After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 437 Beware of Letting a Wolf In
"Master, you've been dismissed!"

Qiao Nuo also rushed over immediately, found him in the cafeteria, and told him about it.

Zhou Haoran was relaxed and reassured her, "It's okay, it's just a deputy director position. I wasn't working in the sales department anyway."

"But..." Qiao Nuo said nervously, "But this is deliberately targeting you!"

Zhou Haoran didn't take it seriously, saying, "It's nothing."

"Since you're gone, I'm quitting too."

Qiao Nuo was a little sullen.

"Quit?"

"Yeah, I'm quitting. It's pointless. We should work hard and try to make the company better. Some people just want to use their power to bully others."

"Don't rush, just be patient a little longer."

"Master, are you...?"

Qiao Nuo leaned closer, looking mysterious, her big eyes seeming to speak volumes.

"What am I?"

Zhou Haoran took a step back; her brother, Qiao Hai, was directing the installation of equipment from a distance, so she had to keep a proper distance.

Qiao Nuo covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "You don't seem worried at all. Are you plotting revenge?"

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "What's there to retaliate against? He's the director, so let's give him some face."

"How about that?"

Jono pouted.

Zhou Haoran glanced at her. "What do you want?"

Qiao Nuo clenched his fist and swung it. "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

"Come on, why are you so vengeful?" Zhou Haoran pointed at Qiao Hai. "Your brother is over there. Go talk to him and tell him to get a driver's license. The company will provide him with a car later."

"Oh."

Qiao Nuo gave him a deep look, as if she always felt that he was hiding something.

She ran over and said something to her brother.

Qiao Hai was overjoyed.

Qiao Nuo huffed, "Brother, this is something I went through a lot of trouble to get for you, so you'd better thank me properly in the future! When Mom and Dad scold me in the future, you have to stand on my side."

"That's for sure!"

Qiao Hai patted his chest, making a solemn vow.

Qiao Nuo reported the news and ran back, biting her lip as she said, "Master, I'm serious. That new director is obviously a bad guy. You've made so many contributions to the sales department and done so much for the lifestyle channel. He came in and dismissed you as the deputy director of sales without even asking any questions. Who knows what else he might do next!"

"Let's check the situation first."

Zhou Haoran nodded. He wasn't afraid of Song Yongjun, but Zhan Yushan's attitude was rather ambiguous.

I don't know how the power exchange was conducted at the higher levels.

Qiao Nuo sighed softly, "I've lost my deputy section chief rank, and now I have to start all over again."

“What deputy section chief?” Zhou Haoran chuckled. “I’m not a Party member. Besides, the station is launching a new round of personnel appointment reforms. Everyone below the director level is now employed on a contract basis. Even the division chief level no longer has a guaranteed rank, let alone a deputy director level deputy section chief.”

Qiao Nuo said "Oh," and added, "Anyway, be careful. I don't think this is over yet."

Zhou Haoran acted only after he had a plan.

First, figure out the situation.

Qiao Hai is one of our own, so there's really no need for him to supervise on-site.

He rushed back to the office building.

They knocked on the door of Deputy Director Meng Xuemin.

"You're here, Haoran!" Meng Xuemin's relationship with him had improved considerably. He got up to make him tea. "I have two bags of tea here, they're really good, they're even from abroad. Have a taste. They're even better than the ones in teahouses."

"That depends on the type of teahouse. Once my teahouse opens, I guarantee it will be even stronger."

Zhou Haoran was familiar with him, so he casually found a place to sit down.

"Oh? You opened a teahouse?"

Meng Xuemin took out a tea bag and hung it on the teacup; it turned out to be Lipton black tea.

Zhou Haoran said, "Yeah, it's not open yet."

Meng Xuemin laughed and said, "Sure, let me know when it opens and I'll come and support you."

Zhou Haoran thought to himself, "With your level, it seems you're not qualified to enter the VIP Red Mansion Teahouse." He then said, "Old Meng, I didn't come to talk to you about this."

"Ugh!"

Meng Xuemin sighed, naturally knowing the reason.

Zhou Haoran asked, "Who is this Song Yongjun?"

"Nothing special."

Meng Xuemin shook his head.

Zhou Haoran didn't believe it and scoffed, "Without connections, how could you become a director?"

"Let's be patient for a while."

Meng Xuemin brought over a cup of tea and gave a reminder in a complicated tone.

Zhou Haoran snorted, "I can't tolerate even a little bit."

Meng Xuemin was both amused and annoyed. "What can you do if I can't tolerate it?"

“He caused trouble last night, so I told him that if he dared to cause any more trouble, I would fire him.”

Zhou Haoran said in a very serious tone.

Meng Xuemin almost laughed until tears streamed down his face. "You've already been dismissed as a deputy director, what makes you think you can fire him?"

"Please help me!"

Zhou Haoran made a joke.

Meng Xuemin said, "Don't even mention me, Lao Zhan is no exception. He's a tenured employee, how could he possibly be fired?"

Being employed by the government means having a secure job.

Even if someone doesn't go to work every day, it's very difficult to have their employment status revoked and be dismissed.

Unless some major mistake has been made.

While sipping his tea, Zhou Haoran asked, "What's the director thinking? I heard that Song Yongjun is a conservative. Letting a conservative become the director of the lifestyle channel is like inviting a wolf into the house, isn't it?" "Hehe."

