Chapter 1274 Seeing Through President Zhao’s True Nature at a Glance

The two, who had been eagerly awaiting President Pei’s praise, did not hear the compliments they wanted.

President Pei didn't seem particularly pleased, his expression remaining as usual.

This made Eric and Zhao Xuming somewhat suspicious.

What was going on?

Why was President Pei reacting and behaving this way?

Could it be that while our event appeared successful, it actually had loopholes and flaws? Perhaps it didn't even meet President Pei's expectations?

Both of them had jumped ship from their respective companies, and their previous interactions with President Pei had been as competitors. Having only been his subordinates for less than half a month, they were still trying to figure out his temperament.

All they knew was that President Pei was meticulous and had a strong strategic mind.

And judging from the abundance of talent at Tengda, President Pei was also adept at discovering and nurturing the strengths of his employees.

Sometimes, the employees themselves weren't even aware of these strengths, but President Pei managed to cultivate them.

So, at this moment, both of them calmed down, wanting to hear what President Pei had to say.

If they were at Dayak Group or Longyu Corporation, they definitely wouldn't have overthought it.

With the event's success evident and resounding, any boss who didn't reward them would definitely be out of their mind.

But at Tengda, because President Pei's image was so firmly established, the two of them began to examine their own shortcomings instead.

Pei Qian pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhao Xuming: "This event was Eric's idea, right?"

Zhao Xuming immediately nodded: "Yes, that's right!"

"I actually only did a little bit of minor work, just provided some assistance."

"I'm ashamed to say that I even thought this event was a bit risky and initially tried to dissuade him."

Zhao Xuming wasn't the kind of person who would steal credit, because stealing credit inevitably meant risking being held responsible, which was a double-edged sword.

Especially since he was new to the company, hadn't established himself, and hadn't figured out President Pei's personality, he was even less likely to steal credit.

The key was that President Pei gave the impression of being extremely intelligent and calculating, so trying to pull any tricks under his nose was pointless. The best-case scenario would be that President Pei wouldn't call him out on it but would remember it in his mind.

Eric asked, "President Pei, is there anything wrong with this event?"

Wrong? There's a lot wrong!

You guys are practically hoping for ioi to die.

Pei Qian actually had a lot of opinions about this event, but he couldn't express them directly.

He couldn't exactly say that they were being too ruthless, could he?

After a moment of silence, Pei Qian said, "The event itself is fine."

"But I've noticed that President Zhao, you seem a bit inactive."

"You're currently the head of the gog national server, at the same rank as Eric. Simply assisting isn't enough."

Pei Qian felt that he had to restrain Eric's inner energy.

If he had to choose between the two of them, the less harmful one would definitely be Zhao Xuming.

Hearing this, Zhao Xuming's face showed a shocked expression.

What was going on?

Could it be that President Pei had already seen through my true nature in less than half a month?

And that was even without him coming to the gog project team much or actively inquiring about the work situation here?

This was too fast!

As expected, the person who knows you best is your opponent. President Pei truly has discerning eyes...

Zhao Xuming had always worked in this mode at Longyu Corporation, and it had been remarkably effective, hidden very well.

Although the heads sent by Finger Company to the ioi Greater China region had changed repeatedly, from Eric to Christian, and then back again, Zhao Xuming's position remained stable.

This was mainly because he never took the blame.

Even if he had proposed the plan himself, he would never try to take the credit, but instead would tell Eric or Christian about the plan and then assist them.

This way, although he gave up the main credit, he could still get some credit for the hard work if it was successful, and it would also make his ideas seem constructive and effective.

And if the plan failed, then the person responsible for making the decision would bear the primary responsibility. Although Zhao Xuming would also be responsible, most of the time the matter would be handled lightly.

In fact, many seemingly clever strategists in ancient times did the same thing.

Anyway, the strategist only had to come up with ideas, and the lord would ultimately make the decision.

When it came to war, one group of strategists would say to fight, and another group would say not to fight. Then the lord would hesitate for a long time and decide to fight. After losing the battle, those strategists who said not to fight would seem very wise, and the lord would seem very foolish.

Zhao Xuming had learned from the ancients.

But this approach seemed to be ineffective at Tengda!

President Pei's words at this time were truly shocking to Zhao Xuming.

On the one hand, it was because Zhao Xuming had only joined Tengda Group for a short time, and on the other hand, it was because this plan had been successful.

If it were a normal leader, they would at least wait until Zhao Xuming had been there for half a year or a year, after his work had stabilized, and then reprimand him when he made a mistake, right?

But President Pei wasn't like that. He directly pointed it out at the point of the plan's success.

Zhao Xuming carefully considered the meaning of President Pei's words.

Clearly, he was very dissatisfied with his non-stick work mode!

The event itself was fine, meaning that in President Pei's opinion, this was completely normal performance. Anyone in charge should do this, let alone Eric and Zhao Xuming, who had been specially recruited.

