Rebirth: Super Banking System

Chapter 105: Chapter 96: I Shouldn’t Have Walked on the Right Side_1

"By the way, Manager Yang, what’s the staff’s reaction to so much overtime work recently?" Tang Qing asked. Even though it sounded like a rhetorical question, it wouldn’t hurt to show some concern.

"Haha, what else can they do? Of course, there are complaints. Your development plan for the company is so tight, how can we accomplish it without working overtime?" Yang Kai responded with a bitter smile. Since joining the company, he had not enjoyed a weekend off and spent every day working overtime. Although he didn’t hold any grudges against overtime, given his high annual salary, his situation was different from the employees. As a general manager, he could rest whenever he wanted and could go out for a walk too. The employees, however, didn’t have this luxury. They were supposed to work diligently when at the office, even if they had to fake it.

"Well, it seems, I’ve become the ruthless capitalist. Hmm, let’s do this, give some extra bonuses to those who work overtime, ask the cafeteria to prepare more delicious meals, and don’t skimp out on the fruits. We have so many people, give each person who works overtime about ten pounds of fruits to eat slowly. Buy more from the wholesale market next time," Tang Qing suggested after thinking for a moment.

In his previous life, he hated overtime work, especially when it encroached on his weekends and holidays. But then again, your attitude is largely influenced by your position in the hierarchies. When you’re the boss, it’s inevitable to want the employees to work a bit harder, do a little more. This is not dictated by one’s will. He didn’t have a philanthropic heart. His own money didn’t come easily; he had taken great risks to earn it. So in order to compensate for the extra work he was making the employees do, he decided to improve the company welfare.

"In that case, I thank you on behalf of my colleagues, Boss Tang," Yang Kai acknowledged, nodding. The company’s finances were not abundant at the moment; both the benefits and overtime pay were mediocre at best, at least the meals could improve. He never dared to make bold financial decisions for fear of being wasteful. Now that Tang Qing had made the call, he was happy to go along with it.

"By the way, is there any difficulty with the finance department? I remember reading their weekly report the day before yesterday, it said that the company only has over nine hundred thousand, So how long can we last?" Tang Qing inquired again.

"As for the funds, there isn’t much of a problem. They can last until Chinese New Year. Initially, the factory had some accounts payable, leading to a cash crunch in the company. We paid for it first and can reimburse the company at the beginning of next month. Adding the e-commerce profits into account; the company’s financial status can last until Chinese New Year bonuses and wages have been distributed with no problems," Yang Kai explained slowly.

"Alright, that’s good to hear. When we get back to work after Chinese New Year, we’ll have thirty million in the accounts on the dot," added Tang Qing. Once the thirty million from Liu Qian’s funds arrived on Friday, he could step into the stock market. The market manipulators were still in the slow absorption phase, so he planned to invest his funds into stocks before Liu Qian’s funds arrived next week. He planned on letting the funds enter in a diverse manner so as not to draw attention. By doing it that way, he could leave a hundred thousand in his personal account for emergencies.

"Every time I hear the news from Boss Tang, I’m full of zeal and energy," Yang Kai laughed. This was a truth universally acknowledged. The managers of enterprises always look forward to meeting generous funders who are passionate about expansion. The dedication and pleasure they gain are difficult for ordinary people to understand. Such feelings even become an obsession for many professional managers.

"Haha, that’s good. I’ll let you get back to work now, I’m going to see how Ms. Qi is doing," Tang Qing said as he got up.

"Good, I can’t help but appreciate how hands-off you are as a chairman. Since Ms. Qi complained about it many times. Haha," Yang Kai laughed. From his perspective, he certainly hoped that the chairman would leave him alone so that he could fully tap into his talents. But from the perspective of a general manager and those below, they didn’t see it in the same light. This kind of thinking was more about the seat you occupy rather than the person.

"Alright, I guess I’ll take the initiative and stop Ms. Qi from complaining," said Tang Qing with a bitter face.

On his hands-off walk, he decided to stick to his course. He had no interest in managing the company and getting tangled up in daily hassles. Seeing the big shots of the next generation being busy all the time made him nervous as it was not what he wanted.

In his plan, his future companies would be uniformly supervised by a large asset management company. This company would only have one job - to review all the corporate systems, development plans, financial status, resource allocation, etc., of his company. While there would be no direct subordination, all the major plans and development strategies of his company would have to be evaluated by professionals in each industry under this company. This would be done to prevent the professional managers from blindly messing around.

Tang Qing simply had no interest in managing these companies. He couldn’t do it and didn’t want to learn. As long as there were people who could do it, it would be fine. He would provide the money, let others do the work. It was just as simple as that.

Upon leaving Yang Kai’s office, noise could still be heard from the second floor. Tang Qing walked over to Qi Yan’s office and knocked on the door a few times, but there was no response. It seemed she wasn’t in her office and was probably upstairs.

