After breaking up with my boyfriend, I made a fortune and rose rapidly in my career.

In Wu Zhiyuan's office, a window popped up on his laptop screen with a "500-word handwritten explanation," making his temples throb.

Wu Zhiyuan stared intently at the screen, his chest heaving, wanting to smash the mouse over it.

Snapped!

Wu Zhiyuan slammed his laptop shut.

A crisp sound brought Wu Zhiyuan back to his senses. He knew that he was no match for Chen Pingfang when it came to rules and technology. That OA system had him completely under control.

A few minutes later, when the office door opened again, Wu Zhiyuan's face was once again filled with a polite smile, as if nothing had happened.

Wu Zhiyuan saw several engineers from the technical department discussing a blueprint, so he took the initiative to walk over, put his hands behind his back, and listened with great interest.

"How's the progress? Are there any difficulties?" Wu Zhiyuan asked kindly.

Upon seeing the new senior manager, the engineers immediately straightened up. One of the younger engineers casually complained, "It's just that we've been working overtime every day lately, and the cafeteria's overtime meals are too monotonous; I'm getting tired of them."

He does not mean that.

Wu Zhiyuan immediately pulled out a notebook and pen from his pocket and wrote down earnestly with a serious expression: "The overtime meals are monotonous, which affects everyone's work enthusiasm. This is a big problem." Wu Zhiyuan looked up and said seriously, "Don't worry, everyone, I will definitely find a way to improve this problem."

It looks very well done.

At the corner of the corridor not far away, Guo Xiaojun saw this scene, his brows furrowed instantly, and he felt that something was wrong.

This Wu Zhiyuan has changed his approach to causing trouble.

That same afternoon, Wu Zhiyuan quickly fulfilled his promise.

He paid out of his own pocket to have his secretary order more than a dozen delicious set meals from Yunding Pavilion, packed in insulated lunch boxes, and personally delivered them to the offices of several key departments at the construction site.

He specifically invited the section chiefs and senior engineers from core departments such as the technology and engineering departments to have lunch together in a temporary conference room.

At the dinner table, Wu Zhiyuan didn't mention the OA system or work processes at all. He only chatted about everyday things, from children's schooling to the health of the elderly, and got a general idea of ​​everyone's family situation.

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, Wu Zhiyuan seemed to sigh casually.

"Sigh, Director Chen is still young and energetic, with only the project's progress in mind, which is certainly a good thing." Wu Zhiyuan picked up some food with his chopsticks and put it into the bowl of the technical section chief next to him. He then changed the subject, "But sometimes, it's easy to overlook everyone's hard work. In the future, if anyone has any difficulties, whether in life or at work, you can come directly to me. Although I don't have much power, I will definitely do my best to fight for everyone's benefits and solve their problems."

Wu Zhiyuan's approach to winning people over immediately proved effective.

After the meal, some gossip began to circulate in the command post.

"Deputy Commander Wu is a really down-to-earth person. He is very considerate and humane in his dealings with others."

"That's right. They even pay for their own meals with us, unlike some people who are young but have a big attitude and always have a stern face, just trying to use the system to block us."

These words quickly spread in private and reached Guo Xiaojun's ears.

Holding the email he had just received, Guo Xiaojun stormed into Chen Pingfang's office with a livid face, forgetting to even knock.

"Director, look."

Guo Xiaojun handed his phone to Chen Pingfang, the screen displaying a weekly report on a technical solution. According to regulations, this report should have been submitted to Commander-in-Chief Chen Pingfang for approval first.

At this moment, the sender was a section chief in the technical department, but the recipient of the email was Wu Zhiyuan, the executive deputy commander-in-chief, while Chen Pingfang's name was only in the CC list.

"Wu Zhiyuan is starting to undermine us; he's trying to sideline you!" Guo Xiaojun said, his voice filled with anger and anxiety.

At the afternoon production meeting, Wu Zhiyuan's approach began to take effect.

An engineering department head, whom he had just treated to dinner, suddenly changed the subject after reporting on the week's work, and loudly addressed everyone in the conference room:

"Director Chen, our department has been working overtime continuously to meet the deadline, and everyone is feeling the strain, both physically and mentally. We hope that the leadership can be more understanding of our actual difficulties. Management cannot rely solely on the data in the OA system; after all, people are not machines."

As soon as these words were spoken, others immediately echoed them.

Several other mid-level managers who were close to Wu Zhiyuan also chimed in.

"Yes, Deputy Commander Wu's care is very heartwarming, making us feel the warmth of the organization."

"We hope the project can be more humane; relying solely on rules and regulations makes people uncomfortable."

The atmosphere in the meeting room instantly became strange, with everyone talking about the silent young man in the head seat.

Wu Zhiyuan sat to the side with a smile on his face, as if he was just listening to everyone's opinions, but the smugness in his eyes did not escape Guo Xiaojun's notice.

Guo Xiaojun and other core members of Chen Pingfang were so angry that their faces turned ashen. They never expected that these people would be bought off so quickly with just a meal!

Despite being put in such an embarrassing situation, Chen Pingfang remained calm.

After everyone had finished speaking, Chen Pingfang showed no anger on his face; instead, he nodded in agreement.

"The opinions you all have raised are very important." Chen Ping spoke, his voice not loud, but clearly drowning out everyone's chatter. "The progress the Jinshuiwan project has made today is inseparable from the hard work of every colleague. Just making everyone work without giving them any benefits is definitely not a solution."

Chen Ping looked around, his gaze calm: "Perfect timing, I was just about to announce a decision. Thanks to our recent success in breaking Zhao Decai's price monopoly, the project's procurement costs have been significantly reduced, saving us a considerable amount of money. I have submitted an application to the city and received approval to establish these savings as the 'Jinshuiwan Project Progress and Benefit Special Bonus'."

The moment the word "bonus" was uttered, the entire room fell silent.

Chen Pingfang continued, "This bonus will be entirely linked to the data in our OA system. For each task milestone, the system will automatically score who completes it ahead of time, whose solution optimizes costs, and whose work quality is the highest. The bonus will be paid quarterly, transparently, and there is no upper limit to how much one can receive."

He finally turned his gaze to the department head who had first raised the issue, and smiled: "You're right, we can't just look at cold, hard data."

"We want to turn data into warm bonuses in everyone's accounts."

The conference room fell silent for a moment, then erupted into excited chatter.

The allure of real money instantly overshadowed Wu Zhiyuan's petty favors and personal connections.

As soon as the meeting ended, the gossip and resentment from the command center vanished, and everyone was in high spirits. The engineers gathered around, discussing how to optimize processes, improve efficiency, and earn more bonuses.

The section chief who bypassed Chen Pingfang and sent the email to Wu Zhiyuan immediately rushed to Chen Pingfang's office, his face flushed, and awkwardly explained that he had made an "email operation error and clicked the wrong recipient."

Wu Zhiyuan's attempts to win people over were rendered completely useless by Chen Ping's actions.

In the evening, Guo Xiaojun walked into the office and looked at the still calm figure by the window, feeling a deep sense of admiration.

"Director, you've turned Wu Zhiyuan's tactics into our own benefit."

Chen Ping slowly turned around, his expression unchanged.

Trying to sideline me like this? Then take this opportunity to share the benefits with those who are actually doing the work.

This internal struggle is far from over.