In the past, the cleaning lady would surely clean up the mess and apologize, as she needed this job badly. But things were different now. Instead of showing any sign of apology, the lady looked up at Zhang Yong.
By this time, Zhang Yong still didn't realize anything was amiss. Seeing the cleaning lady looking at him like this, he felt disrespected again. "Can't you understand me? Clean the floor right away. You're not allowed to leave until it's spotless, or I'll deduct your pay! Is this how you do your job as a cleaner? Do you think you're in some noble profession?"
The more Zhang Yong spoke, the more offensive his words became. The cleaning lady's face turned grim. Finally, she slammed the broom on the ground with a "bang". "Do you think you're superior? You're just a rich guy. But I don't need this job anymore. You're nothing in my eyes. You're always thinking about how to exploit your employees. People like you are doomed to an early end!"
Quickly, she picked up the cleaning tools on the ground. She felt a twinge of pain, as she had bought them with her own money. Zhang Yong had said that employees had to bring their own cleaning tools when they started the job. She had been so angry just now that she had dropped them. She hoped they weren't broken.
After that, the cleaning lady picked up her tools and walked out of the company with her head held high. It was the first time she had stood up to Zhang Yong like this, and it felt quite good.
"Once you leave, don't come back. You think our company is a place anyone can enter? Even if you come back on your knees and beg me, I won't let you in!" Zhang Yong shouted at the cleaning lady standing at the door. He seemed to be sure that she would come back, as jobs were hard to find these days.
The cleaning lady actually stopped and turned to look at Zhang Yong. Zhang Yong thought she was going to apologize. He looked at her haughtily, ready to say something even more offensive.
"Pfft! Who do you think you are? The salary you offer is so low. You don't even know what I can do with it. Do you know how much the company next door pays? And they even give overtime pay. Do you know what people in the company say about you? You're a miser! Even if you beg me to come back, I won't! Pfft!" After being exploited for so many years, the lady finally had a chance to speak her mind. Her words were so powerful that Zhang Yong blushed.
It was true that Zhang Yong was a jerk, but when it came to arguing, he was no match for the cleaning lady. Before, the employees were just afraid of him and didn't want to break the relationship. But now they had nothing to fear, and Zhang Yong was clearly at a disadvantage.
Watching the cleaning lady leave, Zhang Yong was so angry that he smashed all the things in the hall.
"Leave! All of you! Leave now! I don't believe there's any high - tech company in City C better than ours!" Zhang Yong was so angry that he lost his mind and decided to recruit new employees.
As long as he had the right technical staff, his company would run smoothly, as it was still profitable.
Thinking like this, Zhang Yong regained his energy and was about to start the recruitment process. But unfortunately, two more people came to see him at this moment, and their arrival made Zhang Yong's situation even worse.
The two people were credit company employees. Zhang Yong had taken on a large project before and had borrowed a loan of tens of millions to ensure the project's smooth progress.
If the project had been running smoothly, this loan would not have been a risk for the credit company. But now that Zhang Yong's company was in this situation, the credit company had to conduct a reasonable assessment and decide whether to recall the loan in advance.
More importantly, they had detected a huge amount of consumption by Zhang Yong the day before, which made them suspect that Zhang Yong was transferring funds.
"Mr. Zhang, please come with us. Our credit company needs to check your assets." The credit company employee frowned as he looked around the environment.
It was clearly working hours, but there was no one in the office, and the place was messy. It didn't seem like it was a day off. Could it be that Zhang Yong's company was on the verge of bankruptcy?
"The credit company loan isn't due for a while yet. Give me some more time, and I'll definitely pay it back. What do you mean by coming here now?" Zhang Yong's attitude towards the credit company employees was not very good. Before, he had been a big client of the credit company, and the employees had always been polite to him. So, subconsciously, he thought he was superior to them.
The credit company employees had been a bit hesitant at first, but when they heard Zhang Yong's words, their expressions became serious. They had suffered a lot from Zhang Yong's arrogance. "Mr. Zhang, you chose a commercial loan. According to your company's current operating situation, we have the right to conduct a property check. If you don't want this to be so troublesome, you can pay off our company's loan in advance."
To put it nicely, these people were credit company employees, but in fact, they were loan officers from private institutions.
Unlike the staff of regular banks, their attitude depended on the value of the person in front of them.
When Zhang Yong's company was doing well, they had to curry favor with him. But now things were different, and their attitude towards him had changed accordingly.
Without giving Zhang Yong a chance to say much, the employees threw the contract on the table and asked him to check it.
"The contract we signed was for two months. One and a half months have passed, and there's half a month left. If you don't pay it back within half a month, you'll have to pay the penalty interest." The loan officer pointed to a clause in the contract, where the default interest rate was clearly stated.
When Zhang Yong signed the contract, he knew the interest rate was extremely high, but he had been confident that he could pay back the loan and hadn't thought much of it.
Now the situation was different. Looking at the interest rate in front of him, he felt that the amount was huge. According to this calculation, if he was overdue for about a week, the compensation might double.
After saying what needed to be said, the loan officers gave Zhang Yong a few more warnings and then turned to leave. Before leaving, one of them slapped Zhang Yong hard on the shoulder. The force made Zhang Yong wonder if they would beat him to death if he said he couldn't pay back the money.
At this moment, Zhang Yong finally felt panicked. He rummaged through his phone and found his last straw - the company that had said it wanted to cooperate with him. As long as that company's project was still on, his company would be okay.