Chapter 117.2: Resolute and Beautiful
The next day, Chu Qianmiao accompanied He Yihui to the project.
He Yihui introduced her to the company staff, saying, "This is our beautiful insurance agent. She's here to help me with this project."
The company's chairman held Chu Qianmiao's hand for a long time, holding on as he explained the company's situation. Chu Qianmiao tried to pull her hand away, but couldn't. The chairman continued to chatter, so Chu Qianmiao interrupted, "Chairman, please let go. I need to return a call."
The chairman, as if realizing he was still holding a girl's hand, quickly let go and said, "Look at me. I've completely forgotten about the company."
Chu Qianmiao smiled and said nothing, giving her enough face.
After greeting each other and returning to the due diligence office, He Yihui said to Chu Qianmiao apologetically, "People at this company get carried away by pretty women, but there's no malicious intent involved. Don't take it personally."
Chu Qianmiao strongly disagreed. She felt that the very fact that some men get carried away by pretty women was inherently malicious.
The idea that this wasn't malicious might be explained as a lingering legacy of the toxic feudal ideology of male superiority over female.
She thought it was truly unfortunate that in the 21st-century workplace, women were still treated differently, with male superiority over female.
After He Yihui left, Chu Qianmiao told Hou Lin, "Work hard! Strive to become an elite, and strive to change the status of women in the workplace."
Hou Lin felt a sympathetic response and said to Chu Qianmiao, "Leader, I think you handled the situation very well just now. You weren't servile or overbearing. You didn't let that man continue to hold your hand and take advantage of you, and at the same time, you gave him enough face." After a pause, she said, "If it were me, I might have just been timid and let him take advantage of me."
Chu Qianmiao's expression straightened, and she solemnly told Hou Lin, "You can't do that. Understand, if someone takes advantage of you at work in the future, you must not let them succeed. If you let them succeed, their appetite will grow, and they'll do the same to other women. It's just a repeated indulgence that makes these people feel safe and secure. Hou Lin, remember, if someone takes advantage of you, you must not be timid. Because you're not only saving face for yourself, but also for all women in the workplace."
Hou Lin was a little excited by what she said, and nodded vigorously, "I understand, Leader."
Chu Qianmiao thought of the man who had hurt her. He was about to die. She would let everyone know his true colors.
Chu Qianmiao spent three days at the project site reviewing the materials. She also spoke with people from various departments about the company's situation and consulted with lawyers and accountants.
After this comprehensive understanding, she had a comprehensive understanding of the company's situation.
She and He Yihui shared the same sentiment. The company seemed fine. However, judging by the chairman's ambivalent tone, there was indeed something about the project that made them uneasy.
But what was that something? Were she and He Yihui overly sensitive, imagining it, or was it truly a hidden danger they had hidden from them?
During this time, Ren Yan called Chu Qianmiao to ask about the project's progress, whether she could handle it, and if there was anything she needed to discuss with him.
Chu Qianmiao said that she didn't need to discuss it for now, but if she couldn't see anything tomorrow, she would discuss it with him.
The next day, Chu Qianmiao carefully compared her company's performance with that of other publicly listed companies in the same industry. While doing so, she discovered a problem: her company had more accounts receivable than other companies.
She was startled. Accounts receivable are a key area ofdifficulty when reconciling the income statement. She immediately brought this up with He Yihui.
He Yihui replied, "Yes, my lawyer, accountant, and I have noticed this issue. We've also learned that this is because our customers recognize revenue for us in advance, which creates accounts receivable. Other listed companies in the same industry recognize revenue at year-end, not in advance, resulting in lower accounts receivable." After a pause, he added, "The accountant has already issued an unqualified audit report confirming this."
Chu Qianmiao thought for a moment and asked, "Do you have the confirmation documents and other accounting vouchers?"
He Yihui replied that they did.
Chu Qianmiao asked to see them.
He Yihui sent his men to the company's finance department, and a moment later, the company's finance department brought all the accounting vouchers.
Chu Qianmiao laid out the confirmation forms on the table, examining them one by one. Indeed, there were no issues.
Someone in He Yihui's department also said to her, "Ms. Chu, to be honest, we've reviewed these accounting documents many times, but we can't find any problems."
