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Chapter 357 - 223: The Burned Promise_2

Chapter 357: Chapter 223: The Burned Promise_2

Wen Shulin smiled and continued:

"But if the company wants to develop sustainably, relying on just a few of you is not enough. You need to establish a comprehensive management system and bring on more talent."

"Have you ever thought about why those large companies with thousands of employees can still operate efficiently?"

Chen Cheng shook his head.

"Because they have a sound management system and a team of experienced managerial talent."

"And what you lack the most right now is managerial talent."

"Liu Ying is one such talent."

Chen Cheng fell silent. Wen Shulin’s words were logically sound; he couldn’t rebut them.

"I know you worry about how to explain this to Feng Biao. Let me handle it."

"You?"

Wen Shulin nodded, "Liu Ying is unwilling to switch jobs because she has concerns and also because your Camellia has yet to show profits."

"What do you plan to do?" Chen Cheng asked.

"Well," Wen Shulin seemed to have a thought, "I’ll have HR contact a headhunter and pluck Liu Ying from Meiwo Commerce first and bring her on board CGG."

"Ah?"

Chen Cheng was stunned; he hadn’t expected Wen Shulin to come up with such a strategy.

"Improve her salary, give you half a year to one year’s time. When your Camellia is fully developed by then, she should have enough savings to make the switch."

Wen Shulin spoke lightly, but Chen Cheng was utterly astonished.

Chen Cheng couldn’t believe Wen Shulin would help him again in such a manner.

"Is... is this really okay?"

"Meiwo Commerce is just a medium-sized foreign trade company with limited room for growth. I suppose Liu Ying’s salary is probably around seven thousand."

Wen Shulin continued, "At CGG, I’ll give her the position of HR Specialist with a monthly pre-tax salary of 25,000, plus semi-annual and year-end bonuses."

Chen Cheng was bewildered and thought, what Wen Shulin was doing didn’t seem so much recruitment as outright poaching!

He asked with a smile, "Chairman Wen, isn’t this a bit too costly for you?"

"This amount of money is nothing for CGG. Besides, CGG needs a new face, a reliable person, at this time."

Chen Cheng looked into those sharp eyes and suddenly realized.

Wen Shulin offered such a high salary to poach talent not only to help him develop talent but also for her own sake.

The transformation in CGG required an outsider yet a trustworthy person to handle compensation and related matters.

And for Liu Ying, being the wife of Chen Cheng’s good buddy, Wen Shulin naturally trusted Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng leaned back in his chair, "So, you’re thinking of killing two birds with one stone."

"You know me well." Wen Shulin smiled lightly, "How about it? Could you also have your childhood friend to sway her opinion?"

"With such a high salary, I don’t think Yingzi would refuse. Everyone goes out to work for money; the higher the salary, the better the standard of living."

Chen Cheng said with a smile, "But you have to promise me one condition."

"Rest assured, after she finishes the work for me, I’ll certainly let her join your Camellia."

Chen Cheng shook his head, "I mean, you can’t let her do any dangerous work."

He spread his hands, "Layoffs and compensation are always problematic issues."

Upon hearing this, Wen Shulin first looked stunned, then comprehended Chen Cheng’s concern for Liu Ying’s safety.

Her heart warmed as she reassured him: "Don’t worry, I would never let my employees do such perilous tasks."

"Besides, CGG is a legitimate public company; even if layoffs are necessary, they will be carried out according to labor laws, without shortchanging the employees."

Seeing that Wen Shulin didn’t fully grasp his point, Chen Cheng spoke plainly:

"I’m worried about Alina. Your upcoming layoffs are not just any employees but the middle and upper echelons of CGG in Beijing."

Speaking from experience, he said, "When I was laid off by Yintong, the upper levels I knew didn’t hesitate to take steps over the line."

"Looking back, they were just department heads."

He paused and continued, "The people you’re going to fire now are the veterans and executives of CGG in Beijing."

"They include people personally promoted by Alina, and forcing them out will undoubtedly evoke their intense dissatisfaction."

The conversation came back to the concerns from breakfast, and Chen Cheng’s worries were not unfounded.

Wen Shulin’s smile gradually faded, "I know what you’re worried about."

She looked at Chen Cheng, reading his intentions from his eyes, "You don’t want her to join CGG?"

"I understand your resolve."

Chen Cheng looked at Wen Shulin earnestly and said, "I just don’t want Liu Ying to get involved in this matter. After all, she’s just an ordinary person; she’s not you, and she neither has the ability nor the need to take on these risks."

"So, it’s better for you to find someone more professional to handle this."

"And Yingzi, I will arrange for her to join Camellia."

Wen Shulin smiled understandingly, "Has your protective instinct always been this strong?"

Chen Cheng smiled and shook his head, "No, it’s just that I feel everyone has their own life trajectory. We have no right to interfere in others’ lives, let alone to drag them into conflicts that aren’t theirs to fight."

"Yingzi has her own life. Although her current job is hard, it’s stable and pays well. Feng Biao has also found his goal. I don’t want to disturb their lives because of my own issues."

After a moment of silence, Wen Shulin looked at Chen Cheng, her gaze filled with complex emotions.

She knew Chen Cheng was speaking from the heart.

He wasn’t a selfish person; he always put others’ feelings ahead of his own.