Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 412 - 398 Can’t help it, Zhongxing has given too much.

Chapter 412: 398 Can’t help it, Zhongxing has given too much.

Tang Tang received the box with both hands and opened it, inside were two pink jade stones of different sizes.

After being polished, they lay lustrously in the black velvet box, slowly emitting the unique luster characteristic of jadeite.

"Wow~ Such pretty pearls!"

Tang Tang cradled one of them in her palm, admiring it fondly without wanting to let go.

Director Tang finished his work and, putting down what he was doing, came over.

He was unaware until he saw the gift and was taken aback, "Yueqing, how can you give Tang Tang such an expensive gift?!"

This pink, glass-like translucent stuff... it couldn’t possibly be jadeite, could it?!

Considering Yueqing’s personality, she wouldn’t give Tang Tang real glass items!

And in the Jadeite Circle... the more it resembles glass, the more valuable it is...

"It’s not anything expensive." Yan Yueqing explained with a smile, "When we went to Country T, we bought a lot of raw stones. This jadeite was cut from that batch of stones, not bought from the market."

"You bought raw stones?" Director Tang took the pink jadeite and looked at it, "Although I don’t understand jadeite, I do know that the more glass-like the jadeite, the more valuable! These two pieces of pink jadeite have a full icy-transparency... Yueqing, such nice stuff should be kept for Xiao Wang and Xiao Yan!"

"They’re boys, what would they do with pink jadeite?" Yan Yueqing laughed and shook her head. "Besides, it was their idea to give the pink jadeite to Tang Tang."

"Ah?"

"The stone that produced the pink jadeite was chosen by them! Who they want to give it to should naturally be their decision~"

Director Tang thought of something, "It seems Yueqing’s trip to Country T was quite fruitful! First, a flame-patterned Conch Pearl, now a victory in stone gambling."

Yan Yueqing smiled silently...

Okay, everyone thinks she’s lucky...

But actually, she is the biggest ’Black Ghost’ of all! Among the family of four, only she could meticulously select fifty stones!!!

And pure ones at that!

Without a single impurity!!!

Thinking of the way the system mercilessly mocked her at the time, Yan Yueqing quickly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, it’s quite a coincidence that one of the pink jadeite pieces was from a stone chosen by Tang Bao and the other from a stone chosen by Yan Bao.

After they were cut, Tang Bao’s piece was a bit larger but not as well-rounded, suitable for making a cabochon that can be set into a ring when Tang Tang is older! As for the piece Yan Bao chose, though smaller, it was just right for making a Pearl, and I plan to ask a skilled artisan to fashion it into a necklace later."

After speaking, she asked for Tang Tang’s opinion, "Tang Bao, what do you think?"

"I like both~" Tang Tang affectionately pecked her cheek, "Thank you godmother~ Thank you to both brothers~"

Yan Yueqing happily closed the box and handed it over to Director Tang, "Tang Bao, let’s give it to Dad to take back and keep safe, shall we?"

"Mhm mhm~"

With the mood like this, Director Tang had to accept.

Sigh~

Who would understand~

You’ve landed a good boss!

Who gives your daughter presents every now and then!

You’ve got to work hard for the boss!

Thinking of the current state of the company, Director Tang’s mouth curved up, "Yueqing, do you feel there’s been a big change since you came to the company?"

"I was just about to say, from the first floor up, it feels like everyone is quite busy!"

"That’s right~ after the drug test, about two-fifths of the people in the company left!"

"Two-fifths?" Yan Yueqing was somewhat surprised; this was the first time she heard this figure.

For any company, losing so many people overnight is almost inevitably a huge impact!

But all this time, Director Tang has never complained about these issues to me, which shows how well he has handled everything.

Faced with the boss’s surprised and yet admiring gaze, Director Tang was quite embarrassed, "Heh heh, actually, it wasn’t just my idea, I consulted with Boss Jiang about it..."

He explained at length, "As you know, for any company, suddenly losing so many people is bound to have a great impact on normal operations! But Zhongxing is different; we have absolute financial support! In addition to acquiring shares, you also invested an extra several billion..."

"First comes the projects. We decided to revamp the company’s series of projects. Apart from the ones that we’re currently working on, all subsequent collaborative projects are put on hold, whether it’s continuing to sign contracts or paying penalties for breaches; we can afford it!"

Yan Yueqing was aware of this.

Zhongxing had previously collaborated with many companies on projects, ranging from large-scale films to small promotional shorts, with both long-term partnerships and short-term contracts.

Pausing subsequent collaborations was because Jiang Chuanning had pointed out that many previous partnerships were pushed by various directors, involving too many intricate details, with brokers taking the lion’s share, leaving the actual partners with little benefit!

If we are to reassess and filter the projects, we have to treat them all equally and put everything on hold.

However, doing so would certainly offend many uninformed collaborators.

Jiang Chuanning didn’t have the time to explain the reasons to each one individually, so he chose to compensate by making concessions.

With the money in place and our stance lowered, there can still be friendly collaborations in the future!

Director Tang continued, "Next is the employee aspect. After the company lost a group of people, the remaining employees had to take over their work, spread across the team it was quite a bit, but also because subsequent projects were halted, in reality, everyone would only be busy for one or two months!"

"In order to motivate the employees, we increased the base salary for those who stayed, and for those working overtime, no matter who they are, we provided three times the normal wage as compensation! This includes existing projects, which also have corresponding bonuses, so yeah, although everyone is a bit more tired now, not a single person is complaining about the hard work."

Yan Yueqing understood.

That’s how workers are. For a job that pays ten thousand, if you offer them six thousand, they won’t even look at it.

Pay them eight thousand, and they slack off every day.

Pay them ten thousand, and they work depending on their mood.

But if you offer them twenty thousand, they fear the company folding more than the boss does!

If they’re paid thirty thousand and the company faces issues, they’re the most eager to address it quickly!

Besides, although Zhongxing was large in scale before, many of its staff had gotten in through various connections.

They were just there for the money, not to work, while the regular staff seethed but dared not speak out.

A supervisor sees three people in your department, yet assigns the work meant for three people to you.

What really happens? One connected slacker, and the other two are worked to death.

Now, though, with a group of people gone, the workload has increased considerably, but the annoying ones are gone! Not to mention, salaries have risen!

In the past, overtime would be exhausting, and you’d even get asked by your supervisors why you turn off your cell phone at night. What happens if they cannot reach you to sort out issues?

Things are much more comfortable now!

Overtime is fine, it pays triple the wage!

If the money is right, I don’t mind being worked to the bone!

This has undoubtedly become the inner voice of the workers who remain at Zhongxing~

Yan Yueqing nodded, "I understand now."

Most things in the world are like this; as long as the economy isn’t a problem, everything else is minor.

Director Tang laughed, "Yueqing, to tell you the truth, whatever the consequences of the drug test might be, Jiang and I had already braced ourselves for it! But when a large batch of employees left, I still panicked a bit! Fortunately, the regulations were all prepared in advance, so as soon as they left, I announced the new welfare policy..."

"You must have felt it when you came to the company today, right? Before, many positions were filled with idlers, unenthusiastic about work, the first to slack off. Now, everyone is busy with their own work, and even if heaven’s king arrived, it wouldn’t affect their eagerness to earn money!"

"Just yesterday, the HR department was hinting around, hoping to maintain the current state of the company temporarily and not rush to hire new people. Hahahaha, they’re probably worried... once the staffing is back to full, the current benefits would revert to what they were before. I told HR not to worry, what’s been decided won’t be changed, and they walked away happy."