Chapter 274 Establish the Prestige
Murong Yunxi ignored the crowd and went upstairs under the guidance of Zheng Ming.

Murong Yunxi directly asked Zheng Ming to take her to the conference room. As for those people’s disdain, Murong Yunxi did mind it a little bit. However, she wouldn’t convince them with her appearance. She had her working ability to prove that she was a competent leader.

Fortunately, Murong Yunxi had known about the branch office in City C before her business trip. At that time, she was trying to familiarize herself with the branch office and see if she could use the information in the project. She didn’t expect that she would first use it to establish a prestige. Only by convincing people here could she use their help to get things done. This time, there had to be a lot of places in City C where she could use their assistance. If they couldn’t help her whole-heartedly, the result would be doomed and she would be very tired.

10 minutes later, the heads of all the departments were called to the conference room one after another. No one was prepared for an unexpected meeting, but they felt that it was a big move for Murong Yunxi as a new president.

Murong Yunxi was certainly going to make a change, and they all needed to keep a clear head.

“I’ll give everyone five minutes to report on your department’s condition, the work you are doing now, and what your plan is next.”

The first reporter was the head of the marketing department. The director was a man in his 30s, his name was Wu Haitao. He looked like an old con man. He seemed very energetic, but his faking eyes betrayed who he was.

Wu Haitao had seen many customers, and he thought it was a family business and Murong Yunxi was placed in the company to hold some important position. In fact, he had no real skills, he just looked arrogant. He also classified Murong Yunxi into his category, and his attitude toward her was naturally unpleasant.

He briefly talked about the situation of his department and reported a lot of important things that were done recently. Of course, he exaggerated the difficulty and importance of all these things. Finally, he complained slightly that there was not enough staff in his department. Everyone had to work overtime to complete the tasks.

He just made several implications. First, the people in his department were very important, and everyone worked hard. The superior should send more people to the department or give them bonuses. Second, what they were doing was very important and difficult, the whole department was not easy. The importance of their department couldn’t be ignored as it made great contributions to the company’s development. Third, all of these happened under his leadership, and he was indispensable.

As Murong Yunxi listened to him, she smiled slightly. No one could figure out what the smile meant, so Wu Haitao just took it as a positive response. He didn’t expect that the next words from Murong Yunxi would hit him as deterrence.

Murong Yunxi raised her eyes, which were serious and calm. “Director Wu, I understood what you mean, but let me ask you a few questions. As far as I know, before you took office, the former director also made relevant plans, almost 90% of which were the same. At that time, the former director led four people to complete the whole work plan, and although it’s not excellent, there was no mistake. Now you have six people, and the plan has been done before. Some people still have the experience, so how can you complain about your people working overtime or you don’t have enough men? Should I say that it’s you who are incompetent for this position or that your people are just too lazy? Six people couldn’t do better than four people.”

Wu Haitao didn’t realize that Murong Yunxi was prepared, and she could point out his problems at once. But he had been in business for so many years, so he could still cope with ease. “President Xi, you may not know that the current market is not as prosperous as it was a few years ago, and our company’s market share can’t compare to a few years ago either. The new market is changing so fast in these years. The difficulty has naturally increased. So it’s not fair for you to compare now to a few years ago.”

Murong Yunxi’s mouth pulled out a curve slightly and she continued to ask blandly, “Oh. I just didn’t bother to ask. Now since the director said yourself that the market is changing, our market share and the innovation have changed dramatically. Here is my second question for Director Wu. Why are you still using a plan from a few years ago since you know the market has changed?”

Murong Yunxi paused for a moment and glanced around and continued to say, “Is that what the directors in the Murong family’s business have been doing? You can’t make a plan that meets the needs of the market, so do you just copy the plan of the former director from a few years ago? If so, I think maybe it would be better for me to invite my former director back, because he knows more about the company than you do, and he could make such a plan a few years ago. Over the past few years, his ability must have improved one way or another. I wonder if he can make a better plan than this one.”

At last, Murong Yunxi smiled again. “What do you say? Director Wu?”

Murong Yunxi’s smile shocked Wu Haitao’s heart in an instant. Looking at this gentle and soft woman, he never thought that her smile could be such a deterrent. Murong Yunxi’s voice was very pleasant, but her words weren’t so pleasing at all. He couldn’t combine the pleasant voice with the person.

