My husband Can Cultivate-Chapter 382: You’re Fired!

However, Li Qingyan didn’t argue with Ye Fei. She respected the Chairman. She turned to Denise and said, "It’s just a small matter. There’s no need to blow it out of proportion, is there?"

"A small matter? You have absolutely no respect for others!" Fang Neng said coldly.

"Fine. What are your conditions for returning to work?" Ye Fei suddenly asked.

He’d already seen what kind of people they were. He wasn’t sure about their technical skills, but their character was definitely despicable.

Denise smiled. "President Ye is a reasonable man, after all. Fang Neng, tell him our conditions!"

Fang Neng looked at Ye Fei triumphantly. "If you want us to continue developing the new drugs, our terms aren’t steep. We require an increase in compensation for everyone."

"Just name your price," Ye Fei said flatly.

Fang Neng smirked. "President Ye certainly is direct. It’s very simple: the compensation for each of our research personnel must be increased tenfold! Otherwise, we walk!"

"What?!" Li Qingyan was stunned. "Fang Neng, have you lost your mind? Do you have any idea what a tenfold increase means? Your current compensation is already the highest in the industry!"

Cao Zhendong gasped. These people are dead set on cutting ties with Qifei Group. That’s why they’re making such an outrageous demand. This is complete madness.

Forget Ye Fei—even Li Qingyan was tempted to abandon the new drug development entirely. Giving them ten times their current pay would mean we might not even turn a profit after developing the new drug. It wasn’t easy to get Denise on board, and letting her go would be a tremendous loss. But sometimes, you have to consider what’s actually feasible.

"Is there no room for negotiation?" Li Qingyan frowned and asked, "Denise, we’re friends!"

Fang Neng shook his head. "Right now, we’re only talking business, not friendship. If you don’t agree to a tenfold increase, there’s no point in continuing the development."

Du Xin and Jiang Yue were dumbfounded, a pang of guilt striking them. Is it really our fault that Qifei Group is facing such a huge crisis?

Fang Neng said smugly, "Ye Fei, you probably don’t understand how sought-after our team is. We only came to Qifei Group as a favor to Li Qingyan. Did you really think you could just push us around?"

Li Qingyan frowned. It was true; she had painstakingly persuaded them to come. When she heard Denise had arrived in Dragon Country, she had immediately gone to visit her. Denise had a stellar international reputation, and hiring her would be incredibly beneficial for Qifei Group’s future expansion beyond the country’s borders.

Denise glanced at Jiang Yue and Du Xin. "Not only must our salaries increase tenfold, but these two... leave them to me."

How dare they defy me? I’ll make them learn what fear is.

Li Qingyan didn’t speak, looking to Ye Fei instead. This was too big a decision for her to make. From her perspective, they should prioritize the big picture, but she also felt it would be a great injustice to Du Xin and Jiang Yue. So, she said nothing.

"The world keeps turning just fine without you!" Ye Fei sneered. "If you don’t want to work, you can get lost! But I’m warning you, you will compensate us for the equipment and data you damaged. If you don’t pay up, you’re not leaving here today. Do you really think Qifei Group is a pushover? Wolf King, I’ll have to trouble you. Keep an eye on them. Once they’ve paid, they can scram. If they refuse, call the police and have the Heavenly Supervision Hall arrest them."

"Understood!" Wolf King had come straight to Qifei Group after returning. Things were quiet on Yang Qi’s end for the moment, but Qifei Group, on the other hand, was under a microscope and dealing with more and more problems.

Li Qingyan started to speak but stopped herself. She respected Ye Fei’s decision.

Du Xin, Jiang Yue, and a few others approached Ye Fei apologetically. "President Ye, this is all our fault. We shouldn’t have been so impulsive!"

"This has nothing to do with you," Ye Fei said, shaking his head. "If people want to leave, you can’t stop them. But if anyone thinks Qifei Group is a pushover, they are gravely mistaken! Director Li, please calculate our total losses. They will provide full compensation. If they can’t pay within twenty-four hours, report them to the police immediately! I refuse to believe this world is lawless!"

Denise was stunned. So was Fang Neng. The rest of the disruptive researchers were equally floored. They never imagined the usually mild-mannered Ye Fei could be so decisive as to fire them all. They truly hadn’t seen this coming.

"Ye Fei, are you serious? You really want us to leave?" Denise frowned, her voice full of disbelief. They had indeed planned to leave, but only after extorting a hefty sum from him first. She never expected to fail.

"Did you not hear me clearly? Then I’ll say it again! Denise’s team is hereby fired. All of you. And you will bear the full responsibility for this. The same goes for anyone who joined in on this farce. Get out. My company has no place for ingrates. Given your actions, your salaries and bonuses are forfeited! On top of that, you will compensate this company for its losses. If you’re not willing, then we’ll let the police handle it!" Ye Fei’s words were decisive and final.

"Ye Fei, don’t you dare regret this! Without us, you can forget about developing those four new drugs!" Denise’s expression turned hideous.

"Regret?" Ye Fei said coldly. "I won’t regret this. My only regret is hiring you in the first place."

"Li Qingyan, you’re not going to say a single thing?" Denise demanded, turning to her.

"I respect the Chairman’s decision," Li Qingyan said, shaking her head. "What you all did went too far."

As the words left her mouth, Li Qingyan felt an incredible sense of relief. She was the one who had brought Denise in. Because of Denise’s international reputation, she had constantly bent over backward for the team. But now, it was as if a massive weight had been lifted from her shoulders.

"Call a company meeting immediately. I need to revise our plans!" Ye Fei said. He couldn’t trust Denise’s team, so he had to adjust their strategy going forward. To that end, he specifically invited Yang Qi to the meeting. The stated reason was that Yang Qi was an expert in pharmaceutical technology and the champion of the Jingnan Prefecture Elixir Medicine Conference. The senior management had no grounds to object, especially since Yang Qi was also, nominally, a special research fellow for Qifei Group.

「At the senior management meeting.」

Ye Fei reiterated his decision, but some executives immediately raised objections.

"Chairman, isn’t this a bit rash? Without Denise’s research team, our four new drugs will never make it to market on time! Our entire plan will be disrupted, and the losses will be immense!"

"Indeed, Chairman, please reconsider! They may have gone too far, but there’s no need to offend them. We can just sacrifice the newcomers!"

"Exactly!"

"Enough!" Yang Qi suddenly slammed his hand on the table. "Have some damn dignity, will you? Are you telling me you can’t function without Denise? What does Qifei Group’s success to this day have to do with her at all?"