Chapter 250： Embark on the road of no return (2 in 5000 words (1/2)
In a house in a place in Kowloon, an old woman walked upstairs with an ordinary-looking young man carrying a box and a package. ?шщЩ.suimEnG.1a
After going up to the third floor, the old woman pointed to the row of rooms in front of her and said to the man: ”Little Ma, there are only a few rooms left without renting out, 307, 309, 310, 311, all of the same size and price. Same, you pick whatever you want!”
”Grandma, can I go in and have a look?”
The man called Xiao Ma asked softly, as if he didn't laugh often, the smile now squeezed out looked very blunt.
”Of course, I will open the door for you.”
Grandma said kindly, and then picked up a bunch of keys in her hand, found the corresponding key, and opened all the doors of the four rooms.
”Little Ma, take a good look.”
After the grandmother finished speaking, the man who called the pony nodded towards her, then entered room 307 and began to observe.
Then, he looked at a few other rooms, and said to his grandma after he came out, ”Grandma, I'll choose 307 room. I will rent you half a year.”
Seeing the pony start to pay, the grandmother nodded with a bright smile: ”Good.”
”It's not wrong, come, here's the key.”
After counting the banknotes, the grandmother happily handed the keys to the man, and was about to go downstairs.
”Grandma, wait a minute.”
The pony stopped the grandma who wanted to leave.
”What's wrong? Do you have anything else?”
Granny asked suspiciously.
”I just want to know who my neighbors are, and I will be mentally prepared to meet at that time.”
”Who lives in rooms 306 and 308?”
Xiao Ma asked softly, and explained it specifically to prevent grandma from thinking.
The grandmother showed an expression of understanding and thought about it and said to him: ”The girl who lives in 306, Li Qian, looks pretty. She has just lived for half a month. I heard that she had just graduated from university and had found her not long ago. Work.”
”The one who lives in 308 is called Song Bo. He has lived there for more than a year. He is a waiter. He is a very enthusiastic person. You must get along well.”
The little horse showed a clear look, nodded and said: ”We will get along well.”
”By the way, grandma, it's noon now, why don't you see them back?”
Xiao Ma asked casually again, with a puzzled look on his face, but the light in his eyes showed that he was very concerned about this issue.
Grandma didn't realize that it was wrong, and said nonchalantly: ”Xiao Song didn't come back at noon. As for Li Qian, when she saw her packing things a few days ago, she said she had gone abroad. It is estimated that it will take one or two months to return.”
Hearing what the grandmother said, the eyes of the man who called the pony became deep, and he calmed down again, nodded and said: ”So, it doesn't matter, it's okay to meet her when she comes back, grandma, if you have something, please do it, I will clean up Get down to the room.”
”Okay, you clean up slowly, I'll go down first, and come downstairs to find me if I have something to do.”
Looking at grandma's squatting back, the man who called Xiao Ma looked at the closed door of 306, his brows were slightly frowned, his fists clenched.
”How could it be so unlucky that Xiaoqian went abroad for another month or two, so how long will it take?”
”I have been waiting for so many years, and I don't care about the past two months, just wait.”
”It's just that Xiaoqian got a job after graduating from university and went abroad with him. Then you have to check the background of that company so that Xiaoqian will not be deceived.”
Looking at the closed door again, the man who called Xiao Ma walked into his room and began to tidy up.
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At the headquarters of Sing Tao News Corporation, Hu Xian, the chairman of the board, sent the two people out of the gate, watching them leave in the car, the smile on her face immediately disappeared without a trace, her expression became heavy, it seemed that someone owed her It's like millions.
Seeing the chairman standing at the gate without saying a word for a long time, other employees in the company also began to panic. The senior executives who accompanied Hu Xian gathered the courage to remind him in a low voice: ”Chairman, or, shall we go in first?”
Hu Xian turned his head to look at the reminder some mechanically. With bloodshot eyes, his face still looked yellow after dressing up, making him afraid to look and lowered his head unconsciously.
After a few seconds, Hu Xian said in a heavy tone: ”Call the senior management to the conference room, and the meeting will be held in ten minutes.”
Soon, high-level executives entered the conference room one after another, and saw the chairman who was sitting on the starter. Everyone looked at each other, and they were all very heavy, sitting silently, not daring to talk to each other.
