188: Chapter 188 High Compensation

Chen Guangke directly pointed out the crux of the entire matter — the compensation fee.

This was a critical moment for the two companies to merge into one.

Frankly speaking,

they were severely short on cash right now.

If they still had to spend money on laying off Employees, then it would be a case of losing the game to win a pawn.

Shen Yan had considered whether they could wait until the company got through this period before figuring out how to reorganize the company's personnel.

After thinking for several hours, he realized this approach wouldn't work.

The entire company had a total of one hundred and twenty Employees, and the base salary for each Employee was at least several thousand yuan.

When calculated roughly,

just paying salaries every month required nearly a million!

And this didn't even account for the salaries of Employees in high-paying technical positions.

If he truly delayed the matter of layoffs, it would mean he not only had to pay two extra months of salaries for all Employees in the company but also an additional sum for compensation!

Therefore, he decided it was best to cut the Gordian knot quickly and dismiss all those who were slacking off right now.

He laid out his thoughts entirely to Chen Guangke and Wu Ya.

After he finished speaking, Chen Guangke and Wu Ya were silent for a moment.

After about three to five minutes, the silent Wu Ya couldn't hold back. She looked up at Shen Yan and said, "No matter what, I trust Brother Shen's judgment. As long as you say it's fine, I will go and help you do it."

Shen Yan's mouth curved slightly. He looked at Chen Guangke, who was still pursing his lips, and asked, "What about you? What do you think?"

Chen Guangke let out a light snort and turned his head away, saying, "What else can I think? On matters like this, you have always thought more and deeper than me. Besides trusting you, who else can I trust?"

Although Shen Yan held the final leadership authority of the company, he was still very happy to gain the support of these two people who were crucial to him.

"Great! Then it's settled. Let's put aside the work on hand today and look through these materials with me to organize which personnel and positions are just drifting along."

Chen Guangke and Wu Ya looked solemn and nodded in unison to accept the task arranged by Shen Yan.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The secretary, having just finished taking a call from Cheng He, walked straight over and knocked on Chen Ling's office door.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Hearing the knock, Chen Ling frowned slightly with dissatisfaction, then said to Yang Jin on the other end of the phone, "In short, you handle the wedding arrangements. I still have work matters here, so I won't chat with you much longer."

Yang Jin's tone on the other end of the line was very gentle as he replied to Chen Ling, "Okay, you focus on your work with peace of mind. I will take full responsibility for everything regarding the wedding venue. I guarantee I will give you a flawless wedding!"

Although Chen Ling didn't like Yang Jin that much, hearing these words still brought a trace of bittersweet feeling to her heart.

She thought: Even though Yang Jin went out and cheated on me, he is treating me so well now.

Not only did he propose to me, but he also gave me the company. Perhaps he tasted people outside and finally realized that she was the best one, and now he wants to settle down with her wholeheartedly.

The more she thought, the happier she became.

Just as she was lost in reverie, the knocking sound outside the door sounded again, waking her from her fantasy.

The feeling of being forcibly pulled out of her fantasy was unpleasant, and Chen Ling vented her anger on the unknowing secretary outside the door.

"Wait outside for me!"

After shouting, Chen Ling immediately changed her expression to a gentle one and said to Yang Jin on the phone, "Okay, then I'll go deal with work matters first. Remember to eat on time."

Yang Jin let out an 'Mm,' his tone full of concern.

"You too. To prevent you from getting too engrossed in work, remember to take a picture of yourself eating and send it to me. I need to supervise you everywhere, anytime."

Hearing this, Chen Ling let out a chuckle.

She felt like she had returned to the time when she was dating, in the phase of being overly affectionate with her boyfriend.

"Okay, okay, I will definitely send you photos."

Chatting like this, the two of them were affectionate for another dozen minutes.

By the time Chen Ling allowed the secretary to enter, the secretary had been standing outside the door until his legs were numb.

After resting for a while, the secretary pushed the door open and said to Chen Ling, "CEO Chen, Cheng He called me."

Chen Ling responded indifferently and asked, "What did he say?"

The secretary replied, "He said Shen Yan offered him 120 million yuan and asked if you would raise your bid."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Ling immediately swept the documents on the table onto the floor.

Along with the documents crashing to the floor was her roaring shout of anger:

"Shen! Yan!"

The secretary had long guessed that Chen Ling would be this angry, so he felt no surprise. He continued to speak to Chen Ling, "Cheng He said he only gave us one day to think. If we don't raise the price, he will go directly to sign the contract with Shen Yan's side."

Chen Ling laughed in extreme anger.

She knew this Research Team was greedy, but she hadn't expected the Research Team to be this greedy.

They didn't consider anything except which company offered more money, and they would go to that one.

Wasn't this clearly trying to pit the two competing companies against each other like auction bidders, where the highest bidder wins?!

"Where are they now? Tell them to come over. I want to talk to them face-to-face!"

The secretary didn't hesitate and immediately took out his phone to dial Cheng He's number.

A few seconds later, Cheng He answered the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Cheng. Regarding the matter of raising the bid you proposed, CEO Chen wants to speak with you face-to-face. When do you have time?"

Cheng He was currently discussing the final destination with his team.

Hearing the secretary's question, he raised his hand, glanced at the watch on his wrist, and then replied to the secretary, "I happen to be free right now. Where should we meet?"

The secretary looked up at Chen Ling.

Chen Ling didn't speak, only lightly tapped the desktop with her index finger.

The secretary understood immediately and replied, "Let's meet at the company. Call me when you arrive, and I will come down to pick you up."

Cheng He had no objection to this.

Half an hour later.

Cheng He was brought to Chen Ling's office by the secretary.

As soon as he arrived, he saw Chen Ling sitting on the sofa with a dark expression.

"CEO Chen, long time no see."

As the words fell,

Chen Ling let out a cold laugh.

The two of them had met just yesterday, so why 'long time no see'?

This Cheng He didn't even bother to draft his lies.

As if knowing Chen Ling was complaining about him in her mind, Cheng He walked over and sat opposite Chen Ling, saying:

"CEO Chen, I know you must be very dissatisfied with me right now, but I think you don't necessarily need to direct your anger at me."

"Oh?" Chen Ling asked, raising an eyebrow with a cold face, "Why is it unnecessary for me to direct my anger at you?"