Chapter 5 — After I was fired, the company immediately went bankrupt

The video ends. Right after that, Mr. Ly sent me another text message.

"General Hua, have you quit your job?"

I replied: He immediately texted back.

"That's good. Would you like to come over and talk to us for a bit?"

I haven't been able to answer yet. Zhou Kaiming's phone call came in. I picked up the phone. His voice was no longer as tough as it was in the morning.

"Thanh Hoa, the Nam Thanh project is truly indispensable for you."

I turned on the speakerphone and placed the phone on the table. He seemed to be trying to suppress his frustration.

"Go back."

"Project handover completed."

I laughed.

"General Manager Chu."

"Are you mistaken?"

"I'm no longer your employee."

The other end of the line was silent for a few seconds. Then he spoke:

"Then I'll just bid."

"Consulting fee."

I slowly asked again:

"This morning when I was fired..."

"Didn't you say that my work can be divided between the whole team?"

The other end of the line fell silent again. I continue:

"Now the whole team can't handle it..."

"You want to find me again, then charge by the hour?"

Chu Khai Minh's breathing became heavier.

"Hua Thanh Hoa..."

"As a human being, don't be too concerned."

This saying... I've heard it too many times. The nights of working overtime until dawn... He also told me:

"Don't compare."

"Every year the bonus is divided to To Man."

"You told me not to compare."

"My child has a fever, I'll only ask for half a day off."

"You said I affected the whole team."

"Now the company's project has collapsed."

"You told me not to compare."

I calmly replied: Chu Khai Minh's voice immediately calmed down.

"Then I'll come back tomorrow."

"Consultation fee is two thousand yuan per hour."

His breathing had just relaxed a little but immediately became choked.

"Are you going to rob money?"

I laughed.

"If it feels expensive..."

"Let To Man do it."

Before the call ended... I could still clearly hear Chu Khai Minh throwing a glass and breaking it on the other end of the line. Ten minutes later. A colleague secretly sent me a screenshot. In the company's general chat group. To Man message:

"I'm not feeling well today, please take the afternoon off."

Below... No one answered. A few seconds later. The Head of Purchasing Department continued:

"The supplier of the Nam Thanh project has just announced the cancellation of all incentives on payment terms."

Another few seconds. The finance department spoke up:

"If the Nam Thanh project continues to be delayed, this quarter's cash flow will be very worrying."

Chu Khai Minh sent a message to the group:

"All working overtime tonight. Review the entire Nam Thanh project."

The whole office was in complete chaos. Someone sent me a private message.

"Sister Hua, didn't To Man say she could do it?"

I just answer:

"Young people already have a chance."

The other person sent back a smiling and crying emoji. Seven o'clock in the evening. General Manager Ly texted me again.

"Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, can you come to Nam Thanh headquarters?"

I looked at my son who was sleeping soundly. Then answer with one word. At the same time. Zhou Kaiming also sent WeChat.

"Consulting fee is negotiable."

I don't answer. Before... They always thought I couldn't leave the company. But it's only been a day. Has begun to become indispensable to me. Nine thirty the next morning. I am present at Nam Thanh headquarters. As soon as the receptionist saw me, she stopped. Then immediately stood up.

"Hello General Hua."

"General Manager Ly is waiting for you in the conference room."

Twelve years of work under Chu Khai Minh... The title on my business card will always be Project Manager. The Project Director's work... The Project Director's responsibilities... And the Project Director's merits... In the end, they were written under someone else's name in PowerPoint. Yet... Go to the customer. They called me General Hua. What an irony. In the meeting room. In addition to General Director Ly. There is also the General Director of Purchasing. General Director of Operations. And Chief Financial Officer. The scale of the meeting was even larger than I thought. Just sat down. General Director Ly went straight to the point.

"If the Nam Thanh project does not continue to cooperate with Chu Khai Minh's company..."

"Can you do it?"

I'm not in a hurry to answer.

"With what status?"

Mr. Ly smiled.

"The person in charge of the project."

"Form your own team."

General Director of Purchasing continued:

"What we value is people."

"It's not the signboard of Zhou Kaiming company."

The words are very straightforward. I took out my notebook. Not a company computer. It's the black leather-covered notebook that has followed me for seven years. The four corners are discolored. Inside are filled with survey notes for each store. Loss data. Warehouse transportation route. Notes about each supplier. I opened the page of the Nam Thanh project.

"If you let me be in charge."

"I need to confirm three things."

"The first."

"The logistics unit price in the current contract must be renegotiated."