If they didn't see this opportunity, it would be very disappointing.

What made President Pei unhappy was that Eric was working, but Zhao Xuming himself wasn't active enough, even though he was at the same rank as Eric, and was just hiding in the back cheering them on.

Zhao Xuming understood.

President Pei's reprimand was so clear, if he didn't understand, then he would be truly stupid.

Zhao Xuming's expression was a bit awkward: "President Pei, you're right. In the future... I will definitely take the initiative to come up with more plans."

The environment of each company is different, and the way to survive is naturally different as well.

A true non-stick person is one who can perfectly integrate into the environment and be non-stick in any environment.

At Longyu Corporation, he could continue to be non-stick as long as he used the previous method, so why wouldn't he?

But that obviously wouldn't work at Tengda.

Because this operation was seen through by President Pei at a glance!

He definitely couldn't use the previous method anymore, otherwise the final result would definitely be that he wanted to be non-stick, but the pot would fly over on its own and be firmly placed on his head.

Zhao Xuming's career path was to meet the demands of his superiors as much as possible, complete the tasks assigned to him, so as to keep his position as much as possible, and gradually get promoted and get a raise.

He didn't ask to walk too fast, he only hoped that every step would be very steady.

Now that he had a new superior, he would naturally have to gradually adapt.

And Eric, listening on the side, was also nodding silently.

President Pei was indeed insightful, seeing the key problem at a glance!

Seeing the two of them nodding frequently, Pei Qian was a little surprised.

Huh, Zhao Xuming agreeing was one thing, but why didn't Eric have any objections either?

Was he really not objecting, or was he just holding his objections in his heart?

Well, it's also possible that what I said just now didn't leave any room for rebuttal. After all, in terms of rank, they were indeed equal. Eric wouldn't openly go against the boss and challenge the company's system, would he?

But as the work gradually progressed, the differences between the two would definitely gradually emerge, and the seeds of this infighting had already been planted.

Pei Qian was a little regretful about recruiting these two people, but it was easy to recruit people, and it was difficult to send them away.

He had only recruited them for less than half a month, and he was already extremely distrustful of Eric, but he could still observe Zhao Xuming a little more.

Maybe the failure of ioi before was mainly due to Zhao Xuming?

"If there's nothing else, you can continue working." Pei Qian thought for a moment and decided to end it here for today.

This kind of thing couldn't be expected to be achieved overnight, it had to be done slowly.

Eric and Zhao Xuming sent President Pei away and returned to their seats.

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Xuming said softly: "Regarding President Pei's request, I have an idea."

"The process in the future will still be the same as before. You'll make the final decision on the plan, but then I'll hand it over to President Pei. Let's divide the plan up a bit. Of course, if there's a problem when it's my turn to submit the plan, I'll also take the main responsibility."

President Pei had just left, and Zhao Xuming had already come up with a solution.

Since President Pei had already told him to take on more responsibility and come up with more plans, it definitely wouldn't work to shrink back like before.

But in order to prevent conflicts between the two people's opinions, they could completely discuss it first, right?

Then, plans that Eric didn't agree with wouldn't be done, and plans that both of them thought were okay would be divided into Zhao Xuming's share, and Zhao Xuming would also take on some responsibility accordingly.

This was already a huge change for Zhao Xuming.

Eric frowned and immediately shook his head: "How can that work?"

"Haven't you noticed, President Zhao? President Pei values every employee and hopes that every employee can unleash their potential. Otherwise, he wouldn't have replaced Min Jingchao."

"Do you think these little tricks can fool President Pei's eyes?"

"Let me be frank, President Zhao, Tengda is not a place where you can just do your job and get by. Here, President Pei clearly hopes that every employee can shine."

"The way you used to do things may not have been a problem at Longyu Corporation, but do you think it's still applicable at Tengda?"

Zhao Xuming was a little embarrassed: "But... I've always been like this, how can I change overnight?"

Eric shook his head: "You're underestimating President Pei too much."

"I believe you've also felt it. Tengda's atmosphere is completely different from other companies, very special. Here, everyone can have extremely high plasticity because the freedom in the work is very high."

"Maybe it's precisely because of your cautious personality that your career development has been limited?"

"And President Pei actually wants to change your personality and unleash your true potential."

Zhao Xuming was a little conflicted: "Then what if our two plans conflict?"

Eric smiled: "With President Pei around, what's there to worry about?"

In fact, Eric was very aware of Zhao Xuming's non-stick characteristics.

How could he not know after working together for so long?

But Eric didn't actually care before, because what he needed was someone who was obedient enough and could assist him. He didn't want disagreements between the two to lead to the plan not being implemented and resources being wasted on infighting.

So, even though he knew that Zhao Xuming was non-stick, Eric wouldn't have as much of an opinion on him as Christian did. It was a two-way choice.

But now, after listening to President Pei, Eric realized that the situation was different at Tengda.