Chapter 302: A Good Project

Today, Boss Ni gave Zheng Qian a tremendous amount of face.

Inside the banquet hall, a full hundred tables were set up!

There were quite a lot of people from The Group, and a hundred tables were barely enough to seat everyone.

From the Chairman, President, and several Vice Presidents,

down to the new hires who had only joined a few months ago, everyone was present, and there wasn't a single empty seat.

"Everyone, please quiet down."

Chen Weiqiang took the microphone and walked onto the stage.

The room instantly fell silent, and everyone looked up, pricking up their ears to listen to Chen Weiqiang.

"Today's banquet is a victory celebration held for our Group's Chairman, President Zheng!"

"Let's give a round of applause to welcome President Zheng to the stage to say a few words."

Thunderous applause immediately erupted from the audience.

Many employees didn't even know why they were celebrating Zheng Qian.

Regardless, The Group was wealthy and generous, treating them to free food and entertainment, so clapping was the least they could do.

Only about one-fifth of the employees knew what sensational things Zheng Qian had done in Jiangnan.

As the number one figure of The Group, Zheng Qian was well-deserving of his position.

The Chairman had suppressed all rivals in Jiangnan, successively purchasing three cruise ships and one modern merchant vessel, with a total expenditure approaching twenty billion!

Even now, legends and stories about Zheng Qian were still circulating in the streets of Jiangnan.

How could these people, seeing the Chairman in person, not be excited?

Chen Weiqiang gave a wink to Zheng Qian, who was sitting in the audience, signaling him to come up and say a few words.

Zheng Qian felt a bit helpless.

He hadn't really approved of the victory celebration in the first place; there was nothing really worth celebrating.

It was nothing more than him spending money in Jiangnan and making the news.

Now that he was asked to speak, he truly didn't know what to say.

However, since it had already come to this, it wouldn't be right to refuse.

Zheng Qian walked onto the stage and took the microphone.

Chen Weiqiang really knew how to stir up trouble for him.

"Colleagues, there might be some of you who don't know me, so I'll start with a brief self-introduction."

Zheng Qian looked at the sea of people in the banquet hall.

Apart from a few familiar old employees, he couldn't name a single one of them.

After a simple introduction, Chang Dashan and Ma Wencheng, his two lackeys, took the lead in applauding.

Of the entire crowd, those two appeared the most excited.

They had nothing left for Zheng Qian but total obedience.

How could they have been so blind as to listen to that brat Hu Yuebin and go against Zheng Qian?

The man was a major capitalist who could pull out tens of billions in a matter of minutes!

Let alone the richest man in Yezhou, even the richest man in Jiangnan would be nothing in front of Zheng Qian.

"During our trip to Jiangnan a few days ago, I must commend a new employee of our company, Song Yaxian!"

"This trip wasn't just my hard work; she did a lot, even staying up all night to help me organize materials. I have decided to award her a bonus of one million, in my personal capacity!"

The entire room was suddenly filled with intense applause, gasps, and exclamations.

A one-million bonus!

For some of them, their annual take-home pay was only one million, and for most, it was even less.

Zheng Qian just casually handed out one million as a reward?

Damn it!

He was way too generous with bonuses for his subordinates.

When Song Yaxian heard the news from the audience, her face instantly turned red.

With so many people watching, she felt a bit embarrassed.

Besides, she hadn't been as diligent and motivated as Zheng Qian described.

She had only attended the first auction for the platinum princess and the final one for the white knight.

Song Yaxian was actually very happy that Zheng Qian had praised her hard work in front of the whole company.

But she felt she didn't deserve this one million!

No.

She had to find Zheng Qian privately to talk about this; she couldn't take this money.

She couldn't take this money.

Song Yaxian was happy, but two people were particularly unhappy.

Zhong Xiaoyao and Qin Xueli.

The two of them were sitting at the same table as Song Yaxian.

The looks they gave her were filled with extreme hatred and resentment.

Why did Song Yaxian get a one-million reward just for going on a trip to Jiangnan with Zheng Qian!

They had been running around for the company, and they only received such a small bonus.

Not to mention anything else, just look at the price war last time.

The two of them had contributed significantly.

And even then, they only received a bonus of a few tens of thousands.

How many days had Song Yaxian even been with the company?

She followed Zheng Qian on one trip to Jiangnan and got one million?

Why?

That was more than the annual salary of two core employees like them!

They felt extremely unbalanced.

It seemed Song Yaxian had really served Zheng Qian well.

Otherwise, how could Zheng Qian be so easily intimate with a female employee?

They had put in so much effort, yet they hadn't been able to take Zheng Qian down.

Both of them believed that if Zheng Qian just climbed into their beds, they could make him feel like he was in heaven, never thinking of another woman again.

It was just a pity that they didn't have that chance.

Zheng Qian, on stage, continued his speech.

"Colleagues, don't think of today's banquet as a victory celebration. I haven't really done anything strenuous."

"A tall building rises from the ground; in the future, the hard work will still depend on all of you here."

"In some time, the company may have another tough battle to fight. Let's consider today's event a celebration in advance for everyone."

Several executives in the audience sighed inwardly upon hearing Zheng Qian's words.

Zheng Qian actually possessed this kind of statecraft.

It was clearly a celebration for his own achievements, yet he turned the tables, framing it as a celebration for everyone, perfectly establishing the image of a corporate Chairman and highlighting his vision and magnanimity.

Truly brilliant!

"In addition, I must sincerely thank Boss Ni of Luyuan Villa today."

"If it weren't for his generous contribution, we probably wouldn't have found such a large venue to hold this banquet. Let's give Boss Ni a round of applause."

Boss Ni, sitting in the audience, felt a jolt go through him upon hearing this.

He hadn't expected Zheng Qian to mention him like this at his own company gathering.

He was almost moved to tears.

As the banquet was nearing its end,

Zheng Qian received a call from Xu Shuyun.

"Zheng Qian, you're really something!"

"You come back to Yezhou to treat everyone to a meal, and you don't even call me?"

On the other end of the line, Xu Shuyun's voice carried a coquettish tone of blame and complaint.

"How could that be? This was just an internal banquet for our company," Zheng Qian explained hurriedly.

"Hmph, so I don't count as someone from your company, is that it?"

Ah, this...

To be honest.

On the surface, Jinxiu Group was indeed not a subsidiary of The Group.

But everyone knew that Zheng Qian personally held 40% of the shares in Jinxiu Group.

Last time, Xu Shuyun had even brought him to the induction ceremony and introduced him to Mr. Xu Chengye and all the employees.

Zheng Qian smacked his forehead hard.

Even people like Chang Dashan and Ma Wencheng had come today, but he hadn't invited Xu Shuyun.

This was indeed a lapse in judgment on his part.

He had forgotten about Xu Shuyun.

After Jin Lu had declined, he should have called Xu Shuyun as well.

"Oh dear, oh dear, that... that was my fault."

"Another day, I will definitely set up a separate table just for you to make amends. How about that?"

"Hmph!"

"No need for amends."

"Take some time to come over here. A decent project has come up recently, and I want to discuss it with you."