Chapter 4 — When I Was Forced to Quit My Job at the Age of 40, I Became the President of a Hundred Billion Company

The next morning. Even before entering the company building, I realized something was unusual. Research area access rights have been changed. I raised my employee card to scan. Second time. Still red light. Third time. The error alarm sounded again.

“General To…”

The girl at the front desk quickly ran over, her face full of awkwardness.

“The system displaying your access rights has been temporarily adjusted.”

“Requires confirmation from the administrative department to restore.”

“Who regulates?”

“The order was signed by the General Secretary last night.”

I looked at the red indicator light that was still flashing. Don't get angry. Also no questioning. Just calmly say:

“Please contact the administrative department for help.”

Fifteen minutes later. People from the new administrative department slowly appeared. They explained that the system was being upgraded, all employees had to reactivate access rights. After scanning my card again, I left. I entered the research area. As soon as I looked up, I saw a scene that made me laugh. My office nameplate... Has been taken down. Tieu Tran almost ran over.

“This morning the administrative department brought a group of people here.”

“They said to optimize the work area.”

“Then move your office to the general management area of Total Money.”

“Your belongings have all been moved to the other side.”

She pointed to the end of the hallway. It was a small room less than six square meters. No windows. No private network. The table was filled with several cartons containing my personal belongings. I stood in front of that room's door. Watched silently for three seconds.

“Tieu Tran.”

“Go back to the lab.”

“But Ms. To…”

“Back to work.”

Tieu Tran bit her lip. In the end, he was still reluctant to leave. I'm not looking for Tien Dat Pham to argue. I know what he is waiting for. He wants me to get angry. Want me to lose control. Want me to run to Chairman Chu and denounce him. So he will have reason to say:

"See? To Vy's emotions are erratic and completely unsuitable for a management position."

I calmly sat down in that six square meter room. Open the computer. And then I discovered the second thing. The permissions in my project management system have also been edited. Core documents of the third generation Thanh Le project. Previously, only Tieu Tran and I had the right to edit. Currently... Three more people appeared on that list. Tien Dat Pham. The "study abroad expert" he hired at a high price was named Tu Bac. And a strange name that I've never met. He's digging the foundation of my house. Don't just want to force me to leave. But I also want to copy all the technical data before I quit my job. I closed the system. Pick up the phone. Send a message to Mr. Ma, an old friend in the information technology department.

“Help me check it out.”

“In the last week, has anyone downloaded a series of documents from the Thanh Le project?”

Two minutes later. Lao Ma sent back a series of screenshots. Last night. 11:03 a.m. Tien Dat Pham's employee account has logged into the core database. And download... 47 document files. I stared at that number. Forty-seven. The corners of the lips slowly curled up. Finally... I knew what he wanted to do. The complete set of technical documents of the third generation Thanh Le formula... Coincidentally there are exactly forty-seven files. Tien Dat Pham thinks he just needs to get it documents so you can sit back and enjoy the results with peace of mind. But he didn't know. In those forty-seven files, there were eleven core parameters that were completely misleading. Not a system error. Nor is the data corrupted. That's the version management strategy I built myself two years ago. The truly important parameters... Only exist on my personal encrypted USB. The reason is very simple. Commercial espionage always appears in unexpected places. Putting all your eggs in one basket is the stupidest thing to do. When I made that decision, I still thought I was wary of outsiders. Unexpectedly... The first person to act was someone from the company. Afternoon. A new announcement appeared in the company-wide chat group. 【Announcement of research management adjustment: From today, the third generation Thanh Le project will have Dr. Tu Bac in charge of the technical position. To Vy moved to the role of technical advisor. Signed by: Tien Dat Pham.】 I looked at the notice. Then calmly turn off the phone screen. Ten minutes later. Tieu Tran rushed straight into the room. Face red with anger.

“What status does he have?”

"This whole project was built by me alone. What is Tu Bac?"

“He couldn't even read the basic data of early Thanh Le!”

“Tieu Tran.”

I raised my head to look at her.

“Why are you still sitting still?”

“What if I don't sit still?”

I asked back.

“At the present time, just one hasty step from us is enough to give them an excuse to attack.”

“Go back to work.”

“Stability data for the third production batch should be available next week.”

“But…”

“Listen to me.”

Tieu Tran bit her lip. In the end, he was still reluctant to leave. The door just closed. I immediately picked up the phone. Call back the Beijing phone number you contacted last night.

“Hello, Secretary Ngo.”

“About the project you mentioned yesterday…”

“I want to learn more.”

The other person was clearly surprised.

“Dr. To, that's great!”

“If it's convenient for you, I'll make arrangements.”

“Next week, a leader of a group of experts will come to your city to work.”

“He wants to meet and discuss with you in person.”

“The time you decide is fine.”

After hanging up. I opened the chat box again with the headhunter I contacted three months ago. I don't hesitate anymore. Directly send two lines of messages.

"Hello."

"I want to learn more about the opportunity at Thien Hop Pharmaceutical. If it's convenient, can we meet informally this week?"

Two minutes later. The opponent sent a long recording. His voice couldn't hide his excitement. I don't have to play with both hands. I'm just preparing my own retreat. Zhou Jianguo said it would take a week. But not even a week has passed. Tien Dat Pham made three consecutive blows.