Chapter 2 — I Just Followed the Process Correctly

Not far away, Vuong Le laughed coldly, turned and said to the person next to him:

"See? After being punished once, my soul and soul are gone. It's really bad."

I still ignored her and continued to process emails. After lunch break, Manager Luu walked over, with a familiar arrogant look on his face. He "popped" a stack of documents onto my desk.

"Trinh Suong, General Manager Chu personally assigned the task. The project in the West area of the city, before work today, you must give me a preliminary plan! This is a big project, the General Manager assigning you to be in charge is giving you an opportunity, don't be unreasonable."

I picked up the thin file. Western area project. I know clearly that this is the company's key project in the second half of the year.

“Okay, Manager Liu.”

I nodded, then opened the drawer and took out a thick book called Company Project Management Process Handbook. I flipped to a page and showed it to him.

“According to the regulations in the handbook, if I want to launch an A-level project, I must first fill out the 'Project Launch Application'. After receiving the approval response of this application, I can start working on the preliminary plan."

Manager Liu immediately frowned.

"What's wrong with you? General Manager Chu told you to do it directly!"

“But the rules are like that.”

I raised my head to look at him, his eyes were so innocent and sincere.

“Manager Liu, yesterday General Manager Chu and you just fined me 50,000 yuan for ‘not following regulations.’ I can't make the same mistake again.”

I opened my computer and pulled out a blank form titled: 《Application for Level A Project Launch – Version V3.7》 Right at the beginning of the form clearly stated: This application needs to be approved and signed by seven departments including: market department, legal department, finance department, administration department, human resources department, technical support department and general director's office. I rotate the screen for the Save manager to see.

“I will start filling out the application now.”

My voice was extremely serious.

"Waiting for the seven departments to complete the entire approval process, I will immediately start working on the plan."

Manager Luu's face immediately turned black as the bottom of a pot. Manager Luu's face changed from black as the bottom of a pot to purple as pig liver. He pointed straight at my face, his fingertips shaking.

“Miss… Trinh Suong, just wait for me!”

Throwing back a threatening sentence, he turned and left angrily. The direction... is the general manager's office. In the office, everyone secretly stretched their necks to wait for something to happen. The surrounding air is filled with the smell of watching a fun play. Vuong Le carried a glass of water and "accidentally" passed by me for the second time.

"Tsk tsk, it's true that if you don't drink the wine you're invited to drink, you'll want to drink the wine as punishment."

“Do you think that by pretending to be obedient you can reclaim the 4 million bonus?”

“I tell you, don't dream.”

“General Manager Chu hates the most disobedient employees who like to play tricks.”

“Just wait to be kicked out of the company.”

I'm so lazy that I don't even bother to look up at her. I open the OA system in my computer, create a new approval process. 《Application to Start the City West Area Project》 After that, I seriously, word by word, started filling out the fifteen-page application. Project context. Market analysis. Expected goal. Risk assessment... I write in extreme detail, all data are extracted from the company's internal database, ensuring Every sentence has a clear basis. An hour later, manager Luu returned. The person walking behind him was Zhou Kaiming. Today he was wearing a dark gray suit, his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses were as cold as knives. The moment he appeared, the whole office immediately fell silent. Everyone bowed their heads and pretended to be busy, but everyone's ears perked up faster than radar. Zhou Kaiming did not come to my desk. He stood in the middle of the office, his voice was not loud but carried a feeling of oppression that did not allow resistance.

“Trinh Suong, come into my office.”

I clicked save document and stood up. Under the looks of pity or gloating from all my colleagues, I followed him into the room that symbolized the company's supreme power. The door closed. Any outside prying eyes were also completely separated. Zhou Kaiming did not sit down. He turned his back to me, standing in front of a giant floor-to-ceiling glass looking at the traffic below.

“Trinh Suong, you make me very disappointed.”

His voice was cold as ice. I calmly replied:

“General Manager Chu, I don't understand what you mean.”

He suddenly turned around, anger flashing in his eyes.

"Not understand?"

“Where did I tell you to make a plan for the West area project?”

“Manager Liu said you were explaining the process and regulations to him?”

I nodded, my tone calm.

“That's right, General Manager Chu.”

“I think that such an important project must be done according to standards from the beginning.”

“It is not only a responsibility to the project, but also a responsibility to the company.”

Chu Khai Minh smiled coldly. He walked behind the desk, sat down, clasped his hands together, leaned slightly forward, and looked at me with searching eyes.

“Trinh Suong, stop playing those games with me.”

“I know very well what you think in your heart.”

“Aren't you dissatisfied and deliberately negative about working with me because of that bonus and that 50,000 yuan fine?”

I looked straight into his eyes, not avoiding him.

“General Manager Chu, you misunderstood.”

“At the celebration party yesterday, you and Manager Liu taught me a very profound lesson.”

“That lesson made me understand that, in this company, personal ability comes second.”

“Complying with the rules is the most important thing.”

"Even if it's something you tacitly authorize, as long as it's not clearly written on paper, as long as it doesn't conform to the clear black and white rules, it's still an excess of authority and will still be punished."

My voice is very light. But each word was like nails, hammered into the quiet atmosphere of the room. Chu Khai Minh's face began to become unsightly.

“So, to avoid making the same mistake, to not continue to cause any ‘hidden risks’ to the company…”

“From today onwards, everything I handle will absolutely comply with company regulations.”

“Not a single process was omitted.”

“Not a single document lacks a valid signature.”

“I did this… to thoroughly implement your will, General Manager Chu.”

Zhou Kaiming stared at me. The anger in his eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by something colder that was even more terrifying.