Chapter 56: Xu Tianna's Dilemma

Su Ran tried her best to maintain her "calmness" and looked at Chen Jingming, while Fang Yuan asked in astonishment: "Manager Chen, do you mean that Zhuomei's top management wants to take action against their newly appointed CEO?"

Chen Jingming nodded firmly: "Yes. Zhuomei is a family business, and you two must have heard about it."

Su Ran and Fang Yuan nodded at the same time. If it wasn't a family business, how could Xu Tianna, who was only 26 years old, be the CEO of such a large shopping mall? But they didn't know what position Xu Tianna held in this family.

Chen Jingming continued, "More than two years ago, Zhuomei's founder Mi Zhongxin went to Shanghai to attend a business meeting. He was killed in a serious rear-end collision with a truck that had broken down and had no warning signs on the highway. Since then, Zhuomei has been managed by his younger brother Mi Zhongde. However, Mi Zhongxin also has a daughter who has been studying in the United States for many years and just returned to China a few days ago. She is Zhuomei's new CEO, Becky Xu Tianna." Before Chen Jingming finished speaking, Su Ran couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Manager, could it be that the person who wanted to attack Becky was her uncle Mi Zhongde?" Chen Jingming smiled slightly, "Obviously, it was him. In the past few years, he has been the nominal chairman of Zhuomei. If Now that Mi Zhongxin's daughter has returned to China, his position is bound to be threatened. How can a person who has been in a high position for a long time give up easily? "

Su Ran said indignantly: "This old fox is really cruel! Zhuomei was originally his brother's property. Now his brother died unexpectedly, leaving only this orphan girl. As an uncle, he actually had the heart to do this? "

Chen Jingming waved his hand and warned solemnly: "The grievances within these family businesses are not something we outsiders should worry about. What we have to do now is to seize this opportunity, suppress Zhuomei, and become the leader of Suzhou's department store industry. "

Fang Yuan nodded in agreement, while Su Ran remained silent, but an inexplicable anger surged in his heart.

Chen Jingming then said to them: "Manager Li of Zhuomei's investment promotion department talked to me about this matter this morning. Next month, the lease contracts of two international first-line brands with Zhuomei will expire. Mi Zhongde has instructed Manager Li of the investment promotion department to take these two first-line brands to our Baoli on the grounds of dissatisfaction with the management style of the current CEO, and then use this as an excuse to join the board of directors to attack Mi Zhongxin's daughter and force her to transfer her shares in Zhuomei in order to achieve his goal of completely controlling Zhuomei."

Su Ran was shocked again and sighed: "This method is too decisive! Would rather lose one arm to seize the ownership of Zhuomei?"

This matter really shocked him. If Zhuomei's investment promotion manager really took two international first-line brands to Baoli, Baoli would have 10 international first-line brands, and Zhuomei would only have 9. Everyone knows the importance of international first-line brands to top department stores. Even if Mi Zhongde finally controls Zhuomei as he wishes, the price he pays is also heavy.

Chen Jingming smiled and said, "If Mi Zhongde wants to completely take over the ownership of Zhuomei, he has to use such a ruthless trick. There are many confidants of Mi Zhongxin on the board of directors, and they all support Mi Zhongxin's daughter. If Manager Li joins our Baoli with two international first-line brands on the grounds of poor management, it will be a serious management accident caused by the CEO. Such an accident will shake the foundation of the company and the original supporters will also be shaken. At that time, the board of directors will collectively put pressure on Xu Tianna to keep the management and ownership rights. It will be difficult as climbing to the sky." Fang Yuan, who had been silent all the time, also asked Chen Jingming at this time: "Isn't Mi Zhongde afraid that Zhuomei will be seriously injured and surpassed by our Baoli in one fell swoop?" Su Ran simply answered for Chen Jingming: "Even if he is surpassed by Baoli, he Mi Zhongde is still the top leader of Zhuomei. If Mi Zhongxin's daughter still stays In Zhuomei, he will be replaced sooner or later. How can a person who has been in a high position for a long time be willing to be inferior to others? "

