Chapter 789: 36: Cannon Fodder in the Real World (36)

The camera immediately gave Jiang Li a close-up. This young company manager was clearly expressing immense irony about this matter.

The reporter continued loudly.

"Didn’t you see The Lion’s new employee report station? And The Lion’s boss directly stated that new employees joining today can still receive the full year’s end bonus, which amounts to six figures.

Are you unaware of this matter?"

...

Jiang Li was already trying to control his expression.

In fact, he has been facing various unexpected and emergency situations from a young age, and he has long since mastered the skill of remaining calm even if a mountain falls before him.

But this time, he clearly failed. His expression shifted from irony to confusion and finally to disbelief.

He did not believe it.

He did not believe a word of what the reporter said.

The Lion was about to go bankrupt. Where did they get the money for hiring? Where did they get the confidence to say such arrogant words?

Being suppressed by the Jiang Family for almost half a year, how could they possibly have this much money!

How could his employees be foolish enough to jump to a completely hopeless enterprise!

"Get out of the way!"

Jiang Li was already trying hard to control his anger, yet the media was not planning to let him go.

Previously, these media people would never dare to block Jiang Li openly while filming, but now, Jiang Technology had such major issues, with mass resignations and many employees causing disturbances and striking.

There must have been major problems within Jiang Family.

Missing such a prime news opportunity might mean waiting a lifetime for another.

"President Jiang, you have said that as a national industrialist, you must be accountable to society and your employees. Now Jiang Technology employees haven’t received their salaries for three months. Do you think it’s your problem?"

"Facing The Lion’s business blow, what are your plans for the company’s future development?"

"Last quarter, Jiang Technology monopolized the market with low prices. Is this what led to the fund shortage?"

Each of these reporters’ questions was more piercing than the last.

Jiang Li walked forward with his head down, a cold face, and no words.

Inside the entire building, no trace of a person could be seen.

Jiang Li arrived at his office and found his assistant guarding at the door, who quickly said upon seeing him.

"Boss, the Finance Director is looking for you and is already in your office."

Pushing the door open, Jiang Li’s anger surged instantly upon seeing her.

"Explain the situation outside to me! People resigning just because they haven’t received their pay for three months?!

Didn’t I ask you to issue documents for year-end back pay!? Did you actually follow my instructions?!"

The Finance Director said nothing, first nodded, then stepped forward and placed something on his desk.

"President Jiang, I’m here to resign."

Jiang Li looked at the resignation report on the desk, and his initially angry expression suddenly turned into shock, followed by a swift calmness, but the violent emotional turmoil still couldn’t be hidden in his eyes.

He sneered first.

Stared heavily at her.

"You’ve been preparing for this, haven’t you? No wonder the employees are causing trouble, with the Director leading the way, the employees below naturally follow suit.

So? Found your next position?

Submitting a resignation report now, don’t you think you’re being quite selfish?"

The Finance Director showed no guilt at all; instead, her tone was icy, very stiff, and said.

"I’ve done everything for Jiang Family with dedication, no matter how you put it, I know it in my heart.

The internal corruption of the company is severe now, reaching this stage, perhaps you should have prepared earlier.

Goodbye, President Jiang, take care."

The Finance Director turned and left.

The empty office, the man’s deep roar mixed with the shattering sound of glass hitting the ground, made the entire building seem even colder and more desolate.

Jiang Li was not the type to sit and await his fate.

The major issue with Jiang Family now is money, so Jiang Li immediately contacted several banks he frequently cooperated with before, demanding loans.

The bank managers who once drank joyously at the same table now seemed like different people. Receiving the call, they hung up after saying only a few words.

Even the managers who used to almost beg him for business now showed a desperate keenness to avoid him.

When had Jiang Li ever suffered such humiliation!

If banking didn’t work, then he’d go find his usual business partners.

Suppressing his pride, he humbled himself to beg for favors.

The money could be lent, but the opposition, when they spoke, offered at most a few million, which was like a drop in the ocean for Jiang Li at the moment.

Utterly insufficient.

He understood that these people were doing it intentionally; even if they had the money, they wouldn’t lend to him.

By the end of the day, there were only a handful of people left in the building.

Jiang Li stayed in the office for a whole day; by the time he came out, it was already bright outside.

His last call was made to Jiang Lai.

This phone number was obtained from Jiang Xun.

The call connected, Jiang Li was silent for about ten seconds, just about to hang up, when he heard a voice from the other end.

"How does it feel to be at a dead end?"

The voice was light and airy, the intonation rising, sounding cheerful and carefree.

Jiang Li’s nearly exhausted anger surged again.

He gripped the phone tightly, gritting his teeth.

"Jiang Lai, finally you get to watch me make a fool of myself, aren’t you happy now."

"Hmm, it feels nice, but it’s expected, nothing particularly joyous."

Jiang Li sat on the sofa, watching the slowly rising sun before him.

Although it was just one night, he felt as if a century had passed, time seemed endlessly long.

"Jiang Lai, I underestimated you, truly, I underestimated you.

Even now, I want to know, how exactly did you manage this."

With the financial chain ruptured, suppressed for half a year without opening, a normal business should have collapsed long ago; Jiang Li worried about unexpected events, continued to suppress without giving any room to breathe.

Even so, Jiang Lai should be on the brink of closing if not already.

But everything was just so absurdly laughable.

Her company was well and alive, even snatching his employees at a time like this.

Jiang Li, who had been strategizing all his life, could not fathom how Jiang Lai accomplished all of it.

"Isn’t it thanks to the batch of chips I bought cheaply from you?

I repaired them and sold them at a high price, and made a fortune.

The chips you’ve been selling at a low price during this time were all bought back by me for secondary processing and sold at a high price.

This is far more cost-effective than having them produced by a foundry myself.

So, I should thank you indeed for continuously sending me money."

After a long silence.

Jiang Li suddenly laughed.

"Hehehe... repaired... repaired?"

You said you repaired that batch of scrap chips?"

"Yeah, is it that difficult? Come on, my team is excellent, it just took... approximately a month, and it succeeded."