Chapter 122: Dominating the Board of Directors
As soon as Ji Xiangyu arrived at the hotel, Assistant Han rushed over, saying in a panicked tone, “Chairman, the entire Board of Directors is waiting for you in the meeting room!”
Ji Xiangyu raised an eyebrow and looked at Assistant Han with doubt, asking, “Oh? They’re not going to attack me so soon, are they?”
Assistant Han looked troubled, “Uh, Chairman, it would be best if you went to the meeting room!”
Ji Xiangyu sneered and walked into the office, tidying documents as he spoke to his assistant, “These old foxes, let them cool their heels for a while. Let them know that I, Ji Xiangyu, am not a pushover they can easily manipulate! You go ahead and get busy. Go to the meeting room at ten o’clock later. If anyone asks for me, say I’m still resting and recovering from my injuries!”
Assistant Han handed a tablet computer to Ji Xiangyu, saying, “Chairman, I don’t know who leaked the news to the media, but all the major websites, newspapers, and media outlets are reporting that the hotel had a major accident just two days after you took office, and it was a man-made accident. They suspect someone in the hotel is unhappy with your election.”
Ji Xiangyu glanced at the news headlines on the tablet, a faint smile playing on his lips, and said, “If I rush over now, wouldn’t that play right into their hands? You can go out now!”
Assistant Han put away the tablet and retreated, but he had more to say. Seeing Ji Xiangyu’s confident expression, he finally swallowed his words.
The assistant had wanted to remind Ji Xiangyu that the directors were all formidable individuals and that if he didn’t admit his mistakes now, he might be attacked relentlessly. However, seeing Ji Xiangyu’s determined demeanor, he felt it was better to wait and see. Since Ji Xiangyu wasn’t in a hurry, he would remain calm with his superior!
After a long time, the directors in the meeting room had become restless. They yelled at the hotel staff, “Where is our Chairman? Why isn’t he here yet? Do you not take us seriously? Do you want to re-vote for the Chairman?”
All sorts of curses echoed in the meeting room. The staff stood there with troubled expressions, serving the wolf-like directors. But why was the newly appointed Chairman so late? If he didn’t come soon, they really couldn’t take it anymore!
The employees who had just been lamenting suddenly saw a tall, handsome figure appear in their line of sight. In the next moment, they felt that the meeting would be saved!
Three or five employees saw Ji Xiangyu approaching with a commanding aura and immediately bowed respectfully, greeting him, “Hello, Chairman!”
Ji Xiangyu looked coldly at the employees and then told Assistant Han and the other staff to wait outside!
Assistant Han still looked uneasy as he watched Ji Xiangyu enter the meeting room. He took out his telephone and made a call!
Meeting Room:
The directors inside saw Ji Xiangyu, dressed impeccably and looking spirited, sitting in the chairman’s seat. Immediately, various voices began to criticize Ji Xiangyu in turn!
Ji Xiangyu listened to the offensive remarks, his ears automatically tuning them out!
Seeing that Ji Xiangyu sat there unmoved by their accusations, the directors became even more enraged. The new Chairman was too arrogant!
Situ Haonan finally couldn’t sit still. He stood up and waved his hand at each director, saying, “Everyone, please calm down. Why don’t we listen to what our Chairman has to say? We should at least give the Chairman a chance to defend himself!”
Ji Xiangyu had expected Situ Haonan to help him out of this predicament, but he hadn’t expected it to be in this manner!
Ji Xiangyu stood up and addressed the directors, stating righteously, “This accident was an act of arson. As for who wanted to kill our own people, I believe the police will give us the answer!”
One of the elder directors, Director Zheng, immediately slammed the table and stood up, shouting loudly and angrily, “Chairman, are you shirking responsibility? Are you trying to push your mistakes onto others?”
The entire board became agitated again, pointing at Ji Xiangyu and asking, “Because of your negligence, Chairman, the hotel’s occupancy rate has declined significantly. Do you think this is the fault of us directors? Are you here to play? What do you think this hotel is, a growth game?”
Ji Xiangyu helplessly rubbed his forehead. He had heard before that the board members were like fierce tigers and hungry wolves, but seeing them today, he found them truly unbearable!
One of them directly grabbed a nearby folder and threw it towards Ji Xiangyu. Ji Xiangyu reacted nimbly and caught the folder. The person who threw it immediately trembled with anger and said, “If you don’t give us a proper reason today, we will directly vote on whether to remove you from your position due to your mistakes!”
Ji Xiangyu raised an eyebrow. What a powerful threat! But it had no effect on him!
Situ Haonan, watching Ji Xiangyu’s composure, couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, this young man was indeed someone who had seen the world!
Just as the situation reached a stalemate, just as the situation was very unfavorable to Ji Xiangyu, just as they were about to vote.
Suddenly, the meeting room door was pushed open, and Athena rushed to the chairman’s seat. She grabbed the microphone and said loudly, “This matter has nothing to do with the Chairman. A terrorist walked into the kitchen, poured gasoline, and tried to blow us up. The Chairman only went to save us. Can a Chairman who risked his life to jump into a sea of fire, and whose actions led to a decline in hotel sales, also be considered a mistake? Isn’t the hotel’s principle to prioritize people?”
Someone from the audience shouted, “Who is this person? How did she get in? Who let her in? Get her out of here!”
Athena raised her hand to stop them, “You don’t need to drag me out. I’ll leave on my own. I’m just stating a fact, a distorted fact. I hope the directors can give the Chairman another chance!”
Ji Xiangyu was surprised that Athena had spoken so defiantly to the directors for him. If she was unlucky, she might be expelled from the hotel at any moment!
Situ Haonan stood up and applauded Athena loudly, “Wow, very spirited! Let’s all get to know our newly appointed General Manager Assistant, Miss Athena!”
Everyone’s gaze swept towards Athena, and various doubts arose!
“Who hired such an impolite person for the hotel?”
“Fire her! Get out of my hotel!”
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The situation began to become chaotic again. Ji Xiangyu stood up and walked to Athena’s side, giving her a reassuring look before turning back to the directors below and saying, “This was indeed a mistake due to my poor management, which has caused huge losses to the hotel. I deeply apologize. I hope the directors can give me another chance to learn properly. I will absolutely not give up, absolutely not!”
After speaking, he bowed deeply to everyone present to apologize!
Athena watched Ji Xiangyu humble himself so much, and she also bowed deeply to the directors.
Seeing that the commotion had reached its peak, Situ Haonan signaled to the others, “Since our Chairman is so bold and confident, why don’t we give young people a chance to prove their worth?”
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