Chu Qianmiao nodded, saying nothing.
She gathered the spread-out accounting documents together.
Suddenly, she paused.
She picked up the top two documents, stacked them together, and held them up to the light from the window.
The sunlight filtered through the paper. The customer seals on the two documents didn't quite match; one was slightly larger than the other. Separately, the two seals didn't seem to differ in size, but when stacked together, the difference became apparent.
Chu Qianmiao called He Yihui over to examine them. He Yihui held the documents up to the window for a long moment.
After putting them down, he looked at Chu Qianmiao with a serious expression.
Chu Qianmiao said, "Some of the official seals on the confirmation forms are probably fake."
The company created fake confirmation forms, prematurely recognizing revenue and falsifying its accounts to adjust profits.
"The company falsified its accounts," He Yihui said gravely.
Chu Qianmiao paused for a moment. "Mr. He, it might not just be the company. Think about it. Why would an accountant issue an unqualified audit report? We can't rule out this method. It's actually the accountant who helped issue it. The company chairman's ramblings are probably thinking...
There's no other way."
He Yihui immediately understood. "I understand. I'll thoroughly re-examine the financial status of this project," He Yihui said. "Qianmiao, thank you so much for this."
The next day, Chu Qianmiao took Hou Lin back to Beijing.
On the plane, Chu Qianmiao instructed Hou Lin, "Compile the queue status of companies that have applied for the scheme in the past week, those that have passed the review, those whose applications have been terminated, the reasons for those that haven't passed the review, and also summarize the equity incentive situation. Give it to me in three days."
Hou Lin immediately agreed and wrote down the items to be checked in a notebook.
Upon returning to the company, Chu Qianmiao reported to Ren Yan's office, intending to report on her work over the past few days.
As soon as she sat down, before she could say anything, Ren Yan said, "He Yihui is full of praise for you." "
Chu Qianmiao smiled, her eyes sparkling. "How did he praise me?"
Ren Yan leaned back in his chair, watching her smile blossom like a flower.
"He said you're truly capable. He and the project team had looked at the problem many times but couldn't find it, and you finally found it."
Chu Qianmiao was delighted and smiled brightly. "Of course I'm capable, no matter who taught me."
Ren Yan looked at her, his lips curled slightly.
Look at this proud little girl he had nurtured.
She was actually becoming more mature and steady, but in his eyes, she was still the same girl who would say "Ren Yan is awesome" in riddles.
"Qianmiao," he called.
"Hey," she replied. "Just give me your instructions, boss," she said coquettishly.
He smiled.
"Nothing." "
Another opportunity had come true. Only one more was missing. But it didn't matter. She didn't need to know about it; he could worry about Coco.
"Then you called me," she asked, blinking.
"Well, I was asking if you wanted to know what He Yihui's current situation was with the project." He seamlessly changed the subject back to He Yihui.
"I want to know," she said immediately.
He looked at her, his lips curled slightly, his eyes fixed on her face, as if he couldn't get enough. He told her, "He Yihui will be evacuating the project team today. While you were on the plane, he confronted the accountant with those accounting documents, exposing their involvement in the bookkeeping." After a pause, he said solemnly, "Qian Miao, this time you helped He Yihui and Li Tong avoid a significant risk."
"You're great." Ren Yan's voice cracked as he said this.
Chu Qianmiao thought it sounded like a sweet nothing.
Three days later, Chu Qianmiao called Hou Lin to her office.
She asked Hou Lin, "How's the data I asked you to sort out coming along?"
Hou Lin replied, "Boss, I sent it to your email this morning."
Chu Qianmiao looked at her and calmly asked, "You sorted it out yourself, right?"
Hou Lin nodded, "Yes."
Chu Qianmiao turned her laptop screen towards Hou Lin. The document Hou Lin had sent her was on the screen. Pointing to the lower right corner of a page, she said, "There's a page in the document you sent me where the IPO's from other brokerage firms haven't been removed. Remember to remove them next time."
Hou Lin stood there, her hands clenched into fists.
"Boss..."
Chu Qianmiao looked up at her. "Also, the data you gave me isn't from last week, it's from two weeks ago." "
Hou Lin's face paled.
