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Chapter 1209 The best of both worlds
"It's not difficult at all. In fact, I've always felt that this is not a big deal at all."

"What do you mean?" Jia Kuan asked with a look of surprise, "Is there still a chance for this to turn around?"

Lin Hao shook his head and said:

"It's just a meeting. Didn't I tell you before to talk to HR first? With your brothers here and your Liu Yingxia here, what are you afraid of?"

"If the talks go well, then everyone is happy. If they don't go well, or if I have to leave the company, I can just find another job."

"With your abilities and my connections, finding you a more respectable job wouldn't be difficult at all!"

"The difficulty lies in how you adjust your mindset, how you can calm down and work diligently, and how you can avoid getting agitated so easily!"

Lin Hao knew that Jia Kuan was actually very talented, or rather, very insightful. Because Liu Yingxia worked in the human resources department, Jia Kuan had a thorough understanding of the relationships and abilities of everyone in the company, from top to bottom.

In fact, he might be more suited to the position of HR director than Liu Yingxia, because no one in the company understands the employees better than Jia Kuan; he is definitely a talent in human resources.

Upon hearing this, Jia Kuan suddenly realized that he had indeed been stuck in a dead end these days.

Perhaps it was because I had lived such a stable life for too long that I lost my ambition. Knowing that I was going to be laid off, I felt like the sky was falling.

But upon closer reflection, what seemed like a huge deal was actually nothing serious.

Just like Lin Hao said, at worst you can just change jobs, there's no need to make such a fuss.

"You're right, I was too stubborn. Thinking about it carefully, it's really not a big deal!"

"Even if you don't help me, I can just deliver food or drive for Didi. A living person can't be killed by holding their pee. It's just a bit tough."

"It's good that you're able to think positively!" Lin Hao patted Jia Kuan on the shoulder and said.

"Actually, you've always been worried about yourself. Have you ever thought about what might happen to Liu Yingxia?"

"What do you mean?" Jia Kuan asked, puzzled.

"Go back and think about it carefully, get your not-so-bright brain working!" Lin Hao said cryptically, then shooed him away.

"No, what exactly do you mean?!"

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When it was Jia Kuan's turn to talk to her in the afternoon, he finally realized that if Liu Yingxia did well this time, she would probably be reassigned; if she did not do well, she would likely be laid off in the end.

Upon entering the small conference room, I heard the security guard say, "Hello, please hand over your electronic devices!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Kuan said with dissatisfaction, "What's going on? Do we have to go through security just to have a meeting? Are you afraid I'll carry out a terrorist attack?"

The security guard said expressionlessly, "Please cooperate with our inspection!"

Left with no other option, Jia Kuan handed over his phone and had it checked by security before entering the office.

Upon seeing Liu Yingxia and Jian Ai, Jia Kuan composed himself and said, "Greetings, leaders!"

Jane Ai said in a businesslike manner, "Hello, Mr. Jia Kuan, please have a seat!"

"Thank you!" Jia Kuan sat down calmly.

Jane opened the file and then said:
"According to company regulations, no one is allowed to bring electronic devices during this meeting. We ask for your understanding!"

"All our meetings will be recorded by cameras. Is that a problem?"

“No objection!” Knowing the impact of the optimization on Liu Yingxia, Jia Kuan didn’t say anything objection and instead cooperated very well.

At this moment, Liu Yingxia looked at Jia Kuan, who had a calm expression, but she felt uneasy. She knew that Jia Kuan's cooperation was entirely for her sake.

Despite her reluctance, Liu Yingxia had no choice but to continue fulfilling her duties:
"Start recording now!"

Seeing that Liu Yingxia was not in good condition, Jian Ai took the lead in this meeting, saying:

"On behalf of VG's HR department, I am officially informing you that you have been selected for the first batch of interviews in this internal optimization plan. Do you have any objections?"

"no!"

"Okay, let's begin!"

"Please answer the following questions!" Jane said calmly.

"First, after so many years with the company, what do you think is your biggest achievement?"

"growing up!"

“Growth?” Jane continued, “Please specify which aspect of growth, and whose growth!”

Looking back on so many years, from the company to the family, the days and nights flash by in my memory, followed by some feelings, or rather, inner monologues.

