Shocking! This student is phenomenal!

Tell me, do you think you'll have a good life after offending Jung Yong?

Zheng Rong is currently at the height of his power. Through equity acquisitions and alliances with shareholders, he can be considered the most influential person in Hengsheng Group.

If I offend Zheng Rong, I estimate that I will be eliminated by the shareholders and kicked out of the senior management circle in a very short time.

After all, the shareholders wouldn't risk offending Jung Yong to help them, right?

However, if they don't speak up, all the shareholders will think that they have failed in their management and the business is not performing well.

The final outcome will likely still be tragic.

It was obvious that when Zheng Rong put his own people into the sales department, he had already begun to consider giving up on Ouyang Zhen.

He's being made the scapegoat for this.

Neither advancing nor retreating is an option.

But then I think about my son. When he gets married, we'll need to buy a house and a car, and there will be a lot of expenses to cover.

I can't live without this job.

For a moment, Ouyang Zhen hesitated.

Every middle-aged person over 40 is in a stage where they have elderly parents to care for and young children to raise. They seem to have a life, but in reality, it's all about money.

People of this age dare not quit their jobs, dare not start their own businesses, and dare not spend money recklessly.

Because the burden on my shoulders is too heavy, too many.

They are no longer just living for themselves.

I still have to live for my family and for many other things.

Ouyang Zhen didn't know what to do or how to make a choice.

"Hahaha, what's wrong? Have you gone mute?"

Zheng Rong looked very smug because he sensed Ouyang Zhen's predicament and knew that Ouyang Zhen couldn't do many things.

Therefore, he recklessly pressured Ouyang Zhen, believing that as long as Ouyang Zhen took the blame, he could bring all the sales and business under his control.

"I!"

Ouyang Zhen felt extremely frustrated after being cornered by Zheng Rong.

He clenched his fists, and the veins on his hands bulged.

He was furious; if he could, he would definitely send Zheng Rong flying into the sky with one punch.

But now, he had no choice but to look at the warning in the man's eyes.

It felt like two little people were constantly fighting in Ouyang Zhen's heart.

"I suggest that Ouyang Zhen, who has recently been in charge of general management, be demoted one level and placed under observation."

Zheng Rong also knew that she couldn't push Ouyang Zhen too far.

If we could strip Ouyang Zhen clean in one fell swoop.

Then Ouyang Zhen might become desperate and resort to desperate measures, which would not benefit him at all.

It's necessary to give them a good talking-to, but not too much of a hard time.

So he used this method of demoting Ouyang Zhen by one level, so that Ouyang Zhen would not leave the company, but would not dare to oppose him, thus making Ouyang Zhen obedient.

Demotion means a lower rank but less salary, though at least you'll still have a decent amount of money.

As long as Ouyang Zhen doesn't reveal it, we'll get through today's ordeal.

Ouyang Zhen's rank has also been lowered; don't underestimate this one-rank reduction.

Previously, as the general manager, Ouyang Zhen's appointment and dismissal authority rested with the board of directors, meaning it required collective discussion among all shareholders.

However, now that Ouyang Zhen has been demoted one level, his appointment or removal no longer needs to be approved by the board of directors; the company's senior management can decide on their own.

When that time comes, wouldn't firing Ouyang Zhen be something I could do in secret?

Therefore, Zheng Rong is able to suppress the matter now and also get rid of Ouyang Zhen later. In the end, he can carry out the plan slowly. This is Zheng Rong's brilliance.

"That's right, there should be rewards, but also punishments. We can't ignore someone's current problems just because of their past achievements!"

In the room, a shareholder from Zheng Rong's faction immediately spoke up in support of Zheng Rong's opinion.

The other shareholders were still suffering from reduced income, and they didn't think much of Zheng Rong's suggestion, but they all felt it was appropriate.

Anyway, Ouyang Zhen wasn't a very important person to them. They would support him if there were dividends, and they wouldn't support him if there weren't.

They didn't want to offend Zheng Rong for no reason.

So all the shareholders nodded in agreement.

"Okay, let's do as General Manager Zheng says. Anyway, for us, it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat. It doesn't matter who the general manager is, as long as they can pay us, they're a good manager!"

"That's right, good deeds should be rewarded and bad deeds should be punished. Even children should understand this principle. Ouyang, you don't have any objections, do you?"

"Ouyang, after you've been demoted, just keep working hard. If you perform well, we'll definitely promote you back later."

"Yes, yes, you're a veteran we've watched grow up step by step. We absolutely trust your loyalty. As long as you bring us benefits, the general manager position will be yours sooner or later!"

However, Zheng Rong's method, which he thought was very good, had long been seen through by Ouyang Zhen.

He certainly knew what it would mean if he were demoted one level.

Looking at these shareholders who didn't really take him seriously at all.

Ouyang Zhen's heart sank.

He looked up, his gaze sweeping around at those who had once helped him.

His gaze hardened.

He was just about to speak.

The cell phone in the bag rang.

He took out his phone and saw that it was a call from Kyoto.

Ouyang Zhen would answer almost every call that came from Kyoto carefully.

Because many of their clients' company headquarters are located in Kyoto.

Sometimes the calls he receives from Kyoto are mostly from people at headquarters.

He once lost a major client simply because he didn't answer a call from Kyoto in time.

"The call from Kyoto is probably from the headquarters of one of our major clients."

Ouyang Zhen gestured and addressed all the shareholders.

Upon hearing that it was a call from a major client, the shareholders quickly gestured for him to answer.

Ouyang Zhen answered the phone.

"Feed?"

"Yes, that's me!"

Then there was a long silence that lasted for several minutes.

"Okay, I understand."

"I will call you back when I have the chance."

Ouyang Zhen hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

I glanced at some things on my phone again.

Then, a smile appeared on Ouyang Zhen's face.

"Ouyang, how's it going? Have you found another big client? Tell us about it!"

"Yes, it seems Ouyang is quite capable; no wonder he comes from a sales background!"

When all the shareholders saw Ouyang Zhen's smile, they immediately wondered if Ouyang Zhen had contacted some major client again.

Doesn't that bring hope to everyone again?

Will the company's performance be turned around again soon?

So everyone started staring intently at Ouyang Zhen.

However, Ouyang Zhen paid no attention to their praise and encouragement this time.

Having experienced their betrayal and contempt, Ouyang Zhen would never be foolish enough to risk his life for them again.

He stood up with a smile.

I glanced at everyone.