socalfunplaces Chapter 24 Gradually Bright
Chapter 24 Gradually Bright
Thanks to deliberate propaganda by certain individuals, many people have come to believe that Xu Feng, in order to gain merit, targeted the top-tier subsidiaries, disregarding normal frontline operations and project stability, in order to thoroughly investigate them. He doesn't care at all about the fate of the top-tier subsidiaries.
Lin Chen's office.
Lin Chen sat in his office chair, calmly flipping through the documents Liu Qi had brought him.
Liu Qi, standing nearby, reported: "President Lin, currently, the management of the three industrial subsidiaries, Tiancheng, Tianhe, and Tianzheng, is generally in conflict, and the complaints from frontline key personnel have increased significantly. They generally believe that the audit standards in this round are too rigid, out of touch with industry practices, affecting project progress and hindering the overall stability of the listing. The public opinion has not spread externally; it is all fermenting internally and is within a controllable range."
Lin Chen nodded lightly, tapping the table with his fingertip: "As expected."
Xu Feng was too straightforward and eager to make a name for himself. Zhao Xiankun, who had held power for many years, didn't take these old brothers seriously at all. Plus, with Wang Mingyu's recent resignation, the group was practically unchallenged. Of course, he wouldn't give up just because a few people objected. He wanted them to step forward and use the opportunity to clear away the group's historical burdens, allowing it to go public with a clean slate!
With the guidance of those who are interested, it will become the first force to bring down Zhao Xiankun!
Lin Chen remained calm and patient, simply instructing, "Keep an eye on it."
Liu Qi was taken aback: "President Lin, aren't we going to appease them? What if the resentment just keeps growing..."
"The bigger the better." Lin Chen said calmly and confidently. "The greater the resentment, the easier it will be to win people back when things come to a head. Right now, they're in charge of offending people, and we'll be in charge of appeasing them later. It's a clear division of labor, and everyone is doing their job."
Of course, this also provides an opportunity to eliminate some bad apples and make Yinghai Group healthier.
Liu Qi asked no further questions and withdrew.
Lin Chen looked out the window. The night was getting darker, and he had a clear understanding of the situation.
The chessboard is set up, and the pieces are in place.
Xu Feng volunteered to be a scapegoat, making enemies on all sides. Zhao Xiankun was so engrossed in the thrill of control that he was completely unaware that he had lost the support of the people.
He and Wang Mingyu only need to sit back and wait for the right moment, the right time, and when people's hearts have completely cooled down, before they can take action to clean up the mess, win back people's hearts, and reshape the power structure.
On Tianke's side, Xia Ming also received a summary of information from various sources.
In his office, Xia Ming looked at the messages on his phone from various CEOs privately complaining and expressing their grievances, his expression calm and unmoved.
Huang Lilin, standing beside him, couldn't help but say, "Xia Ming, look, everyone's in an uproar! That kid Xu Feng has offended everyone now! Should we say a few words and give him a push?"
Xia Ming shook his head, his tone calm: "No need. We at Tianke will just watch the show quietly. No matter what anyone does, they can't get around us."
Huang Lilin suddenly realized: "You've got a long-term perspective. Shall we just watch?"
"Just watch," Xia Ming said calmly. "The stronger the fire, the more benefits it will bring."
The deeper the night, the more turbulent the undercurrents within the group.
Xu Feng, however, remained oblivious to the risks. He had already dealt with several middle-level managers in subsidiaries during this period, experiencing power for the first time and brimming with ambition. The next morning, he led his audit team, still exuding a menacing aura, to the next subsidiary.
The storm is coming, just waiting for the final fuse to be lit.
While Xu Feng led his team to continue the audit at Tianzheng Municipal site, the discontent among the management of the four subsidiaries had already united. Wang Yang of Tiancheng, Zhou Jianshe of Tianhe, Qi Lu of Tianzheng, along with the heads of several supporting professional companies, these business leaders who had been working on the front lines for decades and held projects, teams, and cash flow in their hands, were standing on the same side for the first time in a real sense.
In the past, everyone competed with each other, vying for projects and group resources, and secretly no one was willing to concede to the others. But this time, Xu Feng has cornered everyone.
