56: Chapter 56 Corporate Moths 56: Chapter 56 Corporate Moths At the sa ti.
Under Xie Qiang’s guidance,
Xiao Fei began casually strolling around the company with his babies.
Unsure of Xiao Fei’s intentions, Xie Qiang carefully mapped out a route, doing his best to cover every departnt.
His assistant, being a rather perceptive individual,
had secretly spread the word in advance before they started.
As a result, it didn’t take long for the entire Shengshi Group to learn that their chairman had brought along three angelically adorable babies for an inspection.
Along with the news ca strict orders:
To avoid startling the babies, absolutely no one was to make any inappropriate moves when encountering the chairman and his group.
Thus, along the way,
while Xiao Fei toured the various departnts and studios with Xie Qiang,
the workers’ gazes toward Xiao Fei were full of curiosity and fervor, yet no one dared to approach him impulsively.
Even those glamorous celebrities and stars who, in ordinary people’s eyes, were figures of great prestige and whom Xiao Fei had only seen on television before, could only nod respectfully from a distance upon seeing him.
“Chairman Xiao, currently under our group’s na, including the affiliated studios, we have seven films showing in theaters, sixteen TV dramas, and twenty-three web dramas.
Moreover, there are other projects such as stage plays…”
“We have seventy-eight signed artists directly under contract, and 267 artists managed through affiliated studios…”
As Xie Qiang introduced the company, Xiao Fei gradually ford a clear picture of Shengshi Group’s scale.
It truly lived up to its reputation as a giant that dominated more than half of Yanxia’s entertainnt industry.
“Additionally, we’ve collaborated with Penguin Group to develop their IP properties, with plans to launch six major IP projects this year…”
After listening for a while, Xiao Fei suddenly asked, “Do we… have any dostic animation?”
Dostic animation?
Xie Qiang was visibly stunned.
“We don’t?”
Xiao Fei frowned.
He himself was an avid fan of binge-watching ani on the popular video platform Xiaopo.
“Do we not have any series airing on Xiaopo station?”
“We do!
We do!”
Xie Qiang quickly nodded.
“In terms of animation, we currently have seven dostically-produced series airing, but no feature films for now.
However, there are several in production…”
“Furthermore, we’ve actually invested and participated in the production of several Japanese ani, which include…”
As he listened, Xiao Fei began to realize in surprise:
Quite a few of the Japanese ani he enjoyed turned out to involve dostic capital.
Upon closer reflection, this wasn’t such a surprising revelation.
After all, with Yanxia’s entertainnt industry becoming an increasingly larger pie, it made perfect sense for Japan to collaborate with local capital in order to gain a share of the market.
At that mont, Er Bao in the stroller suddenly began to fuss.
Xiao Fei stopped imdiately.
As soon as he stopped, Xie Qiang and the others had no choice but to stop as well.
All eyes widened in astonishnt as their seemingly untouchable, otherworldly chairman proceeded to change his daughter’s diaper right in front of everyone!
“Er Bao, be good…”
“Co, let Daddy take a look.”
“Hmm… As expected, another stinky one.”
Several female employees nearly lost their balance.
Why?
Because Xiao Fei’s cold, aloof deanor from earlier
had completely transford into a portrait of tenderness and fatherly love as he expertly changed the baby’s diaper—a scene that was almost too shocking to process!
And the familiar ease with which Xiao Fei carried out the task was a clear indication that he did this sort of thing quite often in private!
Here was the chairman of an entertainnt group worth who knows how many billions, personally taking care of his kids.
And doing so with complete disregard for others—it was just… far too heartwarming!
“Chairman Xiao’s wife…”
“She must’ve been so kind of world-saving hero in her past life, right?”
“I think she must’ve saved the galaxy.
Honestly, I’m so jealous I could scream.”
“What do you think Chairman Xiao’s wife is like?
Could she be so daughter of nobility or a wealthy heiress?”
“Sigh… If I could find soone like Chairman Xiao—no, even soone with just one-tenth… no, one percent of what he is, I’d laugh myself awake in my dreams.”
After skillfully changing Er Bao’s diaper,
Xiao Fei stood up, his smile swiftly disappearing.
Once again, he resud his earlier impenetrable and distant aura.
Turning to Xie Qiang, he said, “I’ve got a general sense of things.
Take to the office and bring the financial reports.”
“Understood, Chairman Xiao!”
Xie Qiang replied with utmost respect.
Before long,
Under Xie Qiang’s guidance,
Xiao Fei entered the chairman’s office with his three babies.
The space was massive, nearly rivaling his ho at Jinyu Huafu in size.
In addition to the work area, the luxurious office included a lounge area, a rest zone, a gym, and even a bedroom furnished with an attached bathroom.
Seated in his oversized office chair, Xiao Fei gazed at Xie Qiang and the others standing across his enormous desk.
Soon, the head of the finance departnt knocked on the door and entered after receiving permission.
“Chairman, good day.
I’m Zuo Yanbin, head of the finance departnt.
Here are the company’s Q1 and Q2 financial reports for this year.”
Xiao Fei took the thick stack of financial statents and began flipping through them with precision.
A palpable tension rose in the room as Xie Qiang and the others held their breaths.
They had no way of knowing just how much expertise this unexpected chairman possessed in these matters.
After skimming through the reports, Xiao Fei set them down.
Then, in front of everyone, he pulled out his phone and opened a stock trading app.
