Chapter 100 - 87: A Person Who Knows the Times
Chapter 100: Chapter 87: A Person Who Knows the Times
"Huh?" Zheng Siwen was a bit slow to catch on. After two seconds, his mind started racing. He then said cautiously, "Ah Yi’s work is acceptable, he’s just sort of getting by. As for Ah Ming... he might have other ideas!"
Jiang Miao smiled. "Other ideas? That’s fine. Tell me what kind of ideas Ah Ming has. After all, the company and I respect our employees’ personal choices."
"Well..." Zheng Siwen hesitated. ’I want to say that Ah Ming might be a problem, but I’m worried the boss won’t believe me. It could ruin the image he has of me.’
After a moment, Zheng Siwen made up his mind. "Boss, I actually have some suspicions about Ah Ming, but I don’t have any proof. He might have been falsely reporting higher losses on some of the after-sales services for the eel fry."
Jiang Miao, who already knew the truth, narrowed his eyes. "I knew I wasn’t wrong about you. I’m very pleased that you didn’t hide this from me. Take a look at this."
With that, Jiang Miao turned his laptop screen toward him.
Zheng Siwen was still feeling relieved that the boss hadn’t blamed him when he saw the laptop screen turned his way. Looking closely, he realized they were screenshots of chat logs and transaction records.
After looking for a moment, his eyes widened. "Are these Ah Ming’s chat logs and transaction records? So the company knew all along."
"A few days ago, I asked a hacker friend to investigate. However, it’s not appropriate for me or my friend to get directly involved. That’s why I have a task for you, if you’re willing, Siwen."
At this point, Zheng Siwen would have to be an idiot not to understand. He nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. "Boss, I’m willing to report Ah Ming in my own name."
"Excellent." Jiang Miao took a document from the side, quickly signed it, and stamped it with his personal seal before handing it to Zheng Siwen. "Take a look."
Zheng Siwen took the document and saw it was a letter of appointment, naming him the general manager of Hailufeng Agricultural Technology Company’s Qiongzhou Branch.
This surprise came so suddenly.
Zheng Siwen was at a loss for a moment. After about ten seconds, he finally processed it. "Thank you for your faith in me, Boss. I’ll definitely work hard and help you manage the Qionzhou Branch well."
’If I hadn’t brought up the issue with Ah Ming,’ he thought, ’the boss most likely wouldn’t have made me the general manager of the Qiongzhou Branch.’
’This was clearly a test.’
Quickly stepping into his new role, Zheng Siwen immediately suggested, "Boss, regarding Ah Ming’s situation, I think we should hold off for a bit. Let’s have the new people come and take over his work first. Then we can transfer him back to headquarters and deal with it. That way, it won’t affect the eel fry sales in Qionzhou."
Jiang Miao nodded in satisfaction. "Good. The company has already made the arrangements."
"I see. That puts my mind at ease."
"Spend the next few days getting familiar with your work. Let me start by telling you about the Qionzhou Branch’s core business."
Zheng Siwen immediately sat up straight and took out his phone, opening the memo app.
"The sales department’s team in Qionzhou, while still technically under the sales department’s management, will be working out of the same office as the branch from now on."
"I’ll make the arrangements," Zheng Siwen nodded.
Jiang Miao continued, "You need to organize the management of the two orchards the company has leased. Get them back to normal production and maintenance as soon as possible. Pay special attention to the durian trees. They are crucial to the company’s future direction and must be protected and maintained as a top priority."
"You can add a row of barbed-wire fencing and set up surveillance cameras on the side closer to the mountain. Also, install an automatic irrigation system. It’ll be convenient for regular watering, and in the event of a sudden wildfire, it can also help stop the flames from spreading to the orchard."
"As for the mangoes, lychees, longans, wampees, and pineapples, you can hire local farmers to continue cultivating them under the guidance of our agricultural technicians. In the future, this can also enrich the product selection for our online store department."
Jiang Miao gave him a long list of instructions. As the new general manager of the Qiongzhou Branch, Zheng Siwen buried his head in his notes, afraid he would forget any of his boss’s orders. Jiang Miao didn’t let him go back to rest until eleven-thirty.
In truth, Zheng Siwen couldn’t sleep at all. He was too excited to sleep. As for Ah Ming being investigated, he couldn’t care less about him.
The very next day, the news that Zheng Siwen had been appointed general manager of the Qiongzhou Branch reached all the employees there.
This included a somewhat envious and jealous Ah Ming.
However, Ah Ming also received a notice. It instructed him and Ah Yi to train two newcomers, as the company planned to transfer them back to headquarters after a while for what was described as a new assignment.
This made Ah Ming think the company was going to give him a promotion.
Ah Yi, on the other hand, seemed to have figured something out, but he didn’t warn Ah Ming. He chose to remain silent and began methodically training the newcomers and familiarizing them with the business.
「A few days later, on June 24th.」
The matter of Jiang Miao asking Boss Huang to help find a suitable property in a nice part of Xinhe Village now had a promising lead.
After some back-and-forth, they finally purchased an eight-story, self-built rural house with a 200-square-meter footprint. It would serve as the Qiongzhou Branch’s temporary office and warehouse, as well as its temporary employee dormitory.
That evening, Jiang Miao once again treated all the branch employees and a few of the salespeople to dinner.
During these busy few days, Jiang Miao worked with Zheng Siwen to finalize various branch affairs. This was also to back him up and ensure the other employees would follow Zheng Siwen’s arrangements.
During this time, the contract for Shang’s Fruit Garden was also signed, quickly putting the branch on the right track.
Finally, Jiang Miao cut over a hundred mature durian branches and had Shunfeng Express send them back to Shanmei Magong Town by the fastest possible means. Only then did he, along with Li Zixuan and Ke Yong, take a plane and leave Qiongzhou.