Sunday, October 14 Weather: Heavy Storm (continue)
After a week of successful merger, Yifan called for a sum up meeting of the merger. I was assigned to do the slide show.
Halfway through the meeting, Jin Kang rushed in from the outside.
‘Guan Xiao Bei!’ He roared out in the conference room, then quickly walk across the crowd and came up to me, clutching a stack of contracts and fan in front of me, ‘Look, look! What have you done?’
I have no idea what his meaning, so my mind went completely blank.
At that moment, I thought Jin Kang was going to throw the stack of paper into my face.
Yifan stopped Jin Kang: “Lao Jin, Lao Jin, please calm down.”
Lao Jin looked at me. His eyesight is like parents looking at their child, so hateful. Could turn iron into steel. He finally threw the stack of paper onto the table and left. Yifan followed and everyone else also filed out.
Finally, I’m the only person standing alone and felt so lost in the conference room. Surprisingly my mind doesn’t blow off.
At that time I thought, Yifan came back to tell me nothing had happen is just a misunderstanding ah. Yifan ah, why from the start to the end you didn’t look at me. Huh, huh, really funny.
At the end, I sat down and look at the data Jin Kang throw to me. I glance at the red marked where the placed I have made the mistake, like a death slogans.
I made the famous tragedy mistake caused by decimal points – I have added an addition zero into the bid, when the financial software automatically calculated based on this, the data are up to tenfold. This mean, even sold the whole entire AC, we can’t even afford to buy a subsidiary company.
At that time Lao Jin asked me to do the final check, I then re-calculate the data and double check the contracts. In fact the whole contracts and data has been check through by several people, therefore I don’t think it will be a problem. And then I received a called from Yifan, the results made me unsettled. Unconsciously I added a zero without checking and submitted it. Because of this discretionary program that allows me to screw up. I’m like a small engineer, holding a shovel to drain all the mines in the land, and then leisurely buried an atomic bombs.
I think I should be ashamed, should I find a hole to hide?
As a result, I was just floating at the hallway.
On 23rd floor office area near the elevator, Yifan robbed and dragged me to the side. He touches his forehead and asked: ‘Are you okay?’
I laughed, touched his forehead and asked: ‘Are you okay?’
He shook his head and said: ‘Yes ah, how can it be okay’
And then he added: ‘Guan Xiao Bei, go home and wait for phone call.’
Su came over to the company to pick me up. Back home, I sat on the bed, hugged the pillow and rocked.
Yifan asked me to wait for phone call. Wait for what call? I got fired? Because of my carelessness the company was in big lost, I will be sued until I go bankrupt? Yifan, why can’t you say: ‘If there is good news I will let you know.’ Yifan you can solve everything right? You can right? I beg you Yifan, please solve all this problem ah. I can’t paid for the loss. And I will never be able to afford to pay ah.
3 days later, I received a called from Yifan and it was a good news.
Because this merger was a win-win decision, AC offers were already very generous and Yifan has a personal relationship with Shen Du’s boss. In this case, Yifan manage to recover the merger contract, force to re-enter a new contract and both parties re-signed the contract.
Although we have restored the lost, but Legal Department’s Manager and general staff will be subject to severe punishment, this celebration has become a failure to their career.
I know during normal circumstance I can fool around with Yifan, but this kind of incident happen during work, any excuse cannot be an excuse – even though President was the one who interfered and caused the distraction. All AC works are high profile and strong interference to compete. So, I took the unknown origin of disciplinary notice of retention, without any excuse plan.
‘President, I’m so sorry.’
‘Our company has lost 1.784 million, not too much, this is the smallest losses I can fight.’
1.784 million….. I’m familiar with the company rules. This part is enough for me to be kicked out of the company by demerit and without paying any price.
‘You…. President, I know you want to fire me. I can understand. If you hold me back it will be hard for you. I will be….. very guilty.’ I wanted to show my free and easy emotion, tying hard squeeze a smile, however without success.
‘You are not the only one at fault.’ He squeezed his forehead tiredly, ‘Before the completion of the merger, each level of management should have a competent audit obligations. We are a team….. I also have responsibility.’
Passing over an official document to a junior clerk, is to reduce the burden of decision-maker. So-called executives in charge, symbolically as a signed word. Yifan say: “In order to easy my guilt. I understand and very grateful.’
‘Because of such incident, I can’t keep you at my side. Otherwise people will think I overly protected you. It is best for you to resume back to Legal Department or your previous duties. As a punishment the company will evaluate you for 6 months. After 6 month, we will reassess your performance. In order to compensate the losses of the company, these 6 months you will work without pay. After reassessment if you qualified, company will re-pay you 6 months of minimum salary.’
I know this was the lightest punishment Yifan can fight for me. After 6 months, if I pass my assessment, this incident will not stain my career and I will still have a brighter future. In order to achieve such outcome, I know Yifan has withstand from the shareholders, executives, and top to the bottom of the company. All these have been endure by Yifan himself.
I softly said: ‘Thank you very much.’
‘Go ah!’
Nearer to the door, Yifan said to me: ‘I’m sorry, because of me you have distracted…. I’m very sorry.’
I did not said a word, I hold my tears until I closed the door my tears shed at the corner of my eyes.
I heard a deep sigh from inside.
Back to the Assistant’s office, Elle and all the seniors have helped me to pack my things. I tried to smile and said: ‘Thank you seniors for guiding and taking good care of me, sorry to cause senior so much trouble.’
They came up, shook my hand and said goodbye.
Alice hugged me and whispered softly to my ear: ‘….. anywhere can begin, just remember high up here there is a place waiting for you.’
This is her 10 years experienced that she has learned and I believe her. I will be looking forward for the day to come.
