Chapter 212 - 212: 210: Learning to Fight Back (3) – The First Signs of Xin Zaozao’s Dominance

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Below the Xin Group building.

The place is teeming with journalists.

Xin Zaozao, along with Nie Feng and Yan Quan, were heading downstairs.

The moment they stepped downstairs, she saw Liu Wudong surrounded by reporters by the entrance.

“Director Liu, how do you feel about Xin Zaozao treating you this way?” a reporter asked.

“If it were not for my regard for Cidian, I would have jumped off the building. Even as a ghost, I won’t spare Xin Zaozao! She is entrusted with such great resources, she abuses her position as the heir to the Xin Group, disregards the group, and does as she pleases. Just because a 23-year-old girl holds the stocks of the Xin family, doesn’t mean she can make all decisions on behalf of the group. We all support your taking over the legacy of old Xin. We are all deeply saddened by his unexpected departure. But can’t Xin Zaozao start from scratch? She wants to lead the group without knowing anything. Cidian also started from the bottom and worked his way up to where he is today. Can’t she learn from him, work hard and convince the rest of us with her practicality?” Liu Wudong was very agitated, incessantly speaking.

The reporter hadn’t asked yet.

He continued, “Xin Zaozao’s style, having no regard for us directors, always acting on her own, will destroy Xin Group sooner or later. I could have sold my shares and not cared anymore, let Xin Zaozao wreak havoc till death. But thinking of old Xin, the painstaking efforts we have put into developing the Xin Group into one of the three major consortiums in Jin City, which has been consistently growing since inception, makes me reluctant to back out.

Xin Zaozao really couldn’t take it anymore.

She thought, if she let Liu Wudong go on, everyone would really think she’s worthless and ungrateful.

She bit her lip.

For the first time, facing so many reporters head on.

She was actually quite scared.

From being afraid of strangers, to facing a crowd of eloquent people.

Her heart was hesitating, but her steps were firm.

She composed herself and walked forward.

Yan Quan ordered the security guards by the door to follow.

Nie Feng stayed close to her.

As soon as she appeared at the entrance, the journalists rushed over.

Liu Wudong was still tearfully criticizing Xin Zaozao’s wrongdoings, when suddenly all the reporters left him.

He frowned, turned around and saw Xin Zaozao.

His face changed instantly.

At that moment, Xin Zaozao had no energy to notice others.

She was too overwhelmed by the reporters in front of her.

“Chairman Xin, Director Liu has consistently questioned your capabilities within the group, what do you say to that?”

‘You’re only 23 years old, and you took over the world’s top 100 consortium group without any knowledge, aren’t you under pressure?”

“Chairman Xin, you insist on deciding on all matters of the group, is it because you suddenly took over Xin Group and your heart has grown too proud?”

“Chairman Xin, everyone knows that Mu Cidian has worked hard at Xin for many years. Your sudden arrival disrupted his rightful position. Has this led to the hostility between you two?”

“Chairman Xin, your stepmother, Wan Quan, isn’t happy and constantly berates you. Is this due to the unfair distribution of property after your father’s death? All the shares of Xin Group under his name were given to you, is that why?”

Xin Zaozao was stunned by the unexpected barrage of questions from the reporters.

She didn’t know which one to answer first!

She even wondered which questions she should answer.

The scene was incessantly chaotic.

Seeing her standing still and remaining silent, Yan Quan thought she was startled by the situation. He understood that Chairman Xin Zaozao, although different from before, still needed time to adapt to many unfamiliar things. He gestured to call the security guards to hold back the journalists and get Xin Zaozao away.

Just at that moment, Xin Zaozao suddenly spoke, “You have many questions, I don’t know how to answer them.”

The incredibly noisy place suddenly fell silent.

No one knew where Xin Zaozao got the magic from, but she managed to silence all the reporters.

Xin Zaozao stated, “1 will first respond to Director Liu Wudong’s issues today. I hope you won’t interrupt me, otherwise I don’t know if I will be able to finish.” She wasn’t threatening.

At that moment, the reporters felt that she was sincere.

“You can speak, we promise not to interrupt.” A reporter quickly responded.

Xin Zaozao thanked him, and began to speak in a measured and distinct tone, “Regarding the Golf Resort development project, it was indeed a project that we had already initiated. Due to some personal issues of General Manager Mu Cidian, the project was shelved, and this did have some impact on Xin Group. I admit, the longer the project is delayed, the more harmful it is to our development. The plans that were made, if not launched in time, might be outdated in the next phase, in 5 years, 10 years. Therefore, once decided, it should be implemented immediately.”

