mesbooks Chapter 274 Go to the R&D Department
Chapter 274 Go to the R&D Department
The morning sun shines through the French windows, illuminating every corner of the president's office of Gu Group. Gu Jinyan has not slept all night, and the bloodshot in his eyes is clearly visible. The loss of talent in the company has reached a point where it can't be delayed, and Su Li's meeting with Lu Jingchen is like a huge rock pressing on his heart.
"Mr. Gu, Engineer Zhang..." The secretary pushed the door open hurriedly, with a hint of panic in his tone.
Gu Jinyan stood up suddenly, with an ominous premonition in his heart, "What happened to Mr. Zhang?"
"He...he resigned." The secretary's voice became lower and lower, and he almost didn't dare to look up at Gu Jinyan's face.
Zhang Gong was the core member of the company's R&D department, responsible for the R&D of the company's most important projects. His departure was like a bolt from the blue for the company.
Gu Jinyan took a deep breath and tried to suppress his anger. "Did he tell me the reason?"
"He said..." The secretary hesitated for a moment, but still said, "He said he has accepted the invitation from Shengshi Group and will go through the entry procedures today."
Shengshi Group! Gu Jinyan clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh. He knew that Shengshi Group had been trying to steal Gu's people, but he didn't expect that they would actually set their sights on Zhang Gong.
"Prepare the car and go to the R&D department!" Gu Jinyan picked up his coat and strode out of the office.
At this time, Su Li also rushed to the company. She got a promise from Lu Jingchen that as long as Gu could show enough sincerity, Lu Jingchen was willing to help.
However, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she received a call from Gu Jinyan.
"Lili, Mr. Zhang is gone." Gu Jinyan's voice sounded exhausted on the phone, but it couldn't hide the anxiety and worry in his tone.
Su Li's heart sank suddenly, and a bad premonition came to her mind, "What's going on?"
"Shengshi Group poached him and offered him a salary three times higher than ours." Gu Jinyan leaned back in his chair weakly, thinking back to the look in Zhang Gong's eyes when he left. It was a look of disappointment, a look of complete loss of confidence in the company.
When Su Li and Gu Jinyan arrived at the R&D department, Engineer Zhang had already packed up and was ready to leave.
"Mr. Zhang, are you really leaving? The company needs you right now!" Gu Jinyan tried to keep him, with a hint of pleading in his tone.
Zhang Gong stopped and looked back at Gu Jinyan with a complicated look in his eyes. "Boss Gu, I know the company is having difficulties right now, but..." He paused, as if trying to organize his words. "But I have lost confidence in the company. I don't think I can see a future here."
"Mr. Zhang, please listen to me..." Su Li wanted to persuade him again, but was interrupted by Mr. Zhang.
"Ms. Su, I know you are doing this for the good of the company, but I have made my decision." Mr. Zhang said and left the office without looking back.
In the office, Gu Jinyan and Su Li were silent, and the atmosphere was depressing and suffocating.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the office door, and Manager Wang from the Marketing Department walked in. "Boss Gu, I..."
Manager Wang's face was pale and his eyes flickered, as if he had something to hide.
"What's the matter?" Gu Jinyan's voice was low and hoarse, as if he had a premonition that something bad was about to happen.
"I..." Manager Wang took a deep breath, as if he had made an important decision, "I want to resign..."
Before Manager Wang could finish his words, he was stopped by Gu Jinyan's sharp eyes. "Manager Wang, are you leaving too?" There was a hint of unbelievable grief in his voice.
Manager Wang lowered his head, not daring to look Gu Jinyan in the eye. "Boss Gu, I'm sorry, I..." He took a deep breath, as if summoning up great courage, "I think the company's transformation plan has failed, this job is no longer suitable for me, I want to change the environment."
Manager Wang's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the office. Gu Jinyan and Su Li were both stunned. They never expected that the company's crisis had become so serious.
"Manager Wang, you..." Su Li wanted to persuade him, but she found that she couldn't find any reason. The company's transformation plan had indeed encountered a bottleneck, and the market response was not satisfactory. Even she herself began to feel confused about the future.
Manager Wang did not say anything else, but bowed deeply and turned to leave the office. His back was full of loneliness and helplessness, like a defeated general leaving the battlefield he had worked so hard for many years.
The office fell into deathly silence again, with only the ticking of the wall clock, as if mocking their helplessness.
"How could this happen..." Su Li murmured to herself, her eyes full of helplessness and despair. She originally thought that as long as Lu Jingchen was willing to help, the company would be able to overcome the difficulties, but she did not expect that the crisis within the company had reached such a serious level.
