National Tide 1980.

The old director of the Temple of Heaven is still recuperating in the hospital.

I don’t know if it’s really because of my health or because my retirement day has finally arrived, so I’m in a bad mood.

The old man seemed unwilling to come to the Temple of Heaven to meet his old friends again, and even his retirement procedures were handled by his wife.

Both Gong Mingcheng and Chen Shuping said goodbye to each other formally after the welcome party, and then there was no movement for a while, as if they were both getting familiar with each other's new environment.

However, since Zhang Shihui was in charge of the Temple of Heaven Park and went in and out here every day, he had heard something about Gong Mingcheng's actions.

He heard from an acquaintance who had good relations in the garden that this guy had talked to many cadres of the Temple of Heaven individually to get a general understanding, and he also took the trouble to check the files of the personnel changes and financial data of the Temple of Heaven in recent years.

When I have time, I often wander around the park without anyone accompanying me and just wander around freely.

This made the heads of various departments at the Temple of Heaven extremely nervous, fearing that their subordinates would cause trouble for them.

By the end of May, this guy made some personnel adjustments to senior departments including human resources, finance, retail, general affairs and security.

It's not a drastic change, but a subtle rebalancing.

The treatment of some people has increased, but some power has been delegated.

Some people's ranks have not changed, but they have more things to take care of and have more power.

It turns out that this guy is a master at playing office politics. He mixes personnel appointments like mixing cocktails, and he manages to do so without causing any pain or itchiness, and cleverly controls the situation within a level that everyone can accept.

He effortlessly weakened the threat posed by his confidants and also won over a small number of people who could be cultivated into his confidants.

But it did not cause any backlash. This move of both defending and attacking was indeed a beautiful one.

But for the cadres of the Temple of Heaven, they know their own joys and sorrows.

But this is not the business of ordinary employees, or even senior officials in charge of a department.

Most people don’t know, or haven’t really thought about why, the new director came to do these things.

Ordinary people are more concerned about the new task assigned by the new principal - learning English.

Yes, Gong Mingcheng mentioned at the welcome party that he would strengthen English training and he has started to do so.

He asked the general affairs department to contact the middle school near the Temple of Heaven, and required everyone to attend English classes after get off work every day.

Moreover, they are required to conduct an assessment every month, under the pretext of - getting closer to international standards and improving service capabilities.

Everyone is a little nervous, not knowing whether the bonus assessment criteria are strict, and worried that it will affect their bonus income.

But as the saying goes, the law cannot hold everyone responsible.

After a long time, some people become too lazy to study seriously and basically just muddle through in class.

Some people even have to miss classes because of family matters.

So gradually, everyone began to think that this kind of thing was just a formality and that there would be no real substantial punishment or reduction in everyone's income.

If this is true, many people’s lives will be affected and the public outrage will be too great.

Now that life has been affected, is there anyone who can still work hard?

Even the director of the garden cannot but consider everyone's feelings, otherwise, if everyone gives up, he will be left alone, right?

Of course, for Zhang Shihui, these things were none of his business.

In fact, since the new director took office, apart from the welcome party and banquet on that day, I have had no other interactions with him.

Even the consumption coupons that Zhang Shihui prepared for the director according to past rules, although Gong Mingcheng accepted them with a smile, he never spent them at Tan Gong Restaurant.

In this way, after a few days, seeing that nothing happened, Zhang Shihui concentrated on his own affairs.

I gradually forgot the sharpness and bad premonition I felt from Gong Mingcheng when I first met him.

But who would have thought that the other party was actually a fox who could play and chat.

As a result, when he relaxed, the opponent started to show his moves.

Around May 5, Liu Jiye, the newly promoted General Affairs Section Chief of the Temple of Heaven Park, quietly came to the door.

He claimed to be representing the director Gong Mingcheng to convey a message to Zhang Shihui, asking Zhang Shihui to hand over the accounts of Tangong Restaurant for the director to review.

Zhang Shihui was obviously unhappy about this. "Why is that? There was no such thing in the past. Old Liu, you know that Tan Palace reports accounts to shareholders at the end of the year. And that has to wait for President Ning to come back, when the dividends and the general ledger will be placed on the table together. Whether satisfied or not, everyone will sit together and talk about the accounts. If there is anything, talk about it on the spot, and then unify the general direction, and then it's over, and see you at the end of the year. Isn't this what we have done in the past years?"

