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Chapter 721 Step by Step
"Alright, enough chit-chat. There are 10 candidates this time, and I think your design department should hire 5 more, or hire a lot more people."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fei and the other employees were somewhat surprised. They had never heard of the design department hiring five people at once, let alone having so many employees in the department.

“Minister Wang, what you’re saying doesn’t make sense. How could we possibly recruit five people at once? We only plan to recruit one person this time.”

“That won’t do. One person is too few. Look at the morale of your company’s employees, it’s definitely not good. Someone might suddenly resign at any time.”

Lin Fei was really angry when Wang Xiaoyun said that.

"What are you saying? Are you cursing our design department? Do you know how many brain cells our design department spends every day to come up with these creative plans for the company!"

"Minister Lin, it's precisely because I know this that I'm advising you to hire more employees. If a few new employees come in, you won't have to work so hard."

Lin Fei sneered again. He now understood that Wang Xiaoyun was deliberately causing trouble. She probably disliked him before, and now that she had this much power, she wanted to disrupt their design department.

As the department head, he knows very well that a new employee needs to be mentored by experienced staff. They simply don't have enough staff available to mentor new employees right now.

"Minister Wang, I think you have ulterior motives. If you want to target me, just say so and deal with me directly. Please target me privately, not at work, and don't involve my employees."

Hearing this, Wang Xiaoyun was somewhat surprised. Although he disliked Lin Fei, he had never thought of him in this way before.

"Minister Lin, please don't misunderstand me! I've always respected you. Although we don't talk much in private, I know you're a hard worker, just as conscientious and responsible as I am. We're kindred spirits!"

Lin Fei could tell that Wang Xiaoyun was lying. Regardless of whether he was intentionally targeting him this time, Lin Fei could tell that he definitely had another purpose.

"I'll put it bluntly: our design department will only hire one person at most this time. If we hire more, we definitely won't be able to get in. If you have any objections, we can go directly to Boss Wang and settle this with him."

At this point, the employees in the department also started making noise.

"Yeah, why should the design department hire so many people? We don't have the energy to train new people!"

"We'll hire one person at most. If we hire more, we'll assign the extra people to your department!"

"Exactly! Do they really think our design department is easy to bully? We've contributed so much to the company, why are they treating us like this!"

"At worst, we'll break off all ties and go straight to the big boss to see what he has to say. I want to see if it was him who gave the order."

Wang Xiaoyun was now in an awkward position. Wang Yang had indeed put him in charge of recruitment, but hadn't specified how many people to recruit. His original plan was to recruit fewer people, but Wang Xiaoyun, taking advantage of the situation, had changed the number on his own. He figured that if he recruited more people, Wang Dadong could squeeze more people in, which would be helpful.

He was all alone in the company, with no one to discuss things with, and he couldn't secretly contact Wang Dadong as often as he wanted. Moreover, the design department was far from his own, and he wished he could hire more people for his department. Unfortunately, his department had only hired a few new people a few months ago.

“Minister Wang, we’ve been arguing here for ages without getting anywhere. How about we go directly to Mr. Wang?”

After saying that, Lin Fei went straight out the door. Wang Xiaoyun didn't have time to stop him, but he knew that with Lin Fei's personality, this matter would definitely escalate to Wang Yang's place.

When the two entered the office, Wang Yang was processing documents. He glanced up at them, showing no surprise whatsoever. He had already anticipated that the two would not reach an agreement.

Wang Yang admired Lin Fei from the design department, not because they shared the same surname, but because he liked Lin Fei's way of handling things. Lin Fei was a fair, just, and kind person, completely different from Wang Xiaoyun.

"Didn't I tell you to handle the recruitment? Why are you suddenly here with me? Have you already taken care of it?"

Wang Xiaoyun said with a smile, "Boss Wang, it's not like that. The main disagreement is about the number of people we need to hire. Ten people passed the interviews this time, which is great news. I was thinking we should hire a few more people for the company."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yang looked up at the two of them and immediately understood what was going on.