Meng Xuemin has a shifty, rat-like appearance.

Zhou Haoran asked, puzzled, "What are you laughing at?"

"Keep it a secret, this must be kept a secret."

Meng Xuemin looked serious.

Zhou Haoran's eyes widened, his expression suspicious. "You know the inside story, don't you?"

"do not know."

Meng Xuemin shook his head repeatedly.

"Impossible." Zhou Haoran snorted. "The booth manager must have told you, otherwise I wouldn't believe you could so easily let him extend his reach into the sales department. Are you two plotting something?"

"Alright, stop guessing."

Meng Xuemin was sweating a little.

I thought to myself, this kid is too clever. How come he's so familiar with the power dynamics in the workplace? He hasn't said anything yet, how did he come up with a directional judgment based on such a simple situation?

Zhou Haoran narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "So, I guessed right."

"What do you mean, 'right'?" Meng Xuemin waved his hand, becoming serious. "You don't need to think about anything else. Just do your job honestly. With Lao Zhan and me here, how could we not protect you?"

Zhou Haoran angrily retorted, "Did you protect me? My deputy director has already been dismissed!"

Meng Xuemin cleared his throat. "You never report to the sales department or go out to the market to sign orders. You're an incompetent deputy director, so it's no wonder you're being dismissed."

"How can I come on my first day in office? What about my reputation?"

Zhou Haoran asked a question in return.

"Your face?" Meng Xuemin was getting angry. "Your face is lacking? Right now, everyone on the lifestyle channel knows that you, Zhou Haoran, have connections that reach the heavens. You gave Song Yongjun a good scolding and can still go to work as usual. Isn't that a lot of face?"

Zhou Haoran crossed his legs and said, "I believe reason prevails, and I'm right!"

Meng Xuemin said, "The one who really loses face is Song Yongjun. You should make him find a few small things to make up for it, right? At most, they'll just be minor actions. With Lao Zhan around, he won't do anything to you."

"So we just let him run wild like this?"

Zhou Haoran gave him a meaningful look.

Meng Xuemin was a little afraid of his gaze, fearing that he would be seen through if he said something right, so he quickly said, "We are all just small people. Their leaders' problems will naturally be solved by their leaders. You just need to do your job well... How is this tea? It's organic tea, it hasn't been fertilized or sprayed with pesticides."

Zhou Haoran was silent.

Ponder silently.

"Alright, don't worry about it."

Meng Xuemin was a little afraid of him.

Zhou Haoran raised an eyebrow, pondered, and said, "Old Meng, do you think the exhibition booth manager is trying to trap us?"

"What do you mean by 'closing the door to beat the dog'?"

Meng Xuemin's expression changed slightly.

Zhou Haoran put down his teacup and stood up. "Closing the door to beat the dog is a good idea, but aren't we afraid of mistaking it for a wolf, or a dog? What if we end up letting the wolf into the house?"

"What are you talking about?"

Meng Xuemin frowned.

"gone!"

Zhou Haoran put his hands behind his back, waved them behind him, and left his office.

Meng Xuemin wiped his forehead.

I thought to myself, dealing with geniuses is so exhausting.

As I left the office and turned a corner, I saw a young man.

His name is Xia Shaojie.

He is the head of the coordination team for "Art for All".

"Haoran! Zhou Haoran!" Xia Shaojie saw him and quickly ran over, looking anxious. "I've finally found you!"

"what's up?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and felt that his conversation with Lao Meng had been quite fruitful.

Xia Shaojie said in a deep voice, "The equipment department has changed their mind."

"Huh? Changed your mind?"

Zhou Haoran was slightly stunned.

Xia Shaojie said, "Didn't you say they were going to give us eight cameras? I just went there, and they said they can only provide a maximum of four."

"What?" Zhou Haoran's eyes widened. "I already discussed it with Section Chief Wang Li! It was about this morning!"

“Yes, that’s what they said when I had lunch with the equipment department.” Xia Shaojie knew something must have happened. “Just now, when I went to the equipment department to pick up the equipment, they suddenly became cold and didn’t agree with what they said before. They said the channel would only give a maximum of four cameras to ‘All People’s Art’.”

"Let's go! Let's find Wang Li!"

Zhou Haoran, accompanied by Xia Shaojie, encountered members of the other two coordination groups and headed straight for the equipment department.

Find Section Chief Wang Li.

did not find.

The other party is clearly deliberately avoiding the issue.

Zhou Haoran immediately understood. It seemed a high-ranking leader had spoken, forcing Section Chief Wang Li to change his promise. Too embarrassed to confront him directly, he had disappeared somewhere.

"Haoran, what should we do?"

Xia Shaojie was somewhat worried.

Last night, he was there and witnessed firsthand Zhou Haoran displaying his power and influence in front of the new director, Song Yongjun.

That was so satisfying!
Now, karma has caught up with them; the promised equipment is gone.

Zhou Haoran said, "Let's take these four cameras over first."

"The director team requested twelve cameras."

Xia Shaojie, fearing he might not know, whispered a reminder.

Zhou Haoran naturally knew that it was his decision to use twelve cameras to film "Everyone's Art Up" on set, and he replied, "Take the channel's equipment away first, and we'll go to the station's equipment department to look for it later!"

(End of this chapter)