"Mr. Bai, since I’ve resigned, I’ve already thought through the consequences. Today’s incident was merely a catalyst. I’ve always been diligent in the company, never making mistakes. I can accept being scolded for mistakes, but being insulted without making any, that’s something I cannot accept," the finance director said earnestly.
He paused, then added, "This is the last thing I’m doing for the company today. I want to say that you don’t have the right to fire me. Please hand this resignation letter to Chairman Bai."
"Good, well said! Against such bosses, employees can fire them too," Lin Tian applauded.
The middle-aged finance director was already considered good-tempered and very professional. He was determined to resign yet responsibly finished his last task. If it were a more temperamental executive, they would have just thrown down their resignation letter and left.
"Who are you?" the middle-aged man asked, puzzled, seeing Lin Tian as someone who aligned with Mr. Bai yet spoke such words.
"Don’t be surprised. I am Lin Tian. Mr. Bai transferred the bar industry to me, not because we are friends, but rather the opposite; he owes me something. This is just a small compensation. What should I call you, director?" Lin Tian said with a smile.
"I see, I’m Chen Mo," the middle-aged man said, realizing the situation.
"President Chen, I wonder if you’d be interested in joining the Xiao Group? The Xiao Group has been undergoing frequent personnel changes lately. We welcome talents like you, and your talented colleagues are welcome too—sales director, creative director, HR director. If the executives at your company are unhappy, they are also welcome to join the big family of the Xiao Group," Lin Tian said sincerely.
"Lin Tian, don’t go too far!" Bai Yufeng gritted his teeth. If these executives from the Bai family’s company collectively resigned, it would be a huge loss for the Bai family.
The value of an executive is not just in their capability; their accumulated connections are very important too. Once these executives leave, those connections would follow. Moreover, executives would have access to the company’s trade secrets. Once they leave, these secrets could be leaked, making those so-called confidentiality agreements nothing more than a piece of paper.
Lin Tian intended to severely hit the Bai family, damaging not only their reputation and finances but also causing a talent drain. This was just the beginning of his plan to take over the Bai family.
"Thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Lin. I will consider it," Chen Mo said with a smile.
After Chen Mo left, Bai Yuze had already furiously drunk five large glasses of red wine, but the bitter fruit he had brewed, he had to swallow himself.
"Oh, Mr. Bai, I forgot to tell you something. You can’t take the wine from the basement because the Night Rose Bar is now my territory," Lin Tian reminded.
Bai Yuze was startled, only then remembering the valuable red and white wines hidden in the basement. He sat down and stood up several times, unsure of how to speak.
But Mr. Qi was unwilling to give up those fine wines, saying, "Lin Tian, I see you did this on purpose. Also, how did you know about the wine in the basement? Those wines can’t belong to you. Their value is one thing, but do you know how hard those wines are to come by?"
"Haha, because I used to work in this bar. Also, if you are reluctant to part with them, feel free to take them. Of course, I will call the police because your actions would constitute burglary," Lin Tian said coolly, but his words were infuriating.
"You’ve gone too far, let’s go!" Bai Yufeng could no longer bear to stay. This place was no longer his territory, and he even doubted if he would die of anger right there, forgetting even to ask for the filming video.
But before they could stand up, Lin Tian spoke up to stop them: "Wait, you can’t leave yet."
"What, you want to keep us here?" Bai Yufeng squinted as he spoke.
"Of course not, you’re not worth much to me. I’m not interested. Just before, the bar transfer was merely a precondition of our negotiation. Now that the precondition is met, naturally we must continue discussing the main conditions. You haven’t gone silly, have you? I still have the video in my hand, and I never said I only wanted one bar."
"You..." Bai Yufeng, Sun Decai, including Mr. Qi and others, suddenly felt that they had fallen into a pit, a pit deeper than a sinkhole.
"What other conditions do you want to discuss? Say them all at once!" Bai Yuze said expressionlessly.
"The conditions I want to discuss next are quite numerous. Given your current ages and low positions in the family, I assume you can’t make decisions on your own, so, better call your parents over. Let’s have a family meeting today," Lin Tian continued eating and talking, completely ignoring their fascinating expressions.
But Bai Yufeng and the others looked at each other, making no move to use their cellphones to call home. A family meeting would definitely inform the elders at home of the despicable deeds they had done. At home, a beating would be the least of their worries; having their financial sources cut off was what really terrified them.
"I told you to call, didn’t you hear? Use your brain and think, can you handle the mess you’ve created just by yourselves? All of you are useless cowards, only brave enough to bully the easy targets. Now that the window has opened to the affair, everyone is scared. I’ll count to three, and if anyone doesn’t call, they’ll bear the consequences themselves," Lin Tian put down his chopsticks and stared at them.
"I’ll call..." Mr. Qi was the first to break under Lin Tian’s cold gaze, hastily taking out his phone to make the call.
With one starting, Bai Yufeng and Sun Decai had no choice but to pull out their phones, but Cui Haolong hesitated for a long time and didn’t dial. He awkwardly said, "My family is abroad, they can’t come."
"Forget it, you’ve already opened a Taekwondo gym, you can manage your life, just handle it yourself," Lin Tian said.
Aside from the person from the Taekwondo gym, the others made their calls, and Lin Tian also took out his phone and made a call.
"Miss, come to the Night Rose Bar immediately... Don’t get me wrong, I’m not here messing around; it’s about the Xiao Family. Hurry, or you’ll regret it," Lin Tian said and then hung up the phone.
After making the call, Lin Tian fell silent, and no one else dared speak. The situation had developed beyond their control, and everyone was apprehensive about what conditions Lin Tian wanted to discuss.
The first to arrive at the bar was actually Mr. Qi’s father. Mr. Qi looked fair and handsomely dressed, at least a standard handsome man. Surprisingly, his father was a large rough man, sturdy in limbs, and a whole size larger than Mr. Qi. The suit he wore looked awkward on him. Lin Tian’s first thought was, "Old Wang next door"; could Mr. Qi possibly be Old Wang’s son?
As he entered, he shouted loudly, "Who dares to bully a son of Qi Dapeng in Xikou City? Want to mess here? I’ll break your legs."
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