"So, you think we should hire more people for the design department, but Minister Lin is unwilling?"

Lin Fei nodded without hesitation: "Boss Wang, it's not that I don't want to recruit more new people for the company, those people are indeed very excellent. But our design department is just too busy. As you know, new employees need to be mentored by senior staff."

Wang Yang understood this all too well; it was a consensus among all employees. Moreover, the design department was always extremely busy, and there was simply no one to mentor newcomers.

“I understand what you’re saying, so you only want to hire one person, right?”

"Yes, Mr. Wang. I mentioned this at the last meeting: if our design department is hiring new people, we can only do it one at a time, absolutely not all at once. Mr. Wang actually wants to cram five people into our department, that's outrageous!"

Wang Xiaoyun was also at the last meeting, so he knew about what Lin Fei was talking about, and now he was a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Wang, it's not that I did it on purpose. It's just that the people who came in this time are so outstanding that I can't bear to give up any of them. I've already reluctantly let go of 5 of them, and I feel it's a real pity."

As he spoke, he handed the resumes of those individuals to Wang Yang. Wang Yang took them and glanced at them; indeed, the talents trained by Wang Dadong were all outstanding.

Wang Yang was curious about how Wang Dadong had cultivated so many outstanding talents, but he didn't show it.

“They are all indeed very talented, but the design department simply cannot accommodate so many people. People as talented as them can apply to other companies.”

Wang Xiaoyun became anxious after Wang Yang said that.

"Mr. Wang, you can't say that. Such talented people, if placed in other companies, wouldn't that just boost their abilities?"

Wang Yang looked at him with a slight chuckle: "What can we do? Everyone knows that the design department where Minister Lin works is extremely busy. They certainly can't spare that much energy to train these five newcomers."

Wang Xiaoyun seemed to have a plan in mind all along, and had already devised a countermeasure.

"Mr. Wang, please listen to me. I think everyone in the company should contribute more and make more sacrifices. These five employees are truly outstanding. If possible, let them intern in my department for a while, and I will mentor them."

When Wang Xiaoyun said this, even Lin Fei was stunned.

“Minister Wang, what do you mean by that? I’m from the design department, which has absolutely nothing to do with your department. What’s the point of bringing new employees to your department for internships?” “It’s a last resort. You see, with such talented people, we definitely have to find a way to keep them in the company. Letting them intern in my department first is a good transition.”

Wang Yang was somewhat helpless. It seemed that Wang Xiaoyun was thinking too simply, actually trying to recruit those people into her department.

His actions were too obvious. If Wang Dadong found out, he would definitely give him a good scolding.

“Minister Wang, I know you are genuinely concerned for the company, but this matter is indeed somewhat ill-considered. The two departments are completely unrelated, and the person's major is not relevant. He might even feel that our company is neglecting him. This simply won't work.”

Hearing Wang Yang say this, Lin Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Wang Yang would agree to Wang Xiaoyun's request in a moment of confusion.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, I meant well but things went wrong. I just wanted to retain more talent for the company. After all, the company is currently in a growth phase, and having more fresh blood can only be beneficial, not harmful."

Wang Yang naturally had to offer a few words of praise for Wang Xiaoyun's eloquent words.

“Minister Wang, I know you are genuinely concerned for the company, and all the ministers are the same. I’ve seen how hard Minister Lin and his department work. But some things still need to be considered from the perspective of the bigger picture.”

After they finished speaking, the two of them stared straight at Wang Yang, waiting for him to make his final decision.

"Well then, I've taken a close look at these people and picked out the one I think is the best to assign to the design department. But this is just my opinion; Minister Lin will need to confirm it again."

Hearing this, Wang Xiaoyun felt a little discouraged. He had gone to so much trouble to squeeze one person in, but then he thought that having one person was better than having none.

"Okay, Mr. Wang, I'll double-check when I get back."

"No need, Minister Wang, you can go back first. Minister Lin, you stay and confirm with me. Let's have a good talk and finalize the personnel list, that will save us a lot of trouble."

