Why is This Troublemaker So Damn Rich?

Futong Commerce

Inside the General Manager’s Office

Li Yang was leaning back in his executive chair, his anger still simmering. When Dan Biao entered the office, he didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly.

Yang Hui had made a clean getaway, leaving Li Yang to vent all his fury on him.

He knew why Li Yang was so furious. Ever since Futong Commerce was founded, Li Yang’s word had been law. No one had ever dared to defy him.

Before the meeting, he was ready to issue a formal warning just for being late. That showed just how strict his standards were for his subordinates.

But Yang Hui didn’t just show up late—he didn’t show up at all. And his excuse was so half-hearted it was insulting: he said he had to go home for dinner.

This was a direct challenge to Li Yang’s authority. If he didn’t punish Yang Hui, how could he manage his other subordinates in the future?

But punish him? Did he really have to fire him?

"Xiaodan, I’ve led you for so many years, and you can’t even handle a single new guy. You’re fucking useless!"

Dan Biao hung his head and took the verbal lashing without a word of protest. ’I may be useless,’ he thought, ’but are you any better? It was *your* meeting he blew off, wasn’t it?’

"So tell me, how should we handle this?"

Dan Biao glanced up at him, knowing full well that Li Yang must have decided against firing Yang Hui. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be asking this question. He was looking for an out.

But how was Dan Biao supposed to know what to do? Li Yang wasn’t satisfied with a formal warning, but now he was second-guessing an outright dismissal. He could only play dumb. "President Shan, I thought we were letting him go?"

"I took a look at the terms for the Xinyue Square online mall. They sent over the official letter, but the promotion period is one month. If Yang Hui leaves, can you keep that deal going?"

So that was the heart of the matter. Li Yang was a businessman, and his decisions were ultimately driven by profit.

The Xinyue Square online mall could bring the company roughly 60,000 to 80,000 yuan in sales per day, which added up to around 2 million a month.

This was all extra revenue, generated without any significant increase in rent or labor costs. The net profit margin on this portion of business was nearly 40%, meaning an extra 800,000 to 1,000,000 yuan in profit each month.

What Li Yang was calculating was whether he could hold onto this piece of the pie if Yang Hui was gone.

In reality, the question didn’t even need to be asked. Futong Commerce had tried negotiating for the online mall partnership before. Li Yang had even personally led the talks. The other party had demanded a minimum sales guarantee, and even if Futong agreed to it, Xinyue Square would at most offer one or two of their less desirable plazas for a trial run.

Futong Commerce had run the numbers back then. If they accepted the minimum guarantee, the likelihood of turning a profit was slim. They might even lose money. So, they never dared to go through with it.

After Yang Hui arrived, the very first deal he negotiated brought the company about 2 million in extra monthly revenue and around 800,000 in profit. As a businessman, if Li Yang impulsively fired Yang Hui and lost all that income, he’d probably want to kill himself the next day, asking himself how he could have been such a fucking idiot.

"President Li, I’m not capable enough to negotiate those terms."

Li Yang nodded. "Xiaodan, this is why I say you’re useless. With Yang Hui’s attitude, my gut tells me to fire him, but you guys are too weak. If he leaves, that whole chunk of performance disappears. The stores, the supervisors, and even your own performance KPIs will all take a hit, which will then affect your incomes.

I don’t mind earning a little less, but how could I bear to see you all take a pay cut? You know I’m the type of person who ’loves his soldiers like his own sons.’ Therefore, I’ve decided to let him off the hook this time. For the sake of you and your team’s income, I’ll tolerate him just this once.

But you must criticize and educate him. There absolutely cannot be a next time, or I won’t be so lenient!"

"Thank you, Boss. I am indeed incompetent." But in his heart, he was thinking, ’Thank you? My ass.’

"Alright, we won’t punish him this time. After all, the meeting never happened. And if there was no meeting, there’s no such thing as being late."

Dan Biao was stunned. He stared at Li Yang, who was speaking with such self-righteous conviction. ’So you can just spin it like that?’

So, for the sake of money, Li Yang could endure such humiliation. This was something worth learning. It was the first time in all these years that Dan Biao had seen this side of him.

Of course, it was also the first time in all these years that someone had dared to ignore Li Yang’s meeting notice.

Just as he was about to leave, Li Yang called out, "Wait!"

Dan Biao quickly stopped and turned to look at Li Yang.

"Your work has been flawed in many areas recently. Find a reason and submit a request for a formal warning for yourself."

’What? You ran out of places to vent your anger, so you’re taking it out on me? And I even have to come up with the reason myself?’

’Damn it, can’t you stop picking on the easy targets?’

"What are you looking at? You got a problem with that?"

"No, Boss. I’m just thinking about what reason to use. I’ll report myself to HR for a penalty tomorrow."

One glance from Li Yang and Dan Biao’s knees went weak. ’Alright, I’m definitely the easy target,’ he thought.

Cai Miao was still at her desk, and she was ecstatic. She had heard Li Yang shout "Fire him, fire him, fire him!" during the meeting.

She knew that an enraged Li Yang would definitely get rid of Yang Hui this time.

In that case, the HR department wouldn’t even need to send a warning email. Just fire him directly. So much cleaner.

BRRRING~

The long-awaited internal call rang. A glance at the extension number showed it was from Li Yang.

"Boss!"

"Come to my office!"

Cai Miao skipped gleefully toward Li Yang’s office.

Several brand managers from the operations department hadn’t left yet either. They were huddled together near their desks, discussing the day’s events.

"Yang Hui has some serious nerve. He’s only been here a few days, and he already dares to skip the boss’s meeting!"

"Yeah, and the key thing is, he didn’t even bother to make up a good excuse! He could have at least said he was at a wedding or something. But ’I have to go home for dinner’? Damn, isn’t that a direct slap in the boss’s face?"

"Sigh, say no more. I bet President Shan and HR will be calling him in for a talk tomorrow to let him go."

"Hey, look, President Shan is coming out. He looks pretty grim. Looks like Yang Hui’s fate is sealed."

"I didn’t expect President Shan to be so sentimental. He looks so upset about having to fire Yang Hui. Look at him, it’s as if he’s the one who got punished."

"Yeah, President Shan is a man of principle. A true leader who ’loves his soldiers like his own sons.’"

Zhang Li, who had been silent until now, sneered. "Alright, he’s gone. The dust has settled. I didn’t even have to make a move and he’s already out. A guy like that wanted to challenge me? What a pity. I was actually hoping he’d last a while longer, so he could get a taste of my methods."

As Li Yang’s nephew, everyone already gave him a wide berth. Naturally, his comment was met with a fresh round of compliments.

"Yang Hui is just too young. With a personality like that, he could never survive in the workplace. He doesn’t need you to deal with him. Wouldn’t that be like using a missile to kill a mosquito?"

Just then, everyone’s email notification pinged. One of the managers opened his email. "Huh? A penalty notice?"

He took a closer look at the contents, and Zhang Li’s face turned green.

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