Campus Cultivation Master-Chapter 362 - 0363: At a Disadvantage

Cui Jingyan returned the next morning, specifically at five o’clock.

New Year’s Day had passed, and at five o’clock, the sky was still not completely bright.

Chu Feng picked up the six women from the airport and first dropped Xie Mengying back at her school. Then, Chu Feng directly headed to the company with the five remaining, including Cui Jingyan. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

They arrived at the company at eight in the morning, but Cui Jingyan had not yet announced the meeting when her secretary already delivered a thick stack of resignation letters.

Those were all from the company’s middle management. Although they were only middle managers and couldn’t play a decisive role, the company couldn’t function without them.

Cui Jingyan reviewed each resignation letter, and almost all of them had the same content. It was as if they were written by the same person.

"Have the positions of the resignees been tallied?" Cui Jingyan asked with a serious expression.

"It has been tallied, and everything is here," the secretary said as they handed over a spreadsheet to Cui Jingyan and explained, "Among all the resigned middle managers, only fourteen are from the entertainment company and only two from the security firm, which is the least. The venue and equipment rental saw thirty-two resignations, leaving only two managers who had previously joined us. As for the newly distributed ticketing and promotion divisions, twelve have resigned, leaving only two who had come with us before."

Pausing, the secretary continued, "Adding up all the resignations, there are a total of sixty people, which constitutes ninety percent of all middle management. If these positions aren’t filled promptly, the company’s operations will face problems. Most urgently, we have signed two venue rental contracts. Currently, there is no one to coordinate, and many installation workers have also left. I’m afraid we won’t be able to complete these tasks on time."

Chu Feng, who also studied management, was very clear about the harm brought by the sudden mass resignation of middle management. The top executives are the brain of the enterprise, while these middle managers are the limbs.

Merely having a brain without limbs to act, even the best ideas would be futile. Especially in the current situation, holding big contracts but having no one to execute them was devastating for their company, which had just stabilized.

"Did you thoroughly investigate the background of the other company?" Cui Jingyan, with a grave expression, asked as she put down the document in her hand.

"We have. The other party is an Eastern multinational conglomerate. They offered very generous terms to these middle managers. Almost everyone’s salary was doubled at least," the secretary said.

Hearing this, Chu Feng’s expression also became grave.

This kind of poaching surely wasn’t considered a violation of the game’s rules. Chu Feng also couldn’t complain; it was their business strategy, they were willing to spend money, and Chu Feng couldn’t fault them for any misconduct.

Moreover, if it were a contest of capital, Chu Feng’s company, being a start-up, although having a fair amount of cash reserves, was nowhere near a large multinational conglomerate.

Chu Feng could indeed seek help, but he would not because competing in terms of capital, regardless of the outcome, he had already lost. He would have lost in momentum, and such capital competition wasn’t a sustainable strategy anyway.

Of course, this was also Chu Feng’s own oversight; he hadn’t expected that the kimono-clad woman would move so quickly or so skillfully, leaving him unable to pick any faults.

"Xiao Feng, what do we do now?" Cui Jingyan was at her wit’s end, suddenly losing so many people, and she wasn’t Monkey Sun, capable of solving problems by plucking a few hairs.

Chu Feng also fell silent because this issue was indeed very problematic.

As Chu Feng remained silent, everyone else looked at him. The company was Chu Feng’s, so the decision-making power naturally rested in his hands.

After pondering for a full five minutes, Chu Feng said, "Here’s what we’ll do. The most critical issue now is the two venue rental contracts. The personnel from the security department were involved in two previous concerts with Xiaoxiao and Fang Ting and are very familiar with the setup of the venue. Let Tong Hu take his team over first, then pay a high price to hire a professional Master back to supervise the work, and resolve the contractual matters first."

"Okay, boss," Cui Jingyan’s secretary, who already knew who the real boss was, took diligent notes as Chu Feng spoke.

Chu Feng continued, "As for the remaining middle managers, see if there’s any chance of retaining them. Try your best to win back those who can be retained, and for those who can’t be, just let them leave.

The other company isn’t foolish; they have money, but they aren’t spending it on idlers. If their performance doesn’t meet expectations in a few months, they will surely be the ones removed. If they return, we shall not rehire them."

Cui Jingyan said, "What if there are only a few, or none at all, that can be retained? What will happen to our company? Our operations will also be affected."

After thinking for a moment, Chu Feng said, "Sister Yan, among the current staff, the HR department should have performance records, right? Let’s select a batch of people who came with us during the relocation and were ordinary employees before but have now shown considerable capabilities to fill these vacancies. At the same time, if any newcomers stand out, we can boldly use them. As for regular employees, we can recruit from the job market."

Chu Feng’s solution was essentially the last resort because there was really no better solution.

"Well, for now, that’s the only way," Cui Jingyan agreed, albeit helplessly.

Cui Jingyan’s secretary hesitated for a moment, then said, "Boss, the other company obviously targeted us this time. If they use the same method again, how should we respond?"

Chu Feng responded, "Using this method once is legitimate, but doing so twice would be despicable. If they choose to play dirty, we can play dirty too. Print out all the information on the other company now. If they want to go another round, we’ll be ready to play along."

In fact, Chu Feng was almost hoping they would make a second move. Although he had a contingency plan this time, he ultimately took a hit. If they dared to continue, Chu Feng certainly wouldn’t hold back. He was actually looking for an opportunity to retaliate right now.

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