Chapter 339: Expensive Free Publicity
The project that Huo Shaofeng was in charge of had a huge investment in the early stages of the project. If he were to donate the land now, it would be akin to digging a hole for himself. It would be difficult to fill in the hole.
Although the board members understood that Huo Qihan’s actions were reasonable, they were still filled with anger.
Especially since Huo Shaofeng was his biological son, they even complained about Huo Qihan, the person in charge of the company.
The tense atmosphere between the company’s higher management also affected the employees below. Many people had been counting on the year-end bonus to celebrate the new year.
Now that the company was in trouble, this year-end bonus would most likely go down the drain.
The basic benefits that they had been looking forward to for a year were gone. Just this alone was enough to make these low-level employees dissatisfied with Huo Shaofeng, the young master who came out of nowhere, and their big boss Huo Qihan.
However, they were weak and did not dare show their dissatisfaction on the surface. However, once there were cracks in some things, it would be very difficult for them to return to their original state. Many transformations were also subtle.
Of course, they did not dare to object, but that did not mean that the senior members of the company did not dare to vent their dissatisfaction.
In order to stabilize the Huo Corporation, Huo Qihan returned to the company in a wheelchair on the third day after he was admitted.
When the old directors saw the wheelchair he was in, their expressions changed slightly, but they quickly returned to normal.
“I’m sure you already know about the development zone at the outskirts of the city. Do you have any ideas?”
“I wouldn’t dare accept such a brilliant idea. Back then, we had already warned you that it would be very dangerous for a young man who had just stepped out of society to take charge of such a project. Now that the prophecy has come true, we have nothing to say.”
Huo Qihan’s face darkened as he looked at the director who spoke. He was an old man in his sixties or seventies. His hair was graying, and he was the backbone of the Huo Corporation, which was founded by the old chairman.
Even now, he still had a say in the company.
This veteran was basically retired now and did not come to the company often. The last time he came to the company was during the company’s quarterly board meeting, which was when Huo Qihan handed the project to Huo Shaofeng.
This time, Huo Qihan could tell that this senior was unhappy with him and was prepared to watch from the sidelines. His heart turned cold, and his expression did not look good.
However, he was indeed in the wrong. No matter how angry Huo Qihan was, he did not dare to lose his temper at him.
“This is indeed the fault of Shaofeng’s subordinates, but the most important thing now is how to resolve this.”
Everyone present was a wily old fox, so how could they not tell that he still wanted to protect Huo Shaofeng and was prepared to push out a scapegoat to punish Young Master Huo?
The few of them did not expose him and only asked lightly, “This concerns the company’s reputation and future development. Does Chairman Huo already have a plan in mind?”
“I propose to give that piece of land to the Supreme Research Institute for free. This way, not only will we be able to gain the upper hand, but we can also consolidate the company’s reputation to a certain extent. Just treat it as free publicity for the company.”
As soon as Huo Qihan said that, one of the directors immediately chuckled and mocked, “Free publicity? The price for this advertisement is extraordinarily expensive.”
The atmosphere in the conference room turned cold, and Huo Qihan’s face turned pale.
In the end, it was the old director who spoke up. “Even though it’s expensive, we have no other choice.”