The cliché story of a domineering president and his secretary

The next day, An Yi walked into the company with a small bag of breakfast as usual. But she felt that everyone looked very... how should I put it, very professional, as if she had entered a standardized, templated office scene that only appears in TV dramas. Everyone was either sitting upright or walking briskly, nodding in a formal manner when passing by each other. There was a sense of otherworldliness everywhere, which made her feel ashamed of the bread and soy milk in her hands.

She silently hid her breakfast behind her, quietly sat down at her workstation, turned on her computer, and calmly monitored the situation.

Oh, the big boss is here. An Yi was frustrated to find out the truth of the incident. The clue was that after Manager Lu came out of the president's office, he turned back and responded to the inside, and then gently closed the door.

Sigh. She knew that whether the big boss was there or not would not affect her at all, because she was not at that level. But the tense and serious atmosphere was really suffocating.

An Yi once again confirmed the rumors about Ding Hong, a violent and manic man, for sure. Otherwise, why would people behave like this?

The computer has finished running. The first thing I did was to open the company's email system. A red-headed email notification:

To: All staff

Meeting content: Each department reports on recent work.

Time: Meeting will be held in the conference room at 10 o'clock.

An Yi subconsciously glanced in the direction of the sales assistant Li Xiaomeng. She was just returning from Manager Lu's workstation and was quickly searching through documents.

Looking towards the large conference room, the girl at the front desk and several assistants were coming in and out, making preparations for the meeting.

After thinking about it, An Yi decided to sit quietly in his seat and wait for the meeting to start, and let the young people perform.

There was really nothing to prepare for work. An Yi subconsciously looked towards the boss' office, but only took a quick glance before looking away.

Because she had been inside there before, helping Li Xiaomeng put away documents. The truth behind what looked like an ordinary gray wall from the outside was that it was a one-way glass wall! It was simply creepy!

I still remember that she couldn't help but exclaimed at that time, and Li Xiaomeng looked at her knowingly and said, "Work hard."

Later, I heard members of the gossip group talking about this matter. They all said that when they saw or heard it, they were all terrified.

It is said that this is done because the boss likes open space and does not like the design of transparent glass blinds to protect privacy. It is not for supervision, nor does it conceal the special function of this wall.

Well, I believe that the boss is the most important! An Yi thought with a smile.

Thinking about it now, I still feel scared.

If she didn't know this and did something like picking her nose in front of this glass wall, oh my god, that would be so embarrassing! An Yi recalled the scenes in Jackie Chan's movies with his rich imagination and couldn't help wiping the non-existent cold sweat with his hand.

This is the truth why everyone is so cautious in what they say and do even when the big boss is sitting in his office!

Because he can see the office area clearly!

The first to be affected are the sales department and a few temporarily vacant workstations nearby.

Why are those positions vacant when the company is short of workstations? You must be kidding. Who wants to be paid so much attention by the boss?

As for the sales department, it was the boss who personally appointed them. So when the boss was in the company, no matter it was scorching hot or howling north wind, the sales engineers would rather run around among customers every day than enjoy the air-conditioned facilities in the office.

An Yi quietly lowered her body. Her position was not bad and she was not on the front line. As long as she slightly adjusted the direction of her seat, she could hide in the mountains without anyone knowing.

In the president's office, Ding Hong was holding the phone and listening to the work report of his supervisor from another company. The presentation was extremely boring, but Ding Hong did not interrupt or show impatience, but just hummed a few times or asked relevant questions in a calm voice. He looked up at the glass wall that was said to scare his employees, and his eyes narrowed out of habit. It was strange that the figure was so ordinary, but he could always see it at a glance. Maybe it was because this female...well, female employee always did stupid things that were out of tune with the people around her.

At this moment, Ding Hong saw a beige figure curled up slightly and moving slowly until it was hidden and disappeared from his sight.

"The angle is good. Such a smart employee, shouldn't she be placed in a more prominent position?" A hint of evil appeared in Ding Hong's heart.

"Mr. Ding, do you think this decision is okay?" The person on the other end of the phone finally reported the key point.

"Okay, let's do this for now. Send the specific plan to my email today." After saying this, Ding Hong hung up the phone neatly. He glanced at the direction with disdain and then devoted himself to the next task.

Because this company is engaged in a high-tech industry, the number of employees is relatively small among Ding Hong's companies, with a total of about 40 people. Although the company is small, it has all the necessary departments, including sales, R&D, operations, planning, customer service, finance and human resources, and has its own complete operation and management system.

Ding Hong doesn't come to this company often. It's not because the employees don't value him, but because the time has not come for him to make great plans. After a long period of operation and cooperation negotiation, this will be the main battlefield for Ding Hong to focus on and negotiate for a period of time.

At 9:50, all the staff were waiting quietly in the conference room by department. An Yi sat in an inconspicuous corner, with a notebook and a pen on the conference table in front of him.

Today's meeting should be relatively calm. He wouldn't go crazy at the general meeting, would he? And they just signed a big contract. Could this be a celebration party? An Yi was imagining this beautifully.

At 10:00, Boss Ding walked into the meeting room on time.

There was no grand declaration or cheering. This was really just a work meeting.

An Yi listened to the work reports of department managers one after another, and held back his third yawn, which made his eyes sparkle.

In fact, it is very beneficial for her to attend this kind of meeting. After all, if she wants to quickly understand the company's business, this method is undoubtedly the most efficient.

But An Yi had not worked for many years, and had not attended such a long meeting for many years. Her lack of understanding of the company's business made her feel that these reports were like monks chanting sutras. Her waist and legs were sore, so she secretly moved her body a little.

