Chapter 1000 - 773: The Person Who Suddenly Appeared
Hearing Nan Zhubin say this, Boss Wang’s rigid expression slightly softened.
As a result, the curve of his mouth became more restrained.
"When we start later, I’ll go up and say a few words first; then Teacher Nan, you’ll address some key points with psychological counseling for everyone; next, we’ll have a company employee representative speak; and finally, I’ll go up again."
This was pre-arranged with the project team, so there’s no problem.
A standard employee meeting process.
However, at this moment, Boss Wang paused, adding: "Teacher Nan, you’ve told me many things before, and I understand the rationale. Employee sentiments need to be heard, psychological wounds need guidance, I fully agree with this. I’ll leave this segment to you and your team to manage freely, it’s professional work for professional people. But—"
"—Teacher Nan also understands the company is at a rather critical and sensitive stage now, and some topics are really not suitable to be openly discussed by employees."
Nan Zhubin remained silent while Boss Wang spoke.
Everything was clear, and he wouldn’t be provoked into any emotional response by Boss Wang.
At this moment, he just replied plainly: "President Wang, I understand your concerns, but the essence of counseling is to let employees speak their minds, release pent-up emotions. Many times, it’s not for us to define what’s speakable and what’s not."
"Of course, we certainly uphold the company as our client, and won’t actively discuss overly sharp topics."
"However, if we completely avoid the ’sensitive’ areas you mentioned, the counseling effect on employees is limited, making this session meaningless whether we hold it or not."
This response was milder compared to what Nan Zhubin usually said in the office.
Yet, Boss Wang’s expression still stiffened involuntarily.
If it were in the past, facing his subordinates, he might have demanded something like, "I don’t care, you can’t touch sensitive topics, but you must provide psychological counseling to employees, that’s what I’m paying you for."
However, at this moment, Boss Wang’s eyes moved slightly, ultimately raising the curve of his mouth a bit: "I’m just saying this to avoid a situation getting out of control. Since Teacher Nan insists it can’t be done that way, everything will go according to your plan. As long as we can stabilize employee emotions and maintain the company’s basic stability, that’s fine."
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The seemingly harmonious conversation ended in just a few moments.
Aside from business talk, neither Boss Wang nor Nan Zhubin had any interest in saying more to each other.
In contrast to Boss Wang, who needed to do more surface work due to his careful thoughts, Nan Zhubin was much freer. His gaze passed beyond Boss Wang, directly meeting Chonghui behind him.
Seeing Chonghui nod slightly, making an "OK" gesture, Nan Zhubin moved on without further attention.
"Senior, everything’s okay?"
Chonghui straightened up, brushed off the dust from his hands: "The sound system and lighting are all set; everything’s good with Mo Kai’s PPT, backups are ready, and if there’s a computer issue, we can quickly switch to backup equipment."
Then Chonghui pointed to two young consultants: "They’ll be mobile in the area, handling any need for staff assistance—though it’ll be quite busy, given today’s venue is really big."
The two young consultants nodded to Nan Zhubin and Chonghui, indicating they were ready.
After discussing preparation matters, Chonghui glanced in Boss Wang’s direction, whispering to Nan Zhubin: "Did you encounter any issues just now?"
"Not for now, but who knows later." Nan Zhubin replied concisely.
Chonghui nodded, suddenly pointing to the back of the meeting room.
A camera was operating there, currently being adjusted by employees from Tongping Software Company.
"They didn’t mention this before."
Something appearing without communication must have a purpose.
Moreover, theoretically, the camera’s presence seems more disadvantageous to Boss Wang, who’s more prone to unexpected incidents.
Under such circumstances, having a camera there makes things even more intriguing.
However, Nan Zhubin considered it thoroughly; to them, the camera might make employees a bit cautious during interaction segments, but fundamentally wouldn’t affect much beyond that.
"Just be mindful." Lastly, Nan Zhubin advised, "Let’s focus on our tasks first."
Chonghui nodded, others also acknowledged, each returning to their positions, quietly waiting for the meeting to commence.
All seated company employees gradually entered the venue, and the previously spacious meeting room began to fill up.
Time passed minute by minute.
The crowd started to become restless.
Nan Zhubin’s eyes fixed on Boss Wang, who was quietly instructing his secretary. Even though he was far away and there was communal chatter from company employees, Nan Zhubin couldn’t hear clearly.
However, a problem arose at the scene.
The scheduled meeting start time had already passed by nearly ten minutes, yet Boss Wang, who was supposed to be the first speaker, showed no sign of moving towards the stage.
Mo Kai crowded to Nan Zhubin’s side, lowering his voice to say something.
Suddenly, in Nan Zhubin’s line of sight, Boss Wang seemed relieved upon hearing a report from the secretary, and briskly walked to the meeting room’s entrance.
Many in the meeting room, including Nan Zhubin, who were paying attention to Boss Wang, moved their gaze along.