Jin Yuanyuan's Top-Tier Life

Hearing that Jin Yuanyuan was still hesitant, Zhao Zhuoran emphasized again, "Calculate the interest on high-interest loans yourself. Do you think you can afford to repay them?"

"I'll think about it some more." After hanging up the phone, Jin Yuanyuan had a headache. She felt that Zhao Zhuoran was right; telling the truth was much better than forcing herself to stay silent. If Zhu Hongying had brought this up, she probably wouldn't have been able to bring herself to do it, but she was different.

After a long sigh, she began to ponder how to bring up the matter. Finally, she remembered the layoff letter the PR firm had given her before; at least it was sincere in its wording.

However, in order to show her sincerity, Jin Yuanyuan decided to gather all the employees together for a meeting to formally address the matter.

She, her third aunt, Li Lianqing, and Cao Xiaoyu sat in the finance office and began to discuss the matter seriously.

"Our employees are of diverse ages, and given this work style, I won't send emails to everyone." As she said this, Jin Yuanyuan secretly rolled her eyes; she genuinely disliked the unsophisticated nature of Jin Yaya Socks Factory. Her previous work involved all emails in English, and meetings were always held in multi-functional conference rooms in upscale office buildings, all delivered in English. This was nothing like now, where they just find a few chairs and sit around to have a meeting.

"Yuanyuan, we don't send emails." Cao Xiaoyu grinned. "We don't have pay slips either, just text message reminders."

"Alright, that's a matter for later." Jin Yuanyuan tried to soften her tone. "I've thought about it. We'll tell everyone as soon as possible that we'll postpone payroll for half a month."

"How can that be? Jin Yaya has never had anything like this since it was founded. Yuanyuan, this is a business your mother worked so hard to build. You can't mess it up. If you ruin the reputation, we're all finished." Auntie's shout was really frightening. Even Li Lianqing hid back.

"Third Aunt, don't get agitated." Cao Xiaoyu tugged at her sleeve. "Let Yuanyuan finish speaking."

"Oh, I'm done talking," Jin Yuanyuan said dryly.

"Yuanyuan, you can't say that. Your third aunt won't approve." Li Lianqing and Zhu Hongying are good friends, so she naturally understands the current situation. She also reached out and pressed down on her third aunt. "I've thought about this too. Yuanyuan's idea is feasible. We'll have a large payment in two weeks, and paying salaries shouldn't be a problem."

"Will they agree to a two-week delay? What if they just quit and refuse to work, stop coming, and just leave?" Auntie San spoke very directly, like a machine gun firing off a rapid-fire barrage, and Jin Yuanyuan felt a headache coming on again.

"Third Aunt, we have no choice but to try." Jin Yuanyuan composed herself and spoke gently. "That's why I wanted to gather everyone together and talk things out face to face. It would be even more embarrassing if we didn't have any money on payday."

"This is truly shameless," Auntie said, looking at her. "Our Jin Yaya has always valued her reputation... and your mother is even more so..."

"But these days, you can't be concerned about saving face. If we are concerned about saving face, we'll have to sell our cars and houses and take out high-interest loans. I did a simple calculation, and the interest compoundes so much that it's a huge loss compared to saving face."

"Are you sure they won't cause trouble? Lin Zhiqiang has definitely been stirring things up for a long time, and people's hearts are in turmoil."

"But have you considered that Lin Zhiqiang only took about twenty people with him, leaving 180 others? Why? They still trust Jin Yaya and feel more secure staying." Jin Yuanyuan repeated Zhao Zhuoran's explanation. "So, could we talk to them about how Jin Yaya is currently experiencing cash flow problems and could temporarily suspend salary payments for half a month, or pay half now and the other half in half a month... In short, let's get through this together. Would they agree?"

Her aunt looked at her, remained silent for a long while, and finally nodded. "Give it a try. Or, perhaps it would be better to just notify people at the team leader level or above to attend the meeting?"

"Let's all meet in person," Jin Yuanyuan said with a wry smile. "After all, I'll be working with them for a year for the sake of 30 million."

Without delay, Jin Yuanyuan, who is also impatient, immediately notified all employees and held a meeting in the workshop.

People from the morning, afternoon, and evening shifts all came after hearing the news. It looked like a huge, imposing crowd.

Although Jin Yuanyuan has seen and commanded many big events, this is the first time she has experienced something like this.

She adjusted her light pink down jacket, trying to maintain a smile, which was actually a way to hide her nervousness.

"Hello everyone, I'm Jin Yuanyuan."

Opening remarks to establish a firm footing.

Many people had already seen Jin Yuanyuan, so they remained silent. However, this group had already been whispering amongst themselves below.

"The purpose of this impromptu meeting today is firstly to formally introduce myself. I will be leading everyone for a period of time, so please feel free to come to me if you need anything."

He paused and looked at everyone.

No one reacted.

"Secondly, I'm also sorry to have to talk about this." Jin Yuanyuan didn't want to go into too much detail. "Recently, Jin Yaya has indeed encountered a lot of problems, which I don't need to elaborate on, as everyone already knows. These past few days, because we have to repay the loan for the sock knitting machine and pay the lighting and water bills, the company's accounts are in a tight spot. So, we have to trouble everyone to accept that we will be receiving our salaries half a month later."

"How could this be?"

"I still have to pay rent!"

"I need to pay my credit card bill!"

Finally, they spoke up.

Jin Yuanyuan looked at everyone calmly. At this moment, she could not panic, could not show uncertainty, and could not look at her third aunt and Li Lianqing, because she was now representing her mother, Zhu Hongying, the chairman of Jin Yaya.

After waiting a moment, she spoke: "I know everyone has their own difficulties. If you really have something urgent, please come to me privately. I'll be here for the next few days."

A buzzing sound arose again among the workers, but no one stepped forward to speak.

"Today is my first time appearing as the acting chairperson of Jin Yaya. Although I don't look very good, I want to express my utmost sincerity. Because everyone still chose Jin Yaya and stayed, it shows their trust in Jin Yaya. So, the current financial difficulties are only temporary. We will definitely be able to pay everyone's full salary in two weeks, I guarantee it."

"What good is your guarantee? You might just say you don't have the money in the account and make us wait again."

"I know nothing I say will make a difference at this point, but I hope you can really believe me just this once." At this moment, all we can do is get through it.