Chu Qianmiao looked at her and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is data from the previous two weeks compiled by other brokerage firms. I don't know why you didn't find the data yourself, but instead simply removed the IPO's and replaced the date from two weeks ago with the previous week. You figured since they were so close, the data wouldn't be that different, and I wouldn't notice, right?"
Hou Lin's face paled and flushed, and sweat began to form on her forehead.
Qin Qianyu, sitting at the desk across from Chu Qianmiao, watched them silently. He sensed an aura from Chu Qianmiao, one that almost threatened to overwhelm Ren Yan, making him afraid to interrupt.
Chu Qianmiao looked at Hou Lin. She wasn't angry, but she was intimidating without anger. She even smiled, but that smile was so intimidating that Hou Lin felt almost paralyzed.
"Hou Lin, let me tell you why I asked you to compile the data. I wanted you to familiarize yourself with the industry and hone your skills in researching, summarizing, and analyzing the industry. "You think I don't want you to rest?" Chu Qianmiao picked up a stack of documents from her desk and tossed it to Hou Lin. "Actually, while I was telling you to organize this data, I was already doing it myself."
Qin Qianyu's mouth chuckled silently across from her. He saw a different Chu Qianmiao today—a leader.
Hou Lin's eyes were red.
"Leader, I was wrong."
Chu Qianmiao looked at her, sighed, and asked, "Tell me, why are you lying? I want to hear the truth." "
Hou Lin sniffled, sobbing as she said, "Boss, my boyfriend and I's lease expired two days ago, and we're looking for a place to move. I really didn't have time, but I didn't want to disappoint you, so I asked a classmate for a two-week-old document. In a fit of madness, I changed the date and sent it to you. Boss, I was wrong, I really was wrong. I will never lie to you again. I'm terribly ashamed now."
Chu Qianmiao sighed again.
"Hou Lin, if you have a problem, just tell me the truth. There's nothing we can't discuss. If you really have something urgent, I can let you pay me back two days later. But you shouldn't lie to me just to avoid disappointing me. It'll only make me more disappointed when I find out the truth." "
Hou Lin cried bitterly as she admitted her mistake.
Chu Qianmiao handed her a tissue.
She could tolerate anything, but not deception. She could forgive ignorance, but not deception. Her parents had taught her from a young age that deception was the lowest and most inferior form of human nature.
She thought back to that time at Haidilao, when Qiu Yun had said her words were spot on. She'd said, "Qianmiao, you're a pure person, the kind who can't stand a man deceiving you in any way."
This was also why she couldn't fall in love with Tan Shen anymore.
"Okay, stop crying. I don't blame you this time, but there won't be a next time. I only tolerate deception once. If you do it again, I won't forgive you," Chu Qianmiao said to Hou Lin.
Hou Lin cried, saying she wouldn't do it again, and left the office.
The high-pressure atmosphere was relieved.
Qin Qianyu sighed silently and said to Chu Qianmiao, "I'm thinking back to something President Ren said to us when we were working on the Jialeyuan project together." "
Chu Qianmiao asked what he was talking about.
Qin Qianyu said, "Mr. Ren taught us what supreme leadership authority is. He said a cold expression is inferior authority, while awe-inspiring without anger is medium authority. And being awe-inspiring without anger, and smiling when truly angry, so that even the slightest hint of laughter frightens others, is supreme authority."
"You just scolded Hou Lin with a smile. Oh my god, I was scared too." Qin Qianyu gave Chu Qianmiao a thumbs-up. "Ms. Chu, congratulations! You've finally achieved supreme leadership authority."
After get off work that evening, Chu Qianmiao and Ren Yan met two blocks from the company. Ren Yan drove her to dinner.
On the way, Ren Yan said, "I heard you scolded your young intern and made her cry today."
Chu Qianmiao hummed. "Learning to deceive at such a young age is outrageous. I must correct her while this problem is still in its infancy. I can tolerate anything, but I just can't stand being deceived." "
The light ahead turned red. Ren Yan stopped the car and turned to look at Chu Qianmiao.
Her eyes were fixed straight ahead, a glint in them.
She was so determined, so beautiful.
The author has something to say to Ren Yan: My little girl is so beautiful no matter how I look at her.
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