"Actually, this optimization is a relief for me!"

"I've worked at VG for over ten years, and a lot has changed during that time; some people have become better!"

"Of course, some people have become less good, like me!"

"Over the years, I haven't made much progress at work, nor have I maintained a good family life. I've always made my family worry about me, which is quite a failure!"

"But I can lose my job, but I can't break up my family, and I still have friends. I won't cause any trouble for my friends. Does that count as growing up?"

Jia Kuan's words were full of the melancholy of a middle-aged man who was powerless to do what he wanted. Even Jian Ai felt a little sorry for him, let alone Liu Yingxia.

However, as the director, Liu Yingxia still had to say:

"Mr. Jia Kuan, please don't discuss your personal feelings and family issues here!"

"Alright!" Jia Kuan nodded helplessly.

"Let's move on to the second question!" Jane continued.
"After many years with the company, has your overall impression of it changed compared to when you first joined? Please give examples of such changes!"

"Yes!" Having switched places of his burdens, Jia Kuan spoke freely at this moment:
"They were overjoyed when they first arrived, but now they're dejected. It's such a stark contrast!"

"The third question is, what do you think of the current company environment and atmosphere...?"

On the other side, after finishing the work assigned by Lin Hao, Jiang Nan slipped into Lin Hao's office again.

"How's the situation over there?" Lin Hao asked instinctively when he saw Jiang Nan come in.

“Brother Kuan is inside!” Jiang Nan quickly said.

"I hope nothing bad happened!"

“There was some noise earlier, but it's been quite quiet since Brother Kuan went in!” Jiang Nan said, then asked curiously:

"President Lin, is there some hidden reason why you asked me to investigate the backgrounds of the personnel being optimized this time?"

Lin Hao smiled and looked towards the meeting room, saying:

"Most of the people we interviewed were entry-level employees, but many of them were very talented. It's such a shame that they were let go just because of low scores!"

"So you're planning to secretly recruit all these optimized talents to Xingyao, right?" Jiang Nan immediately realized Lin Hao's purpose. However, she then asked with some confusion, "But if these people are so excellent, why would the company want to optimize them?"

Lin Hao smiled and said, "Andy's original plan was to use this large-scale optimization to have enough reason and excuse to get rid of those problematic middle and senior managers!"

"I feel like this is a bit unnecessary," Jiang Nan said, expressing her confusion.

Lin Hao said with a laugh, "It was indeed unnecessary. It was a simple matter, but it turned into such a roundabout way, right?"

"Hmm!" Jiang Nan was genuinely confused, so she said, puzzled:
"Now that the two companies have merged, we can directly clean up the middle and senior management!"

"Oh~ I understand!" Jiang Nan paused for a moment, then exclaimed in sudden realization:
"In this way, you won't have to bear the reputational impact of layoffs, and VG can quickly complete its localization reforms and start collaborating with Star Glory with a clean slate!"

"The key is that if you bring all these laid-off lower-level talents to Star Glory, they will definitely be loyal to you. After the two companies complete the merger, they will inevitably compete with the employees who were not laid off, changing the bad atmosphere that VG had before!"

After Jiang Nan finished her analysis, she looked at Lin Hao, who was smiling but saying nothing, with admiration in her eyes that she couldn't hide at all.

Faced with Jiang Nan's ardent gaze, Lin Hao smiled and said, "You go ahead and get busy!"

"I'll go check on him!" Lin Hao pointed to Jia Kuan, who was coming out of the meeting room.

"Okay!" Jiang Nan reluctantly followed him out of the office.

At this moment, Jia Kuan had already retrieved his phone from the security guard, and Lin Hao stepped forward and said:

"Let's have dinner together tonight, and then drink until we drop, drowning all our sorrows in alcohol."

Jia Kuan said somewhat dejectedly, "Forget it, I'll go home and cook for my wife tonight. Let's do it another day!"

"What a disappointment!" Lin Hao looked at Jia Kuan, who was sighing deeply, and knowing that the other was in a bad mood, Lin Hao could only say:

"Okay, let's get together with Zhou Yiming tomorrow!"

Lin Hao knew Jia Kuan's personality, especially since nothing he said would be appropriate now, so it was better to let him go back and adjust himself.