Wang Yang, being the most straightforward, spoke first, suppressing his anger as he loudly proclaimed, "Brothers, I won't beat around the bush. If this auditing continues, we can't do this job anymore. Tiancheng can't take it anymore. They're seriously affecting the project's progress; the on-site schedule is behind schedule, and they're constantly inspecting us—it's simply impossible to work!"
Zhou Jianshe, the oldest and most respected in the industry, sighed and said in a deep voice, "I've been in the engineering business for thirty years and I've never seen such an inhumane audit. Rules must be followed, but reason and consideration must be taken into account, and boundaries must be observed. Now is a critical period for the listing, and the group should be working together to move forward. Instead, internal layers are adding layers of obstacles and making things difficult. This doesn't seem like we're trying to succeed; it seems like we're trying to ruin things."
Qi Lu: "They're not unaware; they're trying to wipe us out."
Everyone nodded in agreement, their resentment echoing in unison.
Someone suggested in a low voice, "Why don't we go to the chairman privately and explain the situation? After so many years of brotherhood, the chairman won't ignore it."
Qi Lu immediately rebuked, "Ha, how can you still be so naive? You still can't see the situation clearly! After all these years, do you still think Zhao Xiankun is the same Zhao Xiankun? Do you think he doesn't know? How much is loyalty worth? What can a nobody like Xu Feng do without Zhao Xiankun backing him up?"
What should we do then? Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Zhou Jianshe's gaze darkened, and he slowly spoke: "If private negotiations fail, then let's do it openly. If sentimentality won't work, then let's reason and present the facts. Let's all submit a compliance petition to the group's board of directors. We'll demand that the group understand the actual difficulties faced by those on the front lines and objectively explain the true negative impact of the blanket audit on the project, the construction period, stability maintenance, and the listing. Yinghai Group is not Zhao Xiankun's personal fiefdom!"
Upon hearing this, some people's eyes lit up.
A joint petition is the safest, most respectable, most secure, and most impactful method.
Some people wavered, thinking that this was tantamount to forcing the emperor to abdicate.
Qi Lu immediately made the decision: "Let's do it this way! I'll take the lead, and everyone will sign. Wang Yang, what do you say?"
Wang Yang hesitated, thinking of his long-standing friendship with Zhao Xiankun. But then he remembered what had happened recently, and he steeled himself and agreed.
"What about Huang Lilin? What did he say?"
"Ignore him. He's living the high life with Zhao Xiankun and looks down on us! Tianke got away scot-free in this audit, don't you see?"
For now, Huang Lilin was no longer mentioned. The group acted swiftly, with Zhou Jianshe personally drafting the wording, Wang Yang providing supplementary information, and Qi Lu carefully controlling the tone. In just half an hour, the draft was complete:
First, this round of rigid audits across all scales deviated from the practical rules of on-site operations in the municipal construction industry, causing front-line managers to be anxious and unwilling to take responsibility, resulting in project delays.
Second, the simultaneous suspension of multiple projects, including flexible adjustments, reasonable advance payments, and simplification of emergency records, has caused emotional fluctuations among some labor teams and poses a potential risk to maintaining stability at construction sites.
Third, excessive auditing of outdated historical records is misaligned with the current focus of sorting out listed assets, distracts management's energy, and delays key milestones in project payment collection.
Fourth, with the listing application window approaching, internal pressure and friction outweigh the benefits of compliance, which is detrimental to the stability of the group's external government and corporate image and the maintenance of its reputation in the capital market.
Fifth, Xu Feng, under the guise of investigation, arbitrarily framed the top-tier subsidiary, extorted benefits, and disregarded the group's interests. We demand that the group severely punish Xu Feng.
Signed by: General Managers of four core industrial subsidiaries: Tiancheng, Tianhe, Tianzheng, and Tianzhu, in joint signature.
After it was written, everyone signed and stamped it. It was prepared to be delivered to all board members of Yinghai Group tomorrow morning.
The documents will also be delivered simultaneously to the Chairman's Office, the Group's Chief Economist's Office, and the Listing Preparation Office.
At 11:00 a.m., the joint petition was placed steadily in front of Zhao Xiankun's desk.
Zhao Xiankun was reviewing the materials for the listing of assets when he saw the title of the document and his brows furrowed instantly.
The further he looked down, the darker his expression became.
He gripped the document tightly, his fingertips tightening slightly, a surge of anger rising within him, yet he couldn't bring himself to vent it.
He instantly realized that the situation was out of control.