Murong Yunxi didn’t just frighten Wu Haitao, she made everyone tremble. Murong Yunxi looked simple and harmless. Everyone thought that she was just a beautiful, stupid, and rich girl, they had never thought that her words would be forceful as she made her point. She had already seen through them.

Wu Haitao also panicked for a moment. He had been sophisticated enough for so many years, now he was stumped by her questions. His forehead was covered with sweat, and he dared not look at Murong Yunxi’s big black eyes, which were beautiful and clear, harmless but sharp.

Murong Yunxi waited for a moment and saw that Wu Haitao was speechless. She turned to Zheng Ming and said, “Manager Zheng, I think it’s necessary for our branch company to make a thorough assessment of all the employees, and re-examine whether their work ability matches their positions. If their comprehensive ability can’t match the position, the development of the branch company will be hampered. Only when all people are at the same level can they not be dragged down by some incompetent employees.”

Zheng Ming was shocked to see that Murong Yunxi had arranged the work properly. She was smart and brisk in her work. Zheng Ming did know that Wu Haitao was so slippery and incompetent. But Wu Haitao made no big mistakes, so he didn’t get a chance to fire him. He let Wu Haitao stay in the company, but now Murong Yunxi directly punished him as a warning for others. She indeed played a tough role.

Zheng Ming nodded. Then he turned to Qi Yu, director of human resources, and said, “Director Qi, you’re in charge of the assessment and other things, you have my full cooperation.”

Qi Yu, a woman in her 30s, wore a pair of rimless glasses and a beige professional suit, with her hair neatly pulled up. She looked a little shrewd and serious. Qi Yu was an old employee who had started the company with Zheng Ming at the beginning. Zheng Ming also thought highly of her. She was a solid woman, and she deserved to be trusted.

Qi Yu nodded and then asked, “I wonder if President Xi has any other special requirements.”

Murong Yunxi looked at Qi Yu. “Now that you have mentioned it, Director Qi might as well introduce the situation of the HR department, the work that is being done, and the next work plan.”

Qi Yu nodded. She always did things steadfastly. Even though she was not prepared for the sudden meeting, she knew her department well. She explained the main points of her work in order, and then waited for Murong Yunxi’s next instruction.

After listening, Murong Yunxi nodded and looked at the contents she had just written down in her notebook.

Qi Yu was conscientious and responsible in work and she had working ability, but she was too rigid and inflexible.

“Director Qi, as for this assessment, I suggest that we use some practical methods and stop applying the usual scoring system. The assessment itself is something that employees always hate. If we keep applying the old method, we won’t get ideal results, and it is not objective enough. I suggest that we should use the assessment of key indicators instead. It will evaluate the work accomplished by every employee monthly from last year. It is also more objective judging by the specific work results, and it can avoid unfair factors caused by humans.”

Qi Yu had been working in human resources for many years, so she immediately got what Murong Yunxi said.

The other directors took turns to report their work, and Murong Yunxi corrected them through their reports. The meeting lasted for two hours, and all the directors were anxious in the meeting. The reason why they were anxious was that they found that Murong Yunxi knew almost everything about the company, and she seemed to know everything about them. She seemed to be proficient in all fields, which made them feel guilty.

They thought that Murong Yunxi would come across something she wasn’t familiar with, and they could muddle through it. However, as Murong Yunxi could always point out their problems in an instant, they could do nothing but admit that it was their problem, which was even more astonishing to them.

After the meeting, Murong Yunxi talked with Zheng Ming about the general operation of the company and told him some of her own opinions. She explained her main itinerary and the places that he needed to cooperate. She arranged everything. Only then did she leave the building of the branch office.

It was not until they watched her leaving the company that the directors who had just been taught by her at the meeting could feel relieved. They didn’t come to their senses until the end of work. They didn’t dare to leave work early, staying in their seats. Because the directors didn’t leave, the employees couldn’t leave either. Murong Yunxi’s arrival had a great impact on the company and its employees.

This made Zheng Ming feel a little joy in his heart because he always looked after everyone’s ego. This time, Murong Yunxi came forward and taught everyone a lesson. It was good for the company in the future. Everyone thought that they had a job in the Murong family and that they had nothing to worry about. Now they could make progress after the frustration.

Murong Yunxi didn’t know that she had made such a big impact on the company, nor did she know that just when she stepped out of the company’s door, someone made a phone call. “Hey, she just left.”