“However.” Xin Zaozao paused, seemingly adjusting her breath, then said, “The golf resort project was shelved because of General Manager Mu Cidian. Now, he plans to revive this project. I have reasons to doubt his abilities in this project. Therefore, regarding this project, I allowed myself more time to contemplate whether we should follow the general manager’s thoughts. I don’t want the project to repeat the same mistakes.”

The scene remained quiet, allowing Xin Zaozao to explain the matter clearly.

“I didn’t expect Director Liu Wudong to be so agitated, that he would even risk his own life to intimidate.” Xin Zaozao glanced at Liu Wudong, who was standing there.

For the sake of the reporters, Liu Wudong held back his emotions.

Xin Zaozao continued, “The Xin Group was painstakingly built by our ancestors, and its development to this day isn’t just something that fell into our lap. I believe anyone who is familiar with the business world is aware of the hardships involved. I never thought of ruining this business, in fact, I want to develop it even further to make our ancestors proud. Nevertheless, I just joined the group, and, as Director Liu Wudong said, I should start from scratch and familiarize myself with the operations of the group, but… I don’t have that much time and cannot afford to start from the beginning.”

“What do you mean, Chairwoman Xin?” the reporter couldn’t help but ask.

Xin Zaozao gave a faint smile at that moment.

Her smile appeared somewhat pale under the flashes of the camera.

She said, “When my father passed away, we lacked someone to take charge. If I give up this power, other outsiders will naturally come in to manage. As for the ambitions of these outsiders, no one can guarantee. The only way for me to honor my father’s will and inherit the Xin Group is to take on the role of chairman. I have no other choice.”

Having said these words.

The reporters finally exploded.

After all, they are a group of literate and eloquent people, they can’t possibly stay silent for long.

A reporter hastily asked, “Chairwoman Xin, does this mean that someone has their eyes on this family business?”

“Does the ‘outsider’ Chairwoman Xin is referring to the highly-supported Mu Cidian?” “Your stepmother’s current oppression, does she also want to take over the Xin Group?”

“Is your insistence on holding onto the power of the Xin Group due to Mu Cidian wanting to take it away from you?

A flood of questions.

Xin Zaozao didn’t want to answer.

And not answering seemed like admitting.

She said, “Let us handle the group’s internal affairs ourselves. I appreciate the concern from all the reporter friends. Lastly, I want to make a personal statement in front of everyone. I have carefully evaluated the golf resort project. The suspension of the project would result in direct losses to the Xin Group, which would be irresponsible to the Group and to the shareholders. Therefore, we will have a decisive meeting about this project tomorrow morning. We will seek the opinions of the directors and implement it as soon as possible.”

“Finally, I pledge once again to all my shareholders and all employees of the Xin Group: if the Xin Group does not develop better within 3 years under my leadership as chairman, I will resign! I will authorize the board to dismiss me and appoint a more suitable candidate as chairman!”

Her final words truly demonstrated her dominance.

It demonstrated the dominance of a 23-year-old woman.

The reporters were somewhat shocked.

The next second, they saw Xin Zaozao turn around and leave.

This was Xin Zaozao, unexpectedly unpredictable.

Yet that woman, who had been calm and composed in public, began to tense up and feel her heartbeat race wildly the moment she stepped into the elevator, out of the reporters’ sight. Her nervousness was evident to all.

At that moment, Yan Quan suddenly chuckled, “Madam Chairman, you weren’t like this just now.” Xin Zaozao’s face turned somewhat red.

She tried to control herself, “I thought I wouldn’t be able to say those words. Although I rehearsed them many times in my heart, I was afraid they wouldn’t have an impact. ”

“Clearly, they did.”

“Thank you.” Xin Zaozao smiled.

She smiled, gradually relaxing.

“Are you really sure… you want to hold the director’s decision-making meeting tomorrow?”

“Otherwise, how am I supposed to explain things to the public? Let Liu Wudong keep blackening my reputation, always thinking I’m acting dictatorially and doing whatever I want. ”

“But this way, Liu Wudong and the other directors will think you are compromising, and this might encourage them to push even harder.”

“I know.” Xin Zaozao nodded, “However, I won’t let them get what they want.” “Hmm?”

“You’ll know later.” Xin Zaozao didn’t want to disclose anything further.

Because many details haven’t been settled yet.

“I understand.” Yan Quan responded respectfully. Suddenly, he recalled something else, “The three-year commitment you made to the media earlier… isn’t the timeline too tight…”

“It’s also a deadline for myself.”

Yan Quan frowned.

“To push myself to learn everything as quickly as possible, to not give myself any chance to slack off.

Because if I slack off, I might lose everything.”

“Actually, General Manager Mu Cidian…”

“I won’t let him succeed.” Xin Zaozao gritted her teeth.

Her tone was still one of intense antipathy.

Yan Quan paused, and finally did not say anything more.