Locating Shengshi Entertainnt’s stock, Xiao Fei’s gaze imdiately fell upon a column of data:
[Shengshi Entertainnt, stock price projected to drop within the next three months…]
[Corruption discovered in procurent operations…]
Line after line of information flashed before Xiao Fei’s eyes, and after a mont, he closed the app and returned to reviewing the reports.
A short while later,
Xiao Fei tapped the desk lightly with his fingers and looked up, fixing his gaze on Xie Qiang and the others.
An invisible sense of pressure suddenly descended on the room.
Xie Qiang, Wang Shasha, the assistant, and Zuo Yanbin felt as though an enormous weight had been placed on their chests.
“Who is the top person in charge of procurent?”
Xie Qiang’s heart skipped a beat.
He quickly replied, “Chairman Xiao, it’s Zhang Biao.”
After hesitating for a mont, Xie Qiang gritted his teeth and added, “He’s… a relative of the forr chairman.”
Xiao Fei narrowed his eyes.
“Bring him here.”
“Yes!”
Xie Qiang imdiately instructed the assistant, who quickly left the office.
A short while later, a portly middle-aged man entered with the assistant.
As soon as he stepped into the office, the man put on a sycophantic smile and approached the desk, bowing and nodding as he greeted, “Chairman Xiao, hello, hello!
I’m Zhang Biao.
I’ve heard so much about you…”
“Enough.”
Xiao Fei interrupted Zhang Biao’s fawning words, his gaze falling on the man’s greasy, overbearing face.
The person before him exemplified the phrase “sleazy middle-aged man.”
Pot-bellied, with a shiny face and a severe bald spot,
he tried his best to convey an air of sophistication through his attire and accessories like his watch, but instead, it only evoked a single word:
Posturing.
Raising the financial report in his hand, Xiao Fei said, “You’ve been in charge of the group’s procurent operations for everything, correct?”
“Yes, yes, that’s correct.”
“Then explain to ,” Xiao Fei began, “how the quote for office supplies worth two hundred thousand ended up being four hundred thousand?
Why replacents for seventeen-thousand-yuan furniture pieces were priced at twenty-four thousand?
Why bulk-purchased lunch ingredients for employees cost ten percent more than market prices?
And why fan-gifted items for artists were intercepted and resold by you for profit?
“Hmm, and there’s more… all of it adding up to nearly ten million in total.”
As Xiao Fei listed these lines from the report, Zhang Biao’s ingratiating smile gradually faded away.
By the end, he stood before Xiao Fei trembling, sweat streaming down his forehead.
“Chair… Chairman…”
“Enough.
I don’t want to hear your excuses.
Maybe the forr chairman turned a blind eye to your activities because you’re relatives.”
“But now, I won’t.”
“You have two options—honestly return all the embezzled funds and resign quietly, or… leave it to the police.”
Despair spread across Zhang Biao’s face.
After a long pause, he finally muttered, “Chairman, I’ll return the money.”
“Good.
You may leave now.”
“…”
Without another word, Zhang Biao turned and left the office.
Only then did Xiao Fei turn his attention back to Xie Qiang and the others.
Under Xiao Fei’s piercing gaze, Xie Qiang nearly buckled to his knees.
“Chairman… About what just happened…”
“It’s fine,”
Xiao Fei waved his hand dismissively.
“You’ve already ntioned he’s related to the forr chairman; it’s understandable that certain things were difficult for you to address.”
“But moving forward, you no longer need to hold back.”
Xiao Fei glanced briefly at Shengshi Entertainnt’s stock performance on his phone screen.
Sure enough, the data indicated a slow but steady uptrend in the near future.
“I trust you to run the group.
Just continue operating as you have been.
Oh, and… rember what my wife said before?”
“Yes, absolutely!”
Xie Qiang quickly nodded.
“Madam specifically instructed us not to hire talentless ‘pretty face’ entertainers just for popularity and to prioritize casting genuinely skilled artists in quality productions!”
“This directive has already been conveyed to all departnts as of yesterday.
You can rest assured, Chairman.”
Behind Xie Qiang, Wang Shasha felt even more bitter.
“Good.”
However, after hesitating for a mont, Xie Qiang asked, “But Chairman, implenting this will certainly impact the company’s profits…”
“Hmm?”
“No!
We will fully comply with your orders, Chairman!”
Xiao Fei smiled nonchalantly.
Impact the revenue?
What a joke—he had access to the future trends of the stock market.
The projections clearly showed that even without hiring flashy, untalented stars, the group’s stock value would continue its upward trend.
Given that,
even if profits took a slight hit, how much could they really decrease?
Although Xiao Fei didn’t own 100% of the company, he held absolute controlling shares—his word was final for Shengshi Group.
Just then, Da Bao let out a sudden loud wail.
Looking at his watch, Xiao Fei realized it was ti to feed the three babies.
He promptly instructed, “Prepare so water around 40°C.
I need to prepare milk formula for the children.”
Xie Qiang, Wang Shasha, the assistant, and Zuo Yanbin: “…”
Wang Shasha hurriedly clicked across the floor in her high heels to leave the room.
She grabbed a passing employee by the arm and asked, “Do you know how to prepare baby formula?”
“Huh?
Secretary Wang, I… I don’t…”
The employee looked completely baffled.
“Then do you know who does?”
Thinking for a mont, the employee replied, “Didn’t Xiao Yang from the secretary’s office just co back from maternity leave?
She should know…”
“Bring her here!”
Before long, as Wang Shasha returned to the office with the hot water Xiao Fei requested,
news of their chairman personally preparing milk formula to feed his children had already spread throughout the group.
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