Liu Jiye also showed a helpless expression.

"Of course I know all this. I also told the director, but he also said that this is not right. He believes that since the Tan Palace Restaurant is invested by the Temple of Heaven Park, it is an asset that belongs to the Temple of Heaven Park. As the park owner, we have the need and the right to monitor the financial status of the Tan Palace Restaurant at any time and check the account income and expenditure. This is our legitimate right as an investor."

"Hey, Lao Liu, if you say that, it will be boring."

Zhang Shihui didn't tolerate the other party's temper, so he directly brought up the topic. "We all know that when we jointly opened this restaurant, our President Ning and your Temple of Heaven Park and the Service Bureau agreed that as long as the restaurant is profitable, shareholders cannot interfere with the operation of the restaurant. Besides, most of the money invested in the restaurant came from our Pierre Cardin Company. You, the Temple of Heaven, mainly invested in the shares with your house. You didn't pay much money at all. And you have also received a lot of money in the past two years. If not five million, it must be four million, right? Is there a restaurant in Beijing that can give back so much money to shareholders? Even the Beijing Hotel doesn't have this ability. It's all because of our President Ning who opened branches overseas. But what about you? You actually want to check our accounts? Do you suspect that we are corrupt, or just cooking the accounts! Do you have a conscience? You can even ask for this in advance. How can you be so embarrassed?"

I have to say, Zhang Shihui’s words really hit the heart.

This is undoubtedly the thing that Liu Jiye feels most guilty about.

That's right. The dividend that Tan Palace Restaurant gives to the Temple of Heaven is the largest in the world.

Everyone knows that the Temple of Heaven must have made a lot of money from this investment.

Not to mention that the initial investment has long been earned back, and the profit has been dozens of times greater in just a few years.

If it weren't for Manager Ning's talent, how could such a good thing be possible if he had expanded the Temple Palace Restaurant to five or six branches in China and abroad in such a short period of time? The Temple of Heaven Park and the Service Bureau are all the same, they are just blessed, it's like pie in the sky.

So from this perspective, don’t say that there is nothing wrong with their accounts. Even if there is a problem, so what?

Someone who does dirty accounting may give you real money, which is better than someone who has no real money to share with you.

With a partner like this, everyone has to flatter and respect him. How can we make the relationship awkward?

To be honest, if Liu Jiye were to put himself in the other party's shoes, he would also think that this was unfair and infuriating.

But the problem is that he is a man who only listens to orders, and he doesn't understand the new director's temper.

He has already tried to persuade her, but it was of no use.

Now the director has just taken office and promoted him, and assigned him such a task, how dare he not come? How can he shirk his responsibility?

If he fails to complete the task, he will leave the impression of incompetence on the director, and he will definitely suffer the consequences in the future.

So he had no choice but to beg Zhang Shihui.

"Manager Zhang, please be flexible for my sake. It's just an account book. You can show it to the director. It's nothing serious. This way, everyone will be relieved. But if you make me fail to deliver, I might be fired by the director. Just thank you, okay? We have a good relationship, right? You can't make it difficult for me and end up like this, right?"

Liu Jiye tried his best to smooth things over by relying on his thick face, hoping that Zhang Shihui would not be able to save face and agree to his request.

But even so, Zhang Shihui was able to clearly distinguish between public and private matters in his mind and refused to give in.

Instead, I thought to myself, you, Liu Jiye, must be out of your mind. How much is your face worth?

Your new director is clearly trying to find something to hold against us in the account book in order to interfere with the operation and management of our restaurant.

If I give you the account book, am I sick?

But then again, Liu Jiye seemed to be in a really difficult situation. It would not work if he stubbornly refused to give it to him at this time.

The other party is right in theory, and shareholders have the right to audit accounts.

If he fought back forcefully, not only would it be unacceptable in theory, but he would also offend Liu Jiye.

Zhang Shihui thought about it and said, "Let's do this! I'll contact President Ning and ask for his advice! If he agrees, I won't say no."

But his opinion still made Liu Jiye feel embarrassed.

