deed, would simply flick his sleeves and leave, hiding his merits and fame!
When Feng Feifei offered him a promotion, he refused. When she offered him equity, he refused that too!
’He had given so much to the company without asking for anything in return. What a noble character, what kind of spirit is this? This is the spirit of absolute selflessness, of benefiting others without any thought for oneself.’
She had no idea how painful it was for Chen Xiao to refuse. He didn’t want a promotion because he was afraid to get one, fearing his Diligence Points would be wiped to zero.
He didn’t want equity because if it became his own company paying his salary and bonuses, he wouldn’t get any Diligence Rewards. The losses would be immense.
Chen Xiao didn’t stand on ceremony and sat down to one side.
Xia Yun, knowing how to read the room, sped up her report, finishing in three minutes what would have normally taken over ten. Just as she was about to leave, there was another knock on the door.
As Xia Yun was heading out, she helped pull the office door open.
"Hello, President Hou!"
Hou Fei walked in with a client representative, his face a mask of fury!
Feng Feifei asked, confused, "President Hou, what’s this?"
"This is the client representative from XX Company. She came with an order for five million to sign a contract, and Chen Xiao turned her down!"
Feng Feifei’s immediate reaction was that this was incredibly bizarre. In all her years of running a company, she had never heard of something so strange.
A client representative shows up with a contract, begging to sign, only to be rejected!
She looked at Chen Xiao quizzically, wanting to hear his side of the story. She still trusted him more.
"A five million order? Who are you looking down on? Not signing!"
Chen Xiao remained seated, perfectly at ease, but his words were a tacit admission that it really had happened!
’Five million is too little? Bro, you’re getting full of yourself!’
If this had been back on the day the company was laying off its employees, Feng Feifei would have definitely fought tooth and nail for this five million. But now, seeing Chen Xiao’s resistance, she inexplicably found herself subconsciously wanting to take his side.
’Signing a five million order or not... it really doesn’t seem to matter. Sigh, looks like I’m getting full of myself too!’
"President Feng, look at his attitude! He’s completely disregarding the company’s interests and throwing a tantrum!"
"Hey, President Hou, if you want to sign it, sign it yourself. Why do you have to involve me? This is a company contract, not my personal contract!"
’That’s right.’ Feng Feifei looked toward Hou Fei!
"President Hou, can’t you just sign it? The company seal is what matters anyway!"
The representative from XX Company immediately said, "No, I’ll only sign with President Chen Xiao!"
Feng Feifei rubbed her ears. She was a little dizzy. ’What is this? This is supposed to be a business collaboration between two companies. Why does it feel like a love triangle?’
Chen Xiao couldn’t be bothered to waste any more time. He handed two contracts to Feng Feifei. "President Feng, these two contracts need to be stamped!"
’Holy cow.’ When Feng Feifei took a look, she realized the client begging to sign wasn’t the only one. Chen Xiao was holding another eight million in his hands!
’No wonder he’s being picky. He’s earned the right to be!’
"Take them to Xia Yun to be stamped. I’ll tell her that from now on, anything you bring doesn’t need my approval. She can just stamp it directly!"
Hou Fei immediately felt a surge of resentment. ’I’m a vice president and I don’t get that kind of treatment. What gives him, a mere salesman, the right?’
’Is it just because he brings in more business? Well, he does seem to bring in... quite a lot.’
He didn’t dare question Feng Feifei, so he turned to Chen Xiao. "Chen Xiao, five million is a huge order. You can’t be so irresponsible!"
Chen Xiao said disdainfully, "Is five million a lot?"
Then he said to the representative from XX Company, "Go back and discuss it with your boss. Don’t come looking for me unless it’s over twenty million. I’m not interested!"
’Holy crap!’ Hou Fei was stunned. ’You’ve got some nerve. Is this really how you negotiate business these days?’
"Chen Xiao, your appetite is too big! From five million to twenty million? Do you think they’re running a charity?"
Chen Xiao couldn’t be bothered with him. ’It’s not like I’m running a charity either!’
Just then, Chen Xiao’s phone suddenly rang. He picked it up, saw it was Bai Lu, and answered.
"Chen Xiao, I have good news! That twenty million order we discussed? It’s just been increased to fifty million!"
You could have heard a pin drop in the room! Chen Xiao’s business acumen seemed to have reached the Transformation Realm!
"President Feng, have someone prepare the contract. Jiangzhou Design Institute, fifty million!"
Chen Xiao was heading to the finance department to get the seal. Before leaving, he glanced at Hou Fei and the representative from XX Company. ’Twenty million? Is that a lot?’
Seeing that Chen Xiao was about to leave, the representative from XX Company grew anxious. She grabbed Hou Fei’s arm and said, "President Hou, you promised this order would definitely be signed! What do we do now?"
What could he do? Feng Feifei had made it clear she didn’t care about the five million. Of course, it was also possible she was just backing Chen Xiao’s decision.
Hou Fei could only use the gentlest tone he could manage, speaking pleasantly to the XX Company representative, "You see, President Feng is right here! A contract is between our two companies, so it doesn’t matter who signs. Why don’t I sign it for you? I’m in charge of the technical side of things later on, so I can offer your company even more support!"
The representative from XX Company didn’t hesitate for a second, rejecting him flatly, "No. We only recognize Chen Xiao!"
’Dammit, simps have no future! You’re simping for Chen Xiao, and I’m simping for you. All this simping around is just making me anxious!’
Hou Fei looked helpless and spread his hands. "You see? He’s insatiably greedy. He insists on a twenty million order, or he won’t sign. There’s no way your company’s leadership would agree to that condition. Therefore, my proposal is the only solution right now!"
The XX Company saleswoman was on the verge of tears. She remembered what her boss had told her when she set out: "I have only one requirement: this order must be approved and personally handled by Chen Xiao! If you get it done, you’ll get a promotion and a raise when you come back. If you don’t... you might not have a job to come back to."
She ran out to find a quiet place to call her company. Hou Fei remained in Feng Feifei’s office.
"Junior Sister, this Chen Xiao is too arrogant and domineering! We can’t let this behavior continue. If this goes on, he’ll offend all our clients!"
Feng Feifei steepled her fingers and said quietly, "Senior Brother, since we’re on the topic, let me share my thoughts."
"Twenty days ago, what was this company’s situation? The capital chain was broken, there were problems with our product R&D direction, and the company was on the verge of bankruptcy!"
"I sold off every asset I could to make one last desperate gamble!"
"Heh..." She gave a self-deprecating chuckle. "Did you know? In that situation, I thought a few of the core team members would stay to weather the storm with me!"
"I never imagined that at that moment, Chen Xiao would be the only one willing to stay and stick with the company through thick and thin!"
"To be honest, I could understand everyone’s decision at the time. It’s human nature to seek advantages and avoid harm. Even you, Senior Brother, when I invited you back to help me, you refused too, didn’t you?"