Chapter 28: Became the team leader?
The weekend had just ended, and the team leaders in Fang Huan Investment's trading department were practically spitting fire with excitement as they frantically searched for a particular name.
Su Hao.
Where is that kid Su Hao right now?!
It's important to know that this person is not only a close associate personally favored by the Director, but also a living god of wealth who can turn lead into gold and dramatically increase the team's profitability!
However, Su Hao didn't show up at the company at all over the weekend.
"Ha, you're right. To generate such terrifying returns and then expect people to work overtime on weekends? Only his team would be out of their minds."
In the office, people were whispering amongst themselves, their voices tinged with a sense of entitlement and sourness.
"Isn't it the same here? The top performer of the week always gets the weekend off. It's an unwritten rule."
This is a silent tradition, or rather, an unbreakable rule in this circle.
Qualifications?
In this battlefield where money is the ultimate goal, that stuff is nothing!
Only profit!
The naked, cold-blooded benefits are the only yardstick for measuring everything!
Whether you're a newly qualified newbie, a seasoned veteran who's been around for years, or even a powerful team leader...
When it comes to numbers that bring in real money, everyone is equal!
'When the hell goes back to work on Monday, I'm definitely going to...'
"First come, first served! We must get him before the other wolves!"
The team leaders in the trading department all had the same ulterior motives, their eyes like those of hungry wolves eyeing a piece of fat meat.
They were eager to use all the sweet talk they had learned in their lives to lure this powerful and influential "God of Wealth" into their fold.
Just kidding! In a mere five trading days, they managed to achieve an 80% return!
Is this a human being?
This guy is a god of wealth in the stock market!
As long as we can get this monster into the team, we won't have to worry about performance targets for the foreseeable future.
They're practically making money while lying down!
However, just as they were eagerly anticipating and finally made it to Monday, ready to show their skills...
A bolt from the blue struck without warning through the internal system, leaving everyone stunned and bewildered:
" Su Hao...is...the team leader?!"
The news that the previous " nickel storm" caused a team to be liquidated and disbanded, and that the company was going to form a new team to fill the vacancy, was indeed something that everyone had heard about before.
But who would have thought that the person in charge of this new team would be that newcomer who had only been with the company for a short time— Su Hao?!
After a brief silence, the office erupted in chaos.
"Wow! The Director is really going all out this time, determined to promote him!"
His face was full of amazement.
"That's right! He was a superhuman who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and now he's proven himself with real profits. Now he's like a bulldozer charging forward, who can stop him?"
This is admiration tinged with sourness.
"Damn it, I got up really early today, just waiting to block the door and snatch him away! And what happened... I became the boss?"
This is so frustrating that I'm kicking myself.
"Ha, as if she actually likes you."
This is a merciless mockery.
The team leaders clicked their tongues, their faces filled with regret, as if "the cooked duck had flown away."
But upon calming down and thinking about it, this appointment... seems so reasonable that it's hard to find fault with it.
Who is standing behind them?
Director!
What is that person holding in their hand?
Fang Huan Investment's most impressive and explosive short-term trading profit record ever!
And it was created by a newcomer!
In a company that highly values ability and is solely driven by profit, why not promote such a talented individual with connections and the ability to rake in huge sums of money to a higher position immediately? Why keep him around for the holidays?
A higher position means greater authority and the ability to mobilize more resources...
Naturally, this will allow you to earn more profits!
This logic is simple and straightforward, yet it's incredibly true!
"manager."
"Oh? Liang Haiyuan, you're here?" Zhou Yi looked up.
Liang Haiyuan's face showed obvious confusion and a hint of barely perceptible frustration as he held the newly printed personnel transfer order in his hand.
"Um... what exactly happened with this sudden personnel reshuffle this morning?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow slightly:
"Ah... what? You... you've been transferred to that newly formed team this time?"
Liang Haiyuan's feelings were like a jumbled mess of emotions.
I had just stepped into the company early in the morning when a transfer order was slapped in my face.
New team... okay, it's nothing.
The key point is that the head of that new team is actually Su Hao, who had a previous falling out with him!
Although he later flattered Su Hao so much that the relationship improved somewhat, how could he possibly accept making Su Hao his superior?
He tried to maintain a calm demeanor and tentatively said:
"Hmm... I've heard some rumors too. I heard that Su Hao is a 'nepotism hire,' right? He was personally arranged to get in by the Director."
"Oh? That's all you've heard?" Zhou Yi asked with interest.
"Well?"
"What I mean is, besides the 'nepotism' label, haven't we heard anything else about it?"
"You…you mean…?" Liang Haiyuan was even more confused.
"Heh, if you don't know, then forget it."
Zhou Yi waved his hand, then changed the subject:
"Actually, it's pretty good. If we go there, at least in the short term, we won't have to worry about performance pressure. That's a good thing!"
Liang Haiyuan knew, of course, that their department had just been named "Best Team of the Month".
Not only that, Su Hao himself also won the title of "Best Trader of the Month"!
This is why rumors began to quietly spread within the company that " the director was forcing his cronies to inflate their performance figures."
Unfortunately, at this crucial moment, I was transferred to work under that newcomer!
Could it be that... could it be that Zhou Yi believes the company will allocate resources to that new team and shower them with opportunities, which is why he said he wouldn't have to worry about performance once he went there?
Well... getting a lot of performance bonuses is definitely a good thing, but...
The thought of myself, a seasoned trader, being forced to work under someone who's only been with the company for two weeks and is considered a "connected" employee, having to serve a young man who might know nothing but is arrogant and domineering...
Liang Haiyuan felt a chill run down his spine.
How was he supposed to get through that frustration, that potential hardship...?
"It seems... there are still quite a few people who believe that the 'connected person' really got a free ride through connections?"
Zhou Yi seemed to see through his thoughts, or perhaps she was just talking to herself, her voice low:
"Tsk tsk, what President Li said before was absolutely right... It seems we really need to consider doing what we used to do, installing a big screen with a real-time performance ranking in the trading hall, and doing something 'retro romantic' to wake some people up?"
"…" Liang Haiyuan's pupils contracted slightly.
Zhou Yi seemed not to notice his reaction and continued:
"Do you think our company is some kind of bottomless dumping ground? Being rated 'best' is naturally because they genuinely contributed the most profit within the entire department! Real money! Understand?!"
These words struck Liang Haiyuan's heart like a heavy hammer.
He felt his breath catch for a moment, and asked incredulously, his voice even trembling slightly:
"You mean... Su Hao... he really earned his title as the best trader based on his own merit?!"
"That's right!" Zhou Yi affirmed firmly, then looked at him with an expression that said, "You're a promising student."
"So, when you get there, be humble, observe and learn as much as you can. Remember, in our industry, it's never about seniority or seniority. In the end, profit is always the deciding factor!"
Seniority is far less valuable than money.
This is the ultimate truth of this cruel world.
Liang Haiyuan stood there blankly, watching Zhou Yi pat his back and turn away. His mind was a complete mess, and he subconsciously tilted his head.
"... Su Hao...does he really have such amazing investment skills?"
It seems the only answer to this question can be found by him personally visiting the newly established Seventh Team and seeing it for himself.