Just then, the financial director, Mr. Li, knocked on the door and walked in. He had a gloomy face, flickering eyes, and looked like he was about to say something but hesitated.
"Mr. Li, is there anything I can help you with?" Gu Jinyan suppressed his inner uneasiness and tried his best to make his tone sound calmer.
Mr. Li opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but hesitated. In the end, he said nothing, just shook his head, turned around and left the office.
However, Mr. Li's abnormal behavior attracted the attention of Gu Jinyan and Su Li. They all realized that Mr. Li seemed to be hiding something from them, and this matter was likely related to the company's current crisis.
"Mr. Li, he..." Su Li was about to say something, but was interrupted by Gu Jinyan's wave of his hand.
"I'll go take a look." Gu Jinyan picked up his coat and strode out of the office.
Su Li's heart suddenly sank, and an ominous premonition came over her. She vaguely felt that a bigger storm was coming...
Gu Jinyan caught up with Mr. Li and grabbed him, "Mr. Li, what's going on? Just tell me what you want to say!"
Mr. Li sighed and said in a low voice, "Mr. Gu, I just received news that Chief Engineer Liu from the Technical Department and his team have submitted their resignations. They..."
"What happened to them?" Gu Jinyan's heart sank suddenly. Chief Engineer Liu was the technical core of the company, and his departure would be a huge loss to the company.
"They were all poached by Hongtu." Mr. Li said in a heavy tone, "The conditions offered by Hongtu are very generous. We can't compete at all."
Gu Jinyan's face turned pale, "Hongtu, it's Hongtu again!" Hongtu is the biggest competitor of Gu's company in the industry. It has been maliciously suppressing Gu's company recently. Unexpectedly, it is taking advantage of the situation to poach their technical backbones.
Back in the office, Gu Jinyan told Su Li the news that Chief Engineer Liu had left, and both of them were silent. The successive blows made them feel extremely exhausted, as if they were trapped in a quagmire. The more they struggled, the deeper they fell into it.
"Did we do something wrong?" Su Li's voice was very low, and her tone was full of confusion and self-doubt.
Gu Jinyan held her hand, wanting to give her some comfort, but he himself was also full of uncertainty. "We are not wrong, but..." He paused, not knowing how to continue.
Panic was spreading inside the company, and everyone was in a state of panic, not knowing where the company's future lay. All of this was seen by the industry giants hiding in the dark.
"Mr. Gu, now is a great time to acquire Gu's company. As long as we work harder, we can completely defeat them!" An executive said excitedly in Hongtu's conference room.
The man sitting at the top had a cruel smile on his face. "Don't worry, wait a little longer. When they are completely desperate, it will be the best time for us to take action."
In the evening, as the sun set, Gu Jinyan and Su Li stood at the door of the company, watching the employees leave one after another, their hearts filled with pain and self-blame.
"Jin Yan..." Su Li called softly.
"Hush!" Gu Jinyan made a gesture to silence the crowd. His eyes fell on a figure that hurried past, and he said in a low voice, "Look, he's here again..." The dim sunset stretched their shadows particularly long, and also reflected the fatigue and loneliness on their faces. Gu Jinyan retracted his gaze, sighed softly, and said with a hint of bitterness, "It's Hongtu's marketing director. It seems that he came here specially to wait for me today."
Su Li followed his gaze and saw a man in a suit leaning against a black car not far away, holding a cigarette in his hand, the scarlet flame flickering in the twilight.
"Is he here to poach you?" Su Li's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, making it difficult for her to breathe.
"If he only wants to poach me, I hope he can keep his word." Gu Jinyan laughed at himself, but his tone was resolute. "I am worried that he will use more despicable means to deal with us and the Gu family."
Su Li didn't say anything, but just squeezed his hand even harder, as if this could give him strength, and also give herself strength. The silence between them was not a compromise, not a giving up, but a silent commitment and support between each other in this stormy time.
"Let's go home." Gu Jinyan held Su Li's hand and led her to the car parked not far away. The car lights came on, cutting through the twilight and illuminating the complicated expressions on their faces.
After returning home, Gu Jinyan locked himself in the study. Su Li knew that he was facing huge pressure and challenges alone, and all she could do was to accompany him and support him silently.
It was late at night. Su Li walked to the door of the study room with a cup of hot milk, but heard Gu Jinyan's low voice coming from inside, "...This is our last chance..."
Su Li's heart sank suddenly, and the cup of milk in her hand almost slipped, "Jin Yan, who... who are you talking to?"