Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 84: Reminiscing about the past, looking forward to the future!
Upon hearing the familiar voice, the onlookers gathered outside Su Xiao's office all turned to look behind them.

Suddenly, three more people appeared on the outer edge of the crowd.

Chen Xiu, who was leading the way, was unusually dressed in a suit and tie. His expression was quite serious, and his hair was styled in a slicked-back, three-seven parted style, which was also styled with something.

Standing behind him was Wei Feng, who held a document in his hand and smiled with his eyes slightly narrowed.

Xiong Ben was standing a bit further away from Chen Xiu. He was pushing a large handcart used for moving goods, which was densely piled with what looked like very bulky gym bags.

As the three approached, the onlookers parted to make way for them.

This diversion of people doesn't affect others much.

However, Cheng Wei and his three companions, who were already lurking near Su Xiao's office to spy on the situation, found themselves unable to move an inch due to the crowd that had squeezed in.

However, they didn't really want to speak out and expose themselves at the time, so not many people noticed.

Chen Xiu arrived at the door of Su Xiao's office. Seeing the crowded situation, she turned to Wei Feng and Xiong Ben and said, "You two can just stand at the door."

"Okay."
The two men stood on either side and parked the handcart in the middle of the open gate.

Upon entering the office, Chen Xiu looked around at the people standing against the wall from left to right.

Among them were those recruited from the community, those poached, and graduates recruited from campuses... Everyone sent Chen Xiu a New Year's greeting on the Spring Festival.

Everyone has experienced the long and arduous period of overtime work last May.

Finally, Chen Xiu's gaze settled on Old Hou's face. "Good morning!"

"Brother Xiu, I..."

Old Hou looked at Chen Xiu hesitantly, unsure of where to begin.

He was much older than Chen Xiu, but the way they addressed each other mostly reflected their psychological relationship.

In the workplace, even if you are my boss, if I don't respect you, I will only call you "boss" and not "brother".

The people surrounding Su Xiao's office were mostly people recruited by Chen Xiu, and they had all worked with Chen Xiu for a period of time. They were all definitely convinced of Chen Xiu's abilities.

Otherwise, Cheng Wei wouldn't have gathered them together and then directly eliminated the entire department...

They actually knew that their layoffs were irreversible.

The reason they came to Su Xiao's office this time was simply to get an explanation and to ask the person who recruited them and made them promises whether they knew anything about it.
Now that Chen Xiu has arrived, they have lost their previous accusatory attitude.

Because they knew that Chen Xiu had never wronged them.

At work, Chen Xiu personally tracks and ensures that every overtime bonus, project bonus, and year-end bonus is implemented for each individual.

It was because Chen Xiu did these troublesome and tedious tasks that they remembered her and made an appointment to send their blessings together at the same time during the Spring Festival.

This kind of cohesion and appeal would make anyone, let alone Cheng Wei, feel insecure if they were the boss.

Chen Xiu walked up to Old Hou, looked at the silent Jin Yang man in front of her, and put her hand on his shoulder.

"Old Hou, we met in 13. We arranged to meet at the Jinyang Noodle Shop downstairs for knife-cut noodles, shall we?"

"Yes." Old Hou's lips trembled, a trace of recollection flashing across his face.

"Speaking of that bowl of noodles, you added almost half a bottle of vinegar to it, it made my eyes almost pop out, hahaha!"

As Chen Xiu reminisced about the past, he patted Old Hou on the shoulder.

“I remember, when we finished eating noodles, I said this: If you come and work for Didi, we'll make money together. I guarantee you'll have a car and a house in 5 years, and financial freedom in another 5 years… I also remember you texted me last June saying your wife was pregnant, the baby would be born next April, and you wanted me to be your godfather…”

"Brother Xiu, stop talking."

Old Hou closed his eyes tightly, raised his hand to interrupt Chen Xiu, and his voice began to tremble uncontrollably.

This big man from Jinyang couldn't stand hearing this!
Having worked for so many years, Lao Hou wasn't stupid. After this calm reflection, how could he not understand that the layoffs of himself and others were actually Cheng Wei's way of eliminating Chen Xiu's influence at Didi?

Chen Xiu had effectively withdrawn from company management six months ago, and the discord between him and Cheng Wei was known to everyone in the company.

Looking back on everything, Lao Hou realized that Chen Xiu had been very kind to them, and he really didn't want to put his young leader and friend in a difficult position again.

At this moment, the faces of the others standing against the wall were also moved.

Although they weren't as close to Chen Xiu as Lao Hou, they still had some memorable moments together.

Even the worst kind of relationship is one where you often go up to the rooftop together to smoke, brag, and gossip.

It's fair to say that most of the people standing in Su Xiao's office at this moment didn't have any particular feelings towards Cheng Wei; they all felt that their boss was Chen Xiu...

Seeing that the emotional manipulation was complete, Chen Xiu withdrew her hand from Lao Hou's shoulder, stood in front of the desk, and looked up to face everyone in the office except for Su Xiao and Su Yu.

"I already knew about your layoffs in the middle of last month, the day Didi and Kuaidi merged!"

Upon hearing this, the office fell silent, and everyone's attention was focused on Chen Xiu.

In fact, Chen Xiu learned about Cheng Wei's actions from Su Xiao after the third quarter meeting last year.

However, sometimes it's unnecessary to be too blunt...

Facing the gaze of the crowd, Chen Xiutang said with a dignified air, "Besides being colleagues at work, everyone here is also a like-minded friend."

"We've built a strong bond and treated each other with sincerity, so naturally I won't stand idly by while everyone loses their jobs! This past month, I've found you all a new place to go, still in the internet industry!"

Chen Xiu raised her index finger and looked at Lao Hou and the others whose eyes had regained their light.

"If you are willing to trust me again, we can continue to eat at a different place, and you will be the first batch of founding employees; if you think I have not fulfilled my previous promises and have doubts about this time, I will not force you."

At this point, Chen Xiu paused and waved to Xiong Ben.

Upon receiving the signal, Xiong Ben took two gym bags from the trolley, placed them on the ground in front of Chen Xiu, and unzipped them so that everyone could see what was inside.

The two gym bags were filled not with anything else, but with stacks of RMB, stuffed to the brim.

"Here are 21 gym bags, each containing one million in cash, as my personal compensation to everyone! If any of you no longer wish to trust me, consider this money as a token of our camaraderie during this time. After you take it, we can still be friends when we meet again!"

(End of this chapter)