Chapter 184: People in the rivers and lakes can't help themselves
This was the first time Su Xiaoming came to see me after I came to the company. I guessed that Zhang Li and Huang Xiaoquan had an affair, and then Huang Xiaoquan told Su Xiaoming about it.
I know there's nothing good to gain from this trip, but I have to go.
When I arrived at Su Xiaoming's office, I found that there were several people sitting inside, including Tang Yong from the product department, Zhang Li from the purchasing department, and Huang Xiaoquan from the software technology department.
The three of them sat on the sofa without saying a word, and their expressions were serious.
This battle seems to be giving me an ultimatum!
But I didn't panic, I walked in openly, looked at Su Xiaoming on the office chair and said, "Mr. Su, are you looking for me?"
"Well, sit down..." Su Xiaoming pointed to the sofa next to him and motioned for me to sit down.
I glanced at the three people on the sofa, and then sat next to them.
Su Xiaoming looked at me and asked: "I heard that there is a problem with our company's accounts?"
He was obviously asking the question knowingly, but I understood that he meant to ask me to take sides.
I won't stand on their side, but I'm alone now and can't be against them for the time being.
So, he shook his head and said: "I don't know very well. It's just that the head office asked me to be responsible for the development of new products, so I just recently went to understand some of the problems with the previous product."
Su Xiaoming nodded, turned to Sun Changyou with a pair of deep eyes, stared at him for a long time, but said nothing.
Soon, Tang Yong couldn't sit still anymore. He leaned forward and said, "Mr. Su, our product department doesn't know about Chen Feng's reaction. I'll check it out later."
Su Xiaoming said very seriously: "Let me investigate this matter carefully and find out the problem within three days."
After saying that, he looked at me again and said politely: "Chen Feng, you were sent by the head office. I also know that you are capable, but the head office asked you to develop new products, not to do it."
An investigator, do you understand?"
Although these words were said very politely, to put it bluntly, they simply told me not to pursue this matter any further.
Sure enough, they were giving me an ultimatum. They are all first-class actors. It would be a pity not to act.
At this time, Huang Xiaoquan said quietly: "Chen Feng, Mr. Su is right, you should do a good job in the research and development of new products, and leave other things alone. Once the new products are launched, you will benefit greatly."
"OK."
I can only answer this, if I am not sensible at this time, then I may be in trouble by these people tomorrow, and Jiang Shimin will not be able to protect me by then.
After seeing my straightforward answer, Su Xiaoming nodded with satisfaction, "That's right."
After saying that, he paused and then said: "By the way, you have been in the company for only half a month. Haven't I asked you what unsatisfactory things happened at work? Tell me and I will help you enlighten me."
I shook my head very decisively: "No, everyone is very nice to me."
Su Xiaoming nodded again, looked at Huang Xiaoquan and said: "Xiaoquan, you are in the same department. You are the core of the technical department. You must work well together in the future."
Huang Xiaoquan nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "That is necessary. I am a few years older than Xiao Chen. I will take more care of him in the future, not only at work but also in life."
Su Xiaoming nodded again and said, "That's it! I'll be the host tonight. Do you have any objections?"
The three of them all shook their heads and said they had no objection, but I knew this was the Hongmen Banquet and I absolutely couldn't go.
Although I seem to be siding with them here, if I eat this meal again, the nature will be different.
After thinking for a while, I said, "Mr. Su, I'm afraid I can't do it tonight. I have something to do at home and I have to go back early. Let's try another day!"
When I said this, there was a sudden silence in the office.
After a while, Su Xiaoming smiled and said: "Okay, let's change it another day. It just so happens that I have something to do at home today."
I breathed a sigh of relief, but I also knew clearly that there was definitely something wrong with these people.
Su Xiaoming's high-sounding words, Zhang Li's disdain for my investigation, and then such a mobilization of troops.
I must be investigating in the right direction, so they became sensitive and wanted me to stop investigating.
After leaving Su Xiaoming's office, I returned to my office.
I will not give up the investigation and secretly check the quotations and order information I took from the product department.
My thinking gradually became clearer, and a truth slowly emerged.
Most of the motherboard models of the previous generation products do not match those on the quotation. In fact, the chip used on the motherboard is the k2 model, but the price on the quotation should be k1.
There is not much difference between k1 and k2 chips, and the price is only about ten yuan, but the company's business side confirmed that both are k2.
The quotation was drawn up by the head office. There can be no mistake in this, so it must be a problem on the business side of the company.
The business needs to be signed and confirmed by Su Xiaoming and Xiang Yang. Xiang Yang can directly rule it out, so the most likely person is Su Xiaoming.
Don't look at the price difference of more than ten yuan, just calculate it as ten yuan, and if you ship 1 million units per month, that's 10 million.
Moreover, it has been shipped for six consecutive months, with sales including exports reaching nearly 8 million units.
This is already a price difference of almost 100 million!
And this is just the price difference of the motherboard chip, there are other accounts that I haven't investigated yet, so I don't know yet.
This is really scary. No wonder Jiang Shimin asked me to investigate this matter.
I finally found out, because he no longer had anyone he could trust in this company.
Including Xiang Yang, as the general manager, it is impossible for him to be unaware of this matter, but why did he not take any action?
This is a doubtful point, proving that he has received benefits or has his own selfish motives.
After thinking about the whole thing clearly, I suddenly felt enlightened.
I leaned back on the chair tiredly, and suddenly I felt an inexplicable chill on my back, and a chill came up.
The workplace is like a battlefield. I accidentally touched the interests of others. Fortunately, I noticed it early, otherwise I don't know how I got into trouble.
The sky had darkened. I frowned and looked melancholy at the dark clouds outside the window, feeling equally gloomy and heavy in my heart.
I like simplicity and hate complexity.
I am just a simple programmer, doing what I like.
But why did we fall into such an abyss?
I want to escape. I don’t think anyone would face such difficulties head on.
Even if Jiang Shimin gave me a lot of benefits in the end, it might cost someone's life!
The price difference of nearly 100 million made people anxious, and anything could really be done.
Now I just want to be simpler, be happier every day, and it doesn't matter if my salary is lower.
However, when people are in the arena, they cannot help themselves.
I promised Jiang Shimin, and I did need his help for something, and I was very eager to be recognized by society. I didn't want to be a stained person anymore.
But right now, these things are really hard to do. The more I think about them, the more I feel overwhelmed and depressed.
I threw this pile of information aside impatiently, lit a cigarette, and stared at the sky outside the window in a daze.
After much thought, I decided to temporarily stop investigating this matter.
I choose to be patient, I just hope that the tree will not be quiet but the wind will not stop.