Chapter 1024
Not Giving Him the Slightest Face
Seeing that the gossip was getting increasingly outrageous, Su Jingren was finally enraged. He slammed his hand on the table and said to everyone, "Anyone who dares to spout nonsense again, be careful I kick them out of the company!"
Those who had been gossiping just moments before fell silent after hearing Su Jingren's words. They knew perfectly well that although Lu Yan was indeed the current chairman of the company, Su Jingren would definitely be the one in charge in the future. After all, Lu Yan was just a young man who had only been with the company for a short time and didn't understand many of the intricacies of the company's internal workings. Su Jingren, on the other hand, had been working at Dongjiang Mining since he was very young. Judging from his current age, he had been with Dongjiang Mining for thirty years and was now the company's vice chairman.
Most of them were wondering how that young lad Lu Yan could possibly be a match for the old fox Su Jingren. They wondered if, in the end, although Lu Yan was the nominal chairman of Dongjiang Mining, Su Jingren would be the one actually controlling the company.
So after hearing what Su Jingren said, everyone shut their mouths and stopped talking.
At this moment, Lu Yan spoke up casually, "Oh, President Su, you've got quite the nerve! If someone who didn't know better heard this, they'd think you were the company's chairman."
Upon hearing Lu Yan's words, Su Jingren said, "Chairman Lu, that's not what I meant. It's just that it's meeting time now, and what they said was really too much. It's clear they don't respect you. I'm just teaching them a lesson on your behalf. Please don't be angry!"
Although Su Jingren didn't care about Lu Yan, he felt that even though Lu Yan was already the chairman of the company, this young and inexperienced person wouldn't cause much trouble in the company. As long as he didn't show any obvious signs of opposing him, he believed that it wouldn't be long before he could get Lu Yan to listen to him.
Although I won't be the nominal head of the company, I will actually be able to control the entire company.
Although Lu Yan is young, he is not stupid. Su Jingren had been clinging to the coattails of former chairman Chen Yumin, with the aim of continuously rising in his position. Initially, he was actually aiming for the chairman's position, hoping that after Chen Yumin retired, he could be one of the nominees for the chairmanship. With his own efforts in cultivating relationships, he still had a good chance of becoming chairman.
But who knew that Chen Yumin would suddenly apply for retirement? Before Su Jingren could fully utilize his strongest connections, Lu Yan had already taken the lead, leaving Su Jingren feeling very resentful.
Therefore, they only showed Lu Yan a superficial respect, and in reality, they did not take this young man seriously.
Lu Yan could easily see the resentment hidden in Su Jingren's eyes. However, when dealing with such a two-faced person, if the evidence wasn't presented to him, he would never admit his crimes. Lu Yan was currently waiting for that evidence.
He looked at Su Jingren and said, "President Su, I am now the chairman of the company. Whether they need to be taught a lesson is not up to you. How can you be so irresponsible?"
Su Jingren was furious when he heard Lu Yan's words, but he was in the conference room, and the meeting was quite large. Although only the company's senior management was in the conference room, other junior employees were also having a video conference. In other words, their every move was being watched by the entire company. Of course, he still needed to maintain his hypocritical facade to protect his reputation.
Suppressing his anger, Su Jingren said to Lu Yan with a relatively respectful tone, "President Su, you're right!"
Lu Yan didn't even glance at Su Jingren, but instead looked at Li Meijia, who was standing in the corner of the conference room, and said directly, "You're fired now!" Li Meijia's family background was very ordinary, and being able to work at Dongjiang Mining was already the ceiling that someone with her family background and education could reach.
Upon hearing Lu Yan say such a thing, Li Meijia looked at Lu Yan with great emotion and said, "President Lu, although you are now the chairman of Dongjiang Mining, I am now a formal employee of Dongjiang Mining. You can't just fire me whenever you want. At least you have to report to your superiors. It's not up to you to decide!"
Upon hearing Li Meijia's words, Lu Yan said, "Hey, Li Meijia, you're going to challenge me now? Who gave you the courage to be a lowly employee who got in through connections? I'm the chairman of the company. Do I need to report to my superiors to deal with someone like you who got in through connections? Let me tell you, no, I can make the decision myself!"
After hearing Lu Yan's words, Li Meijia said, "Chairman Lu, I was introduced by Vice Chairman Su. What you are doing is going against Vice Chairman Su, do you know that?"
Upon hearing Li Meijia's words, Lu Yan chuckled and said, "Oh, Vice Chairman Su? Which Vice Chairman Su? Is it Su Jingren, the one who introduced you?"
Li Meijia said, "That's right, it's him!"
Lu Yan said, "Oh, according to you, Su Jingren is the chairman of the company?"
Li Meijia said angrily, "What's wrong? Although I'm the deputy, I still have the title of chairman. This matter was discussed by you all, and your decision alone doesn't count!"
Lu Yan said, "Oh, I was wondering why you, a mere employee, had such a big mouth. So it was Su Jingren who gave it to you!"
Upon hearing Lu Yan's words, Su Jingren became somewhat anxious and said, "Chairman Lu, Meijia didn't mean that. She's just gotten to where she is today after all this hard work, and she's a little emotional. Please don't take it personally!"
Lu Yan said, "So you're blaming me? You, Su Jingren, are openly going against me!"
Su Jingren said, "No, no, but Li Meijia isn't the only one in our company who got in through connections. If you only fire Li Meijia, wouldn't that be unfair to her?"
Lu Yan said, "Li Meijia not only got in through your connections, but she is also of questionable character. She actually dared to set her sights on me. That's the result of her own actions!"
Su Jingren said, "Chairman Lu, please give me, Su, some face. I introduced Li Meijia here. If you fire her, it's like trampling on my face; you're showing me absolutely no respect!" (End of Chapter)