Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1140 - 970: Soft and Hard Tactics

Chapter 1140: Chapter 970: Soft and Hard Tactics

Zhang Xiaoxi didn’t speak immediately, she was also rapidly thinking about how she should handle the situation.

What Hu Yueyue said seemed to be the truth, and she wouldn’t dare to hide anything regarding these matters from herself.

Because it only takes an investigation to know the truth.

In that case, the mistake Hu Yueyue made wasn’t too severe and could be considered within an understandable range.

However, such a precedent couldn’t be set, for if the company’s scale were to increase in the future, wouldn’t it become utterly chaotic...

Zhang Xiaoxi also knew that Wang Ye and Hu Yueyue had no "special" relationship.

But even so, she had to show some leniency to Hu Yueyue out of respect for Wang Ye’s face.

There was no way around it, after all, it was Wang Ye who personally recruited Hu Yueyue...

You might say it was a coincidence, but the problem is, perhaps Wang Ye felt more "comfortable" looking at Hu Yueyue, and that’s why he decided to recruit her.

These things are hard to say!

As a subordinate, Zhang Xiaoxi had to consider everything thoroughly.

After a moment’s thought, Zhang Xiaoxi came up with an idea and spoke,

"According to the head office’s rules, your behavior should result in immediate termination and the company’s losses should be recovered from you.

If your negligence directly or indirectly caused significant losses to the company, you could even be sued!"

Hu Yueyue’s body trembled slightly with fear.

She had no idea about these things and originally thought that although such behavior wasn’t good, it surely wasn’t criminal!

Although she had been trying to catch up on various management knowledge since becoming the general manager, she lacked formal education in the field, previous experience, and had only just started working.

So, she indeed didn’t understand these matters.

Fortunately, the things Zhang Xiaoxi had just said were only meant to scare her.

"However, considering this is your first offense and you still showed some restraint by not giving your cousin an excessive salary, I can decide not to pursue your responsibility further."

Hu Yueyue’s face lit up with joy. Was she off the hook?

She was just raising her head to thank Zhang Xiaoxi, but Zhang Xiaoxi hadn’t finished talking.

"But!

The mistake you made needs to be corrected immediately.

Your cousin, the Vice President, is to be fired effective immediately, and he should pack up and leave without a penny of severance pay from the company!

If he dares to make any unreasonable demands, then don’t blame me for not giving you a chance."

Zhang Xiaoxi added sternly.

Hu Yueyue nodded repeatedly and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Manager Zhang. I will handle my cousin’s matter appropriately and ensure it won’t trouble the company.

I will never dare to do such a thing again, and it would be best if the head office could send an HR Specialist over.

To be honest, apart from finance, I’m handling everything else by myself and I truly can’t manage it all."

Zhang Xiaoxi had been relatively hands-off with this branch, only sending over a Finance Manager while leaving Hu Yueyue to manage everything else.

However, it seemed now that Hu Yueyue had not yet grown into a qualified general manager.

The reason she suggested the head office send an HR Specialist was partly to show loyalty to Zhang Xiaoxi and Wang Ye, and partly because she was indeed overwhelmed and needed professional staff to assist.

Zhang Xiaoxi didn’t hesitate and nodded immediately, "Indeed, we need to send someone from headquarters to help you with HR and administrative work. Also, I will arrange for someone to review the company’s operations and personnel situation here, which is what you would call a due diligence investigation. I hope you won’t take it personally, as this is also to ensure that you can work with peace of mind in the future."

Although this statement clearly showed a lack of trust in the local company, Hu Yueyue not only had no complaints but also welcomed it.

Because it would prove her "innocence"!

Apart from hiring her cousin as the Vice President, she was indeed blameless in other respects, so she wasn’t afraid of any investigation from the head office.

On the contrary, even if Zhang Xiaoxi hadn’t brought it up, she would have requested it herself!

...

Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi didn’t stay long; they chatted briefly with Hu Yueyue about the real estate market in Peng City, informing her that future focus should be on properties in Nanshan District.

In 2005, Nanshan District in Peng City wasn’t exactly barren, but it wasn’t far from it.

At that time, the most prosperous area was Luohu Old District, followed by Futian!

All other districts were considered outskirts...

Therefore, property prices in Nanshan District were ridiculously low!

Even so, hardly anyone was willing to buy houses there.

Due to inconvenient transportation, average infrastructure, and the hassle of commuting to the city center for work.

But Wang Ye knew that in the future, the district in Peng City with the highest property prices would undoubtedly be Nanshan District!

While properties in other districts were still priced around fifty to sixty thousand, it was impossible to find a property in Nanshan District for less than one hundred thousand per square meter...

Those luxury apartments costing two to three hundred thousand per square meter were mostly located in this district!

Even the old apartment complexes priced at four to five thousand per square meter around 2005 were speculated to reach over a hundred thousand per square meter a decade and a half later.

The investment return rate wasn’t bad, merely around three to four thousand percent...

...

However, Wang Ye didn’t elaborate, merely indicating the general area for Hu Yueyue’s team to explore.

After finishing their discussion on work, Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi stood up to say their farewells.

They still had other tasks to attend to.

This leasing company hadn’t even been on Wang Ye’s schedule, and it was only because Zhang Xiaoxi mentioned it that they made a temporary visit.

In essence, the company wasn’t worth Wang Ye investing too much time and energy...