However, hearing the noise from the second floor that resembled a vegetable market, Tang Qing became hesitant about going down. He was afraid to be looked at reproachfully by those women. It’s a big weekend, and it’s overtime. Although it wasn’t his direct request, who asked him to set such an intense expansion plan? In the end, he would still be blamed as the boss.

He took a few deep breaths.

Well, if death was inevitable, he thought, after hesitating for a while, Tang Qing prepared himself to be glared at by a group of people.

If he was even afraid of this, how could he handle bigger things in the future?

Tang Qing took Sun Chao with him to the second floor. The entire second floor was taken up by the design department. The number of personnel was continuously expanding; it was nearly one hundred people now, most of whom were women. He didn’t know how many of them would be working overtime today.

As soon as he stepped out of the stairwell, he could smell different traces of perfume in the air. It smelled nice, but he forced back the urge to take a deep breath, fearing it would ruin his image.

It couldn’t be helped; perfumes were created to increase women’s charm for men. Ok, that was a lousy excuse.

Since the entire building was a frame structure, the previous owner had used wooden boards to partition some offices. Qi Yan had them removed because she felt the space was too small. She had specifically hired a master to take care of the cables on the second floor. Without the obstruction of walls, the place looked bigger and brighter.

Upon entering the door and turning right, he could see a huge office full of fashionably dressed female designers gathered in groups, discussing what Tang Qing couldn’t understand. He had no desire to supplement the jargon they were using with his imagination, and left it to the professionals to handle.

Seeing Tang Qing and Sun Chao, two big men walk in, the female employees immediately took notice. Not that they hadn’t seen men before, there were men in the design department. But it was weird to see the two men strolling in so leisurely. The administrative department had the day off that day, only leaving one person on duty. The design department, however, had no days off and were extremely busy. If it weren’t for the attractive salary, overtime bonus, and the company’s grand blueprint, they probably would have...

The female employees didn’t have much of a choice. It wasn’t easy to find a job in this day and age, let alone a fitting one that you liked.

The design department seriously lacked men, and the few male colleagues acted too effeminately. So, flirting with male colleagues from other departments was one of their pastimes. Seeing a handsome young man walk in, some of the bolder women just couldn’t hold back.

"Wow, such a handsome young boy."

"Young boy, who are you looking for?"

"Exactly, tell us, sister will help you find them."

"Hey little brother, what’s your name? Your sister here is named Li Mei, remember that okay?"

"Wow, this guy is so MANly, totally could be a model, those muscles and that look in his eyes..."

"......"

What the heck?

Did I go to the wrong place?

This is not an entertainment venue!

Are girls these days so bold as to openly flirt with good young men?

Tang Qing touched his nose and didn’t respond. He was taken aback by so many questions, and Sun Chao’s face turned beet red. It was the first time he’d been critiqued by so many women.

Those who knew Tang Qing all had their own offices, so no one recognized Tang’s identity. However, someone who’d come here definitely wasn’t a random passerby, so no one stepped forward to shoo them away.

Tang Qing looked around but didn’t see Wang Yan. The two assistant managers of the Design Department weren’t here either. Okay, it seemed he went the wrong way. They must be on the other side of the stairs.

Although it was a bit impolite, Tang Qing really couldn’t respond to everyone, so he could only say: "Ahem, everyone, is your Boss Qi on the other side?"

"Yes, she went to the assistant manager’s office. Little brother, what do you need from her? What’s your relationship with her? I don’t remember her having a brother. Coming to see our Boss Qi at this hour, are you here for a blind date? Ah, the guy behind you looks pretty good, just a bit too rustic. If..." The one called Li Mei took the lead to answer, and then she just... couldn’t stop talking.

Tang Qing felt cold sweat on his forehead.

I was wrong.

I shouldn’t have asked for directions.

I shouldn’t have come here.

And where did you get that logic about a blind date from?

Isn’t that a big leap?

Li Mei didn’t give Tang Qing a chance to speak at all. Eventually, her professional habits kicked in and she started discussing how Sun Chao dressed.

Sun Chao was sweating profusely, thinking to himself, women are so terrifying.

Although Tang Qing and Sun Chao felt overwhelmed, the other female designers seemed interested, adding their own comments and starting a discussion.

Tang Qing, standing nearby, was filled with speechless frustration. His inner complaints wouldn’t stop.

Hey, aren’t you swerving off topic?

I was just asking for directions.

Are you trying to punish me? _{𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮}

I...

I was wrong.

I was really wrong, I shouldn’t have come this way from the start. If I didn’t go right, I wouldn’t be in this sad...

Tang Qing shook his head and brushed off his strange reflexive response. It was all because he’d watched too many martial arts series.

Just as Tang Qing was stuck between a rock and a hard place, a voice sounded from behind him.

PS: The second Chapter is late, I’m typing so slowly, I’m half a disabled typist.

Sigh, once you get into writing online novels, you get sucked in. I’m always thinking about the next update, but I can’t let down the readers who are supporting me. If later updates are late, please be patient. It may be that I haven’t finished typing or something came up. I hope you can help me spread the word, less than a hundred subscriptions... it’s really disheartening.