Regarding the purpose of chairman Hu Xian calling them over for a meeting, they could guess, who made the company go from bad to worse during this period?
Especially in the past few days, the sales of the four newly-acquired newspapers of Jiuding Newspaper Company have been increasing day by day after the revision. For example, ”Tiantian Daily”, which had only 20,000 copies four or five days ago, was the latest sales volume yesterday. It has doubled to 40,000 copies, and the growth rate is still rapid.
Jiuding newspapers are advancing more and more. The targeted Sing Tao News Group has gone from bad to worse. The sales of its ”Sing Tao Daily” and ”English Standard” have been impacted, especially the ”Sing Tao Daily”, which has been listed by Nanyang Business Daily. ”,” Sin Chew Daily, ”Fengyun Daily”, ”Jiuding Daily”, ”Tian Tian Daily” and other five newspapers jointly targeted, the sales decline is getting worse, and everyone in the company is panic.
Today, even worse news is coming. People from Hang Lung Bank are here. The intention is self-evident, that is, after seeing the current situation of Sing Tao News Group, they came to remind the bank about loans.
Everyone sees this situation in the company, but they can’t do anything about it, because if there is a way, they would have figured it out a long time ago. A meeting like this has been held at least ten times, but every time it’s not discussed. What effective measures have been taken out.
”Are everyone here?”
Hu Xianqiang cheered up and asked.
”Chairman, everyone is here.”
The editor-in-chief sitting on Hu Xian's left hand said.
”Then close the door and have a meeting!”
Seeing the last person closing the door, Hu Xian sighed and said: ”Now we are really at the most dangerous moment. This time, we must find a way out anyway.”
Although Hu Xian was very apathetic, her attitude towards speaking was very determined. She had reached the point where everything was exhausted, and she had to figure out a way. It must not be the same as before so many times. Every meeting takes time, but in the end, No effective measures can be obtained.
Loaning tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, hiring people to build the Sing Tao News Agency, unfortunately, the Sing Tao News Agency, which was placed high in hopes, did not play a role, and the money was in vain.
Not only that, the Sing Tao News Agency, which has only been built halfway, is now unable to advance or retreat. If you continue to build it, you can’t afford to pay. But if you don’t continue, the current Sing Tao News Agency is a waste, and the huge number of new personnel is added every day. Salaries and expenses are huge numbers.
But the company only ”Sing Tao Daily” and ”English Standard” can generate revenue, but now the sales of the two newspapers have been declining, and advertisers have terminated their contracts, resulting in a sharp decline in revenue. According to the current trend, revenue is completely insufficient for the company's expenses. At a loss every day.
Now she has completely lost her mind about competing with Jiuding Newspaper Company. She just wants to keep the foundation left to her by her father, Hu Wenhu, so that the company can continue to operate without disappearing in her hands.
”If you can't think of it, everyone will stay here overnight, and I will be with you!”
For a long time, seeing everyone still thinking and thinking, but no one commented, Hu Xian's face became more and more dim, and she was completely ruthless. In order to prevent the company from closing down, she must have a feasible solution.
As soon as Hu Xian's words came out, everyone's expressions changed. Knowing that the chairman was really irrational, it seemed that her pressure really couldn't hold it!
”Zhang Feng, you say!”
Seeing Zhang Feng, who manages finances, his complexion kept changing, he finally became calm, as if he had an idea, Hu Xian ordered.
”Boss, the situation is severe now. If you want to solve the problem, it is nothing more than increasing income and reducing expenditure. It is too difficult to increase income, so start with reducing expenditure.”
Zhang Feng said without squinting his eyes.
As soon as the voice fell, everyone who was sitting was shocked, throttling? What stream?
Do you want to cut their wages? How does this work?
Seeing everyone staring at Zhang Feng, Hu Xian probably guessed what they were thinking. She hurriedly asked, ”How to throttle?”
Of course Zhang Feng is not crazy, cutting their wages is also cutting his own wages, so his reduction in expenditure refers to something else.
”Now our news agency is just a chicken rib, or worse than a chicken rib. My suggestion is to sell the Sing Tao News Agency. If it can recover a little cost, even a little bit. If no one wants it, then just dissolve it and lose the two hundred. With more people and major offices, our expenses will be reduced by a lot.”