Secretary Fan brought Xiao Xun to the tenth floor of the building, then introduced, "This floor is the office area for the Technology Department and Product Research and Development Division Three."
Xiao Xun nodded and followed Secretary Fan to the Technology Department's office area. At a glance, it was all cubicle workstations. Standing at the entrance, one could see nothing but heads of hair, and the ears were filled with the sounds of rapid typing and the noise of large printing machines nearby.
Secretary Fan clapped her hands and called out, "Everyone, please stop what you're doing. I have an introduction to make."
The sound of keyboards instantly vanished. Everyone looked up at Secretary Fan. Seeing the young man beside her, they all assumed he was a new colleague. Some team leaders and senior employees returned to their keyboards.
Secretary Fan frowned slightly, "This is the new Director of our Technology Department, Xiao Xun, Director Xiao. I hope everyone can cooperate fully with Director Xiao's work in the future. Now, Director Xiao needs to go to the server room. Who will be responsible for taking him there?"
As soon as she said this, the entire office area fell silent. Everyone simultaneously turned their gaze to the independent director's office behind them.
A moment later, the sound of things being thrown could be heard from inside, and then a middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses stormed out, nearly shattering the frosted tempered glass door.
He walked up to Secretary Fan, took out his phone, and held the screen towards her. "What is going on? Everything was fine during the morning meeting this morning, and now they're telling me to hand over my work and become some damn deputy director in the General Office?"
Secretary Fan looked at the middle-aged man expressionlessly. "Director Zhang, no, Deputy Director Zhang, this is the General Manager's decision. I am merely conveying the message."
Director Zhang slammed the desk in front of Secretary Fan. "If I leave, what about the 'Xingtu' system? Who will maintain and improve the applications on it?"
Secretary Fan stepped back, her eyes filled with disgust. She glanced at Xiao Xun beside her, then said to Director Zhang, "This is Mr. Xiao, the new director of the Technology Department. Your work will be taken over by him."
Director Zhang hadn't initially paid much attention to Xiao Xun, but upon hearing Secretary Fan, he carefully appraised the young man in front of him.
He looked like a typical 'nerd' who had just graduated, and his left arm was bandaged.
"What was the General Manager thinking, assigning a young man who can't even move his arm to take my place? Is he someone's son?"
Secretary Fan's expression grew displeased. "Director Zhang, don't speak nonsense. Our Director Xiao is a master at building system frameworks. He can identify problems with our company's 'Xingtu' system with just a glance."
Director Zhang looked unconvinced. "Is that a guess? Is he a top student poached from some prestigious overseas university by the boss?"
Xiao Xun looked at Director Zhang, who appeared defiant. "If you're not convinced, you can go talk to the General Manager. There's no need to cause trouble for me. If you're willing to hand over, we can discuss it. If you're not willing, this is a minor issue, and I think I can figure it out in a while."
Director Zhang crossed his arms and clenched his fists. "Truly a 'newborn calf fearless of the tiger.' I'd like to see how you handle a problem we haven't been able to solve for over a week."
Before Xiao Xun could speak, Secretary Fan said, "I'm afraid that's not possible. You are no longer part of the Technology Department. According to the company's confidentiality agreement, you have no right to enter the server room or inquire about any product technology-related matters."
Director Zhang waved his hand. "I don't care to know anyway." With that, he turned and returned to his office.
Secretary Fan surveyed the onlookers. "Now, the teams responsible for server room system maintenance and 'Xingtu' system development will please accompany our Director Xiao to the server room to address the issues. Everyone else, please continue with your work."
After speaking, she said to Xiao Xun, "Director Xiao, please follow them. I'm going to notify the head of the Product Design Department."
Xiao Xun followed several team leaders, who were much older than him, to the 'Data Center' on the second basement level, which was the server room.
A team leader swiped his card to enter the server room. As Xiao Xun walked in, he opened the case he was carrying, took out his new laptop, activated it, and operated it until it was usable.
He looked up at the members of the two teams and the Director of Product Research and Development, who arrived late. "Where is the terminal?"
Several people looked down on the new director, assuming he was from a privileged background.
Furthermore, all the team leaders in the Technology Department were promoted by the former Director Zhang, now Director Zhang. Therefore, they were all resentful of this 'parachute' leader, especially a newcomer they had never heard of in the industry.
Although he was new, his words could not be ignored. After all, company regulations bound them, and they could not cross the line.
After being told where the terminal was, they waited to see the show.
Xiao Xun connected his laptop to the terminal and accessed the terminal system from the backend.
A page popped up on the computer, requiring him to enter a key.
He looked up at the two team leaders of the Technology Department. "What is the password?"
The two team leaders replied almost in unison, "Only the former Director Zhang knows this. We don't have permission."
Xiao Xun frowned. "How can you maintain the system and develop new programs if you don't know the key?"
Facing Xiao Xun's question, the two looked away as if they were pigs not afraid of boiling water.
Xiao Xun stood up and pointed at the people behind the two team leaders. "From today onwards, you two will take over the positions of team leaders and become the new team leaders. As for the two team leaders who are unwilling to cooperate, if you are willing to continue, you will be team members. If you are not willing, you can submit your resignation, and I will approve it immediately."
After speaking, he sat on the floor with his legs crossed, placing his laptop between his knees. His right hand moved at lightning speed across the keyboard, bypassing the key and directly taking over the entire system with the highest authority.
He opened the operation interface and looked up at everyone. "Who the hell wrote this program? How can this kind of logic be pieced together? Does having a high academic qualification here mean you don't need actual ability?"
As he spoke, his right hand danced rapidly across the keyboard. Everyone listened to the sound of typing, not daring to breathe.
From this, it was clear that Xiao Xun indeed had some skills.
"What is the ultimate goal of your unit?"
The two team leaders started to step forward, but Xiao Xun stopped them with his hand and pointed to the people behind the two team leaders. "I am asking the team leaders of our Technology Department."
At this moment, the two finally came to their senses and remembered that they were already team leaders in the Technology Department.
Seeing the original team leaders with very displeased expressions, the two still approached Xiao Xun. They were participants in the entire project, and their abilities were above that of the team leaders. However, because the team leaders were the first to follow Director Zhang, they were considered his direct subordinates.
Therefore, no matter what achievements they made, they had to be attributed to these two team leaders. Many people in the team had long held opinions about the two, so even if they knew the solutions to simple problems, they wouldn't handle them, and they had all started slacking off.
Facing the new supervisor's inquiry, the two newly appointed team leaders naturally told him everything they knew, because from this moment on, they were the new supervisor's direct subordinates.
The two removed team leaders exchanged a look, then turned and stormed out, slamming the door.