Poaching?

Zhang Xing walked into the room, tossed his briefcase onto the sofa, and collapsed onto it.

Lately, the company had been plagued by troubles. They were being slandered online, and their servers were constantly under attack.

Although the company had managed to avoid one smear campaign with a two-million reward, rumors were circulating among colleagues that a major capital force was suppressing the company, and this little ant might not last much longer.

He had thought he was joining a good company, but he hadn't been there long before encountering such issues.

Some of the newly hired employees were already considering finding alternative options. After all, if the company were acquired and restructured, they might be laid off, and finding a new job would be troublesome.

Zhang Xing was also thinking about this.

He had only been there for less than a month and didn't have much sense of identity or belonging to Ant Army Company. Now, he was a bit worried about the rumors, as there was no smoke without fire.

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

While still contemplating whether to resign, his phone vibrated.

"Hello, Old Zhou, what's up?"

"I've joined a new company, and they need people here. Want to come help out? Salesperson, just starting, the salary is a bit low, over 4000, but the prospects are good, the salary will definitely increase, and there's a lot of room for promotion in the future."

"Is that so?" Zhang Xing hesitated, his eyes flickering a few times. "Then I'll contact you tomorrow morning at ten."

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

Hanging up the phone, Zhang Xing sat up from the sofa, searched through the cabinet a few times, took out an envelope and paper, thought for a moment, and then began to write.

The next day.

Inside Ant Army Company, a gloomy atmosphere prevailed, and even the air was filled with a sense of oppression. Many people couldn't bring themselves to be happy, as those around them were submitting their resignation letters one by one and leaving the company.

"Brother Zhang, are you really going to resign?" Lu Hongyi looked at Zhang Xing, who was packing his things, with hesitation in his eyes.

"The company is being targeted by major capital now. It won't be long before it's acquired and restructured. As someone who's been through this, I advise you to find an alternative option early, so you don't end up jobless."

Zhang Xing leaned into Lu Hongyi's ear, his voice very low. After packing his things, he took his resignation letter and walked into the office. Looking at Zhang Xing's retreating figure, Lu Hongyi's gaze wavered, and finally, he shook his head and continued working with his head down.

Li Lingfeng's expression was a bit grim. In the past two days, he had received ten resignation letters.

These people had only been recruited into the company recently. He hadn't expected that just two days after someone attacked the company, there would be a wave of employee departures.

If this continued, the other employees in the company would definitely fall into panic.

What angered him even more was that two middle managers he had brought into the company had also resigned and jumped ship. This was a betrayal of him.

Someone was definitely deliberately poaching people.

After thinking for a moment, he picked up the submitted resignation letters and walked towards Zhao Min's office.

"General Manager Zhao, my boyfriend and I are preparing to get married and need a stable job to pay for a house and a car, so that's why..."

In Zhao Min's office, her female assistant, Xiao Li, stood nervously in front of Zhao Min, her face full of apology.

"Have you found a job then?" Zhao Min's expression was calm.

"Yes, a friend introduced me. It's at a listed company, as a manager's assistant."

"I understand, you can go." Zhao Min rubbed her temples and said to the assistant standing in front of her.

"I'm sorry, General Manager Zhao, I'm sorry, Minister Li." With Zhao Min's permission, the female assistant apologized and left the office.

"General Manager Zhao, I've received ten resignation letters here." Li Lingfeng placed the resignation letters in his hand on the table, his expression not looking good.

"Just now, Julie also came. There are also five from the market system, all middle managers in relatively important positions. Old Luo's R&D system also has quite a few technical staff who have resigned. Zhang Yi's finance system, two accountants have also resigned."

Zhao Min's voice was calm. She turned her head to look out the window. "One wave hasn't settled, and another rises. Has someone contacted you?"

"Yes, they did. After work last night, an old friend asked me to go to his company. The salary there is double what it is here," Li Lingfeng said.

"And then? Did you agree?"

"No, I refused."

"Why didn't you go?" Zhao Min asked.

"It was General Manager Zhao's promotion and cultivation that gave me the ability I have today. Moreover, I think the company is very good, and the future is also very promising. I believe General Manager Zhao can lead us out of this difficult situation."

"It's not a difficult situation. The company has never been in a difficult situation. It's not short of money, and it doesn't owe debt. This is just a hurdle, and some people just can't withstand the test."

Zhao Min turned her head to look out the window, her expression calm.

"Go back to work as usual. Whoever resigns, approve all of them. Fill the vacant management positions by selecting capable employees. As long as the core management personnel are still here, let those people do whatever they want. Those who can't share hardships, it's a good thing for the company if these employees leave early. Prepare for recruitment matters."

"Okay."

Seeing Zhao Min's calm demeanor, Li Lingfeng felt a sense of relief. Zhao Min was their backbone. As long as Zhao Min wasn't flustered, he also felt slightly at ease.

After Li Lingfeng left, Zhao Min picked up her phone and dialed Chen Mo's number.

"Chairman, someone is poaching your company's employees."

In the shop, Chen Mo stopped designing characters and chuckled softly. "Have you been poached?"

"They can't afford the price."

"Then it's fine. As long as you're still here, they can poach whoever they want."

"Are you treating me like someone who fills in your holes?"

Zhao Min was so amused by Chen Mo's words that she laughed. So, she was the one who had to fill the holes left by others being poached. This chairman was not just a little bit of a pain.

"What are you planning to do next?" Chen Mo asked.

"Fill your holes. Our company's reputation is growing now, but the quantity and quality of talent can't keep up. To put it bluntly, we're strong on the outside but weak on the inside. The company can't rely on just you. I'm planning to go to your school and recruit some interns."

"Okay, whatever you want," Chen Mo said. "Keep a close eye on the quality of the phones. As for the quantity of Butterfly Eyes, you decide. Stop production at the appropriate time."

Now that people were targeting the company and slandering them, if someone tampered with the phones, they would be in big trouble. The little ants couldn't withstand the turmoil, so they could only stop while they were ahead.

After getting an update on the company's situation, Chen Mo hung up the phone and continued to bury himself in researching the Chinese character programming language. The keywords, characters, and data types were making his brain a bit tired.

However, the good news was that there had been progress in his research. In the past two months, in order to speed up his research, after finishing the 400th book, Chen Mo had taken another book about creating computer programming languages from the Sci-Tech Library.

After researching for so long, he had already created many keywords, making significant progress. He believed that it wouldn't be long before he could perfect the foundation of the Chinese character programming language.

He was in the zone until evening, when he was interrupted by Xiao Yu's tired voice.

"Chen Mo."

Chen Mo stopped writing and looked at Xiao Yu walking over. Seeing Xiao Yu's tired face, Chen Mo felt a slight pang of heartache: "What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well?"

"I had insomnia last night and couldn't sleep at noon either. Hurry up and eat, you're going out with me tonight."

Chen Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Xiao Yu's answer. What kind of logic was this? She was tired like a panda, yet she still wanted to go out and play. However, Chen Mo didn't refuse. He gave his computer chair to Xiao Yu to sit on, picked up the lunchbox Xiao Yu had brought over, and started eating.

"Are you often like this?"

"Occasionally. It's a bit worse during those few days each month," Xiao Yu said, leaning back in the chair.

"Then you still want to go out and play? Go to bed early tonight."

"I still won't be able to sleep. Anyway, you have to go out with me tonight. Are you going or not?" Xiao Yu said with a tense face.

"I'm going. Wait a minute, I'll finish eating first."