Many rights and wrongs cannot be clearly distinguished from a single perspective.

The elevator arrived.

Xin Zaozao returned to her office.

Yan Quan poured her a cup of coffee, and Xin Zaozao seems to have returned to her usual demeanor after she finished drinking it. She continued to work

A message alert from her chat app rang.

She opened it, and it was a friend request.

The request message was, “It’s Ji Baili, add me.”

A smile came to Xin Zaozao’s lips.

She clicked confirm.

With this, Ji Baili’s message popped up.

Baili: I’ll send you the cooperation plan for the golf resort project before I get off work today. If you don’t understand anything or have any dissatisfaction, just let me know directly. You don’t have to be polite with me. After all, Jihong Industry won’t be mine, so there’s no need to be frugal for me.

Xin Zaozao couldn’t help but laugh.

She typed thoughtfully on the keyboard.

Zaozao: Okay, I’ll reply to you after I see the plan.

Baili: Have you met the reporter yet?

Zaozao: Yes, I have.

Baili: I will wait for your news.

Zaozao: Okay.

Baili: Don’t just answer one sentence for every question I ask. Don’t you have anything you want to tell me?

Xin Zaozao’s hands, which were typing on the keyboard, paused for a moment.

The other party seems to lose patience.

Baili: Be proactive next time. I’m going to a meeting.

Zaozao: Okay.

Then it seemed that Ji Baili had gone offline.

Xin Zaozao stared at his profile picture, somewhat silent.

Proactive?

What does being proactive mean?!

She unconsciously licked her lips, but she didn’t have much time to think about these things outside of work. When she closed her group chat, she hesitated for a moment.

The next second, her slender fingers typed in “Mu Cidian”.

Mu Cidian’s name appeared.

Xin Zaozao took the mouse and put him into the blacklist.

Meanwhile.

In the office across the way.

A message was sent to Mu Cidian’s computer. Normally, the chat app wouldn’t notify you when you were blacklisted, but because he was a super VIP client, the privileges were naturally different. So at this moment, he saw the words on the screen, “You have been blacklisted by Zaozao.”

Mu Cidian’s throat moved slightly.

The hand drumming on his keyboard clenched tighter.

Slowly, he closed the pop-up screen and continued to work.

At 5 0’clock in the afternoon.

Xin Zaozao received the cooperation plan from Ji Baili.

His sincerity was great.

The plan was also more complete than the previous cooperations, obviously made with great care.

She couldn’t find any flaws, and she was even a bit grateful.

Zaozao: I’ve read it, there are no problems.

Baili: Are you sure there are no problems?

Zaozao: I’m sure.

Baili: Don’t be polite to me.

Zaozao: I am sure I’m not being polite.

Ji Baili, sitting in his office, smiled to himself.

Xin Zaozao’s seriousness made her especially endearing to him.

Endearing in a familiar way…

He began typing on his keyboard.

Baili: Send me your schedule.

Zaozao: Okay.

Then she sent a document that she had prepared in advance to Ji Baili.

Baili: I’m planning to leave work, what about you?

Zaozao: I still have work to do.

Baili: I was planning to ask you out for dinner.

Zaozao: Um…

Baili: Nevermind, you’re busy. We’ll talk about it when you have time.

Zaozao: If you don’t mind, can it be a bit later? 7:30, I’ll try to finish my work by then.

Baili: I’ll wait for you.

Zaozao: (*¯

Baili: You learned how to be cute with me, you are teachable.

Xin Zaozao blushed.

Looking at Ji Baili’s words, her face turned red in waves.

At that moment, she didn’t notice the man standing at the door.

Nie Feng had to cough a little to remind Xin Zaozao.

Xin Zaozao looked up, and saw Mu Cidian.

That moment, her previously rosy cheeks instantly turned extremely cold.

Mu Cidian felt her change towards him.

And her expression just now, was exactly the same as when Ji Baili kissed her today.

So… was she chatting with Ji Baili?!

He could be very indifferent.

He could be indifferent to anything and everything, even himself.

“Are you looking for me for something?” Xin Zaozao asked directly as she shut down the chat app.

Mu Cidian walked in.

Nie Feng stood right in front of him.

“Let’s talk about the cooperation with the golf resort.” Mu Cidian said coldly.

“There’s nothing to talk about.” Xin Zaozao refused, “Now I’ve agreed to the board’s decision, as you wished, what else is there to talk about?”

“I’ll only delay you for 10 minutes.” Mu Cidian began. Surprisingly, he wasn’t angry, agitated or aggressive.

His tone sounded, somehow, negotiable.

Xin Zaozao pursed her lips.

“Business to business, private to private.” Mu Cidian spoke word by word, “Please, Chairman, keep your public and private matters separate..”