"I'm leaving!" Jia Kuan said listlessly.

Lin Hao shook his head and prepared to leave work. However, as he drove past the company entrance, he noticed a group of people surrounding Jian Ai in the distance.

Lin Hao knew that these were employees who were unwilling to be laid off, and some of them were talents he had his eye on.

"Don't be in a hurry when you meet Miss Jian!"

"This matter cannot end here!"

"Don't do this!"

"We've poured our blood and sweat into the company for so many years!"

"that is!"

At this moment, Liu Yingxia and Jian Ai walked out of the company and found that several employees who had been summoned for questioning earlier that day had surrounded them and were nagging Jian Ai to argue with them.

Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Jian Ai immediately said to Liu Yingxia, "Go call security!"

"Then you stay here and wait for me, don't move!" Liu Yingxia understood the seriousness of the matter and quickly went to find the building security guard.

Facing the several aggressive employees approaching, Jian Ai forcibly suppressed her inner turmoil and asked calmly:

"How can I help you?"

"You have to explain yourself clearly today!" a male employee said angrily.

Although Jane was nervous, she still said calmly, "What needed to be said was clearly stated at the meeting!"

"What do you mean?!" the male employee said, trying to step forward, but another younger male employee pulled him back and then politely said to Jane:
"Ms. Jian, we understand your current work situation. Since we've been summoned for a meeting, we know there are many problems with our work!"

"But everyone has their difficulties. We're waiting for you here today for no other reason than to ask you to tell us the results of the evaluation so we can have a better understanding of the situation!"

The young employee was quite rational and expressed his concerns. With his mediation, the atmosphere improved slightly.

Jane calmed down and then said:

"I know everyone is having a tough time, but the scoring results aren't out yet. We'll notify you in writing once they're available. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now!"

However, Jane's words were interpreted by one of the female employees as an attempt to shirk responsibility, so she angrily stepped forward and said:

“Jane, don’t think that just because Director Liu is backing you up, you can do whatever you want.”

"Let me tell you, I, Jiang Meng, am not someone you can bully. If you don't let me have a good time, then neither of us will have a good time!"

Actually, Jane Eyre's point is valid. After all, the rating hasn't been released yet, and people are already demanding a result from others.

The problem is that optimization is optimization, not layoffs, precisely because it is optimization. Although most of the staff will be laid off, some outstanding employees will always be retained, either through job transfers or promotions.

Demanding an answer from Jane now is clearly unreasonable.

However, finding a good job isn't easy right now, and everyone is worried about their livelihood.

Then Jian Ai said to Jiang Meng:
"You don't need to threaten me. If I didn't have the guts, I wouldn't have taken this job!"

"Excuse me, could you move aside?" Jane said, trying to force her way out.

"Don't go! You can't leave!" Jiang Meng said, her voice trembling with emotion. "We can't let her go! She can't leave until she explains herself!"

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Lin Hao decided not to watch anymore, started his car, and prepared to go forward to stop the conflict.

"Beep beep~!" Two honks of the horn immediately attracted everyone's attention. Then Lin Hao got out of the car and said:

"What are you trying to do! This is so undignified!"

"President Lin!" the group called out in unison.

"We're sorry, Mr. Lin, we didn't mean for this to happen!"

"Mr. Lin, as you know, I was already a long-time employee when you were at VG!"

"Now, the elderly and children at home are all counting on me!"

"What will I do at my age if I get fired?!"

Looking at the group of people complaining bitterly, Lin Hao spoke righteously and sternly:
"I know what you're thinking, so let me ask you this: have you been fired yet?"

Lin Hao looked at the male employee in his thirties, then at Jiang Meng, and asked, "When did you receive the termination notice? How come I didn't know?"

"As long as you produce the termination notice from HR right now, I'll make the decision for you and find you a job with a higher salary than VG right here!"

The group was speechless after Lin Hao's words and intimidated by his powerful aura. Nie Nuo was unable to utter a word.

"We... the HR department hasn't given us a result yet!" Jiang Meng Nie Nuo said.

"Oh, so you do know that HR hasn't released any results yet!" Lin Hao said irritably. "Then what were you trying to do, acting so aggressively just now?"