President, Please Be Careful
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Right after Fang Yu spoke, Zhao Youming's expression immediately changed. The expressions of several others in the meeting room had turned very strange as well.

Before Zhao Youlin could say anything, a tall, dark and strong man had taken the lead to rise from his seat and shout over his voice, "practically, my feet! What are you two talking about? We haven't even started our Resort and now each of you are saying disappointing words! What is with the nonsense about the opening of our Resort that failed to live up to our expectations?! Do you condemn that our company suffered losses?! Moreover, if we do not promote it vigorously, the public will not know that we have established a resort. At that time, who would go there to spend money? How will we get a return on investment? How will we make a profit?”

Zhao Youlin glanced at this tall man who was charging in front of the crowd. He was Fu Yong, head of the publicity department. He was also one of the subjects of Zhao Youming's invitation. However, it seemed like he had yet to successfully be asked by Zhao Youming.

Zhao Youlin recalled the photo where the two of them had dinner together and chatted happily. The corner of his lips unwittingly curved upwards.

It seems like not everyone within the company is an idiot. There were still one or two of them who were conscious minded.

However, when Zhao Youming attempted to request it, he had dealt diplomatically with Zhao Youming. Now, he had spoken for her openly. Did he do all this for the sake of the company, or... did he purely want Zhao Youlin to owe him a favor?

Regardless, Zhao Youlin had to thank Zhao Youming. If not for him, he would not have been able to clearly identify the true colors of the heads of the various departments he rarely contacted.

Fang Yu and Xie Fangtong's expressions changed slightly after hearing Fu Yong's disrespectful reprimands. They locked gazes at each other before they said in unity against outsiders, "Fu Yong, What do you mean by that?! We also consider things for the sake of our company. The market is currently very volatile. Who knows if there will be changes in the future? Moreover, it is quite unreasonable to spend ten or even twenty million dollars on publicity. What happens if the results fail to meet our expectations? Doesn't it end up being nothing but a waste of effort and money?”

"Just right! That'sthat's true! Fu Yong, so very well said. But, don't think that we don't know what's really on your mind! According to the General Manager proposal, most of the funds will be allocated to your publicity department. When the time comes..."

Xie Fangtong's words were tantamount to bombs. His explosion not only hurt others but also dragged him down as well. However, he did not realize even a little of it.

After Fu Yong heard his words, his black face turned red. He instantly raised the volume of his voice, "you two threw mud at me! How do you guys have the guts to accuse me when everyone inside the company knows that you two are the only ones thinking about money?! Our company is being turned upside down for having idiots like you who fail to prioritize resources and are only interested in money!”

"You!”

"Enough!" Zhao Youlin bellowed furiously and interrupted the three-way argument.

He widened his eyes and gave a sharp look at the three who had been struck dumb. He snorted, "all of you, sit down. This is a meeting room, not a wet market. If you want to argue, you can proceed outside the meeting room later.”

The three men were immediately silenced. They raised their gazes and glared at each other before they reluctantly sat back down.

Zhao Youlin's words were filled with sarcasm. Fang Yu and Xie Fangtong's expressions changed again. They said timidly, "General Manager, we..."

Zhao Youlin did not plan to listen to their continuous words of scolding. He swept through the crowd with his gaze that was as sharp as a raging inferno. No one could identify the slight emotion on his face. He sneered, "what about all of you? What is your mind? Do you all also think that it is not worth spending ten or twenty million dollars to promote a project that we have invested hundreds of millions of dollars?”

Those who had been swept away by Zhao Youlin lowered their heads in unison. None of them opened their mouths to answer Zhao Youlin's question.

Zhao Youlin blinked her eyes. Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, he held a glass of water on the table and smashed it into the ground.

With a collision, a glass of water hit the floor and shattered into pieces. The water inside the glass also splashed out from the shattered glass, creating a splash of poignant water on the ground.

Everyone inside the meeting room was caught off guard by such a sudden incident. They all widened their eyes and looked towards Zhao Youlin in disbelief. None of them had ever thought that Zhao Youlin dared to go berserk in front of so many people.

"What's wrong? Are you all mute?" Zhao Youlin simply closed her eyes to the gazes of the crowd. He stood up from his seat and threw a cold glance at the crowd filled with guilt before he said without hesitation, "You guys are narrow-minded, rigid, stingy and petty. Do you really think that the Zhao Enterprise can maintain its current dignity and reputation just by operating conservatively?! Stupid!”

Zhao Youulin's arrogant words had made the crowd that was at least a generation older than him turn white. The way they looked at Zhao Youlin became dissatisfied.

Zhao Youlin did not care about any of this. If he did not teach the rigid codgers a lesson, after a few years, or even after a few decades, they would still assume that everything would work out the way they wanted.

"Hehe, Honorable Chief, do you know how fast the market is currently? If you still stick to the concept of proprietary development a few years ago or even decades ago and decide to stick to those rules, have no knowledge of innovation, or even, just the thought of holding on to what you have in your hands and not being able to even understand the value appreciation of the beliefs that you have held, is not being able to even understand the value of the beliefs that you have held, that means that the value of those bargaining chips in your hand is depreciating!”

Right after Zhao Youlin spoke, the expressions of the crowd changed once again. They opened their mouths and wanted to defend themselves. In the end, they could not even speak a word.

"The truth is, if we fail to keep working hard to go forward against the current, we will just end up moving backwards. You all know this saying better than I do. But, why can't you all see the problem of the vision of development? Now, everyone is following your ideas, that is also why the company has become complacent and remains stagnant. In fact, it has been dropping lately!”

"G-General... Manager ..." after hearing this, finally, someone couldn't help but want to speak up to defend. However, when he met Zhao Youlin's gaze, he subconsciously lowered his tone and said in a weak tone, "General Manager, we are well aware of everything you have mentioned earlier. But, funding is not something we can get in an instant. Even though your proposal looks valuable, at the same time, funding is another big issue. Our company has a policy. There is a certain funding threshold for each activity. General Manager, your proposal..."