Chapter 654: Such Great Authority
by xennovel“Taptaptap…”
A burst of hurried footsteps could be heard.
The Manager, who had received the news, rushed over in a hurry.
After all, a major client had been beaten up at the Company. If this wasn’t handled well, it would affect the Company’s reputation.
“Manager Zhang, are you okay?”
The Manager, sweating profusely, ran up to the Middle-aged Man. Looking at him nervously, he asked.
“Smack!”
The Middle-aged Man raised his hand and slapped the Manager across the face. Cursing, he said, “Damn, I got beat up in your Company! How are you going to settle this!”
“Don’t worry, Manager Zhang, I’ll definitely give you an answer.”
Even after getting slapped, the Manager didn’t dare to get angry—instead, he smiled apologetically.
“I’m waiting for that answer,” Manager Zhang snorted coldly, then shot a sinister glance at Xu Shaochen.
The Manager let out a sigh of relief, then turned his gaze to Hou Xiaoyan. Coldly, he said, “You don’t need to come to work tomorrow.”
“Why? It’s obviously not my fault! He was the one trying to coerce!”
Unconvinced, Hou Xiaoyan retorted. She felt she hadn’t done anything wrong, so why was she being fired the moment the Manager arrived?
“Why? Because I’m the Manager, and you’re just an employee! Is that reason enough?”
“Manager Zhang took a liking to you, and that’s a blessing for you. Not only did you not appreciate it, but you even dared to turn down his advances. How short-sighted!”
The Manager hadn’t expected Hou Xiaoyan to challenge him further. His anger rose, and he vented all the frustration he had just taken from Zhang onto her.
He thought she must be out of her mind.
Opportunities like this, which others could only dream of, and she was acting all holier-than-thou?
“Hah, such great authority! If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were the Chairman of Taihe Group! Since you like Manager Zhang so much, why don’t you wash up and go serve him?”
Xu Shaochen snorted coldly, gazing at the Manager with a sharp tone.
He hadn’t expected that after Liu Rushuang left, the newly hired Manager would turn out to be this kind of character.
Has Taihe Group turned into a garbage dump now, accepting all sorts of trash?
“You shouldn’t be so quick to jump to conclusions. Young men like showing off, the whole hero-rescues-the-damsel act, I get it. But you should think twice about whether you’re capable.”
The Manager taunted Xu Shaochen with a mocking smile, pointing a finger at Xu’s chest: “Let me tell you, we have surveillance here. You hit Manager Zhang, so get ready to spend some time in prison.”
“Also, I’m the Sales Manager for Taihe Group. Firing an employee under me who’s made a mistake—any issues with that?”
“Mistake? So in your eyes, refusing to accept being coerced is a mistake?” Xu Shaochen almost laughed in anger. When did being shameless become something to be so proud of?
The Manager snorted, “How I run things here isn’t for you to criticize. You want to manage me? Wait until you become my superior. You’re just a clueless brat.”
“Smack!”
Xu Shaochen slapped away the finger pointing at his chest and calmly said, “Well, I’m officially notifying you now. Starting today, you are relieved of your position as Sales Manager at Taihe Group.”
“Taihe Group hires people capable of getting things done, not boot-licking dogs who eat crap.”
Hearing this, the Manager burst out laughing, as if he had just heard the funniest joke ever. His laughter was exaggerated and loud.
“Hahaha! You’re killing me! Who do you think you are? You think you can fire me? Who the hell do you think you are? Are you out of your mind, dreaming in broad daylight?”
Manager Zhang also sneered mockingly at Xu Shaochen, thinking this young man was utterly clueless about his own limits.
Hou Xiaoyan hesitated to speak. While Xu Shaochen was helping her, she couldn’t help but feel he was being too idealistic.
She thought Xu Shaochen was going to file a complaint about the Manager.
But in her experience, that method was completely futile.
Xu Shaochen merely smiled and said nothing, pulling out his Phone and dialing a number—it was the Phone number of Taihe Group’s Chairman.
“This is Xu Shaochen. I’m at Taihe Group’s Sales Department.”
After saying that, he hung up.
“You’re Xu Shaochen? Such great authority. Anyone who didn’t know better would think you’re the King of Heaven!”
The Manager, seeing that Xu Shaochen hung up after only a couple of words, was even more convinced that he was just putting on a show.
“I’m not the King of Heaven, but to you, I might be scarier than him. Ten minutes, and I’ll show you a miracle.”
Xu Shaochen glanced at his watch and spoke with a casual calm.
The headquarters of Taihe Group wasn’t far from the Sales Department. Ten minutes was more than enough time for the Chairman to arrive.
“I’ll give you twenty minutes then! Let’s see what you can do to me today!”
The Manager said coldly, looking at him with disdain.
Ten minutes later.
“Taptaptap…”
With the sound of hurried footsteps, a Middle-aged Man, drenched in sweat and wearing a silver-gray suit, rushed inside.
Seeing the Middle-aged Man, the Manager’s face changed drastically. Then, he put on a fawning smile and quickly stepped forward.
“Chairman, why didn’t you tell us you were coming? If we had known, I would’ve gathered all the staff at the entrance to welcome you.”
“Get out of my way!”
The Middle-aged Man impatiently shoved him aside and hurried over to Xu Shaochen. He greeted him respectfully:
“Young Master Xu, I’m here. What can I do for you?”
He could tell from the Phone call earlier that Xu Shaochen wasn’t in a good mood, and it nearly frightened him to death.
In fact, he had abruptly ended a meeting just to rush over.
As soon as the others saw this, a wave of astonishment swept through the room. The Manager, Manager Zhang, and Hou Xiaoyan all stood there in disbelief, staring at Xu Shaochen in shock.
“This… this is impossible.”
The Manager mumbled to himself, but his face grew paler, and sweat poured down like rain. Even his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
It was only now that he realized the colossal mistake he had made—one that would ruin his career.
The once arrogant Manager Zhang was now visibly anxious. His face kept changing expressions, and he didn’t dare to look directly at Xu Shaochen.
As for Hou Xiaoyan, she was utterly floored by what she was witnessing.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Taihe Group was the biggest real estate company in Jiangzhou.
And now the Chairman of Taihe Group was treating Xu Shaochen with such deference. Just how important could Xu Shaochen’s status be?
“I want you to explain Taihe Group’s hiring standards for senior executives.”
Xu Shaochen looked at the Middle-aged Man in front of him with a blank expression and asked.
“Thud!”
The Manager’s legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground.