Chapter 87
The middle-aged man’s roar fired the first shot for everyone to shout “Chairman.”
No one had expected that the board meeting had not even begun yet, and Shen Jinfeng was not officially the chairman, yet someone had already taken the lead and called him that!
Flattery right at the very front. He really was no good thing!
That detestable fence-sitter and bootlicker.
Quite a few people cursed inwardly.
But that did not affect them from shouting along.
“Good morning, Chairman!”
“Chairman, we’ve been longing for you day and night. You’re finally here!”
“Chairman, you are truly young and promising, dignified, handsome, and full of extraordinary bearing. At one glance, it’s clear you’ll lead Shen Group toward glory!”
…
A group of shareholders and management whose combined ages were almost four digits each revealed cordial smiles, smiling until the wrinkles on their faces showed.
They all looked utterly sincere.
How could they not be sincere? Today’s board meeting was merely a formality.
The original chairman had already been taken in. Those above had hinted openly and covertly several times. Netizens across the country and public opinion were watching. On top of that, Shen Jinfeng himself now held 57% of the shares, had an enormous network of connections, and was closely associated with the He family and the Qin family.
In other words, Shen Jinfeng becoming chairman was already set in stone.
No one standing here was a fool. When businesspeople started acting, they were no worse than actors in the entertainment industry.
Thus, every single person looked sincere, joyful, and harmonious.
But the current scene was truly rather comical.
At 9:50, it was already past morning clock-in time, and ordinary employees had also been notified not to casually come downstairs at this hour.
Therefore, on the first floor of Shen Group, apart from this group of management, there was only a receptionist left.
In front of the Shen Group building was a giant fountain, with artistic sculptures standing on both sides. The large plaza in front of the building belonged to a vacuum zone.
Though it was in a bustling city district, it was separated from the street and pedestrians.
Probably because of this, the group performed with all their might and did not feel embarrassed in the slightest.
Shen Jinfeng was surprised for two seconds, but he also felt it was still acceptable. It was not beyond expectations.
Except, with his sharp eyes, he saw the receptionist’s face full of a gossip-eating expression. Her pretty, delicate face was holding back laughter.
Mm… fine. Normal.
He planned to have a friendly exchange with this group of shareholders and management.
He reached out, just about to shake hands with the middle-aged man who had been the most perceptive at the start.
Coincidentally, a delivery guy rode over from the side of the plaza.
Presumably, someone had ordered takeout.
He came from a blind spot, and neither side saw the other.
He parked his electric scooter by the road and jogged toward the building’s takeout shelf. The moment he turned the corner, he ran into this scene.
He only heard a group of people shouting “Chairman” as though injected with chicken blood, as though gazing at their faith itself, their expressions so sincere.
Without thinking, one sentence slipped out of his mouth.
“Good grief, why does this look like a pyramid scheme training session?”
As luck would have it, because they saw Shen Jinfeng about to speak, everyone had just stopped.
In the silent air, the words “pyramid scheme” entered everyone’s ears.
???
What the hell?
A group of people stared brightly, their faces stiff, at the person who had spoken.
He was not even an employee of their company. The delivery guy’s bright yellow uniform was far too conspicuous.
The air instantly fell silent, filled with massive awkwardness.
The smile Shen Jinfeng had just curved onto his lips froze slightly at the corner of his mouth.
Actually, the most embarrassed person was still the delivery guy.
The delivery guy had never expected that this group of uncles and old men, who had just been so lively, loud, and full of vigor, would suddenly all fall collectively silent.
No way, sir?
His toes were about to dig a castle out of the ground on the spot.
His eyes rolled around, and he saw the young man standing alone, seemingly the boss.
Under everyone’s gazes, he swallowed.
The moment the young man turned around, he pressed his hands together apologetically and waved them.
“Sorry, you guys continue. I’ll put this inside and leave right away.”
Shen Jinfeng nodded. “Mm.”
The delivery guy raised his head and stared fixedly at him. After taking two steps with the same hand and foot, he suddenly stopped.
He paused in place for two seconds, then turned around with an extremely exaggerated motion.
He looked at Shen Jinfeng twice more.
“Holy shit! Shen Dalao!” he screamed.