He can wait, but the new director cannot. Even if he says so, his fate will not be much better if he goes back empty-handed.

So I quickly said, "Don't worry. You have to give me something to explain. Oh, by the way, the director also asked me about the purchase of handicrafts from the shops in the Temple of Heaven. Otherwise, you can give me a copy of the relevant accounts of the handicrafts you put on consignment with us. I have to give something to the leader."

However, it would have been better if he hadn't mentioned this. Instead, his words made Zhang Shihui understand more clearly.

It turns out that the new director really has his eyes on me.

This is a trick to gain full control of the financial situation.

Okay, isn’t it just a battle of wits?

Who is afraid of whom?

We don't care if you, Gong Mingcheng, become an official, but the problem is that you cannot offend the public and disrupt the rules that everyone has been living in peace with.

What is important in the officialdom? It is important that you are good, I am good, and everyone is good.

You can't always do whatever you want and make others unhappy.

It's fine that you're going to make three big moves as a new official, but don't put your hand into our pockets.

If you insist on doing this, I'm sorry, don't blame us for not giving you face.

He curled his lips and decided to use the tactic of "delay".

"Old Liu, look at what this has caused. It's not that I don't want to help, but I'm in the same situation as you. Otherwise, let's just do this, don't make it difficult for me, and I won't make it difficult for you. I'll tell this to General Manager Ning and wait for his attitude. You, go back and tell Director Gong first that he can only talk to General Manager Ning about the account check. I'm a low-ranking official and I dare not offend our leader. Besides, all I can give you is the accounts in Beijing. That's nothing, working here for a year may not make as much as working in Japan for two months. Look, it's almost summer anyway, and it's time for the group to go to Japan. Isn't our director going to Japan for an inspection? Then how about letting him connect directly with General Manager Ning? We are subordinates, why bother to get involved in such things? We are neither inside nor outside, don't you think?"

Liu Jiye was unhappy when he saw that Zhang Shihui was still making excuses.

But he had no better idea. He frowned and thought about it for a while. It seemed to be true.

Well... that's the only thing to do.

So he went back with a sad face, met Gong Mingcheng again, and gritted his teeth to tell him what had happened.

As expected, when Gong Mingcheng heard Zhang Shihui's answer from Liu Jiye, he got angry on the spot and was a little bit unbelieving.

"Why, he won't give it to me? What's wrong with Zhang Shihui? Can't he tell the difference between the two? Is it his boss, Mr. Ning, or me, the head of the garden? After all, he is the one who manages the hotel for us. We naturally have the right to remove him. You too, how do you do things? If he doesn't give you the account book, you have no choice!"

Liu Jiye feels so wronged.

I thought to myself, OK! Trouble is coming, isn't it?

Alas! These days, it is difficult to be a middleman. If you are not careful, you will get into trouble.

I knew this was going to happen, so I had to be careful, lest this fire burn me again...

But even so, he had to try his best to explain, if not for Zhang Shihui, then for himself, right?

Try not to let your failure to accomplish something make you look incompetent.

"No, Director. I originally said that, but Zhang Shihui said something that left me speechless. It's like this. When we first opened this restaurant, they had three rules with us, and they were all written in the contract. As long as the restaurant is profitable and guarantees dividends to shareholders, the investor is not allowed to interfere with the actual operation and is not allowed to replace the general manager. Today we suddenly asked them for the account book, which is indeed..."

"Really what?"

Gong Mingcheng was still a little confused. "No agreement is greater than the laws of the country. As an investor, some rights are justified. Their agreement is not counted. Okay, since they are so ignorant, I have to teach them a lesson. Humph, you want to turn the tables, you can try? Oh, by the way, didn't he want me to go to Japan to meet that Ning guy? Asshole, whoever gave him the confidence, he will meet whoever he wants. So, you find a way to contact that Ning guy and get him to come back to Beijing as soon as possible, I want to see him."

Seeing such a huge hot potato falling on him, Liu Jiye felt weak.

He quickly begged for mercy, "No, no, Director, please don't be so angry. It's not necessary. And although Zhang Shihui is a worthless person, Mr. Ning's character is obvious to all, and he has made great contributions to the development of the Temple of Heaven. Please don't vent your anger on him and ruin your relationship with Mr. Ning..." (End of this chapter)