Ye Yuning tried to think calmly, but inwardly she was already at her limit of frustration!
This year really might be her unlucky year, given all the bizarre situations she had encountered.
If collaboration fails, do they intend to bring her down?
After Ma Di and Lei An explained the situation, they left. That morning, Ye Yuning received resignation letters from two designers.
She didn’t try to retain them and simply signed their approvals immediately. Then, she asked Wang Jin from the HR department to come over. "Recruit designers."
"Okay," Wang Jin nodded. They were always recruiting designers.
But with two suddenly leaving, Wang Jin couldn’t help but remind Ye Yuning, "If there’s a high turnover, you should be cautious. Our studio isn’t large; losing two people in one day counts as high turnover, doesn’t it?"
Ye Yuning nodded. "I know."
The two who had just left had been with the studio for less than two months; strictly speaking, they hadn’t even passed their probation period.
Ye Yuning personally discussed salary terms with any designer who passed their probation period at her studio.
This was also why, to date, no permanent employee had approached her about it.
Their studio’s salary structure was absolutely confidential!
It was impossible for outsiders to poach her designers simply by offering to double their existing salaries.
The previous night, Lai Shuo had contacted every designer from Manlang Studio.
Before making contact, he had also looked into their salary situations.
However, to his surprise, only two designers agreed; the others rejected him outright.
When Xiao Linye arrived at the company, Lai Shuo looked utterly baffled. Are there really things money can’t solve in this world? How peculiar!
Seeing Xiao Linye, Lai Shuo immediately stood up. "Sir, you’ve arrived."
"How did things go with Manlang?" Xiao Linye asked coldly.
From his tone, one could tell he was furious with Manlang.
Lai Shuo was speechless. How had it gone? Could he say it wasn’t ideal? The terms he’d offered were quite generous, and besides, their company was the top one in Upper City! The promotion prospects were certainly better than at a small studio. How had it ended up ?
Seeing him silent, Xiao Linye raised an eyebrow. "What’s wrong?"
Lai Shuo snapped back to reality and recounted everything that had happened since the previous night to Xiao Linye.
Xiao Linye’s face grew darker as he listened, and by the end, he was looking at Lai Shuo skeptically.
Lai Shuo said, "I don’t understand where the problem lies either; I investigated everything thoroughly." How could it have come to this? Neither double nor triple the salary had convinced them. What kind of nonsense was this?
Xiao Linye asked, "Only two people accepted?"
So, how were they supposed to establish the design department now?
The truth was, they coveted Manlang’s designs, but Ye Yuning simply wouldn’t budge. Weren’t they just planning to poach the studio’s personnel directly? It wasn’t their fault for being ruthless! It was that Ye Yuning who was too cunning and had played them; naturally, they didn’t need to be polite to her.
They had wanted to be tough with her, but who would have thought the people at Manlang were so united!
Xiao Linye closed his eyes, his breathing unsteady. Then he gave Lai Shuo a number. "Call this number. Tell her to bring her design portfolio for an interview!"
"Who is this?" Lai Shuo asked, baffled as he looked at the number. This...!
Xiao Linye replied, "A handyman at Manlang."
"What?" Lai Shuo exclaimed. A handyman? Are they sure this isn’t a joke!?
Under Lai Shuo’s incredulous gaze, Xiao Linye shot him a sharp look. Lai Shuo immediately composed himself. Is the internal competition at Manlang so fierce that even a handyman can design? Wait, how does he know someone at Manlang—and a handyman, at that?
Now Lai Shuo was truly unsettled.
"Aren’t you going?" Xiao Linye pressed.
"I’m going, I’m going right now!" Lai Shuo hurriedly turned, phone number in hand.
He didn’t know this was the personal number Ye Yuning had given Xiao Linye, much less that she was Xiao Linye’s fiancée.
Although Ye Yuning hadn’t suffered a major loss, she was still furious with Xiao Corp. She felt that these people were simply outrageous!
Her personal phone, stored in her bag, vibrated. She took it out and saw it was an unknown number. Somewhat puzzled! Only Xiao Linye and Tang Xi knew this number; even her business partners didn’t. So, who could this be?
After a moment’s thought, Ye Yuning answered, "Hello?"
On the other end of the line, Lai Shuo heard her voice. It seemed somewhat familiar, but in his current agitation, he didn’t recognize it.
Once the call connected, he realized he had forgotten to ask for this person’s name. Unsure how to address her, he reluctantly asked, "Excuse me, Miss, do you work at Manlang Studio?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Yuning’s expression darkened, and she clenched her teeth. "Yes. What is it?"
"You’re a handyman at Manlang?"
"What?!" Ye Yuning’s voice spiked, her anger clearly becoming hard to contain.
A handyman at Manlang... Besides Xiao Linye, who else knew she was supposedly a handyman there?