Shen Jinfeng: “…”
Looks like this young man was one of his fans.
The delivery guy walked a few steps closer and incoherently expressed his love for Shen Jinfeng.
“Shen Dalao, I really, really like you! In ‘Being Human,’ I liked you the most, most, most! You’re amazing! My favorite part was when you…”
He finished a long string of words without the slightest pause.
That look of blurting things out without thinking clearly showed that he was a real fan.
Shen Jinfeng nodded slightly. “Thank you for liking me.”
He pointed at the order in the delivery guy’s hand. “Do you want to mark it delivered first? Will it time out?”
The delivery guy’s expression changed, then he said boldly, “If it times out, it’s just a few yuan deducted!”
Shen Jinfeng: “…”
The delivery guy realized belatedly, “Sorry, did I affect your work?”
He turned around and apologetically bowed to the group of uncles and grandpas who had already adjusted their expressions.
“Sorry, I misunderstood you! If I’d known it was Shen Dalao, I’d be even more excited than you guys!”
The group of shareholders and management: “…”
They could tell.
They smiled stiffly and waved their hands. “It’s fine, it’s fine.”
The delivery guy no longer had a reason to stay. He could only look back every three steps as he walked into the building and toward the takeout cabinet.
After the delivery guy left, no matter how thick-skinned the group was, they were too embarrassed to continue flattering him as eagerly as before.
But if they did not say anything, it was also a little awkward.
Shen Jinfeng rubbed his fingertips. It had also been a long time since he had encountered such a socially awkward moment.
He continued his earlier action and shook hands with the first middle-aged man, then shook hands with everyone present one by one.
A hint of a smile rose on his face as he comforted everyone.
“Pyramid schemes may be bad in a thousand ways and ten thousand ways, but no one has ever criticized their spirit and drive. All of them have a shared goal, and for that, they are fanatical, they struggle, and they burn themselves.”
“You are all backbone figures who have poured your hearts and souls into your work. You have a more noble and passionate spirit. As long as we jointly establish the goal of making the group better, then our drive will be stronger than any pyramid scheme. We will certainly achieve proper, upright, and even more brilliant results.”
Blah blah blah. It was all formulaic talk.
But Shen Jinfeng’s expression carried warmth, his tone clear and light. He spoke neither too fast nor too slowly, and his words were filled with a power that soothed people’s hearts.
The people present who had learned about their new chairman suddenly felt as if they had truly been injected with a little bit of chicken blood.
After all, the reason Shen Jinfeng was called Shen Dalao by the entire internet was that with this exact posture, he had created miracle after miracle on the deserted island.
The atmosphere eased.
The group finally walked into the building.
They stopped briefly at the display area in the lobby showing each floor and the divisions of the group’s office modules.
Someone suggested, “Chairman, would you like to tour the company first?”
Shen Jinfeng shook his head without hesitation. “No need. Let’s go straight to the meeting.”
What kind of joke was that?
He had also been a star before, and he had been both an idol and a Best Actor.
But even in the small world where he had been the most popular, he had never experienced the feat of gaining fifty million-plus fans in half a month.
This meant that within this half month, his name, his face, and his press releases had definitely been seen by far more than these fifty million people.
He clearly knew that this was a “somewhat” enormous level of popularity.
That delivery guy he had just encountered was proof enough.
Touring the company? Don’t let those who knew think it was a leader’s inspection visit, while those who did not know might think he was sweeping the building to meet fans.
He did not want to trend again. Better to keep quiet and low-profile.
The group nodded and naturally would not contradict him over such a small matter.
Or rather, Shen Jinfeng’s current behavior—showing no interest in the company, becoming an uninvolved mascot chairman who only lay around collecting dividends in the future—better suited the interests of most of them.
“Chairman, this way, please.” The elevator rose to the top floor.
After Shen Jinfeng stated that the board meeting should begin directly, the process was delayed no further, and they entered the conference room.
At this moment, Shen Group’s internal work groups, private groups, and small group chats had all exploded. Most employees had no intention of working.
[Report! Front desk says Shen Dalao went straight to the top floor. He’s not coming to see us, sob sob.]