Sunday, October 14 Weather: Heavy Storm (continue)
After a week of successful merger, Yifan called for a sum up meeting of the merger. I was assigned to do the slide show.
Halfway through the meeting, Jin Kang rushed in from the outside.
‘Guan Xiao Bei!’ He roared out in the conference room, then quickly walk across the crowd and came up to me, clutching a stack of contracts and fan in front of me, ‘Look, look! What have you done?’
I have no idea what his meaning, so my mind went completely blank.
At that moment, I thought Jin Kang was going to throw the stack of paper into my face.
Yifan stopped Jin Kang: “Lao Jin, Lao Jin, please calm down.”
Lao Jin looked at me. His eyesight is like parents looking at their child, so hateful. Could turn iron into steel. He finally threw the stack of paper onto the table and left. Yifan followed and everyone else also filed out.
Finally, I’m the only person standing alone and felt so lost in the conference room. Surprisingly my mind doesn’t blow off.
At that time I thought, Yifan came back to tell me nothing had happen is just a misunderstanding ah. Yifan ah, why from the start to the end you didn’t look at me. Huh, huh, really funny.
At the end, I sat down and look at the data Jin Kang throw to me. I glance at the red marked where the placed I have made the mistake, like a death slogans.
I made the famous tragedy mistake caused by decimal points – I have added an addition zero into the bid, when the financial software automatically calculated based on this, the data are up to tenfold. This mean, even sold the whole entire AC, we can’t even afford to buy a subsidiary company.
At that time Lao Jin asked me to do the final check, I then re-calculate the data and double check the contracts. In fact the whole contracts and data has been check through by several people, therefore I don’t think it will be a problem. And then I received a called from Yifan, the results made me unsettled. Unconsciously I added a zero without checking and submitted it. Because of this discretionary program that allows me to screw up. I’m like a small engineer, holding a shovel to drain all the mines in the land, and then leisurely buried an atomic bombs.
I think I should be ashamed, should I find a hole to hide?
As a result, I was just floating at the hallway.
On 23rd floor office area near the elevator, Yifan robbed and dragged me to the side. He touches his forehead and asked: ‘Are you okay?’
I laughed, touched his forehead and asked: ‘Are you okay?’
He shook his head and said: ‘Yes ah, how can it be okay’
And then he added: ‘Guan Xiao Bei, go home and wait for phone call.’
Su came over to the company to pick me up. Back home, I sat on the bed, hugged the pillow and rocked.
Yifan asked me to wait for phone call. Wait for what call? I got fired? Because of my carelessness the company was in big lost, I will be sued until I go bankrupt? Yifan, why can’t you say: ‘If there is good news I will let you know.’ Yifan you can solve everything right? You can right? I beg you Yifan, please solve all this problem ah. I can’t paid for the loss. And I will never be able to afford to pay ah.
3 days later, I received a called from Yifan and it was a good news.
Because this merger was a win-win decision, AC offers were already very generous and Yifan has a personal relationship with Shen Du’s boss. In this case, Yifan manage to recover the merger contract, force to re-enter a new contract and both parties re-signed the contract.
Although we have restored the lost, but Legal Department’s Manager and general staff will be subject to severe punishment, this celebration has become a failure to their career.
I know during normal circumstance I can fool around with Yifan, but this kind of incident happen during work, any excuse cannot be an excuse – even though President was the one who interfered and caused the distraction. All AC works are high profile and strong interference to compete. So, I took the unknown origin of disciplinary notice of retention, without any excuse plan.
‘President, I’m so sorry.’
‘Our company has lost 1.784 million, not too much, this is the smallest losses I can fight.’
1.784 million….. I’m familiar with the company rules. This part is enough for me to be kicked out of the company by demerit and without paying any price.
‘You…. President, I know you want to fire me. I can understand. If you hold me back it will be hard for you. I will be….. very guilty.’ I wanted to show my free and easy emotion, tying hard squeeze a smile, however without success.
‘You are not the only one at fault.’ He squeezed his forehead tiredly, ‘Before the completion of the merger, each level of management should have a competent audit obligations. We are a team….. I also have responsibility.’
Passing over an official document to a junior clerk, is to reduce the burden of decision-maker. So-called executives in charge, symbolically as a signed word. Yifan say: “In order to easy my guilt. I understand and very grateful.’
‘Because of such incident, I can’t keep you at my side. Otherwise people will think I overly protected you. It is best for you to resume back to Legal Department or your previous duties. As a punishment the company will evaluate you for 6 months. After 6 month, we will reassess your performance. In order to compensate the losses of the company, these 6 months you will work without pay. After reassessment if you qualified, company will re-pay you 6 months of minimum salary.’
I know this was the lightest punishment Yifan can fight for me. After 6 months, if I pass my assessment, this incident will not stain my career and I will still have a brighter future. In order to achieve such outcome, I know Yifan has withstand from the shareholders, executives, and top to the bottom of the company. All these have been endure by Yifan himself.
I softly said: ‘Thank you very much.’
‘Go ah!’
Nearer to the door, Yifan said to me: ‘I’m sorry, because of me you have distracted…. I’m very sorry.’
I did not said a word, I hold my tears until I closed the door my tears shed at the corner of my eyes.
I heard a deep sigh from inside.
Back to the Assistant’s office, Elle and all the seniors have helped me to pack my things. I tried to smile and said: ‘Thank you seniors for guiding and taking good care of me, sorry to cause senior so much trouble.’
They came up, shook my hand and said goodbye.
Alice hugged me and whispered softly to my ear: ‘….. anywhere can begin, just remember high up here there is a place waiting for you.’
This is her 10 years experienced that she has learned and I believe her. I will be looking forward for the day to come.
