Ceo And His Empress.. - Volume 2 Chapter 201 198. First Phase..

Meilin gave them all a look before looking straight at the camera that connected her with everyone required including her grandparents, who were back at the mansion by now.

Her voice was distant and cold, just like usual and held a certain pressure and command to direct people, ” You all must be already aware of the accident that took the life of Senior Secretary Feng this afternoon, I’ll not be delving too into it. Just for the information, the chief director of the province is taking the matter in hand and so, the results should come out soon”, she waited for a second to give them a moment to comprehend the reality and as expected, once the news was confirmed, there was a small commotion in the order… Well, targeting Secretary Feng could mean that they all could be targeted and no matter the position they held, they couldn’t help but rethink the situation… their lives came way before their jobs, you see.

Meilin was sure of this happening and didn’t react to it, she just sat there unmoving like a huge mountain, well, what she was going to say next also needed some time to be spoken out without letting anything show up in her tone…

Seeing her not react to their worries, somehow everyone was slapped awake by reality; yes, they may be chased after and be targeted, but the person sitting above was definitely the first choice of such attack.

When they saw her watch them all from her position, it all felt a little ridiculous, as hard and ugly it sounds, they were not important enough to affect Qin… well, in general, everyone except this person would not affect this Empire, all of them could be replaced… all except her, but here she was sitting there alone, exposing herself to such conditions… in a way, the more carefree she acted, the easier it became on these people to get hold of the exact situation, yes, indeed the one at a vulnerable position is her not them… they quietened once the realised it.

The effect of acting as she did was found and so, she spoke again, “CEO Qin is also unable to be here for the moment, but this is just a temporary thing, I’ll make sure that he comes back before the stipulated time…”, she changed the truth a bit, but her message to everyone watching was plain to the eye, she will do everything to get Qin ZiXuan back, it was just a matter of time… but because they were thinking in another direction they didn’t notice the light that flashed by her eyes at the moment she said his name before they lost a layer of light, even she wasn’t sure if she was stating the facts or, simply trying to make herself believe the same.

She paused for another moment before continuing, “I’ll be taking over the position of Chairman temporarily and Qin Lev will be taking over the position of the Vice President’s proxy. There will be a interview with various news station tomorrow where I’ll give another brief on the matter but before that, as stipulated by the rules, I need to address you people”, after she said this, she again went silent.

Qin Lev who was sitting below the stage was quite shocked, but knowing it was arranged by her, he didn’t complain and simply stood up under the gaze of over 100 employees, even though he worked under the public eyes, this situation was indeed nerve-wracking, but of course, he didn’t show it on his face and made his way to sit beside her… Meilin didn’t even look him in the eye, but that itself was enough to show that she believed in her choices and the potential of him… she has always been like this after all… and so, Qin Lev finally relaxed and sat beside her.

Meilin was ticking her fingers on the armrest and after another few seconds of silence she opened up, ” I’ll come out straight. No matter what I do or, you people try, tomorrow… there will be a decline in the stocks”, but before they could start once again with their futile actions, she continued without giving them a rest, “…without the chairman present and the recent problems arising here and there, the fall of the price is expected. No need to panic there, I just have to raise it again”, her tone was very light, as if, raising the price back to normal or even beyond that was simply child’s play, but her arrogance and confidence certainly gave the timely hope they needed.

Even for Meilin, it would be hard, the empire wasn’t built in a day and delved in too many industries, at times, it showed their majesty, but at times of crisis, it would be their Achille’s heel… because the spectrum of problems that could arise broadened… still, it was hard and not impossible, she will just have to push herself to the limit still, she acted as such because she knew that was the solution and no need to over-exaggerate it nor undermine it and so, it came out as a default speech.

“Secretary Qian will be responsible for direct contact between me and you, as such, any queries can be transferred to the secretary office under the CEO for the time being”, there was another round of murmurs about this unrelated person to take over such an important job, but his qualification was enough and her orders were final.

Qian Cheng himself was shocked by her words but the thought of her giving him this position because she believed in his potential was enough o get him out of his stupor, he too made his way to beside her and stood by her side…

As for the position of CEO, that was only for ZiXuan, there will be no substitute… not now, not ever.

“The concern departments will be getting their orders and should follow accordingly, which is true for the other branches as well. No need to give any reaction to any news, I’ll give the official statement

in the interview this afternoon and that will be it. If I find anything happening otherwise, it won’t simply end with a ban. I think I am clear enough.”

It was a blatant threat, but knowing that an insider was involved, she wasn’t going to give anyone a leeway.

“The PR department will have a meeting with Secretary Qian following this and will be responsible to handle the situation and news. Just make sure to keep the cause and casualty to a bare minimum. The marketing department and HR will have a meeting with me and the external affairs will be handled by Qin Lev. This empire is the hard work of the chairman and I won’t stand anyone tarnishing its reputation or harming it in any way, even if the said person is myself. Just to make clear, I’ll repeat this again; no need to panic, as long as I sit here, I won’t let the chair-“, she changed her words, “I won’t let my grandfather down. The world just needs to see what it means to offend this Empire… I won’t tolerate any excuses or pleas. Just spread the news that, offending my family was the worst possible choice for anyone to take… This meeting is adjourned”, her voice was clear and resounding in this silent hall, for the most part, it was because the Qin empire has always been a passive position and didn’t readily act against others even during worse situation… but that is probably going to change, Meilin was not like her grandfather who was bound by the past and needed to make sure that the company thrived in a safe condition, she was different, she liked to take actions and sitting back watching someone stomp on their faces without doing anything would go against the beliefs she grew up with…

She might be standing alone on this side of the war, but it was her war to win.

No one dared to say anything once they saw the cold look in her eyes, this was the person who could fire senior workers without batting an eyelid so, her being this angry was indeed not good news for anyone… if they went against her orders, they will become a consequence of this storm as well.

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Come the next morning, every other news channel were teeming with this big news…

Nobody dared to exaggerate and simply stated the true facts but with the sheer number of news out there, the economy of this country definitely became unstable… as for the first since its establishment this empire saw a decline in their stock values, over 100M vanished into thin air… but as one had expected for it to fall a lot more, it actually stabilised at that, just the fact that the loss stayed at this again showed what a huge empire this was, all the departments and their branches all over the world were following the rules to handle this situation, no one dared to lose their attention even for a second as the young Chairman has been working non-stop, conducting meetings after meetings, directing them, handling tonnes of reports as she kept an eye on the market… one person was doing the job of 10 elite workers, they couldn’t hold her back, in the end, they were also elites in their jobs, just being a part of this large organisation proved that fact.

With the joint effort of this much elite and disciplined personnel, the situation was handled.

Some news channel who had tried to act otherwise with great news like, [FALL OF THE EMPIRE] [END OF THE GIANTS ERA] [ACCIDENT JUST THE BEGINNING] and so on, were virtually slapped so hard that they deleted their news on all their platforms by afternoon.

Though the storm has just started, they atleast had passed by with minimal damage in the first phase.