[Nooo! Shen Dalao, come downstairs and see your hardworking, brave, smart, wise, obedient, capable, dedicated employees!]
[Damn, can I time it right and go upstairs later to get President Yang’s signature? Maybe if I’m lucky, I’ll run into him, hehe.]
As for Shen Jinfeng’s imminent appointment as chairman of Shen Group,
ordinary employees were even more excited.
Apart from the pride and face they would gain when saying online or at gatherings with friends that they were Shen Dalao’s employees,
they had already been discussing this ever since the rumors came out.
[Speaking of which, the persona Shen Dalao initially showed in ‘Being Human’ has all come true, right? And not only that, he far surpassed the persona, right?]
[Exactly. Dalao’s real persona is way more comprehensive and awesome than the fake persona the program team gave him!]
[Why still call him Dalao? Just call him our chairman! Have you guys noticed that our chairman’s persona only has one part left that couldn’t be displayed on the deserted island and hasn’t shown its might yet?]
[I get it instantly! There’s still “a keen eye for finance”! According to tradition, according to Dalao—no, according to our chairman’s usual performance, if the program team said “a keen eye for finance,” then it must actually be “extraordinary,” “awesome,” and “never missing the mark”—a perfect financial eye!]
[Daily shout: Chairman, hurry up and take office! In the show, everyone who became Dalao’s underling soared to success and made a comeback. In real life, as chairman’s employees, we’re definitely about to attract wealth, enter treasure, get raises, and make fortunes too!]
[I used to feel like our company kept going downhill. Ever since I heard our chairman was taking over, my desire to job-hop died on the spot. I’m just waiting to lie flat and be carried now! (bushi) I will definitely work hard under the chairman’s leadership and dedicate myself to helping our group grow bigger and stronger until my last breath!]
[Apparently HR’s resumes over these past few months are about to pile up. They’re even working overtime every day, hahaha. Previously, the academic threshold was just 211 universities or QS top 100. Apparently now the people coming in for interviews are all 985 or QS top 20! Our broken group has also been lifted up by the chairman. This is the first step toward overall improvement!]
[Pfft, hearing you say that, I suddenly feel lucky I came early. No, I have to work hard and not be outdone by newly hired academic elites!]
All sorts of group chat messages kept flooding the screen.
Suddenly, every subsidiary and department’s large work group received a message.
[@everyone Which colleague is “PPP’s Wife”?]
Hm?
What was going on?
The small groups began exchanging information frantically.
[Asked around!]
Someone explained the whole story involving the delivery guy.
[Hahaha, I’m dying. Which warrior ordered takeout? Come out and accept death!]
[Bet it’s President Ji being petty and settling accounts later, hahaha. Luckily this beauty didn’t use her real name.]
“PPP’s Wife” herself saw the message, and her pupils trembled.
She did not dare send any message in the group.
Nor did she dare go downstairs to get her takeout, fearing she would be given trouble QAQ.
The collective staff spent the whole morning with terrifyingly low work efficiency.
At 10:30, everyone was still intermittently slacking off.
Suddenly, everything went black before their eyes.
Hm? Blue screen?
“Hey, something’s wrong with my computer!”
“Then go find IT!”
“Damn, mine has a problem too.”
“Eh, wait, everyone’s computers have a problem?”
That’s right. Everyone’s computers suddenly blue-screened.
The blue screen flashed for a full minute. The employees in the IT department frantically hammered their keyboards, attacking the virus.
One minute later, a sentence suddenly appeared on the screen.
Shen Jinfeng, who was still in the conference room, had no idea what fervent expectations his employees had placed on him.
This board meeting proceeded extremely smoothly.
He only gave a few general remarks and did not make drastic reforms or personnel changes on his first day in office.
At 10:40, all agenda items were concluded.
Just as he was about to announce the meeting adjourned, the secretary hurriedly pushed open the conference room door.
Everyone seated looked over displeased, not knowing why this secretary had suddenly become so reckless.
But the secretary did not look at the familiar leaders. Instead, she ran straight toward Shen Jinfeng.
Panting heavily, she said urgently, “Dalao, we’re under attack!”
Shen Jinfeng: “?”
Huh?
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