As luck would have it, these little actions were seen by Ding Hong, who could not help but mock An Yi for being a hopeless case. An Yi covered his mouth and coughed lightly, but in fact it was just to cover up his fourth yawn. Ding Hong, who accidentally saw this, was almost infected and yawned as well.

Damn it! Ding Hong couldn't help but grit his teeth.

The head of the customer service department, who had just finished his report and was standing in front of the projector, saw Ding Hong's face suddenly reveal a slightly ferocious expression, and said in panic: "Boss Ding, please give me your instructions."

Ding Hong realized that his supervisor had misunderstood him, so he coughed and said calmly, "There are some problems with the management of the customer service staff's answering rate. Please come to me after the meeting."

Then he said to everyone who were already showing signs of fatigue: "Take a 15-minute break, and the Finance Department will take over the report next." After saying that, he walked out first.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and stood up and started to move: some stood up to stretch their waists, some went to their workstations to deal with things, some quickly took out their mobile phones to answer customer calls, some ran to the bathroom, and so on.

The two most important departments, the Finance Department and the Sales Department, have not yet reported.

According to the reports from several other departments just now, their respective reports still had data that needed to be updated, so the two department heads used this gap to direct the relevant personnel to make modifications.

Unfortunately, An Yi was caught by Manager Lu and forced to work as a clerk.

At her workstation, Manager Lu leaned over and gave instructions to An Yi's computer, with Li Xiaomeng assisting her. An Yi quickly typed or moved the mouse. Due to time constraints, Manager Lu sometimes personally screened the data using a spreadsheet, while An Yi gently moved aside.

When Ding Hong finished dealing with a few emails and stood up, he saw this scene. Then he raised his wrist, glanced at his watch, pushed the door and walked out.

When the others saw the big boss heading towards the meeting room, they greeted each other and hurried back quickly and orderly.

After everyone arrived, Manager Yu from the Finance Department began to report on his work.

On the projector were strings of data that looked even more boring, so Manager Yu’s explanation was naturally not interesting.

But An Yi listened very carefully, because these were related to her work, and some of the data came from the statistical system she was responsible for.

"Why are the inventory figures so high? Is this data provided by the sales department?" Ding Hong asked.

After receiving a positive response from Manager Yu, Ding Hong continued to ask: "Manager Lu, why is the total inventory of the agent so high? How is your sales department going to consume it?"

Manager Lu quickly stood up to answer the question. But Ding Hong was obviously not satisfied, and he even asked the Finance Department about the sales, shipments, inventory and other data in recent months.

Bang! Ding Hong threw the pen in his hand heavily on the table.

"How does the sales department control the inventory levels of agents? With such unreasonable inventory pressure, what will they do with new models in the future? Are they going to do something like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs just for the sake of sales?" the big boss roared.

At this moment, all the employees, including An Yi, dared not make a sound. They all sat upright, staring straight ahead at the notebook in front of them.

"Manager Yu, didn't your finance department show any vigilance when seeing these figures? Did they ask the sales department for the reason? Did they report it to me?"

"Short-sighted! Who is responsible for the analyzed data? There are so many data analysis charts, are you just looking at them as paintings?!"

Ding Hong was completely furious. A new product was about to be launched, but the sales department was desperately trying to reduce inventory for short-term sales! After the new model was launched, who would want the old models? Not only would the agents come to return the products, but they would also be branded as cheating customers!

When training these sales engineers, we repeatedly emphasized that this company's products are special, that new technology products are introduced very quickly, and that this is definitely an industry that loves novelty and gets tired of the old, so we must not hold back on inventory.

But now, he was fighting on the front line and had gone through untold hardships to obtain the sales rights for the latest model of products, but the supervision in the rear was not strict enough and this kind of mistake happened!

"Who is responsible for these analyzed data?" Ding Hong roared for the second time.

Manager Lu and Manager Yu were originally standing and took a step forward.

Li Xiaomeng stood up, and at the same time An Yi also stood up.

It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

When Ding Hong saw Li Xiaomeng and An Yi stand up, he realized that they had misunderstood what he meant.

He was not angry. What did a clerk in charge of statistics know? He just needed to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the data. He wanted the supervisor who judged the marketing problems based on the report to stand up and also to deter those short-sighted salesmen who were maliciously hoarding goods.

Seeing An Yi standing there, Ding Hong found it even more ridiculous. A rookie who had only been here for half a month was trying to take responsibility for this matter? He had such a big heart!

"Is she the new data statistician?" Ding Hong pointed his finger at An Yi, but his eyes swept towards Manager Lu.

"Yes." Manager Lu saw Li Xiaomeng and An Yi standing up, and he was amused and angry at their confusion. He calmly waved at them and asked them to sit down. Even if he wanted to find someone to take the blame, he would not be stupid enough to find them, like these soldiers.

When An Yi saw Manager Lu’s hint, he breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to sit down.

Just as she guessed, the boss was incredibly angry! Furious, he was very furious! Let's finish the meeting quickly, she wanted to drink a glass of ice water to calm down!

"You." Ding Hong suddenly turned to An Yi.

An Yi stood up straight again with a puzzled look on her face, her slender hands clasped naturally at her belly. She looked at Ding Hong, quietly waiting for his questions.

At this moment, Ding Hong felt a little surprised. An Yi's helplessness was within his expectations. He knew how terrible he was when he was furious.

And this female... um... female employee, her expression showed panic, but her eyes were not, she was very calm, yes, she seemed - not afraid of herself.

Ding Hong narrowed his eyes and stared straight into An Yi's eyes.

There was silence.