Tian Guo Entertainment Company had been buzzing since morning about the change in ownership.
The former supervisor, Zhou Zhuguan, who had previously tried to harm Ling Cheng, had heard the news yesterday and specially prepared good cigarettes and fine liquor.
‘I’ve worked diligently for so many years, signed contracts with so many young people using the “Contract Spirit Ball,” and saved the company a lot of money. Now suddenly a new boss appears—isn’t this my chance for a turnaround?’
‘When the time comes, cigarettes as bridges, liquor as roads, I am the company CEO, you remember that!’
This morning, he saw that relevant personnel had already come to handle the handover of the company seal, saying the boss would arrive shortly.
Excited, Supervisor Zhou kept rubbing his hands together like a fly, looking at his carefully prepared gifts. After all, a new boss needed someone to lead the pledge of loyalty.
While Supervisor Zhou was still lost in his delusions, he suddenly heard a commotion outside. He stepped out to inquire and learned that the new boss had arrived—a young, handsome guy.
Supervisor Zhou was extremely excited; even the fat on his face trembled. He quickly went back to his desk and took out the good cigarettes and liquor.
“Aren’t you that supervisor? Not doing your job properly, and you’re already taking out a pack of cigarettes to smoke during work hours?” Supervisor Zhou heard a familiar voice’s cold mockery.
“It’s you?” Supervisor Zhou followed the sound and immediately saw the remarkable Ling Cheng. He thought Ling Cheng had come to apologize in person and wanted to sign a contract.
At that thought, he immediately put on airs, patting his beer belly: “You little bastard, you even dared to block me. Now you know you were wrong, right? This contract isn’t something you can get just because you want it.”
Hearing Supervisor Zhou’s thunderous declaration, Ling Cheng was a bit stunned. Lin Wanfeng beside him covered her mouth, barely suppressing a laugh.
Not to mention the employees who had been oppressed by Supervisor Zhou or tricked into signing contracts; their expressions were exceptionally varied.
“I was the one who blocked you. So what do you want me to do?” A sweet-looking female employee quickly brought a chair for Ling Cheng. He sat down, wanting to see what tricks Supervisor Zhou could still pull.
Seeing that Ling Cheng didn’t refute, Supervisor Zhou became even more convinced that Ling Cheng was still just a college student. No matter what achievements he had, he still craved promotion and cooperation from a legitimate company.
Supervisor Zhou strutted around, his chin fat jiggling: “Since you’re young, I won’t make things difficult for you. I’m willing to give you another chance at the contract, but…”
Just as Supervisor Zhou was halfway through his manipulation, the butler who had come early to handle the handover brought the company seal to Lin Wanfeng.
“Miss, here is the company seal.”
“Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Zhang.” Lin Wanfeng responded softly and signaled him to hand the seal to Ling Cheng.
After handing the seal to Ling Cheng, Uncle Zhang stood behind Lin Wanfeng. Though the butler was over fifty, his back was ramrod straight, and a sharpness gleamed in his eyes.
“Huh?” Seeing that the person who had taken over the company this morning actually gave the seal to this brat, Supervisor Zhou’s brain instantly short-circuited.
After receiving the seal, Ling Cheng stood up, didn’t even glance at Supervisor Zhou, walked to the front of the office area, and said, “Good morning, everyone. I am your new boss. My name is Ling Cheng.”
“There are only three things I’m going to do at this company: create, create, and fucking create!” Ling Cheng’s voice was firm. As someone who often gave speeches, he naturally wasn’t nervous.
Ling Cheng swept his gaze across the room, then fixed it on the trembling Supervisor Zhou: “As for those with crooked intentions, always looking for sneaky shortcuts to get ahead—our company has no need for them.”
The moment Ling Cheng finished speaking, Supervisor Zhou fell off his chair and collapsed to the floor.
But none of the surrounding employees moved to help him. Any clear-eyed person could see that the new president had pronounced a death sentence on Supervisor Zhou.
Ling Cheng was satisfied with the effect. If anyone had tried to rally around Supervisor Zhou to oppose him, he would have had to do a thorough cleanup of the company.
“However, for those who truly have talent, the contracts shouldn’t bind them. I know many of you here have talent but are constrained by contracts, like birds with clipped wings.”
When Ling Cheng made this announcement, many young creators who had been harmed by people like Supervisor Zhou had hope rekindled in their eyes, including the girl who had brought the chair for Ling Cheng.
“If there are unreasonable non-compete clauses in your contracts, you can come to me within seven days for evaluation and sign new contracts.” The company wasn’t large, so Ling Cheng felt he could handle it.
“Long live the boss! Long live President Ling!” Upon hearing that they could re-sign contracts, many young employees cheered. They had been suffering under the contracts they signed upon joining.
Several young female employees couldn’t help but look at Ling Cheng with sparkling eyes. A young, handsome boss oozing confidence was naturally very attractive.
“Then I’ve noticed an important problem that must be addressed first.” Ling Cheng paused, waiting for everyone’s attention to turn to him.
“That is, working overtime too long with too little pay. From now on, at 6 PM, we’ll cut the power across the board. Don’t waste the company’s electricity; everyone go home.” Ling Cheng switched to a light tone once all eyes were on him. “Of course, if there are special circumstances, overtime pay must be triple time.”
After thunderous applause, Ling Cheng slowly walked down from the stage, saying that the rest would be detailed in an official notice.
“Supervisor Zhou, who has guidance for me, and Yun Ziyu, who had the best performance last quarter, please come to my office.” After declaring his arrival, Ling Cheng and Lin Wanfeng went to the president’s office.
The dejected Supervisor Zhou and the female employee who had brought the chair—Yun Ziyu—came to the office together.
“Content contract supervisor, Supervisor Zhou, you have quite a few problems.” Ling Cheng had to admire that Lin Wanfeng’s people were incredibly efficient. In just one morning, they had thoroughly understood the company’s finances through auditing.
Ling Cheng tossed the accounts at Supervisor Zhou: “Want to take a look? Does the actual bonus paid out last year match what your subordinates received?”
“Boss, have mercy! The signing process was all stipulated by the company. I really didn’t mean to target you.”
Seeing that even the account books had been uncovered, Supervisor Zhou’s psychological defenses completely crumbled. He dropped to his knees with a thud, begging for mercy from this college student more than twenty years his junior.
Yun Ziyu watched the Supervisor Zhou who often docked her benefits and sent her harassing messages now in this state.
It gave her an immense sense of satisfaction, and at the same time, she became more interested in this new boss who seemed even younger than herself.
Ling Cheng looked at the middle-aged man crying and sniveling with disdain and directly announced his fate.
“Alright, no need to say more. You can go handle your resignation. As for the bonuses you embezzled and the forcing of subordinates to do personal work, there will be someone specifically assigned to hold you accountable.”