Chen Jingming nodded to Su Ran's words, and then said: "Human nature is like this. Therefore, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us Baoli. However, Mi Zhongde is not an ordinary person. I heard that there will be a sum of overseas funds injected into Zhuomei in the near future. Zhuomei's Nanjing and Shanghai stores are also preparing to open. Their strategic map is not limited to Suzhou, but a wider market. Moreover, even if they lose two first-line brands, Zhuomei will not decline easily with the popularity accumulated in Suzhou for many years. Mi Zhongde still has a trump card in his hand, so he dares to act like this. As long as he can successfully overthrow Mi Zhongxin's daughter this time, he can sit firmly on the throne. In comparison, the risk is worth it. "

Su Ran and Fang Yuan both fell silent. Even though they have been working hard in the workplace for many years, the disputes and cruelty of the mall have never been so clearly presented before them. At this moment, Su Ran knew that both the workplace and the mall have their rules. For those people at the bottom to seek promotion, they rely on hard work and the ability to seize opportunities, while the top management plays with political tricks, which makes him feel afraid from the bottom of his heart, and the ugliness of human nature is infinitely magnified under it.

Chen Jingming finally made a cup of tea for himself at this time, took a sip, and said to Su Ran and Fang Yuan: "You have followed me for many years, and you are all the objects I focus on training. Especially Fang Yuan, I see potential in you. That's why I told you this matter, which can be regarded as the company's top secret, hoping that you can seize this opportunity to create value for the company and achieve your own breakthrough. You two must go all out for this promotion plan, understand?"

Fang Yuan nodded solemnly, while Su Ran was immersed in some thoughts, a little dazed.

"What about you, Su Ran?" Chen Jingming looked at him and asked.

Fang Yuan gently pushed Su Ran, and he came back to his senses and said to Chen Jingming: "I understand."

After walking out of Chen Jingming's office, Fang Yuan immediately pulled Su Ran to the staff lounge and asked in a low voice: "Su Ran, Chen Jingming doesn't know your relationship with Xu Tianna yet, right?"

"Of course, if he knew that Xu Tianna and I knew each other, why would he mention this to me?"

Fang Yuan nodded and said seriously: "You can't tell Xu Tianna about this anyway. Not to mention your own career prospects, just thinking of Chen Jingming's kindness to us, you can't leak the secret, understand?"

Su Ran did not respond to Fang Yuan, still a little absent-minded.

"Su Ran, you have to distinguish the priorities. This is no joke. Even if Xu Tianna is really your girlfriend, you have to keep it a secret and not say a word."

Su Ran was immediately furious and glared at Fang Yuan, saying, "Do you still have any humanity? Why can't you think about this from Xu Tianna's perspective? She has lost her father and is alone. Now she is being plotted against by her uncle and her father's property is taken away. How painful must she be?"

Fang Yuan hurriedly covered Su Ran's mouth and said nervously, "Keep your voice down! This is a power struggle between senior executives, and it is not something that small people like us can get involved in. This matter not only concerns the interests of the company, but also involves Chen Jingming's personal future and even the fate of the two of us. If you leak the secret, how can you live up to Chen Jingming's trust?"

Su Ran finally fell silent. Chen Jingming really appreciated him and Fang Yuan. If this matter ends with Zhuomei's investment manager bringing two first-line brands to Baoli, Chen Jingming, as the biggest contributor, will at least be promoted to the position of deputy general manager by the company's senior management, and he and Fang Yuan, as his confidants, will also benefit from it. This matter concerns the fate of many people. Fang Yuan said to Su Ran, who was silent, "Su Ran, you must promise me that you will pretend that you have not heard of this matter today, okay?" Su Ran was speechless for a long time, as if he was instantly at the most difficult crossroads of his life. He was extremely entangled in his heart. On one hand, there was the desperate situation that Xu Tianna might face, and on the other hand, there was his and Fang Yuan's career prospects and Chen Jingming's trust and cultivation. Where should he go? His heart was struggling between conscience and practical interests. The road to the future became unclear at this moment, and he had to make a decision as soon as possible, because time would not wait for his hesitation. Every minute and every second that passed could make the situation develop in an irreversible direction.