Wang Xiaoyun didn't think much of it, nodded, and left. After Wang Xiaoyun left, Wang Yang got up and led Lin Fei to the sofa next to him.

"Minister Lin, please have a seat!"

The two sat facing each other. This wasn't the first time they had exchanged words like this, so Lin Fei wasn't nervous.

"Don't take Wang Xiaoyun's matter to heart. What he said wasn't my intention. I just put him in charge of recruitment for the design department. You also told me last time that the design department needs to bring in fresh blood, but we have to do it gradually."

Lin Fei was somewhat flattered, not expecting Wang Yang to explain things to him.

“Mr. Wang, I’ve never blamed you. At first, I thought Wang Xiaoyun had a grudge against me and wanted to get revenge.”

“You’ve misunderstood. He’s not trying to get revenge on you this time; he has another purpose. That’s why I kept you here. You know I don’t have many trusted confidants in the company, and you’re one of them.”

In fact, Lin Fei had a vague feeling about this before. He knew that Wang Yang was cultivating him, so he always stood firmly on Wang Yang's side.

The previous big boss had also had similar ideas, but Lin Fei did not agree because he felt that he and the big boss were not like-minded. That big boss was selfish and self-serving, completely different from Wang Yang.

“Boss Wang, I actually noticed it last time, and I’m willing to become your confidant. Please feel free to tell me what to do.”

"There is indeed something very important that I need to make clear to you. Do you know why I insisted on assigning people to your design department? Actually, other departments also need manpower."

Lin Fei shook his head blankly. He really didn't know, since Wang Yang hadn't revealed a single piece of information to him from beginning to end.

"Here's what happened: Wang Xiaoyun wanted to bring a few people in as his inside agents. His best approach was to plant them in his own department. You heard him say that he had that idea just now, but I stopped him in time."

Lin Fei was now completely baffled. He knew Wang Xiaoyun was prone to comparing herself to others and hadn't had a good relationship with President Qin before, but was she trying to cause trouble at the company? ...

"Mr. Wang, are you implying that Wang Xiaoyun is disloyal to the company? What exactly is he trying to do?"

"That's true. He wants to bring in more of his own people to help someone bring down our company. But you'd better not know who that is. After all, the more you know, the greater the danger."

Lin Fei nodded; he had roughly realized the importance of this matter.

"But since you already know, why keep him in the company? Wouldn't it be better to just fire him?"

Wang Yang shook his head and said, "You don't know this, but that person didn't just hire Wang Xiaoyun as an accomplice to deal with me. But now that I know Wang Xiaoyun is one of his people, I have a way to deal with her. If he hires someone else, I won't even know who they are. Do you think I'll still have a way?"

Lin Fei immediately understood; he hadn't realized that Wang Yang had been under so much pressure all along.

"Mr. Wang, I understand. Please feel free to tell me what you need me to do. I will definitely keep a close eye on Wang Xiaoyun for you."

"What I want you to do is very simple. The new guy you just hired is definitely one of Wang Xiaoyun's people. All you have to do is keep a close eye on him. He and Wang Xiaoyun will definitely make some moves. Since he's in your design department, the best way is to start with your department."

Lin Fei was now in a bit of a predicament. He was absolutely outstanding at work, but he wasn't very good at interpersonal communication.

"Mr. Wang, as you know, I don't really enjoy dealing with people, so it might be difficult for me to monitor him."

“I know you’re worried about being exposed. Don’t worry, your department’s deputy minister is also one of my people. I’ve already spoken to him. He’s better at winning people over than you are.”

Hearing this, Lin Fei was still somewhat surprised. In his memory, that deputy minister had always been very low-key; he hadn't expected that he had already become Wang Yang's man.

"Don't be too surprised. I didn't mean to interfere in your design department. It's just that they're coming at me aggressively, and I have to protect myself."

"Mr. Wang, that's not what I meant. The whole company is your people. I was just a little surprised; I didn't realize it before."

(End of this chapter)